UK Tropical Garden MY SIMPLE TIPS FOR SUCCESS.

U.K. Tropical Garden Guided Tour. Plus my simple tips for success.
Probably zone 6 to zone 8.
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Tips.
Water the border often during the growing season.
If possible find a way to leave the plants in situ over winter so that the roots are undisturbed.
Cut back all foliage in autumn before the first frost and shred then leave on soil surface.
Top dress whole border before winter with 6 inches of horse manure, it doesn't need to be well rotted in my opinion.
Cover manure in weed control membrane to encourage run off of water during cold season.
Create as much shelter as possible with house walls and other hardy evergreen planting to protect from frost.
aply a layer of straw around the stem or stalk of plants which are exposed.
protect the musa basjo as I have in my video linked here: • Musa Basjoo. Japanese ...
The ginger I couldn't remember: Hedychium densiflorum
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[@SamsPlaceST]

Thank you so much for sharing. One of my friend gave me a few banana trees and I have got no clue how to look after them. So glad that I found your channel. You are truly professional. Thanks again very much appreciated 👍 🙏

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

thank you for watching and commenting i'm about to publish a new video about banana winter care so watch this space, thanks again

[@SamsPlaceST]

Wonderful. Thank you 😊

[@zalehaburude7752]

Truly wonderful... Greetings from North Borneo.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks you. And greetings back to you in North Borneo 😊

[@neilyenny]

Looks great. Amazing that you can grow plants like this with a bit of winter mulching 😊.

[@cynthiastanislaus3075]

Love your garden, envious of your ginger lilly, I've tried but without success. I also have several banana plants which are doing well despite the harsh winter last year. Happy gardening.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks Cynthia. That ginger is still in flower quite surprising. Thanks again. Mark

[@marianne9798]

Love tropical plants, your border looks fab

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you Marianne. And we can thank the horses too 😊

[@tropiclaud]

Thank you for this one. I hadn’t considered using weed sheeting over the mulch, good to know👌

[@WoodlandT]

I bought taro bulbs from the grocery store a few years back that I believe are Colocasia esculenta and grew them in pots and my garden. I’m in a USDA zone 8b, lowest temp usually around -10C. The one that I left in my garden with minimal mulch and our exceedingly wet winters is the only one that survived. It never gets very big because our springs are quite cold and wet. By the time it emerges it’s being shaded by other plants. But this was its 3rd year returning. I’m quite amazed and will probably move it next year so it gets more sun and hopefully grows a bit bigger

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I love hearing stories like this. What time if year did you plant the original bulb? Mark

[@AzaleaBee]

Beautiful.. until it's gone. :D

[@HenryFrankGarden]

really inspiring!! i live in Italy (N/E) and the weather unfortunately got much drier (which is a cons) and hotter (which is a pros).. i will follow your videos in order to try to have my personal jungle garden next year :) a question.. how is your soil? mine is very hard and wet (Clay); do you think it'd be a problem?

[@yesidtac7863]

Muy buen video

[@sarahdior1]

Is your accent Barnsley? I love it

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hello. I'm originally from Rochdale Lancashire. But it is Northern and not far from Yorkshire. Mark

[@raskitampati3558]

How when the winter time comes sir?