Jen's Gardyn 2009

Just gorgeous. :~))

This makes a great photo!

Beautiful Jen....:>)

Thankyou all, welcome to my world where the sun always shines! :o)

Good mix of colours and textures. :o)

i love this pic jen, i love them big leaves in red and green a bit stripy, do you over winter them, i think i may go for a jungle look if i can get plants that dont have to be over wintered, my new project could have some jungle type plants, im thinking again lol

Stunning planting, Jen. :-))

Thanks Terra, David, glad you like the planting combinations. :o)
San, you'd be surprised how many exotic looking plants are actually extremely hardy...Trachycarpus fortunei can take it down to -20, fatsia japonica's tough as old boots, many Bamboos, ferns, I could go on...and on...and on..and o.......!
Give me a shout if you want to know more, happy to help x ;o)

thanx jen will let you know if i need any addvice :o)) x

Wow just look at your cannas, brilliant photographs.

They're such show-offs Canna's Dotty, I love the way that the sunlight lights them up, hope they come through the winter! x

Have you left them in the garden then? how old are they Jen?

I've left a couple in Dotty, they've been there for about 7 years now, but I've got the others in the garden room, better safe than sorry. ;o)))

belt and braces every time......

lol you have to in this climate don't you, never know what the weather will do nowadays. I do like to push my luck a bit though, doesn't always work (those ones go in the compost bin before anyone sees them) but I'm often surprised at how much survives the weather and me!

I am not too hopeful this year, we are still having frosts and rain, so if one doesn't kill it the other will....... lol

I know it's hard to imagine it ever being warm again, but Spring will be here before we know it, and if something 'doesn't make it' then it's then a chance to try something else. You might just be pleasantly surprised to see what does pop up again in the warmer weather. :o)

Yes I must be more positive........

Sounds like you need a theraputic trip to the Garden Centre my girl! You can blame me if you like and it works, I tried it today and I feel better already, found a very nice little Carludovica palmatum for £2.99- bargain ! x :o)

Jen, you must not tell me to do things like that, read my blog............£2. 99 certainly was a bargain, have you a photo?

Will take a photo in the morning...but first I might HAVE to pop back tomorrow to get some errrr.... Ummm...errrrr.....(Thinking...there were three there, I bought one, there's still two left!) Fish Food! lol

Dotty..pics are up on my gallery and I've done a blog on it, 'Hat's off to Panama?', if you fancy a peek at what I've been up to! ;o)

Off to take a look now Jen......

This might take a while, ha ha ;o)

It did..........lol