It's amazing to see the birth of a botanic garden. That would be even better to see how it evolves and how the curator adapts the garden to what's doing well or not years after years.
Hi Stephen & Matt Great video & really interesting with the rhododendron info this part of the garden is basically in its early stages will b interesting to c when it's fully matured ! He's done a great job with the rock forms wished we had ur VIC weather up here I could garden more has been crazy hot Thanks guys love the videos Happy gardening 👍🌸🐝🦟
The Tasmannia seems to be Tasmannia membranea which is probably the only species native to Queensland. It is always such a joy to watch your videos and a highlight every weekend.
I went to the rhodo gardens 2 weeks ago, I was a few days late to see the azalea hedges blooming, but the new garden area where they took over the old golf course is starting to look good
Its really cool to see this obscure yet fascinating bit of Australian botany be shown off, cloud forests are already quite rare globally but in Australia they are a vanishingly small portion of the landscape. One part of obscure Australian flora I'd love to see would be from the southernmost subtropics. Apparently subtropical vegetation stretches all the way down to Narooma, which fascinatingly has mild enough summers to be classified as oceanic climate yet has never experienced a freeze and still has the characteristic wetter summers of a more tropical/subtropical region. I'd imagine this area has some fascinating endemics that rarely, if ever, get showcased. Similarly the wettest forests of southern West Australia have some pretty crazy ecology that never really gets shown off.
All stuff I would love to show off. However it is expensive to travel to all these places so perhaps when TH-cam makes us rich and famous! Regards Stephen
What a great tour! I live in the land of Rhodies here in Washington state USA. It is very interesting to see those growing in Australia, especially in a cloud forest. Thanks so much for sharing your adventure and bringing your world closer to mine.💦💦💦💜
@14:10 _Pullea stutzeri_ doesn't have spectacular flowers (as you point out, the foliage is its feature), but they're similar to wattle or the more closely related Callicoma. Edit: that North Qld _Tasmannia_ sp. may prove more frost hardy than you'd expect. All species in the family Winteraceae lack vessels in their xylem tissue, an adaptation to survive freezing.
A fellow ,,,who is actually in NZ now,,,, is researching Rhodies that are native to Australia and NZ ... he has had success in grafting some of the more difficult species onto a rootstock that does well here in the southern US. I wonder if the cloud garden has considered trying to graft rhodies onto rootstock that is happy in that Melbourne area. ??? I don't know the species rootstock this fellow is working with but I think he has had some very positive success. I'm sure getting cuttings from NZ is near impossible but he is working with a guru there that is doing similar work and they are comparing notes...
I have to say that the Australian native Rhododendrons do quite well in Melbournes climate on their own roots so probably no need to graft them. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists ahhh ,,,,of course,,,,,if the need is not there then why bother...I was thinking the northern mountains home changing to the Melbourne area was possibly a challenge... Our heat & humidity of the southeast US makes growing rhododendron is a challenge for everyone. Thus the need.
Were these plants taken from the mountain tops whole, cuttings or the seeds? It must have been quite an effort to get to the various peaks. Climbing to 1200m isn't easy and as far as I'm aware only Bartle Frere has a track. Mount Bellenden Ker has a cable car that could probably be accessed. I've seen the various shrubs at the top of Mount Bartle Frere but I didn't realise they were rhododendron's. I've only recently started my plant knowledge journey 😆
As far as I am aware the plant material was all collected as cuttings and it shows the dedication that they collected from the top of almost all of them. Regards Stephen
That's amazing. Can't wait to see all those Lochiaes and Viriosums in full flight. These would be part shade in Melbourne right? Not full sun like in the Dandenongs.
Funnily enough most of this group do need high light levels even in Melbourne to promote flowering. Just avoid the hottest part of the day. Regards Stephen
💝🌟💚Gosh, a superb walk through, of this wonderful, cloud gardens. 🌿🎉💞
Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Stephen
What a wonderful thing that so many people worked together to bring this botanic garden into existence. My bucket list just got bigger.
It is a truly splendid place that we should all visit at some time. Regards Stephen
It's amazing to see the birth of a botanic garden. That would be even better to see how it evolves and how the curator adapts the garden to what's doing well or not years after years.
Everyone wants us to revisit and I don't see why we won't. Regards Stephen
Hi Stephen & Matt
Great video & really interesting with the rhododendron info this part of the garden is basically in its early stages will b interesting to c when it's fully matured ! He's done a great job with the rock forms wished we had ur VIC weather up here I could garden more has been crazy hot
Thanks guys love the videos
Happy gardening 👍🌸🐝🦟
Glad you enjoyed it. Regards Stephen
Thanks for the video. I think those rocks were fabulous and so were the plants. Hope to see the garden in a year.
We will be back I'm sure. Regards Stephen
Thank you for an as always inspiring and joyful video. I for one cannot wait to see you return to the garden in 1-2 years time.
It will deserve a revisit in time I'm sure. Regards Stephen
The Tasmannia seems to be Tasmannia membranea which is probably the only species native to Queensland. It is always such a joy to watch your videos and a highlight every weekend.
Thanks for the name, I can now do a bit of research. Regards Stephen
Very interesting!
Glad you think so! Regards Stephen
I went to the rhodo gardens 2 weeks ago, I was a few days late to see the azalea hedges blooming, but the new garden area where they took over the old golf course is starting to look good
It is always worth a visit. Regards Stephen
Its really cool to see this obscure yet fascinating bit of Australian botany be shown off, cloud forests are already quite rare globally but in Australia they are a vanishingly small portion of the landscape. One part of obscure Australian flora I'd love to see would be from the southernmost subtropics. Apparently subtropical vegetation stretches all the way down to Narooma, which fascinatingly has mild enough summers to be classified as oceanic climate yet has never experienced a freeze and still has the characteristic wetter summers of a more tropical/subtropical region. I'd imagine this area has some fascinating endemics that rarely, if ever, get showcased. Similarly the wettest forests of southern West Australia have some pretty crazy ecology that never really gets shown off.
All stuff I would love to show off. However it is expensive to travel to all these places so perhaps when TH-cam makes us rich and famous! Regards Stephen
What a great tour! I live in the land of Rhodies here in Washington state USA. It is very interesting to see those growing in Australia, especially in a cloud forest. Thanks so much for sharing your adventure and bringing your world closer to mine.💦💦💦💜
A pleasure. Regards Stephen
Great video. Loved the tour. Thanks, both. (Love the fishing cap - I used to have one the same.) ♥ 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
Thanks for watching! Regards Stephen
@14:10 _Pullea stutzeri_ doesn't have spectacular flowers (as you point out, the foliage is its feature), but they're similar to wattle or the more closely related Callicoma.
Edit: that North Qld _Tasmannia_ sp. may prove more frost hardy than you'd expect. All species in the family Winteraceae lack vessels in their xylem tissue, an adaptation to survive freezing.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Regards Stephen
A fellow ,,,who is actually in NZ now,,,, is researching Rhodies that are native to Australia and NZ ... he has had success in grafting some of the more difficult species onto a rootstock that does well here in the southern US. I wonder if the cloud garden has considered trying to graft rhodies onto rootstock that is happy in that Melbourne area. ??? I don't know the species rootstock this fellow is working with but I think he has had some very positive success. I'm sure getting cuttings from NZ is near impossible but he is working with a guru there that is doing similar work and they are comparing notes...
I have to say that the Australian native Rhododendrons do quite well in Melbournes climate on their own roots so probably no need to graft them. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists ahhh ,,,,of course,,,,,if the need is not there then why bother...I was thinking the northern mountains home changing to the Melbourne area was possibly a challenge...
Our heat & humidity of the southeast US makes growing rhododendron is a challenge for everyone. Thus the need.
Were these plants taken from the mountain tops whole, cuttings or the seeds? It must have been quite an effort to get to the various peaks. Climbing to 1200m isn't easy and as far as I'm aware only Bartle Frere has a track. Mount Bellenden Ker has a cable car that could probably be accessed. I've seen the various shrubs at the top of Mount Bartle Frere but I didn't realise they were rhododendron's. I've only recently started my plant knowledge journey 😆
As far as I am aware the plant material was all collected as cuttings and it shows the dedication that they collected from the top of almost all of them. Regards Stephen
@@thehorti-culturalists Good to know. Cheers
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Thanks for watching!
That's amazing. Can't wait to see all those Lochiaes and Viriosums in full flight. These would be part shade in Melbourne right? Not full sun like in the Dandenongs.
Funnily enough most of this group do need high light levels even in Melbourne to promote flowering. Just avoid the hottest part of the day. Regards Stephen