Watched your video again and appreciated your comment about learning how to make your garden tougher against cold weather. It’s true learning what you can plant and leave on ground is so important and otherwise you have to learn how to protect or bring in the tender plants. Every area is different and it takes experience to know what you can get away with
Yes lots to take into consideration when starting a tropical style garden in a colder climate. From winter lows to summer highs. Knowing your soil type and microclimates in your garden as well. I think with experience we learn which plants can make up the backbone of our gardens and then add the more tender ones to give a bit of a wow factor. Cheers
This is only my second winter growing a Tropical style garden, and like you said.. people do worry about getting through winter months. Having plants that work with our climate is deffo the way to go,,, great video and your garden still looks amazing 👍
Thank you. I’m glad you liked it. I think when people start this type of gardening theirs a tendency to want as many different plants as they can and lots of the big leaved tenders which are great but you need an evergreen backbone as well to give it all year interest and make the overwintering process more manageable. Cheers
Read you comment about zone 8 US vs UK and you are right here in panhandle of Florida neat city of Pensacola we are on 8b/9a cusp. It is much hotter June To August 95-105 F at times. Also great humidity which tropical love. Out challenge here is we have had over last couple of winters 4-5 nights that go crazy with temps to low 20F for a few hours plus couple times 20-30 mph winds which is a real killer. So you have to protect for those few nights when rest of winter which ends March 2 usually. Rest of winter nights are low 40s F which is not an issue. Enjoyed you sharing your challenges
Hi. Yes the zones give a minimum temperature comparison between the U.K. and the USA but the climates are quite different. I imagine it’s similar over there between the different states. I’m not sure but I would imagine your zone 8b may face different challenges to a zone 8b in Oregon for instance. It’s good to be able to compare but realistically it’s about learning our own climate and challenges. Cheers for the comment.
Thanks for the update look forward to watching your videos and amazing garden and plants. Built a veranda this which was a well made from a company from Holland and already noticing the difference with the plants left outside and the ones I have brought under cover so hopefully won’t have try and squeeze too many plants in the greenhouse this year.
Hi. How you protect them really depends where you live and your climate. For me I start by using horticultural fleece in the top to protect the new growth from frost. If it gets colder like -5 Celsius = 23. Fahrenheit then I will wrap insulation or fleece around the top foot of trunk and more fleece in the top. Once it warms up I take the protection off again. Lots of videos out there on how to protect them on RUclips. Cheers
Hi. Generally I think I’m classed as zone 8. My coldest temps in this garden have been -12 Celsius. In the U.K. the temps may be the same as zones in the USA but we get much wetter winters in general and don’t get the summer heat so a zone 8 in the U.K. can be very different to a zone 8 in states. Cheers.
@ Your garden looks good even in November . I like the design , We’re 9a here on the south east coast of England and -1c last night . I have two big blue agave as well as a few sago palms growing in the garden. I do use plant fleece to protect from frost but you can grow a lot of different types of plants down here but it’s work to keep them healthy but it’s worth it .. Winters are getting wetter but we’re getting less frost than we use to get thirty years ago and the plant growing season has extended by a month I read.
Watched your video again and appreciated your comment about learning how to make your garden tougher against cold weather. It’s true learning what you can plant and leave on ground is so important and otherwise you have to learn how to protect or bring in the tender plants. Every area is different and it takes experience to know what you can get away with
Yes lots to take into consideration when starting a tropical style garden in a colder climate. From winter lows to summer highs. Knowing your soil type and microclimates in your garden as well. I think with experience we learn which plants can make up the backbone of our gardens and then add the more tender ones to give a bit of a wow factor.
Cheers
This is only my second winter growing a Tropical style garden, and like you said.. people do worry about getting through winter months.
Having plants that work with our climate is deffo the way to go,,, great video and your garden still looks amazing 👍
Thank you. I’m glad you liked it. I think when people start this type of gardening theirs a tendency to want as many different plants as they can and lots of the big leaved tenders which are great but you need an evergreen backbone as well to give it all year interest and make the overwintering process more manageable.
Cheers
Read you comment about zone 8 US vs UK and you are right here in panhandle of Florida neat city of Pensacola we are on 8b/9a cusp. It is much hotter June To August 95-105 F at times. Also great humidity which tropical love. Out challenge here is we have had over last couple of winters 4-5 nights that go crazy with temps to low 20F for a few hours plus couple times 20-30 mph winds which is a real killer. So you have to protect for those few nights when rest of winter which ends March 2 usually. Rest of winter nights are low 40s F which is not an issue. Enjoyed you sharing your challenges
Hi. Yes the zones give a minimum temperature comparison between the U.K. and the USA but the climates are quite different.
I imagine it’s similar over there between the different states. I’m not sure but I would imagine your zone 8b may face different challenges to a zone 8b in Oregon for instance.
It’s good to be able to compare but realistically it’s about learning our own climate and challenges.
Cheers for the comment.
Thanks for the update look forward to watching your videos and amazing garden and plants. Built a veranda this which was a well made from a company from Holland and already noticing the difference with the plants left outside and the ones I have brought under cover so hopefully won’t have try and squeeze too many plants in the greenhouse this year.
Thank you. Yes a bit of overhead cover from the wet and cold can go a long way plus it makes it easier to wrap them if they are in the dry.
Cheers
Your garden still looks stunning 🤩
Thank you.
I really admire your Dicksonia palm trees. How do you protect them in the winter months? Thanks for the great videos.
Hi. How you protect them really depends where you live and your climate. For me I start by using horticultural fleece in the top to protect the new growth from frost.
If it gets colder like -5 Celsius = 23. Fahrenheit then I will wrap insulation or fleece around the top foot of trunk and more fleece in the top. Once it warms up I take the protection off again.
Lots of videos out there on how to protect them on RUclips.
Cheers
Your area is plant hardiness zone 8b
Hi. Generally I think I’m classed as zone 8. My coldest temps in this garden have been -12 Celsius. In the U.K. the temps may be the same as zones in the USA but we get much wetter winters in general and don’t get the summer heat so a zone 8 in the U.K. can be very different to a zone 8 in states.
Cheers.
@ Your garden looks good even in November . I like the design , We’re 9a here on the south east coast of England and -1c last night . I have two big blue agave as well as a few sago palms growing in the garden. I do use plant fleece to protect from frost but you can grow a lot of different types of plants down here but it’s work to keep them healthy but it’s worth it .. Winters are getting wetter but we’re getting less frost than we use to get thirty years ago and the plant growing season has extended by a month I read.