Simbad's Garden

Shrub, tree stock highly scented flowers, in a sheltered well drained spot will get quite large and forms a trun...

Dark purple/red flowers summer to autumn , pruning group 3 ( prune hard early spring)
Planted on the right of s...

Lovely medium-large size hosta with grey green leaves and a narrow cream margin,18-28inch tall, will grow in ful...

Sedge with red bronze foliage, full sun to part shade, intolerant of sun in dry soils, tender.
In greenhouse ti...

Pink flowers May/June and August/September, group 2 pruning.
Bought from The Range 5 for £10, nice healthy litt...

An upright bushy perennial with whorls of long lasting violet blue flowers with black undertones on liquorice sc...

Compact plant 15-18inch tall with large 4-5inch Daisy flowers that start of pale butter yellow ageing to white ,...

Light purple flowers June/September, group 2 pruning.
Nice healthy plant bought from The Range 5 for £10.
Plan...

A swap with Siris.
Tall reblooming bearded irus, bicolored flowers with ruffled near white standards and aprico...

Deep velvety red flowers July/August, group 3 pruning.
Bought from The Range 5 for £10, potted on and growing a...

Grown from RHS seed, ornamental perennial grass 0.75metres tall with narrow mid to blue green leaves and nodding...

Grown from RHS seed, very slow growing, rarely seen perennial good for sun or dappled shade, drought resistant, ...

Sale stand at The Range £3
Green and cream foliage, yellow flowers with red ring in centre,,perennial.
Lovely ...

Dense mound forming perennial grass with dark green linear leaves turning red as they mature, warm sunny site mo...

Stunning column of blue grey foliage 1.2m tall with reddish seed heads loved by birds, full sun.
£2.29 The Will...

Clump of a very pale pink sent to me by Siris.
Planted in new curved border top of hill seating area to left of...

Breeder + Year: Kaskel 1999
Semievergreen
Height: 23inch
Flower size: 6inch
Double form with mauve flowers ...

Grown from T+M seed this year,biennial with large cup shaped flowers (blues and whites), planted front garden ne...

Bought March 2013 as a dry root plant in plastic bag £2.49, nice plant potted up until I decide where its going ...

Beautiful healthy shrub rose with glossy green foliage and single pink flowers with a deep magenta and gold cent...

Bought Epworth garden centre March 2013, planted in wood.
Dark purple double flowers.

Grown this year from seed sent to me by Angie on gardeners world site.
From open woods and pastures of Central ...

Huge plant sent to me by Sue from Gardeners Corner in our large swap.
Curved border round house left hand side ...

Large wavy edged white flowers, 6-8ft, any aspect, pruning group 2, planted to grow through rose New Dawn on ri...

Fully double flowers with silvery mauve petals in many layers, height 6-8ft, any aspect, pruning group 2.
Plant...

Lime gold /green foliage, pink red flowers , evergreen, good for sun or part shade , 5ft tall by 5ft spread.
P...

Breeder and year : Stamile 2002
Evergreen (tetraploid)
Height : 3ft
Flower size : 9inch
UFO crispate form,...

Swapped this lovely bearded iris couple of years ago,
Long left hand border at furthest end, fast increaser, st...

Groundcover rose with pale pink semi double flowers bought from Tickhill nursery 2 years ago, 2ft tall 5ft sprea...

Breeder + Year : Lambertson 1996
Semievergreen (tetraploid)
Height : 2ft
Flower size : 6inch (early-mid)
...

Love this iris, gorgeous deep burgundy flowers.
Swapped on swapshop.
Long left hand border.
Just behind eupho...

Lovely arching leaves, cream with green edges, 3-4ft tall border near pond in front of decking.

Another swapped one, absolutely love this one as don't have to remember to keep dividing, just spreads arou...

Turks cap lily swapped with Sue from Gardeners corner last year, huge bulbs in a huge pot in greenhouse atm, yel...

Lovely plain and bi-coloured flowers in yellows ,pinks, all with long spurs.
Grown from seed.
Bed near greenho...

Turks cap lilies, huge lily around 5ft, 5 bulbs planted in part shade near rosa canary bird, probably won't...

Lovely really double form green flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped these plants on swapshop.

Breeder and year : Salter E-H 2001
Semievergreen (dip)
Height : 2ft 1inch
Flower Size : 4inch (mid)
Descr...

Grown from seed two years ago flowered this year, but not as big as it should be yet.
Straplike leaves and tall...

Lovely crocosmia large orange flowers with mahogany throat, mulch in winter in cold areas.
Large pot from B &am...

Lovely plant for shady damp spot, pink flowers emerge before the leaves in spring.
Bought from Hall Farm

Bought from Hall Farm to grow through a viburnum to add a bit of summer interest.
Deep pink flowers with four s...

Breeder : Morss 1998
Evergreen
Height 2ft
Flower size 51/2inch
Lavender with huge violet purple eye and edge...

Breeder : Stamile 1993
Dormant
Height 1ft 10inch
Flower size 41/2 inch
Creamy white with blue purple eye, sl...

Little known creeping perenial for full sun to part shade. A member of the potato family it produces brownish pu...

Lovely phormium with pink and red striped leaves,dwarf form up to a metre tall and spread, arching leaves.
Plan...

Rambler up to 15ft with pink scented blooms.
Bought from Silica Lodge for £10.99 to grow over new arch.
Plante...

Very fine new form with blood red flowers, 2ft tall, good for sun or shade, bought for new shady border near woo...

Spotted this at Harlow Carr plant fair, never heard of it before, one of those huge perennials I love :-), relat...

Double pale pink flowers, 2 young plants from Hayloft offer 2015 (14.99 for 10 plants), 1 entrance to wood to ri...

Double dark red flowers , 2 young plants from Hayloft offer 2015,( 10 plants for 14.99) one flowering February 2...

Alpine
Dense ground cover with bright pink flowers.
For new area near waterfall.
Pot Belly Pig nursery Morto...

Double purple flowers, from Hayloft offer 2015 (10 plants for 14.99), 2 plants 1 flowering in entrance to wood n...

Double purple flowers with white centres edged purple, very pretty, 2 plants from Hayloft 10 plants for 14.99 of...

2 plants from Hayloft 10 plants for 14.99 offer 2015, neither plants flowering 2016, 1 planted near horse chestn...

Seedling sent to me by Siris, pot in greenhouse.

Lovely architectural plant.
Planted in border at bottom of garden.
Brought from dads house after he died.

Acer with green leaves edged with cream,had been on my wish list for ages , bought 3 years ago as sappling still...

Love the colour of this acer planted when we first moved here near front gate, lovely deep purple/red leaves.

5ft tall flat heads of mustard yellow flowers.
Planted bottom of right hand long border near rhus.

18-24inch flat heads of cherry red flowers.
Planted top of the hill border and border round house,grown from T+...

White aconitum grown from seed sent to me by Siris , three plants on third level of newly cleared area in wood i...

Lovely succulent swapped on swapshop 3 years ago, purple leaves, better in full sun, easily propogated, lives in...

Grown from seed this year and planted in long left hand border in place of my caryopteris I lost overwinter.
2f...

Grown from RHS seed this year, rose or violet flowers, 1.2metres tall.

15-18inch tall apricot flowers highly fragrant foliage.
Border next to drive, needs renewing every couple of ye...

3 lovely baby agaves very kindly sent to me by Tomoe(Tommymoo) from GOY :-)
Grey and cream striped foliage.

Low growing with purple leaves and pale lilac flowers, good groundcover, border top of hill, and side of steps g...

Grown from seed this year, really pleased with these lots already flowering, veined single and semi double flowe...

Lovely green frothy flowers leaves look lovely with raindrops on.
Planted in border at bottom of hill.

Swapped this this year,grown very rapidly,lives in pot on patio, in sunroom now, good medicinal plant especially...

Bargain buy last year from Hayloft plants got six plants two each of three varieties, only small roots so potted...

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last year, two of three varieties only small so potted up to grow on b...

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last summer 2 each of 3 varieties, small plants so potted up to grow o...

Well drained sunny site, 50-90cm tall, cover with straw first winter.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery York.

Bought from Harrogate spring show 2013
Single 7 petaled white flowers in spring, spreads by rhizomes.
Planted ...

Bought from silica lodge garden centre today for £2.99 lovely little plant with lilac/blue flowers going in new ...

White single flowers.
Planted in semi-shaded woodland border.
Bought summer 2009 trent valley garden centre.

Pale pink semi-double flowers august, grows to around 3ft.
Growing in border outside kitchen window.

Dark pink almost purple flowers.
Growing in border at wood entrance.

Pink flowered japanese anemone.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Planted in shady border near wood.

Don't know what variety this is as swapped the seed, grows to around 7ft tall and biennial, with huge green...

Grown from free mag seed, lovely purple and white flowers with spurs but not as long as mckenna hybrids.
Border...

Another double form with red and yellow flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped plants on swapshop.

6ft tall, frothy plumes of cream flowers springtime,
several clumps of this border beside pond, long border rig...

Grown from seed last spring, kindly sent to me by Sid on GOY, have 9 very healthy little plants, just potted on ...

Evergreen fern good for shade.
Have two of these growing in wood.

Dramatic silver leaves grows 4ft tall by 6ft, had for three years and lives in pot on patio, greenhouse winter, ...

A rare and beautiful aster with soft pink flowers and dark stems the yellow centres change to purple with age, 4...

Don't know variety, double purple flowers 3ft tall, given to me by my dad, long border right hand side of k...

Have wanted this lovely aster for ages so when I spotted it at Malvern this weekend what could I do had to have ...

Masses of white daisy flowers with a hint of lavender and yellow centres, 2ft tall, full sun or part shade, anot...

Perennial with soft mauve pink flowers in late summer/autumn 35cm tall, planted on the left of 'Jenny'...

Perennial with pale lilac pink flowers in late summer/autumn, 0.4 metres height and spread.
Planted in pond bor...

Long lasting large blue flower heads July to September, height 60cm spread 40cm, full sun.
Bought from Breezy K...

Fluffy white flowers, planted in pond border.

Fluffy red flowers, planted near small front pond.

Perennial which forms a spreading clump 30cm tall , fluffy spikes of rosey mauve flowers.
Sent to me by Siris, ...