Simbad's Garden

Planted in sloping patio border behind yellow leaved fuchsia.
Sent to me by Siris.

Dwarf bearded iris 10inch tall white flowers with broad yellow patch on falls, ruffled edges, love this.
Bought...

A swap with Siris.
Tall reblooming bearded irus, bicolored flowers with ruffled near white standards and aprico...

Grown from seed last spring and planted in border at top of hill.
Dramatic indigo violet almost black flowers M...

Sent to me by Siris.
Planted patio border behind fushcia Genii.

Sent to me by Siris, planted in patio border behind Fuchsia Genii.

Bought two years ago off e-bay, tuber was tiny so still hasn't flowered, maybe next year, peach flowers.

Very tall red 100cm +, planted in front border middle one at back of 3 near lonicera.
Very kindly sent to me by...

Bearded iris sent to me by Siris,planted in front garden border beside lonicera, right side one of the three.

White flowered bearded iris, one of my favourites.
Bought off e-bay.
Long left hand border.

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

Tall remontant, planted extended border at side of house to left of conifer.
Sent to me by Siris.

Orange if it has tiny yellow tips to beards its Jolt if not Maid of Orange.
Sent to me by Siris
Side of house ...

Palest lilac flowers that appear veined, pinkish brown centre on the falls, 45cm tall.
Bought from Silica Lodge...

Another bought off e-bay two years ago very small tuber so hasn't flowered yet, should do next year has as i...

A swap with Siris.
Dark ruffled purple black with purple black beards, tall.
Sunny border surrounding house ne...

Lovely bearded iris sent to me by Siris, planted in long right hand border in front of rose Rhapsody in Blue mid...

Tall pink iris sent to me by Siris.
Planted beside Tommymoo's white and blue grass long right hand border a...

Tall bearded iris, aconite violet self.
Swap with Siris.
Sunny border surrounding house near white rose.

Blue and white falls white standards.
Sent to me by Siris, planted in border round house near white rose.

Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Planted in border in front of kitchen centre one of the 3 at back.
Moved to b...

Patio border to the right of Daylily Water Witch, purple .
Sent to me by Siris.

Grown from seed this year, 4 really good size plants.
Herbaceous perennial with creeping rhizomes, 70cm tall, f...

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

Iris suitable for boggy area.
Couldn't resist this at gardeners world this year, large lilac/blue flowers, ...

Insignificant muddy lilac flowers followed by bright orange berries.
Given to me by mother-in-law.
Planted bot...

Apricot coloured petals with orange beards June/July and August/September 90cm tall.
Swapped with Sue on Garden...

Dwarf bearded iris with ginger brown flowers, standards paler and wonderful violet beards, love this , sent to m...

Lemon yellow standards with darker falls, sent to me by Siris.
Extended border round house to left of conifer.

Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Border in front of kitchen right hand side of the 3 beside stipa tenuissima.
...

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

Sent to me by Siris , grown from seed from white/cream parents , in greenhouse till area at top of waterfall is ...

Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Front garden border left hand side one of 3 at the front beside hebe.

One of Siris's own seedlings , brown with blue stripe.
Extended border round house to left of conifer.

Kindly sent to me by Siris (Sue)
Blue like Jane Philips but much bigger more modern flower with intense scent.
...

Smaller flowers than other iris dark blue flowers, narrower leaves.
Planted by back pond near grey hosta.
Also...

Don't know variety swapped it several years ago, 4ft tall with lovely yellow and white flowers, long left ha...

4ft tall dark blue flowers prefers dampish spot.
Swapped with Sue Gardeners Corner last year, planted in border...

4ft tall pale blue flowers prefers dampish soil.
Swapped with Sue from Gardeners Corner planted in border at to...

Purply plicata, very kindly sent to me my Siris (Sue).
Long right hand border in front of rose Rhapsody in Blue...

Love this iris just for leaves which are blue/grey and cream striped, blue scented flowers.
Border round house ...

Grown from seed last year and planted in sloping border by pond, long right hand border near rhus and border in ...

Deciduous climber with small pinkish red scented flowers early-mid summer.
Arbour near greenhouse.
Offer in ma...

Sprawling shrub or climber, yellow flowers winter on bare stems.
Growing on hill at bottom of garden.
Piece gi...

White flowered scented climber.
Given to us by Alf,hubbys cousin who designed our house, as moving in pressy.
...

Corkscrew rush, unusual spiralling leaves, clump forming moisture loving perennial.
For new area near waterfall...

Hill into wood.
3 for £5 Brigg GC.

Dense semi prostrate habit with arching branches ,gold all year.
Dramatic when planted on slopes, suitable for ...

Hill into wood.
3 for £5 Brigg GC.

Dark and pale pink mixed colours,late autumn flowerer, rapid increaser.
Grown from swapped seed.
Border outsid...

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

Spring flowering shrub with double yellow flowers.
Top of hill and border at side of drive.

I've wanted this plant for ages, small piece very kindly sent to me by Sue from Gardeners Corner potted on i...

3ft tall, burgundy scabious flowers on tall wiry stems.
Grown from seed.
Border near pond and border at top of...

Red and yellow flowers.
Grown from mixed seed, all plants the same, red and yellow, just one has plain yellow f...

Another of my Malvern buys, pretty red hot poker with creamy yellow flowers, 2ft tall.

Can't remember variety but grows to around 3ft(when in flower) with orange flowers.
Border bottom of hill.

Perennial for shade, spikes of pink/purple whorled flowers 4cm in length late spring to summer.
Bought Harrogat...

Bought last spring from Helene (greenplantswap).
Lovely lamium with yellow flowers and silver marked green leav...

Bought 3 plants last summer from Helene(greenplantswap).
Silver leaves bright pink flowers,easily divided, ever...

Pure white version of the non invasive dead nettle with large flowers, planted in entrance to wood on the left ....

Have four of these lovely succulent plants all sent to me as cuttings by a friend, pale pink, dark pink/red, ora...

Shrub with white mallow flowers all summer, prune hard in late winter.
Border at top of drive, bought from Tick...

Shrub covered in pink mallow flowers all summer long, needs pruning hard late winter.
Have loads of these shrub...

Just found the seeds of this in my seedbox this year, grew a few years ago, supposed to be half hardy but didn&#...

Grown from RHS seeds this year and planted in the wood and sloping border near pond in front of cherry.
White o...

Compact plant 15-18inch tall with large 4-5inch Daisy flowers that start of pale butter yellow ageing to white ,...

Extremely double white flowers on a compact plant, height and spread 12-14 inches, perennial.
For new area near...

Lovely shrub with hollow stems and dangling clusters of small white flowers with purple bracts.
Border at botto...

The same as formosa but this one has bright lemon green foliage, same colour flowers and bracts.
Bought from Ha...

12inch tall grasslike foliage, dark pink bottlebrush flowers.
Border round house near weeping pear.

Bought from Epworth garden centre, lovely grass like plant with amazing gold foliage.

3ft tall large rounded green leaves with yellow daisy flowers summer, prefers moist soil.
Sloping border near p...

Large purple/red kidney shaped leaves and yellow daisy flowers summer, good for boggy areas.
Growing by back po...

6ft tall, (although doesn't seem to get that large here) yellow flowers serrated leaves.
Border round pond ...

3ft tall, lilac/pink flowers on tall wiry stems, just the same as knautia macedonica just different colour flowe...

Another bulb grown from seed swapped on a swapshop, bit disappointed when these arrived as most had been crushed...

White highly sented flowers in spring.
Swapped on swapshop, starting to spread nicely, border near pond in fron...

Lovely icing pink version of the normally mauve plant , flowers look like three buddies gossiping .
Grown from ...

Lovely perennial with amazing flourescent blue flowers, best renewed every couple of years as get a bit leggy 12...

Tree with similar leaf shape to maple, wonderful autumn colour.
Bottom of garden, still quite small.

Green and cream strap like leaves purple flowers and berries 8-12inch tall.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Border outs...

30inch tall with bright pink flowers.
Bought from malvern.
Pot in greenhouse till I decide where to put it.

Dark bronze green foliage dark red flowers , hardy,2 ft tall x 9inch spread.
Planted top of waterfall on left h...

Perennial with amazing purple flowers, 3ft tall.
Swapped on swapshop, really love this plant.
Border round pond.

Dark red/purple leaved perennial with red flowers, needs moist soil.
Grown from seed.
Boggy border round pond ...

Grew this from seed three years ago and just gets better every year 6ft tall this year, tropical looking plant w...

Shrub with yellow and green small variegated leaves.
Hill near wood and front border top of drive.

Lovely honeysuckle with large orange flowers, very pretty but unfortunately no scent.
Fence at side of drive.

Sent to me as a cutting by a friend, lovely dark pink buds open to paler pink and white flowers, highly scented,...

Lovely honesty with dark maroon almost black leaves and bright purple flowers, bought one plant at Harrogate Spr...

Sprawling evergreen shrub/small tree, yellow flowered form.
Grown from seed.
Have several along top of sloping...

Grass like plant with white flowers in spring.
Back pond border.

Grasslike plant with brown flowers summer, good for shady areas.
Swapped on swapshop.
Several clumps in wood.

Lovely plant with dark purple foliage and very bright orange/red flowers in summer.
Grown from swapped seed.
N...

Red flowers summer, pinch out tips to produce bushier plants.
Grown from swapped seed.
Long left hand border a...

Salmon pink version of normally red maltese cross, pinch out leaf tips to produce bushier plants.
Grown from sw...

Grey felted leaves and cerise pink flowers summer.
In some areas of the garden this seems to be perennial in ot...

Grey felted leaves, white flowers pale pink centres, HP/HB.
Grown from seed.
Border round house.

Variegated form of common loosestrife,cream and green leaves tinged pink in spring, yellow flowers summer.
Long...