It's funny, I'm probably at the the same point you were years ago. I'm not the biggest fun of arid beds and I really don't spiky plants. But I know how things develop and tastes change. I have a reasonable size lawn, but I did say to the missus originally, "you do know the lawn will get smaller and smaller and the plants will take over?". She kind of accepts this and even said I should double the Gunnera and tree fern area, which was definitely needed. I do intend to keep a good part of the lawn for the moment, it allows me see all the plants from the kitchen windows in the borders. But gardens should always be evolving over time.
Hi. Yeah to be honest years ago I thought agaves were horrible plants and I couldn’t understand why people would want to grow them. Now over the years seeing how other gardeners have used them I now find them very sculptural and feel they can add Character to a garden if used well.
Garden looks amazing! Thanks for the tour. I have a "Charlie Boy" cordyline also, lovely plant, but have seen first hand what a fairly mild winter will do to them! A stump with new shoots!
Hi and thank goodness you. Regarding the Cordyline Charlie boy. I did say in the video that they can be cut back to the ground and reshoot from the base about -4 to -5. Saying that I know of ones that have taken these temps with hardly any damage at all. Hardyness is dependent on so many variables that sometimes it’s best to just be safe and grow them in pots and bring into a greenhouse for winter. Cheers b
I always love your videos, so many fabulous plants and groupings. Your very much a plantaholic like myself. I'm sitting here in my conservatory at 7am looking out at my garden thinking it's starting to look worth a short video. Mine always tend to be unscripted and I always forget plant names...But that's my age lol. I have a brassiopsis fabsoidies in a large pot bought a few months ago, what size was yours when you planted it? I'm not planning on planting mine till next spring. I've had my kalopanex planted since the autumn and is looking considering it took a couple of nights of -9 last winter. Its put on 18inch of growth this year so far.😊
Thank you. The Brassaiopsis Fatsioides has been planted about 3 weeks so not long. I debated keeping it in a pot but then thought I wanted it to reach its full potential so I will protect it if the winters are bad.
You might like Begonia 'Garden Angel Blush' as it would complement your colour scheme and is hardy. I am enjoying your videos - very informative about the plants and the design.
Thank you. I’ve just had a look at Angel Blush. I think I may have one very similar that I didn’t know the name of. It’s a nice looking Begonia especially as it’s hardy. Cheers.
Ahhh now I’ve got plant envy. Love that variegated persicaria and the Stuttgart canna. Garden is looking great and your plants seem way ahead than most of us, my plants are all 2 months behind where they would normally be this year. Cold wet spring and really cold June until this week. Such a cold wet windy Slowwww start to summer in England but praying to the sun gods for some decent periods of warmth 😎🌸🙏
Thank you. The Persicaria Virginiana Variegata is the best it’s ever looked. It’s nice to finally get some weather that feels like summers finally here.
Great impromptu video. I came back from the open garden with some agaves , I love them , but not sure where I'm going to plant them because of the grandchildren. When you see how spectacular they can look, you want to try and achieve something similar. I think I will be keeping mine small in pots on a bench. I bought an angels wings last year that I loved, planted it and it just kept bothering me, I felt it just didn't go, you'll have to see if thr hydrangea grows on you
I hate Hydrangeas but that one looks great. I see it over here in North America being sold as Tuxedo. I think it may be a little jarring to the eye because it so different from the other plants around it. If you added in 2 more down that path on either side I think it would blend in a bit better and maybe you’d think better of it. I do really like your circular lawn. If it were my place and I was compelled to add more plants I’d probably do a circular island dead center to keep with your overall design aesthetic.
Thanks for the feedback. The lawn suits my lifestyle at present but I also can’t say for sure that I wouldn’t create a circular island bed in the middle in the future. The joys of gardening. Cheers.
That Persicaria at 7 min mark is awesome. Can you comment back to me the spelling of the species it is I was struggling to figure out the spelling. Would like to try and find some. As always things looking good in your garden
Some great plants there. I've had a Schizophragma Hydrangeoides in the ground for 3 years in a north facing fairly damp corner and it's been the biggest slug and snail magnet I've ever seen. Has barely grown at all as it's stripped bare every year. Think I need to move it. Hope yours grows better.
Hi. That’s interesting to know. I have problems with slugs and snails but as of yet they haven’t touched this plant. It’s such a nice plant I will be a shame if it gets eaten. I will see how it goes. Cheers.
Super cool stuff. I’m glad I’m not only guy who struggles with pronouncing names! You have brought a subject I’m also looking into and that’s adding climbers and vines. Like to add them but unsure of getting plants that can’t handle frost . If it only dies back k could live with that. Going to study your selection a little and see if I can try and find some that would survive 8b in panhandle of Northwest florida
Hey I've just acquired Colocasia redemption and Colocasia pharaoh's mask, I was wondering if you think they would do well in containers outdoors in the Azores where average winter temperatures range from 12-18°c. I have xanthosoma zinger lime in the same conditions and it has survived winters while keeping foliage, I also keep some philodendron spp, monsters spp, anthurium clarinervium and rhaphidophora decursiva in the same conditions throughout our winter. It rains all year long and humidities are kept high in both summer and winter. Can you give me some insight based on your experience?
Hi. I would say in your location these Colocasia should do really well. Generally they don’t go dormant if temps stay above 12 degrees Celsius. If you can grow Lime Zinger then these should be much easier than them in your climate. What a beautiful part of the world to live. Enjoy.
Wow doesn't cover it! 😮 I've got some agave but the centre stunner really is a show stopper. In a beautiful garden. So much to see! So much inspiration
Brilliant tour and garden. I have a big dog who makes dens etc. So have a lot to consider. But it's lovely to see layering of borders and palms. Helps to have inspiration.
@tikitropicals65 yeah I've got some big enough for (Belgian shepherd) to hide under next to a wall he can dig and make a den. Fatsia japonica, phormium etc 😂. I have big 130L containers with gunnera, bamboo, and a butia capitata. I am in the process of putting some smaller palms into the ground and some fargesia. Slowly filling out around them will be nice as time goes by.😊
Hi Tiki Tropical. I have a small patio shady area near the house. I would need to grow most of the plants in pots. What planting medium would you recommend for plants like fatsia and impatients
I would use a multipurpose compost with perlite or grit added. They want to be moist but free draining. Peat free compost can dry out quick in pots so not ideal for plants like Impatients that like to stay moist.
I'm on the look out for some climbers, probably for next year. I have a pergola that I want to paint black once this weather clears .Then I'll decide on climbers for next year after I have made a few planters around the uprights.
@@tikitropicals65 mine is about 3yrs old it’s up against a 6ft wall and spread its growth now about about 14ft wide. It’s reached a small seating area, and started climbing over that with the honeysuckle 😁 the lower part of the plant is full shade but the top growth is in sun good 8 hrs.
@@tikitropicals65 Parthenocissus henryana is not quite as vigorous as the other Virginia creepers but it's still more than capable of climbing through a good sized tree as well as any available surface. I have to cut back new growth on a regular basis - but it's worth it for the foliage.
Discovered Jersey Cottage 6 or 7 years a great place for unusual plants and prices too & handy when I seeing the in-laws in Spalding , it gave me purpose going there lol 😆
Hi. Yeah it’s a great nursery and I tend to end up buying plants I didn’t know I even wanted. Well worth a visit and if it it makes it easier to visit the in-laws even better. Cheers.
I'm exercising patience as I recently have found Colocasia Thailand Gigantea - Elephant's Ears & Colocasia Borneo - will reach around 10"! I assume that they are now too big to ship !!! Next Year..... Also bought two King Kong Canna Lily plants last year and they were close to four feet tall - and they get to around seven feet tall (perhaps this year). I have a Taiwania Schefleura (sp) that has been in the ground for about seven years now. In the corner and is protected by the fences and a very tall & thick wall of bamboo. It is amazing to see it bow down to the snow and then pop up again. Mine had a baby two springs ago and I should have left it in the ground until it got a bit bigger. It is a bit feeble in a pot out there but I will know to leave it be if another one pops up. Zone 7b Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Hi and thank you. Those elephant ears are nice but need good summer heat to get big. In the U.K. Thai Giant doesn’t get big at all compared to some of the plants in the states. Cheers.
These plants are Lovley. I had a look online and those climbing plants are amazing definitely going to look for one of those and the ground cover. Amazing selection of plants you have brought. thank you so much im learning a lot from you. 🙂
@@tikitropicals65 it's going to be amazing. it's good to have a different mix of plants brings a whole new aesthetics to the tropical/jungle look. Happy planting. 🙂
Hi. No. I have 2 planted in the garden. Both in full sun with free draining soil. I protect if temps start to get below -5 ish depending on the duration of cold. Saying that theirs one planted just round the corner from me against a south facing wall and it’s as big as mine and never had protection. Cheers.
I am going to have a look at my border again at the end of the season. I need to make some changes. I am tired of waiting for things to kick into growth. Thank you for the informative video
Thank you. I used to grow loads of tenders but just didn’t like the bare patches in winter and constantly wishing for growth. I’ve now evolved to have a garden that gives me much more all year interest but on the Negative side i do miss growing lots of the tenders. It’s about balance. Cheers.
