Tom Attwood is a garden designer, writer and owner of Abi and Tom's Garden Plants at Halecat in the southern Lake District which he runs alongside wife Abi.
"I set up this RU-vid channel to share my knowledge and passion for growing plants and to inspire you to get the most from your own garden.
Every week I am going to release videos showing how we can use different plants in different situations are really get the best out of them.
If that sounds like something that you'd be interested in then hit the subscribe button and join me for new videos every week."
I have some dwarf crape myrtles that I want to keep 4' in length in large pots. Do I need to root prune if the tree roots don't wind up touching the pot?
A few additional tidbits about this plant is that it's what the reeds in woodwind instruments are made from, as well as for cane furniture. The canes are far more flexible than bamboo because of their high silica content. Also, the plant is sterile and has reportedly never been known to grow from seed!
I grow this in my tropical jungle style garden in the midlands it just glows when the sun shines. I cut back hard every year and keep it as a dens shrub about 5-6 f. Highly recommend.
You have shared a very good video, we got information about it but what kind of plant is it and why does it not have leaves, please tell us. Stay connected new subscriber 😊
Sadly I can never pick up the scent of a witch hazel, but find the scent of a Chimonanthus Praecox wonderful. Strange. Unfortunately, unlike the Hammamellis, the latter doesn't appear to have been cultivated into smaller more compact varieties that I could fit into my garden.
Nursery is looking excellent, we are looking forward to coming down from sunny Shap to stock up on a few things in the Spring once you're open. And of course to see what changes have occured since we were there in the late summer. Enjoying the videos keep them going 👍🙂
As a rule if they’re deciduous best to wait until early spring as the old growth protects the new shoots, there are some that wouldn’t come to much harm doing it sooner but if in doubt wait until late March early April, evergreen grasses need little if any cutting, it’s more a case of removing the old leaves from time to time.
I wouldn’t say invasive, definitely more surface rooting than some plants, it needs a reasonable space to grow so just depends on the dimensions of your raised bed
Thanks for the feedback 😊olives in the whole can grow happily for many years in a pot bound state if they have adequate feed in the spring and autumn, you can certainly do this to a bay tree 👍
Hello newbie here. Today I planted a fairly large Acacia tree (that was in a 15 gallon pot). I had a feeling the roots looked weird, but planted it anyway. I went on RU-vid and sure enough it appears my tree is root bound. Ugh. Should I dig up my tree and unbound the roots asap? Or wait?
Sorry for the v late reply, depends on the extent of the roots condition, in most cases the roots will sort themselves out especially with a fast growing tree like an Acacia but if things don’t appear to be growing well it’s not too late to dig it up and tackle the roots
Just discovered your channel, great video! I would add Astrantias to the list. Grow just about anywhere, flower for ages and seed heads look good through winter 👌
