An English Country Garden

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1. This perennial herb likes damp meadows and has a very sweet smell. What is it? Fennel Meadow sweet Ground elder Sweet rocket

2. Plants from the Monarda family are more popularly known as what? Butterfly bush Borage Hollyhock Bee balm

3. This is one of the few plants on which you can change the colour of the flowers. Cottage gardeners used to use rusty nails to do this. What is it? Sage Lupin Hydrangea Lilac

4. Folklore says that if you plant this by your roses it will keep away greenfly. Plant what? Garlic Sage Coriander Gladioli

5. This memorable flower has small blue flowers, self seeds prolifically and flowers in the Spring. What is it called? Forget-Me-Not Borage Johnsons Blue Geranium Bellis Daisy

6. Hardy geraniums (as opposed to pelargoniums) are often called by what other name? Cranesbill Dead Nettle Queen Anne's Lace Lady's Bedstraw

7. Which shrub is also known as tree mallow or rose mallow? Lavender Lavatera Lilac Lupin

8. The daffodil has what old English name? Spring harbinger Spring cheer Lenten rose Lenten lily

9. Tall, usually shades of blue, spires of flowers which are said to resemble dolphins. Which plant am I describing? Acanthus Delphinium Allium Night scented stock

10. This giant of the cottage garden is in the same species as the mallow. Growing to anything up to 12ft tall it comes in a massive range of colours. Which short lived perennial is it? Cosmos Hollyhock Sedum Sunflower