Did you know that the warmest spot in your garden is a micro-climate just outside your window?
If you want to keep borderline tender plants safe, then use the space nearest to your house wall. Walls absorb sunlight during the day, and have some retained heat from your heating too, so it creates a micro-climate. Plants emerge…
Which are the most useful garden tools? You’ll be surprised….
In this video, Dan Cooper of Dan Cooper Garden (https://www.dancoopergarden.com/) explains which garden tools are essential and which are the most useful garden tools. You don’t need to buy and store lots of tools – these are the best ones…
15 million views….so thank you!
YouTube has told me that the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel has had over 15 million video views, so I’d like to say thank you to everyone who has watched the channel, and also the garden experts, garden designers and head…
These Perennials Will Survive Any Summer. And they’re beautiful!
Beautiful but tough perennials that will thrive in both hot, dry summers and cool, wet ones. Plant recommendations from Antique Perennials, a top Australian perennial plant retailer whose summers are usually hot and dry, but have recently been cool and…
Outsmart Slugs & Snails: The Secret to Growing Slug-Proof Plants in Your Garden!
Plant expert Stephen Ryan of @thehorti-culturalists explains how to keep slugs and snail from eating all your plants, using slug-resistant plants and other cunning techniques, which work wherever you live. 00:00 Welcome 00:23 The Horti-Culturalists YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thehorti-culturalists 00:47 How…
Garden borders and structure – don’t miss out on this easy win! Lessons from Cloudehill gardens
Paths, pots, pergolas…walls, hedges, evergreens and arches – they can really transform your garden borders. Here Jeremy Francis of Cloudehill Gardens and @thediggersclub shares the secret of starting a brilliant border with the structure. 00:00 What is garden structure? 00:28…
Gardening for biodiversity – why changing the rules is good news for garden lovers!
Discover an easier, more relaxed and flower-filled gardening style! Instead of an endless list of chores, the @TheRHS is now advising us to let go of some of the old gardening rules and garden in a different way. Gardening for…
Garden tips and tour – what’s looking good, winter pruning, winter damage to plants and more
Winter garden tips & tour: pruning is the most important job in the garden in winter and early spring. Even though different plants have some different techniques, you can learn the overall principles of pruning and you won’t go far…
Brilliant Herbaceous Border Inspiration from Professional and Private Gardens
What makes a good herbaceous border? If you’re planning to make your flower borders look stunning, don’t miss these tips and ideas from inspiring private and professional gardens. I’ve put the tips I’m going to use myself when completely revamping…
Garden Design Q and A
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