The Botanical Gardener

The Botanical Gardener

Former Botanical Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The natural world is such a beautiful place, I'm here to share it with you. Far too often we don't appreciate the plants and life around us, I hope we can all open our eyes and be closer to nature.

Kew Gardens - Winter (4K)

Kew Gardens - Winter (4K)

Kew Gardens - Autumn (4K)

Kew Gardens - Autumn (4K)

Kew Gardens - The Lake (4K)

Kew Gardens - The Lake (4K)

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  • @andrewjames3908
    @andrewjames3908Ай бұрын

    Would love to know some of the engineering behind this - for example im guessing those cast iron covers in the walkway are a drainage channel? How does the water drain from the beds into that whilst stopping the soil going down and then does that channel go to a mains drain or a soak away?

  • @kellyandrewson6387
    @kellyandrewson6387Ай бұрын

    Perfect explanation. Simple and to the point. And I can remember this info!!

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!

  • @DorothyMann-qi4pm
    @DorothyMann-qi4pm2 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed the walk thank you

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @daniporbol
    @daniporbol2 ай бұрын

    Extraordinary place. 🥰

  • @cherylsapcote7327
    @cherylsapcote73273 ай бұрын

    So beautiful.

  • @juanettemorgan1789
    @juanettemorgan17894 ай бұрын

  • @xGatorchomp28x
    @xGatorchomp28x5 ай бұрын

    WOW. Thank you!!!😄

  • @MeganJoyHilly
    @MeganJoyHilly7 ай бұрын

    Thank you, most enjoyable. But could you slow down and linger...? Felt like a garden sprint!

  • @holliel8582
    @holliel85827 ай бұрын

    Currently studying to get my foot into Kew Gardens as a career, can’t tell you how exited I am and passionate about the plants 🌱 🤩

  • @elainereynolds4408
    @elainereynolds44089 ай бұрын

    What an interesting tour, thank you for this video explaining the difference roses and their maintenance

  • @Joe-kn3wt
    @Joe-kn3wt11 ай бұрын

    We were there 3 weeks. The Hive structure and sound was and still is the special attraction for me. Kew Gardens! Thank you for raising the Hive to the dark skies glowing in sound.

  • @dixonmulula2063
    @dixonmulula206311 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @patrickstarr2428
    @patrickstarr242811 ай бұрын

    Ahh, Azaleas are a subset of Rhododendrons! I'm making a picture-book of garden flowers and have been trying to wrap my head around the differences between Rhododendrons and Azaleas for the past few days so that I accurately label the photos in my book. Your descriptions of the differences are exactly what I've been looking for, and thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, apologies for my late response! I hope your picture book has come along well, i’m glad the video has helped 😃

  • @Missbushgirl
    @Missbushgirl Жыл бұрын

    thank you for giving us a 'walk' in Japanese garden with fascinating info

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @torikabbala
    @torikabbala Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Richard!💙💛

  • @torikabbala
    @torikabbala Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this beauty😍 Could you advise, what is the best time to visit the Waterlily House at the Kew, please?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, thank you for watching! I would say the best time to visit is in the middle of summer and again towards the end of summer once the waterlilies have grown to there full size!

  • @torikabbala
    @torikabbala Жыл бұрын

    @@thebotanicalgardener9401 Thank you👍

  • @gainsbourg66
    @gainsbourg66 Жыл бұрын

    In 2023, we've had the cloudiest, coldest, wettest Jan-May in living memory. Hardly any days of sun this spring. Usually the Kew Rhododenrons are in full bloom by Mid May, but this year they are sparse. Back in the 1970s and 80s they would be much more impressive - thicker and more widepread - than in this video. What happened?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    The summer droughts of recent years have been very unfavorable for the Rhododendrons unfortunately. Thankfully there is ongoing work at Kew to renovate areas of the Rhododendron Dell.

  • @jeromephilipon750
    @jeromephilipon750 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Remarquable full stop but even more insightful when one knows the size today of some of the specimen filmed

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @christwithay876
    @christwithay876 Жыл бұрын

    This should be an instruction video on how to do a "vs" video. It was exactly what I was looking for. So helpful. Thank you!

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, that's very kind! :) I'm glad it was helpful. I will be trying to make more in the future!

  • @jaydenpham1216
    @jaydenpham1216 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, I just bought one and planted in my backyard. Can't wait to see the yellow flowers 😊

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic, I'm sure it'll bring joy for years to come!

  • @standwithhk6308
    @standwithhk6308 Жыл бұрын

    What is the day of shoot of this gorgeous blossom walk?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    This was shot on the 5th April 2020

  • @standwithhk6308
    @standwithhk6308 Жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @lf4061
    @lf4061 Жыл бұрын

    Although this is large and spacious, I find the straight paths and borders too austere and not natural and that upper balcony walkway looks a bit rusty and precarious 😳. The U.S. Missouri Botanical Garden Climatron tropical greenhouse has natural winding and gently changing slopes, natural looking waterfall and stream vignettes and occasional benches so young and old can stop for a moment to rest and reflect, you should visit it sometime 😁. Both are nice and very beneficial to city dwellers especially, but very different in style.

  • @viviennepress9745
    @viviennepress9745 Жыл бұрын

    thank you - this is such a beautiful, slow, sensitive walk - wonderful to see as I cant walk there now

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thank you!

  • @mativeron
    @mativeron Жыл бұрын

    The paradise!😍🤩

  • @bitsbobs5509
    @bitsbobs5509 Жыл бұрын

    We visited Kew last Saturday for the first time and suddenly ‘discovered’ The Hive. I found it very moving and an almost spiritual experience, especially in light of the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II. Thanks for posting. 👏

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed your visit! It's a totally immersive installation.

  • @karinkoppensteiner55
    @karinkoppensteiner552 жыл бұрын

    wonderful communication between worlds!

  • @notdrivingaminimetro
    @notdrivingaminimetro2 жыл бұрын

    Great walk through. I never knew you could walk around the top! How is the palm house heated?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! The glasshouse is heated using the original underfloor pipes which circulate hot water!

  • @FranciscoMartinez-tr3jt
    @FranciscoMartinez-tr3jt2 жыл бұрын

    Fabuloso video, bellísimas palmeras y plantas... gracias

  • @englishwithanerudite
    @englishwithanerudite2 жыл бұрын

    I visited Kew Gardens about twenty years ago. Unfortunately, I knew very little about roses at that time. The rose garden is really impressive but it is quite, well, monotonous. I prefer mixed borders but I understand that this type of "mono-culture" is much easier to take care of. I spend a lot of time weeding the ground between my perennials, annuals and roses :-) I wonder how much watering the rose garden requires per year, the cost of the water must be enormous.

  • @noelytozetto2683
    @noelytozetto26832 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful garden!

  • @gillianm9367
    @gillianm93672 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful- thank you for posting 🌷

  • @Paolo46G
    @Paolo46G2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Where can I find a downladable history of the travel from China to UK ? Many many thanks !

  • @homesci3596
    @homesci35962 жыл бұрын

    I hope everyone on the planet will develop love for nature, because some people I know won't even plant a single green in their home because they think that soil is dirty and plants are dirty because they have insects, stupid people

  • @patrickallon7649
    @patrickallon76492 жыл бұрын

    would never of know about this vidio with out you ! thank you

  • @r3ck17rick7
    @r3ck17rick72 жыл бұрын

    awesome video! how do they battle gnats?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 жыл бұрын

    We use biological control! For gnats we used a predatory mite that feeds on the larvae.

  • @r3ck17rick7
    @r3ck17rick72 жыл бұрын

    @@thebotanicalgardener9401 thanks for the info! can you recommend anything for our home conservatories? is it a form of bacillus thuringiensis? Im in Australia and we are in winter atm battling them with things like dish soap which isn't doing anything and having to top layer an inch is not really ideal for us. BTi is available in small quantities at 20$ a bag is not very cost efficient long term. I recently tried neem cake as a top layer but it is super hydrophobic and was suffocating the soil in plastic pots, a lot of mold would develop on it also (not to mention the interesting odour lol) then when I pulled off the top layers there were gnats and visible larvae under it...so not sure what happened there as I read it's supposed to help deter the fly and kill off the sciaridae larvae? wish I could work in an amazing place like that! what a life 😍

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    @@r3ck17rick7 For gnats I recommend a predatory mite called Hypoaspis miles which feeds of fly larvae and doesn't have any negative affects on anything else. It is a very beneficial biological control! I hope this is helpful! We always experiment and try new things. 👍☺

  • @mathildakd1
    @mathildakd12 жыл бұрын

    Sky high humidity and some of the best care in the world and the plants Still get brown leaf tips! Lesson.. I would Love to go to Kew! Must be epic

  • @maryeadie750
    @maryeadie7502 жыл бұрын

    We visited Kew on Sunday and were Totally Amazed by the Hive. It was a Highlight of our visit. Thank you for the 'night view' , just wonderful So thank you for posting the video, MaryE & Family xx

  • @timeepicvideos
    @timeepicvideos2 жыл бұрын

    awesome indoor garden

  • @user-dq3jk9py4q
    @user-dq3jk9py4q2 жыл бұрын

    Magical

  • @olenart_journal
    @olenart_journal2 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful! I really enjoy this type of videos!

  • @katiaantonova6949
    @katiaantonova69492 жыл бұрын

    Lovely. 🙏

  • @mrsTraveller64
    @mrsTraveller642 жыл бұрын

    Is there a cafeteria in this wonderful place?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 жыл бұрын

    There is! In fact across Kew there are five different cafe's :) Just across from the Palm House there is The Botanical Brasserie

  • @janetginger8571
    @janetginger85712 жыл бұрын

    I didn't see any bees. I read that certain rose petals stop heavy bleeding after childbirth I buy a lovely under eye cream , with rose petals in it at Whole foods.

  • @Jojo-vv9ue
    @Jojo-vv9ue2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your commentary and tour!

  • @Jojo-vv9ue
    @Jojo-vv9ue2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the lovely tour of the rose section

  • @wholesalesoapbars8024
    @wholesalesoapbars80242 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video. Very few show the tree as a whole with such great information about it.

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener9401 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your feedback! I'm very glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @user-cw6mf3kd2b
    @user-cw6mf3kd2b2 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤🙏😇😘👍🤝🌹🌹🌹

  • @irishfruitandberries9059
    @irishfruitandberries90592 жыл бұрын

    Amazing gardens. Did you know if the persimmons produce fruit in your climate?

  • @thebotanicalgardener9401
    @thebotanicalgardener94012 ай бұрын

    Certain species do yes! Although, Diospyros kaki, the species that produces the large edible fruits you can buy in supermarket doesn't produce fruit reliably in the UK. Sorry I didn't see your question earlier!

  • @bencollyer2296
    @bencollyer22962 жыл бұрын

    I agree with Jerome gagnon I like your videos of just walking around Kew taking it in.

  • @peterbradley4839
    @peterbradley48392 жыл бұрын

    A wonderful thing!