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Cabbage Palm / Cordyline australis
Cordyline australis, more commonly known as Cabbage Palm, is a great plant if you are creating an exotic / jungle type garden, in temperate Britain. Although not a palm tree, it does have a palm tree 'effect', and looks great in a vibrant coloured border, or planted amongst other exotic, leafy plants. It is hardy to down to about -5c, so is fine for growing in coastal areas, or cities. The best place for them in the garden is a sunny position, and they are drought tolerant. If you would like a Cabbage Palm in your garden, but live in a colder part of the country, it's still possible for them to grow successfully outdoors, but if the winter is colder than average, make sure it is protected with some insulating fleece, to help it get through the coldest nights. You could also consider growing in large containers, and in winter store in a greenhouse, and then bring outside onto the patio or decking in spring.
10 Roses for a Victorian Garden
Bumblebee super plant - Red clover
10 Fast growing flowers
Glysophate weedkiller- NOT HERE!
Gardenis.co.uk does not and will never sell ;
Artificial grass
Plastic plants
Glysophate weedkiller
Harsh chemical pesticides.
Please go for organic alternatives, gardens can look lovely, without using any of the above. Below is some information about glysophate weedkiller, and alternatives.
Olive Trees in the Britain
Plume Thistle
Take a look at these Plume Thistles, aren't they gorgeous! Great for wide borders and easy to look after. Bees love them.And the best thing about them, is they are not spiky and thorny, they have smooth leaves and smooth stems, making them easy to manage
Hosepipe Ban - Kent & Sussex
WOW! A hosepipe ban has just been announced for Kent and Sussex. I can never recall a hosepipe ban so early in the summer, but then we have just had net migration of 1 million people in just the last 2 years. I worked it out that based on 150 litres average daily use per person (OFWAT) that is a yearly increase in demand equivalent to the UK's 9th largest reservoir. Do you think the water companies have built such a reservoir in the last 24 months? Of course not, so it just means the reservoirs we do have will be emptying faster. Strangely, no-one even considers this huge impact, people might mention traffic, GP waiting times, school class sizes etc, but not water.
So, if you want to water your garden order a water butt here!
Pond visitors
It's amazing what can visit small garden wildlife ponds. A pond really is the best thing you can add to your garden to make it wildlife friendly. Have a look at this page over at our niche pond website;
