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The Fulcher Garden in Lincolnshire, UK

This is actually my parents' garden and there's little structure to it as yet. Interests range from orchids, through bromeliads to proteas, the usual palms and of course nanas and canna. Update 2011, most of it's now changed after the last winter. The only guaranteed low was -15 C on an old max/min thermometer on the house wall. The electronic sensors stopped working at -12C, but I think that was the batteries at fault! I leave it to you to guess the actual temperature.
Front Beds the nearest is full of proteas and myrtaceae - two different Callistemon, Leucadendron uliginosum, Telopea etc.
Front Beds the nearest is full of proteas and myrtaceae - two different Callistemon, Leucadendron uliginosum, Telopea etc.
Proteas and bottle brushes
Proteas and bottle brushes
Pelargoniums+Geranium+Aeonium
Pelargoniums+Geranium+Aeonium
Phoenix canariensis - I'll see if these survive so exposed
Phoenix canariensis - I'll see if these survive so exposed
Tree Ferns+Trachycarpus fortunei - where it all started
Tree Ferns+Trachycarpus fortunei - where it all started
Archontophoenix cunninghamia shelters in the porch over winter.
Archontophoenix cunninghamia shelters in the porch over winter.
Livistonia chinensis - I think, a very young plant
Livistonia chinensis - I think, a very young plant
Another weed one of the Hedychium, they smell nice when you slice the roots!
Another weed one of the Hedychium, they smell nice when you slice the roots!
Musa sikkimensis - this struggles since planting out
Musa sikkimensis - this struggles since planting out
Frozen Acacia
Frozen Acacia
Frozen Banksia and Callistemon
Frozen Banksia and Callistemon
Frozen Eucalyptus
Frozen Eucalyptus
Snowed Under Palms
Snowed Under Palms
Yuccas, Aloe striatula and Chamaerrops
Yuccas, Aloe striatula and Chamaerrops
Pleione in flower after surviving the winter 2011 in  this pot in the open, albeit under snow.
Pleione in flower after surviving the winter 2011 in this pot in the open, albeit under snow.