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Thymus

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Clematis "Gillian Blades"

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Bought as Duchess of Edinburgh.. mixup proved fortuitous... gorgeous large blossoms...slightest blush of mauve ...

Echinacea

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

fiddle heads

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Osmunda.
Species: Osmunda Cinnamomea.

Vinca minor

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

viola

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Acidanthera

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Acidanthera.
Species: Acidanthera murieliae.

Summer blooming bulb (corm). Heavily scented white blooms with wine red centre, blooms starlike, sequentially o...

Tulipa

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

this is a creamy yellow appledoorn with a lovely pastel blue style (as in stigma and) I was surprised to see t...

Astilbe

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

lavender

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Sedum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum spectabilis.

This was a gift from "Cookie" my nextdoor neighbour...I think this is a marvellous plant... it is a gr...

Oregano

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Calla Lily

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Zantedeschia.
Species: Zantedeschia albomaculata.

I was not expecting much of the calla but it has proven itself. the first purchase was three corms...and each a...

Dwarf Canna

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna.

Scarlet flowers and strong solid green leaves...grows to 5 or 6 feet tall...that's why it's designated &...

Daylily

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Iris Bearded flower, variegated foliage

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Dwarf Siberian Iris

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris sibirica.

Artemisia black stem

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia lactiflora "Ghizou".

Extracts from the Artemisias are being used in cancer research because the extracts from the plant acts on the ...

Rose miniature

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Spearmint

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Mentha.
Species: Mentha spicata.

Mint is one of the most useful herbs in the garden..it cools and comforts upset stomachs, skin rashes, and is a ...

Echinops ritro

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Viburnum trilobum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Arrowood Viburnum

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum.

The AV took about two seasons to establish but on the third season it blossomed. mildly scented white umbels th...

Campion

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Dahlia (dinnerplate)

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia Pinnata.

Asiatic Lillies

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium speciosum.

Centauria

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Ajuga reptans

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

I bought this Ajuga as a ground cover plant...it is wonderfully hardy and spreads happily. it tolerates less tha...

Bergenia

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Honeysuckle Dropmore Scarlet

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Virginia Creeper

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Hosta

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Liatris

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos

Liatris is a hardy perennial... supposedly native to the prairies but it sure doesn't like it in Ontario. I...

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

Crocosmia is a corm, related to Acidanthera, and since I plant them close to one another I sometimes mix up the ...

Monarda didyma

Added on 2 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo

A favourite of bees and hummingbirds...hence "bee balm" it's leaves and flowers have a distinct sc...

Ligularia'Gregynog Gold'

Added on 13 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Ligularia.
Species: Ligularia.

I purchased this plant because of it's foliage and was completely underwhelmed with it's flowers, they ...

Artemisia ludoviciana 'silver queen'

Added on 13 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia ludoviciana.

I wanted a plant for moonlight. I wanted something that would contrast the green in my garden at night...Also s...

foxglove

Added on 6 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.

my encyclopedia says: Digitalis purpurea L. Foxglove.
Native of W. Europe, from Ireland south to Spain and Mor...

Delphinium

Added on 28 Feb, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Delphinium.
Species: Delphinium elatum.

I have a question of other gardeners about delphiniums.

The best delphs I've ever grown, I grew at 50 deg...