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Garden plants to ID please

Anonymous
Anonymous

hi there

I thought I would open this thread for people to use for plant ID's

As i am in an unfamilar garden which is blooming here and there now, and I would like to know the plant species as they are now.

Love t know some of my bushes to the left in my back garden

Lots of this growing down my left border

One large bush growing behind my plastic bird Bath

Lots of this growing behind the bird table

Should know this but need a reminder!  Wild Flower?

This is in my front garden in my rockery - no idea?

This might a self seeded one form somewhere esle

Thanks for your help

Regards

Kathy and Dave

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous 19/03/2011 04:07 in reply to juno

    Hi Juno and everyone

    Since the weather is supposed to be quite good for a few days. I will be doing a little gardening on Sunday and prune Budellia hard back, and whatever else needs done and the garden tidied up.

    The Spirea will get pruned as you have suggested.   Does it need to be a severe pruning back to the ground?  ...or more lightweight than that

    Feel free to add you own photos here too - anyone!

    Regards

    Kathy and Dave

  • If your Spirea has been pruned hard back in the past, then do it again, if its not, then a moderate prune will do. :-)

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous 20/03/2011 06:20 in reply to juno

    Hi Juno

    Sadly, there is no way I will ever know in this case - unless there is a way of telling old wood and new wood or similar.  It does look although the bush has been looked after by the landlord or whatever

    I think a moderate pruning will be sensible in this case

    Gently does it me thinks LOL

    Regards

    Kathy and Dave

  • On the subject of pruning, can anyone tell me please, when I should prune my young [2nd year] syringa? I didn't prune it at all last year it had only been planted the previous autumn, and the hard winter almost killed it. Glad to say it looks much better this spring.

    A thing of beauty is a joy forever.