Skimmias - Right plant, right place?

[@ricaverus9589]

This was a stellar video - one of your best. Thank you! All the info on Skimmias was very welcome.

[@MurphysGarden]

@@ricaverus9589 Thank you, glad you found it helpful

[@MACandGEEZE]

Brilliant. Looks amazing! I have lots of shade on my property so this was a helpful reminder to look for skimmia plants in my area (zone 6a southwestern Ontario Canada). I think they’d be a lovely companion tucked in here and there to my 275 hostas!

[@patriciahogg5763]

Skimmias look great!! Well done! 👏👏👏

[@aboutthegarden]

I really enjoyed this video, you have such a chilled way of presenting and it’s a pleasure to watch. Obviously the knowledge you share is fantastic too. Thank you ☺️

[@michelleyanche1706]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@mariniedermeyer7235]

Stumbled across your videos for the first time and your garden looks very grand and I love the formal row of trees. I just had to smile as I remembered trying my hardest to find out which of my skimmias is male and which is female. I even asked someone in a garden center and he gave a very unspecific response. It was clear he wasn’t sure himself 😅 However many people grow them in winter arrangements so I hoped that even if there were not both genders in my garden there might be somewhere in the neighborhood. And I was lucky, they did have some red berry like buds in the winter!😊 Happy gardening from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@MurphysGarden]

It’s rather hard to tell the difference between them but if unsure then plant a few different ones and hope for the best🤞 Thank you for joining us in Shropshire from Switzerland Jenny

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

Beautiful❤

[@helenyoung8012]

Looks lovely, a lot of work but looks to be worth it. I have 1 Kew Green in my garden, only gets 3-4 hours sunshine a day and is thriving. I trim it every year after flowering to keep it to size and would highly recommend it as a garden plant. As you say the perfume is lovely and the bees swarm over it.

[@ljgarcia3783]

Skimmias are beautiful. I would mix varieties. They grow slowly so you can put a lot together, but they are expensive

[@carm787]

New subscriber... love watching... your place is so lovely!!!

[@MurphysGarden]

Welcome and thank you Jenny

[@nickreed5967]

I was wondering what was wrong with my skimmia now I know that it's planted in wet heavy clay. Didn't know that they liked free draining soil. I'll be putting that right sometime this week. Thank you.

[@a760541]

Greetings to the borderlands.. On the hydrangea question have you thought about climbing hydrangeas for that fence area? I did that on a fence we had (much smaller run) Put 4 inch coach bolts (ideally with eyes) into those fence poles at a few desired heights say 18inch height spacing. Thread wire through the eyes (ideally green ir dark to blend in) then as you hydrangea grows thread it along the wires. Cuttings are easy. Why wires? As you want yo keep it off the fence as it will stick like glue to a fence or wall. Just a thought we have very free draining (rock free) soil and it tend to do quite well.