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Hi the crown has really shrunk due to loss of fronds. The fronds this year are very small gonna feed them tomato feed next year. But at least it survived

You'll have to do another video of it and show us. That's a real shame but I'm sure next year it will be better as long as it doesn't put out any late fiddles in the crown ​@@mattsuktropicalgarden

The problem with both of mine that year was they decided to send up two flushes of fronds and the second flush didn't have enough time to grow before the dreaded freeze came. My only issue is its not the actual damage I can live with that, it happens and we learn. Win some lose some etc. Its the actual price of the things

Thank-you happy you enjoyed it. Finally have somewhere to sit and enjoy 🌺🌞

Thanks very much. I'm just trying to keep upgrading year by year. Keep adding bits what we think will work.

Cheers videos are very slow have a big building project on the garden at the moment. Trying to get everything sorted out. I got the statues from tikiheadz. Me back is still on the mend keep pushing myself but stop when it kills. Thanks for asking 🙂

Thanks Ted. The garden has been a real challenge this year. Trying to transform it again and upgrade as I go. The tiki heads you can find him on ebay and Instagram called tikiheadz hope it helps 👍

Thanks you. The garden is currently in construction this year. But will do a full garden update soon 🌴 🌞

No terrible after that years freeze, they have recovered very slowly re shooting from the base. Most of the cordylines where I live that year were taken back to the ground. It was just to cold 🥶

That's what happened with mine aswell be fair 😂 glad to hear they're on the mend

Same with yours growing away, glad I just didn't dig them out and bin them, thought they might of shot up this year

It was amazing walking round. I wish I could grow some of them. They just won't survive here to cold and wet. But we can always tweak and grow alternative plants that will survive our climate 🌧 🌦 we need more 🌞

Thanks again. The yuccas I'm currently growing managed with no issues this winter. Now they are in the ground they should be me hardier once they have rooted

@@mattsuktropicalgarden The Yucca Bacatta is my favorite, stunning blooms, it's a heavy weight non- trunking ground dweller can get 4 to 5 feet across and tall when in a happy spot...

Wow can't believe how expensive they are here, they do look stunning

@@mattsuktropicalgarden Indeed! A Yucca Faxon here in a 20 gallon pot is 169.00. The others 49.00 5 gallon, 29.00 2 gallon. There's a small nursery here w/limited selection 1 gallon @ 20.00...Have you tried propagation from seed?

Now that's a good idea. Might try a little propagator once I've got my garden sorted out. Brilliant 👏

It really was. A nice little place to visit. Get in the shade. Look at spectacular scenery 😍

Thanks very much for commenting. I will check those yuccas out you have mentioned. I have several different types of yuccas growing. I'm always on the search for more hardy plants thankyou 👍

Can't believe I have been here so many times. First time I have walked onto the dunes this way. Was truly a spectacular walk through. I wish I had a bigger garden 😕

Can't believe all the years we av been going there, have never been through this entrance

Cheers thanks very much. See how the plants take to where they are. Onwards now to the next job

Thank you very much can't wait for it to mature over the next few years

Cheers thank you, they will rust over time. It does bring a totally different look and feel. In time it will blend.

Thanks mate, onto the next job soon, we need some sunshine

Cheers it took me long enough, but no rush we need some sun now to get it growing

Thank you hopefully I can bring the rest of the garden up to how I have made this look

Thanks mate that's a great complement coming from your experience. I do hope I have got it right and it isn't to cramped. Need enough space for them to grow out and high

@mattsuktropicalgarden I think your planting density is spot on. Some of them will take a while to get going so you wouldn't want lots of dead space anyway. The foliage contrasts will work better planted close👍

Cheers thanks for the advice. I'm always over thinking. It always a learning curve what works, survives etc.

Thanks it took some working out. Like a big jigsaw. Need everything to root now in the ground and get growing big

Cheers. Nearly there now. Can't wait to finish it of.

Thank you, it's coming together. Nearly completed my first little garden project of the year. Was a bit bigger than I planned

Thanks Dimi. Took me ages to work the design out. Fingers crossed all the plants will thrive and grow away big and strong

@@mattsuktropicalgarden I hope for you. But you know my thoughts about the cordylines. Never again in my garden 😅. I bought 3 trachycarpus wagnerianus (it was 2 + 1 free, 40€) these are much more stronger against the wind than the basic trachycarpus.

That's a really good price. Everything has gone up here. I found the cordyline for £8 the last one I will buy. My damaged ones from a few years ago are still here just.

Thanks for the feedback. Exactly what I'm after interaction with viewers. I will try and film more in the future with me getting stuck in. I try to show the before and afters because I keep changing me mind when I get going

Looks cracking mate 👌👌 will really have the wow factor once the yucca's & cordys put on some height 🏝🏝

I really hope so. Patience is a virtue. Watch it all mature over the next couple of years

Thanks for commenting. The garden has taken a big turn this year so far. I'm glad what I have done so far works and it all ties together. I think it does. Keep doin more every week to try and keep improving 🌞

@@mattsuktropicalgarden your garden has really come along way in just a year. Enjoying watching the progress thank you 👍

Cheers, I can't believe how expensive some stuff is. I've been watching your videos 👍 by the way great content. Trying to keep the cost down this year I have a massive building project to start once I've got this bit sorted, bar area and patio. It seems like never ending work at the moment. But will be worth it in the end.

@@mattsuktropicalgarden thanks! Yeah all the hard work is already paying off. Look forward to seeing more projects!

Thanks mate. My steel rings have turned up, hopefully when I get them down my vision of what I'm hoping will work 🙏

Cheers Marc. Hopefully will be able to walk around and enjoy it soon. Just hope we have some sunshine 🌞

Thank you Richard it's always good to hear positive feedback. It is coming on now. Couple more weekends at it to go yet 👍

This is one of my very first videos. I'm always trying to make better choices

I'm always on the search for tiki style statues. Problem is doesn't seem to be many on sale. Or I'm just looking in the wrong places. I would love to have a few more in my garden 🌴

@@mattsuktropicalgarden I think I need to get my first one!

If you find any let me know. Lucky hunting

Hi Sarah I was actually thinking about adding a little pond into the garden. For exactly that reason. Just need to find a place to put one. Thanks for commenting 🌴🌞

@@mattsuktropicalgarden me too, there's a nature gardening channel I've been following they have Gr8 info. It can be tiny and u don't need pumps, just the right planting to oxygenate and some local frog spawn, but I have a small river near to me, it might be worth thinking about whether the wider habitat is good for frogs. Otherwise there are surely other natural slug predators to encourage?

@@mattsuktropicalgarden I'm definitely putting in a frog hotel too😀it's a place for all invertebrates to safely hibernate underground. A year ago I had a frog obviously looking fir a place to hibernate and I didn't know what to do. But definitely I think adding water to the garden will bring in an entire ecosystem of creatures, just with a barrel pond as long as they can safely get in and out

@@mattsuktropicalgarden frog hotels take up no space because they're underground, you can plant on top of them

So Alan is wrong then lol. I've got loads of neem oil just dilute a bit in watering can is it?. The garden is starting to take more shape. Should be there over the next few weekends. The misses wants the bar open 🫣 needs a lot of work to get that area sorted. Will get there.

@@mattsuktropicalgarden lol i dunno about Alan being wrong, but it didnt work for me, it might be different for you, let us know how you get on?! As for neen oil, i mix with 1 tbsp washing up liquid, when thats mixed through i then add about 2 tbsp neem oil, Good Luck!!

I will thanks for getting back to me. I will try that mix 👍

@@mattsuktropicalgarden Hey Matt, Scrap the idea of neem oil, ive been out this morning, and overnight the slugs have eaten a whole plant!!! Grrrr, ill try the grit or seashells next i think lol!! Good luck with yours.

Oh no. Another idea didn't work. Keep trying different methods. There has to be way

Its coming together at last. Doing more to it now the sun is out 🌞

Cheers mate let's see if Alan is right, hopefully he is 👍

Thanks a lot. Can't wait to get cracking and doing more to it. It coming on now slowly 👍

Trying to create different views so it makes me walk around and see from different angles. Also trying to work where the sun shines at different times of the day. I will av a big beer when I go on holiday soon 🍺 🍻

@@mattsuktropicalgarden 🤣🤣. I did the same mate once the kids didn't need the grass for the footy. I built the first sitting area with the firepit facing south and divided up the space with raised beds to have the same effect. Enjoy your hols

That's it. We have a lot more wetter days that warmer dryer days. Just trying to get the look right with more hardier less fussy plants. It's coming along slowly, didn't think it would take this long but I will keep plodding on bit by bit. No rush that's what I say.

Thank you for commenting. It's taking longer than I thought but slowly making progress this year

Its slowly taking shape couple more weekends hard work and I think I might ve there for the back bit of the garden

Thanks mate, a lot of hard work. It's starting to take a bit of shape. Couple more weekends graft to go yet

Hi yes getting there slowly. Hard work indeed moving that lot about, hopefully it will look better this year. I'm the same except the weather is great here at the moment, can't wait to get yuccas etc in the ground. It will be your turn for the nice weather soon

Cheers Marc. Oohhh exciting a new garden channel on CZcams. How about calling it the tropical non gardener lol 😆

@@mattsuktropicalgarden that would work 🤣👍🏻

I was so tempted to get the bar open yesterday. But if that happened I would of never got any work done 🍺 🍻. I always find my garden is never done always looking at wss to improve but the cost of everything is sooo expensive so trying to find cheaper ways

@@mattsuktropicalgarden Yeah man I feel ya! I spent so much money on palms recently, but have found a few new and interesting contacts :-) Also looking at cheap climbers in the supermarkets.

I got my honeysuckle dropmore scarlet from Morrisons. By my bar took a while to get growing last year but that could be due to lack of light. Always good to have contacts if you can buy cheaper stuff 👌 👍

@@mattsuktropicalgarden Fantastic! Denfinately try to get hold of some honeysuckle Lornica it is well hardy, evergreen and fast growing (I have tested in the last 12 months) .Apparently I have picked up an evergreen Virginia Creeper from Morrisions today. I don't think they areevergreen, but do know the15 meters length is probably spot on! Great for privacy and saves money vs palms - £2.50 lol.