This week on The Horti-Culturalists we return to the wonderful Conifer Gardens Nursery to look at their mature garden of incredible conifers and learn some basic dos…and don’ts! when it comes to growing this group in your garden. We’ll look at which conifers can be pruned to make hedges, take a look at cloud pruning, learn how to go about planning where to use conifers, some of the pitfalls to avoid and look at some of the enormous variety in colour, form and texture of this vast group of plants. All the conifers we’ll look at are listed below and all available from Conifer Gardens Nursery. They can only ship within Australia and contact them directly if you are in a quarantine state. Many thanks to the team for making us so welcome and if you want to learn more, plan a visit or see the full plant list, you can here: https://www.conifer.com.au/our-products/products-conifers
The plants we cover in this video are:
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Abies
Pinus mugo ‘Winter Gold’
Pinus thunbergii ‘Kyotto Nishiki’
Pinus coulteri
Podocarpus alpinus
Picea
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’
Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Castlewellan Gold’
Thuja
Tips
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This is just gorgeous, aaand I learned a fascinating new thing – Reversion. Thank you very much for the beauty and the knowledge.
2:28 – I wonder if we ever see video about roses or petunias on this channel 😄
You guys are terrific and this topic is one that I have become most interested in over the last few months. I’m preparing my lawn, here in Arkansas, USA, to include several Conifers in 2024. This is a must as I have had the worst luck with growing trees. This year I planted four arborvitae. One has died and another is heading that way. Two are doing great. The difference, the two that are doing very well were planted in soil that had been previously used as a vegetable garden and the soil had been heavily amended over the years. The other two were planted in hard clay soil that was only lightly amended at the plant site. The rest of the yard is hard clay. But, I’ve begun to correct this. Thanks
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! ❤
Stephan I live in the mountains of Crete, we get frost and a bit of snow along with strong winds. I'm trying to create a bit of a plant explosion like your own amazing garden. I purchased a Fatsia Japonica as I know they take the cold. But will it take full winter sun under my deciduous trees?
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"before my time…" LOL (and I only say that when I mean it. I looked up the names of some of my dwarf conifers after your last video (pinus contorta Taylor's sunburst, picea Orientalis pendula, a Jakob juniper and Mugo Wintersonne). Thanks for making another video on conifers!
I have a dwarf weeping oriental spruce that has tiny bright fuchsa pink cones in the spring! Do a google image search (picea Orientalis pendula)
I have the tiniest conifer that volunteered in one of my succulent pots. It must be at least 4 years old now and has reached about 3" in both directions…. So cute and so slow growing. Think I'll photograph it and ask 'The Gardening Simplified Show' what it is.
Hello! Right after you showed the giant cone you showed a weeping conifer and didn’t mention it’s name. Can you please tell me the variety?
Loved the video, very informative 🌲
Great video, such a wonderful variety of conifers, and so much info. A question? I planted a CALLITRIS rhomboidea Oyster Bay Pine or Port Jackson Pine, after watching a Gardening Australia episode about native trees as bonsia's I purchased the plant as tube stock chopped off half of the roots and then lost my nerve and put it in the bush area of my garden in Oyster Bay, Sydney, it has done really well, but in a big storm a tree limb fell on it and the top of it was damaged and had to be cut off. I has recovered well, which surprised me, could it be cut back regularly to keep it a bit smaller?
What did Matthew end up buying? My garden is full but I always buy an interesting dwarf conifer when I see one with the excuse that it can be stuck in a container. Thanks for the great video
I love the range and depth being covered, and the different dynamics of the two hosts’ personalities, and the fast-paced and well-edited cadence. You two are quickly becoming one of my most favorite YT horticultural channels and, more importantly, most informative. Thank you!
As I am beginning my planning for my landscaping on a new property here in the southeast United States Spring of 2024, I am so very interested in conifers.
It is a very large property of 25 acres and I want to try my hand at all the conifer colors that I can grow along with Japanese Maples.
This video really opened my mind up to the possibilities.
so what would be the fastest growing conifer. Another great explanation lads. what would you plant to hide the neighbours relatively quickly?
your both XCELLENT! ty for all the info. ! I too was nit enthralled with confers until you showed them here today! thank you from LAS VEGAS,.
Can you, talk about moving or transplanting conifers. Best time to move?
Hinoki or obtusa chamaecyparis is so varied and fun and some of the winter colors can be great. Be glad you can grow lawsoniana because in the southeast US, they don't do well..When you pronounce Hikon is that a Japanese shortening of hinoki??? Also be careful candle pruning pines because they can die on you easily from that process if you aren't careful…I've killed several thunbergii's in the past…Leyland cypress is a dreadful hybrid so like you, I avoid them for sure…
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