Seaburngirl's Garden

growing up the climbing hydrangea and gate. flowers are cream with maroon speckling on the inside of the petals.

bought autumn 2010 and flowering now. Love the two tone petals.

Bought to flower along the fence now that I have removed a holly and retrained the Jasmine.
bought 26.2.11 £2.9...

bought 26.2.11
says it is shade tolerant so it is to go in the side fence border.

Pulmonaria 'Opal' bought 26.2.11 from 'plantman' for £3. To go in the side fence border.

Pulmonaria 'Majestee' bought 26.2.11 for £3 from 'plantman' . All silvery leaf form the side...

Picked these up in October 2010 very dry and passed their corous best. Planted in pots and left. Snow covered th...

The white one I gave to my mum over 25yrs ago. I have had it for the last 15 as when she died y brother thought ...

I have been growing these for decades. In recent years happily propagating from leaf cuttings.
When I find nice...

Have several different colours and enjoy propagating them.
Excellent houseplants.

wonderful on the side drive wall. A real pain on the chimney breast.

Essential food for insects and birds thr...

There are several in the garden and lots of seedlings germinate every year. I love the colour of the berries.

bought 11.9.10 from 'the plant man' for the princely sum of £1.90. Got it home and the label says £4.9...

grown from seed 2007 and doing well 3 yrs on. Several dotted round the garden. bees love it.

a rich red flower. bought fro a walled garden in teesdale. july 2010.

Bought Jan 2010 by mail order and planted 2.8.10 in 'atrocity corner'.

bought from Eggleston Hall walled Garden [Teesdale]
A late flowering form.

A soft orange crocosmia, with a more tubuar flower.

Planted July 2010 in hot border. quite a soft pink though. Not sure how hardy it will be.

An excellent doer that has beautiful deep blue flowers. Takes cuttings relative easily too.

Salvia nemerosa 'Sensation' has pink flowers. Bought for 3 @ 1.99 per plant from Park Lane gc 17.7.10....

A lovely rich cinnamon colour. Two clumps one infront of the lounge window and the other by the front gate.

susceptible to gall midge.
planted in border in front of lounge window.

in the front border under the lounge window.

a lovely plant given to me by Simbad in the spring. Growing and flowering well.

Bought from an open garden visit plant table back in June 2010 and as yet not got it into the ground. I know wh...

a lovely bright pink flower bought 11/7/10 for the front garden.
bought from 'the outlet' for £3.99.

saved from brother's garden 2009 and just taking hold nicely.

Bought fron an open garden visit for £3.00 June 2010. Planted in the front of the border in front of the lounge.

Saw this in Sprits garden and have been looking for one ever since. Picked one up today 11.7.10 from 'the o...

Had this very dark red flower for 3 yrs [2007]. grows up next to Monarda Cambridge scarlet.

Bought for its beautiful orange tubular flowers. classed as a subshrub, so it will be interesting to see if it s...

I have several. some grown from seed such as Arctic Fire.

Mrs Sinkins crossed with a simple reddy pink one to...

I have a 3ft tall traditional red hot poker.
Also founs a 5ft yellow one too. as yet unidentified.

bought as an unamed plant in 2009. planted under the beech tree in deep shade. flowers well and creeps forming a...

many different ones that are growing in a range of hedges and trees. All smell divine.

Bought 2006 and didnt see it last year but it is now up and flowering. 2010

Bought with money given as a gift May 2010.
planted with leaf mould as it doesnt like chalk [risky]. front bord...

Bought as a thank you pressie.May 2010.
planted against the wall down the side drive to the old vicarage.

This is under the beech tree along with the new epimedium.
bought from the local HPS members plant table May 10.

bulbs that flower May. thriving in the semi shade of the beech tree.

A pretty flower and another plant for shade.

from Colin Ward's nursery. only £4.50 for a good sized pot. for under the beech tree.

Another one from Colin Ward's nursery. A decent sized plant for only £5.
Will grow in semi shade. Has blue...

should do well in semi shade. it should be a good clumper. Bright blue flowers with bright blue berries.

Bought from John and Gail Sommerfield's stall at the Harrogate plant fair. It is about 45cm and a mid pink ...

A small shrub which I hope will grow to better things. Bought 2.5.10 at Harrogate plant fair from 'through ...

A evergreen ground cover plant that has a flower similar to an epimedium.
Bought for £4 from a stall at the Har...

£4.50 from the NCCPG stall at the Harrogate plant fair May 2010.

For one of the shady borders.

Another one from the Harrogate plant fair. [£3 from the NCCPG stall]

Bought from the Harrogate plant fair, NCCPG stall for £1.50.
I am looking forward to seeing and smelling this o...

Epimedium 'Artic Wings' the flowers are a full inch across and a lovely clean white. To go into a shad...

bought from Edrom Nursery stall from the Harrogate Spring flower show 22-24 April.
To go into one of the shady ...

Bought 2.5.10 from Harrogate [plant fair] Liked the pink flower. To go in one of the many shady spots in the gar...

Bought 2.5.10 at the NCCPG plant fair. From Holme Farm nursery. Prodces several flowers from a stem. looking for...

this was a bargain at £10 from one of the local outlet centres. Bought a Ginko for £5 at the same time. It was i...

A species tulip that is a delicate shade of lilac. In pots now but will go into the garden when they have finish...

Not sure about this when I was given them for my birthday. But I really like them. They are going to go in the n...

Bought his about 5 years ago. Thought I had lost it as not noticed for a couple of years. But it is showing new ...

Given as a gift when visiting a beautiful garden near Sinnington North Yorks.
gently growing where the wendy ho...

A rescued plant from a local gc for £1.00. It grows quite tall and is happy in shade. Planted it in the old birc...

Pasithea caerulea from Bob Brown's nursery. Planted in the old birch corner.

Another one from Bob Brown CGF nursery.
In the sunniest high spot in the old birch corner.
Love the colour of ...

Also known as Indian physic. A good shade plant in a humus rich soil. Bought from Bob Browns CGF nursery 2010. P...

Bought 2 from 'casualty corner ' for 50p each. To be planted in the old birch corner. Very similar to ...

another Reighton special [50p] and chosen by Victoria 14.4.10. planted in the old birch corner.

Another one from Reighton for £2.50. Planted in the old birch corner in one of the shadiest parts.18.4.10
Love ...

I have a very soft spot for this pretty little flower. I lost 'her' a few years ago and was delighted ...

Viola 'Miracle Pink' a pretty little violet. Bought from Reighton 14.4.10 50p a pot. 2 have gone in th...

at 50p a pot [Reighton again] I couldnt resist. these will go in to shady beds and I'll let them mingle wit...

these are to go in the shadier areas of the 'old birch' bed. Really like the deep red tones of the you...

A soft variegated form of the red flowered species.
[£2.50 from Reighton 11.4.10]

Bought from Reighton [£2.50] 11.4.10.
hope it will thrive in the old birch corner.

Inspired by seeing them in another dear persons garden.
Evergreen and should seed freely.

planted in October 1997 and has performed well. winter of 2009-10 has left it looking very sorry for itself.

I bought the tubers in Nov 09 and delighted to see they are up and flowering. Some are under the beech tree and ...

I have many in the ground and always have some in pots. I have some named ones.
white - carnegie
pale pink - f...

this scrambles over the side drive fence and through a holly and hydrangea.

love the bright yellow of the flo...

Bought these Nov 08 and they were shrivelled and looked very sorry for themselves.
Planted them anyway and noth...

Planted 2 yrs ago and doing well. getting more each year too.

bought Feb 2010, for the shady part of the side drive. Very small and I hope I dont weed it out by mistake as I ...

collected seed from plants in Harlow Carr in late spring 2009. with permission of one of the gardeners.

They ...

bought 27.3.10 just because it is blue and it will go in the front border where the majority of the plants are b...

Bought March 2010 from Bob Brown's nursery Cotswold Garden flowers. Hoping it will grow well. I have to pot...

This is from a hedge row that was going to be bulldozed the local farmer said i could help my self.

Have these planted in all areas of the garden. Prefer the blue ones of these.

A birthday present 3 yrs ago. Still doing well and flowering again.

The rich blue form. Love the intense blue colour of these.

syn Sisyrinchium douglasii. bought from Harlow Carr [RHS] about 10 yrs ago. seems happy in a semi shaded area. s...

Bought September 2009. Potted in a large pot outside. They have survived the -12 this winter. Watching with bait...

Bought 3 of these in 1990 [£15 in total!] and they have grown well and I have slowly bulked them up so I have th...

A delicate pink form. Hope to naturalize them in one of the borders.

Bought in autumn 09 and now planted under the beech tree. Very delicate looking but been outside in the coldest ...

This crocus is down the front drive. It started as a clump of 5 corms and has done very well over the last 9yrs ...

I have had many over the years and my mum had then for as long as i can remember.
in recent years have enjoyed ...

there are many snowdrops in the garden. I think they are all common ones apart from one clump of 'floro ple...

bought 4 pots 23.1.10 for 99p each. They were looking a little sorry for them selves but I'm sure they will...

I have a nice cultivar Wester Flisk, that has good leaf colour and reddish stems especially when new. grown from...

large vibrant crocuses. The purple one is probably purpureus Grandiflorus.

Crocus Chryanthus hybrid Zwanenburg bronze
a yellow and brown stripy flower.