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APRIL 2020
Ursinia calenduliflora
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Ranunculus asiaticus - Lesley Jones
MARCH 2020
Ranunculus asiaticus​ this taken on a plant-hunting trip in Israel​
FEBRUARY 2020
​Bursary student Hana Váňová with Dr Noel Kingsbury in Portugal
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Narcissus papyraceus - Lesley Whayman
JANUARY 2020
Native in the Mediterranean from Greece to Spain, Algeria and Morocco
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Metrosideros excelsa - Sarah Busby
DECEMBER 2019 
This photograph was from New Zealand, where the plant is well-known.
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View across Caprarola - Nerissa Guest
NOVEMBER 2019
​This view was taken on our October trip to Lazio.
LAZIO
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Helichrysum hypoleucum - John Fielding
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
From our visit to Mona Abboud's Highgate garden.
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Eastington Farm, Sue Tymon
JULY/AUGUST 2019
One of the gardens visited on our summer tour this year
MAY/JUNE 2019
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Helichrysum stoechas - Lesley Whayman
MARCH 2019
​A close-up of the amazing little flowers of a plant which makes a stunning show in March, across Europe.
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Citrus x sinensis - Lesley Whayman
JANUARY 2019
These delicious-looking oranges were cheering the winter days on trees in the Klein-Schreuder sculpture garden in Altea, Spain.
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Podranea riscoliana - Lesley Whayman
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
​​Well-known climber Podranea is a genus of one or two species of flowering African vines in the family Bignoniaceae. 
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Mona's Garden, Highgate - Stephen Cole
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
Member Mona Abboud invited members to visit her amazing Mediterranean garden in north London.
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Cistus x purpureus, Logan Botanic Garden - John Fielding
JULY/AUGUST 2018
Commonly known as the 'Orchid Rock Rose' this Cistus will grow in any well-drained soil in a sheltered position.
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Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' - Guy Cheeseman
MAY/JUNE 2018
This lovely scrambling rose, native to central and western China, is almost thornless, growing to 20'
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Eucalyptus torquata, Costa Blanca - Alan Hawes
APRIL 2018
Endemic to western Australia, the coral gum tree grows to 30-40' and has spectacular flower clusters.
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Galanthus 'S. Arnott' - John Fielding
JANUARY/MARCH 2018
A larger form of snowdrop named after Samuel Arnott (b. 1852). Solitary honey-scented flowers with outer tepals 2.5cm long and inner segments tipped with green.
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CYCLAMEN GRAECUM, Charouda, Peloponnese

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
This cyclamen is not as straightforward to keep in UK as others but with winter protection it is possible.
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GERANIUM DISPLAY, Teulada
JULY/OCTOBER 2017
Teulada is a traditional Spanish town on the Costa Blanca, founded in 1386.
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CYTISUS HETEROCHROUS - Lesley Whayman
JUNE/JULY 2017
Cytisus is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites in Europe, western Asia and North Africa.
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VIOLA EUBOEA, Evia - Nerissa Guest
MAY 2017
Members visited this botanical paradise, the Greek island of Evia., where the Ochi mountain and the cape of Cavo d'Oro have been named as "Aegean centres of endemicity".
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IRIS NIGRICANS ALONG THE WAYSIDE, JORDAN - Richard Robinson
APRIL 2017
MPG field trip to Jordan led by Oron Peri, author of Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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ALPINE HOUSE AT KEW - John Fielding
MARCH 2017
The Davies Alpine House uses systems of vents and shades to provide optimum conditions for the plants .
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ALMOND BLOSSOM, JALON VALLEY, ALICANTE - Lesley Whayman
FEBRUARY 2017
The Jalon valley is famed for its wine and almonds.  MPG will host an international event in Alicante province in April 2018.
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QUINTA DO PALHEIRO, FUNCHAL, MADEIRA - Guy Cheeseman
​JANUARY 2017
Also known as the Blandy Gardens, these include many plants brought from South Africa in the 1900s.
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EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA - John Fielding
​DECEMBER 2016
Indigenous to Mexico, this Euphorbia , commonly known as poinsettia, grows to 3-4m in Mediterranean climates.
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ASCLEPIAS CURAVASSICA - Heather Martin
​OCTOBER 2016
Milkweed self seeds readily and is the essential food plant for the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).
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A waterwise Mallorcan garden - Heather Martin
JUNE 2016
This is the Mallorcan garden of an MPG member, using plants which need little or no watering.
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ORCHIS ITALICA in Gious Kambos, Crete - Heather Martin
APRIL 2016
Our field trip to Crete, led by John Fielding, yielded delights including this field of naked man orchid (see Past Events).
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Private garden in Taroudant, Morocco - Heather Martin
APRIL 2016
This private garden and the garden of Dar Al Hossoun, were two of the beauties on MPG's 2016 Morocco itinerary.
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Wild flowers, Morocco
FEBRUARY 2016
There are some wonderful wild plants to find in Morocco after rain, and in the Atlas mountains.
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Sunset over Stoupa Bay - Heather Martin
JANUARY 2016
Stoupa in the outer Mani, Greece, part of the November 2017 bulb-hunting trip with John Fielding.
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Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew - John Fielding
NOVEMBER 2015
The conservatory, designed by Gordon Wilson and opened by Princess Diana in 1987, houses ten climatic areas.
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Namaqualand, orange daisies - Susie Warwick
SEPTEMBER 2015
Our trip to South Africa in August 2015 caught the breathtaking sight of acres of wild flowers..
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Lemon Nursery, Lucca - Heather Martin
 JUNE 2015
During a trip to Lucca, Italy, we visited a nursery where many types of lemon have been grown for over 30 years.
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Tulipa turkestanica - Susie Warwick
APRIL 2015
Scented flower, native to Asia, Uzbekistan, Xanjiang but hardy, repeat flowering and naturalising in full sun and well-drained soil.
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Outside the Barbican Conservatory
MARCH 2015 - 2
Members met at the Barbican for a walking tour of London gardens not normally open to the public.
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Euphorbia dendroides - Susie Warwick
MARCH 2015 - 1
Also known as tree spurge, is a small tree of the that grows in semi-arid and Mediterranean climates. It has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Kite flying in Greece - Heather Martin
FEBRUARY 2015
Kathara Deftera (clean Monday) in Greece is the first Monday in Lent celebrated by flying kites and generally enjoying being outside.
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Colchicum cupani - John Fielding
JANUARY 2015
Colchicum cupani is a widespread species known as Mediterranean meadow saffron it grows around much of the central Mediterranean basin. 
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Chateau Prieure Borde Rouge - Rosemary George
NOVEMBER 2014
Located 2kms south of Lagrasse, this vineyard is one of the most picturesque in the area has been producing wine since the Benedictine monks took up residence in the 9 century
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Lavenders at Downderry Nursery - Heather Martin
AUGUST 2014
One of our very first members' visits, Downderry produces all the lavenders it sells from the hardy angustifolia to the tender Canary Island varieties.



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