Chrispook's Garden

Bought from T&M. Planted in pot on March 9th 2009.

We have a variety of lilies. They seem to do well here.

Tree bought from Bricostore on 23 April 2009. Present fron Sue & Terry. To plant near Rhus sunach tree.

Planted 2005.One of my favourites. I wish they were out for longer.

We have two dark pink and purple ones bought in 2006 and a small cheap Soulangiana bought in 2007.

4 shrubs planted in 2005. Growing slowly but surely. Flowers ready for Spring 2008. Pretty winter leaves.

Jonathan apple planted 2005. Other trees planted at same time died after very hard winter. This one surviving an...

2 plants bought from Hanna's garden centre in Veres on 18 April 2009. 1 planted in yellow bed in front and ...

7th April 2008. Planted a packet seeds in front yellow bed and in side garden. ?Also some in beds near path.
Gr...

Very pretty yellow green colour. Interesting flower/seed heads.
March 26th 2008 seeds sown indoors (from last y...

Sown indoors March 24th 2008.
Looked rather sick in a pot. Next door had huge plants outside gate. If try again...

Very tall grass with tall flower heads next to arch at bottom of path. About 6-7ft tall.

Planted 2006. Flourished well. Huge tall flowers first year. Divided to make 2 plants 2007. Dry year and did not...

I had a white one last year and it was great. I hope to have more this year, blue as well as white.
Blue ones s...

Bought one in Fot and put in new rockery. Bought 4 more in July to put in gaps next to path in back garden. This...

Planted Mulberry in 2005. Had disease that disfigured the leaves in 2006. Better in 2007.

Plenty of these scattered around

I bought 2 plants 2 years ago. Now I have hundreds. They make a great splash of colour and ground cover. I keep ...

We have many different ones planted over the last 2-3 years, in beds, under trees, round the well.
12 Narcissus...

Lovely cream/yellow double narcissus. Planted Autumn 2007 in front garden.

Pack 10 bought from Brico Sept 2009. Small Narcissus 15cm tall. Some planted in a pot, some in central bed and o...

Pack of 5 bought in Bauhaus Sept 2009. Small cuppes white flowers with bright orane centre cup. Planted in Mulbe...

Cute little daffodils. 15 cm tall. Planted in back near new shrubs in lawn bed. March flowering.

Pack 5 bought in Brico Sept 2009. Large cupped bright yellow with orange trumpet, 40cm tall, flowers March/April...

Pack 6 bulbs bought Sept 2008 from Cora in Bucharest. 3 in yellow bed and 3 in between shrubs in new bed in lawn.

Bought in Sept 2009 from Auchan (Holland Park), Planted in central bed at back near pond in newest part of bed.

3 bulbs bought in Sept 2008. Plant in yellow bed. Pretty multi headed narcissus, white with orange centres

5 of these planted in 2006. They are often the first to flower.In back garden near path 1st small bed on R and r...

Pkt of 5 bought from Cora in Bucharest. Pale yellow small daffs 20cm tall. Planted in woodland bed near holly an...

Pack of 5 white narcissae bought from Auchan. 35cm high. Planted in blue and pink beds.

Pack 8 bought in Bauhaus Sept 2009. 2 planted in yellow bed and 6 in woodland bed under old Buddleja.

Pack 10 bought in Bauhaus Sept 2009. 35cm tall, pale yellow outer petals and delicate lemon inner trumpet wit da...

20 bought in Holland. Interesting pale and orange. Planted in side beds near drive..

White delicate Narcussi (6).
Pack of 5 white Thalia bought from Auchan in Sept 2009. Holland Park brand. Plant...

Seed sown in side garden and middle red rose bed on 9th April 2008. Last year the ones I sowed from UK grew well...

Planted 2007. Bulbs from Sainsburys.

Seeds sown in pots indoors on 21st March 2008.

ON 12th April 2008 a packet of white Nicotiana from T&M sown indoors (HHA)
Reasonable germination but after...

These grow fast in the Spring before the water lilies get going. I transferred one to new pond and I don't ...

I have a baby oak tree that I grew from an acorn smuggled over here from UK. It is in a pot on our terrace and r...

Planted near pond in 2007. Neat little tree.

We have a selection of grasses, Zebra grass, Fountain grass, Blue Fescue, and a couple of others that I am not s...

Bought 3 nice white ones from local garden centre on 5th July. Put them in blue bed. Will need protection in win...

Evergreen ground cover plant bought in Bauhaus. Planted 23rd March 2008 on bank near drive with extra compost.

White peony. Planted near rose in top bed left of path. March 2008. No sign of it this summer.
Red peony is wel...

I know these are common little plants, but they have such cheeky faces. Also they keep going over winter and com...

Papaver type poppy self seeded in my garden. Looks like peony poppy. Not sure of name.

Bought 5 trailing Pelargoniums in shades of pink from Dallas Kert in April 2009. Put in hanging pots. Looked goo...

Planted 2005. Looks beautiful when the sun catches it. 2007 was a bad year for it, it did not like heat and did ...

Planted in 2006. A fascinating flower. New ones from seed in front should flower in 2008.

Planted late 2006. I missed the flower in 2007. Seems to be growing staedily.

Planted in 2006. I was away for flowering in 2007. Got attacked by aphids, but otherwise growing well.

Bought from Auchan on July 1st 2008. Looked healthy. Planted in Mulberry bed behind rockery.

Small shrub planted April 2007. It has sustained some frost damage but I have great hopes for it.

I have 1 in the front garden. Their startling seed pods make a colourful display in late summer and Autumn.

I planted 2 in 2006, a red one and a yellow one. The red one has grown much faster.
Did well in 2008. Lots of f...

Bronze red leaves. Grew fast.

Plaanted in ttop bed near path in 2007. Grew a lot in 2008

I think I have a miniature picea

March 14th 2008. Baby one planted in new conifer bed. We already have an older one in a pot on the terrace.

Bought on Valentines day 2012 from small garden gift shop in Veresegyhaz. In a nice frost resistant pot. Thank y...

Dwarf spruce in small conifer bed

We inherited a large pine tree right next to our house. Pine cones everywhere, quite a task to get them off the ...

Bought from conifer nursery in Godollo. Planted with other dwarfs in conifer bed next to well.

Seed sown in new bed near Potentilla, and in shadier spot near path on L.

Picotee mixed. Free packet from T&M. Sown in red bed on 29th April 2009. Did not seem many in packet. Sown n...

I lost the first 2 I planted. The spot was too shady. I planted another in 2007 in sunny place. Lets hope it lik...

Pond marginal. Had a nice show of flowers in 2008. From the small this is a herb that likes water, minty smell.

Such an encouragement that spring is on the way. We have put them beneath silver birch trees near the pond. Alwa...

Bought 2 from Dallaskert on March 16th 2009. Put in new bed under the walnut tree.

Bought from Baumax. Non poisonous leaves. Try near workshop.

I have a laurel type of Prunus, doing well. Seems to have alternate years of lots of flowers, and not many. 2008...

very pretty tree with nice leaf colour and pink blossom
By 2008 is growing steadily. Very pretty every Spring. ...

Planted with other dwarfs in bed next to well.

Picture taken March 2008. This is a new plant. I have an older one which had many blooms.
Flowered well in 2008...

Various bushes, more upright with red berries and more horizontal habit with yellow berries.
2007 was good yea...

Planted March 2008 in side bed, under Wigelia. Came up and flowered well. Short flowering season.
One also in f...

Bought the seeds at Great Dixter in UK. It turned out to be very attractive in a quiet slender sort of way. It g...

Small suckers from Desna in Romania in Aug 2008. Put in pots and 1 did well, others not so good and need to wait...

Small tree planted in 2006 from neighbour.
Larger Vinegar tree planted earlier in year from Dallas Kert.
By 20...

3 mature trees on border of garden. Perfume is overwhelming at flowering time. Known locally as "Akacs".

We have a variety of small rose bushes, climbers and a couple of standards. We planted 4 standards in 2007 and l...

Blue moon in top bed next to Philadelphus. Bought from Village shop in 2007.
A blue moon standard planted in f...

Grown from seed from my sisters garden. First flower May 2009.

Climber bought from Tescos in 2008. On far right arch in willow bed. Has a flower open May 2009. Hope it grows m...

Bought from local shop in 2007. Flowered well first year. Not so good in 2008. Plenty of buds in May 2009.

Bought from Serbia in May 2008. From Temerin. Serbian name Fantazija - Kardinal. Not in book. Doing well in 2009.

Bought from Supermarket late 2008 (?Tesco) and planted in pot in front garden. Started to flower in May 2009. Re...

One planted near path in 2007. Has nice big flowers.

Bought from Baumax on 22nd March 2008. To plant near other herbs.

Given by neighbour in June 2008. Put near fence by lake. I think they are Rudbeckia.

We were told this is a type of Willow when we bought it. It is also known locally as a Russian Olive.

2 types sown in pots and put in shade on August 12th 2008. Should be able to harvest in October. Mr F's sal...

Planted in 2005. Very pretty in early Spring. Did not like heat in 2007, leaves went very yellow.
In 2008 we ha...

Bought from Bricostore. To be planted in front pink bed. March 14 2008.

9 Sep, 2008
Hi Chrispook,
Yes, th...

Seeds sown early March 2008. Poor germination. Put out for hardening off around 10th April. Plant in containers.

I have 2 types of perenniel salvia, one green leaved, and one with variagated leaves. New in summer 2007 so not ...

Small pink saxifrage bought from Baumax on 22nd March 2008. Used alternately with yellow and bluish sedum around...

I grew some S summer berries from seed. Only 7 made it but they were a delight and were still in flower in the s...

Siberian bluebells are doing well. I bought an English bluebell from UK last year, so let's see if it comes...