Thanks for your replies :D Tim.... yes there is a very noticable saw tooth seration on the leaves of the Rupicola ... very fine but there.I've had a ...

I forgot to mention all these plants are planted in pure peat or a peaty compost. Why do they do this? In their native habitats they don't have Peat b...

This guy gets nicer each year: Barb It certainly does... what's his name :wink: The trunk looks to have frost split?

I have been there a long time ago. So long in fact i still had hair on my head :lol: I tend to steer clear of London these days. Even when I travel a...

Hi Barb... heres a link from GOTE using street view from your armchair :D Hope the link works.

four more plants on the way...three yuccas and one Palm Ooooh, can't wait to see the photos, Andy.By the way, WTF means What The Fooey :rabbit: You f...

In the 80's Bryce? Trade homes? :lol: :lol: Saw a sign today on a tanning shop banner."Snow before Hallowe'en? WTF"(sorry folks, but I laughed al...

Yes, Tim, it is a Fatsia. These two plants are entering into the second winter in a row. Igor ... i believe the pic is a Kalopanax Pictus and a nice...

Once upon a time before our Narnia Winters arrived we too could grow Basjoo to fruiting stage. My neighbour and friend two doors up from me had massiv...

Barb... just what is your "Cold house" I see row upon row of chairs :scratch: I know.... its a school :lol: I see you've brought in your Strelitzia....

Have a guess where these hurricanes end up after they've done their deadly deeds? :roll: Yes we usually get them as storms.

Still trying to figure out what UKIP means, Andy. :lol: :lol: Barb It stands for United Kingdom Independence Party. :lol: This party wants out of...

Gone mad ?? nah not really... its just a European disease. Our great leaders from the Union of European Socialist Republics has told Britain it must g...

We have an artic blast due to arrive this weekend. Our weather lore experts reckon on a colder than normal November. I've been running around like a h...