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Greerish

Greerish's forest garden

Garden Type: Shade | Sun: Dappled Sun | Soil: Silt

Theres 7 Oak trees and a couple of Birch so in the summer its on the shadier side of partial, So with the planting here Ive gone for shrubs and woodland plants with lots of spring and autumn bulbs. The trees are really good for hanging my hammock from.

Plantings

  • Daylily

    Daylily

    Hemerocallis

    Sown on 04 Feb 08 Just found it dumped by the side of the path on...

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  • Crocus 'Blue Pearl'

    Crocus 'Blue Pearl'

    Crocus chrysanthus

    Sown on 17 Oct 07 We fancied a change from all the purple ones th...

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  • Buddleja

    Buddleja

    Buddleja lindleyana

    Sown on 17 Oct 07 This plant was a birthday present from my mum. ...

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  • Anemone 'White Splendour'

    Anemone 'White Splendour'

    Anemone blanda

    Sown on 17 Oct 07

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  • Southafrican Sage Wood

    Southafrican Sage Wood

    Buddleja salviifolia

    Sown on 14 May 07 This was a cutting from a plant at college that...

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  • Stachyurus

    Stachyurus

    Stachyurus chinensis

    Sown on 17 Mar 07 The first time I saw this plant was at Caerhays...

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  • Witch alder

    Witch alder

    Sown on 19 Oct 06 I bought one of these last year but when I got ...

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  • Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight'

    Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight'

    Buddleja davidii

    Sown on 25 Sep 06

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  • Elder ''Black Lace''

    Elder ''Black Lace''

    Sambucus nigra

    Sown on 23 Jun 06 Got this plant when i helped to plant up a gard...

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  • Elder

    Elder

    Sambucus nigra

    Sown on 09 Feb 06 Like so many Elders this ones self sown It must...

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  • Nerine lily

    Nerine lily

    Nerine bowdenii

    Sown on 19 Apr 01 yet another plant from my grandma they just see...

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  • Plantain lily  ''fragrant blue''

    Plantain lily ''fragrant blue''

    Hosta

    Sown on 24 Aug 98 My grandma gave us this years ago, it used to l...

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  • Hydrangea

    Hydrangea

    Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris

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  • Oak

    Oak

    Quercus rober

    There are 7 or 8 of these and a few hanging in ...

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  • Silver Birch

    Silver Birch

    Betula pendula

    These like the Oak were here long before me. I ...

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  • Cyclamen

    Cyclamen

    Cyclamen

    These just started to appear a few years ago, t...

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  • Primrose

    Primrose

    Primula vulgaris

    Another one that just appeared. I discovered wh...

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  • Crocus

    Crocus

    Crocus dalmaticus

    These were naturalized in the lawn long before ...

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  • Spring crocus

    Spring crocus

    Crocus vernus

    Another of the naturalized crocuses but these s...

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  • Dusky cranesbill

    Dusky cranesbill

    Geranium phaeum

    This came from a friends garden in Northern Ire...

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  • Japanese Anemone

    Japanese Anemone

    Anemone hupehensis

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