I love it & I love how the plants that I grow in my UK English country garden style take on such a different personality when you see them in your setting,plants like Calendula, Nicotiana Sylvestris & Crocosmia!
I live in Texas zone 9, What tropical plant do you suggest for a not so big statement plant to put near the house? I love your garden. I would love to make a tropical garden in my backyard near my house.
So beautiful! Please go slower when you film. I want to admire each scene longer! Also, I love the water sounds and birds. Nice you didn’t ruin it with music
How do you get everything to come back every year With all the snow and stuff and where are you located at? Beautiful different species of plant that you have... Amazing
manuela1274ful Thank you! 🙏 In mild winters (like the last one) I only dig up the really tender plants and everything else stays outside. The garden is very free draining so I can leave most of my plants in the ground. It’s the combination of cold weather and wet soil that kills most plants. In really cold winters I would use deep mulches and fleece/blankets to protect plants during the coldest spells of weather but fleece and blankets are taken back off as soon as possible. I don’t really worry until temperatures drop below -8c. My garden is in Oxfordshire, UK.
joanna james Thank you for your lovely comment! ☺️The garden has come a long way since this video was taken. I do open the garden to the public for a day in August each year to raise money for charity. This year it is the 17th of August. I don’t know where you are located so not sure if you’d need to fly here! We are located in Abingdon on Thames. 👍
Do I spy a Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’? I am thinking of planting one or a Paulownia tomentosa. Also, what is the tree planted very close to your house, in the courtyard area. Looks like a Mimosa? Many thanks for sharing your amazing garden.
Hey Steve....wonderfull garden🤗 One question....can you please give me the name of the plant that is shown at 3.42? It has orange (young) leaves. Can you please help me out!! I am really inspired by your garden.....keep up the good work👍🏾
68TheCrazylady Thank you for your comments! I certainly will try and keep the garden up to scratch for future videos. I was hoping to plant loads out this weekend but it’s looking a little cold again for a few nights!😆 I plant I think you are referring to is Schefflera macrophylla. It’s usually expensive and sometimes difficult to find. A fantastic plant if you can get it to grow to a decent size though! 🌱😍
Marvel Clips Thank you. You are very kind! As you have seen, the garden has come a long way since this video was done. Most of the plants have seen low temperatures during winter and even had snow covering them at various times but they have come through these harsh conditions and are mostly still growing well.
val fraze Thank you Val. I am proud (and amazed) of just how the garden has evolved. I enjoy creating different atmospheres within the garden and ‘playing’ with ideas. I’m very humbled by people’s kind comments about it.
watched this video many times just love it ti bits, a lot of thought and work has gone into it . Could you possibly tell me the name of the plant at 4.11 it has a pink star shape flower it looks like some kind of dahlia
Thank you Philip. I has taken a lot of thought so thank you for noticing the work that has gone into it mentally as well as physically. The garden has progressed since this video was taken. The flower you mention is Dahlia ‘Honka Surprise’ It’s a favourite with visitors to the garden.👍
Thanks Richard 🙏 No all the Dahlias are left in the ground over winter. I have killed more by lifting them and not getting their care right when storing. Please note that we have free draining soil and slightly raised flower beds here so I can do that. My sisters garden 1/4 of a mile away is on heavy clay and Dahlias do not survive outside over winter there. Yes the tree is a Catalpa but it’s not been happy the last couple of years (branches dying) so may need to be taken out this year.
The soil is free draining loam but pure sand about 3ft or so down. I have added farmyard manure or composted stable manure each year to help retain moisture. The tree is Catalpa bignonioides aurea
No they all stay in the ground unprotected unless we have freezing temperatures for a long period. We do have very free draining soil here so I can get away with doing that. If we had clay soil I’d have to lift them or plant them into a mound to lift them up from the damp.