Robertr's Garden

Aquilegia Columbine

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia vulgaris.

Most of the Aquilegia in the garden are self seeded - only this year bought some named varieties. They have even...

Arum Lily

Genus: Zantedeschia.
Species: Zantedeschia aethiopica.

Arum lily in flower and bud May 2007. Never had any success with this in the border, but it seems quite happy in...

Common English Foxglove

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.

The original common foxglove self seeds itself around the garden at will, most of the seedlings get chucked on t...

Geranium phaeum 'Album'

Genus: Geranium.
Species: Geranium phaeum.

Just put in this Spring (2007) this white flowering perennial geranium is growing into a golden leafed spirea an...

Polygonatum Solomon's-Seal

Genus: Polygonatum.
Species: Polygonatum x hybridum.

Solomon's Seal slowly taking over the end of the left hand border, very pretty while in flower, but a bit dull a...

Turk's-Cap Lily

Genus: Lilium.
Species: Lilium pyrenaicum.

The Turk's-Cap Liliy has managed to evade the horror's of Lily Beetle this year (vigilance & a few regular s...

Viola Molly Sanderson

Genus: Viola.
Species: Viola.

I love this free flowering Viola, is it black or is it serious purple? It has scilla growing beneath it and it g...

Weigela Variegata

Genus: Weigela.
Species: Weigela florida.

Lovely hard wearing shrub with these great masses of pink flowers in May, and great leaf with a cream edge to th...

Welsh poppy

Genus: Meconopsis.
Species: Meconopsis cambrica.

The bright yellow Welsh poppy, is a bit of a pest in the garden it seems to pop up in the oddest places. However...