Tropical Gardening

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The fact that it is colder and frostier here than Weymouth means I have to rethink the hardiness of what I plant now. If I am to get -8/9cs, again some plants are definitely out. The less plants I have to dig up and overwinter the better. I've lost two Cycas now so I won't risk them again, much...

Zantedeschia aethiopica. Various colour forms (the standard white, pale pink, pale green) and some forms get bigger than others.

Thanks Pete & John, very nice of you to say!!Made up with the lovely comments on my garden from all of you! And thanks again to sal, I know where to order my plants from now when I come to do my front garden!

Sorry guys no website , it`s an old nursery under new ownership , I`ll take the camera with me today and will ask if I can take few pictures , they are restocking every week so really don`t know what they will have, usually some plant don`t even make the shelves as the trolly are empty out...

Thanks for your replies. I've managed to get hold of the RHS Orchid book and the Encyclepedia of Orchids, so I'm working my way through those because I'm finding some of my other orchids require different conditions, i.e. light, cool, shade, sun. Wished I'd never started

the best year I had when I had about 6 inches of well rotted horse muck on them and like Bilbo fed them non stop , then they all caught the virus Spruce

No Sirius , you will receive a mummyfied roots , all the plants on that cataloque are dormant rizhomas , in nature many plants are dry them self in the dry season and come back with the monson season.

Longk,Those Impatiens are really unusual!

Bilbo I`m sure that your £2.50 musa will look great near the other musa you already have or even better near the bananas puppy that all the musa are producing after all this rain . Now that I remember i bough another musa just because I was thinking to plant in the soil and see how will it come...

I'm only talking about B. sanguinea, I'm sure most of the large flowered ones we are growing would prefer more sunshine as long as they get plenty of moisture

I had one a few years ago, but it didn't do too well. They get very big, so ideally, should be in the ground. But our winters are too cold for them, so they should get some sort of protection.

We're all learning from each other!! Wayne

Thats my problem Pete, I am what i call a "fluffy" gardener.I have nearly everything in pots and a very small area for growing directly into the soil. I am never armed with a spade

Not really - if it doesn't flower you can just take cuttings and flog them on ebay for £13 a time. Simples!

Cor thats some garden. Kinda puts my geraniums in the shade

Oooops, sorry Kristen!! You are so politea proper gent sir, Jenny

We all need bigger greenhouses Especially this year.

It is so pretty. I guess those are the species that I only get to enjoy watching from far, far away. It is too hot here. Thanks for sharing.

Tks Wayne, I shall give it my best shot