Henry Macaulay of Marchants Hardy Plants on the best time to plant, how to fill gaps in your border and other expert border tips.
00:00 Welcome
00:22 Marchants Hardy Plants: https://www.marchantshardyplants.co.uk/
00:30 Secret Gardens of the South East by Barbara Segall https://amzn.to/3CAXRmP (note that Amazon links are affiliate, see below)
01:01 What’s the best time to plant perennials, shrubs and trees?
01:40 Which plants should be planted in the spring?
02:37 How to fill gaps in a border
03:02 Why you need to clear a good space for new plants in a border
03:25 How to choose plants to add to an existing border
04:16 Contrast different shapes of flower or plant
05:05 Adding grasses to a border
06:58 Henry’s top plants for a beautiful herbaceous border
07:08 How to grow salvias video: https://youtu.be/2zOkpJ52T40
08:30 How to keep plants in pots over winter to plant in spring
09:30 Check what treatment your plants need by keeping the label or asking the people who work at the nursery
10:07 Two more top tips
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31 Comments
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A lot of beautiful plants. Thank you for all the good advice!
What a great nursey guy
Very informative. Would love to see his garden!
Great advice 👍…and a great guy to learn from…thanks
Great advice. I’m going to take this time to consider what I can physically manage in my garden as well. Our temperatures are a sign of the times so our choices are so important. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
Afternoon Alexander, I agree planting trees, shrubs and roses in Autumn is so rewarding, But it depends on climatic conditions. I would keep and eye on the plants all through Autumn as they are so expensive and have the covers ready for that just in case cold snap. Usually it is the frost that kills off the plants as we all know, so here again mulching comes to mind. If care is taken for the plants before winter sets in, the chances of losing any is minimal. I also think stick to plants that are best suited for your area, then you are three quarters there. I also like to see what is new on the market for plant protection, the same for new cutters, rakes and spades. Adding one or two good implements makes a big difference for the spring pruning or digging. Thank you for the interesting chat, the plants in the mixed borders were looking so lovely, could just take a chair and magazine and sit amongst all of nature and have a good time all by myself. Take care, kind regards.
Absolutely fantastic view….just loved it.
Your hair looks great! Thanks for this gardening info!
Great video. I have only very narrow borders so its difficult to get bigger plants in. Usually majority are bedding plants which I am replacing annually. Any suggestions Alexandra.
Sound advice for both design and care from a delightful expert, beautiful gardens, thank you!
Great video and advice!
We definitely are getting dryer here in Michigan. This was a very good interview.
Love his gardens Good ideas
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What a wonderful and helpful post !! Full of rich information and the garden is absolutely amazing !! Lots of of inspiration! Thank you so much Alexandra for finding helpful resources for us all !🥰🤩😘
Great advice as always Alexandra, I just need to get out there and do some clearing in the borders!
Absolutely fabulous video. I love your haircut too. All around excellent.
This time of year always makes me regret buying or propagating too many plants every year in the spring. I get surges of overwhelm at the thought of garden chores and start chucking things out. However, after I dial things back what's left I do appreciate more. Nice video, TY.
Here in my Pacific Northwest zone 8b garden, along with no rain (unusual here), my new challenge is poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. I have bulbs coming that I want to plant, so here’s hoping for some better air!
What a joy to watch and learn Alexandra!
Great video of beautiful plant combinations with helpful advice. I agree that new plants need lots of room so that the more mature plants don't overwhelm them. I've redone two smaller beds this fall. One can only tackle so much at a time. It's good to revamp something every year. I also see great value in using evergreen and flowering shrubs as well as grasses for structure in the flower garden. I leave lots of room for tender cannas, gladiolas and dahlias and annuals. I love annuals for summer and fall, especially sunflowers, celosia, verbena, cleome, cosmos and the wonderful blue salvias. Thanks again.
Excellent episode.
Even Alexandra seems to glow!
Thank you for all this inspiration.
Thank you from Canada for another fantastic video. This is my very favourite gardening channel!
Beautiful. I love mixing up the shapes! So many useful tips in a short video!
Really helpful and wise advice, thank you. I'll leave my salvias till Spring!
Great information, thank you!
Looking for drama sounds interesting. Never thought about that 😉
Oh so nice to hear the word 'autumn' !!! Instead of 'fall'.
Some good ideas here. We are having a cooler fall than normal (it actually rained today!!!) and many plants are confused. Freesia bulbs are sprouting already. They probably won't bloom til February, so the stems grow long and floppy. While we don't have fall color like New England, some of our "imported" street trees bloom in the fall. My Golden Rain trees (Koelreuteria paniculata) have finished with their sprays of yellow flowers (the bees go nuts!), and the bracts (like those on bougainvillea) are turning from light green to pink to copper/rose. Really quite beautiful. Plants and trees from Australia, South Africa, and South America do well here. I'm sorry to hear some viewers up north are still dealing with smoke from those awful fires. In past years we have had plants (and cars) covered with ash for weeks. I am thanking the humidity this year for minimizing the brush fires in San Diego. I think I will look for more salvias. 🙂
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