Xela's Garden

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

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

Lavandula × intermedia 'Alba' AGM
...

Planted Vistabile arch bed

* Postition: West , South
full sun

* Soil Type: A...

Planted 04.09 Shenstone Samantha's bed
Bought 04.09 atMorrisons for 99p each

Edelweiss means "nobl...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile Lounge border ['Snow Lady']
Bought 06.09 Morrissons £1,99 or £3 for 2 plants...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile Lounge border
Bought 06.09 Morrissons £1,99 or £3 for 2 plants

Cultivation: Plant i...

Planted 10.08 Vistabile Garage border
between Red Hot Poker, Sea Holly
Bought 10.08 from ? @ ?

Shasta Dais...

Planted 10.07 Shenstone Samantha's bed
10.08 Vistabile Lobby border

Bought 09.07
...

Characteristics:
Plant type: Alpine/Rockery
Habit: Tufted
Resilience: Hardiness old H4 (hardy)

Colour:...

Planted '08 Shenstone - Samantha's bed (white)
- garage bed (white)...

Planted ? Vistabile lobby border
'09 Shenstone front rose border

A versatile plant that ...

planted ? Shenstone back & front side hedges

Common Name: Privet
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: jonandrum...

Planted 04.11 Vistabile back fence bed

Bought 04.11 at Lewes Garden Centre @ £10 for 6 perennials (or £1.99 e...

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets
Seeds sown ? 02.09 sapphire pendula
Bought '08 Wilkinsons punnet of 24 £2.9...

Planted ? Shenstone
'10 " garage side gate
'02 Vistabile pat...

Planted 04.08 Shenstone side gate
Bought Woolworths £1.99 (reduced from £3.99)
Decimated by deer

Replaced...

Seed sown 16.02.09
12.04.11
Bought in ? at ?Woolworths? for ? a pkt of approx 100 seeds

A ...

Planted '08 Shenstone rose bed
Bought ? at ? for ?
Seed sown ?.02.09
Bought ? at ? for ? a pkt of ?many?...

Seeds sown ?
Bought in 2000 at ? for 99p pkt approx 70 seeds (suttons)

A popular choice for anyone that lov...

Sown 21.02.09
Bought '07 at Wilkinsons for 99p pk of 6 varieties

* Crops in : 78 Days
* Ideal ...

Sown 21.02.09
Bought '07 at Wilkinsons for 9pp pk of 6 varieties (25 - 30 seeds each)

An old variety...

Planted 05.08 hanging baskets Lysimachia Goldilocks

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

Bought @ Wilkos for £5 each
Planted in pots 10.03.15

Magnolia stellata

Common Name: Star magnolia
Genu...

West corner

Planted before '85 in veg patch Vistabile

Height: 2m Over 5 years
Spread: 1.8m over 5 years

Sun Leve...

Planted Vistabile elliptical bed

Bought Woolworths (Cuthberts) £9.99

Three varieties grafted onto semi-d...

Planted 03.10 Vistabile garage border
03.10 Shenstone wisteria border
03.11.Blossom Co...

Planted 04.09 Vistabile hanging basket
Bought 03.09 Yarnton Nurseries, Oxon for 69p per plant

Synonyms:
Me...

Planted '08 Vistabile pond rockery house end

Bought '08 Malvern Spring Flower Show for £2 ( multi-b...

Blue:
Planted ? Vistabile front borders
elliptical bed
White:
Planted 0...

Sown 2001 Vistabile

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

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

Planted 08.08 in Salamander pot, Vistabile
Replaced 02.13 in Salamander pot, Vistabile drive
Bought 08.08 at T...

Planted '? Shenstone front verge
09.08 Vistabile back borders
Transplanted Sept '08 fr...

Planted ? Vistabile front path borders

Divided 08.07

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

Planted 12.08 Vistabile bird feeder/planter
Bought 08.08 ? pk of 10

Genus: Narcissus
Cultivar: 'Minn...

Planted 10.11 Vistabile old pond bed
Bought: 09.11 @ Wilkinsons 8 bulbs for £2

Skill Level: Beginner
Exposu...

This is the true catmint (not nepeta mussinii, which is often referred to as Catmint) and a wild mint. The plant...

Planted 04.01 Vistabile garage border
Nerine bowdenii

Nerine

They originate from South Africa, but som...

Planted July'13 in field [pink & white]& road [red] border @ Paul's PyrreneanPad
Bought July&...

Planted ? Vistabile garage bed
Bought as seed at ? for £?

Description: Beautiful and easy to grow, bearing ...

Planted '06 (?) Vistabile pond

Division from Mother's pond Hurst Lane, Freeland.

Water lilies ar...

Planted May '13 in container Vistabile
Bought May '13 @ Morrisons for £18

Olives (Olea europaea) a...

Planted '08 Vistabile
'12 Vistabile

any well drained soil, preferably sandy with plen...

Planted 04.08 Vistabile ?
Shenstone S end of garage bed
...

well drained soil

full sun

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

* Soil Type: Normal

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

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

free draining soil
full sun
maximum protection from frost

Passiflora (passion flower) is an evergreen c...

Planted 04.09 pink ...Vistabile hanging basket
red .... Shenstone hanging basket

Bought...

Planted 05.08

Bought from Wilkinsons ... punnet of 4 £1.99 ..... 3 punnets for £5

Position: full sun

Tr...

Always popular – rare to find such a strong red colouring in a scented variety. Named after lovely Robin Red Bre...

Planted ? Vistabile scented pelargonium collection trough
Bought ? from ? for £?

Genus Pelargonium
MGenus: ...

'Sweet Mimosa' is an upright, bushy, tender, evergreen perennial with large, lobed, fragrant, mid-gree...

Tender Perennial

A fruity scent and lovely bright pink flowers. Great displayed on its own or as part of a mi...

Seeds sown 01.11 Vistabile

Zonal: These are mainly derived from P. inquinans and P. zonale. Upright, bush...

Penstemon Common Name: Penstemon
Genus: Penstemon

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

Soil: well drained

Position: full sun ( most ?)
west / south

Flowering: July - Oct

Heigh...

Seed sown 02.09

Hardy Perennial; Low growing vigorous plants produce mounds of pink blooms with darker ve...

Seed sown ?.02.09 dwarf surphina
Bought ? at Wilko for 39p a pkt of approx 800
Planted 05.08 hanging bas...

Displayed
12.12 by Vistabile french window
Bought ? for ? from ?
07.08 Gift from M...

Planted ? Shenstone

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

Planted '01

Philadelphus coronarius - 'Aureus'
Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Deciduous,...

Planted 05.12 in old pond bed, Vistabile back garden
Bought 04.12 from Wilkinsons for £1.98 a pck of 3, or 2 p...

Planted 05.08 Vistabile rockery house end

Bought 05.08 Malvern Spring Flower Show

Skill Level: Beginner
...

Planted 12.10 Vistabile back garden
Bought 12.10 at Tesco for £12.00

Colorado Blue Spruce
Pi...

planted 08 Shenstone

Skill rating Beginner

Ultimate spread 0.6m

Ultimate height 0.6m
...

Adopted 03.10 from Mother's garden, positioned in Vistabile back garden
Planted ? in container by Father ...

Planted 19?? Shenstone[?] back garden
Bought 19?? from ? for £?

The outline of a juvenile Scots Pine alters ...

Planted 07.08 Vistabile pond
Bought 07.08 at Cassington Nursery for £?

Position: Full sun

Hardiness: Fros...

Planted Vistabile '05 [pond bed]
Shenstone '08 [rose bed]

Soil Type: any reasonable ...

Planted Vistabile [lobby bed] '02

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

G...

Planted '01(?)2 Vistabile [front path borders]
'08 Shenstone [ dark pink - front borders...

Planted 03.09 Vistabile rockery house end
11.11 " " middle
Bought 03...

Planted ? Shenstone [rose bed]

* Soil Type: any reasonable garden soil containing adequate or...

Planted 06.09 Vistabile back fence border near house
Bought 06.09 Morrisons £1.99 or 2 plants for £3

Primul...

Planted ? Vistabile under beech hedge ( grown from seed?)

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Partial shade
...

Planted 03.08 Samantha's bed
Location: sunny/partial shade

Botanical name: Pritzelago alpina
Other nam...

Planted '? Shenstone back lawn

Common Name: Japanese flowering cherry
Genus: Prunus
Cultivar: 'S...

Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) - One sure sign of spring is the sight of the white blossom of the wild cherry or gea...

Planted ? Vistabile NW of greenhouse

Family/Latin Name: Rosaceae - Prunus insititia

Type of Plant: Hard...

Planted Vistabile {Utility border] '08

* Postition: North , East

* Soil Type: Acid , Normal ...

Planted May '13 Vistabile rockery (white)
Bought May '13 from Wilkinsons for £1.98

Pulsatilla...

Planted 03.09 Vistabile kitchen wall (west facing)
'Victory' replacement 05.11
Bought 0...

Planted 02.10 Vistabile Vegetable patch
Transplanted from Mother's Freeland garden

Rhubarb Timperley Ea...

Planted 03.08 Vistabile .... failed
04.09 "
classic allotment favourite, good for forcin...

In Container near drive
Inherited & adopted 04.10 from Mother's garden (Freeland)

How to Grow Azale...

In stone pot by old pond

How to Grow Azaleas From Cuttings:
Evergreen azaleas are relatively easy to propaga...

Container grown in Vistabile back garden
Adopted 04.10 from Mother & Father's garden [Freeland]
...

Container (bowl) grown Vistabile back lawn.
Inherited & adopted 04.10 from Mother's garden (Freela...

Planted '? in container by Father, now standing in Vistabile back garden near drive
Inherited & adopte...

Planted 01.12 drive pot Vistabile back garden
Bought 01.12 B&Q ?

Common Name: Stag's horn sumach
G...

Planted 02.09 Vistabile
Bought 02.09 at Morrisons for £1.39

Worth growing for redcurrant jelly or ice cream,...

Planted ? Vistabile fruit patch

Bought ? Wilkinsons? £1.99

Skill Level: Beginner

Exposure: Full su...

Planted '06 Vistabile fruit patch [divaricatum]
04.11 Vistabile fruit patch replacement

Bou...

Planted '10 Vistabile fence border temporarily
Adopted from Mother's Freeland garden, originally gif...

Planted '06 Vistabile garage bed

Replacement gift from neighbour Andy

Planted ? Vistabile square tub back garden

Rosa polyantha is known as "The Fairy" the world over. I...

Planted ? Vistabile Fence Border
Bought '? by previous inhabitants

A small patio climbing rose.
Clu...

Planted '? fence bed Vistabile back garden
Bought '? from ? for ?

Large Flowered / Hybrid Tea Spi...