In the process of straightening the wall. I've only stained part of the fence - trying not to overdo it.

The cordyline at the back was a bargain: free! Neighbours were moving, and took the pot with them, but dumped the cordy by the bins.

Cordylines were under £20 each, and Trachycarpus fortunei (palm, far left) was £27 - bargains from the nursey round the corner.

Added a black bamboo (just £17 for a 35 litre pot, from my local nursery); and an Alocasia macrorhizos from Columbia Road. If you look hard, you can also see a very small Alocasia odora, and Ensete 'Maurelii' (both from Mulu).

Echinopsis flowering in the raised border by the house. The Euphorbia melifera in the background didn't really fit in - so I got rid of it. It's been replaced with Buddleja glomerata 'Silver Service'.

Brugmansia suaveolens, Hedychiums, and Colocasia esculenta

Sep 2006 - the Brugmansia is over 6 feet tall, and has 50-60 strongly-scented flowers, each 1 foot long.

The perennial morning glory was only about 3 inches tall when I bought it in April. In no time, it was at the top of the 8' fence, and 15' along it.

Ricinus 'New Zealand Purple'(thanks Andy!) is now 6 feet tall. The tallest flower spike on Canna iridiflora 'Ehemanii' is over 7 feet high.

Butia capitata, Ricinus, Philodendron bipinnatifidum, Manihot grahamii, Oleander 'Tito poggi', T. fortunei etc

The apple tree has gone, and Gollum has taken up residence, waiting lustily for the fairies to emerge from the forest.

Hedychium gardnerianum x coronarium in the side border, with the main border in the background.