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Old 30-06-2004, 09:04 AM
Nick Maclaren
 
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In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| Well, it's at least 7 years since I was there. Could these have been Kiwi
| fruits? I know I'm grabbing at memory here but it was something rather
| exotic. The fact that the garden was so neglected for so long (though
| nothing like the publicity suggests!) might have protected such plants with
| overgrowth as shelter, perhaps?

It could certainly have been kiwi fruits, yes, and could well have
been something more exotic. Actinidia chinensis is effectively
hardy in much of the UK. I don't know how many places can grow
(say) Passiflora edulis outside, for example.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.