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Posted by artiew QLD Aust (My Page) on Tue, Sep 27, 05 at 18:54
| Hi All,
If you watched 'The Natural History of the British Isles' on the weekend, you may have been as gob-smacked as I was to see a 'subtropical wonderland' on the Isles of Scilly, off the southern coast of England. Whilst many of the plants fall into the 'Meditteranean' (sp ?) hot summers/cold winters basket, it remains a strong contrast to the image many of us have of gardening in Britain.
Cheers,
Artie
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Here is a link that might be useful: An Abbey Garden in the Scilly Isles
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RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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have a look at
http://www.treasuresofbritain.org/InvereweGarden.htm a sub tropical garden at inverewe - it's quite a nice place - some of the sub tropicals are forced and coddled, but it still works and I remember a TV show in England (when I was living there) about growing pineapples in Devon - coddled under compost and glass I even had the joy of eating a banana from a tree growing in the botanical gardens in Inverness - in a greenhouse, but still fun to watch the snow and pick bananas |
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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| I sold a Vanilla orchid on Ebay to a lady from Sydney, I wrote to her that I did not think it would grow there. She said it was for her mother who was visiting from Britain! She had a covered heated swimming pool and was going to try to grow it there! |
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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Hi Artie,
Yes the Tresco Gardens in the Scilly Isles are fantastic. Having lived for many years in Cornwall it was only a short trip over to tresco. On the extreme western edge of the UK they benefit from the warm "Gulf Stream' water the flows up that side. This raises the air temp and means that there is a very low risk of a frost. Tresco is a haven for tropical plants and many South African plants. The gardens at Inverue in Scotland also have many plants that are seemingly out of place.
Thanks Artie for the advice re the tropical garden on the Sunshine coast.
Cheers Jan |
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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| Tresco Abbey garden is an Eden of exotics! I used to live in Cornwall and belive me that place is out of this world! I created a subtropical plants website 5 years ago (sorry never updated it) of Cornwall here http://members.lycos.co.uk/cornishexotics/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kernxotica
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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| There are plenty of us in the UK with a subtropical style of gardening as well as many gardens worthy of a visit. |
Here is a link that might be useful: UK tropical gardening
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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Hi,
Here in Plymouth we are able to grow many subtropicals such as Howea (Kentia palm) and strelitzia (bird of paradise) outside all year round!
James |
RE: Subtropical gardens - in *Britain* !
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| Some years ago, I visited a subtropical gardel in Plymouth, England, and I would like to visit again this summer with my wife, Kathy. I've forgotten the name of the park, but I was dazzled by the profusion of plants in bloom which seem to grow only in more southern climes. Could you name the park for me and, if possible, send me a brochure. I would be most grateful. Thank you. Barry |
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