Trekking through the Laurisilva forest on the island La Gomera…
On our resent cruse we spent one day on La Gomera, another quiet and tranquil Island in the Canary’s. Like many of the islands it is arid on the southern side and more temperate in the north, though the big attraction for us on this a particular day was visiting a unique eco-system – the [...]
El Hierro – the most south westerly of the Canary Islands
On my resent Cruse around the Canary Islands we visited El Hierro the smallest of the Canary Islands (c. 270 km²) which is located at the south-western edge of the Canary archipelago. It only has 11,000 residents with ‘thankfully’ very few tourists! It is sharply mountainous and volcanic in nature, with the highest point situated [...]
Jardín de Aclimatación de La Orotava Tenerife…
My good friend Chris Ridley has slapped my wrists for not blogging recently. The thing is, I love taking photographs rather than writing (less thinking involved) so will start a new series that are more photographically lead.
I have just come back from hosting a garden themed cruse around the Canary Islands and Madeira with Matt [...]
It’s the end of the season here at the Exotic Garden…
It’s the end of the season here at the Exotic Garden, with just one more open day left this coming Sunday Oct 21st. and whatever the weather brings I will be there with my trusty band of garden helpers to send the last day off with a bang come rain or shine!
It’s almost been the [...]
The Penultimate Open day of 2012 at the Exotic Garden
The new Veggie garden and tropical Poly tunnel here at the Exotic Garden, both created by the inimitable Jamie Spooner and resident tree house hermit, have been a resounding success this summer. As for the vegetables, well, I don’t think I have ever eaten so many; especially the tomatoes which have been consumed every day [...]
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