@@amandamiller7513 it's worth that little extra care for the few cold nights ❄️

@YorkshireTropics absolutely

Thank you. I don't like seeing everything covered but some of them will be off again come the end of the weekend, and before we know it spring will be upon us!

It's definitely not a pretty sign having fleece over everything, but the short term is worth it for the long-term gain and health of the plants. Next week warms up a little bit, at least! Roll on spring

@YorkshireTropics yeah i agree, its worth the effort to grow more unique things 😎 yeah luckily it does appear we will have a decent mild spell, gonna unwrap the tree ferns and give them a good water as soon as the ground / air temp goes above freezing

Definitely roll on spring, currently can't see much in the garden beneath all the snow 🤣

@richf_tropical_garden_projects Cheers mate, I am the same I am already thinking of what I can put where and what new plants I want for the coming season! Thanks for watching bud

@YorkshireTropics same here mate! i think this time of year is good for planning as the garden is thinned out to the evergreens and structure, my plant list keeps getting longer 😂🤷‍♂️

@richf_tropical_garden_projects haha my plant list is also huge but I've got to not buy too many because it's going to cost so much having the large trees removed!

@scotty2hotty8311 Thank you Scotty 😊 It's a Rhino greenhouse, I've had it a few years now and it's stood upto some very strong winds in that time without batting an eyelid. It's a 8ft x 10ft, they aren't cheap but I think you kinda get what you pay for when it comes to greenhouses.

@ yes rhino are the top I’m currently looking for a 8x16 but rhinos out my budget on that size I’ve been looking at elite greenhouse thanks for the information I’m a cacti grower myself but love a good tropical garden 👌

@scotty2hotty8311 oooh very nice a 8 x 16 will be a fantastic growing space for the cacti! Elite was another option in could of happily gone with so i think that'll be a solid choice. I think a Rhino would be out of my budget too now I have a child and expenses I never used to have 😂

Thank you 😊

Haha I know that feeling, I actually just bought a head torch for that exact reason it was a faff trying to hold a touch and do a job! I usually ask for at least 1 plant for Christmas but this year I didn't and still managed to get a plant 😅 Thanks for the support mate and a happy new year to you and your family too 😊

Thank you very much. I'm already ready for the next growing season 😂

@YorkshireTropics oh I'm definitely not lol

Cheers mate. It's nice to know there's hope yet that the larger trachy might yet turn out nice in a few years. It's going into its 3rd year planted out now so hopefully, it won't take too much longer to start moving... 😅

@GrowTropicalMK Thank you. I'm sorry I didn't see this message at the time!

Hopefully then both our Miscanthus will grow much better next year then, I didn't expect it to slow down quite so much to be honest. The yellow wave has been through the last few winters absolutely fine and never shown any signs of damage. The C. Charlie Boy has only been planted from this spring and I'm not sure if I owned it before winter but if I did it stayed in the unheated greenhouse last winter which being dry and frost free it would obviously be fine anyway. It's reportedly one of the more hardy Cordylines so I do have high hopes for it underplanted below the palm. Thank you for watching 😃

Thank you very much that's very kind of you. I enjoyed putting this video together and seeing the progress because I have a tendency to forget how far I've come

Thank you 😊

Thank you very much for the kind words! No plastic grass for me and I hope that I can continue to improve the garden over the coming years. Thank you for the support 😀

Haha yes I know I hope we never have to move and start over again but it's all good fun creating something new. Thanks for watching!

Thanks mate. It's certainly took some effort to get to here but I enjoy the journey to get to where it is. In my opinion a pond or water feature really makes a garden and i wouldn't be without one. Thanks for watching mate

@YorkshireTropics it is certainly a journey , but i agree i enjoy the whole process 😎 absolutely agree! ive got 7 water features already and may be adding one more 😂🤷‍♂️

Cheers, mate. I agree it feels so much bigger now that it's not just a bare garden and has much more interest to it. I enjoyed finding all the pictures to put this video together because it is so easy to forget just how much things have changed, and I look forward to what's still to come.

Thank you! Yes, looking back whilst making this video really reminded me how far things have come along. So many more things to do in the garden and I hope to have a good year next year with plenty more changes to be done. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased with what I've managed to create, especially over the last 3 years, which is when most of the garden has been done. Sometimes you can think nothing has been happening, so to look back at this makes you appreciate the hard work that's gone into creating it. Thank you for taking the time to comment 😀

Thank you. I enjoyed putting this video together it really focuses you and makes you realise what can be achieved in not too much time. The bulk of the work has been done over the last 3 years and from now on it should only mature and establish a better garden. I hope your garden is also coming along nicely 😀 Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂

Yes that'll work for a short period of time. You just don't want too much humidity to build up inside the bag.

Great information, it's always good to hear from other people who grow these plants for their real world experience of them. Where abouts do you live? I'm looking forward to them all growing much bigger over the next few years. Thank you for watching and the comment 👌

@@YorkshireTropics I am 50 miles north of Seattle Washington US. We are designated as USDA Zone 8a but the last three years were in Zone 7a temperatures. S. taiwaniana was defoliated the first year, killed back to 6ft ( from 12ft) the second year, and killed completely the third year. I will replant that species in the spring and hope for our proper winter following. Musa bajoo has just gone down last night, as our first killing frost was 2/3 weeks late this year

@timmillan6701 That's explains why Delavayi is more readily available for you than me then. Those are some real cold temperatures and not something I get in my area often, although it's not unheard of, so it would be nice if those sorts of temps don't come around anytime soon! That is a real shame to lose a S. Taiwaniana from what was a 12ft specimen!

@christopherjones9826 I do love corten steel and have pondered over it for a while but I like more natural looking edging and elements to the garden but I know I'm using man made cobble paths 😅. Thanks for the suggestion though it's back in my thoughts now! 🤣

I had a decent sized Peko out for a few years and never protected it at all and last winter killed it strangely enough. Southern Splendour is a tender plant but if you do as I've done in this video and add a fleece bag or just fleece it in the worst of days it'll give them a good chance. If you can plant them under something taller to give them that overhead protection that can honestly make a huge difference.

It certainly does!

Thanks for subbing! I'm pretty confident they'll be fine with this protection, but I'll do a follow-on video in the spring. Can't beat getting things done for free! Thanks for watching 🙂

@YorkshireTropics who doesn't love free stuff. I built an 8ft by 6ft greenhouse for free. Will definitely watch the update in spring

Good news! I couldn't get much longer in my car but at 6ft I'm happy to retain that height

Nice man, it's all good. Have you had success with it when you've done it?

Yes it's looking like it could be quite popular this year. I alluded to it in the video. It's certainly not my unique idea but hopefully people can see the method and get something from it. It took far less time doing than the cage around and straw and in spring it won't be a big clean up job so fingers crossed it works well for me and anyone else trying it. Thanks for watching

Thank you, hopefully it works a treat as I can then just reuse the same materials year after year. Thanks for watching

Oooh good idea with the scaffold foam tubes. I could do that also with the smaller ones but I think I've done enough I don't need every stem protected. I'll do a video in the spring to see if it's a success so keep a look out for that one. Thanks for watching.

Fingers crossed it works well.

Haha it does look unusual but having the straw and a big builders bag looks worse in my opinion. Hopefully it works well 🤞 Thanks for watching.

Thank you, well check back in the spring to see how it's gone. Hopefully well and I can just keep using this method. Thanks for watching

I wasn't really planning on buying more plants before winter but when the Schefflera popped up I couldn't resist in case I couldn't get any next year, so I thought I best get them. I am surprised Rhododendrifolia isn't more widely available really because I thought it was supposed to be one of the hardier ones?.. Well if you end up with a spare cutting of one I'd be more than happy to purchase one from you. Do you have much success with growing from seed? Yes I agree the Princeps hybrids are great plants and seem to have a good bit of vigour to them. Thanks for watching bud

@ If the seed from rhododendrifolia is fresh they germinate easy. It’s then about keeping them in the right conditions to keep them alive. I had quite a few seedlings last year but no where to really grow them on from small seedlings and through my own neglect lost all but one which I still have. This year if the berries ripen I will make much more effort with them. I’ve found them hard from cuttings they are probably better air layered really.

That is what I found when I tried to grow Alpina from seed last year I got them to germinate and then lost them all over the coming months and I wasn't even entirely sure why. I'll try again with some more when the seed becomes available soon because it's fun to try over winter when it's too dark to get out in the garden.

@staffordshireShane Cheers Shane. I decided to mainly document how my garden progresses because I've lost pictures a few times now so I thought if I do a video and have it on here it's a good way of keeping track of how it changes over the years and someone might enjoy watching along at the same time.

@YorkshireTropics i enjoyed it mate 👍.

@@ЗокирРахимов-о3ж Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the tour 🙂

Thank you very much! Sorry for a late reply i didn't see this message. Thanks for watching 🤙

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Thank you, I didn't really know how the garden would look when I got back from my holiday. We've clearly had some strong winds come through but overall it's still looking well. Thanks for watching 🙂

Cheers for the tour. I always enjoy seeing how other people’s gardens and experiences growing these type of tropical style gardens. As for Colocasia I’ve grown a lot of varieties of them and I’ve probably killed more than most. Sometimes it’s easy to do what you are doing and keep to the more reliable ones. Thanks.

I'm the same I watch everyone's garden tours of this style garden because everyone's channel offers something different and you can always learn something new about things you might not have thought about. Yes I agree, for now I've given up on some of the more fussy Colocasia and just keep the easier ones, at least while I still have many plants I'd like to add to the garden. Currently clearing the greenhouse and cleaning it ready for winter. I just forgot I needed to buy more bubble wrap, and that's a job I was going to do today, but it'll have to wait! Thanks again for watching, and I always appreciate the feedback.

I can't wait to gain all that extra planting room, but I know it's going to be a bit of a long process. It'll be well worth the effort in years to come though! Thank you for watching 😊

Thank you for your kind words! I hope you join me next month tonsee how we are looking

Thank you. I'm enjoying doing these monthly tours to see how the garden progresses

Thank you

Thank you very much for watching and your kind words.

@@dawnanderson2682 Thanks for the feedback. It's something I need to learn to improve

That's not a very good return on the dahlias I can't really suggest too much for the reason behind them not flowering because I just leave them in the ground year after year. This year they did flower ok but the heavy winds has toppled them multiple times so they never look full of flowers at any given time. Thank you for watching!

@@YorkshireTropics They were all battered by slugs and snails in pots. I will try them in the ground next year as even a few Dahlia is better than none :-)

Thank you. I am in Barnsley

@@YorkshireTropics cool. I’m in Shipley