Simbad's Garden

Swapped on swapshop couple of years ago as small plant flowered for the first time this year, plumes of creammy ...

Grown from seed this year, really pleased these germinated got 18 plants, all now planted in semi-shaded woodlan...

A very unusual and dark flowered hybrid of Solida with large deep plum coloured blooms.
£4 Harrogate spring sho...

Big heads of scented blue flowers mid to late spring,up to 2ft tall, evergreen tough perennial plant for good so...

Purple bronze foliage with fabulous electric blue flowers from spring to early summer, hardy down to -15.
Bough...

Grown from seed last spring just planted in wood, only got 1 plant, still ones better than none.
Massed droopin...

Love this shrub, flowers very early spring, pale yellow bell shaped flowers on bare stems, bright green leaves b...

Dark purple leaves, plumes of pinky smoke like flowers in summer, prune hard late winter.
Front top border next...

Related to sedum, succulent variegated leaves, and in summer chains of bright yellow flowers.
In a pot outside ...

Love this plant grown from seed, only got one plant but really all you need, 5ft tall by 4-5ft spread sprays of ...

Lovely succulent looks bit like a bonsai, covered in tiny pink flowers in summer, seeds around, sometimes evergr...

Bulblets sent to me by Siris, in pot in sunroom, pink.

Dad gave me a few corms of this many years ago, my favourite crocosmia, grows to 3-4ft with gorgeous red flowers...

Bought from Malvern last year, still only small,yellow flowers and bronzy green foliage, can't wait till it...

Another bought from Malvern last year, only small yet, bright orange flowers.

Hill into wood.
Brigg GC 3 for £5.

Bought three from hodsock priory last feb, 1 pale pink,1 dark pink and one white, planted in wood, hopefully see...

Ivy leaved cyclamen, hardy , lovely patterns on leaves, autumn flowering hardy.
Seedlings sent to me by Angie f...

6-7ft tall perennial with purple thistle like flowers and silver foliage, growing in long border near pond.
Bou...

Don't know variety, shrub completely covered in early summer in pale yellow pea like flowers, quite a small...

Don't know variety, completely covered in early summer in red pea like flowers.
Planted on right hand side...

Big pot bought in flower last spring , split and planted near magnolia in wood .

Grown from Chiltern seed 2010, 30 plants oops, planted some in bed outside lounge window rest on allotment for c...

Lovely pink delphinium grown from seed last year, 6ft tall.
Planted in long right hand border, near greenhouse,...

Grown from seed three years ago, 4-5ft tall with really deep blue flowers and black bee, some did have white bee...

Grown from seed 6 years ago, mixture of pale and dark blue varieties, 4-5ft tall.
Long right hand border next t...

Grown from seed this year, so hopefully flower next, white flowers 4-5ft tall.
Long right hand border next to p...

Lovely shrub with large pink and white flowers, grows to 1.5metres bought to replace hebe in front border that d...

Arching green leaves, like a phormium but stiffer, arching sprays of blue and yellow flowers spring followed by ...

Grown from T+M seed three years ago, supposed to be double flowers but all except two plants were single, red fl...

Grown from T+M seed last year,flowered this year, good selection of colours pinks, reds, whites, stripey, and sc...

Perennial growing to 3ft tall with dusky pink flowers in profusion from May to November .Swap with Mari on Garde...

Bought from Harrogate flower show spring 2013.
Woodland plant with white flowers 1-2 cm long in spring, finely ...

Delicate ferny foliage, pendant red flowers early summer 6inch tall by 16inch spread.
Bought from Malvern, plan...

2 plants bought from 2 for £7 offer.
Pink flowers finely divided grey green foliage, good shade lover.
1 plant...

White form of bleeding heart sent to me by Siris , planted in new area in wood lower level near hedge path in fr...

Small plants sent to me by a friend two years ago flowered this year.
Planted outside front door near pond.

Sent to me as young seedlings by a friend two years ago, flowered this year white flowered form.
Planted in fro...

Grown from seed three years ago and flowered for first time this year, mixture of colours white, lilac pale pink...

Sent to me by Siris , planted half way up waterfall edge, left hand side .

One of the new range of foxgloves that flowers for 4-5 months, pink and white flowers with heavily spotted throa...

Grown from seed sent to me by Dawn, 1.2-1.8 metres tall, perennial,several tall thin spires arise from each plan...

15 young plants grown from seed planted in the wood.
First upward facing foxglove, sturdy stem with pink speckl...

Member of the primula family with tall stems of showy pink flowers in spring, needs good drainage and prefferabl...

Very pretty semi-evergreen fern.
Growing in pond border under trees, kindly identified for me by Plug.

An interesting, unusual form of the male fern, clump forming habit, long arching fronds with a delicate skeletal...

Deciduous fern with lovely curly crimped leaves, growing by front pond.

Grown from seed 2 years ago, lovely plant, flowers much larger than other echinacea, and petals are held flat ra...

Bought from malvern 2008.
Orange daisy flowers 3ft tall.
Border at top of hill.

Grown from seed.
Pink flowers that droop slightly, 3ft tall.
Border at bottom of hill near gate.

Grown from seed.
Lovely silver foliage and stems, globe shaped blue thistle flowers that age to silver, 3ft tal...

Evergreen shrub with variegated leaves, green with bright yellow edge, good for coastal or windy sites.
Bottom...

Evergreen shrub with variegated leaves, yellow with a green edge, good wind tolerant shrub.
Border beside drive.

Mounds of thick papery heart shaped leaves with serrated edges, dainty amber yellow flowers, great plant for sha...

Lovely evergreen variety new bronze foliage in spring has dark mottling very pretty, white and deep maroon flowe...

Clump forming semi-evergreen perennial with heart shaped mid green leaves, spurred yellow flowers with purple br...

Orange/red and yellow flowers with heart shaped leaves, great plant for shade, 20cm by 30cm, planted in wood.
B...

Bought last spring from Hall Farm.
Unusually shaped pink flowers in spring 10-30cm tall.
Planted in new woodla...

Bought from Hall Farm 2009.
Clusters of yellow flowers in spring.
Planted in new woodland border.

Bought from Hall Farm 2009.
Brown mottled heart shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
Planted in new woodland border.

Herbaceous perennial to 25 cm with bronze young foliage and pure white flowers, planted to the left of heuchera ...

Large flowers with dark lavender inner sepals and pale lavender spurs complimented by the newly emerging purple ...

Lilac flowers on delicate stems above bronze flushed light green new foliage.
Bought Harrogate Spring Show 2015...

Dwarf variety with peachy yellow-pink star shaped flowers, sometimes flowering again Aug-Sept, leaves turn ruby ...

Lovely yellow buttercup flowers in late winter, bought from silica lodge garden centre scunthorpe (3 pots) for £...

Bought three tubers of these from tesco, three years ago on quick sale, though they'd died as seemed to dis...

Lovely little ground cover plant with dainty violet veined white flowers, 6-12inches tall sun to part shade, ver...

Very showy form with blue flowers and large lacy ruff 18-24 inch tall.
Grown from seed this year should flower ...

Fabulous architectural plant with siver foliage and flowers, grows to 3-4ft here, bees love it.
Grown from seed...

Bought this several years ago, seeds around profusely, do love it though and so do the bees, smallish blue thist...

Lovely eryngium grows 1-2ft tall with lovely white patterned leaves.
Growing near front pond, swapped this plan...

Lovely perennial wallflower, flowers April-October, variegated foliage and lilac flowers, plants sterile so keep...

Mottled leaves pink flowers.
Harrogate flower show 2016, £7, planted in newly cleared area in wood near magno...

Lovely evergreen glossy leaved shrub, with white tinged pale pink tubular flowers summer.
Growing at back of lo...

Shrub with small glossy evergreen leaves and tubular white flowers in summer.
Planted in border at bottom of ga...

Shrub with glossy evergreen leaves and crimson-rose tubular flowers june-sept.
Growing in border at side of drive.

Sun or part shade low growing spreading shrub with green leaves mottled with white.
Planted in border at entran...

Lovely form of Joes Pyeweed with bronze foliage, flowers July-October 1.5m.
Bought from Hall Farm £3.50.

Grown from seed collected on a walk.
5-6 ft tall topped with pink fluffy flowers.
Long right hand border behin...

Architectural evergreen perennial with upright leafy stems, from early spring bears long lasting terminal clust...

Bright green flowers early spring, 1ft tall, is a bit rampant.
Planted by front pond and just put some in shady...

Grey green leaves that emerge with a pinkish flush as they mature develop red marked creamy yellow margin, in co...

Swapped this plant four years ago, flowers for ages in spring dark purple/red foliage orange flowers spring, can...

Love this shrub, weeping stems of double white flowers in spring.
Sloping border near wood and beside front pond,

Fatsia with variegated white 'webbing' on the leaves, bought from Hemswell Antiques nursery last sprin...

Low growing grass with blue leaves, cut back in spring for best leaf colour.
Given to me by my Dad years ago, g...

Shrub covered in bright yellow flowers in spring. Prune after flowering.
Have two one at bottom of garden and o...

Grown from seed 2007.
Rosettes of leaves from which rise in summer 3ft tall stems with small white flowers with...

Sent to me by a friend in Isle of White spring 2009 and kindly identified by Owdboggy.
Rockery plant straplike ...

Hardy fuchsia with small white flowers.
Harrogate Show autumn 2014.

Very hardy fuchsia with gold leaves and pink flowers.
Harrogate Show autumn 2014.

Hardy fuchsia with white and lavender flower.
Harrogate Show autumn 2014.

Rooted offshoot sent to me by Siris.
Hardy fuchsia with green leaves edged with green.
Potted on in greenhouse...

Keep buying a few each year and dividing ones I already have to plant in wooded area, looks better each year.

Keep buying few more each year to plant in wood, love this double one.

Pink pea like flowers, divided foliage, 4-5ft tall.
Grown from seed, didn't do to well this year, keep eye...

Bought last autumn for clearing in the wood only a young plant so potted on till it gets a bit bigger, doing qui...

3ft tall perennial with white flowers on tall wiry stems.
Grown from seed.
Border round house and long left ha...

Rooted cutting sent to me by Siris, potted on in greenhouse.
Gaura with red stems and red flowers.

Fast growing arching shrub , fragrant yellow pea like flowers, grey green foliage.
Original plant was uprooted ...