Tag Archives: Christopher Lloyd

Cannas

Posted on 20/02/2016 by The Gardens Trust

This posts picks up from last week’s on Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora. One of the exotic plants that Thornton’s writes about is “the Indian Reed”or Canna indica. Although often called a canna lily, the canna is actually a member … Continue reading →

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Paulownia

Posted on 16/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

My paulownia is in flower. Before you yawn too obviously, at a gardening bore droning on about their favourite plant of the moment, just ask yourself if you’ve ever seen one in blossom yourself? If not – and you’d definitely … Continue reading →