Thank you Bunny, love the family garden, sort of planned without a plan. I have a small garden and have called it Friends Garden. I asked each of my friends which was their favourite plant and planted accordingly. One of my friends came from the Mediterranean and loved red Geraniums, so I have a bunch of those, as she has now passed, l always think of her when planting them. Mum and Dad have their plants too. So your family garden really resonated with me. Very interested in your information on the Eucalyptus. I used to crush some leaves and pop them in a bath, the smell was wonderful. Loved your plan for the under planting of your wooded area and how you are going about it. 🐝🦋🐞
I love the idea of a family garden..I think my entire garden is one…so many memories and plants and trees have come from family members!! Another great episode!!
I have such memories associated with eucalyptus, especially the smell on a rainy day. The Southern Pacific Railroad planted eucalyptus here in San Diego, intending to use the wood for railroad ties. It turned out the wood was too oily to hold the spikes, so the trees grew unmolested. Rows of them can still be seen along the tracks. Kate Sessions, an early pioneer in garden design, imported additional varieties of eucalyptus from Australia and planted them while establishing Balboa Park. They do very well in our climate. Many of the trees are over 100 years old; very tall, with huge trunks. They can lose branches or blow down in heavy wind, which can be dangerous. I do love your family garden, and the thought behind it. I plan to add an Asian garden corner to honor my parents, who both loved the style. I have various on theme ceramic pots and statuary I'd given them as gifts, which returned to me after they passed.
I planted eucalyptus Silver Dollar type (with round leaves) and it grew enormously fast and tall. And it looks like their brunches are very porous inside and one day we had extremely strong and long rain in Southern California, those brunches got filled up with water, became very heavy and started falling down on the ground, broke my roof and few other small trees around. It is good that they did not fell on somebody’s head! We had to remove that tree.
Hey! Rae What an astonishing smile you got here. Just looking for an old friend here, when i stumbled on your profile. I got caught by that wonderful smile, I couldn't just take my eyes off you without saying Hi. You sparked an interest to me, let me know if you would love to converse with me. Would be great to read from you hope to hear from you.
Bunny I'll be staggered if your eucalyptus will be THAT big in a few months. They're our natives in Australia, and E perriniana makes a fantastic florist foliage. Good luck with them. You could be best off with alpine varieties - they're a great tree alright.. you might even attract some koalas and kookaburras to your garden!
As a fellow Aussie it horrifies me that people think a mature tree is 10m tall. Maybe they don’t grow the same in soil with actual nutrients and water available? Here they are greedy and suck all the water up and are quite aggressive about their root zone, if you’ve ever tried to underplant them whatever thing you’ve put in - even other natives - struggles and dies. Edit to add, I can see why people find them beautiful. I certainly do. But they’re not something I would deliberately plant in a pleasure garden or near a structure.
@@queeniemarkham8022 I feel similarly. But I’m intrigued by the multi-stem 3-4m eucalyptus look. It’s beautiful. Perhaps the heavy pruning controls the roots? I’d love to know how to do it here in NQ
Yes I think they are very inquisitive and every morning they look up to the bedroom window and acknowledge you when you draw the curtains. They all have fascinating and quite different personalities.🐇
Just a thought but could you take the glass off one of your greenhouses and replace with the ETF material like you have on your cold frames? Bunny your garden is a dream. Thank you for sharing 😊
I loved all the information on your eucalyptus garden. I planted one (not sure the variety...) but I'm wait to cut as you instructed in order to promote multi stems and prevent it from growing too tall as I live in Southern California. My small tree has been planted for almost two years and I don't think it is anywhere established enough to cut yet.... Can you give an update on your eucalyptus trees?
Love the family garden Bunny, the statue of your Father is fabulous. Can I ask what is the best shrub for a very dry part of one of my borders. My neighbour has a very large conifer next to the fence and it seems to suck all the moisture out of that part. I have lost quite a few plants.
Love your family garden. So many personal touches. Your dad’s sculpture is awesome! I’ve just visited David Austin’s rose gardens for the first time and thought that the sculptures dotted around the place were marvellous. They look very similar to the one in your garden, so I’m presuming they were sculpted by the same person?
Bunny can you suggest a tree to plant against a noisy country road down the side of my garden . It has a gappy hedge at the minute and I think planting trees along it might help reduce the annoying decibel levels a bit. Love your garden much tidier than mine lol.
Sadly planting does not reduce noise levels though many people believe it does but it’s not correct. Though if the hedge hides the cars then you are less aware of them so notice the noise less. Have you considered an acoustic fence? They are made of wood and are designed to deflect the sound waves.🐇
Do the topiaries in the family garden need to be in pots? Do you just wish to contain the size which is why you buried them in pots? I was about to plant one of mine just straight into the ground
No, don't need to be in pots, but I wanted to make them look more prominent. They do look good once the surrounding yew hedge knits up and forms a neat plinth.🐇
As an Australian I find quite fascinating that gardeners overseas have this fascination with gum trees. A lot of Aussies aren’t very keen on them. It’s really hard to get anything to grow under them including lawn. They make an awful mess continuously dropping branches and leaves. The leaves take what appears years to break down. They only belong in the bush not in a garden. 😊
After the British Government and Abbey Life stole my house and gardens I came into Europe to start again . Family ghosts came with me. Land cow pasture now English art and craft gardens baked in the sun and shady owing to my tall ever green Thuja hedges into many garden rooms .Wide avenues and water features and my own designs in borders .Good bye my native England you can not keep a good man down. Sir Kevin Parr Bt
Bunny I’m sure we would all love an update on the family garden! I can only imagine how beautiful it is after growing in a year. 😊
Love the family garden, especially the stone sculpture of your father pulling up his boot straps
Yes I love that sculpture too 🐇
Thank you Bunny, love the family garden, sort of planned without a plan. I have a small garden and have called it Friends Garden. I asked each of my friends which was their favourite plant and planted accordingly. One of my friends came from the Mediterranean and loved red Geraniums, so I have a bunch of those, as she has now passed, l always think of her when planting them. Mum and Dad have their plants too. So your family garden really resonated with me. Very interested in your information on the Eucalyptus. I used to crush some leaves and pop them in a bath, the smell was wonderful. Loved your plan for the under planting of your wooded area and how you are going about it. 🐝🦋🐞
I love hearing about your history. And again thanks for the wonderful videos
I love the idea of a family garden..I think my entire garden is one…so many memories and plants and trees have come from family members!! Another great episode!!
I have such memories associated with eucalyptus, especially the smell on a rainy day. The Southern Pacific Railroad planted eucalyptus here in San Diego, intending to use the wood for railroad ties. It turned out the wood was too oily to hold the spikes, so the trees grew unmolested. Rows of them can still be seen along the tracks. Kate Sessions, an early pioneer in garden design, imported additional varieties of eucalyptus from Australia and planted them while establishing Balboa Park. They do very well in our climate. Many of the trees are over 100 years old; very tall, with huge trunks. They can lose branches or blow down in heavy wind, which can be dangerous. I do love your family garden, and the thought behind it. I plan to add an Asian garden corner to honor my parents, who both loved the style. I have various on theme ceramic pots and statuary I'd given them as gifts, which returned to me after they passed.
Interesting, I have heard they are called ‘widow makers’ in Australia because as you say they suddenly fall down or loose a limb🐇
Oh my goodness! This was such a fun video ! I actually watched it twice ! Thank you !
love your stories. just being able to say like I planted something 38 years ago is just astounding to me.!
A gardener extraordinaire!
I planted eucalyptus Silver Dollar type (with round leaves) and it grew enormously fast and tall. And it looks like their brunches are very porous inside and one day we had extremely strong and long rain in Southern California, those brunches got filled up with water, became very heavy and started falling down on the ground, broke my roof and few other small trees around. It is good that they did not fell on somebody’s head! We had to remove that tree.
I was amused to see the subtitles think you are growing WOODEN ENEMIES in your garden. Lovely May video.
How hilarious, missed that! 🐇
Absolutely fabulous Bunny, the family garden is going to be a beautiful space.
Hey! Rae What an astonishing smile you got here. Just looking for an old friend here, when i stumbled on your profile. I got caught by that wonderful smile, I couldn't just take my eyes off you without saying Hi. You sparked an interest to me, let me know if you would love to converse with me. Would be great to read from you hope to hear from you.
"I did ask him" meaning sometimes she doesn't ask and just takes cuttings 😂😂😂
I love your 🏠 and the garden! The statue of your father is lovely!
A very good meadow garden you have with good plants for wildlife.
Bunny I'll be staggered if your eucalyptus will be THAT big in a few months. They're our natives in Australia, and E perriniana makes a fantastic florist foliage. Good luck with them. You could be best off with alpine varieties - they're a great tree alright.. you might even attract some koalas and kookaburras to your garden!
As a fellow Aussie it horrifies me that people think a mature tree is 10m tall. Maybe they don’t grow the same in soil with actual nutrients and water available? Here they are greedy and suck all the water up and are quite aggressive about their root zone, if you’ve ever tried to underplant them whatever thing you’ve put in - even other natives - struggles and dies.
Edit to add, I can see why people find them beautiful. I certainly do. But they’re not something I would deliberately plant in a pleasure garden or near a structure.
@@queeniemarkham8022 I feel similarly. But I’m intrigued by the multi-stem 3-4m eucalyptus look. It’s beautiful. Perhaps the heavy pruning controls the roots? I’d love to know how to do it here in NQ
We will see! I will control the size and form multi stems from them and so their root growth will be curtailed too🐇
Wow~ Beautiful Flowers and Garden ^^
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Beautiful. You are so creative.
I wish you drifts and drifts in bluebells in hopefully far less than 10 or 15 years. Thank you for another inspiring video!
Very interesting video Bunny.
I love it when the animals come up to listen -- like the cow at timestamp 20:24.
That made me giggle.
Yes I think they are very inquisitive and every morning they look up to the bedroom window and acknowledge you when you draw the curtains. They all have fascinating and quite different personalities.🐇
Just a thought but could you take the glass off one of your greenhouses and replace with the ETF material like you have on your cold frames? Bunny your garden is a dream. Thank you for sharing 😊
Bunny, Beautiful English garden. Enjoyed your blog🙏
I loved all the information on your eucalyptus garden. I planted one (not sure the variety...) but I'm wait to cut as you instructed in order to promote multi stems and prevent it from growing too tall as I live in Southern California. My small tree has been planted for almost two years and I don't think it is anywhere established enough to cut yet.... Can you give an update on your eucalyptus trees?
Love this video!! Thanks for sharing personal details
Great video Bunny,loads of new ideas
Wonderful vlog Bunny! Love the family garden!
nice lesson!
Love the family garden Bunny, the statue of your Father is fabulous. Can I ask what is the best shrub for a very dry part of one of my borders. My neighbour has a very large conifer next to the fence and it seems to suck all the moisture out of that part. I have lost quite a few plants.
In the Uk is that?
@@bunnyguinness yes Bunny
Love your family garden. So many personal touches. Your dad’s sculpture is awesome! I’ve just visited David Austin’s rose gardens for the first time and thought that the sculptures dotted around the place were marvellous. They look very similar to the one in your garden, so I’m presuming they were sculpted by the same person?
Yes Pat Austin, the late David Austin’s wife did all the ones I saw there. Glad you enjoyed the garden.🐇
Bunny can you suggest a tree to plant against a noisy country road down the side of my garden . It has a gappy hedge at the minute and I think planting trees along it might help reduce the annoying decibel levels a bit. Love your garden much tidier than mine lol.
Sadly planting does not reduce noise levels though many people believe it does but it’s not correct. Though if the hedge hides the cars then you are less aware of them so notice the noise less. Have you considered an acoustic fence? They are made of wood and are designed to deflect the sound waves.🐇
So you are kin to David Austin
He was my uncle . A very clever, interesting man 🐇
Are there other plants that you like for adding structure besides the hedges?
Topiary, multi stem trees , other trees which are supplemented with the hard elements like the font, path, seat etc🐇
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Do the topiaries in the family garden need to be in pots? Do you just wish to contain the size which is why you buried them in pots? I was about to plant one of mine just straight into the ground
No, don't need to be in pots, but I wanted to make them look more prominent. They do look good once the surrounding yew hedge knits up and forms a neat plinth.🐇
How are you So so much more Bunny
Do you milk your cows yourself?
As an Australian I find quite fascinating that gardeners overseas have this fascination with gum trees. A lot of Aussies aren’t very keen on them. It’s really hard to get anything to grow under them including lawn. They make an awful mess continuously dropping branches and leaves. The leaves take what appears years to break down. They only belong in the bush not in a garden. 😊
Fascinating - I will bear this in mind! 🐇
You are an amazing woman
Watch out for the Spanish bluebells, they’re destroying our beautiful native bells.
After the British Government and Abbey Life stole my house and gardens I came into Europe to start again . Family ghosts came with me. Land cow pasture now English art and craft gardens baked in the sun and shady owing to my tall ever green Thuja hedges into many garden rooms .Wide avenues and water features and my own designs in borders .Good bye my native England you can not keep a good man down. Sir Kevin Parr Bt