Plantings (25)
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I have had a bit of a love / hate relationship with my back garden over the 13 years we have lived in the house. Having ignored it for quite some while, this year I am just doing some small things which please me, and am learning to enjoy it again.
This photo is from the brick patio at the end of the garden taken in Spring with the yellow Kerria in flower and lots of forget-me -nots. I aways thought the lovely white shrub on the left was Spiraea but have just looked it up and it doesn’t appear to be!
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Plantings
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Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Purchased on 04 Oct 09
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Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Sown on 30 Mar 09 Indoor for the minute but to be moved outside. ...
- 8 journals
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Kerria Japonica
Kerria japonica
Purchased on 08 Mar 09 Instructions say sun or partial shade(!) remove...
- 3 journals
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Cistus
Cistus obtusifolius
Purchased on 08 Mar 09 Poor dry soil, full sun, grows to 2 ft x 2 ft.
- 3 journals
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Clematis Wisley
Clematis
Purchased on 08 Mar 09 Moist but not waterlogged soil, any aspect, sha...
- 6 journals
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Californian Poppy
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Sown on 08 Mar 09 In the right hand border around the rose and th...
- 4 journals
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Aquilegia
Aquilegia
Purchased on 08 Mar 09 From the woman in Hertford market
- 3 journals
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Dicentra
Dicentra spectabilis
Sown on 07 Mar 09 Instructions say keep it watered during first g...
- 2 journals
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Garlic
Allium sativum
Sown on 03 Oct 08
- 6 journals
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Daffodil carbineer
Narcissus
In the bed with the fruit trees
- 2 journals
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Climbing Rose 'Graham Thomas'
Rosa
Sown on 27 Nov 07 I am trying to combat the constantly invading i...
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Grape Hyacinths
Muscari armeniacum
Sown on 13 Oct 07 Just put masses (about 60) of these in the righ...
- 5 journals
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Snowdrops
Galanthus nivalis
Sown on 13 Oct 07 Put a couple of little clumps of these in the l...
- 3 journals
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Fuschia
Fuchsia
Planting Out on 01 Jun 07 Bought in summer 2007 as a summer bedding plant...
- 2 journals
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Cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium
Sown on 12 Nov 06 Bought 4 white cyclamen after we came back from...
- 6 journals
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Tulip
Tulipa
Sown in Nov 2005 We bought these bulbs in Amsterdam in autumn 20...
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Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Passed on to me after remaining for some while ...
- 1 journals
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Crocus
Crocus
Neglected to write down which kinds, - a varie...
- 3 journals
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Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster suecicus
Bought some years ago and never treated amazing...
- 1 journals
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Philadelphus
Philadelphus
I do love this - such a heavenly smell and pure...
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Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
Planted maybe 3 years ago, so that's 2004(?), a...
- 10 journals
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Japanese Anemone 'White Giant'
Anemone hupehensis
Planted around 2005 in a large pot on the brick...
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Clematis
Clematis
Bought because it said it would flower all summ...
- 3 journals
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Crocus
Crocus vernus
These were here when I got here and live in the...
- 3 journals
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Daffodil ducat
Narcissus
In the left hand bed straight up from the house.
- 2 journals
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Buzz buzz buzz!
Listen in on the Grapevine
Comments
mondomuse wrote:
You have a beautifully designed backyard garden. What a great combination of color, texture, proportion and detail.
Posted on 26 Jun 08 (about 1 years ago)
NellJean wrote:
There are a number of spireas, with different flower forms, and that certainly looks like one. The only other thing I can think of would be philadelphus. You have a lovely garden.
Posted on 17 Jan 09 (about 10 months ago)
FarmetteReport wrote:
Such a charming garden! I’m no expert, but I agree with NellJean that it looks like yours is a type of spirea. Lovely!
Posted on 30 Mar 09 (about 8 months ago)
TolCath wrote:
Beautiful!
Posted on 08 Jun 09 (about 6 months ago)