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Karlitos Way , Corby, Northants (UK)

I moved into this house 2 years ago and the garden was a right mess as you can see. Started out with a few 'normal' plants, then got interested in big foliage plants. Bought a few Cordylines, a Fatsia Japonica and its gone on from there really.... Bananas, Bamboos, Yuccas, Palms now thats where its at!!
The soil was stodgy clay so sackfuls of compost, grit and manure have been added.

PS - Apologies for the nudity!!
Looking from deck down garden
Looking from deck down garden		 View from the patio
View from the patio		 (P.T.) - Pre Tropicalisation....
(P.T.) - Pre Tropicalisation....
Same spot as before
Same spot as before		 The growth is amazing
The growth is amazing		 Same view... Ensete on holiday for winter
Same view... Ensete on holiday for winter
Ensete Ventricosum
Ensete Ventricosum		 Musa Velutina
Musa Velutina		 Washingtonia Filferra, Basjoo, Eucalyptus Gunni
Washingtonia Filferra, Basjoo, Eucalyptus Gunni
View through Arundo Donax to the patio
View through Arundo Donax to the patio		 Paulownia getting going
Paulownia getting going		 Close up of Melianthus major
Close up of Melianthus major
And finally its comes alive!!
And finally its comes alive!!		 Banana and babies
Banana and babies		 The Ensete is taking over
The Ensete is taking over
Birds eye view
Birds eye view		 Hot work this gardening lark!
Hot work this gardening lark!		 Canna flower - not sure what
Canna flower - not sure what
Ricin with Pseudosasa Japonica
Ricin with Pseudosasa Japonica		 v3/76/396076/3/51741372.IMG_0555.jpg Musa Basjoo with 10 pups!!
Musa Basjoo with 10 pups!!
v3/76/396076/3/51741374.IMG_0567.jpg v3/76/396076/3/51741375.IMG_0569.jpg Pseudosasa Japonica
Pseudosasa Japonica
Through the undergrowth....
Through the undergrowth....		 Adding some nutrients to the lawn
Adding some nutrients to the lawn		 Adding some nutrients to the lawn
Adding some nutrients to the lawn
View of new deck
View of new deck		 Another view of new deck
Another view of new deck		 CIDP bit the dust... musa sikkimensis takes the reigns. Think the purple cordyline may be struggling
CIDP bit the dust... musa sikkimensis takes the reigns. Think the purple cordyline may be struggling
Washingtonia also a gonner. More room for the basjoo and its new neighbour Mr Alocasia maccrohizos
Washingtonia also a gonner. More room for the basjoo and its new neighbour Mr Alocasia maccrohizos		 Aerial view of garden with newly planted Basjoo and Lasiocarpa to the right of walkway
Aerial view of garden with newly planted Basjoo and Lasiocarpa to the right of walkway
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