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JANUARY 2021
Salvia tuerckheimii had been flowering in Greece since October. Lefteris also sells seeds ... |
SEPTEMBER 2020
Sussex Prairie gardens was our final visit of the year. Opens again June 2021. |
JULY 2020
Teucrium x lucydris a neat, shrubby herb with glossy, dark green leaves. Pink flowers loved by bees and butterflies |
MAY 2020
Anemone pavonina found in rocky and grassy habitats in central and eastern Mediterranean. |
APRIL 2020
Ursinia calenduliflora |
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 |
JANUARY 2020
Narcissus papyraceus Native in the Mediterranean from Greece to Spain, Algeria and Morocco |
DECEMBER 2019
Metrosideros excelsa - this photograph was from New Zealand, where the plant is well-known. |
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
Helichrysum hypoleucum from our visit to Mona Abboud's Highgate garden. More photos ... |
JULY/AUGUST 2019
Eastington Farm, one of the gardens visited on our summer tour this year |
MARCH 2019
Helichrysum stoechas - a close-up of the amazing little flowers of a plant which makes a stunning show in March, across Europe. |
JANUARY 2019
Citrus x sinensis - these delicious-looking oranges were cheering winter days on trees in the Klein-Schreuder sculpture garden Altea, Spain. |
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
Well-known climber Podranea riscoliana is a genus of one or two species of flowering African vines in the family Bignoniaceae. |
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
Member Mona Abboud invited members to visit her amazing Mediterranean garden in Highgate, north London. |
JULY/AUGUST 2018
Commonly known as the 'Orchid Rock Rose' this Cistus x purpureus will grow in any well-drained soil in a sheltered position. |
MAY/JUNE 2018
Lovely scrambling Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' rose, native to central and western China, is almost thornless, growing to 20' |
APRIL 2018
Endemic to western Australia, the coral gum tree grows to 30-40' and has spectacular flower clusters. |
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. |
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 This cyclamen is not as straightforward to keep in UK as others but with winter protection it is possible. |
JULY/OCTOBER 2017
Teulada is a traditional Spanish town on the Costa Blanca, founded in 1386. |
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. |
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". |
APRIL 2017
MPG field trip to Jordan led by Oron Peri, author of Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean. |
MARCH 2017
The Davies Alpine House uses systems of vents and shades to provide optimum conditions for the plants . |
FEBRUARY 2017
The Jalon valley is famed for its wine and almonds. MPG will host an international event in Alicante province in April 2018. |
JANUARY 2017
Also known as the Blandy Gardens, these include many plants brought from South Africa in the 1900s. |
DECEMBER 2016
Indigenous to Mexico, this Euphorbia , commonly known as poinsettia, grows to 3-4m in Mediterranean climates. |
OCTOBER 2016
Milkweed self seeds readily and is the essential food plant for the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). |
JUNE 2016
This is the Mallorcan garden of an MPG member, using plants which need little or no watering. |
APRIL 2016
Our field trip to Crete, led by John Fielding, yielded delights including this field of naked man orchid (see Past Events). |
APRIL 2016
This private garden and the garden of Dar Al Hossoun, were two of the beauties on MPG's 2016 Morocco itinerary. |
FEBRUARY 2016
There are some wonderful wild plants to find in Morocco after rain, and in the Atlas mountains. |
JANUARY 2016
Stoupa in the outer Mani, Greece, part of the November 2017 bulb-hunting trip with John Fielding. |
NOVEMBER 2015
The conservatory, designed by Gordon Wilson and opened by Princess Diana in 1987, houses ten climatic areas. |
SEPTEMBER 2015
Our trip to South Africa in August 2015 caught the breathtaking sight of acres of wild flowers.. |
JUNE 2015
During a trip to Lucca, Italy, we visited a nursery where many types of lemon have been grown for over 30 years. |
APRIL 2015
Scented flower, native to Asia, Uzbekistan, Xanjiang but hardy, repeat flowering and naturalising in full sun and well-drained soil. |
MARCH 2015 - 2
Members met at the Barbican for a walking tour of London gardens not normally open to the public. |
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. |
FEBRUARY 2015
Kathara Deftera (clean Monday) in Greece is the first Monday in Lent celebrated by flying kites and generally enjoying being outside. |
JANUARY 2015
Colchicum cupani is a widespread species known as Mediterranean meadow saffron it grows around much of the central Mediterranean basin. |
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 |
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. |