The summer this year has been very cool, which won’t have helped some of the plants. My second clump of basjoo in the front garden has barely grown at all. The ones in my back garden have done ok, but they were already much more established and are in a more sheltered position.
Metrosideros can grow into big trees but it takes a while like many years for them to grow very large. Metrosideros are easily manageable for small gardens
Yes itll take a while, the only thing that concerns me is my allotments susceptibility to frost when comparing to the surrounding area. That said I will probably make an effort to protect it more.
it's all changing Brett, the Brugmansia is getting a much better home, sheltered, drier and warmer, where it will actually have more chance of becoming a tree. Soon I will make a video on the plans.
The summer this year has been very cool, which won’t have helped some of the plants. My second clump of basjoo in the front garden has barely grown at all. The ones in my back garden have done ok, but they were already much more established and are in a more sheltered position.
Metrosideros can grow into big trees but it takes a while like many years for them to grow very large. Metrosideros are easily manageable for small gardens
Yes itll take a while, the only thing that concerns me is my allotments susceptibility to frost when comparing to the surrounding area. That said I will probably make an effort to protect it more.
Ornamentals seem to be doing ok Stephen, probably held back this year by the cold summer in the case of the brugmansia
it's all changing Brett, the Brugmansia is getting a much better home, sheltered, drier and warmer, where it will actually have more chance of becoming a tree. Soon I will make a video on the plans.
@theadventurousallotmenteer6582 looking forward to it