@@paultsworld Actually it has been excessively hot and humid. Mosquitos rampant. So I have not been able to get out much😥 But got out yesterday evening mosquitos and all to water. It really lifted my spirits. I collect rain water from my tote garden and this compost tea feeds everything. Couldn't wait another day. Feels like 90's F today. Won't be staying out long. Finally had to use sprinkler on my front no dig, organic cottage garden last night. I'm 72 and not in good health so poor gardens have suffered. Do you have a solution for mildew on my zucchini and pumpkin leaves?
Sorry its been so hot but hopefully things will cool down for you shortly. Great idea making compost tea. It’s strange isn’t it, how mildew and zucchini go together. I’m not an expert on vegetables but I find the mildew doesn’t affect the produce so I simply remove the leaves when the mildew stops the leaf functioning. There always seems to be plenty of leaves left to keep the plant growing. It does look awful though!
A fantastic video , I live in Surrey and am a beginner with gardening and learning daily...I loved the way you took the video slowly with the names in captions too. For someone like me your videos are informative which helps me think of how to go about doing my next bit of planting, I am fond of perennials and plants that keep green through the winter when everything else is spent. Thank you Paul.
Thank you Jeanette, I am so pleased the video was useful to you and I really appreciate you telling me - that is very motivating. Good luck with the gardening and most of all enjoying it.
Hello my friend! Thank you for all the wonderful videos! It's a wonderful your garden! It's beautiful! Very interesting! Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day!
Good morning Paul! Love when your videos are longer than 30mins because I can get two coffee breakes out of them😀 Love the relaxed casual way you bring us for a walk through your garden discovering little things along the way and having a laugh as well! We all know what a skimmea looks like now 😁
Good morning Maureen - I am so pleased longer videos are OK, double the coffee sounds good! I'll bet your garden has enjoyed all that rain and now sunshine (temperatures rising this coming week!) in that beautiful part of the world you live.
@@paultsworld Thank you Paul! You're so good for remembering your subscribers 🤗 Yes the garden is happy at the moment ✌Looking forward to lots of sunshine 🤞Your Dahlias look very content as well! Not a droopy flower in sight 😀
Thank you Alexandra, I'm just checking my records - I think they are usually quite early in my garden, it's sandy here so maybe the soil warms up quickly after the Winter.
Paul, I live in the states....I just found your site and I will live vicariously through your many tours. I am now past being able to do planting myself...however, I will never stop wishing that I could. We have a large property and I have always wanted it to have many paths and “rooms” to wander through. You have that in your garden and it is so full of wonderful seasonal interest. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Paul, thks for another nice video from your garden. Your passion for yr garden can be seen at any moment. Really nice. We reorganized our garden within the last four years, always something new to learn. Ours is a rose garden (David Austin roses are my favorites) with lavenda and Salvia, Grasses, fruit trees, etc. Once again. Thks. Take care. 😉 See you for a glass of wine... 😄
Thank you so much Astrid. Your garden sounds great - I visited the David Austin place a few years back - not too far from me, once it's open again I'll go again and buy a rose or two. Merlot or Rioja would do nicely I reckon! All the best, Paul
Excellent work, Paul! Loved the ruby weigela, Bishop, and red hot pokers. I also enjoyed the fruits...anxious to see how those plums look when ripe, yet still on the vine. Well done! Thank you!!
Good morning to you! I enjoy your sync connection with your plants,birds and the nature. Your narration about the plants is a jewel for me. I take snapshots of your plants and their names :) your voice and giggles at times about the plants are so natural. Thank you for making these videos it gives me peace and zen during this stressful time. 🌏🙏🏻
Good afternoon - and thank you for your lovely supportive words. It means a lot to me. I am so pleased some of the plants are of interest to you. All the best, Paul
Hi Paul. Great video as always. I have 3 Mahonias in my garden and starlings arrive in droves to my garden just as the "grapes" are ripening and they strip every last one of them. They then move onto my 3 cherry trees and when those are stripped the first harvest of figs is ripening.....they arrive in early spring all skinny and by the time they leave they are positively waddling.
That’s lovely Una - not sure though what you feel about lots of starlings? Your garden is such a rich buffet with staggered courses over the year...brilliant.
@@paultsworld I like starlings and I don't mind feeding them. They are usually gone by the time I collect my second harvest of figs which is just as well since my kids love fresh figs off the tree and Lily the Labrador rushes out every morning to see if any have fallen during the night. I see your spirea is doing great.
Love your garden and all the shrubs and trees you have. I wasn't familiar with the Rowan tree love the airiness of it and berries. I am going to leave my dahlias in this fall and see what happens. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Pam. Put plenty of compost over the dahlias in Winter to keep them a bit warmer and cut the stems (which are hollow) right down so water doesn't get inside. Good luck.
Gorgeous.... I love to see all those flowers and trees...so attractive...Sir!! Thank you for sharring your fantastic work....Sir!! Good morning from my Country and have a wonderful weekend....Sir!!
YE gods Paul,I nearly missed your video.It got overlooked amongst a load of other messages.That would never do.Your garden is looking so lush.For mid summer I thought some plants could look tired but no,they look so healthy.Love that you show us your areas where all the practical stuff happens.Compost bins,twigs to be mulched etc.Its all part of the garden.Your pond has grabbed my attention.it looks so different from this angle.Im with you on trees.we dont have a huge garden but we are placing trees according to height and width for the size plot we have.Trees cement the garden and give height and interest and a resting spot for the birds.We planted a french lilac and a sweetpea tree yesterday.More roses and clematis for up the pagolas.Hope they grow well.I laughed with you over the Solomon Seal.Theres always a wee disaster going on somewhere eh?.Thanks again Paul for the fun visit to your garden.Such fun as Miranda would say Hugs from nz
Hey Yvonne don't miss my videos! 😁 Thank you for your comments - I think the garden is looking extra lush because after that drought it has rained a lot, one day it rained all day and night. That's great you are planting plenty of trees - they really do add so much -as well as of course height. I like the ways birds have their favourite place to perch - I just know where they will be. French lilac sounds interesting - I'll have to google it. Hugs back to you from England
@@paultsworld thankyou Paul for your reply.Your videos dont usually sneak past me.Bit preoccupied awaiting new grandchild in London.We have finally had a couple of fine days to potter in the garden.Looking at your clematis,sent me straight to the nursery to get some more.They give very quick coverage.Like you I have some areas Id like to cover.I also got some pink nastursium seeds to plant.They are newly out here so thought they could meander through some nakes areas of garden till I decide what to plant.Also planted some more feijoa trees.The fruit is delicious.Do you know it.?Your pear and apple trees look great.The comice is delicious,and love the old variety of bramley apple.Please keep showing your videos.They bring alot of joy as do you to other gardeners.Love your giggles of amusement as you spot the goings on behind your back like insects scoffing your plants.What else can we do ?Be safe and enjoy your week Paul.😁
How exciting a new grandchild - hope you'll be able to come over here soon Yvonne. I hadn't heard of feijoa trees - just looked it up; pineapple guava! I think there's a chance they could be grown here although maybe they want hotter summers? Once again so pleased you like my videos. Best wishes from England.
Oh, that close-up shot of the Himalayan honeysuckle with the sky at the background, it was very beautiful! It would be lovely as a an enlarged print. Great job, thanks for sharing Paul!
Sounds like it would grow well for you.The fruit is so delicious and unique in flovour.Between pineaplle guava with a tangy almost bubblegum undertone.Sounds hideous but sooooo deliciious.Wish I could send some to you.Have a happy week Paul.
Hi Piotr, thank you once again for giving the accurate name. I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I’ll now check on the difference between the two.
Yes, the rhubarb likes lots of food and water. As I'm on sand I find it hard to give it enough water in the Summer. I've got early potatoes just showing through the soil at the moment so I'm mounding up.
That's really interesting Jeanne - I've seen the blackbirds dive in there but not quite seen what they were doing...I'm really pleased that I've yet another shrub with berries for the wildlife. Oregon Grape - lovely name.
Pertalote 45 Interesting they don’t where you are! A number of people have seen them and I’ve always just suspected it but today caught one in the act - I’m delighted.
Oooooo! I love the idea of wildlife habitats, except the only animals that would take up residence at my house would be brown snakes. England, you are so quaint!
Margaret, I love snakes - used to have one as a pet! It was a cute British grass snake, I took it for walks in the garden errrr..... I've just googled your brown snakes - yikes!!!
@@paultsworld Australians take some sort of twisted pride in having nine out of ten of the most venomous and deadly snakes in The World. Our claim to fame! Unfortunately one moved into our garden and is metres away from our backdoor, I'm breaking into a cold sweat just thinking about next summer. I have a cunning plan, I will overwater that area to flush it out so that it relocates, they like it dry! Oh, BTW, I like nonvenomous snakes, too !
I remember reading about Australian snakes as a boy at school. What a shame you missed out on all 10! 🤣. We have just three snakes, with one being poisonous - the adder.
@@paultsworld I am sure we have 11-20 on the list of the world's deadliest snakes as well...hahaha. The adders, do they enter gardens? or are they pretty elusive? Adders sound QUITE venomous. BTW interesting story, someone was driving fast and was pulled over by the highway patrol police and the man said he was bitten by a brown snake and he was on the way to the hospital, the patrolman thought, Sure you are! Look in the back, I have killed the snake and it is in the car boot... the policeman saw indeed that the snake was dead in the vehicle and the man by this stage looked ashen and very stressed. He went to hospital etc, and soon after received a speeding fine AND a fine for killing native fauna.
Oh my goodness what a story! I wonder if humans are a protected species? Our adders are nowhere near as deadly as any of yours - probably struggles to make it into the top 1000. They are found on heath land and moorland, quite reclusive - you would have to really go out of your way to see one. I've never seen one but would love to.
Hi Paul, I love the dahlias especially the single ones. Love all of your native trees too my garden isn't big enough for trees just wild flowers. My foxgloves have just about finished but they'll seed like yours. A true bee magnet is greater knapweed which I've got it's often seen growing on wasteland or roadsides. I loved the shot of the jay Paul don't see many of them these days but such beautiful birds. Thanks for another great vid & have a good weekend mate
Great you’ve got plenty of the ubiquitous foxglove - I so like them. Thanks for reminding me about greater knapweed I haven’t had any for a long time - I’d better remedy that. I’m fond of the jays - it’s amazing how they know when I’ve just put out meal worms - their favourite. As always - thanks for your comment Stephen.
Hello, Paul, my dearest friend !! It is always a great pleasure to watch the tours in your wonderful garden which is an explosion of life .... I'd also like to have a space where plants and flowers can grow. I only have a terrace with a few flowers but it is not very large and is very exposed to the sun and in summer, unfortunately, the plants often dry out. I probably don't have your green thumb !! This is how it is said in Italy when a person is as good as you and an expert like you in treating and caring for your garden and your plants. Thanks for these moments of serenity !! A big hug and enjoy your weekend! Lots of love from Italy. Renata
Hello Renata so pleased to hear from you. Green thumb is a great description - we use it too in English. Not sure if I have one, the plants themselves help me along. If you have a sunny terrace how about an aeonium? Have a lovely weekend - all the best from England, Paul
@@paultsworld Hello, Paul! I searched aeonium on google. Very nice plant! Like it! I'll search it. Thanks so much for your tips my dearest friend! Hugs from Milan! Renata
I must go out and have a closer look to see if it is or not 🤣. Thank you for your visit to my channel Siobhan - I really enjoyed visiting Dallas a few years ago.
Hello Paul...I enjoy your garden, choice of plants and your sense of humour. I felt that I needed to warn you about the variegated plant creeping along your log border in front of your wonderful pond. This is chameleon plant, spreads by long roots like goutweed and is best used to cover steep slopes for preventing soil erosion. You will need to remove all the roots or you will have it forever, everywhere. We are dealing with this invasive plant in one of our public gardens here in Canada. It has a waxy smell when you pull it out. Sorry to give you bad news about a plant that looks nice but be wary and good luck...
Hi Wendy, thank you for your compliment and also I appreciate your warning. I was a little naïve about this plant and it hasn't been too bad in my garden so far but...I think I'll systematically dig it out as I can see how it's creeping along the edges and under plants out of sight. Thanks again for the warning.
Another beautiful video I really love all the garden tours I have deer problems the eat almost everything flower buds and even some of leaves, you’re lucky looks like you don’t have that problems. Thank you very much for sharing your garden keep posting please. GB
I don't have many problems here Khay, slugs of course and squirrels digging things up. No rabbits here either so I generally expect the garden to look much the same in the morning as I left it in the evening.
Hi there Paul - great show. I think that little green leaf plant in front of the yellow loostrife is Houttuynia. It smells awful and is a real thug here in the San Francisco bay area. I had to pull mine out. cheers - Lee
It's a Pendulus Sedge, the tall arching grass like plant. Native, very invasive. bullfinches love the seeds if you leave it alone. my garden is full of them, have to pull them up when small. But i like them too.
Thank you for letting me know Viviana. I love the way it looks but have found it even in the front garden. I'd love to see a bullfinch swinging on it; would make a brilliant photograph - I have plenty of bullfinches but they spend their time on the sunflower hearts - I'll point out the sedge to them!
:) hi Paul, next video you MUST make us a wonderful apple pie with your incredible harvest! I adore your apple tree...Your dedication to you garden is incredible!
Lovely garden, very informative tour and I love your passion for your plants and the wildlife! I believe your weeds with the pink flowers are willowherbs. Also, the other very common small ones with white flowers are bittercress. And the white flowered plant in the pond are Houttuynia or Chameleon plant. Isn't the plant you were tugging at a purple loosestrife btw? :)
Thank you - I’m pleased you enjoyed the tour. Thank you for naming those two weeds - I like to know the names of everything in the garden. Well spotted - yes, it was a stem of the purple loosestrife - I didn’t have my glasses on...😀
3:29 couldnt agree more! One of my favourite times of the year is watching the redwings and blackbirds demolish the Rowan and pyracantha berries. There is a ruck of them this year and no surprise there as it's like most other things great air quality and no traffic = lots of pollinating insects. And a lot of ours are red now like other peoples I've seen. I think that's early because I'm sure the rowen berries dont turn red usually until the end of the school holidays?? Anyway, brilliant video and thank you for sharing your beautiful garden. It's a treat to watch. PS have you intentionally cut a hole in the top of the garden shed door? If so, that's really considerate and lovely of you 😊 PPS I have also bought a long grass type plant especially for dragonfly. You inspired me!🙂
Redwings - brilliant. I once had waxwings but they stayed just half an hour - do you ever get them? I agree - I think the berries are early - turning red - in July! Ah, the hole in the shed door - it was knocked off when the wind snatched the door open in the wind a few years ago and now the robin likes to nest on one of the shelves amongst the gardening gloves - they don't miss a trick. Let me know when the first dragonfly climbs up it - do you have water soldier? the damselfly larvae use them a lot.
@@paultsworld do they skate on top of the water? Yes I've got a few of those. No waxwings, yet. Beautiful birds though. Redwings, fieldfares, miste thrushes longtailed tits are my most exotic autumn birds. Summer ones at the moment are goldfinches and greenfinches. Actually the sparrows are the rarest of my garden birds so I love to feed them more and make sure they're ok. I'll have to upload a video!. I just post my bird photos on instagram under my same YT name. Some nice sun here today the plants will love that!
I would like to see your bird photos - I'll search instagram. The water soldiers are the plants that protrude above the water in Summer - the damselfly lavae climb up the stems to emerge. I really recommend them. I still have a colony of sparrows - they're exotic now!
Thankyou Paul.What ares of England are you as the feijoa grows in our minus winter temps and thrive in our moderate 20s to early 30s in summer.Not unlike your english weather now.The fruit is delicious and very unique flavour.Worth trying if you wanted.Im always looking to grow something different if I think its either interesting or looks delicious.Im currently growing a passionfruit hoping that it isnt killed off by the frosts we get.Its getting alot of frost cloth and a watchful eye.It may prove to be a disaster but will see how it goes throug the winter.Could be way more trouble than its worth but it gives me a project.Hope your summer stays pleasantly warm so you can enjoy your piece of paradise.Happiness and hugs 🐦
It's the NW - near the coast so quite mild, maybe I could grow the feijoa. Good luck with the passion fruit during your Winter. Best wishes Yvonne from England.
Hi Paul, I love your videos and could sit and watch them all day. Like you, I have never had success when lifting dahlias so I too leave them in situ and they come back year after year. Aren't the self seeders wonderful? Who doesn't like a freebie! Take care.
Howdy Wendy - you are very kind and encouraging. It's so nice to plants out and to be able to give self-seeders away to friends - I could open a market garden specialising in foxgloves, hellebores and lavender!
Lovely garden tour again, I love blackbirds. I have one that likes to perch on our roof and sing in the late afternoon. It’s a nice end to my work day. I noticed some compost bags in the background, do you mulch just parts of the garden? I was inspired and picked up a couple of rhododendrons after seeing yours in bloom! Stunning. But my soil is quite alkaline, do you have to do much to keep your Rhododendrons happy?
That's great you have your own blackbird singing - I just stand and listen. I try to mulch but I never have enough for the whole garden - I once ordered a tonne of manure - it was still nowhere near enough, one problem is it disappears so quickly through the sandy soil. I'm so pleased you've got some rhododendrons. if your soil is alkaline; how about planting them in a large hole with ericaceous compost and then put a good mulch on each year of more ericaceous soil - they'll be fine with a mix of soils. Let me know what colour the blooms are next year - they might be like mine and be multi-coloured due to the different soils. Keep them watered - particularly in August/September when they start producing their buds for next year.
Hi Paul, my Dahlias and Delphiniums are blooming really welll now! I have 4 tall dahlia plants. I have the yellow one too. Huge stems, i had to put sticks around to keep the stems steady and 3 smaller dahlia plants.
Fabulous! I’ll bet that’s a fantastic display you have got. I’d better get my dahlias staked - I should have done it earlier. Delphiniums are gorgeous- I don’t have any, but used to. The gardens are really in their full Summer colours now.
Are you familiar with the Vinca Vije. I found one last year and put it in a container. I wasn't very good about caring for it and I haven't trimmed it back but today I see young shoots with purple flowers shooting out. Pleasant surprise! Any tips?
I have vinca minor - we call it periwinckle - very pretty, but it does spread and can be a little invasive, so best not to have it grow in between shrubs as their roots will intertwine and you can't pull it out.
You have a brilliant wildlife garden.The spirea bridal wreath I have heard of - its a bit like a white flowered spring buddleia - is it good for pollinators? That's a nice viburnum too you have it does really looks like a hydrangea hence your video text caption. I have a Mariesii viburnum but it is still only small having only got it last year. I also have the flowering current. The clematis idea is good, montana cultivars are nice but also Clematis alpina blue dancer is one I was looking at myself online recently which is lovely for an early flowering one. The laburnum flowers are lovely, must get quite a few bees on them. The native trees, holly and viburnum opulus all in one area must be great for wildlife - particularly for woodland butterflies and birds. The infamous solomon's seal sawfly is probably one type of wildlife that maybe isn't so good in the garden though, but everything has to eat. I like the foxgloves you have, and I like verbascums too for that matter, because of the flower spikes. I thought the yellow loosestrife was a verbascum actually before you said what it was. The apples are ripening well on the apple tree; I only have a small garden so I only have a patio fruit apple tree. You have a weigela bristol ruby, I have Bristol Snowflake instead but I only got it at the end of last year, its only tiny as a result but still flowered this year which was great.
Thank you for your fantastic comment - you obviously appreciate flora and fauna. I like the spirea but I haven't seen many pollinators on it. I once saw a fabulous Mariesii viburnum - I'd quite like one, I'll check out clematis alpina blue dancer sounds nice. You're right I do get speckled wood butterflies dancing in the light and shade. That's nice your Bristol snowflake has flowered already - these weigela really perform well.
@@paultsworld Mariesii actually looks better in the shade flowering I think, that's where i have mine, although it does gets a little bit of dappled sunlight. As for woodland butterflies, you might get a purple hairstreak butterfly or even an elusive purple emperor butterfly eventually if the oak grows big enough!
@@faunalife2906 purple hairstreak butterfly -purple emperor! Now that would be fabulous. There was a hummingbird hawk moth on the lavender this week, but far too fast to catch with the camera.
Hi Paul, I have yellow loosestrife and it is a thug, you're right. I let it bloom and pull up what I can afterwards. I thought it grew from spreading underground stems rather than self-seeding though. Thanks for another lovely vid.
Good move pulling it straight up after flowering! I think I’ll try that. Yes, you are right it does spread underground - I must have got confused; not a difficult achievement for me 😀. Great to hear from you Sue.
Mine does not self-seed and is really well-behaved, not invasive at all, perhaps due to the rather difficult conditions (poor, dry soil) in which it has grown for years in the same spot.
@@paultsworld "Damp situation" is nowhere to be seen in my garden unless it rains a lot and for days on end; I have, well, very good drainage indeed ;-)
Such an interesting question Jagdish. Hydrangeas are tolerant of different soils so you have a big choice. I like to put azaleas and rhododendrons with hydrangeas as they are all shrubs and flower at different times so the bed has interest from Spring till well into the Summer.
Thank you. The lace cap is about 6 years old - It was a cutting from the large, old hydrangea on the patio. Good luck with your cutting - they do grow very quickly once they take.
Thank you for the compliment Rosa. Yes, I do leave the dahlias in the ground - but I am in zone 9a on the coast in England so I can get away with it. Cutting the stems very close to the ground once the blooms have finished at first frosts (they're hollow - don't want rain in the stems) and covering with thick layer of compost to keep them warm over Winter will help.
"Trees don't have to be enormous" :-) Of course they do not, unfortunately, I haven't noticed when my apple and pear trees and two hazel trees became such giants! I also have a maple tree which self-seeded and must be cut down in the winter if I want to avoid a dispute with a neighbour as well as damage to the fence foundations. To make matters worse, an uninvited box elder (Acer negundo), which is invasive here, has grown extremely fast despite having been trimmed a year ago. Like every year, since early spring I have been fighting with hundreds of Virginia creepers (big and small), not to mention the ever-present ground elder and multiple lilac suckers. I have no idea how you keep your garden so tidy and weed-free, chapeau bas! By the way, the slugs have dealt with my dahlias so successfully that there will be no bothersome lifting in the autumn :-)
That’s a good question. Yes, i could do but most people in England don’t water their lawns - partly because as soon as it rains the grass becomes green again but also there is a water meter, so all water from a hose is paid for. Even though we are famous for rain - we actually sometimes have water shortages in England.
@@paultsworld I wd just prune after it flowers but I don't really prune it that much as I like it to grow throw different things and sometimes you get more flowers later on that's what iv found anyway 😊
I am trying to make all areas look nice and be attractive for me and the wildlife - just to enjoy being in the garden and watch nature do what it does best.
That was a delightful tour of your beautiful garden Paul. Thank you so much. Much needed these days.
Ms Pat from southern Indiana
Gardens are a great space to be, glad you enjoyed the tour Ms Pat - I hope you are having good gardening weather in Indiana at the moment?
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Actually it has been excessively hot and humid. Mosquitos rampant. So I have not been able to get out much😥 But got out yesterday evening mosquitos and all to water. It really lifted my spirits.
I collect rain water from my tote garden and this compost tea feeds everything. Couldn't wait another day. Feels like 90's F today. Won't be staying out long.
Finally had to use sprinkler on my front no dig, organic cottage garden last night. I'm 72 and not in good health so poor gardens have suffered.
Do you have a solution for mildew on my zucchini and pumpkin leaves?
Sorry its been so hot but hopefully things will cool down for you shortly. Great idea making compost tea.
It’s strange isn’t it, how mildew and zucchini go together. I’m not an expert on vegetables but I find the mildew doesn’t affect the produce so I simply remove the leaves when the mildew stops the leaf functioning. There always seems to be plenty of leaves left to keep the plant growing. It does look awful though!
A fantastic video , I live in Surrey and am a beginner with gardening and learning daily...I loved the way you took the video slowly with the names in captions too. For someone like me your videos are informative which helps me think of how to go about doing my next bit of planting, I am fond of perennials and plants that keep green through the winter when everything else is spent. Thank you Paul.
Thank you Jeanette, I am so pleased the video was useful to you and I really appreciate you telling me - that is very motivating. Good luck with the gardening and most of all enjoying it.
Hello my friend! Thank you for all the wonderful videos!
It's a wonderful your garden! It's beautiful! Very interesting!
Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day!
That's so nice of you and I'm very pleased you enjoy the videos - I appreciate you letting me know. All the best, Paul
Good morning Paul! Love when your videos are longer than 30mins because I can get two coffee breakes out of them😀 Love the relaxed casual way you bring us for a walk through your garden discovering little things along the way and having a laugh as well! We all know what a skimmea looks like now 😁
Good morning Maureen - I am so pleased longer videos are OK, double the coffee sounds good! I'll bet your garden has enjoyed all that rain and now sunshine (temperatures rising this coming week!) in that beautiful part of the world you live.
@@paultsworld Thank you Paul! You're so good for remembering your subscribers 🤗 Yes the garden is happy at the moment ✌Looking forward to lots of sunshine 🤞Your Dahlias look very content as well! Not a droopy flower in sight 😀
That's right - I'm not going to remind the dahlias of the day it was 31c!
Your dahlias are quite early, mine are really just getting going in late August. Love the birdsong in the background
Thank you Alexandra, I'm just checking my records - I think they are usually quite early in my garden, it's sandy here so maybe the soil warms up quickly after the Winter.
thank you. im a beginner iv learnt so much from your videos. look forward to your next one. 👍
That's very nice for me to know - it inspires me to make more videos, thank you.
its nice to know what each month brings in your garden
Paul, I live in the states....I just found your site and I will live vicariously through your many tours. I am now past being able to do planting myself...however, I will never stop wishing that I could. We have a large property and I have always wanted it to have many paths and “rooms” to wander through. You have that in your garden and it is so full of wonderful seasonal interest. Thanks for sharing.
I am pleased you've found my channel and can enjoy the plants and birds in my garden. Best wishes from England.
I am really enjoying your garden tours. Can't wait for the next one. Your dahlias are amazing.
Glad you enjoyed the Dahlias Susie - so glad you like my tours.
So many varieties. Enjoyed your laughters 😀
Thank you 😁
My knowledge about the plants is getting better and better y watching your videos Paul :) love it as always.
How nice Baljeet - thank you.
Wow!! So great Job, great a garden, l Like so much, make me so happy, have a nice week❤️
So nice of you - thank you for commenting. Have a nice week-end.
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Hi just got into dahlia brought some pompom seeds on line just come through ready for next year thanks for your time 👍👍👍👍👍
Well that's going to be exciting watching them come up next year. I do like dahlias!
Birds love mahonia. They also can spread by runner so be sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn’t take over. Your garden is lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your tip on mahonia - I'll watch out for the runners.
Hello Paul, thks for another nice video from your garden. Your passion for yr garden can be seen at any moment. Really nice. We reorganized our garden within the last four years, always something new to learn. Ours is a rose garden (David Austin roses are my favorites) with lavenda and Salvia, Grasses, fruit trees, etc. Once again. Thks. Take care. 😉 See you for a glass of wine... 😄
Thank you so much Astrid. Your garden sounds great - I visited the David Austin place a few years back - not too far from me, once it's open again I'll go again and buy a rose or two. Merlot or Rioja would do nicely I reckon! All the best, Paul
hello there its nice to have like this,nice keep it up sharing to others
Thank you.
Excellent work, Paul! Loved the ruby weigela, Bishop, and red hot pokers. I also enjoyed the fruits...anxious to see how those plums look when ripe, yet still on the vine.
Well done! Thank you!!
Thanks Nate - I appreciate your comments. Hope it's a good year for plums!
You're my favorite gardener 🌹🏵🌲 your videos helps me with my anxiety
I am honoured and very pleased, thank you Maiya
Good morning to you! I enjoy your sync connection with your plants,birds and the nature. Your narration about the plants is a jewel for me. I take snapshots of your plants and their names :) your voice and giggles at times about the plants are so natural. Thank you for making these videos it gives me peace and zen during this stressful time. 🌏🙏🏻
Good afternoon - and thank you for your lovely supportive words. It means a lot to me. I am so pleased some of the plants are of interest to you. All the best, Paul
wow lovely flowers.. with butterflies
Thank you Danna - I’m pleased you liked the butterflies on the flowers.
Sooo, beautiful. I see everyday your Gardenvideos😍
Hi H D, that is so nice you enjoy watching my videos - thank you.
I thank you, because it gives me a lot of pleasure
Hi Paul. Great video as always. I have 3 Mahonias in my garden and starlings arrive in droves to my garden just as the "grapes" are ripening and they strip every last one of them. They then move onto my 3 cherry trees and when those are stripped the first harvest of figs is ripening.....they arrive in early spring all skinny and by the time they leave they are positively waddling.
That’s lovely Una - not sure though what you feel about lots of starlings? Your garden is such a rich buffet with staggered courses over the year...brilliant.
@@paultsworld I like starlings and I don't mind feeding them. They are usually gone by the time I collect my second harvest of figs which is just as well since my kids love fresh figs off the tree and Lily the Labrador rushes out every morning to see if any have fallen during the night.
I see your spirea is doing great.
Yes, really pleased with the spirea.
Beautiful garden. Love how you have an area for nature’s insects love the foxgloves.
Thank you for your nice comment Daisee and appreciation for nature.
Love your garden and all the shrubs and trees you have. I wasn't familiar with the Rowan tree love the airiness of it and berries. I am going to leave my dahlias in this fall and see what happens. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Pam. Put plenty of compost over the dahlias in Winter to keep them a bit warmer and cut the stems (which are hollow) right down so water doesn't get inside. Good luck.
@@paultsworld thank you.Will do😊
i am always much encouraged by your videos. Thank you.
That is so nice to know - thank you Elizabeth.
Gorgeous....
I love to see all those flowers and trees...so attractive...Sir!!
Thank you for sharring your fantastic work....Sir!!
Good morning from my Country and have a wonderful weekend....Sir!!
I am so pleased you are enjoying the videos Zaleha.
So gorgeous. Contagious your enthusiasm 👌🐝😷💝🇨🇦
Thank you Ruby, I'm so pleased you liked my video.
Lovely garden! Thank you!👏👏🤗💕
Thank you for visiting and enjoying the garden Mabel.
Thank you for watching - please like & subscribe - happy gardening
Your garden is fantastic 💚
Thank you Tanya.
Great garden Paul〰🌺 ... My 👍like 25** and video to the end✔
🤝 Thank you for sharing my friend🌻
Happiness, health and a nice weekend 😃👋
Thank you so much Marille - it's appreciated. Have a nice week-end.
YE gods Paul,I nearly missed your video.It got overlooked amongst a load of other messages.That would never do.Your garden is looking so lush.For mid summer I thought some plants could look tired but no,they look so healthy.Love that you show us your areas where all the practical stuff happens.Compost bins,twigs to be mulched etc.Its all part of the garden.Your pond has grabbed my attention.it looks so different from this angle.Im with you on trees.we dont have a huge garden but we are placing trees according to height and width for the size plot we have.Trees cement the garden and give height and interest and a resting spot for the birds.We planted a french lilac and a sweetpea tree yesterday.More roses and clematis for up the pagolas.Hope they grow well.I laughed with you over the Solomon Seal.Theres always a wee disaster going on somewhere eh?.Thanks again Paul for the fun visit to your garden.Such fun as Miranda would say Hugs from nz
Hey Yvonne don't miss my videos! 😁 Thank you for your comments - I think the garden is looking extra lush because after that drought it has rained a lot, one day it rained all day and night. That's great you are planting plenty of trees - they really do add so much -as well as of course height. I like the ways birds have their favourite place to perch - I just know where they will be. French lilac sounds interesting - I'll have to google it. Hugs back to you from England
@@paultsworld thankyou Paul for your reply.Your videos dont usually sneak past me.Bit preoccupied awaiting new grandchild in London.We have finally had a couple of fine days to potter in the garden.Looking at your clematis,sent me straight to the nursery to get some more.They give very quick coverage.Like you I have some areas Id like to cover.I also got some pink nastursium seeds to plant.They are newly out here so thought they could meander through some nakes areas of garden till I decide what to plant.Also planted some more feijoa trees.The fruit is delicious.Do you know it.?Your pear and apple trees look great.The comice is delicious,and love the old variety of bramley apple.Please keep showing your videos.They bring alot of joy as do you to other gardeners.Love your giggles of amusement as you spot the goings on behind your back like insects scoffing your plants.What else can we do ?Be safe and enjoy your week Paul.😁
How exciting a new grandchild - hope you'll be able to come over here soon Yvonne. I hadn't heard of feijoa trees - just looked it up; pineapple guava! I think there's a chance they could be grown here although maybe they want hotter summers? Once again so pleased you like my videos. Best wishes from England.
Oh, that close-up shot of the Himalayan honeysuckle with the sky at the background, it was very beautiful! It would be lovely as a an enlarged print. Great job, thanks for sharing Paul!
Thanks Dandee - glad you liked that view - such a pretty flower. All the best from England.
@@paultsworld I love it when you say "All the best from England.", my dream place on earth :)
Sounds like it would grow well for you.The fruit is so delicious and unique in flovour.Between pineaplle guava with a tangy almost bubblegum undertone.Sounds hideous but sooooo deliciious.Wish I could send some to you.Have a happy week Paul.
Ah, thank you Yvonne - best wishes Paul
love the creeper that turns red
Yes, it’s a Chinese creeper and until recently has been quite well behaved.
Very nice garden and lovely walk around. I just want to note, that in 29 minute there is Lysimachia punctata, not L. vulgaris. I wish you nice weekend
Hi Piotr, thank you once again for giving the accurate name. I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I’ll now check on the difference between the two.
Beautiful garden Paul!
Thank you Marie - I'm pleased you enjoyed my garden.
We used caplsin and kelp alot on our rubarbs and potatoes and they loved it. I guess with the Labrador sandy soul it supplied good nutrients !
Yes, the rhubarb likes lots of food and water. As I'm on sand I find it hard to give it enough water in the Summer. I've got early potatoes just showing through the soil at the moment so I'm mounding up.
Watching your video, I realized some of my plants in a wrong place😂 thank you for sharing ☘️
Hello Flowerwind, I'm pleased you found my video useful - I also have one or two plants I'm going to move! Best wishes from England.
Birds really like Mahonia berries and they are also used in herbalism. In America it’s called Oregon grape. Such a joyful garden.
That's really interesting Jeanne - I've seen the blackbirds dive in there but not quite seen what they were doing...I'm really pleased that I've yet another shrub with berries for the wildlife. Oregon Grape - lovely name.
@@paultsworld I have never seen any birds (in central Europe at least) eat mahonia berries, to be honest.
Pertalote 45 Interesting they don’t where you are! A number of people have seen them and I’ve always just suspected it but today caught one in the act - I’m delighted.
@@paultsworld Perhaps my mahonia fruit is less interesting than what the native bushes and trees can offer; I have no idea, really.
Oooooo! I love the idea of wildlife habitats, except the only animals that would take up residence at my house would be brown snakes. England, you are so quaint!
Margaret, I love snakes - used to have one as a pet! It was a cute British grass snake, I took it for walks in the garden errrr..... I've just googled your brown snakes - yikes!!!
@@paultsworld Australians take some sort of twisted pride in having nine out of ten of the most venomous and deadly snakes in The World. Our claim to fame! Unfortunately one moved into our garden and is metres away from our backdoor, I'm breaking into a cold sweat just thinking about next summer. I have a cunning plan, I will overwater that area to flush it out so that it relocates, they like it dry! Oh, BTW, I like nonvenomous snakes, too !
I remember reading about Australian snakes as a boy at school. What a shame you missed out on all 10! 🤣. We have just three snakes, with one being poisonous - the adder.
@@paultsworld I am sure we have 11-20 on the list of the world's deadliest snakes as well...hahaha. The adders, do they enter gardens? or are they pretty elusive? Adders sound QUITE venomous. BTW interesting story, someone was driving fast and was pulled over by the highway patrol police and the man said he was bitten by a brown snake and he was on the way to the hospital, the patrolman thought, Sure you are! Look in the back, I have killed the snake and it is in the car boot... the policeman saw indeed that the snake was dead in the vehicle and the man by this stage looked ashen and very stressed. He went to hospital etc, and soon after received a speeding fine AND a fine for killing native fauna.
Oh my goodness what a story! I wonder if humans are a protected species? Our adders are nowhere near as deadly as any of yours - probably struggles to make it into the top 1000. They are found on heath land and moorland, quite reclusive - you would have to really go out of your way to see one. I've never seen one but would love to.
So nice to see your pond in behind the Dahlias, looks like you have a great coverage of plants and water lilies!
Yes Lyn, the water lilies have really grown big.
Hi Paul, I love the dahlias especially the single ones. Love all of your native trees too my garden isn't big enough for trees just wild flowers. My foxgloves have just about finished but they'll seed like yours. A true bee magnet is greater knapweed which I've got it's often seen growing on wasteland or roadsides. I loved the shot of the jay Paul don't see many of them these days but such beautiful birds. Thanks for another great vid & have a good weekend mate
Great you’ve got plenty of the ubiquitous foxglove - I so like them. Thanks for reminding me about greater knapweed I haven’t had any for a long time - I’d better remedy that. I’m fond of the jays - it’s amazing how they know when I’ve just put out meal worms - their favourite.
As always - thanks for your comment Stephen.
Hello, Paul, my dearest friend !! It is always a great pleasure to watch the tours in your wonderful garden which is an explosion of life ....
I'd also like to have a space where plants and flowers can grow. I only have a terrace with a few flowers but it is not very large and is very exposed to the sun and in summer, unfortunately, the plants often dry out. I probably don't have your green thumb !! This is how it is said in Italy when a person is as good as you and an expert like you in treating and caring for your garden and your plants.
Thanks for these moments of serenity !! A big hug and enjoy your weekend! Lots of love from Italy. Renata
Hello Renata so pleased to hear from you. Green thumb is a great description - we use it too in English. Not sure if I have one, the plants themselves help me along. If you have a sunny terrace how about an aeonium? Have a lovely weekend - all the best from England, Paul
@@paultsworld Hello, Paul! I searched aeonium on google. Very nice plant! Like it! I'll search
it. Thanks so much for your tips my dearest friend! Hugs from Milan! Renata
Good for you Renata - could be something for a sunny place. Check out Aeonium 'schwarzkopf' - very vivid deep colour in Summer. Hugs from England.
@@paultsworld THANKS so much, Paul!! Big hug!!
Is that your own home gardning it had divine beauty I enjoyed very much ,such flowers I have never seen In tropical sunshine
Thank you - glad you enjoyed the garden. Yes, it is my own garden at home.
Love you tugging at the “weed”... hello from Dallas, Texas
I must go out and have a closer look to see if it is or not 🤣. Thank you for your visit to my channel Siobhan - I really enjoyed visiting Dallas a few years ago.
Hello Paul...I enjoy your garden, choice of plants and your sense of humour. I felt that I needed to warn you about the variegated plant creeping along your log border in front of your wonderful pond. This is chameleon plant, spreads by long roots like goutweed and is best used to cover steep slopes for preventing soil erosion. You will need to remove all the roots or you will have it forever, everywhere. We are dealing with this invasive plant in one of our public gardens here in Canada. It has a waxy smell when you pull it out. Sorry to give you bad news about a plant that looks nice but be wary and good luck...
Hi Wendy, thank you for your compliment and also I appreciate your warning. I was a little naïve about this plant and it hasn't been too bad in my garden so far but...I think I'll systematically dig it out as I can see how it's creeping along the edges and under plants out of sight. Thanks again for the warning.
Lovely garden
Thanks Phil.
Another beautiful video I really love all the garden tours I have deer problems the eat almost everything flower buds and even some of leaves, you’re lucky looks like you don’t have that problems. Thank you very much for sharing your garden keep posting please. GB
I don't have many problems here Khay, slugs of course and squirrels digging things up. No rabbits here either so I generally expect the garden to look much the same in the morning as I left it in the evening.
Hi there Paul - great show. I think that little green leaf plant in front of the yellow loostrife is Houttuynia. It smells awful and is a real thug here in the San Francisco bay area. I had to pull mine out.
cheers - Lee
Hi Lee, thank you for the i.d. on the plant. I'll go and have a sniff - then pull it out 😀 It sure is marching round the garden! Cheers, Paul
How nice your dahilas are. I admire them.they are my lovely flowers.l can not gr ow them.our town is very hot.
Thank you for your comment - sorry you can't grow dahlias.
It's a Pendulus Sedge, the tall arching grass like plant. Native, very invasive. bullfinches love the seeds if you leave it alone. my garden is full of them, have to pull them up when small. But i like them too.
Thank you for letting me know Viviana. I love the way it looks but have found it even in the front garden. I'd love to see a bullfinch swinging on it; would make a brilliant photograph - I have plenty of bullfinches but they spend their time on the sunflower hearts - I'll point out the sedge to them!
Wonderful garden tour , thanks paul !!:-):-)
Thank you for your lovely comment.
:) hi Paul, next video you MUST make us a wonderful apple pie with your incredible harvest! I adore your apple tree...Your dedication to you garden is incredible!
Thank you Mel, but actually you are the apple pie expert - with cinnamon if I remember rightly.
Lovely garden, very informative tour and I love your passion for your plants and the wildlife!
I believe your weeds with the pink flowers are willowherbs. Also, the other very common small ones with white flowers are bittercress.
And the white flowered plant in the pond are Houttuynia or Chameleon plant.
Isn't the plant you were tugging at a purple loosestrife btw? :)
Thank you - I’m pleased you enjoyed the tour.
Thank you for naming those two weeds - I like to know the names of everything in the garden.
Well spotted - yes, it was a stem of the purple loosestrife - I didn’t have my glasses on...😀
3:29 couldnt agree more! One of my favourite times of the year is watching the redwings and blackbirds demolish the Rowan and pyracantha berries. There is a ruck of them this year and no surprise there as it's like most other things great air quality and no traffic = lots of pollinating insects. And a lot of ours are red now like other peoples I've seen. I think that's early because I'm sure the rowen berries dont turn red usually until the end of the school holidays?? Anyway, brilliant video and thank you for sharing your beautiful garden. It's a treat to watch. PS have you intentionally cut a hole in the top of the garden shed door? If so, that's really considerate and lovely of you 😊 PPS I have also bought a long grass type plant especially for dragonfly. You inspired me!🙂
Redwings - brilliant. I once had waxwings but they stayed just half an hour - do you ever get them? I agree - I think the berries are early - turning red - in July!
Ah, the hole in the shed door - it was knocked off when the wind snatched the door open in the wind a few years ago and now the robin likes to nest on one of the shelves amongst the gardening gloves - they don't miss a trick. Let me know when the first dragonfly climbs up it - do you have water soldier? the damselfly larvae use them a lot.
@@paultsworld do they skate on top of the water? Yes I've got a few of those. No waxwings, yet. Beautiful birds though. Redwings, fieldfares, miste thrushes longtailed tits are my most exotic autumn birds. Summer ones at the moment are goldfinches and greenfinches. Actually the sparrows are the rarest of my garden birds so I love to feed them more and make sure they're ok. I'll have to upload a video!. I just post my bird photos on instagram under my same YT name. Some nice sun here today the plants will love that!
I would like to see your bird photos - I'll search instagram. The water soldiers are the plants that protrude above the water in Summer - the damselfly lavae climb up the stems to emerge. I really recommend them. I still have a colony of sparrows - they're exotic now!
Thankyou Paul.What ares of England are you as the feijoa grows in our minus winter temps and thrive in our moderate 20s to early 30s in summer.Not unlike your english weather now.The fruit is delicious and very unique flavour.Worth trying if you wanted.Im always looking to grow something different if I think its either interesting or looks delicious.Im currently growing a passionfruit hoping that it isnt killed off by the frosts we get.Its getting alot of frost cloth and a watchful eye.It may prove to be a disaster but will see how it goes throug the winter.Could be way more trouble than its worth but it gives me a project.Hope your summer stays pleasantly warm so you can enjoy your piece of paradise.Happiness and hugs 🐦
It's the NW - near the coast so quite mild, maybe I could grow the feijoa. Good luck with the passion fruit during your Winter. Best wishes Yvonne from England.
Hi Paul, I love your videos and could sit and watch them all day. Like you, I have never had success when lifting dahlias so I too leave them in situ and they come back year after year. Aren't the self seeders wonderful? Who doesn't like a freebie! Take care.
Howdy Wendy - you are very kind and encouraging. It's so nice to plants out and to be able to give self-seeders away to friends - I could open a market garden specialising in foxgloves, hellebores and lavender!
22.19 I have seen wild foxgloves ,digitalis, high up on greek mountains, in brown colour.
Brown foxgloves - how interesting, I’ve never seen them that colour before.
hi paul theres a huge2 nd yr foxglove in my garden..no idea what sort but will see soon...and ill collect the seeds
There’ll be 1,000s of seeds by July/August 😄
@@paultsworld its a wild foxglove the pink type.its huge...loads of growth
@@ThePegasus101 I like the 'wild' one - reminds me of walks in the countryside.
If I was a bird I would want to live in Paul’s garden 🦜
Thank you for your lovely comment Caroline 😊
Lovely garden tour again, I love blackbirds. I have one that likes to perch on our roof and sing in the late afternoon. It’s a nice end to my work day. I noticed some compost bags in the background, do you mulch just parts of the garden? I was inspired and picked up a couple of rhododendrons after seeing yours in bloom! Stunning. But my soil is quite alkaline, do you have to do much to keep your Rhododendrons happy?
That's great you have your own blackbird singing - I just stand and listen. I try to mulch but I never have enough for the whole garden - I once ordered a tonne of manure - it was still nowhere near enough, one problem is it disappears so quickly through the sandy soil.
I'm so pleased you've got some rhododendrons. if your soil is alkaline; how about planting them in a large hole with ericaceous compost and then put a good mulch on each year of more ericaceous soil - they'll be fine with a mix of soils. Let me know what colour the blooms are next year - they might be like mine and be multi-coloured due to the different soils. Keep them watered - particularly in August/September when they start producing their buds for next year.
Paul T's World thanks for the great tips Paul! Looking forward to the next vid
Hi Paul, my Dahlias and Delphiniums are blooming really welll now! I have 4 tall dahlia plants. I have the yellow one too. Huge stems, i had to put sticks around to keep the stems steady and 3 smaller dahlia plants.
Fabulous! I’ll bet that’s a fantastic display you have got. I’d better get my dahlias staked - I should have done it earlier.
Delphiniums are gorgeous- I don’t have any, but used to. The gardens are really in their full Summer colours now.
Hi Paul, are you on FB? I post most of my garden photos in Facebook.
Would love to see them - should I search purpledame?
@@paultsworldHi Paul, i am Silver Hennig on fb. Send me a friend request😊
I checked out your garden pictures - very nice, you are obviously very keen on gardening and photography.
Are you familiar with the Vinca Vije. I found one last year and put it in a container. I wasn't very good about caring for it and I haven't trimmed it back but today I see young shoots with purple flowers shooting out. Pleasant surprise! Any tips?
I have vinca minor - we call it periwinckle - very pretty, but it does spread and can be a little invasive, so best not to have it grow in between shrubs as their roots will intertwine and you can't pull it out.
You have a brilliant wildlife garden.The spirea bridal wreath I have heard of - its a bit like a white flowered spring buddleia - is it good for pollinators? That's a nice viburnum too you have it does really looks like a hydrangea hence your video text caption. I have a Mariesii viburnum but it is still only small having only got it last year. I also have the flowering current. The clematis idea is good, montana cultivars are nice but also Clematis alpina blue dancer is one I was looking at myself online recently which is lovely for an early flowering one. The laburnum flowers are lovely, must get quite a few bees on them. The native trees, holly and viburnum opulus all in one area must be great for wildlife - particularly for woodland butterflies and birds. The infamous solomon's seal sawfly is probably one type of wildlife that maybe isn't so good in the garden though, but everything has to eat. I like the foxgloves you have, and I like verbascums too for that matter, because of the flower spikes. I thought the yellow loosestrife was a verbascum actually before you said what it was. The apples are ripening well on the apple tree; I only have a small garden so I only have a patio fruit apple tree. You have a weigela bristol ruby, I have Bristol Snowflake instead but I only got it at the end of last year, its only tiny as a result but still flowered this year which was great.
Thank you for your fantastic comment - you obviously appreciate flora and fauna.
I like the spirea but I haven't seen many pollinators on it. I once saw a fabulous Mariesii viburnum - I'd quite like one, I'll check out clematis alpina blue dancer sounds nice. You're right I do get speckled wood butterflies dancing in the light and shade. That's nice your Bristol snowflake has flowered already - these weigela really perform well.
@@paultsworld Mariesii actually looks better in the shade flowering I think, that's where i have mine, although it does gets a little bit of dappled sunlight. As for woodland butterflies, you might get a purple hairstreak butterfly or even an elusive purple emperor butterfly eventually if the oak grows big enough!
@@faunalife2906 purple hairstreak butterfly -purple emperor! Now that would be fabulous. There was a hummingbird hawk moth on the lavender this week, but far too fast to catch with the camera.
Hi Paul, I have yellow loosestrife and it is a thug, you're right. I let it bloom and pull up what I can afterwards. I thought it grew from spreading underground stems rather than self-seeding though. Thanks for another lovely vid.
Good move pulling it straight up after flowering! I think I’ll try that. Yes, you are right it does spread underground - I must have got confused; not a difficult achievement for me 😀. Great to hear from you Sue.
Mine does not self-seed and is really well-behaved, not invasive at all, perhaps due to the rather difficult conditions (poor, dry soil) in which it has grown for years in the same spot.
I think it could be that it’s in dry soil - I think I mollycoddle mine with a very damp situation.
@@paultsworld "Damp situation" is nowhere to be seen in my garden unless it rains a lot and for days on end; I have, well, very good drainage indeed ;-)
You are quite the Gardner PaulT.
So nice of you Sheila - thank you.
Beautiful garden sir thank you for posting your video. Which plant can be planted next to hydrangea?
Such an interesting question Jagdish.
Hydrangeas are tolerant of different soils so you have a big choice. I like to put azaleas and rhododendrons with hydrangeas as they are all shrubs and flower at different times so the bed has interest from Spring till well into the Summer.
Thank you so much sir
You are very welcome.
Beautiful garden! How old is your lace cap hydrangea? I recently took a cutting from a friend of her hydrangea. Hopefully it's a success.🌸
Thank you. The lace cap is about 6 years old - It was a cutting from the large, old hydrangea on the patio. Good luck with your cutting - they do grow very quickly once they take.
Please can you tell me the Latin name for the plant that you called Grandmother s necklace? Love your videos
Thank you Christine. The Grandma's Necklace or Himalayan honeysuckle is Leycesteria formosa
@@paultsworld thank you from Helsinki
Helsinki - what a lovely place.
So beautiful!
Thank you Leslie.
So nice your garden, tkanks for the video! The dahlias , do you take them off for the winter?
Rosa
Thank you for the compliment Rosa. Yes, I do leave the dahlias in the ground - but I am in zone 9a on the coast in England so I can get away with it. Cutting the stems very close to the ground once the blooms have finished at first frosts (they're hollow - don't want rain in the stems) and covering with thick layer of compost to keep them warm over Winter will help.
Thank you so much 👌😁🌻
"Trees don't have to be enormous" :-) Of course they do not, unfortunately, I haven't noticed when my apple and pear trees and two hazel trees became such giants! I also have a maple tree which self-seeded and must be cut down in the winter if I want to avoid a dispute with a neighbour as well as damage to the fence foundations. To make matters worse, an uninvited box elder (Acer negundo), which is invasive here, has grown extremely fast despite having been trimmed a year ago. Like every year, since early spring I have been fighting with hundreds of Virginia creepers (big and small), not to mention the ever-present ground elder and multiple lilac suckers. I have no idea how you keep your garden so tidy and weed-free, chapeau bas! By the way, the slugs have dealt with my dahlias so successfully that there will be no bothersome lifting in the autumn :-)
Sounds as though the trees do too well in your garden! - I know the feeling - they grow when your back is turned.
6.24 You can't use hose and water it?
a hose
That’s a good question. Yes, i could do but most people in England don’t water their lawns - partly because as soon as it rains the grass becomes green again but also there is a water meter, so all water from a hose is paid for. Even though we are famous for rain - we actually sometimes have water shortages in England.
Hi Paul the gardens looking fab, a nice early clematis Francis Rivers has lovely blue and white flowers so pretty 😊💙
I've just looked up your suggestion Helen - yes, it's gorgeous isn't it! It's now on my list...do you have one in your garden?
@@paultsworld yes I do Paul it's really a good one always flowers every year so pretty 😊
@@paultsworld I'm a bit of a plant acholic I'm afraid ha ha 😊
That's great Helen - the flower head is different from any other I have. When do you prune yours and by how much?
@@paultsworld I wd just prune after it flowers but I don't really prune it that much as I like it to grow throw different things and sometimes you get more flowers later on that's what iv found anyway 😊
In 32.20 minute there is Carex pendula
Thank you Piotr - that’s really useful for me.
Never had much luck with dahlias.🧐
I'm liking them more and more - mostly because they are so prolific.
What is your goal for your garden?
I am trying to make all areas look nice and be attractive for me and the wildlife - just to enjoy being in the garden and watch nature do what it does best.
Carex pendula weeping sage I think that's what it's called but check it out it goes deep yes it is a rose champion thanks 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Graham, that's very useful. I do like to know the names of everything. 👍
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Thank you!