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Award-winning plant grower Rosy Hardy of @RosyHardyGardening shares her secrets on how to choose the best plants when you're plant shopping in nurseries and garden centres.
00:00 Welcome
00:14 Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants nursery: hardysplants.co.uk
00:21 How to choose plants when shopping
00:37 Check the base of the plant!
01:48 Make a list or plan
02:00 Is your border sunny or shady?
02:25 Think about your theme or feel for that border
02:50 When is the plant going to flower and how long will it flower for?
03:17 Contrast flower shapes and foliage textures
03:50 Use 'see-through' plants
04:13 You don't have to have all bigger plants at the back and smaller ones at the front
05:03 Think about how wide the plants will be when fully grown
05:35 Use annuals and biennials to fill gaps
06:08 How far apart should plants be planted? (easy tip)
07:09 Always ask the questions
07:42 Most plants will grow in pots
08:43 Plant into a pot just a little bigger than the plant's rootball
09:45 Brilliant borders playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmA5kOEitfgzW9HlMKLUsOZp
For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk
Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.
Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening.
The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you'd like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy
#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden
For small and middlesized backyards and gardens....
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
For Amazon storefront see: amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn't affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you'd like!
More garden ideas on Pinterest:pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards
Twitter: twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden
Award-winning plant grower Rosy Hardy of @RosyHardyGardening shares her secrets on how to choose the best plants when you're plant shopping in nurseries and garden centres.
00:00 Welcome
00:14 Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants nursery: hardysplants.co.uk
00:21 How to choose plants when shopping
00:37 Check the base of the plant!
01:48 Make a list or plan
02:00 Is your border sunny or shady?
02:25 Think about your theme or feel for that border
02:50 When is the plant going to flower and how long will it flower for?
03:17 Contrast flower shapes and foliage textures
03:50 Use 'see-through' plants
04:13 You don't have to have all bigger plants at the back and smaller ones at the front
05:03 Think about how wide the plants will be when fully grown
05:35 Use annuals and biennials to fill gaps
06:08 How far apart should plants be planted? (easy tip)
07:09 Always ask the questions
07:42 Most plants will grow in pots
08:43 Plant into a pot just a little bigger than the plant's rootball
09:45 Brilliant borders playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmA5kOEitfgzW9HlMKLUsOZp
For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk
Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.
Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening.
The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you'd like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy
#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden
For small and middlesized backyards and gardens....
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
For Amazon storefront see: amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn't affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you'd like!
More garden ideas on Pinterest:pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards
Twitter: twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden
