What a champ Jane Moore is! And you, Alexandra are the tops in formulating questions. It was ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS hearing you two discuss in length such nifty ideas and info, all to the background of her gorgeous garden. Thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I love the "do nothing" theory. Actually, I only cut back things that look very tired and don't have food or beauty value in the late fall. My big cut back is in the spring. Not only provides shelter for wildlife, but in our part of the country the fallen foliage protects the crown of the plant from drying out. Lovely video. Thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've watched this video at least three times and will watch it again, I'm sure. There's just so much to take in from the shots of Jane's garden. She's done a phenomenal job. Thank you for sharing it and capturing it on film so beautifully!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

How exciting that Ms. Moore has 3 acres to create such lovely gardens in! I particularly liked how she used fallen trees - the shapes truly are works of art. Please convey how much we all love her work.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I will, thank you.

Perfect I’ve always left my plants to die back gracefully and do my big tidy in spring as I garden for wildlife. I won’t touch mine until spring now. I cut the grass and the topiary balls a few weeks ago. My pond needs a little attention at the end of the month then that’s it for me.

That was such great advice re "letting things happen" in Autumn. I'm a big fan of structure through the Winter where it looks gorgeous with the frosts on the foliage.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too.

A gardener after my green heart. Hope I can visit in spring. Absolutely beautiful garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

2 жыл бұрын

It is really lovely, hope you get there.

Beautiful garden, I'm sure for all four seasons.

So timely getting ready to plant bulbs and do some cleanup. Looks like a beautiful garden

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

🌻 What a wonderful Garden. Thank you Alexandra for sharing it with us 👍🌻

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

I know I've said this so many times already, but I can't help repeating: Your videos are incredibly well conceived and executed. It's amazing. And, as another commenter said, you ask the best questions. Also, ahem, you seem to have ins with a lot of amazing gardeners.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And it's very much due to the generosity of many gardeners who don't necessarily know me very well but are kind enough to give up their time to show us all round their gardens. I think it helps that because the UK is a small island, we're all within reasonable reach of each other, too.

I discovered Verbena bonariencies this summer and it's now one of my favourite plants! That and Hydrangeas deserve to be in everyone's garden 🥰

Good information. I like James attitude to fall cleanup. Also the challenge of keeping a garden looking good every day of the year - that is truly mind boggling. About leaving things around, I’ve started to do more of this. Instead of cleaning up the twigs, I make a pile of them under a tree for the wildlife to use all winter long. That needs to be cleaned up only when I do my first mowing.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

Жыл бұрын

That's a nice thought.

Runner beans could be heritage scarlet runners, they love being home seed collected. Collecting seeds always was done way back in Aus, rural women with masses of annuals could not possibly afford to buy seed packets each year. Love the fallen trees, exactly for wildlife, shelter for fungi, shelter from wind and softening. Love the input from the Bath Hotel gardener with her big garden and love of nature. Thank you Alexandria.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That garden as evolved from a summer to a fall garden beautifully.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a great interview, so helpful and entertaining, thank you both

I love how the fallen trees are so sculptural, and Jane Moores liking for plants that die well, gorgeous garden. Thank you

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I think she's done a wonderful job with the garden.

Oh I love her philosophy - particularly plants that die well and have a beautiful death!! So poetic and vaguely Keatsian!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I agree and it was such a great garden to go round, too.

Alexandra, thank you again for these marvelous videos. This one was especially helpful to me. Take care from Vancouver, WA USA

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

"Do nothing" works for me. I'll be putting in some bulbs, I'm starting a new no dig flowerbed. Plan is to get in the foundation plants, do a bit of direct sowing, sit back and wait for spring. Love the story of the Hedgehog, how sweet. Hope you're off to a good weekend, nasty weather coming my way here in the States.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

We've had some quite nasty weather, hope we haven't sent it over to you.

@itsmewende

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden I hope not too, just hoping the flooding doesn't wash all my hard work away =^/

Thank you Alexandra for this great video...so beautiful to see. I love the knocked over tree that is still alive. Saw this video too late and spent hours outside today trimming some brown stalks and fixing the edging on flower and shrub beds. I moved a few things too and got some things ready for the winter. Noticed yesterday that deer have ruined a few of our small trees so we have to get some tree wraps before they are totally ruined. Thank for the time spent making this video for us ❤️

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Really enjoyed that tour along with all the ideas and info. Thanks Alexandra and Jane

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Lovely interview with two Lovely Ladies in an absolutely Lovely garden! Thank you! This really brightened my day!

Thank you Alexandra for sharing this garden with us. So we have sun loving plants, shade loving plants and now we have "plants that die well" that's a good one😂 A lovely garden and good use of fallen tree trunks as natural sculptures.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm wishing I'd hung onto the last tree that had to come down here.

@GrannysGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Next time!

What a gorgeous garden! Fabulous ❤️

Great ideas as usual! Thank you!

Thank you for posting these peaceful conversations.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Great tips! I planted a verbena bonariensis this year and probably would have cut it back after it goes late this fall. I never would have thought it would stand up to winter but I'm going to leave it now!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's a wonderfully resilient plant considering that it looks quite fragile.

Loved the bit about doing nothing, hahah! Anyway, we know there are a number of things to do in the autumn, but that was fun.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Lovely garden, great video very informative. Thank you Alexandra.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Love that theory.

Always enjoy good fall gardening videos!🌿🌵 Happy Planting! Subscribed!🌱

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

What a wonderful video. I loved seeing this garden and thoroughly enjoyed the conversation between you. The fallen trees were fantastic for their organic sculpture, as well as the wildlife habitat.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Usually when I go out to perform some task I spend some time cutting things back. This goes on all season as during summer it is deadheading, now it progresses to cutting away dead parts of plants. I always thought of it as procrastination but now I know it is a noble activity😉. I save some seeds from my yard but also I’ve picked up some milkweed from an vacant lot and Liatris from in front of a hospital where my Mom was having surgery and my brother and I were just walking around waiting. Plus some kind of Penstemon wildflower and asters from the lot next door before construction began. The do nothing stuff is my way of life LOL.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

That all sounds delightful.

Wonderful advice, thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

🌿🍂🌿 ENJOYED🌿🍁🌿

What a great video! The gardens in the fall are still lovey. Would love to see a detailed three part series of the gardens in the summer. I’m sure they are absolutely fabulous! Great tips.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea! I'll see if I can do it.

Great advice starting with do nothing and moving on. I too save amaranths seeds, though I did not spot that plant in the Bath garden. The depicted garden is beautifully balanced. I still am not a fan of garden sculpture, but the pieces here are less cliche than most. Same with respect to her (and your) topiary plants. Thank you for another great episode.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@laurenb6451

3 жыл бұрын

I really like the idea of garden sculpture especially after your well done video on it but am still looking for something that “speaks” to me...

I always take something away with me when watching your videos. This time it’s amaranthus, I’ll be growing those next season 👍🏼

@littlecicek

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me, and amaranthus is now on my shopping list too!

@mollie3244

3 жыл бұрын

Comes really easy from seed and looks gorgeous in a vase and last for ages. Really you can toss the seed over your shoulder and it will come up.

Another great video! The fallen mulberry tree is interesting to me. I had an old redbud tree fall over & it's still growing. I had planned to clear it out this winter but the mulberry has given me food for thought. If you have an opportunity to mention fallen trees in a video I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think that provided your tree is safe and not going to fall any more, you should go with your instincts and let it stay while you are still enjoying it.

Calendula,......or yellow cosmos. Both are good for seed saving.

Beautiful garden and advice in general, just the Mexican feather grass Stipa tenuissima is an example of a grass that is native to one part of the U.S. but invasive in another

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@nativesedibles2454

2 жыл бұрын

You always put things so clearly and your questions to other expert are ones we all wish to ask !Thank you

Collecting seeds for things that go to seed late in the season is a good idea. But if it's a fruit or vegetable that has seeds in the fruit, I collect the seeds from the first ones picked. If I don't, I'll end up eating all the fruit having forgotten about saving the seeds.

6:37 💕💕💕💕💕

At 7:01, what is the plant that on the right hand side of the screen with red/pink spikes?

@mollie3244

3 жыл бұрын

That's persicaria, common name is knotweed. It is lovely and really really easy. There are lots of flowering ones and ones grown for foliage which are lovely too.

@julieblauvelt1649

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Should you plant bulbs even if your winters are not very cold? Or should you wait until spring?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely plant bulbs in autumn or winter.

Verbena bonariensis was the cause of a horrible powdery mildew problem all over my garden, which I never had before until I planted that. I have finally got control of it by spraying everything with diluted yogurt, but I'd be very careful about planting it or recommending it. Please make sure it's a good plant for your climate.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that - we have a lot of verbena bonariensis round here, and powdery mildew doesn't seem to be a problem, but it's probably different in different areas. I had a look online and it seems that you're more likely to get it if your verbena bonariensis is in pots.

I just cannot get into modern sculpture there is only the very odd piece I like. But love fallen tree sculpture.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean!

👍❤️😊

Are there any perennials that need to be cut back in autumn to avoid fungus or disease? I have heard that's true for Hostas. I like the idea of being wildlife-friendly over winter; just want to make sure a minimal cut-back won't result in a problem come spring. Very helpful interview, as always!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hostas will die back naturally, so clear away the dead and dying leaves and they should come back up again next spring. Hostas do get a fungus, and the best way to avoid it is not to water from overhead - direct the nozzle of the hose to the roots and dont overwater.

Could anyone be kind enough to remind me the name of the little white flowers which are so plentiful in this garden, please?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I think that is probably Erigeron karvinskianus or fleabane/seaside daisy

@pertelote4526

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you!

4:35 this is cosmos, not calendula

@TheMiddlesizedGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I'm reasonably certain - though not 100% admittedly - that it's Calendula officinalis, which does look like cosmos because it has a more open flower. A lot of marigolds have a tight, round flower with lots of petals, which this doesn't have. However, I've looked up orange cosmos and you are right that this picture does look very like it, too. This is one of my shots from another garden which is now closed - I used it because there weren't any marigolds in the Bath Priory garden at the time, so I can't check with Jane.

@WibblyWobbly

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden take a look at foliage. Its small and frilly. This is Cosmos sulphureus. Calendulas have very different leaves.

Too much film of two women and not enough of the garden.