The Exotic Garden Blog

A subtropical garden in a temperate climate that defies being in a city.

Balmy days…

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Today, it is a pleasant, almost balmy 14C, with a milky late winter sun. What a pleasure it is to work in the garden after such a desperately long and dreary winter. Many of the more tender perennials are covered with the leaves and old stems from the plants themselves, left, in not so attractive [...]

Into the blogosphere…

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I have dragged myself into the blogosphere, screaming and shouting. Do I really want to write a blog – will anyone read it? I hope at least one or two avid gardeners will pass a glance at my ranting and ravings. Seeing that I seem to spend so much time at my computer, rather than [...]