Gardening with Richard Chuck up at Grassy Bottom in the UK through the seasons, with ornamental grasses and perennials showing the creation and design of a 1/4 acre garden on the Lincolnshire Wolds in the UK. I hope to show you tips and tricks to help your own garden journey, and hopefully inspire you to do more however experienced you are...currently on BBC Radio Lincolnshires' newest garden show 'The Potting Shed
I have to tolerate some weeds , regular hoeing helps as does planting heavily, which helps to keep them down. I used to be obsessive about removing them, but I now don't let them run my garden life. Mulching your borders helps, but it is not a cheap option.
You have a stunning collection of ornamental grasses and you are very knowledgeable about the varieties. I don’t have many areas in sun, I garden mostly in shade but anywhere I can I’m going to add some of the varieties you have.
I'll try remember to include companion planting, I have done a couple of videos recommending companion plants, but I can't remember which videos, I've done a few!
Yes, I did build it, I used old reclaimed pine, and the finial was found on an old post that was abandoned, I've made a few over the years but this was a challenge as it was fairly complex.
Thank you, very enjoyable and informative. I like the way each plant has room to breathe and be appreciated and not crowded in. I also like you have so many view points and structure. Please could you give more names as you go round. Could you now and again say what aspect and soil type they like too. Again thank you, always enjoy your walk rounds.
Lovely garden. Just curious what zone you live in the UK? Seems you like to collect more dry loving plants. Here in my zone 7, I grow little bit of everything🪴
Glorious captivating gardens, your own personal taste is unique and very pleasing! Just a quick question, what do you consider the best of the earlier flowering miscanthus? BTW, you do give very good commentary! :)
Thank you for your kind words, with regards to the best early miscanthus. For me, it's definitely miscanthus samurai , it has a great leaf colour, which comes in early and is the first to send up its seed heads, it's relatively short making around 3 feet at best.
@@upatgrassybottom9859 'Samurai' is ideal perfect what I'm looking for! I saw the Andropogon in your video, there's a new one called 'Karl's Cousin' ... Hoffman Nursery shows two photos upon their website, I'm eager to obtain this new selection when made available!
Are you the author of "A Garden for all Seasons" by any chance? Your garden is so nicely picked and combined! Everything works together as pieces of a puzzle.
I had to look up the mentioned book, I can say it's not me that wrote it, my garden is a culmination of previous gardens I've made, and my love of gardens and design in general , I just love what I do, I don't garden as a job , it's my hobby but a hobby I wouldn't be without.
I've not seen those two, but I've seen some great Polish grasses on line, I'm not sure if miscanthus fire dragon is Polish, but I have miscanthus megadot which I believe is Polish
Thanks for your beautiful tour, I enjoyed them so much! Always been a fan of the grasses, moved to a wet cooler climate three years ago after living in the desert southwest for 30yrs now I have to learn what grasses do well here. Thanks again your garden is inspiring!
Tfs! Got two Euphorbia Tobias yesterday from B&Q, while reporting today instinctively I put on gloves only to see the white sap turn almost neon blue?! 😅😅😅 phew
It's likely to be slugs or snails. My own plants suffer too, but they usually grow away after a month or so, making them less tasty. They prefer to go for new growth.
@@upatgrassybottom9859 Thanks I will do ! I have a few varieties, but think the mistake that I made with the giganteus is that I split it up early this year and didn't plant until May. I Need to leave it in the groundfor next year to get the height increase i believe.
First time seeing your garden and it is absolutly beautiful! Totally my style, but hard to find, most people on YT have nice Gardens but not my style, lots of annuals and stuff. Yours is stunning!❤
@@upatgrassybottom9859 I'm going to binch watch your videos. May In ask what soil type you have? and PH? In which zone do you garden? Sorry, lots of questions.
@RedCoin91 I'm in the uk , I garden on a chalk base, but it has a good moisture, retentive soil, with clay in one part, I never test pH as most plants we can get hold of are good for us.
This is the 2nd full year with my miscanthus "little zebra" it was suppose to be dwarf. I am happy its not, but it got huge and very floppy this year. Its opening up in the center allowing sun to get through and bindweed is starting to weasel its way through and trying to spiral-up around the stalks, furthur pulling them down. Im afraid of snakes, but i got beneath it anyway 3 times this summer so far and pulled the bindweed and fluffed it back up (without snake encounter thank God). Should i cut the outer stalks (that are flopped to the ground) off? Is it because Little Zebra or certain grasses are notorious for flopping, or the sequence of extensive dry spells then heavy-pounding rain-bombs this summer, or something (feeding, pruning, etc) i should be doing? I never would think its already time to start dividing it. I worry about getting older what kind of trouble i will be in for planting these but i needed quick growing attractive barriers that can take anything nature or man can throw at it. AND INDEEDit was, esp in winter backlit w the streetlight 🤩. But its losing the beauty & barrier advantages. Do you have any tips or tricks? 🌱 Note: I can't do the fire thing bc it closely borders the neighbors house.
Hi, firstly are you sure it's little zebra? This one only reaches around 5foot. The rain will definitely cause problems, but it should be fine once dry, miscanthus zebrinus is notorious for flopping. Have you been feeding it ? This can cause a fast, floppy growth and never burn any grass back . Just cut it back to the ground around February (uk). Are you in the uk?
I can't imagine wanting to get rid of even one Japanese anemone! To me, they are one of the most beautiful flowers/plants ever with multi-season interest. I guess there's no pleasing some people, lol!
@@upatgrassybottom9859 yes please, I saw it on one of your videos about a year ago so bought one from a specialist nursery and it’s looking great in our garden here in Wales. Very pleased with it. Just wondering how yours is doing, but don’t think I’ve seen it mentioned on one of your tours lately. Cheers
