Archive for the Tag 'cannas'

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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Summer 2008 - another gardening wash-out?

This muggy, wet weather is perfect for planting my tropical plants - bold red and white canna, elegant Elephants Ears and wonderful fatsias with big leaves that look great in the rain.

May delivered a really mixed bunch of weather.Is June going to be better? Will it be another wet and cold [...]

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Canna - essential planting for exotic borders

Temperatures reached an impressive 30c at 3pm in my garden this afternoon. It was a real effort to do anything - especially gardening - but I managed to plant out the cannas that I had over-wintered in pots in my garden shed.
Canna are an essential plant for creating an exotic border. They are bold and [...]

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