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Today’s video is all about the easy to grow, beautiful and exciting plants I’d recommend for beginners starting a UK jungle style garden and comes from Linden Nurseries near Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire (Ermine Street, Appleby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 0BZ). The huge array of unusual and striking plants available at garden centres, nurseries and online these days can definitely be overwhelming and it’s hard to know what will grow well in your garden and how much care they may need. I look at some of the low maintenance and tough plant ideas available at this nursery to form the basis of a lush UK jungle garden paradise along with care and planting tips. From Fastsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’ to Schefflera taiwaniana, there’s certainly some exciting plants you can buy even on a small budget. There’s so many more choices available though whether you’re creating a full on jungle garden, a lush leafy border or pot and container display but hopefully these plant ideas get you started on your jungle garden adventure. It’s not just exotic specimen plants though, plenty of ‘regular’ plants like ferns, hostas, climbers and grasses can all be used to create the effect of a jungle and I look at my companion or filler plant choices at this nursery - perfect for tying a garden together, filling gaps in borders and softening the edges of hard landscaping. The jungle style can be perfect for transforming a shady garden, making the most of a small garden and also creating a cool, calming retreat full of lush greens through all the seasons.
Coming up next in this mini series are my choices for a tropical garden style, more great plants to combine with these jungle beauties if you love big leaves, bold colours and fast growing wonders to your garden so stay tuned! A big thanks to my local plant nursery Linden Nurseries for letting me film there (not a sponsored vid even if I sound like I'm on the shopping channel at some points!). If you can show them some love by visiting and maybe leave a review online once you’ve seen their huge range of amazing pots and lovely plants at fair prices I’m sure it will be appreciated!
0:00 Intro
0:12 Easy, hardy & low maintenance plants for a UK jungle garden
2:43 Fatsia japonica - tough, hardy & evergreen exotic plant
5:19 Fastsia polycarpa ‘Green Fingers’ - easy to grow jungle plant
6:52 Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’ - Variegated evergreen exotic for shade
8:38 Hardy Schefflera taiwaniana - an evergreen exotic for jungle gardens
9:46 Schefflera taiwaniana UK growing & care tips
12:36 Trachycarpus fortunei - add instant exotic impact with an easy windmill palm tree
14:39 Climbers to bring a jungle vibe and make the most of vertical surfaces
15:19 Ferns - plant a packed, leafy border with these green shade plants
17:47 My plant purchases and UK jungle garden ideas
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