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Agapanthus

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus campanulatus.

Aquilegia

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia hybrida.

asparagus

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Planted crowns last year, so still a way to go before we'll see a healthy crop.

Bluebell

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Hyacinthoides.
Species: Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Planted a few last year, under an old apple tree at the bottom of the garden. Hoping for a show this year...

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Broad beans

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

The best bean of all. I like to get these very well established in root trainers before transplanting them to a ...

broccoli

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Brassica.
Species: Brassica oleracea.

Canna

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Canna.
Species: Canna indica.

Celeriac

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

I'll be attempting celeriac this year, mainly because this vegetable was so difficult to get hold of in the ...

Chillies

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

I love chillies. The plants can look very ornamental and, as long as there is a decent summer, they will crop he...

Courgette

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

A staple plant in our garden. Two plants are more than sufficient for a small family, cropping for several months.

crocus

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Crocus.
Species: Crocus chrysanthus.

Curly Kale

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

This has continued to crop over the winter, and is a tasty (and cheap) treat for the pet rabbit!

Daffodil

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus.

Dahlia

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia (various).

Flag Iris

Added on 5 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris.

Foxglove

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.

French beans

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

I prefer the taste of these to that of runner beans. The plants don't cop for long, but they are fabulous wh...

Garlic

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

In the ground since the end of January, and already showing well in the first week of March.

Gazania

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Gazania.
Species: Gazania rigens.

Hosta

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Leeks

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Last year's sowing was finally consumed in February - next year's will be going in very soon.

Lily-of-the-valley

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Convallaria.
Species: Convallaria majalis.

Lobelia

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Lobelia.
Species: lobelia.

lungwort

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Pulmonaria.
Species: Pulmonaria rubra.

Lupin

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Lupinus.
Species: Lupinus.

marigold

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Tagetes.
Species: tagetes.

ornamental redcurrant

Added on 1 Apr, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Ribes.
Species: Ribes sanguinem.

Beautiful flowers, shame about the smell...

Passion Flower

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Passiflora.
Species: Passiflora caerulea.

We have a well-established passion flower plant on the front wall of the house (East facing). This gives us a ma...

Peas

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

My six-year-old daughter absolutely loves peas, so very few of them make it to the dinner table. Between her and...

poppy

Added on 5 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Papaver.
Species: papaver.

Various varieties seem to spring up spontaneously in the garden...

Potatoes

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Went a bit mad last year, with over 50 plants. Scaling back a bit this year. I haven't bought seed potatoes ...

Red Hot Poker

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Kniphofia.
Species: Kniphofia caulescens.

I know it's not very fashionable, but I like them!

Rosemary

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

We have a huge, leggy rosemary plant, which should really be disposed of and replaced with a new bush, but someh...

runner bean

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

scabious

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Scabiosa.
Species: Scabiosa atropurpurea.

Sedum

Added on 1 Apr, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum.

Note sure of the variety of this plant, but three clumps in the garden add some reliable colour every year.

Siberian squill

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Scilla.
Species: Scilla siberica.

Solomon's Seal

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Polygonatum.
Species: Polygonatum biflorum.

Squash

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Butternut squash do well in the garden, but last year's star was a Sweet Dumpling plant which produced about...

Sunflower

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Helianthus.
Species: Helianthus annuus.

Sweetcorn

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo

A wonderful crop if the weather is good. Two days sun, one day rain seems to be ideal...

Tulip

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 2 photos

Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa (various).

Turnips

Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos

Not everyone's cup of tea, but as they are a good early crop, I think it's well worth setting aside a pa...