Although it looks like most of the garden here is tender, there are actually only a few things that need to come in namely:Brugmansias and Musa sikkimensis which were moved under cover with the huge M. sikkimensis being pushed up against the side of the house and wrapped in fleece.
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| Although they look like they are bubble wrapped this is only on one side to keep the worst of the rain off and to keep the fleece becoming sodden |
Cannas and Hedychiums in pots were all cut down and put in the plastic
greenhouse to keep them dry
The big thing to do was sort out the Abyssinian bananas, Enstes, which have a slightly unusual way of keeping them safe namely
1) Cut off the leaves and dig up
2) Cut off the roots back to the basal plate
3) Hose to wash off remaining mud and cut off dead bits
4) Store upside down for a week or so to drain off excess moisture
5) Keep somewhere entirely frost free until spring!
finger crossed all survived ok
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| The terrace before the big winter take in *sigh* |
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| Near the end..everything in pots cut down the base. emptyness! |
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| and after....all clear with the polythene greenhouse in the corner and Musa's pushed up against the house |
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| Inside the greenhouse, hopefully all dry and warm! |
The garden looks lovely, the final photos remind me of my garden in Bangladesh :)
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