Simbad's Garden

Deciduous climber with small pinkish red scented flowers early-mid summer.
Arbour near greenhouse.
Offer in ma...

Sprawling shrub or climber, yellow flowers winter on bare stems.
Growing on hill at bottom of garden.
Piece gi...

White flowered scented climber.
Given to us by Alf,hubbys cousin who designed our house, as moving in pressy.
...

Corkscrew rush, unusual spiralling leaves, clump forming moisture loving perennial.
For new area near waterfall...

Dense semi prostrate habit with arching branches ,gold all year.
Dramatic when planted on slopes, suitable for ...

Hill into wood.
3 for £5 Brigg GC.

Hill into wood.
3 for £5 Brigg GC.

Spring flowering shrub with double yellow flowers.
Top of hill and border at side of drive.

I've wanted this plant for ages, small piece very kindly sent to me by Sue from Gardeners Corner potted on ...

3ft tall, burgundy scabious flowers on tall wiry stems.
Grown from seed.
Border near pond and border at top of...

Another of my Malvern buys, pretty red hot poker with creamy yellow flowers, 2ft tall.

Can't remember variety but grows to around 3ft(when in flower) with orange flowers.
Border bottom of hill.

Red and yellow flowers.
Grown from mixed seed, all plants the same, red and yellow, just one has plain yellow f...

Perennial for shade, spikes of pink/purple whorled flowers 4cm in length late spring to summer.
Bought Harrogat...

Bought last spring from Helene (greenplantswap).
Lovely lamium with yellow flowers and silver marked green leav...

Bought 3 plants last summer from Helene(greenplantswap).
Silver leaves bright pink flowers,easily divided, ever...

Have four of these lovely succulent plants all sent to me as cuttings by a friend, pale pink, dark pink/red, ora...

Shrub covered in pink mallow flowers all summer long, needs pruning hard late winter.
Have loads of these shrub...

Shrub with white mallow flowers all summer, prune hard in late winter.
Border at top of drive, bought from Tick...

Just found the seeds of this in my seedbox this year, grew a few years ago, supposed to be half hardy but didn&#...

Grown from RHS seeds this year and planted in the wood and sloping border near pond in front of cherry.
White o...

Extremely double white flowers on a compact plant, height and spread 12-14 inches, perennial.
For new area near...

Lovely shrub with hollow stems and dangling clusters of small white flowers with purple bracts.
Border at botto...

The same as formosa but this one has bright lemon green foliage, same colour flowers and bracts.
Bought from Ha...

12inch tall grasslike foliage, dark pink bottlebrush flowers.
Border round house near weeping pear.

Bought from Epworth garden centre, lovely grass like plant with amazing gold foliage.

Large purple/red kidney shaped leaves and yellow daisy flowers summer, good for boggy areas.
Growing by back po...

3ft tall large rounded green leaves with yellow daisy flowers summer, prefers moist soil.
Sloping border near p...

6ft tall, (although doesn't seem to get that large here) yellow flowers serrated leaves.
Border round pond...

Another bulb grown from seed swapped on a swapshop, bit disappointed when these arrived as most had been crushed...

Lovely perennial with amazing flourescent blue flowers, best renewed every couple of years as get a bit leggy 12...

Tree with similar leaf shape to maple, wonderful autumn colour.
Bottom of garden, still quite small.

Green and cream strap like leaves purple flowers and berries 8-12inch tall.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Border outs...

Dark bronze green foliage dark red flowers , hardy,2 ft tall x 9inch spread.
Planted top of waterfall on left h...

Perennial with amazing purple flowers, 3ft tall.
Swapped on swapshop, really love this plant.
Border round pond.

30inch tall with bright pink flowers.
Bought from malvern.
Pot in greenhouse till I decide where to put it.

Dark red/purple leaved perennial with red flowers, needs moist soil.
Grown from seed.
Boggy border round pond ...

Grew this from seed three years ago and just gets better every year 6ft tall this year, tropical looking plant w...

Lovely honeysuckle with large orange flowers, very pretty but unfortunately no scent.
Fence at side of drive.

Shrub with yellow and green small variegated leaves.
Hill near wood and front border top of drive.

Sent to me as a cutting by a friend, lovely dark pink buds open to paler pink and white flowers, highly scented,...

Lovely honesty with dark maroon almost black leaves and bright purple flowers, bought one plant at Harrogate Spr...

Sprawling evergreen shrub/small tree, yellow flowered form.
Grown from seed.
Have several along top of sloping...

Grass like plant with white flowers in spring.
Back pond border.

Grasslike plant with brown flowers summer, good for shady areas.
Swapped on swapshop.
Several clumps in wood.

Lovely plant with dark purple foliage and very bright orange/red flowers in summer.
Grown from swapped seed.
N...

Red flowers summer, pinch out tips to produce bushier plants.
Grown from swapped seed.
Long left hand border a...

Salmon pink version of normally red maltese cross, pinch out leaf tips to produce bushier plants.
Grown from sw...

Grey felted leaves and cerise pink flowers summer.
In some areas of the garden this seems to be perennial in ot...

Grey felted leaves, white flowers pale pink centres, HP/HB.
Grown from seed.
Border round house.

Bought this year from Hall Farm, wanted this for a while,lovely grey green rubbery leaves white flowers.
Borde...

Grey green foliage with arching white flower spikes in summer, vigorous, 3ft tall.
Bought from Harrogate flower...

Variegated form of common loosestrife,cream and green leaves tinged pink in spring, yellow flowers summer.
Long...

Deep purple foliage tiny yellow flowers summer, can be a bit rampant.
Swapped on swapshop.
Long left hand bord...

Bottlebrush white flowers that bend at top thus name gooseneck loosestrife.
Bought off e-bay border near pond.

Acid yellow/green leaves and yellow flowers, ground cover plant that wants to take over the world.
Bought for h...

Huge perennial, grew to 8ft this year, love it, huge leaves pale pink plumes of flowers summer, can be invasive ...

Lovely winter flowering shrub, scented flowers spiky foliage.
Bottom of garden near path.

Evergreen spiny leaves and yellow flowers in winter.
Bought for wood £7.99 Whisby.

Perennial grows 5-6ft pink, purple, and blue flowered plants.
Grown from seed, seeds around,can be prone to rus...

Lovely climbing plant with large flowers in summer and glossy leaves, have a white one already, but when I spott...

Lovely twining climber with glossy leaves and white trumpet shaped scented flowers.
Two plants sent to me by a ...

Lovely tall growing fern up to 5ft, spreads by underground stolons, bought from gardeners world this year, plant...

Plant sent to me by Siris half hardy climbing snapdragon , red trumpet flowers,height 2-5 metres keep frost free...

Rarer red form of welsh poppy.
Grown from swapped seed.
Border near small greenhouse.

Yellow form of welsh poppy.
Grown from swapped seed, near small greenhouse.

Swapped with Shiney on Gardeners Corner, several plants some planted in the wood near black grass and some under...

Wildflower that grows along edges of streams and damp areas, lovely yellow flowers.
Grown from swapped seed.
P...

Lovely deciduous grass ,green leaves with cream stripes across the leaves.
Swapped on swapshop.
Border round h...

Clump forming deciduous grass to 1.5 metres tall, arching leaves that turn dull orange in autumn to winter, feat...

Lovely grass,180cms tall, arching silvery plumes.
Border round house.

30-40inch tall, mixed colours lilac, pink, darker pink and red, scented foliage.
Grown from seed.
Border near ...

Perennial for shade, producing sprays of white flowers in spring and maple like leaves, spreads slowly by rhizom...

Evergreen shrub with new red growth in spring and white flowers.
Bought from wilko's three years ago as qu...

36 -40inch tall scented foliage and violet blue flowers over long period in summer.
Border outside kitchen.
Gr...

Member of the agave family, stiff quite serrated grasslike leaves, spikes of pampas like cream plumes when matur...

Perennial white evening primrose, grows 1-2ft tall.
Sloping border near wood, grown from swapped seed.

4ft tall yellow flowers in summer, seeds around.
Border at top of hill.

Grasslike plant with pink flowers and black berries winter.
Some growing near front pond and also one growing i...

Lovely evergreen shrub, small but very highly scented flowers in spring, love the smell.
Bought around 5 years ...

Lovely variegated holly with speckled leaves and pink tinged young foliage.
Still only small, growing at top of...

Shamrock with green leaves and dark central blotches pink flowers, in a pot in greenhouse, growing well sent up ...

Low growing evergreen with white flowers February-April, grows in many situations including deep shade, height 3...

Variegated form of this low growing spreading sub shrub for a shady spot green leaves with cream margins small c...

Gorgeous pink peony with heavily scented flowers, bought from Elsham Hall around nine years ago when we took kid...

Can't remember name but sure it has label so put it on later, red single flowers.
Bought from Hall Farm 20...

Double yellow flowered tree peony bought for clearing in the wood.
Harrogate Spring Show 2015.

Seed sent to me by GOY member Amano in Italy, really pleased with these every seed germinated and have 12 very h...

Double orange flowered (single first year) perennial poppy, flowers for very long period if deadheaded.
Grown f...

White oriental poppy with black blotches in centre.
Grown from seed.
Border round house

Oriental poppy with salmon pink flowers.
Grown from seed.
Long right hand border near phormium, front top of d...

Swapped these seeds on swapshop as mixed colours all came up orange, think they do have a tendancy to revert, st...

Another bargain plant bought from Wakefield garden centre today, half price £6.
Lovely passion flower with red ...

Swapped three of these on a swapshop only young plants, gave one away to a friend and planted one round arbour s...

Lovely variety with bi-colour flowers in purples, reds and pinks.
Grown from seed, take cuttings september just...

60cm tall with panicles of white flowers, 2 rooted cuttings very kindly sent to me in Feb 2012 by Graham from Ga...

Lovely penstemon with dark purple leaves and pale pink flowers.
Swapped on swapshop.
Border outside lounge.

Lovely penstemon with purple and white bi-colour flowers, semi evergreen perennial.
Bought earlier in the year ...

Grown from seed this year , perennial with hairy stems purple blue and white trumpet flowers over a long period ...

Grown from seed this year from seed sent to me by Angie on gardeners world site.
Broad leaved penstemon, deep b...