Chrispook's Garden

Cute little daffodils. 15 cm tall. Planted in back near new shrubs in lawn bed. March flowering.

Pack 6 bulbs bought Sept 2008 from Cora in Bucharest. 3 in yellow bed and 3 in between shrubs in new bed in lawn.

3 bulbs bought in Sept 2008. Plant in yellow bed. Pretty multi headed narcissus, white with orange centres

Pkt of 5 bought from Cora in Bucharest. Pale yellow small daffs 20cm tall. Planted in woodland bed near holly an...

Very tall grass with tall flower heads next to arch at bottom of path. About 6-7ft tall.

Big tree next to house. Cut down in 08. Another one next door shades top of lower garden.

I have now decided to keep the ponds in a section of their own.

I now realise I need a wildlife section since we so often take shots of them. Now I have to trace the photos.

Sown on Aug 12th 2008 in pots for windowsill. Free seeds from MR F.

sown in pot for kitchen window sill on August 12th 2008. Free seeds. Sow and crop all year.

2 types sown in pots and put in shade on August 12th 2008. Should be able to harvest in October. Mr F's sal...

Bought in Baumax in August 2008, Put in top bed next to obedient plant.

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...

Planted in 2006. Divided and moved to top bed in 2007. Doing quite well there. Second flowering in August.

A few came up in small bed near path in 2008. Short lived flowers.

Grew about 3 plants only from seed in 2007. Thankfully I had one selfseed in 2008. Try to save seed this year. ...

9th August 2008. Bought 2 plants on market. White with red heart. Told to plant deep, about 4-6" deeper tha...

Bought on 8th August 2008 from Auchan. Pink clematis. Price 1,790 F.
Growing up willow stump. First flower seen...

Boght 2 Red heart on 8th August 2008 from Auchan. Will plant later at back of red border. Look for more to go wi...

Planted in front garden in 2007. 2 flowers in 2007, and one in 2008. Hoping for more flowers next year. Very hid...

Bought 2 plants from Baumax on 3rd August 2008. One pink and one pale blue-white. To plant in front garden. Hope...

Bought from Baumax on 3rd August 2008. May put near neighbours fence. Will be very shady at base but can climb i...

Plaanted in ttop bed near path in 2007. Grew a lot in 2008

2 small hibiscus planted in latte 2007. One in front pink bed aand one in back neaar lavender hedge.
More baby ...

Bought 3 nice white ones from local garden centre on 5th July. Put them in blue bed. Will need protection in win...

Bought 4 gazania to go in yellow bed from local garden centre on 5th July 2008

Bought one in Fot and put in new rockery. Bought 4 more in July to put in gaps next to path in back garden. This...

Bought from Auchan on July 1st 2008. Looked healthy. Planted in Mulberry bed behind rockery.

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

Papaver type poppy self seeded in my garden. Looks like peony poppy. Not sure of name.

2 plants bought from Dallas kert, nice rusty red. 1 put in red bed at front, and 1 in Mulberry bed.

Bought 4 plants from Dallas kert on 16th June 2008. " full size and 2 dwarf. 1 on edge of willow bed, 1 nea...

Bought a pink one from Dallas Kert on 16th June 2008. Planted in center of willow bed. Settled in and grew well...

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

Given to me in Cluj on June 8th by modular students. It is a balcony climber and needs to be inside in the winte...

Pond marginal bought in 2007. Brought it into shed fro winter and it survived.
Was doing well but we lost it. C...

Planted near pond in 2007. Neat little tree.

Planted in front beds and back rockery in 2007. Good carpeter.

Small tree planted in 2006 from neighbour.
Larger Vinegar tree planted earlier in year from Dallas Kert.
By 20...

Seeds sown in 2007. A lot self seeded and now I have lots of candytuft. The second year plants are sturdier.

We have some perennial rockery types in front and back garden, various pinks and red.

Grew from seed in 2007. Self seeded in front garden in 2008.
Another packet of free seeds from AG, "Blue b...

Planted in 2007. Bulbs bought in Hungary. Both came up with big flowers.

Planted 2007. Bulbs from Sainsburys.

Planted in 2006 as tuber. First flower in 2008.

Bronze red leaves. Grew fast.

Bulbs from Sainsbury's. Planted Autumn 2007.

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

Bought from Bauhaus on April 14th 2008. Planted on arch in front garden. Managed 2 flowers in first summer which...

New plant bought from Bauhaus on 14th April 2008. To go in front garden on fence near wall. Grew well in summer ...

ON 12th April 2008 a packet of white Nicotiana from T&M sown indoors (HHA)
Reasonable germination but after...

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

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

Seeds sown in various beds on April 9th 2008

Seeds sown in lower beds on April 9th 2008.

Seeds sown in small bed around rose on April 9th 2008.

Seed sown in early March 2008. Sent by Pauline of GOY. Good germination. Put outside for hardening off on 10th A...

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

Seed sown in early March 2008. Kept on windowsill. Fairly good germination. Seedlings outside for hardening off ...

First flowered 2008. Not sure whether these were planted in 2006 but did not flower in first year.

Lovely cream/yellow double narcissus. Planted Autumn 2007 in front garden.

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

8th April 2008. Seeds sown next to new rose arch and some by middle pergola in back. These climbers are a relati...

7th April 2008. Planted a packet seeds in front yellow bed and in side garden. ?Also some in beds near path.
Gr...

April 7th 2008. Seeds sown in middle bed around edges.

Planted Autumn 2007 in front garden and pots.
20 new bulbs bought in Sept 2008 from Cora in Bucharest (plain pu...

Seed sown indoors March 24th 2008.

Sown indoors March 24th 2008.
Looked rather sick in a pot. Next door had huge plants outside gate. If try again...

Seeds sown in pots indoors on 21st March 2008.

Seeds sown in pot indoors 21st March 2008.

Evergreen ground cover plant bought in Bauhaus. Planted 23rd March 2008 on bank near drive with extra compost.

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

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

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

Bought from Baumax on 22nd March 2008. Planted in new conifer bed.

We have one in top conifer bed. On 22nd March planted one in new conifer bed.

Shy violets are popping uo everywhere

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

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

Started in March 2008. Gradually adding more conifers. Plan to cover with bark.
Finished barking on Easter Mond...

14th March 2008. Planted in new conifer bed.

March 14th 2008. Baby one planted in new conifer bed. We already have an older one in a pot on the terrace.

March 14th 2008. Planted on edge of new conifer bed.
Another 7 plants bought from Bauhaus on 13/14th April. £ d...

!0th March 2008. 2 planted in front Magnolia in stone bed and 3 more in other beds (all labelled. Need to be tak...

Seed sown in new bed near Potentilla, and in shadier spot near path on L.

Bought some seeds back from UK last year. Sowed some in front near fence and some in back garden along trellis f...

Pretty conifer with yellow splashed tips.

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

Dwarf spruce in small conifer bed

Pretty blue one on rockery. It has done extremely well

Quite a few in my garden, blue ones, gold ones.
10th March. Chameocyparis lawsonia stewartii planted in new con...

2 of these in front garden (different colours), blue and green.

Quite a few of these of varying sizes

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

Excellent display in 2007.

Very good show. Less plants than there were,

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

We bought this on 5th March from "FUFAVIRAG" garden centre. If anyone reads this who does not speak Hu...