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peiris

Added on 19 Apr, 2011 | 4 photos

Species: peiris forest flame.

bluebell

Added on 19 Apr, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Hyacinthoides.
Species: Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

few of these poking back up again, these were a bit of an epidemic in my garden, nice but i had to make space fo...

mahonia

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Mahonia.
Species: Mahonia aquifolium.

this is down the side by my big camellia, flowers just opening. the birds love the berrys.

ipheion / tristagma

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Ipheion.
Species: ipheion alberto castillo.

got these a few years ago, didn't think much of them till the clump got bigger, they brighten up a dark corn...

daffodil white orange

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: narcissus.

not sure the name of this one as it was in a bag of named daffs, this one is the same but white/orange with a ni...

forget-me-nots

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Myosotis.
Species: Myosotis scorpioides.

sowed these last year and they are just flowering now.

mexican orange

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Choisya.
Species: Choisya ternata.

i always cut back hard as it on my path bordering my neighbour and every year it's full of flowers, :-)

king cup or marsh marigold

Added on 4 Apr, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Caltha.
Species: Caltha palustris.

my marsh marigold finally opening in the bog garden..

saxifaga pink

Added on 3 Apr, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Saxifraga.
Species: saxifraga.

nice plant on my rockery near the pond.

10 week stock

Added on 3 Apr, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Matthiola.
Species: Matthiola incana.

i came across this today, seeded last year never flowered but i kept them, and they are starting to flower now, ...

red tulips

Added on 3 Apr, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa 'Ronaldo'.

got these in a big tub along with foxtail lilys, these have turned out better than the photo, in the sun they se...

rhododendron

Added on 1 Apr, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: rhododendron shamrock.

i got this last year from the supermarket, only cheap, this year it's full of flower. nice splash of pale le...

fritillary

Added on 1 Apr, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Fritillaria.
Species: Fritillaria michailovskyi.

i thought the slugs got this but i'm happy to see it flowering today.

black hyacinths

Added on 31 Mar, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Hyacinthus.
Species: hyacinthus midnight mystique.

first time they have flowered so i'm happy as they were only young'ish bulbs. not fully open so i will p...

pink prinmula

Added on 30 Mar, 2011 | 2 photos

a better pic of the pink primula

hyacinth purple

Added on 25 Mar, 2011 | 2 photos

Species: hyacinth.

one of my purple hyacinths that i must move this year, they are being smothered by the honeysuckle that's wh...

aubretia

Added on 21 Mar, 2011 | 6 photos

Species: aubretia.

large clump of pink and mauve hanging over my rock wall.. quite a cheery sight this time of year.

yellow forsythia

Added on 21 Mar, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Forsythia.
Species: Forsythia intermedia.

forgot to snap this when it was fully flowering, but this isn't to bad, there's periwinkle first then th...

yellow camellia

Added on 21 Mar, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Camellia.
Species: camellia brushfields yellow.

bought this last year as i'd not heard of this one and thought it was unusual, it was young and didn't f...

pink hyacinth

Added on 21 Mar, 2011 | 1 photo

Species: hyacinth.

under my honeysuckle shrub. i must move them as i have 12 bulbs dark mauve and pink and the shrub is taking over...

anemone

Added on 21 Mar, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.

all under my apricot tree

foxtail lily

Added on 15 Mar, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Eremurus.
Species: eremurus ruiter strain.

these are just poking through now

trillium

Added on 15 Mar, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Trillium.
Species: Trillium sessile.

i was given a small piece of this from my mother-in-law and i put it in my shade side of the garden and it's...

camellia formal double pink

Added on 15 Mar, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Camellia.
Species: Camellia.

this tree camellia was here when i moved in but was in poor shape, so i mulched round a heap of ericaceous compo...

daffs

Added on 15 Mar, 2011 | 2 photos

Species: Narcissi Martinette.

white crocus

Added on 3 Feb, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Crocus.
Species: crocus ard schenk.

my first white crocus starting to open up, not quite what it looks like on the packet but this is it's first...

pine seedling

Added on 14 Jan, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Pinus.
Species: pinus.

Periwinkle

Added on 14 Jan, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Vinca.
Species: Vinca major.

helleborus pinkish

Added on 14 Jan, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Helleborus.
Species: helleborus.

helleborus

Added on 14 Jan, 2011 | 5 photos

Genus: Helleborus.
Species: helleborus.

Just one of my hellebours this one was divided last year.

apple blossom amaryllis

Added on 13 Jan, 2011 | 10 photos

Genus: Hippeastrum.
Species: hippeastrum apple blossom.

i'm waiting eagerly for this bud to open first time it's flowered.

Bird of paradise

Added on 13 Jan, 2011 | 3 photos

Species: Strelizia Regina.

Always wanted to grow one from seed, so i sowed this last November an is growing well, only another 3-4 years be...

snowdrops

Added on 13 Jan, 2011 | 7 photos

Genus: Galanthus.
Species: Galanthus nivalis.

snowdrops are a welcome sight this time of year...

daff bulbs

Added on 13 Jan, 2011 | 1 photo

Species: Daffodil.

my daff bulbs have started to push through, there is signs of life :o)

orange beauty

Added on 12 Jan, 2011 | 1 photo

Species: Azalea orange Beauty.

got this little azalea cheep and was growing well and flowering well until cats took a shine to it and use it as...

sea thrift

Added on 12 Jan, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Armeria.
Species: Armeria maritima.

lovely in a rockery, mine flowers freely right up into early winter keep dead heading though.

yellow poppy

Added on 12 Jan, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Stylophorum.
Species: Stylophorum diphyllum.

this poppy keeps on popping up around the garden, self seeds no problems and will grow anywhere it's not to ...

bleeding heart

Added on 11 Jan, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Dicentra.
Species: dicentra prince of hearts.

acer coral

Added on 11 Jan, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer palmatum.

hoop-petticoat daff

Added on 11 Jan, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus bulbocodium.

jetfire

Added on 11 Jan, 2011 | 5 photos

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: narcissus jetfire.

Chionodoxa Lucliae

Added on 29 May, 2010 | 6 photos

Genus: Chionodoxa.
Species: Chionodoxa luciliae.

my first glory of the snow, clump is now quite large Lol

Delphinium

Added on 17 May, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Delphinium.
Species: Delphinium Pacific Hybrid.

This was in my front garden and was slowly dying, so i moved it into the back garden which is a real sun trap an...

Kaffir Lily

Added on 17 May, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Schizostylis.
Species: Schizostylis coccinea.

Although this likes well drained but moist retentive ground, i have this growing really well in my bog garden, t...

my seed dahlia

Added on 17 May, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Dahilia.
Species: Dahilia.

One of my Dahlia's i grew from seed, but it didn't survive the winter.