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Hi Stephen, I would cut it to shape after leaf drop then pot it on to a larger pot to overwinter. So come the spring it will be a much more established specimen. Kind regards, Simon

No problem, you might need to adjust your phone settings or watch on a more suitable device. Unless it's my accent, you are struggling to understand then use the subtitle option. Kind regards Simon

Thanks PlantMad, I think that being a hybrid made Devon Cream an easy choice to hot house it into flower. But you right, none of my others in the ground have flowered and this year really hasn't had the sun or the heat to push them on. I think I will lift the skinny one this autumn and hot house it too for next year. Simon

Thanks Tom, we really appreciate your feedback. We are planning to upgrade more of our equipment over the coming months so hopefully we will start looking a bit more like the bigger gardening channels. Of course, I will always be held back a bit my my own lack of skills. Kind regards, Simon

Thanks Annie. Simon and Lorna.

Wow, great story. I'm really surprised that came back. It shows how robust they can be. Well done with sticking with it, as I would have probably thrown it away. Simon

Hi Elizabeth, most Magnolias will require full sun but can tolerate light shade of needed. Just check the overall height of your chosen Magnolia as it may just shoot through the shading canopy anyway. I hope this helps, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners yes, this helps so much, thank you!!!🙂 We had a tree trimmer go a little crazy trimming our ash trees and needed understory trees, now I know to not plant the magnolia there. Thank you soooo much!! 🙂

Not really, we went there to research a report we are producing for the RHS on what ranges of plants we can expect to grow in the UK as the country becomes more affected by climate change over the next two decades. Lorna is a big fan of the 'Walk With Me Tim' channel so we took a leaf out of his book and make a couple of travel videos while we were there. That way we can make the most of our visit, and offer some different content on our channel. Viewers seem to really like the New Inn review so we will do this again when we are away next. Simon

Thanks for the grate comment Tom, we really appreciate it. Kind regards, Simon and Lorna

Well it sounds like you definitely have the knack to growing these. Maybe too good though if you are having to thin them out so much. Maybe try Crocosmia hellfire instead as that is still stunning but really slow to bulk up. Simon

We are glad you enjoyed it. Simon and Lorna.

It sounds like you have them under control. We have them travelling down the road via their extending root system. They are pretty but popping up everywhere. Simon

Thank you. Your kind words are appreciated, and thank you also for subscribing. We hope you enjoy our future videos too. Simon and Lorna.

You are very welcome Monika, I'm glad you found it useful. Simon

Thanks very much Duncan. I appreciate that. Simon 🙂

Hi James, yes leafhopper definitely leave a similar bite stippling. Thanks for getting in touch. Simon

Wow, those high temperatures are insane! I would definitely plant in the ground as it will be at least a little cooler for the bulbs compared to being in pots. Also plant a little deeper to mitigate some of the ground heat. Maybe plant cactus or suitable succulent to provide some shade during the heat of the day. Good luck, and let me know how you get on. I am about to bring mine out of the greenhouse for its first water after the summer. Hopefully they survived and will flower. Simon

Whereabouts are you Jason and what kind of help are you looking for? Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners central Virginia, and guidance, so I dont kill them all

@@walkingtalkinggardeners central Va, and general help keeping them alive

Hi Stephen, I have this on mine each year so I feel your pain. Assuming you have killed the fungal spores the structures will still be on the plant. You can consider wiping them off however there will still be damaged tissue underneath. This damage will not repair and will stay until the leaves drop or are removed. I will use a systemic or contact fungicide, but you just need to keep an eye on this during the year and spray as soon as you spot the signs. I hop this helps. Simon

You are very welcome Gigharbori. We are glad you enjoyed it. Simon

Hello Alien, and thanks for your question. Yes, I have grown these a couple of times and currently have a couple of specimens in the garden, which I planted last spring and overwintered fine. All I did was cover with 2-3 inches of bark chips, but temperatures only went down to -5 Celsius. Your 0 degrees Fahrenheit could be too much as they won't be as cold hardy as the regular hybrids. However, they are not expensive to purchase, so why not have a go? You succeeded with your other dahlias. Buy as bare root, plant them in a pocket of gravel to help reduce the issue of water logging in freezing conditions and cover with a thick dry mulch. Also, plant outside as early in the spring as you can so they have the whole season to establish before the cold weather arrives. Simon

Fantastic, I would love to see that. They are so tough here in the UK. I am surprised at how few I have seen. Which is 2 in 12 years outside of my own. Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Hey Simon so mine are big probably because of the hot summers and pretty cold winters I'm from Ukraine, the east north part so they also bloom every summer with red flowers it's fascinating

Hi Keith. Firstly where abouts are you. How long have you had it, how often and how much do you water. How much do you water over winter? Simon

You are very welcome. It's a faff to get there, though. But Tresco is well worth it. Simon

Thanks for you supportive comment GreenLove. Simon 🙂

Thanks Steve, we really appreciate your opinion on this. Simon 🙂

Thanks Sandra, we're glad you enjoyed it. We are planning to make another one in October when we are away next. Simon 🙂

Hi Rena, that is a great choice. I grew this once a while back and the flower is amazing. Simon

Hi there, I would plant them out in the ground after late frosts have passed. However, it may take a couple of years before the bulbs are large enough to flower. I am not familiar with your winter weather, but I will assume it's cold, wet, and prolonged. Alliums are not going to like over wintering in freezing waterlogged conditions and need to be baked with heat over the summer. If you can provide good growing conditions, they should reach maybe 18inches in the first year but no blooms until.subsequent years. Simon

Thank you Paul, I think this might be my favourite comment so far. Simon 🙂

In my defense, Tim has done 440 more 'walk with me' videos and was a documentarian and broadcaster beforehand. I have done one hotel video with no experience and a mobile phone. Currently, it's my fastest growing video! Maybe you will like the next one a little more. Simon

Hi David, sorry I forgot to ask if you meant me 'doing it better' or Tim? According to the comments for this video, I may have misinterpreted your sentiment. Simon

Hi Andgie, there are a lot of factors to consider such as what country you are in, is it in sun or shade, is the soil moist, dry, which cultivar it us etc. If you are in the UK then it hasn't been good weather for them.so they are flowering late this year. I have only had a couple of cultivars flowers either one just putting out its flower bud today. Hopefully yours will bloom in the next few weeks. Give it some water during the hot weather and cut back any shading foliage. Simon

You are very welcome Bonnie, I am glad you found it useful. Simon 🙂

Thanks Natalie, I plan to do another hotel review parody in October so I will remember to add a couple of randoms in that one. Simon

I agree. It is arguably one of the views in the UK. Simon

You are very welcome. Simon

Thanks Akuaku. That's was quite an old video, so of you wanted to check out what it looks like now take a look as one of our more recent monthly garden tour. Simon

Thanks Djogs, we're glad you enjoyed it. Simon and Lorna.

You are very welcome Liz. Simon

Hello Jenena, we hear a lot of scary stories regarding invasive plants in you country. It's got be a challenging place to garden. I do like Opuntias but when you see them everywhere around the Mediterranean they definitely need controlling. Thanks for you comment. Simon

Absolutely. To be honest, I haven't seen any bamboo in the UK as the UK as yet, but it's just a matter of time! Thanks for your comment. Simon

Annoyingly, I do have that exact clip but I hadn't realised I missed it out of the video until it was published. We had ongoing issues with all three cameras and the microphones during the time we were there so I have been hit and miss on getting all the clips together for editing. What a nightmare! Fingers crossed, we will do a better job with our next Tim parody but it will be a couple of months until we are next away next. Simon

Thanks Chris. Simon

Thank you Zoe. Simon

Hi David, no camellias can be both self pollinated and cross pollinated. However, some of the more fancy multipetaled cultivars are sterile, so they won't produce seed either way. Kind regards, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Thanks Simon. Sorry, I didn't have your name when I sent the message. Ok, then there's hope for some seed to be produced, even though all the bees are gone at this point!! Not good. Appreciate it.

No bees isn't a good sign but you can hand pollinate if needed with a soft paintbrush.

@@walkingtalkinggardeners I'll give that a try. The bees have been wiped out by the continual menace in the skies (C. Tr..ls), I'm hoping they make a comeback.

I recently posted a video about plants to attract bees to the garden if you are interested in such a thing. However, it is UK based.

Hi Kourtney, alliums will fair far better in the ground. However, if you have heavy clay or conditions prone to water logging, especially over the winter then keep them in the pots. They tend to prefer nutrients and poor soils, but you can apply a liquid soluble fertiliser in the spring when the new growth occurs. In the ground, they don't really need it, but the will in pots. Feed fortnightly from when new growth emerges and for the next 2-3 months. Regarding guant allium bulbs, they need to be a decent size before they can flower, if they were small when you bought them, it might be a year or two before they bloom. But it will be harder to get them into condition when growing in a pot. Kind regards, Simon

Will do Chilli-P, we are glad you enjoyed the video. Simon

You are very welcome. If enough people enjoy this one, we might do another parody next time we are away. Unfortunately, we don't travel as much as Tim and his family, so it won't be for a couple more months. Simon