Splitting and Moving Herbaceous Plants in November

[@julieh2935]

Thanks, John! Love the long videos, no worries! Gives us more time to enjoy our coffee/tea while you work. 😆

[@laurenb6451]

I am also a fan of the long videos.

[@hilshils3426]

Me too, learn so much from him….my lunchtime treat!

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Have had a lot of rubbish and sadness lately, And up pops John Lord a joy to behold and talks about one of my favourite topics gardens and gardening in such a natural informative way that is always inspiring and humorous.Thank-you John for all you do and the way you present you ideas.

[@alisonjewer3981]

I learn so much from John Lord. What a gift to gardeners. Thank you!

[@DianeD862]

John lord your the best gardener in the world we just love the way you garden.🪴 You brighten our day up with your wisdom and jokes.Hope we see more of you in the winter keep us going.We just love John lord.Peace to you all.🎄🎄🎄🎄🌈🌈🌈🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🍀🍀🍀🍀🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅😻😻😻😻⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️🌊🌊🌊

[@gracepeterson7483]

Tacky soil, tacky jokes... we love you John. 💚

[@carmenbailey1560]

Nice to see a garden that’s still in a semi growing stage, in Ontario, Canada have snow covered ground. I’m thinking you work so hard you must have a bit of a lay down when your done your videos. Always entertaining band informative. Many thanks John for all you do. 👍❤️😊

[@kristinastoltzfus6032]

Always so glad to see a new video out! Thank you!

[@Flowers4Everyone]

It feels like Thanksgiving all over again with a John Lord video🥰

[@sunitashastry5270]

Always learn something from John Lord. Today, it was about being the boss of your shrubs. You decide what size you want it. I’ve heard very often people saying x shrub grows to this height and yet 5 people have 5 different experiences with it. Thank you, as always John. Seeing the rich and varied garden there is always inspiring. Also his emphasis on knowing the growing conditions you are dealing with. It’s very essential and it’s why some random persons advice often does not work.

[@debrathert]

Thank you, John, for sharing your way of gardening. ( I live in the Midwest USA, Edwardsville, Illinois 6b. ) I think you remove a alot of angst that we gardeners have, and I like your "just try it" presentation. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@lukepollard2202]

Oh mate ive been loving your vids, but this is my fave, ive gone blue in the face trying to teach gardeners jow to cut laural, and i was gonna makd a video. But you nailed it. ❤

[@annmcneill5559]

Another great video John , Thanks for sharing

[@rossmcleod7983]

Long time ago I poisoned a patch of acanthus on a steep slope, then it got buried under 4 foot of soil. Six years later the first shoot appeared. Just finished my Chelsea chop on my ridiculously happy veronacastrum yesterday. Looks to be a good year here in Melbourne, moisture when we’ve needed it, best wishes John, luv yer work.

[@Kay-qt2id]

I’m in Melbourne too, not Chelsea chop yet though as so little sun!

[@rossmcleod7983]

@@Kay-qt2id hi Kay, may I humbly suggest this interminable grey is a good time for the chop so you don’t get sunburn on the new growth.

[@Kay-qt2id]

@@rossmcleod7983 oh of course this never occurred to me! Can I ask if you know of other KZbin channels that are Australian based [ I know of Steven Ryan’s channel) better get the choppers out when the wind stops!

[@rossmcleod7983]

@@Kay-qt2id wind has just smashed my liliums, but got over 50 mm in the gauge, so happy with that. The only other Oz gardener I subscribe to other than Steven Ryan is Now This Is Gardening with JohnnyA. A good generalist and as he is well connected in the industry, he does some excellent interviews with specialists. Lovely bloke too.

[@Kay-qt2id]

@@rossmcleod7983 thanks Ross, sorry to hear about the liliums. I have seen JohnnA too and found him very interesting. I’m amazed there aren’t more good Australian KZbiners for plants. Thanks for the reply and enjoy the garden

[@jomassey4207]

Great to see your garden during winter. The colours and textures are wonderful. I always look forward to your spontaneous gardening style. You must have a list upstairs, in your head, whereas mine is over on the chair next to me. In NZ alstromerias and Japanese anenomes run wild. My 2 worse plants on the planet. But twitch weed and the winding stranger, like a convolvulus, (forgotten its name) are far worse. Nz hebes are an easy care shrub and the variables in colour are amazing. Jo.😊 happy gardening Add Gypsum powder, for those damp, sticky areas of muddy soil, and plenty of leaf litter.

[@unjardindefloresenelsur4614]

Hi John November is like June in Argentina, so plants are resting. Fungus are active it’s quite cold I like your garden very much Kind regards Sorry for my little English my mother tongue is Spanish

[@margarethughes3763]

I hope you have your thermals on. Looks chilly.

[@alanreid8962]

John great informative video as always

[@sunshinegirl4101]

John, I just love watching you work in your secret garden. I can relax for now and take in all your advice. My garden is dormant but can’t wait to try out some of your tips….

[@JG-vn5fe]

So interesting!! Thank you ~ You are working so hard! ~ Seattle. Washington, USA

[@laurenb6451]

Thanks for the much welcomed excellent video. The aside comments are great. I planted a Fat Domino persicaria this year and am waiting for it to grow enough to get divided…I am in Zone 5 in NYS and it’s really cold this year - ground is mostly frozen. We are for sure waiting for the days to get longer. The other good thing about mulching or barking is the fall is that the soil will be covered and won’t be subject to wind erosion.

[@jmeaton9538]

Cool to see a leprechaun in the flower bed 😁

[@arnorrian1]

Do you have Helianthus Burning/Bleeding Hearts planted? Really nice varieties, with dark leaves. I grew them from seed this spring, they grew a meter tall, and flowered their butts out.

[@laurenb6451]

I think I have one but that it was mislabled as Dark Hearts. Very nice plant. I hope to divide it but need to make the place for them LOL.

[@МихаилДанилов-в1е]

😊❤💚🙏👍

[@hilshils3426]

Surely John the organic top layer has nutrients in it? Less if bark or leaf mould but plenty if homemade compost??

[@johnlordssecretgarden]

Actually highly organic soils such as in peat bogs have very little mineral nutrients. But when you get soils such as clay they tend to have much more mineral nutrition but often have little organic matter. Mixing the two together gives a soil that many plants love.

[@unjardindefloresenelsur4614]

Bark helps the ground from cold

[@ademeyer]

I want to straighten your hat John!

[@MsUppie]

What? You don’t like the garden gnome look?

[@Lisa-if2hw]

I would like to know the name of the shrub that was in flower that was behind the vetch and polemunium that you were grubbing out. It had a large plum of a burgundy color, leaves left on it were yellowish. Beautiful fall color. Thanks so much for your videos and inspiration. I’m in z6 Pennsylvania USA. Flurries today!

[@pansepot1490]

If you mean the plant at 19:35 it looks like a “rodgersia aesculifolia”. It’s a large perennial, not a shrub. Blooms in summer and I guess the spent flowers turn burgundy with age. I never tried it because it is for damp boggy soil, which I don’t have, but I have seen it in books and magazines. You can google it for more info.

[@Lisa-if2hw]

Yes, that is the plant! Thank you so much. I will research the plant and see if it is hardy. 👏

[@unjardindefloresenelsur4614]

Too much clay in that soil, tons of manure 😅