7 garden design ideas from beautiful private gardens

[@irairod5160]

I loved your cheeky last tip---matching your Wellington boots to your garden. Why not?

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Not that I've managed to achieve it in my own garden...but maybe one day!

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Love that he made such a lovely netted enclosure by teaching himself with KZbin. How empowering

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Absolutely!

[@dougkelley2781]

“Be sure to match the soles of your Wellies to the color of your house!” Best garden design tip ever! 😀

[@margaretd3710]

"And make sure that the soles of your Wellington boots match the theme of your house. And how difficult can that be?" So very cute.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@helenachase5627]

Beautiful ! You are such a gracious presenter

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@joannmicik1924]

I agree with "doing it yourself." I spent years waffling about the paths I wanted in my garden, then one day just bought a sack of concrete mix and a pre-made plastic form and started casting my own pavers. Just like mixing cake batter (only a bit heavier!).

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Well done!

[@eileenchang2173]

Such a wonderful array of garden ideas no matter where in the world the gardeners live! 🇨🇦

[@adailydaughter6196]

Thank you for these tips 👍🌸

[@PrairiePlantgirl]

What a great idea to build a house to view the garden. It’s always good to see other garden designs regardless of climate/ location. We can learn a lot from one another.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you, yes, I think so too.

[@Wadadli68]

Yes, more inspirational sneak peeks around private gardens please. Thank you 😊

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@andreayaya]

Why on earth are you not wildly famous for these superb garden programs? Truly you are my favorite host on all things related to gardening. Fantastic!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@sharongiles6326]

I love the private garden tours

[@anne-mariebrophy2747]

Thanks for this video. I live in the Macedon ranges, where some of these gardens are situated. So many beautiful gardens here,! I'm pleased to see them appreciated!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you - I so enjoyed visiting these gardens and spending time in Mt Macedon.

[@CottageGardensonForest]

I’d never seen a netted enclosure! It’s amazing and I’d love to have one for my planned fruit section of my garden. I adore hydrangeas and use lots of them. Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I'd definitely love a netted enclosure too, though I don't think we've quite got the space.

[@itsallaboutlight]

Thank you so much for the tip about my Wellingtons. I never would've thought of that one. But I'm new to gardening 😆🤣

[@neverlostforwords]

Your scripting, production, editing and presentation skills are just superb, Alexandra. This is one of the best videos you've done. You wove footage of the three gardens together beautifully, making for a most enjoyable video. This is local area for me, so it was interesting to hear your take on Australian rural gardens, styles and plants. It's been a hot summer indeed. We currently have bushfires in Victoria, 60 k from where we live, the heat has been so strong. We are hoping for some cooler weather. My summer flowering plants are getting rather tired.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much - I really wanted to show these beautiful gardens off to their best - and although it was just a quick visit I enjoyed one or two really hot days (nicer for me than for your plants!). Hope you get the cooler weather - it is always rather nice, provided it doesn't go on for too long. Back in England we have had temperatures of 18 degrees C in February! Bizarre

[@gardener5857]

Thanks again for another great video. You put a lot of work into these and it shows. I appreciate it!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much - this one took a lot of work but I really wanted to do the gardens justice and share them with people.

[@christinepops5100]

So encouraging to see these mature and beautiful gardens. It's always interesting to me to see what plants are growing in gardens that are located in quite literally the opposite end of the earth. And to see the same or similar plants which I have growing in my own garden is really cool. I do think gardeners are an ingenious lot and admire the creativity and effort that goes into building a house stone by stone or a beautiful garden enclosure. Well done

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you - it was so interesting to see them.

[@poponachtschnecke]

I love so much the voice you use to speak to the camera.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you! I felt very self conscious when I started but now it's like talking to a friend, and I've come to realise that we all sound different and there's no point worrying about it.

[@louiseaa7609]

I really enjoy to watch you channel. Great context and it is very clear you know what you are talking about. And your voice is so lovely to listen to.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@mabelgoddard5813]

Thank you so much for making your videos 1st class! Thank you👏👏👏🌺

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@marthafigueroa4686]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful private gardens enjoyed watching.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@Toyskram]

This is a wonderful garden tour. The elm trees look amazing and picturesque.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@Odeliza]

Oitmo! Such a wonderful idea to use sculpture in a garden. Thank you for your hard work in putting together this video! Ciao

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@chrishoo2]

Thank you for a lovely & inspirational video. I especially loved the house surrounded by its wide varanda with the yellow paintwork, not that I particularly liked the colour but it did do exactly as you said & gave a lovely, subtle harmony to the house & garden. Watching your videos in Lisbon, Portugal & so it was a treat to these Victorian gardens as we also get long dry summers here too!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@judydennis1242]

Lovely. I love this gardening video. Great ideas.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It's one of my favourite videos too. Thank you.

[@kayisonyoutube3435]

Excellent video. Great advice. Just to clarify that Diarmuid Gavin is very Irish.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Ah yes, thank you!

[@bernicewade9796]

Was just about to say the same 😉

[@billwagstaff9986]

I agree with you about trees ,my garden is not large but I've six large trees .I wanted lots of shade in June July August in my Algarve garden. And after 30 yrs they are fantastic.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Mature trees are so beautiful - and irreplaceable.

[@plottinginparadise3244]

Wonderful summery outfit! Some really great ideas and design features. The editing is getting sleeker :)

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you - I am working on it. Going on a weekend course at the end of March, so hoping for more improvements!

[@TheJohnGent1]

MSG has become one of my favourite KZbin channels. Thank you for your fine work for us, your viewers.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@barbll000]

My brother and his family live in the hills outside Melbourne on a property they bought some years ago that already had gorgeous established gardens. He's a firefighter in Melbourne and has had a review of the property done by bush firefighters and due to the threat of fire from so much drought, he has decided it's best to remove a few trees that are too close to the house. They'd prefer not to, but for safety reasons. The lovely gold and light yellow colour are used a lot on the lovely wrap-around porches and fences in front of the homes. I've not seen that shade of colour used in any other country. All their water for drinking, bathing or watering the garden is collected from rainwater by the gutters on all the structures on the property and is stored in large tanks. The ponds/damn are from rain that drains from the road or downhill into the pond and is water for cattle/livestock/wildlife and is also used in the event of a fire. They have no wells and his home is not on city water. Thanks very much for sharing these lovely gardens.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It must be a very worrying time for them at the moment - I hear that the fires are bad this year. I have various friends who live on the hills outside Melbourne, some of whom have European trees on their properties (dating back from the 20th century or even earlier sometimes). Apparently these trees don't burn as quickly or as explosively as the eucalypts, so they have helped protect against the spread of fire a little. I hope your brother's family stays safe this fire season.

[@barbll000]

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden It is concerning and the news has shown that koalas have been decimated in the current fires. Very sad. There is no fire close to them at the moment but my sister in law has her phone with her at all times to receive urgent messages if a fire starts. She said some days the fire warnings are so severe that she's kept the family's photo albums in the car, ready for a fast getaway. I'm in Canada and don't have those concerns. I lived in England many years ago, enjoying the gardens, especially the roses. That experience has been the main influence for my gardens today.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

@@barbll000 I've seen some terrible scenes with the koalas on KZbin. Hope your family stays safe.

[@laura2842]

Thank you Alexandra. love your videos

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you like them!

[@mosaicgirl4002]

Delightful! I've just discovered you. Love your channel- so much truly useful info & ideas & gardening approaches. I'm from Australia - greatly enjoyed your well researched episodes -although the majority of us are coastal & do not look out onto paddocks of Roos! ( although i did as a child- so, yes, is a part of out land)

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@ettietti8533]

an excellent idea and advise regarding design and color , my house brick are very old and has an untick texture, a blend of green and rustic yeloo, is well the grouted of my brick are red, so i work around those colors in My outside garden as well when I re do my house roof i used red shingles and the flowers colors team follows those house colors as well the patio stones .

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

Great episode! Thanks for sharing your uplifting “Down Under” adventure! I agree with you. Whether a garden 🌿is in Great Britain 🇬🇧,or Australia 🇦🇺, or India 🇮🇳, or China 🇨🇳, or in any country one can be inspired. 🤗 I thought squirrels 🐿 were a problem, but I do believe Kangaroo 🦘 would be even more challenging.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Yes, I'm quite relieved not to have to deal with kangaroos, though apparently they sometimes pluck weeds out of the borders to eat.

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

🦘😄

[@joannevandyke5112]

Another great video...hope these gardens have survived the fires.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I can report that they have. There has actually been much more rain on all of them than is usual at this time of year, so the risks have dropped alot.

[@PrairiePlantgirl]

Oh dear, I need new Wellies 😀!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Me too!

[@judithp8552]

Thanks for sharing. HI From NZ

[@cynthiabolen6326]

🤣 I'll be sure to keep your sole matching gardening tip!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

So useful, isn't it!

[@joshaw]

Have to change my boots to get matching soles to house, thanks for tip. From Aussie.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I had a brief desire for matching soles, too. It looked so smart.

[@rainedavis4173]

Lovely video thank you

[@sumit4842]

Nice garden.

[@ginadavis174]

What a wonderful video! I’m a new subscriber and already I’m an avid viewer. Thank you!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@andreamurphy1126]

These are in So Austrailia... Gorgeous.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

They are beautiful, thank you.

[@executivesteps]

Excellent!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Many thanks!

[@bluesky7226]

Hope you enjoyed your visit to my home state of Victoria. I assume one of those gardens is in the glorious Dandenongs. I am currently living in Colorado where the gardening is totally different from my beloved Victoria. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

The gardens are in the Macedon ranges, but the Dandenongs are so beautiful too - I didn't go there this time, but have been in the past. Thank you for commenting.

[@colincruickshanks7578]

Is it the case I can be non observant, at times lazy minded? Yes, I can. Only, many of the designs in the video work to bring together different elements such as; the house, hard and soft landscaping, features, boundries and beyond in harmony to give a seamless overall look. I realise now many of the best designs are so good but not so dull that, at first they go unnoticed, slipping past the front part of the thinking mind entering then into one's subconcious, unless pointed out by someone having 'the eye'.

[@sannanyman]

Hello from Finland! What is that beautiful tree at 6:57 time, thank you! 😊

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I'm not sure as it's some time since I did that video, and I didn't take notes. But I think it may be an acer. It's been beautifully pruned.

[@dbatesdob]

Quick question not related to video I have a hebe ( magic summer ) which is purple in leaf colour. The centre is all opened up and scruffy looking . Can hebe be pruned to correct this problem ?

[@anne-mariebrophy2747]

Yes! I live in Melbourne, and have several different Hebes. They are great space fillers. Prune back your hebe, probably a couple of times a year. They are as tough as old boots, and will bounce back readily after a prune. Good luck!

[@dbatesdob]

@@anne-mariebrophy2747 thanks , I will do that .

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I'm so glad Anne-Marie Brophy replied, because I haven''t grown any hebes so wouldn't feel confident in making any recommendations.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you for replying - I don't know much about hebes as I've never grown them, but the phrase 'tough as old boots' makes me think I should!

[@anne-mariebrophy2747]

The Middle-Sized Garden Goodness! Feeling the pressure now! I've always found hebes to be very reliable!

[@hawthornetree646]

I love hydrangeas but already have established shrubs and there’s no more room for them.

[@cailinbeagdeas]

Love your videos, but Diarmaid Gavin is Irish, not British 🍀

[@pygiana16]

These are not my idea of middle sized gardens. These are parks.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Yes, I agree- they are bigger than the gardens I would normally feature, partly because they're in Australia where there is so much more space. But sometimes its just nice to see a beautiful garden, whatever the size

[@flowerfairy1950]

Sad to say local Councils in Australia give no protection to trees. Trees will be removed on a whim (a branch might fall) and since the 2010 bushfires a 10/30m rule has been introduced which in effect means people can remove any tree etc within that radius. We have a neighbour ("environmental vandal") who has been allowed to basically denude his acre-plus block. Trees are now only protected by private individuals who value the benefits. Councils do not protect trees. East Gippsland Council was going to go out in the night and remove a stand of trees which had flying foxes roosting (plan was to cut them down while the flying foxes were away) but thankfully locals prevented such destruction for now. Thankfully there are some people who do value trees and have beautiful properties (as featured in this video) because of mature trees. Gardens are becoming less valued here in Australia. The big box stores like Bunnings appear to have an overabundance of petunias! Sorry, this nearly turned into a rant!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I think we have many of the same problems, so I sympathise.

[@kathyrocha1021]

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[@kafinn5302]

Modern art is UGLY….pretty garden though.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It's always good to have lots of different opinions.

[@veemcg3682]

This video is spoiled by the hurried pace.... So unpleasant to listen to.... Perhaps an inexperienced presenter who would need to speak in a more acceptable calm manner.

[@Kneenibble]

Don't be a grouchy old cooter for once in your life, Vee.