Alternativeeden
We are creating an exotic garden in the UK. Follow us on our travels fidning that perfect exotic look and vibe to the garden!
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Alternative Eden
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Exotic Garden Blog - Alternative Eden.
We are creating an exotic garden in the UK. Follow us on our travels fidning that perfect exotic look and vibe to the garden!
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Retro Paris!
Paris, Paris! A trivial conversation I had earlier with a French colleague made me realize that it's been awhile since we've been to the beautiful and incredibl... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, TRAVEL -
RHS Autumn Harvest Show
We took a break from the usual plant fairs and shows we attend to go along to the RHS London Autumn Harvest Show 2012 (they really need a shorter name for this... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING -
Autumn at Avenue Fisheries
What you looking' at me for eh???Last Sunday several members of our local koi club congregated at Avenue Fisheries for the club's first ever grow and show... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
So What's in the Box?
Another rose? Nope, it's much worse than that. It's another conifer!Ta-dah!I say that in jest of course. It's just that the box reminded me of a rose I bought... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Banish the Evil Weevil
It's that time of the year again, when I have to do a particular autumn ritual that I don't necessarily enjoy but I know I have to, for if not we will suffer th... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Alpine Troughs, Miniature Gardens
One of the places we always check out whenever we visit the RHS Wisley garden is the Alpine area. In there you can find the alpine display house, crevice garden... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Competition: Win a Chelsea DVD
The RHS Chelsea Flower show is one of the most famous gardening shows in the world, and next year marks an important anniversary in the history of the show. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2012 GARDENING -
Wisley is Not Just for Winter
For us anyway. We've been to RHS Wisley so many times before but always during the winter, never in any other season apart from winter. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
A Trip to Tresco
Back in May on our annual holiday to Cornwall we included a day trip to the Scilly Isles, and in particular a visit to the world famous Tresco Abbey Gardens, a... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Late September in the Garden
This year has been a funny old year for the weather in the UK, we had an very dry start to the year over the last winter, which gave rise to a hose pipe ban, an... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Hard Decisions
Balau (Shorea spp.), Ipe (Tabebuia spp.), Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata), Iroko (Milicia excelsa or M. regia), Teak (Tectona grandis), Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Tropical Soul
One of the things I tend to do in the autumn and most winter is to plan ahead for the next growing season. This year has been quite an exception though as I hav... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Pink and Blue
Pretty Impatiens looking wonderfully Pink and Blue, just before they get pulled out in the autumn tidy up that is.Filler plants, that's what they are. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Black and White
First it was Bright and White. Now it is Black and White. Heck, even our cats are Black and White! But this entry isn't about our cats. It's about the big... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Autumn Sunshine
Officially it is early autumn already. Or is it late summer?Whatever it may be it felt more summery lately than it had ever been all summer. Perhaps September i... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Pass the Duchy
"Love is like a flower, you've got to let it grow."The Duchy of Cornwall NurseryHow sweet! Those were the first words I saw when I viewed the website of Duchy o... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Potty for Pots and Pottery
This is sort of a two in one blog, for when I was going through some of the photos we took in Rhodes recently, I was also reminded of something else, from a tri... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
The Beginning of the End
Or is that the end of the beginning, well either way the fibreglassing has finally started on the pond! A landmark moment and one we are very pleased to see... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Competition - Yeo Valley Goodies
The lovely people over at Yeo Valley are offering one lucky reader a lovely prize of a selection of Yeo Valley goodies (pictured right) to celebrate the launch... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME -
Douze Points Pour La Grèce
Time certainly does fly when you're having fun!And fun, fun, fun it was when we spent the last week on the beautiful island of Rhodes in Greece. Read more
Posted on 27 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME