Our Exmouth Garden

[redsquirrel]

you dont hang about i did see the one in the pics but the bed looks well established,not recent plantings

[lucienc]

you dont hang about i did see the one in the pics but the bed looks well established,not recent plantings

Lots of that went in yesterday (hence why you can still see soil). We were collecting shade/damp plants from West Cornwall Plant Fair, Hardy Exotics, Trevenna Cross, Lower Kennegy, CGF, Akamba and Budleigh Plant Fair the last two weekends So yep, that border is actually near 700 miles

[redsquirrel]

you are better than Deb for shopping i have my moments but thats a cracking fortnights shopping,all our favourites too. will be down this year for sure

[lucienc]

you are better than Deb for shopping i have my moments but thats a cracking fortnights shopping,all our favourites too. will be down this year for sure

Fortnight ? It was 8 days !

We have condensed all the buying this year, normally we'd have visited Cornwall earlier, but we waited for the plant fair this year.

[bobbyd44]

great to see the pics lucien, garden has come a long way and looks the business!!!

[dorothy]

Hi your garden looks great! Lots of lovely plants

[Yorkshire Kris]

Beautiful garden. Enjoyed looking at all the photos.

[nige pook]

Absolutely stuuning,thankyou! Just one question,where the hell do you store all the tenders over winter? heated greenhouse? Nige

[lucienc]

Absolutely stuuning,thankyou! Just one question,where the hell do you store all the tenders over winter? heated greenhouse? Nige

Which tenders ? The Ensete all spent the winter in the conservatory this year, prior years we've managed with one of the (unheated) greenhouses or for a couple of years they did fine outside taking -3C (been too cold the last few years for that).

[HarryandNess]

Aw Wow! It looks amazing....you've obviously worked very hard to get it like that. T'was great to meet you both on Saturday too!

[nige pook]

Yeah I meant the ensetes and cannas,guess the rhizomes were fine outside prior to these nasty winters? Unless you plant them out mid mayish. Lost ALL mine this last winter,will lift and store from now on! N

[dino]

Very nice Lucien. Lot of hard work there.

[lucienc]

Yeah I meant the ensetes and cannas,guess the rhizomes were fine outside prior to these nasty winters? Unless you plant them out mid mayish. Lost ALL mine this last winter,will lift and store from now on! N

Canna indica are coming back fine in the back garden, the ones in the front got hit by winter 2009/10, deeper rhizomes came back slowly later than normal, left them again for 2010/11 and the back garden ones sprung up better than ever, not seen canna stuttgart so think it's a gonna, it's normally the first up.

[kata]

Awesome garden lucien,

Well laid out, totally tropical looking.

Now get in the 'red book'.