Richards UK Tropical Garden Projects & mini golf
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SHOULD you use HORTICULTURAL FLEECE for winter protection for your plants?🤔
should you use horticultural fleece to protect your plants over winter? will fleece works as winter protection? can fleece still protect if it gets wet? how long should you use fleece. i only use it for temperatures below 0 and remove it once the cold has passed. I briefly go over my advice for using fleece as winter protection for tropical and exotic plants in my uk tropical style garden #gardening #uktropicalgarden #backyard #garden #plants #wintercare
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LOTS of WIND and RAIN from storm BERT after a week of freezing temperatures 💨tropical style garden 🌴
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After a week of freezing temperatures, storm bert has now hit the uk and is delivering lots of warmer weather wind and rain. we take a look at my uk tropical garden after the freeze and look how the plants have done through the cold weather. many of the plants have browned off but this is expected for this time of year for the uk #gardening #uktropicalgarden #garden #backyard #stormbert
FROST DAMAGE After a night of - 4 C 🥶 UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDEN
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Today we have a quick look around my uk tropical style garden after freezing temperatures and a night of -4c. many of the jungle style plants and hardy palms have made it through ok, but we have had frost damage on many of the big leaf tropical plants in my garden in Leicestershire UK. it is now late November and this is our first hard frost of the year. #gardening #uktropicalgarden #garden #ba...
First SNOW of the year... 🥶 UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDENING 🌴
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today we have a brief look around the garden in the end of November in my tropical style garden in Leicestershire UK. overnight we have seen temperatures of -2c with around 2 inches of snow falling . we are due to have a prolonged period of cold and wet weather so I have decided to protect a few of my smaller palm trees with some overhead cover to protect against the sleet and snow we are due t...
More protection for my SMALLER PALMS 🌴 and last look at the TROPICAL GARDEN before the BIG CHILL 🥶
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today we have a brief look around the garden in the end of November in my tropical style garden in Leicestershire UK. we are due to have a prolonged period of cold and wet weather so I have decided to protect a few of my smaller palm trees with some overhead cover to protect against the sleet and snow we are due to have over the next few days. many of the cold hardy tropical plants dont require...
I Think my UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDEN is now ready for WINTER? 🤔🥶
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Just a quick video today looking at the winter protection i have added around my uk tropical garden getting ready for winter. we are expecting a long period of cold nights so i have finally put the bananas to bed ans winterized the garden ready for the cold and wet and freezing weather. #gardening #uktropicalgarden #garden #backyard #wintercare
HOW To Prepare BANANA PLANTS For WINTER? 🤔🥶 ( Musa Basjoo & Musa Sikkimensis) Care for Cold Climates
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today i will show you my method for overwintering banana plants. Learn how to put the hardy varieties of banana plants to bed for the winter. this overwintering guide will show you how to protect musa basjoo and musa sikkimensis bananas using the bamboo and straw method. Once there is a hard frost and the leaves have started to deteriorate this is the right time to prepare your banana tree for ...
Buying PLANTS ONLINE ?? 🌴🤔 WATCH This FIRST ! My TOP TIPS for buying plants 🌴
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Today we briefly discuss the topic of buying plants online, these could be very hard to source plants or very common plants and talk about why you may not want to buy all of your plants online. when shopping in person you can check the plants health before purchasing. these days plants have become more expensive and more of an investment. i have bought many tropical plants from the Internet for...
TROPICAL GARDEN STREAM, WATERFALL and NATURAL SWIMMING POOL 🤔🌴A New PLANT has Arrived! part 16.
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we have added more another edging stones and a new plant has arrived for the WATERFALL and STREAM area for the diy natural swimming pool swim teich project im my uk tropical style garden. the near edge needed to be dropped down by around 3 inches to add rock to the edges to give it a more natural pond feeling. we are working on the back edge, waterfall and stream. we have been able to tuck in t...
What should I Plant here ? 🤔 NEW Plans And Projects for 2025 in my UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDEN 🌴
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today we look at a few of the areas i want to do work on in the garden including adding a few new raised planters in my uk tropical garden in Leicestershire UK. id love some of your ideas and suggestions for hardy tropical style plants and jungle style plants for the new flower beds around the new rec pond. starting work on ideas for 2025 #gardening #uktropicalgarden #garden #backyard #gardende...
My TOP 5 Hardy TROPICAL PLANTS For Beginners 🤔 🌴 Uk TROPICAL style Gardening for COOLER Climates
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This video goes into our top 5 best hardy tropical plants for our Uk climate. these are my top choices for beginners looking to start a tropical style garden or exotic style garden in cooler climates such as the uk. im am located in the Midlands of England with a usda hardiness zone of 8a - 8b . Some of these exotics plants are hardier than others, but for the most part are easy care hardy trop...
UK TROPICAL Style GARDEN DIY STREAM, WATERFALL And NATURAL SWIMMING POOL Build part 15. 🤔🌴
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we have added more another edging stones to the diy natural swimming pool project im my uk tropical style garden. we are working on the back edge, waterfall and stream. we have been able to tuck in the liner with large edging stones and rocks, we will be going back with gravel and pebbles to fill in the smaller holes. lots of rock has been added and hiding the liner. we are looking to make it t...
MORE Edging stones! DIY STREAM and WATERFALL. UK TROPICAL GARDEN NATURAL SWIMMING POOL 🤔🌴 Part 14
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Today we adding another load of stones to the diy natural swimming pool project. at present we are working on the back edge, waterfall and stream. we go over choice of stones as well as how to edge a pond. lots of rock has been added and hiding the liner. we are looking to make it tropical feeling with lots of hardy tropical plants for the uk. in our previous episode we looked at how to use exp...
More Rock for the WATERFALL and STREAM 🤔 UK TROPICAL GARDEN diy NATURAL SWIMMING POOL . 🤔🌴 : Part 13
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uk tropical garden waterfall and stream project. part 14. Today we look at adding more rock to the top of the stream and hiding the liner along the back area of the stream and waterfall section . this is in our uk tropical style garden . in our previous episode we looked at how to use expanding foam or aquafoam when building a waterfall and stream on the natural swimming pool project in our uk ...
UK TROPICAL GARDEN Tour MAY 2023🌴 it looked like THIS Just 18 MONTHS AGO🤔😮
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UK TROPICAL GARDEN Tour MAY 2023🌴 it looked like THIS Just 18 MONTHS AGO🤔😮
Starting the WATERFALL and STREAM on my DIY NATURAL SWIMMING POOL . UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 12
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Starting the WATERFALL and STREAM on my DIY NATURAL SWIMMING POOL . UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 12
OCTOBER Tour of my UK TROPICAL STYLE Garden 🌴What looks ok still?🤔The reality of tropical gardens...
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OCTOBER Tour of my UK TROPICAL STYLE Garden 🌴What looks ok still?🤔The reality of tropical gardens...
EVERY PALM TREE I Grow In My Tropical Style UK Garden 🌴🌴 October 2024
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EVERY PALM TREE I Grow In My Tropical Style UK Garden 🌴🌴 October 2024
Its now COMPLETELY FILLED with water! 😎 DIY NATURAL SWIMMING POOL in my UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 Part 11
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Its now COMPLETELY FILLED with water! 😎 DIY NATURAL SWIMMING POOL in my UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 Part 11
Testing the small Waterfall in my DIY NATURAL Swimming Pond. UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 10
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Testing the small Waterfall in my DIY NATURAL Swimming Pond. UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 10
How to DRY STORE ENSETE BANANAS over winter 🤔 Winter care and tips for Ensete Ventricosum Maurelii 🌴
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How to DRY STORE ENSETE BANANAS over winter 🤔 Winter care and tips for Ensete Ventricosum Maurelii 🌴
BUILDING a large SWIMMING POND and plunge pool in my UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 9
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BUILDING a large SWIMMING POND and plunge pool in my UK TROPICAL GARDEN🤔🌴 : Part 9
WE FINALLY GOT THE POND LINER IN! Adding a large SWIMMING POND to my UK TROPICAL GARDEN 🤔🌴
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WE FINALLY GOT THE POND LINER IN! Adding a large SWIMMING POND to my UK TROPICAL GARDEN 🤔🌴
Adding a large SWIMMING POND to my UK Tropical Garden 🤔🌴...building A NATURAL POOL 🤔🤷‍♂️
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Adding a large SWIMMING POND to my UK Tropical Garden 🤔🌴...building A NATURAL POOL 🤔🤷‍♂️
Did we just have THE FIRST FROST of the Season ? 🥶 UK TROPICAL Gardening 🌴
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Did we just have THE FIRST FROST of the Season ? 🥶 UK TROPICAL Gardening 🌴
A Few END OF YEAR SUPRISES in my UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDEN 🤔😮
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A Few END OF YEAR SUPRISES in my UK TROPICAL STYLE GARDEN 🤔😮
6 TIPS For an AMAZING Garden🤔 🌴How to plan and plant LONGTERM for a LUSH Garden 🌴
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6 TIPS For an AMAZING Garden🤔 🌴How to plan and plant LONGTERM for a LUSH Garden 🌴
I NEED YOUR HELP! 🙏🌴PLANNING and IDEAS For Next Year In my UK TROPICAL GARDEN ? 🤔🌴
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I NEED YOUR HELP! 🙏🌴PLANNING and IDEAS For Next Year In my UK TROPICAL GARDEN ? 🤔🌴
17 EASY CARE, COLD HARDY TROPICAL style PLANTS 🤔🌴 UK TROPICAL and Jungle Style GARDENING
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17 EASY CARE, COLD HARDY TROPICAL style PLANTS 🤔🌴 UK TROPICAL and Jungle Style GARDENING
WHY adding FOCAL POINTS and making GARDEN ROOMS could be for you? 🤔🌴 Designing my UK TROPICAL Garden
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WHY adding FOCAL POINTS and making GARDEN ROOMS could be for you? 🤔🌴 Designing my UK TROPICAL Garden

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  • @GrowTropicalMK
    @GrowTropicalMK Годину тому

    I agree I only use as a temporary cover in the minus temps, then take them off when temps rise.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 5 хвилин тому

      @@GrowTropicalMK i feel like it would do more damage than good if it were left on for months, lol ive seen cases where tree ferns grow into the fleece making it impossible to remove 😂👀

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 годин тому

    thanks for watching 😎👊 hopefully this information is helpful and any other information ive missed please put it down below! subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @bloggalot4718
    @bloggalot4718 9 годин тому

    Three inches on one night which disappeared in Shropshire after two days.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 5 годин тому

      thanks for watching and commenting 😎👊ah ok about the same as here! it seemed to linger in the shaded areas. looks like we are due another below 0 night tonight 🥶

    • @bloggalot4718
      @bloggalot4718 4 години тому

      @ minus two forecast in my area tonight. All my tropical are protected and should hopefully be ok until the spring.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 3 хвилини тому

      @@bloggalot4718 planning ahead and watching the forecast makes all the difference! im hoping to boundary push on a couple of things this year, id prefer to have as little as possible to overwinter haha

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects

    thanks for watching 😎👊 how has the cold weather affected your garden ? lots more content coming soon subscribe and follow along 🌴😎

  • @brocktoon8
    @brocktoon8 6 днів тому

    I'll be interested to see if the blue star fern will come back!

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

      @@brocktoon8 me too haha it seems at -2 it took hardly any damage if any, but the -4 might have been too much for it, fingers crossed all the straw piled on it will have gave it some protection 😬🤔

  • @brocktoon8
    @brocktoon8 6 днів тому

    I just made a comment but it didn't post

  • @brocktoon8
    @brocktoon8 6 днів тому

    Have you wrapped your plants in plastic before? I was just watching some videos from a guy who was saying that's actually bad for plants, you might want to look more into that? I'm really looking forward to see how your Blue Star Fern experiment goes!! I also have one and I'd love to know if it would survive outside! I will be watching! : )

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

      @@brocktoon8 thanks for watching and commenting 👊😎 i dont generally wrap them in plastic , i use horticultural fleece and straw for the most part but i do use plastic or something waterproof over the top of the protection to keep water out and as dry as possible but leave at least 1/3 at the bottom as just fleece and straw so it can breathe if that makes sense as air flow is important too. generally i find its the moisture that kills plants rather than the cold if that makes sense🤔🤷‍♂️ im hoping the blue fern does make it through id love to have it all over the garden haha 🤷‍♂️🌴😎

    • @brocktoon8
      @brocktoon8 6 днів тому

      @@richf_tropical_garden_projects If it works for you, then go with it! : )

  • @cactusandherbs
    @cactusandherbs 6 днів тому

    it becomes very difficult to save plants in winter

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

      @@cactusandherbs i think as long as you prepare correctly alot of plants can take more cold than you would think!

  • @cactusandherbs
    @cactusandherbs 6 днів тому

    it is very cold on your side, in Pakistan is not so cold here

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

      @@cactusandherbs yes the winters can be very cold and wet here! wish we hard a warmer climate! i can imagine its much milder there

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 whats the coldest your garden has seen this year so far? comments always appreciated 🌴😎 subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @cactusandherbs
    @cactusandherbs 6 днів тому

    Nice sharing 🌴🌴🌴 1st time watch your channel i love gardening stay connected 🌴🌴🌴🌴

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 6 днів тому

      @@cactusandherbs thanks for watching 😎👊🌴 glad you enjoyed the content, you should take a look at my September garden tour, shows it in full display 😎 loads more content coming soon and lots on the channel for you to check out😎🙏

  • @DavidThompson-i8c
    @DavidThompson-i8c 7 днів тому

    A few 70-degree days forecasted for the next week. Great weather to prepare for Thanksgiving, 11/28. I got my turkey yesterday.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 7 днів тому

      @@DavidThompson-i8c we also have a warm weather spell coming soon and also have my turkey ready as well!

  • @DavidThompson-i8c
    @DavidThompson-i8c 7 днів тому

    Well, if snow happened here, in Atlanta, this time of the year, the locals would go nuts, and the city would be shut down for the day! This would happen any time during the winter. We have no snow plows, except for the airport. Atlanta is still waiting for a frost, killing or otherwise. 35 is the low for a few nights Thursday/Friday, and if it doesn't happen this week, it will be after December 3, according to the long-range forecast. All fine and well by me.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 7 днів тому

      @@DavidThompson-i8c haha yeah thats kind of what its like here with snow, at least around london lol. to be fair we really haven't had this much snow in a few years🤔🥶 it looks like theres a fairly big storm coming across the us soon!

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 8 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 has anyone else had snow yet this year? loads more content coming soon subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 9 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 have you got everything protected as well? suggestions on protection always welcome ! subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @backyardbanana
    @backyardbanana 9 днів тому

    You might need to protect the tip of the pseudostem with some sort of insulation .

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 9 днів тому

      @@backyardbanana thanks for watching and commenting 👊😎 yes good point, ive used a fairly big ball of fleece at the top of each structure, hopefully this should be enough 🤔🤷‍♂️

  • @backyardbanana
    @backyardbanana 9 днів тому

    Amazing to see Queensland arrowroot taro and bananas growing outside in UK big ups mate💪

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 9 днів тому

      @@backyardbanana 👊🌴 i love these plants, such a jungle vibe and seems so out place in the uk, but they seem to thrive in our mild climate! the plan is to get a few large clumps around the garden 😎🌴

  • @Islandgirl4ever2
    @Islandgirl4ever2 11 днів тому

    Hi there.. Just found your channel this evening.. I believe we are in the same climate zone 8b, I'm in central France.. Just got mine wrapped a few weeks ago..

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 11 днів тому

      hey thanks for watching and commenting, welcome to the channel ! 👊😎 ah yes very similar in climate as well, it seems its been quite a mild summer this year 🤔 yes that makes sense its getting to that time of year now, I have now wrapped all but one small clump of my largest musa basjoo as will expirement on leaving one unprotected and see how it fairs 😂🤷‍♂️🌴 loads more content on the channel if your interested, a few recent garden tours as well 😎

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 11 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 loads more content on the channel! have you protected your plants yet? subscribe and follow along

  • @essexhognose1808
    @essexhognose1808 12 днів тому

    Just got my couple of little Musa Basjoo to wrap up for winter now. Fleece bags for large pots on cold nights and will have a go at wrapping a few of the pots in the greenhouse with bubble wrap or the likes to add some reassurance and then it's fingers crossed

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 11 днів тому

      fingers crossed for them im wrapping my small ones as well, just hoping for a good start for them for next year, if you can id get them in the ground in the spring, going to expirement with my large clump this year 👀 wrapping and protecting half of it and leaving the other half as is to see what happens lol

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 12 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎🌴 hopefully this rough guide has been helpful, please add any suggestions or comments below and if you have had success with this method? lots more content coming soon and any ideas for video topics please let me know! subscribe and follow along 🌴

  • @TropicalDanUK
    @TropicalDanUK 12 днів тому

    Certainly wirh tropical style gardening you can rarely just go into a garden centre and pick up these kinds of plants - unless you live near a specialist one. If its a UK seller and they are UK grown then lilely online is pretty good option. If the plants have been force grown in a poly tunnel in Italy then they may not be hardy and often are narrow trunked and stretched etc. Definitely a bit of a minefield. Did i spot a Washingtonia in your garden? If so is that staying out? Pool is looking cool - serious man hours going into that!

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 12 днів тому

      thanks for watching 👊😎 i certainly agree with that, luckily over the past few years it seems to be getting more common to see the more common tropicals in local stores but yes alot of the more exotic stuff is only online so it can be a real mine feild! i think as long as you know what to expect when buying you should be ok 🤔🤷‍♂️ i have had to buy alot online this year and 90% has been spot on so cant complain too much! haha thanks been a real long project, but still ongoing on the channel! some serious dirt came out of that hole 😂😂🤦‍♂️

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 12 днів тому

      yes the washingtonia is staying out with minimal protection got it this year on a really good deal so gonna try it outside as its a pretty protected area its in, but going to be lucky if it gets through without issue , hoping it only defoliates and makes it through, another garden expirement this year along with the blue fern!

    • @TropicalDanUK
      @TropicalDanUK 12 днів тому

      @@richf_tropical_garden_projects I watch with anticipation as I really like washies but I lost two in the winter of Dec 2022 - which granted was a bad one vs previous years. They were supermarket bought small and cheap so probably no hardiness at all. I'm 55 degrees north on the west coast so it doesn't get super cold but was enough to kill a lot of my plants that year.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 12 днів тому

      @@TropicalDanUK ive got my fingers crossed as well, i think ill probably fleece on the coldest nights if we go below -5 or so but thinking of just some straw around the base 🤔 tbh i think 2022 it was the wet that really killed alot 🤔 i lost a few small washies that year but one clump survived up against a fence in a raised bed with straw ...and it barely survived 😂🤦‍♂️

  • @GrowTropicalMK
    @GrowTropicalMK 13 днів тому

    The Tree Fern looks pretty healthy although I am no expert. Good location for it I think

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 12 днів тому

      @@GrowTropicalMK tbh im fairly happy with it, trunk is a good thickness and more like 30 inches, it was a bit dry on arrival, but nothing crazy, but what was concerning was the single large frond... im assuming its been here for most of the summer and only put one frond out as it wouldn't have been shipped from NZ like that so its grown since its been here, and it looks like there signs of 2 knuckles but one looks more black than green. i just wonder why it only put out one frond since coming to the uk 🤔 spoke with the company about it ao should be covered if its a goner lol

  • @essexhognose1808
    @essexhognose1808 13 днів тому

    It is a little hit and miss, but as you mentioned often the only way to obtain a specific plant at times

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 13 днів тому

      @@essexhognose1808 id agree ive had some great stuff and a few ones that have struggled, i think it can depend as well on what your buying from seeds to large plants 🤔

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 13 днів тому

    thanks for watching 😎 loads more content on the channel and coming soon! put your experience with online buying below 👊🌴 subscribe and follow along 👊

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 13 днів тому

    thanks for watching 😎👊 check out the previous parts of this build on the channel, any suggestions and comments always appreciated 🙏 loads more coming soon subscribe and follow along 😎

  • @GrowTropicalMK
    @GrowTropicalMK 14 днів тому

    It really is looking amazing ! Missed this one. You have so many projects!

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 14 днів тому

      thanks! it seems like a late winter this year🤔 but next week looks like its going to be cold 🥶 still lots to do in the garden its a never ending project 😂🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @stephenkeeble6857
    @stephenkeeble6857 14 днів тому

    What variety of Yucca's do you grow, as apparently some species prefer to be kept dry over winter as the combination of cold & wet can cause them to rot! Find the variegated cultivars to be less cold hardy. On west coast of Scotland so certainly rains here! 🌧🌧😂 good advice on the bananas got a pot grown one use the exact same method as you, some bamboo canes & chicken wire fir a cage around it, im 5ft 10" & can literally stand underneath it 😯😎

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 14 днів тому

      @@stephenkeeble6857 thanks for watching 😎👊 i have 3 varities at present, yucca filamentosa and gloriousa as well as yucca jewel, i also have another variety that was free on fb that im not 100% sure of but i think its a varient of filamentosa 🤔🤷‍♂️ yeah i find they do better in well drained soil, but tbf pretty much all of mine other than the jewel are left to there own devices haha! ah yeah i think your a fair bit wetter and cooler up there. haha ah great, ive found it to be a pretty fool proof method with bananas! might expirement with a small ensete just for kicks 😂🤷‍♂️

    • @stephenkeeble6857
      @stephenkeeble6857 14 днів тому

      @richf_tropical_garden_projects good stuff mate glad they're all doing well in ur location 👍 go for it with the bananas! 💪💪

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 14 днів тому

      @@stephenkeeble6857 lots more content coming soon! thinking maybe to do a video of how to overwinter musa basjoo? 🤔 ive heard of a few people who have got away with protecting ensete like musa basjoo, i think a mild winter it would be ok but why not give it a go😂🤷‍♂️ although the forecast for next week is looking a bit grim 🥶

  • @jurassicgardendiary1023
    @jurassicgardendiary1023 14 днів тому

    I just put a hedychium greenii (purple ginger) in amongst rocks and looks great against them for near small dicksonia. By pool of course I'm going to recommend ferns, if shady the polystichum setiferum, they are easy and big, if gets some sun then dryopteris will work.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 14 днів тому

      ah thats a great idea have been interested in adding gingers to the garden that would look great there! and of course i agree on the fern side i think they really help to soften the edges! possibly thinking of some mind your own business around the back edges🤔

  • @GrowTropicalMK
    @GrowTropicalMK 16 днів тому

    6:36 Monkey puzzle tree :-) right in the middle I will do you a fantastic price!

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 16 днів тому

      haha thats very tempting not gonna lie ! 🤔🤷‍♂️ only thing is eventual size haha🌴

    • @GrowTropicalMK
      @GrowTropicalMK 16 днів тому

      @@richf_tropical_garden_projects haha yes it would look lovely for the time being!

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 17 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 love to hear your ideas for these new areas and plans! subscribe and join our amazing community 👊🌴 loads more content coming soon stay tuned!

  • @DavidThompson-i8c
    @DavidThompson-i8c 18 днів тому

    Give it a few years when the plants fill in, and it will look natural like a stream in a forest. What about a cable stay bridge over that stream?

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 18 днів тому

      this is what im hoping 🙏👊, i think if i can establish some native moss around the edges it should help to soften the edges over time. yeah thats quite a good idea, although its only around 6ft do you think the effect would work on a shorter distance ? 🤔

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 17 днів тому

      You can try 3 plants but don't arrange them in a linear fashion, stagger then in a pattern like, X X X

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 17 днів тому

      The pattern can be flipped or reversed. The idea is that the eye is drawn to the two close together and then gets a surprise when it sees a third one over there.

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 17 днів тому

      Try grouping the two around a plam near the edge and then the other a couple of feet further away. The moss can be arranged thus way, and any focal plants could be set this way with the lower plants filling in in a similar manner. In Atlanta, that would be called the Post Properties style of landscaping.

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 17 днів тому

      @richf_tropical_garden_projects my reply is yes, it could work. The only way you are going to know is to try it out. Now, maybe hardy bromiliads are out of the question, but try something that is similar. I also say this. This is your garden, and no matter what someone else says, you should enjoy what you see is pleasing to you. I dont know your experience level, but you are making something that combines your passions for several things, golf, tropicals and palms, water features, and swimming. I also believe you have mentioned you have a child with special needs. So I'm throwing you a suggestion from way over the pond and could be totally contrary to your vision.

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 18 днів тому

    thanks for watching 🌴 I Would always research before buying any plants, some will require some form of winter protection depending on the winter we have. if you would like any more information on any of these plants please let me know! 😎 subscribe and follow along lots more content coming soon !

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 18 днів тому

      What about Bromeliads? Like the genus Dyckia, like the well-known Matchstick and another called Queen's Tears of the genus Aqua. Normally those with thicker leaves are found to be more cold hardy. Other bromeliads possessing cold hardiness include Red Devil, Nickel Silver, Pale Rider and Dyckia Red. For the edges of your pond.

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 18 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 lots more content coming around this project! any ideas or suggestions welcome please comment below! subscribe and follow along with the project 🎉😎

  • @DavidThompson-i8c
    @DavidThompson-i8c 24 дні тому

    Back in the 70s, a fad on this side of the pond was pet rocks 🪨. Someone had the idea to put a small rock in a box with care instructions and sell it for about $6.00 USD. I never bought one, but I found a small rock on the top of a gas pump in Hadley, Massachusetts. I kept the rock and told people it was MY pet rock. It was a stray.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 23 дні тому

      this is true i remember this fad as well! tbh i think ponds were also a fad then as well 😂🤷‍♂️ atleast the rock was rehomed to a good family

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 23 дні тому

      @richf_tropical_garden_project I don't know why but looking at your rocks made me think of that. They were $3.85 back they by the way, not $6.00. That equates to about $24.00 today. Inflation! I had a friend in Boynton Beach, FL. who turned his back yard into something similar to yours. The difference was that he didn't use his pond for swimming. He had a separate jacuzzi. I remember watching the progression of his project which was similar to yours. Wish I had pictures, but I don't.

    • @DavidThompson-i8c
      @DavidThompson-i8c 23 дні тому

      Do you know what types of rocks you've been collecting?

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 23 дні тому

      @@DavidThompson-i8c i think its mostly granite and sandstone from the looks of it 🤔🤷‍♂️

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 23 дні тому

      @@DavidThompson-i8c haha inflation is crazy, when i think back to the relative cost of fuel and food from when i was a kid🤔🤦‍♂️ im sure i had a pet rock at some point too 😂😂 that and a chea pet... 😂😂😂 now i have a whole garden of pet rocks haha! oh thats cool i would definitely be interested to see similar projects! 😎

  • @essexhognose1808
    @essexhognose1808 24 дні тому

    Coming along nicely, my back aches watching those rocks and the amount of effort to get them all in the correct positions

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 23 дні тому

      your telling me! 😂🤷‍♂️ they are mostly fairly manageable, but some of the big ones can be a real pain! i found a good supply of rock so may hold off on the next update until i get it mostly completed at the back 🤔 not sure if these frequent updates are a good idea or not lol 🤔🤷‍♂️

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects

    thanks for watching 👊😎 lots more content on the channel and lots more on this project coming soon! subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 25 днів тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 any comments and suggestions really appreciated 🌴😎 subscribe and follow along with the project loads more coming soon

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects 27 днів тому

    thanks for watching 😎👊 check out the most recent October tour of my uk garden and see the amazing amount of change from this video! link above. subscribe and follow along 😎🌴

  • @BackYardCookingHacks-uv8ix
    @BackYardCookingHacks-uv8ix 28 днів тому

    👊

  • @EddyCotne
    @EddyCotne 28 днів тому

    Hey bro i just got this car , 2008 Audi S5 4.2 Quattro Automatic Transmission got it with 38k miles , i want to straight pipe the thing for a better sounding exhaust i see you did that to yours ! And it sounds beautiful my friend , so question is any codes popping up ? Any Check engine lights or anything that could be picked up by a scanner ? Thanks in advance 🎉

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 28 днів тому

      thanks for watching 👊😎 nice purchase bro! i love the car, mines a manual, wanted a manual v8 haha and alot cheaper than an m3 or c63 of similar age, and they didn't make the rs4 in a manual which is such a shame 🤦‍♂️ the s5 v8 sound alone is makes it worth it 😎 i actually bought it with the exhaust on it already, but i would think a custom map would let the engine know it can breath better, but id also think it may not even need a map 🤔🤷‍♂️ worth a scan though.

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 28 днів тому

      they are soo cheap in the uk at the moment ... i think the value of them will only go up from here as v8s are pretty much no longer made anymore for audi, bmw, and merecedes 😑

  • @DavidThompson-i8c
    @DavidThompson-i8c Місяць тому

    Pray for us 🙏 and this election😢

  • @markchitty6505
    @markchitty6505 Місяць тому

    It really has come a very long way Richard.. just shows others what you can do... great video as always buddy👍

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects 29 днів тому

      @@markchitty6505 much appreciated! yeah dedicated alot of time into the garden from then until now, it even amazes me when i look back 😂🤷‍♂️ i think in reality its probably only been a tropical garden for about 2 yrs now, the musa hadnt come up yet in this video, but pretty much most other things were added after this video , i think this was april 2023 if i remember right 🤔🤷‍♂️ may re put out a short or embed it in a video of how it looked when i first moved in nearly 4 years ago now

    • @markchitty6505
      @markchitty6505 29 днів тому

      @@richf_tropical_garden_projects Yeah I think a embed would be a great idea, so people can get some perspective...

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

    thanks for watching 😎👊 check out our most recent October garden tour to see the incredible difference! subscribe and follow and become part of our amazing community 🎉

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 lots more content coming soon ! love to hear your thoughts ans suggestions on the project! as always a like and subscribe really help the channel to grow! 😎🌴

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

    thanks for watching 😎👊 check out our may garden tour, such a difference! loads of content coming soon subscribe and follow along 🎉

  • @liz3putt
    @liz3putt Місяць тому

    Richard me again! I have planted a palm out as it was in the pot for a while, what fertiliser do you recommend as my palm is looking sad 😞! We live in Worcester x

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

      @@liz3putt thanks for watching and commenting 😎what sort of palm? how long has it been in the pot for? what sort of state is it now, yellowing or brown tips? they can be temperamental in my experience, best in the ground if possible

  • @liz3putt
    @liz3putt Місяць тому

    Loving your garden, I need your help! Fellow golfer Lizx

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

      thanks for watching and thanks for commenting 😎 thank you its been a project for sure! always happy to help! not had alot of golf content this year im aorry , but it is coming! glad the water hazard for tee box 4 and 5 is now in place 😎

  • @essexhognose1808
    @essexhognose1808 Місяць тому

    How long have you had the Butia? Grow much on that time?

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

      @@essexhognose1808 ive had it since November last year, got it on a 70% off sale from the PTC. i think it got reduced down to 180 in the end , and thought for that size is a bargain 😂🤷‍♂️🌴

    • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
      @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

      @@essexhognose1808 appreciate your comments always 👊😎

  • @richf_tropical_garden_projects
    @richf_tropical_garden_projects Місяць тому

    thanks for watching 👊😎 this is the first of many palm growth videos. loads more coming soon! subscribe and follow along 🎉