Carolyn's Garden

Acanthus Mollis (Bears Breaches)

Genus: Acanthus.
Species: Acanthus mollis.

Tolerant of dry poor soils. Flowers Late summer for ages! Fast growing.
Cultivate by division or root cutting...

Acer

This plant was given to me. Amazing how it looks almost dead in winter, and has sprung to life again. Love the...

Agapanthus (White Superior)

In pot. Likes sandy soil, not waterlogged. clumped/crowded, sun, can go by pond. Seperated the clumps in Feb 0...

Blackcurrent Bush - Ben Sarek

Picked enough in June 2008 for a tart.

Blueberry Bush

Bottlebrush

Dug up April 2008 from side bed due to fence blowing down, tempory home in a pot (previously had the agapanthus ...

Buddlea

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja davidii.

This is by the pond to provide some shade and does its job by providing privacy, it has doubled since I moved it...

Clematas

April 2008 - Nothing showing yet, maybe given up, never really amounted to much this plant. Originated from Ham...

Dill

Grows well each year. So far been in a pot at the bottom of my olive tree, but have just moved it to its own po...

Eucalyptus

Fern

Moved two of these plants this year, from the tap area, to the pond area. They have florished. Trouble is they...

Foxgloves

These have grown well and have seedling all over garden. I have sprinkled seeds around so hope to have more nex...

freesias

Not sure what type. Seperated this clump for first time in 4 years so in pots and in garden beds.
these have f...

grape hyacinth

Genus: Muscari.
Species: Muscari armeniacum.

Not sure which type. Moved from bed and put into two pots and put in front garden. Lets see if they grow as well.

Hollyhocks

Jasmine

Lavender

Magnolia

flowered for the first time in years, 2 years since I have had in pot in garden.
Not flowered this year, though...

Miniature Rose bush

This was given to me by a friend that went abroad. I have put in a pot and not much done to it. I have moved i...

Mint

Genus: Mentha.
Species: Mentha longifolia.

Think it is common mint. Just started to sprout again in Feb

Mustard - ruby steaks

Sow outdoors March-Aug thinkly half in 1cm deep in rows. allowing 10cm between rows, keep moist until seedling ...

Nadine Potato

Cream skin, cream flesh. Firm, waxy texture.

This is a Second Early variety.

This variety is suitable for:...

Olive Tree

Palm

passion flower

Grows avidly, a bit of a weed. Pulled up some more shoots this feb. Strangling my bottlebrush plant.

Have f...

Peony (white) - Sarah Bernhardt

Re potted in Feb. Made shallower, nearer top of the pot. added some soil and dug over. Added pansies to surrou...

Poppy

Primrose

An odd few scattered around the garden

Radish - spanish breakfast

Species: radish.

A quick growing oval shaped variety witha wonderful delicate flavour, perhfec tin salads.

Outdoor planting -...

Raspberry bushes

These plants were in the garden when I got the house, about 7years ago. They have flourished by themselves, des...

Redcurrent Bush

Rocket - Suzette

Easy to grown variety. Spicy leaves which are perfect to mix with other salad leaf varieties.

Outdoor plantin...

Rocket and salad crops

March 2008 - Rocket started growing again from last years and tasty in my salad

Sage

sedum

Standard Rose

This was a gift from a wedding thankyou of the inlaws. Its been a bit mouldy and not flowered much in the last ...

Stocks

Got some plants off my father. Flowering in Aug. Pink, deep pink and white.

Strawberry plants

Swiss Chard - Bright Lights

outdoors thinly 1in (2cm) deep in rows. keep soil moist. allow 30cm (12in) between rows. Thin to 6in (15cm) a...

Tomato plants

Aug 2008 - getting a handful of toms a day, enough to keep us going on salads. I even had enough for jakes part...

Vegetable Plot

Started building plot early 2008.
Started sowing seeds April 2008
9 April - lettuce springing up, well touch o...

Wallflowers

never appeared must have got eaten.