1 Year Tropical Jungle Garden Transformation

Today's video is a look at the story so far, how our tropical jungle garden build project has come together over the last year - it's definitely been a big garden transformation from a blank canvas! The late summer into autumn garden is a perfect time to see a lot of these exotic plants and colourful flowers at their best and look at what's grown and worked well this year. The growth rate and big leaves of the Gunnera Manicata are definitely a highlight!
0:00 Intro
0:03 Our UK Jungle Garden Story so far
3:03 Tropical Garden Late Summer Transformation
5:32 Tree fern avenue and jungle plants for shady gardens
7:47 Hardy exotic evergreens for a green paradise all year round
9:17 Jungle Garden clearing featuring giant Gunnera manicata
9:50 Using a statement plant as a focal piece for your tropical garden
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Thanks,
George

[@milkweeddreams8828]

WOW...I too have recently made a move, 4 hours away from my half acre tropical food forest in south central Florida, to North Florida where temps are quite different, but I packed up as much as this 72 yo granny could muster to replant in a much smaller garden...moving in winter even in Florida was quite the challenge, but plants are recovering after two hard frosts, slowly but surely the tree fern and banana are stepping it up...did I mention that I did this all by myself, still am, as the free mulch loads are being delivered...gardening is what keeps us growing as well, we are driven to these paradise of eye candy in our own realms of tranquility...keep up the awesome work, it's amazing!!!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Wow, thank you so much and it’s amazing to hear about your challenges and triumphs! This was nearly too much for me and I’m 32 😂 Impressive to hear your story, good luck with all the work ahead and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the journey of building it up again!

[@ShyDog827]

I’m astonished that you can sustain your tropicals there in your climate . I can’t believe they survived the snow !

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, yes, it's all about the effect and growing a lot of surprising tough plants, giving some a bit of protection from the worst freezes then adding some genuine summer tropicals to set it all off. This previous winter has been colder but on the whole most plants have bounced back really well!

[@barrymcgee2078]

George it really does show how much work you have put in. The garden looks amazing , and will continue to grow. Cheers for taking the time to share your journey so far

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you Barry and to be completely honest, I've not done as much this past couple of months so can't take all the credit, the plants have grown so well considering! Thanks for watching my vids and commenting!

[@nazminnarine7901]

Wow George and Misses. Thanks for sharing. Love you guys from the Caribbean.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Nazmin! 😃😃😃

[@dandandan389]

I bet max is a huge help! Garden looks incredible

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha he is exactly as much help as you imagine he is... thanks Dan, I appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment!

[@richstaniland3543]

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING. 😯😯😯

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Rich, I guess you like it then! 😂

[@laurysparks6215]

Really enjoying the dramatic cinematography! Nice work George :)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks, I'm pleased you noticed, I tried to jazz this one up a bit!

[@captainredbeard1749]

Absolute magic!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks!

[@peterarmstrong3298]

Excellent George. Also great inspiration for the viewers. Maybe one day you could have an open day!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Peter! Some bits might look complete but there's a lot to do at either end of the garden (that I don't show much!), hopefully in a couple of years though!

[@B4dlands]

Im not convinced its the same garden...haha...looks fantastic mate...

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha thanks, I appreciate it! It's done so well this last month or so, it's really made up for the slow start to summer!

[@stephenandrews8419]

A truly inspirational video George. To think that this jungle oasis could be created by one small dog 🐶 & his assistant is really astounding. I am so glad that i found your site & look forward to many more films in the future. Now i must go for a lie down as watching you manhandle those plants into place has worn me out. Happy gardening Max & George 🌴

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha thanks Stephen, it’s not taken quite as much effort as you might think and in reality these plants grow so fast, it’s a great style of garden if you want a space that matures quickly! Happy gardening to you too!

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

I recognise a film maker when I see one. Camera movement, slow-mo, roping in the lady from the Gladiator film to add a rousing soundtrack. Classy job George. In all seriousness a great story, beautifully told with some great footage and wonderful success. Superb. Well done mate👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, great to know the work in that section was appreciated 😃 I’d love to have a similar bit in every video if time wasn’t a factor!

[@DatuinChannel]

My first time to see how that big plant was planted.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi and thanks, which plant were you interested in?

[@davidbanner9001]

All this was only possible due to Maxi's hard work. Good work boy, you are a legend!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha thanks, yeah he struggled to drag some of the bigger plants down the garden but put the work in 😂

[@jarrodashton5923]

Amazing George , you are an artist with plants Respect!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha thanks Jarrod, you’re too kind! There’s some bits that have definitely worked, others that haven’t but it’s all about improving it for the next year!

[@Keiichi879]

Amazing that you were able to achieve this in the UK! Even here in sunnier Sydney, Australia it would be a great challenge.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, it's all grown really well the last month or so! I guess you've got it a lot easier than us here when it comes to winter care too...

[@Keiichi879]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden A few hot days in a row and everything can be burnt to a crisp.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@Keiichi879 Wow, yes, I didn't even think about the heat aspect, that's rarely a problem here!

[@emmagunston446]

Honestly George, I'm running out of words to describe your fabulousness! What a fantastic video showing the wonderful job you have done transforming your garden. The results are amazing and truly show your talent. Absolutely love your garden. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Just seen this comment, thank you so much Emma! This was probably it at it’s best for this year, roll on next year 😃

[@alanhunter2009]

Tremendous transformation, George. You should be very proud of your work. My wife and myself have just finished moving our potted exotics into our two greenhouses for the Edinburgh winter. By April we should have recovered our strength sufficiently to move them out again!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Alan! It's certainly come together nicely in the end! That sounds like quite the job but at you've got plenty of time to recover like you say. It must be relaxing to know you're all sorted now too...

[@odeltarkhan3033]

Mate the lion isn't the king of the jungle anymore you are. Huge congrats bro. You succeeded where lots of botanical experts failed. Wish you could add a small waterfall and river to it. With such garden I don't need to go on holidays because my daily life is in paradise. Keep it up mate. A garden like this brings a lot of peace to the mind. Very good for meditation

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks, what a comment haha! I appreciate the support and pleased you enjoyed the vid! I've actually done a tour of it a year on and it's slowly coming together. You're completely right, it definitely brings me a lot of joy.

[@odeltarkhan3033]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden s Some people like to invent stupid made things thinking they are genius. You bro seriously did something that worth more than money could buy. You are the genius

[@odeltarkhan3033]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden there's a tropical palm tree called ravnal the tree grows upside down. It's a really beauty

[@odeltarkhan3033]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden may I suggest an idea? Try to make it like a public garden where people pay a little entrance fee like 1 pound to visit. I am not talking about business I am talking about conservation. With the fee money you can add more plants or take better care of the plants. Obviously it costs money for irrigation and other things. I had almost same garden as yours but mine was wild not grown by me as I used to live on a tropical island. Making it a public garden will be your legacy for your hard work. In mine I made an open coffee shop and it was always full of families looking for a quiet and peaceful moment

[@debee888]

Beautiful beautiful garden 💕

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, that’s very kind of you! 😃

[@ArchimandritePhilip]

Great job George! With those enormous plants to shift, and dig in you must have put on 20lbs of muscle at least!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Archimandrite Philip, I appreciate it! It's definitely the other way, I've sweated 20lbs off but enjoyed the process so far!

[@ArchimandritePhilip]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Either way it's 20lbs of inspiration!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@ArchimandritePhilip Haha thanks 😃

[@CAL-zq3dk]

How wonderful. What an inspiration.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, that’s kind of you!

[@waynepeake5683]

Nothing but Amazing George I remember start of this year stumbling over your video on KZbin . cheers mate I actually think I now have a tropical garden myself . Keep the videos coming Big hug to max 👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Wayne, it’s definitely come a good way since then! I’m pleased to hear your tropical style garden is developing, are there any plants that have done especially well for you this year?

[@waynepeake5683]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yes George Banana trees all 4 have grown just like you said trebled in side The grasses and elephant ears also Really please 😄

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@waynepeake5683 That's fantastic Wayne, great to hear they've done so well in a relatively poor year weather wise! Great work!

[@CKLI38]

As always George you never fail to energise my thoughts towards my garden. Thank you so much. Looking forward to tagging along on your epic garden jungle journey

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

That's great to hear, thank you! It would be a lot further on if I wasn't doing the vids but they've definitely made me appreciate it more too so I can live with the pace! (I also think more about the 'whys' behind decisions more too which can only be a good thing for improving it going forwards!)

[@fraserdavidson2366]

what an amazing and inspirational video. Thank you for sharing this George. outstanding..

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Fraser! I did a follow up video a couple of months back, it's amazing how quickly it's all grown!

[@filipmissotten9325]

Fantastic work, absolutely amazing transformation in only one year.♥ Well done George!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you Filip, very kind of you to say so!

[@cboaustralia]

What a fantastic journey you have shared with us and it shows as we grow in life our gardens grow with us there will be plants and trees and palms in our gardens now that will out live us I find that special. A garden can be such a reflection of our time we have and in turn a lifetime the joy of watching the garden happily grow along side us maturity year by year season by season creation singing aloud. A blessing to be able to be apart of, a reflection of life, as a Gardner someone who cares for nature wildlife and the planet an incredible space to tender look after and enjoy the power and beauty of creation. Thankyou for sharing your journey so far George and how you are helping a community of exotic growers novice and advanced and people watching about to take there first step into tropical exotic gardening.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Chris and thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and the garden does bring me a lot of pleasure, yes ☺️

[@mylesstewartirvine2355]

Great work George. Serious strongman action shifting the likes of the palms and tree ferns!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Myles! You're not wrong there although those granite boulders were definitely the biggest challenge! I'm looking forward to starting back at the gym next month though, need to get my strength back up for moving the rest of them!

[@stephenandrews8419]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Blimey George, you go to the Gym too! I need to go lie down in a darkened room after hearing that

[@mylesstewartirvine2355]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden excellent!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@stephenandrews8419 😂

[@SallyVaughan-zz1cl]

Wow wow 😊

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you so much Sally, I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

[@Daantjer]

Would love to see a view from above of the whole thing. Looks absolutely lovely

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! Unfortunately you’re not allowed to fly drones here but when I’ve done more work on the two ends of the garden I’ll see what I can get sorted 😃

[@haroldbetterson1877]

It’s exquisite

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you Harold, it's come together nicely after all!

[@marianne9798]

I only got Internet access in February, have seen your recent vids but only just saw this one now. It gave me goosebumps!! SO amazing in such a short space of time.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Wow, Marianne, I’m pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you very much 😃 Progress has slowed slightly now I’m working on hard landscaping but there’s some vids from last year on my channel and I’ll have some more updates to share this summer I’m sure!

[@marianne9798]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden brilliant, I'm sure it will look fantastic.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@marianne9798 Apologies for the delayed reply Marianne and thank you very much, I hope so! I'm working on a more Mediterranean / arid area currently and it's coming together nicely so will share it soon!

[@marianne9798]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden absolutely don't apologise, replies aren't required as I know you're a busy boy! :)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@marianne9798 No worries, I try my best but a bit tricky currently. Will be getting more vids out soon!

[@lookinsidemygarden]

Just discovered your Chanel and wow what a garden 😱

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, that's very kind of you! I did a follow up summer tour this August if you're interested!

[@steventhompson6180]

Lovely garden George can't wait to see it next year 😀

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Stephen, it’ll be all change again I’m sure! 😃

[@estherterrier6400]

Hi George, your garden is amazing, much inspiration, love the videos, keep them coming 😀 xx

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Esther, I appreciate you watching and leaving your kind words!

[@isthatsonotsofast9604]

Beautiful.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 😃

[@leahsandow9300]

Incredible results for just one year! Well done, super inspiring to say the least, so liked & had to subscribe!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Leah, that’s really kind of you! I did a follow up vid this summer and if you like my kind of planting you’ll love the vid I did at Mark’s exotic garden in September, it’s stunning 😃

[@johnsloan9466]

Fantastic mate. That’s some progress you have made in that short time, garden looks amazing. 👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks John, I appreciate it! I would have probably finished it if it wasn't for starting the KZbin channel but having that extra reason has definitely made it all feel more worthwhile!

[@robertcornelius8056]

The before and after photos are amazing. Expensive tree fern collection! Wow!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks! I was lucky to buy most of them before prices got really crazy, the big ones especially! I definitely look after them as I couldn’t afford to replace them!

[@frogsparadise4247]

What an outstanding work you’ve done! Fantastic garden

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 😃

[@Advancedfunker]

amazing mate !

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much!

[@annturner7088]

Wow lovely George , amazing what a difference a year has made!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Ann, it's certainly transformed over the last 6 weeks or so!

[@pascalsantej664]

this is just a dream garden wow !!!! wonderful wonderful beautiful ☀️🤗🌿🌿🌿🌿 so well designed. It would be a gift to see this garden in person! Just beautiful . Greetings from Austria at Lake Constance 🙌🏽☀️😊

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Pascal, that’s really kind of you! I appreciate your kind words. All the best with your gardening plans for this year 😃

[@pascalsantej664]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thank you so much, very nice of you! I planted two Dicksonia Antarctica yesterday (one over 3m high) your videos inspired me 🤗☀️🌿🌴🥰🙏🏽

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@pascalsantej664 Wow, congratulations on the tree ferns, I’m sure they’ll look beautiful in spring! Great to know my vids have helped! 😃

[@pascalsantej664]

and how it helped me, your tips are great. I've been watching your videos for many months and I'm always learning something new, really great! And what you can plant so that it has a real "Jurassic" look 🤗😎🙌🏽🦖.....I have hostas, ferns etc....thanks to your tips I have designed a great garden in two years. You're a great help to me and thank you George you're a really cool guy and I share your love for tropical plants with you 🌿🌴🙏🏽😃👍🏼 please more such great videos yes and greetings to Max 🐶🤗

[@pascalsantej664]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden this is a perfekt garden 🌴🌿🌴🌿you have build at the 2 years ! Ist that right ?

[@Kisser20]

Hi George, amazing transformation in such a very short space of time. Looking forward to more of your garden and videos. Liz n Guy x

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much to you both, I appreciate it, it’s come together well 😃

[@Emilyhlizz123]

wow, thanks for all the info i'm going to turn a small plot into my jungle garden , cottage out front jungle out back

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Lynsey and that sounds great! You might enjoy my recent garden tours from Winterton and Mark's Tiki garden plus the video from Dyffryn Fernant especially, there's loads of great ideas for combining jungle planting with other themes. Good luck with your garden adventure!

[@shineamenmbs3107]

What a saga, what an adventure! Fantastic job and result! Thank you for sharing that beauty and your happiness.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much and I'm pleased you enjoyed the story so far! I hope you're enjoying some Autumn sun!

[@williambrown-pt6oo]

Holy smokes!! I can only imagine how much work you’ve been doing! Your neighbors must be wondering what is going on 😆. Great job! Thanks for sharing your vision. It’s inspiring. I can see the passion for tropical/ jungle gardening.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks so much, to be honest most of the planting didn’t actually take that long, the plants have just grown so well it looks like I’ve done more 😂

[@Labraxsquad20]

Looks amazing, and I'm glad to hear your recovering from this horrible virus.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, I hope you and your Gunnera are doing well too!

[@Labraxsquad20]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden we certainly are, me and my family unfortunately had covid but are on the mend now..

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@Labraxsquad20 I’m pleased to hear you’re on the mend, take care! ☺️

[@thomasbingham2797]

I'm I'm new sub and oh my days you have worked really hard and made a stunning jungle garden its truly beautiful, and the way you put the video together was truly story telling beautiful

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Thomas, that’s really kind of you! I put a lot of work in to get things started last year and I’m pleased that comes across 😃

[@marcelaortiz6334]

Buenisimo , George, te felicito. saludos desde Argentina.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much and all the best for 2023!

[@ic8466]

love your garden. those plants are so healthy. absolutely amazing.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! I definitely focus on the healthier looking ones - there’s some that are far from perfect but that’s life!

[@ic8466]

you put the work in and its payed off. well done bigman. just keep telling us lot about how you do it lol. thank you!!!@@GeorgesJungleGarden

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@ic8466 Haha cheers, I will do! Even the mistakes!

[@cake-diver8991]

Inspiring mate. We're starting our tropical garden this year but not gonna be their forever home yet

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks! To be honest, it's not the worst thing to have a garden that's not your intended long term home - it lets you experiment, play around with different designs and plants etc. I've learnt a lot from our old smaller garden that's really helped build up the larger garden here. All the best with your tropical garden project and I hope my vids are helpful, loads more planned for this spring!

[@lovebug9121]

Tree ferns of that size probably cost around 2000 pounds each, you need lots of money to build something like this and a gable too, you could have your expensive plants dieing on you in your weather. Looks amazing, well done

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much. My larger tree ferns actually cost around 1/10th of that price but I did get them about 5 years ago and they’ve been growing outside in pots until we moved here. Anything less than 100% hardy is a gamble but with the right protection and care you can give them a very good chance of making it through cold spells like the ones we had earlier this year. They definitely get the respect and care they deserve, regardless of price ☺️

[@danschannel5682]

Anda sangat luar biasa, di sini di negara tropis Indonesia, saya bahkan tidak sehebat anda dalam merawat tanaman tropis. Luar biasa.. Good job.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Terima kasih banyak, kamu baik sekali. Saya mencoba yang terbaik! Semoga berhasil dengan tanaman Anda dan saya yakin tanaman itu akan tumbuh dengan baik untuk Anda!

[@2702simmo]

Wow Some of those images best the start we’re insane It looks like a full on prehistoric jungle

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks, pleased you like it! It’s come together so well for it’s first year 😃

[@peterwilcock9747]

Cheers George. Another stunning video and a truly beautiful garden. Thanks for all your productions, really enjoyable and inspirational. I always look forward to the next.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you so much Peter 😃

[@cluelessgardening]

Great video, great to see your garden go from nothing to full on jungle :)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much and welcome to KZbin 😃

[@williammiller3909]

Absolutely incredible

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 😃

[@palmywtaczanowie]

Great garden, job and video :)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, that’s kind of you!

[@johnwilson4899]

Great video and an inspiration to me. I would be interested to know what your neighbours thought when you turned up at your new home with all those plants.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks John! I think they thought I was a bit crazy (in a hopefully good way), now they know I am! They both seem to like it though 😃

[@craigwagstaff4625]

Hi George there's not a lot more to add to the comments people have already made, l can remember seeing a long lawned garden with big pots everywhere and thinkin that's a big job broke out😊it's come out beautifully and I'm happy your gettin such nice comments you deserve it.just one question though where do you source new backs from mines had it and needs replacing😋

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Craig, I’m definitely pleased with how well the middle section has come together for sure! Haha I wish I could tell you, mine isn’t perfect but I’m not quite as reckless as I used to be, building up a good base of strength definitely lets you do more but backs are tricky things aren’t they!

[@craigwagstaff4625]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden picking a plant label up can be disastrous for me these days 🤣

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@craigwagstaff4625 Oh dear haha

[@Salsa_Souls]

Well done! In one growing season it has done amazingly well, I can't wait for next year!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! After a slow start it definitely has 😃

[@lindadevuyst9311]

Your amazing George, lovely dream realized!!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Haha thanks Linda, not sure about amazing but I can definitely show off the nice bits and put it together in a video! It's early days yet but I'm happy with the start I've made!

[@missdimples1982]

This is amazing

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 😃

[@TheHencro]

Excellent George excellent jungle garden you have created will have to get some of these plants and give it ago .

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Dermot, good luck with yours 😃

[@westkentuckypalmguy1994]

You did an amazing job in your garden. It looks fantastic. Im Hoping one day to have mine as full as yours is.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! Getting it full isn't hard when you use a lot of fast growing summer plants, getting it full and looking good is, which is why I only featured the more successful areas in this vid haha! Good luck with your project!

[@josephinebrevig8748]

Unbelievable. Wow.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you Josephine 😃

[@dandandan389]

I'm newly subscribed to your channel but you are really natural and engaging on camera!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Dan, I started the channel earlier this year and it's like everything, you get more used to it and try to take feedback onboard! Cheers for subscribing and I apologise in advance for the extremely niche content you're about to take on...

[@colinwilson7134]

Hey George, I absolutely love your Fern Avenue 🌴🌴 and the whole garden. You have done a power of work mate and it’s a credit to you 👏👏 I also stumbled on your channel earlier in the year and now as you know my garden is becoming much more tropical. thanks for all the great videos in between working on your own amazing garden. 👍👍 cheers George

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Colin, thanks for your support along the journey and for taking the time to comment! It's felt like I've not done a lot since early summer, but the plants have certainly done their part and grown well in the end!

[@colinwilson7134]

George, I felt the same but summer is now “feed, feed, feed” much more relaxing than winter or spring 😂😂😂 my dilemma now George is, do I buy a greenhouse 🙈🙈🙈

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@colinwilson7134 That is a question I think you know the answer to but they can certainly be expensive things!

[@colinwilson7134]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden never had one before mate, but I need to think what I will use it for all year round, and heaters etc 🙈🙈🙈

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@colinwilson7134 Yeah, I guess it’s important to consider what yours actually using it for. I personally only ever have mine slightly heated when it’s close to or below freezing and even then it’s only to a few degrees. Anything other than overwintering half hardy plants and I imagine your heating bills could soon get scary!

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

Well done!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! I’m pleased you enjoyed it, it’s changed a bit in the most recent tour but I’m still pleased with what I achieved in the first year 😃

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden I am very impressed. My goal is to grow a forest with those tree ferns you have. I so love them ! I will look forward to your 2nd year videos:-)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 Thanks! They are lovely plants for sure. I did an update vid last month but the latest vid on my channel (Mark’s garden) might interest you, he’s got a proper little tree fern forest on the go!

[@amandahuby871]

❤

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Amanda!

[@louiset445]

Your garden is absolutely stunning George! Are you part of the NGS?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Louise! It’s something I’d like to do one day but I’m a good way off that yet, there’s still a lot of garden that’s more of a building site. Definitely a goal to aim for though 😃

[@JB-lr1tf]

Absolutely beautiful and I know this took a lot of back breaking work.i would love to do something like this.learning to grow plants so far lol

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much J B and yes, it took hard work and fun in equal parts! The more you learn and become interested in these plants, the more you'll see about how easy a lot of them are to grow and how planting etc. is just a game of experimentation and creativity. Good luck with your growing plans for 2022!

[@JB-lr1tf]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden I am excited to see what I can grow hopefully one day will create a haven in my back garden.great inspiration thank you for the encouragement.

[@johandejong2758]

Johan de Jong Belgium what a wonderfull world it could be, i'm just a jealous guy

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank Johan and all the best! I did a follow up summer garden tour last month if you're interested in seeing the progress!

[@janwillemhoek9736]

A mazing!!! What a beauty, how did you angled plant the tree ferns?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! They were established trunks and intentionally planted out at an angle, anchored by the rootballs 😃

[@ThePalmDude]

Loving the way you have the large tree fern on the left placed at an angle, looks superb. Your garden is just beautiful mate. Keep up the videos and I look forward to more of your overwintering vids later to teach me for later in the year. Just a quick Question, I’ve just bought some seeds from jungle seeds after watching some of your previous videos. Where and how do you store your seeds until you need them? Cheers

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Jake, it definitely makes it feel like the garden wraps around you as yours heading into it. I’ll probably be starting my overwintering vids this next week if I can get some recording time done this weekend as I’m working 6 days next week and the nights are drawing in! I don’t have any specific seed storage but I just have a box for them all and make sure they’re kept dry and dark. Ideally somewhere cooler would help too but certainly avoid anywhere too hot. What seeds did you go for?

[@ThePalmDude]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thanks for the reply, appreciated. I have only gone for some cannas, some coleus and some musa sikkimensis, i wanted to start off with something easy for my first time so I only originally went to buy the canna seeds, but I got itchy finger and clicked a few more into the basket 😂. I’ll keep them somewhere cool and dark then, cheers again.

[@pinball3034]

Absolutely wonderful stuff. Superb garden and thanks for all the videos. Just one question - and it may be on a video I have missed, what is your front garden like (assuming you have one)?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! We unfortunately don’t have much of a front garden and some of it will have to be parking but I’ve still got some small areas of planting 😃

[@pinball3034]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Understandable! Perhaps something nice and simple like a nice tall Trachycarpus as the "gateway drug" to what's inside!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@pinball3034 You read my mind, I’ve got a couple of small Waggies out there 😃

[@pinball3034]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Haha superb!

[@sianjones5863]

What a transformation and so inspiring. Our garden boundaries are fenced, could you suggest any evergreens to provide screening please.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Sian! Our boundaries are fenced too so I completely get you - are you wanting climbers or just any kind of screening?

[@sianjones5863]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden I think any screening would make a huge difference. Open to suggestions. We have a lovely dig tree which has been supported against the fence but obviously not evergreen. Your suggestions would be much appreciated. Many thanks.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@sianjones5863 Oh right. Well it completely depends on the conditions but what I use hear to blur the boundaries are a lot of different plants, mainly evergreens and the key is to layer the planting I think rather than relying on just one plant, it looks more natural. There’s some nice Fargesia and Borinda clumping bamboos, the various Fatsia varieties work well, ×Fatshedera lizei looks the part too. In a sunny spot some of the bigger Euphorbias could work and then in summer you could have a lot of salvias or fast annuals like sunflowers. It honestly depends what grabs you and the effect you’re wanting to create rather than just using the plants as a screen.

[@sianjones5863]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you for the advice and suggestions, I think the plants suggested would work very well here. We already have some fargesia bamboo, currently in very large pots which we love and also a couple of Fatsia in a different part of the garden but hadn’t heard of Fatshedera Lizzie so will definitely check that out. Thank you so much once again, love your videos and seeing how your garden develops and simply adore little Max! Looking forward to next time.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@sianjones5863 No worries Sian! There's lots of different Fatsia varieties too. You could also try grasses like Miscanthus giganteus but the issue is they're not evergreen so can look very scruffy for half the year. I'll let you know if I think of any other interesting shouts but there's a lot of different evergreens like Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' that are relatively common but tough and would be a good backdrop to other more exotic planting. Thanks again for watching and I'll try to keep featuring Max now and again!

[@alexlaw3342]

Starting my jungle garden soon. Any advice on a few plants to start with?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Nice one Alex, I’ve actually done a video around a month or so back looking at 50 plant ideas, from structure through to summer bedding so that’ll be a great place to start! Happy to answer any questions you might have and all the best with your garden project!

[@leebartlett1755]

Hi George, Really love your garden and channel. Can you tell me the name of the low lying shady plant that you mention straight after fatsia at around 7.30 mins? I keep replaying but cant catch the name of it. Many thanks.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Lee and thanks! It could be the Schefflera shweliensis that I show in the following pic? They do grow into large shrubs / small trees but mine was quite small last year.

[@garethvanderwesthuyzen6420]

Great video George, I have total Gunnera envy. You talked about it being a hungry plant. This is our first year in our house and I have been battling poor soils. Chicken manure pellets as well as rotted manure have been my strategy to date. Its a clayish soil that goes bone dry in the summer. Any advice? I have been stocking up on bags of Blooming Amazing soil enricher and am intending to mulch the bed once the perennials start to die back.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Gareth! It is a lovely plant and one that definitely grows a lot better here than our old drier garden. In all honesty you're doing the best single thing you can do. I added 2 or 3 pallets of farmyard / horse manures to our garden last winter, not cheap but it's definitely paid off. It seems to disappear by the summer but in reality it's not just the nutrients that help but the long term structural improvements to the soil, roots can sink into it easier and it holds onto water better. You definitely want to put a lot on the areas you're looking to target.

[@garethvanderwesthuyzen6420]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden excellent advice as always thank you. How often would you mulch a year? Never know when the best months to mulch are.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@garethvanderwesthuyzen6420 Thanks. Personally I do it any time from late autumn through to early spring. The main reason being that more soil is visible then! I look at is a chance to improve the soil for the following season, not something I can justify doing every year but worth doing properly when you do it.

[@Fire-gv2wz]

Fabulous job you are doing lovely. I’m just starting and learning how to do this. And where to pick up plants and trees from. I’m going to keep them in very big pots. Because of my back problems. Did you do a list of what you have got in any of your videos and where you are get them from. Fabulous work 👍

[@stephenandrews8419]

That's a really good idea 'Fire'. In future i will start to compile a list of where & when i get my plants too. Think i shall also try to record just when i plant them as well. Also like you i do suffer from back problems, 'Lazyitis' my girlfriend says. But i find that certainly keeping some of the larger more tender plants in pots is handy in the winter, when it comes to moving & protecting them. I don't think that i could do some of the heavy lifting & moving that George does!

[@Fire-gv2wz]

@@stephenandrews8419 Good morning Yes back problem is horrible. Have you been checked to find out?. I’ve got spinal stenosis and two back surgeries later and one this June Still no good. Bending over to the floor is a problem for me. So I’m hoping with them in massive pots. It’s going to help With me. It be fabulous if I can learn to do this. All the best 👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 1243 Fire. In all honesty a lot of plants are easier in the ground if you could get somebody to help actually plant them but I completely get why the more tender plants would be easier in pots. Sorry to hear your back is giving you grief. What sorts of plants are you looking at getting specifically?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

It’s definitely a good idea to keep more tender plants in pots for that reason Stephen plus a lot of these big leaved exotics still grow very well despite a relatively small pot!

[@Fire-gv2wz]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks for your help. Has much has I can get away with. I’ve got a lot of room and picked up some massive pots from trago. I’m in South Wales and it’s very close to me. They are very heavy and had them delivered lol.

[@222Saqueen]

I have been looking into changing my garden into a jungle and you have so inspired me. What a gorgeous garden you have made. A quick question the tall annual at 8.29 what is it, I tried to google the name and I can't find it?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Louise, that's very kind of you and good luck with your exciting garden project. The plant is Ricinus, I've done a video all about growing them from seed if it helps you - I think that particular one is 'Blue Giant'.

[@222Saqueen]

Thank you!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@222Saqueen No worries, just leave a comment on any vids you’d like more info on 😃

[@Advancedfunker]

where you do store/ overwinter all those ensetes???

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I don't have quite as many as shown earlier in the vid now but they all go in a tiny room we have next to the utility, basically dry stored in small pots. They don't take up as much space as you might think when the leaves are off.

[@LcBadger]

Hey George! What is the purple plant at the bottom of the screen 41secs in please?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, it’s a purple Hylotelephium (or Sedum in old language), unfortunately those plants didn’t make it though!

[@timgoode5496]

Hi George, It the Medullarius at the start of the video in the ground or a pot?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Tim, it’s in the ground, it was planted out last May.

[@roguedungeondelver5738]

That looks like it could be the main section of a botanical garden.. It looks like pictures of my friends on holiday to Brazil. Amazing. I have a quick question I have space for a Eucalyptus, but the only thing is will they take moisture from nearby plants like bamboos, ferns palms and so on a d is there the whole myth of Eucalypts poisoning the soil beneath its canopy. Thank you George once again inspirational work.!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! I'm very aware this is a 'highlights reel' of the best bits and there's a LOT of sections I didn't feature which need serious amounts of work but I'm happy with the progress so far. As for the Eucalyptus, yes, certain plants like Eucalyptus can produce allelopathic chemicals to inhibit the growth of others around, this combined with their thirst and size means in most natural environments other plants can struggle to grow around them. In a garden setting it's not something I'm too worried about, I use plants like phormiums and Euphorbias to grow in the zone closer to my Eucalyptus (they're tough!) and then the bananas and bamboos a bit further away will receive additional water and mulches to. The big Vivax bamboos will most have a barrier dug in next year anyway to prevent them from spreading but it will also keep my larger Eucalypus out. It's definitely a consideration you're right to think of but personally I've not let it put me off using them in my garden - ANY kind of large tree would also add to the competition for water and I already put up with several cherry trees and a big poplar next door!

[@roguedungeondelver5738]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks George the area I have was tied for Eucalyptus Magnolia Grandiflora or Arbutus Maria but I've come to a decision thank you.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@roguedungeondelver5738 All lovely, what did you go for?

[@roguedungeondelver5738]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Luma Apiculata for the bark and fruit. Worth the wait , have you grown Araucaria/ Monkey puzzle the trunks and mature forms look stunning, thanks George.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@roguedungeondelver5738 Nice one, good choice! I’ve got a monkey puzzle in the garden (in a section I didn’t include in this vid) and also grew a lot from seed that are planted in a Yorkshire garden now, I really like them!

[@ARANPLANT]

The garden is beautiful What country is it?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you so much! I'm in North Lincolnshire in England.

[@TheHencro]

Just wondering do you have to move them banana plants in for the winter?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

The red Ensete bananas come in, the green Musa basjoo bananas generally stay out ☺️

[@TheHencro]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden ok thanks for the info

[@shauntromans2404]

Hi George, my fatsia japonica which has been planted in the garden for nearly three years. It's new leaves are opening out full of holes what could be causing this, the rest of the plant is healthy its about six foot high so we'll established and all lower leaves are OK.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Shaun, are they new leaves it's grown over summer or the ones it put out in spring? It's not completely unknown for Fatsias to put out deformed leaves but it may be some kind of damage to the leaves before they open...

[@shauntromans2404]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden they're the new leaves it's grown over summer they're still quite small but there's more holes than leaf.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@shauntromans2404 I wonder if something has nibbled on them, sorry I can’t be more specific but I know fatsias are known for having issues with the new foliage. It’s not likely to be frost damage at this time of year. Personally I’d make sure it’s well watered and let it sort itself out in time, it should soon bounce back.

[@shauntromans2404]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thanks George yeah new one on me too I've had odd shaped leaves like you say before on other fatsia but never had any pest damage before I'll give the new buds a pest spray. Thanks.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@shauntromans2404 Personally I don't use sprays as we have a lot of bird life that I appreciate in the garden but I'd certainly leave the plant to it and see if it's just a temporary thing, I'm sure the plant will bounce back in time.

[@amandahuby871]

How did you get into all this ?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I've always been interested in nature and the more unusual plants and it's kind of spiralled from there. It's amazing what you can achieve when you really focus on something!

[@top-wasp88]

Where is the best place to get all the tropical from as I'm doing a tropical scene on the garden

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, it depends on what kind of plants you’re looking for but Turn it Tropical, The Big Plant Nursery and Desert to Jungle are great places to start 👍

[@top-wasp88]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden basically anything that’s tropical theme I see that you are in Lincolnshire and I’m only Nottinghamshire so the place wouldn’t take kind to get there

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@top-wasp88 I’d have a look at the above, I’ve had a lot of plants delivered from them over time. Hardy Palms is great for palms and The Palm Tree Company has a huge range. Sorry I don’t know of anywhere particularly local but if you check out my recent 50 exotic plants vid you’ll see loads of tropical style plant ideas that you can pick up from most decent garden centres 😃

[@top-wasp88]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden no that's great thanks keep up the god work of the things as I like to keep watching as looks really nice what you done

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@top-wasp88 Thank you very much and all the best with your project!

[@RD-wn9iw]

Where will the kids trampoline go?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

😂 Don’t worry, there’s an area of lawn that’ll be left near the house!