Did you think the previous pic was a different plant? They're both that campanula. The flowers can look a bit different depending on the stage they're at in opening
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
:DI just saw the new one first @purplerallim newgardeners, as well as G*T have a note book and pen to hand. As the evening goes on do not get them mixed up....
As @steveTu noticed , there are so many of a similar colour. Leaves and the way they are split or divided can help to identify the type. Also noting heights of flowers can help.
You pick these things up as you go along, it takes time.
Where did you see the one in your picture, is it yours?
Is the area you wish to cover shaded, in sun, or partial. And what kind of soil do you have? Will it be a dry area or wet.
This will help with recommendations.
There are some very good and long season flowering geraniums, some older cultivars are lovely but you may find the flowering season not as long.
@Rubytoo and @Fairygirl - thank you for your input too. We moved a short time ago and the new garden is big with lots of plants that we have no idea what they are or how to look after them. I believe we have clay soil. We are making things up as we go along but the garden looks like someone before knew what they were doing and as one thing finishes flowering, something else comes along. Just wish all the rules of what to do and when were the same for all plants, it seems so complicated and overwhelming but probably as we only ever had dwarf conifers in pots in a previous tiny garden! Also wish the weeds knew we don't want the to grow as fast as everything else! There is lots in garden we can't identify so maybe I'll post some more. Everyone been very kind - thanks!
Sounds like a great garden to start off with. Do not be afraid to get rid of things you do not like.
Initially you could draw a plan of the beds and garden. It does not have to be grand, just a large sheet or few. Draw the shapes of plants roughly it can be blobs or long shapes. Write a number in the shapes and at the side or on the back have a list so you can put a name to the numbered shapes as you go. A separate sheet with it is okay but you can bet it will get lost unless you fix it to the plan.
Plant labels in the garden can get moved or lost and fade. Or if you are good with computers you can do it there.
@Rubytoo - what is then the difference between a Johnsonii and Magnificum? When I look on the RHS site ( @newgardeners2020 - you may want to sign up on the RHS as it appears that you can build your own list of plants you have there - see https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/151199/i-geranium-i-times;-i-magnificum-i-rosemoor=/details) I saw that the magnificum has (allegedly!) orange/red foliage in autumn - which I don't recall seeing with mine (but as my powers of observation appear to be a bit lacking when it comes to the garden, I was going to wait to reclassify mine at the end of this year!)
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Cranesbill is just a generic term for hardy geraniums
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The flowers can look a bit different depending on the stage they're at in opening
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
newgardeners, as well as G*T have a note book and pen to hand.
As the evening goes on do not get them mixed up....
As @steveTu noticed , there are so many of a similar colour.
Leaves and the way they are split or divided can help to identify the type. Also noting heights of flowers can help.
You pick these things up as you go along, it takes time.
Where did you see the one in your picture, is it yours?
Is the area you wish to cover shaded, in sun, or partial.
And what kind of soil do you have?
Will it be a dry area or wet.
This will help with recommendations.
There are some very good and long season flowering geraniums, some older cultivars are lovely but you may find the flowering season not as long.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sounds like a great garden to start off with.
Do not be afraid to get rid of things you do not like.
Initially you could draw a plan of the beds and garden.
It does not have to be grand, just a large sheet or few.
Draw the shapes of plants roughly it can be blobs or long shapes.
Write a number in the shapes and at the side or on the back have a list so you can put a name to the numbered shapes as you go.
A separate sheet with it is okay but you can bet it will get lost unless you fix it to the plan.
Plant labels in the garden can get moved or lost and fade.
Or if you are good with computers you can do it there.