Chrispook's Garden

Bought 2 bulbs (500+ F each) from tesco on 9th Sept 2009 . White Autumn crocus. Planted at central end of red be...

!0th March 2008. 2 planted in front Magnolia in stone bed and 3 more in other beds (all labelled. Need to be tak...

Nice little perennial. I think I lost 1 plant in summer heat in 2007.

Sown on Aug 12th 2008 in pots for windowsill. Free seeds from MR F.

planted 2 youg shrubs in front garden Autumn 2010. Survived their first year despite long hot drought. Could not...

I've got 2 young ones. 1 planted 2006 and 1 in 2007. They both managed 1 flower each last year, but sadly t...

Small tree planted Autumn 2007. Not the corkscrew type. No pics yet.

Made a very pretty display when it finally flowered. Looked good with purple dahlia and Juniper skyrocket.
Apri...

2 new shrubs in 2007. Said to like poor soil so should be happy here. Good growth so far. pretty Autumn colour.

Planted horizontal type in 2005 in bed under Mulberry tree.. Grew very fast. Too big so moved it to bank at side...

White crocus planted 2006.
Pack of 50 mixed bought Sept 2008 from Baumax in Debrecen. Planted in new areas of s...

15 cream crocus bought from Auchan Sept 2009 and planted in yellow bed all around the end near the central path.

Planted 2006 in front garden.

Pretty crocus, white inside and mauve outside of petals. Pack 15 bought Auchan in Sept 2009 (Holland Park) and p...

3 packs (60 bulbs) mixed crocus bought cheap in Bauhaus (290f). Planted around sundial, and along edge of path. ...

Planted 2007, in pot on terrace, also front yellow bed.
2009. 15 bulbs in mixed pack white bulbs planted in blu...

Pack of 20 bought in Bauhaus. Planted in most beds along edge of path and some in rockeries.

15 white crocus fro Harmonia pack bought Sept 2008. Planted around edges in red, pink and blue beds at front.

Pack 15 bought Sept 30th in Auchan. 10cm tall, flowers Feb. Pale lilacy stripe flower. Similar to Vernus but ear...

Autumn crocus. Planted summer 2007.

Small crocus. Mixed bulbs planted around wildlife pond.

Planted Autumn 2007 in front garden and pots.
20 new bulbs bought in Sept 2008 from Cora in Bucharest (plain pu...

Pack of 15 white crocus bought in Bauhaus on Sept 30th 2008. For pots on terrace. 10cm tall, flowers March/April.

Bough 2 pink hopefully hardy cyclamen from Bauhaus on 19th Sept 2008. To put in woodland bed.
2009 No sign of t...

March 14th 2008. Planted on edge of new conifer bed.
Another 7 plants bought from Bauhaus on 13/14th April. £ d...

Red cactus dahlias were one of first I bought in Hungary. First flowering 2006. Do well every year. Tend to get ...

Nice purple/white dahlia. One of first in 2006. Grew big first 2 years. Not so good in 2008. Next year pinch out.

Lilac blue and white dahlia. cactus type. Did well in 2008 in a pot. Died off early in heat in August. Moved to ...

Harmonia pack in 2007. Very pretty orange tipped flowers. Definiely a favourite.

Planted two in 2007. They flower abundantly and are good ground cover.

Planted in front beds and back rockery in 2007. Good carpeter.

April 7th 2008. Seeds sown in middle bed around edges.

Bought 2 plants from Baumax on 3rd August 2008. One pink and one pale blue-white. To plant in front garden. Hope...

Very impressive plant for a few weeks. Thrives in shady spot.

Pack of 5 from Tescos Oct 2008. Planted in red bed, around fox tail lily area. 60-80 cm tall.

Seed sown in early March 2008. Sent by Pauline of GOY. Good germination. Put outside for hardening off on 10th A...

Given to me in Cluj on June 8th by modular students. It is a balcony climber and needs to be inside in the winte...

Seed sown in early March 2008. Kept on windowsill. Fairly good germination. Seedlings outside for hardening off ...

Pond marginal

We were told this is a type of Willow when we bought it. It is also known locally as a Russian Olive.

Pond marginal

Planted in 2006 as tuber. First flower in 2008.

Bought in Bauhaus in Sept 2010

Bought in Bauhaus Sept 30th 2008. In bloom. Label said Erica Gr.Rot, obviously German for red. No Erica species ...

Bought some seeds back from UK last year. Sowed some in front near fence and some in back garden along trellis f...

A few came up in small bed near path in 2008. Short lived flowers.

Bought shrub about 1 metre tall from Auchan mid Sept 2009. 1,250 f, Already showing some Autumn colour. Planted ...

I have at least 6 small srubs, all different.
Sept 2008, planted 4 small ones, 2 white/green variagated, and 2 ...

Also known as Japanes spindle. Sept 2008 bought small shrub from Auchan. Planted in front red bed. Lable said gr...

I have a lot of blue ones around gravel garden, and a relative {greeny blue leaves and a bit lankier in) middle ...

Bought from market in late summer 2006 and kept in pot over winter. Planted in front meterranean garden in Sprin...

We inherited an old shrub in front garden. We bought i new shrub which we planted in our back garden in 2005. Th...

Our first freesias bloomed in 2007, well a few yellow ones were seen, although I planted a mixed pack. Another f...

First flowered 2008. Not sure whether these were planted in 2006 but did not flower in first year.

We planted 3 hardy fuschias in 2006. They were not too happy after the winter. They grew but did not like the ho...

Good perrenial. Flowers all summer except in extreme heat.
March 26th 2008 seeds sown indoors (saved from garde...

One plant survived from the pack of bulbs I planted in 2006. I'm looking for some "in the green",...

Bought in Baumax in August 2008, Put in top bed next to obedient plant.

Bought 4 gazania to go in yellow bed from local garden centre on 5th July 2008

Bought 4 plants from Dallas kert on 16th June 2008. " full size and 2 dwarf. 1 on edge of willow bed, 1 nea...

Planted march 2009. Gift from Sue & Terry. Bought from Dallas Kert.

Pack of 15 bought from BRICOSTORE. Planted on 15th April 2009. Most in red bed and some in yellow. White flowers...

First ones in 2006, and onother colour in 2007. Reliable and flower well. Look good with a lot together. Often n...

Water grass. Pond marginal

Seeds sown in various beds on April 9th 2008

Bought on Valentines day 2012 in Veresegyhaz. No lable. Identified from Internet pics, so could be wrong. Plan t...

We planted an Ivy at the base of a concrete wall which supports our terrace in 2005. It is north facing and in s...

2 plants bought from Dallas kert, nice rusty red. 1 put in red bed at front, and 1 in Mulberry bed.

One of the symbols of Hungary where we live. In 2007 I grew claret sunflowers for the first time. The neighbours...

Seeds sown in lower beds on April 9th 2008.

Bought i plant from Dallaskert on 16th March 2009. Planted in recently extended bed under Walnut tree. Pretty pi...

Planted in 2006. Divided and moved to top bed in 2007. Doing quite well there. Second flowering in August.

Planted in bog garden. March 2008. Grew but did not flower in 2008. Probably too sunny.

We have 3 types, the well known pink one, a red one, and a dark leaved one with green flowers.

9th August 2008. Bought 2 plants on market. White with red heart. Told to plant deep, about 4-6" deeper tha...

Boght 2 Red heart on 8th August 2008 from Auchan. Will plant later at back of red border. Look for more to go wi...

2 small hibiscus planted in latte 2007. One in front pink bed aand one in back neaar lavender hedge.
More baby ...

We've got at least 4 varieties. Although in shady spot for a lot of the day the leaves really burnt last su...

Pond marginal bought in 2007. Brought it into shed fro winter and it survived.
Was doing well but we lost it. C...

These have added lovely spring colour to our garden.
3 wtite Hyacinths from pack of mixed white bulbs planted i...

We planted a small white mophead type in Spring 2007, and a climbing petiolaris. Both are looking healthy and sh...

Planted at front of shrub border in 2006. Dry sunny position. Did not like hot summer, but recovered later. Flow...

Seeds sown in 2007. A lot self seeded and now I have lots of candytuft. The second year plants are sturdier.

I saw this in Bauhaus garden centre a few days ago. At first glance it looked like Box, but the lable announced ...

Planted very small holly in April 2007. It grew noticeably and managed 1 berry before Christmas.

Impatiens have made a colourful summer display in containers on our terrace.
Had none inn 2008.
To use white o...

I had a white one last year and it was great. I hope to have more this year, blue as well as white.
Blue ones s...

Planted March 2008 in front pink bed. Wait and see.

I have a lot of these in my garden. They tolerate our conditions very well.

Pack 10 bulbs bought from Brico Sept 2009. 60cm tall Dutch Iris . Flowers June onwards. Lilac and yellow flowers...

Pack of 10 bought in Brico Sept 2009. Yellow Dutch Iris 60 cm tall. 2 in yellow bed and rest in central be near ...

These miniature Iris bring delight as one of the early flowering spring bulbs. Scattered around the garden.
New...

I have a number of slender blue & Yellow iris's near the ponds. They were given by neighbour and look l...

Planted 7 plants (very cheap special offer) in August 2007. They all look OK and are positioned on pergolas, fen...

There were 2 mature walnut trees when we moved in. One in the middle of our lawn in wonderful for shade in the h...

Small rush. Pond marginal

2 of these in front garden (different colours), blue and green.

Pretty conifer with yellow splashed tips.

We have one in top conifer bed. On 22nd March planted one in new conifer bed.