Xela's Garden

'Paintbrush' [House plant]

Species: Haemanthus albiflos.

Fat, succulent leaves with a slight pink infusion are held over green bulbs.

Planted ? Vistabile dining-room
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Lavender - pink

Genus: Lavandula.
Species: Lavandula (Vistabile).

Planted Vistabile '07 (bought at Hampton Court Flower Show)

Apple Family Tree

Genus: Malus.
Species: Malus domestica.

Planted Vistabile elliptical bed

Bought Woolworths (Cuthberts) £9.99

Three varieties grafted onto semi-d...

Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'

Genus: Potentilla.
Species: Potentilla fruticosa.

Planted Vistabile [lobby bed] '03(?)

although it tolerates partial shade it flowers best in full sun.

Gen...

Forget-me-not

Genus: Myosotis.
Species: Myosotis sylvatica.

A traditional bedding and cottage garden favourite that provides a large splash of colour in the summer garden. ...

Foxglove ....Common

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.

Self - planted '08 Shenstone back new fence

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness: Ha...

Penstemon 'Garnet' [Vistabile]

Genus: Penstemon.
Species: Penstemon.

Soil: well drained

Position: full sun ( most ?)
west / south

Flowering: July - Oct

Heigh...

African Lily

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus Headbourne Hybrid.

Category:
Perennials
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-...

African Lily white

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus africanus.

Planted 04.08 Shenstone Samantha's bed
Vistabile front path borders

Bought Woolworths ...

Air plant Tillandsias Argentea

Genus: Tillandsia.
Species: Tillandsia Argentea.

Set up '08 Vistabile kitchen window-sill

Bought '08 Well End Garden Centre, Wendover for £1.99

It grows in...

Air plant Tillandsias Ionantha

Species: Tillandsias Ionantha.

Set up '08 Vistabile kitchen window-sill

Bought '08 Well End Garden Centre, Wendover for £1.99

It grows at...

Aloe

Genus: Aloe.
Species: Aloe vera.

Positioned 08.08 on Vistabile kitchen windowsill
Bought 08.08 at Towersey Village Festival for £1.50

Skill L...

Alpine Rock-cress ... variegated

Genus: Arabis.
Species: Arabis alpina.

Planted 07.08 Shenstone in Samantha's bed
GoY plant

Description
Sprays of scented white flowers, which ma...

Alpine Strawberry

Genus: Fragaria.
Species: Fragaria vesca.

Planted 200? in Vistabile Fence border

Division from Hurst Lane, Freeland

A robust perennial, Fragaria ve...

Anemone De Caen / Poppy Anemone / Windflower

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone coronaria.

Planted 09.07 Vistabile
Shenstone

Bought ? for £?

Genus: Anemone
Species: co...

Anemone Blanda /Windflower

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.

Planted 09.07 Vistabile front path borders
Shenstone front window borders

Bought @ ...

Apple -Cooker Bramley?

Genus: Malus.
Species: Malus domestica.

Ash

Genus: Fraxinus.
Species: Fraxinus excelsior.

Astilbe / False Goatsbeard

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe arendsii.

Planted 04.08 Vistabile pond border & untility border
04.08 Shenstone garage border

Boug...

Bacopa Snowflake

Genus: Bacopa.
Species: Bacopa.

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 £1.99 …. Buy one get one free

Plant Type: B...

Batchelor's Buttons [Vistabile]

Genus: Kerria.
Species: Kerria japonica.

Hardy, deciduous, suckering shrub grown for bright yellow flowers that bloom in spring. Suitable for an open b...

Beard Tongue .... pink&blue

Genus: Penstemon.
Species: Penstemon.

Penstemon Common Name: Penstemon
Genus: Penstemon

Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun, Partial sh...

Bearded Iris

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris germanica.

Iris

Irises are named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow and grow wild throughout the northern hemisphere...

Beech

Genus: Fagus.
Species: Fagus sylvatica.

Front hedge

Begonia - fibrous rooted

Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia semperflorens.

Planted Vistabile wall baskets

Plant type: Half Hardy Annuals

Position:
Soil type: humus enriched soil
E...

Begonia - tuberous

Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia.

Tuberous-rooted begonia are particularly attractive for containers and indoor pot plants, as well as for bedding...

Begonia ... trailing - red

Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia.

Tuberous-rooted begonia are particularly attractive for containers and indoor pot plants, as well as for bedding...

Begonia .... Marginata ... picotee - Florence

Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia.

Planted: 05.08 Vistabile baskets

Bought Woolworths pk of 2 for £3.49 .... 2 pks for £6 (?)

Position: parti...

Bidens

Genus: Bidens.
Species: Bidens ferulifolia.

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets Bidens Golden Yellow

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 £1.99 …. Buy one get one fr...

Black-eyed Susan

Genus: Rudbeckia.
Species: Rudbeckia fulgida.

Planted 04.08 Vistabile fence border back garden

Bought Woolwrths £2.50 - multi buy 2 for £5 (£2.99 each)

...

Blackberry thornless [Vistabile]

Genus: Rubus.
Species: Rubus fruticosus.

Cultivar: 'Loch Ness' (?)

Skill Level: Experienced

Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade

Hardiness: Hard...

Blackcurrant

Genus: Ribes.
Species: Ribes nigrum.

Planted ? Vistabile fruit patch

Bought ? Wilkinsons? £1.99

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Full su...

Blanketflower (Vistabile)

Genus: Gaillardia.
Species: Gaillardia aristata.

Planted '07 Vistabile front lounge border

Bought ? from ? for £?

Bleeding Heart

Genus: Dicentra.
Species: Dicentra spectabilis.

Planted '05 Vistabile utility border
Divided spring '08, planted Shenstone garage bed

Skill Level: Beginner...

Boston (Virginia) Creeper

Genus: Parthenocissus.
Species: Parthenocissus tricuspidata.

Planted '04?
fertile free-draining soil
sun or shade

Bugle

Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.

Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/a...

Bulrush

Genus: Typha.
Species: Typha minima.

Planted '07 Vistabile
Bought '07 Hampton Court Flower Show

Type of plant: Marginal

Hardiness: Hardy

F...

Butterfly Bush

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja davidii.

Planted ? Shenstone Right Back Boundary
Cutting from Paul's parents' garden

* Skill Level: beginner

...

Calibrachoa Caloha purple

Species: Calibrachoa Caloha.

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 £1.99 …. Buy one get one free

A free flowerin...

Californian Lilac

Genus: Ceanothus.
Species: Ceanothus (Vistabile).

Canterbury Bells [biennial]

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

The name for Canterbury bells comes from campanula meaning "little bells," an accurate term, since ...

Cape Tulip

Genus: Homeria.
Species: Homeria.

Named after Homer, the epic Greek poet, Homeria is a South African native produced from corms.
Although there ...

Chamois Cress

Species: Hutchinsia (Shenstone).

Planted 03.08 Samantha's bed
Location: sunny/partial shade
Flowers: May - July
Height 10cm

Chinese Peony

Genus: Paeonia.
Species: Paeonia lactiflora.

well drained soil

full sun

Large, double, vivid crimson flowers with satiny, ruffled petals and deeply div...

Chinese Wisteria

Genus: Wisteria.
Species: Wisteria sinensis.

Shenstone:
planted '05

Chives

Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium schoenoprasum.

Planted ? Vistabile herb planter
Bought at ? for £?

Chives are one of the key plants in a herb garden, and ...

Christmas Cactus

Species: Schlumbergera.

Bob's cactus first in my care 10.83 on Bathroom windowsill

# Name - The genus Schlumbergera, pronounced SHL...

Christmas Rose

Genus: Helleborus.
Species: Helleborus niger.

Planted 02.08 Shenstone & Vistabile

Chrysanthemum 'Debonair'

Species: Asteraceae Chrysanthemum.

Planted 10.08 Vistabile front path border
Bought 10.08 Studley Green Garden Centre £1.00

Characteristics
Cu...

Clematis

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis jackmanii.

Clematis 'Elsa Spath'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis 'Elsa Spath' (Vistabile).

Mothering Sunday gift from Sarah '08

(Morrisons £1.99)

Clematis montana pink

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis montana.

Climbing Hydrangea

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea petiolaris.

Planted '03 (?) Vistabile Lobby bed

Bought Woolworths

Masses of creamy-white, lacecap flowers from May to ...

Cobnut Hazel

Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus avellana.

Front hedging

Columbine

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia (Vistabile).

Thinned 04.08
& transplanted 3 to Shenstone garage border
well drained soil
partial s...

Common English Ivy

Genus: Hedera.
Species: Hedera helix.

Common Holly

Genus: Ilex.
Species: Ilex aquifolium.

Common Jasmine

Genus: Jasminum.
Species: Jasminum officinale.

Planted '01 Vistabile Patio fence
Bought '01 £? at ?
Scented plants often look wonderful and this one's no exc...

Coneflower

Genus: Echinacea.
Species: Echinacea purpurea.

Planted 04.08: Shenstone - rose bed
Vistabile - lounge window bed

Bought Tesco - pck ...

Coral Flower

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera micrantha/ Rachel? (Vistabile ).

well drained soil
sun or light shade

Corkscrew Hazel

Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus avellana.

Corydalis Purple Leaf

Genus: Corydalis.
Species: Corydalis flexuosa.

Planted 05.08 Vistabile rockery house end

Bought 05.08 Malvern Spring Flower Show

this species of cor...

Cotoneaster atropurpureus / horizontalis 'Variegatus'

Genus: Cotoneaster.
Species: Cotoneaster atropurpureus.

A small, deciduous shrub with horizontally spreading branches. It has small, mid-green leaves edged with cream w...

Cotoneaster [Shenstone]

Genus: Cotoneaster.
Species: Cotoneaster horizontalis.

Cuttings of half-ripe wood with a heel, July/August in a frame[11, 200]. Cuttings of mature wood of the current ...

Cranesbill G.'Johnson's Blue'

Genus: Geranium.
Species: Geranium (Vistabile).

Planted Vistabile 2000 [lobby border]
Shenstone [garage border] '08

Soil type: well drained soil...

Cranesbill G.'Wargrave Pink'

Genus: Geranium.
Species: Geranium oxonianum/endressii 'Wargrave Pink' (Vistabile).

well drained soil
sun or light shade

Creeping Jenny

Genus: Lysimachia.
Species: Lysimachia nummularia.

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets Lysimachia Goldilocks

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 £1.99 …. Buy one get one...

Crocosmia / Montbretia 'Lucifer'

Genus: Crocosmia.
Species: Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora.

Crocus 'Ard Schenk'

Genus: Crocus.
Species: Crocus chrysanthus.

Planted '08 Shenstone, Samantha's bed
Bought '08 Focus DIY centre for £1.99 or 3pks for £5

Curly Water Thyme

Genus: Lagarosiphon.
Species: Lagarosiphon major.

Planted 06 Vistabile

Bought 06 at Water World, Booker Garden Centre

Type of plant: Submerged oxygenating ...

Cyclamen

Genus: Cyclamen.
Species: Cyclamen hederifolium.

Planted Vistabile

Cyclamen coum

Genus: Cyclamen.
Species: Cyclamen coum.

Planted Vistabile
Spring flowering

Daffodil / Narcissus

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus.

Name: All daffodils are Narcissus, which is the genus name. According to the International Cultivar Registrati...

Damson

Genus: Prunus.
Species: Prunus insititia.

Daphne

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne mezereum.

Double Peony

Genus: Paeonia.
Species: Paeonia officinalis.

* Soil Type: Normal

Choose a sunny location, although it will tolerate a little shade.
* Ease of m...

Dwarf Narcissus - Hawera

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus Hawera.

Planted ? Vistabile front path borders

Divided 08.07

Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial s...

Dwarf Tulip 'Red Riding Hood'

Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa greigii.

Planted ? Vistabile front path borders
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type...

Easter Cactus

Species: Hatiora gaertneri - formerly Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri)..

The easter cactus is a very attractive plant with colorful blooms and long lasting. Some varieties of these cact...

Elephant's Ears

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

well drained soil
sun or partial shade

English Bluebell

Planted '06 Shenstone Verges

English Daisy .... 'Pomponette'

Genus: Bellis.
Species: Bellis perennis.

English daisies are popular as bedding and border plants, for window and balcony boxes and for earthenware urns....

English Lavender ... 'Hidcote Pink'

Genus: Lavandula.
Species: Lavandula angustifolia.

Planted Vistabile '06 in front path right border
Bought 06.06 from Norfolk Lavender stand, Gardeners' Worls Liv...

Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'

Genus: Escallonia.
Species: Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'.

Transplanted '07 from Vistabile
Planted '07 Shenstone front privet border

Escallonia - 'Apple Blossom' (Esc...

Euonymus

Genus: Euonymus.
Species: Euonymus radicans 'Silver Queen' (Vistabile).

Planted Vistabile '02

Fairy Cups

Genus: Homeria.
Species: Homeria.

Planted Shenstone rose bed 04.08
Vistabile .............. 04.08?

Named after Homer, the epic Gr...

Feverfew

Genus: Tanacetum.
Species: Tanacetum parthenium.

Soil: prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
prefers...

Firethorn

Genus: Pyracantha.
Species: Pyracantha [angustifolia] 'Mohave' (Vistabile).

Flamingo Tree [Salix integra Hakuro Nishiki ]

Genus: Salix.
Species: Salix integra.

Planted 08.08 Vistabile drive pot
Bought 08.08 Wilkinsons £?

Cultivation: Plant in deep, moderately fertile ...

Flowering Crab-apple

Genus: Malus.
Species: Malus 'Golden Hornet' (Shenstone).

West corner

Forget-Me-Not ...

Genus: Myosotis.
Species: Myosotis alpestris.

Sown 2001 Vistabile

icon of perennial/biennial/annual
Perennial growing to 0.2m by 0.3m.
It is hardy to z...

Foxglove

Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis lutea.

Seed sown 06.08 Vistabile

With their tall spires and dangling tube-like flowers, foxgloves add a free-and-eas...

French Lavender ... 'Fathead'

Genus: Lavandula.
Species: Lavandula stoechas.

Planted Vistabile '06 in front path right-hand border
Bought 06.06 at Norfolk Lavender stand, Gardeners' World ...

Fuchsia hardy 'Tom Thumb'

Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia (Vistabile).

Planted Vistabile '03

'Tom Thumb' is a popular miniature variety of red fuchsia which is sufficiently hardy t...

Fuchsia hardy 'Versicolor'

Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia magellanica.

Planted 08 Vistabile Fence border
Bought 10.08 at Wyevale Garden Centre for £1.00 (in sale)

The foliage of ...

Fuchsia Trailing 'Blue Eyes'

Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.

Planted 05.08

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 ..... 3 punnets for £5 (or £1.99 per punnet)

Half-hardy Per...

Fuchsia Trailing 'Southgate'

Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.

Planted 05.08

Bought Wilkinsons punnet of 4 ..... 3 punnets for £5 (or £1.99 per punnet)

Half-hardy Peren...

Garden Thyme [Vistabile]

Genus: Thymus.
Species: Thymus vulgaris.

Planted ? Vistabile Patio
Bought ? at ? for £?

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Full sun

Hardiness: Ha...

Gardener's Gaiters / Reed canary grass / Ribbon grass

Genus: Phalaris.
Species: Phalaris arundinacea.

Planted ? Shenstone

Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil ty...

Garlic Chives

Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium tuberosum.

Planted 06.08 companions to roses
Bought from Asda for £? for a pack of ? cloves
Garlic chives or Chinese chiv...