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Hi Steve and thanks for getting in touch. I like to use these covers for two fantastic reasons. They are free and they are super easy to use. Simon

Hi Caroline and thanks for getting in touch. Minimum roots and no leaves doesn't sound good as it will need foliage to produce the energy required for recovery. If its a fairly established plant then it may have enough resources in the trunk to recover. I would repot on in ericaceous compost and then water with a liquid soluble fertiliser via the crown. If there are tightly budded leaves in the crown then there is every chance these will emerge fully but if they don't over the coming season then that may be the end of your plant. I hope this helps. Simon

Hi Str8jacket, we don't have much n the way of houseplants although a lot of the tender pants that we keep outside over the summer are now in. They don't like it too much as the light levels are so low in the UK during the winter. The old man cactus is doing great. It is currently living in the kitchen were we have some more windows. Simon

Hi Str8jacket, as soon as the spring weather breaks the garden centres should have plenty available. You can probably also pre order via mail order so they turn up at the right time for you. Simon

You are very welcome Roysandoval. Best wishes, Simon

You are very welcome Gromlynne. Thanks for getting in touch. Best wishes, Simon

De nada. Los mejores deseos, Simon

Hi Lesley, and thanks got getting in touch. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to watch Gardeners World anymore as it makes me shout at the telly. However I agree with you about working in the cold. Best wishes, Simon

Hi there and thanks for getting in touch. That makes a lot of sense. It keeps the fruit fresher during transport and cuts down on half the work. Great advice. Best wishes, Simon

You are very welcome Jean. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Simon

Sorry about that, Gordon. It seems I have inadvertently become the bearer of bad news. Best wishes, Simon.

Hi Scott and thanks for getting in touch. I appreciate it when one of the bigger boys in RUclips gardening takes time out to make a comment as I know how busy you can be. Gardening in the UK can be both pretentious and a bit elitist so I like to get the details right and add some humour to try and stand apart from my RUclips gardening peers. We have only been going a couple of years so our channel is comparatively small compared to yours but we are expecting strong growth over the next couple of years based on last years figures. Let me know if you want to do a cross-over video or something similar in the future when we are a bit bigger. Approximately 30% of our viewers are American so there is a potential for you to get seen by a lot of fresh eyes. Kind regards and good luck in your endeavours for this coming year, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Hi, Simon. I like supporting smaller channels and like your content. I think we can do something together in the future.

Oooo, I would love to have those around the garden but sadly our climate here is too cold here. Simon

They are indeed a fantastic thing. Simon

Thanks Ajessm. I appreciate your thoughts on this. We will take that into consideration in our next video. Kind regards Simon

Hi Str8jacket, this isn't something I've come across. I assume it would be done to make the pot look superficially fuller, but it's not something I would do as seed spacing should be maintained to reduce restricted growth caused by competition between each seedling. Is this something you have seen on 'Gardeners World' or youtube? Simon

@ Monty Don, and here and there on RUclips

Thanks for getting in touch David. We appreciate tour supportive comment. Kind regards, Simon and Lorna

You are very welcome Str8jacket. Nice to hear from you. Simon

@ sorry, get a lil depressed when my daughter leaves, havent been very talkative. I still very much look forward to your videos. I got some camellias planted.

Hi Shun, yes you are right. The flat side face the outside of a pot to produce a better display. Thanks for getting in touch. Kind regards, Simon

Thanks Prash for getting in touch. I'm glad you enjoyed. Kind regards, Simon

Im waiting for mine lol

Thanks for getting in touch Tiamaria. Maybe someone will parody one of mine one day? You never know. Kind regards, Simon

You are very welcome Megan. I have a few other camellia videos if you were interested in checking them out. Kind regards, Simon

Hi Shun and thanks for getting touch. Yep all those are good although personally I am not a fan of the Lonicera as it looks too messy for me, however its a popular choice for many. I'm a big fan of Garrya though, its a shame you don't see too many of them around here. Kind regards, Simon

Ah yes, there is a reason for that. It's a firework sound effect. Thanks for getting in touch Vitroz, we appreciate your support. Best wishes, Simon and Lorna

Thanks for your supportive comment Sheutsu, we appreciate that. Best wishes Simon and Lorna.

Indeed! I might have to use that one in my next instalment. Best Wishes, Simon

Hi Anser, this is the problem that we have in the UK. Very few of these more exotic plants are readily available here so there is little practical knowledge of growing these plants in the UK. This means you have to trust what the RHS says which is not as reliable as you would think. At the moment exotic gardening in the UK is very niche and kind of restricted to the milder climate of Cornwall, but it does appear to be a new trend appearing across England. Plus we are on the borderline on the south coast as to what will grow without a load of additional winter management. I do enjoy the challenge of it though and the other RUclips gardeners who like to grow this stuff will always give you the benefit of their experience. Also it is great to get the benefit of your own experience. I'm definitely looking at getting one those Correas you recommended, the RHS has trialled a few and at least one has an AGM. Best wishes, Simon

Hello Isdania, and thanks for getting in touch. My first question would be why would the camellia be inside as in general it is a hardy plant - although there are some tender varieties available? If you are in a temperate or colder part of the world, the camellia it is in an unheated position and it is one of the more tender varieties then that is probably fine, otherwise this would be an issue. They perform better in the ground rather than in a pot as they will be prone to either overwatering or drying out too much which will both cause bud drop. Regarding pollinating, no this doesn't have any effect on the blooms being retained and opening. If you know the cultivar name them you can check on the RHS website for its growing requirements but note this information is based on growing it here in the UK. If you are growing in a different climate then you will need to take advise based on those conditions. Kind regards, Simon

You are very welcome. A Happy New Year to you too. Simon

HI Lindsey, you are right. I haven't posted much on Instagram recently but that is because I'm not doing much in the garden at the moment. That being said, just for you, we took some video of our walk around the farm and that is available on Instagram now. Regarding seed videos, I haven't thought much about it yet but I will probably start in February. I will be growing Ricinus and African marigolds again which I already have videos published for and we did one on sweet peas in December. But yes, I will probably do a video on the plants we order in this year. I'm looking to get a Correa for the spring and some more tender fuchsias, but we are going to take a trip down to Big Plant Nurseries at some point to see what interesting plants they have!

You are very welcome sheutsu, and thank you for your supportive comment. Best wishes, Simon and Lorna

Hi Uwe, I am glad you found what you needed. I will need to pop out and water mine soon. Luckily it is going to warm up for a few days soon so conditions will be perfect. Simon

Flipping heck, you are absolutely right. I'm getting to old for this....

@ Apart from that, good video! 🤣

I appreciate you being honest and saying so. We won't be away again until next month, so luckily, it will be a while before we published our next holiday video. Hopefully, without an obvious mistake. Best wishes, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Is this place any good, we’ve got a 7year old daughter? We stayed down the road at the Los Zocos before.

@@Properbellend Being honest, we chose Lanzarote so we could film at their amazing Cactus gardens. We prefer Tenerife for family holidays, in fact we are looking to go again this summer. They have Sian Park, which is arguably the worlds best outdoor water park (that place is incredible) and then you have Loro park which is a superb zoo. Stay away from Playa de las Americas with young ones as it is too rowdy. We stayed costa adeje last time, hence it was on my mind. It is also better set up with the beach bars and restaurants, plus you have the volcano activates if you want to do that too. The safaris aren't bad but not as good as they used to be as you cant go off road anymore as the lava beds are nor off limits.

Hello 3Torts and thanks for getting in touch. No, that was a 'scream' sound effect I added in the editing. Best wishes, Simon and Lorna

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Your editing is hilarious!

Thanks, Elaine. We are glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Simon and Lorna

You are very welcome Emma. I like your idea of a movie. I may well attempt a movie style intro when we are next away. Sadly we don't get to travel as much as Tim. Best wishes, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Quality over quantity!

Well this is true. It might just be me, but Tim seems to have lost some of his enthusiasm over the last couple of months. He rarely live streams and hasn't posted for a couple of weeks. Hopefully, he is just going through a phase and will be back on form soon. Simon

Hi Cindi, I agree it was a great price and the grounds were really good. I loved the heated pool until there turned the heat off a couple days before we left! However, at the end of the day, we still really enjoyed it 😀. Best wishes, Simon

Hi Bourbon and Blooms, yes it was a great deal to get there and you have plenty of bars and restaurants a 10 minute walk away if you wanted to upgrade the meals. Best wishes, Simon

Hi Pamela, yes you can. This will work as a contact insecticide only so it will need reapplying when needed. Best wishes, Simon

Hi Steve, clearly you are a man after my own heart. Thanks for watching. Best wishes, Simon

Hi Str8jacket, companion planting is interesting. I is primarily used with some food crops to deter pests. Insects generally use colour and scent to find their host plants so by planting companion plants you can mask the smell of a host plants. This works well with planting onions and carrots to deter carrot fly, garlic and strawberries to deter aphids on strawberries, and marigolds and tomatoes for whitefly and thrips. It is not a perfect system and won't work for all plants. However it is more ammunition for the gardener and reduces the need for insecticides.

Thanks, Chittaranjansas. We appreciate your supportive comment. Kind regards Simon and Lorna

Hello Uwe and thanks for getting in touch. We have had -4 recently and hopefully it won't get any colder than that. Hopefully it will only be another 6 weeks or so before the weather warms up again and gardens will come back to life. Best wishes and a Happy New Year to you too. Simon

I appreciate the feedback Dame, but you know what they say ' you can't please everyone all the time'. But it was a bit funny thought. Anyway, I will be publishing my hotel review tomorrow. If you are not familiar with 'Walk with me Tim', then you probably won't find that funny either, but there is nothing wrong with that. Thanks for getting in touch. Kind regards, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners I watch him all the time bro. So many things you could have done that you didn't. That's why You Tube recommended it. Peace out.

Hi Richard, and thanks for getting in touch. I'm sorry to hear about your broad beans. If you leave it a month before sowing again, they should perform better. Good luck with the onions and chilles, and thanks for supporting our channel with your subscription. Best wishes, Simon and Lorna.

Hello Bourbon and Blooms, and thanks for getting in touch. I hadn't heard of 'cornbread language' before, that's a great expression. Thanks for you supportive words, best wishes Simon.

You are very welcome, I do like topiary. I can be really effective in most gardens. Best wishes Simon

@ would you recommend cutting them back now, at the beginning of winter, so that come spring they are ready to fill out in their new pyramid shape?

At my age, counting is no longer part of my skill set.🙂

@@walkingtalkinggardeners who needs numbers anyway

Hi Mandy, You are right regarding the Alan Titchmarsh image. Unfortunately, there are only two that I can find without copyright issues. Yes, we are back from our holidays, I am editing the videos at the moment. Most are about plants and gardens, although I will be publishing a hotel review tomorrow in the style of a 'Walk with me Tim' video. Best wishes, Simon