Loved this tour of Stephen’s garden, thank you. It’s always a pleasure to see your videos. I can see how Matthew is surprised at something every visit. It’s the same for us viewers. Even if you have made a video about a particular plant or shrub before, the season might be different, the coloring may have changed. Some youtubers are doing quite regular garden walks (like The impatient gardener) and it has surprised me how much I learned from just seeing parts of their garden more regularly.
Love the garden tours always! Yes to citrus! And if you have help for citrus in pots, that would be most helpful as well - I keep killing mine! Also, another plug for a Rock Garden episode, and an Alpines garden episode and how they are different.
Hi Stephen & Matt We'll ur gardens amazing Stephen & looking very proud of itself ! It's a credit too u how serene the feel u get walking in it The flowering trees my favourite is the ceanothus really pretty sky blue & not too tall I'll try track one down up here but probably can't get it Thanks again for the video guys & sharing Happy Gardening 🌸🐝🦟
How nice to Ce-a-nothus in this video! The last place I lived in the Seattle area had a gorgeous ceanothus that was large enough to qualify as a small tree. Beautiful specimen, absolutely packed with bees in early summer
So much interest in your garden❣️ And Stephen is spot on about men’s color tendencies. I worked in a retail garden center for 10 years and when asked what colors they would like, 99% said red and orange. 😉 Oh, and yes to a citrus video.
Love this video because you are showing some of the plants that I have grown in my southern California garden; namely ceanothus, clivia, Brugmansia, iris, citrus, clematis and now, here in Washington, land of (mushrooms and rhododendrons) peonies in pots and Cornus. I know that our seasons are reversed, but what are the temperature ranges in your garden? I thank you both so much for your videos. It is a very stressful time for some of us here in the States and your videos are a welcome and calming distraction.💝🧘♂🧚♀
@@thehorti-culturalists CITRUS: Yes, I think so! I've got cherries, plums, pears, apples, mulberries, figs, almonmds, pommegranates, currants, veggies, lillies, proteas and orchids growing all over the place...... but I can't for the life of me get a single citrus tree _of any kind_ to grow in my garden, let alone fruit!
Thanks lads! A really nice escape to a whole lot of green and some really fab flowers. I love the tangle of growth around the pond; The mixing of natives with exotics provides a sense of both depth and complexity as they interweave naturally. I think that's the best style of garden to show them off together and I really like how you've created it.
Video was amazing. There are so many more plants I need to look into now on top of the fuchsias, hellebores, and tuberous begonias I've been hunting for all thanks to this channel.
That you consider Paeonia suffruticosa Rockii , the holy grail of peonies makes me feel quite smug. We acquired one for our garden a few months ago from THE peony grower, of Vancouver Island, Don MacWatt. Thanks for the tour. We never miss your weekly videos.
Oh my, how wonderful 😍 Most interesting to see a mix of my own uk garden plants, mixed with things I'd have to greenhouse in winter, or keep as house plants, alongside plants I'd never grow for fear of them completely taking over the whole garden.... I'm looking at you, Yellow Flags and Montana 😆
Thanks for the gardening tour , with surprises around every bend.Really looking forward to “ Citrus in a Cold Climate” by the long lost Mitford brothers! Being new to Tasmania and a cold climate with heavy clay soil, I am at a loss as to how to grow Eureka lemons and cumquats. Maybe only in a greenhouse in pots….
Us and our big mouths!!! I will consider a citrus story at some time although they are grist for the mill on talk back radio in Victoria. Regards Stephen
Lovely video. Thanks! Yes to the citrus video! And can I overwinter any of them in an unheated greenhouse in eastern England? Probably gets down to about -5C.
Always enjoy your garden at different times of the year, Stephen. I’m curious about a comment you made. Are freesias all South African, including the ‘wild ones’ found on Aussie roadsides?
Hi, Stephen and Matthew. I understand smoke (separate from ash) can help some species germinate. I bought vermiculite and have a wood stove. (I am not interested in standing out in minus 20 over an open fire) Is there an easy way to safely and smoke the vermiculite? I was thinking of putting some in tin foil with pin holes and tossing it in wood stove. Is that reasonable?
You can buy smoke water which was first developed in South Africa where many plants that need that treatment come from.This would be the safest way! Regards Stephen
I appear to have become a “rose rescuer “. I have them in pots. What’s the best position for potted roses and food to bring them back to their original glory? I’m based in Bayswater Melbourne.
They will need a sunny aspect and if kept in pots give them a slow release fertiliser for a consistent feed and then some blood and bone or manure semi regularly. Also keep up the water. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturaliststhank you. The poor things have literally been rescued off garden rubbish left out on verges or in very neglected corners of gardens. This “habit” started this year. So I am literally learning on the run. Would an east facing position getting 6hrs + of direct sunlight be ok?
Hi, Stephen's nursery Dicksonia Rare Plants is on Mt Macedon. It's not neat, tidy or well kept. But it's an absolute treasure trove of wonderful plants!
Loved this tour of Stephen’s garden, thank you. It’s always a pleasure to see your videos. I can see how Matthew is surprised at something every visit. It’s the same for us viewers. Even if you have made a video about a particular plant or shrub before, the season might be different, the coloring may have changed. Some youtubers are doing quite regular garden walks (like The impatient gardener) and it has surprised me how much I learned from just seeing parts of their garden more regularly.
Glad you enjoyed it and I guess it won't be the last garden walk. Regards Stephen
Wonderful spring tour, thank you. Very helpful to see your plants in flower, plus the botanical names. Ps. Yes to the citrus! 😀
Yet another Citrus lover. Regards Stephen
Thanks for watching!
Yes please lets talk about citrus!
We will see. Regards Stephen
Love the garden tours always!
Yes to citrus! And if you have help for citrus in pots, that would be most helpful as well - I keep killing mine!
Also, another plug for a Rock Garden episode, and an Alpines garden episode and how they are different.
Thanks for watching!
It is a very big garden and has many different varieties of flowers and you gave very good information. You are a good gardener.
Thank you for the compliment. Regards Stephen
What a fantastic tour of your garden. Seeing it in a new light 💚💚
Well I'm glad you liked it and undoubtedly we will do it again at another season. Regards Stephen
Hi Stephen & Matt
We'll ur gardens amazing Stephen & looking very proud of itself !
It's a credit too u how serene the feel u get walking in it
The flowering trees my favourite is the ceanothus really pretty sky blue & not too tall I'll try track one down up here but probably can't get it
Thanks again for the video guys & sharing
Happy Gardening 🌸🐝🦟
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you find the Ceanothus. Regards Stephen
How nice to Ce-a-nothus in this video! The last place I lived in the Seattle area had a gorgeous ceanothus that was large enough to qualify as a small tree. Beautiful specimen, absolutely packed with bees in early summer
They are a lovely thing aren't they. Regards Stephen
Always nice to get a tour. Thank you! ❤
Thanks for watching!
Well that was a lovely walk. I especially loved hearing the frogs when we got to the pond.
They were loud! Thanks for watching!
So much interest in your garden❣️ And Stephen is spot on about men’s color tendencies. I worked in a retail garden center for 10 years and when asked what colors they would like, 99% said red and orange. 😉 Oh, and yes to a citrus video.
A citrus video. Me and my big mouth. Regards Stephen
Love this video because you are showing some of the plants that I have grown in my southern California garden; namely ceanothus, clivia, Brugmansia, iris, citrus, clematis and now, here in Washington, land of (mushrooms and rhododendrons) peonies in pots and Cornus. I know that our seasons are reversed, but what are the temperature ranges in your garden? I thank you both so much for your videos. It is a very stressful time for some of us here in the States and your videos are a welcome and calming distraction.💝🧘♂🧚♀
Glad to be a relaxant in these stressful times. Regards Stephen
Stephen's garden can range from -1/-2oC to 42oC at both extremes. Mediterranean type climate but with summer rains.
Hi Stephen, I once had a small conifer, which died and thus turned brown, so I spray painted it green.. no one knew. 😊😊😊😊
You are worse than me! Regards Stephen
Yes please video about citrus! Great video and beautiful garden!
CITRUS again oh well we might just have to do it. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists CITRUS: Yes, I think so! I've got cherries, plums, pears, apples, mulberries, figs, almonmds, pommegranates, currants, veggies, lillies, proteas and orchids growing all over the place...... but I can't for the life of me get a single citrus tree _of any kind_ to grow in my garden, let alone fruit!
Thanks lads! A really nice escape to a whole lot of green and some really fab flowers. I love the tangle of growth around the pond; The mixing of natives with exotics provides a sense of both depth and complexity as they interweave naturally. I think that's the best style of garden to show them off together and I really like how you've created it.
Why thank you for the compliments. Regards Stephen
Video was amazing. There are so many more plants I need to look into now on top of the fuchsias, hellebores, and tuberous begonias I've been hunting for all thanks to this channel.
A pleasure. Regards Stephen
That you consider Paeonia suffruticosa Rockii , the holy grail of peonies makes me feel quite smug. We acquired one for our garden a few months ago from THE peony grower, of Vancouver Island, Don MacWatt. Thanks for the tour. We never miss your weekly videos.
Thanks for coming on board and it is lovely that I could confirm your impeccable taste. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists 😀
Thank you for the video. It was very informative to see sll the plants in Steven's garden.
Thanks for watching!
Oh my, how wonderful 😍
Most interesting to see a mix of my own uk garden plants, mixed with things I'd have to greenhouse in winter, or keep as house plants, alongside plants I'd never grow for fear of them completely taking over the whole garden.... I'm looking at you, Yellow Flags and Montana 😆
Any plants I grow and of course well controlled as needs be. Regards Stephen
Thanks for the gardening tour , with surprises around every bend.Really looking forward to “ Citrus in a Cold Climate” by the long lost Mitford brothers! Being new to Tasmania and a cold climate with heavy clay soil, I am at a loss as to how to grow Eureka lemons and cumquats. Maybe only in a greenhouse in pots….
Us and our big mouths!!! I will consider a citrus story at some time although they are grist for the mill on talk back radio in Victoria. Regards Stephen
Thank you for another lovely video.
Thanks for watching!
By the way: there are at least two species of Solomon's Seal native to Europe. It grows as a woodland plant.
I did say hybridum was a cross between two European species. Regards Stephen
Certainly we want to hear more about hardy citrus! Please include some indoor pot culture for those of us in the deep cold of N. Ontario (minus 30C)
Yet again citrus. We may well need to deal with it. Regards Stephen
Lovely video. Thanks! Yes to the citrus video! And can I overwinter any of them in an unheated greenhouse in eastern England? Probably gets down to about -5C.
Thanks for watching!
Always enjoy your garden at different times of the year, Stephen. I’m curious about a comment you made. Are freesias all South African, including the ‘wild ones’ found on Aussie roadsides?
Yes they are indeed all South African. Regards Stephen
My neighbour has a daffodil in flower, here in Cornwall. I first saw the flower on 12th November.
We are having a problem with this too. The Dutch irises are a foot tall and eye fear they might be ruined for next spring.
Nature is fickle but most of your plants will survive and settle down in due course. Regards Stephen
Hilarious! I DO think it takes a bit of derring-do to be a gardener, sometimes! Love the Miscanthus duluxii - brilliant idea. 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
People don't realise just how brave we gardeners are! Regards Stephen
I always say give some of your favourites away so that when you have a disaster like you had just ask for a piece to restart your collection.
Never a truer word spoken! Regards Stephen
Oui had our first frost this morning on Long Island. Tomatoes and dahlias took a hit. Everything else is ok.
Thanks for watching!
@@thehorti-culturalists the peonies are SUPER impressive
Hi, Stephen and Matthew. I understand smoke (separate from ash) can help some species germinate. I bought vermiculite and have a wood stove. (I am not interested in standing out in minus 20 over an open fire) Is there an easy way to safely and smoke the vermiculite? I was thinking of putting some in tin foil with pin holes and tossing it in wood stove. Is that reasonable?
You can buy smoke water which was first developed in South Africa where many plants that need that treatment come from.This would be the safest way! Regards Stephen
Do you have any mate's with nurseries in Sydney that you would recommend, I'm near pennant Hills.
Sorry but I'm out of the loop when it comes to Sydney. Regards Stephen
I appear to have become a “rose rescuer “. I have them in pots. What’s the best position for potted roses and food to bring them back to their original glory? I’m based in Bayswater Melbourne.
They will need a sunny aspect and if kept in pots give them a slow release fertiliser for a consistent feed and then some blood and bone or manure semi regularly. Also keep up the water. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturaliststhank you. The poor things have literally been rescued off garden rubbish left out on verges or in very neglected corners of gardens. This “habit” started this year. So I am literally learning on the run. Would an east facing position getting 6hrs + of direct sunlight be ok?
Where can you buy these plants from?
Hi, Stephen's nursery Dicksonia Rare Plants is on Mt Macedon. It's not neat, tidy or well kept. But it's an absolute treasure trove of wonderful plants!
If you aren't too far away my own nursery Dicksonia Rare Plants stocks many of them. Regards Stephen
I would like the pale pink slim long fuschia please. Is it the right time to purchase it? I am local.
@@timmcintyre3066 😐
Beautiful video gentlemen. Say Stephen that's GA's loss not yours.
Thanks for watching!
Please don't eat Solomon's Seal - it's quite poisonous!
not according to the book Cornucopia which states the young shoots of at least two European species are a great vegetable. Regards Stephen