Tropical Glos

16/06/2026

Red is such a great colour to have in the garden to contrast against all the green.

15/06/2026

A few more pots of Cannas ready to be planted out. £10 each.

Canna glauca 'Thai Smoky Flame' in 2l pot

My favoutite Canna
Grows to 4-6 feet tall, spreads fast by robust running rhizomes. Clusters of delicate orchid-shape flame-like colored flowers of golden yellow into orange to red spikes atop lance-shaped dark bluish-purple leaves with dark veins and margin. Flowers Mid Summer to Late Fall. Average to high water needs.
Video and first two pictures show the parent plant last year.
Ithere are only a couple of plants available of this magnificent Canna.

Canna Russian Red in a 2L pot

A striking foliage plant growing to about 2.5m tall, forming clumps of large, spreading, reddish-bronze leaves, and pink-flushed orange flowers from late summer to autumn

Collection from Brockworth Gloucester GL3

15/06/2026

Manihot grahamii starting to push out its amazing foliage

14/06/2026

WANTED!! Gardens to film.

I’m always fascinated by other people’s gardens and their take on the tropical style garden. What plant combinations they use and what looks good for them.

If you share a passion for this type of gardening and would like to be featured on my YouTube channel then send me a message 😁

It doesn’t have to be the biggest or most mature. Just something you are proud of and want to share.

14/06/2026

What used to be my least favourite part of the garden is now my favourite.

13/06/2026

Late spring tour of the Garden.





Late Spring Garden Tour - Tropical & Exotic Plants | What's Working & What's Not

It's early summer in the UK tropical garden — and the results are i...

12/06/2026

Please can we have a few weeks of no wind. Just a few so my bananas look good for a bit.

10/06/2026

Here come the hemerocalis day lillies. Providing a few days of clout to the garden.