tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post551358934876997523..comments2023-09-30T13:13:17.486+01:00Comments on The Green Fingered Blog: Gardens to Visit - Abbotsbury - Five ways to make your garden look tropicalGreen Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-57734592806544199332019-04-28T18:47:34.814+01:002019-04-28T18:47:34.814+01:00Great suggestions, thanks for commenting.Great suggestions, thanks for commenting.Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-26205123956851649202019-04-28T18:46:36.700+01:002019-04-28T18:46:36.700+01:00Thanks for commenting. I'll try and check out ...Thanks for commenting. I'll try and check out Overbecks next time I'm in the area, sounds great. For an exotic style tree how about a Trachycarpus fortunei - a very hardy palm that will get quite large in time. I have it in my garden, it lends a nice Mediterranean air. An olive does also -they are hardier than you'd think once they're established. As for bamboo, the most important thing I think is to choose a clump forming variety rather than a runner that will spread all over. I have Fargesia mureliae and Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo), and both have been problem free. Good luck with the project!Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-54381940218537150002019-04-27T12:28:02.228+01:002019-04-27T12:28:02.228+01:00If you have the space or could root (rhizome) prun...If you have the space or could root (rhizome) prune, any of the Phyllostachys vivax species look great, tropical, have large leaves for a phyllostachys, and are reliable for producing a nice grove. If you don't have the space, a clumping bamboo like Fargesia robusta, is tough and reliable and will produce a glut of culms pretty fast, to about 10/12ft. A clumper will still spread, incrementally, not leap.iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958340642849176435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-33679083747970739942019-04-27T08:42:26.892+01:002019-04-27T08:42:26.892+01:00Thanks for interesting article. Planning a trip to...Thanks for interesting article. Planning a trip to Abbotsbury soon. Have also taken inspiration from the wonderful national trust garden Overbecks in Salcombe Devon which has 3000 palms! Hope to start planting my exotic border this week. I’m looking for a tree that might work in the border and give height at the back. I have a tree fern and thinking of some bamboo. Any suggestions? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102986193398350956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-9342304352233934762018-05-17T23:48:23.188+01:002018-05-17T23:48:23.188+01:00Thats quite a relief I'm sure! It is horrible ...Thats quite a relief I'm sure! It is horrible to lose such fabulous specimens, so I hope it makes a full recoveryGreen Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-37907525223329151532018-05-17T20:53:11.593+01:002018-05-17T20:53:11.593+01:00I have 2 banana plants (Musa Basjoo) in my garden ...I have 2 banana plants (Musa Basjoo) in my garden that have been there for 4 years and were really big last summer. Some leaves were over five feet long. This year I was really busy and only had time to protect one of them before the Beast from the East struck so I was fairly pessimistic about the chances of the unprotected one. As expected all of the trunks completely rotted away. I was close to digging it up when I noticed some new shoots coming through. So even after a "once in a decade" harsh winter (-10C), in the middle of England, the good old Musa Basjoo has survived.<br />Volksman999https://www.blogger.com/profile/03065780513903816923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-45372518994024251702018-03-19T23:02:46.043+00:002018-03-19T23:02:46.043+00:00Hi Sophie, great to link up again this month after...Hi Sophie, great to link up again this month after the winter break. My garden also has a more cottagey look than tropical, but it is a fascinating genre of garden and some amazing plants. Abbotsbury is well worth visiting as it is fabulous. I'm planning on visiting plenty of other gardens so will be posting and linking up again soon. Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-59514482956128255212018-03-19T19:08:53.314+00:002018-03-19T19:08:53.314+00:00Hello Paul,
I wrote a recent post about tropical p...Hello Paul,<br />I wrote a recent post about tropical plants. They are not my favourite I admit as I’m a plant and leave kind of Gardener and definately prefer the cottage garden look but I do admire tropical plants mainly for their huge leaves. My uncle has a banana plant which is doing remarkably well in his south facing garden but I’m niw he has been worrying about it over the last few weeks in all this snow! I have been to the swannery at Abbotsbury when my children are small but missed this garden. It looks beautiful. <br />Thanks so much for linking to #MyGloriousGardens this month. What a month for strangely changing weather! Hope to see you next month. Look out for my round up post later on this month.Sophiehttp://www.oldhouseintheshires.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-24960868224096844592018-03-11T23:04:26.973+00:002018-03-11T23:04:26.973+00:00Great isn't it, I cant wait to go back!Great isn't it, I cant wait to go back!Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-19330408402324490102018-03-11T09:19:34.543+00:002018-03-11T09:19:34.543+00:00Went to Abbotsbury for the first time last year an...Went to Abbotsbury for the first time last year and found it really inspiring. Craighttp://www.mypottingbenchblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-68086337131874097872018-03-05T19:27:26.974+00:002018-03-05T19:27:26.974+00:00Hi Emma, thanks for visiting. There are many palms...Hi Emma, thanks for visiting. There are many palms that are not frost hardy, but quite a few that are, and they can cope with the cold and also with plenty of weight of snow on them - they are quite robust, sturdy plants! Bananas look great but are almost all tender, and need a lot of looking after. They need to be cut back, wrapped up, stuffed with straw and covered in fleece or bubble wrap to have much chance of getting through winter, certainly in my part of the world. I've seen a few around though in private gardens as well as places like the the National Botanic Garden of Wales, so it can definitely be done if you're prepared to make the effort. Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-78644417044300021452018-03-05T14:56:23.364+00:002018-03-05T14:56:23.364+00:00I have many friends who keep palms in their garden...I have many friends who keep palms in their garden, and they seem to hold up quite well. Even after the unusual amount of snow we had recently, they're still going strong.<br /><br />I'm also a fan of banana trees, but I'm not brave enough to try and keep one. Maybe one day, but it would be indoors I think.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the photos from your trip, they're lovely!Emma Metsonhttp://www.fixturesandflowers.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-91086202641849850862017-11-19T08:56:33.148+00:002017-11-19T08:56:33.148+00:00Hi Iain, that's a great suggestion. It definit...Hi Iain, that's a great suggestion. It definitely has an exotic look with the colourful bracts hanging down, and it's fully hardy too! Green Fingered Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-66760188263363009132017-11-18T21:37:46.274+00:002017-11-18T21:37:46.274+00:00I think the Himilayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria For...I think the Himilayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria Formosa, wouldn't look out of place in an exotic garden.iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958340642849176435noreply@blogger.com