Xela's Garden

Sown summer mid 70s

Characteristics:
Plant type: Alpine/Rockery
Habit: Tufted
Resilience: Hardiness old H4 (hardy)

Colour:...

Leyland cypress: pruning

The Leyland cypress (× Cuprocyparis leylandii) is widely used as a quick-growing...

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' (?)

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Full sun

Hardiness: H...

Planted Vistabile Utility bed
04.10 Shenstone Samantha's bed

Bought Woolworths pck of 5
...

Adopted 03.10 from Mother's garden, positioned in Vistabile back garden
Planted ? in container by Father
...

planted 08 Shenstone

Skill rating Beginner

Ultimate spread 0.6m

Ultimate height 0.6m
...

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets
Seeds sown ? 02.09 sapphire pendula
Bought '08 Wilkinsons punnet of 24 £2.99...

Planted 04.11 Vistabile back fence bed

Bought 04.11 at Lewes Garden Centre @ £10 for 6 perennials (or £1.99 e...

Planted Apr.'13 Vistabile between Yew & Beech veg beds
Bought: Apr.'13 from Wilkinsons for £

Log...

an evergreen rosette former with spoon-shaped, waxy-edged leaves and tall airy spikes of starry white flowers wi...

Planted ? Vistabile garage bed
Bought as seed at ? for £?

Description: Beautiful and easy to grow, bearing ...

Planted Vistabile {Utility border] '08

* Postition: North , East

* Soil Type: Acid , Normal ,...

Planted '08 Shenstone rose bed
Bought ? at ? for ?
Seed sown ?.02.09
Bought ? at ? for ? a pkt of ?many?
...

Seed sown 16.02.09
12.04.11
Bought in ? at ?Woolworths? for ? a pkt of approx 100 seeds

A ...

Bought @ Wilkos for £5 each
Planted in pots 10.03.15

Magnolia stellata

Common Name: Star magnolia
Genu...

Genus: Dryopteris
Species: filix-mas
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness: Hardy
...

Planted Vistabile arch bed

* Postition: West , South
full sun

* Soil Type: A...

Planted Vistabile back fence border house end '02

Common Name: Mexican orange blossom
Genus: Choisya
...

Planted '? Vistabile front footpath right border
Bought '? from ? for ?

(New York Aster; Traditiona...

Planted 04.09 Vistabile hanging basket
Bought 03.09 Yarnton Nurseries, Oxon for 69p per plant

Synonyms:
Me...

Mistletoe on an old tree

Mistletoe

Kissing under the mistletoe is a well-known Christmas tradition, and m...

Planted '01

Philadelphus coronarius - 'Aureus'
Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Deciduous, Fl...

Planted '08 Vistabile pond rockery house end

Bought '08 Malvern Spring Flower Show for £2 ( multi-buy...

Planted April '13 in sunken pot Vistabile veg patch
Bought April '13 at Worold's End G.C., Wendover...

Planted ? Vistabile

Bought ? for £?

Perennial crocosmias range from the bright canary yellows to the flash...

Planted '? Shenstone front window borders
Bought ?

Hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The...

Planted 05.08 Vistabile rockery house end

Bought 05.08 Malvern Spring Flower Show

Skill Level: Beginner
...

Displayed
12.12 by Vistabile french window
Bought ? for ? from ?
07.08 Gift from M...

Planted '? georgia's garden, overhangs Shenstone outside back door

Plant type: Tree
Habit; Bushy
O...

Planted 08.08 in Salamander pot, Vistabile
Replaced 02.13 in Salamander pot, Vistabile drive
Bought 08.08 at T...

Planted 12.08 Vistabile bird feeder/planter
Bought 08.08 ? pk of 10

Genus: Narcissus
Cultivar: 'Minno...

Seed sown:14.02.10 Vistabile seed tray on lobby windowsill

Dwarf Nasturtium
Tropaeolum minus

COMMON NAME...

Planted 04.01 Vistabile garage border
Nerine bowdenii

Nerine

They originate from South Africa, but som...

'Magenta' + 'Pink Cream' + 'Toscana Medium Orange' Pot plants 10.08 Vistabile Lounge
Bo...

Planted ? Vistabile lobby border
'09 Shenstone front rose border

A versatile plant that l...

Planted 12.08 Vistabile back lawn
Bought 12.08 at Wilkinsons for £25.00

Abies nordmanniana Common Na...

2 year old sapling planted '03,
birthday present from Mother.

Latin name
Acer platanoides

Family
...

Planted July'13 in field [pink & white]& road [red] border @ Paul's PyrreneanPad
Bought July&#3...

Planted May '13 in container Vistabile
Bought May '13 @ Morrisons for £18

Olives (Olea europaea) are...

free-draining soil
sun or partial shade

Planted 10.11 Vistabile old pond bed
Bought: 09.11 @ Wilkinsons 8 bulbs for £2

Skill Level: Beginner
Exposu...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile Lounge border
Bought 06.09 Morrissons £1,99 or £3 for 2 plants

Cultivation: Plant i...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile Lounge border ['Snow Lady']
Bought 06.09 Morrissons £1,99 or £3 for 2 plants
...

Planted '04 in lawn outside Shenstone front door
well drained soil
sun or partial shade
dwarf variety, gr...

Seed sown 10.02.09

Hardy Perennial
Flower June - Sept.
Container
Full Sun or partial shade

S: Febru...

Planted May '13 Vistabile rockery (white)
Bought May '13 from Wilkinsons for £1.98

Pulsatilla v...

free draining soil
full sun
maximum protection from frost

Passiflora (passion flower) is an evergreen c...

Aquired ? for Vistabile Lounge
Bought ? at ? £?

Long elongated green foliage with white half shaped blooms c...

Planted 04.07 Shenstone Diningrm border
04.07 Vistabile garage border

Acidanthera murielae p...

Seeds sown 01.11 Vistabile

Zonal: These are mainly derived from P. inquinans and P. zonale. Upright, bush...

Penstemon Common Name: Penstemon
Genus: Penstemon

Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun, Partial sh...

Growing in Shenstone Lounge front bed

Common names: Greater periwinkle, Running myrtle

This is a good, vi...

Planted '? Vistabile front garden
'? Shenstone front garden

Ismene fall, or Spider Lil...

fertile sandy soil
sunny sheltered spot

Position: full sun or partial shade
Soil: fertile, moist, well-dr...

Seed sown 02.09

Hardy Perennial; Low growing vigorous plants produce mounds of pink blooms with darker ve...

Seed sown ?.02.09 dwarf surphina
Bought ? at Wilko for 39p a pkt of approx 800
Planted 05.08 hanging bas...

Planted 05.12 in old pond bed, Vistabile back garden
Bought 04.12 from Wilkinsons for £1.98 a pck of 3, or 2 p...

Planted '0? Vistabile Family Apple tree bed
Bought at ? for £?

'Doris' is a modern scented pin...

Planted '0? Vistabile Family Apple Tree bed
Bought '0?

Botanical Name: Dianthus 'Haytor White&#3...

Planted in elliptical bed
Bought at ? for £?
Unusual variety

This plant has received an Award of Garden M...

Planted ? Vistabile Family AppleTree Bed
Bought ? at ? for £?

Dianthus 'Claret Joy' ~ 'Claret Jo...

Planted ? in Vistabile Family Apple Tree bed
Bought in ? at ? for £?

Hardy

* Flowers: Summer
*...

Planted 04.08 Shenstone garage border
04.08 Vistabile pond border

[Pack of 8] 5 varieties n...

Planted 04.09 Vistabile Black tubs
.11 tubs [V B]
02.12 in old BBQ charcoal bags [...

Planted 04.12 Vistabile yew bed
Bought 01.12 ;Cara' at Studley Grn G.C. for £2.75 a net .... tubers [V,B]
...

Planted: ....... tubs [B V]
Bought 01.11 from Wilkinsons at £0.98 a net of ... tubers

Planted Vistabile [lobby bed] '02

although it tolerates partial shade it flowers best in full sun.

Ge...

Planted ? Vistabile under beech hedge ( grown from seed?)

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Partial shade
...

Planted ? Shenstone [rose bed]

* Soil Type: any reasonable garden soil containing adequate or...

Planted '01(?)2 Vistabile [front path borders]
'08 Shenstone [ dark pink - front borders] ...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile back fence border near house
Bought 06.09 Morrisons £1.99 or 2 plants for £3

Primul...

Common Name: Summer fruiting raspberry
Genus: Rubus
Species: idaeus
Cultivar: '?'
Skill Level: Begin...

Planted 02.09 Vistabile
Bought 02.09 at Morrisons for £1.39

Worth growing for redcurrant jelly or ice cream,...

Planted ? Vistabile garage bed
03.11 Blossom Cottage [division from Vistabile]
03.11 S...

Planted '? Vistabile front lounge border
Bought '? from ? for £?

Hardiness Zone: 4

Heat Zone: 3-7...

Planted '? in container by Father, now standing in Vistabile back garden near drive
Inherited & adopted...

Planted 02.10 Vistabile Vegetable patch
Transplanted from Mother's Freeland garden

Rhubarb Timperley Ear...

Planted 03.08 Vistabile .... failed
04.09 "
classic allotment favourite, good for forcin...

Planted 04.10 Shenstone Samantha's Bed
Bought '09 at Morrisons @99p per plant

Evergreen perennial ...

Planted Vistabile '02/3

Rock rose

Common Name: Rock rose
Genus: Cistus
Species: x argenteus
Culti...

Planted 03.12 Lounge border Shenstone front garden

Bought 03.12 at The Graden Centre, Studley Green for 3.99
...

Planted ? Vistabile lounge front border

Source ?

Evergreen ground cover for borders and rockeries in warm...

Planted Vistabile fence border

Bought Woolworths (Cuthbert)

This popular, large- flowered bush rose is p...

Planted 10.08 Shenstone Front West border

Bought 10.08 for £? at ?

(Hybrid Teas)

larger view (Hybrid...

Planted yonks ago Hurst Lane

Description

* Type : Old Rambler
* Flower Colour: pink blend
* ...

Planted '? Shenstone Samantha's bed
Bought '? Henry Street G.C. for £?

Plant type: Climber/Wall...

Planted '05 Shenstone Lounge wall S. corner
Bought '05 Woolworths £?

Cultivar: 'Paul's Scarl...

Planted 05.08 Shenstone Front West Border

Bought 04.08 Woolworths £1.99 reduced from £3.99

A profusion of ...

Planted '06 Vistabile garage bed

Replacement gift from neighbour Andy

Planted ? Vistabile Fence Border
Bought '? by previous inhabitants

A small patio climbing rose.
Clus...

Planted ? Vistabile square tub back garden

Rosa polyantha is known as "The Fairy" the world over. I...

Planted '55 - 76 rose bed Shenstone back garden
Bought by previous owners

Common Name: (?) Apothecary&#3...

Planted '? fence bed Vistabile back garden
Bought '? from ? for ?

Large Flowered / Hybrid Tea Spira...

Planted '10 Vistabile fence border temporarily
Adopted from Mother's Freeland garden, originally gifte...

Planted '06 Vistabile Arch garage side

Type:Climbing
Size:small, very vigorous

Height: 10ft (300cm...

Planted '06 Vistabile Arch hedge side

The speed at which rambling roses grow can lead to a mass of tangle...

Planted 04.08 Vistabile salamander pot by drive
(Bought at Morrisons £1.99 )
Replaced 05.11 due to winter casu...