New Gardener - Newbie advice welcome

Kelc · Feb 11, 2022

PJA190 said: ↑
Hi

So recently bought a house with a garden (seen here in late Aug - everything has subsequently died for winter)

As I a new to gardening (late to the party here!) - I thought I would start with
Making a note of what I currently have in the garden, using an app of course. I need to double-check a few plants, but I think I've captured them all correctly.
I cut back some of the plants during Nov Mainly the Buddleja/Sweet Mock Orange/Lavender

My plans are in the short term.
Make sure I have identified the plants correctly
Cut back further any plants that need it (I think I was too polite with the Buddeja)
Remove the plants/weeds I don't want (all the weeds/Jasmine/Serbian Bellflower to name but a few)
When the time is right, plant the ones I do want. More Sea thrift/lavender - I basically want a sea of purple/grass towards the front of the garden
Tidy up the rockery in the short term.
Understand if the pear tree is dead, if so have it removed

Below are some photos and a list of plants I had in Aug-21 at least.View attachment 170551 View attachment 170552 I tried to make a list of the type as well, not sure if they are all correct - The pink shed is to be removed at a later date

Area Name Type Comment
1 Bog-Myrtle Shrub
1 Photinia (Red Robin) Shrub
1 Sweet Mock Orange Shrub Cut Back
1 Toyon Shrub
1 Buddleia Shrub Cut Back
1 Powdery Meldrew
2 Busy Lizzy Annuals
2 Peruvian Lily Perennial
2 Welsh Poppy Perennial
2 Creeping Phlox Perennial
2 Crevice Alumroot Perennial
2 Common Gysyweed Weed To remove
2 Chickweed Weed To remove
2 English Ivy Perennial
3 Wisteria Tree
4 Welsh Poppy Perennial
4 Begonia Perennial Add more to garden
4 Sea Thrift Perennial Add more to garden
5 Begonia Perennial To remove
5 Serbian Bellflower Perennial To remove
5 Begonia Perennial
6 Lavender Shrub Add more to garden
6 Male Fern Evergreen
7 Big Leaf Hydrangea Shrub
7 Jasmine Shrub To remove
7 Wood Avens Weed
7 Lilac Shrub
8 Common Pear Tree Maybe Dead
9 Dogweed Shrub
9 Red Columbine Perennial
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