Simbad's Garden

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...

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

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

Two plants bought quick sale last spring one red one orange .
Planted in wood near magnolia .

Grown from T+M seed this year, lost most of the seedlings from over watering (ooops) saved two though ,planted i...

Small flowering cherry with vase shaped habit, covered in small (3cm) pink flowers in early spring.
Lovely tree...

Fabulous spreading flowering cherry, huge dangling clusters of pinky white double flowers in spring against youn...

Bought as small sapling from Aldi couple of years ago, growing nicely, white blossom in spring.
Border at top o...

Deciduous tree with dark red foliage turning purple, masses of white flowers March/April.
Bought this 4 years a...

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

Lovely pulmonaria with intense blue flowers.
Bought from Hall Farm and planted in wood.

Perennial with ferny foliage and hairy white cup shaped flowers in spring .
Front garden to left of sedum Matrona.

Given to me by mother-in-law years ago, have clumps of it everywhere, very fast increaser, don't know name.

One of my favourite trees had a lovely one at old house so just had to plant one when we moved here.
Weeping br...

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

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

Deep pink buds develope into starry yellow flowers, fleshy glaucous foliage, very hardy perennial, needs full su...

Spring flowering currant with scented yellow flowers.
Swapped a cutting of this on swapshop autumn 2008 grown i...

Spring flowering shrub with dark pink flowers.
Have 7 of these dotted around the garden all grown from cuttings...

Spring flowering currant with white flowers.
Bought from Epworth garden centre.
Planted next to greenhouse.
A...

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

Bought from Wisbey garden centre £5.99
For front border where border curves round to back garden
Lovely healt...

Lovely climbing rose 2-2.5 metres with smaller size very full flowers pink with hints of salmon and peach, fragr...

Dense shrubby rose with bristly thorns and scented deep pink flowers followed by large orange hips, loved by bir...

The same as the pink form but with white flowers.
Border at top of drive.

Sent to me by Siris
Planted out in wood central raised hill below yellow tree peony.

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

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

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

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

Earliest flowering rose, flowers spring, arching stems 6ft tall with scented single yellow flowers.
Long left h...

Climbing rose with pink flowers bought from B&Q (2.99) for new arbour at entrance to wood near pond, planted...

Really beautiful David Austen climbing noisette rose
with heavily scented buff yellow flowers tinged peach and ...

Red rose with silvery backs to the petals planted in bed where swing seat used to be in the left of obelisk.
An...

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

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

Bought years ago, and brought with us when we moved, can't remember name, but has pink and white flowers, v...

Vigorous rambler rose with clusters of creamy white single flowers, tolerates heavy shade.
Similar to Bobby Jam...

Love this rose silvery white blotched with pinks purples and mauves very unusual, planted to right of obelisk in...

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

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

Lovely surprise sent to me just before christmas by GOY member Dawn, rooted from a cutting sent to her by Hywel....

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

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

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

Bought this as a climber several years ago not really sure if it is though,seems too bushy, so moved it into the...

Had this lovely ground cover rose for many years, clusters of tiny double red flowers for months, starts floweri...

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

Beautiful rose with red and white flowers no two the same , planted to the left of obelisk long right hand borde...

Another bought from David Austen, flowers all summer long none stop,clusters of single pink and white flowers.
...

Lovely variety with large clusters of apricot/pink flowers, more apricot tinges later in the season , repeat blo...

Very heavily scented hybrid tea with really large toffee coloured flowers.
Top of sloping border near pond.

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

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

Another Woolworths one, dark pink flowers, have several of these now as they root into the ground were they touc...

Another Woolworths bargain pale pink flowers ,around 4ft across, lovely.

Another woolworths one, love the colour of this one really deep red, 4-5ft across.
Sloping border near pond.

Bought several of these when woolworths used to sell packs of bare root roses and shrubs while we were building ...

Sent to me by Dawn last autumn , perennial, yellow daisy flowers black centres ,similar to Goldsturm but nicer I...

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.

Another Malvern buy, loved the colour of this one orange and brown with dark brown centre, looks great next to m...

Young plant sent to me by Siris potted on in greenhouse, growing nicely,
Up to 1 metre tall blue green foliage ...

Herb with grey leaves used in cooking, purple flowers, trim back after flowering to prevent plant getting leggy....

Pink version of the normally blue salvia, huge flowers.
Bought from Hemswell nursery £2.99, plenty of cutting m...

Lovely salvia with near black calyx and dark purple flowers , bought earlier in the year and looking fabulous no...

Strong square stems, fragrant silver bottomed leaves, lavender flowers with darker lip.
Grown from a packet of ...

Grown from seed this year from the gardeners corner seed swap.
Compact habit with lovely red flowers, in a sunn...

Large open mouthed pink blooms throughout summer, height 2-3ft,spread 2ft, hardy perennial.
Bought from Malvern...

5 plants grown from seed sent to me by Dawn planted in new bed near pond behind bench.
Bushy plant to 75cm, ric...

intense sky blue flowers on tall stems 5-6ft tall, full sun or part shade will tolerate shade, grows in wet or w...

3-4ft tall with magenta flowers, tawny to pink calyx, reddish stems, bushy plant, borderline hardy.
Young plant...

Yellow flowers with brown lips carried along the stems of 90cm spikes over bold leaves, flowers June-July.
Boug...

Half hardy perennial, shell pink flowers, collected plenty of seed from this plant for next year so at 2.49 no d...

Swapped on a swapshop, not a hardy variety and forgot to take cuttings this year oops, just hope its survived th...

Swapped one young plant of this on swapshop, have loads now as seeds around.
Huge leaves with tall stems of pur...

Herbaceous perennial salvia with pale lemon flowers, in a pot in greenhouse till next spring along with several ...

Amazing blue hooded flowers 2ft tall, not hardy (although a few have made it through winter here) but forms a tu...

Bought last year, not totally hardy so collected the very few seed it had , 3 plants this year .
The same as th...

Shrubby salvia with bronze tinged foliage and peach flowers , planted in new area behind waterfall just in front...

Grown from seed this year, white and lime green bracts with maroon undersides, 3-4ft tall HB/HP, really love thi...

Tiny plant bought from Wilkinsons 2015, doing really well, planted in curved border near pond to the left of hyp...

Dark leaves and pink flowers like Black Lace but without the ferny foliage.
Had this years another plant I forg...

Love this shrub, can't grow acers here as to windy but this is next best thing, deeply divided almost black...

Compact bushy shrub with yellow margined grey/green leaves flat heads of white flowers in early summer followed ...

Grown from seed this year, perennial,fluffy vivid red bottlebrush flowers from late spring, grey feathery foliag...

Lovely plant 4-5ft tall with ferny foliage and white bottlebrush flowers summer.
Grown from seed.
Bottom of ga...

Bouncing Bet ancient member of the carnation family, sprays of sweetly scented double pink flowers, forms a slow...

Stems of red flowers in autumn displayed above compact mound of dark foliage, good for full or part shade.
In p...

Semi evergreen bears panicles of white flowers above kidney shaped foliage, colourful leaves from late summer to...

Mauve lilac flowers June and September,height 60cm full sun well drained soil.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery...

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

Grown from Chiltern seed, planted first ones out today in border round house at front,near phormium, 4-5ft tall,...

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

Grown from RHS seed this year, mauve-blue flowers, 11/2 -2ft tall.

Foliage a dusty shade of purple that intensifies as the summer progresses, clusters of bright pink blooms.
Hems...

Pale pink flowers followed by red seed heads and cream and green variegated leaf, 16inches tall by 14inch spread...

A selection from the Netherlands, grey green leaves and clusters of deep cherry red flowers like late summer, in...

Mat forming/trailing perennial with purple flushed stems and grey green foliage, bright pink flowers in late sum...