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Aquilegia

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Seems to be getting paler with the years

Arum italicum

Added on 13 Jan, 2013 | 1 photo

Bearded Iris

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: iris.

Much happier now their feet get cooked - moved out of a shady bed 2 years ago.

Climbing hydrangea

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea petiolaris.

This is now enormous and covers a north-west facing wall up three storeys. It takes a bit of keeping in check, b...

Compassion

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Very vigorous climbing rose, with deep, red tinged, healthy and thick foliage. Pest and disease resistant. Mildl...

Crimson Glory

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

My favourite rose. Very, very intensely perfumed, deep red velvety flowers, dense, deep green foliage tinged wit...

Cyclamen

Added on 9 Jan, 2013 | 2 photos

These grow in the shaded areas (under trees and bushes, mostly) and are also to be found growing wild locally in...

Elderberry tree

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Sambucus.
Species: Sambucus nigra.

The three trees we have are filling the garden with their strange scent (May). Make wonderful elderflower cordia...

Euphorbia Silver Swan

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Euphorbia.
Species: euphorbia.

Fig Brown Turkey

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Ficus.
Species: Ficus carica.

Wonderful, juicy, tasty-fruited bush/tree. Fruit ready June/July, with a second flush in September. Needs lots o...

Forsythia

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Golden showers

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Very vigorous climber - always the first rose in the garden to flower. Blooms rarely last more than a day but ar...

Graham Thomas

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Enormous, very vigorous rose, beautifully scented of apples. Quite disease and pest resistant.

Hazel

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus maxima.

Beautiful colour - slow to bear catkins and nuts

Iceberg Rose

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Pretty white climber with very glossy, healthy dark green foliage. Nicely scented, and grows quite well in the s...

Iris sibirica

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Japanese Maple

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer palmatum.

I have no idea what variety this is, but it is growing quite happily on a hot, dry bank. I love it!

Lithodora

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Lithodora.
Species: Lithodora diffusa.

I'd been looking for one of these for ages, then three came along at once! Such a gorgeous blue.

Mexican orange blossom

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Choisya.
Species: Choisya ternata.

I always thought this was supposed to be "Sundance" but is growing in semi-shade, so has lost it's...

Paeony Sarah Bernhardt

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Paeonia.
Species: Paeonia.

Papa Meilland Rose

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 1 photo

highly scented, deep red rose. ! Glossy dark green foliage. Very beautiful.

Perennial mesembryanthemum

Added on 15 Jun, 2013 | 1 photo

Genus: Delosperma.
Species: Delosperma cooperi.

Unbelievably hardy and reliably cheerful!

Perennial wallflower "Winter Orchid"

Added on 15 Jun, 2013 | 1 photo

Genus: Erysimum.
Species: Erysimum.

I bought these as tiny plants on the internet. It's a small miracle that all of them survived the journey fr...

Pieris

Added on 19 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Pieris.
Species: Pieris japonica.

Pierre de Ronsard Rose

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 2 photos

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Very vigorous climber with beautiful, pale pink/white/green tinged petals and glossy dark foliage. Not susceptib...

Schoolgirl Rose

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Apricot coloured, sparse-leaved climber with rather stiff stems and a propensity to develop bad case of blackspo...

Spirea Bridal Wreath

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Spirea.
Species: Spirea x vanhouttei.

Prune after flowering, which usually happens in mid April, and feed.

Viburnum

Added on 5 Jun, 2012 | 1 photo

Species: V. tinus.

This is getting too big and is dying off in the middle, but the scent and the metallic blue berries in winter ar...

Viper's Bugloss

Added on 15 Jun, 2013 | 1 photo

Genus: Echium.
Species: Echium vulgare.

I sneakily dug up plants of this from our builders' merchant's carpark where it was growing as a weed, ...

Wiegela Monet

Added on 15 Jun, 2013 | 1 photo

Winchester Cathedral

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

A David Austin Rose - very delicate and inclined to throw suckers - light scent and pink buds opening to smallis...

Winter jasmine

Added on 13 Jan, 2013 | 1 photo

Wisley primrose

Added on 20 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Helianthemum.
Species: Helianthemum nummularium.

Growing out of a stone wall, and obviously loves hot sunshine. Obviously hardy, too.

Zephirine Drouhin Rose

Added on 15 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

Thornless, faintly scented, shade-tolerant rose. Susceptible to aphids and black spot and not very vigorous.