Thwaite Gardens September Tour with Steve Howe - Exotic Plants & Tropical Displays

Today's video is a visit to Thwaite Gardens in Cottingham near Hull to see how the old botanic garden has been planted with exciting exotic and tropical style plants and care for through the seasons by a team of volunteers. Shown round by Steve Howe, we look at some of the exiting planting and geographically themed borders in the garden and focus on the amazing rare plants including a stunning blue bamboo, a fiery tropical border full of a lot of rare plants I've never grown before and an arid border packed full of spiky beasts! I hope you enjoy this September garden tour, the tropical style planting and the exciting direction this garden is going in. For more information on visiting Thwaite Gardens on their open days, the history of the garden and if you live in the Hull area and fancy volunteering then check out the links below:

Thwaite Gardens Website (Open days, Botanic garden history and volunteer info): https://thwaite-gardens.hull.ac.uk

Friends of Thwaite Gardens Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FOThwaiteG/?...

Insta: @friendsofthwaitegardens

Thwaite Gardens, 57 Thwaite Street, Cottingham HU16 4 QX

0:00 Intro
01:44 Long border with Trachycarpus palms and unusual exotic shrubs
07:21 Tetrapanax, Butia odorata pindo palm and lean-to greenhouse
10:51 Woodland exotic border with rare plants for shade including Roscoea gingers
12:27 Tropical border with purple sugar cane, solanum, mountain papaya and more!
21:00 New Zealand themed garden border with unusual plants and rare exotics!
23:48 Australian themed garden border and fernery with tree ferns
27:59 Arid border with huge Yuccas, Dasylirions, Acanthus and drought tolerant exotics
30:56 Big leaves and tropical beds with shade border and massive blue Borinda bamboo
37:36 Mediterranean border and large Agave americana hardy outdoor succulents
41:43 Pinus montezumae, Echium border and Deadly Nightshade in a prairie grass border
49:42 Acer griseum, winter garden & how to volunteer at Thwaite Gardens

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Thanks,

George