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My lemon tree has come through the winter looking like a stack of dead twigs so did I just kill my lemon tree? The answer may surprise you but rather than give the surprise away here you should check out the video instead. Lemon trees are a fantastic addition to the summer garden and are surprisingly robust and easy to grow. What they don’t like however is freezing conditions but there are an increasing number of cultivars that are capable of tolerating cold winters such as the meyers lemon. Last year winter was particularly cold with temperatures dropping to -7 degrees Celsius, far colder than even the hardiest lemons to cope with even with winter protection. So what happened to our lemon when the spring finally arrived? ell check out the above video to find out. If you would like watch more content like this then check out our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free to subscribe to and you can unsubscribe instantly at any time. Click onto ...

Tradescantia are a fantastic genus of plants which can provide exotic ornamental foliage as house plants, ganging plants and even garden plants! Surprising under-rated and even non-exist and in many garden centres, they are extremely tough with some species capable of surviving freezing conditions! However, arguably their best feature is that they are super easy to propagate from cuttings, in fact they will even root in a glass of water. In thus video English horticulturist Simon explains two, very simple technique to grow Tradescantia from cuttings and so if won’t be too long before you will have them coming out of your ears. If you would like to see more content like then then consider pressing the ‘SUBSCRIBE’ button. It is totally free and it allows you to never miss a future episode. Also we would love to hear from you so if you have any questions why not leave a message in the comment section.