Started the morning my labelling all the dahlias I’d split, using the recycled bottles I mentioned in a previous post. As you can see there are a lot of them!

I’ve been potting on cannas and hedychiums that I grew from seed in 2018.

Do you ever remember piggy back plants growing up? Everyone had them as houseplants and I was mesmerised by how they grew from a leaf. Well I grow these as a hardy garden plants at my parents, decided to make some more plants from cuttings.

Sorry for the bad picture, I am so pleased that my setaria palmifolia has finally got some growth!! It took me three years to find this plant and thought I’d lost it.

Some people think these are weeds, I love these plants and have been trying to sow the orange ones for a while! To no success. Look how beautiful they are!

During lockdown I have been gardening lots, both in my Tiny Tropical Yarden and my parents. Today I got my dad helping me sow some seeds.

I am not really a bedding plant type of guy but I am growing lots so that my parents can have a colourful garden that they like. Dad is sowing some tagetes.

People think that ferns are all the same, they’re all just green and meh. Well I can tell you they are not. This is a harts tongue fern uncurling.

Back in our yarden, this is our hanging shelf. Added Mediterranean themes plants. Pelargoniums and some cacti and succulents.

This plant has also been on my wish list for some time. This is Begonia Luxurians, with its palm like leaves and great upright growth along with scented flowers it is a must for our yarden!!

Thanks to Dibleys for finally allowing it to be at home in our Tiny Tropical Yarden.

To believe when we moved in, it was just concrete and lifeless. Now there are all sorts of life …

These are hardy aloe, they have been outside for two and a half years and still looking good.

This is going to be my aloe shelf. A mix of aloes – aristata, variegata and vera. Only the first being hardy but I may give them all a go once may is out.

Bit of a long one today. Hope you got some fresh air and your plants are all keeping you happy. Until tomorrow.

Greek Plants

After a recent holiday I thought I’d share some pictures of Plants and flowers that were growing in and around the Sporades Islands in Greece. Alonissos, Skiathos and Skopelos.

I’ve tried to give names where I know them, if I find out later I will update. Enjoy!

Trumpet vine and some wild flowers.

Mirabilis jalapa – yellow and pink splashes. These are highly scented at night and grow like weeds!! Perfume fills the cobbled streets!

Simple succulents growing happily together. Kalanchoe and echevrias.

Ρόδι or pomegranate grows so well here. They have stunning pink flowers which are also extremely delicate. Of course the delicious fruit too!

A beautiful red hibiscus flower.

A euphorbia baking in the sun.

The highly scented wild thyme in flower.

A mix of a dried up fig and euphorbia.

A nice huge variegated agave.

You can see the seed heads of a dried up allium.

A sole clump of wild poppies brightening up a rocky scree.

A lovely pink flower from a bulb. I think it’s called Zephyr. I wouldn’t quote me on this.

A simple yet colourful Ganzia.

A lovely window displaying agapanthus and a few others.

The aptly named shrimp plant.

An impressive begonia.

I have never known the name of this plant but it reminds me of fireworks!

I’ll leave you with these for now, there will be some more to follow.

Have a great day and remember to keep your plants watered!