The Exotic Garden Blog

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

Thunbergias grow on you…

Thunbergia alata Black eyed Susan ‘Salmon Shades’ 0

It’s already the third week of August and the evenings are drawing in fast, but thankfully many plants are only just coming to bloom or are now at their best. Before writing an article I like to have a slow meander around the garden to see what catches my eye. One such family of [...]

Planting spiky things…

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Hallo fellow gardeners. It is high season and very warm here at the Exotic Garden with everything going crazy, especially with all the rain of late. In the last few days the heat has turned up a few notches with very warm humid days and nights. Visitors to the garden have risen appreciably since [...]