The Japanese fibre banana, Musa basjoo, can thrive in surprisingly cold temperaturesWe all have our own annual milestones that coax us out of horticultural hibernation, kicking off a flurry of plans for the year to come. For me, it’s taking down the Chinese New Year decorations at the start of February. Partly because it is, of course, a spring festival all about new beginnings, and partly because – like Christmas – it is so bound up in nostalgia, which I think is an intrinsic part of how we all garden.This week, I’ve been thinking about the laughter-filled warm evenings spent in my grandparents’ colourful garden back in Borneo. At this time of year we always used to gather together to watch the celebratory fireworks exploding in the dark sky as my huge, extended family amassed around dozens of plastic tables for dinner. It also got me thinking of all the amazing tropical-effect garden plants that can be started out from seed about now – even in these less warm and idyllic climes. Continue reading…
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