We visited Will Giles Exotic Garden (Website) on the last Sunday of October. Probably the best time to see it as the tropical plants have put on as much growth as they are likely to make before the Autumn cold and frosts arrive.
This garden is open on Sunday afternoons, making clever use of the carpark of a Mon-Fri business at the bottom of the hill-side garden. Amazing how much was crammed into a town house garden; and Will was on hand helpfully and patiently answering my asinine questions.
He told us that he has Christmas lunch in his treehouse – its a sensibly impressive, and live-in-able structure, particularly given his sloping plot.
Image gallery of Will Giles Exotic Garden (click a thumbnail for larger image / slide show)
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- Will Giles – Bamboo
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- Will Giles – Colocasia and Bananas
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- Will Giles – Begonia Luxurians
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- Will Giles – Arundo Donax Variegata
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- Will Giles – Tree House
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- Will Giles – Tree House View
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- Will Giles – T-Rex
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- Will Giles – Arid garden
We then went on to visit Amulree and Urban Jungle exotic plant nurseries which are nearby, and returned home with a car FULL of plants – taking advantage of the half-price end-of-season sales.
Image gallery of Urban Jungle (click a thumbnail for larger image / slide show)
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- Urban Jungle – Colocasia
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- Urban Jungle – Swiss Chard
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- Urban Jungle – Gourds
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- Urban Jungle – Iresine Blazin Rose
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- Urban Jungle – Coleus Juliet Quatermaine
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