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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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  • Quick Trip to The Palm Centre
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    Usually the foxglove tree, Paulownia tomentosa gets highlighted in the summer due to its fast growth rate and ability to produce really larg...
  • The Potted Life of a Gunnera
    As I wandered down the garden the weekend before last I caught glimpse of our Gunnera tinctoria that is sited on the raised bed adjacent to...
  • Side Passage Makeover
    Last weekend we took on a mini project by making over the side passage of the house that leads on to the garden. It had a partial makeover b...
  • Fixing What Ain't Broken
    The hard landscaping of our top patio has pretty much been unchanged since we moved into our place back in 2005. The paving is composed of m...
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     A staple "exotic" plant, and one that we use fairly sparingly in the garden. With a selection of common names such as Cabbage pal...
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