Tropical plants, exotic gardening and growing through the UK seasons in our jungle garden in sunny North Lincolnshire, England. August 2020 saw us move to our ‘forever’ home, so please subscribe to see the progress our new garden build along with videos of about exciting plants, growing tips, exotic garden design ideas and garden visits!
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Looking brilliant
Hey George can I keep a baby tree fern in a greenhouse during the uk winters
Nice❤
Another good one george. Question I have is - what did u buy?! 😂 Looking forward to seeing the plant haul and plans for it in your garden
Wow! Now I have a reason to visit GB!🤩
Amazing.
What a fantastic garden. Great to see so many of two of my favourite plant groups: ferns and ivies. I just wish it was closer to me so I could visit it through the gardens scheme.
WOW...I dropped a few large 6ft yucca starts into a corner temporarily until I found a place for them and I just noticed a large flower stalk...I guess a new garden is formed and time for me to create in that corner...that bamboo, oh my, after 3 years my golden bamboo has finally reached those cane sizes and the sound those glorious clumps make, paradise indeed...thanks for this tour and now back to the trimming...!
Do you get herons going for the fish? Lovely garden
thank you, At first when the garden trees were no so established we had a problem in the top wildlife pond. The Heron has had many fish over the years but over the last two or three years as the tree canopy has filled , thankfully he longer visits.
Ha Ha your enthusiasm at the beginning was like WOW !! brilliant George its mad how we get so giddy over tropical plants ..take care buddy
Beautiful and unique atmosphere in Nick's garden! 18:10 This Agave ovatifolia is phenomenal as you said! I like the leaves of Dalhia tamaulipana and Bergenia ciliata (Bergenia sp took me back ages ago to my granparents garden again...). Gorgeous Phyllostachis 'aureocaulis' and 'inverta'. Gramineae are a real plus! Nick is right... Beauty and Botanical interrest together. George, i like also your anthusiastic conclusion (Changes all around the year...). Big up Nick and George! 💚
Wahooooo waited a good while for somebody to post a walkround PanGlobal thanks George😁 great collection of plants and Nic’s knowledge is fantastic,, I’ve had a few plants from the mail order absolutely great healthy quality plants. If Only everything was always instock 🤣 great video George thanks
What is the low growing, large leafed plant growing in the shade shown exactly at 3.36 on your very interesting video
I agree completely with Nick's view that, after the standard sub-tropical plants, why not put in a variation of something that no-one else and consider its long term characteristics over the season amd over its life cycle. That's obviously not a GC but a lifetime of collecting, learning, loving, expertise, a showroom. What a marvelous supplier.
Wow that was amazing I must visit
Well @georgesjunglegarden you've done it again. Great job filming. So many wonderful specimen plants. Nick has certainly created something wonderful here, showcasing plants that he loves and sells too. I like that as you get to view the plant you're going to purchase growing well in his garden. I particularly loved the Ferula (Fennel) that naturally weaves in and out of the planting. Stunning filming again. Really enjoyed it. PS thank you for the plug for Fifty Shades of Green at the end we really do appreciate that George. 👍🏼🌿👍🏼
Quality video both in terms of visuals and conversation. The Agaves, bamboo and all the wonderful grasses
I wish you could spend a day there George, as its to far for me to travel. I've bought a few plants this year off nick year and commented recently that if he posts something that's rare on any Facebook page I'm definitely likely to buy. As you know my plant choices are very eclectic varying towards subtropical. But if I like something that I like will compliment the rarer plant I'll more than likely plant it. As you both intermated it my garden ...s so I plant what I like . Who needs rules. 😂
Watching this video I think theirs a deep passion their from you to help people create the best gardens they can that people may not always pick up on. From the design to repeat planting, finding the best version of plants to creating all year round interest and bringing life into the garden. These are all the details that are needed to create the one thing that makes a garden special. Atmosphere.
Some agaves probably like Montana in his garden grow in pine forests, so they will do better in England while I have one burning in the shade here in the lower desert. Temperature today is 115 F. or 56 C. Yes, photos of them in the snow are common for some species. Mexico has incredible mountainous areas and places ike Copper Canyon that rival our Grand Canyon. Very little travel to these wild, isolated places by tourists.
That vivax bamboo is incredible!
Love Pan Global although I’ve only been a few times, rather far from me but always visit if I’m in the area.
Here in the Sonoran Desert , the home of saguaros and agaves, Ovatifolia in bloom is a veritable airport of native bees and insects. Humingbirds and bats are also involved as pollinaters. Funny to see it standing without the accompanied swarm of insects and humingbirds. A true sight to behold. Have a small one to plant in a pot now. They actually like a little shade under a tree here in Phoenix, Arizona.
Absolutely phenomenal tour George. Nicks collection and knowledge is incredible. So many fantastic nuggets of wisdom in this video👌
Thanks so much Craig and you’re absolutely right - the hardest thing was actually filming a walk through the garden against a time limit (which I may have gone over slightly 😬) when there were so many fantastic plants we could have stopped by and spent 5 or 10 minutes on! It was certainly an inspirational visit again for me and beyond the more basic tips about repetition and structure etc, I find it fascinating when people break down a planting scheme which visually works as a whole and how differently you then see it when you know the plants better. Happy to learn from Nick and share his wisdom and experiences and I’m pleased it made a good video!
I was down in march and picked up a schefflera nova and some epimediums . He had some fantastic mahonias so unusual . Well worth a drive down, you find plants you have never seen before . Great video and a great place to visit il be going again trying to get my hands on one of nicks unusual mahonias. I drive past twice a year visiting family so i will stop in on the way back again and see if he has any for sale .
Does he have any Empress plants or seeds for sale ?
No Empress unfortunately, it’s not one many people have and I think Nick really favours the Rex form as offering the full Tetrapanax experience!
Does he have any RHEUM "GREAT BERE' plants or seeds for sale ?
I don’t think PGP do currently but Paul Barney who discovered it has some at Edulis so get in quick 😂
14:40 I see what you meant by your reaction on my comment in the last video, what an inflorescence!!
Haha yes, it’s sensational isn’t it!
Just down the road from me, amazingf gardens and awesome plants
Indeed! Well worth a visit even from further afield - you’re lucky to live so close though!
I need to get out more 😂🌴🌵
Don’t we all 😂 Nahh, it’s overrated!
Perfect timing George! I just sat down and was going to select a video to watch during diner, but there it was. No searching needed 😎 Starting off strong with that slow mo shot of the bumblebee in the intro, proper eyecandy (in Dutch we'd call it a Hommel and not a Bij which is our word for a bee, but Google translate said it's also called a bumblebee in english)
Pleased to hear it! Thanks, I quite liked that bee shot so it might make a few casual appearances 😂
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I saw one flying through a wide shot, as if it was guiding us through it... Very pleasing shot that was!
I was there just last week. Totally an amazing place and love their T Rex's
Fantastic, isn’t it just! Such a botanical adventure and those Rex plants are pretty insane! 😃
Stunning 💚
It really is, you can’t beat big palms, clear water and the golden evening sun for creating a beautiful exotic coastal vibe! 😃
@@GeorgesJungleGarden if I didn’t know better I wouldn’t have thought it was the uk it’s a place I’ve never been but how beautiful it is the perfect setting 💚
I recently went on a plant hunt in Hong Kong and I went to the highest mountain there which get frost every winter. I saw many new plant species there that I didn’t even know was hardy. There were some big alocasias ( it is not colocasia cause they had long rhizomes with big upright leaves) but I don’t know want species it was. I brought back an offshoot and hope it will grow on. Wish I can show you photos.
Oh wow, that’s what it’s about isn’t it! So many of the recently introduced exotics have come from higher altitude collections across Asia. Whilst I won’t comment on your unofficial collection, I hope it grows well for you and you’re able to subsequently propagate and test it in more challenging conditions!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yep. Someone gotta do it and be the first 🤭
Hi George ... can I plant 3 small ones in like a triangle shape about 1 ft apart?😊
😬 Now I've got round to watching your video, I'm even more jealous of the climate in that area of the UK! 🤯 Pleased for them though, well kind of! 😂
Haha yes, jealousy is the word! It’s exciting to see but equally rewarding to be growing the unusual and unexpected away from the mildest places 😊 I’m sure there’s plenty of exotic gardeners down there trying plants that won’t grow 100% successfully even on the south coast too, it’s a never-ending game!
They probably try to push the boundaries even further and have the same struggles as we do, just with different plants @@GeorgesJungleGarden
Tranquility at its finest love this garden those guys have done an amazing job ❤️
Isn’t it just! They really have, from the overall design through to the construction, planting and keeping it all so wonderful 😃
@@GeorgesJungleGarden lots of thought has gone into such a small space I’ve just subscribed to your channel and this is the first thing I’ve seen how beautiful 💚
Thank you very much for your wonderful comments Vanessa. We really do appreciate it🌿🌿🌿
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Many thanks George...we continue to be completely overwhelmed at everyone's comments. 😊🌿🌿🌿
Beautiful place with lots of exotics! England is very beautiful! 🌴🌴
Thanks, it certainly is! On a sunny day it can be as beautiful as anywhere in my eyes, waiting for the sunny days though is a different matter 😂 Great to see such adventurous and colourful planting in a public place!
Watched this video a few times - absolutely love your videos ! So inspirational as we're starting out from a very blank canvas - big garden and desperate for that instant jungle look but having watched so many of your videos i'm getting inspiration and have to accept it's not an instant thing - thank you 🙂
Thanks Paul, I’m so pleased you enjoy the videos and this one especially, it really is a stunning garden made by lovely people with so much passion and focus on the details. Your new garden sounds very exciting and you’re absolutely right, I really wouldn’t rush anything until you get a rough idea of an overall design that works for you. I’ve hopefully got some more video tours on the way soon that’ll give you more ideas but personally I think Mark (of Crazy Tiki Garden fame) has done a great job setting out a larger space on his circle theme 😃
Shade plant for building aspects in direct sun? Could be useful to help reduce excess solar gain????
I can’t find any information about what is eating my plant, it’s the Rex form, my plant is just over a foot, healthy, growing well but every leaf apart from the 2 newest has been attacked and eaten by something, how can I protect it?
Very enjoyable,thankyou. Love your passion,and knowledge of these wonderful tropical plants. Thanks for sharing on your holidays. Best wishes.
Thank you very much, I'm very pleased you enjoyed it and it was my privilege sharing so many unusual and spectacular plants a lot of people won't know are possible here! Thanks for taking the time to leave you kind words and all the best, George.
George what an epic place unbelievable palms just stunning thankyou for sharing that with us love the end of the video unbelievable footage masterpiece. You really captured the essence of the south coast tropical landscape and it’s just perfect for that part of the world as you say your tropicals mixed with your formal Mediterranean style planting just amazing. George you just did it again……….. 👌
Ahh thanks, that's mega kind of you and I'm so pleased you enjoyed my quick and overenthusiastic tour of these stunning plants! It really does blow my mind that somewhere we can travel to in the car really does allow such varied and exotic Mediterranean and arid planting through our wetter winters. Thanks for your compliments about the ending too, I've picked up a new backup video camera and was experimenting with that through my holidays - there's definitely a lot to be said for intentionally bringing it with you and making a point of capturing the special moments and beauty to look back on and I'm pleased you enjoyed me working some of them into the video. If you like this planting, I'm pretty sure there'll be some plants you'll appreciate in my next video coming out on Sunday!
The hornworms are actually hawk moth caterpillars and turn into huge beautiful moths 😢
Hi Craig, forgive me, I can’t recall mentioning them in this video and would like to think I haven’t suggested anything harmful towards them - apologies if a mistake has been made or unintentional advice given. Hawk moths are absolutely beautiful, I remember seeing a couple of them feeding on our Echium at our old garden, absolutely stunning!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden sorry wrong video 🤣
Gunnera has been growing unchecked in certain parts of West Donegal. It’s a real nuisance. Personally, I think it’s one ugly plant and shouldn’t be growing anywhere except in its native setting. It gives me the creeps! Having to deal with a large infestation of Himalayan Balsam in my parents’ garden, I’m getting depressed and worried about all invasives and the damage they do.
Hi, you're absolutely right in that Gunnera tinctoria is causing problems in certain mild, western areas of the UK and Ireland and should absolutely be controlled in the trade more effectively than it has been. The recent controversy and reason for my video is over the recent guidance that all hybrids containing the tinctoria genes are 'banned', despite much evidence that many of the larger Gunnera are likely to be sterile and therefore not likely to be an issue in invasive populations which only affect certain areas of the country anyway. I do feel your concern regarding invasive plants and I hope you're able to get on top of the Himalayan Balsam situation at your parents' garden. We're heading to a point where the potential for issues caused by invasive plants has never been higher but arguably the demand for resilient and biodiverse flora in a climate with rapidly changing climate is certainly key, so considered management, thorough research and common sense will absolutely be key as we move forwards - none of which seem to apply to decisions like this in my opinion. As for it being an ugly plant - we'll agree to disagree there and I don't expect to change your mind! Pretty and beautiful it is not, but striking, ridiculously oversized and with huge prehistoric presence it absolutely is and I hope we continue to have a great variety of plant options for all gardens and gardeners and our native wildlife as we move forwards responsibly.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I was only half joking about its ugliness! The size of those leaves is indeed impressive. If it can be proven that hybrids aren’t invasive, then they should of course be allowed. It’s a difficult question. It’s good at least that people like yourself take a responsible approach to it.
Great video, George! Amazing how lush, healthy and green it all looks. Also, it’s funny how after just a few words you get used to talking in public, until someone comes up close to you, that is!
Thanks and yes, that's the real thing - most of the plants are clearly established and thriving, not just brave experiments like the rest of us so often attempt! Haha yes, that's very true and it's also completely context dependent and subconscious I find! If I was filming with somebody else then there would be no real issue doing it and when in the more private garden areas, again, no problem at all. Going onto the seafront area though, you definitely become very aware of how many people there actually are there and whilst it's very normal these days to watch narrated videos filmed on a phone or camera - it's still bizarre filming them in my eyes! You soon get over it though, especially in an area where you don't know anyone and people are just going about with their holidays.
George thanks so much for sharing this gorgeous garden! What a lovely, knowledgeable couple who are extremely talented, I cannot believe that waterfall is new! 😮 So grateful to you all for sharing your gorgeous gardens and your knowledge 💚💚💚
Hello Emma. Thank you for your amazing comments. We were very lucky to have @georgesjunglegarden come to film. He's so good....has a great creative eye and vision. Our garden is very hard to capture and he's managed to do that perfectly. The waterfall installation was really tricky to do and to make look like it's been there for years it's hard.... So the fact that you were surprised at that makes it all worthwhile. Thanks again Emma 🌿👍🏼
Thank so much Emma and Annemarie! The waterfall really is a thing of beauty and yes, I had to feature it more considering how great it looks after just one year. It's definitely invaluable hearing all the tips and tricks behind the end result. It really was such an inspiring visit and I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for the beautiful tour! How does they keep the bamboo from getting mold????
Thanks for watching, I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed it! Are you referring to the bamboo panels forming the back of the gazebo?
Thank you for the video. It was beautiful. Hope you had a nice vacation.
Thank you very much! I'm pleased you watched it and we did thank you! It was very much a holiday for and around our daughter but we all had a lovely time thank you - plenty of time enjoying the simple things!
I moved to Torquay from the midlands in 94. I lived there for 23 years and finally escaped in 2017 when I got married. I moved to the edge of Dartmoor where Ive been living since. Torquay is a dive. It is a talk town, full of mouthy gossips. It's a vile town, an angry town, a town on the decline for the last 10 years or more. In 94 it was a charming place. The high street was bustling. Every shop was open for business with big name stores. The night life was brilliant. With numerous night clubs and bars to choose from. From the top end of town in torre down to the harbour there was a smorgasbord of establishments to party in. Now, the town is horrid. Full of zombies on spice, heroin and crack. Alcoholics roam freely, and the homeless hostel is a negative on the town as those with seriously poor social and living skills are ruining the town from the hostel. Sadly, too many bad eggs from the cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow have impacted the town over the years. And to top it off, Torbay council and the succession of mayor's have wasted money, have made it hard for businesses to set up and survive due to high rates, and to be honest, the council are stuck in a rut of doomed ideas, false promises and stupidity. There are some places in Torquay that are still decent. Wellswood, Babbacombe and St Mary church still have a bit of charm. Torbay has three towns, Torquay, Paignton & Brixham. Out of the three, Brixham is the best. It's the town worth visiting. Paignton is trying to recover from many years of being a dive. It needs to come away from the tacky seaside resort of old. It has recently had two modern hotels built along the seafront and I believe the promenade is about to be transformed. Personally I only ever venture over to Torbay, Torquay in particular to visit close friends. But, if it weren't for them I wouldn't go there. The on the edge of Dartmoor village where I live is quiet, peaceful and a million miles from the dump that is Torquay!
Sadly you’re so right. I grew up down there and it’s completely gone to pieces in recent years. It used to be such a classy town & resort.
@@kateeveritt3292 it's all good and well this fellow doing the video showing off the palm trees and other plant life. But, one has to look beyond the trees and see the wood for what it is......that being ROTTEN! Torquay has potential with the right people in place to run the town. But, it's getting the right people in to make tough decisions and carry out town changing plans that will benefit the good folk that do live there, the folk who want to work hard and be rewarded for their work and right living. The bad eggs need to be moved on or they need to be prepared to change their lives for the good. I say that as someone who lived for a time battling drink and drugs and homelessness which eventually led to me working with the homeless in Torbay via the Hostel.
@@NazSBG everything you’ve said is true and it’s very sad, but George has made a video about the Torquay tropical planting to show those who are unaware of the beautiful palms which are able to mature and grow in the Devonshire climate. I don’t know if he’s aware of the fact that Rock Walk is nothing like as beautiful as it used to be, or that Torbay council ripped out some stunning palms from the gardens in front of Torre Abbey last year, although he should be as the story made national news. I will be driving down tomorrow to visit my parents but I rarely go to the seafront these days.
Hi @NazSBG - I appreciate your thoughts and input, particularly given your long term experiences of living in the area. In no way would I want to gloss over any of what you describe and my aim was not to produce a travel brochure for Torquay - purely to share the beautiful planting which is so radically different to what exists and is currently possible closer to home for me. Whilst we had a lovely break, I'm very much more at home in country areas and can absolutely understand why you are happier living in a peaceful Dartmoor village. On a personal note, I can empathise with what you're saying and unfortunately many of our coastal towns / resorts around the country have been in decline for many years, with areas of regeneration and investments nestled alongside closed shops and buildings clearly long past their best. It's sad to see given the natural beauty, views and atmosphere possible but I guess it's down to many different factors over the years. I don't know your local politics and it's not for me to comment on any population issues but what I will say, in my limited experience, is that although there were rougher areas (like lots of similar locations) and some homeless people not being given the correct facilities and support (sadly again, like most urban areas) we had a lovely time, saw absolutely no trouble, there wasn't much litter, everything along the areas we went seemed looked after, there was clear regeneration of the paths etc. in progress and we would happily go back again. Whilst you brush past the subject of the palms and plant life, it was the main draw for me and is definitely a USP Torquay and the south west has over many other coastal holiday options around the country. That bit of exotic greenery completely transforms the place in my opinion and I'm sure with continued planting and development along with the right people making the right decisions like you say, it will hopefully become a more popular home tourist destination once again and the investment and holidaymaker money will filter through giving a better quality of life for all local businesses and residents. Idealistic I know, but there's thousands or even millions of people who don't know what the area offers - the beauty, the clear water and the facilities and would be surprised to learn what they can experience here without leaving our shores. I do appreciate your thoughts and input and do understand that whilst it's not necessarily relevant to my holiday video topic, it was a huge part of life there for you.
Hi @kateeveritt3292 - thanks for stepping in and yes, as I've just typed in response, the topic of my video was very much how unusual and spectacular it is for a group of plants I love to be able to mature to such impressive sizes and be planted en masse in a lovely coastal setting. We had a lovely holiday, a positive experience of the place as 'tourists' and whilst I try not to be entirely ignorant of the local sociopolitical circumstances, they weren't relevant to my topic as you say. Regarding the rock walk, I did actually Google some pictures of it whilst there - anywhere that's recently regenerated does ignite my curiosity as to what it was like before and unfortunately, like so many coastal resorts, it clearly had it's heyday and used to have so much beauty over a large area. I did allude to the 'regeneration' of the Abbey gardens area - and I remember seeing the Cordylines they took out were stunning, much better than the gnarled, old ones at the seafront - but I didn't want that to be the focus of the video. Mistakes and serious misjudgments were surely made there. The positives in both situations is that the new planting put in features many of the plants the area is famous for, is absolutely innkeeping with the splendour of the place and is absolutely bang on trend visually and in terms of resources / sustainability and that is what I wanted to show. It was frustrating to see so many raised beds and pots featuring dead and dying palms and arid plants around the marina which were clearly hugely underwatered though. Quite something given all the rain we've had and considering many of them come from very dry parts of the world but in pots and small raised beds they need more TLC!