This is Bunny on growing on different aspects and micro climates. Of note is the effect of rain shadow. (The wrong title chosen for the video. But never mind)
I am impatient. Videos take sooooo much time. Amateur ones are the worst, I video the too-long one hour GW and skip the this-is-my-garden bits.
Books are still good. Internet, RHS, google or forums for difficult questions. Visiting gardens, and talking to gardeners are both good ideas. Time in the garden is best.
I started gardening at six. I used to read the Adam the Gardener's strip in the News of the World (my parents allowed me to read this, but at six, I didn't know what "carnal knowledge" meant). By-the-way, the book is still in print.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
A lovely garden tour from Florida here if you fancy something a bit different. A nice climate to visit but I'm not sure I fancy the humidity and hurricanes. Or the pending sea level rises... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6aOmw7myxk&t=933s
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I am impatient. Videos take sooooo much time. Amateur ones are the worst, I video the too-long one hour GW and skip the this-is-my-garden bits.
Books are still good. Internet, RHS, google or forums for difficult questions. Visiting gardens, and talking to gardeners are both good ideas. Time in the garden is best.
I started gardening at six. I used to read the Adam the Gardener's strip in the News of the World (my parents allowed me to read this, but at six, I didn't know what "carnal knowledge" meant). By-the-way, the book is still in print.
I agree, so much of YT is a load of crap. I just sat through a 15 minute guide to grow something which was an utter load of sh*t. I got to the end and felt the guy owed me 15 minutes back of my life! l learned nothing. They're just putting out this shit to make money, it amazes me that so many comments below are just Fanbois, brown nosers and that not much of any worth is discussed.
Red Gardens is just a tedious, robotic Canadian dick who knows nothing, is learning and reports about his failures and successes. Dowding is not too bad, but is hell bent on pushing 'no dig' into every single avenue, most of which do work, some of which don't. He claims to have 40yrs experience, but still can't grow a bed of straight carrots or parsnips. He wags his head around like it's connected to his body by a daffodil stem, looks through closed eyes and waffles on wasting time.
Most of them have only an idea, they rely on the comments and other Youtubers to educate them. When you've watched a few you can tell many are copying each other. It's nothing new, back in the day and even now people read books, then write books on what they read. That's why they're on YT and not on TV, because they're a bit crap.
But, as ever you have to watch, read, listen and learn and take a bit from every source, including your own experience of it. There is a little nugget of info here and there
Posts
The headless Gardener sitting down in the greenhouse - YouTube
Breakfast with the headless gardener - YouTube
In the sticks near Peterborough
They were all on a private setting until a few weeks ago. I'm not interested in public views. They are just recorded for family, friends and you lot.
Books are still good. Internet, RHS, google or forums for difficult questions. Visiting gardens, and talking to gardeners are both good ideas. Time in the garden is best.
I started gardening at six. I used to read the Adam the Gardener's strip in the News of the World (my parents allowed me to read this, but at six, I didn't know what "carnal knowledge" meant). By-the-way, the book is still in print.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
They're just putting out this shit to make money, it amazes me that so many comments below are just Fanbois, brown nosers and that not much of any worth is discussed.
Red Gardens is just a tedious, robotic Canadian dick who knows nothing, is learning and reports about his failures and successes.
Dowding is not too bad, but is hell bent on pushing 'no dig' into every single avenue, most of which do work, some of which don't. He claims to have 40yrs experience, but still can't grow a bed of straight carrots or parsnips. He wags his head around like it's connected to his body by a daffodil stem, looks through closed eyes and waffles on wasting time.
Most of them have only an idea, they rely on the comments and other Youtubers to educate them. When you've watched a few you can tell many are copying each other.
It's nothing new, back in the day and even now people read books, then write books on what they read.
That's why they're on YT and not on TV, because they're a bit crap.
But, as ever you have to watch, read, listen and learn and take a bit from every source, including your own experience of it. There is a little nugget of info here and there