I went to college on Lake Superior. By late April, we would put on bathing suits, wrap in blankets, leave the dorm and go behind the snow banks where the sun reflecting off the brick and windows had melted the snow. We'd lie down, open the blankets, and bask in the sun. As long as we stayed flat on the ground, we were warm; rolling over, that upper hip would be hit with a cold breeze blowing over the top of the show drifts. That was a very different micro-climate from the rest of the campus.
That's amazing. And a friend told me that when she went to college the daffodils nearest the big building came into flower a good four weeks earlier than those far away (even though they were the same type of daffodils)
Lovely chat in a beautiful garden, Alexandra! Watching how the sun tracks across your property and where spots of shade are created is key. Here in S. California (I'm about 15 miles from the coast, but still get wind due to canyons where creeks/the main river valley are open to the sea) heat makes all the difference. We are at the bottom of a west-facing slope (Pacific Ocean is to the west), and a leg of the hill blocks the early morning sun. We have a very tall (ok, gone wild) Eugenia hedge at the back of our property, book-ended on each side by a very tall pecan tree. I have my roses, grapes, tomatoes, etc. in containers, about 20 feet in front of the hedge, so they are in morning sun from about 8am til 1:30 or so. Peak heat is 2pm to 4:30pm, when that area is in shade. I use containers because of clay soil and old pavement in the area, but it also allows me to easily move a plant that's getting too much sun or shade. This 'hedge' also blocks our view of 2-story apartments behind us, and their view of our garden. Without this barrier, the sun in this area would blast these plants in summer until after 7pm. Another issue for anyone in a suburban or urban garden is what is grown, cut down, or built up on the adjoining properties; a neighbor cutting down an old shade tree can require rethinking an entire corner of your garden. I appreciate that you provide us a good place to chat and share. Cheers!
I love his hornbeam hedges. Micro climates are fascinating and super important. My own garden is a myriad of micro climates! My cottage faces south west and is cut into the side of a hill, so part of the front garden gets full sun but also violent winds. I have grasses intermingled with my flowers to protect them from snapped stems. Round the back, because the house is cut into an embankment, it’s mostly shady, quiet - no wind at all because that’s blocked by the house. I can put more fragile things round there but then I have to place those that like sun in very specific spots so that they can catch it! There’s an art to dealing with your micro climates!! 2 feet to the left = disaster, 2 feet to the right = success🤣
Another great topic! There were things mentioned I never thought about before, like the direction a garden tilts. Thanks for another beautiful, informative video!
Good morning Alexandra, a beautiful 'full' garden but not over-done! Love how the tall pink flowers made sure they were going to be seen in the woodland's garden. Do love the trees and walls even covered with the creeper. What a transformation from the animal yard to a beautiful woodland paradise. Paul has put in a lot of effort and today it is paying off. We so loved and enjoyed this video and as the garden is so full, no soil could be seen so no weeds! Well done it was a most enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing Alexandra and you are looking good. kind regards.
Great video 🌝👍 through creating a special micro-climate in the garden I managed to grow plants that normally don't grow in our climate like moringa and nectarine trees.
Alexandra, yet another fabulous and informative video. Really great garden with a plethora of interesting and diverse plants, Paul is very talented, also helpful to hear about the slope, never thought of that before and that he didn't/doesn't always get it right first time either. I'll save and watch it again, lots of ideas. Thanks as ever for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Thank you for this very informative video. I was very interested in what Paul said about partial shade. Could you perhaps do a whole video about the best plants for partial shade? I took note of the plants Paul listed in this video and can confirm that these plants do grow well in partial shade even in rainy Manchester on sandy loam, but I would be interested in more plant suggestions as I'm about to replant my partially shaded border. Thank you so much for your excellent videos. Kate 😊😊
There's an interesting video on shade gardening here, in case you haven't seen it: ruclips.net/video/57egyQvlNhY/видео.html and I will definitely think about doing a partial shade video!
Thank you, once again, for a very informative video. I always look forward to them with your practical advice and the experiences of yourself and other experts in the garden world. You ask such great questions. And I appreciate how you apply it to our area in the US. You are my top RUclipsr along with Luke at MI Gardener who was one of the first gardening RUclipsrs. Happy gardening!🌻
A taller hedge for a windbreak is one of laurels. Microclimates: Noticed that palm trees profit from being by the street where heat from cars and heat from the road surface keep off a hard freeze.e
I'd love a hedge, but I keep waffling back and forth on what kind of hedge I want. Sometimes, I think a border of Panicum virgatum would be lovely as it sways in the breeze, but then I think about how it'd have to be cut down every Spring, leaving a gaping hole precisely where I was wanting a hedge to block wind and unsightly views. Then I think an evergreen hedge of Yaupon Holly would be ideal... until I recall how slow-growing they are. I should have planted one several decades ago!
Our whole area has a microclimate because of low elevation. The local weather temp predictions I need to adjust by adding about 5 degrees hotter or cooler. It’s quite important when frost is near. It’s similar to a desert. Then there are the areas that are hotter next to buildings and changes in weather where we can be frosted first, but can be warmer during the day in cooler months. The extreme heat we’ve been experiencing and much warmer winters are a bit much. My catalpa tree is reseeding in the flower garden and will replant them in the acreage. Might be asking for trouble if they like it here as much as the black walnuts from neighbor-I have my hands full trying to keep them out of the yard. I sure do love the flowers, deep shade and scent of catalpa trees though, it’s the beans I’m wondering about 😂. We have sandy soil and have to be mindful of how much water trees love as cedars and oaks can suck the life out. I moved a shrub to the back where I’m unable to hand water and realized this fall it will need to be moved closer as it really is suffering the desert area it’s in.
I know that deer are quite a problem for many, I will try to see if I can do something. In terms of wind, have you seen this video: ruclips.net/video/M5RvoyJ9JB0/видео.html and for coastal gardens, see this: ruclips.net/video/CaAHA4o3RyQ/видео.html
Thank you for sharing! Can you tell me the fastest growing hedge he mentioned? Please forgive me if you gave that information but I looked and couldn't find in description and I couldn't understand what he said. Thank you! Cheers from northwest Florida USA.
Hornbeam. He did warn that although it's fast growing, that does mean that once it's mature, you will have to cut it three times a year. I think there are native varieties of hornbeam in the USA
What a beautiful garden. Some very useful tips there. I’m thinking of planting hornbeam for internal hedges in my garden. The space in some areas is fairly limited. Would it be sufficient to plant a single row hedge or is it always better to have a double row? It’s reasonably well sheltered. I want to create a number of separate rooms, so it’s important that you can’t see too much through the hedge!
Great episode as always! Created my first microclimate this year and it has been successful for the most part, but will need a bit of tweaking next spring. The tricky part is that 1/2 is mostly shade and the other 1/2 complete sun. Even an azalea bush was unhappy in the shady section, as it didn't receive any sun whatsoever.🫣
I went to college on Lake Superior. By late April, we would put on bathing suits, wrap in blankets, leave the dorm and go behind the snow banks where the sun reflecting off the brick and windows had melted the snow. We'd lie down, open the blankets, and bask in the sun. As long as we stayed flat on the ground, we were warm; rolling over, that upper hip would be hit with a cold breeze blowing over the top of the show drifts. That was a very different micro-climate from the rest of the campus.
That's amazing. And a friend told me that when she went to college the daffodils nearest the big building came into flower a good four weeks earlier than those far away (even though they were the same type of daffodils)
Really enjoyed this. Honestly as summers get hotter, it’s the shady areas I love the most. I’m purposely creating them.💗
Thank you!
Love seeing these transformations and seeing how people take an unpromising site to a glorious garden.
This is an inspiring garden, I think
Thank you!
Oh My, he has a beautiful garden. The plant combination is superb.
It is!
Really kind comments, thanks Margaret 👍
Gorgeous video💐. I habe learned a lot from you🌺. Thank you Alexandra for what you. Respect for you work 🙏🏼🌹
Thank you so much!
Love the quick trick. (You made it look so easy as always!) Thanks for the video. ❤🎉😊
Glad you liked it!!
Lovely chat in a beautiful garden, Alexandra! Watching how the sun tracks across your property and where spots of shade are created is key. Here in S. California (I'm about 15 miles from the coast, but still get wind due to canyons where creeks/the main river valley are open to the sea) heat makes all the difference. We are at the bottom of a west-facing slope (Pacific Ocean is to the west), and a leg of the hill blocks the early morning sun. We have a very tall (ok, gone wild) Eugenia hedge at the back of our property, book-ended on each side by a very tall pecan tree. I have my roses, grapes, tomatoes, etc. in containers, about 20 feet in front of the hedge, so they are in morning sun from about 8am til 1:30 or so. Peak heat is 2pm to 4:30pm, when that area is in shade. I use containers because of clay soil and old pavement in the area, but it also allows me to easily move a plant that's getting too much sun or shade. This 'hedge' also blocks our view of 2-story apartments behind us, and their view of our garden. Without this barrier, the sun in this area would blast these plants in summer until after 7pm. Another issue for anyone in a suburban or urban garden is what is grown, cut down, or built up on the adjoining properties; a neighbor cutting down an old shade tree can require rethinking an entire corner of your garden. I appreciate that you provide us a good place to chat and share. Cheers!
That's a very good point!
I love his hornbeam hedges. Micro climates are fascinating and super important.
My own garden is a myriad of micro climates! My cottage faces south west and is cut into the side of a hill, so part of the front garden gets full sun but also violent winds. I have grasses intermingled with my flowers to protect them from snapped stems. Round the back, because the house is cut into an embankment, it’s mostly shady, quiet - no wind at all because that’s blocked by the house. I can put more fragile things round there but then I have to place those that like sun in very specific spots so that they can catch it!
There’s an art to dealing with your micro climates!! 2 feet to the left = disaster, 2 feet to the right = success🤣
Interesting, yes!
I live on a slope, so the discussion about his slope helped my understanding. This whole topic is interesting.
It is, and it was only a mild slope, as you could see, but what an impact!
A new video! Yes!
Another great topic! There were things mentioned I never thought about before, like the direction a garden tilts. Thanks for another beautiful, informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for your kind comments
Good morning Alexandra, a beautiful 'full' garden but not over-done! Love how the tall pink flowers made sure they were going to be seen in the woodland's garden. Do love the trees and walls even covered with the creeper. What a transformation from the animal yard to a beautiful woodland paradise. Paul has put in a lot of effort and today it is paying off. We so loved and enjoyed this video and as the garden is so full, no soil could be seen so no weeds! Well done it was a most enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing Alexandra and you are looking good. kind regards.
Thank you! It was such a pleasure to visit this garden.
Thank you for your kind comments 👍
Great video 🌝👍 through creating a special micro-climate in the garden I managed to grow plants that normally don't grow in our climate like moringa and nectarine trees.
That sounds brilliant, thank you.
Stunning garden! Very inspiring, thank you both.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Kara, I appreciate your kind comments 👍
What a delightful post! Informative and very interesting as per❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Alexandra, yet another fabulous and informative video. Really great garden with a plethora of interesting and diverse plants, Paul is very talented, also helpful to hear about the slope, never thought of that before and that he didn't/doesn't always get it right first time either. I'll save and watch it again, lots of ideas. Thanks as ever for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Thanks for your lovely comments Katie, much appreciated 👍
Thank you!
Thank you for such a great idea and keep inspiring us!
Thank you!
Thank you for this very informative video. I was very interested in what Paul said about partial shade. Could you perhaps do a whole video about the best plants for partial shade? I took note of the plants Paul listed in this video and can confirm that these plants do grow well in partial shade even in rainy Manchester on sandy loam, but I would be interested in more plant suggestions as I'm about to replant my partially shaded border. Thank you so much for your excellent videos. Kate 😊😊
There's an interesting video on shade gardening here, in case you haven't seen it: ruclips.net/video/57egyQvlNhY/видео.html and I will definitely think about doing a partial shade video!
Absolutely love this garden❤
I do too
Thanks Sarah! Much appreciated 👍
Thank you Alexandra! Amazing guest and stunning garden! So informative- always learning something new from your channel. ❤
Many thanks for your kind words 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful garden 😍
Thank you 👍
Saving this video for planning our next garden when we downsize soon!
Exciting to have a new project
Useful information.. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, once again, for a very informative video. I always look forward to them with your practical advice and the experiences of yourself and other experts in the garden world. You ask such great questions. And I appreciate how you apply it to our area in the US. You are my top RUclipsr along with Luke at MI Gardener who was one of the first gardening RUclipsrs. Happy gardening!🌻
Thank you so much!
Great suggestions and a lovely garden to exhibit the techniques. Thank you.
Thank you Chory 👍
Hedges as protection look so beautiful! I'm in a windy area by the Sea in Northern California. Thank you so much for sharing 💚🌿🙌
Thank you!
Great information!
Glad you think so!
Lovely garden and great discussion. Worth watching again.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Diane 👍
He was super interesting 👌
He was!
Really kind of you! Thank you!
A taller hedge for a windbreak is one of laurels. Microclimates: Noticed that palm trees profit from being by the street where heat from cars and heat from the road surface keep off a hard freeze.e
That's interesting - makes sense
Excellent video. Thank you
Great video. As always.
Glad you enjoyed it
I'd love a hedge, but I keep waffling back and forth on what kind of hedge I want. Sometimes, I think a border of Panicum virgatum would be lovely as it sways in the breeze, but then I think about how it'd have to be cut down every Spring, leaving a gaping hole precisely where I was wanting a hedge to block wind and unsightly views. Then I think an evergreen hedge of Yaupon Holly would be ideal... until I recall how slow-growing they are. I should have planted one several decades ago!
I know what that's like!
Our whole area has a microclimate because of low elevation. The local weather temp predictions I need to adjust by adding about 5 degrees hotter or cooler. It’s quite important when frost is near. It’s similar to a desert. Then there are the areas that are hotter next to buildings and changes in weather where we can be frosted first, but can be warmer during the day in cooler months.
The extreme heat we’ve been experiencing and much warmer winters are a bit much. My catalpa tree is reseeding in the flower garden and will replant them in the acreage. Might be asking for trouble if they like it here as much as the black walnuts from neighbor-I have my hands full trying to keep them out of the yard. I sure do love the flowers, deep shade and scent of catalpa trees though, it’s the beans I’m wondering about 😂.
We have sandy soil and have to be mindful of how much water trees love as cedars and oaks can suck the life out. I moved a shrub to the back where I’m unable to hand water and realized this fall it will need to be moved closer as it really is suffering the desert area it’s in.
I know that deer are quite a problem for many, I will try to see if I can do something. In terms of wind, have you seen this video: ruclips.net/video/M5RvoyJ9JB0/видео.html and for coastal gardens, see this: ruclips.net/video/CaAHA4o3RyQ/видео.html
Thank you for sharing! Can you tell me the fastest growing hedge he mentioned? Please forgive me if you gave that information but I looked and couldn't find in description and I couldn't understand what he said. Thank you! Cheers from northwest Florida USA.
Hornbeam. He did warn that although it's fast growing, that does mean that once it's mature, you will have to cut it three times a year. I think there are native varieties of hornbeam in the USA
What a beautiful garden. Some very useful tips there.
I’m thinking of planting hornbeam for internal hedges in my garden. The space in some areas is fairly limited. Would it be sufficient to plant a single row hedge or is it always better to have a double row? It’s reasonably well sheltered. I want to create a number of separate rooms, so it’s important that you can’t see too much through the hedge!
We planted a single row. From year 3 onwards you’ll see rapid growth 👍
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Great episode as always! Created my first microclimate this year and it has been successful for the most part, but will need a bit of tweaking next spring. The tricky part is that 1/2 is mostly shade and the other 1/2 complete sun. Even an azalea bush was unhappy in the shady section, as it didn't receive any sun whatsoever.🫣
I was just thinking of moving an Azalea I had in the shade, it isn't doing too well and is being attacked by bugs
I don't know if you've seen this video about shady gardening, but it might help ruclips.net/video/57egyQvlNhY/видео.html