Dede Sophie

Hello and welcome to the YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’, and just to give you a heads up the video we are looking at today is a little different to our usual fair. Instead of looking at the world of plants and gardens my wife Lorna wanted to make a video on the two main loves of the life – her tortoises Speedy and Gonzales. So sit back and enjoy Lorna introducing her two favourite beings and talking a little about what they eat and the differences between them. If you would like to see more content like this then consider pressing the ‘Like and ‘Subscribe’ buttons. If you would like to ask Lorna a question about her tortoises then leave a note in the comments.

The hardy Japanese banana is often the jewel in an exotic garden. So if an unexpected cold spell is forecast that could damage your prized specimen you will need to provide adequate cold protection and fast! So here on the south coast of England winters are generally mild, but on occasion significantly cold temperatures a can arrive which will need managing. In this video, English horticulturist Simon explains the quickest and easiest way to save the day and hopefully your banana pseudostems for a more established exotic garden in the spring. Just make sure you have the required paraphernalia to hand! Remember that this is at the lower end of winter protection and the colder the region you live in the more cold protection will need to be put in place! If you would like to see more content like this check out our other videos on out Youtube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. Consider subscribing and if you would like to be notified of future videos click onto the bell icon.