Wild bluebell.
Summer wallflowers.
Ornamental kale (deceased).
Paul in Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park, the early years.
Juniper and rosemary sharing a tub.
Dicksonia antarctica.
The wallflowers that would not die.
Wallflowers.
Wallflowers in spring.
Wollemia nobilis, perked up a bit.
Wollemia nobilis, thriving.
Dicksonia antarctica, post attack by squirrels.
Dicksonia frond unfurling.
Jurassic Park.
Alpines in flower.
Alpine St John's Wort in flower.
Sunflower.
Sunflower - all eaten by squirrels.
Rosemary.
Phoenix canariensis.
Juniperus squamata "Blue Star".
Dicksonia frond.
Wollemia nobilis, Adiantum fragrans and wallflowers.
Very droopy Wollemia nobilis.
Before and after watering.
The top of the Wollemia nobilis.
Adiantum fragrans leaves.
Jurassic Park in spring.
Wollemia nobilis.
Ginkgo biloba leaf.
Juniperus squamata.
Asplenium scolopendrium.
Polypodium vulgare.
Dryopteris erythrosora.
Polystichium tsussimense.
Adiantum fragrans.
Cynara scolymus.
Alpines.
Early Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park by night.
Jurassic Park in early evening.
Wollemia nobilis, the Wollemi pine.
Washingtonia robusta.
Cynara scolemus (artichoke), Hypericum polyphyllum (St John's Wort), Phlox subulata (phlox) and Rosemarinus officinalis (rosemary).
Asplenium scolopendrium, the Hart's Tongue fern.
Cupressus macrocarpa "Goldcrest".
Cycas revoluta, aka Bastard the Cycad.
Cycas revoluta.
Indoor ferns.
Cycas revoluta (king sago), Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern, aka Sideshow Bob) and Adiantum fragrans (maidenhair fern).
All three indoor Jurassic Park plants.
Magnolia x soulangiana, autumn 2007, before it lost all its leaves.
Magnolia x soulangiana.
10p cycad.
Wollemia nobilis, a bit droopy from lack of water.
Ginkgo tree near Osterley tube station.
Definitely Ginkgo biloba leaves.
Bifurcate Ginkgo biloba leaves.
Phoenix canariensis and Dicksonia antarctica wrapped for winter. Ferns and conifers on steps.
The tip of the bud on Magnolia x soulangiana.
Hamamelis.
Ferns and palms.
Ferns, palms and Hamamelis.
My little pottery Stegosaurus.
Washingtonia robusta and Asplenium scolopendrium.
Hamamelis x intermedia "Arnold Promise".
Hamamelis "Arnold Promise".
Trees.
Nordmann pine.
Did Bubba do this?
The little ****!
Metasequoia glyptostroides - next to a rather happier-looking Wollemia nobilis!
Myrtus communis, Trachycarpus fortunei, Matteucia struthiopteris, Araucaria araucana
Jurassic Park in spring sunlight
More of Jurassic Park
My little growhouse, a birthday present from Grandma and Gerry
The Isleworth Pinetum...
Metasequoia cuttings - they aten't dead yet!
Life in the propagator
Broccoli doing well
And tiny little tomatilloes poking their heads up above ground
Paul's bonsai, "Kindling"
Jesus the Araucaria, looking really brown
Growing tip of Jesus - a little worried about the yellow bits, but hopefully nothing to worry about
Blurry Karma the Camellia - the buds have just stopped doing anything - hope it's just that they're holding out for warmer weather!
I think Hamamelis sepals are almost as pretty as the flowers themselves
Palm, fern, cycad!
Miserable looking Cyrtomium fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei
Myrtis communis
Asplenium scolopendrium
Karma the Camellia x williamsii
Polypodium vulgare - has not grown since I bought it!
Polystichum tsussimense - likewise...
The fearsome Stegosaurus guarding Jurassic Park from evil squirrels
Dryopteris erythrosora
Phoenix canariensis
Bastard the Cycas revoluta - may or may not survive...
Hamamelis x intermedia
Washingtonia robusta
Dicksonia antarctica
How crap a gardener am I - I can't tell whether this is normal decomposition or a fungal infection. Needless to say, this guy's getting a haircut...
Magnolia x soulangeana
Hoping for flowers...
But probably not going to get flowers this year...
Very pretty leaf though!
Juniperus squamata
Brown needles - normal?
More brown needles - everywhere!
The potato containers
The non-Mesozoic part of the garden
Buds on the apple tree
Paul's pride and joy - the composter
A lovely pristine lawn
Alpines, artichoke, herb planter and a couple of spare pots
The chairs, and the slab that takes the brazier
Dicksonia antarctica - still looking good!
Wollemia nobilis and Metasequoia glyptostroboides
And again!
Excellent growth on the Metasequoia
And again
Blurry shot of growth all the way down the stem
Polar cap, bit of browning at tips - gather this is normal
They accidentally flung themselves into my trolley in Homebase, I swear.
Cycad seeds
Karma Camellia in flower at last!
Matteuccia struthiopteris fronds
Apple tree in blossom
Jurassic Park
Non-Jurassic phlox
More non-Jurassic phlox
Strawbs!
Miserable Metasequoia
Really miserable Metasequoia
Pinus mugo growing
New poly-poly with magnolia and Wollemi pine behind
Potatoes!
Ferns, a palm and a cycad
"Ursula's Red" fern
Chilean wine palm
Dinosaur footprint fern
Karma's biggest bloom
Karma
Karma's second flower
Another flower from Karma
Chamaerops?
Palms in the middle of Mayfair
More Jurassic Park
Agave tequilana
Blechnum tabulare
More haul
Leucospermum "Scarlet Ribbons"
Leucospermum again
More Leucospermum
The nursery
Cyrtomium looking much healthier
Cosmos shoots
Phlox in full flower
Radishes with proper leaves
Salad leaves with proper leaves
Agave tequilana, I dub thee Jose (with bottle of Cuervo for scale)
Leucospermum and Brainea
Brainea
Paul's succulents - Echeveria and Aloe
Echeveria
Blechnum
Jurassic Park - almost full!
Jurassic Park - almost full
Seriously blurry Colocasia
What the little so-and-sos did to Karma
Leaf babies potted up
Hamamelis and Blechnum
Chewed Magnolia
Chewed leaves
Asplenium trimmed down completely
DA croziers
Isleworth pinetum, with happy Metasequoia
Agave out of its pot
Surveying the pups - ChrisG's reserved pup
MarkD's reserved pup
Found a few more pups too...
Agave in its pot
Looking down at my garden
Still looking down at my garden
Looking along the wall at my garden
A few croziers...
The north side of Jurassic Park
The south side of Jurassic Park
Raaaaaarrr!!
Raaaaarrr!!
Contrast between robust spikey and delicate fluffy
Blurry maidenhair spleenwort
In focus maidenhair spleenwort
Blechnum frond
Jurassic Park in its entirety
Radish!
Radish!!
Strawberry flower
More DA croziers
Bran at the base of the Magnolia
More bran
Chewed leaf
Really chewed leaf
Hamamelis also with bran
Gunnera/triffid
The growhouse
Wilko's Colocasia
Usch's Agave tequilana
The potatoes that will eat Isleworth
Agave and DA
Leucospermum flower
Polar c(r)ap
Tiny Metasequoia
Just chillin'
Actually a dead earwig...
DA and Agave
Magnolia
Cyathea fronds
Ferns
Protea neriifolia
Polystichum tsussimense
Camellia
Camellia buds
Agave in the shade
Dicksonia unfurling
Leucospermum flower forming
Wollemia frond
Gunnera
Hamamelis
Blechnum crozier
Blechnum croziers
Agave from an unusual angle
Cupressus macrocarpa
Metasequoia leaves
Abies tip
Alpine phlox
Asplenium scolopendrium fronds
Woodwardia frond
Cyrtomium frond
Dryopteris erythrosora unfurling
Cycas revoluta
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Matteuccia frond
Asplenium trichomanes
Proteas in the sun
Leucospermum ribbons
Dead slug - bwa-ha-ha-haaa!
Fern, wollemi and witch hazel
Tit
Bull semen
Apple tree
Fern and agave
Potatoes
Hopefully not dead Brainea
Asplenium frond
Wollemia polar caps dissolving - new growth!
Chelsea Flower Show Banksia
Random grass from Children's Society Garden, behind Miscanthus
Have not a clue what this is
Lavender
Blechnum novae zelandiae
Pretty little fern from Rachel de Thame's garden
Slightly variegated-looking Asplenium scolopendrium from Children's Society Garden, and a Zantedeschia from ?City of Durban
Blurry fern.
Blurry Banksia "Birthday Candles" and Polystichum minutium
Banksia "Birthday Candles"
Hiding painted fern
Painted fern
Blurry Polystichum
Garden
Paul's mystery plant.
Flower from Paul's plant.
The whole plant.
Close up flower.
Screenshot of Protea variety "Julia"
Dicksonia fronds - old and new
Gooey Zantedeschia
Ripped out Zantedeschia stems
Trachycarpus fortunei - odd brown bits
Wilkocasia
Prize-winning Wilkocasia leaf
Wilkocasia leaf
Another shot of the Wilkocasia leaf
I appear to have cultivated a stinging nettle
Fern bits
Strawberry
Strawberry cage - home-made
Garden quite full
Metasequoia
Polar cap on Wollemia nobilis breaking up
New growth
Bird on the wire
Blurry bird over on far right hand side
Dead Ginkgo
Baby blue tit
"Moss Bros!"
Cyathea australis
Dicksonia squarrosa
Freebie conifer
Athyrium niponicum
Athyrium otophorum
Pretty unknown plant
Epiphytic ferns on the same species
Epiphytic ferns
Cheeky little dinosaurian acquisition
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda frond
Brahea armata - Zoolander
Brahea armata
Brahea fronds
Disgraced Gunnera
Full garden
Loads of new Wollemia growth
More Wollemia growth
Asplenium trichomanes fronds
Attempt at a sky shot with Dicksonia antarctica
Blue sky
Blue sky and cloud
Impaled leaf
Evil Jose
Strawb
Hampton Court Haul
Haul
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Ginkgo biloba
Taxodium distichum
Leucadendron "Safari Sunset"
Bastard II
Hubster getting involved in the gardening
Aloe aristata pups
Echeveria elegans leaves that fell off in the course of repotting
Rumohra adiantiformis
Podocarpus lawrencei
Mystery conifer
More mystery conifer
Ugly, ugly fern
Blurry closeup of ?fronds
Wilkocasia - probably getting on for 8 inches long
Jurassic Park - fernery
Central collection
My dry bed...
Begonia of some description
Bananananananananananananana
Gourds and what's left of the strawberries
Osmunda regalis recovering
Matteuccia struthiopteris recovering
More Osmunda regalis
T Rex (or Tetrapanax papyrifer "Rex")
Tomatoes!
Tomatoes again!
Teeny tiny snail
Hamamelis recovery
Polystichum setiferum babies
Weird plant - ?Mimosa
Osmunda regalis in recovery
Lights
Garden lights
Wall basket
Hanging baskets
New positions for the plants
More new positions
The central reservation
Overview of Jurassic Park
The Isleworth Pinetum
Cheilanthes lanosa
Polystichum munitum
T Rex!!
Tomatillo!
Sunflower
Tomatillo
Tomatoes
T-Rex
Echeverias taking root
Geranium
Swaps
Ursula's Red fern babies
Dinosaur gourd
Dinosaur gourd forming
Begonia
Dry bed
Isleworth Pinetum
Hamamelis recovering well!
Rootlets forming on Echeveria
Blurry other Echeveria
The last strawberry standing
Aloe aristata survivors
Cyrtomium falcatum
Bananananananananananana
Wilkocasia leaf - most recent
Dead Banksia
Wollemi pine in a new pot
Ginkgo
Podocarpus
Taxodium
Sunflower!
Little Mexican lantern (tomatillo)
The heated propagator
Pteris #1
Pteris #2
Pteris #3
Asplenium nidus
