Thank you for getting back to me. The picture was taken yesterday and after having looked at the descriptions and images of both pretty sure it is an escallonia. I think the reason I was having such difficulty identifying it was because the images on the Internet are of it flowering later in the cycle. Quite excited as I've read it grows really well from cuttings too
We've recently moved in and this is my first garden so trying to identify what we have and what we can put in. It can be very difficult identifying these at times so your help really appreciated.
I will be back with a couple more photos we're finding challenging
Here's another I could do with a hand with. The leaves feel fuzzy and the yellow flowers fall out to leave the 'sockets' you can see at the front. The stem has become woody. Thoughts?
This picture was taken in spring and my husband swears it had small purple berries in the autumn. Finally I've managed to orientate it correctly, apologies again for before
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looks like an Escallonia to me, perhaps the variety 'Apple Blossom'.
It looks a bit like a Camellia to me
Is the foliage glossy? when was it in flower and what shape were the flowers? Maybe Escallonia of some sort 
Pam x
Thank you for getting back to me. The picture was taken yesterday and after having looked at the descriptions and images of both pretty sure it is an escallonia. I think the reason I was having such difficulty identifying it was because the images on the Internet are of it flowering later in the cycle. Quite excited as I've read it grows really well from cuttings too
We've recently moved in and this is my first garden so trying to identify what we have and what we can put in. It can be very difficult identifying these at times so your help really appreciated.
I will be back with a couple more photos we're finding challenging
Fiona
Hello,
Here's another I could do with a hand with. The leaves feel fuzzy and the yellow flowers fall out to leave the 'sockets' you can see at the front. The stem has become woody. Thoughts?
Could you rotate your pictures please -I have a crick in my neck-ta
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and the leaves look like some kind of sage.
Jerusalem Sage.
It's really lovely to get the names of these guys.
Cheers,
Fiona
This picture was taken in spring and my husband swears it had small purple berries in the autumn. Finally I've managed to orientate it correctly, apologies again for before
It's a Flowering Currant Ribes Sanguineum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/3288.shtml
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.