You are very welcome Leesa, thanks for getting in touch. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Grace, they are tougher than you might think. It will probably be a bit too cold for them here but I am aware that they are planted and left outside in the milder regions of the UK such as the Cornwall. They will probably take temperatures down to -1 to -2 degrees Celsius and still bounce back on the spring. I may plant one of two here to see how they fare this winter. Simon

I just dug mine up and brought mine inside, zone 8b.

It's very easy. You make a hole in the fleece, then once watered, close the hole by scrunching up the fleece around it. Simon 🙂

Hi Sinead, and thanks for getting in touch. It's quite warm we're you are so cold treating your bulbs will give you an advantage. You can cold treat for the entire time or part treat them before planting outside just prior to the weather turning cold to finish them off. That's a great question. Kind regards, Simon

Flipping squirrels. They've ruined my life! Simon

Hi GC, and thanks for getting in touch. These small tree ferns are quite difficult to maintain outside of their native habitat. Larger species with a distinct crown are a lot easier. Good luck with yours, and you are welcome to check out my other Tree Fern videos for more information. Kind regards, Simon

Wow! -40 Celsius is crazy. I wish you all the best with your endeavours. Simon

Hi Albert, yes I agree that, as a 'heat island' London will be a better place than most of the UK to grow pomegranates. In my opinion, if you can't get them to produce full sized fruit then they are a bit of a bust and I never saw a specimen thriving as well as you would see in the Med when i was living in north London. However, let me know how you get on with yours this winter. Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners Thanks Simon for your prompt reply. I will try and do that. the only problem is I have a recall problem. My head had an argument with a brick wall, when I was tenish? Fifty years of forgetfulness have followed.

Thanks Helen. Simon 🙂

Is it regarding how you can improve the performance of my KZbin channel?

@@walkingtalkinggardeners hi yes it is especially the editing of the video

I like how I edit the videos, so I'm am not looking for additional help right now. Kind regards Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners oh i just wan to ease your time in editing so that you can have more time in your garden ;) and also good video editing can attract more views

Well done, they are a great genus. Have you managed to watch the full video in the archive?

@ I have not yet. Not as much time to relax lately

Hi Stephen, and thanks for sharing your experience. Monty Don's advice didn't sit right with me, which is why I made the video, so I appreciate you confirming that with you real world experience. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Lindsey, and thanks for getting back in touch. I appreciate you confirming what I what my thoughts were on the hardiness of olive trees. I do like Monty Don, but sometimes his advice doesn't square with my own experience. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Steve and thanks for sharing your experience with your Olive tree. I can believe you are growing a poplar in a container, but if it looks good there then don't let anyone else tell you otherwise! 😉

Ahh Roy, you have been advised by fools! No these are fine in full sun so long as they receive enough water during the heat of the summer. Mine are on micro-irrigation so they get all the water they need hence why they have grown so large over the years. So this is in the UK where we don't really get enough heat or sunlight for it to be a problem. However, if you are growing in kind of a Mediterranean environment or hotter, then they WILL need to be put into the shade. Also, I am a horticultural genius - according to myself!

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Hi guru of mystic plant man lol (got to blow ya trumpet as no other bugger would) Thanks for the kind and logical reply thinking more about it... I was just wondering if it would be a culture shock moving it into more a full unshaded area, if it wouldn't like that or not? While I have the fern whisperers attention, can I ask a couple of other questions regards my fern. I'm more worried this comming winter if the temperature drops very low (although mine has survived 3 Years of UK winters) I've wraped the head in fleece and stuffed old leaves in the crown, but is it worth wrapping up and covering the fronds to avoild frost damage and give it a better start to the new year? or just throwing a fleece over them? I guess if it snows heavy the weight could be an issue. Lastly is it worth a light feed while temperatures are just holding up? I read that it can helping the new years growth. No doubt I've forgotten other stuff to ask, but thanks so much for the kind reply Simon

Hi Uwe and thanks for getting in touch. Good luck with your overwintering this year. From your description you seem to have everything in place. All I would say is avoid watering during freezing conditions but don't forget to continue watering in milder periods. I would love a Cyathea felina but it will be too cold for it here and I won't have room for it in the greenhouse. Maybe its is something I will take on in the future! Kind regards, Simon

Nope, not the Sago palm - Cycas revoluta. However, there are a number of other Cycas species like media as well as members of genera Macrozamia and Lepidozamuia, which are. Thanks for a great question. Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners Makes me wonder if we use our native ones or the Japanese ones given our strict laws.

Hi Steve, they are all still out in their garden enclosures. Lorna checked them yesterday and said they were still active so they aren't ready to be put to bed yet. However, the farmers wife down the road has two and hers have already gone into hibernation! I think we have a week or so before ours are brought in as night temperatures are just starting to dip. Simon

Hi Dave and Dawn, and thanks for getting in touch. I can't believe you came across a hollyhock in flower in November! Easton Walled Garden is an amazing place, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Thank you for your supportive comment. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Moutain Cat, and thanks for getting in touch. That octopus agave looks amazing. You should get a fantastic specimen out of ot where you live. Kind regards Simon

Thank you, Uriel. At least it's not flipping aeroplanes! Simon 🙂

Hi Kristin, and thanks for your question. There are always exceptions to the rules, but all commonly found Camellia cultivars will need to follow these rules, including the wonderful Cleopatra. Kind regards regards

You are very welcome George. Simon 🙂

You are very welcome Steve, it sounds like you are ready to kick winters backside this year. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Marc, Monkey Puzzle are arguably the cold hardiest conifers able to take down to -20 Celsius so they should survive your winters well.. However I would be inclined to put a young pot grown specimen in green house over the winter just to be on thr safe side plus you can control watering better. Young pot grown plants are more at risk from under or over watering or root infections in waterlogged conditions. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Marivanz, and thanks for your question. Yes, this is a seed mass that may or may not have viable seeds inside. I have never sown calla seeds myself, but I have had seeding germinate around the parent plants without my intervention. You can either let nature take its course or put in a heated propagator at approximately 20 degrees Celsius. Keep damp but waterlogged. Kind regards, Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners Thank you sir, I will definitely try and who knows...! Maybe I'm gonna be lucky...I always pray when I do seeds...I did not know Callas have seeds...have a good day..!

Hi Nidge. Yes you can but it is missing some nutrients so I would also put down a decent, more rounded fertiliser in the spring too. Kind regards, Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners such as growmore ,thanks for your help Simon 👍

Yes, you are right. I should have asked if anyone had stayed in our hotel, but it didn't cross my mind at the time. We are glad you like it, we will probably do another one when we are away in the spring. Thanks for getting in touch, Downesy. Lorna and Simon

Hi there and thanks for getting in touch Turningwheels . No, you should never remove the fronds. I recently published a video regarding mistakes to avoid overwintering tree ferns where I go into a rant about this in detail. You should check it out. Kind regards Simon

Thanks, Netty. You are very welcome. I am glad you found it useful. Simon

Wow. That is a huge extreme in temperatures! Very challenging! Simon

Hi Susan, and thanks for getting in touch. I'm really sorry to hear what happened to your neighbour. That is terrible! But you are right. It's always best to wear gloves when working in the garden. Simon

Indeed! Simon

Hi Hundred, I am not sure if this is the right place to find potential investors, but you are welcome all the same. Simon

Hello O'hare, and thanks for getting in touch. We wish you all the beast in your sponsored walk, and thank you for your supportive comments. Kind regards Simon and Lorna

@ I tell all my friends about your channel I watch Georgie’s channel as well. He is from my area. I bet you watch him too. X

@ thank you both Simon & Larna 👍

Hello O'Hare, and thank you for your support. We have only been running the channel for a couple of years, so we are still quite small. So any extra support we get from our viewers is very much appreciated. Yes, I watch Jungle George's channel. Have you come across Yorkshire Chris yet? We are all in the same kind of genera. Kind regards, Simon

You are very welcome 🤗

Hi Adrian, it's funny you say that as one of the design ideas is to have as many red, tubular 'humming bird' attracting blooms as we can to get the feel of the tropics. Of course there is a lot more to do, and there are a few more plants we want to bring in. Unfortunately, we neither have humming birds or nectar feeding sunbird here in the UK but to have them would be amazing. Thanks for getting in touch. Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners i was not sure after the thought

You must live near where there are commonplace. I would love to see them in the wild, which hopefully will be in the new year during one of our garden visits. Simon

@walkingtalkinggardeners yes and perfect

Hi Str8jacket, Unfortunately, I have never done any work with germinating fern spores, so I wouldn't be able to cover that subject with any real authority. However that doesn't meant an opportunity won't appear in the next year or so. Unfortunately I can't talk about that yet as things are still in the air. Kind regards Simon

@ lots to look forward to, I’m sure the subject will be a breeze to pick up

Sadly there are not many left with his level of knowledge. We are trying to arrange more head gardener tours but sadly I mostly get palmed off to the wrong people or get no reply at all. Hopefully as the channel gets more recognition the wheels of Horticulture will turn more my way. Simon

@ all you can do is make a place, the growing does its own thing

Hello Back. We hope you enjoy it.

@ I did, thank you, I like that hardy palm from Patagonia at the beginning, I have a good spot for it. Or was it a fern? Idk I’ll replay it when I’m ready for one

Indeed, it won't go to waste Sereezee. It will end up in some home made tartar sauce. Yummy! Thanks for getting in touch and kind regards, Simon

Hi Barry, and thanks for your question. I don't go by the month, but as soon as temperatures start to regularly drop to below 3 to 4 degrees Celsius, I will put on the protection. I hope that helps, Simon

@ Yes thats great help, thanks.

Thanks for getting in touch Steve, I will also be cutting off my banana foliage soon. I am just waiting for that first hard frost. I am surprised that your hostas are coming back through, I haven't had that here but they did send out a second flush of blooms which they haven't done before. Kind regards, Simon

Hello Island Girl and thanks for getting in touch. It seems that your garden has some very strange 'goings on' too! I cant believe you still have day lilies in boom, wow. Kind regards, Simon

You are very welcome, Peter. Simon

It's true, I am handsome. And good luck with your first year of overwintering. It sounds like you have it under control. Simon

Hi Michael, and thanks for your question. For those I would probably sell on Facebook marketplace as they are quite bulky and postage costs will be an issue. For small, specialised plant material, the best platform, in my opinion, is Etsy. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Colonel01, you clearly have some kind of weird brain power as that is one of the lines in my next 'Walk with me Tim' parody which I recorded the intro for a couple of weeks ago! I even bought a holister shirt for it although it's not white. I am working on seasonal garden videos right now but have all the footage from our most recent trip away for two Tim parodys. If you are a subscriber, then click the notification, and youtube will let you know when it's downloaded. Thanks for your support, Simon

Hi Vindo. Yes, you can grow them in Toronto. They are planted as soon as they become available to purchase at the end of the summer. However unlike in the UK you will probably need to water them. Over the autumn. Just rewatch the video for all the details and replicate the desired conditions where you are. Kind regards, Simon