Good afternoon Susan, thanks for mentioning it, I actually got a text off Alice to say she’d seen me on TV again at work too! I’m pleased they’re using the section again and thanks for your kind words!
Look at the size of your bamboos in the background they have put some size on George. Can't wait for your next full garden tour and see the planting around the firepit
Hi Shane, they’ve definitely filled out and should really start to get taller next year! I’m trying to get a little tour filmed over the next few evenings but it’s going to be more focused on the jungle planting, unfortunately I haven’t had the time to make much progress on the fire pit area.
Yayy George another great video as usual. Here in south london it hasnt rained for yonks! Its baking. Your enthusiasm is infectious mate,thanks for sharing your garden with us George
Thanks Dec, pleased you enjoyed it even if it was just an informal chat this time! It's incredibly dry here too, I'm really starting to struggle with it. A lot of watering required unfortunately!
George The Plant You Are Looking For Is Phormium Bronze Baby ,It Is Red Like a cordyline Red Star But When The Sun Shines Through It It Is Amazing Bright Reds And Golden Tones .It Is Also Cheap Easy To Grow And Divide , And Makes A Great combo With Red Banana Plants.
Hi Ron and thanks, that it is a great Cordyline suggestion for sure. With this area I'm trying to go for punchier, bright colours but you're definitely right about how beautiful they look when backlit!
Thanks Gordon! There's some beauties for sure. I'm well aware this video is more of an informal chat about plants rather than a structured informative one so I'm pleased the enthusiasm carried it through!
Thanks Harold. Not much to update you with on that side of things, my weekends have unfortunately been busy so there's not been much progress. I'll see what I can do this weekend though if I can get a good run at it!
@@haroldbetterson1877 same but I saw hotter temperatures in the London suburbs on wunderground since the metoffice doesn't have any there just at parks and airports we will never know where the true hottest temperature is
Hi Peter, thank you very much, that's kind of you. I went to Uni in York, you live in a lovely place! If you enjoy these kinds of plants I've done a lot more videos recently that you might also find interesting. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and all the best with your garden plans for 2024!
Here on Vancouver Island we are having one of the wettest years, only 3 days of what I would call summer so far but last year we were under a heat dome and I had to put up some beach umbrellas for protection so I empathize with you guys and your current weather. Gardening is a challenge sometimes , good luck with that heat, I’d love to trade some rain for some sun. The flip side is my garden is looking awesome with the lush green lawn 😘
Oh right, it's interesting how it all works! I remember hearing about your heat dome challenges last year, never thought we'd see temperatures approaching those here. You're right in that there's always growing challenges to deal with, I guess it's part of trying to grow a wide range and large amount of plants with differing care requirements in a foreign climate especially. No lush green grass here haha!
@@missdimples1982 last year I had umbrellas up to help my plants cope. Watch for mites. Makes it hard to sleep if you don’t have air conditioning. we had a lot of fires too🥵🔥 I empathize with you all. Good luck
Great vid again george.😀 Bottle brush could work well in that fire pit area they do 3 or 4 vivid colours and look great in arid back drops.😀 enjoy the sunshine
Thanks! I actually picked up a lemon one in Wales, it's similar to the ones I saw in the Dyffryn Fernant garden. Not quite as vivid but I thought it would go well with my Eucalyptus and as a backdrop to the other arid plants like you say. Thanks, I hope you're finding time to enjoy it too!
Hi George love your tee shirt. You have a lot of land for so many many beautiful plants.Do you have heliconias in your garden?I want to see your dessert roses. They are one of my favorites.Can Peri wrinkles grow by you? I am curious.If you got bananas to grow then papayas and pineapples will definately grow.This video is very outstanding. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Be careful with the heatwaves in the UK. We have very heavy rains humidity and heavy floods and landslides.Bye bye!
Thanks Nazmin, I hope you're coping with your extreme weather! I don't have many of those plants unfortunately, we can only grow the truly tropical plants outside here during the summer months so most of the gingers and bananas I grow are hardier ornamental varieties rather than edible or fruiting ones as such. If you're thinking of the same Periwinkles then they're low growing flowers and can actually be invasive here as they grow so well!
Thanks Richard! I can’t say I’ve had time to do a huge amount in the garden myself but it’ll hopefully be interesting to see how everything is developing 😃
Some lovely plants there. The cheapest "exotic" I have is an amorophalus konjac €1 for a small corm/bulb thing. Growing fine, but sure took it's time to leaf this year, now in a tall pot (1.2m) with the ginger, which by contrast has been rampaging since its first shoots emerge ages ago
Thanks and I’m sure yours will be a real bargain stunner even if the ginger is currently winning the race! Bulbs, corms and tubers are definitely a a great way to add unusual plants to your garden without spending loads.
The Yucca rostrata is such an amazing plant! I'm looking forward to watch your Yucca tour video! Superb colours of the Phormium 'Jester'. Never seen a Strobilanthes dyerianus 'Persian shield' before. What an amazing plant! Very nice video! Can't wait for the next one! Cheerio George.💚
Thanks Bernard, I do enjoy the Yuccas especially, they’re incredibly striking! ‘Persian Shield’ definitely has a beautiful colour, I’d love to have more if I had the greenhouse space. I hope you and your plants are coping with the heat.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you George, they are doing good, just some leaves getting yellow and falling from the Schinus molle (nothing unusual). See you! 🖤
Thanks Heather! The Jewels are nice but mine always looks a bit ropey after winter - with somewhere sheltered to keep it in cold spells or some overhead cover in winter they can definitely be stunning plants even up here!
Superb video as always mate. I'm absolutely 100% with you for the reasons you bought that Thompsonia yucca, just for adding the variety. Great supplier with hardy palms. I've got so much good stuff from the.. looking forward to seeing that firepit area again as the planting fills up👍
Thanks! Yes, always cracking plants from Nigel, top quality. I’ve not had much time to spend on the garden over the past month but I’m hoping to at least get the blockwork on the polytunnel side finished this weekend so I can get the yuccas in during August. It’ll come together in time I’m sure. Yours is looking great, very classy!
No worries! I have the advantage of copying and pasting some names when I’m making the vids 😉 They’re definitely an interesting one, perhaps not the most exotic plant on paper but those sparks of colour and their low habit definitely make them worth growing to me!
Great video as always . I’ve been going to vertigrow for a few years now and always pick up some great specimens … I’m hoping there’s a few tree ferns left though I heard they’ve gone up in price considerably
Thanks Nick! Yes, Vertigrow is a top place. The tree ferns are considerably more expensive this year but unfortunately are only going to get more pricey as time goes on so I hope you manage to get one!
Beautiful as always and so lush in this weather☀️🌴🌺. Do you have drip irrigation for the far end of the garden? It would be really interesting to see how you manage watering 🌴
Thank you Deborah! I don’t have any irrigation up there but have another length of hose I can add on to water there if things are very dry. It’s something I’ll try to talk about in a future vid but it’s definitely been hard work this year!
Your garden is epic, I'm in Preston so honestly I don't know how you are able to grow exotics the way you do. Where about is Dean's garden center? I need new great garden centers to mooch around :)
Thank you very much Alex! It's definitely a work in progress and not all as glamorous as it might appear though! Dean's is worth a visit, it's on the outskirts of York, I think I put the details in the vid description if it helps.
Congratulations George ❤️ I saw you on the morning countryside program. Your garden is looking great 😊. I'm sure it is looking even better now. How is the fire pit coming along?
Thanks, yes, they used the Gardeners World section, it was a surprise for me! It's had a bit less time this year but it's definitely filling out. The fire pit though isn't significantly different from when it was last in a video unfortunately, it's been a busy couple of months and time has been limited but I'm hoping to get some more progress this month. Fingers crossed!
Afternoon George! Great content as always, Scunny Asda have pretty decent sized Chamaerops Humulis palms for only 15 quid (same sized ones at B and Q are 49 quid) so I got myself some, I know the quality is better at Linden for sure but these are nice and green and really quite decent size! Also I picked up some really small sub 1 foot trachycarpus fortunei on reduced at the range (7 quid). I know you say plant them small, but is that too small for this year at this time? Would you keep them in pots and maybe plant next year. Thanks for all your content as always.
Hi, they sound like good buys for sure! Personally I’d get them in the ground now and keep them well watered for the rest of summer, they should settle in nicely before any cold 👍
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yup the other half cut her hand at the first attempt to leave me to do everything for the rest of the day, shattered cut and aching, well worth it though!
@@mrchuffy6535 Ouch indeed! There’s definitely a lot of satisfaction to come from a day of hard work in the garden, hopefully enough to outweigh the pain!
Nice video, your enthusiasm is infectious! I see you're a big fan of the Yucca rostrata, and I have to say it looks pretty amazing, I've spotted a few at my local garden center and I'm very tempted. Can it be left without rain protection in the winter, if planted in the right soil? I know the temperatures are not an issue, but how does it cope with the constant winter moisture?
Thanks! Yes, big fan indeed, I think they’re very striking plants. Personally I’d say they are tolerant of the winter wet quite well (provided good drainage) and I’ve never protected mine. In colder areas Yucca linearis / linearifolia are even tougher but I’ll be planting out both here in well drained raised beds with no plans to protect. So ultimately I guess it depends on where you are and whether you can provide well drained soil and a sunny spot for them.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yeah they look like they're not even real, like they were drawn by some dude in the 70s😄 I'm from Ireland, I'm dealing with a similar climate. I have a rock garden and managed to keep a few hardy cactus species alive with no rain protection this winter, so I hope the yucca will be just as forgiving. This species looks like it would hold moisture between those densely packed leaves, but not all is as it seems, I guess.. I must give it a try
@@finnkel They definitely do! For what it’s worth I’d definitely give one a go without winter protection. With good drainage and a nice amount of sun / airflow they seem to be very tough 👍
It's so interesting how different pricing is between the UK and where I live, in Cyprus, here the tree ferns are from €200(30cm stem) to €1000(close to a meter), yet I bought that exact same size of rostrata for €20...
Ouch, that is a lot of money! I guess a lot of the Yuccas are grown on the continent so you can get them cheaper whereas most of the tree ferns come into the UK in containers from Australia. I suspect they're both going to get more expensive in future years unfortunately!
Hi George, love your videos. You've developed a fab garden. Do you leave your fascicularia bicolours out all winter? And if so, do you wrap them or give them any kind of Shelter? I tend to stick mine in the garage or an unheated green house over winter - but as my plants are quite large and very potbound - I was thinking of splitting them and repotting half and trying the other two halves in the ground.
Hi Colin and thanks! It's slowly coming together, some bits more than others! I leave mine out all winter with no problems so I'd definitely say it's worth trying some in the ground - be careful with splitting them though as they're vicious beasties!
A mazing selection George, I have a question for something I've spied today. My Passiflpra Caerula , the blue commonly sold one has started making these pale green fruits which I've read turn orange. Are they edible or no or just bland and edible Lome Arbutus fruit. Thank you.
Thank you for all jungle garden inspiration you've provided George. Could you give me a bit of advice? I have a Musa Basjoo and now in July it has 3-4 healthy pups growing up around it. I am unsure when I should try to propagate them. Can I propagate these pups on now (keeping them protected and in a greenhouse over winter) or should I wait until next spring to separate them from the plant?
Hi and thank you for watching! Do you actually want to propagate more plants or is it an option to leave them on to form a nice clump? I’d say to generally wait until the pseudostem is around 30cm tall for the best chance 👍
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank zou so much. I want to split them from the mother plant to have more plants in total and plant out elsewhere in the garden. They are a variety of sizes from 30cm to 70cm. I wonder at this stage whether to pot them and keep them in a greenhouse to mother them along a bit and build roots, or leave them where they are doing well until next spring
@@MegaBuckminster If they’re that size then I’d pot them up now personally while they’ve got a few months of warmth to settle in then you can keep them in the greenhouse etc over winter and they’ll be good to go next spring. Otherwise a cold winter could zap them back and you’ll be up to May before you can really split them
Hi Dec, is it in well drained soil with good sun? I've got a small one in the ground that's been slow to size up too but the larger ones I've grown in big pots all grew pretty rapidly. It could be that they're one of those plants like Schefflera that needs to really establish before the growth rates increase significantly.
Hi George ,must say l'm a bit jealous you can find great plants so cheap l bought 3 iresine plants a few weeks ago barely an inch high and they cost 9 quid,dont know why but here in Staffordshire we seem to get rinsed at the garden centre's. Anyway good luck with the new additions dude👍
Thanks Craig. In all honesty most places round here will be the same which is why when I find somewhere that sells good quality plants at a fair price I keep going back (plus share it with you guys!). The variation in some prices is pretty crazy!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yeh l agree,l'm goin RHS Tatton show Saturday be interesting see what things are goin for there at the stalls,hoping l can find a "must have " though😂
Hi Harold, slow progress unfortunately, only had a couple of mornings on it since my last vid. I want to get the walls finished and the soil moved back over before the end of August though so I can get the yuccas planted.
@@haroldbetterson1877 Haha yes, don't worry, there's no guilt, just a bit of frustration that I can't get on at times! It'll happen when it happens haha.
Its roasting her in North shropshire, unfortunately the village i live in lost its water pressure 2 weeks ago we even could no use the shower. Then this week the water stopped completely. All of this meant no hose. Thankfully the water is back on but the garden looks like a desert. So start again.
Oh no, that's gutting! It's been incredibly dry here too and I've been doing what I can with the hose, it must be so frustrating to not be able to do anything. I hope everything that can bounces back quickly for you.
Hi Philippe, it's definitely an ongoing project but unfortunately things have slowed down since I went back to work - I've had a lot to do on the weekends too. More progress soon though hopefully!
Hi Brandon, to be honest I think the imports are going to be restricted here soon, they've already pretty much trebled in price the last few years unfortunately.
hello mate I see you like to grow exotic plants I have a variety of Mexican avocado that is very resistant to cold, which grows well in the UK I have fresh seeds from one of those trees in the north of Spain I already sent more than 100 to the UK and they are growing happily there if you might be interested in some write me
Hi Jorge, thanks and that's cool to know! My seed sowing facilities are very limited at the minute but it's something I'd certainly have a go at growing in the future. I hope you're growing some on yourself too!
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Good afternoon George, nice to see you again on BBC1 today, A Countryside Summer.Keep on inspiring us all x
Good afternoon Susan, thanks for mentioning it, I actually got a text off Alice to say she’d seen me on TV again at work too! I’m pleased they’re using the section again and thanks for your kind words!
Looking forward to your garden tour and fire pit update good buys there
Thanks Iris! I've not made much progress on the fire pit but figured I need to put a quick tour together to show where things are at!
Look at the size of your bamboos in the background they have put some size on George. Can't wait for your next full garden tour and see the planting around the firepit
Hi Shane, they’ve definitely filled out and should really start to get taller next year! I’m trying to get a little tour filmed over the next few evenings but it’s going to be more focused on the jungle planting, unfortunately I haven’t had the time to make much progress on the fire pit area.
Cheers George good video
Thanks Ken!
Nice selections George. Enjoy!
Thanks, tough and beautiful plants that'll hopefully thrive in the baking sun!
Yayy George another great video as usual. Here in south london it hasnt rained for yonks! Its baking. Your enthusiasm is infectious mate,thanks for sharing your garden with us George
Thanks Dec, pleased you enjoyed it even if it was just an informal chat this time! It's incredibly dry here too, I'm really starting to struggle with it. A lot of watering required unfortunately!
George The Plant You Are Looking For Is Phormium Bronze Baby ,It Is Red Like a cordyline Red Star But When The Sun Shines Through It It Is Amazing Bright Reds And Golden Tones .It Is Also Cheap Easy To Grow And Divide , And Makes A Great combo With Red Banana Plants.
Hi Ron and thanks, that it is a great Cordyline suggestion for sure. With this area I'm trying to go for punchier, bright colours but you're definitely right about how beautiful they look when backlit!
What great bargains . Tad jealous . Your enthusiasm is. Marvellous
Thanks Gordon! There's some beauties for sure. I'm well aware this video is more of an informal chat about plants rather than a structured informative one so I'm pleased the enthusiasm carried it through!
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Looking forward to the next fire pit update, maybe when temperatures are down a bit.. 🥵
Thanks Harold. Not much to update you with on that side of things, my weekends have unfortunately been busy so there's not been much progress. I'll see what I can do this weekend though if I can get a good run at it!
And yes, you're right, when it's a bit cooler too!
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@@GeorgesJungleGarden saw new record in linconshire today 🥵
@@haroldbetterson1877 same but I saw hotter temperatures in the London suburbs on wunderground since the metoffice doesn't have any there just at parks and airports we will never know where the true hottest temperature is
Wow good presentation lots of enthusiasm hope you and your garden prosper together, well done Peter in York
Hi Peter, thank you very much, that's kind of you. I went to Uni in York, you live in a lovely place! If you enjoy these kinds of plants I've done a lot more videos recently that you might also find interesting. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and all the best with your garden plans for 2024!
Here on Vancouver Island we are having one of the wettest years, only 3 days of what I would call summer so far but last year we were under a heat dome and I had to put up some beach umbrellas for protection so I empathize with you guys and your current weather. Gardening is a challenge sometimes , good luck with that heat, I’d love to trade some rain for some sun. The flip side is my garden is looking awesome with the lush green lawn 😘
Can I come, I can't cope in this UK heat 😅
Haha I'm not built for it either! I'll still be moaning if it was cloudy and rainy all summer though...
Oh right, it's interesting how it all works! I remember hearing about your heat dome challenges last year, never thought we'd see temperatures approaching those here. You're right in that there's always growing challenges to deal with, I guess it's part of trying to grow a wide range and large amount of plants with differing care requirements in a foreign climate especially. No lush green grass here haha!
@@missdimples1982 last year I had umbrellas up to help my plants cope. Watch for mites. Makes it hard to sleep if you don’t have air conditioning. we had a lot of fires too🥵🔥 I empathize with you all. Good luck
Some great plants and ideas there George cheers.
Thanks David!
Great vid again george.😀 Bottle brush could work well in that fire pit area they do 3 or 4 vivid colours and look great in arid back drops.😀 enjoy the sunshine
Thanks! I actually picked up a lemon one in Wales, it's similar to the ones I saw in the Dyffryn Fernant garden. Not quite as vivid but I thought it would go well with my Eucalyptus and as a backdrop to the other arid plants like you say. Thanks, I hope you're finding time to enjoy it too!
Hi George love your tee shirt. You have a lot of land for so many many beautiful plants.Do you have heliconias in your garden?I want to see your dessert roses. They are one of my favorites.Can Peri wrinkles grow by you? I am curious.If you got bananas to grow then papayas and pineapples will definately grow.This video is very outstanding. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Be careful with the heatwaves in the UK. We have very heavy rains humidity and heavy floods and landslides.Bye bye!
Thanks Nazmin, I hope you're coping with your extreme weather! I don't have many of those plants unfortunately, we can only grow the truly tropical plants outside here during the summer months so most of the gingers and bananas I grow are hardier ornamental varieties rather than edible or fruiting ones as such. If you're thinking of the same Periwinkles then they're low growing flowers and can actually be invasive here as they grow so well!
Another great video, those Plants really was a bargain can't wait to see the updates
Thanks Richard! I can’t say I’ve had time to do a huge amount in the garden myself but it’ll hopefully be interesting to see how everything is developing 😃
Great video George, cant wait to see a full garden tour!
Thanks Rich! I can’t say I’ve made that much progress personally but it’ll be good to share where the garden is at ☺️
Some lovely plants there. The cheapest "exotic" I have is an amorophalus konjac €1 for a small corm/bulb thing. Growing fine, but sure took it's time to leaf this year, now in a tall pot (1.2m) with the ginger, which by contrast has been rampaging since its first shoots emerge ages ago
Thanks and I’m sure yours will be a real bargain stunner even if the ginger is currently winning the race! Bulbs, corms and tubers are definitely a a great way to add unusual plants to your garden without spending loads.
The Yucca rostrata is such an amazing plant! I'm looking forward to watch your Yucca tour video!
Superb colours of the Phormium 'Jester'.
Never seen a Strobilanthes dyerianus 'Persian shield' before. What an amazing plant!
Very nice video! Can't wait for the next one! Cheerio George.💚
Thanks Bernard, I do enjoy the Yuccas especially, they’re incredibly striking! ‘Persian Shield’ definitely has a beautiful colour, I’d love to have more if I had the greenhouse space. I hope you and your plants are coping with the heat.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you George, they are doing good, just some leaves getting yellow and falling from the Schinus molle (nothing unusual). See you! 🖤
@@shineamen3107 All part of summer weather I guess but I'm pleased everything is doing well. Speak to you soon Bernard and take care!
Another great video George. I have a Yucca Jewel it's a lovely plant. Can't wait to see your garden tour 😀
Thanks Heather! The Jewels are nice but mine always looks a bit ropey after winter - with somewhere sheltered to keep it in cold spells or some overhead cover in winter they can definitely be stunning plants even up here!
Superb video as always mate. I'm absolutely 100% with you for the reasons you bought that Thompsonia yucca, just for adding the variety. Great supplier with hardy palms. I've got so much good stuff from the.. looking forward to seeing that firepit area again as the planting fills up👍
Thanks! Yes, always cracking plants from Nigel, top quality. I’ve not had much time to spend on the garden over the past month but I’m hoping to at least get the blockwork on the polytunnel side finished this weekend so I can get the yuccas in during August. It’ll come together in time I’m sure. Yours is looking great, very classy!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks mate. Good luck with that heavy lifting👍
@@vincenzecalzone8666 Haha thanks, a bit easier now it’s cooler 👍
Never seen a Fasciculariar before, sorry if I spelt that wrong. They look very interesting
No worries! I have the advantage of copying and pasting some names when I’m making the vids 😉 They’re definitely an interesting one, perhaps not the most exotic plant on paper but those sparks of colour and their low habit definitely make them worth growing to me!
Lovely plants, especially liked the bromeliads wish I lived nearer although Mr A is happy we don’t😅🤑
Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply. I’m pleased I live a good distance away for the same reason 😂
Great video as always . I’ve been going to vertigrow for a few years now and always pick up some great specimens … I’m hoping there’s a few tree ferns left though I heard they’ve gone up in price considerably
Thanks Nick! Yes, Vertigrow is a top place. The tree ferns are considerably more expensive this year but unfortunately are only going to get more pricey as time goes on so I hope you manage to get one!
Pretty sure I drove past your house the other day! I was tempted to knock and say hi 😂🏡👋
Oh right! Make sure you keep the top secret location quiet 😂
@@GeorgesJungleGarden of course I will! I got really excited 😂
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Beautiful as always and so lush in this weather☀️🌴🌺. Do you have drip irrigation for the far end of the garden? It would be really interesting to see how you manage watering 🌴
Thank you Deborah! I don’t have any irrigation up there but have another length of hose I can add on to water there if things are very dry. It’s something I’ll try to talk about in a future vid but it’s definitely been hard work this year!
Your garden is epic, I'm in Preston so honestly I don't know how you are able to grow exotics the way you do. Where about is Dean's garden center? I need new great garden centers to mooch around :)
Thank you very much Alex! It's definitely a work in progress and not all as glamorous as it might appear though! Dean's is worth a visit, it's on the outskirts of York, I think I put the details in the vid description if it helps.
Dam! Them gingers are amazing bargains, I’d pay double that for that size lol
Haha thanks, I thought so too. He’s got some £50 gingers in that are full on buckets 😮
Congratulations George ❤️ I saw you on the morning countryside program. Your garden is looking great 😊. I'm sure it is looking even better now.
How is the fire pit coming along?
Thanks, yes, they used the Gardeners World section, it was a surprise for me! It's had a bit less time this year but it's definitely filling out. The fire pit though isn't significantly different from when it was last in a video unfortunately, it's been a busy couple of months and time has been limited but I'm hoping to get some more progress this month. Fingers crossed!
Afternoon George! Great content as always, Scunny Asda have pretty decent sized Chamaerops Humulis palms for only 15 quid (same sized ones at B and Q are 49 quid) so I got myself some, I know the quality is better at Linden for sure but these are nice and green and really quite decent size! Also I picked up some really small sub 1 foot trachycarpus fortunei on reduced at the range (7 quid). I know you say plant them small, but is that too small for this year at this time? Would you keep them in pots and maybe plant next year.
Thanks for all your content as always.
Hi, they sound like good buys for sure! Personally I’d get them in the ground now and keep them well watered for the rest of summer, they should settle in nicely before any cold 👍
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks I will, its all learning for us at the moment, today I learnt gardening hurts
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@@mrchuffy6535 Ouch, how come? The spikes on them?
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yup the other half cut her hand at the first attempt to leave me to do everything for the rest of the day, shattered cut and aching, well worth it though!
@@mrchuffy6535 Ouch indeed! There’s definitely a lot of satisfaction to come from a day of hard work in the garden, hopefully enough to outweigh the pain!
Nice video, your enthusiasm is infectious! I see you're a big fan of the Yucca rostrata, and I have to say it looks pretty amazing, I've spotted a few at my local garden center and I'm very tempted. Can it be left without rain protection in the winter, if planted in the right soil? I know the temperatures are not an issue, but how does it cope with the constant winter moisture?
Thanks! Yes, big fan indeed, I think they’re very striking plants. Personally I’d say they are tolerant of the winter wet quite well (provided good drainage) and I’ve never protected mine. In colder areas Yucca linearis / linearifolia are even tougher but I’ll be planting out both here in well drained raised beds with no plans to protect. So ultimately I guess it depends on where you are and whether you can provide well drained soil and a sunny spot for them.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yeah they look like they're not even real, like they were drawn by some dude in the 70s😄
I'm from Ireland, I'm dealing with a similar climate. I have a rock garden and managed to keep a few hardy cactus species alive with no rain protection this winter, so I hope the yucca will be just as forgiving. This species looks like it would hold moisture between those densely packed leaves, but not all is as it seems, I guess.. I must give it a try
@@finnkel They definitely do! For what it’s worth I’d definitely give one a go without winter protection. With good drainage and a nice amount of sun / airflow they seem to be very tough 👍
It's so interesting how different pricing is between the UK and where I live, in Cyprus, here the tree ferns are from €200(30cm stem) to €1000(close to a meter), yet I bought that exact same size of rostrata for €20...
Ouch, that is a lot of money! I guess a lot of the Yuccas are grown on the continent so you can get them cheaper whereas most of the tree ferns come into the UK in containers from Australia. I suspect they're both going to get more expensive in future years unfortunately!
Hi George, love your videos. You've developed a fab garden. Do you leave your fascicularia bicolours out all winter? And if so, do you wrap them or give them any kind of Shelter? I tend to stick mine in the garage or an unheated green house over winter - but as my plants are quite large and very potbound - I was thinking of splitting them and repotting half and trying the other two halves in the ground.
Hi Colin and thanks! It's slowly coming together, some bits more than others! I leave mine out all winter with no problems so I'd definitely say it's worth trying some in the ground - be careful with splitting them though as they're vicious beasties!
A mazing selection George, I have a question for something I've spied today. My Passiflpra Caerula , the blue commonly sold one has started making these pale green fruits which I've read turn orange. Are they edible or no or just bland and edible Lome Arbutus fruit. Thank you.
Thanks! From what I’ve read they are technically edible but not tasty, it might be worth googling to find other peoples’ experiences though!
Thank you for all jungle garden inspiration you've provided George. Could you give me a bit of advice? I have a Musa Basjoo and now in July it has 3-4 healthy pups growing up around it. I am unsure when I should try to propagate them. Can I propagate these pups on now (keeping them protected and in a greenhouse over winter) or should I wait until next spring to separate them from the plant?
Hi and thank you for watching! Do you actually want to propagate more plants or is it an option to leave them on to form a nice clump? I’d say to generally wait until the pseudostem is around 30cm tall for the best chance 👍
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank zou so much. I want to split them from the mother plant to have more plants in total and plant out elsewhere in the garden. They are a variety of sizes from 30cm to 70cm. I wonder at this stage whether to pot them and keep them in a greenhouse to mother them along a bit and build roots, or leave them where they are doing well until next spring
@@MegaBuckminster If they’re that size then I’d pot them up now personally while they’ve got a few months of warmth to settle in then you can keep them in the greenhouse etc over winter and they’ll be good to go next spring. Otherwise a cold winter could zap them back and you’ll be up to May before you can really split them
George i've had a small Yucca Rostrata in the ground now for a few years, a Sapphire Skies, its still not growinhg well
Hi Dec, is it in well drained soil with good sun? I've got a small one in the ground that's been slow to size up too but the larger ones I've grown in big pots all grew pretty rapidly. It could be that they're one of those plants like Schefflera that needs to really establish before the growth rates increase significantly.
Hi George ,must say l'm a bit jealous you can find great plants so cheap l bought 3 iresine plants a few weeks ago barely an inch high and they cost 9 quid,dont know why but here in Staffordshire we seem to get rinsed at the garden centre's. Anyway good luck with the new additions dude👍
Thanks Craig. In all honesty most places round here will be the same which is why when I find somewhere that sells good quality plants at a fair price I keep going back (plus share it with you guys!). The variation in some prices is pretty crazy!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yeh l agree,l'm goin RHS Tatton show Saturday be interesting see what things are goin for there at the stalls,hoping l can find a "must have " though😂
@@craigwagstaff4625 Good luck and get ready to spend some £££ haha! Enjoy!
Hi George, how’s the fire pit?
Hi Harold, slow progress unfortunately, only had a couple of mornings on it since my last vid. I want to get the walls finished and the soil moved back over before the end of August though so I can get the yuccas planted.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden if it makes you feel any better I’ve not cut my grass in three weeks 😂
@@haroldbetterson1877 Haha yes, don't worry, there's no guilt, just a bit of frustration that I can't get on at times! It'll happen when it happens haha.
Its roasting her in North shropshire, unfortunately the village i live in lost its water pressure 2 weeks ago we even could no use the shower. Then this week the water stopped completely. All of this meant no hose. Thankfully the water is back on but the garden looks like a desert. So start again.
Oh no, that's gutting! It's been incredibly dry here too and I've been doing what I can with the hose, it must be so frustrating to not be able to do anything. I hope everything that can bounces back quickly for you.
Hi I’m here in the most amazing hotel in Mexico with stunning jungle gardens. Is there anyway I can send you the vids? I’m sure you’d love them.
Wow, sounds impressive! I'm on Instagram and FB as George's Jungle Garden if that works for you? Thanks!
What happens to the work at the bottom of the garden?
Hi Philippe, it's definitely an ongoing project but unfortunately things have slowed down since I went back to work - I've had a lot to do on the weekends too. More progress soon though hopefully!
Please help George I have a potted fan palm it has good growth but the bottom leaves are turning yellow
Hi Steve, is it in a relatively small pot and how long has it been in it?
Can you ship me a couple tree ferns here in the US? We have basically no options here, for decent sizes.
Hi Brandon, to be honest I think the imports are going to be restricted here soon, they've already pretty much trebled in price the last few years unfortunately.
So you crossed over into God's Country then 😋 I use Vertigrow too, it's got good selection and prices.
Another God's country dweller here ✌
Haha yes! I've been going to Vertigrow for a number of years but went to uni in York too, it's a lovely part of the world!
My ensete has been decimated by slugs. I even went out at night and picked them off but in the morning bam another leaf gone. It's depressing
That's frustrating Fran, I feel your pain. My Hostess have never looked worse than this year unfortunately too.
are you sure you've got a gloriosa and not a filamentosa?
Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s not a filamentosa but I can see why you’d say that. Maybe it’s got a bit of hybrid blood in it, who knows…
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I'll be interested to see how it grows :]
@@johnnyrollerskates9270 Yes definitely, I’ll most likely be planting it out in the spring 👍
hello mate I see you like to grow exotic plants
I have a variety of Mexican avocado that is very resistant to cold, which grows well in the UK
I have fresh seeds from one of those trees in the north of Spain
I already sent more than 100 to the UK and they are growing happily there
if you might be interested in some write me
Hi Jorge, thanks and that's cool to know! My seed sowing facilities are very limited at the minute but it's something I'd certainly have a go at growing in the future. I hope you're growing some on yourself too!