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Thank you Paul, I think this might be my favourite comment so far. Simon 🙂

In my defense, Tim has done 440 more 'walk with me' videos and was a documentarian and broadcaster beforehand. I have done one hotel video with no experience and a mobile phone. Currently, it's my fastest growing video! Maybe you will like the next one a little more. Simon

Hi David, sorry I forgot to ask if you meant me 'doing it better' or Tim? According to the comments for this video, I may have misinterpreted your sentiment. Simon

Hi Andgie, there are a lot of factors to consider such as what country you are in, is it in sun or shade, is the soil moist, dry, which cultivar it us etc. If you are in the UK then it hasn't been good weather for them.so they are flowering late this year. I have only had a couple of cultivars flowers either one just putting out its flower bud today. Hopefully yours will bloom in the next few weeks. Give it some water during the hot weather and cut back any shading foliage. Simon

You are very welcome Bonnie, I am glad you found it useful. Simon 🙂

Thanks Natalie, I plan to do another hotel review parody in October so I will remember to add a couple of randoms in that one. Simon

I agree. It is arguably one of the views in the UK. Simon

You are very welcome. Simon

Thanks Akuaku. That's was quite an old video, so of you wanted to check out what it looks like now take a look as one of our more recent monthly garden tour. Simon

Thanks Djogs, we're glad you enjoyed it. Simon and Lorna.

You are very welcome Liz. Simon

Hello Jenena, we hear a lot of scary stories regarding invasive plants in you country. It's got be a challenging place to garden. I do like Opuntias but when you see them everywhere around the Mediterranean they definitely need controlling. Thanks for you comment. Simon

Absolutely. To be honest, I haven't seen any bamboo in the UK as the UK as yet, but it's just a matter of time! Thanks for your comment. Simon

Annoyingly, I do have that exact clip but I hadn't realised I missed it out of the video until it was published. We had ongoing issues with all three cameras and the microphones during the time we were there so I have been hit and miss on getting all the clips together for editing. What a nightmare! Fingers crossed, we will do a better job with our next Tim parody but it will be a couple of months until we are next away next. Simon

Thanks Chris. Simon

Thank you Zoe. Simon

Hi David, no camellias can be both self pollinated and cross pollinated. However, some of the more fancy multipetaled cultivars are sterile, so they won't produce seed either way. Kind regards, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Thanks Simon. Sorry, I didn't have your name when I sent the message. Ok, then there's hope for some seed to be produced, even though all the bees are gone at this point!! Not good. Appreciate it.

No bees isn't a good sign but you can hand pollinate if needed with a soft paintbrush.

@@walkingtalkinggardeners I'll give that a try. The bees have been wiped out by the continual menace in the skies (C. Tr..ls), I'm hoping they make a comeback.

I recently posted a video about plants to attract bees to the garden if you are interested in such a thing. However, it is UK based.

Hi Kourtney, alliums will fair far better in the ground. However, if you have heavy clay or conditions prone to water logging, especially over the winter then keep them in the pots. They tend to prefer nutrients and poor soils, but you can apply a liquid soluble fertiliser in the spring when the new growth occurs. In the ground, they don't really need it, but the will in pots. Feed fortnightly from when new growth emerges and for the next 2-3 months. Regarding guant allium bulbs, they need to be a decent size before they can flower, if they were small when you bought them, it might be a year or two before they bloom. But it will be harder to get them into condition when growing in a pot. Kind regards, Simon

Will do Chilli-P, we are glad you enjoyed the video. Simon

You are very welcome. If enough people enjoy this one, we might do another parody next time we are away. Unfortunately, we don't travel as much as Tim and his family, so it won't be for a couple more months. Simon

Hello Liz, I hope you have settled in well at your new home. Sadly, your bougainvillaea won't do too well in the UK. It's not warm enough over the summer, and the cold will kill it off over the winter. That's not your fault. It's garden centres selling inappropriate plants! It's all about money now rather than providing and advising on the right plant. Research your plants first and consider choosing ones with the RHS award of garden merit as these have been trialled for robustness. Also, the biggest killer of plants is over watering! As a very general rule. Allow the top couple of inches to dry out before watering. Some may need more, and some will need less, but check requirements online. Good luck, Simon

Hopefully he will see the funny side as intended - but you can never be too sure in todays world!

I would suggest water. I am watering my one daily at the moment. But on hot days with warm winds it will need watering once in thr morning and once later afternoon. Once the weather cools down, you can reduce watering accordingly. Simon

Hi Paul and, thanks for the comment. I think they would cause more leaks if anything. Like how rain water can back up on a thickly mossed roof and find away over the top of the roof tiles, especially on any runs of roof guttering. Or just simply lifting the roof tiles as the root plate expands? This has even happened on our house. But no, I haven't seen any documentation of house 'leeks' fixing leaks being true. Maybe you could evidence that for me? Simon

Thanks, Sir Belvedere. Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Hi, you're welcome i have sent Tim a link

Thanks Charlotte, we are glad you enjoyed it. Simon and Lorna

Finally, someone who gets it. Simon 🙂

Hi Anna, camellias are surprisingly robust when it comes to a hard cut. You can do it now, taking them down to between 2-3 ft. Good luck. Simon 🙂

My apologies, I can do a pretty good american old timer accent, but half my viewers are american, and I don't want to get cancelled. I also go a bit michael cain sometimes depending on my mood. My accent is getting more south london as i get older, though. Oi,oi! Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners the video is great, Im sorry, its just that english is not my mother tongue and its more difficult to understand british english

You are very welcome. Thanks for your comment. Simon

Hi there, you could get away with planting it now if you get away with a mild winter. But as with all these, more exotic plants I recommend planting immediately after the last spring frost so that the root system has the maximum season to establish before overwintering. Kind regards, Simon

That's a great question. If you are collecting seeds from true species in their native habitat, then yes, they should grow true from seed. If you are collecting seeds from garden hybrids, then no. Simon

I agree, the naturalised Montbretia should be considered as an invasive weed. Simon

Hi Uwe, tree ferns are a mid canopy plant so while temperatures will drop they have the protection of the forest canopy above them, leaf litter in the crown and the trunk protected by the previous years collapsed fronds so there is a lot of natural protection. There are a number of methods gardeners use from literally doing nothing (which is a terrible idea) to building a frame around the entire plant and backfilling with straw. I will, of course, be biased and say that my overwintering management gives UK growing tree ferns the best spring start and minimal crown shrinkage, but others can disagree. It's all just guidance with others can decide to use or not. Simon

Yes you have the watering and fertilising correct but you may need to adjust depending on local weather conditions.

Yep, don't disturb the roots at all. Dig a bigger hole thst you need, dig some rich compost such as a sterilised farm manue into the bottom so that it is well mixed with the soil. Water well and as needed over the summer. Simon

Yes you can. While mistletoe is toxic, it doesn't affect the tree or its fruit. Good question, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners thanks for the reply 👍

Keep your hair on, Victor Meldrew. I'm not Steven Spielberg, it's just me and my mobile phone. If you want better production then 'gardeners world' is free on Iplayer.

No problem. You are very welcome. Simon

Have you tried spraying with bug clear ultra? Cut off infected parts and any blooms before applying. Simon

Hi there, start them in the spring so they are ready to pot on and harden off after the last frosts have passed. That way you will have the whole growing season to put on some decent size. Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners thanks Simon, I will try it.

Hi there, and thank you for getting in touch. Unfortunately the second microphone failed right at the beginning of filming which was a complete pain, but with decent speakers or headphones you can hear the questions fine although they will be quieter. In the main we just let Andrew do the talking with little input from us. We changed to a different camera after this video so you should be able to hear all of us much better then the next couple of instalments. All the filming on Tresco was done last week. Unfortunately, I won't be putting a list of all the plant names in the description because of time constraints and it will be out of context. The relevant names are listed within the body of the video itself, plus there will be further videos to come where we Lorna and I do our own tour with the names on the screen as well as a few videos honing in on some of the specific plant species. Yes, that pea plant Andrew called Perligula! I have never heard of it, I can't find any references to it and I can't find a pea family plant with even a similar sounding name. The problem with these more exotic gardens is that it the range of plants can be very different to those that I would be familiar with on the UK Mainland so while my plant knowledge is good there are always plants that I have never come across before like this 'Perligula'. Another thing to consider is that even experienced gardeners can sometime incorrectly name plants. I do it myself even when I my brain knows full well what it is called, it just doesn't always connect to my mouth. Great questions though, thanks. Simon

Yes they are cold hardy down to around about -5 Celsius but they won't like a combination of wet roots and freezing conditions like we had last winter. I had a couple die but I still have one to take more cuttings from. I would advise keeping a couple in the greenhouse just as a back up if this worked well for you in previous years. Yes cut back stems and yes provide a dry mulch. Simon

Hi Kylie, yes you can do this but avoid having the needles around the trunk as with any mulch. Simon

Yes, it can be difficult for plants to compete with a mature pine tree for water and nutrients. Simon

Yes, you found it. Amblyseius Andersoni. Simon

Yes, you got it. Simon

Amblyseius andersoni. Simon

Thanks, Daphne. If you click the notification bell, youtube will automatically tell you when its published. Simon

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