Louise1's Garden

In the back garden.
The colour of this one is a paler gold than Creme Brulee or Caramel.
In a very large earth...

In the back garden.
Numerous clumps in all aspects !

In the front garden.
The foliage on this Sedum is rosettes - each one about 1cm across with gorgeous carmine fl...

In the back garden, the leaves are wonderfully aromatic.

In the back garden, grown against a north facing fence.

In the back garden.
2 clumps which grow under shrubs with a purple leaved Heuchera for company.

In the back garden.
This 1' high plant is grown infront of sleepers to soften the look of them, there are 4...

In the back garden.
A creamy variegated 7' shrub grown as a hedge.

In the back garden.
A golden variegated 8' shrub, planted with another cream variegated one to form a bound...

In the back garden, this evergreen climber grows across a south facing trellis.
This plant just doesn't per...

In the back garden, this plants leaves are cream and green with pink tinges.

In the back garden, rock garden.

In the back garden, growing over an obelisk with C Niobe.

In the back garden, growing over an obelisk with C cirrhosa.

My favourite Clematis alongside Princess Diana !
In the front garden, growing through a variegated Pittosporum...

In the back garden, west facing and growing up a trellis.

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

In the back garden, north facing and scrambling through a Sambucus, Garrya and Pittosporum.

In the back garden, growing through several shrubs.

My favourite Clematis !
In my back garden, growing through several shrubs.

In the front garden, this forms a boundary hedge with several Clematis Arabella, Arctic Queen, Lagoon & Jack...

This variegated for i have as a hedge in the front garden, it has Clematis Purpurea 'Plena Elegans' grow...

In the front garden, the sunny border.

In the front garden, this is the 2nd photo, it shows the difference in colouring between new and older blooms.

In the front garden, sunny border (mound forming, not a climber).
This is the most accurate colour that i'...

In the front garden, the semi shade border in the purple/blue wave of planting.

In the front garden, the semi shade border.
Pale pink, rose and white colouring.

Front garden, growing though an Escallonia hedge

In the back garden, north facing on a trellis and wall.
This is the quintessential rose fragrance and is absolu...

In the back garden, used to 'soften' a sleeper and flanked by Lavandula 'blue cushion'

In the back garden.

In my back garden (with Clematis Madame de Bouchard growing through it)
Gorgeous bronze leaves and a pinky-whit...

In my back garden in the bronze border, has an arching habit and light bronze colouring.
I cut the ends of the ...

In the back garden, bronze border, has an arching habit and reaches about 18"

The colour of this is wond...

In my back garden, in a hot south facing border it only grows to 10"x10", it sits in my 'bronze bo...

In my rock garden, i have several and these types have been flowering for about 3 weeks now.

In the rockery, this gorgeous flower is a mix of colours ..... browny/mauve with a yellow eye.

In the rock garden.

In my rock garden, given to me by a friend !

This is in my rock garden i'm not 100% certain of its name!

I won this in a gardening competition !
It's a very heavy, solid wooden head. I wondered how it would '...

In my back garden, this shrubs new growth is a pinky variegated colour.
I have one either side of a step in the...

In the front garden, semi shaded border.
I adore these plants.

In the front garden, i have several clumps in the semi shade border.

In my front garden, growing through the Escallonia hedge.

In my back garden, in the 'bronze border'. it grows to about 2' and it fits nicely into this area.
...

Front garden, in the sunny border.
This hardy Nemesia came through this past hard winter with no trouble at all...

Back garden.
In a pot, a gift from my mother.
It's in a mostly shaded area that only gets the sun from lat...

In my front garden, in the sunny border.
My friend Grace bought me this plant for helping her out this year.

Back garden.
This plant only reaches about 14" high and about the same spread, has very pretty pink flower...

Back garden, these 2 plants are next to each other and the flowers intermingle and makes it look like 2 differen...

Back garden.
2 of these, one in a north facing border and one in a south facing border.

In my back garden, on an east facing side.
This plant flowers from spring until autumn, bright gorgeous yellown...

Back garden.
I have 2 of these in a 'bronze border' which is south facing.

Back garden, this is different to Red Robin that i have on the other side of the garden.
This one is a larger p...

Back garden, i have 5 of them growing over a sleeper to 'soften' the look of it.
The sleeper separates ...

Back garden, in a north facing border.

Back garden, in a north facing border.
It has Clematis Jouinianna 'Praecox' growing through it.

Back garden, north facing border.

Back garden, in a north facing border, planted underneath an Aucuba, Choisya and Buddleia

In the back garden i have two and the front i have one.
They are in various sites/positions and are superb for ...

Back garden, in the top border above the wall, baked in the sun!

The front garden east facing border that gets very hot.

These are in the front garden, the east facing border.
It gets very hot here.

In the front garden, east facing.
Phormium Bronze Baby and can't remember which Heuchera!

Front garden in the shaded border.
This is a lovely blue colour.

In the back garden in the rock garden.

In the front garden, in the sunny border.

In my front garden, shaded border.

I LOVE these !!!
In my front garden, the sunny border.

In my font garden, the shaded border.
It's a lovely pale yellow with a slight glisten.

In my back garden in the rock garden. It flowers for months on end!

In my back garden, in the rock garden, it flowers for several months making a stunning pink and green spreading ...

In my back garden in a pot.
A present from my mother a couple of years ago!
(it didn't have a label so sad...

I LOVE bearded Irises :-)))
In the front garden, the sunny border.

In my front garden, the sunny border.

In my front garden, this double pink flowered from March until May, it seemed to go on forever.
It's a beau...

Back garden, north facing area.
This is one of many Heucheras in my gardens.
I stick to the amber colour, the ...

In the back garden, rock garden.

Back garden, in the rock garden.
No longer there, i dripped weedkiller on it !

Back garden, in the rock garden.

Back garden, in the rock garden.

Front garden, east facing in quite a dry hot patch.

There are 2 of these in the front garden.
Gorgeous yellow-gold small leaves that are edged with red.
Fairly sl...

Front garden, this gets cut hard back every year in early spring so that it gives the best show of new coloured ...

In my sunny front border, grows only 10" high.
In its second year this has got mildewy and scruffy, removi...

Front garden, shaded border, in the yellow and white wave of planting.
Just as the flower finishes it is a love...

Back garden, in the rock garden.

Back garden, climbing though Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum'.
The 2nd picture shows the flower full...

Front garden, shaded border, in the blue wave of planting.

Front garden.

Front garden, sunny border.

Front garden, in the sunny border.

In the front garden, in the yellow and white wave of planting.

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

This is in the front garden, shaded border, in the 'blue wave' of planting.

This is the obelisk that's in the back garden, i have Clematis Niobe to grow through it and Clematis cirrhos...

A low growing, mound forming version.
Poor colour reproduction.

This one's in the sunny front garden border.
Light rose pink with darker falls and the beard's tangerin...