Historic Garden Tour: Cameron Lodge - Mount Macedon

[@aliaroberts8046]

I absolutely love watching you both as you go on garden journeys together as well as the knowledge and background stories that come along with it. Thank you!!!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Well thank you and thanks for watching!

[@JustinJohn-j4r]

You took my comment right out of my screen!

[@mariabunny9608]

Thank you for showing us another beautiful private garden. One we would not get the pleasure of enjoying were if not for your show. Thanks again to the present owners for letting us all enjoy their garden.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Our pleasure! Regards Stephen

[@claytoncomeaux414]

Love all the exciting history.

[@annapala529]

Beautiful 🤩 thank you

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshaw]

Thank you. Wonderful garden great tour and plants, excellent stories and a section of tension … crossing to the folly.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@Kay-qt2id]

What a treat guys! Thank you. It took me back to my grandparents house built on Beaconsfield pde st kilda in the 1800s and two rooms in the house where complete folly grotto gardens with fountains and artificial rock walls to the ceilings, little rills ran all around the rooms and ended in ponds . My mother always kept the planting of fern up. All destructed by 1970s . They certainly knew how to make gardens interesting back then.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching -sounds fascinating!

[@allanma3531]

Really like the interactions and dialogue between you guys. They look casual and impromptu but running smoothly.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@janettegodfrey7092]

Thank you for the tour of this interesting old garden! And your stories were great.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@WendyWhitham]

Thank you so much for taking us to this amazing garden (and thanks to the owners too). And well done with the variegated chestnuts!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@merryhaveman353]

What a fabulous and fascinating garden. Don’t think I would brave the elephant walk to the pavilion.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

You’ll never know unless you try! Regards Stephen

[@mickoz9389]

No better tree to add class to a garden than a cedar.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@patriciahosking6552]

Love this post. Thank you for the fun and information.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thank you for watching!

[@yvonnerolley9676]

Such fun and informative

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesandjudithentwistle1235]

Lovely magical

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@maxinephillips6696]

Hi Mathew and Steven what a great show today the Temple was beautiful and steps leading up to it what a challenge you had getting there was such fun watching you on those stepping stones you have good balance I couldn’t have dared to do it. It’s Maxine 82 yrs young from Wales in UK just finished my gardening for today then settled down with nice cool drink on my patio to watch you lovely guys think Steven was a mischievous little boy great fun though lots of interesting trees today thankyou for the video 😊

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Stephen

[@JodieCawood]

Thanks for the wonderful trip down memory lane. The temple was the pond I Iearned to swim in. Not as many water lillies back in the mid 60's. :)plenty of fine weed that caught in the legs as I attempted to conqer the distance to a fountain from stepping stones. There was a tank pond half way back to the house [below tennis court] that we could warm up in. after having braved the pool below the temple that was always in deep shade and icy cold.. The sourrounds were different after Ash Wed. sort of lost it's mystery. Seemed to have removed many trees and shrubery. The temple had ceramic pidgeons on the dome roof edge? The garden was the local swimming hole for many of the local kids. Liz S.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Glad you enjoyed our Mt. Macedon videos and allowed you to remember your childhood, I have so many of my own about our lovely properties. Regards Stephen

[@szk1513]

A suggestion for a future video -- I'd love to learn more about the natural aging process of trees. Here in the Pacific NW, trees naturally develop lichen on their bark and small cracks where mosses take hold. It could help us appreciate the natural progression of trees under normal conditions. Maybe also include where the soil line should be so a tree isn't planted to deep or shallow, and what to look for that could indicate a tree is stressed. I keep thinking of other things to include ... If there's time, it would be interesting to know how trees heal after a minor injury or proper pruning.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

thanks for the ideas. Regards Stephen

[@tenealsimpson4893]

This was absolutely wonderful so stunning ❤ I hope one day you will both ne able to visit Hamilton vic botanical gardens its so amazing it truly blew my mind definitely definitely worth a look there 😁👍👍👍👍 for SURE especially in spring and summer ❤

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I have visited these gardens and agree they are fabulous. Who knows perhaps a trip to Hamilton might be on the cards. Regards Stephen

[@sannaericditsler4034]

This was very informative. I certainly do appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Much appreciated! Regards Stephen

[@LairdMovies-sx8qc]

Fabulous - we own the property next door, which used to also be part of Cameron Lodge. We have interesting remnants of steps, retaining walls, edging etc down by the creek - one day I’d love to find out more about how they originally looked as well as the general form of our garden back in the day. I wonder if there are any old photos or documents of this garden somewhere?

[@thehorti-culturalists]

why don’t you come and meet me at the nursery when I get back from Europe and we could have a chat. regards Stephen

[@LairdMovies-sx8qc]

@@thehorti-culturalists I would love that, shall do. Thank you 😊

[@isaacjoyce-shaw4992]

Here’s a question for you: I’ve got a spot in my yard in the Willamette Valley in Oregon USA (zone 8) which sits about 18” above a huge slab of cement too big to remove. It’s on old house so I’m not sure what if was, but it’s now in the center of a large border. I’d like to plant something that will give some screening year round. Soil is red clay and fairly neutral and the area is irrigated. Are there any trees or shrubs that could do well with such a limited root run? Thank you for all of your wonderful videos!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Most small to medium shrubs would be fine in that depth of soil but I doubt many substantial trees would like it. If moisture isn’t an issue then many bamboos would perform well. Regards Stephen.

[@volvosafe4662]

Stephen Ryan, we are in Atlanta USA- we actually do have some American chestnut. You’re the expert on varieties and we really appreciate your educating us about this. Quick question 🪴🍃 I was wondering how would you fertilize / care for hostas as they are blooming at the present time? Or should we fertilize to get them through the summer months ? 🍃 we have at least 100 of them surrounded by large water oak trees. Thank you in advance. Robert. 😊

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Hostas are happy to gobble up any organic fertiliser (manure etc) and I would feed in early spring and this should keep them going for the rest of the year. Regards Stephen

[@chaminikumarak]

Hi this is amazing, thank you for sharing this with us. I have a question about a fungi issue I am having with my mulch. I live in middle blue mountains in NSW. I added few weeks old wood chips made from the cut off branches in another part of the property to the garden beds. These garden beds are in full sun and had quite compacted soil. In last few weeks I was watering almost every day because of the new plantings and hot summer sun. But the wood chips developed a white fungus, once I noticed this I removed the wood chips and treated with a commercial fungicide. I would like to know how to avoid this problem in future? Thank you in advance.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Hi there - Stephen is away for a week but he'll answer your question when he's back!

[@chaminikumarak]

@@thehorti-culturalists thank you 🙏

[@thehorti-culturalists]

You didn’t in fact have a problem! The white fungus is slowly braking down the wood chips and will have no effect in your plants, in fact the right things were happening. Please avoid fungicides where you can as they are included to kill the good and the bad. Regards Stephen

[@chaminikumarak]

Ok thank you, I understand now. 🙏

[@slimytoad1447]

I'm a brit but with my malaysian wife we've been to Cameron Highlands malaysian,was it named after him too??

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I don’t think so. Regards Stephen

[@cindyrae2605]

The camera's on your faces way too much. Show the gardens!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Your point is Noted. Regards Stephen