Hi Mark, just wanted to say that although I'm sorry you lost your Agapanthus plants, I really appreciate your honesty when things don't go to plan (as gutting as it is) so good for you for highlighting this. I have already moved mine which are evergreen into the greenhouse. I bought mine a couple of years ago from the 'A&E' department in the garden centre and nursed them back to the beauties they now are so I always put them to bed in the winter. I look forward to seeing your new ones bloom and once again, well done you on yet another great video and your honesty 👏👏 Tina ( Dublin, Ireland ☘️)
Hi Tina, sorry for the delay, thank you for this warm and encouraging comment. Good luck with your plants, I've just taken mine inside with my other tenders plants (Garage) and I'm waiting for a plant light to be delivered. Thanks again. Mark
I really like that you're not an instant gardener. I'm 63 moved into a new brand new home and yard in 2021. I have been planting small and forgotten plants throughout the yard knowing I'll not see them in their full glory but my granddaughter will 🤗
That's a big investment in the future. Hopefully we can draw some satisfaction and contentment from just imagining the future pleasure we are sowing the seeds of. It's a lovely thing to imagine right? Mark
Here in the South East UK I keep all of my evergreen agapanthus in pots on my South West facing terrace near the house, and plant my deciduous varieties in my well amended clay soil in my West facing garden border. Amazingly they all survived, though one side of my evergreenTwister needed to be cut out. Lost a ton of other stuff though.
Thanks for this. I think you have highlighted the point that even minimal protection would have made the world of difference. Thank you for commenting. Mark
My agapanthus are in the garden not pots didn’t cover them and have got the flower shoots on them. I live near Charlie in Manchester. All I did was let them die down and put a dose of chicken manure around and in March started feeding once I saw shoots appearing. Good luck with your new ones x
I wonder if cities and towns benefit from their own little microclimates with a little more shelter and warms from the urban landscape? Also, I'm curious as to whether in the earth is providing yours with some underfloor heating?
We had a very severe cold snap in December 2022 and luckily they were in an unheated glasshouse covered with five layers of fleece. Hope your new agapanthus flower and bloom.
Should you take the into the house during the winter near a window as I dont have a greenhouse or anything like that? The house wouldnt be cool as it will have central heating on? Thank you
Hi Charlotte. I don't think this would be ideal. But you could try it. A better option may be a shed or garage or alternatively close up to a sheltered wall. You could shelter or protect them further by putting your other tubs and pots around them. Mark
Hi Mark. What should I did if I have deciduous agapanthus in the garden? Do I need to lift them and store them or will a heavy mulch be okay? Also as they are planted in the garden the roots have no restrictions. Does this mean they will never reach their true flowering potential? Many thanks for a great video.
Hi there. Many people have told me that they leave their deciduous agapanthus in the ground with a very thick mulch and I would be confident doing the same. Regards the flowering, it feels like a bit of an anomaly/contradiction but when they grow despite have a free run they should flower well. It's something I can't explain but I have witnessed many times. I'll do some research into this as you've piqued my interest. Mark
Cheers Mark- I am sad to hear about your Agapanthus they did look beautiful around your cottage. I planted mine a couple of years ago and completely forgot about them, it must have been a wine weekend, so you can imagine my pleasure when they made an appearance this year and bloomed gloriously. As they are planted straight into the soil I am at a bit of a loss what to do for winter- fleece or poly-tunnel I guess. I suppose I could hope that being on the South coast and very close to the sea will protect my plants from the harshest of winters but that seems to casual for me. I really want to see how your white Agapanthus grow so I have subbed and liked to your channel and will see you again in the future. Best Wishes, Mick
Hi Mick. Are they evergreen ?My approach would be to simply cover them in a thick layer of manure. 4 inches and possibly some weed fabric. It sounds like you already have a magic formula though. Mark
Any tips on making a boxus circle round a small statue the edging is a circle but not sure if theres some thing I should do when planting the boxus they are very small to make sure its a good circle ?
I think the only thing i might say is be patient, and avoid the temptation to over plant (ie. Not too close together) also, perhaps watch my recent video on blight. I think you should be prepared to wait upto 18 months before you get a proper circle formed. But enjoy the process and the evolution. Mark
Hi Mark, about 3 years ago I bought an agapanthus, I potted it up in what I now think was too big a pot as it never flowered. In the winter I kept it in the garage but not last year, I left it out for some reason. It went totally mushy and I think it was just waterlogged. My husband took it out of the pot and it was soggy so with just put it in another pot and have left it to dry out over the last few months. My question is, there is a little bit of green in 2 places so does that mean it is not totally dead. Could we cut off the rest of the plant and just try and grow the green bits or would chopping at it kill it. Thank you.
Hi angie. Thank you. Appreciate this. Regards those planted in the ground, i read that some good thick organic mulch and some horticultural fleece might help. It's cold and wet combined which hurts them. This situation here is of my own making. I have learned lol. Mark
Hi Mark,sad to hear/ see the remains of your Agapanthus..here in New Zealand they are classed as a weed and are banned in many parts of the country,the smaller growing varieties are fine as they are sterile but A.Orientalis is a nuisance plant..good luck with your next attempt at growing
Thanks Matthew. I'd forgotten you're location in NZ until you reminded me. It still amazes me that we're international from cheshire. Thanks for commenting and the wishes. I won't make the same mistake next time. Mark
Abit of (pedandic and) useless knowledge: the word "agapanthus" comes from the Greek "agapé" love, and "anthos" flower. Therefore, flower of love. Good luck with your new crop.
Hi Mark, just wanted to say that although I'm sorry you lost your Agapanthus plants, I really appreciate your honesty when things don't go to plan (as gutting as it is) so good for you for highlighting this. I have already moved mine which are evergreen into the greenhouse. I bought mine a couple of years ago from the 'A&E' department in the garden centre and nursed them back to the beauties they now are so I always put them to bed in the winter.
I look forward to seeing your new ones bloom and once again, well done you on yet another great video and your honesty 👏👏
Tina ( Dublin, Ireland ☘️)
Hi Tina, sorry for the delay, thank you for this warm and encouraging comment. Good luck with your plants, I've just taken mine inside with my other tenders plants (Garage) and I'm waiting for a plant light to be delivered. Thanks again. Mark
I really like that you're not an instant gardener. I'm 63 moved into a new brand new home and yard in 2021. I have been planting small and forgotten plants throughout the yard knowing I'll not see them in their full glory but my granddaughter will 🤗
That's a big investment in the future. Hopefully we can draw some satisfaction and contentment from just imagining the future pleasure we are sowing the seeds of. It's a lovely thing to imagine right? Mark
Thank you. We have 3 agapanthus planted directly in our garden. They bloomed profusely without a pot. East Texas... usa
Here in the South East UK I keep all of my evergreen agapanthus in pots on my South West facing terrace near the house, and plant my deciduous varieties in my well amended clay soil in my West facing garden border. Amazingly they all survived, though one side of my evergreenTwister needed to be cut out. Lost a ton of other stuff though.
Thanks for this. I think you have highlighted the point that even minimal protection would have made the world of difference. Thank you for commenting. Mark
My agapanthus are in the garden not pots didn’t cover them and have got the flower shoots on them. I live near Charlie in Manchester. All I did was let them die down and put a dose of chicken manure around and in March started feeding once I saw shoots appearing. Good luck with your new ones x
I wonder if cities and towns benefit from their own little microclimates with a little more shelter and warms from the urban landscape? Also, I'm curious as to whether in the earth is providing yours with some underfloor heating?
We had a very severe cold snap in December 2022 and luckily they were in an unheated glasshouse covered with five layers of fleece. Hope your new agapanthus flower and bloom.
Thanks Nicholas, mine seem to have fared better this year and have come through the winter much better this time. Mark
Here in Lincoln Lincolnshire they have survived in pots. Pushed into the garden border over winter. Sorry to hear your news.
Thank you. Pleased about yours. I wonder if you have a microclimate?
Thanks for a very informative video.
Thank you for watching. Much appreciated. Mark
Should you take the into the house during the winter near a window as I dont have a greenhouse or anything like that? The house wouldnt be cool as it will have central heating on? Thank you
Hi Charlotte. I don't think this would be ideal. But you could try it. A better option may be a shed or garage or alternatively close up to a sheltered wall. You could shelter or protect them further by putting your other tubs and pots around them. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thank you, im new to gardening and have no clue!!
Hi Mark. What should I did if I have deciduous agapanthus in the garden? Do I need to lift them and store them or will a heavy mulch be okay? Also as they are planted in the garden the roots have no restrictions. Does this mean they will never reach their true flowering potential? Many thanks for a great video.
Hi there. Many people have told me that they leave their deciduous agapanthus in the ground with a very thick mulch and I would be confident doing the same. Regards the flowering, it feels like a bit of an anomaly/contradiction but when they grow despite have a free run they should flower well. It's something I can't explain but I have witnessed many times. I'll do some research into this as you've piqued my interest. Mark
Thanks for the advice Mark.
Cheers Mark- I am sad to hear about your Agapanthus they did look beautiful around your cottage. I planted mine a couple of years ago and completely forgot about them, it must have been a wine weekend, so you can imagine my pleasure when they made an appearance this year and bloomed gloriously. As they are planted straight into the soil I am at a bit of a loss what to do for winter- fleece or poly-tunnel I guess. I suppose I could hope that being on the South coast and very close to the sea will protect my plants from the harshest of winters but that seems to casual for me. I really want to see how your white Agapanthus grow so I have subbed and liked to your channel and will see you again in the future. Best Wishes, Mick
Hi Mick. Are they evergreen ?My approach would be to simply cover them in a thick layer of manure. 4 inches and possibly some weed fabric. It sounds like you already have a magic formula though. Mark
Any tips on making a boxus circle round a small statue the edging is a circle but not sure if theres some thing I should do when planting the boxus they are very small to make sure its a good circle ?
I think the only thing i might say is be patient, and avoid the temptation to over plant (ie. Not too close together) also, perhaps watch my recent video on blight. I think you should be prepared to wait upto 18 months before you get a proper circle formed. But enjoy the process and the evolution. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thanks Mark.
Hi Mark, about 3 years ago I bought an agapanthus, I potted it up in what I now think was too big a pot as it never flowered. In the winter I kept it in the garage but not last year, I left it out for some reason. It went totally mushy and I think it was just waterlogged. My husband took it out of the pot and it was soggy so with just put it in another pot and have left it to dry out over the last few months. My question is, there is a little bit of green in 2 places so does that mean it is not totally dead. Could we cut off the rest of the plant and just try and grow the green bits or would chopping at it kill it. Thank you.
Well I'm a bit of an experimenter. So i would definitely try slicing the living pieces and have a go at growing them on. You never know. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thanks will do.
So they will not flower well planted in a perennial bed?
Well I think they will yes eventually. Because they do. But perhaps more so when the roots are restricted and the soil is depleted and rocky
That is too bad but you did have a lot of other successful projects that took much time. If planted in the ground, should you dig them up for winter?
Hi angie. Thank you. Appreciate this. Regards those planted in the ground, i read that some good thick organic mulch and some horticultural fleece might help. It's cold and wet combined which hurts them. This situation here is of my own making. I have learned lol. Mark
Hi Mark,sad to hear/ see the remains of your Agapanthus..here in New Zealand they are classed as a weed and are banned in many parts of the country,the smaller growing varieties are fine as they are sterile but A.Orientalis is a nuisance plant..good luck with your next attempt at growing
Thanks Matthew. I'd forgotten you're location in NZ until you reminded me. It still amazes me that we're international from cheshire. Thanks for commenting and the wishes. I won't make the same mistake next time. Mark
The tips in the clickbait thumbnail ie what to not do is after 12 minutes
Thanks for you beautiful positivity
Abit of (pedandic and) useless knowledge: the word "agapanthus" comes from the Greek "agapé" love, and "anthos" flower. Therefore, flower of love.
Good luck with your new crop.
Not pedantic or useless. If I'd seen this before I made thr video i would have included it. Thank you