Tropical Gardening

I know it's a bit late about starting seed but I start mine with boiling water I put them in a cup and pour over fresh boiled water till you hear a popping then pour out the water and put in cold water and get great germination rates

That's really kind of you Pete...

Naw! It's a large leaf with a bird standing on it - specifically to illustrate the size of the leaf.As soon as I'd taken the picture I told him he could fly away

ta Longk , I think more to come as well I will take another photo September Lets hope I get it through another winter , wont be much space left in the greenhouse though

Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.

Well from what I've heard so far it looks like my mango and avocado are destined to remain indoors as house plants....trees!! Now that's worrying, lol.

Tony is Legend Plus he plays the Squeeze box and trumpet TOP MAN

Yes I grow the basic long, purple variety, but gave up starting them from seed about 10 years ago. The plants produced for sale on the markets here are so far superior to what I can produce without heat in the polytunnel. Last year was disastrous as the plants got greenfly and were too sickly to...

I've just found buds on mine!!

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!

You can get a Pineapple at Asda for £0.95 When they were first grown in Europe in the 1700's, it was virtually worth it's weight in gold. Special hothouses were built, called pinery's I think, to slowly grow them. You can still see carved pineapples on the gate posts of older houses, a real...

yes, she eats them all! She loves all fruit, and carrots too! Between her and the birds, we rarely got any loganberries! And I've seen her on her back legs, front legs in the air, stretching her head up for grapes! :D

BM I don't know, but from the workers' reactions I think they are nasty ones! :eek: :eek: :eek: :D-------------- shiney

I'm also certain that I've had longer inflorescences on Hedychium greenii in previous years, but mine have been like yours this year ... apart from their ease of propagation if they don't improve I'm going to find them a new owner

I think you are right with Brevifolia Sirius. It will be interesting to see how they have fared in a month or so.

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.

I'd vote for Gunnera. I had one by the pond in our last garden and although dramatic, it didn't dominate. Sadly we had to move in such a hurry that I left it behind. Luckily, I'd given a piece to a local Buddhist retreat centre. As it was planted next to the reed bed treatment pond it did grow...

Out of curiosity what colour would ye suggest to paint the fence ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cool :D