Hi everyone from south yorkshire

[rufc15lizzie]

Hi, My name is Lizzie

I caught the exotic gardening bug 2 years ago.
But with 2 harsh winters and the gardening novice i am, Ive lost more than I've grown.

Slowly trying to develop a sheltered private garden. I have a couple of bamboos, trachycarpus fortunai, hedychium forestii, spicata and musa basjoo.
The ricinus i grew from seed was a success this year so will try another next year.
My ambition is to get all my tropical plants to survive the winter so i can build on my collection next year, as i already have next years shopping list ready.

[delboy12]

Welcome Lizzie,great sight for advice all the best

[GoggleboxUK]

Hi Lizzie, welcome aboard!

[kata]

Welcome to the forum Liz,

Enjoy. Show us some pics when time allows please.

[Trudytropics]

Hello Lizzie and welcome to the forum, you will gets lots of advice on here, your garden will start expanding rapidly, your shopping list will also get longer and longer

[Dave Brown]

Hi Lizzie , and welcome to the forum

A bit of a tall order getting everything to survive... wish I could do that I just aim to keep my losses to a minimum. With the right plants and knowing what will need protection, and how to do it, will give you a better chance.

[sanatic1234]

Hi lizzie and welcome.

[GREVILLE]

Welcome, Lizzie. Get bizzy with the posts, we look forward to them

[lee1125]

Welcome to the forum Lizzie

Same town as me, im also from rotherham so you cant be too far

I only caught the "tropical bug" this year so its all new to me but learning a lot from these guys on here

[grub]

Welcome to the madhouse Lizzie

[The Codfather]

Welcome.....

[Nigel Fear]

Hi Lizzie, glad to hear you're still enthusiastic about exotic gardening then after the last couple of harsh winters.
How did you over winter your Hedychium's then, or are they new this year?

[Yorkshire Kris]

Welcome!

Not a million miles away from me either. There's a lot of us about.

[rufc15lizzie]

Hi Lizzie, glad to hear you're still enthusiastic about exotic gardening then after the last couple of harsh winters.
How did you over winter your Hedychium's then, or are they new this year?

I had assam orange which i piled high with bark but it died last winter. I purchased another this summer so we'll try again.

[redsquirrel]

Hi Lizzie Welcome to the madhouse
my sister inlaw is in bradwell near castleton.love that area
sheffield is cool compared to bristol