The top picture is looks like a sedum. It also looks like a primula which I have in my garden. It is hard to tell as there are no sizes or flowers to guide one. Have a look at my photos on my page. If you could show another photo when it flowers someone might know which it is. The other two are rhododendrons or azaleas.

2 is a rhododendron - though which one I wouldn't hazard a guess at
3 looks to be an azalea, a close relative of a rhodo., what is it growing in?

Snap Scotsgran!don't think # 1 is a sedum or a primula - leaves don't look right.

Thank you ladies! The first one has a cacti like quality, 'rubber' leaves....

I thought pic 2 was a rhod. but nice to have that confirmed and the last one, tis growing in a border in the garden, soil has a Ph of 8 (alkaline?) maybe once its bloomed a bit more. Could be an azalea...

This is my first proper garden so I think I'll be visiting this wonderful site a lot!

Welcome to GOY. I am looking at the grey fleshy looking plant in Photo1 MG. The leaves look similar to photo 28 on my page. We have just been taking soft cuttings of plants and I thought that this looks like sedum spectabile, Autumn Joy or Rosy Glow. They do look different later in the year but at the moment I thought they looked like photo 1.

The yellow azalea you can look at in Wikipedia could be Rhododendron Luteum and is highly perfumed. You will not know that until it opens. I got the following from a site www.differencebetween.net
All in all, the azaleas and rhododendron plants differ in the following areas:
1. Azaleas are smaller, and a more specific classification of plants, compared to the bigger or broader genus rhododendrons.
2. Azaleas have smaller flowers and leaves compared to rhododendrons.
3. Azaleas have 5 stamens, while the other has 10.
4. Azaleas have hair-like structures on their leaves, whereas rhododendrons have scales on their leaves.
5. Azaleas have funnel-shaped flowers, whereas rhododendrons have bell-shaped flowers.
Read more: Difference Between Azaleas and Rhododendrons | Difference Between http://www.differencebetween.net/science/nature/difference-between-azaleas-and-rhododendrons/#ixzz0mr6upqGI
Have fun with your new garden.

You've been very helpful, thanks! Wish I could tackle the weeds just as easy. You wouldnt happen to know a 'weed website' would you??? Makes me wonder whys there are plenty about plants but very little about the weeds, thistles, nettles and dock leaves are the extent of my weed knowledge :)

Type 'how to ID weeds UK' in your browser and then take your pick Garden organic do a nice one.

Peonygirl neither your rhododendron or your azalea are going to like being in alkaline soil. You need to mulch well with ericaceous compost and feed once a week with sequestrine.

oooooo, thanks for the tip.... my other azalea (has the label!) seems to be doing fine....but I'll be sure to get some of that product and compost....

Top one is a Sedum, but not Sedum spectabile, looks more like S. telephium to me. Be interesting to see it in flower.

Owdboddy I had never heard of S Telephium so googled it. It is lovely and comes in different colours too.It will be good to find out what this is. We woke up to lovely sunshine, by 11am I was diving for cover from hailstones and now we have spring showers.