An Exotic Plant Nursery Tour - 30+ Tropical Style Plant Ideas from Linden Nurseries!

[@vtriplej8334]

So beautiful thank you so much for sharing 🏝🌞

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@DJSupaflyguy]

Thanks you gave me great ideas on my overall look with this video.👌👌👌👌

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

That's great, thanks for stopping by!

[@irismoles9369]

Thanks for the tour George and info

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Iris, I hope you enjoy the bank holiday weekend!

[@carfippottery-cw5xc]

Lovely garden, a lot of beautyful trees and pottery items

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, apologies for the delayed reply. It is indeed a lovely place and I'm excited to see what they have in stock this year!

[@petra_b709]

Thank You! Great tour!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much 😃

[@janescorer7924]

Excellent video showcasing an excellent nursery. We have used Linden nursery for many, many years and the quality is always top class, as is the advice given. The cacti and succulents are good too - varied and inexpensive.All too tempting for us as we are only down the road 😌

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Jane and it definitely is - it's no wonder it's a favourite of yours and yes, I bet the temptation is real! Just having a look around while they were open, it really struck me how much helpful advice they were giving out and engaging in conversations with customers, it's great to see. I hope all is good with you both!

[@AJBAdventures]

Love the enthusiasm and what a stunning stock of plants, wish we had a nursery like this up in Cumbria!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, happy to share my appreciation of these plants and you're right, they definitely work hard to have the plants looking good. It's well worth looking around to see what nurseries are located close to you though, I remember finding a beautiful setup just outside Windermere from memory, but there's often gems looking to be discovered!

[@mattacdavison6890]

Amazing nursery with plenty of plants to catch the eye, nice to see a nursery stocking some decent tropical and exotic plants.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

It definitely is, every year they seem to be adding more unusual plants and they seem to have a good mix of stock and fair prices.

[@shineamen3107]

1K £ for that huge, very old and beautiful olive tree? That is quite a decent price. And yes, a stunner! Superb offer of big pots! These Yucca rostrata, omg! and these Acer, and... and...! By the way, we are used here to pronounce Chamaerops "Kamaerops" (ae being pronounced "é" in French but I don't know the equivalent sound/symbol in English). I love Acers and all their countless gorgeous varieties! (I remember Acer palmatum Aureum with it's so special leave shape and color, A. palmatum Deshojo and so many others...). Fantastic place, offer and video! Bravo et merci George!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I thought the olive was a very fair price, a lot of money in absolute terms but a good price for a lovely old tree like that! The maples were a highlight for me too. I’m with you on the Chamaerops pronunciation, everyone over here seems to have their own way of saying it and I’ll continue to use them all in videos haha! Thanks for watching as always Bernard and you’ve got great taste in Acers!

[@shineamen3107]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you so much. I feel miserable having asked about this comment. :( You get so mamy and i thought it was lost. My bad. Cheerio and big up for the fantastic job you do in your garden/jungle and for your followers!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@shineamen3107 Don't feel miserable, it's perfectly fine! I try to get back to each of them, just getting busy - not your fault at all! Thanks again and speak to you soon, all the best!

[@gc4434]

I’ve just subscribed a couple more months and I’ll be going. Heading from Lincoln, love the Palms and Acers. Great videos 👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Fantastic thanks and I'm sure you'll enjoy the trip! It's a great nursery run by a lovely family and the plants are always top quality. They open from March and I'm sure will have another busy year!

[@Antwann1986]

Brilliant love this video I’m from Barton so will defiantly have to give them a visit loving all your content keep it up :)

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Nice one, thanks! Yes, not far for you at all then so you’ll have to check it out 😃

[@joezimmerman1089]

Great video. would love to see more nursery tours around the country!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Joe and that’s something I’d love to do too. I’d really like to spend more time doing a more in depth video with more plant info, introducing the owners and their story etc at different places. There’s definitely about 10 nurseries I’d love to film straight away! Maybe not this year but when I have a bit more time and the money for it 😂 (fuel and the inevitable purchases that is!)

[@missdimples1982]

I love ferns, they look so lush and jungle like

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

They definitely do, they really help tie the whole garden together and are great ground cover that helps it look more like a jungle like you say and less like a border with a few plants dotted here and there.

[@steverichardson4374]

You luck two live near such a fantastic garden centre mate tempted two come over some time soon I'd be a kid in a sweet shop

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Definitely Steve and I bet you would! You'd definitely like Vertigrow near York too!

[@SmartieAnt]

Another different style video - entertaining and informative as always. Thanks 👍🏻

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Anthony, I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

[@alanhunter2009]

Yes, you're right, George, Mangaves grow perfectly well in the summer and cope with a very wet summer but I wouldn't leave them outside in winter. I bought six different varieties online from a nursery in Tucson, Arizona several years ago before they became popular in the UK and they adapted to life in Scotland with no problems. A week or two of sunny weather and they colour up nicely, a bit like Aeoniums do. I wish we had a nursery like this here but the ones we do have would not stock half the contents of your video for fear of people bringing back dead plants!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Fantastic Alan and great to know you're an early boarder on the Mangave train! They are nice and something I may indulge in more when I get a bigger greenhouse built down the line. Great to know they colour up quickly with a bit of sun too! Just being around the nursery for an hour or so when they opened, they seemed to talk to pretty much everyone about their purchases which is great service but I think also gives people realistic expectations. Although in honesty, I think it's us plant 'enthusiasts' that are more likely to buy and kill borderline hardy plants than newer gardeners!

[@wesleyhackney]

Great tour! You are right about having a nice foundation center place plant need at least one to build a small garden around. Here in Pensacola Florida sago cyads are easy to grow and easily survive the winter and I love them. We are also able to keep Pygmy date palms, cat palms and lady palms out all winter so I’m very blessed to be able to do so. My other favorite filler plant is bromeliads especially the Neogelia

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much! I thought I'd put another perspective out there - as much as the budget gardening videos are popular, sometimes the right specimen can really make a garden. You're definitely lucky to be able to grow the plants you can for sure! Here it's about recreating the look I suppose, mixed in with more seasonal plants but the main thing is enjoying your garden whether that's growing plants that suit your location or getting others to succeed despite it.

[@slimytoad1447]

Superb George as always,cheers mate

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Dec, I appreciate the support as always too!

[@marymary5494]

How did I not know about this place? I’m from Scunthorpe but currently live in Ireland, I’ll definitely be paying this place a visit next time I visit Scunny. 😊

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

You've been missing out Mary, so close to sunny Scunny! That sounds like a plan, I'm sure you'll find something nice!

[@skajdius8056]

Loved the nursery tour, such alot there, Such alot i would like to buy too lol!!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks, yep definitely! It's great to have somewhere like this local to us for sure, we're very lucky.

[@tedscott1478]

Thanks that's an amazing place..

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Cheers Ted, it definitely is a great little nursery!

[@richardkeane2308]

That's a great vid to give such a wide range of plants and I loved looking at the large pots as well. I do love exploring a new garden centre, there's always something to find.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks! Their pots are great, I only showed a fraction of them to be honest, there's loads. It's one of my favourite activities when I'm in a different part of the country too - there's plenty of generic garden centres but occasionally you find a gem!

[@leishalomozik87]

Great video, wouldn't mind visiting here myself.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much, you'll have to make a trip, it's a lovely little nursery.

[@Htk-be1jj]

Open gardens winterton 16th and 17th JULY will have a selection of plants on sale donated by the lovely people at the garden Center as well as a raffle for a £50 voucher for the garden Center if I remember correctly.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Nice one, that’s great to hear! If I’m free I’ll pop over, thanks for the heads up 😃

[@46FreddieMercury91]

If only the whole world had your outlook, what a happier place it would be. I notice that wilko are selling date palms for about 6 or 7 pounds at the mo

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

That's a scary thought haha! Nahh, I genuinely try to put a balanced outlook out there. I've had my fair share of supermarket / DIY shop plants but if everyone buys from there, that's all that'll be available soon enough and we'll miss out on the variety and expertise of these smaller places and specialists. I always try to hunt them out, often with the rarer plants, there's only one or two places selling them which says it all I guess really! That is a good price for the small Phoenixes, as long as you live in a sheltered spot or are prepared to give them a bit of TLC for the first few years. They do grow quickly though!

[@davidmackie7473]

That looks likeca excellent Nursery George sadly none near me with that variety 😕.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

It is indeed David. It's well worth a google for local plant nurseries / garden centres and see if there's anywhere you might have missed or not been previously - it's amazing what specialists are dotted around the place!

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

A cool tour mate. Really enjoyed it. Highlights for me were many. Love the rostratas, stunning. The yucca gloriosa citrus twist reminds me of the yucca brught star. I've got 3 acers in my garden, I'm a fan. Their acers were superb. The cycas is superb. Simply superb. Expensive but just beautiful. Really difficult to bring in and out without giving them sunburn even if you could lift them😂😂. Kept inside I just found them infested with sticky insects. I leave mine outside and I'll be doing the same with my £12 Morrisons jobs. Mangaves are definitely worth a go even up here. Ink blot and pineapple express encouraging couple of winters (for the former). Really good prices on the agave americana. Best two plants for me was the blue swans and that £500 cycas. Beautiful. Need to Rob Da Bank to pay for 'em but worth doing time for😂😂

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thanks Mr Calzone, one of these days I want to see a palm tour of the North East on your Instagram! I appreciate a 9 hour epic scurrying round the back streets might not be mainstream viewing but I image the commentary alone would make it worth watching... I'm completely with you on the Acers, Yucca and Cycad admiration! Like you say, heavy, hardening off is an issue etc. etc. BUT they look seriously cool! Maybe not worth doing time for but worth the chance of getting away with it! I had you in mind when I discussed the Mangave but wanted to give a more balanced and realistic care overview. I don't expect everyone goes to the lengths that some of us to with perspex cover etc. but for the brave few, they're definitely worth it and I'm toying with the idea of planting one out too...

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden 😂😂. I like the idea of that. "North East Palmage back alley tour-Scouring the streets for any worthy palmage to display" 😂😂. You're right with the mangaves, definitely takes a little more effort and I get that covering them up etc is not everyone's cup of tea. It's amazing after a while you don't even think of it as a chore😂👍

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@vincenzecalzone8666 Make it happen haha! The things we do for a very moderate reward that wouldn't be recognised by a lot of people! But we know what's achieved and what we get to enjoy in summer, that's the main thing!

[@geoffwood4074]

Hi George great video as usual. After watching I did visit the nursery and came away with one of those rostrata,s plus lots of other entirely necessary plants. Now I just need to convince her indoors it was all your fault. Cheers

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Geoff, thanks and throw whatever blame you need my way! Well done on your urgent and very necessary purchases! Those Rostratas are beautiful aren’t they, you chose well! All the best with it, they’re fantastic plants (and worth a bit of a telling off…)

[@Arturo_G]

Hi George! I am blown away by the prices of the plants over there. Here in the mediterranean Spain prices are much much higher in nurseries :( could you tell any online store you like? Maybe even with the shipping costs it is worthy... Thanks a lot man

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Arturo, that’s really surprising, I would have thought with a lot of the plants grown over your way and Brexit etc you would be getting them at a fraction of our prices. I’ve only ever seen places like My Palm Shop on the continent unfortunately and I’m not sure that any of the suppliers I tend to use here would send abroad. Maybe it’s worth checking out exotic / specimen plant specialists in Spain, it’s often the case that real specialists have the best quality plants and at cheaper prices than more general nurseries. Sorry I can’t help you with any specific suggestions!

[@DanH282]

Thoroughly enjoyed that George! Don't get to go to garden centres that often with the two kids so living vicariously through you in this video! Best part of a 3 hour drive from the Wirral to Linden but looks like a great place. Still trying to find localish places in Merseyside/cheshire that stock more than just bedding plants! As you said there's something reassuring about going and actually picking up your own plant so you can see its health, size etc. I'm looking to plant a small tree or large shrub next to some steps I'm building down to the patio but I know a spikey plant will have one my kids eyes out so any recommendations? I was thinking catalpa bignonioides, rhus typhina, mimosa dealbata or if there's a softer palm? Targeting 6ft/7ft in height ideally. Sunny spot. Keep up the good work my friend!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Thank you very much Dan and I can imagine - I'm very much living through other peoples purchases too! I'm sure there'll be similar places within a more practical distance to you and if you want to travel then Pan Global Plants at Gloucester is well worth a pilgrimage! As for your planting - is it close to your house and do you ideally want something evergreen or is it more something to appreciate in summer? Thanks for the support and kind words, I appreciate it.

[@DanH282]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden it's a good 7m from the house and will be in an area of cleared lawn. Doesn't have to be evergreen. There's an Albizia on the other side of steps planted couple months ago so I'm keen to see what that does. Was just to maybe create a bit of a canopy over the steps with foliage rather than build a garden arch. A soon as the kids are grow up, half the lawn will make way for a Gunnera and tree ferns (though by then I expect I'll need a second mortgage for plants!). I've got family in Gainsborough which is probably close to you. Were you ever considering an open house for your Garden at any point?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@DanH282 When you said canopy the Catalpa is certainly the one that comes to mind first, it’s spreading and has those big leaves. Yes, I dread to think how much everything will cost by then! Gainsborough isn’t too far, no, it’s a small world! It’s something I’d like to do one day but I’m a long way off that yet, maybe in a few years but we’ll see!

[@Ben-fb1ve]

Hi George, is there only one type of Yucca Rostrata? They have some at my local garden centre but was unsure if they were the blue type as they are just labelled ‘Yucca Rostrata’.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, there's different forms I believe, these for example are 'Blue Swan' which are more expensive in the trade than the standard rostrata but I suspect they'll be labelled up as 'rostrata' in many places so I'd largely go by the colouring of the individual plants unless you're buying from a specialist.

[@neilphelan815]

Hi George. I have moss growing on the trunk of my tree ferns. Any idea how to get rid of? Thanks

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Neil, that’s a sign you’re doing everything right with watering and humidity - personally I’d leave it as it really adds to the look of them! They’re beautiful plants from forests and a bit of moss can certainly help capture that atmosphere.

[@karenmoore7568]

Great video thank you! I would love a Blue Swan, what is the name I would ask for? I am in n Spain so I would need it's 'proper name ' if that makes sense!!! I have Cycads, Yuccas, Psalms, Aeoniums, Umbrella trees, Jade plants and I really enjoy my garden. We are near Granada so we have extremely hot summers and frosty winters so it's a challenge. I tried to create a rock garden but failed miserably!!! Thanks for another informative video.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Karen, thank you very much and it's great to hear from you! We all have our garden challenges but where you are definitely gives you a wide range of options to try, it sounds like you've got an amazing selection of interesting plants! How come your rock garden didn't quite work out by the way? The Blue Swan is a form or variety of Yucca rostrata, linearis is very nice too. They can both tolerate hot summers and have a good degree of cold tolerance too.

[@karenmoore7568]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you, I will ask at the local garden centre. We inherited a grass lawn edged with rocks from the previous owner. The grass was hard work to maintain so we removed the grass and changed it to a courtyard type garden. I was impatient to use the rocks and planted at the beginning of August. It's been extremely hot and the succulents really struggled in the heat. They haven't died so I am hoping come Autumn they will perk up! All good fun 😉

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@karenmoore7568 Ahh right, I can’t blame you for impatience, it’s an exciting opportunity. Like you say, I’m sure Autumn will give a better opportunity for the plants to settle in well and establish. All part of it, yes - this year has definitely been an exceptional one for heat though and some things here have definitely been set back by it too.

[@davecarden765]

Funny enough I bought a Cordyline Choc Mint yesterday although I couldn't find much information on it . Really fell for the strap colour though .

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I did the same last year Dave, mine didn't do very well but I'm not saying they're a weak plant as such - perhaps not suited to my location or the winter humidity etc. They are a very attractive looking plant for sure and they may be like Torbay Dazzler etc where they seem to get significantly tough as they grow a bit.

[@davecarden765]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Any recommendations on what to do with mine George ? .

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@davecarden765 Maybe plant it in a more sheltered spot or potentially grow in on in a pot until it's a larger size I suppose. Every garden is different so you may have more joy than me, hopefully anyway!

[@nickdown8638]

Hi George. Do you grow Heliconias (False Bord of Paradise?). I am guessing if anyone does you might! I was wondering if they were suitable outdoors in the summer in the South of the UK? Thanks

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi Nick, to be honest they're not something that I've grown or tried outside. My gut instinct is that they'll be OK outdoors for summer after a good hardening off when all risk of frost has gone but I think it'll be getting them to flower that'll be the challenge. Worth a try though if you've got somewhere to keep them over winter.

[@nickdown8638]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Hi George, as always many thanks for taking the time to respond. I dont see many UK videos of people growing these and your advice above sounds very logical, but I think I will steer clear of them for now. I want to concentrate on getting my existing 'exotics' through winter first before trying anything else!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@nickdown8638 Thanks, sounds like a plan! Once you get comfortable with the more reliable and tough exotics there’s a whole world of tender and high maintenance beauties to grow 😃

[@craigrogers3864]

Off topic question, I've bought my 1st Pheonix Canaryiensis, I'm not quite as North as you (I'm in Derby), do we have a chance of ours being as big as the ones seen for example in London?

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

No worries Craig. Honest answer, it completely depends on how cold the winters get over the next 10+ years and the spot you're planting it in. They're not the toughest palm but are relatively quick growing and get tougher the bigger they get. In a cold winter though, they're unlikely to survive without protection currently. So, with a run of mildish winters and planted in a relatively sheltered spot, it could be that climate change makes them a more viable long term plant further north...

[@craigrogers3864]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks George 👑

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@craigrogers3864 No worries, good luck!

[@mrchuffy6535]

Does anyone know when Linden re-opens? I know its certainly closed for January Thanks

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi, it's back open in March so not long to wait!

[@davegreenthumb]

Hello George another great video .I have just bought a trachycarpus fortuniei it has two stems coming out from pot would this one plant or two.should I plant or divide cheers dave

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Hi David and thank you very much! It's completely up to you, if you want two plants and are prepared to risk setting them back with the division. Personally I'd say if they're very small then go for it, if there already trunking I'd leave them to it.

[@davegreenthumb]

I think I’ll will leave them to it thanks for advice

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@davegreenthumb No worries, that’s what I’d do too, they’ll grow away nicely I’m sure and be something a little bit different 👍

[@lukemagee462]

Would love to know of any nurseries like this around me. Merseyside UK. Hopefully someone in the comments can help!

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I don't know of any personally but if I hear of any I'll let you know!

[@tedscott1478]

The cycads are probably the oldest plant group which are still represented today in their cycas revoluta descendants, those and possibly ferns. They came millions of years before flowering plants and trees and even grasses I think. I think one of the first types of tree, which came along millions of years later was related to what we call Ginko trees now, and I think there is a fir tree / pine which is also related to the ancient forms of plant life . 🤔 I might need to check my facts though...🥴

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Ted, without Googling I can tell you that I also agree you're largely right - I don't know the exact sequences but they're all some of the most primitive plants. Fascinating isn't it! I've actually got a fern fossil which may feature in a video soon, 325 million years old which definitely takes some getting your head around!

[@tedscott1478]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden I grew up in the north east and where I used to go fishing as a kid we walked over the shale and coal that was dumped when they spread the pit heaps out, for land reclamation. Fossils everywhere, it was the remnants of the carboniferous period.

[@tedscott1478]

@@GeorgesJungleGarden yup

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@tedscott1478 That's interesting to know, I really find the style of plants that were alive back then so bold and unusual! We're lucky to have so many of the more successful ones around today and available to grow in our gardens I guess!

[@zachfevans]

I recently threw out my little Sago Palm after finding out they are probably the most toxic plant you can grow in the UK. I'm keeping my Hostas for now as the cats don't seem too bothered by them

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

They are quite toxic, yes, and a lot of garden plants you might not imagine are actually toxic if eaten too. I always try to explain this in any full care videos but the reality is unless your pets are particularly prone to nibbling plants, they generally leave them alone. It's up to everyone to weigh up the risk though, you're completely right.

[@garysmith2650]

Lost count of the word 'absolutely'. Let me know. Absolutely.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

It is absolutely and unapologetically overused! 😂 When I’m doing these kind of vids with little planning and trying to do it without second takes I do tend to find a word or phrase that get repeated in the enthusiasm! I should promise that it won’t happen again but that would absolutely be a lie.

[@garysmith2650]

Awesome 😁 In the meantime my mates have started the 'absolutely' drinking game. They take a shot absolutely everytime they hear 'absolutely'. Now they are absolutely comatose.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

@@garysmith2650 Oh dear, if they were still standing after those Yuccas then they were doing well haha!

[@Omlittlebuddha]

Oh no more plants to buy George 🤩

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

There's ALWAYS more plants to buy, you should know that haha!

[@wesleyhackney]

Great tour! You are right about having a nice foundation center place plant need at least one to build a small garden around. Here in Pensacola Florida sago cyads are easy to grow and easily survive the winter and I love them. We are also able to keep Pygmy date palms, cat palms and lady palms out all winter so I’m very blessed to be able to do so. My other favorite filler plant is bromeliads especially the Neogelia.

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I think your comment got doubled up but one question I was going to ask you, what are your usual minimum winter temperatures? I’m intrigued and know even places like Florida which to to us seem quite ‘tropical’ can actually be really variable!