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Tuesday, May 02, 2017   Mark and Gaz  

Kalopanax septemlobus 
We have featured a selection of plants within our blogs, this page groups the various profiles and features together.

Individual Plants
  • Tail flower - Anthurium schlechtendalii
  • Fatsia
  • Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'
  • Kalopanax septemlobus
  • Oplopanax horridus
  • Piptanthus nepalensis
  • Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes
  • Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha  
  • Sonchus canariensis and Sonchus fruticosus
  • Trochodendron araliodides
  • Yucca gloriosa 'Bright Star'

Plant groups
  • Azaleas
  • Dahlias
  • Farfugium
  • Gingko
  • Magnolias
  • Persicaria
  • Scheffleras
  • Tradescantias
  • Variegated plants
  • Woodland plants

Schefflera kornasii in our garden


This gardening blog follows our journey as we create our Tropical and Exotic themed garden. We hope you'll enjoy the journey as much as we do. We started our Exotic Garden in 2005 and this site will show its development, as well as our travels, both abroad and within the UK to gardens, nurseries and friends.

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