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Peony_tree_150416

peony tree

Added on 8 May, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Paeonia.
Species: Paeonia.

from Gary the gardener 150416. Not sure what variety it is: Wiki shows pink flowers, RHS shows white, so will ...

Rhubarb_150415

rhubarb

Added on 5 May, 2015 | 8 photos

Genus: Rheum.
Species: Rheum rhabarbarum.

150415 - from Ron. Huge root clump, he had to lift it out of the box for me!

Holly_19_140115

holly - shrub 19

Added on 10 Apr, 2015 | 3 photos

Genus: Ilex.
Species: Ilex aquifolium.

inherited from previous tenant.

Heuchera_marmalade_150526

Heuchera Marmalade

Added on 10 Apr, 2015 | 1 photo

friend Ron took me to a couple of Welsh garden centres. I did very well, only bought one plant at the second!

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strawberry, var unknown

Added on 10 Apr, 2015 | 1 photo

inherited from preious tenant. was crammed in a corner between paving and shed, overshadowed by other plants. ...

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winter jasmine

Added on 10 Apr, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Jasminum.
Species: Jasminum nudiflorum.

given to me by Gary the gardener 150307

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Goldcrest

Added on 11 Oct, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Cupressus.
Species: Cupressus macrocarpa.

bought: 140626
planted: 140622 - wth Trailing Lobelia

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Water Lily

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

gift from Shirley Tulip 140914

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Hosta Fire and Ice

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.

gift from Shirley Tulip 140914

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Heuchera Shirley

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

gift from Shirley Tulop 140922 - type unknown, so I’m calling it Heuchera Shirley

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Fuschia Snowcap

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Species: Fuschia.

gift from Shirley Tulip 140922

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Feather Grass

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa tenuissima.

gift from Shirley Tulip 140922

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Lady's Mantle

Added on 22 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Alchemilla.
Species: Alchemilla mollis.

from Shirley Tulip 140922

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Scabious Beaujolais Bonnets

Added on 2 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Species: Scabious Beaujolais Bonnets.

140829 - a gift from Samjp, "plant D" on her list and so labelled in my pot - easier than writing out ...

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Coreopsis Early Surprise

Added on 2 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Coreopsis.
Species: Coreopsis Early Surprise.

140829 - a gift from Samjp, "plant C" on her list and so labelled in my pot - easier than writing out ...

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Campanula Blue Cups

Added on 2 Sep, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula Blue Cups.

140829 - a gift from Samjp, "plant B" on her list and so labelled in my pot - easier than writing out ...

Sam_a_verbena_bonariensis_140829

Verbena bonariensis

Added on 2 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Verbena.
Species: Verbena bonariensis.

a gift from Samjp, "plant A" on her list and so labelled in my pot - easier than writing out the whole...

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z fuschia

Added on 1 Aug, 2014 | 4 photos

This was one of the few plants that I was able to identify from the flowers that were in bloom when I first view...

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primrose

Added on 10 Jul, 2014 | 7 photos

bought 6-pack from Co-op 140526
plnated in reaised bed few days later
munched to pieces within a week
started...

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Phacelia tanacetifolia

Added on 29 Jun, 2014 | 3 photos

Genus: Phacelia.
Species: Phacelia tanacetifolia.

planted 1404 as a "blue garden" pack of seeds - only thing that's come up blue so far!
GoYers ID...

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curry plant

Added on 30 May, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Helichrysum.
Species: Helichrysum italicum.

bought 140522, planted 140523 - £2 from Asda.

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buddleia Black Knight

Added on 30 May, 2014 | 10 photos

bought 140522, planted 140525

checked on Google, this plant apprently grows to 4 metres high and wide - would...

x lobelia, bush

Added on 30 May, 2014 | 0 photos

bought 140523, planted 140525

no idea of sub-species!

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x lobelia, trailing

Added on 30 May, 2014 | 1 photo

bought 140523, planted 140525

botanical name: "we'll help" gives too many options! Google sit...

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lily-of-the-valley

Added on 20 May, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Convallaria.
Species: Convallaria majalis.

1470515 - only noticed these when I'd cutback the overhanging bindweed and trimmed to Cotoneasters back

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Grape Hyacinth

Added on 13 May, 2014 | 6 photos

Genus: Muscari.
Species: Muscari latifolium.

Inherited from preious tenants, who must have liked them a lot! or left them to spread.

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x Cotoneaster 20

Added on 13 May, 2014 | 7 photos

2 close together - 20 + 21
took me a while to realise these were two different plants of hte same type! at lea...

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Welsh Poppy

Added on 11 May, 2014 | 4 photos

Genus: Meconopsis.
Species: Meconopsis cambrica.

amazing what Freecycle can do! I offered some seed trays, someone came to pick them up and started telling me t...

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Geranium (new shrub 32)

Added on 30 Apr, 2014 | 7 photos

didn't get any pictures of it when I came to view hte property; looked like a load od dead, dry grass! but...

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z Berberis (new shrub 43)

Added on 30 Apr, 2014 | 8 photos

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and hedge 44 on the left, both in need of a haircut

ID'd by CottageKaren

2016: given aay via ...

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tulip Tarda

Added on 24 Apr, 2014 | 1 photo

planted March 2014
miniature tulip, ID'd by CottageKaren

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z Ceanothus 39

Added on 23 Apr, 2014 | 6 photos

130110 - Californai Lilac

ID'd by CottageKaren

hasn't changed much since I first saw it, except ...

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z shrub 38

Added on 23 Apr, 2014 | 8 photos

plonked in the middle of the front lawn with a tiny border round it - been calling it the "lollipop bush&qu...

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tulip, Van Tuberten's miniature

Added on 22 Apr, 2014 | 5 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

saw something red in my "blu...

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x Snowberry (new shrub 18)

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 4 photos

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there were four shrubs crowded into one small corner, must have looked nice when they were all small, ...

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Mahonia (new shrub 16)

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 3 photos

this shrub sits behind shrub 15, and appears to be split around it - can't imagne there being room for two ...

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Geranium 1

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 1 photo

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the mother of many, at least by size! three large clumps in the back garden, at least half a dozen in...

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0 new shrub 15

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 5 photos

Forsythia_12_140321

forsythia (new shrub 12)

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 5 photos

Genus: Forsythia.
Species: Forsythia.

I looked for the botanical name, but apart from Wiki's general entry, it lists 13 varieties, no idea which ...

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Prunus laurocerasus (new shrub 11)

Added on 11 Apr, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Prunus.
Species: Prunus laurocerasus.

it's got a lot taller since this pic!

thanks to CottageKaren and Dorjac for the ID

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Forget-me-not

Added on 6 Apr, 2014 | 8 photos

spotted them growing 140401 - Terratoonie ID'd them for me

got about half a dozen sizeable clumps showin...

Hyacinth_140308

hyacinth, possibly!

Added on 5 Apr, 2014 | 6 photos

first noticed it 140308 - seems to be only one so far

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x tulip

Added on 5 Apr, 2014 | 5 photos

planted under flowering Qunice; noticed something growing there, but no idea what till the blooms appreared

n...

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z Shrub 10

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

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0 new Shrub 6

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 2 photos

looks like dead grass at the moment!

moved it when I did this bed; it was crammed under the Ribes and had lit...

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Spirea Gold Flame (new Shrub 8)

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 11 photos

Genus: Spirea.
Species: Spirea Gold Flame.

thanks to Neellan for the ID

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Pieris (new Shrub 7)

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 3 photos

Thanks, Scottish, Karen and Gee for triple confirmation!

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0 new Shrub 5

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 6 photos

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Potentilla aka Cinquefoil (Shrub 4)

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 5 photos

Genus: Potentilla.
Species: Potentilla reptans.

to one side and in front of the flowering Quince.

moved it when I did that bed, it's now more forwrd and...

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rose 1

Added on 30 Mar, 2014 | 9 photos

140321
Beleive this to be a rose bush because of the leaf shape and small fruit - hips? and thorns!

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Quince 3

Added on 11 Mar, 2014 | 4 photos

Genus: Chaenomeles.
Species: Chaenomeles speciosa.

ink this is the name that was in before: changed the title and all the other details vanished!

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Iris Reticula "Harmony"

Added on 11 Mar, 2014 | 3 photos

given to me as a parting gift by Hira, my befriender, in Novmeber.
Found tham again in February, planted them o...

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Pansy

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

bought 140305, planted 130308. There don't seem to be many squirrels here (only seen two [or one twice] in...

Bluebell, English

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

Bought four packs of bulbs to maximise chances of getting at least some! Can only find three now, so must have ...

Allium_blie_row_140406

Allium Blue Drumstick

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

bulbs planted 140309 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

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Crocus, Snow

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 2 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant. Don't know how this differs f...

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Iris, miniature

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 6 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

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Anemone Blanda

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

bulbs not planted yet - the pack instructions said that the plant should be lifted eery year, so I need to know ...

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Honeybells

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 3 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

Snake's Head Fritillary

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

bulbs planted 140309 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

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Tulip, miniature

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

Glory of the Snow

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

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snowdrops

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 3 photos

bulbs planted 140307 so will be a while before I can add pics to this plant

Narcissus Canaliculatus

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

bulbs planted 140305 - be a while before I can put pics to this + even if I can work out which of the six variet...

Narcissus Quail

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

bulbs planted 140305 - be a while before I can put pics to this + even if I can work out which of the six variet...

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Narcissus Thalia

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

bulbs planted 140305 - be a while before I can put pics to this + even if I can work out which of the six variet...

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Narcissus Jetfire

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 2 photos

bulbs planted 140305 - be a while before I can put pics to this + even if I can work out which of the six variet...

Narcissus Minnow

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

bulbs planted 140305 - be a while before I can put pics to this + even if I can work out which of the six variet...

Daff_140307

Daffodil

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 1 photo

Don't know which type - long trumpet, plain petals

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x Snow-in-Summer

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 5 photos

only found what this was by a label I found a couple of inches down while thinning the plants. (Wrong!! it was ...

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Crocus "Pickwick"

Added on 9 Mar, 2014 | 3 photos

GoYer friend suggested that it might be this variety.

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Pampas Grass 140206

Added on 20 Feb, 2014 | 1 photo

Was given three off-cuts via Freecycle. In pots for now till I can decide where they're going to go

loo...

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rose, miniature

Added on 10 Sep, 2013 | 9 photos

Genus: Rosa.
Species: rosa tiddlius.

bought at Sainsbury 130901 x 2

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Heuchera Petit Marbled Burgundy

Added on 22 Oct, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera Petit Marbled Burgundy.

from Dorjac 120927

planted in biodegradable peat pot; upgraded to proper pot week later.

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Heuchera Karen (real name unknown)

Added on 18 Sep, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera Karen.

gift from Karensusan63 120916

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Heuchera Hollywood

Added on 18 Sep, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera Hollywood.

gift from Karensusan63 120916

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Heuchera Blackberry Jam

Added on 18 Sep, 2012 | 3 photos

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera Blackberry Jam.

gift from Karensusan63 120916

Ivy_1_120625

Ivy 1

Added on 15 Sep, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Hedera.
Species: Hedera.

don't know which variety this is

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Zebra grass

Added on 28 Aug, 2012 | 2 photos

Genus: Miscanthus.
Species: Miscanthus Zebrinus.

had this couple of years, just found out its name, or at least I think it's its name. The info I just foun...

Crimbo_cactus_steragram_120826

Christmas Cactus

Added on 27 Aug, 2012 | 4 photos

Species: Schlumbergera truncata.

Steragram very kindly sent me a leaf cutting; fingers crossed I do it right this time, I've never been able...

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Geranium Bill Wallis

Added on 25 Jun, 2012 | 2 photos

Genus: Geranium.
Species: Geranium pyrenaicum.

thanks to Bjs for sending me this baby - been on windowsill till yesterday.

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navelwort 'Cherry Ingram'

Added on 14 May, 2012 | 3 photos

Genus: Omphalodes.
Species: Omphalodes cappadocica.

from Bjs, arrived 120509 - not sure which subspecies: it has blue flowers so that narrows it down a bit - think ...

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zz Butterfly bush

Added on 25 Feb, 2012 | 5 photos

BBC and RHS plant finders spell it with a "j", which is why they both turned up 0 results till Google...

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Narcissus Tete-a-Tete

Added on 25 Feb, 2012 | 6 photos

2012
Feb 24th: bought half a dozen in small pot at Sainsbury's - succumbed to temptation - at last a plan...

Sedge_bronze_120113

Bronze New Zealand Hair Sedge

Added on 15 Jan, 2012 | 2 photos

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex comans.

I finally went to a garden centre that I've been trying to find for ages - with heroic restraint, I only bo...

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Heather 40

Added on 19 Oct, 2011 | 12 photos

I've no idea what kind of heather it is, or even if it's an erica or the other one - which makes findi...

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Heuchera "Plum Pudding"?

Added on 19 Oct, 2011 | 10 photos

Don't know if this is the right name, it's the closest match I could find on the BBC Plant-finder

I...

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Sedum - Stone Orpine?

Added on 19 Oct, 2011 | 10 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum rupestre.

Guessing at the exact type, since this is the only one on the BBC plant-finder site to have yellow flowers.

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hebe Pink Lady

Added on 18 May, 2011 | 4 photos

Can't find this plant on Shoot!, RHS, BBC or Dave's Garden - all got pelnty of "pink" and &q...

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grass - one of three types but don't know which

Added on 18 May, 2011 | 3 photos

I bought three grasses on the same day, and noted the label names, then looked each up on the BBC Plant Finder -...

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x conifer - one-tree forest #1

Added on 18 May, 2011 | 7 photos

I've no idea what plant this is, other than some kind of conifer
This pot has a reservoir underneath, but ...

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Japanese Sedge - Ice Dance

Added on 18 May, 2011 | 7 photos

Genus: Carex.
Species: Carex Morowii - Ice Dance.

As near as I can tell, the label calls it Japanese Sedge, with the above name

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spider plant - St Bernard's lily

Added on 19 Apr, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Chlorophytum.
Species: Chlorophytum comosum.

I'd read that Spider plants could be put outdoors in summer - it helped to harden tehm. These ones seemed ...