Thank you for your advice. I will check out everything all of you have said. I bought the Washington Robustas, and phoenix canariensis because they had them cheap in Tesco of all places. I thought I would just give them a try knowing nothing about them and that they may not survive. I've just plante...

Hi Jay,

I'm in kings Norton, also very close.
Do you know about akamba garden centre in Shirley? It's like being in another country.

I'm in kings Norton (near kind heath)
I'm not sure what I want to grow yet assist from more Trachycarpus's.
I need to do more research. Some real hardy stuff to start with until I get more knowledge.

Hi Graham,

I've got a greenhouse so I'm planning on buying done seeds after doing some research.
Do you know Is now a good time to start germinating?

Hi there, I stumbled across this site while researching palms. I'm a newbie to this forum and quite a newbie to palms. I had a Trachycarpus years ago. Just one in a pot but I lost that to my ex when we spilt up. I've always loved palms, exotics and tropicals but never had the right garden. Fast forw...