Hi there, welcome to the channel. It was set up to teach people about horticulture and construction. The channel majors on pruning, and RHS practicals. Mike Baldwin has a Master of Horticulture and has created over 30 show gardens, 100's of community projects and has taught horticulture and construction at Derby College for the last 35 years. Mike's wife Sue teaches children with inclusion needs and has created a series of videos to engage them. We hope you enjoy the diverse content and if you have any questions let us know.
Very good video. Here in the States thatch wasn't used so much but I've always been curious how my British ancestors went about thatching a roof. You've satisfied my curiosity. On a different subject I see you're a Telecaster enthusiast. I enjoy the tang of them myself. I've considered purchasing a B-Bender. Enjoy your playing!
The Lothian Scottish wall looked awful from the top third probably because the hot toddy’s would have kicked in by then and the waller would be well drunk.
I'll be erecting an approx 36 foot fence run in my garden soon. The first 24 feet will be fairly level, the last 12 feet rises up around 12 inches or so, would that string level you put up at at the beginning of your video to assist with the equal drops be useful in my scenario do you think?
The string line is useful to check the alignment of the posts initially, but when you get to the drop,, rest the line from the last level post to the one at the bottom to get the step downs the same. Hope that helps, cheers Mike
Many thanks for providing instructions for this rather ‘niche’ topic! We adapted it to go around a tree, using a plastic hula-hoop… Fortunately I was able to buy a tubular plastic hoop of sufficient diameter to go around the trunk. It came with a join where the two ends of the tube are held together by an inserted plastic connector, the join being covered by a piece of tape. The hoop was not an entirely symmetric circle but I marked four ‘cardinal points’ at approximate quarters of the circumference (“that’ll do!”). After removing (or cutting through) the tape over the join, the hoop was pulled open to encircle the trunk before reconnecting the two ends over the plastic connector-insert. The hoop was then fixed temporarily in situ by pegs to stop it from shifting about. The central tree meant that we lined up the two axes mainly by eye and by cross-checking measurements. Then we ran a length of string from the *major* axis ‘cardinal points’ marked on the hula-hoop to the respective terminals of that axis (i.e on ‘good-enough’ opposite sides of the tree), to serve as a ‘line’. When calculating where the halved measurement from the *minor* axis terminal should cross this line, I factored in the diameter of the hoop; then we ran a second piece of string (string-B) from these new ‘line-crossing points’ around one minor axis terminal, before removing it from the latter in order to spray the curve using the slack string. The tree meant a couple of further adaptations: 1) only half of the ellipse could be drawn at a time before unhooking string-B from one ‘line-crossing point’ to reattach it to use on the other side of the tree; 2) the trunk of the tree prevented string-B from being able to fully complete the curve at the major axis terminals, so these relatively small parts of the curve were finished freehand by eye. Despite some necessarily approximate measurements, I am very pleased with the resulting ellipse (which will be a small meadow area in the lawn).
Worked on the South Yorkshire wall. It wasn't really the best we'd ever done but you have to work with what you've got. We usually refer to the sheep creep as a "lunky"
Hi, could you explain the purpose of the string line in greater detail pls. My thought process is that it serves no purpose as your posts are running against the haunching/edgings and the posts will drop/be flush to each fence height as you work your way down, so therefore why is their need for the string? Thanks
Hi the string line gives you the step down for each post, so they are nice and even, plus helps to keep it plumb at the top. Hope that helps, cheers Mike
hi mike i have a flowering hebe its getting a bit leggy but its flowering (white flowers) is it safe to prune it now im in scotland (June) can i hard prune it or best to just trim it back a bit there is also another one next to it but its tiny so id like it to catch up so they are both the same size or would you wait
Hi, I would prune it straight after it has flowered at least a couple of inches below the flower stalk and see how it responds. If you can see lots of little shoots low down you could go for a harder prune. Do you know which Hebe that it is, cheers Mike
Congratulations Mike and team great garden. And congratulations Mike on lifetime achievement award I can’t think of a more deserving person you’re an inspiration.
Thats an amazing achievement! With so few of you! I came up to see it yesterday, loved what you came up with! Should be over to help with another garden's breakdown on Monday, maybe see you then! Xx
Great achievement for a well deserved, very hard worked team from Derby College, Broomfield Hall leadered by yet another year by Mike Baldwin. You All have achieved a mature perminant looking display which has been achieved by Your conscientious detailed time consuming effort. Well deserved Life time achievement for Mike Baldwin as He has poured His Heart and Mind into His work for many years and for many others counting His Cause, Pupils and Public way beyond Himself. The Life time achievement is for now, but knowing Mike, there us much more to come.......................................................................................................................................................................
I have few of them in my garden , they have already bloomed, and im looking, is there a way how to take cuttings and root them or not , and when will be the best time to do that , if so . Thanks
@@Mikebaldwin007 I'm still at Swarkstone nursery! Hopefully starting a gardening job at the council when they pull their finger out 😁 Might pop down for the show to see, time/money dependent xx
Hi thank you for this informative video. I just bought a small plant and can't wait to plant it in my garden. By the way, I believe Chaenomeles is pronounced kee-NOH-muh-leez.
Hope your new Chaenomeles is going well; they are a wonderful thing. 🙂 Call me ignorant, but I believe there is no firm rule on pronunciation of botanical names, especially when many are portmanteau's of Latin and Greek with other bits thrown in. Plenty of taxonomic ink has been spilled in this debate. I think a lot of it comes down to regional / local variations of pronunciation. I accept Mike's pronunciation. It also differs from mine on this plant. And it differs to yours. Viva la difference! And thanks for the pruning lesson, Mike.
It's important to understand how the modern technology works. It's easy to operate the current technology but a true engineer/surveyor understands the fundamental principles in case issues arise as they have a good grasp in what the instruments are actually doing.
@@NasirIKLBP no one is going to be on any actual site and have there S7 go down and then whip out a analog theodolite to do turn 90s. Mechanics don’t need to know how to swap a 1963 Chevy carburetor to work on a 2015 Toyota
If you're site layout or a surveyor and can't run bearings and a bench loop with level you have no business being on the jobsite. GPS and robots are great but without a level a surveyor is useless
Very interesting presentation. Having tried a small bit of walling I can appreciate the effort involved in some of the more irregular and, particularly, rounded shapes.
I trimmed my bushes bact to 6 in above the ground in late winter 2023 It's spring 2024 in lower Michigan..my shrubs are just showing some spring buds..just coming out of Dormasy....I have 5 of these ..love them
Normally you just remove 1/3 of the old wood, but you will have rejuvinated the plant. Next year you will not have to go so heavy and retain the previous seasons growth. Hope it goes OK.
Hello there, May I asked a question ? I’ve noticed youth started at the top of a slope, dose it matter if it’s the bottom of the slope, or the top, as I’m about to do the same job: thank you, fabulous job chaps.
Tailler le weigelia en hiver n'importe quoi ce jardinier. Normalement c'est après la floraison comme tout les arbustes à fleurs ou encore en automne si vous voulez faire des boutures.
Hi Raoul, normally you do prune plants that flower on the previous seasons growth straight after they have flowered, to allow time for recovery, but you can do it in the dormant season if necessary, regards, Mike
