Hot Bed at Oxford botanic gardens

love the grasses

me to Sticki :-)

Just a small section of it - their are some choice exotics in there!

one day i shall get there, does look good, you should be on commission

A lovely view of a hot border.......ours is more lukewarm at the moment!!

You must Sticki! May is the essential time to go for me.

Most of mine is getting dug up for the winter DD...............

Is that heliconium in the middle, Meanie? I was thinking about ordering some for next year...

i will do, is may best for the indoor plants or outdoor or both?

It's either an Ensete or Musa Karen.

It's the best time for this Sticki.......................

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Aha! thats exactly what i was expecting to see ~ i nearly asked in my previous comment but i couldnt remember its name!!!

definitely worth a visit for that one

Oh...that's disappointing (for me). They both grow here...fruitless, of course... :(

That's funny, "hot bed!", I though it wasn't very hot there? lol!

Colour scheme old chap! Certainly not the weather!

Just giving you a bad time, Matey!!! lol! :>)

Bad enough at the moment with the weather turning!

What's the temps during the day and night?

It's cooling down here, FINALLY! It's only been around 82ºF (28ºC) the last 3 days, and a little cooler today. YAY!

Cold and colder!!
13ºc and 8ºc (ish).

Yes, that's cold!

By Wednesday or Thursday we're suppose to be down to 72ºF (22ºC) for high temps with maybe some needed rain or showers. That's very cool for this time of year...but, I'm going to enjoy it! I haven't seen the rain in so long, I forgot what it looks like.

Spend a week here - you'll be sick of it!

Maybe I would. The area I'm from in Hawai'i, Kalihi Valley a district of Honolulu, it rains every evening and night. It is warm rains of course, because it's in the tropics. :>)

Warm rain is fine!

Yes, typically it's 85ºF (29ºC) or warmer and raining, in summer.

Even when it gets "cold" (78ºF/26ºC) to my family members in Hawai'i in winter...all the windows are open....and none of the houses have heaters (what's that?) lol!

My grandfather used to have an ancient little heater he used, maybe once in a decade when the temps would get down to 60ºF (16ºC) for about two seconds in January (I'm very serious, though!). lol!

Perfect!

Yes, it is. The trade winds keep it from getting too hot.