10 brilliant fall garden tips and plants - and why planting in autumn is better than spring...
If you're tempted to turn your back on your garden in autumn (or fall, depending on where you are), then you are missing a trick. It's a brilliant time to plant perennials, so I visited a Plant Fairs Roadshow and got 6 top plant growers and garden experts to name their best perennial plants and tips for this time of year. Plants and tips work across a wide range of weather zones - some plants are hardy down to minus 40c/minus 40F. 00:00 Are you missing a trick by not planting now? 00:27 The Plant Fairs Roadshow: https://www.plant-fairs.co.uk/ 01:54 Everything you need to know about dahlias video: • Growing dahlias - everything you need... and How to Create a Stunning Perennial border video: • Create an outstanding perennial borde... 02:24 Why fall (autumn) is such a good time of year to plant perennials 03:13 Planting tips depending on your soil type 03:35 Plant asters now: suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3-8, winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F 05:10 Miles' Japanese Maples: https://milesjapanesemaples.co.uk/ 05:18 Tips on planting maples (acer). Suitable for USDA zones 5-9, winters down to minus 28C/minus 15F 06:20 How to keep a maple small for smaller gardens 07:02 Rosy Hardy Gardening: / @rosyhardygardening 07:07 Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants: https://www.hardysplants.co.uk/ 07:26 Hylotelephium (formerly Sedum) 'Matrona. USDA zones 3a-9b, winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F 07:40 Growing tips for hylotelephium 08:28 Ornamental oregano (Origanum laevigatum) USDA zones 5a-9b, winters down to minus 28C/minus 15F + growing tips 09:02 Pineview Plants: https://www.pineviewplants.co.uk/ 09:32 Japanese anemone 'Honorine Jobert'. USDA zones 4-8. Winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F 10:07 Does Japanese anemone spread too much? 10:45 Ornamental grasses: Miscanthus nepalensis. USDA zones 8-9, hardy down to minus 10C/15F 11:40 Pelham Plants: https://pelhamplants.co.uk/ 12:00 Pennisetum 'Black Beauty' plus growing tips. Pennisetum hardiness seems to vary, check where you are. 12:51 Perennial sunflower - Helianthus 'Carine'. Hardiness varies but generally hardy 13:39 Dan Cooper Garden: https://www.dancoopergarden.com/ 13:46 How to group pots and other practical container gardening tips (sorry, it's not called 'tulips in pots' but it is about that!) • How to group pots - plus practical ti... 14:01 Tips on planting bulbs 14:42 Dutch bulb planting trowel:https://www.dancoopergarden.com/produ... 15:17 Signature Tulip Trowel:https://www.dancoopergarden.com/produ... 15:48 Video with more autumn/fall planting tips and plants • Expert Gardener Shares Top Tips for F... Note: just to clarify, none of these links are affiliate and there's no paid-for element in this video. I'm just interviewing plant growers and garden suppliers who I believe have good tips, plants and products (it's always worth saying!). For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: / 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: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.u... #gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden For small and middlesized backyards and gardens.... See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/ For Amazon storefront see: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themiddle... 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:https://www.pinterest.co.uk/midsizega... Twitter: / midsizegarden Facebook: / themiddlesizedgarden
