My aunt Margaret's Garden - can you identify anything?

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  1. amco35

    amco35 Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello to all you keen gardeners.
    My aunt Margaret sadly passed away in February. She loved gardening and if you take a look at the attached photo, you will see that she put a lot of effort into her garden.
    Her husband would like to keep the garden going and we were wondering if any of you could help us identify the names of any of the plants from the photo.
    Regards,
    A
     

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    I'm just going to add numbers to all the plants to make referring to them a little easier:blue thumb:

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    I'm sorry to hear that amco it's obviously a very loved garden:spinning:

    Here's my own very rough idea of the plants I can see but we will need some better close up images of some of the smaller pot plants and some of the shrubs:WINK1:

    1. Clematis (probably montana?)
    2. Pieris
    3. I can see some pink flowers below so I would guess at Camellia
    4. [Need a close up]
    5. [Need a close up]
    6. might be a Hebe
    7. hmm actually I think thats the same plant as 6. my bad...
    8. Geranium
    9. Buddleja
    10. not sure
    11. a Rose
    12. [Need a close up]
    13. Pelagonium
    14. [Need a close up]
    15. at a push I'd have a guess at Mint or Lemon balm but really we need a close-up
    16. [Need a close up]
    17. [Need a close up]
    18. [Need a close up]
    19. [Need a close up]
    20. Doh no 20...
    21. Some kind of ornamental grass
    22. perhaps a cabbage palm
    23. [Need a close up]
     
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    It would be really nice to keep the memory of you aunty alive trough her garden...she must really loved her garden , ever so nice .
    can you provide few more closer pictures if you can.
    1 = clematis montana
    2 = look like a pieris (not sure)
    3 = eunymus (?)
    5 = eunymus fortunei
    7 = curly willow tree
    8 = hardy geranium (?)
    16 = laurel
    17 = mint
    11 = rose
    13 = geranium
    21/22 = cordyline australis
    23 = lonicera Maygreen
    19 = could be semprevivum or rockery
     
  5. amco35

    amco35 Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi, and thank you very much for your excellent replies. Unfortunately, I can't get any closer photos taken at the moment as I am currently miles away from my uncle, but I will talk to him and see if he can take some photos and email them to me.
    What you have indentified/guessed at already is extremely helpful.
    Thank you,
    A
     
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      And is that a black cat sitting there. Hope someone cares for it.
       
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