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johnr

johnr's Long Border garden

Garden Type: Border | Sun: Dappled Sun | Soil: Clay Loam | Established: 2009

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Herbaceous Border we prepared and planted in 2009. Still trying to develop the right mix of plants to get good colour and flowering across the whole season.

Located in Sheffield, United Kingdom, johnr's Long Border garden is an outdoor garden that currently contains 74 plants.

This is a Border garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 8. It has mainly Clay Loam soil and receives Dappled Sun light.

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Plantings

  • Agapanthus Peter Pan

    Agapanthus Peter Pan Day 305

    Agapanthus

    Established on 22 Jul 12

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  • Dahlia "Brian's Dream

    Dahlia "Brian's Dream Day 331

    Dahlia variabilis

    Transplanted on 26 Jun 12 Next to parent which had been badly attacked by...

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  • Tree Peony

    Tree Peony Day 339

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Transplanted on 18 Jun 12 Move the tree peony from the front bed to the l...

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  • Nasturtium

    Nasturtium Day 354

    Tropaeolum majus

    Transplanted on 03 Jun 12 Put with sweet peas on wicker pyramids

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  • Pulsatilla Vulgaris Rubra

    Pulsatilla Vulgaris Rubra Day 373

    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Established on 15 May 12 Common Name: Pasque Flower A real favorite ear...

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  • Dahlia Marathon Man

    Dahlia Marathon Man Day 399

    Dahlia x hortensis

    Transplanted on 19 Apr 12

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  • Cornflower

    Cornflower Day 399

    Centaurea cyanus

    Sown on 19 Apr 12

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  • Poppy Ruby

    Poppy Ruby Day 399

    Papaver

    Sown on 19 Apr 12

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  • Phlox

    Phlox Day 399

    Phlox subulata

    Sown on 19 Apr 12

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  • Night-scented Stock

    Night-scented Stock Day 399

    Matthiola longipetala ssp. bicornis

    Sown on 19 Apr 12

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  • Cosmos

    Cosmos Day 399

    Cosmos bipinnatus

    Sown on 19 Apr 12

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  • Redcurrent Rovada

    Redcurrent Rovada

    Ribes rubrum

    Established on 15 Mar 12

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  • Phlomis

    Phlomis

    Phlomis

    Planting Out on 31 Oct 11 Three plants given us by Valerie. Planted out ...

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  • Coreopsis

    Coreopsis

    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Established on 17 Sep 11 This is a very bright and bold annual flower th...

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  • Geranium phaeum var. phaeum 'Samobor'

    Geranium phaeum var. phaeum 'Samobor'

    Geranium phaeum

    Established on 17 Sep 11 Samobor' is an upright perennial to 60cm tall, ...

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  • Geranium sylvaticum 'Amy Doncaster'

    Geranium sylvaticum 'Amy Doncaster'

    Geranium sylvaticum

    Established on 17 Sep 11 'Amy Doncaster' is a compact, clump-forming, he...

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  • Persicaria affinis 'Superba'

    Persicaria affinis 'Superba'

    Persicaria affinis

    Established on 17 Sep 11 'Superba' is a perennial grown for its soft spi...

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  • Rudbeckia Jubilee

    Rudbeckia Jubilee

    Rudbeckia fulgida

    Established on 12 Sep 11

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  • Clematis heracleifolia

    Clematis heracleifolia

    Clematis heracleifolia

    Established on 09 Sep 11 mall fully hardy perennial deciduous shrub with...

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  • Aster novi-belgii 'Barbados'

    Aster novi-belgii 'Barbados'

    Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

    Established on 07 Sep 11 Well branched sprays of violet flowerheads with...

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  • Dahlia Bishop of York

    Dahlia Bishop of York

    Dahlia pinnata

    Established on 07 Sep 11 Flowers are darker pumpkin orange at the base f...

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  • Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

    Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

    Penstemon

    Established on 07 Sep 11 Semi-evergreen perennial forming erect clumps. ...

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  • Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'

    Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'

    Lysimachia atropurpurea

    Established on 05 Sep 11 Bloom Color: Dark Purple/Black Bloom Time: ...

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  • Aster alpinus 'Pinkie'

    Aster alpinus 'Pinkie'

    Aster alpinus

    Established on 03 Sep 11 Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: Blooms repea...

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  • Anemone 'Pamina'

    Anemone 'Pamina'

    Anemone hupehensis

    Established on 01 Sep 11 Bloom Color: Magenta (Pink-Purple) Bloom Ti...

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  • Astrantia major Handspen Blood

    Astrantia major Handspen Blood

    Astrantia

    Established on 01 Sep 11 'Hadspen Blood' is a beautiful variety with car...

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  • Dahlia pinnata "Sean C"

    Dahlia pinnata "Sean C"

    Dahlia pinnata

    Established on 31 Jul 11 Collerette type dahlia. Single deep pink flowe...

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  • Lythrum salicaria

    Lythrum salicaria

    Lythrum salicaria

    Established on 17 Jul 11 Tall stems with narrow willow-like leaves and b...

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  • Dahlia "Brian's Dream

    Dahlia "Brian's Dream

    Dahlia variabilis

    Established on 30 Jun 11 White flushed with lavender decorative dahlia f...

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  • Spiraea japonica 'Golden Princess'

    Spiraea japonica 'Golden Princess'

    Spiraea japonica

    Established on 30 Apr 11 Dwarf shrub with bronze red young foliage becom...

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  • Blackcurrent Big Ben

    Blackcurrent Big Ben

    Ribes

    Established on 15 Mar 11

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  • Leucanthemum 'Sunshine Peach'

    Leucanthemum 'Sunshine Peach'

    Leucanthemum paludosum

    Established on 05 Nov 10 Glowing peach coloured petals with darker orang...

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  • Vaccinium corymbosum Bluetta

    Vaccinium corymbosum Bluetta

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Established on 05 Nov 10 Vigorous, upright, bushy habit and deep green f...

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  • Vaccinium macrocarpon

    Vaccinium macrocarpon

    Vaccinium macrocarpon

    Established on 05 Nov 10 Low growing evergreen with a lax creeping habit...

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  • Sternbergia Lutea

    Sternbergia Lutea

    Sternbergia lutea

    Established on 01 Oct 10 Dark glossy leaves emerge with the bright yello...

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  • Salvia x sylvestris 'Rose Queen'

    Salvia x sylvestris 'Rose Queen'

    Salvia x sylvestris

    Established on 27 Aug 10 Wrinkled, softly hairy green aromatic foliage a...

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  • Salvia nemorosa Ostfriesland

    Salvia nemorosa Ostfriesland

    Salvia nemorosa

    Established on 07 Aug 10 Erect, compact perennial with notched, wrinkled...

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  • Houstonia caerulea

    Houstonia caerulea

    Houstonia caerulea

    Established on 05 Aug 10 Small, pale blue, yellow-eyed, starry flowers a...

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  • Liatris spicata

    Liatris spicata

    Liatris spicata

    Established on 05 Aug 10 Tufts of grass like foliage above which the flo...

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  • Phlox subulata 'Nettleton Variation'

    Phlox subulata 'Nettleton Variation'

    Phlox subulata

    Established on 05 Aug 10 Small mounding evergreen, compact habit with na...

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  • Platycodon grandiflorus 'Albus'

    Platycodon grandiflorus 'Albus'

    Platycodon grandiflorus

    Established on 05 Aug 10 Makes loose clumps of erect stems with fleshy, ...

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  • Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'

    Rudbeckia hirta

    Established on 05 Aug 10

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  • Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

    Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

    Veronica peduncularis

    Established on 05 Aug 10 Quick growing, delicate form of 'Speedwell' wit...

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  • Allium Senescens Montana

    Allium Senescens Montana

    Allium senescens

    Established on 02 Jun 10 A. senescens ssp. glaucum is a compact, bulbous...

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  • Astilbe Fanal

    Astilbe Fanal

    Astilbe arendsii

    Established on 02 Jun 10 Distinctive dark red plumes of tiny flowers are...

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  • Centaurea montana Amethyst in the Snow

    Centaurea montana Amethyst in the Snow

    Centaurea montana

    Established on 02 Jun 10 White flower with amethyst centre. May onwards...

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  • Centaurea montana Gold Bullion

    Centaurea montana Gold Bullion

    Centaurea montana var. alba

    Established on 02 Jun 10 Gold Bullion' is a low-growing, deciduous peren...

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  • Dianthus 'Fusilier'

    Dianthus 'Fusilier'

    Dianthus

    Established on 02 Jun 10 A small alpine pink. Silvery grey-green foliage...

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  • Dianthus Starburst

    Dianthus Starburst

    Dianthus

    Established on 02 Jun 10 Raspberry coloured flowers with whit splashes a...

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  • Dicentra Bacchanal

    Dicentra Bacchanal

    Dicentra

    Established on 02 Jun 10 An attractive perennial with finely lobed grey-...

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  • Dicentra Pearl Drops

    Dicentra Pearl Drops

    Dicentra

    Established on 02 Jun 10 'Pearl Drops' _ Dicentra 'Pearl Drops' is a her...

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  • Campanula poscharskyana "Hirsch Blue"

    Campanula poscharskyana "Hirsch Blue"

    Campanula poscharskyana

    Established on 01 Jun 10 A compact, well branching variety with masses o...

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  • Anemone Multifida

    Anemone Multifida

    Anemone multifida var. hirsuta

    Established on 30 May 10 Lemon yellow flowers in early summer. 25 cms. ...

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  • Geranium pratense Victor Reiter Jr

    Geranium pratense Victor Reiter Jr

    Geranium pratense

    Established on 30 May 10 Victor Reiter Jr.' forms a clump of serrated an...

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  • Gooseberry

    Gooseberry

    Ribes grossularia

    Established on 30 Apr 10

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  • Weigela florida 'Variegata'

    Weigela florida 'Variegata'

    Weigela

    Established on 30 Apr 10 Deciduous bushy, dense shrub. Carries a profus...

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  • Achillea filipendulina

    Achillea filipendulina

    Achillea filipendulina

    Established on 17 Mar 10 Flatted dome-shaped, pale yellow flowerheads f...

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  • Aster amellus 'Brilliant'

    Aster amellus 'Brilliant'

    Aster amellus

    Established on 19 May 09 Clump forming. Bright pink flower heads, late s...

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  • Astrantia

    Astrantia

    Astrantia

    Established on 18 May 09 Clump forming, rather variable perennial with d...

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  • Erysimum

    Erysimum

    Erysimum

    Established on 30 Apr 09

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  • Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

    Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

    Euphorbia amygdaloides

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Tolerant of difficult dry shaded conditions. Go...

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  • Geranium "Ann Folkard"

    Geranium "Ann Folkard"

    Geranium

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Young leaves are greenish-yellow, becoming gree...

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  • Geranium pratense var striatum 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium pratense var striatum 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium pratense

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Splish Splash' _ 'Splish Splash' forms a clump ...

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  • Hellebore

    Hellebore

    Helleborus

    Established on 30 Apr 09

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  • Heuchera

    Heuchera

    Heuchera

    Established on 30 Apr 09

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  • Yellow Iris

    Yellow Iris

    Iris

    Established on 30 Apr 09

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  • Leucanthemum x  superbum

    Leucanthemum x superbum

    Leucanthemum x superbum

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Robust clump forming perennial. Toothed, glossy...

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  • Lobelia x speciosa 'Hadspen Purple'

    Lobelia x speciosa 'Hadspen Purple'

    Lobelia x speciosa

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Spikes of deep violet-purple flowers in late su...

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  • Sedum 'Rose Carpet'

    Sedum 'Rose Carpet'

    Sedum ewersii

    Established on 30 Apr 09 This is a wonderful, vigorous evergreen perenni...

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  • Sidalcea 'Little Princess'

    Sidalcea 'Little Princess'

    Sidalcea

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Clumps of rounded, lobed basal leaves and erect...

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  • Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White'

    Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White'

    Veronica gentianoides

    Established on 30 Apr 09 Mat forming habit with broad dark green leaves....

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  • Campanula Carpatica Blue Clips

    Campanula Carpatica Blue Clips

    Campanula carpatica

    Established on 12 Apr 09 Low clump forming evergreen alpine with toothed...

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  • Dianthus 'Fusilier'

    Dianthus 'Fusilier'

    Dianthus

    Planting Out on 12 Jun 07 Dianthus ‘Fusilier’ is an ideal plant for a sun...

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  • Malus domestica 'Discovery'

    Malus domestica 'Discovery'

    Malus domestica

    Established on 18 Oct 03 Excellent dessert apple, juicy and crisp with a...

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johnr

johnr

Sheffield

United Kingdom

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