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Who doesn’t love Amaryllis and wouldn’t want to grow them indoors from bulbs? Well if you don’t then this video is not for you. Monstrous bulbs combined with massive architectural blooms is a heady mix and I for one absolutely love them. So to find out how easy it is to grow them indoors from a bulb I have asked Lorna to share her wisdom. Her secret? The airing cupboard! If you would like to see more content like this then why not consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can find the link to our homepage: https://www.youtube.com/@walkingtalkinggardeners/videos

Welcome to the wonderful tropical greenhouse at Birmingham Botanic gardens with your horticultural hosts Lorna and Zoe. This tropical greenhouse is wonderful surprise housed in the Midlands, making the delights of quality horticulture more accessible to Brummie, like-minded gardeners who would otherwise have to rough it with southern posh-os in that there London! So enjoy this walkround where Lorna and Zoe point out anything that catch their interest. If you would like to see more content like this then why not consider subscribing to our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe instantly at any time.  

Oh my goodness, my orchid cacti have been absolutely fine wintering outside for the past 6 years, then this year they have been absolutely smashed!  If you didn’t know before, Orchid cactus – Disocactus ackermannii is an species of epiphytic cactus that occurs in the cloud forests of Veracruz and Oaxaca, in Mexico. It is a gorgeous, evergreen plant with an arching trailing habit and produces dark green, long, flattened leaves which are only 2-3 inches wide but up to 36 inches long! Usually tough as old boots I like to grow it outside hanging from my trees. This year however a polar vortex descended on the garden and stayed for a couple of weeks, just long enough to kill a lot of my ‘on-the-edge’ hardy plants. Even the back up plan cacti in the greenhouse were frozen to mush! Luckily it wasn’t a complete disaster as you will find out in this video.

The hanging of mistletoe at Christmas to steal a kiss from a maiden may be considered sexual violence in today’s society but please don’t blame the mistletoe. Mistletoe is having a hard enough time! With the ever-dwindling UK apple industry meaning less and less host plants from which to grow on and steal nutrients and water from without giving anything back. So mistletoe are desperate for a helping hand! With this in mind why not consider growing your own mistletoe from seed – assuming you have a suitable host tree and a pair of organic disposable gloves? The best time of year for this is February/March and you should be able to get hold of viable seeds from on-like retailers. If you would like to see more content like this then why not subscribe to our YouTube channel ;Walking Talking Gardeners’? It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Welcome to the cacti and succulent collection at Birmingham Botanical gardens with your horticultural hosts Lorna and Zoe. In this video they take a walk around the cacti and succulent collection pointing out the things of interest. If you would like to see more content like this then why not consider subscribing to our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’? It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe at any time.

If you find yourself at a loose end on the Cany island of lanzarote then hire a caba and check out this truly gorgeous, and well thought-out cactus and succulent garden designed by local Lanzarote artist Cesar Manrique. It is a jewel in the crown of this island and I would recommend to anyone who is horticulturally minded. Sited in a disused quarry, the excavated sides and man-made terracing dramatically compliment the specimen cacti and succulents therein. If you would like to see more content like this then check out our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is free to subscribe to and that way you can be notified wherever we publish a new video/

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 the notification