Louise1's Garden

Clematis 'Lagoon'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis macropetala.

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

Achillea 'Inca Gold'

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'

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea.

In the front garden, this 18" soft red coloured flower is in the sunny border.

Achillea ptarmica 'Perrys White'

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea ptarmica.

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

Agapanthus 'Gayles Lilac'

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus.

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

Agapanthus 'Snowball'

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus.

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

Alstroemeria 'Alexis'

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.
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Alstroemeria 'Elvira'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Alstroemeria 'Inca Azur'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Alstroemeria 'Inca Glow'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Bright pink flowers, about 1' high.

Alstroemeria 'Inticancha White Pink Blush'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Alstroemeria 'Little Miss Davina'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Alstroemeria 'Princess Zavina'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Alstroemeria 'Purple Rain'

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'

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

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

Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

Anemone 'Pretty Lady Emily'

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'

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

In the front garden semi shade border.

Anemone Blanda White

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone.

In my front garden, shaded border.

Anenome Blanda Blue

Species: Anenome.

In my front garden, the sunny border.

Anthyllis montana 'Rubra'

Genus: Anthyllis.
Species: Anthyllis.

In the back garden, in the rockery.

Antirrhinum hispanicum 'Roseum'

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'

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow'

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Aquilegia 'Clementine Dark Purple'

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In the front garden, semi shaded border.

Aquilegia 'Clementine Rose'

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

In my front garden, the sunny border.

Aquilegia 'origami mixed'

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)

Another from the full sun front garden border.

Aquilegia McKanna Hybrid

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

This is in the full sun front border.

Aquilegia McKanna Hybrid (yellow)

Front garden, in the sunny border.

Arabis

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'

Genus: Arenaria.
Species: Arenaria.

In the back garden, in the rockery.

Argyranthemum 'Sole Mio'

Genus: Argyranthemum.
Species: Argyranthemum.

In my front garden, the semi shade border.
This plant started flowering in March (now June) and just keeps on a...

Armeria 'Rubrifolia'

Genus: Armeria.
Species: Armeria.

In the back garden, rock garden.

Artemesia (Powys Castle) & Heuchera

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia & Heuchera.

The front garden east facing border that gets very hot.

Artemisia 'Powys Castle'

Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia.

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

Aster 'Royal Ruby'

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster novi-belgii.

In the front garden in a sunny spot.
This is about 14" high and has beautiful ruby coloured flowers.

Aster 'Tonga'

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster.

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

Astilbe 'Inschriach Pink'

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe.

In the back garden, north facing border.

Astilbe 'Sprite'

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'

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

In the front garden, the semi shade border.
This plant has gorgeous pale pink, rose and white colouring.

Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

In the front garden, semi shade border.

Astrantia major 'Shaggy'

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

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

Aucuba

Genus: Aucuba.
Species: Aucuba japonica.

In the back garden i have two, one in a north facing border and one on an east facing side.

Azalea 'Gilbert Mullie'

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'

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Bijou

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.

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

Genus: Bouteloua.
Species: Bouteloua gracilis.

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

Buddha

He sits on a sleeper in the back garden, amongst Heuchera 'Caramel' and Leucothoe 'Rainbow' and just above the S...

Buddliea 'Black Knight'

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja davidii.

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

Camellia

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'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula trachelium.

In the front garden, the sunny border.

Campanula 'Kent Belle'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Campanula 'Sorastro'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

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

Campanula 'Wedding Bells'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula punctata.

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

Campanula glomerata 'Alba'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula glomerata.

Front garden, sunny border.
A white upright flower.

Campanula persicaria 'Boule de Neige'

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula persicifolia.

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

Carex 'testacea'

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex.

In the back garden, bronze border, has an arching habit and reaches about 18"
Its colours range from olive...

Carex flagellifera

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex.

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

Caryopteris 'Summer Sorbet'

Genus: Caryopteris.
Species: Caryopteris.

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

Catananche caerula 'Bicolour'

Genus: Catananche.
Species: Catananche caerulea.

Front garden, in the smei shade border, in the white wave of planting.

Ceanothus 'Concha'

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

Genus: Centaurea.
Species: Centaurea chieranthifolia.

Front garden, semi shade border.

Centaurea dealbata

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'

Genus: Choisya.
Species: Choisya ternata.

In the back garden, north facing border.

Chrysanthemum 'Peterkin'

Genus: Chrysanthemum.
Species: Chrysanthemum.

Front garden, sunny border.
Has golden orange flowers.

Cichorium intybus 'Roseum

Genus: Cichorium.
Species: Cichorium intybus.

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

Cistus 'Ladanifer'

Genus: Cistus.
Species: Cistus ladanifer.

In the front garden, in an east facing border.
The soil is poor and dry here and this plant loves being baked i...

Cistus 'Sunset' and 'Silver Pink'

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'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis integrifolia.

In my front garden, growing through the Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Arctic Queen' (group 2)

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Balearica'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis cirrhosa.

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

Clematis 'Bijou'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

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

Clematis 'Bijoux'

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

Clematis 'Caroline'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

Not planted yet.

Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchard' (group 3)

In the back garden, growing through several shrubs.

Clematis 'Dancing Queen'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

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

Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba' (group 3)

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

In the front garden, growing through an Escallonia hedge.

Clematis 'Kaiu'

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'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis macropetala.

Front garden, growing though an Escallonia hedge

Clematis 'Lasurstern'

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)

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

Clematis 'Orange Peel'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis tangutica.

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

Clematis 'Piilu' (group 2)

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis.

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

Clematis 'Princess Diana'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis texensis.

In my back garden, growing through several shrubs.

Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'

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

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

Clematis Jouiniana 'Praecox'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis heraclefolia.

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

Clematis marmoraria

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'

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis viticella.

In the front garden, growing through a variegated Pittosporum hedge.

Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'

Genus: Cleome.
Species: Cleome.

In the front garden, sunny border.

Colchicum - Waterlily

Genus: Colchicum.
Species: Colchicum.

In the front garden, in a south facing border.

Colchicum agrippinum

Genus: Colchicum.
Species: Colchicum autumnale.

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

Convolovulus

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus cneorum.

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

Convolvulus

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus mauritanicus.

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

Convolvulus althaeoides

Genus: Convolvulus.
Species: Convolvulus althaeoides.

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

Coreopsis 'Limerock Passion'

Genus: Coreopsis.
Species: Coreopsis rosea.

In the front garden, in the sunny border.

Coreopsis 'Sterntaler'

Genus: Coreopsis.
Species: Coreopsis.

In the front garden, semi shade border in the yellow wave of planting.

Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams'

Genus: Coreopsis.
Species: Coreopsis.

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

Cornus 'Gouchaultii'

Genus: Cornus.
Species: Cornus alba.

In the front garden, in an east facing bed with poor dry soil, next to another Cornus (Sibirica).