Louise1's Garden

Clematis 'Lagoon'

Added on 23 May, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis macropetala.

This Clematis climbs through an Escallonia hedge in my front garden.

Achillea 'Inca Gold'

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea.

In the front garden, in an east facing border, sunbaked most of the day.
2.5' with gold flowers.

Achillea 'Rose Madder'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea.

In the front garden, this 18" soft red coloured flower is in the sunny border.
Sadly, as most others do, ...

Achillea ptarmica 'Perrys White'

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea ptarmica.

In the front garden, in the white wave of planting.
White 'button-like' flowers, about 1.5-2'

Sadly the slug...

Agapanthus 'Gayles Lilac'

Added on 30 Jul, 2009

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus.

Front garden, in a sunny sheltered area.
This plant reaches 10" and has gorgeous lilac flowers.

Agapanthus 'Snowball'

Added on 30 Jul, 2009

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus.

Front garden, along the side of the front garden path, which is a sun-baked spot.

Alstroemeria 'Aimi'

Added on 6 Dec, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

I adore Alstroemerias !!!
In the front garden, in a south facing border.
Cream, gold and pink flowers and abou...

Alstroemeria 'Alexis'

Added on 1 Sep, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria aurantiaca.

In the front garden, in an east facing, well drained position.
Salmon and yellow flowers on a 1.5' tall plant.
...

Alstroemeria 'Elvira'

Added on 15 Oct, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Beautiful cream with red-pink flecks, about 2.6' high.

Alstroemeria 'Inca Azur'

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

In the front garden, in the pink wave of planting.
1.5' high with magenta pink flowers.

Alstroemeria 'Inca Glow'

Added on 15 Oct, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Bright pink flowers, about 1' high.

Alstroemeria 'Inticancha White Pink Blush'

Added on 15 Oct, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Exquisitely beautiful white with pink markings, about 8" high.

Alstroemeria 'Little Eleanor'

Added on 6 Dec, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

In the front garden.
Yellow flowers and about 8" high.

Alstroemeria 'Little Miss Davina'

Added on 15 Oct, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Gorgeous salmon and yellow flowers and a new short variety - about 6" high.

Alstroemeria 'Phoenix'

Added on 6 Dec, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

In the front garden in a south facing border.
Magenta flowers, about 3' tall.

Alstroemeria 'Princess Zavina'

Added on 6 Aug, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Front garden, in an orange-y wave of planting.
This 15" dwarf has salmon pink flowers.

Alstroemeria 'Purple Rain'

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

In the front garden, in the purple wave.
Flowers purple with a white centre, right through until November.
Abo...

Alstroemeria 'Selina'

Added on 15 Oct, 2009

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Gorgeous white flowers blushed with pink, a tall one at about 2.6'

Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'

Added on 22 Oct, 2009

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

This plant doesn't like the dryish soil i have here and is struggling.
I may have to move it.

Anemone 'Pretty Lady Emily'

Added on 15 Nov, 2009

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

In the front garden, this plant has pink double flowers and reaches only 10" high.
The 'Pretty Lady' range...

Anemone 'September Charm'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

In the front garden semi shade border.

Anemone Blanda White

Added on 8 Jun, 2009

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

In my front garden, shaded border.

Anenome Blanda Blue

Added on 8 Jun, 2009

Species: Anenome.

I LOVE these !!!
In my front garden, the sunny border.

Anthyllis montana 'Rubra'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Anthyllis.
Species: Anthyllis.

In the back garden, in the rockery.

Antirrhinum hispanicum 'Roseum'

Added on 22 Aug, 2009

Genus: Antirrhinum.
Species: Antirrhinum hispanicum.

In the front garden, in a sunny free draining area.
Soft pink flowers on greyish leaves.
The stems are SO brit...

Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Aquilegia 'Clementine Dark Purple'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

I LOVE the Clementine series !!!
In the front garden, semi shaded border.

Aquilegia 'Clementine Rose'

Added on 8 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In my front garden, the sunny border.

Aquilegia 'origami mixed'

Added on 10 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In my front garden, in the sunny border.
My friend Grace bought me this plant for helping her out this year.

Aquilegia McKanna (pink)

Added on 23 May, 2009

Another from the full sun front garden border.

Aquilegia McKanna Hybrid

Added on 23 May, 2009

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

This is in the full sun front border.

Aquilegia McKanna Hybrid (yellow)

Added on 3 Jun, 2009

Front garden, in the sunny border.

Arabis

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Arabis.
Species: Arabis alpina.

In the back garden, in the rockery.
This plant flowers in early spring and has a white flower that hovers over ...

Arenaria 'purpurescens'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Arenaria.
Species: Arenaria.

In the back garden, in the rockery.

Argyranthemum 'Sole Mio'

Added on 15 Jun, 2009

Genus: Argyranthemum.
Species: Argyranthemum.

Amazingly hardy in this garden !
In my front garden, the semi shade border.
This plant started flowering in Ma...

Armeria 'Rubrifolia'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Armeria.
Species: Armeria.

In the back garden, rock garden.

Artemesia (Powys Castle) & Heuchera

Added on 8 Jun, 2009

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia & Heuchera.

The front garden east facing border that gets very hot.

Artemisia 'Powys Castle'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia.

In the front garden, in the east facing sunbaked border.
Very very poor, dry soil here.

Aster 'Royal Ruby'

Added on 21 Aug, 2009

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster novi-belgii.

I LOVE Asters !
In the front garden in a sunny spot.
This is about 14" high and has beautiful ruby colour...

Aster 'Tonga'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster.

In the front garden, sunny border.
I love Asters :)

Astilbe 'Inschriach Pink'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe.

In the back garden, north facing border.

Astilbe 'Sprite'

Added on 27 Jul, 2009

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe simplicifolia.

Front garden, central border in full sun, this is the only astilbe i know of that doesn't have to have moist and...

Astrantia 'Buckland'

Added on 15 Jun, 2009

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

This is such a pretty colour and delicate flower, another BIG favourite !!!
In the front garden, the semi shade...

Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Astrantia major 'Shaggy'

Added on 3 Jun, 2009

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

In the front garden, in the yellow and white wave of planting.

Aucuba

Added on 10 Jun, 2009

Genus: Aucuba.
Species: Aucuba japonica.

In the back garden i have two and the front i have one.
They are in various sites/positions and are superb for ...

Azalea 'Gilbert Mullie'

Added on 10 Jun, 2009

Species: Azalea.

Back garden.
In a pot, a gift from my mother.
It's in a mostly shaded area that only gets the sun from late af...

Bergenia 'Rotblum'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Bijou

Added on 15 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the front garden, sunny border (mound forming, not a climber).
This is the most accurate colour that i've p...

Bijou - new & old.

Added on 15 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the front garden, this is the 2nd photo, it shows the difference in colouring between new and older blooms.

Bouteloua gracilis

Added on 5 Aug, 2009

Genus: Bouteloua.
Species: Bouteloua gracilis.

Front garden, in a south facing border.
Common name is Mosquito Grass.

Buddha

Added on 13 Jun, 2009

I won this in a gardening competition !
It's a very heavy, solid wooden head. I wondered how it would 'weather'...

Buddliea 'Black Knight'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja davidii.

In the back garden, in a north/south facing site.
The plant gets very windblown !

Callicarpa 'Profusion'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009

Genus: Callicarpa.
Species: Callicarpa bodinieri.

In the front garden, in the purple border.

Camellia

Added on 8 Jun, 2009

Genus: Camellia.
Species: Camellia.

In my back garden in a pot.
A present from my mother a couple of years ago!
(it didn't have a label so sadly i...

Campanula 'Bernice'

Added on 15 Jun, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula trachelium.

In the front garden, the sunny border.

Campanula 'Kent Belle'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Campanula 'Sorastro'

Added on 3 Jun, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

Front garden, shaded border, in the blue wave of planting.

Campanula 'Wedding Bells'

Added on 25 Jun, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula punctata.

I love this plant !
In the front garden, in the semi shade border, in the white wave of planting.
The flowers ...

Campanula glomerata 'Alba'

Added on 30 Jul, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula glomerata.

Front garden, sunny border.
A white upright flower.

Campanula persicaria 'Boule de Neige'

Added on 30 Jul, 2009

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula persicifolia.

Front garden, sunny border.
Double white, upright, cup shaped flowers that remind me of an open rose.

Carex 'testacea'

Added on 14 Jun, 2009

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex.

In the back garden, bronze border, has an arching habit and reaches about 18"

The colour of this is wond...

Carex flagellifera

Added on 14 Jun, 2009

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex.

In my back garden in the bronze border, has an arching habit and light bronze colouring.
I cut the ends of the ...

Caryopteris 'Summer Sorbet'

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Caryopteris.
Species: Caryopteris.

In the front garden, sunny border.
Lovely varigated leaves.

Catananche caerula 'Bicolour'

Added on 25 Jul, 2009

Genus: Catananche.
Species: Catananche caerulea.

I love this flower :-)
Front garden, in various borders and features in the white wave of planting.

Ceanothus 'Concha'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Ceanothus.
Species: Ceanothus burkwoodii.

In my back garden, in an east facing position.
This tall shrub is a mass of blue flowers in early spring-summer...

Centaurea chieranthifolia

Added on 25 Jul, 2009

Genus: Centaurea.
Species: Centaurea chieranthifolia.

Another big favourite.
Front garden, in the white wave aswell as other borders.

Centaurea dealbata

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Centaurea.
Species: Centaurea dealbata.

In the front garden in a south facing sunbaked hotspot.
Deep rosy pink cornflowers in summer, 1' high.

Choisya 'Sundance'

Added on 17 Jan, 2010

Genus: Choisya.
Species: Choisya ternata.

In the front garden, in the yellow wave of planting.
A golden yellow small shrub.

Chrysanthemum 'Peterkin'

Added on 30 Jul, 2009

Genus: Chrysanthemum.
Species: Chrysanthemum.

Front garden, sunny border.
Has golden orange flowers.

Cichorium intybus 'Roseum

Added on 13 Sep, 2009

Genus: Cichorium.
Species: Cichorium intybus.

In the front garden in the pink wave.
Rosy pink 'dandelion-like' flowers, about 3' tall.

Cistus 'Ladanifer'

Added on 23 Jun, 2009

Genus: Cistus.
Species: Cistus ladanifer.

I love Cistus !
In the front garden, in an east facing border.
The soil is poor and dry here and this plant lo...

Cistus 'Sunset' and 'Silver Pink'

Added on 10 Jun, 2009

Genus: Cistus.
Species: Cistus.

Back garden, these 2 plants are next to each other and the flowers intermingle and makes it look like 2 differen...

Clematis 'Arabella'

Added on 13 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis integrifolia.

In my front garden, growing through the Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Arctic Queen' (group 2)

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Balearica'

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis cirrhosa.

In the back garden, growing over an obelisk with C Niobe.

Clematis 'Bijou'

Added on 26 May, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

A low growing, mound forming version.
Poor colour reproduction.

Clematis 'Bijoux'

Added on 25 May, 2009

This is a low growing, mound forming plant, poor colour reproduction.
This is in my sunny front border.

Clematis 'Caroline'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

Not planted yet.

Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchard' (group 3)

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

In the back garden, growing through several shrubs.

Clematis 'Dancing Queen'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the front garden, semi shade border, climbing through the Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba' (group 3)

Added on 3 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Kaiu'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis viorna/viticella.

In the back garden.
On a north facing wall planted alongside Rosa 'Summer Wine' and they grow together.

Clematis 'Lagoon'

Added on 14 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis macropetala.

Front garden, growing though an Escallonia hedge

Clematis 'Lasurstern'

Added on 20 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the back garden, in a south facing border to the right hand side of the rockery.

Clematis 'Niobe' (group 2)

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

In the back garden, growing over an obelisk with C cirrhosa.

Clematis 'Orange Peel'

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis tangutica.

In the back garden, west facing and growing up a trellis.

Clematis 'Piilu' (group 2)

Added on 3 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

Back garden, climbing though Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum'.
The 2nd picture shows the flower fully open n...

Clematis 'Princess Diana'

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis texensis.

My favourite Clematis !
In my back garden, growing through several shrubs.

Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'

Added on 11 Jul, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis (group 3).

In the back garden, north facing, growing through a Garrya, Sambucus, Pittosporum, Photinia and Buddleia.

Clematis Jouiniana 'Praecox'

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis heraclefolia.

In the back garden, north facing and scrambling through a Sambucus, Garrya and Pittosporum.

Clematis marmoraria

Added on 11 Jul, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis marmoraria.

In my back garden, in the rock garden.
This is not a climber but a low growing, mound forming dwarf evergreen w...

Clematis purpurea 'Plena Elegans'

Added on 18 Jun, 2009

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis viticella.

My favourite Clematis alongside Princess Diana !
In the front garden, growing through a variegated Pittosporum...

Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'

Added on 21 Jun, 2009

Genus: Cleome.
Species: Cleome.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Colchicum - Waterlily

Added on 19 Sep, 2009

Genus: Colchicum.
Species: Colchicum.

I love these !
In the front garden, in a south facing border.

Colchicum agrippinum

Added on 22 Aug, 2009

Genus: Colchicum.
Species: Colchicum autumnale.

In the front garden, in a sunny south facing border.
Given to me by GOY member Bjs.

Convolovulus

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus cneorum.

In the front garden, in an east facing border where the soil is very poor and dry.

Convolvulus

Added on 19 Jun, 2009

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus mauritanicus.

In the front garden, in the purple wave of planting.

Convolvulus althaeoides

Added on 22 Aug, 2009

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus althaeoides.

In the front garden, in a sunny free draining soil.
Finely dissected silvery foliage with pink flowers througho...