@@brocktoon8 me too haha it seems at -2 it took hardly any damage if any, but the -4 might have been too much for it, fingers crossed all the straw piled on it will have gave it some protection 😬🤔

@@brocktoon8 thanks for watching and commenting 👊😎 i dont generally wrap them in plastic , i use horticultural fleece and straw for the most part but i do use plastic or something waterproof over the top of the protection to keep water out and as dry as possible but leave at least 1/3 at the bottom as just fleece and straw so it can breathe if that makes sense as air flow is important too. generally i find its the moisture that kills plants rather than the cold if that makes sense🤔🤷‍♂️ im hoping the blue fern does make it through id love to have it all over the garden haha 🤷‍♂️🌴😎

@@richf_tropical_garden_projects If it works for you, then go with it! : )

@@cactusandherbs i think as long as you prepare correctly alot of plants can take more cold than you would think!

@@cactusandherbs yes the winters can be very cold and wet here! wish we hard a warmer climate! i can imagine its much milder there

@@cactusandherbs thanks for watching 😎👊🌴 glad you enjoyed the content, you should take a look at my September garden tour, shows it in full display 😎 loads more content coming soon and lots on the channel for you to check out😎🙏

@@DavidThompson-i8c we also have a warm weather spell coming soon and also have my turkey ready as well!

@@DavidThompson-i8c haha yeah thats kind of what its like here with snow, at least around london lol. to be fair we really haven't had this much snow in a few years🤔🥶 it looks like theres a fairly big storm coming across the us soon!

@@backyardbanana thanks for watching and commenting 👊😎 yes good point, ive used a fairly big ball of fleece at the top of each structure, hopefully this should be enough 🤔🤷‍♂️

@@backyardbanana 👊🌴 i love these plants, such a jungle vibe and seems so out place in the uk, but they seem to thrive in our mild climate! the plan is to get a few large clumps around the garden 😎🌴

hey thanks for watching and commenting, welcome to the channel ! 👊😎 ah yes very similar in climate as well, it seems its been quite a mild summer this year 🤔 yes that makes sense its getting to that time of year now, I have now wrapped all but one small clump of my largest musa basjoo as will expirement on leaving one unprotected and see how it fairs 😂🤷‍♂️🌴 loads more content on the channel if your interested, a few recent garden tours as well 😎

fingers crossed for them im wrapping my small ones as well, just hoping for a good start for them for next year, if you can id get them in the ground in the spring, going to expirement with my large clump this year 👀 wrapping and protecting half of it and leaving the other half as is to see what happens lol

thanks for watching 👊😎 i certainly agree with that, luckily over the past few years it seems to be getting more common to see the more common tropicals in local stores but yes alot of the more exotic stuff is only online so it can be a real mine feild! i think as long as you know what to expect when buying you should be ok 🤔🤷‍♂️ i have had to buy alot online this year and 90% has been spot on so cant complain too much! haha thanks been a real long project, but still ongoing on the channel! some serious dirt came out of that hole 😂😂🤦‍♂️

yes the washingtonia is staying out with minimal protection got it this year on a really good deal so gonna try it outside as its a pretty protected area its in, but going to be lucky if it gets through without issue , hoping it only defoliates and makes it through, another garden expirement this year along with the blue fern!

@@richf_tropical_garden_projects I watch with anticipation as I really like washies but I lost two in the winter of Dec 2022 - which granted was a bad one vs previous years. They were supermarket bought small and cheap so probably no hardiness at all. I'm 55 degrees north on the west coast so it doesn't get super cold but was enough to kill a lot of my plants that year.

@@TropicalDanUK ive got my fingers crossed as well, i think ill probably fleece on the coldest nights if we go below -5 or so but thinking of just some straw around the base 🤔 tbh i think 2022 it was the wet that really killed alot 🤔 i lost a few small washies that year but one clump survived up against a fence in a raised bed with straw ...and it barely survived 😂🤦‍♂️

@@GrowTropicalMK tbh im fairly happy with it, trunk is a good thickness and more like 30 inches, it was a bit dry on arrival, but nothing crazy, but what was concerning was the single large frond... im assuming its been here for most of the summer and only put one frond out as it wouldn't have been shipped from NZ like that so its grown since its been here, and it looks like there signs of 2 knuckles but one looks more black than green. i just wonder why it only put out one frond since coming to the uk 🤔 spoke with the company about it ao should be covered if its a goner lol

@@essexhognose1808 id agree ive had some great stuff and a few ones that have struggled, i think it can depend as well on what your buying from seeds to large plants 🤔

thanks! it seems like a late winter this year🤔 but next week looks like its going to be cold 🥶 still lots to do in the garden its a never ending project 😂🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@@stephenkeeble6857 thanks for watching 😎👊 i have 3 varities at present, yucca filamentosa and gloriousa as well as yucca jewel, i also have another variety that was free on fb that im not 100% sure of but i think its a varient of filamentosa 🤔🤷‍♂️ yeah i find they do better in well drained soil, but tbf pretty much all of mine other than the jewel are left to there own devices haha! ah yeah i think your a fair bit wetter and cooler up there. haha ah great, ive found it to be a pretty fool proof method with bananas! might expirement with a small ensete just for kicks 😂🤷‍♂️

@richf_tropical_garden_projects good stuff mate glad they're all doing well in ur location 👍 go for it with the bananas! 💪💪

@@stephenkeeble6857 lots more content coming soon! thinking maybe to do a video of how to overwinter musa basjoo? 🤔 ive heard of a few people who have got away with protecting ensete like musa basjoo, i think a mild winter it would be ok but why not give it a go😂🤷‍♂️ although the forecast for next week is looking a bit grim 🥶

ah thats a great idea have been interested in adding gingers to the garden that would look great there! and of course i agree on the fern side i think they really help to soften the edges! possibly thinking of some mind your own business around the back edges🤔

haha thats very tempting not gonna lie ! 🤔🤷‍♂️ only thing is eventual size haha🌴

@@richf_tropical_garden_projects haha yes it would look lovely for the time being!

this is what im hoping 🙏👊, i think if i can establish some native moss around the edges it should help to soften the edges over time. yeah thats quite a good idea, although its only around 6ft do you think the effect would work on a shorter distance ? 🤔

You can try 3 plants but don't arrange them in a linear fashion, stagger then in a pattern like, X X X

The pattern can be flipped or reversed. The idea is that the eye is drawn to the two close together and then gets a surprise when it sees a third one over there.

Try grouping the two around a plam near the edge and then the other a couple of feet further away. The moss can be arranged thus way, and any focal plants could be set this way with the lower plants filling in in a similar manner. In Atlanta, that would be called the Post Properties style of landscaping.

@richf_tropical_garden_projects my reply is yes, it could work. The only way you are going to know is to try it out. Now, maybe hardy bromiliads are out of the question, but try something that is similar. I also say this. This is your garden, and no matter what someone else says, you should enjoy what you see is pleasing to you. I dont know your experience level, but you are making something that combines your passions for several things, golf, tropicals and palms, water features, and swimming. I also believe you have mentioned you have a child with special needs. So I'm throwing you a suggestion from way over the pond and could be totally contrary to your vision.

What about Bromeliads? Like the genus Dyckia, like the well-known Matchstick and another called Queen's Tears of the genus Aqua. Normally those with thicker leaves are found to be more cold hardy. Other bromeliads possessing cold hardiness include Red Devil, Nickel Silver, Pale Rider and Dyckia Red. For the edges of your pond.

this is true i remember this fad as well! tbh i think ponds were also a fad then as well 😂🤷‍♂️ atleast the rock was rehomed to a good family

@richf_tropical_garden_project I don't know why but looking at your rocks made me think of that. They were $3.85 back they by the way, not $6.00. That equates to about $24.00 today. Inflation! I had a friend in Boynton Beach, FL. who turned his back yard into something similar to yours. The difference was that he didn't use his pond for swimming. He had a separate jacuzzi. I remember watching the progression of his project which was similar to yours. Wish I had pictures, but I don't.

Do you know what types of rocks you've been collecting?

@@DavidThompson-i8c i think its mostly granite and sandstone from the looks of it 🤔🤷‍♂️

@@DavidThompson-i8c haha inflation is crazy, when i think back to the relative cost of fuel and food from when i was a kid🤔🤦‍♂️ im sure i had a pet rock at some point too 😂😂 that and a chea pet... 😂😂😂 now i have a whole garden of pet rocks haha! oh thats cool i would definitely be interested to see similar projects! 😎

your telling me! 😂🤷‍♂️ they are mostly fairly manageable, but some of the big ones can be a real pain! i found a good supply of rock so may hold off on the next update until i get it mostly completed at the back 🤔 not sure if these frequent updates are a good idea or not lol 🤔🤷‍♂️

thanks for watching 👊😎 nice purchase bro! i love the car, mines a manual, wanted a manual v8 haha and alot cheaper than an m3 or c63 of similar age, and they didn't make the rs4 in a manual which is such a shame 🤦‍♂️ the s5 v8 sound alone is makes it worth it 😎 i actually bought it with the exhaust on it already, but i would think a custom map would let the engine know it can breath better, but id also think it may not even need a map 🤔🤷‍♂️ worth a scan though.

they are soo cheap in the uk at the moment ... i think the value of them will only go up from here as v8s are pretty much no longer made anymore for audi, bmw, and merecedes 😑

@@DavidThompson-i8c i am for sure! have been watching intensely from this side of the pond 🙏

@@markchitty6505 much appreciated! yeah dedicated alot of time into the garden from then until now, it even amazes me when i look back 😂🤷‍♂️ i think in reality its probably only been a tropical garden for about 2 yrs now, the musa hadnt come up yet in this video, but pretty much most other things were added after this video , i think this was april 2023 if i remember right 🤔🤷‍♂️ may re put out a short or embed it in a video of how it looked when i first moved in nearly 4 years ago now

@@richf_tropical_garden_projects Yeah I think a embed would be a great idea, so people can get some perspective...

@@liz3putt thanks for watching and commenting 😎what sort of palm? how long has it been in the pot for? what sort of state is it now, yellowing or brown tips? they can be temperamental in my experience, best in the ground if possible

thanks for watching and thanks for commenting 😎 thank you its been a project for sure! always happy to help! not had alot of golf content this year im aorry , but it is coming! glad the water hazard for tee box 4 and 5 is now in place 😎

@@essexhognose1808 ive had it since November last year, got it on a 70% off sale from the PTC. i think it got reduced down to 180 in the end , and thought for that size is a bargain 😂🤷‍♂️🌴

@@essexhognose1808 appreciate your comments always 👊😎

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 ah really, im actually suprised at that 🤔🤷‍♂️ the nights are definitely getting colder! thanks doing pretty well for a 3rd year clump, the summer has been so mild here i wonder what they would have looked like if we had a hot summer 🤔🌴

😂😂👀 not gonna lie im very tempted looking at it... 🥶 might have to give it a test swim 🤷‍♂️

@@richf_tropical_garden_projects needs to be a live stream swim, lol

@@markchitty6505 your telling me 😅 best time of the year for hardscaping imo 🤷‍♂️ too much on the go at the moment but there is a method to the madness ...i hope 🤔😂🤷‍♂️ yep im already ready for next year 😂