Geranium_gem's Garden

Botanical name: Helichrysum thianschanicum 'Icicles'

Other names: Licorice plant 'Icicles'...

Mixed wildflower seeds, RHS/Mr Fothergills for National Gardening Week 2013.

Mixture of annuals, biennials an...

2012 - 8 Giant Oriental Lilies (mixed) free from Parkers. Height 1-1.5m. Flowers Aug-Sept. Could be "Ven...

Dwarf Bean 'Purple Queen'

Sow indoors April to May (plant out May to June). Sow outdoors late May ...

Bought Spring 2011 from Crocus.
Spring 2012 - Divided plant into three.
August 2012 - One plant severely weake...

Bought 2011 from Crocus.
Spring 2012 - Divided plant into two.
August 2012 - Lost one plant to vine weevils, b...

Rose Pruning Basics:
1. Use clean, sharp tools.
2. Look at the overall plant, but begin pruning from the base...

Was under philadelphus aureus. Dug up to do soakaway, currently in a pot. Unknown variety.

Present from M Feb 2012. Separated and potted up as 3 plants.

7 Feb 2013 - Fed with slow-release rose/shrub f...

This 'plant' is here so I don't forget the names of things!

Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio ja...

The species gregii tulip originates from Central Asia where it grows on mountain slopes. It was originally disco...

2013
Cucumber 'Socrates' F1 AGM
Mr Fothergill's
Vigorous, stong plants producing mini, bitter-...

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver Queen' (Japanese spindle 'Silver Queen' ) will reach a height...

Narcissus Poeticus Recurvus (Pheasant Eye) AGM

Pure white, deep red eye.
H 40 cm.
Highly scented and late ...

2013
‘Maskotka’ - Compact bush variety, ideal for pots and hanging baskets.
Sow Feb-April, harvest June-Sep...

Hardy evergreen, flowers April/May.
Height 50cm.
Do not trim.
Retains flowers longest in semi-shade, with som...

From Ollie Feb 2012. Of the 5 mini-plants, I potted up 3. Flowers were originally pink in Feb/March 2012, but wh...

2013 - 'Royal Family Mix'.
Seeds from T&M, free with GW 2012.
Grow in borders or large container...

Botanical name: Barbarea verna.
Other names: Land cress, Winter cress, Upland cress, Peppergrass, Early yellow ...

"Luxury Amaryllis Clown"

Growing directions: Plant bulb in compost leaving 1/3 of the bulb exposed....

Pruning: See http://www.buddlejagarden.co.uk/prune.html

Slender purple-blue blooms
H 10 cm
Flowers Feb - March

Possibly Japanese anemone 'Elegans'.

Anemone × hybrida 'Elegans' AGM:

'Elegans&#x...

Unknown variety but most fuchsias seem to like full sun or partial shade.

Garden care: To encourage growth, p...

Grafted tree, half cookers, half eaters, both unknown varieties.

3 branches with canker removed mid Feb 2013.

Given to me by T&T April 2011.

Possibly 'Apache'.

Caring for your chilli plant:

Chilli pl...

Bought 2012. Supposed to be a 'Tahoma Star' but looks more like a 'Honka Red'.
Suffered ba...

Bought from hort soc plant sale 2013

The time to move peonies is October, when dormancy is just beginning. The secret of success is to replant the pl...

Bought early 2011.
Re-potted 14 Oct 2012.

Marguerite, Paris Daisy.

Took as cuttings from Sophie's plant in August 2010. Then cuttings from cutting...

Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern / horse tongue

H 0.75m x S 0.6m
Position: partial shade
S...

Astrantia major 'Claret'
Great black masterwort

H 90cm x S 30cm

Position: full sun or partial s...

'Glowing Embers' is a hybrid variety, introducted 2010. Low-growing cultivar with dark foliage. The w...

2013
'Bright Lights', RHS AGM.
Also known as leaf beet.
Height: 50cm (20”). Spread: 40cm (16”).
P...

Trimming box topiary involves cutting back the fresh new growth of your chosen plant in late spring, to encourag...

I inherited two of these when I moved house. The largest one was planted from seed by the original owner of the...

Despite its common names 'giant scabious' or 'yellow scabious', Cephalaria gigantea is not a...

'Hagley Hybrid'
Common Name: Jackmanii Group clematis (Group 3)
(RHS advice says can be treated as ...

Half-hardy annual.
Flowers June to Oct/Nov (14 weeks from Spring sowing).
Up to 1.2m high. Spread 40-60cm.
Pr...

Probably Cotoneaster sternianus (Stern's Cotoneaster)(Cotoneaster franchetii var. sternianus), but not 100%...

Ivory white
Flowering time: February-March
Height: 10cm

Bought 2012

Pale blue, edged silver white deep purple stripe
Flowering time: February-March
Height: 10cm

Bought 2012

'Bishop of Llandaff' is an herbaceous perennial to 1m in height, with deep blackish-red foliage and se...

White foxglove.
Biennial.
Sun or shade (prefers semi-shade).
Height: 90-120/150cm.
Spread: 60cm.
Sow May-J...

Known as wood strawberries, mock strawberries, Indian strawberry, Indian mock strawberry, Duchesnea indica.

H...

Golden yellow flowers, attractive green foliage.
Flowering time: February
Height: 5-10cm

RHS Award of Garde...

Erysimum cheiri (Goldlack)

Sow April -July
Flowers March - May
Height 30cm
Spread 20cm

A hardy biennial...

Euonymus japonicus ‘Microphyllus Aureovariegatus’ (Japanese spindle ‘Microphyllus Aureovariegatus’).

SIZE/T...

Under the bottlebrush.

Think it's Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'.

'Fens Ruby' ...

2012 - started flowering ~19 July.

A herbaceous perennial with evergreen rosettes of deeply lobed, green leav...

RHS: Hakonechloa is a deciduous perennial grass forming a compact tuft of arching stems bearing linear leaves, w...

'So Sweet' is a clump-forming perennial with pale-green leaves with a broad greenish-white margins and...

Possibly Hypericum Androsaemum (Tutsan):

Also known as Tutsan, Balm of the warrior's wounds, Park leaves...

Also known as 'Red Baron', or Japanese blood grass.

Likes humus-rich soil.
If you are growing it i...

Colour: Plum purple, yellow blotched edged white
Flowering time: February (-March)
Height: 15cm

Iris histro...

Colour: Blue bird blue, falls royal-blue with yellow and white rimmed blotch
Flowering time: February (-March)
...

Height 90cm.
Good for bees and butterflies.
Perennial - Sow seeds March/April or Sept/October for flowering th...

Height 90cm.
Good for bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
Perennial - Sow under cover from later Feb for flowers...

A herbaceous perennial with narrow, grey-green leaves arranged in dense whorls. It has spires of tiny, snapdrag...

Position: partial to full shade (although other sites say full sun?)
Soil: poor to moderately-fertile,humus-ric...

Lychnis coronaria (Rose campion).
Magenta flowers and silvery leaves.
Height 90cm.
Perennial - Sow seeds Marc...

Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape).

Yellow flowers in Spring (March/April).

Low-growing mahonias used as gr...

AGM

Bought 2011.

The best known dwarf (15-20cm) multi-headed Daffodil.

Flowers March - April.

Tolerates fu...

Bought 2011.

Jonquilla variety. Lemon yellow petals with a creamy white cup. Scented.

Height 25cm.

Plan...

Bought from hort soc plant sale 2013.

Could be 'Lady Leitrim':

Fully hardy, drought-tolerant pla...

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'.

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' is a fully h...

Known as Tibetan peony, Paeonia delavayi var. ludlowii, or Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii.

AGM
Yellow flowers i...

Red bistort
Bought Spring 2011.
A vigourous, clump-forming, perennial, good for bog gardens or by a pond as do...

Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' AGM

Philadelphus are deciduous shrubs with simple, opposite leaves...

Philadelphus coronarius (Mock Orange).
Dwarf variety.
RHS AGM.
Bought 2011.

■Position: full sun or partial...

Self-seeded behind the shed 2012. Dug it up August 2012 and is currently in a pot awaiting relocation.

■Posi...

Polystichum setiferum (Soft shield fern).

Got from Crocus 2011.

Position: full or partial shade
Soil: fer...

Mix of candelabra primulas in orange, pinks and yellow.
Height 45cm.
Perennial - Sow March/April or Aug/Sept f...

Pulmonaria Sissinghurst White
Lungwort
AGM

H 0.3m x S 0.45m
Position: full or partial shade
Soil: humus-r...

Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
AGM
Perfect for Pollinators

H 0.45m x S 0.6m
Position: full sun
...

Either Spiraea douglasii or Spiraea x billardii 'Triumphans' - a hybrid between S. douglasii and S. sa...

Possibly 'Anthony Waterer':

Deciduous, hardy shrub with clusters of pink flowers in summer (early J...

Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath Spiraea)

Position: full sun
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Rate o...

There are two basic types of Tamarix - Spring flowering and late summer/autumn flowering. For Spring flowering ...

Colour: Maroon/purple
Group: Triumph and Single Late Tulips
Flowering time: Mid to Late April OR mid April-M...

Colour: Scarlet, shaded plum
Group: Triumph or Single Early Tulips
Flowering time: Mid to Late April OR April-...

Colour: Orange and purple
Group: Single Early Tulips
Flowering time: Early to Late April
Height: 35cm

Wit...

Vaccinium corymbosum.

'Top Hat' variety. Bought 2012.

Compact shrub produces flowers in June an...

Present from M July 2012. Took cuttings.

Veronica spicata Royal Candles 'Glory' (PBR)

H 0.3m x S 0.25m

Position: full sun or partial shad...

2012 - Slight problems with botrytis because of the cool/damp weather. Started to ripen (turn purple) around 13...