Lady's Eardrops
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia magellanica.
Hardy fuchsia bought at Tarvit House plant sale in 2007. Should have pinkish white flowers. Sometimes named as...
Fuchsia varied
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Purists may be horrified but we have planted a few randommly that we managed to overwinter including: Buds of ma...
Juniperfolia
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Armeria.
Species: Armeria caespitosa.
Alpine growing in a trough. Like Thrift.
Begonia
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia.
14 tubers rescued from a Council Skip in Autumn 2007 and overwintered under our stair. We don't have a gre...
Evening Primrose
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Oenothera.
Species: Oenothera.
'Apricot Delight' - Biennial I had previously grown from seed in an old garden but these originate fro...
Foxglove
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.
We are growing a few varieties including 'Albiflora' and 'Pam's Choice' as well as the ...
Cardoon
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Cynara.
Species: Cynara cardunculus.
Bought at Freuchie plant sale in June 2007 as a young plant - an adventure for us because we have a small garden...
Unknown Dahlia
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
5 tubers received as gifts in 2008 - a mystery! One should be purple - time will tell about the others and what...
Dahlia 'White Perfection'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers overwintered from 2007 when they flowered beautifully.
Dahlia 'Nuit d'Ete'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers overwintered from 2007 when they flowered beautifully.
Dahlia 'Natal'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
6 pompon tubers bought winter 2008.
Dahlia 'Fascination'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
4 tubers, 2 overwintered since 2007 when they didn't flower.
Classic Poeme
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
5 tubers from the RHS in 2008.
Bishop of Llandaff
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers we have had since 2006.
Jul 2008: They didn't make it.
Seabrook's Lavender
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Verbena.
Species: Verbena.
V. 'Seabrook's Lavender' - lovely pink perennial bought in 2007 - new plant found in Peter Seabro...
Wormwood
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia.
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' - shrub.
Yarrow 1
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea 'Walter Funcke'.
Grape hyacinth
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Muscari.
Species: Muscari.
Rescued from a neighbour in 2007 who was throwing them out and planted in 2 sites to the side and front of the h...
Globe thistle
Added on 13 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Echinops.
Species: Echinops ritro.
Bought and divided into 4 plants from Hill of Tarvit in October 2007 and grown on in pots with a view to plantin...
Allium 'Mount Everest'
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium.
Hybrid of A. stipitatum and A. aflatunense, apparently. New for us in 2008.
Allium cristophii
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Species: Allim cristophii.
New to this garden for 2008.
Allium
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium 'Silver Spirit'.
This is a first for us this year (2007/08).
Tulip
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa tarda.
Division 15 miniature tulip - initially encountered as 5 free bulbs with Amateur Gardening magazine and we loved...
Lords and ladies
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Arum.
Species: Arum italicum.
Subsp. 'Marmoratum' - beautifully patterned leaves, but gave the crown a good mulch of garden compost ...
Cow Parsley
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Anthriscus.
Species: Anthriscus sylvestrica.
A pink form of cow parsley bought from Hill of Tarvit in autumn 2007.
Variegated bugle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.
Multicoloured foliage - we are growing this over mounds of turf that we took off to create the beds and paths wh...
Bugle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.
Grown as ground cover in our woodland area. Ours here is A. r. 'Burgundy Glow'
Tulipa tarda
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa tarda.
We first got these as 5 free bulbs from Amateur Gardening magazine - they were so beautiful that we have planted...
Iris reticulata
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris reticulata.
We have 2 on the go at this point (2nd February 2008) - 'Pauline', which is showing gorgeous blue hint...
Flame Creeper
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Species: Tropeaolum speciosum.
Planted as one plant amongst our mixed native hedge in the second year of its establishment. The aim is that th...
Wake Robin
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Trillium.
Species: Trillium grandiflorum.
Planted initially as a few dry 'bulbs' amongst our mixed native hedge in the second year of its establ...
Toad Trillium
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Trillium.
Species: Trillium cuneatum.
Planted initially as a few dry 'bulbs' amongst our mixed native hedge in the second year of its establ...
Winter aconite
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Eranthis.
Species: Eranthis hyemalis.
Planted initially as a few dry 'bulbs' amongst our mixed native hedge in the second year of its establ...
Dog Rose
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa canina.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Alder Buckthorn
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Rhamnus.
Species: Rhamnus fragula.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Spindle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Euonymus.
Species: Euonymus europaeus.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Hawthorn
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Crataegus.
Species: Crataegus monogyna.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Hazel
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus avellana.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07. I have also planted...
Dogwood
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Cornus.
Species: Cornus sanguinea.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Field Maple
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer campestre.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Daffodil
Added on 1 Jan, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus cyclamineus.
'Jet Fire'
Being fairly new to gardening, my wife and I first saw this at the Royal Caley Spring Show...
Veronica
Added on 1 Jan, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Veronica.
Species: Veronica peduncularis.
Paeony
Added on 1 Jan, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Paeonia.
Species: Paeonia tenuifolia.
I first saw this plant in Dundee Botanic Garden in 2006 - it wasn't even in flower - just had the flower bu...
Fern
Added on 1 Jan, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dryopteris.
Species: Dryopteris wallichiana.
I heard Roy Lancaster say (at Gardening Scotland 2006) that this was his favourite fern - good enough recommenda...
