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excellent - that's my problem also, to much travelling,not enough time in the garden - must be the good old english weather

Nature is glorious and life is a gift, that is why we must all fight to keep it that way Miho.

LOOKS LIKE ITS COVERED IN MALTESERS!!!! WONDERFUL

Wow, very unusual..Wouldnt like to stand under it LOL!!!

I read in a newspaper that this was the earliest Easter in 90 years, although sometimes by just one week. Remember that, here in the UK at least (and European Union also?), Summer Time officially begins next Sunday when time fast tracks by 1 hour. Is this a joke? Haven't really had Spring yet! Still, It promises gardening in daylight next Sunday until 8pm, then progressing to 9pm, 10pm and, in "High Summer", 11pm. Yippee!!

I agree with Popeymike I would also like to garden in the tropics. Or at least in a warmer climate...lol. I can't get into my back garden because the snow is still there and it's deep...Today was the coldest Easter Sunday in decades...earliest too, come to think of it.

grapes...for wine?

sumptuous...lush and lovely. Lucky you.

I was so busy being glib that I neglected to comment on the picture...breath-taking...thanks for posting.

I always thought it was Camellia japonica...? Who stole it from whom?
Cha anyone?

There's a croton...on the left...

Is this natural flooding or is it a reservoir?

Pepper, Bananas, Rubber trees, pineapple...I think I want to go to India.

mmm... me too, Jacque. lol. I have one too, just lopped the top off and placed it on top of the soil, left it out on my deck all summer..

I can hear the echoes! very interesting place..

Could just eat 1of those rite now :D

Ive got one of these growing on my window sill, from the top of a bought one from morrisons. Ive also seen them growing wild in central america.

How lovely: )

Thank goodness 4 TEA PLANTATIONS :D

I've never seen anything like it before. How lovely.

Nature is beyond my imagination!

looks HOT! I'd love to grow in a hot climate.

could be 'shothole' which is caused by a fungal or bacterial infection. Best to send some leaves off to the RHS and get their advice (free to members of RHS - and very worthwhile!)

Is'nt nature wonderful?

I love your photo collection of exotic plants in their natural surroundings. This one is especially loved by my wife as it reminds her of a trip she made there 10 years ago - david. ps. am glad you like my idea for getting kids out into the garden and learning about it.

how odd!

great to see peppercorns growing - it's a vine isn't it?

How intriguing - somehow I thought it would be a liquid not solid!!

Very dramatic picture.

Hi - I visited these gardens in 1999, they are lovely.