Great inspiration kris. I wouldn't have been as interested in gardening in general if I hadn't seen your channel. Never thought you could grow such plants in our climate. Keep up the good work!
My grandfather used to grow lady finger bananas on his old farm when he was running it,he just got too old to run it & he died last August at nearly 98 years of age. He was growing the purple stemmed elephant ear or as is also known as the Taro plant,him,my dad & his family used to eat the tubers after they were cooked. They'll grow in an oceanic climate such as Yorkshire in the U.K. or Melbourne in Victoria in Australia,my grandfather grew them in a humid subtropical climate which was near the Queensland border in New South Wales. The land that they were grown on was ideal because it was on a hilly property & the area had plenty of water,so they were well watered & had good drainage. The banana plantation has been there since about 1950 but they aren't there anymore, my grandmother is in a nursing home now,the bananas have gone a bit "seedy" now as they haven't been watered or fertilised for years,the water came from the creek. I live closer to Sydney & my area is classed as humid subtropical but the climate up near the border seems different, I know we have less rainfall than they do up there. Some of the tropical plants may need protecting from frost although we seem to be having warmer & shorter winters these days,we sometimes get frosts by being inland by 40 kilometres. I noticed what you said about protecting the tree ferns in the winter, in my area it's the other way around as the hot summer sun has killed the tree ferns my dad brought down from his dads place & planted, they are a rainforest plant which needs shade. As far as growing that Taro goes,I can order the seeds from overseas but I would never order the plants or tubers from even another state let alone another country due to strict quarantine laws. Someone tried to import some plants in from Thailand in Australia & customs found that coffee borer beetles were living in the plants,they would be devastating to local coffee bean growers in Australia.
Hi there , I love exotic plants , that tropical look reminds me of some of the travels I’ve experienced over the years , lovely to watch your video & remind me of the wonderful plants that are possible that grow in the UK , we have a little RU-vid channel called Silverthorn landscaping & I have grown Calabash in the last couple of years , it’s also called Bottle gourd & it’s from Bangladesh. Good luck with your beautiful garden & all the best for 2020 😊
Just found your video by chance. Exactly how I want my garden. I'm just starting off with the tropical theme. It's a pity u didn't say what position each plant likes. All yours look so health. Beautiful garden 👍
Some good tips there - I’m expanding my boundaries and gravitating toward tropical - think I’m going to start with a corner of the garden and see how it goes 😊
You’re jungle paradise garden is just beautiful and amazing, very very well done. I particularly love hardy palm trees, the Jubaea Chilensis Chilian Wine Palm is fantastic. Could you please recommend a particular Palm specials who could offer fist class Wine Palms, in a large size, at a reasonable price. As I would like one of these beautiful palms planted in my garden.
So informative lovely garden I realy want some thing like this .can you buy higher plants that can be planted for instant transformation .can you tell me where is a place recommended or site recommended where you buy your plants from .as few years ago I ordered what looked like big yukka plant and when I received them they were tiny thanks
AA Home Gardening now that’s interesting I didn’t know that ...my mum used to cook dasheen an coco all the time when we were children ,you learn something new every day thanks for the info 🙂
I can't find this variety of Eucomis Pinapple Lily Kris, can you advise how or where to make sure I am getting the same please ? Inspirational, love your page, thank you.
Hi Krist Lovely garden looks like you put a load of work into it. Where abouts in Yorkshire you from I live in leeds , I'm thinking of adding a few tropical plants to garden but obviously not as many as you have. Which would be the easiest ones to start with. Cheers Tim
YorkshireKRIS just want the affect with not too many plants it just a small area in garden that I want to look a bit tropical, is it possible to take cuttings from bamboo and if so how do you do it. Cheers Tim
wood 4 nothing Fargesia bamboos are easy to grow and don't spread all over the garden like some others. Small plants for around £10 are available and grow quickly.
I think I already know the answer because it is not included in your video...but they are everywhere in Cornwall. Anywho, in your opinion, what is more hardy- Jubaea Chilensis or Cordyline Australis?
Can I get a little advice from anyone who knows what I could grow on a balcony in London that will so well over winter they have full over head cover and not much rain hits the whole balcony some sun but quiet shady some of the day probably more come winter I prefer non flowering 👍🌵🌿❤️
Caroline Mumzie if central London then you could try many things as it'll never get that cold. Maybe something spiky? Aloes, cacti and agave. Evergreen, rarely flowers but interesting foliage.
