Wow thank you so much for this.... I’ve never quite known what to do with my old hydrangeas but you have given such clear and easy to follow guidance, I actually now feel confident in tackling them! 🥰👍🏻🥳
I am so pleased you found my video useful. Yes Dawn, go ahead and sort out your hydrangeas, they are such striking shrubs and really brighten the Summer. Good luck.
Lovely demonstration Paul. I love hydrangeas, a very easy shrub to grow and the flowers last long in water ( up to 2 weeks).My small garden is 90% hydrangeas, all started as pot plants from the supermarket, most now large handsome plants. I can’t think of another plant that is so undemanding but provides a magnificent summer long display, year on year. They never disappoint. I even decorate my hydrangeas with fairy lights at Christmas! Keeping the flower heads on over winter also helps beneficial insects with somewhere to hide.
Wow Bridget, 90% hydrangeas - your garden must be spectacular. Do you also have the paniculatas? Thanks for reminding me - I forgot to mention the insects.
@Paul T's World, thanks for replying! No paniculatas just mop head hydrangeas. Yes, the garden is a sight of blue, white and pink in the summer! All bought as pot plants originally, over the years.They are a thirsty plant and prefer dappled shade if possible. Morning sun is OK, but they will not like being baked in the afternoon sun. I will get some nectar rich plants in this year for the bees and insects. Your garden is beautiful and such a haven for wildlife.
Thank you Bridget for the extra info. Do you remember last year when we had that hot weather early in the Summer - it did burn some of the leaves on the mop heads. The bees love lace cap hydrangeas if you want to try one of those for the insects.
@Paul T's World, thank you Paul for the info.I didn’t know that lace cap were attractive to bees, I will definitely be looking to get some this year. I grew my own foxgloves from seed the year before last. As a first timer, it was surprisingly easy and they made a lovely display.The bees thought it was heaven and it was nice to watch them too. I have 2 budhleia, so the butterflies are happy. I need to grow some nectar rich plants for the bees.Lace cap sounds great!
You've got some great bee friendly plants Bridget - I just love my foxgloves and have created a new display I am excited about. The lacecaps have fertile flowers which attracts the bees - checkout this video which features my largest lacecap full of bees. th-cam.com/video/ilL11eiX9CE/w-d-xo.html This video of the front garden shows my "shocking pink" lacecap along the steps which was a cutting from the back garden one, but has changed colour - probably because this bed is less acidic. th-cam.com/video/G74hkjRj86A/w-d-xo.html
Paul I feel your Pain with regards to Hair cutting, according to the last update non essential Shops are due to open on the 12th April, such as Beauty Salons & Hairdressers & Barbers, included, unless they move the Goal posts again. 🙄 I too am waiting with baited breath for then so I can get rid of what I refer to as all my Covid Grey hair colour . Love your videos keep up the good work 👍🏼
Glad you like the videos Jean. Glad they're opening sometime in the foreseeable future - but I find they always cut off my natural colour and leave the grey!
Just an incredibly beautiful & majestic flowering plant; even it’s winter appearance is attractive. Hydrangeas are a royal addition to the garden. Thank you for including the gorgeous little robin. Thank you for sharing your gardening wisdom & experience to help us grow hydrangeas successfully. Take care, stay safe. Blessings
Thank you Sharon, I'm so pleased you liked the little robin and enjoyed the hydrangeas - they are indeed a beautiful shrub - I like them more and more each year.
you're the voice I choose to listen to whenever I am having a terrible time. Lisening to you talk about the birds and your garden, it soothes me right down. You're a lovely, kind soul and I sincerely hope you get more recognition.
I do hope things are getting for you. I feel humbled and honoured that my videos are such a help and thank you so much for letting me know - it is very encouraging to me to make videos. Best wishes and all the best, Paul
Thanks for the great tips on pruning and feeding your hydrangeas Paul. I'm glad you said that you like shrubs intermingling, it looks amazing and I prefer that style of garden too! It was so nice to catch a few glimpses of that dear little robin!
I have to hold myself back when pruning - most shrubs gasp if I walk past with secateurs in my hand! Show your hydrangea who is boss - but make sure there are a couple of buds left on each stem otherwise it will get its own back on you and not flower 😆. Glad you like my little robin.
Hi, my friend. I love hydrangeas very much. I enjoy watching your taking care of your garden in early spring. I expect of rich blooming of hydrangeas. Great time!👍👍👍👍👍
The pruning process was indeed so therapeutic, I enjoyed it along with you :-) I am not a huge fan of hydrangeas but yours are beautiful. Maybe I should reconsider my favorites 😀
Hi De Hoeve, glad you enjoyed the video - I am starting to really like hydrangeas because of the fabulous show of colour each Summer. Hope your renovation is progressing well.
We have the same values and the same hydrangeas Paul 😉 These are my favorite in the garden. I love to make cuttings with mine. I love so much gardening too 😊 Thank you for this robin so cute 😍 Very good picture 👌🏻 I have a wonderful natural soil with Cottie, my hen 👍🏻 It's a very good idea to show hydrangeas in summer. You have a so lovely garden. It's so beautiful. Thank you for this video 🤗
Hi Jane, how nice you also have these hydrangeas, 🌷 I must take cuttings again this year. I knew you'd like the robin - he's a cutie isn't he; maybe as cute as Cottie? I'm so pleased you enjoyed my video and garden. 😊
Good afternoon from North Borneo...Sir. I love those Hydrangeas...and miss them a lot. Thank you....Paul T's World Have a wonderful Spring season... Sir!
Good morning Paul. The camellia behind you is stunning. Hair salons not before April 12th :) then you can get pruned! Your vlog was timed perfectly just doing mine, and glad to say you reinforced what I do with mine so that's good. Didn't have to take much out of mine this year, I barely got any blooms last year after that last hard frost we had. So fingers crossed for this year .
What a happy video to watch. We are still covered in snow and ice here, which is slowly melting. Planning on planting hydrangeas this year so this is a welcome treat. Thank you so much for your channel.
Lovely to hear from you Colleen. I have just received some paniculata hydrangeas I ordered online - I am so excited to see them grow and maybe flower this year. Hopefully you'll soon be in the garden with snow but a distant memory. Best wishes.
Hydrangea season is underway!!! I'm looking forward to seeing them throughout the year. The robin's colours were incredible, like straight out of a Christmas card. We have had one in the garden all winter and now it looks as if there are two so maybe they are going to nest here. I really hope so. The blackbird is busy collecting the soft feathery Larch leaves in his beak and the Turtle doves are collecting twigs. They look as if they are going to repeat nesting in the Witch Hazel. Sparrows of course abound but still no Tits, but I am ever hopeful.
Yes Una, that robin is in perfect condition - just gorgeous. You have a nice variety of birds setting up home in your garden - including of course your famous chirping sparrows! Wish I had a turtle dove - they are not very common here now.
When I lived in South-East Madrid I hardly ever saw Turtle doves, but here in the mountains they are all over the place, plus some very fat wood pigeons. I see them perching on the fibre optic lines that positively sag under their weight....one of these days we are going to end up with no internet!
Thanks Paul, very clear & informative. I created a new border last month & will be planting a few hydrangeas next week. Looking forward to more videos!
Hi Paul, just started watching you today and I'm hooked. Like you, I love my hydrangeas, most of which were acquired from friends. Looking forward to seeing all of your videos. Keep them coming.
Excellent and informative production, Paul! Nice work with the audio adds for transitions, transitions themselves, and text reveals. It certainly wouldn't hurt to get a haircut. ;)
Glad you like the 'back in time' transitions Nate. I got the inspiration for those from the Canadian series "Corner Gas" I'm watching on Netflix. Haircut on the way!
We soon will be with haircuts all round lol. That camellia colour is our most common in Britain - it does well each year, usually starting to flower in late February.
Hi Chris, thanks for popping by. It always feels nice to put a video up. I do like these hydrangeas but your paniculatas in N. America are also spectacular. Cheers mate.
Oooo new plants!? Are you going to do a video on your plant haul and where they are going in the garden? I am buying a few plants in our lovely Autumn. I bought a dwarf white hydrangea and will containerise it. I also bought some bromeliads (they will need to go into the greenhouse in about a month! )We had a 4 deg C morning this morning, yikes! unseasonably early. But tomatoes intact! Am I allowed to ask what plants you have bought? it sounds very exciting. I just love Spring and going to the nurseries.
A dwarf hydrangea in a pot - sounds great - is it a macrophylla? 4C - wow! I love bromeliads - reminds me of my travels in the tropics. So you've got new plants - Autumn great time to plant. Yes, I'll feature my new plants.... I've bought paniculata hydrangeas, calla lilies and a whole host of perennials which will arrive as little plugs. Oh, and also 6 griselinia littoralis ( the NZ plants) that I'm using to fill a gap in the hedge. Oh, and one other cutting I've bought - it is tropical, highly scented, poisonous, very fast growing and could play in a band in heaven???? 😁
I think my dwarf hydrangea is a paniculata because it has smaller leaves(?) Your new plants sound very exciting. I love the way you have said The NZ plants! I am ashamed to say I haven't heard of it even though it is in my region ! I looked it up it looks great, dense and evergreen: great for little nests?Oh and I will look forward to seeing your perennials. My new favourite is Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit. I am late coming to echinacea and it is about to be my new fad! I love your description of this new, mysterious tropical plant ! It will sell out if you are making such a description. Sounds intriguing ; D
The lovely paniculata hydrangea which is featured on my August Tour part 5 ( th-cam.com/video/G74hkjRj86A/w-d-xo.html ) is a dwarf and is the perfect size for its place. I love it - my first paniculata. I am also new to the griselinia and was told about them by a friend. Some of my privet hedge is not too good now so I wanted to replace it with a hedge that was thicker in Winter. It will flower but needs both male and female plants. I've never had echinacea but have been tempted - I think when my vast array of little plug plants arrive some will be echinacea - hope so! I wondered if you'd get my clue to the tropical plant "plays in a band in heaven" "Angels Trumpet!" 😁
Hi...I am Nixa....I missed you a lot...I like every video that you sent us...I am learning from you....I am putting in practice some of your recomendations in my small garden.....thank you so much...😘😘😘😘
Hello Nixa, thank you for your lovely comment, I am so pleased you enjoy the videos and are planting your garden - I hope you like hydrangeas as they add so much to a garden.
Hi Anne, glad you liked the video. Is it a good idea just before a fall of snow? In England we do it after the worst of the Winter weather which is March/April.
Nice informative video. I enjoyed it a lot. A few weeks back I heard that my best friend is partially going to clear their tiny front yard. So I asked if I could adopt her hydrangea. There were 3 in total, I got a smaller lace cap and a tiny mop head trying to recover this spring. I pruned them all after watching a pruning video from The Middle Sized Garden channel. I couldn't transplanted them over yet because of the frost. But today was a good day and it was quite a lot of work digging them out. They are going to stay in my pots, until I have designed a proper cottage garden layout for the back garden. I used some of the clay soil and added compost to fill in the gaps. Should I feed them extra or will be the new compost be enough for this year?
I think the compost you’ve put in would be OK for now but a light scattering of slow release fertiliser would help. I usually use the ericaceous fertiliser.
@@paultsworld oke thank you. I don't own any garden fertilizer yet, only some liquid ones from when I still lived in an apartment. I heard that Garden Answer channel uses slow release fertilizer for roses for her hydrangeas. I have about 7 hydrangeas now and 4 butterfly bushes. Will most of these shrubs benefit from one kind of dry/powder fertilizer? I'm completely new to garden fertilizers and need to research a bit what is available.
Best thing of all is to feed the soil by putting a layer of bought, bagged (so well rotted) manure around everything, that will sort out the hydrangeas for the year. Second best is actual fertiliser such as any slow release. Don't over feed as then leaves will grow big and maybe not so many flowers. Butterfly bushes will perform whatever you do! Sequestered iron and seaweed feed is great for hydrangeas.
You are the only TH-camr I found who uses growmore. I purchased this without knowing anything about gardening or growing veg and now I don't know how to use the thing. So I have five small 12 cm hydrangeas I want to plant in the garden would a handful mixed with compost in the hole be about right? Thanks
Growmore is a good general purpose fertiliser - I wouldn't hesitate to use it for all plants. So yes, a small handful mixed with compost would be good. If you are buying compost then buy ericaceous compost and try and water with rainwater. If you make your own compost then that would be good as well. Make sure your new hydrangeas don't go very dry during their first Summer as they start to establish themselves and grow their roots. Water well, then leave till the first few inches of soil are dry then water well again. Good luck - hydrangeas are a great shrub and might even flower for you this Summer.
@@paultsworld I got it already with flowers from Lidl, it was also shockingly rootbound. I had to cut the roots out of the pot it was that bad, my mistake I should've checked. I have complained to Lidl though, i suspect they rehash all the unsold hydrangeas from the previous weeks and sell at full price which is just not on. I have the blue one potted up in ericaceous compost and it looks good do far. Regarding rainwater I'm afraid I have no means to collect that so have been watering with tap water (I hope that won't kill it?). Anyway thank you for your advice, I have subscribed and will keep coming back for sure to ask you for more advice.
@@sunshineseaandvitamind8620 thank you for subscribing and welcome to my channel. You certainly won’t kill your hydrangeas by using tap water. A little trick is to fill a watering can and leave it a couple of days or so then water. This works because the tap water chemicals will evaporate and become more like rain water. Good luck - hopefully they’ll flower for you this Summer.
Is that a self seeding Spanish or English bluebell you took out I wonder? Only the English ones are scented I think. I really like hydrangeas especially the lacecap ones as they are better for pollinators and I have one next to a viburnum mariesii, because the flower structure of both are similar with the mixture of big and small flowers I assume your flowering currant is in full bloom now nearly I saw one on a walk recently and it looked spectacular.
Hi Fauna Life, that is a very good question as to whether the bluebells are Spanish or English - I actually don't know. Once they are in flower I'll see if I can tell. The bumblebees love the fertile flowers on the lacacaps - I think they like to simply crawl from one to the and don't have to spend energy flying. I've always admired the viburnum marieseii - it must look spectacular alongside your lacecap. The flowering current is in flower but only just.
Hi Andy, that's a good question. If you are in Britain I'd do it sometime this month (March). Give it a nice mulch of compost to keep it warm over any late March/April frosts.
Hi, out of interest where have you planted your hydrangeas please? I moved a plant to a shaded area next to a pine on a North facing border but it later died and disappeared. (West Midlands). I have managed to propagate 2 plants from cuttings which are doing well.
I have them in the patio in part shade, also one in full sunshine so I think they do want some sun to help them bloom. I am wondering if it was too dry under a pine tree. We don't need to worry too much about full sun in Britain so I'd choose a sunny place but they do want lots of water - be on the look out for drooping leaves. Good luck.
@@paultsworld Hmmm. Ok. I will try a sunnier spot this t8me. Many thanks for the videos and for taking the time to reply. Enjoy your weekend - look fwd to the next video.
With a double 'LL' it should be 'filler'. Different from 'Fylde Coast; ''I filed my nails' ''I filled my basket''. It's still a great plant - perhaps get a pair of shears to reach you curly locks - or a DIY shaver? 'Or let it be '.
That's a good point James. The problem for me is that I find it more difficult reaching into the stems without knocking buds off when I have gloves on. I'll see about a tighter, thinner pair.
Wow thank you so much for this.... I’ve never quite known what to do with my old hydrangeas but you have given such clear and easy to follow guidance, I actually now feel confident in tackling them! 🥰👍🏻🥳
I am so pleased you found my video useful. Yes Dawn, go ahead and sort out your hydrangeas, they are such striking shrubs and really brighten the Summer. Good luck.
Finally, a video that makes a lot of sense about pruning microphyla!! Thank you!
Wow, thank you Paula - I love your comment - of course!
Always happy to see a video from you. Your sweet little robin was a special treat 😊❤️
Thank you Vicki - I can't resist videoing robins - their plumage is perfect at this time of year - and they know it!
Definitely mop head season Paul 🤣
Loved your little attentive friend, he was hanging on to your every word! Very timely video😊
Exactly Maureen - let's hear it for all the mop heads like me! Isn't the plumage on the robin just perfect?
@@paultsworld Yes! I was sure you'd hired a Robin model for the video shoot 😃
Ha, ha - he knows he looks gorgeous!
Excellent demonstration. Your camellia is beautiful!
Thank you Laura - yes, it's a lovely colour.
Lovely demonstration Paul. I love hydrangeas, a very easy shrub to grow and the flowers last long in water ( up to 2 weeks).My small garden is 90% hydrangeas, all started as pot plants from the supermarket, most now large handsome plants. I can’t think of another plant that is so undemanding but provides a magnificent summer long display, year on year. They never disappoint. I even decorate my hydrangeas with fairy lights at Christmas! Keeping the flower heads on over winter also helps beneficial insects with somewhere to hide.
Wow Bridget, 90% hydrangeas - your garden must be spectacular. Do you also have the paniculatas? Thanks for reminding me - I forgot to mention the insects.
@Paul T's World, thanks for replying! No paniculatas just mop head hydrangeas. Yes, the garden is a sight of blue, white and pink in the summer! All bought as pot plants originally, over the years.They are a thirsty plant and prefer dappled shade if possible. Morning sun is OK, but they will not like being baked in the afternoon sun. I will get some nectar rich plants in this year for the bees and insects. Your garden is beautiful and such a haven for wildlife.
Thank you Bridget for the extra info. Do you remember last year when we had that hot weather early in the Summer - it did burn some of the leaves on the mop heads. The bees love lace cap hydrangeas if you want to try one of those for the insects.
@Paul T's World, thank you Paul for the info.I didn’t know that lace cap were attractive to bees, I will definitely be looking to get some this year. I grew my own foxgloves from seed the year before last. As a first timer, it was surprisingly easy and they made a lovely display.The bees thought it was heaven and it was nice to watch them too. I have 2 budhleia, so the butterflies are happy. I need to grow some nectar rich plants for the bees.Lace cap sounds great!
You've got some great bee friendly plants Bridget - I just love my foxgloves and have created a new display I am excited about. The lacecaps have fertile flowers which attracts the bees - checkout this video which features my largest lacecap full of bees. th-cam.com/video/ilL11eiX9CE/w-d-xo.html
This video of the front garden shows my "shocking pink" lacecap along the steps which was a cutting from the back garden one, but has changed colour - probably because this bed is less acidic. th-cam.com/video/G74hkjRj86A/w-d-xo.html
Paul I feel your Pain with regards to Hair cutting, according to the last update non essential Shops are due to open on the 12th April, such as Beauty Salons & Hairdressers & Barbers, included, unless they move the Goal posts again. 🙄 I too am waiting with baited breath for then so I can get rid of what I refer to as all my Covid Grey hair colour . Love your videos keep up the good work 👍🏼
Glad you like the videos Jean. Glad they're opening sometime in the foreseeable future - but I find they always cut off my natural colour and leave the grey!
Just an incredibly beautiful & majestic flowering plant; even it’s winter appearance is attractive. Hydrangeas are a royal addition to the garden. Thank you for including the gorgeous little robin. Thank you for sharing your gardening wisdom & experience to help us grow hydrangeas successfully. Take care, stay safe. Blessings
Thank you Sharon, I'm so pleased you liked the little robin and enjoyed the hydrangeas - they are indeed a beautiful shrub - I like them more and more each year.
you're the voice I choose to listen to whenever I am having a terrible time. Lisening to you talk about the birds and your garden, it soothes me right down. You're a lovely, kind soul and I sincerely hope you get more recognition.
I do hope things are getting for you. I feel humbled and honoured that my videos are such a help and thank you so much for letting me know - it is very encouraging to me to make videos. Best wishes and all the best, Paul
Thanks for the great tips on pruning and feeding your hydrangeas Paul. I'm glad you said that you like shrubs intermingling, it looks amazing and I prefer that style of garden too!
It was so nice to catch a few glimpses of that dear little robin!
Thank you Lyn. That robin has his nice fluffy Winter coat in perfect condition.
I love the little bird. You are so good at pruning. My hydrangea is a nightmare.
I have to hold myself back when pruning - most shrubs gasp if I walk past with secateurs in my hand! Show your hydrangea who is boss - but make sure there are a couple of buds left on each stem otherwise it will get its own back on you and not flower 😆. Glad you like my little robin.
Hi, my friend. I love hydrangeas very much. I enjoy watching your taking care of your garden in early spring. I expect of rich blooming of hydrangeas. Great time!👍👍👍👍👍
That's so nice Smile Sun. I'm also expecting/hopeing them to bloom well - we'll see in the Summer.
The pruning process was indeed so therapeutic, I enjoyed it along with you :-) I am not a huge fan of hydrangeas but yours are beautiful. Maybe I should reconsider my favorites 😀
Hi De Hoeve, glad you enjoyed the video - I am starting to really like hydrangeas because of the fabulous show of colour each Summer. Hope your renovation is progressing well.
We have the same values and the same hydrangeas Paul 😉 These are my favorite in the garden. I love to make cuttings with mine. I love so much gardening too 😊 Thank you for this robin so cute 😍 Very good picture 👌🏻 I have a wonderful natural soil with Cottie, my hen 👍🏻 It's a very good idea to show hydrangeas in summer. You have a so lovely garden. It's so beautiful. Thank you for this video 🤗
Hi Jane, how nice you also have these hydrangeas, 🌷 I must take cuttings again this year. I knew you'd like the robin - he's a cutie isn't he; maybe as cute as Cottie?
I'm so pleased you enjoyed my video and garden. 😊
Finally you are back Paul. We miss you!
Thank you Edgardo!
Always something to learn and i love your humor ! Thank you !
Greetings from Germany
Thank you for your lovely comment Daniela. Greetings to Germany.
Good afternoon from North Borneo...Sir.
I love those Hydrangeas...and miss them a lot.
Thank you....Paul T's World
Have a wonderful Spring season... Sir!
Glad you like the hydrangeas -Thank you and have a nice weekend.
" sounds a little bit dodgy " that made me laugh Paul
Ha Jim, I realised on a video last year that I’d said it incorrectly - so I thought I’d put the record straight and say it carefully!
Another great video 😍😘
You back, we miss a lot!😊
Thank you for your nice comment.
Good morning Paul. The camellia behind you is stunning.
Hair salons not before April 12th :) then you can get pruned!
Your vlog was timed perfectly just doing mine, and glad to say you reinforced what I do with mine so that's good. Didn't have to take much out of mine this year, I barely got any blooms last year after that last hard frost we had. So fingers crossed for this year .
Morning Carolina! 12th April - that's nearly a month away! Hope your hydrangeas perform this year.
What a happy video to watch. We are still covered in snow and ice here, which is slowly melting. Planning on planting hydrangeas this year so this is a welcome treat. Thank you so much for your channel.
Lovely to hear from you Colleen. I have just received some paniculata hydrangeas I ordered online - I am so excited to see them grow and maybe flower this year.
Hopefully you'll soon be in the garden with snow but a distant memory. Best wishes.
@@paultsworld I hope you post them. I can't wait to see them.
I certainly will Colleen - let's have a great hydrangea season!
Hydrangea season is underway!!! I'm looking forward to seeing them throughout the year. The robin's colours were incredible, like straight out of a Christmas card. We have had one in the garden all winter and now it looks as if there are two so maybe they are going to nest here. I really hope so. The blackbird is busy collecting the soft feathery Larch leaves in his beak and the Turtle doves are collecting twigs. They look as if they are going to repeat nesting in the Witch Hazel. Sparrows of course abound but still no Tits, but I am ever hopeful.
Yes Una, that robin is in perfect condition - just gorgeous. You have a nice variety of birds setting up home in your garden - including of course your famous chirping sparrows! Wish I had a turtle dove - they are not very common here now.
When I lived in South-East Madrid I hardly ever saw Turtle doves, but here in the mountains they are all over the place, plus some very fat wood pigeons. I see them perching on the fibre optic lines that positively sag under their weight....one of these days we are going to end up with no internet!
I'll swop you a couple of wood pigeons for a turtle dove! My pigeons are so fat the grass gets totally trampled.
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Thanks Paul, very clear & informative. I created a new border last month & will be planting a few hydrangeas next week. Looking forward to more videos!
Thank you Rob. Great time to start planting hydrangeas and exciting starting a new border - I'll bet they flower for your by July!
Welcome back Paul thank you very much for your new upload this will help me I have some that needs some pruning. GBU
I am pleased it has helped Khay, they are fabulous plants.
Hi Paul, just started watching you today and I'm hooked. Like you, I love my hydrangeas, most of which were acquired from friends. Looking forward to seeing all of your videos. Keep them coming.
I am pleased you have found me! As you say, hydrangeas are great - I love them. 🌺
Ohhhh.. God bless you Mr: PAUL. AS always very important video. Welcome spring 💐🌲🌼🌻🌷🌹🍁🍀
Thanks for sharing ☺️ blessings
Hi Majida. Yes, Spring is just about here in my garden. Best wishes.
Thanks for video with your knowledge given hopefully my hydrangeas will be better cared for this year thanks 👍
Thank you Janet - hope yours flower beautifully this Summer.
love how thorough and informative your videos are :)
Thanks so much - I appreciate your comment.
Excellent and informative production, Paul! Nice work with the audio adds for transitions, transitions themselves, and text reveals.
It certainly wouldn't hurt to get a haircut. ;)
Glad you like the 'back in time' transitions Nate. I got the inspiration for those from the Canadian series "Corner Gas" I'm watching on Netflix. Haircut on the way!
We are open in Florida. Beautiful Camelia behind you too
We soon will be with haircuts all round lol. That camellia colour is our most common in Britain - it does well each year, usually starting to flower in late February.
Very good video of gardening!
Thanks my friend 🌹💌
Best wishes 🌻
Glad you enjoyed the garden.
Lol.. I have no mop head nor do I need a hair cut haha..
Man I wish we could grow those types..
Glad to see a new vid my friend..
Hi Chris, thanks for popping by. It always feels nice to put a video up. I do like these hydrangeas but your paniculatas in N. America are also spectacular. Cheers mate.
Just in time Paul! Thank you 🥰
Hope it was useful. I'm sure you have a luxuriant plants in your garden.
So encouraging. Great job.
Thanks Jennifer.
Hi Paul, thanks for that, il be starting that next week maybe, as it's still pretty cold up here, I use chicken pellets aswell thanks Paul 👍🌸🌸🌸
Hi Helen, once this wind calms down we can all enjoy some gardening. Busy time in the garden - chicken pellets are so useful if a bit smelly! 😊
@@paultsworld yeah definitely, cant wait to get out there lots to do, and yes they are smelly ,🤭🤭👍
Nice sharing my friend
Thanks for visiting
Hi Paul, Good Demo! Must be so exciting prepping in Spring and looking forward to what the season will bring.
Hi Margaret, yes - coming into our Spring now. The next 6 weeks are probably the most exciting in the garden! I'm getting plenty of new plants.
Oooo new plants!? Are you going to do a video on your plant haul and where they are going in the garden? I am buying a few plants in our lovely Autumn. I bought a dwarf white hydrangea and will containerise it. I also bought some bromeliads (they will need to go into the greenhouse in about a month! )We had a 4 deg C morning this morning, yikes! unseasonably early. But tomatoes intact! Am I allowed to ask what plants you have bought? it sounds very exciting. I just love Spring and going to the nurseries.
A dwarf hydrangea in a pot - sounds great - is it a macrophylla? 4C - wow! I love bromeliads - reminds me of my travels in the tropics. So you've got new plants - Autumn great time to plant. Yes, I'll feature my new plants....
I've bought paniculata hydrangeas, calla lilies and a whole host of perennials which will arrive as little plugs. Oh, and also 6 griselinia littoralis ( the NZ plants) that I'm using to fill a gap in the hedge. Oh, and one other cutting I've bought - it is tropical, highly scented, poisonous, very fast growing and could play in a band in heaven???? 😁
I think my dwarf hydrangea is a paniculata because it has smaller leaves(?) Your new plants sound very exciting. I love the way you have said The NZ plants! I am ashamed to say I haven't heard of it even though it is in my region ! I looked it up it looks great, dense and evergreen: great for little nests?Oh and I will look forward to seeing your perennials. My new favourite is Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit. I am late coming to echinacea and it is about to be my new fad! I love your description of this new, mysterious tropical plant ! It will sell out if you are making such a description. Sounds intriguing ; D
The lovely paniculata hydrangea which is featured on my August Tour part 5 ( th-cam.com/video/G74hkjRj86A/w-d-xo.html ) is a dwarf and is the perfect size for its place. I love it - my first paniculata.
I am also new to the griselinia and was told about them by a friend. Some of my privet hedge is not too good now so I wanted to replace it with a hedge that was thicker in Winter. It will flower but needs both male and female plants.
I've never had echinacea but have been tempted - I think when my vast array of little plug plants arrive some will be echinacea - hope so!
I wondered if you'd get my clue to the tropical plant "plays in a band in heaven" "Angels Trumpet!" 😁
Oh, Paul, your hidrangeas are gorgeous! Can stop admiring! P.S. Come to Russia - everything is opened here!😃😃😃😃😃😃
Natalia, I'd love to come to Russia and admire your rose gardens. A bit far for a haircut though. 😃
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Hi...I am Nixa....I missed you a lot...I like every video that you sent us...I am learning from you....I am putting in practice some of your recomendations in my small garden.....thank you so much...😘😘😘😘
Hello Nixa, thank you for your lovely comment, I am so pleased you enjoy the videos and are planting your garden - I hope you like hydrangeas as they add so much to a garden.
@@paultsworld ...they are wonderful plants....but the one that I have is smaller...😊😊😊😊
Small one are also attractive. I have a dwarf paniculata which is gorgeous.
Ecellent demonstration! gonna give my pathetic hydrangea that treatment today, before tomorrow's snow (mid-April in Colorado, right?)
Hi Anne, glad you liked the video. Is it a good idea just before a fall of snow? In England we do it after the worst of the Winter weather which is March/April.
Hello Paul, has your Camellia been in flower all winter?
Hi Chris, it usually starts to flower in February and will be in full flower in a couple of weeks.
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Hello Vaani, thank you!
Nice informative video. I enjoyed it a lot. A few weeks back I heard that my best friend is partially going to clear their tiny front yard. So I asked if I could adopt her hydrangea. There were 3 in total, I got a smaller lace cap and a tiny mop head trying to recover this spring. I pruned them all after watching a pruning video from The Middle Sized Garden channel. I couldn't transplanted them over yet because of the frost. But today was a good day and it was quite a lot of work digging them out. They are going to stay in my pots, until I have designed a proper cottage garden layout for the back garden. I used some of the clay soil and added compost to fill in the gaps. Should I feed them extra or will be the new compost be enough for this year?
I think the compost you’ve put in would be OK for now but a light scattering of slow release fertiliser would help. I usually use the ericaceous fertiliser.
@@paultsworld oke thank you. I don't own any garden fertilizer yet, only some liquid ones from when I still lived in an apartment. I heard that Garden Answer channel uses slow release fertilizer for roses for her hydrangeas. I have about 7 hydrangeas now and 4 butterfly bushes. Will most of these shrubs benefit from one kind of dry/powder fertilizer? I'm completely new to garden fertilizers and need to research a bit what is available.
Best thing of all is to feed the soil by putting a layer of bought, bagged (so well rotted) manure around everything, that will sort out the hydrangeas for the year. Second best is actual fertiliser such as any slow release. Don't over feed as then leaves will grow big and maybe not so many flowers. Butterfly bushes will perform whatever you do!
Sequestered iron and seaweed feed is great for hydrangeas.
How is your leaf mold/compost doing?
That's a good point Karin. I haven't looked since the leaf mould video but I will check and feature them. How are yours doing?
You are the only TH-camr I found who uses growmore. I purchased this without knowing anything about gardening or growing veg and now I don't know how to use the thing. So I have five small 12 cm hydrangeas I want to plant in the garden would a handful mixed with compost in the hole be about right? Thanks
Growmore is a good general purpose fertiliser - I wouldn't hesitate to use it for all plants.
So yes, a small handful mixed with compost would be good. If you are buying compost then buy ericaceous compost and try and water with rainwater. If you make your own compost then that would be good as well.
Make sure your new hydrangeas don't go very dry during their first Summer as they start to establish themselves and grow their roots. Water well, then leave till the first few inches of soil are dry then water well again. Good luck - hydrangeas are a great shrub and might even flower for you this Summer.
@@paultsworld I got it already with flowers from Lidl, it was also shockingly rootbound. I had to cut the roots out of the pot it was that bad, my mistake I should've checked. I have complained to Lidl though, i suspect they rehash all the unsold hydrangeas from the previous weeks and sell at full price which is just not on. I have the blue one potted up in ericaceous compost and it looks good do far. Regarding rainwater I'm afraid I have no means to collect that so have been watering with tap water (I hope that won't kill it?). Anyway thank you for your advice, I have subscribed and will keep coming back for sure to ask you for more advice.
@@sunshineseaandvitamind8620 thank you for subscribing and welcome to my channel.
You certainly won’t kill your hydrangeas by using tap water. A little trick is to fill a watering can and leave it a couple of days or so then water. This works because the tap water chemicals will evaporate and become more like rain water. Good luck - hopefully they’ll flower for you this Summer.
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Is that a self seeding Spanish or English bluebell you took out I wonder? Only the English ones are scented I think.
I really like hydrangeas especially the lacecap ones as they are better for pollinators and I have one next to a viburnum mariesii, because the flower structure of both are similar with the mixture of big and small flowers
I assume your flowering currant is in full bloom now nearly I saw one on a walk recently and it looked spectacular.
Hi Fauna Life, that is a very good question as to whether the bluebells are Spanish or English - I actually don't know. Once they are in flower I'll see if I can tell.
The bumblebees love the fertile flowers on the lacacaps - I think they like to simply crawl from one to the and don't have to spend energy flying. I've always admired the viburnum marieseii - it must look spectacular alongside your lacecap.
The flowering current is in flower but only just.
That sounds a little bit dodgy 😂 very good Paul !
I hope you didn't google its meaning Kris! ( I did 😆)
Good video, Paul. I have one I want to move to a sunnier spot, when is the best time to do this?
Hi Andy, that's a good question. If you are in Britain I'd do it sometime this month (March). Give it a nice mulch of compost to keep it warm over any late March/April frosts.
@@paultsworld Thanks, Paul.
You are most welcome Andy.
Hi, out of interest where have you planted your hydrangeas please? I moved a plant to a shaded area next to a pine on a North facing border but it later died and disappeared. (West Midlands). I have managed to propagate 2 plants from cuttings which are doing well.
I have them in the patio in part shade, also one in full sunshine so I think they do want some sun to help them bloom. I am wondering if it was too dry under a pine tree. We don't need to worry too much about full sun in Britain so I'd choose a sunny place but they do want lots of water - be on the look out for drooping leaves. Good luck.
@@paultsworld Hmmm. Ok. I will try a sunnier spot this t8me. Many thanks for the videos and for taking the time to reply. Enjoy your weekend - look fwd to the next video.
Hope I was of help - light/food/water and your hydrangeas will be happy. Good luck.
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With a double 'LL' it should be 'filler'. Different from 'Fylde Coast; ''I filed my nails' ''I filled my basket''.
It's still a great plant - perhaps get a pair of shears to reach you curly locks - or a DIY shaver? 'Or let it be '.
I agree - Macro 'filler'. Not sure how the latins would have pronounced it though!
@@paultsworld It's all Greek to me - as it would have been to the Latins! Provably 'feeler'. ?
😂, ha, ha and I'm supposed to be a linguist! Although I must say - my languages don't include Greek - or Latin - as you have obviously realised. 🤣
You're funny!
Thanks Audrey 😃
You could wear a lace cap!
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You must wear gloves. A slip on the secateurs and it will be going through your finger
That's a good point James. The problem for me is that I find it more difficult reaching into the stems without knocking buds off when I have gloves on. I'll see about a tighter, thinner pair.