Some help needed identifying plants in my new garden

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  1. Novice_Maximus

    Novice_Maximus Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi Everyone,

    As my user name suggests i am a complete novice when it comes to gardening and having just moved into our new house which has a good size garden with lots of plants im really struggling to identify them.

    I have tried the plant identifier tool on the botanical keys website however i had no luck.. Although i do conced that is probably more down to my lack of knowledge, lol.

    I do want to start to read up and learn about my plants, what positions they like, how to propagate, etc however in order to do that i think im probably going to need to know there names first and so if anyone can help i would be most grateful.

    I did take a lot of pictures however i have only listed a few on here as i really didnt want to overload my first proper post on here.

    Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

    1 - This little beauty seems to be mainly growing out of and around our stone walls.

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    2 - I love this plant, i think the leaves are fascinating

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    3 - Again, i have no idea what this is but i suspect that it may be quite obvious and i will end up feeling a bit silly.

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    4 - This one also fascinates me and is quite a reasonable size (about 3ft high)

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    5 - This one seems to have spread all around the borders and bare ground, its only a few inches high.

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    6 - My Bamboo which is quickly becoming my favourite... Ive been trying to read up on bamboo however i cant seem to identify the species. I have included of the bamboo as i have read it can be quite hard to differentiate.

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    Close up of the same clump of bamboo

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    Smaller bamboo plants that have spread from the main clump.

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    Thanks in advance for any assistance that anyone can offer.
     
  2. Aesculus

    Aesculus Bureaucrat 34 (Admin)

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    I don't know about the others but 1. is a Companula of some kind and 5. is most likely London Pride Saxifraga x urbium
     
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    • Bilbo675

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      Hi there;

      No.1 looks like some form of creeping Campanula
      No.2 looks like a variegated form of Pachysandra or some form of variegated Daphne, could be either but I also could be completely wrong on both accounts :D
      No.5 I know as London's Pride

      Hope this helps to start with :thumb:
       
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        Agree with everyone else, 4 looks like a spirea possibly 'Goldflame'?
         
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          • Novice_Maximus

            Novice_Maximus Apprentice Gardener

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            Hi Everyone, thanks for the info supplied so far... Its given me a whole night of subject matter to read up on which im quite excited about, lol.

            Hi Silversurfer, thanks for the info; the pic was taken today, literally about 5 mins before i made my post on here, i hope that helps a little.

            Obviously, if anyone one ever wants any clones (is that the right word, lol) as soon as i have learned a little more i will be happy to oblige. Again, im not sure as i dont yet know but i assume that would be done next spring... Actually, i think i may be trying to run before i can walk, lol.
             
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