Simbad's Garden

Bought for border near wood entrance hoping it's sheltered enough from the wind, B and Q £14.99, really nice...

Green cream and pink leaves, 80cm spread x 100cm tall .
Trying in border at entrance to wood where its more she...

Pinky purple flowers, bought from hemswell plant centre, planted to right of phormium in curving pond border.

Little known creeping perenial for full sun to part shade. A member of the potato family it produces brownish pu...

Foliage a dusty shade of purple that intensifies as the summer progresses, clusters of bright pink blooms.
Hems...

Bright pink flowers September to October, height 1metre,full sun moist well drained soil.
Bought from Breezy Kn...

Large saucer shaped pink flowers with bright white eye.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery York.

Mauve lilac flowers June and September,height 60cm full sun well drained soil.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery...

Dwarf variety 30cm tall with blue star shaped flowers and yellow centres June and September, moist well drained ...

Pale pink flowers followed by red seed heads and cream and green variegated leaf, 16inches tall by 14inch spread...

Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Border in front of kitchen right hand side of the 3 beside stipa tenuissima.
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Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Planted in border in front of kitchen centre one of the 3 at back.
Moved to b...

Space age pink, kindly sent to me by Siris :-)
Front garden border to left of green and yellow phormium.

Seedlings grown from seed in spring 2012 flowering for the first time 2014.

Harrogate Spring Show 2014, 1 of 3 for £10 offer, planted in wood beside Heuchera 'Delta Dawn'
Moved fu...

Perennial with semi double reddish purple flowers in late summer and autumn 0.1-0.5 metres height and spread.
P...

Huge plant sent to me by Sue from Gardeners Corner in our large swap.
Curved border round house left hand side ...

Turks cap lilies, huge lily around 5ft, 5 bulbs planted in part shade near rosa canary bird, probably won't ...

Turks cap lily swapped with Sue from Gardeners corner last year, huge bulbs in a huge pot in greenhouse atm, yel...

Lovely plant sent to me by Botanicalady a couple of years ago, critically endangered species of perennial evergr...

Breeder and year : Salter E-H 2001
Semievergreen (dip)
Height : 2ft 1inch
Flower Size : 4inch (mid)
Descr...

Bought from Harrogate flower show spring 2013
Grey green leaves and pale purple flowers in spring, this one lik...

Bought from Harrogate spring show 2013
Pink tinted young leaves, sprays of nodding bell shaped purplish pink fl...

Bought Epworth garden centre March 2013, planted in wood.
Dark purple double flowers.

Bought March 2013 as a dry root plant in plastic bag £2.49, nice plant potted up until I decide where its going ...

Grown from RHS seed, very slow growing, rarely seen perennial good for sun or dappled shade, drought resistant, ...

Grown from RHS seed, ornamental perennial grass 0.75metres tall with narrow mid to blue green leaves and nodding...

Grown from RHS seed this year, mauve-blue flowers, 11/2 -2ft tall.

Grown from RHS seed this year, slow growing,willowy dark green leaves and clusters of starry pale blue flowers t...

Grown from RHS seed this year, 2metres tall with white flowers.

Dark purple flowers with white pattern on the inside,1m tall, 2 rooted cuttings very kindly sent to me in Feb 20...

A new hybrid tolerant of drier conditions and poorer soil, the new foliage is pink violet, winter foliage turns ...

Breeder and year : Stamile 2002
Evergreen (tetraploid)
Height : 3ft
Flower size : 9inch
UFO crispate form,...

Deep velvety red flowers July/August, group 3 pruning.
Bought from The Range 5 for £10, potted on and growing a...

Light purple flowers June/September, group 2 pruning.
Nice healthy plant bought from The Range 5 for £10.
Plan...

Pink flowers May/June and August/September, group 2 pruning.
Bought from The Range 5 for £10, nice healthy litt...

Breeder + Year : Lambertson 1996
Semievergreen (tetraploid)
Height : 2ft
Flower size : 6inch (early-mid)
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HB/HP 6-8ft tall,leaves different to the normal foxglove, flowers an unusual colour of pale golden brown, shade ...

Rambler up to 15ft with pink scented blooms.
Bought from Silica Lodge for £10.99 to grow over new arch.
Plante...

Very fine new form with blood red flowers, 2ft tall, good for sun or shade, bought for new shady border near woo...

Spotted this at Harlow Carr plant fair, never heard of it before, one of those huge perennials I love :-), relat...

Lovely medium-large size hosta with grey green leaves and a narrow cream margin,18-28inch tall, will grow in ful...

Bought from Hall Farm to grow through a viburnum to add a bit of summer interest.
Deep pink flowers with four s...

Breeder + Year: Kaskel 1999
Semievergreen
Height: 23inch
Flower size: 6inch
Double form with mauve flowers ...

Grown from seed two years ago flowered this year, but not as big as it should be yet.
Straplike leaves and tall...

Deeply divided foliage pale blue flowers, grown from seed and sent to me by a friend before it flowered, flowers...

Breeder : Morss 1998
Evergreen
Height 2ft
Flower size 51/2inch
Lavender with huge violet purple eye and edge...

Lovely really double form green flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped these plants on swapshop.

Lovely plain and bi-coloured flowers in yellows ,pinks, all with long spurs.
Grown from seed.
Bed near greenho...

Swapped this lovely bearded iris couple of years ago,
Long left hand border at furthest end, fast increaser, st...

Love this iris, gorgeous deep burgundy flowers.
Swapped on swapshop.
Long left hand border.
Just behind eupho...

Another swapped one, absolutely love this one as don't have to remember to keep dividing, just spreads aroun...

Very similar to my pink one but with white flowers also bought from Elsham Hall at same time.
Long left hand bo...

White flowers with pink markings.
Border near pond decking.
Unfortunately lost this plant in winter 2011 but v...

Lovely arching leaves, cream with green edges, 3-4ft tall border near pond in front of decking.

Breeder : Stamile 1993
Dormant
Height 1ft 10inch
Flower size 41/2 inch
Creamy white with blue purple eye, sl...

Bought this as a climber several years ago not really sure if it is though,seems too bushy, so moved it into the...

Seedling sent to me by Siris, pot in greenhouse.

Lovely architectural plant.
Planted in border at bottom of garden.
Brought from dads house after he died.

Acer with green leaves edged with cream,had been on my wish list for ages , bought 3 years ago as sappling still...

Love the colour of this acer planted when we first moved here near front gate, lovely deep purple/red leaves.

5ft tall flat heads of mustard yellow flowers.
Planted bottom of right hand long border near rhus.

18-24inch flat heads of cherry red flowers.
Planted top of the hill border and border round house,grown from T+...

White aconitum grown from seed sent to me by Siris , three plants on third level of newly cleared area in wood i...

Lovely succulent swapped on swapshop 3 years ago, purple leaves, better in full sun, easily propogated, lives in...

Grown from RHS seed this year, rose or violet flowers, 1.2metres tall.

Grown from seed this year and planted in long left hand border in place of my caryopteris I lost overwinter.
2f...

15-18inch tall apricot flowers highly fragrant foliage.
Border next to drive, needs renewing every couple of ye...

3 lovely baby agaves very kindly sent to me by Tomoe(Tommymoo) from GOY :-)
Grey and cream striped foliage.

Low growing with purple leaves and pale lilac flowers, good groundcover, border top of hill, and side of steps g...

Grown from seed this year, really pleased with these lots already flowering, veined single and semi double flowe...

Lovely green frothy flowers leaves look lovely with raindrops on.
Planted in border at bottom of hill.

Swapped this this year,grown very rapidly,lives in pot on patio, in sunroom now, good medicinal plant especially...

Bargain buy last year from Hayloft plants got six plants two each of three varieties, only small roots so potted...

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last year, two of three varieties only small so potted up to grow on b...

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last summer 2 each of 3 varieties, small plants so potted up to grow o...

Well drained sunny site, 50-90cm tall, cover with straw first winter.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery York.

Bought from Harrogate spring show 2013
Single 7 petaled white flowers in spring, spreads by rhizomes.
Planted ...

Bought from silica lodge garden centre today for £2.99 lovely little plant with lilac/blue flowers going in new ...

Dark pink almost purple flowers.
Growing in border at wood entrance.

Pale pink semi-double flowers august, grows to around 3ft.
Growing in border outside kitchen window.

White single flowers.
Planted in semi-shaded woodland border.
Bought summer 2009 trent valley garden centre.

Pink flowered japanese anemone.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Planted in shady border near wood.

Don't know what variety this is as swapped the seed, grows to around 7ft tall and biennial, with huge green ...

Grown from free mag seed, lovely purple and white flowers with spurs but not as long as mckenna hybrids.
Border...

Another double form with red and yellow flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped plants on swapshop.

6ft tall, frothy plumes of cream flowers springtime,
several clumps of this border beside pond, long border rig...

Grown from seed last spring, kindly sent to me by Sid on GOY, have 9 very healthy little plants, just potted on ...

Evergreen fern good for shade.
Have two of these growing in wood.

Dramatic silver leaves grows 4ft tall by 6ft, had for three years and lives in pot on patio, greenhouse winter, ...

Don't know variety, double purple flowers 3ft tall, given to me by my dad, long border right hand side of ki...

Have wanted this lovely aster for ages so when I spotted it at Malvern this weekend what could I do had to have ...

Masses of white daisy flowers with a hint of lavender and yellow centres, 2ft tall, full sun or part shade, anot...

A rare and beautiful aster with soft pink flowers and dark stems the yellow centres change to purple with age, 4...

Perennial with soft mauve pink flowers in late summer/autumn 35cm tall, planted on the left of 'Jenny' i...

Perennial with pale lilac pink flowers in late summer/autumn, 0.4 metres height and spread.
Planted in pond bor...

Long lasting large blue flower heads July to September, height 60cm spread 40cm, full sun.
Bought from Breezy K...

Fluffy white flowers, planted in pond border.

Fluffy red flowers, planted near small front pond.

Perennial which forms a spreading clump 30cm tall , fluffy spikes of rosey mauve flowers.
Sent to me by Siris, ...