African Gardening

Enjoy Africa :o)

Thank you Oliveoil, it will certainly be a change! :)

Well there's zebra grass (a striped miscanthus). And what about tiger lilies? And fritillaria rhino-petalum? Apparently there's a dahlia 'Pink Giraffe' as well (just googled it). Still working on mongoose ....

Great stuff, Andrewr!!!
Can't do fritillaria rhino-petalum, at the moment...no photos...they're all in a secret location until their numbers increase...
...pink giraffe is now a must! (but may have to do a photoshop job, lol!)
Unfortunately, no tigers in Africa...but...
...keep working on the mongoose...there must be an answer..lol!

Thank you :))))

Your Hilarious...lol... :)))

Why, thank you Miss Sue, lol!!! :)))

LOL ! :o)
For a minuit I thought the last photo was the trunk of a baby elephant behind the adult one lol and I wondered where it's body was :D

Heehee, Hywel...it took us all that way, at the time, lol!!! :p

love it! lived in Africa for nearly 5 years in the 70's, had some lovely plants in the garden, had a hedge of Hibiscus, and bourganvilla (can't spell it) growing up the house, banana trees, lemon trees, avacado tree beautiful flowering trees Jacaranda were my favourite .....sigh long time ago now.

Oooh, really, Sewingkilla? Where were you? I'm going to Nigeria...I already am in love with Africa...but never been to those parts which are to become 'home'...

Dear Karen

Sounds like a Zebra Haworthia Fasciata might be appropriate!

Thanks for answering my question about what to plant around mills. We have just bought a holiday house in the Dordogne department, next to Charente. Our nearest town is Mareuil.

As luck would have it I also work in Africa, in Nairobi. Let me know if you need any gardening or general advice if you're anywhere close.

Frankish

Hi Frankish! Thanks for that...will PM you :)

ophiorrhiza mungo...................Commonly known ( lol ) as the Mongoose plant.

Aaah, thanks Pimpernel...they were absolutely my favourites! Not sure if I can remember the spelling long enough to be able to look it up...!...but can match it with pics...:))

Or mongooseberry maybe..........

Aha! Franglais!

Lovely blog Karenfrance; looking forward to watching you African garden grow.

Lovely blog Karenfrance; looking forward to watching you African garden grow.

Thank you, Rbtkew!
...won't be long now, less than two weeks...