tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post5462216981913185845..comments2024-02-04T12:11:27.763-08:00Comments on Rambling towards an exotic garden paradise: Winter: protection, experiments and snowClivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121702191706190527noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post-25841490422083427722013-01-28T00:46:59.585-08:002013-01-28T00:46:59.585-08:00I hope I overwinter an echium too! however last ye...I hope I overwinter an echium too! however last year they were great to grow for just their foliagle alone...nect year I think I will also try and grow a couple in pots...however fingers crossed about the fleece...peeking underneath it looks ok as I think it is the wet that causes the problems, the others are certainly looking a bit worse for wear, but alive...... I also know what you mean about the bananas...I think I would be more incllined to see how they did but its opening for NGS makes me super cautious!Clivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121702191706190527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post-17651069135164333032013-01-27T08:14:39.527-08:002013-01-27T08:14:39.527-08:00I would really love to grow echium, so will be int...I would really love to grow echium, so will be interested to see if you successfully over wintered them.<br />I gave up wrapping up my ensetes a few years ago, mainly because I hated the way the straw got everywhere. They are root hardy so just grow from there.<br />When all the snow fell last week, I had to go round and shake all the snow off the Trachy and bamboo's etc.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360935312989969677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post-78676160182169832013-01-21T01:16:44.078-08:002013-01-21T01:16:44.078-08:00Liz give the Cannas a try as it is easy if you kee...Liz give the Cannas a try as it is easy if you keep them dry! they will also be bigger better plants next year<br /><br />Sideway plans are tricky as I think they will be leafless now! I have partially fleeced them but 'horse' and 'bolted' comes to mind!Clivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121702191706190527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post-67178045723704260752013-01-20T09:27:55.975-08:002013-01-20T09:27:55.975-08:00It's all looking very pretty with the snow, an...It's all looking very pretty with the snow, and that summer house of yours is coming in handy as a place for shelter and viewing to survey the garden and make plans for the spring! I like your method of keeping the ensetes upside down for awhile to drain excess fluid. As for the plants on the side passage, I wonder if you'll manage to get them to keep most of their leaves and not die off? Where they are now is very sheltered so its possible, cross fingers and toes!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896756321056623696.post-51486709170338011672013-01-20T09:13:17.329-08:002013-01-20T09:13:17.329-08:00In the snow everything looks lovely. Good luck wi...In the snow everything looks lovely. Good luck with keeping everything through the winter. Will be interested in the Cannas. I never think to pull mine each winter and save them. They do well in the summer here and I just plant new ones each spring. However, I do have a basement I could put them in. Do you just leave them dry all winter and in the dark? Then plant them when last chance of frost is gone? Later Liz.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733601987388695223noreply@blogger.com