Tropical gardens UK: Exotic Garden Jobs for July Update
So this means to is time for a recap to see which jobs have been completed and which ones are still outstanding and why. It also gives us an opportunity to find out if anything interesting has happened...
View ArticleFive Essential Tips for Growing the Hardy Japanese Banana - Musa basjoo
Musa basjoo, otherwise more commonly known as the Hardy or Japanese Banana, is a surprising robust and cold hardy banana species from the Japanese island of Ryukyo. So tough is it that you can grow...
View ArticleHow to Deadhead Dahlia Flowers
If you are looking to keep your Dahlias blooming, then you will need to remove the old, faded flowers in a timely fashion. However recognising a spent bloom can sometime be tricky and pruning...
View ArticleTop Ten Flowering Garden Plants to Attract Bees
If you have been watching the news then you are probably aware that bees, as well as most other insects, have been in decline since the 1940's. However, bees have recently been under additional...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Five Mistakes to Avoid Growing and Planting Hardy B...
If you are looking for plants that bring a touch of the tropics to your garden then there are few plants that have a more intrinsic, exotic look than the Japanese or Hardy Banana - Musa basjoo. However...
View ArticleHow to Grow, Care for and Propagate Houseleeks - Sempervivum
Houseleeks - Sempervivum species and cultivars have been grown for their ornamental uses and their folk law legends for well over 1000 years. In fact there are still a mainstay of garden centre alpine...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Tresco Abbey Gardens, Isles of Scilly - Head Garde...
We recently visited one of the UK's top gardens - Tresco Abbey gardens, sited on the gorgeous island of Tresco within the Isles of Scilly archipelago. We also had the fortune to meet up with the Head...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden July Tour
It's been a long time coming, but the warm weather and burning sunlight has finally arrived. Unfortunately its all 'too little, too late' for many of our exotic effect plants. However growth has moved...
View Article'Walk With Me Tim' Parody - The New Inn, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Hotel...
'Walk With Me, Tim' is one of Lorna's favourite Youtubers so in this video we decided to do our own version of a 'Walk With Me Tim' hotel review when we took a trip down to Tresco Island to stay at The...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Tresco Abbey Gardens - Head Gardener Tour Part 2
We recently visited one of the UK's top gardens - Tresco Abbey gardens, sited on the gorgeous island of Tresco within the Isles of Scilly archipelago. We also had the fortune to meet up with the Head...
View ArticleGarden Pest and Disease Warning for August
Apart from a major proliferation of slugs and snails early on in the summer, we seemed to have been let off rather lightly with regards to all other pests and diseases. Well fear not as the early signs...
View ArticleHow to Get to Tresco Island, Isles of Scilly
Tresco island is arguably the most beautiful and natural of all the Isles of Scilly, however being 24.5 nautical miles away from the UK mainland access to the island can be a little awkward as you can...
View ArticleCan you Grow Ginger Lily in the UK? Hedychium species, Hybrids and cult...
The ginger lily genus contains some wonderfully, exotic flowering plants and if you choose wisely there are even a few species and hybrids which you can successfully grow right here in the UK - despite...
View ArticleHow to Get Rid of and Kill Box Tree Caterpillar
The box tree caterpillar moth is an insidious pest, capable of denuding a mature box plant in a matter of days! So what can be do to get rid of or kill the Box tree caterpillar? Well, we will be...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden Jobs for August Update
With the arrival of August, summer finally returned. But if I am being honest our exotic garden hasn't performed as well as expected, so a certain amount of work has to be put in place to support some...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: How to Plant and Grow Calla Lilies
Calla lilies are a surprisingly cold-hardy, herbaceous perennial with some wonderfully coloured exotic blooms. So if you would like to plant and grow calla lilies check out what English horticulturist...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden September Tour
Oh my goodness, summer is almost over and many of my exotic plants have yet to bloom! So follow English horticulturist as he takes a tour of his exotic garden, bemoaning the performance of his...
View ArticleHow to Grow, Plant and Care for Canna Lilies
Canna lilies are among the most exotic of all flowering garden plants and while for the most part they are surprisingly easy to look after there can be some mistakes made which will reduce your...
View ArticleHow to Grow, Plant and Care for the Silver Tree: Leucadendron argentuem
Leucadendron argentuem is arguably one of the most beautiful of all ornamental trees, Commonly known as the 'Silver Tree', it is a native to the cape peninsula of South Africa where sadly it is now...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden Jobs for September
September has finally arrived and immediately brought autumn with it which was a bit crap! We were hoping for two or three weeks of warm weather, but sadly that is now a distant memory. However work in...
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