Strongy £5 was cheap. But for me the problem is just in finding them, let alone the cost.They are quite easy to propagate - the secret I think...
Gail - the natural plant itself looks totally plastic - so no one is ever going to know.:biggrin:
Noisette and Pete - I am amazed at them being outside - though I don't know your climate Noisette.Gail, that's lovely to hear. At one time they...
[ATTACH] Ipomea indica. I had a lovely surprise this morning to find this. I have kept my conservatory a bit warmer this winter and it probably...
Clueless - I never suggested that all young people steal - its clearly a small minority. However there are some people that steal. If you watch...
Pete - totally agree. But like all things in life it comes down to incentives. There were tremendous advances in many areas during the war because...
That was a rhetorical question - so please don't answer. Like any political discussion the truth is not welcome. :biggrin:I understand that the...
I think light is very important as well as heat.
Shiney - that's interesting about Hoya rooting in water. I am trying some in water at the moment, but I think its too cold at present. It doesn't...
Yes -who knows.There was a lot to see there, apart from gardens. So you must have had a wonderful time Shiney. The Amalfi drive, the coast road...
As I said this was new to me. The same site said :-Hoyas aren’t the only plants with with leaves that root and never produce a stem. There is a...
I've been had :doh:Pete - after your comments I Googled Hoya leaf cuttings and found this :-The problem is that, as a gardener, you expect...
I didn't know you could do leaf cuttings of Hoya - but then I don't know much about Hoyas. Whilst it was very cheap, it must be money for old rope...
[ATTACH] Pachystachys lutea - one of my favorites. Its a member of the Acanthus family from Peru. I gather there is a red one P. coccinea, but I...
Villa San Michele - island of Capri[ATTACH] Wonderful statuary[ATTACH][ATTACH] And views[ATTACH] Again the garden emphasis was on...
La Mortella - still on Ischia - former home of William WaltonThis was a huge garden on a steep slope, with many flowering plants.[ATTACH]...
Palazzo Reale di Caserta - outside Naples[ATTACH] The Palace (not shown) was the former Royal Palace of the bourbons and designed to outdo and...
A little while ago I went on a wonderful holiday in Italy, entitled Gardens of the Amalfi Coast and took a few photos.Villa Rufolo, a 13th...
Hi John. I would love to have seen the changes as they took place. However I had a wonderful visit about 3 months ago. By pure chance (I wasn't...
I would love to have observed how it has changed over the years. It must have evolved. What is so brilliant is that it has the height and the...
Separate names with a comma.
