Personally with Tree Ferns I wrap with fleece when it is forecast to be minus temperatures only. An old duvet over the frowns when it is forecasr below -5C is all that is needed to keep the fronds from browning - I am not as mild as coastal Devon but milder than a lot of the UK.
You have quite a mix of plants next to each other, am guessing in pots as they have different needs:
Phormium - well draining but damp soil, sun to part shadeTrachycarpus - Very well draining soil, full sun Bamboo - moist soil, sun to semi-shade Acer japonica - moist well draining soil, out of the wind, semi-shade Dicksonia antartica - damp soil, semi-shade Heuchera - damp soil, semi-shade
Coincidentally there was a tree fern query on Gardeners Question Time this afternoon. I was only half listening but the programme will be repeated on Sunday at 2pm on Radio4. It will probably confirm everything that everyone else has said on here but may be of interest to you. Good luck.
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Thanks for the replies,
Dean yours is looking pretty good, is it in the garden or a pot? Thanks for that link as well
Twinky, that must have been a sight to see, I just love them. There is a national trust house by me that has a lot of them but they are sheltered.
If I get anymore replies, I wont be able to answer til Tues as I'm going grandson cuddling for the weekend
Thanks everyone
Personally with Tree Ferns I wrap with fleece when it is forecast to be minus temperatures only. An old duvet over the frowns when it is forecasr below -5C is all that is needed to keep the fronds from browning - I am not as mild as coastal Devon but milder than a lot of the UK.
@Deano
You have quite a mix of plants next to each other, am guessing in pots as they have different needs:
Phormium - well draining but damp soil, sun to part shadeTrachycarpus - Very well draining soil, full sun
Bamboo - moist soil, sun to semi-shade
Acer japonica - moist well draining soil, out of the wind, semi-shade
Dicksonia antartica - damp soil, semi-shade
Heuchera - damp soil, semi-shade
Cheers Bev!
H's nan! Has "blairs" assumed correctly, in a pot!
Blairs! yeah all in pots, but shoved in a sheltered corner of the "backyard" at the mo!
Have some idea's for next season, been busy on another project, well that's if they get through winter!
It's looking great Dean
Hello Harrys-nan,
Coincidentally there was a tree fern query on Gardeners Question Time this afternoon. I was only half listening but the programme will be repeated on Sunday at 2pm on Radio4. It will probably confirm everything that everyone else has said on here but may be of interest to you. Good luck.