Come on another spring tour of my Wild Welsh Garden, this time in the middle of April, and I`ll show how I am trying to make my garden both beautiful for people and attractive to wildlife
Hello Isabel. New subscriber here. Love your garden and look forward to learning from your journey. I have a tiny garden in Cambridgeshire which I am also trying to make more wildlife friendly.
I have self sown Rowan and Hawthorne trees, birds scatter seeds so your plants that you aren't sure of maybe germinated from some of those seeds. My gardens are quite wild which I'm enjoying as habitat. There is such a joy of watching the nature in my back yard.
Enjoyed the tour Isabel. Not sure why some of your trees are looking a little unhappy maybe the rain has damaged the leaf buds and they'll send out second buds this happened with my oak one year. Hope they recover anyway. I have creeping buttercup, it's not taken over my garden I pull if necessary. As with many of the wildflowers they may need a little control. As you say you will need to be the herbivore occasionally 😊. Good to see the meadow grass seed is doing well.
Thanks Tracy, that`s encouraging. A couple of people have suggested the weather may be affecting the trees and shrubs. Seems reasonable. So I`ll just have to trust that they can look after themselves, although it may take time.
If you cut your flowering shrubs immediately after flowering, it will keep them nice and bushy and it will also give the shrubs time to put new growth on and flower for you next year. 😊
Thanks so much. I`m so glad you`re into gardening. There`s no reason why you can`t have a garden like mine. The very best of luck with your garden and thanks for watching.
I woke up to snow and wind this morning, but it's only -2C and it will be warming up tomorrow. I planted some Angelica seeds I bought from a UK supplier last year and much to my amazement they survived my winter and are popping up through the mulch and the snow. There are also about a hundred Juncos and Sparrows in the garden this morning. I consider bare earth in my garden to be an open wound, so I make sure something is growing on every square inch of land.
It’s wonderful to see a garden that includes wildlife as being an integral part of it. Thank you for supporting the birds and the bees by letting some weeds grow.❤
I am so glad I found your channel! Your garden is so lovely and interesting. You have really inspired me. I have tried all my life to be a conventional gardener, but never managed to be very sucessful, but thanks to you I have started to look at my wet and weedy garden at the Norwegian west coast from a new perspective.
😂😂 no noooottt creeping buttercup. I leave dandelions but creeping buttercup are taking over my beds so something has to give. It does look lovely in your garden Isabel. I hope you get some warmer and sunnier days soon. Have a wonderful weekend and happy wilding, Ali 🥶🌞🇨🇦
Hi Isabel, thank you for the lovely spring tour. I'm fairly new to gardening having started my garden around 18 months ago and your video was full of useful nuggets of info for me. This is my first proper spring and it's been so exciting to see the plants and shrubs I've been nurturing coming back to life and filling out. I had one disaster during the winter when one of the storms blew my mini-greenhouses over scattering all the cuttings I had taken, most were saved(I think!) but many lost their labels, I can spot the obvious ones but the rest are going to remain a mystery until they grow.😄 I'm just waiting for the ground to dry up a bit and then cut more beds into the old lawn, clear the huge bramble patch and get my pond dug. Then there's potting up, planting out, cutting back, create a compost corner etc etc, so much to do!! I'm trying not to get too overwhelmed and just focus on one job at a time and if some things are neglected for this season it really doesn't matter, what's important is that I'm learning and having fun and keeping fit, body and mind. 💚🌱🌼🐸🐝🦋🌿☀️
Oooh exciting! I do love a project and it sounds like you`ve got a few. But - you`re right - try not to feel overwhelmed. Just do what you can. The main thing is that you enjoy what you`re doing and if the wildlife enjoy it too - even better!! I`m glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching.
I am desperate to keep some plants that are absolutely. completely un-friendly - dangerous - to all the rabbits, deer and birds that demolish my garden. We spent thousands, grew from seeds and cuttings, and still they come. My long border is a lethal colander of deep holes instead of luxuriant (expensive) growth, used by rabbits burrowing in from the fields. Enjoy your human-friendly garden while you can; but be warned: not all wildlife is garden-friendly.
I had a very good bay tree it got hit by hard frost years ago I cut it back to ground got another one to replace it and it started growing again so I gave my son the second one the original one is now 12 ft tall.You just never know.xx🐝🐝🐝
My pieris did not flower this year. I wonder if it was too dry when it was trying to set flower last year. The new growth this year has been lovely. I wonder if it is all to do with erratic weather patterns. Thank you so much for the mooch round your garden.
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Beautiful garden with nature look!
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can you put Vaseline on the legs of your tables near the bottom so the slugs won't go over the vaseline?
I can try that - although they will probably leap frog over or pole vault in!! Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching
Hello Isabel. New subscriber here. Love your garden and look forward to learning from your journey. I have a tiny garden in Cambridgeshire which I am also trying to make more wildlife friendly.
That`s great to hear about your garden. I do believe we gardeners can help nature recover. Welcome to mine and thanks for subscribing.
"I keep finding plants and have no memory of planting them at all!" Oh, no! Me, too. I'm waiting to see where the potatoes pop up!
Oh Dear! Are we getting old?!? Thanks for watching.
I have self sown Rowan and Hawthorne trees, birds scatter seeds so your plants that you aren't sure of maybe germinated from some of those seeds. My gardens are quite wild which I'm enjoying as habitat. There is such a joy of watching the nature in my back yard.
You may be right about the seeds. I get a lot of joy from the nature in my garden and I`m glad to hear you do to. Happy wild gardening .
Hello Isabel, how very wonderful to find you and see your garden! I've subscribed and look forward to following your garden journey ❤
I`m so glad you found me. It is a mystery to me how You tube decides which videos to show to people. Thanks for subscribing and welcome to my garden.
Very enjoyable and informative. New subscriber from Long Island New York US.
Hello in Long Island. Welcome to my channel and thanks for subscribing.
Enjoyed the tour Isabel. Not sure why some of your trees are looking a little unhappy maybe the rain has damaged the leaf buds and they'll send out second buds this happened with my oak one year. Hope they recover anyway. I have creeping buttercup, it's not taken over my garden I pull if necessary. As with many of the wildflowers they may need a little control. As you say you will need to be the herbivore occasionally 😊. Good to see the meadow grass seed is doing well.
Thanks Tracy, that`s encouraging. A couple of people have suggested the weather may be affecting the trees and shrubs. Seems reasonable. So I`ll just have to trust that they can look after themselves, although it may take time.
👩🏻🌾😻 hello from Idaho 🥔I’m new to your channel. I’m learning to garden too.
Hello in Idaho. Welcome to my channel and thanks for watching.
Greetings from malta ❤ thanks for being wildlife conscious love your garden
Hello in Malta. You`re very welcome. Thanks for watching.
If you cut your flowering shrubs immediately after flowering, it will keep them nice and bushy and it will also give the shrubs time to put new growth on and flower for you next year. 😊
Ok, thank you.
I can't quite see the brown leafed shrub, but it could possibly be a physocarpus. They are putting their leaves out about now.
I think you could be right!
Enjoyable tour around great to see, especially as you are so far in front of us further North. Thankyou for sharing. 🐞🌻🌱
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
I've just gotten into gardening, loved this video. I'd be very happy if I ended up with a garden like yours :)
Thanks so much. I`m so glad you`re into gardening. There`s no reason why you can`t have a garden like mine. The very best of luck with your garden and thanks for watching.
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I woke up to snow and wind this morning, but it's only -2C and it will be warming up tomorrow. I planted some Angelica seeds I bought from a UK supplier last year and much to my amazement they survived my winter and are popping up through the mulch and the snow. There are also about a hundred Juncos and Sparrows in the garden this morning.
I consider bare earth in my garden to be an open wound, so I make sure something is growing on every square inch of land.
Only -2C!! That`s cold. Great news about the angelica. The pollinators love it. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the tour - all looks lovely and fresh. I do love Spring! Working outside between rains but still chilly here and windy.
You`re welcome, thanks for joining me again. We are expecting a sunny weekend, but with frosts!!. I do love spring - full of hope and promise.
It’s wonderful to see a garden that includes wildlife as being an integral part of it. Thank you for supporting the birds and the bees by letting some weeds grow.❤
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
New subscriber here from Vancouver Canada. My health doesn’t allow me to have a garden but I have a balcony with pots. I love love your garden.
Hello in Vancouver. I`m so glad you like my garden. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
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Great tour. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
I am so glad I found your channel! Your garden is so lovely and interesting. You have really inspired me. I have tried all my life to be a conventional gardener, but never managed to be very sucessful, but thanks to you I have started to look at my wet and weedy garden at the Norwegian west coast from a new perspective.
I`m glad you found my channel too. Your comment is very encouraging. Thanks for watching.
😂😂 no noooottt creeping buttercup. I leave dandelions but creeping buttercup are taking over my beds so something has to give. It does look lovely in your garden Isabel. I hope you get some warmer and sunnier days soon. Have a wonderful weekend and happy wilding, Ali 🥶🌞🇨🇦
That would have been exactly my response a couple of years ago! Just shows how much I have changed. Happy gardening to you Ali. Thanks for watching
Hi Isabel, thank you for the lovely spring tour. I'm fairly new to gardening having started my garden around 18 months ago and your video was full of useful nuggets of info for me. This is my first proper spring and it's been so exciting to see the plants and shrubs I've been nurturing coming back to life and filling out. I had one disaster during the winter when one of the storms blew my mini-greenhouses over scattering all the cuttings I had taken, most were saved(I think!) but many lost their labels, I can spot the obvious ones but the rest are going to remain a mystery until they grow.😄 I'm just waiting for the ground to dry up a bit and then cut more beds into the old lawn, clear the huge bramble patch and get my pond dug. Then there's potting up, planting out, cutting back, create a compost corner etc etc, so much to do!! I'm trying not to get too overwhelmed and just focus on one job at a time and if some things are neglected for this season it really doesn't matter, what's important is that I'm learning and having fun and keeping fit, body and mind. 💚🌱🌼🐸🐝🦋🌿☀️
Oooh exciting! I do love a project and it sounds like you`ve got a few. But - you`re right - try not to feel overwhelmed. Just do what you can. The main thing is that you enjoy what you`re doing and if the wildlife enjoy it too - even better!! I`m glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching.
I am desperate to keep some plants that are absolutely. completely un-friendly - dangerous - to all the rabbits, deer and birds that demolish my garden. We spent thousands, grew from seeds and cuttings, and still they come. My long border is a lethal colander of deep holes instead of luxuriant (expensive) growth, used by rabbits burrowing in from the fields. Enjoy your human-friendly garden while you can; but be warned: not all wildlife is garden-friendly.
Thanks for the warning. I shall certainly watch out for the unfriendly wildlife. Thanks for watching.
I had a very good bay tree it got hit by hard frost years ago I cut it back to ground got another one to replace it and it started growing again so I gave my son the second one the original one is now 12 ft tall.You just never know.xx🐝🐝🐝
That`s encouraging. Thank you. I forget that patience is also an important thing for a gardener to have.
Same here in Ayrshire. My camellia has never looked better with flowers. Very little frost this year I think has helped.
We haven`t had many frosts either, and a lot of rain late summer and autumn last year, which, I think, helps the buds to form. Thanks for watching.
Your rhubarb is splendid. Youve inspired me to grow some. I like the idea of tall kale in my garden too. Thank you!
You`re very welcome. Thanks for watching and good luck with the rhubarb.
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My pieris did not flower this year. I wonder if it was too dry when it was trying to set flower last year. The new growth this year has been lovely. I wonder if it is all to do with erratic weather patterns. Thank you so much for the mooch round your garden.
You`re very welcome. Well climate change is affecting everything, so why not our Pieris. Makes sense. Thank you for watching
No, no, no, to creeping buttercup but I do plant the field buttercups 😊 👍
I`ll plant the field buttercups too - if I can find some.
I love the old fashioned primroses, they are hard to find these days.
I do to. I`m so lucky as they were all here when I came. Thanks for watching.
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