Anyway, just thought I'd post about one of our local tropical nurserys - Akamba. We first visited late March last year and as it's not that far away we visited at least three more time throughout the season, plus the fact that it's such a good nursery makes it even more addictive! The nursery (names after a village in Africa I believe) is African themed, and they sell all sorts of tropical plants. Even though most of last year it was raining every weekend, our trips out were sitll very enjoyable, but on the odd weekend we went and it was sunny, it was absolutely brilliant, and felt just like you were in Africa! They also have a themed coffee shop, and (word has it that) they have been/are planning to expand with possibly a restaurant and other things. Every time I went there I always came home with some goodies, as there is always such a good range to choose from! Some things I've bought from there include Geranium Maderense, Cyathea Cooperii and Sparmannia Africana.
The nursery has a very nice entrance, even on rainy days;
They sell a lot of really nice weird and wonderful plants;
They also sell some sculptures - including Elephants, Giraffes, and as shown in the photo below, Crocodiles (I think this one has now been bought!). They are very authentic sculptures and would be great if you are going for an African themed garden;
They also have a couple of polytunnels packed with some of the more tender, but equally stunning plants;
One of their latest developments has also been a small garden, which although still in progress was looking pretty good in Summer, with some nice palms and tree ferns included;
We'll probably be visiting for the first time this year soon, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing what's new, and what they've got in store for the coming season!
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