mystery shrub

Hi all,

Can anybody help? I've moved into a new house and I have a shrub that I don't recognise. It might be something really common but I'm fairly new to gardening!

Thanks for looking!
Paul

 

I can't see your pictures, Paul - only framed dashes.

 

hmmmm?... I can see them. Maybe the image hosting site is a bit slow at the moment. If they don't come up soon I'll put them somewhere else and relink.

hope someone can help me find out what the shrub is!

thanks,
paul

 

Aha - there they are!!!

Could be weigela

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/shrubs/weigela-flower.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/shrubs/weigela-flower.html&h=460& w=600&sz=61&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=02CMU1IWW9BV9M:&tbnh=104&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweigela%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB%26sa%3DN

 

Yes, looks like a weigela, especially if its flowering at the moment.

 

Brilliant! Thanks v. much for that! Now I can look up how to care for it.

Paul

 

It doesn't need much! Just a bit of pruning to get into the shape you want once the flowering is over. I rather like it, and have a couple myself

 

It is one of my favorite flowering shrub genera. It is a showy, reliable and easy to take care of plant. There has been a lot of breeding work and some of the new cultivars are outstanding.