New House, New Garden, and a Load of Plants I Need Help Identifying....

Yes I agree with the above comments. The Skimmia and the Rhododendron would have developed fine while the conifers were still young, but as they grew they would have gradually starved them of water and nutrients.

The last photograph is Euonymus japonicus Aureovariegatus. I notice that the original form with the green leaves only is starting to take over. These need to be pruned out so that you only have the leaves with the variegation and maintain the golden effect. If this is not done the green form will eventually take over completely.
Take note, how far back the non variegated leaves go and prune it all out.

Oh, and the grass is Carex pendula, be careful it self seeds like mad.

 

Thank you very much for the further info guys and girls.

I don't think there is anywhere else to move the shrubs next to the row of conifers so my preference would be to try and patch them up where there are (plus would the rhododendron really survive a move!).

Above there was a suggestion for sequestrin or Epsom salts. Some acidic fertilizer around the base of the plan to help as well?

I will prune out the leaves on Euonymus japonicas Aureovariegatus this weekend - great tip thanks.

 

Make sure they're also getting enough water. The roots of Rhododendron are quite shallow for the size of plant and the conifers will be taking in lots of water so the ground my be too dry as well as the wrong pH. Obviously you want to save the plants and feeding them will help but it may also be possible to find a space to bury a few pots of ericaceous compost and layer some new plants for insurance if you do lose it.
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/propagating/how-to-layer-rhododendrons/275.html

 

Thanks another great tip. Probably need to start on the rhododendron sooner rather than later!

Here's some more plants in the garden:

13) Think the neighbour said something like hydraponica or similar?



14) Neighbour said this was a boxer I believe if I heard them correctly:


15)


16) Sorry bit blurry these ones.


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18) Are these just weeds? (obviously not the straight leaved plant with the white flowers although I'd be keen to know what they are as well - If I had to guess I'd say snowdrops but probably way off!):


19) A weed or not?

20) This ivy type plant is everywhere but the flowers are quite nice...

 

Here's some more:

5) One of the first ones I posted but I don't think I ever got a definitive response. This is 5) again previously identified slightly tentatively as viburnum:


21) This one has pretty flowers. Its next to the healthy rhododendron:


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23)


24) I think this might be the same as 14)


Also finally weekend purchase at the charity shop:


Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

Ok, here goes! I'm not an expert by any means, and sometimes get my names muddled up, but here's a first stab

13) hypericum of some sort

14) box (Latin name Buxus, sounds a bit like boxer?!)

5) still think viburnum, maybe the variety "Eve Price"?

16) berrberis

17)?

18) white flower = Spanish Bluebell, white form (they can also be pink!) if you have native english bluebells in your area (as seen in my avatar, where the flowers are much more modest - smaller, and all hanging down) there is a problem of hybridisation, which is threatening the native bluebell. If not, then enjoy them! (They can spread, and the bulbs go down to near the earth's core!)
The leaves next to it are a form of creeping buttercup - a weed!

19) celandine?

20) lanium, or dead nettle. V pretty groundcover.

21) kerria japonica

22) can't make it out from the photo, sorry!

23) sedum spectabilis, or ice plant. Big plates of pink flowers late summer, very valuable source of nectar for bees and butterflies

24) ?!? Jasmine nudiflorum?

25) great starting point!!

 

If you have more plants to id may I suggest that this thread is getting rather long.
It is much easier if 3-5 pics per thread are added...then start a new thread for the next batch.

17. Pieris sp.
22. Need a better pic...possibly Hebe sp.

 

The yellow flowered plant is Kerria Japonica (Plenifloria I think).

Recognise others but need to go back and check your numbering. The book is a great one if you already have some idea of what you think the plant is called. My copy is about 20 years old and I'm still as likely to look at that as Google.