Tresco Abbey Garden Blog

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:57 pm

here's a few flowering pics of plants in bloom in the Abbey garden at the moment to cheer us up

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:33 pm

Just a few days to go for the Annual New Years flower count in the Abbey garden.

Happy gardenning

http://www.tresco.co.uk/what-to-do/abbe ... nuary.aspx

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:34 pm

2013 brochure is now ready.

http://www.tresco.co.uk/accommodation/T ... chure.aspx

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:39 pm

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:11 pm

Plant of the month: January - Aloe arborescens

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:40 pm

Plant of the month: February - Protea neriifolia

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:49 pm

Plant of the month: March - Aeonium atropurpureum

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:08 pm

Plant of the month: April - Puya chilensis

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Tue May 07, 2013 8:59 am

MAY Plant of the month Cordyline australis

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Wed May 29, 2013 1:02 pm

Plant of the month: June - Callistemon citrinus

Blairs · Post by **Blairs** » Thu May 30, 2013 3:39 pm

Great pictures - esp the flowering Aloe! Would think it was 1000 miles south!

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:34 pm

Plant of the month: July - Metrosideros excelsa

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:28 pm

real_ale wrote:Plant of the month: July - Metrosideros excelsa

Is the Metrosideros excelsa hardier than Callistemon citrinus?

real_ale · Post by **real_ale** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:44 pm

fern Rob wrote:
real_ale wrote:Plant of the month: July - Metrosideros excelsa
Is the Metrosideros excelsa hardier than Callistemon citrinus?

M Excelsa is not very hardy, although it can tolerlate temps to -5 but it will get cut back, but it should regrow from side shoots.

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:08 pm

It would have to be a pot plant in my garden then or it would die in winter.