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• The Japanese Garden - Cornwall

  

  Another blog post that is long overdue was our visit to the Japanese Garden near Newquay in Cornwall. Started in 1991, this garden is now well established,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Weekend in Devon

  

  As regular readers will recall we sometimes visit fellow Exotic Gardeners Lucien and Laura in the delightful Devon town of Exmouth. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Working with Existing Structures

  

  When we moved into our home the garden was a key consideration, and for an urban garden we ended up with quite a good sized plot. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• I See White

  

  Sun, glorious sun! The sun was generous enough to grace us with its presence over the weekend, reinforcing that spring like feeling that most of us are already... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Overwintering Exotic Plants

  

  Like many exotic gardening enthusiasts one of the challenges we face is how best to overwinter plants indoors. We all think about the cold being a problem but... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Pretty, Painted, Persicarias!

  

  Spring is almost here and I am starting to daydream already of the new plants we will have for this year. I am also looking forward to the return of my... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Continuing the Filter House

  

  Over the last couple of weekends we have been able to get some more work done on our filter house. Pretty much all the recent work has been done inside, such... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Almost Spring!

  

  Sunshine, always lovely to see and a welcome sight at this time of the year when we're already at the latter part of winter and spring is just around the corner. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Plant and Design Show 2012

  

  The RHS are holding their annual Plant and Design show at the moment (14 and 15 February 2012) in the Lawrence Hall in London. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Idea Bank

  

  Inspiration can be found anywhere and everywhere, as long as you don't just look but also see, as well as constantly maintaining an open mind that is receptive... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Tropical Extravaganza

  

  Every year Kew Gardens holds what they call their Tropical Extravaganza, which is basically an excuse to dress up the Princess of Wales Conservatory with... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Exotic Snow!

  

  February is often one of the coldest months in the UK and after the mild winter so far this February has decided to remind us that we are a very northerly... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 GARDENING

• Welcome to the Barbershop: Revisited

  

  Time flies like an arrowFruit flies like a bananaTime flies quick indeed and before you know it lots of things are coming into full circle again, including my... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 GARDENING

• Garden Visit: RHS Wisley

  

  A couple of weeks ago we visited RHS Wisley, partly to see the Butterfly exhibit, but also to get an exotic plant fix.Wisley is set in some 240 acres of Surrey... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 GARDENING

• The Making of a New Garden: In the Beginning...

  

  Sometimes whenever I find myself looking back at our old posts and notice the ones we have written pertaining to the ongoing koi pond project, I also find mysel... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 GARDENING

• Ginkgos with a Twist

  

  I posted a photo of one of our variegated Ginkgos on our Facebook page yesterday and I was given a nudge by fellow blogger Gerhard to compose a blog post about... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 GARDENING

• Something Old, Something New

  

  Sometimes, being able to do some of the small things you've been wanting to get done for awhile gives as much satisfaction as doing much bigger things. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 GARDENING

• The Butterflies at Wisley

  

  The day has finally arrived last Saturday when it was actually too cold outside to do anything in the garden. Well, that's stretching it a bit I know, it... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 GARDENING

• The Treasures of Tregrehan

  

  The woodland garden at Tregrehan is one the gardens we regularly visit in Cornwall. We love it so much that we've visited four times in the last couple of years... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 GARDENING

• Tail Flower - Anthurium Schlechtendalii

  

  We visited RHS Wisley today (a blog on the visit will follow in the near future), and this particular plant caught our attention for its unusual flower spadix... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 GARDENING