Today's video is a quick phone tour of the rare plants, huge palms and exciting succulents in the arid area at Ventnor Botanic Garden, ‘Britain’s Hottest Garden’ during a family day out to the Isle of Wight! A special microclimate within an already privileged area, these exotic and subtropical plants are sheltered from the worst weather, see a lot of sun and are thriving in a way that’s just mind blowing for the U.K.! I take you through the Australian planting (towering Eucalyptus gums and lush tree ferns), the subtropical palm paradise with Phoenix canariensis date palms, ancient Trachycarpus windmill palms and gnarly old Cordylines then stop off at the Mediterranean drought-tolerant garden with so many majestic palms and drifts of beautiful flowers. Passing through the long border and Echium forest, we then reach the arid area, an incredible display of desert plants, towering Washingtonia palms, rows of pristine date palms, spiky puyas, monstrous Jubaea chilensis and even a rare flowering Agave! What a place!

0:00 Intro
0:17 Ventnor botanic garden tour, Australian themed area
1:05 Dicksonia antartica tree ferns in lush exotic jungle garden
2:28 Huge U.K. Phoenix date palms, flowering Musa basjoo and Washingtonia palms
3:21 Old Trachycarpus windmill palms and towering cordylines in U.K. subtropical garden
4:09 Exotic plant filled courtyard garden with fountain and huge palm trees
4:38 Ventnor Mediterranean garden with drought tolerant palms & flowers
6:29 U.K. olive tree grove, tropical style garden borders and huge cordylines
8:05 Towering Echium forest and giant Phoenix canariensis feather palm
8:45 Ventnor botanic garden exotic plant arid garden tour
9:11 Massive Phoenix and Washingtonia palm trees in a U.K. exotic garden
9:41 Puyas, Aloe polyphylla, flowering agaves and rare garden succulents on desert bank
11:28 Hardy cacti, Brahea armata and giant Agave plants in U.K. drought tolerant garden
12:05 Colossal Washingtonia and Jubaea chilensis palms thriving in desert style border

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