Chrispook's Garden

Planted with other dwarfs in bed next to well.

Bought from conifer nursery in Godollo. Planted with other dwarfs in conifer bed next to well.

Planted near path in bed next to rockery. It is now 2 years old (March 2008)

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

White peony. Planted near rose in top bed left of path. March 2008. No sign of it this summer.
Red peony is wel...

Planted in bog garden. March 2008. Grew but did not flower in 2008. Probably too sunny.

Planted in side garden near small tamarisk. March 2008.
This one did not flower in first year. I think it needs...

Planted March 2008 in side bed, under Wigelia. Came up and flowered well. Short flowering season.
One also in f...

Planted March 2008 in front pink bed. Wait and see.

Small crocus. Mixed bulbs planted around wildlife pond.

Planted 2007, in pot on terrace, also front yellow bed.
2009. 15 bulbs in mixed pack white bulbs planted in blu...

White crocus planted 2006.
Pack of 50 mixed bought Sept 2008 from Baumax in Debrecen. Planted in new areas of s...

Planted 2006 in front garden.

Autumn crocus. Planted summer 2007.

When we had the garden cleared the workmen thought we were crazy because we wanted to leave the old pig house in...

This is a concreted area just outside our door, with railings. We keep a number of containers to provide winter ...

This area is where my washing line is. We have planted shrubs at the side which will eventually provide screenin...

We had the patio and path built in summer 2005, which was when we started creating our garden. This is shady for...

We re-vamped the front garden in 2007. We divided into two sections. One end is a problem because it has a big g...

We inherited this part of the garden as an orchard. Some of the fruit trees are very old. We have cherries, plum...

Very pretty yellow green colour. Interesting flower/seed heads.
March 26th 2008 seeds sown indoors (from last y...

I have a lot of blue ones around gravel garden, and a relative {greeny blue leaves and a bit lankier in) middle ...

Planted 2005. Looks beautiful when the sun catches it. 2007 was a bad year for it, it did not like heat and did ...

Planted 2006. Flourished well. Huge tall flowers first year. Divided to make 2 plants 2007. Dry year and did not...

Jonathan apple planted 2005. Other trees planted at same time died after very hard winter. This one surviving an...

Small tree planted Autumn 2007. Not the corkscrew type. No pics yet.

New shrub planted autumn 2007.

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

Pond marginal

Pond marginal

Pond marginal

Pond marginal. Had a nice show of flowers in 2008. From the small this is a herb that likes water, minty smell.

Small rush. Pond marginal

Water grass. Pond marginal

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

very pretty tree with nice leaf colour and pink blossom
By 2008 is growing steadily. Very pretty every Spring. ...

These grow fast in the Spring before the water lilies get going. I transferred one to new pond and I don't t...

I bought 2 plants 2 years ago. Now I have hundreds. They make a great splash of colour and ground cover. I keep ...

I have one growing in shady spot under the Buddlea.
This plant looks like it's been eaten.
2 new ones boug...

I have a cute little aubretia planted next to Lavender. It has not grown very much in 2 years. I can't find ...

I have a number of slender blue & Yellow iris's near the ponds. They were given by neighbour and look li...

3 mature trees on border of garden. Perfume is overwhelming at flowering time. Known locally as "Akacs".

Impatiens have made a colourful summer display in containers on our terrace.
Had none inn 2008.
To use white o...

Planted two in 2007. They flower abundantly and are good ground cover.

Picture taken March 2008. This is a new plant. I have an older one which had many blooms.
Flowered well in 2008...

Bought 3 new Bellis to help brighten up the terrace in cold bleak February when Spring is still a hope.

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

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

Grown from seed in 2007 and planted in front garden. Look healthy. wait for results in 2008.

I raise about 7 from seed in 2007. Pretty lilac variety. Wait till 2008 to see what they look like. Flowered nic...

Planted 2005. About 8 plants from a friend. Grew very quickly. In 2006 had to move 2 because too big for their p...

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

This tree fruited well in July 2007. It was very old and deformed and is the woodpeckers favourite tree. It appe...

Here are some more general views of the top area of our back garden.

I have 1 in the front garden. Their startling seed pods make a colourful display in late summer and Autumn.

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

I had a white one last year and it was great. I hope to have more this year, blue as well as white.
Blue ones s...

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

We have a selection of grasses, Zebra grass, Fountain grass, Blue Fescue, and a couple of others that I am not s...

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

Made a very pretty display when it finally flowered. Looked good with purple dahlia and Juniper skyrocket.
Apri...

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

Bought the seeds at Great Dixter in UK. It turned out to be very attractive in a quiet slender sort of way. It g...

These self seed freely and have helped to fill our garden.
9th March 2008. 2 packets seed, present from Alona, ...

Always a winner. We have 3, one in small pond and 2 in wildlife pond.

I bought some seeds from my sisters garden in UK. A few survived, and in a part shaded spot they made a glorious...

We've got at least 4 varieties. Although in shady spot for a lot of the day the leaves really burnt last sum...

I grew some S summer berries from seed. Only 7 made it but they were a delight and were still in flower in the s...

Such an encouragement that spring is on the way. We have put them beneath silver birch trees near the pond. Alwa...

Bulbs planted 2006. Seem to do quite well.

Planted 2005. Interesting perennial. Pretty leaves and little pink flowers. comes back bigger each year.

We have 3 types, the well known pink one, a red one, and a dark leaved one with green flowers.

I grew a packet of annuals from seed in 2007. They went rather tatty in the hot weather, but revived and the flo...

I grew this for first time in 2007. It flowered from early July until the frosts came. Together with the claret ...

One of the symbols of Hungary where we live. In 2007 I grew claret sunflowers for the first time. The neighbours...

I've got a variety of yellow, apricot, cactus type. Bought in mixed pack so cultivars not named. I bought a ...

Planted in 2006. A fascinating flower. New ones from seed in front should flower in 2008.

Our first freesias bloomed in 2007, well a few yellow ones were seen, although I planted a mixed pack. Another f...

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

Good perrenial. Flowers all summer except in extreme heat.
March 26th 2008 seeds sown indoors (saved from garde...

We have a variety of lilies. They seem to do well here.

These antirrinums overwintered and then flowered. Much better show than photo shows.
March 26th 2008 seeds sown...

They surprised us in 2007 by self seeding and surviving the winter. Flowered very early and then died off in the...

Planted 2005.One of my favourites. I wish they were out for longer.

Very impressive plant for a few weeks. Thrives in shady spot.

Plenty of these scattered around

Looked good in pond in 2007. wait to see whether it survived the winter.

I've got 2 young ones. 1 planted 2006 and 1 in 2007. They both managed 1 flower each last year, but sadly th...

Nice little perennial. I think I lost 1 plant in summer heat in 2007.

I have white, yellow and pink of the small flowered bushy variety. Mostly passed over the fence by our neighbour...

Make a lovely luminous show in the Autumn. Sorry they don't last very long. Mine are also prone to mildew.

Very successful ground cover. Nice reddish purple leaves.

Many and various tulips planted over past 2 years. I found in 2007 that those in their second year were a bit sm...

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

We have many different ones planted over the last 2-3 years, in beds, under trees, round the well.
12 Narcissus...

These miniature Iris bring delight as one of the early flowering spring bulbs. Scattered around the garden.
New...

These have added lovely spring colour to our garden.
3 wtite Hyacinths from pack of mixed white bulbs planted i...

First ones in 2006, and onother colour in 2007. Reliable and flower well. Look good with a lot together. Often n...

One plant survived from the pack of bulbs I planted in 2006. I'm looking for some "in the green", ...

I have Spring and Autumn flowering types. Many colours. They always cause great excitement when they begin to sh...