Simbad's Garden

Another shrub rose very similar to rosy cushion but flowers are much smaller.
Border round house.

Another bought from David Austen, flowers all summer long none stop,clusters of single pink and white flowers.
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Really beautiful David Austen climbing noisette rose
with heavily scented buff yellow flowers tinged peach and ...

Lovely climber bought from Wilko's for 99p, flowers none stop in summer if deadheaded regularly,yellow scen...

David Austen shrub rose, has to be my absolute favourite, amazing near blue flowers and heavily scented, repeat ...

Another David Austen shrub rose, heavily scented beautiful pink flowers.
Long right hand border.

David Austen shrub rose with highly scented orange flowers, really love this one.
Rose bed outside kitchen.

David Austen shrub rose with highly scented huge yellow flowers, lovely.
Rose bed outside kitchen window.

David Austen rose, very scented rose with peach flowers.
Outside kitchen window.

David Austen shrub rose, highly scented rose with white flowers.
Rose bed outside kitchen window.

David Austen shrub rose fabulous deep red highly scented flowers,lovely.
Rose bed outside kitchen window.

Pink bourbon rose with beautiful scented flowers, stems can sometimes be a bit spindley on this one and sag unde...

Lovely rambler with clusters of highly scented single white flowers.
Have two of these very vigorous roses plan...

Large leaves and cream flowers summer, can't remember variety think labels still on so must check.
Good fo...

Huge ornamental rhubarb, with pink flowers early summer, these were grown from seed and one plant has cream flow...

24inch bright yellow flowers up to 5inch on bushy plants, late flowerer.
Grown from seed.
Border outside loung...

4-5ft tall with unusual brown cone shaped flower surrounded by green sepals.
Grown from seed.
Near clothes line.

Have a few of these dotted around, bought from wilkinsons when they sold packs of bare root shrubs.
Spring flow...

Bamboo with green and cream striped leaves.
Swapped on swapshop, only very small piece so have been growing on ...

Pond plant with bottlebrush shaped blue flowers.
Swapped on swapshop.
Planted in shallow water in pond edge.

Beautiful spidery flowers.
Admired this plant in a friends garden, she grew it from seed and had to wait severa...

Pale pink bottlebrush flowers in spring.
Swapped on swapshop.
Woodland border.

Pink/lilac flowers 10-12inch tall.
Bought from Malvern 2008.
Pot in greenhouse at moment, as where it was plan...

Pink and white striped flowers, height 32inch.
Bought from Malvern 2008.
Long left hand border near flowering ...

These were growing here when we built house, right were house was going to be so moved them into the wood also t...

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

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

4ft tall yellow trumpet flowers summer, spreads by runners, not as rampant as salmon leap.
Next to salmon leap ...

Shrub like plant up to 6ft tall with salmon coloured trumpet shaped flowers in summer, spreads by runners can be...

Lovely rockery or ground cover plant grasslike foliage and covered in tiny pink flowers in summer.
Grown from s...

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

Spring flowering ground cover for shady spot oval bristly spotty leaves with pink and blue flowers, also have th...

4-5ft tall whorls of yellow flowers along tall stems, good plant for poor soils.
Border at top of hill.
Bought...

4-5 ft tall with whorls of pink flowers along tall wiry stems.
Lovely plant grown from seed several years ago.
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Variegated foliage, pink flowers.
Another bought from Malvern 2008.
Just moved this autumn to shady border in ...

45cm tall, drooping pale pink flowers.
Bought from Malvern 2008.
Planted in border at entrance to wood.

4ft tall with red/dark pink bottlebrush flowers above large leaves. Prefers moist soil.
Given to me by my dad m...

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

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

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

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

White flowers with pink markings.
Border near pond decking.
Unfortunately lost this plant in winter 2011 but v...

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

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

Lovely form with silvery young leaves and lovely double red flowers with flash of yellow on edges.
Swapped on s...

Grown from swapped seed, yellow flowered variety probably recta.
Border top of hill outside kitchen and long le...

Deep red flowers almost look like velvet, love the colour of this one, grew it with daylily snowy eyes and colou...

Grown from seed.
Lovely pink flowered variety.
Sloping border near pond, front border near drive.

Grown from seed.
Lovely orange, pink and red flowers, picture was taken quite late in year so colour not as goo...

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

Very similar to my pink one but with white flowers also bought from Elsham Hall at same time.
Long left hand bo...

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

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...

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

Have several holly tree's, were planted before we bought plot as part of planning permission, to extend our...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

White highly sented flowers in spring.
Swapped on swapshop, starting to spread nicely, border near pond in fron...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

White bellflowers clustered at top of stems.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Long right hand border near blue rose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Small growing variety, have three growing together in border at bottom of hill, very narrow leaves and white flo...

Don't know the name of this one either, has green leaves tinged with purple and dark purple flowers, grows ...

Lower growing variety around 2ft with pale lilac flowers in summer.
Right hand border near path.

Huge shrub covered in masses of white flowers in summer, name not known.
Border at top of drive, one either end...

Large shrub with dark pink flowers in summer, name not known.
Border at top of drive.

White flowered scented climber.
Given to us by Alf,hubbys cousin who designed our house, as moving in pressy.
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Sprawling shrub or climber, yellow flowers winter on bare stems.
Growing on hill at bottom of garden.
Piece gi...

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

White form of bellflower, 2ft tall , seeds around.
Border round house.

2ft tall large blue bell shaped flowers, seeds around.
Border round house.

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

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

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

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...