Photos of my old garden in Bristol

[rburrena]

the rest was chainsawed by the new owner.

Why!!? Madness. Some people have no clue. No taste! What a waste.

[conrad]

Nigel, thanks for posting these pictures. I vaguely remember seeing them in the dim and distant past, it's great to be reminded of what you'd achieved.

[MikeC]

the rest was chainsawed by the new owner.

Why!!? Madness. Some people have no clue. No taste! What a waste.

Sadly, they were probably replaced by a load of leylandii.

[rburrena]

Sadly, they were probably replaced by a load of leylandii.

Oh well, it takes all sort I suppose

[GoggleboxUK]

Incredible garden! Make me wonder how you could decide to leave all those beauties behind.

[GoggleboxUK]

I'm not saying Dave Brown is Obi Wan Kenobi, but I bet he sensed a great disturbance in the force when that chainsaw ripped through.

[Yorkshire Kris]

They were some fine specimens. Shame they are no more for future generations to enjoy.

[Exotic Life]

Thanks for sharing Nigel.

[Trudytropics]

They were lovely, that garden would have made me like the house more, a real selling point a nice garden. Hope new owners did not go all boring and suburban after they had massacred that lot

[Nigel]

That garden was my pride and joy, it was for life.
Unfortunately I put so much into building my palm business I forgot about other important things and my wife ran off with somebody else.
In retrospect I dont regret that and I am glad she did but I miss my garden.
Maybe it would all be dead now after last winter anyway.
When I am back in the uk in a few weeks I must take a pic to show what the rotters did to my masterpiece

Also look at the Butia pic, isnt it ironic, I had never got any Butia to flower in all those years , and in the moment I had to dig it up,the tip of a flower spathe was tantalisingly rising.

[Yorkshire Kris]

That garden was my pride and joy, it was for life.
Unfortunately I put so much into building my palm business I forgot about other important things and my wife ran off with somebody else.
In retrospect I dont regret that and I am glad she did but I miss my garden.
Maybe it would all be dead now after last winter anyway.
When I am back in the uk in a few weeks I must take a pic to show what the rotters did to my masterpiece

A cautionary tale for all plant fanatics.....

Are you back in the UK for good?

[HarryandNess]

Aw...I feel so sad after reading this Nigel both for you and all those stunning palms
Hope life is treating you well now

Ness

[karl66]

That garden was my pride and joy, it was for life.
Unfortunately I put so much into building my palm business I forgot about other important things and my wife ran off with somebody else.
In retrospect I dont regret that and I am glad she did but I miss my garden.
Maybe it would all be dead now after last winter anyway.
When I am back in the uk in a few weeks I must take a pic to show what the rotters did to my masterpiece

Also look at the Butia pic, isnt it ironic, I had never got any Butia to flower in all those years , and in the moment I had to dig it up,the tip of a flower spathe was tantalisingly rising.

Nigel, you've given me hope now, i must get more fanatical about my garden
.

[The Codfather]

what to off load the Mrs

[jimhardy]

Exactly!

Beautiful Nigel.

The resemblance is staggering there Dave...something not your telling us,yes?