Ian Cooke will be well known to many of you having written several gardening books as well as being a garden designer and RHS Judge. Ian also has his own Garden Blog - Pampas2Palms where you can catch up with his gardens both in the UK and USA.
Illustrated with pictures of the plants themselves and also a number of well designed exotic gardens the book covers larger and smaller gardens. We have had our own copy of this book since it was released and can confirm it is an enjoyable read.
To have a look inside check out the Amazon page.
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| One of the Gardens featured in Exotic Gardening |
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Terms and conditions: This competition closes at 23.59 on 30.03.2012. Any entries received after this time will not be counted. Entrants must be UK residents aged 18 years or older to enter. By entering this competition you agree and consent to your name being published and by taking part in the competition, entrants are deemed to have read, understood and accepted all of the Terms and Conditions and agreed to be bound by them. The winner will be selected at random and will be announced here on the blog.
This gardening blog follows our journey as we create our Tropical and Exotic themed garden. We hope you'll enjoy the journey as much as we do. We started our Exotic Garden in 2005 and this site will show its development, as well as our travels, both abroad and within the UK to gardens, nurseries and friends.
Sounds like a great book for those with exotics. Not entering since I don't have exotics and can't, but wanted to say what a nice gift for someone.
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Medinella!
ReplyDeleteI love Bamboos :)
ReplyDeleteI like petunias cuz they is colourful
ReplyDeletepalm trees are my favourite
ReplyDeleteWell heck...I had no idea he had a book out! Luckily even though I can't win this giveaway I see the book is still available on Amazon U.S....and now it's on my wish list!!!
ReplyDeleteIlove amazing mimosa pudica. Its leaves curl up when touched.
ReplyDeleteBamboos for me: love 'em
ReplyDeleteI love palms :)
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Liked fb page (Cheryl Lovell)
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Can't choose really, but for ongoing "relationship" and hard work I'll say cordyline australis - had one for 16-yrs and been out in storms, snow, etc. battling to keep it growing and flowering...
ReplyDeleteCyathea Cooperi or any other tree fern!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! But to choose a favourite plant, well that is the hard bit. I adore, Colocasia, for their huge leaves, then along came my bamboo plants, which swayed so beautifully in the wind. My faithful ensete, which comes back year after year, no matter what mother nature throws at it. But then my newest purchase Butia capitata has also captured my heart. I am sorry, I can't choose just one.
ReplyDeleteVery hard to choose just one plant, but when it comes down to it, the Trachycarpus fortunei currently just takes the winning place.
ReplyDeletePalm trees are beautiful
ReplyDeletei think its called a bird of paradise. but i do love palms, my mom and dad live in torquay and i live the plants there
ReplyDeleteSeems like you are getting lots of entries :-). It's so nice of you to have this competition and give the book to someone.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all the entries so far - even Don and his petunias - I'll buy you some seed as a consolation if you dont win!
ReplyDeleteRemember to make sure we can contact you if you win, either by leaving a link to your blog/website or an email. If you prefer not to share your email on the www then drop us an email - see our contact page for the address.
Loree, i'm glad its on the US Amazon too, always nice to find a new book. Ian does spend time in the US over the winter period, although he is now back inthe UK.
KL - thanks for the encouragement, its nice to be able to give this lovely prize away!
I love rhododendrons - do they count as exotic?
ReplyDeleteIndoor exotic plants are a unique and unusual gift - my favourite is Neoregelia.
ReplyDeleteI love Palm trees.
ReplyDeleteFor me it has to be the Tree Fern, we have just returned from the holiday of a lifetime to New Zealand and the Tree ferns in the native bush are so spectacular. The climate on the South Island is so similar to England that we really should be able to have some success with one or two here on the Isle of Wight, so that is this year's mission.
ReplyDeleteAll my exotics live indoors, but summer outside. I have three palms and I would say they are my favorite non-flowering houseplant. Orchids are the favorite when IN flower. Toadly the rest of the year!
ReplyDeleteBird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae is my fav. When I left it in the ground through a cold winter and it sprouted back out the following spring I knew it was a keeper. (Kids, don't try this at home, I'm in US zone 8b.)Now I pot it and trundle it inside for the winter in hopes of finally getting a bloom.
ReplyDeleteBamboo is my favourite
ReplyDeleteTetrapanax papyriferus - love the leaves of the rice paper plant
ReplyDeleteWell, I am not exactly situated for exotics. However I did have a bit of success with Cordylines and Phormiums. Good luck to all the entrants.
ReplyDeleteHow exiting to see all you folks wanting to win my book and what a range of plants. Some of my favourites there too!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the Leopard Lily.
ReplyDeleteI love palms although i do really like the tranquil atmosphere bamboo gives
ReplyDeleteI love Rubber plants but that is tropical so it would have to be Palm.
ReplyDeletepalm trees, always reminds me of past holidays
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pasion fruit. thy are so pretty
ReplyDeleteBAMBOO :)
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I love cactus. So many amazing types
ReplyDeleteI love Orchids, they remind me of Angels.
ReplyDeleteI love orchids
ReplyDeletebamboo you cant not love it its so versatile
ReplyDeleteI love Orchids
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ReplyDeletePalm trees for sure
ReplyDeleteAny palm
ReplyDeleteBamboos
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ReplyDeleteMusa basjoo gorgeous large leaves . shame it will never actually give me any bananas , but my son hopes one day it will.
ReplyDeletePalm trees :)
ReplyDeleteAgave........every time
ReplyDeleteAgave parryi J.C Raulston
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It is very hard to pick. I toyed with Trachycarpus wagnerianus, flirted with Farfugium japonicum aureomaculata, sighed over Schefflera aff. chapana, and failed to come up with a 'z' verb for Zantedeschia 'White Giant'. Ultimately though, I treasure my Trevesia palmata, and hope one day it will produce those snowflake leaves I bought it for.
ReplyDeleteNearly missed the competition closure deadline too!
Cannas.
ReplyDeleteLovely.
My favourite plant would be the swishing of the bamboo, the beauty of the tree fern the passion of the passion flower and the sweeping of the grasses lol
ReplyDeleteOk, here is my post and comment on entering the competition for the Exotic Gardening book. I have heard of this book, and think it would be very cool to have, mainly as I love to learn all I can on creating my dream exotic garden. Any book is a valuable tool of learning!
ReplyDeleteThanks
Roland
Oops I guess I should tell you about my favourite exotic plant! That would be the ensete maurelii, tons of colour, tons of growth, and can give a tropical feel to any location!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to everyone who has entered, entries have now closed. The winner will be announced on the blog shortly.
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