Desperately Seeking Savvy!

Hi my name is Sarah and I'm very new here! Very new to gardening also!! I have recently moved to a new home and a beautiful bonus were the front and back gardens. Spring has sprung and with it brought an abundance of loveliness in the gardens... The front is very staggered so many alpines have emerged from the undergrowth. In the back garden I have identified tulips and daffodils... lots of rose bushes and an apple tree. After a chat with a neighbour, I was informed that the lady before us had a gardener and the gardens were amazing but when she died and the house was being sold, some butchers came in and hacked it all back to make it saleable. That was over a year ago and we took the house on in Feb. The apple tree has dropped all it's fruit and turned to mush, I don't have a clue what are weeds and what are salvagable. I have thought of getting a gardener in to restore it to some order for me to maintain but I'd really like to make this my project and hopefully bring it back to it's former glory for the summer. I have two little boys and a dog so would appreciate some help on nice plants and naughty ones and any tips on what to look for amongst the foliage. I'm expecting to unearth some gems!! Any help appreciated!! xx

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I couldn't upload my photos to the site but have put them on Flickr for you all to have a look. Here is the link, I hope it works!! The photos are of the plants I don't recognise. xxx

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60564714@N05/?saved=1

 

Good evening Sarah and welcome to the site.