So happy to have discovered your channel. I've been gardening for a long time but still learn something new everyday 😀. I think that's why we love gardening so much. Very useful video. Thank you and keep them coming.
Hello Jenny, I’m so glad I’ve found your channel it’s very helpful to me, I have lots of garden like you and have been creating it for years, I’ve sort of Got the walls, paths, hedges in place now and I’m getting on to the planting and trees now, everting takes so much time as you know. I’ve bought a Portuguese Laurel tree, it got delivered last week, I want to shape it like you have done yours, I’m disappointed at the size of it, it should have been much bigger 🙉 it’s about 5 feet tall and the stem is only 4/5 cm, what I would like to know, is how fast they grow, how long have yours been in and how long did they take to get to your trees size and when did you start trimming into the shape, the head on mine is only about 2 feet. Thanks again for your lovely videos, I look forward to more.
Hi Wendy Lovely to hear from you. Our Portuguese laurels were about the same size as yours when we planted them. We planted them in December 2013 and on a video called ‘How I designed my garden part 1’ at 9:49 there is a picture of what they looked like. Although that was ten years ago now they took about six years to get to a good height and to fully fill out. I guess we started cutting and shaping them at about year 4 or 5. We have to really cut ours back hard now as they are getting big, I recommend allowing them plenty of space, ours are planted a bit close. We are just about to cut them back and I will do a video on them Thanks for watching Jenny I’ve just popped out to measure them and they are 2.7m at the base of the umbrella shape, so allow for yours to get big, even though it’s hard to imagine when it’s small! Also, just checked out your instagram, your garden is fabulous as are your beautiful cakes 🎂!!!
@@MurphysGarden After seeing this video I bought an Osmanthus burkwoodii, I didn't knew this plant. Next on my list: Arbutus unedo 'Rubra' . Some of the rest of evergreen trees I already have.
Thank you for a wonderful video. Can you please share where you get your Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia and do you buy it as a standard tree to make shaping into an umbrella shape easier? Thank you
We bought them as small standard trees about 10 years ago (I think). They were quite weedy to start with but filled out over time. They need their cut for this year and we will hopefully get to it soon and I’ll do a video all about them. We buy all our trees from a specialist tree nursery, it is so much cheaper that way and they are healthier too as they are dug up to order and aren’t sitting about in a garden centre. They are great trees, love and highly recommend Thanks for watching Jenny
We have one single tree in our field (a village in Namibia, Africa) that's ever green. It's leave never weather, even during the hottest seasons. I'm curious to find out it's name.
Wow, amazing to think that you are watching from Nambia! It must be a very resilient tree, I would be interested to know what it is too, can you Google image the leaf? Thanks for joining us on our little patch in Shropshire, England!
Wow. I can honestly say that was THE most informative video I've ever seen about gardening and I've seen a LOT. Thank you!
Thank you, I enjoyed researching it all as it means I learn things too!
This is a seriously helpful video. It should have far more views!
Thank you, glad you found it helpful, hope you enjoy your new tree(s) whichever you choose!
Jenny
Fabulous video. Very informative information and ideas for growing. This will really help when I come to do my new garden. Thanks
Great, so pleased you found it helpful
So happy to have discovered your channel. I've been gardening for a long time but still learn something new everyday 😀. I think that's why we love gardening so much. Very useful video. Thank you and keep them coming.
Yes, I very much agree, there is always something new to discover and that’s why I love it too. Happy gardening and thanks for watching
Jenny
It's so comprehensive. Thank you!
Thank you
Hello Jenny, I’m so glad I’ve found your channel it’s very helpful to me, I have lots of garden like you and have been creating it for years, I’ve sort of Got the walls, paths, hedges in place now and I’m getting on to the planting and trees now, everting takes so much time as you know. I’ve bought a Portuguese Laurel tree, it got delivered last week, I want to shape it like you have done yours, I’m disappointed at the size of it, it should have been much bigger 🙉 it’s about 5 feet tall and the stem is only 4/5 cm, what I would like to know, is how fast they grow, how long have yours been in and how long did they take to get to your trees size and when did you start trimming into the shape, the head on mine is only about 2 feet.
Thanks again for your lovely videos, I look forward to more.
Hi Wendy
Lovely to hear from you. Our Portuguese laurels were about the same size as yours when we planted them. We planted them in December 2013 and on a video called ‘How I designed my garden part 1’ at 9:49 there is a picture of what they looked like. Although that was ten years ago now they took about six years to get to a good height and to fully fill out. I guess we started cutting and shaping them at about year 4 or 5. We have to really cut ours back hard now as they are getting big, I recommend allowing them plenty of space, ours are planted a bit close. We are just about to cut them back and I will do a video on them
Thanks for watching
Jenny
I’ve just popped out to measure them and they are 2.7m at the base of the umbrella shape, so allow for yours to get big, even though it’s hard to imagine when it’s small! Also, just checked out your instagram, your garden is fabulous as are your beautiful cakes 🎂!!!
Thank you so much for this video. Just what I needed! ❤
Great, so glad it has helped. Hope you love your new tree, whichever you choose!🌳🌲
@@MurphysGarden After seeing this video I bought an Osmanthus burkwoodii, I didn't knew this plant. Next on my list: Arbutus unedo 'Rubra' . Some of the rest of evergreen trees I already have.
So glad it helped, thanks for watching
Jenny x
Thanks for the video, will definitely be referring back to your content when we have our own garden! Keep up the good work 😁
Glad you found it helpful, how exciting to be getting your own garden! Hope it goes well and soon you’ll be hooked too!
Thank you for a wonderful video. Can you please share where you get your Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia and do you buy it as a standard tree to make shaping into an umbrella shape easier? Thank you
We bought them as small standard trees about 10 years ago (I think). They were quite weedy to start with but filled out over time. They need their cut for this year and we will hopefully get to it soon and I’ll do a video all about them.
We buy all our trees from a specialist tree nursery, it is so much cheaper that way and they are healthier too as they are dug up to order and aren’t sitting about in a garden centre. They are great trees, love and highly recommend
Thanks for watching
Jenny
Top Tier for information! Thank you🪴🌳🌲
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing
I grow English Yew in zone 4 .It does well
Thank you for including North American Zones
great video!
Thank you
very nice review❤ what to plant some from the list in my garden zone 5b
Thank you
We have one single tree in our field (a village in Namibia, Africa) that's ever green. It's leave never weather, even during the hottest seasons. I'm curious to find out it's name.
Wow, amazing to think that you are watching from Nambia! It must be a very resilient tree, I would be interested to know what it is too, can you Google image the leaf?
Thanks for joining us on our little patch in Shropshire, England!
no Photinia!? very surprising..
Photinia is lovely too
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