Please help ID these....

These are in my garden and I have no idea what they are. I particularly like the tree and its bark is absolutely shining like a new penny but I just cant decide what it is.. Thank you
No. 1


No. 2


No. 3


No. 4


No. 5

Re: Please help ID these....

1 some kind of birch?
2 ceanothus
3/5 Hypericum (St Johns Wort)
4 I have in my garden but the name escapes me at the moment

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Cassie not sure if you mean the other plant in no 5 with variegated yellow leaves, that is Euonymus.

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Thanks Meg.. so 3 & 5 are the same? because the flowers are different... I think.. lol I'm in and out studying them again!
I almost mentioned the Silver Birch as being among my favourite trees, im curious now that the bronzey barked one is another variety

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Cassie I could be very wrong about the tree
yes 3 and 5 look the save to me ..

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No I did mean the yellow flower. The stamens on no.5 are significantly longer than on No.3 so perhaps its the same but they've not flowered at the same time.. as you can see No.3 is somewhat tattier than No.5 lol
Thanks for the info about the Euonymus.. theres so many things in this garden that im unsure about.

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Well im going to disagree after all that lol they are most definately not the same plant!!! Here's a shot of them together..

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I'd like to know what no 5. is too, we have a lot of it and it spreads well.
Lovely garden Cassie

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I think they are probably both hypericums (St John's Wort) Cassie - there are a few different varieties. There is one which grows more as a bush with a bigger flower and another variety which is more creepy with spreading runners. They are good plants and easy to keep - just trim them up when they get too big.

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Yes one is more of a bush and t'other is leggier! St. Johns wort it is then lol
Ok any offers on a name for No. 4?