A tour of my UK tropical garden and greenhouse in May (exotics, jungle plants and desert plants)

It's May, and the past month has seen the garden come to life. Plus, there's a new arid bed and garden path. Things are looking up...
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[@vickimontemayor3262]

Absolutely love it. As a 74 yr old tropical plant enthusiast I’m so happy to enjoy your garden. I’m in southwest Texas with 120 degrees on Wednesday I strive to keep my tropical plants alive. Little by little I’m getting my yard and plants healthy. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden.🌴🌴🌴

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thanks Vicki, I appreciate that! I suppose you have the opposite problem to us in that the climate is so hot and dry! What sort of plants are you growing over there?

[@jurassicgardendiary1023]

Arid bed looking spot on 👌

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thank you 🙏

[@Knobblytyressoggysocks]

That path has made a huge visual impact on your garden, love the raised bed 👌🏻

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Cheers mate, really pleased with how it turned out 👌👌

[@TropicalJungleIreland]

Well done lad👍 immediate visual impact with the new path layout and dry bed and black paint.

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thanks mate. Really pleased with the contrast and sharp lines of the path and the fences. And I've just convinced my wife to let me paint the concrete posts and gravel boards too - makes a big difference!

[@irismoles9369]

The garden starting to look good now

[@greatnorthernexotic]

It's definitely getting there after a slow spring 🤞🤞

[@campbelltown1234.]

Top job pal. Loving the new bed and path. Looks really good. Well done.🎉😊

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thanks mate, appreciate it! 😁👍

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

The place looks classy mate. Enjoy that beer 🍺 and take in the view

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thanks - the hardest thing to do in the garden is to down tools and actually enjoy it 😂

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

@@greatnorthernexotic 🤣🤣. Very true. Always a job to do

[@estherterrier6400]

Your garden looks great 😀

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thank you 😄

[@Yellowbellytropics]

Looks amazing

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thanks! 😁👍

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

I love the new desert bed. Great work

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thank you! 😁👌

[@Plant_Mad_Paul]

Coming along great bro,, done a top job on your new dry bed 👍🏻 hope your backs better. I waiting on a delivery of some miscanthus don’t except much from it this year but it’s going get fed well so see how much I can push it 😁

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thank you 🙏 my miacanthus got to about 6ft last year but should really take off in its second year 🤞🤞

[@davidbanner9001]

Nothing wrong with a bit of Wisteria. The garden is looking real good.

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Thank you! 😊

[@t0mhd572]

All 4 med pals are fine butia not so much

[@t0mhd572]

What type of stone is your path mate

[@greatnorthernexotic]

It's self-binding gravel which, if I remember correctly, is slightly different colour based on where you are in the country as it's locally sourced.