Quick blog or 'bloggette' as I have little time this evening.

The photo above shows the red leaves of Ensete ventricosum 'maurelii' with Musa sikkimensis beyond taken last September. There is also a Canna, Magnolia grandiflora and a palm in shot.

The Guardian newspaper today has a big feature today entitled: "Get back into your garden". The feature is obviously to do with it being Spring and it is a particularly magical time in the garden. But the great thing about growing bananas, Colocasias, bamboos, Cannas, palms etc is that late summer and indeed right through to November ia also a magical time as all of these plants reach their peak in terms of size and colour.

I should add that with all this talk of Spring and tropical plants that there was a covering of snow early this morning and tonight temperatures look like going well below zero!