Exotic Garden Update Late Sept Pindo Section

Final update of my exotic front garden in zone 5B ontario Canada showing the progress of the "Pindo section" late Sept. 2022. The major plants include 2 Pindo palms, 2 Cordyline australis, 2 Cycas revoluta, Bougainvillea, Tecoma stans and many more. Following a harsh winter and no significant rain all summer with regional watering restrictions many local gardens including mine did not reach their potential this year. Frost in early October cut short any hope of an extended summer to allow more growth.
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[@tropicaussie4572]

Your garden is absolutely amazing considering the amount of effort you have put in to keep it alive during freezing sub-zero Canadian winters. 👍👍🏝

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much! I enjoy the unique look for this part of the world.

[@fernmichalenko9577]

Always love you exotic garden,love this channel and you do a wonderful job taking care of your beautiful yard.

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much!

[@kjstein]

Amazing garden as usual, and the video production is second to none! I've been growing bananas and pineapples in Ottawa for 12 years or so and am only just getting into palms. Your garden is a great inspiration. Thanks!

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much! Sounds great, keep on experimenting. That is how we learn. Cheers.

[@squamataman]

Your videos are always inspirational. Thanks for taking the time to make them

[@GreenDragan]

Glad you like them! It is amazing what we can do if we apply ourselves.

[@eleanorkerr5709]

Awesome garden with a very informative talk. Especially love the orchid and fire plants. The palms are impressive. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you before everything goes undercover. 😀

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.

[@OddBonsai]

The garden looks fantastic! I'm sorry for that red cordyline. The Bougainvillea fits nicely in it's place and it shows what a difference it makes to grow a plant in the soil instead of a pot. Good luck with your winter preparations!

[@GreenDragan]

Thanks so much!

[@texastropics]

Everything looks fantastic, hopefully the frost stays away for a while yet.

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you! I am in a rush to bring in any tender plants. Friday's high is only 8 with a low of -1C high winds and a risk of ice pellets.

[@Salmiyaguy1]

yes, we're wrapping and boxing up in Mississauga end of the month. We're starting to think it could be a bit too soon, though. Let's see.

[@victoriasaenz2446]

QUE HERMOSURA DE JARDIN MUCHAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO SALUDOS CARIÑOSOS.

[@GreenDragan]

¡Gracias! Me alegro de que te haya gustado.

[@cboaustralia]

Always amazing videos great camera work great insight to the plant selection you have, your garden is looking so lush it is a sight to behold thanks for sharing with us it just transports you to another place.

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tntropics]

Looking good. It's dry here now too.

[@GreenDragan]

let's hope we get a descent winter.

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

Great work man. Always inspiring. Beautiful planting. Thanks Dragan

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much Vincenze! It was a challenging year.

[@billyportocarrero4075]

YOU GROW THAT IN ONTARIO? OMG HOW YOU DO IT IN THE WINTER?? CONGRATULATIONS GORGEOUS GARDEN

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much! Any exotic plants in the ground stay in the ground through the winter and get covered with cold frames. Any container plants are brought indoors. Check out my winter protection videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGaTqnWjeqyGfZY and kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep-aiZ2Pis6ijs0

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

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[@GreenDragan]

Thank you!

[@westnewwest4325]

The wids are sure appreciated. I have three brug cuttings rooted in water. I want to get the most out of the growing season this year and it seems to me from your vids is that the best would be to plant into pots and then put the pots into the ground well drained. Longer term goal would be to have them stay in the ground using methoids similar to yours. Im in Vancouver I think 9b

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you for watching. In zone 9B Brugs should require minimal effort. A sizable cold frame and a string of C6 lights when temps drop below 2C. Happy gardening.

[@westnewwest4325]

@@GreenDragan Thank you!!!, Im going to try it, I will use the same style of frame that you use. It is a spot close to the house so it is protected between the house and a large boxwood. Is there any special soil preparation needed other than making sure that the bed is raised up?

[@GreenDragan]

@@westnewwest4325 Brugs are not fussy, but dig in and add several inches of organic matter, compost or manure each year would help.

[@SAL-se4ki]

Beautiful as always, Green Dragan! It is so lush and full. From certain angles you look like you are in a jungle! I think your yard is amazing! As curiosity, what do your neighbours think? Great job and thanks for sharing.

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much Sal! The neighbours think its great. Many regular walkers change their route to see the changes in the garden day to day. They tell friends near and far, from B.C. to Nova Scotia to arrange a tour when visiting. They can't believe it's true to see so many exotic plants in Waterloo Region. Cheers.

[@SAL-se4ki]

@@GreenDragan That’s fantastic! I didn’t know you booked tours! Sign me up!😁

[@GreenDragan]

@@SAL-se4ki I will give you a shout next year. I am currently in the process of winterizing.

[@zane.walker]

Always enjoyable to get an update of your garden. Is the tibouchina briefly shown at the beginning of the video in a pot or in the ground? How is it overwintered? I had at least two of these beautiful plants while overwintering indoors, presumably from soil that was too wet. And yes, Mirabilis jalapa are under rated - beautiful plants, especially the tri-color variety. Although I don't leave them in the ground over winter, I do dig up the tubers in the fall, which seems to allow them to grow much larger over summer than plants grown from seed. Your plants are certainly spectacular! Too bad that winter has to come.

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you very much Zane! The tibouchina is in a pot and I will over winter indoors. They are tricky with winter watering. I have lost more than one. The Mirabilis do survive in ground in zone 5 if planted close to the house, say within 3-4 ft.

[@rickduyck3583]

Another awsome video! Thanks!! Can I ask how you store your Alocasias? I had one last year that I was able to store with leaves on in my small greenhouse kept at about 45 degrees. I have a few more this year.

[@GreenDragan]

Sound great. Alocasias are best overwintered growing in a warm bright area while Colocasias can be dug up and tubers stored dry in a frost free dark location.

[@rickduyck3583]

Thanks!

[@vistaprime]

does the family help you with the garden maintenance and winterizing? I assume adult children would come in handy.

[@GreenDragan]

The gardening obsession is a one man show. My adult children have lives of their own. No-one in my family has any interest in gardening. In past years my wife would hold steady the partially assembled panels for the largest pindo palm while I put up the last piece. I have had to come up with ways to move cold frames and schedule protection as needed. Cheers.

[@Daniel-rs6wk]

Good morning sir , do you have any update of your amazing Agave americana ? Greetings from Italy

[@GreenDragan]

Thank you for the interest. The agave is doing great! There is a video coming soon. Cheers.

[@DavieHill-xg6mh]

Amorphophallus konjac has a beautiful flower very large just don't plant them too close to your house the smell is awful I had flies to lay eggs in mine thinking it was rotten meat

[@GreenDragan]

They are amazing plants. For me the intense odor lasts only the better part of one day. Growing it for the foliage is worth the smell. Cheers.

[@Michelle-tw2dw]

Hi. Do you sell any plants or where do you buy your plants. It's difficult to find most of those plants

[@GreenDragan]

I have collected plants for many years from nurseries all over Ontario and recently online. They are becoming hard to source as nurseries close and big box stores sell more of the same. If I have surplus plants in the spring I would consider having a plant sale if you are in southern Ontario. Cheers.

[@Michelle-tw2dw]

@@GreenDragan I'm in Ajax Ontario but can't find most of these plants

[@GreenDragan]

@@Michelle-tw2dw I may need to do a video on Ontario nurseries with the best selection of exotics. Cheers.

[@Michelle-tw2dw]

@@GreenDragan thank you

[@Salmiyaguy1]

is that papaya in a pot?

[@GreenDragan]

Most of my papayas are container grown. I do experiment with some inground, but none in this video.