Musa

'Musa' is the link between my attempts at growing tropical plants amongst other more 'normal' plants, 'Musa' being the botanical term for the banana genus, and the name of a mountain close to where we holiday in Turkey - Musa Dag. This blog will be mainly about the garden and its plants including attempts at growing bananas, colocasias etc. here in the UK. Other subjects may/will creep into this blog including holidays in Adrasan, music, food and other meanderings.

Back From Holiday

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I’ve been away on holiday for 17 days and despite employing a garden waterer, it is always surprising how much the garden grows, how much th...
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Summer Holiday !!!

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The Musa family are away on their summer hols. Luckily we once again have the services of our regular banana waterer, Liz. She has kept the...

Colocasia esculenta – and varieties

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I’ve written about Colocasias or Taro many times before on this blog. But I’ve had a bit of a Colocasia morning today. The bog standard for...
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Hydrangea aspera

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This is probably my favourite shrub! It has large furry, grey / green leaves and, for a Hydrangea, understated but beautiful flowers: I g...

Acanthus mollis . . . or . . . Bear’s Breeches

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I’ve grown this very common garden perennial for some years now. It lives at the bottom of the garden in a large flower bed under a huge pop...
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Tree Fern and Poppies from Kevin

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Kevin, a regular viewer and contributor to this (great) blog has sent in the above photo of Poppies growing under a Tree Fern, taken last ...

Crocosmia Lucifer

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I hate Crocosmia, also known as Monbretia. It is one of those plants that can spread around your garden so easily. If you try and pull it u...
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Apology

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  I’ve been racked with guilt for not having posted anything for a couple of weeks. However, I feel far more guilty about having not repl...
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Kniphofia caulescens or Red Hot Poker

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I’ve never thought much of Red Hot Pokers . . . . . Until I discovered Kniphofia caulescens ! Caulcescens is a species that has evergreen g...
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Pondlife

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This evening, I want to talk about the joys of having a pond. I dug my pond about 10 years ago and added a water lily. Since then I have ba...

Summertime Blues

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Looks like summer has finally arrived! Even went to the pub tonight without the need for a coat or jacket! Of course, my trip to the pub was...

Rudbeckia occidentalis ‘Green Wizard’

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This really is a plant for grown-ups! Its common name is Coneflower but the ‘Green Wizard’ variety is very understated. Rudbeckia occident...
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