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The 3Growbags
Приєднався 23 лип 2016
Gardens, gardening and horticulture. Three sisters share their love of growing plants and having a laugh along the way
Propagating cuttings in water
Elaine, the eldest of The3Growbags ( the3growbags.com ) takes you through the process of propagating plants by rooting them in water. She shows you how to take cuttings and prepare them, right through to how to move them on into pots once they have developed roots.
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Best gardens to visit in Scotland
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We review some of the best open gardens in Scotland, and explain how to find out when they're open and where they are.
Three Gardening Sisters - 'The3Growbags'
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The3Growbags the3growbags.com is a blog written by three gardening sisters. Here they describe the role each of them play in producing the blog, liken each other to specific animals, describe their gardening styles and talk about what they're looking forward to in the coming year.
Amazing NEW WAY to grow SWEET PEAS
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Using Wool Pots, a new product, middle Growbag sister Laura of The3Growbags discovers a revolutionary way to grow sweet peas from seed that produces better, healthier plants, deters slugs naturally, and eliminates the use of plastic.To find out more about this new method of growing sweet peas go to The3Growbags blog on this topic at the3growbags.com/growbag-growhow/a-new-way-to-grow-sweet-peas-...
How to prune shrubs in winter
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Elaine, eldest sister of The3Growbags the3growbags.com, explains how to prune shrubs like berberis and black-leaved elder in winter.
What makes the Burgon & Ball Razor Hoe so good?
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Laura, middle sister of the3growbags.com explains why she finds the Burgon & Ball razor hoe the best tool for weeding the garden.
Great Plants for Autumn Colour
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Eldest Growbag sister Elaine shows us some great plants for late autumn colour and has also written a blog post on them at the3growbags.com/plant-lists/great-plants-for-autumn-colour/ She lists 13 different plants that will light up a late autumn garden: spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus, Callicarpa 'Profusion', Berberis 'Gold Ring', the snowball tree, Viburnum opulus, snowberry, Viburnum plicat...
How to get a second year from your wallflowers
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Elaine, eldest sister of the3growbags.com demonstrates how to prune last year's wallflowers so they flower a second time the following spring.
How to protect your plants over the winter
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Laura, middle sister of The3 Growbags the3growbags.com explains how to overwinter tender plants using the RHS Hardiness rating and a maximum/minimum thermometer to decide what care they need, ranging from those that are H3 and borderline hardy such as tulbaghia and lemon verbena, H2 and borderline tender, such as some abutilon, fuchsia and salvias, and those that are H1 and subtropical such as ...
Finches Friend Cleaner Bird Feeders
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Laura has been trialling the Finches Friends Cleaner Feeders this summer and runs through the features in these new bird feeders than minimise the spread of avian diseases such as trichomonosis in birds such as the greenfinch and chaffinch. There is more detail in her written review on The3Growbags website here the3growbags.com/grow-buys/finches-friend-cleaner-bird-feeders/
How to protect your plants over winter
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Laura, middle sister of the3growbags.com/ demonstrates how to keep your plants alive over winter using the RHS hardiness chart, a maximum and minimum thermometer, and a selection of cuttings to successfully get your tender plants through the winter. Laura explains how to overwinter perennials such as Tulbaghia violate, Aloysia citrodora, dahlias, Salvia patens, Cosmos atrosanguineus, Abutilon '...
How to restore a small garden pond
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Middle Growbag sister of the the3growbags.com demonstrates how she restored her small garden pond by clearing out the overgrown vegetation and replanting Iris fulva and Iris pseudocorus. Laura added marsh marigolds and waterlilies 'Albatross' and 'Starbright' to the planting as well as some oxygenating plants, and built and artificial ledge for marginal pond plants and an escape route for small...
Arundel Castle Gardens
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Laura of The3Growbags.com narrates a visit to Arundel Castle Gardens with sister Elaine, a garden she has already written a popular blog post on the3growbags.com/garden-reviews/arundel/ The visit was organised by the East Sussex Cottage Garden Society and led by Head Gardener, Martin Duncan. In the video Laura contrasts now, in August, with its appearance during Arundel Castle Garden Tulip Fest...
How to Create an Annual Wildflower Meadow
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Middle Growbag sister Laura shows how she selected and grew an Annual Wildflower Meadow using seed mixes 'Dragonfly', Kingfisher, and 'Sundance' from Pictorial Meadows. There is more detail on how to sow an Annual Wildflower Meadow in one of our earlier videos: ua-cam.com/video/QDJZOxIy0fw/v-deo.htmlsi=mTQRHMhdaNOb_BoZ
How to build garden steps
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Creating steps in your garden is easier than you might think. Here Caroline of the3growbags.com shows how you can do it on a tight budget. Her garden steps cost under £100, requiring just 48 bricks, a bag of concrete, a bag of cement, two bags of sand and a bag of gravel.
How to deadhead roses - a masterclass from a Normandy garden.
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How to deadhead roses - a masterclass from a Normandy garden.
Early Summer Clematis - in a Normandy Garden
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Early Summer Clematis - in a Normandy Garden
Strathpetal - Strathpeffer's Open Garden Weekend
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Strathpetal - Strathpeffer's Open Garden Weekend
How to grow Madonna lilies - 4 Top Tips
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How to grow Madonna lilies - 4 Top Tips
Our highlights of the Chelsea Flower Show 2024
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Our highlights of the Chelsea Flower Show 2024
How to take softwood cuttings - a step by step guide
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How to take softwood cuttings - a step by step guide
How to make a runner bean frame - a step by step guide.
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How to make a runner bean frame - a step by step guide.
April tasks for the learner gardener.
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April tasks for the learner gardener.
How to boost your Tulip Pots - our 4 Top Tips!
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How to boost your Tulip Pots - our 4 Top Tips!
I did wonder how the salvias and rosemary got on with this method, and what time of year. I have cut some stems of a salvia in a pot which showing signs of growth in the greenhouse (20 Jan) and some not-dead stems of Amistad to see what happens.
Thank you for writing in. The rosemary cuttings got going more slowly that the thyme, but now have little roots coming. The salvia cuttings didn't produce roots before they rotted, but it may have been the wrong time of year for them. I shall definitely try again this spring - it just seems mad not to try such a simple method of making new plants when they are so expensive these days!
@@the3growbags451 thanks for the info. I would dearly like to propagate some of the salvias like Amistad, Phyllis Fancy (Purple and white flowers looking like lavender from a distance) and Verbena ‘Bampton’. I have cut some stems and put in water , will tidy the, a bit and see what happens. Thanks so much for your very 8nteresting blog. Cheers carol
I love this video and this is maybe my 10th youtube video watching steps and this one gives me the most confidence. How important would you say is doing the math? I was...going to work by feel. Bad idea?
@@jadenovarino thank you so much. No TBH I only really learned about the math as I was doing it! I suspect it’s important if you are really tight for space or really want every step identical, but if not, working by feel is going to be fine!
Many thanks. A helpful list.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for that ❤
You're all hilarious! I love reading your blogs and feel that I know you all. You make gardening seem less scary. Between you, we have special plants, pretty and everyday, something for all of us and youve taught me not to be "precious" about doing some things, just do it and enjoy the results. Keep doing what you're doing. your days out together sound such fun. I'd love to bump into you at some garden event! Happy New Year to you all. I am looking forward to what my garden brings this year, I can already see signs that things are moving, I have some lenten roses in bud already .
Oh thank you for your lovely comment, Rachel! We do really love doing our blog together, but it makes it all the more special when folk bother to write in and tell us that they are enjoying what we're about. Aren't lenten rose buds lovely - it's so exciting to spot the first little portents of spring. We hope you have a wonderful gardening year in 2025.
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I have to use pots I don't have garden beds 😔
Just ordered some to try them out. I like the idea.
Thanks Rachel - I’ve just got your order!! Best wishes Laura
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Thanks for the vid ! Mine are starting to flower now over here in NZ, lucky as its just before my bday :) Should have done two climbers like yours though, mines a bit crowded and maybe some higher sticks to climb up !!
I knew I would find it on YT. Just what I was looking for and so easy . Thanks!
Clip on mic, please
Honestly the best feeders I've ever owned. Considering the peanut feeder too, how are you finding it?
Hi there! The peanut feeders are equally as good as the grain dispensers and seem to be particularly attractive to woodpeckers which is lovely to watch ❤
@@the3growbags451 It's always lovely to see woodpeckers! Do you mind if I ask what seed you use and where you get it from?
Are they squirrel proof ? 🤔
Hello Lee, the design of the feeders with a much narrower and shielded area for feeding makes them intrinsically more difficult for non- target species like crows, magpies and squirrels to access, but a determined squirrel could still get at the food so Finches Friend do stock bespoke squirrel proof cages for each model. Hope this is helpful Laura
Thank you for the great explanation, particularly the numbers!
really helpful thank you
Thank you 🙏 💚
So I’m not crazy! One year, I severely cut back my container pot honeysuckle. It had completely covered the trellis behind it, and looked so ratty once late fall came and it had lost many of its leaves. The spring after my radical cutback, it all regrew, densely no less, and exploded in blooms nearly its full length, like yours! Another great aspect to cutting severely is that by doing so, it’s trivial to transplant or move your honeysuckle and separately, your trellis, to wherever you want them to be! A thousand likes!
Hi, do you not need to cover the bulb over with soil.
But if we leave the top full of leaves, they bend because of the weight. Thought?
That hasn't been a problem for me. Even before the leaf stripping some of my canes tip over a bit at the edge and to keep the clump tidy I take these errant canes out at the base. I haven't noticed any increase in the canes bending after the the pruning procedure, bamboo leaves are very light and you're only maintaining the thickest and strongest canes when you prune so for me it hasn't been an issue at all. Hope this is helpful, best wishes Laura
That's a great trick. I think Month Don showed that one a few years back. I use up old galvanised wire left over from fencing. Look forward to your emails every week.
Beautiful gardens. Full of admiration for the gardeners who do all the hard work maintaining them.
My first sowing of echinacea didn’t germinate, I then read that they need to be sown on the surface as they need light to get them started. Followed that advice a week ago (chucking the rest of the packet of seeds into a pot similar to the size of yours 😂). Within a couple of days I had seedlings growing! Amazingly fast when you get it right. Rudbeckia are another type of seed that needs light to germinate, took me 3 goes before I got that right and then only because I contacted the seed seller to complain about non-germination; the surface sowing advice was not on the packet but no free replacement, unlike the larger seed sellers who always replace seeds that don’t germinate in my experience. Enjoy your weekly newsletters, many thanks for those.
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How did you make the area a blank canvas? Strip turf? Glyphosate? Smother with plastic?
Hi Nicky, I was quite fortunate in that the area had previously been a soft fruit patch, so was already down to soil, although as you can see from the video there was a crop of weed seedlings to deal with! If you were starting from scratch and creating a bed from a lawn, then I would strip the top layer of turf off ( but don’t waste it - stack it in a corner somewhere and it will turn into wonderful topsoil in a couple of years!). You can buy special tools for turf stripping but I find a sharp spade does a pretty good job. Luckily, under turf there will be very few weed seeds so you may then just be able to cultivate the top few inches to create a fine tilth for the pictorial meadow seeds to go into. If the ground underneath is a bit compacted you may need to rotovate a bit deeper. I wouldn’t strip the turf though until a couple of weeks before sowing next spring, as any bare patch of soil gets invaded by wind borne weed seedlings very quickly. I don’t think killing the turf with glyphosate or by covering with black plastic would work as well as stripping the turf off, as the pictorial meadow seeds need to go into a nice fine tilth which I don’t think you would achieve if you had lumps of dead turf in the surface layer. If your bed needed a bit of a top up of soil after the turf stripping exercise remember to use sterile potting compost so you’re not introducing weed seeds. I hope this is helpful- there is more useful information on the Pictorial Meadows website. Best wishes Laura
Well done. I'm always amazed at how much people charge for jobs like this.
Thank you so much Wendy. Yes I dont really begrudge a contractor's quote because they must run the risk of discovering hidden issues, pay their PL insurance, travel expenses etc, but when you're on a very tight budget, it's definitely worth having a go yourself!
Very straight forward and helpful, thank you.
Thank you so much for commenting, Elaine. It's lovely when people take the trouble to say we are doing things right. We Elaines need to stick together!
for the amount of rain, why is grass brown?
Hello Jo - this video was actually shot after last year (2023) Hampton Court Flower Show! We had had a hot dry spell leading up to the Show but then rain on the day I visited (typical 🙄). Sadly I didn’t get to the show this year. Best wishes Laura
@@the3growbags451 your right it was a dry year nd i forgot what year i was watching.
Hi Laura, thank you for this very informative post, I have an orange tree which I suspect would follow the same regime, I have had it about 2 years now and the same small orange is still on the tree, as it is inedible should I discard? I keep it in an unheated porch but have put it in my greenhouse this spring, my problem is it flowers nicely but any fruit just falls off when they are tiny, I’m not sure what I am doing wrong, any suggestions? Sandra x
Hi Sandra - I think orange trees are trickier … I have three but have only really succeeded with the little willow-leaved mandarin which seems to flower in one big flush in spring and then the fruit ripens over winter (it’s the one I’m wheeling out in the video). My other two oranges have a few flowers but only small infrequent fruit. The owner of The Citrus Centre in West Sussex told me recently that oranges are actually hardier than lemons (in terms of surviving) but need warmer temperatures to produce fruit and if the young fruits haven’t developed by Christmas you should take them all off. I would definitely take off that old orange as I think leaving old fruits on can inhibit the production of new fruit, and I’m going to try thinning out the young developing fruit on my trees to leave only about 6, then feed it and nurture it over the summer and maybe bring it in a bit earlier so that it has a warmer autumn position and see if that works 🤷♀️ Good luck with yours! Best wishes Laura
@@the3growbags451 thank you Laura that’s very helpful, I will certainly try your suggestions. Fingers crossed. Sandra x
I've grown a lemon tree from pip from a shop wanted to see if it would work well it's 2½ years old now and doing very well but it haves spikes as I know naturally they ment to be like that as in shops they bread out, how long does it take to get fruit on my tree
Hi Stacey, well done for growing a lemon from a pip! I have a couple of old lemon trees that I bought from an importer who was closing down his business years ago. They’re obviously just the wild species as they have the spines on like yours and the lemon fruits have a thicker skin and pith than my cultivated ones, but they’re still lovely trees that flower and fruit prolifically and I wouldn’t be without them. I think you’re right that modern trees are mainly grafted cultivated varieties that don’t have spines and have thinner skinned and juicier fruits. I’ve never grown one from a pip myself but I did some research for you and there seems to be quite a lot of natural variation in the time it takes a seed-grown lemon to reach flowering age but it can be as young as three years so you may not be far off - good luck with it ! Best wishes Laura
Hello! Yes don’t worry the lemons always start off green, and stay green until they reach their full size when they gradually turn yellow. This process can take a couple of months so just be patient! Once they turn yellow you can pick them off as you need them, they’ll stay quite happily on the tree for weeks at a time, so there’s no need to pick them all at once - just pluck one off when you need one. The tree will actually flower and fruit simultaneously throughout the year, but mine tend to come in different waves, so some trees will have mainly ripe fruit (like the one in the video) whilst others will be going through a phase when they’re mostly flowers or very young fruit. Good luck with your tree - and have you seen my comment below about not being in too much rush to pot it on? Best wishes Laura
@the3growbags451 Hi. I purchased had a lemon tree from the shop with some large green lemons already growing on it. Since then I had new bulbs coming out and they are slowly growing. I noticed in your video that the lemons on tree are already yellow from the start. I’m wondering will my lemons eventually turn yellow or will it stay green. And when should i be expecting to harvest them? Thank you very much in advance.
Hello Radha - that’s a really good question (for English speakers Radha is asking what size pot to use) and I’m sorry I didn’t include this information in the video. When you buy a lemon tree you shouldn’t be in too much hurry to pot it into a bigger pot. You’re going to be feeding and watering it regularly so it will be quite happy. If it starts drying out too quickly after watering then that’s a sign it needs potting on into a bigger pot, but only use a pot that’s a bit bigger than the original one or else the roots will sit in soggy wet compost for a long time after watering which it won’t like, especially in cold weather. For this reason it’s better to pot on your lemon tree in the spring, so its roots have time to grow and fill the pot and are able to reach and take up all the available water before winter sets in. You probably only need to move your lemon tree up into a bigger pot every two to three years or so as they are relatively slow growers The eventual pot size is really down to what you have room for, and to keep it from outgrowing its space you can trim back its roots by a third then repot it in the same size pot again, but if you do this you must also trim its top growth back by a third too, as the reduced root ball will struggle to support the same amount of foliage. I hope this is helpful, Best wishes Laura
Dank u wel voor de duidelijke uitleg. Ik heb wel 1 vraag, hoe groot moet de pot zijn?
Mine arrived today and ive planted it on my very hot sunny all day south coast balcony, i put it in a large pot for now under a trellis where i have 3 other Clematis blooming & growing beautifully from a planter. The Apple Blossom has no blooms yet but its leafy & im very happy with it from.Gardening Express for £22 , its got a lot of healthy dark green & new bronze leaves & tendrils , its about 5ft tall. Looks great with the other 4 plants im training along with Rose &, star Jasmine on the other trellis, i will eventually train them to arch over the balcony . Thank you for the video i was looking to see if there were any tips for the Armandi
Elaine, your garden is gorgeous. My Clematis this year are the best they've ever been.
An absolute delight to attend today & purchase from the shop. The event was fabulous & we enjoyed every garden , everyone so friendly & welcoming 💚💚💚👩🌾👩🌾👩🌾
Ah thank you! And I also now know the story behind your name as a very kind granny who helps re-stuff much loved favourite toys! It was lovely meeting you today.
@@the3growbags451 it was such a joy to meet you, I now remember it was Doc mcstuffing 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Your garden looks wonderful. I hope the weather improves for the open day. Wish I lived nearer as I'd definitely want to pay a visit.
Thank you Jo - it’s a silly amount of work but I do love doing it!
Wow! Elaine you should be very proud of your beautiful garden.
The N.G.S. garden was my favourite and I also liked the Bridgerton one. You were so lucky to see the gardens in real life.
Wendy that's so interesting. There wasn't a lot of chat about the Bridgerton garden but it was different to the others which was a real boon in itself. You're right - the NGS garden was beautifully executed. The designer said he only added those azaleas (Daviseii) as an afterthought at the last moment, so there's hope for us all!😃
Lovely film, pity about the subtitles!
Hello Elaine, yes I’m so sorry I rushed to put the video up last night and just didn’t have time to edit the auto- generated subtitles - I’m at Chelsea again today (with the other two Growbags!) but I’ll go into our channel and improve the subtitles as soon as I get home. Hope it didn’t spoil your enjoyment of the video too much. Best wishes Laura
@@the3growbags451 It was fun seeing some of the things the system came up with!
What a pity this is unwatchable because of the horrendous echo in the greenhouse. Could not finish video.
Fantastic! Thank you for the video.
It's absolutely gorgeous.
I really love your video and here are some reasons why. First of all, your garden is absolutely beautiful. I feel so doubtful when I watch a video and their flowers are all dying and they haven’t even cut their grass in about a month, lol. I’ve watched a lot of videos as this is my first year to really get into gardening. Your tip about filling the soil a couple of inches from the top so you can water it well enough was a great idea. I hadn’t thought of that yet. And I love your idea of using the sticks for the trellis! I have so many trees around here that I’m constantly trimming the branches off of. And not only is it a cheap solution. It also looks wonderful! Thank you for the good advice. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos if you have more.❤
My pole bamboo is growing out of control. I’ll try out the steps you suggested. Great video.
Your bamboo may be one of the more vigorous types, but its definitely worth giving it a good thin one and seeing if you can get it back under control - good luck!
So one needs to cut it back to a height of about a couple of feet or more? Is that all.? And it'll grow back all the way up in a single season?
Yes, that’s what I did!
@@elainefraser-gausden2684 I'll follow.that...thanks..
Mine are indoors but look a bit leggy, should have put them in their own pots, just moved so space was an issue. ill try and move them asap, great to watch the videos, thank-you.
If they're a bit leggy I would nip the tips back and then start hardening off outside to toughen them up a bit before planting them out
@@the3growbags451 Thank-you, we will see how they go from here.
I had great luck with starting the seeds this way. Thank you!
Great news - its like a little bit of magic isn't it?!
So clever! Thanks for this 👏👏👏
Glad you think this is a useful idea!