My Dad has a large garden, he has a winding path through the many shrubs, trees, and flowers. It's a narrow walkway because there are so many plants, but it's certainly part of the charm, and the nieces and nephews love it
Nice one, your Dad's garden sounds like my kind of thing! I do wish I had the space to make my walkway a little wider in places but I still like the effect of creating narrow walkways where you have to push through to really add to the adventure and immersion. I bet the kids love it and I hope our garden will be enjoyed by our girl and nieces plus nephews too!
Thanks and very true! It feels like it's been a long time waiting for the lighter evenings but they're definitely on their way and it'll soon be time for some spring plants to join the party!
Haha yes @YorkshireKRIS, life has been busy but I'm definitely looking forward to the lighter evenings! I'm looking forward to seeing the changes you make with your garden this year.
Thanks @David_Banner - I'll try and keep to some sort of schedule but whenever they're uploaded, Sunday certainly feels like a good day to chill out and catch up!
It’s lovely to see you both back George and Kris. It’s like a comfort hug in the middle of this dull grey soggy muddy winter. Looking fwd to Spring when we can start to unveil the wintry protection wrappings,straw and makeshift shelters that look awful but are a necessary inconvenience to ensure some things survive and see what we’re left with (my garden is a shocking eyesore like a bombs gone off)
Thanks Gina, it's great to hear our videos have a positive effect and hopefully share the realities and practicalities of the necessary inconveniences through to the rewards for our efforts later in the year! Not long to go, I hope everything bounces back and grows away well in spring for us all.
Yeah, I'm not quite sure on it which is why I posed it as a question and it's currently just sat there as I thought it would be happier than being in a pot while I made up my mind. Solitary tree ferns by themselves don't really feel right to me, I feel they look most natural surrounded with other plants but it's a shame the fence panels aren't enough metre back so I could offset it slightly! We'll see. It's too damp for yuccas in there but if I swap it out then some lovely exotic foliage would certainly look at home - it's just a shame that the original Schefflera macrophylla I had there didn't make it.
It is indeed! There'll be some chilly, miserable days still to come I'm sure but once those evenings start getting lighter there's no stopping them! (until summer obviously, but lets not get ahead of ourselves)
The garden looks great! The newly positioned Tree Fern looks really good amongst the Trachys, I think there's space for another one to the left of the Fatsia 🙂.
Thanks! I always tend to see the bits that aren't quite right but overall, it's not done bad so far this winter. I'm pleased you like the tree fern and whilst I might add something different in further down, I like the direction the border is heading in. Originally my plan was to have a different scene or view of plants in between each of the Trachys and I think that's something I'm coming back round to.
Great to see your garden again George. I always enjoy seeing tropical gardens at this time of year, you see the true bones of the garden. Yours is looking great 👍
Thanks Craig, I appreciate it! You know what it's like when you see your own garden in winter, all you see sometimes are the gaps, the plants that don't quite work and the bits of damage but all in all, it's great to see the palms, bamboo and Fatsias really taking their turn to shine before those gaps are rapidly filled with summer leaves. I'm looking forward to the time when I can really start finessing the planting details and layers but for now, there's no rush and plenty of time to enjoy experimenting and seeing what works well. Great to see you making big strides with the shop and thanks again for the lovely plants - one of them might be featuring in an upcoming video!
Always good to get an update from you George. Nice to see how good the garden is looking and the changes you have recently made. Like you, I am looking forward to this year's gardening.
Hey Fraser, thanks and it's good to see you back too. Yes, it definitely feels like it's been a longer winter but there's something about the start of the lighter evenings that really gets you looking ahead and wanting to be on! Hopefully we both have a lovely spring to enjoy our projects and plants!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I'm very well George, still settling in to my new home, and some boxes still to unpack. But I am looking forward to getting started in the garden this year 😀
I'm pleased to hear it and I think we might still have some boxes here 3 plus years on so there's no rush haha - get out in the garden and enjoy the spring sun when it comes! (Which it hopefully will very soon...)
Great to see the show on the road again for you this year mate. Looking forward to seeing how the sunken firepit area develops this year time depending of course👍
Thanks Mr Calzone, I appreciate you taking a few precious minutes out of your constant palm growing vigil to watch the update! Yes, there'll be some progress on that later in spring - I've got a week in April when I can (hopefully) make some real progress so I'm looking forward to that and being able to work in the lighter evenings again. Again, I won't commit to anything like 'finishing' it but I will of course do everything I can, budget and time depending. You'll be pleased to hear there's going to be some more purple flowers going in to the lead up to it, I'll be getting them in this weekend.
@GeorgesJungleGarden 🤣🤣. Good stuff mate. It's gonna look superb when it's finished but it's not a race, family comes first. My kids are older so I'm freed to graft outside more of the times these days🤣👍
Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply (kind of proves the point haha!). It's definitely the light evenings and full weekend days outside that I miss but you learn to make the most of the time you have don't you (and bide your time until they're older!). Your free time is clearly well spent in your paradise and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it this year!
It's great to see minimal damage in your garden this year, George. Your Butia eriospatha is really starting to look incredible! I really want to get one, where did you get yours from? I've not been able to find any. It's great to see the days are finally starting to get a little bit longer now, won't be long until everything starts to wake up 🙌
Hi Peter and yes, it's definitely been a better winter on average hasn't it. I've lost of a couple of yuccas and potentially an agave at the far end but that's mainly down to the rain and me being wanting to experiment with minimal protection up there. In the jungle bit, all is good I think! As for the Butia, yes, it seems to have coped well with being transplanted from our old garden well and seeing it in this vid, it's obvious how much bigger the new leaves are and how much impact it has. You don't really notice much when you're outside most days in summer and there's so many other faster growing plants distracting you. I got it from Hardy Palms but unfortunately I'm not sure who has them currently. Personally I'd contact Nigel at Hardy Palms and then Big Plant Nursery to see when new stock will be available, good luck! Yes, the lighter evenings are such a morale boost at this time of year, hopefully we both have a lovely spring ahead with plenty of good growing and gardening weather!
Fab video, with wonderful photos as always George. Had to boast about the flipping gunnera already didn't you 🙄😉🤣🤣🤣 My tree ferns are definitely on the brown side too, but I'm excited for the new fronds which are ready and waiting. I really like your new placement for the tree fern, I think it looks great there. One of the stars of my garden this Winter have been the Phormiums - Platts Black, I think they were about £12 in B&M last year, but they've really broken up the green and look great with my black mondo grasses. Can't wait to see more of your beautiful garden and feeling excited for the Spring 🌴🪴🌿
Thank you very much Emma and yes, the Gunnera has to get a mention as usual! I'm pleased you like the tree fern there, my mind changes but I think it'll settle in well with time and like you I'm looking forward to new fronds and Spring growth. Nice one on the Phormiums, Platts Black is a beauty. Not quite as tough as the greener ones but still a very resilient and properly striking plant. One that visually works very well with the mondo grasses too, you're a natural! Not long to go before we can appreciate all the plants that aren't evergreen again!
Love the tree fern in there. 2 years time those trachys will be 2ft above them and it will give lower interest. 😊 i got a load of small different ferns and dotted them around the base of my trachys to do the same thing.
Thanks, I'm pleased you like it and yes, I think as the Trachys push up, the tree fern will be more emphasised and fill the gap nicely. Ferns are definitely a great plant for dotting around the base of 'permanent' plants aren't they. They really help make the planting look more natural and really fit in with the jungle theme don't they.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yes they do. Im going to try some persicaria red dragon this year after seeing how weĺl yours fared. That should fill in some space. My plane is to make sure theres no bark showing in the garden so i dont have to weed at all.🤞
Snowdrops and tropical plants, always an interesting combination. In the tropics there are plants blooming year round. That's why (spring) bulbs are actually essential for creating a tropical gardens. 🙂
Very true and I hadn't thought of it that way before - that's an interesting perspective. I just like them because living in somewhere like the UK it would be a shame to confine your garden to half the year just because you're going for a certain theme. Bulbs and spring flowers are those little bursts of colour that allow you to celebrate the build up to summer and make you feel like everything is still alive when it's dark and chilly but yes, they certainly bring a sense of the tropics to those bleak spring days too!
Aw yes! George is out of hibernation. Great video. Thanks for showing your tree ferns, makes me feel a little better about my one and only 6ft Dicksonia Antartica I named George. This was his first winter here in my garden, he’s just about survived a tornado and 4 storms back to back disheveled but not defeated. Come on George! Live. Survive for mummy, you big expensive furry log you. 😂
Haha yes, something like that - I can see why some animals hibernate with all these storms though! Thank you, I'm pleased to be back and it's great to hear you got something from it. It's not been the most welcoming winter for George has it but I hope he puts on a fantastic comeback show for you in late spring!
Thanks for the tour George. It's the time of year when enthusiasm starts to return. We have tulips and daffodils out. Fed up of the wet ,windy weather we have had this season!
Thanks Tony and you're definitely right! Wow, you're ahead of us, I've seen the odd daffodil out but nothing much yet. I guess the downside of the milder weather has been the wet and wind hasn't it! I think I'd largely prefer more seasonal weather but fingers crossed we don't end up having a colder spring after such a mild start to the year!
Hi George, I like the tree fern inbetween the palm trees. I would suggest some hakonechloa macra on the edge of the border and some Setaria palmifolia. It really "softens the edges".
Hi and thanks! I'm not fully decided - in an ideal world I'd have it staggered further away from the line of the palms but equally, I like the little ferny view it creates between those two palms. Great choices there as well. I have Hakonechloa macro in front of the border where I started the vid and it's definitely a great plant for shade and softening the edges as you say. Setaria palmifolia is one I've thought about before but I've heard mixed things about it's hardiness. Have you had any experiences with it?
Not personally yet. A friend of mine says it's very hardy over here in the Netherlands. I bought it last summer. I'll let you know if/when it sprouts again.
If you like ferns, another suggestion (to plant inbetween the palm trees) might be Woodwardia unigemmata and/or Pteris wallichiana. Both very hardy here, although not evergreen.
As for the ferns, great minds again - I've got Woodwardia unigemmata just across from this and a good mixture of others throughout this jungle area. You can't go wrong with ferns for a shadier cold-climate jungle or tropical style garden can you. The Woodwardia especially is a plant I'm looking forward to watching grow, they develop into awesome plants don't they!
Welcome back mon cher George! Great tour, thank you. The Gunneras have a large Kingdom now, I'm sure they will love that and show it! I like all these different bamboes (F. angustissima is so cute!).Your Trachycarpus wagnerianus is gorgeous! All the best George. See you asap!
Thanks Bernard, it's good to see you back and as always, with a keen eye for the highlights too! I'm really intrigued to see how that angustissima will develop, I haven't really found photos of mature plants so a little bit of a mystery that will unfold over the next few years. I hope all is good with you and see you very soon!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you very much, my Vulcano is great and the Mahonia Soft Caress too! Yes, this Fargesia is so elegant with its small leaves. Take best care!
Pleased to hear it Bernard! Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Kew Beauty' is another lovely bamboo for fans of the more elegant and graceful smaller leaved forms but yes, I'm very happy with this little angustissima too!
Thank you very much! I'm pleased you think so, I hope it'll work better visually as the palms grow and the ground ferns develop around it more but we'll see!
Glad to see you are still alive George :) .... been outside in my garden this weekend, been sunny here down south, and planted a few grasses... now have over 70 different plants in just over 9 months crazy stuff and the money it has cost ... caught this Tropical Garden bug bad, thanks to your great videos and info lol ... bring on spring :)
Haha yes Mark, just about! Nice one, I'm pleased to hear you made the most of the weather, it's definitely been mild. Wow, that's certainly a fair old collection to build up so quickly but I'm a fan of people who go for it properly! Plants are expensive, but if you can afford them and they're bringing you and others happiness then crack on and hopefully we both get some warmer spring weather to enjoy very soon!
Thanks Paul, it's only a little change in the scheme of things but I just needed to make my mind up and get it done at the right time of year. In an ideal world I'd love for the border to be a bit wider but equally I'm pleased to work with what's there and will enjoy experimenting with it! We'll see how big the Gunnera gets this year...
Hey George, great to see you again. I can't wait to get in the garden. My tree ferns are a little bit brown, but not as bad as last year. I had a sneaky peak under the fleece, and they are already pushing out fronds. Roll on warmer weather not long now!.
Hi Heather, thank you very much and I'm pleased to hear that, it's the same here. Yes, we're not far off now are we, every week is another half hour or so of daylight!
Hi Jerry, it's a definite - I love the effect. It's technically my neighbour's fence and the bottom has been rotting / dropping away since we moved in so I've been a bit reluctant to paint it but as soon as it gets replaced I'll probably end up doing it. Knowing where to stop painting might be the next battle though haha so I might have to restrict it to the jungle area or do the garden in stages for my own sanity!
Thanks, it's funny how they just blend into the background when it's summer and the garden is full of big leaves and bright flowers but at this time of year they definitely stand proud amongst the mud and sticks. Yes, bring on spring, not long now!
Thanks Tom! Yes, very true. I'd love to do a fully evergreen garden one day but I enjoy the big summer plants too much to give up all my bare soil and garden gaps to winter foliage. I definitely appreciate the palms, bamboo and Fatsias especially at this time of year though!
what is the temperature there george I hope your plants can survive it, it's amazing that the plants that usually thrive in our area can thrive there too, they definitely need extra care 🌿🍀🌴
Hi, a 'normal' winter here generally drops to around -3°C to -6°C, this year we've had somewhere in the middle along with more wetter, stormy and cool weather in-between. The length of our winter and average cooler temperature restrict us to hardier palms, shrubs and exotic looking plants with others like the tree ferns possible with varying levels of protection. Winters like this one generally aren't a problem for the vast majority of these plants though, most of the damage is just cosmetic to older growth and everything will hopefully be looking good again in late spring! All the best!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden wow, it's really cold, I hope all the plants continue to grow well because many of your plants come from tropical countries where I live, I hope it will be more fertile there, thank you, my friend, I hope you enjoy a happy weekend, greetings from us in INDONESIA
Thanks and apologies I missed your reply! Yes, we're quite lucky that a lot of different plants thrive in our wetter summers and generally fertile soil - here it's usually the longer, wetter winters and getting enough summer heat that are the challenges. With challenges come opportunities though so I'll keep on experimenting. Thanks and you too, all the best!
Great tour! Do you have any plans down the road for your main path. Mine is the same at the moment but would love to add pavers or concrete. Adding gravel always seems to get dirty and catch lots of debris and not to mention gravel ending up everywhere from animals digging in it.
Thank you very much! Yes, the main path is currently something that I put out of mind - I put some chipped bark / branches from a local tree surgeon down initially to cover it without spending money and it worked well but is coming to the end of it's utility. I'm a bit reluctant to replace it until I've done all the heavy work at the far end of the garden but long term I think I'd either stick with the chippings or perhaps sealed stone pavers. It's quite shaded so keeping them from going green might be a battle but visually and practically it would otherwise work really well! Further down I'm considering bound gravel as a way of getting a surface down economically whilst avoiding the issues you mention and it ending up everywhere!
Yes, that's one of the downsides for the next few years or so I guess. Once the palms are taller, something that height will work well there but we'll see, I'm not 100% decided yet!
Hi and apologies for the delayed reply. It's hard to say exactly how deep the roots grow but they are fleshy roots and relatively close to the surface. You can certainly grow Gunnera in a fifty gallon pot, ideally keeping it in a tray of water over summer. You won't get the absolute biggest plants possible and they may wilt slightly during hot and sunny weather but you'll still get some big leaves and an impressive looking plant.
Hi mate it's very warm feb 19th here in pembrokeshire, should i unwrap my musa basjoo bananas as I'm scared they will start to grow under the fleece, straw and rot and unsure whether we're actually gonna get another frost.... I can't decide, my soil tells me yo unwrap...help please
Hi, I guess you could unwrap them if there's no frosts forecast imminently in your area but personally I'd wait another month or so before unwrapping them permanently when the risks of prolonged freezes should be behind us. Obviously if you've just used fleece bags etc. then you can pop them off for ventilation whilst it's mild then recover as necessary but I wouldn't worry too much about the bananas growing under more thorough protection. They seem to tolerate being wrapped up for long periods well without rotting and any new growth which does begin to push through can easily be chopped back a bit when you unwrap without any long term problems.
Thanks George, I unfortunately got restless before I read this and have unwrapped them, all well underneath😊, I'll throw fleece back over them if it turns cold again, thanks for the advice though, hopefully they will be ok👍 cheers james
Thanks Paul, I appreciate the support and will try my best to share what I'm interested in, up to, other people's wise words and very occasionally, some of my own great advice!
My Dad has a large garden, he has a winding path through the many shrubs, trees, and flowers. It's a narrow walkway because there are so many plants, but it's certainly part of the charm, and the nieces and nephews love it
Nice one, your Dad's garden sounds like my kind of thing! I do wish I had the space to make my walkway a little wider in places but I still like the effect of creating narrow walkways where you have to push through to really add to the adventure and immersion. I bet the kids love it and I hope our garden will be enjoyed by our girl and nieces plus nephews too!
Looking good, George. Now's the time we really appreciate the evergreen winter structure of our gardens. 😅
Thanks and very true! It feels like it's been a long time waiting for the lighter evenings but they're definitely on their way and it'll soon be time for some spring plants to join the party!
Thanks and good luck for this year, keep going with the filming as it's very inspirational for my own love of hardy tropicals. Cheers
Thanks James, I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the videos I've got planned for this year!
Glad you've joined me and come out of winter hibernation 🙂
It's great to have you guys back again. I always look forwarded to my Tropical Style Sunday viewing.
Haha yes @YorkshireKRIS, life has been busy but I'm definitely looking forward to the lighter evenings! I'm looking forward to seeing the changes you make with your garden this year.
Thanks @David_Banner - I'll try and keep to some sort of schedule but whenever they're uploaded, Sunday certainly feels like a good day to chill out and catch up!
It’s lovely to see you both back George and Kris. It’s like a comfort hug in the middle of this dull grey soggy muddy winter. Looking fwd to Spring when we can start to unveil the wintry protection wrappings,straw and makeshift shelters that look awful but are a necessary inconvenience to ensure some things survive and see what we’re left with (my garden is a shocking eyesore like a bombs gone off)
Thanks Gina, it's great to hear our videos have a positive effect and hopefully share the realities and practicalities of the necessary inconveniences through to the rewards for our efforts later in the year! Not long to go, I hope everything bounces back and grows away well in spring for us all.
Sorry George, the tree fern stuck in the Trachycarpus row doesn't show it off to its best effect. Small shrubs or Yuccas would look better IMO.
Yeah, I'm not quite sure on it which is why I posed it as a question and it's currently just sat there as I thought it would be happier than being in a pot while I made up my mind. Solitary tree ferns by themselves don't really feel right to me, I feel they look most natural surrounded with other plants but it's a shame the fence panels aren't enough metre back so I could offset it slightly! We'll see. It's too damp for yuccas in there but if I swap it out then some lovely exotic foliage would certainly look at home - it's just a shame that the original Schefflera macrophylla I had there didn't make it.
Spring is in the air 😁
It is indeed! There'll be some chilly, miserable days still to come I'm sure but once those evenings start getting lighter there's no stopping them!
(until summer obviously, but lets not get ahead of ourselves)
The garden looks great! The newly positioned Tree Fern looks really good amongst the Trachys, I think there's space for another one to the left of the Fatsia 🙂.
Thanks! I always tend to see the bits that aren't quite right but overall, it's not done bad so far this winter. I'm pleased you like the tree fern and whilst I might add something different in further down, I like the direction the border is heading in. Originally my plan was to have a different scene or view of plants in between each of the Trachys and I think that's something I'm coming back round to.
I've been waiting a long time for you to show your garden in 2024😊
Me too, life's been busy but I'm pleased to be back and looking forward to another gardening year!
@GeorgesJungleGarden keep up the good work, You're an inspiration.
Thank you so much, I'll try my best!
Great to see your garden again George. I always enjoy seeing tropical gardens at this time of year, you see the true bones of the garden. Yours is looking great 👍
Thanks Craig, I appreciate it! You know what it's like when you see your own garden in winter, all you see sometimes are the gaps, the plants that don't quite work and the bits of damage but all in all, it's great to see the palms, bamboo and Fatsias really taking their turn to shine before those gaps are rapidly filled with summer leaves. I'm looking forward to the time when I can really start finessing the planting details and layers but for now, there's no rush and plenty of time to enjoy experimenting and seeing what works well. Great to see you making big strides with the shop and thanks again for the lovely plants - one of them might be featuring in an upcoming video!
Always good to get an update from you George. Nice to see how good the garden is looking and the changes you have recently made. Like you, I am looking forward to this year's gardening.
Hey Fraser, thanks and it's good to see you back too. Yes, it definitely feels like it's been a longer winter but there's something about the start of the lighter evenings that really gets you looking ahead and wanting to be on! Hopefully we both have a lovely spring to enjoy our projects and plants!
I love the snowdrops George
Thanks, I thought you might! I'll be dividing and spreading them around more too. I hope everything is good with you anyway and you're keeping well.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I'm very well George, still settling in to my new home, and some boxes still to unpack. But I am looking forward to getting started in the garden this year 😀
I'm pleased to hear it and I think we might still have some boxes here 3 plus years on so there's no rush haha - get out in the garden and enjoy the spring sun when it comes! (Which it hopefully will very soon...)
Great to see the show on the road again for you this year mate. Looking forward to seeing how the sunken firepit area develops this year time depending of course👍
Thanks Mr Calzone, I appreciate you taking a few precious minutes out of your constant palm growing vigil to watch the update! Yes, there'll be some progress on that later in spring - I've got a week in April when I can (hopefully) make some real progress so I'm looking forward to that and being able to work in the lighter evenings again. Again, I won't commit to anything like 'finishing' it but I will of course do everything I can, budget and time depending. You'll be pleased to hear there's going to be some more purple flowers going in to the lead up to it, I'll be getting them in this weekend.
@GeorgesJungleGarden 🤣🤣. Good stuff mate. It's gonna look superb when it's finished but it's not a race, family comes first. My kids are older so I'm freed to graft outside more of the times these days🤣👍
Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply (kind of proves the point haha!). It's definitely the light evenings and full weekend days outside that I miss but you learn to make the most of the time you have don't you (and bide your time until they're older!). Your free time is clearly well spent in your paradise and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it this year!
Great video as always George
Thank you very much 😊
Fantastic tour , really enjoyed it 😁
Thanks Kay, that's very kind of you. Just a gentle start back but hopefully we all have a great year of growing to come!
It's great to see minimal damage in your garden this year, George. Your Butia eriospatha is really starting to look incredible! I really want to get one, where did you get yours from? I've not been able to find any. It's great to see the days are finally starting to get a little bit longer now, won't be long until everything starts to wake up 🙌
Hi Peter and yes, it's definitely been a better winter on average hasn't it. I've lost of a couple of yuccas and potentially an agave at the far end but that's mainly down to the rain and me being wanting to experiment with minimal protection up there. In the jungle bit, all is good I think! As for the Butia, yes, it seems to have coped well with being transplanted from our old garden well and seeing it in this vid, it's obvious how much bigger the new leaves are and how much impact it has. You don't really notice much when you're outside most days in summer and there's so many other faster growing plants distracting you. I got it from Hardy Palms but unfortunately I'm not sure who has them currently. Personally I'd contact Nigel at Hardy Palms and then Big Plant Nursery to see when new stock will be available, good luck! Yes, the lighter evenings are such a morale boost at this time of year, hopefully we both have a lovely spring ahead with plenty of good growing and gardening weather!
Fab video, with wonderful photos as always George. Had to boast about the flipping gunnera already didn't you 🙄😉🤣🤣🤣 My tree ferns are definitely on the brown side too, but I'm excited for the new fronds which are ready and waiting. I really like your new placement for the tree fern, I think it looks great there. One of the stars of my garden this Winter have been the Phormiums - Platts Black, I think they were about £12 in B&M last year, but they've really broken up the green and look great with my black mondo grasses. Can't wait to see more of your beautiful garden and feeling excited for the Spring 🌴🪴🌿
Thank you very much Emma and yes, the Gunnera has to get a mention as usual! I'm pleased you like the tree fern there, my mind changes but I think it'll settle in well with time and like you I'm looking forward to new fronds and Spring growth. Nice one on the Phormiums, Platts Black is a beauty. Not quite as tough as the greener ones but still a very resilient and properly striking plant. One that visually works very well with the mondo grasses too, you're a natural! Not long to go before we can appreciate all the plants that aren't evergreen again!
Great to see you George!
Thanks, it's great too be back and it definitely feels like that exciting time when everything is just about to start growing again!
Love the tree fern in there. 2 years time those trachys will be 2ft above them and it will give lower interest. 😊 i got a load of small different ferns and dotted them around the base of my trachys to do the same thing.
Thanks, I'm pleased you like it and yes, I think as the Trachys push up, the tree fern will be more emphasised and fill the gap nicely. Ferns are definitely a great plant for dotting around the base of 'permanent' plants aren't they. They really help make the planting look more natural and really fit in with the jungle theme don't they.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yes they do. Im going to try some persicaria red dragon this year after seeing how weĺl yours fared. That should fill in some space. My plane is to make sure theres no bark showing in the garden so i dont have to weed at all.🤞
Thanks and that's one of my main goals with filler plants - not having to weed!
Top video as usual george 👍🏼
Thank you very much, I appreciate it and I'm pleased to be back!
Snowdrops and tropical plants, always an interesting combination. In the tropics there are plants blooming year round. That's why (spring) bulbs are actually essential for creating a tropical gardens. 🙂
Very true and I hadn't thought of it that way before - that's an interesting perspective. I just like them because living in somewhere like the UK it would be a shame to confine your garden to half the year just because you're going for a certain theme. Bulbs and spring flowers are those little bursts of colour that allow you to celebrate the build up to summer and make you feel like everything is still alive when it's dark and chilly but yes, they certainly bring a sense of the tropics to those bleak spring days too!
Aw yes! George is out of hibernation. Great video. Thanks for showing your tree ferns, makes me feel a little better about my one and only 6ft Dicksonia Antartica I named George. This was his first winter here in my garden, he’s just about survived a tornado and 4 storms back to back disheveled but not defeated. Come on George! Live. Survive for mummy, you big expensive furry log you. 😂
Haha yes, something like that - I can see why some animals hibernate with all these storms though! Thank you, I'm pleased to be back and it's great to hear you got something from it. It's not been the most welcoming winter for George has it but I hope he puts on a fantastic comeback show for you in late spring!
Thanks for the tour George. It's the time of year when enthusiasm starts to return. We have tulips and daffodils out. Fed up of the wet ,windy weather we have had this season!
Thanks Tony and you're definitely right! Wow, you're ahead of us, I've seen the odd daffodil out but nothing much yet. I guess the downside of the milder weather has been the wet and wind hasn't it! I think I'd largely prefer more seasonal weather but fingers crossed we don't end up having a colder spring after such a mild start to the year!
Hi George, I like the tree fern inbetween the palm trees. I would suggest some hakonechloa macra on the edge of the border and some Setaria palmifolia. It really "softens the edges".
Hi and thanks! I'm not fully decided - in an ideal world I'd have it staggered further away from the line of the palms but equally, I like the little ferny view it creates between those two palms. Great choices there as well. I have Hakonechloa macro in front of the border where I started the vid and it's definitely a great plant for shade and softening the edges as you say. Setaria palmifolia is one I've thought about before but I've heard mixed things about it's hardiness. Have you had any experiences with it?
Not personally yet. A friend of mine says it's very hardy over here in the Netherlands. I bought it last summer. I'll let you know if/when it sprouts again.
If you like ferns, another suggestion (to plant inbetween the palm trees) might be Woodwardia unigemmata and/or Pteris wallichiana. Both very hardy here, although not evergreen.
Nice one, thanks, good luck with it and I'd be interested to know!
As for the ferns, great minds again - I've got Woodwardia unigemmata just across from this and a good mixture of others throughout this jungle area. You can't go wrong with ferns for a shadier cold-climate jungle or tropical style garden can you. The Woodwardia especially is a plant I'm looking forward to watching grow, they develop into awesome plants don't they!
Welcome back mon cher George! Great tour, thank you.
The Gunneras have a large Kingdom now, I'm sure they will love that and show it! I like all these different bamboes
(F. angustissima is so cute!).Your Trachycarpus wagnerianus is gorgeous! All the best George. See you asap!
Thanks Bernard, it's good to see you back and as always, with a keen eye for the highlights too! I'm really intrigued to see how that angustissima will develop, I haven't really found photos of mature plants so a little bit of a mystery that will unfold over the next few years. I hope all is good with you and see you very soon!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you very much, my Vulcano is great and the Mahonia Soft Caress too!
Yes, this Fargesia is so elegant with its small leaves. Take best care!
Pleased to hear it Bernard! Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Kew Beauty' is another lovely bamboo for fans of the more elegant and graceful smaller leaved forms but yes, I'm very happy with this little angustissima too!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you Georges, superb leaves and canes! Merci!
George, greetings from Germany! Good to see you and your plants in 2024! Looking forward to your videos! 😊
Hi Thomas, thank you very much for your support and all the best to you too. Hopefully we all have a fantastic gardening year!
Good to see you back, George! I think that’s the right spot for the tree fern 😊
Thank you very much! I'm pleased you think so, I hope it'll work better visually as the palms grow and the ground ferns develop around it more but we'll see!
Glad to see you are still alive George :) .... been outside in my garden this weekend, been sunny here down south, and planted a few grasses... now have over 70 different plants in just over 9 months crazy stuff and the money it has cost ... caught this Tropical Garden bug bad, thanks to your great videos and info lol ... bring on spring :)
Haha yes Mark, just about! Nice one, I'm pleased to hear you made the most of the weather, it's definitely been mild. Wow, that's certainly a fair old collection to build up so quickly but I'm a fan of people who go for it properly! Plants are expensive, but if you can afford them and they're bringing you and others happiness then crack on and hopefully we both get some warmer spring weather to enjoy very soon!
Great job George at the Gunnera clearing area and the boarder is nice size and will look fuller in summer. 👊
Thanks Paul, it's only a little change in the scheme of things but I just needed to make my mind up and get it done at the right time of year. In an ideal world I'd love for the border to be a bit wider but equally I'm pleased to work with what's there and will enjoy experimenting with it! We'll see how big the Gunnera gets this year...
Nice to see you again, George!
Thank you very much, you too and I'm pleased to be back!
Hey George, great to see you again. I can't wait to get in the garden. My tree ferns are a little bit brown, but not as bad as last year. I had a sneaky peak under the fleece, and they are already pushing out fronds. Roll on warmer weather not long now!.
Hi Heather, thank you very much and I'm pleased to hear that, it's the same here. Yes, we're not far off now are we, every week is another half hour or so of daylight!
Hi George, that fence is crying out to be painted black !, would really highlight the plants
Hi Jerry, it's a definite - I love the effect. It's technically my neighbour's fence and the bottom has been rotting / dropping away since we moved in so I've been a bit reluctant to paint it but as soon as it gets replaced I'll probably end up doing it. Knowing where to stop painting might be the next battle though haha so I might have to restrict it to the jungle area or do the garden in stages for my own sanity!
Thanks for sharing love the wider path nice to see you back
Thanks Iris, it's great to be back and I hope we all have a great growing year ahead of us!
Nice to see you to see you nice. 👍😘
Thanks Gillian, you too!
Looking good, love the evergreens, roll on the spring
Thanks, it's funny how they just blend into the background when it's summer and the garden is full of big leaves and bright flowers but at this time of year they definitely stand proud amongst the mud and sticks. Yes, bring on spring, not long now!
Looking great George cant beat the evergreens! 🙌🙌💯
Thanks Tom! Yes, very true. I'd love to do a fully evergreen garden one day but I enjoy the big summer plants too much to give up all my bare soil and garden gaps to winter foliage. I definitely appreciate the palms, bamboo and Fatsias especially at this time of year though!
what is the temperature there george I hope your plants can survive it, it's amazing that the plants that usually thrive in our area can thrive there too, they definitely need extra care 🌿🍀🌴
Hi, a 'normal' winter here generally drops to around -3°C to -6°C, this year we've had somewhere in the middle along with more wetter, stormy and cool weather in-between. The length of our winter and average cooler temperature restrict us to hardier palms, shrubs and exotic looking plants with others like the tree ferns possible with varying levels of protection. Winters like this one generally aren't a problem for the vast majority of these plants though, most of the damage is just cosmetic to older growth and everything will hopefully be looking good again in late spring! All the best!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden wow, it's really cold, I hope all the plants continue to grow well because many of your plants come from tropical countries where I live, I hope it will be more fertile there, thank you, my friend, I hope you enjoy a happy weekend, greetings from us in INDONESIA
Thanks and apologies I missed your reply! Yes, we're quite lucky that a lot of different plants thrive in our wetter summers and generally fertile soil - here it's usually the longer, wetter winters and getting enough summer heat that are the challenges. With challenges come opportunities though so I'll keep on experimenting. Thanks and you too, all the best!
Hi mate think the storms have battered the garden wee need two try and shelter aour gardens thing a head glad your back
Hi Steve, thanks and it's definitely been a rough old winter for storms and wet hasn't it, I hope there's been no major damage!
Great tour! Do you have any plans down the road for your main path.
Mine is the same at the moment but would love to add pavers or concrete. Adding gravel always seems to get dirty and catch lots of debris and not to mention gravel ending up everywhere from animals digging in it.
Thank you very much! Yes, the main path is currently something that I put out of mind - I put some chipped bark / branches from a local tree surgeon down initially to cover it without spending money and it worked well but is coming to the end of it's utility. I'm a bit reluctant to replace it until I've done all the heavy work at the far end of the garden but long term I think I'd either stick with the chippings or perhaps sealed stone pavers. It's quite shaded so keeping them from going green might be a battle but visually and practically it would otherwise work really well! Further down I'm considering bound gravel as a way of getting a surface down economically whilst avoiding the issues you mention and it ending up everywhere!
Good to have you back 🍺🌴🌿🪴
Thank you very much, it's good to be back!
Great to have you back George.
Thanks, I'm excited to be back!
I think the New fronds might get damaged in the wind brushing against the Palms
Yes, that's one of the downsides for the next few years or so I guess. Once the palms are taller, something that height will work well there but we'll see, I'm not 100% decided yet!
Can you give me a guess about how deep the Gunnera roots grow. I want to plant one in a fifty gallon pot.
Hi and apologies for the delayed reply. It's hard to say exactly how deep the roots grow but they are fleshy roots and relatively close to the surface. You can certainly grow Gunnera in a fifty gallon pot, ideally keeping it in a tray of water over summer. You won't get the absolute biggest plants possible and they may wilt slightly during hot and sunny weather but you'll still get some big leaves and an impressive looking plant.
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Thanks, I hope all is good with you!
Hi mate it's very warm feb 19th here in pembrokeshire, should i unwrap my musa basjoo bananas as I'm scared they will start to grow under the fleece, straw and rot and unsure whether we're actually gonna get another frost.... I can't decide, my soil tells me yo unwrap...help please
Hi, I guess you could unwrap them if there's no frosts forecast imminently in your area but personally I'd wait another month or so before unwrapping them permanently when the risks of prolonged freezes should be behind us. Obviously if you've just used fleece bags etc. then you can pop them off for ventilation whilst it's mild then recover as necessary but I wouldn't worry too much about the bananas growing under more thorough protection. They seem to tolerate being wrapped up for long periods well without rotting and any new growth which does begin to push through can easily be chopped back a bit when you unwrap without any long term problems.
Thanks George, I unfortunately got restless before I read this and have unwrapped them, all well underneath😊, I'll throw fleece back over them if it turns cold again, thanks for the advice though, hopefully they will be ok👍 cheers james
No worries James and I'm pleased to hear they're looking well!
Great to see you again George, looking forward to another great year of great gardening advice. Paul.
Thanks Paul, I appreciate the support and will try my best to share what I'm interested in, up to, other people's wise words and very occasionally, some of my own great advice!