Chrispook's Garden

We have a variety of small rose bushes, climbers and a couple of standards. We planted 4 standards in 2007 and l...

Bought from Supermarket late 2008 (?Tesco) and planted in pot in front garden. Started to flower in May 2009. Re...

Bought from Baumax on 22nd March 2008. To plant near other herbs.

Given by neighbour in June 2008. Put near fence by lake. I think they are Rudbeckia.

Planted in 2005. Very pretty in early Spring. Did not like heat in 2007, leaves went very yellow.
In 2008 we ha...

Planted near pond in 2007. Neat little tree.

Bought from Bricostore. To be planted in front pink bed. March 14 2008.

9 Sep, 2008
Hi Chrispook,
Yes, th...

Young tree from neighbour planted 2006. In rather dry spot at bottom of garden but is managing to survive.

Seeds sown early March 2008. Poor germination. Put out for hardening off around 10th April. Plant in containers.

I have 2 types of perenniel salvia, one green leaved, and one with variagated leaves. New in summer 2007 so not ...

Small pink saxifrage bought from Baumax on 22nd March 2008. Used alternately with yellow and bluish sedum around...

Pack of 8 bought in Aldi Sept 2009. Planted in bed beyond Philadelphus along with dwarf narcissae and crocuses.

Siberian bluebells are doing well. I bought an English bluebell from UK last year, so let's see if it comes ...

Pond marginal

I have 2 types, the common pink one and another paler one with darker leaves.
On March 22nd 2008 planted a numb...

Bought 3 from Baumax in early SEpt 2008. To put in red bad. I bought it as a perennial but Wikipedia says it is ...

Shrubs planted in 2005. Pink one flowers most of the summer, but the first flush is the best. White ones in Spring.

Six plants put in in August 2007 in various beds. Will hopefully provide groundcover and the pale leaves will co...

Pack 5 bought in Tesco on Sept 9th 2009. Planted at ends of yellow bed. Should flower in October.

I have 2 types, one with white berries and one with pink flushed berries. The white one makes lots of suckers. I...

We have 1 old dark pink shrub and a number of baby pink and white ones from suckers. They are slow growing. Old ...

We ahev had lots of these since Teresz gave us some 3 years ago. They seed ++ so now I try to weed them out of t...

I have at least five of these around the garden. Some have grown much faster than others. I missed the flowers l...

Seeds for these pink daisy like flowers sown on 12th April 2008. Some in front pink bed and others in new beds.

I have a columnar type (Irish yew). It had a few berries this year. Planted 2006. One of my favourite trees.

New shrub bought from Dallaskert on 5th March 2008. To live on terrace in pot to hide dustbin.
Small specimen b...

Pretty little Thuja. Bronze in winter, fresh green in growing season

Quite a few of these of varying sizes

Seed sown indoors March 24th 2008.

Planted in 2007 (late). wait to see flowers in 2008

Planted 2007 in front blue bed. Grew well but missed flowers

Seed sown in side garden and middle red rose bed on 9th April 2008. Last year the ones I sowed from UK grew well...

5 bulbs, gift from Holland. Pink.Around Philadelphus bed.

These small tulips have performed well over the past 3 years
Pack 20 mixed Tulipa Botanica bought from Aldi in ...

Pale yellow tulips. 5, gift from Holland. Yellow bed

5 bulbs, gift from Holland. 45 cm tall. Creamy white. On terrace in pots.

Planted 2005. First flowered 2006. Excellent big tulips. A bit smaller in second year.

Gift of 5 bulbs from Holland. Pale pink with yellow tips. Poss put in central bed.

6 white tulips (Harmonia pack). 3 in red and 3 in blue. Check photos. 40cm tall.

Very good show. Less plants than there were,

White tuplips from Harmonia pack. 4 planted next to pig house rockery near yellow tulips. 2 planted in central bed.

Gift of 5 from Holland. Red with yellow base. Planted in lower new shrub border (I think)

Excellent display in 2007.

Sept 2009. 5 bulbs from Auchan. Holland Park brand. 3 planted behind rockery in front of white buddleja and 2 in...

Various of this type in garden.
Given a gift of 50 mixed T triumph while in Holland. 45cm tall. Planted in side...

Tall red tulips, some in front garden and some in pot planted Autumn 2007. Pack of Harmony bulbs, excellent tulips.

White/green tulips. Pack 7 from Holland. 5 in pot on terrace and 2 in central bed.

Pack 10 bought in Brico. Sept 2009. Lily flowered tulip. 55cm tall, flowers April/May. Some in front yellow bed ...

Bought in mixed pack of white bulbs from Auchan. Planted in blue bed. 45cm tall. Holland Park brand. Sept 2009

Bought 2008 in Hu. Lily flowered white tulip 55cm tall. Pack of 8.
Holland Park company. 2 or 3 were maggoty an...

Planted in 2007. Conditions not ideal. We will see how it does.

Grown from seed in 2008 from Sue's garden. Survived the winter and flowered in 2009.

I have 2, a V Tinus and a V bodnantese. Both seem happy.

Planted in front garden in spring 2011.

Bought from Auchan Sept 2008. Needs rich humus so plenty of compost. Try in lower shrub border

Bought 2 from Baumax on 22nd March 2008 (white and blue). Planning to put them on bank near drive. Planted on 23...

I know these are common little plants, but they have such cheeky faces. Also they keep going over winter and com...

We baought 4 plants with small flowers in Autumn 2007. They made a great show by Spring 2008 and flowered for ages.

Planted 2005. It is growing steadily and flowered well last year.

We inherited old Wisteria vine that climbs up to our terrace. Glorious show of flowers each May which attract ho...

They grow like weeds. I tried to transplant them all to the border of our back garden, which was very successful...

1 pink and 1 orange planted in front garden. Orange one flowered last year. I realise the situation is rather ho...

Planted free seeds very late (end June). therefore they were late flowering. Next year will sow earlier since al...