Paulownia: king of the exotic garden and vlog

A new era beckons! vlogging! I'm dipping my toes in, and wanted to share my first attempt which is a short vlog about Paulownias as chopping them down has been my one recent bit of gardening. 

Paulownias are of course one of my favourite plants...perfectly hardy and THE plant that you must have if you want your own jungle. Looking after them is also super easy

Size matters: giant jungle plants (and me being small)

This has been a monster year for many plants which are bigger than ever! Some pictures of how big things have got with me for comparison

Giant Paulownia...all the growth is from this year as I cut them down to the ground in spring

Giant Miscanthus 

Musa sikkimensis

Musa basjoo and Canna musifolia which are all at about 6ft

Musa sikkimensis bedded out and a Ricinus at about 7-8ft

Big Tetrapanax leaf

Steven lost in the Dahlia imperialis

8 Paulownias

My Paulownias are the plants that everyone asks about and we have 8 of them! Most are cut down to the ground every year and all the growth you see is this seasons!

8days before the opening!

full details at http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/find-a-garden/garden.aspx?id=22791