Tom2006 wrote:probably best to leave the Tatton show until about 18 or so years down the line

Not the advice I wanted to hear but thanks for the congrats

Been going for the last 8 or 9 years or so & have generally enjoyed it, although the last few years imo it has deteriorated both in the quality of the show gardens & number of plant sellers, to the point which after last years show me & the mrs said we wouldn't go this year but make it e...

I have a Brownii which although a little more tender than a Cooperi I've found it has MUCH bigger leaves & grows at a faster rate. I've had a Medularis in the past & I rate this higher

Depressing

Thanks for the responses, I think I'd better not plant them out then, it was only an idea. Still have too many pots with tenders though so I'll have to come up with another plan. Thanks anyway icon_thumright I could never risk planting them out permanently here in Shropshire, gets too cold for too l...

I have 3 Cyathea's (1Brownii, 2 Cooperi) & I'm toying with the idea of planting them into the ground then digging them back up just before the frosts return so I can safely over winter them. How would they handle the root disturbance & how much extra roots will they have put on? Might seem a...

As i had tonnes of pups coming up last year I did an experiment with them,I tried some as regular cuttings in compost & some in water, the ones in water although did root they did so much more slowly than the ones in compost & they had a higher failure rate

next time you post a picture San, could you put something else next to it so I could get a sense of scale, sounds like a monster but I can't tell it from the pics already posted. Well done though

greendragon wrote:

sam140 wrote:A PC in Chelston, Torquay has been there since 1900 and is around 40ft ish.

Got any pictures?

I can't find it in google.

found these pics on EPS (dated 2011)

If you can line the inside with bubble wrap for the winter it will make a HUGE difference to the temps & the amount of time the heater has to be on

karl66 wrote: they have also set up another outlet about 6/7 miles away..

Where is this? Can't find it mentioned on their website

I went to the same plant hunters fair at Weston park, Shropshire last year (It's there again in May this year) & CGF were there, although they chose to not bring one remotely exotic looking plant with them :evil: Will go again this year as it's only £2.50 entry including access to the whole gro...

I went to the same plant hunters fair at Weston park, Shropshire last year (It's there again in May this year) & CGF were there, although they chose to not bring one remotely exotic looking plant with them :evil: Will go again this year as it's only £2.50 entry including access to the whole grou...

How about phormium tenax 'all black', looks to be a good sized one, I bought one last autumn when they were being sold off cheap locally, good deep colouring

So do you just lift them & pot them for winter...? I sow them in pots early in the year (no later than early April) & pot them on into larger & larger pots,( bigger than you might think as the root system is big) never let them become rootbound or dry out & over winter in a cool gre...