This week on The Horti-Culturalists join us for a tour of three fabulous plant collectors gardens in Northwest France. The mild climate, great soil and good rainfall of this part of France makes it the perfect spot for the lover of the rare and unusual in the plant world. Stephen was there in June leading a garden tour for https://www.asatours.com.au/ so do follow the link if you'd like to join him in Madeira next year!
The three gardens we visit in this video are:
Les Jardin de Kerdalo: https://lesjardinsdekerdalo.com/?lang=en
Les jardins de Ker Louis: https://sites.google.com/site/lesjard...
Le Jardin de Pellinec: https://le-jardin-de-pellinec.fr/
And if all this botanising has peaked your interest in learning more about plants and gardens and you're in Victoria do consider joining the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria: http://www.rhsv.org.au/
We name a few plants in this video and they are:
Camellia amplexicaulis
Trachycarpus fortunei - Chinese Windmill Palm
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
Araucaria araucana - Monkey Puzzle Tree
Wollemia nobilis - Wollemi Pine
Pseudowintera colorata
Pachystegia insignis - Marlborough Rock Daisy
Photinia myriantha
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro'
Prunus rufa
Olearia macrodonta
Anemanthele lessoniana
Xanthorrhoea
Iris ensata - Japanese Water Iris