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G for Green – leafy, verdant, lush, spotted, striped, palmate, pinnate, tropical, variegated, shiny, polished, aromatic, toothed, silvered, spiny, berried, bold, ferny, golden….

Categories Architectural Plants, General comment, RHS WIsleyLeave a Comment on G for Green – leafy, verdant, lush, spotted, striped, palmate, pinnate, tropical, variegated, shiny, polished, aromatic, toothed, silvered, spiny, berried, bold, ferny, golden….

Catalpa bignonioides Aurea All this greenery, in all its variety, I photographed at RHS Wisley last week. No fireworks, no rainbow colours, but you could make a satisfying garden with just leafy palette.... Myrtus communis (below)

Barbados

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The last leg of my recent trip, a whistle-stop tour of the island of Barbados I might have a banana plant in the garden but here the similarity ends - if I am ever to think of creating a garden with a more tropical feel, this is what I am up against! I've much to…

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