Plants

We love the sun
We prefer 5 hours or more. The more the better!

Achillea- 2 Varieties
Artemesia
Cerastium
Coreopsis - 6 Varieties
Delosperma - 2 Varieties
Dianthus - 6 Varieties
Echinops
Gallardia - 5 Varieties
Guara - 2 Varieties
Gypsophalia - 2 Varieties
Helenium
Heath
Heather
Hibiscus
Lavendar - 3 Varieties
Leucanthemum - 5 Varieties
Lewisia
Monarda - 2 Varieties
Nepeta
Oenothera - 2 Varieties
Oregano
Papaver - 3 Varieties
Peony - 6 Varieties
Perovskia - 2 Varieties
Phlox - 6 Varieties
Rudbeckia
Saponaria
Sidalcea
Sedum - 11 Varieties
Sempervivium - 4 Varieties
Thyme - 4 Varieties

Some sun for us
At least 4-5 hours. Versatile

Alcea - 5 Varieties
Baptisia
Bellis
Buddleia
Campanula - Varieties
Centranthus
Crocosmia
Cerotostigma
Delphinium - 6 Varieties
Diascia - 2 Varieties
Digitalis - 3 Varieties
Echinacea - 7 Varieties
Eupatorium
Euphorbia - 2 Varieties
Genista
Hemerocallis -7 Varieties
Heuchera - 6 Varieties
Isotoma
Iberis
Iris - 3 Varieties
Kniphofia
Lathyrus
Linaria
Lily -oriental - 6 Varieties
Lily - 5 Varieties
Lithodora
Lupine - 3 Varieties
Myosotis
Persicaria
Penstemon - 2 Varieties
Platycodon - 3 Varieties
Pulsatilla
Salvia - 4 Varieties
Veronica - 4 Varieties

GARDEN CREATURES

Here are some common garden creatures that you might come across while gardening. Not all are enemies and can indeed be beneficial, eg. preying on other creatures which damage crops or flowers. It is a fundamental law of nature to eat and be eaten so the beneficial creatures need a supply of what we consider pests, to survive. We may have replaced our hunter-gatherer skills with a shopping trolley and credit card, but this option is not available in the wild; eg. the complete removal of slugs and snails would seriously affect the diet of some birds. If they are not having a detrimental effect, then leave them alone as they all form part of the natural balance between flora and fauna which gives us the beauty we all strive for.
There are some real villains, Vine Weevils and New Zealand Flatworms being the most notable. These two add to their dastardliness by the fact that they do not need a mate to reproduce, so if only one individual is brought into the garden they can establish themselves. There are a few new "aliens <http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/aliens.htm>" which have been spotted recently. The big problem with introduced species is that they are not part of the existing food chain so may not have a natural predator; our biggest defence against them is our climate, which fortunately kills off most of the creatures accidently carried here on plants or in food imports. Some can be used to control others which are present in abundance and are damaging ornamental or crop plants. These biological controls http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/biocontrol.htm have to be used carefully or they can become pests themselves.The following creatures have been arranged as Friends <http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/insects.htm>, those with Some Bad Habits http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/insects.htm and The Enemy http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/insects.htm depending on how they behave in the garden. Some of the friendly creatures may not do anything physical to help, but their presence adds to the pleasure of the garden. The life cycles of insects involve forms which can have different diets, so although Moths are considered benign and important pollinators, their larvae are amongst the most destructive to plant-life.