Janette's Garden

Carex grass

Growing in a pot

Ajuga

Species: Labiatac.

Ground cover plant planted in front garden in little border in shade another that does not need much attention

Anemone

Species: Ranunculaceae.

I bought these plants in a bargain bin at the nursery I go to for 50p.They are planted in the main border,very t...

Apple blossom

Genus: Escallonia.
Species: Escallonia.

Bought to-day as a bargain

Aster

Species: Michaelmas Daisy.

Perennial aster in main bed next to Geum,Relaible plant

Bamboo

Nice sized little bamboo planted in pot just incase it invades garden

Bleeding heart

Genus: Dicentra.
Species: Dicentra.

Another new purchase for shady part of garden

ceanothus

Species: Rhamnaceae.

Know as the California lilac sweet smelling spring shrub good for hiding fences

Centranthus

Species: Ruber REd valeraian.

This plant is a bit of a thug spend lots of time trying to keep under controll

Cistus Xpurpureus

Another new buy for the main border

Commelina

Species: Tuberosacoelestis.

Lovely little plant with nice blue flowers frost hardy good in herbaceous border

Conifer

Genus: Taxus.
Species: Taxus baccata.

Bought to try a bit of topiary when it grows a bit bargain at £2.99p

Cordyline

Species: Australis Atropurpurea.

A number around the garden also in pots

Coreopsis

Species: Grandiflora Early sunrise.

Nice sunny plant in hot border another that just gets on by itself

Crocosmia

Species: Iridaceae.

LOvely golden yellow flower on arching stems sword like leaves

Daffodils

Sunny

Emeraldngold

Genus: Euonymus.
Species: Euonymus fortunei.

Some shrubs bought to-day for the shady side of garden

Eryngium

Species: Planum.

Another for the hot border deep blueflowers grows to about90cm spiky leaves

Felicia

Nice blue flowers with yellow eyes great for pots It likes a nice sunny spot

Flowering currant

Genus: Ribes.
Species: Ribes sanguineum.

Nice shrub pretty flowers in spring oh my goodness its a bit smelly hence the reason why its at the back of the ...

Forest Flame

Genus: Pieris.
Species: Pieris.

Another in a pot because of soil ph

Foxgloves

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis grandiflora.

Nice ,self seeds Ihave a few diffrent kinds

Goldflame

Genus: Spiraea.
Species: Spiraea japonica.

Nice shrub Nice leaves little pinky red flowers

Grannys Bonnet

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia atrovinosa.

Nice flowers good self seeder

hakuro nishiki

Genus: Salix.
Species: Salix integra.

Very nice little tree with nice pink leaves in spring through to early summeralso nice stems in winter

Hebe

Species: Scrophulriaceae.

Ever green shrub rosy pink buds in late summer.lasts well into winter

Helleboris Niger

New hellibores to keep my lonely little one company

Heuchera

Good perennial attractive little frowers on slender stems

Honeysuckle

This climbs the arch on the other side the climbing rose climbs

House Leek

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum tectorum.

Hydrangea

Species: H macrophylla.

Grown this from cutting it has been 5 years and its not very big

Hydrangea anomala

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea anomala.

Just bought to-day 28th feb.,still in pot waiting to be planted out Its a white climbing Hydrangea looking forwa...

Japanese Maple

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer palmatum.

This was bought as a bargin buy bought end of last summer growing in a pot

Jasmine

Species: Nudiflorum.

this is what we call the fairy tree,it has little ornimental fairys placed in and around it

Juniper

Species: Cupressaceae.

I have two of these they were a gift from a dear friend

Kaffir Lily

Genus: Schizostylis.
Species: Schizostylis.

Nice showy plant red flowers on slender stems .Bloom later summer -early aut.

Kilmarnock willow

Genus: Salix.
Species: Salix caprea.

nice little tree, very nice catkins in spring

Lambs tongue

Genus: Stachys.
Species: Stachys byzantina.

This plant fills a few empty spaces

Lemon Beauty

Species: Lonicentnitida.

Purchased to-day for the shady part of the garden cant make any comment on it just yet

Mahonia

evergreen shrub nice yellow flowers in winter.bark green spikie leaves

Malva

Species: sylvestris mauritanica.

Perennial for herbaceous border purple flowers very tall plant

Mock Orange

Species: PhilidelpusCoronarius.

This was bought as a twig with no label much to my familys amusment a bargain at 50p now a handsom bush and smel...

Monarda

Another herbaceous perennial long spikes with purple flowers bees love this plant

Pachysandra

nice ever green flowers not much to talk about but nice leaves

Paeony

Species: PaeonyPaconiaceae.

This plant was taken from my dads garden many years ago ,It took 8 years to flower but it was worth the wait

Palace Purple

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera cylindrica.

Penstemon

Nics perennial with tubler flowers easy to take cuttings from

Phormium

New plant still in pot waiting to be planted out

Phygelius

Genus: Phygelius.
Species: Phygelius capensis.

Nice shrub with little tubler flowers

Physocarpus Diabolo

New from last autum nice bark leaves cant say much else as it is just new not enough time to make any more coments

Pinapple lily

Genus: Eucomis.
Species: Eucomis e.bicolour.

Likes a well drained soil go in a hot border needs so protection over winter

Potentilla

I have two of these shrubs Katherine Dykes and Abbotswood White also the perennial Miss Willmott nice showy flow...

Purple wood Spurge

Genus: Euphorbia.
Species: Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Bought to-day for front garden

Red Edge

Genus: Hebe.
Species: Hebe.

Compact dwarf hebe blue -green leaves edged crimson lilac flowers becoming whiteEvergreen

Red hot poker

Genus: Kniphofia.
Species: Kniphofia.

Grown from seed now nice clump forming plants

Red robin

Genus: Photinia.
Species: photinia fraseri.

Another nice tree now growing as a standerd

Rhododendron

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: Rhododendron calendulaceum.

Growing in pot my soil is limey this was a gift

Rock rose

Genus: Helianthemum.
Species: Helianthemum.

Nice little pink flowers a bushy little shrub

Rose School girl

This is a climbing rose it has lovely peachy pinky petals it smells very sweet

Scilla Alba

Genus: Scilla.
Species: Scilla siberica.

White ones and blue

Snowdrops

Snowdrops are sweet little flowers

Vebena boniarus

Good plant for back of boarder good self seeder

virginiana rose queen

Genus: Physostegia.
Species: Physostegia.

Known as the obedient plantgood for borders pinky purple flowers

Yellow Bird

Genus: Erysimum.
Species: Erysimum.