The fuzzy bunny tail cactus is super cute!! Cuttings from that trigona rubra would color up again nicely from the stress :) Your collection is stunning, love all the euphorbia and aloes, so interesting & beautiful!! Hopefully cutting back that echinacea encourages even more blooms, I've accidentally chopped blooms off plants before so I know those feels lol
Yes, those Mandevillas are mealy bug magnets! One of my favorite vines with beautiful flowers, easy to grow and care for, but the darn mealies get it every time. I gave up on them. If you find a way to keep the mealies away, please share with me! It looks like you have even more succulents in your collection, and they look so beautiful! A gorgeous yard! Thanks so much for sharing your videos!
Thank you so much Eileen! Oh that’s a bummer to hear about the Mandevillas being mealy attractors. I’ll have to keep an eye on them, and will probably spray down with diluted alcohol. I saw a lady bug in the garden yesterday so I’m hoping there are more of those around to keep the garden in check!🐞
You are the queen of echeveria! I'm surprised that you don't have any dudleyas -- are they a thing in Australia? I also find that anything oleander like in apocynaceae gets mealybugs like it's their birthright. I used to grow Madagascar periwinkle because it's so unbelievably tough, but it would just absolutely infested with mealy. Your echinacea will push up new growth from its crown. Secondary growth is usually smaller than the growth after their winter rest. They are very successful re-seeders. You probably had a bunch of viable seed from the mature blooms... so keep an eye out for seedlings over your winter!
We've got more of an ecosystem happening here in the garden than we did on the apartment balcony, so I'm hoping that other insects will keep them in check, but only time will tell! Thanks for the heads up on the echinacea. I'm sad it'll be flowerless for the next few months but look forward to learning about how they reseed and come back with the seasons. Queen of echeveria! I'll take it! Although, I suppose that title respectively belongs to Liz K.
hi, I love your pots and you plant collection. You are such an inspiration for me at the moment, I am going through some very difficult time in my life. My dream is to have a small garden like yours. I am slowly working on it. thanks again.
Hi Jyoti, I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through a tough time right now. It's so nice to hear that my garden brings you some comfort during these challenges. I hope you have the opportunity to interact with some plants, even if in a small way. Plant care can be so healing. Take care 💕
5:14 Sometimes, when a cactus isn’t growing at all, it’s a good idea to check the root system. Excessive humidity or prolonged drought can cause root loss, which then causes the plant to stop growing and look like it’s underwatered. People then water the plant, but it can’t absorb the water without roots, so it rots. It’s a common cause of cactus death. Another thing that happens is, when people buy plants in peat or coco coir that are severely root bound to the point where the root system and the soil have formed a tight root ball, the plant may not be able to break out of the root ball and grow new healthy roots into the fresh growth medium. The roots may even be dead, but the tight ball of roots and soil makes it impossible for the cactus to grow new ones. In the past, when I was still growing in relatively organic soils, I would just put the cactus in fresh soil and call it a day. Then after a while, when I wanted to check the root system because the plant wasn’t doing too good, I noticed that they hadn’t put any new roots into the fresh soil and the root ball has been pretty much intact. Overall, when a plant isn’t growing at all, it’s usually something with the roots. Either they are dead or don’t have enough space or they can’t compete for nutrients with larger plants with more extensive root systems.
Great tips you’re sharing here and that is a really good point. We’ll replant leaving the rootball intact because we don’t want to disturb the roots but will not think about the chances of it not breaking out of that formation. It’s also in a pot with 2-3 other aloes and of course we know they have fairly aggressive root systems the cactus could be competing with. Worth checking when I get a moment. Appreciate you sharing that!
Great tour! Echinacea will die right back over winter and (hopefully) come back in spring. I remain sceptical about growing this plant in Sydney where we would be considered a US zone 10 ( and it is recommended zones 3-9). Would be interested to know of other’s experiences with this plant.
Thank you! I’d be interested too. I assumed echinacea would be okay as it’s lumped into the “drought tolerant” category. I understand that *some* varieties can tolerate zone 10 conditions. With them being available en masse as major retailers and nurseries I hope someone out there in Sydney has made it work!
i live in finland so can you point out something in your environment to be able to grow the euphorbia aerygnosa better. mine died. like twice. no, two plants died. under the bestest grow light with weekly watering. what can i be missing with growing that awesome cactus?
I appreciate your enthusiasm for growing euphorbia indoors! In my experience, they typically thrive outdoors. However, I live in Sydney, Australia and it's understandable that in Finland you need to keep them indoors. I personally haven't experimented with growing succulents indoors with grow lights, so I'm not too sure what to suggest. I used to keep my euphorbia aeruginosa inside, but it was positioned near a window with generous afternoon sunlight and I also used a fan to ensure airflow. Not sure if that helps, but I hope you find a way to keep your euphorbia alive and thriving!
@@the.morning.chorus okay, experiments go on. Thank you for answering! Difficult growing conditions makes one hard headed and really willing to try their best. And small is beautiful 😄
Great question. I’d love nothing more than to take them apart, but we’re renting. Renting terms in Australia are fairly strict, and we can’t make any major landscaping changes, including dismantling those beds. It’s ridiculous, I know because they are essentially temporary structures. We have previously been punished for less and getting permission from owners via agents can be an arduous process, so we’d rather not bother going down that road. That’s why we needed to be picky and find a place we could drop our plants into. At the end of the tenancy our plants are coming with us, we’ll reattach the top boards to the beds and leave the garden as we found it (probably in better condition, really). There’s lots of complex and challenging layers to renting in Sydney (and trust me, buying here is not easy either- though that is the end goal for us), but that’s the general gist of it.
Hola soy nueva por aquí. Amo todos tus arreglos de cactus y suculentas 😊. Saludos desde Santiago de Chile ❤
Hi Shy! I LOVED the pot by pot tour. You have such beautiful plants and they are arranged so creatively. You're an artist 🎨 for sure!
Thank you lovely Molly! I’ve been so focused on the garden beds so it was nice to check in with the pots and planters again. 💕🌵
Thank you for Sharing beautiful succulent and cactus garden lovely video
Aw thank you Jillian 🙂💕
The fuzzy bunny tail cactus is super cute!! Cuttings from that trigona rubra would color up again nicely from the stress :) Your collection is stunning, love all the euphorbia and aloes, so interesting & beautiful!! Hopefully cutting back that echinacea encourages even more blooms, I've accidentally chopped blooms off plants before so I know those feels lol
😂 yes mistakes happen but that’s how we learn! Thank you so much! ☺️
I literally spat my coffee out when I saw the label Fockea 🤣
🤣 I know right!
Yes, those Mandevillas are mealy bug magnets! One of my favorite vines with beautiful flowers, easy to grow and care for, but the darn mealies get it every time. I gave up on them. If you find a way to keep the mealies away, please share with me! It looks like you have even more succulents in your collection, and they look so beautiful! A gorgeous yard! Thanks so much for sharing your videos!
Thank you so much Eileen! Oh that’s a bummer to hear about the Mandevillas being mealy attractors. I’ll have to keep an eye on them, and will probably spray down with diluted alcohol. I saw a lady bug in the garden yesterday so I’m hoping there are more of those around to keep the garden in check!🐞
You are the queen of echeveria! I'm surprised that you don't have any dudleyas -- are they a thing in Australia? I also find that anything oleander like in apocynaceae gets mealybugs like it's their birthright. I used to grow Madagascar periwinkle because it's so unbelievably tough, but it would just absolutely infested with mealy.
Your echinacea will push up new growth from its crown. Secondary growth is usually smaller than the growth after their winter rest. They are very successful re-seeders. You probably had a bunch of viable seed from the mature blooms... so keep an eye out for seedlings over your winter!
We've got more of an ecosystem happening here in the garden than we did on the apartment balcony, so I'm hoping that other insects will keep them in check, but only time will tell!
Thanks for the heads up on the echinacea. I'm sad it'll be flowerless for the next few months but look forward to learning about how they reseed and come back with the seasons.
Queen of echeveria! I'll take it! Although, I suppose that title respectively belongs to Liz K.
I adore your arrangements!
Thank you so much! 🙂💕
Esta precioso su jardín felicidades
Thank you so much! 😊
Gorgeous 🤗
It’s great to see you enjoying your gardens so much 😀🇨🇦
Aww thanks Linda! A lot goes on here!
Woohoo I just made a coffee and sat down what wonderful timing for your video. I haven't watched it yet, but know I'm going to love it.
Hope you enjoy it! Happy Sunday Maryanne!
@@the.morning.chorus happy Sunday to you as well. We have just come in from working in the garden. Beautiful weather in Melbouurne
It’s a wonderful day for it here too 🙂
Watching here 👋👋👋
hi, I love your pots and you plant collection. You are such an inspiration for me at the moment, I am going through some very difficult time in my life. My dream is to have a small garden like yours. I am slowly working on it. thanks again.
Hi Jyoti, I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through a tough time right now. It's so nice to hear that my garden brings you some comfort during these challenges. I hope you have the opportunity to interact with some plants, even if in a small way. Plant care can be so healing. Take care 💕
Arnt you just having so much fun! Good to see, and the plants are looking so good!
It's always a fun time when I'm gardening Francke! 😍
5:14 Sometimes, when a cactus isn’t growing at all, it’s a good idea to check the root system. Excessive humidity or prolonged drought can cause root loss, which then causes the plant to stop growing and look like it’s underwatered. People then water the plant, but it can’t absorb the water without roots, so it rots. It’s a common cause of cactus death.
Another thing that happens is, when people buy plants in peat or coco coir that are severely root bound to the point where the root system and the soil have formed a tight root ball, the plant may not be able to break out of the root ball and grow new healthy roots into the fresh growth medium. The roots may even be dead, but the tight ball of roots and soil makes it impossible for the cactus to grow new ones. In the past, when I was still growing in relatively organic soils, I would just put the cactus in fresh soil and call it a day. Then after a while, when I wanted to check the root system because the plant wasn’t doing too good, I noticed that they hadn’t put any new roots into the fresh soil and the root ball has been pretty much intact.
Overall, when a plant isn’t growing at all, it’s usually something with the roots. Either they are dead or don’t have enough space or they can’t compete for nutrients with larger plants with more extensive root systems.
Great tips you’re sharing here and that is a really good point. We’ll replant leaving the rootball intact because we don’t want to disturb the roots but will not think about the chances of it not breaking out of that formation.
It’s also in a pot with 2-3 other aloes and of course we know they have fairly aggressive root systems the cactus could be competing with.
Worth checking when I get a moment. Appreciate you sharing that!
. . Beautiful ❤️❤️
Thank you so much Marlene! 💕
LMAOOO I need you to say Fockea edulis ‘hottentot bread’ 10 times in succession. It’s got a beat to it 😆
😂😂 it’s an articulation tongue twister for sure
Just beautiful!
Thank you so much Maria!
Great tour!
Echinacea will die right back over winter and (hopefully) come back in spring. I remain sceptical about growing this plant in Sydney where we would be considered a US zone 10 ( and it is recommended zones 3-9). Would be interested to know of other’s experiences with this plant.
Thank you! I’d be interested too. I assumed echinacea would be okay as it’s lumped into the “drought tolerant” category. I understand that *some* varieties can tolerate zone 10 conditions. With them being available en masse as major retailers and nurseries I hope someone out there in Sydney has made it work!
i live in finland so can you point out something in your environment to be able to grow the euphorbia aerygnosa better. mine died. like twice. no, two plants died. under the bestest grow light with weekly watering. what can i be missing with growing that awesome cactus?
I appreciate your enthusiasm for growing euphorbia indoors! In my experience, they typically thrive outdoors. However, I live in Sydney, Australia and it's understandable that in Finland you need to keep them indoors. I personally haven't experimented with growing succulents indoors with grow lights, so I'm not too sure what to suggest. I used to keep my euphorbia aeruginosa inside, but it was positioned near a window with generous afternoon sunlight and I also used a fan to ensure airflow. Not sure if that helps, but I hope you find a way to keep your euphorbia alive and thriving!
@@the.morning.chorus okay, experiments go on. Thank you for answering! Difficult growing conditions makes one hard headed and really willing to try their best. And small is beautiful 😄
Just wondering why you left the planting boxes (raised beds) intact at all instead of dismantling them and creating mounded beds. Just curious.
Great question. I’d love nothing more than to take them apart, but we’re renting. Renting terms in Australia are fairly strict, and we can’t make any major landscaping changes, including dismantling those beds. It’s ridiculous, I know because they are essentially temporary structures. We have previously been punished for less and getting permission from owners via agents can be an arduous process, so we’d rather not bother going down that road. That’s why we needed to be picky and find a place we could drop our plants into. At the end of the tenancy our plants are coming with us, we’ll reattach the top boards to the beds and leave the garden as we found it (probably in better condition, really).
There’s lots of complex and challenging layers to renting in Sydney (and trust me, buying here is not easy either- though that is the end goal for us), but that’s the general gist of it.
@@the.morning.chorus I get it!! Good reasons.
@@janecurtis5726 it can feel like a frustrating circus for sure!
I like ur videos but pls go easy with movement of the camera, got me dizzy
Sorry about that!
The babies are probably sucking the life out of your beating up cactus. Give it some food
We did 🙂