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Here we go again.
Hello.
These might be a bit challenging (but what do I know) as they are shrubs that are only just coming into leaf. The first two, I'm just curious to what they are, the third and fourth need some TLC and I want to find out the best care for them.
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I think 3a and b are weigela. It could have pale pink or dark pink flowers. Not sure about the others atm.
Thank you Gardenmaiden! I'm going to look up Weigela's now.
need close-ups of 1 & 2
4 MAY be a philadelphus, but cannot be sure.
Cheers artjak, I'll get close ups then. Philadelphus look nice when they flower, just seen pictures.
And the scent of Philadelphus is to die for
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah, nice!
4 could be kolwitzia
the more I look at it, I reckon it's Kolwitzia amabilis. But I'd not stake my reputation on it.
Ah thanks Hostafan, I just thought actually that I have a picture from last September of it, but it is bad quality, I had to zoom and crop it. Maybe you'll be able to tell though what it is from this.
1) looks like Dogwood, Latin name Cornus. Often has bright red stems giving colour to the garden in winter. Prune in winter (should be ok now still) taking out some of the thicker stems at the base and then new ones will shoot from ground level.