Lifting and dividing plants in full growth

The plants mentioned in today’s video:
Fair-maids-of-france,
Thalictrum aquilegifolium,
Rosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert',
Geranium sylvaticum 'Album’,
London Pride,
Geranium sanguineum striatum,
Devil's walking stick,
Geranium sylvaticum,
Rodgersia podophylla,
Astilbe chinensis 'Superba’,
Tetrapanax,
Rodgersia 'Bronze Peacock'
Visit John's garden at Ratoath Garden Centre in Co. Meath, Ireland.
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[@davidmarsh9526]

Hi from Germany. Love the way you talk and keep a running commentary from behind a bush. Very agile and fit man which is an example for me to follow.

[@ricopecho9654]

I stumbled upon ur channel and Iv fallen in love with ur brutal eccentric style of gardening.. Ur so much fun to watch

[@carmenbailey8209]

Love your ambition and your sense of humour 👍😊

[@pennyfulton3418]

Teddy and John are a perfect partnership : Teddy covers all the thinking and quiet meditation work : John provides all the sounds and movement .......

[@michaeljhintonpiano]

I’m a KZbin garden site junky and your channel is my current favorite. I live in New Jersey USA. Would love to visit your garden one day. Thank you for inspiring us all.

[@s.b.6571]

John, you are truly a great gardener.....I love watching your videos.

[@karlsenula9495]

My favorite part is that John isn't gentle about any of this - now that is my type of gardening.

[@janewhite2331]

I admire your borders and find your methods very confident and relaxed which is a great relief after years of English tv gardening programmes. I hope to someday see you do a video saying something about ground preparation. 👍

[@pennyfulton3418]

I think I'm right in saying John's policy is approx : ' zero tolerance of soil interference of any kind '....he doesn't dig. manure, etc .etc. Just a very little compost occasionally when planting very large plants to give them an initial boost ; And bark mulch every 5 or so years, to retain the natural soil texture and moisture ; prevent weed seed germination and as ' the best soil improver possible as it rots away '. It is likely that his fairly unique policies re : ' nature knows best ', that results in his unusually strong , resilient and disease free gardens ! It's probably our indoctrination into trying to change the prevailing natural soil type that was designed by nature to promote life according to : local climate ; insect and whole organisms systems, that results in weak vulnerable plants, and thereby which require such delicate treatment and constant attention !

[@patriciashanks5870]

I am amazed! Your soil looks so hard, dry and rocky, but your plants thrive. You truly have a green thumb.

[@suemaddox1730]

You r hilarious!! Love your humor!

[@moominpupa]

We love you John. You're the best. Learnt so much. Just wish I had a bigger garden.

[@deirdrehickey2183]

Jesus John, I just love watching your style of gardening. You make everything look so simple. No messin with you. Keep it up. You are amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ethnyjane3248]

I love the natural beauty and flow of your gardens, and how you jump from one thing to another in your videos. This is just what happens to me - often I go out to do one thing and end up doing three others... and the peaceful moment at the end of this video feels familiar as well - I have a very similar wee gardening buddy! If ever I make it to your part of the world your gardens will be on my list of must-see destinations!

[@chuckylamb4398]

Yes he has so much energy. I’ve too have started to dig up plants using a pick ax. My husband was astonished but it’s quicker! Love watching this guy

[@lindab1458]

Wish I had John's energy! I used to but the years have slowed me down :-)

[@cockatielnation5425]

Garden brutality! John Lord is a mad gardener! He has inspired me to not fear moving stuff...

[@verawallace9055]

Mad Lol, love his Style

[@19PurposebyDesgn81]

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[@RLSCS]

Every time I watch John Lord, I am reminded that I don't need to be so gentle with my plants, lol.

[@robertmartin3590]

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[@robertmartin3590]

And the plants love it good o n you

[@thafathassirem232]

Just amazing .you are an artist

[@rwallace9027]

This lad is fantastic very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I want to work in his garden centre but he’d wear me out 😂

[@josephinebrevig8748]

Lol!!

[@gjcinqmars]

Great video, I have wild geranium and I reach under the plant with my hand and rip some out. As long as there is a little root or two they take! You make me want to go rip up some wild geranium!

[@hazelhammond5691]

Just found your videos on Phormium. Brilliant. Have subscribed to your channel. Can’t wait for update 😆😆😆😆

[@nanamarie9945]

Brilliant idea about the canes, I am forever standing on small replantings, your dog always steals the show,

[@vanessab2726]

I am a pretty newish gardener and I thank you for giving me inspiration to be fearless in the garden. Love your videos!

[@hasmukhpatel7972]

Thanks mate I like your style very relaxed.

[@barbll000]

I'm really enjoying your videos and your down to earth, tell-it-like-it-is style of explaining. Many things you've mentioned with divisions and replanting I've observed as well.

[@jelliebombshell2159]

I've just been painting a plant pot. Thought I'd drop in and say, 'hi' for some hard-core gardening.

[@carolrose4784]

Yet again another awe inspiring video!

[@DottyGran247]

Thank you 🙏🏼👍

[@cherylanderson3340]

Really enjoyed watching you work & the sound of walking on gravel. I appreciate your skilled, learned & intuitive vision. Those reconfigurations will look wonderful together - & in perfect proportion for what had been a wasted space. Love the economy in that! You also reminded me - I recently noticed my last Astilbe seems to have been nearly overwhelmed by ferns! No time to waste & I had forgotten all about it!

[@dedestephens4229]

Dug up and butchered! Lol I really enjoy your channel Mr. Lord. Thank you

[@gwenb4531]

Good idea about putting sticks to mark where you planted things, I use neon pink sticks until the plants get established just so I can spot them easily.

[@themotivatedgardenergarden7822]

That's the way to do it full on.....no messing around with Mr Lord top video

[@Bambinohead1]

Great video as always John. Diarmuid Gavin has nothing on you! 😃 As always your enthusiasm and bubbly personallity is infectious and motivational. It would be lovely to do a follow up video on your transplants in say few months or a year.

[@kirbyd0g]

I'm exhausted just watching him....

[@katharinedavis4947]

I'm glad you get overcrowded plants too ! K

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

What do you do when needing to move partial clumps of broad-leaved grasses? Do you cut off the tops of the leaves or just leave them on? Having a ready to hand source of bamboo canes is one of the most convincing reasons I have heard to plant bamboo as I have feared it getting away from me even though it is lovely and I enjoy the sounds. Off now to Google London Pride and Fair Maids of France. What could go wrong? 😄 Thanks again John, David, and Teddy!

[@finflwr]

Great video. thanks : )

[@tymon4o]

Oh john Lord i love you

[@elisabettaization]

ah ah you are a gardener but also a comedian !!!!! i am a big fan Ennio

[@Knappa22]

I propagate geraniums all the time - such an inexpensive way to plant up the garden. This year I divided a huge Geranium x oxonianum Wargrave Pink into 8 new plants, and they've all taken off :)

[@nspector]

I have never seen anyone treat plants so roughly. It works for you, obviously, but man, sometimes I want to yell "they're living things, dude!" But, yeah, it's kind of reassuring to see in a way and I have gotten a wee bit less precious watching you. :p

[@koalagourmand5766]

I noticed rodgersias !

[@katharinedavis4947]

Yes and in a dry garden. I thought they needed wet . And astilbes too. I was shocked . K

[@inekekalberg1427]

My favorite plant is brugmansia(angeltrompet)🙋🏼‍♀️😍

[@bill90405]

Hello from Offaly!

[@joemug4079]

I have red soil, you can probably guess in in the US south. I spend just as much time trying to amend and bring the soil up to a better condition. I have to be careful my plants don’t drown.

[@ИринаГончар-э5н]

Как все просто . Выкопал и посадил астильбу. Ничего усложняет. Супер.

[@maureenm.]

You are so funny, you dear man😅

[@karlsenula9495]

I'm guessing all the employees have to watch you videos to learn what you've moved where? Lol

[@caysnow2]

HiJohn! What kind of bamboo was that near the Astilbe you transplanted? Thanks! Cay

[@samcress123]

Looks like phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis.

[@mollie3244]

Anybody? The app doesn't seem to show date posted anymore. Am I missing something? Useful to know especially for garden vids.

[@deirdrehickey2183]

Hi John, do you have any problem with foxes, and if so what do you do. Regards Deirdre

[@georgcorfu]

Geranium comes from the greek word Yeranos (Γερανος) which means crane.

[@koalagourmand5766]

Love white tetraplanax, he's a nice head.... 🐕

[@katharinedavis4947]

Go on John . You wouldn't live in a city ! K

[@maddart4445]

Wait where are you John Lord?

[@portiaholliday8741]

I use a pointed Sneeboer spade. Whey do you use a flat spade? I see you turn it to use the point of it so perhaps you have more capability with your flat spade, hmm. When I dig a hole I add torn cardboard and rabbit manure. I do not intend to come back to the same tough soil. I also use cover crops to improve my soil like alfalfa, radish, and buckwheat.I also plant torn pieces of cardboard to feed the worms. The sound of that space beating that soil is not my way to garden. Your spade sound like you are battling so really tough roots. That is a beautiful white flower collection. Speaking of Dock what are the conditions upon which it spreads? I have A LOT of it moving around my garden this year. What is it telling us about our gardens? Lol, We in America have the NERVE to call " The Devil's Walking Stick" the "Tree of Heaven". How is that for guilding BS:-) What a great technique to remove a transplanted plant's leaves to help it's roots settle. What purners are you using? Those are not Felco #2s. They look like you can sharpen them easier than Felcos. You have such a quick and intelligent sense of humor, quick witted:-) You are accomplishing A LOT of work in a small span of time. You are Type A like I am. The magician strikes again:-)

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Teddy

[@gjcinqmars]

Do you have irrigation? How do you water a garden that big?

[@nspector]

He doesn't water! Yup, he says he doesn't water. Except when transplanting. I guess he grows things that don't need more water than they typically get in his part of Ireland?

[@Jack-oc2xq]

In Ireland you seldom have to do any watering because the weather does it for you

[@lorrainegallagher2635]

He said recently that he waters a plant for the first year and then after that it's on its own - roots have established by then I suppose.

[@verawallace9055]

Can't do that in USA with Certain plants like Azalea and Rhododendron, I neglected my plants when my brother was sick and they died, 3 Azalea and 1 Rhododendron

[@SuperWoodyboy]

MY GAWD are you on drugs!....

[@c31979839]

Gardening is his drug. I'm sure most people watching this video will agree that gardening has that affect on us.

[@josephinebrevig8748]

@@c31979839 absolutely….newbie since Covid lockdown here in the UK and can’t turn off the high lol