On 2014-06-10 12:40:36 +0000, Tim Watts said:

I was wondering if anyone would recognise any of the 6 plants in this
photoset please? All growing on heavy non alkaline clay.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjwa...7644693912260/


A couple of bushes I'm trying to decide whether to keep or not ("Boring
shrub" and "Fluffy bush"). Not sure about "Tree" either. It's green -
that's all I can say about it. It's also over a sewer line so I'm
interested if its roots are likely to be evil and far reaching...


The others I am merely curious:

"Ground stuff" is quite nice and soft - wondering whether to encourage it.

"Dead shrub" is very weird - looks like a dried twig half the year,
then does a Lazarus in about May.

"Nice tree" is really rather pretty. Slow growing, bendy twisty branches.


I've uncovered all of these since hacking back the jungle that used to
be here...

Many many thanks if anyone has any ideas?

And HOW do you ID plants, apart from knowing what lots of them look
like? It's not something Google image matching helps with and I'm too
ill informed (though I'd like to improve).

Cheers

Tim

Pure guesswork - Boring Shrub might be a Weigela which is anything but
boring when it flowers. Fluffy bush is ringing bells but not loud
enough! "Dead" shrub is a horribly badly treated climbing Lonicera
(honeysuckle). Tree or big bush looks like a Syringa (lilac) Nice tree
looks as if it has cherry type fruits. "Ground stuff" looks like
something I can't remember the name of but it has a rather acrid smell,
I think. If this house is new to you, some might have flowered and the
flowers have gone. Others may be starved of light and nutrients so
either haven't flowered or won't this year but probably will next year
now they're getting some tlc. To id plants, I don't think you can beat
this newsgroup! We have members/lurkers from all over UK and some from
abroad. Between the lot, it's rare for a plant to go unidentified for
long.
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon