I can't do it! There would have to be sweet peas and pinks and roses. Oh, and honeysuckle and peonies and delphinium of course, but what about all the foliage and winter interest and bulbs? It's too cruel! I give up. Hardy annuals......lavender....
I'd have a real problem choosing just eight but here goes,
Rose Mortimer Sackler (to remind me of an English summer).
Bougainvillea (always wanted to grow one but never had any success)
Native primrose (my favourite spring flower)
Douglas Fir tree (well you have to have something to hang your homemade Christmas decorations on)
Wisteria (if I had perfect growing conditions I might get one that bl**dy flowers)
A silver birch, (lovely dappled shade - my favourite tree)
Orange Tree (not worried about variety just wouldn't want to get scurvy)
Foxgloves (love the flower and you never know when you might to get rid of unwanted visitors)
Now for the book - can I cheat and take a solar powered kindle? If not then I think I would take Robinson Crusoe, never read it and somehow it seems appropriate.
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Still thinking
Hmmm
delphiniums - Wisteria - Heleniums - dahlias - Alliums - rose - strawberry 
- tulips.
I probably change some if I were going to do it again tomorrow
I can't do it! There would have to be sweet peas and pinks and roses. Oh, and honeysuckle and peonies and delphinium of course, but what about all the foliage and winter interest and bulbs? It's too cruel! I give up. Hardy annuals......lavender....
I'd have a real problem choosing just eight but here goes,
Rose Mortimer Sackler (to remind me of an English summer).
Bougainvillea (always wanted to grow one but never had any success)
Native primrose (my favourite spring flower)
Douglas Fir tree (well you have to have something to hang your homemade Christmas decorations on)
Wisteria (if I had perfect growing conditions I might get one that bl**dy flowers)
A silver birch, (lovely dappled shade - my favourite tree)
Orange Tree (not worried about variety just wouldn't want to get scurvy)
Foxgloves (love the flower and you never know when you might to get rid of unwanted visitors)
Now for the book - can I cheat and take a solar powered kindle? If not then I think I would take Robinson Crusoe, never read it and somehow it seems appropriate.
A holly (with berries)
A hazel (with catkins)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus native English daffodil
Cyclamen hederifolium alba
Digitalis purpurea - native foxglove
Hosta 'Stained Glass'
Harts tongue fern
Chrysanthemum 'Alison's Dad'
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm still thinking about my book - and the plant list will probably change tomorrow
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Right got the other 7
aspen for shade and the lovley noise they make.
blue poppy because its a sod to grow but really worth the effort
white heather because i'm just old enough to remember the white heather club and it goes on forever.
scottish thistle for protection cause if you have a few of these bu**er all can get through.
mountain pansy just because i like them
scottish bluebells becase they have the ability to lift your spirits when you see them.
Book all three lord of the rings in one edition.
Sweet peas.
Foxgloves.
Snowdrops.
Japanese Anemone.
Varigated Hosta
White astilbe.
Fushia.
Agapanthus
Oh heck I want a rose, primroses, bluebells and a stargaze lily too
Would it be cheating if I took a solar powered kindle instead of a book...
Yes, but then what's the harm in a tiny cheat?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.