frilledlizard07's Tropical garden
Garden Type: Tropical | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Combination | Established: 2007
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I have always loved Tropical Plants, & so 4 Years ago designed part of the back garden to grow them. As I have 2 Labradors the gardens had to be fenced off from the dogs, but allowing the dogs their own patch of grass in the middle.
It has worked really well & I have been really pleased with it.
Last year 2006 was amazing for the plants but this year they haven’t been anything like as happy, & worst of all I haven’t been able to lie in the Hammock there either. Well at least nothing like as much. Half the time you needed your coat on!!!
My Cannas, Gingers & Bananas just haven’y grown as well, or for the cannas & Gingers only one group flowered, the day length with enough sun just hasn’t been there.
There are also Clematis & Jasmins growing along the back fence to add more depth.
Also in the back garden I have an area called the “Orchard” as there are Apple, Peach, Blackcurrants, Blackberries, Raspberries, Loganberries & Rhubarb in there. Again fenced off.
The third patch is half flowers & half vegetable. I also have a greenhouse & grow Tomatoes & other Tropical plants.
Located in Blyton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, frilledlizard07's Tropical garden is an outdoor garden that currently contains 18 plants.
Plantings
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Trachycarpus fortunei
Sown on 25 Apr 07 The palm is in the centre of the picture. Bough...
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Sown on 09 Jul 06 This grass was planted just last year so it is ...
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Catalpa
Sown on 07 Apr 05 I loved the look of theis tree with its beautif...
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Ginkgo biloba
Sown on 16 Jun 04 This was bought as a tiny plant although I have...
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Gleditsia triacanthos
Sown on 11 Jun 04 This is the Honey Locust in 2004. You can also ...
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Gleditsia triacanthos
Sown on 11 Jun 04 The Honey Locust in this year 2007, & even sinc...
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Chinese Yellow Banana 'Musella Lasiocarpa'
Musella lasiocarpa
Sown on 25 Apr 04 This plant is now 3 years old, it has about 15 ...
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Cordyline
Sown on 09 Apr 04 The coryline on th upper left, was bought from ...
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Cordyline
Sown on 09 Apr 04 Here you can see the size of the Cordyline on t...
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Hibiscus syriacus
Sown on 06 Apr 04 I bought this Hibiscus 3 yrs ago & planted it. ...
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Nidularium
Sown on 07 Mar 04 This was a baby from a friends plant 3 years ag...
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Gleditsia triacanthos
Sown on 11 Jun 03 This small tree bought in 2003 was the ideal sh...
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Musa
Sown on 07 May 03 The Banana was bought as a small plant, then tr...
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Black Grass Or Lilyturf 'Nigrescens'
Ophiopogon planiscapus
Sown on 07 May 03 This was planted at the inner edge of the Tropi...
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Eucomis comosa
Sown on 04 Mar 00 I started with just 2 or 3, but after collectin...
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Weigela florida
This was a plant I inherited on moving to this ...
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Callistemon
This small shrub so far is still in a large pot...
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Dicksonia antarctica
You can see the tree fern throught the leaves. ...
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Comments
mondomuse wrote:
I simply did not know that one could grow such tropical plants as you are in the U.K. Very nice Frilledlizard07! I sense a fountain or water feature in your future.
Posted on 26 Sep 07 (over 5 years ago)
kelly wrote:
I am SO impressed with your wonderful tropicalness in the UK. I didn’t know one could have such fabulous tropical plants in that climate. You are a true gardener!
Posted on 27 Sep 07 (over 5 years ago)
frilledlizard07 wrote:
Thank you both so much. My love of all things tropical has meant I have been determined to succeed with them. By the time of the frosts many of the plants are in pots & so go into the greenhouse which I lag with bubble wrap & it works very well. If it is very cold I will also put fleece over them. There are some even more delicate & they just come inside the house until spring.
Your guess is right Monomuse ther are in fact 2 water features. One a small fountain & the other is a mill stone.
Posted on 27 Sep 07 (over 5 years ago)
mondomuse wrote:
Wow, you are quite the tropical plant enthusiast. I am so impressed with your collection; great to see you posting shots here. Your garden looks like one from the Bahamas, Australia or California, surely not the U.K. Do you have any photos of your brambles? You’ve showed us your banana, so now let’s see your berries. (Sorry, just could not resist that one). The cordyline is simply awesome.
Posted on 28 Sep 07 (over 5 years ago)
frilledlizard07 wrote:
Thank you again Mondomuse, I have now added something especially fo you!!
Posted on 08 Oct 07 (over 5 years ago)
Trisha wrote:
Fab plants, I was expecting your garden to be in Australia – not Lincolnshire! Beautiful!
Posted on 10 Oct 07 (over 5 years ago)
Greerish wrote:
Great garden! reminds me of Cornwall not Lincs.
Posted on 26 Oct 07 (over 5 years ago)
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