Chrispook's Garden

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

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

Harmonia pack in 2007. Very pretty orange tipped flowers. Definiely a favourite.

Nice purple/white dahlia. One of first in 2006. Grew big first 2 years. Not so good in 2008. Next year pinch out.

Red cactus dahlias were one of first I bought in Hungary. First flowering 2006. Do well every year. Tend to get ...

Lilac blue and white dahlia. cactus type. Did well in 2008 in a pot. Died off early in heat in August. Moved to ...

Bought in Sept 2008 from Auchan for 1,990 F. 50-60cm tall at time of purchase. Said to be fast growing in Intern...

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

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

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

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

Pack of 5 from Tescos Oct 2008. Planted in red bed, around fox tail lily area. 60-80 cm tall.

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

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

Pond marginal

Pond marginal

Bought in Bauhaus in Sept 2010

Bought in Bauhaus Sept 30th 2008. In bloom. Label said Erica Gr.Rot, obviously German for red. No Erica species ...

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

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

I have at least 6 small srubs, all different.
Sept 2008, planted 4 small ones, 2 white/green variagated, and 2 ...

Bought shrub about 1 metre tall from Auchan mid Sept 2009. 1,250 f, Already showing some Autumn colour. Planted ...

Also known as Japanes spindle. Sept 2008 bought small shrub from Auchan. Planted in front red bed. Lable said gr...

Grown from seed from Sue's garden in 2008 and planted out. Overwintered well and looking good for 2009. In f...

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

Bought from market in late summer 2006 and kept in pot over winter. Planted in front meterranean garden in Sprin...

We inherited an old shrub in front garden. We bought i new shrub which we planted in our back garden in 2005. Th...

Planted in 2006 as tuber. First flower in 2008.

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

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

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

We planted 3 hardy fuschias in 2006. They were not too happy after the winter. They grew but did not like the ho...

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

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

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

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

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

Planted march 2009. Gift from Sue & Terry. Bought from Dallas Kert.

Pack of 15 bought from BRICOSTORE. Planted on 15th April 2009. Most in red bed and some in yellow. White flowers...

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

Water grass. Pond marginal

planted 2 youg shrubs in front garden Autumn 2010. Survived their first year despite long hot drought. Could not...

Seeds sown in various beds on April 9th 2008

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

I planted a hebe in a pot with other plants. It has almost taken over the pot. It lasted for 2 seasons and then ...

Pink Hebe bought from Bauhaus in Sept 2008. To put in lower shrub border. Sadly it did not survive the winter.

Bought on Valentines day 2012 in Veresegyhaz. No lable. Identified from Internet pics, so could be wrong. Plan t...

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

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

Bought i plant from Dallaskert on 16th March 2009. Planted in recently extended bed under Walnut tree. Pretty pi...

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

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

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

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

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

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 very small holly in April 2007. It grew noticeably and managed 1 berry before Christmas.

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

2 plants bought in 2005. Rambling all over the old pig shed. It is a wonderful disguise, and has transformed an ...

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

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

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

We planted a small white mophead type in Spring 2007, and a climbing petiolaris. Both are looking healthy and sh...

Planted at front of shrub border in 2006. Dry sunny position. Did not like hot summer, but recovered later. Flow...

I saw this in Bauhaus garden centre a few days ago. At first glance it looked like Box, but the lable announced ...

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

Planted 2007. Grew well in first year.
March 2009. Attempted first severe pruning (pollarding). Hope it has des...

Pack 10 bulbs bought from Brico Sept 2009. 60cm tall Dutch Iris . Flowers June onwards. Lilac and yellow flowers...

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

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

Pack of 10 bought in Brico Sept 2009. Yellow Dutch Iris 60 cm tall. 2 in yellow bed and rest in central be near ...

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

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

We planted an Ivy at the base of a concrete wall which supports our terrace in 2005. It is north facing and in s...

Two small shrubs. Oldest nearly died in hest of 2006 summer, so moved it to very shaded spot. They hate strong m...

Hedge along edge front garden. In situ on arrival. Flowers and fruits well.

Planted 7 plants (very cheap special offer) in August 2007. They all look OK and are positioned on pergolas, fen...

Small rush. Pond marginal

We have a selection of Junipers various shapes and colours.
A red and green juniper (squamatus or horizontalis)...

Pretty conifer with yellow splashed tips.

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

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

14th March 2008. Planted in new conifer bed.

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

Pretty blue one on rockery. It has done extremely well

New shrub planted autumn 2007.

Planted 2006. Trained over pergola. Grew fast first year, not so much in 2007. No flowers or fruit yet.

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

planted three in new shrubbery in 2005. Growing steadily. No pics from 2007 since I was away at flowering time.

Young tree planted Spring 2007. It hated the hot summer but recovered well. Has healthy buds now waiting for Spr...

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

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

We have a lot of lavender scattered around front and back gardens.

Bought from Auchan Sept 2008. Acid lover partial shade. Should make small shrub. Try near workshop.
Summer 2009...

Pack of 10 corms bought in Bricostore. Planted on 15th April 2009 in blue and pink beds at front. Should flower ...

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

Bought from T&M. Planted in pot on March 9th 2009.

Bought from T&M. Planted in pot on March 9th 2009.

Bought from T&M. Planted in pot on March 9th 2009