Protecting Tender plants over winter.

Echeveria peacockii is a non-hardy succulent so is brought in under glass for the winter to protect it from potential frost but mostly from heavy rain in Scotland to stop the plant rotting.

Lifted from display beds & packed in closely into fishing containers to be stored in the glasshouse.

Ensete ventricosum‘Maurelii’ dug up from display bed.

Tucked in for winter in its own raised bed placed in a poly tunnel.

Gorgeous lush green & red hued foliage.

Oxalis succulenta dug up, potted & tucked up cosy in the glasshouse for winter.

Close-up of Oxalis succulenta foliage.

Aeonium arboreum ‘Atropurpureum’ & other Aeoniums dug up & brought into the glasshouses for protection over winter.

Aeonium arboreum ‘Atropurpureum’.

Aeonium arborium.

Aeonium sunburst.

Preparing Butia capitata for encasing.

Butia capitata encased protected for winter against rain & frost.

Baby Dicksonia antartica leaves tied up with string & three canes placed around it to hold the bubble wrap. in place.

Bubble wrapped Dicksonia antartica will keep the rain off it & stop it rotting during winter months.

 

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