Calm after the storm – EDP Newspaper June 28th 2008
Half the year has already gone, but the Exotic Garden has only just begun its opening season. The first event last Sunday certainly came in with a breeze, if not a full-blown gale. Many pots blew over and kind visitors kept propping them up only for them to crash over again – a thankless task [...]
Stateside inspiration – EDP Newspaper June 21st 2008
The Exotic Garden is alive and well and just about ready for the new 2008 season with its first open day tomorrow. It’s been a bit of a slog this year getting the garden ready as I have had six weeks away from this fair island.
Firstly, in late February I had the privilege of leading [...]
Time to adapt – EDP Newspaper July 19th 2008
Gardeners love to complain. It’s one of our great British traditions, but the extreme weather patterns of 2007 and 2008 have given even the most patient among us ample opportunity to whinge with the best.
Last year may be remembered for the summer deluge, but the truth is that in spring of 2007 Britain was still [...]
Arum Lily, Calla Lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Green Goddess’
Latin name: Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Green Goddess’
Description: Highly attractive lily with large, lush, lustrous green arrow-shaped leaves. The flowers appear at the top of tall stalks from spring into early summer and are in the form of a modified leaf called a spathe, enfolding a fleshy yellow spike. ‘Green Goddess’ is a very desirable cultivar with [...]
Angels Trumpets – Brugmansia
Latin name: Brugmansia
Description: These fabulous plants are a must for the exotic garden with their ridiculously large flowers. There are many species and countless cultivars worth trying in the garden. Often mistakenly called Datura, there is nothing like Brugmansia for scent. The name Angel’s Trumpet refers to the large, very dramatic, pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers 14–50cm [...]
