What a great job Joel Love this channel 🥰

Thanks for your amazing help in transforming our garden. Our pond and wild flowers have brought an exciting diversity of flora and fauna to our garden.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU Christopher, it's so good to know that there are so many more habitats of all sizes being created, each one so important. I really appreciate your generosity, I will ensure this gift goes towards more informative videos :) Have a wonderful weekend, best wishes to you and yours -Joel

Red Campion is THE plant in my garden! It is prolific self-seeding just everywhere from 3 plants 17years ago.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

It looks stunning in swathes doesn't it Dorothy, and brightens up the dullest of areas :) Hope you are doing well - best wishes, Joel

Garlic mustard, 😱 holy cow, one of the most invasive, noxious weeds in the US. I can’t tell you how many hours of my life I’ve had to waste pulling out this invasive. It can blanket cover acres and acres of land, choke out every single native & isn’t host to a single pollinator in this part of the world. So glad you mentioned the caveat about geography.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eryn, this will be helpful to those in countries where it has been introduced and of course invasive. I put caveats in as it would take hour long videos to list the countries where some plants are considered invasive, but I hope my UK accent ensures people stop and think :) Each country will have vital native plants that so many insects depend upon, and Garlic Mustard in the UK and wider Europe is vital for many. Best wishes, Joel

@dtoomey9174

23 күн бұрын

Garlic mustard is rampant in my wooded areas and impossible to totally eliminate. I know because I’ve tried.

@Ateesh6782

17 күн бұрын

Living in Hungary, I could have written the same about horseweed (Erigeron canadensis), or desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), which came from America. ;)

I like seeing the caterpillars inside the seed heads for Campion. There are many species that will work their way inside then feed on the seeds, then emerge from the top when it opens up. Another reason to not be too keen to cut everything down too early.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Joe, really important points. Thank you :)

@joemyers5302

Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 21:10 Lesser Whitethroat quickly singing. Nice to hear from your garden.

@danielbohonek8086

Ай бұрын

Love the caterpillars in rred campion aswell

Hi Joel, glad to say I've got all these plants in my garden. I heard a while back that red campion is so called because it was named before the word pink was invented. All colours that resembled red, example orange were just known as red as the word orange hadn't been invented either until oranges became widespread & the word orange was invented after the fruit. Of course the word pink came from the ruffles in the pink flower like pinking shears. I'm sure it's on the net somewhere. Thanks for another great vid keep up the great work!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks Steve - I didn't know that :) Thanks for being an advocate of these vital plants. Best wishes, Joel

Soaking up all the information you pass on in your videos , just brilliant . Really want to see some orange tips in my garden , they’ve evaded me so far

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - trying to impart as much as I can when I can or when I have the opportunity :) They'll find you with these plants - best wishes, Joel

Yeay! Thank you so much. All the best Joel!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Haha :) Thanks Esther, glad this one will be helpful. Hope you're well, best wishes - Joel

@kevinking7860

Жыл бұрын

I have already got loads of red campion I grew from seed last year Also did some white but they haven’t appeared yet I have native foxglove seeds just germinated in the greenhouse I have run out of planting space but have a great idea to rewild a little used alleyway which runs along the back of our bungalows

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinking7860 Fantastic Kevin, seeing seeds germinate and grow is such a great feeling - and I hope you're able to extend the wilding to the alleyway :) Best wishes, Joel

Some great flowers for sure. On a walk yesterday the pollinators are busy. 😊🌱

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Amir, they really can make such a difference, looking at them it does make me wonder why we ever felt they needed improving with our modern hybrids etc, but that's another story :) Hope you're well, best wishes - Joel

You’ll be pleased to know Joel I’ve got a healthy array of all the mentioned plants excluding honesty . Unfortunately last years drought has hit my cowslip and primroses hard with many casualties but on the flip side I think they knew that and this spring I’ve got hundreds of primrose seedlings appearing this spring . A favourite of mine is wood spurge seems to spread well and it brightens up a dark corner of my garden. Another enjoyable video 👍

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

That sounds brilliant Patrick, sorry about the cowslips but what a wonderful reward. Wood spurge, such an overlooked one by many but definitely a good choice :) Thanks for all the encouragement - best wishes, Joel

Very helpful video Joel, I’ve got few shady areas that need filled.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Glad this helped Mark, you'll get visitors for sure :) Best wishes, Joel

All of those are on my favourite list. The Foxgloves come up in different parts of the garden in alternate years. I just leave them to their own, so some years they’re in pots and under the trees as the next year they’ll appear in a border or growing out of larger wall baskets. While the Campion grow in pots here and there. One of the charities I volunteer for, sell bee friendly natives. But come the end of summer, they’ll usually have plants left over. So between the director and myself, we take the ones that the buying public won’t buy, due to the flowers having gone over. And the next year we see what appears. As you say, the Campion will grow just about anywhere. And the rustle of Honest’s pod..

Wonderful content as always. Thank you for everything you do

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Sophie, it's great to know more and more people are thinking this way and appreciating our own native wildflowers too :) Best wishes, Joel

Such a gorgeous choice of plants, all of which bring their own beauty and benefits to our precious and much adored wildlife. I don't have any honesty, so that is a new plant to think about. I'm such a plantaholic. But hey I think that is a healthy and beneficial addiction to own:) Its always so delightful to see all of the wildlife that comes to your garden. I love watching wildlife do its thing, it brings so much joy and never fails to excite and warm your soul. It makes you want to treasure and protect it all the more. Thank you for sharing this lovely video:)

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for more wonderful words Miche, I really do appreciate it. What a fantastic community we have here and it's growing so much, so many more habitats made and I'm so grateful for everyone's encouragement. Best wishes, Joel

@ChopsyMiche

Жыл бұрын

@Wild Your Garden with Joel Ashton You deserve to have a lovely channel. I'm so happy that it has grown into something so beautiful, both for yourself and for everyone who loves to come here. Thank you for being the wildlife loving family that you are and for the beautiful things you do to preserve and enhance the environment for our wildlife, so it may keep its place on earth⚘️

Thanks for the great content, I always look forward to your videos. I'm visiting the UK, and walking parts of the southwest coastal footpath near Tintagel. The first 5 plants are all abundantly here. It's amazing, I think I've seen thousands of red champions. I'm also happy to say that I've got all six plants in my garden in the Netherlands. I do have the lunaria rediviva and not the annua. 😊

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi Caroline! What a fantastic area to walk in, and it's always so good to see these plants thriving without disturbance or being pulled out as "weeds" :) Enjoy your time here, I'm way across in the east so too far for me to bump into you, but who knows one day when I make it to the Netherlands :) Best wishes, Joel

Anyway the thrushes love the snails, another great video.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly Helen, I find lots of empty shells which is unfortunate for the snails of course but means I get to hear song thrushes :) Glad you enjoyed this - have a good day and best wishes to you and yours - Joel

Yippee! Thank you for this video. 😁

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Rose :)

Hi Joel. I've been keeping up with your fab videos even though I've not posted any comments lately. Our garden is in full colour and of course I've got all the plants you mentioned. It has been so wet here I haven't done as much work in the garden as I would have liked. I've had lots of orange tip and holly blue butterflies and have seen a couple of green veined white. I saw the first swifts today on our way back from shopping but they are not in our road yet. I'm hoping they will take a liking to our nest boxes now that we have moved the one we had and added another one. We have been working on land at the tennis club - clearing the ground at the back of the clubhouse, which has been a dumping ground. That is going to be a wild flower area as well as part of the bank and an area of compacted ground that is quite bare at the moment. It's taking a long time as we only do 2/3 hours a week on it but I am hoping we will have some colour this summer. I'm taking seedlings out of my garden which include a few non native annuals but still attract insects and hopefully will look good and prevent people from complaining it looks untidy. I saw wildlife Kate the other day. We were doing a plant survey on Pipe Green. If you get the chance check out Pipe Green Trust's website.

Hi Joel, you've made my day with this video as I have all the plants you've mentioned. Also this week Orange Tip butterflies have been flying around too and yesterday I came across the Cuckoo flower for the first time growing in a field adjoining my garden. I really appreciate the videos you do and I refer to your excellent book all the time for inspiration and ideas, so thank you.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

That's such a lovely message Gillian, thank you. I'm so glad the book has been helpful and the further tips here on the channel, it's doing exactly what I had hoped :) Such a great community here - best wishes, Joel

Thanks Joel - another video causing me to reach for the credit card! I'd like to add a flower that self-seeds here and is always a target for bees in Spring - Lungwort (Pulmonaria). Horrible name but pretty mauve flowers and spotted leaves early in the year.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Ray, I planted one at the weekend that my mum donated, lots more recommendations to come - I wanted to keep the plants to a minimum as people had asked for descriptions and what they're good for etc so I hope this helped. Thanks ever so much for your support and encouragement, it does make a difference. All the plants on the website are from the same growers that I have used for the last 18 years, same with the pond supplies etc. Best wishes, Joel

What a lovely flowrs Like 679 My friend, thank you for good sharing.

Hey Joel! Great info as usual! So lovely to see your Brimstone and for you to hear that peeeep of a swift! Sadly we don't see as many here as we used to but hopefully when the insects start thriving the swifts will too. The red campion pops up everywhere in my garden, mainly due to the children bursting the lovely seed heads! My front garden is pretty shady, North East facing so your recommendations are much appreciated. Hope you're all well. Best wishes.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hello there :) Thank you, I agree re the insects bringing us more birds, I'm so glad more and more habitats are being made and we have this wonderful community here already. I'm doing fine but a lot of work to get through at this time of year. Not complaining :) Best wishes to you and yours, Joel

💗 watching this, so very interesting 🤔. Looking 👍🏻 & ❤️ the 🐞 🐜 house with the 🐝 taking up residence quickly 💨

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

More updates to come Janie, but glad you enjoyed this :) Best wishes, Joel

Thanks for another great video Joel. I’ve got a north facing fence and I’ve planted a border below it with lots of hedgerow plants. At the moment my red campion and herb robert have just started flowering and the bluebells are just going over. I’ve got some cowslips, bugle and forget-me-nots too. Later the foxgloves, hedge woundwort and honeysuckle will take over. I would dearly love some honesty but the slugs have always decimated it when I’ve tried to grow it. It is very nostalgic for me too, my mum always grew it in the garden and when we were kids my siblings and I used the seed pods as money when we were playing shops 🤣

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi Nicky, your border sounds perfect. It seems Honesty is nostalgic to many, and for exactly the reason you describe - but yes slugs do like them and it's hit and miss in my garden. Needless to say though you have sufficient nectar sources in the ones you have already. Best wishes, Joel

Yes!! I’ve been waiting for this one! I’ve just bought some red campion, foxgloves and cowslips. I already have cowslips and they do really well in my back garden. Bought some for the front garden this time. Thank you so much for all your advice and fantastic videos. My gardens are looking better than ever as I learn more and more from your channel 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks Joel, brilliant vids as always

Another great video, thanks Joel! Watching with great interest as we've just put together a volunteer gardening team at work to restore our old 'medicinal garden'. We've decided that we'd like to make it a more wildlife friendly space so now trying to work out what to put in it as it's quite shaded. This video has been great! Off to check out your wildlife pond videos too as theres also a rather neglected pond in there!

Thanks

Between the back fence and my workshop is a rather shady space around 7m x 0.7m. These plants look like they’d be ideal for it, and I can let it get on with itself. So long as I can still get to the workshop to re-treat the timber every couple of years, I think they’d be perfect.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely they will :) They'll die down in late autumn/winter of course so hopefully you can carry out maintenance then. Best wishes - Joel

Loved the information thank you ! Xx

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Let me know if you see any Orange Tips or Brimstone Anna :)

@annahemmings3437

Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I definitely will! Green finches were feeding in the garden yesterday I haven’t seen them in a while so I was very excited. After a bumper year of frog spawn last year I didn’t get any this spring although there are definitely frogs in the pond, after 16 years should I clear out the pond at the end of the summer ? It’s quite small although it seems healthy. 🤷‍♀️

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

@@annahemmings3437 Hi Anna - send an email to me at enquiries@wildyourgarden.com as I'm not far from you and a few photos of the pond might help me with giving advice :) Hope that's ok - best wishes, Joel

Thank you as ever Joel. So glad I’ve discovered this site and your shop which I’m finding really helpful. Might be a very similar line up to this, but would love to see a video on best wildlife plants for side returns.

Thank you! Could you give a list of the 6 plants BEFORE you embark on the discussion? The said discussion perambulates into an info-commercial etc and it gets a bit much

Thanks!

I looked up garlic mustard, because i wa sthinking of getting it. I read its invasive and that people should stop it spreading. But idk if thats only for certain areas

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Ай бұрын

Hi there, it can spread for sure, but in the UK is often seen (if councils allow!) in verges and is a vital food plant for the Orange Tip butterfly - it can certainly be managed in a garden setting. We do sell it, again if in the UK, on www.wildyourgarden.com. I hope this helps, best wishes - Joel

Thanks for this video, really helpful. One request: if you could reign in the number of digressionsin your videos I think I'd find them more watchable. I find it hard to it hard to stay focused.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonny, wish I could have YT as a "job" but I'm running two businesses and don't have the luxury of scripts when trying to fit filming in and imparting my knowledge and advice to everyone too. Glad it was helpful in parts though :) Best wishes, Joel

Really enjoyed this joel the orangetip butterfly is laying eggs on the garlic mustard here too for the 2nd year running now. Seen them nectaring on the cuckoo flower here too they seem to love this plant 🦋🐸💚🐸

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic - Nikki saw more egg laying yesterday in the garden, but I'm typically miles away! They really do appreciate the cuckoo flower :) Best wishes, Joel

I had a wild pink Lamium purpureum self set in my garden and it’s growing in shade and bloomed profusely, have you seen these? That wild garlic mustard grows all down the fence in my garden as a weed, I’ll be sure to leave it now hearing the orange tips love it. Red campion has taken over part of the woodland border here, I put 4 small plants in last year thinking they’d be a lot smaller!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Red Deadnettle is great, such a good food source and I do plant it when undertaking projects, they're often overlooked I think. Glad you have sufficient garlic mustard for those Orange Tips, they (and other butterflies/insects) will be very grateful :) Best wishes, Joel

Great video! I have just ordered some campion seeds. I have never tried them in the past because I did not think they grow well in clay soil

@PaulOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I have clay soil Verity and the Red Campion are thriving and spreading 👍😊

Does it matter if primroses are growing in longer grass? I planted them on a slope some years back as don't cut the grass often, but it's longer than the primroses. Thanks Joel, as always

Have you been going to the gym Joel? You are looking well!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you, I think being behind the camera, rather than having to hold up my phone at awkward angles when I'm out and about makes a difference. Been digging a lot of ponds but that's about it - best wishes, Joel

You won’t be surprised to know I have all of these in my garden. Regards

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

I'm not! ;) I know you know the value of all these plants already - thank you, best wishes - Joel

A great shady spot list Joel and although my garden is very small I have many of them....I need a bigger garden 😁. The first sound and sight of returning Swallows, Swifts and Martins is always a yearly highlight 😊. Nikki needs to get with the programme 🤔🤣. Hope you don't read this Nikki 😳.

Foxglove are my absolute favorite, hands down, I sowed perennial seeds for this yr. I had some reseed late last summer, they're blooming right now 🥰 Love that red campion too, seed pods reminded me of columbine. Funny about honesty, I grew up knowing it as the money plant. You guys have a wonderful weekend.

Native British not English ,please Joel as, we in Scotland also have wild primroses and cowslips . Apart from that a lovely video! Red campion seeds going in this week.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 ай бұрын

Sorry Donald! My apologies, a few slip-ups here and there but as I never have time to stop and prepare scripts etc, and am usually out and about/working when I do the videos it's difficult. You're quite right though. Thank you for the support and encouragement too - best wishes, Joel

I was surprised to hear you recommend garlic mustard. I’ve been pulling it after reading how it takes over and doesn’t let native plants grow. The nature conservancy printed an article in 2020 on garlic mustard.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Not in the UK, it's native here but I do understand that in Canada it is viewed as invasive. Here many butterflies rely on it and it's vital for them. I did say at the beginning of the video that native in one country might not be in another etc, but this is good to point out to any Canadian viewers of course. Hope you enjoyed the video other than that. Best wishes - Joel

@tgardenchicken1780

Жыл бұрын

Yep that one is an invasive in the states too. But all of us should know to double check plant suggestions. I know I do. I love seeing what is going on 'across the pond' I am in the US state of Minnesota. zone 4b/5a for me.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

@@tgardenchicken1780 Thank you - you're SO right, plants that are good in one country can be real bad in another and due to YT being worldwide it's ALWAYS best to check against advice readily available on line in your own country :) Best wishes, Joel

I am really struggeling to germinate garlic mustard, in my house, in my conservatory, and in my heated propagator, all from seed (never had this problem excpt for corriador)! Do you have any tips? currently 0 for 60. i really want some!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi there - if you are in the UK then we sell it here in plug and pot form: wildyourgarden.com/product/garlic-mustard/ If not then the link will give the latin name - in the UK any seed should be able to be planted directly in the ground about 1cm deep, most seeds like the cold snap over winter, then you will get the basal rosette in the first year and flower in the second. I hope this helps - best wishes, Joel

Perfect timing, I have a shady area that I'm looking to fill out behind my pond. Previously I had lamium (dead nettle) which provided a year round carpet of leaves / flowers, but it seems to have died off, shame as the bees loved it!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi Adi, glad this was helpful to you :) Dead Nettle is an annual so do buy some seeds and they should come back as the plant obviously liked the situation once and it's such a good plant for many pollinators. Hope this helps - best wishes, Joel

Primroses come in so many colours - are they all equally as good or do some colours attract more insects than others?

@sandraparkin9372

23 күн бұрын

I have just the native (UK) ones and they do really well in shade and attract the early flying bee species and Bee-flies that are around in early spring.

nope, none of those work in Texas but it is nice to hear about them anyway.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joan, it's difficult to appeal worldwide, but I'm hoping I can broaden things, as I know we have a lot of great members of the community here based in US. Hope you're doing well, best wishes - Joel

I can't find any of these on the website

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi there - here's the native Foxgloves: wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-foxglove/ Red Campion: wildyourgarden.com/product/red-campion/ Garlic Mustard wildyourgarden.com/product/garlic-mustard/ If you wanted to start with seeds, there's also this: wildyourgarden.com/product/hedgerow-seed-mix-100-wildflowers-mix-of-25-different-native-species/ We're always happy to help - just drop us a line at enquiries@wildyourgarden.com. Hope this helps - best wishes, Joel

@ev1677

Жыл бұрын

@Wild Your Garden with Joel Ashton ah thanks mate, for some reason the campions weren't coming up with a search, I have foxgloves already but happy to buy some if they are flowering this year? Atm I have some ready to flower this and next for a good rotation, not after the mustard Garlic as its a bit too big and bush for the area planned

I've got some silene noctiflora (part of the same family as red campion). Do they ever grow as biennials? I sowed seed last spring ... strong, low leafy growth but no flowers. This year they have shot up to about 50cm so I hope they'll flower this year!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant, they're such a good plant - I must admit I've always known them as annuals, but it really does seem like you'll have some this year - I believe they drop seed in autumn and then start forming in spring... but either way do let me know what happens, lots of moths attracted to this of course. Best wishes, Joel

Thank you for this information but sometimes could you stay more focused on the subject advice. Or after do a summary.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Simon - but I don't have scripts and do these videos to help others whilst I'm either out and about or at clients' sites and working or try to fit these in on my weekends "off", particularly at this busiest time of year when I'm usually working 6 days/week. My aim is to help everyone to help nature in their own gardens or greenspaces - much as I'd love to do just KZread videos for a "job", it's really not financially viable :) Every detail needed is in my book "Wild Your Garden", available worldwide. Best wishes, Joel

@simondobson4450

Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thanks for your speedy reply. I understand you really pack a lot in and your messages are good. I appreciate your advice and the efforts you put in to make gardens a better place for wildlife. Keep it up. Just so you know because of you, I plan to put a Wilding pond in my garden.

My god 8 minutes and you are just getting to plant #2. Geez, lot of hot air.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

I do these videos for free Anne, available to every one. I run two businesses, as well as try to make videos to relay info for those that are genuinely interested. I'd love YT to be a full time "job" but it doesn't pay bills so I fit in videos when I can, I don't have time for scripts either. Cheers anyway.

Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sophie, so much. I really do appreciate your generosity, it will help the channel for sure and I'm very grateful. Best wishes, Joel

Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dorothy, I really appreciate this gift and your generosity, it means a lot :) Best wishes, Joel

Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin, I hope you know how grateful I am. Best wishes, Joel

@kevinking7860

Жыл бұрын

Sorry its not as much as I’d like to donate but most of my money goes on my pond build and seeds lol

Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - I really appreciate your generosity. Best wishes - Joel