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| Kathy |
Plant ID helpThese are probably all common plants but I don't know the names of any of them! Excuse the poor quality, hopefully you'll be able to see enough ("good" camera is out of charge) to give them names.
This has a leaf like mint but tastes disgusting despite the pretty pink flower! 
I love this understated pink. 
This grows like a weed! 
This one really intrigued me with leaves like a strawberry and a red flower that opens in the sunshine 
Simple white bell flower. 
Another pretty one. 
The bees, butterflies and cabbage whites go absolutely crazy for this purple mint type plant. 
Another white one. 
This wee tree was covered in bindweed, a pretty one with yellowy orange berries 
White again but lots of flowers on a single stem this time. 
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| lloyd |
I think number six may be Thrift, and the last tree , can't really see well enough, but I'm guessing maybe Bottlebrush, Rowan or Mimosa according to the fruit shape and size, etc. |
| agapanthus |
3....campanula
5...another campanula 6....astrantia 7....catmint |
| Lizzie |
Here's my best guesses (which agree with Aggie, so at least some of them are right!)
1. If you mean the one with the variagated leaf, could it be come sort of pulmonaria (lungwort)? If you mean the deep magenta one, it's a cranesbill. 2. Astrantia - beautiful things and that's a gorgeous one 3. Campanula 4. Don't know, but those really do look like strawberry leaves don't they? 5. Another campanula 6. Another astrantia 7. Nepeta (catmint) 8. Another campanula maybe? 9. It's not really clear enough to see but if it has leaves like an ash tree, it could be a young rowan, in which case you can stop worrying about witches in your garden 
10. Mallow (I think) |
| Aqui |
all i have to add:
4 are the small dark red flowers on that plant too? they look a bit like a geranium (cranebill) love the astrantia and the catmint flowers are so pretty, but i definitely don't want to encourage cats into my garden! ETA - they all look so lovely. your garden must be so beautiful! |
| Kathy |
Thanks folks. 
The red flowers are on that plant Aqui, don't think it's geranium/cranebill because of the strawberry like leaves and the flowers only open up in sunshine. I've googled and googled, can't find it. 
The catmint one threw me because of the cats, I thought it was a mint (I've no sense of smell) but the cats don't go near it! Great thing for keeping the cabbage whites off your veg.
I'll try and get a better photo of No 1, I don't think it's a pulmonaria going by the descriptions in Greenlady's herbal books. |
| Aqui |
could the first be dead nettle? looks a bit like that. can we have a closer pic of the flowers? |
| Lizzie |
Maybe it's some sort of salvia - but then the leaves would be sagey I think... |
| Aqui |
i think the strawberry-leaved one is a geum. |
| agapanthus |
I believe it's a red potentilla cinquefoil. |
| Kathy |
Top of the class Aggie! It does look like a geum Aqui, I googled it and thought that was it till Aggie came along!
http://www.denverplants.com/perennials/html/poten_atr.htm No 1 is still a mystery then, must get a better photo taken. |
| Kathy |
Hopefully a clearer photo of 1 and another one of the wee tree.
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| Kathy |
My new book tells me the first one is dead nettle, there are many different types, well done Aqui! Still not sure about the tree though, can anyone tell from the new photo?
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| lloyd |
Hm.............Not a Rowan. |
| Libby |
I think your tree could be 'euonymus myrianthus' I had a look through my encyclopedia, google it and see if it matches and if not I will look again! |
| TheGirlsMum |
Yes first one definitely dead nettle but unable to really help with the tree.....sorry |
| Kathy |
It does look like it Libby, still not sure though as I was too late to see it flowering. I'll try the macro lens on the camera (if someone shows me how to fit it!) then I'll get have another look. |