Grow your own jungle!

Over the years, our range has been slowly taking on a more tropical feel, with the introduction of citrus, olives and bananas.  These have proved very popular, with customers now requesting the more unusual varieties, many of which are not readily available elsewhere.  Certainly when it comes to citrus, most of these requests have come from chefs, looking to cut down their food miles and grow their own high end ingredients.

 

These plants also create quite a visual impact at the markets, garden shows and festivals.  Alongside our usual customer-base, who know us for 'edible horticulture', these plants have attracted those more interested in ornamental horticulture too.  This in turn has led to more requests for other plants that would be suited to a more tropical-looking garden, and that has prompted some research and experimentation here in my own garden. With all the knowledge I've built up over the 40 years I've had my fingers in the soil, I've found that a lot of what I've learned from growing fruit, veg and herbs has put me in good stead for having a crack at growing 'pretty things'....

 

Prices will vary dependent on the size plant sizes I have at any given time, and in general the largest plants will more likely be available later in the year.

 

  • Bananas (8 varieties available from early April, lots more varieties in the pipeline as the year progresses) from £10
  • Citrus trees (15+ varieties routinely available, rarer or larger ones available on request) from £50
  • Olives (lots of different sizes, including spiral stems) from £40
  • Figs from £15
  • Alocasian & Colocasia (elephant ears) from £10
  • Persicaria from £6
  • Gunnera from £25
  • Brugmansia from £20
  • Fatsia (4 varieties) from £10
  • Ferns from £5
  • Gingers from £10
  • Canna from £5
  • Tradescantia from £5
  • Strelitzia (white bird of paradise) from £20
  • Fascicularia from £8
  • Ricinus (castor oil plant) from £5
  • Mondo grass from £8
  • Bougainvillea from £30
  • Passionflower from £20
  • Kiwi from £15
  • Tetrapanax from £25
  • Ferns from £5
  • Szechuan pepper from £5
Bananas - listed by variety
This document gives information about some of the banana varieties we are currently growing, please ask about availability as not all plants are ready for sale yet.
banana master file 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 1.3 MB
bananas - how to look after your banana plant
general care information for banana plants
banana - general care information.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 115.4 KB
bananas - how to choose the variety best suited to your garden
helpful information when deciding which banana variety is suitable for you to grow
banana - which one should I grow.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 111.5 KB
bananas - winter care information
winter care information for hardy banana varieties
banana general winter care.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 128.4 KB
alocasia (elephant ears / giant taro)
alocasia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 293.0 KB
bougainvillea
bougainvillea 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 286.0 KB
brugmansia
brugmansia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 325.8 KB
canna
canna 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 217.8 KB
citrus - general information
citrus trees 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 296.9 KB
citrus - varieties
citrus minicards 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 1.1 MB
citrus - food & care
citrus food 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 213.5 KB
colocasia
colocasia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 500.8 KB
fascicularia
fascicularia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 191.4 KB
fatsia japonica
fatsia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 883.1 KB
ferns
ferns 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 256.2 KB
figs
fig 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 519.1 KB
ginger
ginger 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 727.7 KB
gunnera
gunnera 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 477.1 KB
kiwi
kiwi 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 178.1 KB
olives
olives 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 697.2 KB
passionflower
passionflower 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 526.7 KB
persicaria
persicaria 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 687.1 KB
ricinus
ricinus 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 131.6 KB
sichuan pepper
sichuan pepper 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 138.2 KB
strelitzia (bird of paradise plant)
strelitzia 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 455.7 KB

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