Cyclamen coum [V]
Added on 25 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Cyclamen.
Species: Cyclamen coum.
Planted Vistabile
Spring flowering
Cyclamen coum AGM
Characteristics
Plant type: Bulb
Habit: Tufted
...
Daffodil / Narcissus
Added on 25 Apr, 2008 | 3 photos
Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus.
Planted '? Shenstone front verge
09.08 Vistabile back borders
Transplanted Sept '08 from...
Dahlia [V]
Added on 21 Apr, 2013 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia Pinnata.
Planted Apr '13 Wilko's Border Mix + Red Skin Mix
Bought Mar '13 @ Wilkinsons for £2.00 a bag of 3 ...
Damson
Added on 4 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Prunus.
Species: Prunus insititia.
Planted ? Vistabile NW of greenhouse
Family/Latin Name: Rosaceae - Prunus insititia
Type of Plant: Hard...
Daphne
Added on 3 Apr, 2008 | 4 photos
Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne mezereum.
Planted ? Vistabile old pond border
Bought ? from ? for £?
Daphnes are grown for their beautiful and intense...
Diascia [V]
Added on 15 Apr, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Diascia.
Species: Diascia.
Planted 04.09 Vistabile hanging basket
Bought 03.09 Yarnton Nurseries, Oxon for 69p each
Family: Scrophular...
Dog's Tooth Violet 'White Beauty'
Added on 21 Oct, 2011 | 0 photos
Genus: Erythronium.
Species: Erythronium.
Planted 10.11 Vistabile utility bed
Bought 10.11 @ Wilkinsons for £2 [1 bulb]
Common Name: Dog's-tooth v...
Easter Cactus
Added on 10 Sep, 2008 | 0 photos
Species: Hatiora gaertneri - formerly Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri)..
The easter cactus is a very attractive plant with colorful blooms and long lasting. Some varieties of these cact...
Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' [VS]
Added on 3 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Escallonia.
Species: Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'.
Transplanted '07 from Vistabile
Planted '07 Shenstone front privet border
Escallonia - 'Apple B...
Feverfew
Added on 16 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Tanacetum.
Species: Tanacetum parthenium.
Soil: prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
prefers...
Firethorn [V]
Added on 4 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Pyracantha.
Species: Pyracantha koidzumii 'Victory'[replaced angustifolia 'Mohave' ?].
Planted 03.09 Vistabile kitchen wall (west facing)
'Victory' replacement 05.11
Bought 03....
Foxglove
Added on 30 Jun, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis lutea.
Seed sown 06.08 Vistabile
With their tall spires and dangling tube-like flowers, foxgloves add a free-and-eas...
French Marigold
Added on 10 Feb, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Tagetes.
Species: Tagetes patula.
Seed 'Boy o Boy' sown 10.02.09
Bought ? at Wilko's for 49p. foe a pkt 200 seeds
Marigold Boy o B...
Fuchsia [V]
Added on 14 Sep, 2012 | 2 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia magellanica.
Planted: 04.00 Vistabile lobby border
Cutting taken from Mother's garden 04.00
Common Name: Hardy fuch...
Fuchsia hardy 'Tom Thumb'
Added on 3 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia (Vistabile).
Planted Vistabile '03
'Tom Thumb' is a popular miniature variety of red fuchsia which is sufficie...
Fuchsia Trailing 'Blue Eyes'
Added on 12 May, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Planted 05.08
Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 ..... 3 punnets for £5 (or £1.99 per punnet)
Half-hardy Per...
Fuchsia Trailing 'La Campanella'
Added on 15 Apr, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Planted ?
Bought 03.09 at Morrisons for £1.99 for 6 plug plants
Botanical Name:
Fuchsia 'La Campanella&...
Fuchsia Trailing 'Southgate'
Added on 12 May, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Planted 05.08
Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 ..... 3 punnets for £5 (or £1.99 per punnet)
Half-hardy Peren...
Fuchsia trailing 'Swingtime'
Added on 15 Apr, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Planted 04.09 Vistabile drive wall baskets
Bought 03.09 Wilkinsons for £2 for a tray of 4 .... 3 trays for £5
...
Fuchsia Upright 'Winston Churchill
Added on 15 Apr, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Planted 04.09 wall baskets Vistabile back garden
Bought 04.09 at Wilkinsons for £2 a tray of 4 ...... 3 trays f...
Garden Thyme [V]
Added on 23 Jun, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Thymus.
Species: Thymus vulgaris.
Planted ? Vistabile Patio
Bought ? at ? for £?
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Ha...
Garlic Chives
Added on 6 Jun, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium tuberosum.
Planted 06.08 companions to roses
Bought from Asda for £? for a pack of ? cloves
Garlic chives or Chinese chiv...
Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
Added on 25 May, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Geum.
Species: Geum avens.
Planted 05.09 Vistabile front lounge window border
Bought 05.09 Morrisons £1.99 or £ for 2 plants
Botanical ...
Gladioli
Added on 21 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Gladiolus.
Species: Gladiolus.
Planted Vistabile
Recommended varieties
Tender, large-flowered gladioli are relatively recent hybrids. Sou...
Gladiolus - dwarf
Added on 21 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Gladiolus.
Species: Gladiolus 'Sabu?'.
Planted Shenstone ........ 04.08?
Vistabile lounge front border 04.08?
Gladiolus Common Name: Gl...
Gladiolus - dwarf - 'Atom' [S]
Added on 4 May, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Gladiolus.
Species: Gladiolus ?.
Planted 05.08 Shenstone rose bed
Bought 04.08 Woolworths £2.99 for pack of 10 corms
flowers are produced...
Glory of the Snow
Added on 25 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Chionodoxa.
Species: Chionodoxa.
Planted 09.'07 Vistabile back lawn drive edge
Shenstone Front around escallonia
...
Grape Hyacinth [V]
Added on 25 Apr, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Muscari.
Species: Muscari.
Blue:
Planted ? Vistabile front borders
elliptical bed
White:
Planted 0...
Harlequin flower
Added on 14 Feb, 2010 | 0 photos
Genus: Sparaxis.
Species: Sparaxis.
Botanical Name:
Sparaxis tricolor
Genus:
Sparaxis
Species:
S. tricolor ~ S. tricolor is a bulbous perennial...
Hawthorn [S+V]
Added on 6 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Crataegus.
Species: Crataegus monogyna.
Hawthorn - before planting
A young hawthorn plant is called a "whip" for good reason. It is long, sli...
Hazel (hedge) [S]
Added on 29 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus avellana.
Planted ? Shenstone front hedging
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: C...
Heather [V]
Added on 5 Apr, 2013 | 0 photos
Genus: Calluna.
Species: Calluna vulgaris.
Calluna
Common name; Ling / Scotch Heather
Heathers are evergreen branching shrubs that make good all ye...
Hebe
Added on 26 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Hebe.
Species: Hebe pinguifolia.
Planted ? Vistabile old pond bed
Bought ? for £?
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial sh...
Hebe ‘Franciscana Variegata’
Added on 23 Sep, 2010 | 0 photos
Genus: Hebe.
Species: Hebe.
Planted Vistabile front path border 09.10
Bought 09.10 at Sainsburys for £2.99
Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed ...
Hebe Emerald Gem (Vistabile|)
Added on 14 May, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hebe.
Species: Hebe.
Planted 05.08 Vistabile rockery house end
Bought 05.08 Malvern Spring Flower Show
Common Names include H...
Herb - Bay tree [V]
Added on 22 May, 2012 | 0 photos
Genus: Laurus.
Species: Laurus nobilis.
Planted 05.12 in ceramic pot in Vistabile Herb plot
Bought 05.12 as standard tree at The Garden Centre[former...
Holly (Common) [S]
Added on 27 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Ilex.
Species: Ilex aquifolium.
Planted ? Shenstone hedging
Common Name: Common holly
Genus: Ilex
Species: aquifolium
Skill Level: Beginne...
Hollyhocks [V+S]
Added on 28 Mar, 2010 | 0 photos
Species: Malvaceae Althaea rosea..
Planted 03.10 Vistabile garage border
03.10 Shenstone wisteria border
03.11.Blossom Co...
Honeysuckle [SV]
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Lonicera.
Species: Lonicera.
Planted ? Shenstone
'10 " garage side gate
'02 Vistabile patio...
Houseplant: Queen's Tears
Added on 12 Jan, 2009 | 1 photo
Species: Bilbergia nutans.
Grown on Vistabile lobby windowsill
Bought ? at ? for ?
Billbergia nutans or Queen's-Tears, a native of ...
Houseplant: Zebra Haworthia [V]
Added on 3 Jul, 2011 | 0 photos
Species: Haworthia fasciata.
Grown 06.11 Vistabile dining-room
Bought from Naphill Village Fete Christians in the Community stall 06.11 for ...
Hyssop [V]
Added on 4 May, 2011 | 0 photos
Genus: Hyssopus.
Species: Hyssopus officinalis.
Planted '10 Vistabile old pond bed
bought'?? from ? for ?
Hyssop, scientific name of Hyssopus offic...
Ice Plant
Added on 20 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum spectabile.
Planted Vistabile old pond bed
Also commonly known as Stonecrop
This is an old-fashioned perennial formi...
Incarvillea [S]
Added on 24 Apr, 2010 | 0 photos
Genus: Incarvillea.
Species: Incarvillea delavayi..
Planted 04.10 Shenstone ... Samantha's bed ['Snow White']
Bought 04.10 at Focus for 3 packs for £5
...
Intermediate Iris
Added on 13 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris germanica.
free-draining alkaline soil
[if you have acidic or peaty soils you can top dress with lime for good results]
...
Iris - dwarf [V]
Added on 25 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Species: danfordiae + reticulata.
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill Level: Experienced
Soil type: Chalky/alkaline, Dry
Exposure: Full sun, Partial ...
Japanese Holly Fern
Added on 25 Oct, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Cyrtomium.
Species: Cyrtomium fortunei.
Planted 10.08 Vistabile Utility border
Cultivation:
Plant in a most cool, moist, lightly shaded site. Tolera...
Jasmine pink
Added on 20 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Jasminum.
Species: Jasminum beesianum.
Planted Vistabile patio pot 04.08
This vine is native to Southwestern China.
Hardiness: fairly col...
Knotweed [V+S]
Added on 16 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Polygonum.
Species: Polygonum affine.
Planted Vistabile '05 [pond bed]
Shenstone '08 [rose bed]
Soil Type: any reasonable ga...
Lambs' Ears [V]
Added on 20 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Stachys.
Species: Stachys byzantina.
Planted 06.01 Vistabile fence border
Lambs' ears is a well-known , popular for its soft, fluffy foliage....
