I can make a stab at a few craig - on a broad level - but there will be some much more knowledgeable folks along soon I'm sure with specific ID's....and corrections where needed lol!
My ideas - 1a, b Geraniums, 2b 3a ?Magnolia, 4a Hardy fuschia, 5b Geranium, 6a, b Hydranga, 7b dont know main one but primula/primrose in there, 8a b geranium, 10a b Acer Palmatum. Some of the flowers above. I would just tidy it up then leave to the spring and see what comes up.
Hi Craig . What a lovely well stocked garden you've inherited. I agree with the comments above to wait and see what comes up. The previous owners were obviously keen gardeners, and you may have some hidden treasures appear in the spring ?. Taking photos will help you keep track of what you've got, and get ID's of your plants. The RHS website has good care and pruning guides to get you started on the basics.
I'll have a crack at the ID's, sorry for any repeats (I'm too lazy to keep scrolling up and down).
What a beautiful garden you have, that looks like it has been planted up by a real gardener.
If it was my garden I wouldn't change a thing as it looks well thought out. I bet in the spring and summer it will burst into colour and you will want to spend all your time out there, I would.
Now you know most of the plant names just read up about them and you will get to know how to look after them.
You have what many people spend a lifetime trying to achieve .
I agree beautiful well stocked garden. I am sure more will come up in spring & even next summer. As for pruning with woody shrubs the best advice is to do the 3 D's. i.e. remove anything dead, diseased or damaged, eg branches rubbing where they cross. Dead ones will look different & if not sure gently scrape a little bark off the stem if there is green underneath it's alive so leave it. Even if that is all you do for a while it will help. GW magazine has lots of pruning advice. The herbaceous plants that will die down (like the hosta) you can take all the top off & it will re-emerge in spring. You will have a great time learning.
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Summer garden pics:
I can make a stab at a few craig - on a broad level - but there will be some much more knowledgeable folks along soon I'm sure with specific ID's....and corrections where needed lol!
1 Geranium
2 Laurel(?)
3 Fuschia
4 Camellia
5 Geranium
6 Hydrangea
7 pass
8 Geranium
9 Camellia
10 Acer / Japanese Maple
11 Hydrangea
12 pass
13 Wysteria (?)
14 pass
15 pass
16 Hosta
My ideas - 1a, b Geraniums, 2b 3a ?Magnolia, 4a Hardy fuschia, 5b Geranium, 6a, b Hydranga, 7b dont know main one but primula/primrose in there, 8a b geranium, 10a b Acer Palmatum. Some of the flowers above. I would just tidy it up then leave to the spring and see what comes up.
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following on 14b Climbing hydrangea?, 15b Sage?, 18a hosta, strawberrys, sedum, 18b sedum, 13a looks like helleborus. Its a lovely garden.
Carrying on from Dave and Summergarden.
2 - magnolia
7 - Its in my head somewhere it just not coming to me
12 - Lonicera variegated
13- Wisteria - hellbore planted below. Wisteria on the drain pipe as well.
14 - Hydrangea petiolaris ( climbing hydrangea )
15 - not sure
Hi Craig
. What a lovely well stocked garden you've inherited. I agree with the comments above to wait and see what comes up. The previous owners were obviously keen gardeners, and you may have some hidden treasures appear in the spring ?. Taking photos will help you keep track of what you've got, and get ID's of your plants. The RHS website has good care and pruning guides to get you started on the basics.
I'll have a crack at the ID's, sorry for any repeats (I'm too lazy to keep scrolling up and down).
1: hardy geranium
2: magnolia
3: fuschia
4: camellia
5: hardy geranium
6: hydrangea
7: cyclamen
8: hardy geranium
9: camellia
10: acer palmatum dissectum
11: hydrangea
12: lonicera nitida (variegated)
13: wisteria
14: climbing hydrangea
15: sage?
16: Hosta
17: Hosta
18: sedum
What a beautiful garden you have, that looks like it has been planted up by a real gardener.
If it was my garden I wouldn't change a thing as it looks well thought out. I bet in the spring and summer it will burst into colour and you will want to spend all your time out there, I would.
Now you know most of the plant names just read up about them and you will get to know how to look after them.
You have what many people spend a lifetime trying to achieve .
I agree beautiful well stocked garden. I am sure more will come up in spring & even next summer. As for pruning with woody shrubs the best advice is to do the 3 D's. i.e. remove anything dead, diseased or damaged, eg branches rubbing where they cross. Dead ones will look different & if not sure gently scrape a little bark off the stem if there is green underneath it's alive so leave it. Even if that is all you do for a while it will help. GW magazine has lots of pruning advice. The herbaceous plants that will die down (like the hosta) you can take all the top off & it will re-emerge in spring. You will have a great time learning.