Stephen!! How refreshing to see someone like you who is not interested in quantity but rather quality and is not constantly pushing his product out to us your viewers. You’re so fortunate to have found your passion early in life. There’s a legacy in your nursery in the form of trees, plants, friendships and reputation. Congratulations to you and thank you for sharing not only letting us see your place but also your knowledge and passion for plants.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
I love meeting kindred spirits. Regards Stephen
@laurelscott44665 ай бұрын
Dear Stephen, don’t ever change! How boring is the mass, limited display at the large plant retailers.!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
I promise to only get more so! Regards Stephen
@ThreeRunHomer5 ай бұрын
Kudos to all the nurseries. It’s difficult work but they certainly make gardening easier for the rest of us.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Alcabre814 ай бұрын
Hi! Alba from Spain here! Love the video! As always, you’re such a good pair of presenters, engaging, knowledgeable and bringing in something new to the conversation. And absolutely love Steven’s nursery! Wonderful job and as a new flower farmer, starting this year in my small garden and growing many unusual roses and plants for seed impossible to find in our market, I feel encouraged and deeply admire how you conduct your business. Thanks for your always inspiring videos.
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
Glad I can be a bit inspirational. Regards Stephen
@John_NY105665 ай бұрын
thanks for the tour of your nursery. I like that your nursery is unique!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
So do I ! Regards Stephen
@bethellingworth78145 ай бұрын
I’ve got both your books. I’ve planted a few - of the suggested plants into my garden. I love your books, and your videos!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Regards Stephen
@sylviahardy45683 ай бұрын
An absolute treat of a nursery💚💚💚. Can't grow much of it here in the UK, apart from House Leeks, however, it's always a joy to see what others can grow. I've watched three times now, the enthusiasm being such a positive boost 😊 Thank you both ❤❤
@thehorti-culturalists3 ай бұрын
Gladyou enjoyed it. Regards Stephen
@chaminikumarak5 ай бұрын
Such a wonderful place with so many amazing plants, I wish to visit someday
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
hope you can. Regards Stephen
@sannaericditsler40345 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. Very fascinating. Wish there was a nursery like this close to me. A rare nursery by a rare plant collector.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Stephen
@JackieHamlin-xs5se4 ай бұрын
What a wonderful garden. If I could come, I wouldn't want to leave. Since I'm pretty old now and in the US, this will have to do. I'll just watch it again, and again. Also I think I shall go out and dig up one of many wild blueberry plants and put it into a hanging basket. You sure do give me ideas every show. Northern Wisconsin.❤
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
Glad we can inspire you. Regards Stephen
@joanne-et6pm4 ай бұрын
Thanks Stephen & Matt dicksonia Its really unique & not ordered think that's a reflection of its owner & that's unique it looks very green & lush though & plentiful hopefully I can fly down one day & browse Once my memorial garden is completed for Winnie Stephen it won't b ordered but a fascinating walk through Love the place & love all the videos u share with us The last plant from NZ looks upside down in the pot! 😃 Take care Happy gardening 👍🌸 Jo-Anne
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the walk through my nursery. Regards Stephen
@railiedouglas30185 ай бұрын
Very interesting what survived the Ash Wednesday fire in your Nursery Stephen. I was astonished at what survived in my former garden following the Bushfires in 2019. Some very surprising rejuvenations took place. My Gingko, Catalpa, Alligator Juniper & Powton tree primarily, all of which were burned, lost all foliage & I was convinced would die. I lost every camellia in my collection bar Wildfire (go figure) though Bob Hope was valiantly resurrecting itself from its roots. It took awhile for signs of life to appear & I was never more heartened in my life to witness the resurgence of growth. I actually cried when my Alligator Juniper & Gingko suddenly sprang to life with new leaflets all along the branches & the trunks. My Mexican Tree Daisy produced a seedling for the first time in 34 years. Extraordinary! I’m so glad your contorted filbert your Mother gave you regrew. That’s a very precious connection.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. Regards Stephen
@loriedmundson7825 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tour of your marvelous collection. Must be so satisfying to gaze upon your specimens and be in awe of nature. I'm jealous!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
It keeps me off the streets!! Regards Stephen
@mathewhalpin5 ай бұрын
Wow wow wow!!!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jucjuc3145 ай бұрын
Great video and the stories you know and tell are fascinating! I wish there were some older pictures of your nursery. It would be also nice to hear about your parents nursery, is that where your plant-passion is from? 😊 I have to say that I am sad, that I didn't see the cat when I was there... 🤦😄But I have met you and walked through that piece of historical nursery you created! 🤗 Greetings, Judit
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I don't think the cat had turned up when you were in Melbourne Judit!
@dianefields60563 ай бұрын
Like those tropical blueberries for their shape.
@thehorti-culturalists3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@johncowper34994 ай бұрын
That was a great KZbin. I really love the way you go over the plans and have all the names for them, and you have a marvelous greenhouse. If I live in Australia I will come to your house. I live in Canada and I do see some plants in there that we can actually get in some of the specialty greenhouses. We have up here, but not a lot of them.
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Regards Stephen
@dianwilliams2395 ай бұрын
I haven’t been to visit Dicksonia for ages - must go this year. Please join me up to the Mildred fan club 😅
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Look forward to seeing you as I'm sure Mildred will be. Regards Stephen
@ensi67965 ай бұрын
So nice, Stephen to see your nursery and to know that you followed your interests/passion and it is successful as well as continues to be pleasurable. I also enjoyed to see the evergreen gentlemen with the sunglasses behind you:). We know more about japonese culture and how they take tare and work with their plants but we /I don't know much about Chinese culture and their approach to plants.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@enac15 ай бұрын
Loved the tour! It was fun and interesting. Blueberries in a hanging basket?! How creative! Wish I could get the Aeschynanthus (had to look up the spelling). Found it in your instagram post!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Stephen
@jeanneclark995 ай бұрын
So much fun! Makes me wish I could visit. Thanks so much!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Regards Stephen
@Jpatmeadowbrook5 ай бұрын
Loved the tour!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@MyFocusVaries5 ай бұрын
So interesting. I have to get to work, so I'll be back to watch the rest later!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
We'll be here!
@MDA-rs4uf5 ай бұрын
Here in the southeast US, the araucaria auracana will grow in a pot & not in the ground and doesn't mind our cold. However, the angustifolia will grow in the ground fine as long as the temperature stays above about 20 degrees fahrenheit...there is a cross of these 2 that might grow in the ground and tolerate our cold....???
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Possibly worth trying. Regards Stephen
@michelleadams12105 ай бұрын
Thank you for your beautiful and informative tour. I hope Mildred is doing well. Happy Easter to you both.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Same to you! Regards Stephen
@user-fo8ih4jk3g5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Nice video! Concerning Decaesnea fargesii - it is border hardy even in Moscow (USDA 4), usually dies back to snow level but regrow quickly to 3 m, after mild winters like we had in 2019/2020 the top can survive with flower buds. It booms in spring and make those strange "dead man fingers" fruits, the taste of the fruits is quite pleasant and fresh. At least two plants required to get the fruits!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Glad you engaged and the details about Decaesnea are fascinating. Regards Stephen
@brocktoon85 ай бұрын
Is that conifer wearing sunglasses!? lol
@timv.8855 ай бұрын
I think it deserves a bowler though or was that a derby?….can’t recall
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
My cousin IT is a bit of Horticultural humour. Regards Stephen
@makbruno15 ай бұрын
Stephan Ryan, the dark Lothario. Loved it.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
!!! Thanks for watching!
@matteosollecito24484 ай бұрын
Stephen, please say opossum more.often as it reminds me of the great Australian dame Edna. In fact, please do a gladiolus video where you throw them at guests.
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
You could be stretching a friendship. Regards Stephen
@matteosollecito24485 ай бұрын
Very nice, ragazzi. Eye enjoyed this one.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it. Regards Stephen
@colynhenrisson30284 ай бұрын
Excellent video on the nursery I would dearly like to see a list of plants available on the website!!!
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
Sorry but no time to create one. Regards Stephen
@timv.8855 ай бұрын
You missed the rare Cousin Itt tree next to the cornus placard 😉
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Can't mention everything I guess. Regards Stephen
@Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens5 ай бұрын
Loved this !
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@leelastarsky4 ай бұрын
I'm at 8:06 and you said the MAGIC word Nothofagus!! Be still my heart!! Do you have Nothofagus gunnii growing there? [swoons at the thought] Or is it cunninhamii?
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
I find gunny the most difficult to grow and rarely stock it but usually have more, cunninghamii, dombeyi and oblique. Regards Stephen
@kaigordon31955 ай бұрын
Hi Stephen, just wondering if you have any suggestions for sourcing some of these rare plants in Tasmania. Thanks.
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
Sorry but all my contacts have either retired or died. Regards Stephen
@MDA-rs4uf5 ай бұрын
Which cornus, that I can grow here in the southeast US, is your favorite...??? my current favorite that I'm growing is sanguinea "compressa " that has the coolest red fall color and tight upright habit....Cornus Wilsonia bark will eventually be neat. I'm trying to root the filbert hoping to get a non suckering plant...will that work???
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
The Filbert is best grown by layering more so than cuttings. As far as Cornus is concerned I guess it really depends on what you can get that is locally grown. Any of the shrubby coloured stemmed ones should work but I'm unsure with the "Flowering Dogwoods" whether any would do. Regards Stephen
@MDA-rs4uf4 ай бұрын
@@thehorti-culturalists I have many kousa that do well and of course our native Florida which sometimes gets anthracnose badly... I have officianalis, and a variegated alternifolia that I like a lot and a Cornus Mas that is supposed to be bright yellow but I think I have it in too much shade because it isn't that bright.
@terryterry57975 ай бұрын
Hi Stephen and Matthew! Love your videos! Question: Are azalea blooms edible? I read that they are poisonous, after trying them and actually liking the taste. The variety I tried (not sure the variety, but had pink flowers) had a mild sourness to it. I did not have any symptoms of poison, btw. But i have not eaten anymore after reading about it. On the other had, I’ve read that Japanese magnolia blooms are edible, but they were bitter and nasty when I tried them. They tasted like they should be the poisonous one compared to the azalea. What are your thoughts? Thank you so much in advance!
@thehorti-culturalists5 ай бұрын
I wouldn't have too many as many plants in this Genus are toxic. Regards Stephen
@terryterry57975 ай бұрын
@@thehorti-culturalists thank you so much! I just had a couple of petals😊
@ValeCreekCottage4 ай бұрын
Hello from Bathurst! I’m looking for a Heptacodium miconioides - do they grow in Australia? As a 4 seasons interest tree I’m hoping so! Where can I source one? Many thanks, Amanda. 😊
@thehorti-culturalists4 ай бұрын
I grow it at my nursery and it could be sent but you will need to ring me on Friday or over the weekend to sort out orders etc. after 10 am and before 5 on 0354263075. Regards Stephen
@ValeCreekCottage4 ай бұрын
@@thehorti-culturalists - thanks Stephen, will do!