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Palms thrive in UK drought
Palms are now a very common sight in many English gardens and seem to be doing very well in the Autumn heat wave in the South. These are impactful plants that create a Mediterranean or Tropical feel. There is a wide choice of hardy and not-so hardy varities available from specialist nurseries in the UK […]
Continue reading...Exotic Garden flourishes in Indian summer
1. October 2009
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The South and East of England are experiencing an Indian Summer at the moment . Over the past few weeks daily temperatures have regularly reached 22-26c.The sky is a wonderful blue and the sun is providing lots of lovely late summer heat allowing many plants an unexpected flowering period. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1216255/Barbecues-ready-Indian-summer-looks-set-continue.html This is bad news for […]
Continue reading...Dazzling Dahlias
21. September 2009
Dahlias are doing well this Autumn. .The key to success is a really good rich soil with plenty of organic material, a regular pruning, possibly staking as the plants grow ever taller and the occasional feed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_dahlia.shtml What I love about these plants is that they flower at a time when the garden needs a real […]
Continue reading...Other people’s gardens
23. August 2009
The sun continues to shine and temperatures are still high creating some wonderful sights in people’s gardens. Checking out what the neighbours are growing is of my favourite things – its a great place to find out what is doing well in your local area and for planting inspiration.Maybe this is just an English thing […]
Continue reading...Tropical and non-tropical Hibiscus
9. August 2009
Thought I would share this beautiful Hibiscus with you . Three weeks ago I bought a standard plant brimming with buds which now sits on my desk.Every morning another beautiful flower is there to greet me when I sit down at my computer to work. The colours are particularly unusual – the bright pink centre […]
Continue reading...Late Summer Hot Flower Flush
5. August 2009
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This is what the Met Office is predicting for late August through to September and, if today’s temperatures of 28c are anything to go by, it looks promising. At this time of year the traditional herbaceous border looks a bit down in the dumps – flowering is over for many plants and the endless round […]
Continue reading...Weather cycles and cycads
1. August 2009
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Yesterday marked the end of a rather mixed bag of weather for July in the UK – not the welcome heatwave we were all expecting. I have given up listening to the forecasters – they always seems to get it wrong for Eastbourne which appears to have its own wonderful micro-climate. Often it is the […]
Continue reading...Dahlias delight at Hampton Court
11. July 2009
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Apparently about 170,000 people visit the Hampton Court Flower Show and stay for about 5 hours. I must be the exception as I arrived yesterday at 5pm and left as the Show was closing at 7.30pm. If you go after 3pm it is £17 rather than £27 and its also less busy and more relaxed. […]
Continue reading...Selecting Plants for a Global Garden
1. July 2009
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The wonderful hot weather this summer is a great time for exploring new and unusual plants to introduce to your garden. My advice is to be adventurous – don’t go just for the traditional herbacouse plants. THINK BIG AND BOLD WITH CLIMATE CHANGE PLANTS Many of these plants originate from much warmer countries overseas but […]
Continue reading...Mediterranean Agapanthas
1. July 2009
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Just returned from Portugal to this amazing tropical weather that has brought into flower one of my favourite low maintenance plants – the majestic agapanthas. Agapanthas grow in great big clumps of fabulous showy flowers all over Portugal. If summer temperatures continue to be this high, then the future could see SE England offering similar […]
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3. October 2009
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