As a young gardener (14) who is trying to redesign his garden I found this video very helpful. Extra tip: I have found that taking cuttings is the easiest way to propagate multiple of the same plant in different areas of the garden (and it's free).
One of the best people you've interviewed for practical, specific, and immediately applicable advice. Of course it helps when you ask all the right questions! Now to the garden to edit! 😁
So many great tips in one video! The one about dipping your plants into a bucket of water before planting is one I swear by. I’ve had so much success using this one simple “trick”.
Alexandra, this is gold! I so love your style of presenting information. It’s like flipping through a glossy gardening magazine- simply brilliant in content and presentation! I so love to come back to your videos again and again even though I watched them a couple of times already. Thank you for your time and effort! It’s such a pleasure and inspiration!
The planting tips were an a-ha moment for me. Very informative information. Thank you for finding the best and brightest gardeners. This fellow is very knowledgeable and talented!
This was wonderful! I especially liked his idea of counteracting the starkness of a long-but-narrow space by creating curved paths so that deeper and shallower borders alternate on either side. Beautiful!
Thanks again for all the hard work you put in your channel, Alexandra! These tips and advice are much needed here in my garden. And the borders look amazing.
I see I'm repeating others, but this was absolutely wonderfully useful. You really are masterful at organizing information in a way that is concise, interesting, not overly technical, and inspiring. Much much appreciated.
Great video with fabulous images of gorgeous flowers from borders of TomBrown's historic Dean's Garden. It a precious arm chair tour for me. Thanks to Tom Brown... Thanks to you for sharing...💝💐
Thanks Alexandra, very nice. Tom was excellent. I'm retired USAF with PTSD. I took up gardening to help manage it. I was used to complex, overlapping, activities, and functions, that arrive at the same objective. Gardening does that at this stage of life on a much smaller scale. I was also used to professionals with expertise and experience providing exactly what was needed, when it was needed, succinctly and clearly, without fanfare, in a timely manner. I have made you one of my flight (team) for the simple little things that I do now.
For an amateur gardener on a budget it's a challenge, and an exercise in patience, to propagate multiples of special species to achieve the repetition suggested. However, the notion of rhythm is a good reminder to step up my efforts.
Another outstanding video from you Alexandra. Bravo! I would call this a crash course master class in creating a wonderful border. I'm a big believer in editing borders, something I've learned on my own; feels so good to get affirmation from experts.
Absolutely terrific episode. Full of practical and useful advice and information. This is one to watch again and again to make sure you have noted everything. Loved the borders too. If only mine were like that!! Thanks to the both of you for making the time to create this.
Best interview yet! Very timely and practical advice with realistic actions that all gardeners can use. (Denver Colorado zone 5b. High altitude, hot, dry) Thank you.
Great video and great advice. I find it incredibly interesting how some gardeners consider themselves amateurs compared to someone who has been to a horticultural college for 3 years or something similar. I maintain a garden for a lady who is a self taught, hobbyist botanist who is in her 70's and she really is an encyclopedia of information on plants, trees and shrubs. I think if I said she was an amateur I would be on the compost heap lol.
This was my favorite video of yours Alexandra. Your questions covered every aspect of border gardening and Tom Brown’s answers were full of so much information that I actually watched the video twice. Thank you for making such an informative video.
Super interview Alexandra. Particularly useful as I been asking my self what now, after the Alliums and Iris have gone over. Know where I'm going now, thank you : )
that was a fantastic interview and really informative , well done , as a as a qualified gardener myself it was refreshing to touch base with techniques again , thankyou
This was so helpful, this is the first time I have heard someone explain why you should dig a bigger hole to place the rootball, and why you should soak the plant before placing it in the ground. Thank you!
One of my favourite post of yours so far ! What a ton of information and well-delivered advice from the head gardener, truly a very special treat for us novice gardeners. It's like sitting at the feet of a master. Thank you so much !!🥰🤩
This was just right. There's so much beauty here, at every turn. I felt further drawn in by your astute questions, & then looked forward to his well informed, generously explained replies. It's clear that all these inspired combinations have been cultivated by someone with a good eye for color & form, who obviously has mastered how to care for a wide range of plants, & then uses all his skills to create something that must be a delight, in its midst. Finally, I really appreciate that you've recorded these scenes & this interview, & have shared it all with us.
Learned another thing from your video today. That is to water your plant before planting. Never did that before. Will start that practice tomorrow. Thank you!
I look forward to watching your videos, such an abundance of information! Thank you for sharing with us your experts and their knowledge for us on the other side of the pond!
This is one video I keep coming back to. I lost count on how many times I have watched it. So much information in this one short video. Thank you to you both.
The BEST advice on how to plant a border I have ever received!! A real masterclass!! Well done Alexandra and thank you Tom. I shall come back to this video again and again!!!🌿🌸♥️
Thank you for your valuable gardening information, from a very novice gardener who is trying her best with my attempt at gardening. My husband and myself started working on our garden last year during first lockdown. We are enjoying the hard work so much. I feel alive yet switched off from things whilst in our garden, if anyone can relate to this feeling that I have. Once again thank you.
Thank you again for such a useful episode, with so many good practical tips. And what a great interview style you have too - with questions that are compact, pithy one-liners!
My goodness! Tom Brown is such a wealth of really helpful design information. I watched this video four times before I felt I'd soaked up all I could get from your interview of him. Great content! And I especially appreciate your timestamped table of contents. Thanks so much.
I saved this video to watch when I had time to enjoy the wonderful responses and tips that Tom had to Alexandra's questions . Thanks for creating this video. I will savor
Alexandra, I’ve watched this video soooo many times! It’s an absolute gem and probably, one of the best ‘no fuss’ videos on creating a border I’ve seen!
Ms Alexsandra, I'm practically addicted to watching Middle-sized Garden. The presentations are down to the point and very informative. With the property we bought few years ago (zone 3-4) usa, there are some plants but mostly weeds in my picket fenced flower garden. I'm finding great instructions from your videos, but at the same time, I'm rather worried if I'll be able to create the effect I desire. Thank you for your hard work!!!! Heidi
Excellent discussion on borders! Great info and tips. I’m sold on compost! I feel it’s made a huge difference to my 2 year old garden. The growth is really remarkable.
Excellent, excellent, and excellent. This video gave me a good foundation of understanding to start my flower garden. Thank you Tom Brown for your expertise. Everything you said make perfect sense and I can visualize the outcome
Alexandra , this video is probably the only , and best information provided on planting borders! It is terrific timing for me as I have just started a new shade border this year! I always love how you put the timestamps in the videos, because it is much easier for me to go back and reference what I need to review.Thank you! 🌸❤️🇨🇦
What a fantastic, informative video. I have been gardening in my location for more than forty years. I have learned more excellent tips from this one video than any other lecture I have seen. What an informative and practical man, who has the gift of explaining a broad topic, in a simple way.
By far the best and most useful video on gardening I have so far watched. Great job on presentation, beautiful slide show of an amazing garden. And great informative interview, both the questions and the answers, and the tips given. It was a real pleasure to watch it for the first time. An asset for reference.
I follow a gardener in the US who uses products from Espoma when planting anything. There are a few varieties but I’ve used plant tone and flower tone this year and it has made a tremendous difference in how fast everything is growing. I especially think my flowers did not experience any shock after planting and instead immediately began flowering and were lush and vibrant.
Great advice right here, Thanks for sharing...again, adding to my save videos. That photo at 5.35 is the most gorgeous mix of plants I think I've ever seen.
This was a REALLY excellent video. I need to watch it a few times. You asked great questions and the responses were realistic and practical. Thank you! 🌱
Tom Brown appears to be very polite, respectful and professional. His advice are going to be really useful. Alexandra your questions were brilliant.
Thank you!
I couldn't have said it better myself. I will add that he has a beautiful garden.
I’m a pretty savvy gardener and this was one of the best garden interviews I have watched!!!
Thank you!
♥️
Agreed... You asked the questions that we all struggle with from time to time!
As a young gardener (14) who is trying to redesign his garden I found this video very helpful. Extra tip: I have found that taking cuttings is the easiest way to propagate multiple of the same plant in different areas of the garden (and it's free).
Cuttings are excellent for saving money.
I can’t get cuttings to work
Fall sales.
A definite “Watch Again” video. 😊
What a good teacher Tom Brown is.
He really is.
This was one of your best videos. Interviews with really articulate, experienced professional gardeners are very helpful.
Thank you!
One of the best people you've interviewed for practical, specific, and immediately applicable advice. Of course it helps when you ask all the right questions! Now to the garden to edit! 😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great tips here. Love the idea of an undulating border in a small space.
Thanks so much! 😊 Hope you're well and that the box blight is under control. Really awful problem and been chronic here for years.
So many great tips in one video! The one about dipping your plants into a bucket of water before planting is one I swear by. I’ve had so much success using this one simple “trick”.
I've only just started trying it and the one plant I've planted looks very happy.
All things I want to know, but nobody ever covered.
What a generous gardener Tom is. What a very useful video, thank you both.
Thank you!
Alexandra, this is gold! I so love your style of presenting information. It’s like flipping through a glossy gardening magazine- simply brilliant in content and presentation! I so love to come back to your videos again and again even though I watched them a couple of times already. Thank you for your time and effort! It’s such a pleasure and inspiration!
Thank you so much!
So true cld listen fr hrs
What a treat! Tom was a wealth of knowledge - thanks for getting the interview and sharing !
Thank you!
This is a particularly useful episode, Alexandra. So much sensible information and such a good overview.
Thank you!
Yes, that succession of plants recommendation is a real keeper, it will help me next year as I expand my beds out to a better size.
Perhaps one of my top 10 favorite videos you've given us-- practical and engaging. Thank you!
Thank you!
This was like taking a whole semester course! Thank you so much.
The planting tips were an a-ha moment for me. Very informative information. Thank you for finding the best and brightest gardeners. This fellow is very knowledgeable and talented!
He is, indeed
This was wonderful! I especially liked his idea of counteracting the starkness of a long-but-narrow space by creating curved paths so that deeper and shallower borders alternate on either side. Beautiful!
It is a lovely idea, indeed.
Thanks again for all the hard work you put in your channel, Alexandra! These tips and advice are much needed here in my garden. And the borders look amazing.
Thank you!
I see I'm repeating others, but this was absolutely wonderfully useful. You really are masterful at organizing information in a way that is concise, interesting, not overly technical, and inspiring. Much much appreciated.
Thank you so much!
I have come back to this video because I find it very useful to someone who’s recently started getting interested in English garden designs.
I loved his language descriptions, too--what a delight! Thank you Alexandria!
Thank you!
Great video with fabulous images of gorgeous flowers from borders of TomBrown's historic Dean's Garden. It a precious arm chair tour for me. Thanks to Tom Brown...
Thanks to you for sharing...💝💐
Thank you!
Wow, rich episode! Great guest, great convo! I could work several years with all this info!
One of your best ever! Tadpoles! That idea is genius and will be implemented straight away. Thank you. This was just wonderful.
I loved the tadpole idea too.
Thanks Alexandra, very nice. Tom was excellent. I'm retired USAF with PTSD. I took up gardening to help manage it. I was used to complex, overlapping, activities, and functions, that arrive at the same objective. Gardening does that at this stage of life on a much smaller scale. I was also used to professionals with expertise and experience providing exactly what was needed, when it was needed, succinctly and clearly, without fanfare, in a timely manner. I have made you one of my flight (team) for the simple little things that I do now.
Glad to be on the team, thank you!
I feel like it's taken me 20 years of trial and error to figure this out and he just simplified so easily. Great information!!
Thank you!
Wonderful borders! And very good advice.
I'd love to come back for a second view
later on this summer.
Thank you Alexandra - and Tom!
I'm hoping to do just that!
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Wonderful news. Thanks, Tom, too.
For an amateur gardener on a budget it's a challenge, and an exercise in patience, to propagate multiples of special species to achieve the repetition suggested. However, the notion of rhythm is a good reminder to step up my efforts.
I could have listened for hours. So interesting and informative. Thank you
Oh my goodness! I absolutely love this episode. Tom definitely knows his stuff and this was an excellent interview. Thank you for sharing!! ❤️
Thank you!
Wow! So many great tips and I’m not even finished.
Another outstanding video from you Alexandra. Bravo! I would call this a crash course master class in creating a wonderful border. I'm a big believer in editing borders, something I've learned on my own; feels so good to get affirmation from experts.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely terrific episode. Full of practical and useful advice and information. This is one to watch again and again to make sure you have noted everything. Loved the borders too. If only mine were like that!! Thanks to the both of you for making the time to create this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow... I think these may be the most pleasing borders I've ever seen. Excellent x
When I plant, I definitely prefer smaller specimens. I dig the hole slightly bigger, put the rootball hard to one side, then backfill.
Fabulous review for gardeners of all levels, thank you. The best review I have ever heard so comprehensive.
Thank you!
Fantastic discussion, Alexandra! Lots of specific design tips - just what I needed this season as I rework a couple of borders. Thank you once again.
Glad it was helpful!
So much things to learn through a beautiful garden.
What a fabulous garden...and those greenhouses!!!
I long for just one of those greenhouses.
Best interview yet! Very timely and practical advice with realistic actions that all gardeners can use. (Denver Colorado zone 5b. High altitude, hot, dry) Thank you.
Thank you! Hot and dry sounds quite challenging.
Well done Alexandra! Thank You!
Really enjoyed this 👌 such a wealth of knowledge and interest.
Your videos are always so informative and there's always something new to learn. Thank you ❤️
Thank you!
Such a wonderful interview. I learned so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good tip on plant roots in water first. Tom Brown School days, must have learned a lot
It's an excellent tip!
Great video and great advice. I find it incredibly interesting how some gardeners consider themselves amateurs compared to someone who has been to a horticultural college for 3 years or something similar. I maintain a garden for a lady who is a self taught, hobbyist botanist who is in her 70's and she really is an encyclopedia of information on plants, trees and shrubs. I think if I said she was an amateur I would be on the compost heap lol.
I think you would!
Thank you Alexandra and Tom. Not a word wasted in this video! Everything useful, clear, informative. One of your best.
Thank you!
Thank you so much that was very informative and watched it several times. Quite a bit of great information.
What a useful set of rules/tips. An excellent contributer.
Thank you! Tom is so good at explaining things.
This was my favorite video of yours Alexandra. Your questions covered every aspect of border gardening and Tom Brown’s answers were full of so much information that I actually watched the video twice. Thank you for making such an informative video.
Thank you!
Super interview Alexandra. Particularly useful as I been asking my self what now, after the Alliums and Iris have gone over. Know where I'm going now, thank you : )
Glad you enjoyed it!
One of the very best of your videos, Alexandra. So interesting & informative.
Thank you so much - I learned lots too!
that was a fantastic interview and really informative , well done , as a as a qualified gardener myself it was refreshing to touch base with techniques again , thankyou
Thank you, I am always so pleased when qualified gardeners like the videos or blog posts.
Brilliant, Alexandra. Thanks for your work, knowledge, efforts and relationships with great gardeners.
Thank you!
This was so helpful, this is the first time I have heard someone explain why you should dig a bigger hole to place the rootball, and why you should soak the plant before placing it in the ground. Thank you!
Thank you!
One of my favourite post of yours so far ! What a ton of information and well-delivered advice from the head gardener, truly a very special treat for us novice gardeners. It's like sitting at the feet of a master. Thank you so much !!🥰🤩
Thank you!
It is a pleasure to watch this video. The conversation is fantastic. - No questions remain unanswered! - Many thanks.
This was just right. There's so much beauty here, at every turn. I felt further drawn in by your astute questions, & then looked forward to his well informed, generously explained replies.
It's clear that all these inspired combinations have been cultivated by someone with a good eye for color & form, who obviously has mastered how to care for a wide range of plants, & then uses all his skills to create something that must be a delight, in its midst.
Finally, I really appreciate that you've recorded these scenes & this interview, & have shared it all with us.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comments!
That was one of the best and most informative videos I’ve ever seen on perennial borders, thank you.
Learned another thing from your video today. That is to water your plant before planting. Never did that before. Will start that practice tomorrow. Thank you!
I've started soaking the plant before watering, too.
I look forward to watching your videos, such an abundance of information! Thank you for sharing with us your experts and their knowledge for us on the other side of the pond!
Thanks for watching!
I love your organized outline approach to these videos
Thank you!
This is one video I keep coming back to. I lost count on how many times I have watched it. So much information in this one short video. Thank you to you both.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The BEST advice on how to plant a border I have ever received!! A real masterclass!! Well done Alexandra and thank you Tom. I shall come back to this video again and again!!!🌿🌸♥️
Thank you!
I LOVE this video. So much inspiration, informative goodness. I've saved this so I can watch it again and again.
I need a good book from him.
I'm sure he'll write one soon! He writes in the Daily Telegraph here.
Such an enjoyable and useful video. A super guy and as always, good questions from the interviewer! Thanks, Alexandra.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your valuable gardening information, from a very novice gardener who is trying her best with my attempt at gardening. My husband and myself started working on our garden last year during first lockdown. We are enjoying the hard work so much. I feel alive yet switched off from things whilst in our garden, if anyone can relate to this feeling that I have. Once again thank you.
Thank you, and I'm so glad you're enjoying gardening.
Thank you again for such a useful episode, with so many good practical tips. And what a great interview style you have too - with questions that are compact, pithy one-liners!
Thanks so much!
This was wonderful information! Tom seems to be a true garden artist!!
he is!
My goodness! Tom Brown is such a wealth of really helpful design information. I watched this video four times before I felt I'd soaked up all I could get from your interview of him. Great content! And I especially appreciate your timestamped table of contents. Thanks so much.
Thank you!
So informative, a lot of great information that’s hard to extract from books and very well explained. Thank you for that!
Thank you!
I saved this video to watch when I had time to enjoy the wonderful responses and tips that Tom had to Alexandra's questions . Thanks for creating this video. I will savor
Thank you!
This is, by far, my favorite of your videos!
A particularly practical video. Tom answered your questions with great clarity. Thank you, Alexandra.
Alexandra, I’ve watched this video soooo many times! It’s an absolute gem and probably, one of the best ‘no fuss’ videos on creating a border I’ve seen!
Thank you!
That was amazing, thanks to both of you (plus the camera man who took great vista shots too)
Thank you - and for the vista shots, I'm the cameraman, although my husband films the interviews
Ms Alexsandra, I'm practically addicted to watching Middle-sized Garden. The presentations are down to the point and very informative. With the property we bought few years ago (zone 3-4) usa, there are some plants but mostly weeds in my picket fenced flower garden. I'm finding great instructions from your videos, but at the same time, I'm rather worried if I'll be able to create the effect I desire. Thank you for your hard work!!!! Heidi
Thank you so much!
This is the best tutorial on borders I have ever come across!!! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Excellent discussion on borders! Great info and tips. I’m sold on compost! I feel it’s made a huge difference to my 2 year old garden. The growth is really remarkable.
So glad you enjoyed it.
I’ll definitely be watching this one again. Really useful with some great tips! Thank-you.
Love this interview. Lots of interesting questions well answered.
Really like the way he looks at his plants as unruly children
Excellent, excellent, and excellent. This video gave me a good foundation of understanding to start my flower garden. Thank you Tom Brown for your expertise. Everything you said make perfect sense and I can visualize the outcome
Glad it was helpful!
Alexandra , this video is probably the only , and best information provided on planting borders! It is terrific timing for me as I have just started a new shade border this year! I always love how you put the timestamps in the videos, because it is much easier for me to go back and reference what I need to review.Thank you! 🌸❤️🇨🇦
Thank you, it's so helpful to know what people find useful.
Great information, would love to see this garden in all four seasons. Thank-you.
That's a good idea
Stunning gardens! Thank you!
What a fantastic, informative video. I have been gardening in my location for more than forty years. I have learned more excellent tips from this one video than any other lecture I have seen. What an informative and practical man, who has the gift of explaining a broad topic, in a simple way.
That's so lovely to hear, thank you!
Excellent advice, so helpful, thank you! Definitely saving this video!
Great lesson on everything from planning, purchasing and planting all in one. Maintenance and trimming are the hard followup. Thanks
By far the best and most useful video on gardening I have so far watched. Great job on presentation, beautiful slide show of an amazing garden. And great informative interview, both the questions and the answers, and the tips given. It was a real pleasure to watch it for the first time. An asset for reference.
Thank you!
What a beautiful border! Great tips, also. Will be moving a few things this fall with these new ideas.
Excellent video! And what a treat to have session with a true master in his craft. Really loved this…
Thanks so much, Alexandra... I could listen to him for hours! Can you bring him back for Part 2 sometime???
I hope so.
I follow a gardener in the US who uses products from Espoma when planting anything. There are a few varieties but I’ve used plant tone and flower tone this year and it has made a tremendous difference in how fast everything is growing. I especially think my flowers did not experience any shock after planting and instead immediately began flowering and were lush and vibrant.
Great advice right here, Thanks for sharing...again, adding to my save videos. That photo at 5.35 is the most gorgeous mix of plants I think I've ever seen.
Thank you - I'm hoping to go back in a few weeks and see another gorgeous mix of plants!
Loved this! thank u Alexandra!
Absolutely breathtaking, such beautiful colour combinations and contrasting shapes.
This was a REALLY excellent video. I need to watch it a few times. You asked great questions and the responses were realistic and practical. Thank you! 🌱
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was your best compilation to date. You asked all the right questions Alexandra!
Thank you!
Fabulous gardening ideas! Your content is always a treat and right on schedule for our seasonal questions💚
I will definitely watch this video again. So packed with information! Love it! thank you!
Excellent content in this video. So incredibly helpful for home gardeners trying to make decisions about their own gardens.
Thank you!
Great video with lots of helpful information!
Glad you enjoyed it