Hi and welcome to my hobbyist site devoted to the plants I love, Cyclamen, Pleiones, other bulbs, dwarf conifers and “alpines”. The site started in 1999, was rebuilt in 2017 and is again in 2020. 

I've been growing plants since my early teens, nearly (gulp) 50 years ago. I've always tend to grow under glass, greenhouses, frames or protected troughs. I've lived all my life in the UK and live currently just outside of Oxford. For those in the US I think that is hardiness zone 7 or 8  it has to be started all over again. I've decided to review the old text and added in a fair amount of new material. I also have some new photos to add along with the old ones so all in all it may take a little while to get everything back up and running. If you are one of the regulars or a new visitor I hope you will come back again soon! Mark

Rebuild Progress

27th January 2020 Old site closed

29th February. Home, Cyclamen, Primula allionii and Pleione pages complete