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Less Growing Days highlight hardiness issues

Has anyone noticed the decidedly Autumnal feel in the morning and evening now that the days are getting shorter? This is a sure sign that growing days for many plants are starting to reduce.
Sad to think that in just a few months I will be starting to protect some of my exotic and tropical plants [...]

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Canna looking good ?

The temperatures reached 28c in the garden today and my newly acquired beautiful cannas came out to welcome me back from warmer climes - they were almost as good as the ones I photographed in Spain. Don’t you just love those fabulous showy flowers and leaves - any idea which is the UK version?

I bought [...]

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The Palm Centre

The Palm Centre, just South of London
Located not far from Kew Gardens is The Palm Centre which claims to be one of the leading exotic plant nurseries in the UK.
This impressive nursery not only stocks a range of palms but also propogates from seed - this means your carbon footprint can be kept low [...]

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Launch of Climate Change Nursery Guide

This is the first review in the Change Nursery Guide. This is currently limited to the UK but there are plans to include nurseries in other countries.
My aim is to provide useful information about the various specialist nurseries stocking mediterranean, tropical and exotic plants.In particular, those practising environmental gardening with a view to helping our [...]

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