Hi, thanks for your comment! I would recommend them, you just need to find one… unfortunately I haven’t seen any for sale for a while. I’m hoping to be able to get some seeds from mine one day

Well, problem solved as unfortunately it died last winter (22-23). No phoenix species is hardy in Lancashire

@@palmsexoticsuk2194 Have you tried P. theoprastii? I have heard that it is as hardy as a Med Fan. Hard to find though

Yeah it’s not the cheapest but the plants are good quality and well looked after. However, I walked away with nothing as nothing seemed like a great buy to me

Thank you, Sarah - glad you enjoyed it

I know! I’m not sure how much B&M make on their £150 trachys but whatever they do make takes them about a day to make whereas at Barton grange they might take years to sell

Thank-you for sharing brilliant vlog hope you have a lovely weekend 🙋‍♀️👋👍👍👍

@@juliepickles3394 no problem, Julie! Thanks and you too!

I suspect the primary supplier of Barton Grange GC is GCP (Garden Centre Plants), a wholesaler located about 10 mins from the garden centre. I know this because I also use GCP as a supplier to buy certain plants for the garden centre I manage. The white labels attached to the specimens are from the nursery, not the garden centre. I instruct my staff to rip them off as soon as the plants arrive as they tend to confuse customers :D I doubt they supply B&M but could be wrong, all of the specimens will be Italian imports anyway. But agree the markup is excessive, almost as bad as Bents.

@@elissa_lana thanks elissa, very interesting - thanks for the info! Do you mind sharing which garden centre you manage?

Thanks Vincenze! I don’t like to give up on plants, definitely can’t bring myself to get rid of the butia in the big pot. It does have a few live roots at the bottom of the pot so you never know! I hadn’t considered that mystery plant could be an armata - will have to wait and see! Thanks again for your comment, really glad you enjoyed the video

Hi, thanks for your comment. Yes, a greenhouse should open a few more opportunities for you! I think I’d forgotten how bad the cold spell was in December 2022. Being so early in the winter was tough for the plants too

@palmsexoticsuk2194 it really was a bad winter. I was expecting more loses, thankfully my main wish list items were ok. This winter was hard for other reasons as we were fighting flood water. Maybe next winter will be kind to us all.

@@GardenMyselfHappy I really hope so!

Hi Harold, a lot has come from friends and a lot has been grown from seed. I don’t like to spend much money!

Thanks! I’ll look out for sweet winter then. Especially as the seller of the soft caress only had 2 left! Why is sweet winter your preference?

@@palmsexoticsuk2194 The flowers were a different colour for me - more of an orangey red, so created a nice winter interest. Also the foliage has some nice tones from reds, to oranges to yellows, whereas soft caress has same yellow flowers and stays more green. They are both great in their own right.

@@GrowTropicalMK great - thanks for the info!

Thanks, I’ll give that a go!

Hi Kate, really good point, sounds daft but I don’t think I’d ever noticed that! Ideally I want something in that spot that looks good all year round but a pink China could be great in-amongst it!

Hi, I planted it about 6 years ago and it was probably 5 years old at that point

@@palmsexoticsuk2194 I have one too. They seem to be growing pretty slowly.

Thanks Julie! A small price to pay for nice weather, though, isn’t it!

That’s impressive, Stephen! I would like to attempt a shelter but in a much less prominent place in the garden to see if it works first. I may end up moving things as the monkey puzzle grows but around 8 years after planting it’s still not too crowded. Very slow growing, for now at least

Hi Wendy, I’d love a dicksonia Antarctica. Lost mine a few years ago and can’t bring myself to pay today’s prices! Would look great in that spot though!

Thanks Terry, could be a job for next weekend!

Thanks Vincenze. Mahonia soft caress is a good shout and I am on the lookout for a few to dot about the garden 😀

Haha, used them to make an extra wide goal to give the kids a chance! Thanks for your kind words

Hi Julie, thanks for the info on the bbq stand. Sounds like some nice modifications! I suspect that was a good decision and well worth the effort

Really glad you liked it. More to come. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for your comment. Watch this space 😀

🤣🤣🤣 thanks Julie, you too! Tom

Hi Julie, I completely forgot about the garden ornaments!! Sorry! Will really try to remember next time!

Thank-you Tom 👍 😉😀

Thanks James! Good point, maybe I’ll do a mixture of local and national then. Thanks for the comment

Thanks Wendy!

Hi Alan, I’ll have to assume that’s a question? If so, the answer is: most of the time, no!

Thanks Paul!

Thank you! Makes perfect sense as it looks like a daisy but I’m not very knowledgeable about flowers! Thanks again

No problem, I’m glad you found it interesting!

Hi Arthur, yes, good points! Amazing how quickly some of the plants will dry up especially when the weather warms up. Best to buy plants soon after they arrive! Thanks for your comment

No problem! Thanks for your comment :)

It is! I tried staking it a couple of years ago to straighten it but it’s determined to grow at an angle it seems

No problem, thanks for your kind words!

Yeah, you’re probably right. A bit over cautious in my opinion!

Thanks! Quite a few of their new stores have garden centres now

Hi Julie, thank you for your kind words. Have the tall, grey planters stood up well to the weather? They say they’re UV resistant. Was it the outside ornaments you’re interested in? Thanks, Tom

Yes please Tom the outside ornaments thank-you 🙋‍♀️👋👍🌴🌾🌿🪴

Tom we haven't planted them up yet because we have bought some topiary balls to sit on top we have bought some pebbles to go in have you any ideas how to hold the balls in , we have bought some artificial plants because I can't do my garden now I used to love gardening but with health issues now I just want it to look nice and make it a lot easier for hubby we used to have a massive garden but we have had to move to a bungalow and it's only small now we've bought some of those topiary balls to hang up I hope it will look nice when he's done it I'll stop waffling 😂😂😂 thank-you take care 🙋‍♀️👋👍👍👍🌴🌾🌿🪴

@@juliepickles3394 hi Julie, sorry to hear you can’t get stuck in to the garden like you used to. If the balls are on a chain then I’d let the chain hang down into the pot and fill the pot with sand and finish with pebbles. That’ll hopefully hold the ball in place and the weight of all that will stop the pot blowing over! Best of luck

Thank-you Tom I will tell hubby to do that 🙋‍♀️👋🌴🌾🌿🪴👍👍👍

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment! Watch this space 😀

Thanks and I agree. The key to buying plants there is to get them as soon as they arrive! There was no member of staff out there whilst I was there, I’m not sure if they have a dedicated member of staff or not? I suspect not!

Thanks Nick!

Thanks James and noted. Watch this space!

Thank you!

Hi Sofia. I don’t do this as a few inches of gravel isn’t going to do a lot. It won’t do any harm but not worth it in my opinion

Sounds like a good buy! Tom

Thanks Vincenze, I always appreciate your comments. Great to hear my understanding of it’s hardiness is correct, shame about the growth rate though!

Thank you for your comment. I plan to do some more this Spring