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		Plant	Variety	Location		Short Notes	Latin	ID
		Acer	Orange Dream					60
		Acer	Red Wine					61
		Acer	Shindeshojo					62
		Acer	Yezo Nishiki					63
		Agapanthus				September - deadhead right down to the bottom of the stem; feed weekly until the end of October.		224
		Allium	Ivory Queen					54
		Allium	moly	5	front - roses area			223
		Allium	Nigram					52
		Allium	Purple Sensation					53
		Alstromeria	?	pot	pots / planters			45
		Alstromeria	Dark Purple	pot	pots / planters			43
		Alstromeria	Inca Lake	pot	pots / planters			46
		Alstromeria	Princess Diana	pot	pots / planters			42
		Alstromeria	Princess Fabiana	pot	pots / planters			44
		Anemone	September Charm					64
		Anemone de Caen						55
		Armeria	Armada White					66
		Aster	perennial - Audrey	M	back - down west side of steps			49
		Aster	perennial - Barbados	M	back - down west side of steps			50
		Aster	perennial - Little Pink Beauty	M	back - down west side of steps			48
		Aubretia	Axcent Magenta					65
		Azalea	Klondyke	2	front - magnolia / laburnum area	deciduous. Flowers May		3
		Azalea	Luteum	A	back - top bed - top of steps	deciduous		51
		Bamboo	Pleioblastus Variegatus					68
		Beech hedge						67
		Begonia	double white					69
		Box	hedging	x	no longer here			47
		Buddleia	Buzz (sky blue)					57
		Buddleia	Lochinch					58
		Buddleia	Nanho Purple					59
		Buddleia	white					56
		Calendula	Needles & Pins	x	no longer here			103
		Calla Lily		x	no longer here			100
		Camellia	sasanqua Sparkling Burgundy			Should have rainwater.		86
		Camellia	williamsii Bowen Bryant			Should have rainwater.		91
		Camellia	williamsii Donation			Should have rainwater.		90
		Camellia	williamsii E G Waterhouse			Should have rainwater.		87
		Camellia	williamsii Jury's Yellow			Should have rainwater.		89
		Camellia	williamsii St Ewe			Should have rainwater.		88
		Campanula	latifolia Alba					105
		Carrot		x	no longer here			80
		Ceanothus						70
		Choisia						84
		Chrysanthemum						76
		Clarkia	double mixed	x	no longer here			101
		Clematis	Aljonushka					97
		Clematis	alpina Cyanea					96
		Clematis	Bill Mackenzie	A	back - top bed - top of steps	yellow, type 3		34
		Clematis	Franziska Maria	J	back - bottom east	double purple, type 2		35
		Clematis	Koreana 'Amber'	A	back - top bed - top of steps	yellow, type 1		40
		Clematis	Piilu	7	front - beside front door	purple / white, type 2		39
		Clematis	urophylla 'Winter Beauty'	J	back - bottom east	white, type 1. May need protection against frost. Too cold at bottom, move it.		41
		Clematis	urophylla Winter Beauty					98
		Clematis	Viticella Madam Julia Correvon	N	back -patio area & raised beds	magenta, type 3		38
		Clematis	Viticella Madam Julia Correvon	J	back - bottom east	magenta, type 3. Group 3 can be pruned only every other year - gives bigger plant& more flowers.		37
		Clematis	Viticella Polish Spirit	A	back - top bed - top of steps	purple, type 3. Group 3 can be pruned only every other year - gives bigger plant& more flowers.		36
		Colchicum						99
		Coleus						82
		Copper beech						83
		Coreopsis	Calypso					73
		Coreopsis	Little Bang					72
		Coreopsis	Sunfire					71
		Cornflower	mixed					102
		Cosmos	Dazzler			In June on young plants, pinch off the leading bud to encourage more sideways flowers.		93
		Cosmos	Purity	x	no longer here			92
		Cotoneaster		x	no longer here			94
		Crocosmia	George Davidson	pot	pots / planters	pale leaves. Not good flowers in pot		32
		Crocosmia	Lucifer	pot	pots / planters	no flowers in first year		33
		Crocus						75
		Daffodil	Tahiti & Sir Winston Churchill				Narcissus	81
		Dahlia				They need water. Early on give a high nitrogen feed for a few weeks, then balanced feed, then when flowering a high potash feed. Anti-earwigs: petroleum jelly rubbed over stem about 4" just below the flowers. In March pot them up - crown just		79
		Dahlia	Bishops Children					78
		Desfontania						77
		Dianthus						95
		Dicentra spectabilis						74
		Dodecatheon						85
		Dogs Tooth Violet	? White Beauty or Californicum				Erythronium	114
		Echinacea	Pink Parasol					116
		Escallonia		x	no longer here			106
		Escallonia	Iveyi					107
		Euonymus	Pierrolino					115
		Forsythia						111
		Freesia	Fragrant Sunburst					108
		Freesia	mixed double	x	no longer here			109
		Freesia	single white					110
		Fuchsia						112
		Fuchsia	trailing					113
		Garlic						123
		Gazania						136
		Geranium	Rozanne					133
		Geranium macrorrhizum	Bevans Variety	x	no longer here			132
		Godetia						122
		Guernsey Lily					Nerine Bowbenii	167
		Heathers						124
		Hebe	Youngii					131
		Hedera Canariensis	Gloire de Marengo	x	no longer here			137
		Helenium	Mardi Gras					118
		Helenium	Sahin's Early Flowerer					119
		Helleborus	Snow White			In January get the old leaves off, to show off the flowers & prevent disease. After being in the ground 3 years, they end up multi-crowned & send out horizontal rhizome-like stems. They lose shape & vigour, so take cuttings. Lift the whole plant & you can		138
		Herbs						134
		Heuchera	Copper Cascade					139
		Honeysuckle	Belgica	x	no longer here	deciduous	Lonicera	2
		Honeysuckle	Graham Thomas	x	no longer here		Lonicera	146
		Honeysuckle	japonica Cream Cascade	x	no longer here		Lonicera	147
		Honeysuckle	japonica Hall's Prolific	x	no longer here		Lonicera	149
		Honeysuckle	japonica Halliana	x	no longer here		Lonicera	148
		Hosta	Albo Marginata					120
		Hosta	Frances Williams					121
		Hydrangea	macrophylla lacecap			Flower on old wood - dead head early April.		129
		Hydrangea	macrophylla Zorro			Flower on old wood - dead head early April.		127
		Hydrangea	paniculata Bombshell			Flower on new growth: in early April prune well to a low pair of buds.		130
		Hydrangea	serrata Bluebird			Flower on old wood - dead head early April.		126
		Hydrangea	unknown blue			trellis planter. Flower on old wood - dead head early April.		125
		Hypericum	Hidcote	1	front - nearest road			1
		Iris		x	no longer here			144
		Iris	Dutch					142
		Iris	miniature					140
		Iris	reticulata Harmony					141
		Iris	siberica					143
		Irish Yew		O	side - beside bins	Clip August - October. Clip it every year.		225
		Kerria japonica	Plenifora	x	no longer here			150
		Laburnum						159
		Lavender	angustifolia					156
		Lavender	stochas Butterfly Anouk	x	no longer here	cannot withstand frost		154
		Lavender	stochas standard			cannot withstand frost		155
		Leylandii						145
		Liatris	spicata					151
		Lily	oriental Chill Out					153
		Lily of the Valley					Convallaria Majalis	104
		Lithodora	Heavenly Blue					152
		Magnolia	sieboldii	x	no longer here	given to No 20		161
		Magnolia	soulangeia Red Lucky	7	front - beside front door			162
		Magnolia	stellata Waterlily					163
		Meconopsis	betonicifolia baileyi					165
		Meconopsis	Jimmy Bayne					164
		Nigella	Miss Jekyll	x	no longer here	Love in a Mist		166
		Parahebe	Snow Clouds					196
		Parsnip		x	no longer here	At end of April, sow with radish in same drill. Radish harvest first and by then the parsnip will have germinated.		199
		Peacock Orchid		x	no longer here		Gladiolus Callianthus	135
		Peony	Kansas				Paeonia	193
		Peony	lactifolia Krinkle White				Paeonia	194
		Peony	Sarah Bernhardt				Paeonia	192
		Petunia						186
		Philadelphus		x	no longer here			171
		Philadelphus	Snowbelle	B	back - top bed - middle			170
		Phlox	Early Spring Purple					187
		Phlox	paniculata David					188
		Photinia	Christmas Berry					181
		Photinia	Red Robin					182
		Photinia	Scarlet Blaze					183
		Pieris	Flaming Silver					190
		Pieris	Mountain Fire					189
		Pieris	variegated					191
		Pittosporum	Garnettii	x	no longer here	Was right beside gate. Old plant. Removed.		176
		Poppy	British Oriental	x	no longer here			169
		Poppy	Californian - mixed					198
		Poppy	Ladybird			Sow direct at beginning of September.		197
		Poppy	Oriental - Beauty of Livermore					180
		Poppy	Oriental - Royal Wedding					179
		Potatoes		N	back -patio area & raised beds	Chit mid-March - in light so that the eyes aren't too long & pale.		226
		Potatoes						174
		Potentilla		x	no longer here			168
		Primula	Acaulis	x	no longer here			185
		Pritzelago	Icecube					175
		Privet	golden				ligistrum	158
		Prunus	Incisa Kojou-no-mai	I	back - bottom - west			172
		Prunus	Oshidori	N	back -patio area & raised beds			173
		Pulmonaria		M	back - down west side of steps			184
		Raised bed at back door						178
		Ranunculus	asiaticus	L	back - at fence with 18			23
		Rhododendron	Nancy Evans	N	back -patio area & raised beds			203
		Rhododendron	Novaya Zembla	K	back - down east side fence			204
		Rhubarb		K	back - down east side fence	2017 - little growth after movement		22
		Rose	Charles Darwin	H	back - lower bed - east			202
		Rose	Rhapsody in Blue					200
		Rose	Rosa Scabrosa					201
		Salvia		x	no longer here			210
		Salvia	Patio Deep Blue	H	back - lower bed - east			211
		Saxifrage	Highlander Rose Shades	N	back -patio area & raised beds			217
		Saxifrage	Saxony Red & White Star	5	front - roses area			216
		Sedum	Oreganum & Coral Carpet					208
		Sedum	Sediforme Silver					209
		Shallot	Red Sun	N	back -patio area & raised beds			219
		Shallot	Red Sun	G	back - lower bed west & nursery bed			220
		Sisyrinchium	E K Balls	4	front - water feature area			215
		Skimmia	Reevesiana	E	back - heather bed west			213
		Skimmia	Temptation	L	back - at fence with 18			214
		Snowdrop	elwesii	2	front - magnolia / laburnum area		Galanthus	218
		Solanum	Glasnevin	J	back - bottom east			28
		Spinach	everlasting	x	no longer here			24
		Spiraea	Firelight	2	front - magnolia / laburnum area			29
		Spiraea	Firelight	G	back - lower bed west & nursery bed			30
		Spiraea	Snowmound	J	back - bottom east			31
		Spring Onion		x	no longer here			25
		Stock	10-week mixed	x	no longer here	Better in sunlight & supported. Nothing special about the flowers. Good in a mixed bed.		26
		Stock	Night scented	x	no longer here	Better in sunlight & supported. Nothing special about the flowers. Good in a mixed bed.		27
		Strawberry		x	no longer here			20
		Sunflower						221
		Sunflower	Irish Eyes	x	no longer here			18
		Sweet Peas				Mid-March - 3 seeds in 3" pot, general compost & some soil, leave on window sill / boiler house. Put out in sheltered position when seedlings. 4 of these pots will make a wigwam. Cut every 10 days to stop seeding.		207
		Sweet William						206
		Thyme		7	front - beside front door			19
		Tomato		x	no longer here	Use the biggest pots; only 3 plants; allow ventilation. Train & remove side shoots early. After fruit have formed, remove leaves up to first truss. Remove leaves overhanging fruit to allow ripening.		21
		Tree Peony	suffructicosa				Paeonia	195
		Triteleia		N	back -patio area & raised beds			212
		Tulips						205
		Verbena	bonariensis	x	no longer here	too tall & spindly		13
		Veronica		3	front - central area			14
		Veronica	alpine	5	front - roses area			9
		Viburnum	plicatum Kilimanjaro	B	back - top bed - middle			17
		Viburnum	tinus	L	back - at fence with 18			15
		Viburnum	tinus Eve Price	L	back - at fence with 18			16
		Vinca minor	Atropurpurea	H	back - lower bed - east			10
		Vinca minor	Bowles Variety	H	back - lower bed - east			12
		Vinca minor	Illumination	H	back - lower bed - east			11
		Wallflower		H	back - lower bed - east	protect from pigeons. In June, sow seeds for next spring flowering.		8
		Wallflower		P				222
		Wiegela		1	front - nearest road			5
		Wiegela	Bristol Ruby	M	back - down west side of steps			6
		Wiegela	Kosteriana Variegata	J	back - bottom east			7
		Zinnia		x	no longer here	2016: destroyed by slugs / snails		4
		Zinnia	Orange King					160

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