Cold Hardy Spanish Moss? Try growing Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'
It is undeniable that the pendulous hanging growth of Spanish moss - Tillandsia usneoides is evocative of the tropical and subtropical climates of central America. However if you want to replicat this...
View ArticleGiant Tropical Canna Lily - What is the deal with it?
If you though that Canna lilies were lovely, small to medium sized ornamental plants ideal for the suburban border then you are wrong. |It turns out that Canna lilies can be huge and even take over the...
View ArticleUnboxing Tortoise super complicated Lego - Likey!
Unboxing videos are a cultural phenomenon and of course we at the 'Walking Talking Gardeners' YouTube channel are never ones to shy away from jumping onto any popular band wagon. That being said...
View ArticleWe Lost Our Tortoise - This is What Happened Next!
Oh, my goodness, our family has been on an emotional rollercoaster for the past week or so! One of our tortoises managed to force its way out of one of the summer enclosures and make his escape. After...
View ArticleUnboxing my new succulent plant - Cotyledon 'Choco Line'
Hello YouTube friends and family and welcome to our first ever unboxing video. We will be watching English Horticulturist Simon as he receives and opens a mail order succulent to add to his collection....
View ArticleTropical Gardens at Monte Palace, Madeira - Full Unscripted Walk-Through...
Monte Palace Tropical Gardens is arguably one of the most exotic and flamboyant of all the gardens on the gorgeous island of Madeira. Yet despite being located half way up a steep volcano it is...
View ArticleCaterpillar damage on Aeonium
Do you love Aeonium plants? Would you like them to not be eaten by caterpillars? UNlikely, but what can you do about it. In this video English horticulturist has found an infestation of caterpillars on...
View ArticleHow to Grow Free Tobacco Plant from Seeds
Growing free tobacco plants from seeds is arguably the easiest propagation you will ever experience. So viable and wanting to germinate are the seeds that you can literally shake a seed head over a...
View ArticleAcer griseum 'Paperbark Maple' - Information dump!
If you have even the most basic of horticultural training then you would probably been introduced to the wonderful Acer griseum -'Paperbark Maple'. Native to central China it is considered to have one...
View ArticleThe Prodigal Tortoise Returns
Oh my goodness it has been a rollercoaster of emotions these past couple of weeks! One of the tortoises had escaped its quarters and after a detailed search of both ours and our neighbours gardens...
View ArticleHow to Grow Coleus From Cuttings
I love Coleus, they are just a fantastic choice for any garden - let alone an exotic or tropical effect garden. Yes they can be taken by slugs and snails but with a little cultural help this can be...
View ArticleBest Tropical Garden in England! RHS Wisley
If exotic or cold-hardy tropical effect gardens are your thing then you are in for a treat because in this video we get to visit the impressive exotic gardens planted out at the Royal Horticultural...
View ArticleHow to Grow Tradescantia from Cuttings
Tradescantia are a fantastic genus of plants which can provide exotic ornamental foliage as house plants, ganging plants and even garden plants! Surprising under-rated and even non-exist and in many...
View ArticleDesert Cacti and Succulent Glasshouse, Wisley walk-through, and review
The Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley are not only the best of the five gardens currently under the RHS stewardship but they are also amongst the best in the world! So why not join English...
View ArticleTop 100 UK gardens: Highdown gardens full tour and review
Deep in the West Sussex countryside, Highdown gardens has an enormous amount of horticultural history attached to it and rightly so. Originally a working chalk quarry it was purchased by Sir Frederick...
View ArticleTropical Garden Successes and Failures! We show you our dirty secrets.
Many gardeners aspire to grow a cold-hardy, tropical effect garden and to be honest it is not as difficult as you might think. Once you have done a little homework on what plants have been proven to be...
View ArticleTropical Upgrade for Boring Trees!
You tend to see the same ten ornamental trees wherever you go in the UK. This is because they are tried, tested, have an element of ornamental value and generally easy to grow. However if you are...
View ArticleHOW TO FEED AND FERTILISE YOUR TREE FERNS
No-one can argue that tree ferns have an incredible architectural presence in the garden but unless they are maintained correctly they can lose their vibrant colour and easily fall into poor and often...
View ArticlePLANT CHOICES FOR AN EXTREMELY COLD-HARDY, TROPICAL EFFECT GARDEN
It is easy, or at least relatively so, to create a cold-hardy, tropical effect garden, but is it still possible to produce a tropical effect garden if you experience extremely cold winters? By that I...
View ArticleFree Tropical Plants by Propagation - Update
For the uninitiated, growing a tropical garden in the UK must appear to require huge amounts of backbreaking work and specialist horticultural knowledge. But this is simply not true. With minimum...
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