Seaburngirl's Garden

a pretty purple crocus that s an early one to flower.

This double yellow trumpet is a large daff but I dont know which variety..

it is telominus plenus

this pale cream with double centre lis Mary Copeland. It is a good daff.

this pale primrose lemon one is St Patrick's Day.
The trumpet is quite short. It flowers mid season too.
I...

this fragrant double is supposed to be Cheerfullness but could be a different one such as winston churchill.
It...

Bridal crown is a grop 4 daffodil and has orange/yellow perianth segments. Beautiful fragrance.

.this fragran...

Narcissus Avalanche part of my 50th birthday present.
A group/divison 8 daffodil.

N.pumilus Rip van Winkle a nice little double, greenish yellow flowers, with irregular, pointed perianth segments.

A wonderful smallish daff that grows vigorously, bulking up quickly too.

bought from morrisons for £1.99 in 2007. planteded under the beech tree near the edge. foliage growing well but ...

Bought nov 09 from Spring garden sigglesthorne.
Not sure where i am going to put it yet.

Bought from Spring garden centre[Sigglesthorne], reduced in price so a real bargain.
tempted by those members w...

growing well down the side border next to the yew tree.

A gift from a dear member. It is a biennial and i am hoping it will self seed.

this lovely yellow one came in a pot that was labelled as Iris siberica. cant say i am sorry. i love the soft ye...

never noticed the flowers but i love the berries.

a tree on our boundary that i love and hate in equal measure. it creates massive shade areas that are a challen...

a birthday present 2009 from my girls. it was a pack from Taylors bulbs. all have come through and a flower is v...

given a layered cutting off a flowering plant. never flowered. thought it had died in 2006 but re-emerged 2009.

planted in 1997 and growing steadily. lovely flowers and lovely autumn foliage too.

bought 2008 for £5.99. a real bargain that I snapped up. It is in a large pot as I havent decided where to put i...

an original plant swap that both girls like. Not sure so it is in a small white sink. berries seed freely and gr...

had this for at least 10 years. seeds around a little bit but a good doer.

this single was in the garden when we moved in 1996. the neighbours said it has been in for years before that. a...

bought as a 'dry' bulb. so far flowering in a pot. still have to find a place to plant them permanently.

this happy annual self sows year on year. i dig up seedlings and transplant to where needed.

bought for a mere £5. a brilliant orange flower.

planted these as a cluster of 3 bulbs. and they have multiplied beautifully.

I think they are autumnale but t...

grew them from seed initially. sometimes buy new ones from the 'plant man'.
they seed well and many clu...

This is a lovely dark foliage form that spreads well. flowers are a deep rosey red colour.

the original piece came from my mums garden when she died in 95. i regularly propagate this one. the insects lov...

common name 'bouncing bet' iI can see why as it bounces from one area to another. but the pale pink doub...

given 5 free tubers of one called aromantics. 3 have groen and flowered. scent is citrusy and i love it. the col...

have tried to grow these for years and at last the ones planted in 2008 are flowering in 2009. though not all cl...

a less well known and grown verbena. smaller than V bonariensis but the same shade of purple. grown together. th...

grown from seed in 2000. have never sown any since but i am never without it. often transplant to places where i...

have grown many over the years. I like the bronze leafed form 'silver lipstick'. I have loved these from...

A rich red with deep red/purple foliage.

An F1 hybrid. Fan salmon a plant about 18" tall in its first year. bought for 50p from reighton 2009.

these pink shades were grown from seed. and flowered in their second year.

A tall late flowering plant. needs staking and i often leave it too late.

A lovely golden flowered doer.

Bought from Harlow Carr garden 3 years ago. Expensive at £6.99 but doing very well.

A reddish foliage plant with a lovely pink flower. similar in habit to Queen victoria etc.
planted in the side ...

There was a mid pink clump in the garden when i moved here in 1996.
Bought a peacock series in white and cherry...

A lovely rich colour of foliage with I think white flowers, similar to Palace purple.

a lovely deep pink flower bought from reighton 2009 [£1.50] . planted in the shed border.

planted with a range of other Alliums and is a lovely deep purple.

the tiger lily. grown from bulbs bought for me on mothersday 2006. have 3 clumps now. 2 in the front bed and one...

this shrub was in the garden when we moved in. It is always a rich pink in the chalky soil.

Have two named varietes, one is pink petticoats and the other is apricot surprise [starts yellow aging to aprico...

A tuberous begoni that starts to appear above ground in May. said to be tender but so far it has survived for 4 ...

A beautiful shrub growing up against the garage.
A lovely orange berry.

bought originally for shade tolerance.
grows over 5ft tall in full sun.
have one that has a cream stripe in i...

Bought the seed from Kew so I suspect it is correctly labelled as A.mollis, though it looks a little like A.spin...

Planted 4 in the drive border 2006 and every may I think I have lost them then they pop up in June.

the seed ...

This plant is a gorgeous blue flower and i have it dotted all round the garden.

a good ground cover semi shade plant. originally given a piece from a friend and it is doing very well. in the f...

this is a variegated form called Silver Lace.

Two small plants in the ground. one in what was the birch corn...

this is next to the shed and looking very sorry for its self. planted in 1997 it is little more than a twig. 200...

a small shrub allowed to grow too large 1997-2009. heavily cut back and regrowing nicely. in left of shed border.

I have the white and green shrub. planted 12yrs [1997] ago in the shed border. left to do its own thing then jun...

bought for £1.20 and now in the shed border that is semi shaded.

3 plants bought for £5 now planted in the shed border in the part that gets 3-4hrs of sun in mid summer.

an evergreen fern that will grow to 70" tall by 50" width apparently. one of the japanese painted fer...

a small plant costing £1.20 variety 'Robert'
planted in shed border july 09.

a new plant to me. put in the back of the shed border july 09. look forward to seeing what will happen.

bought from rhs Harlow Carr in May. planted in the shed border july 09.

bought 2 for under £2.50 there full name is
G. sanguineum striatum.
planted in the shed border.

A reddy/pink foxglove [perennial?] bought for 50p each from Reighton nursery April 09.
planted in the shed bord...

bought 3 for £2 from Park Lane nursery.

planted at the back of the shed border in july 09

a memorial plant when my mother in law died in 1992. she was called Susan. it has been in a large pot until july...

grown from rhizomes bought from parkers nov 08.
doing well and planted in the shed border.

a small pot bought for £1.20 from the plant man in the layby june 09.
planted into the shed border july 09.

originally grown from berries from plants in my mums garden. been in large pots and now planted out in the shed ...

a hardy evergreen fern with an ultimate size of 5-6ft by 3-4ft wide. back of Shed border to the side of V.tinus....

New young plants bought july09 and put in the shed border as it is humus rich and surprisingly moist, despite th...

A lovely pale pink form planted in the raised bed next to the pond overflow.

A white form 'Astary white' planted at the damp corner of the shed in the shed border.

bought in a small pot in 2008 for 99p.
potted in a corner to stop it dieing and forgot about it. this year it h...

originally given a piece from an elderly neighbour as a welcome to the village 1986. it has moved house with us ...

A lovely hardy yellow daisy. bees and pollen beetles love it. grows to a good clump 2ft tall but needs full sun.

grown from seed in march 09 and flowering in its first season. i will be interested to see how this performs.

this shrub was in the garden when we moved in. i like the mid pink blurr down the outside of the petal when it i...

I have a beautiful full sized one and a group of the dwarf ones that might be a 'new world' hybrid. it i...

a tall turks cap form of lily. hasnt really clumped up much sadly.

collected seed from a plant in one of the london royal gardens 2002. it is flowering for the first time 2009.

grown from seed 2007. growing steadily in the very front border. a lovely clear mauve/blue.

Planted in 2005, a single bulb and it has made a good sized clump in 4 yrs. Flowers last along time too. tall ab...

Bought a small plant from the HPS and over the last 2 years it has done very well. self seeded this year 2008/9.

A cutting was give to me by Val and Ken from the HPS. the flowers start off apricot and fade to cream by the end...

have grown them off and on over the years.
have 'fanfare' in the front border. it will be interesting t...

I have always liked this plant.
i have some named varieties and some that i have no idea. they do a range of jo...

I have 'the pearl' a clean white flower.

I have the white and magenta forms. as well as the bicolour one called 'occulata' or painted lady.

grown from seed 2007. still no flowers though plant is getting bigger all the time.

this is its second year [2009] with me and its colour is a rich peachy colour. fits in well.

Grown from seed 3 years ago and flowered in its second year. the bees love it so do the pollen beetles.

first one to open is the pale pink one. follwed by a deeper pink one.

a very vibrant scarlet flower. a fully hardy perennial that comes true from seed.