I'm sorry you're having to endure this heat. I'm across the pond in Missouri where we get awful heat in July and even awfuller heat in August. I'm starting to make garden plant choices that are more heat and drought tolerant. It's sad that you and all of Europe are having to deal with this awful heat.
Thank you! It's getting unbearable. We're now in a two-week heatwave. Yuk! We're just not used it here. We pasty Brits just melt. And the same here. Rethinking planting schemes for sure. But we have such wet winters and plants that can thrive in both extremes are rare. We keep learning and adapting.
I love the tour. Have to sit down later and read it more carefully. Me moving around in the past made me have potted plants parked at my grandparents house. I was so struck by you having a garden made of pots. My Notofagus Antarctica is higher than my three floor house now, all while being in pot. My buxus structures are eaten by the 'famous' moth caterpillar. So happy yours are still alive. I had to replace the hedges with Hornbeam. Keep cool, the heatwave is everywhere in Europe.
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it later too. Yes, pots are so flexible. Switching them in and out for seasonality. Wow! That's extraordinary! How big is the pot?! I can highly recommend TopBuxus Xentari for the box caterpillar. It's very effective. Organic. Targeted at the caterpillars. Sprayed every couple of months. It's how I keep my buxus healthy and moth free.
Brilliant and really helpful tour, with so much detail - thank you. With much smaller growing space, once again after reading this, I'm tempted to dig up the small lawn and give everything over to plant growing space including loads of containers, seeing how successful they can be. It's all looking stunning. I've been inspired to sign up for a 10-week plantsmanship course starting in Autumn and reading your pieces here will be so helpful - better for me than any textbook. I'd like to ask (if it's appropriate) whether there are any gardens around S and W of England that you love to visit around now? Of course, I'd completely understand if being in your own is enough! Thank you so much.
Hi Caroline. Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. I love hearing about lawns being replaced by plants and diversity. Great to hear about the course. I am sure it will be inspiring. Yes! I am in the south too. My favourites are: Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Rousham, Gravetye (only if you eat there though), Hidcote, Kiftsgate, Bourton House Garden, Wildside, Miserden, Broughton Grange Gardens, Waterperry.
I'm sorry you're having to endure this heat. I'm across the pond in Missouri where we get awful heat in July and even awfuller heat in August. I'm starting to make garden plant choices that are more heat and drought tolerant. It's sad that you and all of Europe are having to deal with this awful heat.
Thank you! It's getting unbearable. We're now in a two-week heatwave. Yuk! We're just not used it here. We pasty Brits just melt. And the same here. Rethinking planting schemes for sure. But we have such wet winters and plants that can thrive in both extremes are rare. We keep learning and adapting.
I love the tour. Have to sit down later and read it more carefully. Me moving around in the past made me have potted plants parked at my grandparents house. I was so struck by you having a garden made of pots. My Notofagus Antarctica is higher than my three floor house now, all while being in pot. My buxus structures are eaten by the 'famous' moth caterpillar. So happy yours are still alive. I had to replace the hedges with Hornbeam. Keep cool, the heatwave is everywhere in Europe.
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it later too. Yes, pots are so flexible. Switching them in and out for seasonality. Wow! That's extraordinary! How big is the pot?! I can highly recommend TopBuxus Xentari for the box caterpillar. It's very effective. Organic. Targeted at the caterpillars. Sprayed every couple of months. It's how I keep my buxus healthy and moth free.
I don't use anything. So no buxus. The pot is big. 110x110 x110cm. And loads of food. Same with my wheeping cherry, Parsley Sambuca and ceder tree.
Absolutely great and interesting tour, amazing what can be achieved with dedication and commitment,
Thank you very much! With a little help from you!
Brilliant and really helpful tour, with so much detail - thank you. With much smaller growing space, once again after reading this, I'm tempted to dig up the small lawn and give everything over to plant growing space including loads of containers, seeing how successful they can be. It's all looking stunning. I've been inspired to sign up for a 10-week plantsmanship course starting in Autumn and reading your pieces here will be so helpful - better for me than any textbook. I'd like to ask (if it's appropriate) whether there are any gardens around S and W of England that you love to visit around now? Of course, I'd completely understand if being in your own is enough! Thank you so much.
Hi Caroline. Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. I love hearing about lawns being replaced by plants and diversity. Great to hear about the course. I am sure it will be inspiring. Yes! I am in the south too. My favourites are: Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Rousham, Gravetye (only if you eat there though), Hidcote, Kiftsgate, Bourton House Garden, Wildside, Miserden, Broughton Grange Gardens, Waterperry.