RHS Hampton Court: 11 'Real Garden' Trends You Need to Know

[@CrazyEightyEights]

The Middle Sized Garden is one of my favorite gardening channels for ideas and inspiration. Alexandra is brilliant.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@Shravanidakeens1178]

Yes. This, exactly.

[@TerranceRick]

Alexandra does amazing work . Really inspires and gives realistic advice. She's really focused on removing clutter and giving viewers what they want.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

The RHS Hampton Court garden festival is on my bucket list to see one day but until then thank you for taking us along and sharing the practical aspects.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@quailhollow7955]

You really are so talented at breaking these show gardens down for us. I have referred over and over again to many of these over the years. Thank you very much for all of your hard work on these. ❤

[@minworks1626]

Thank you for taking us with you on your visit to the Show. Regards J

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It's a pleasure.

[@samotanso6422]

Your video so inspiring to me. I learn alot from them. Thanks

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@nikkinoo47]

My newest obsession this year is Cosican Mint!!! Also a camomile lawn!! ❤

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I got some Corsican mint - it was lovely but didn't survive a very wet winter. Good luck with yours, it is really nice.

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

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[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

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[@sadasivan6159]

Great ideas. Thank you for the video.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you like them!

[@melissaj4626]

What a great video, thank you! I liked the clover lawn a lot

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MyFocusVaries]

If you're considering putting one in, do some research. Clover on its own isn't great. After a year, it will have gaps. It works best when mixed with grass or another ground cover.

[@melissaj4626]

@@MyFocusVaries great to know, thank you!

[@muminakowalski8799]

Always cutting edge ideas! Thank YOU and Good bye!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@katerinakantalisgardendesign]

This is a great synopsis of RHS Hampton court this year and thank you so much for showcasing my Mediterraneo garden. So pleased it's inspired so many ideas for people to use.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I loved your garden, it was so pretty and congratulations on your Gold!

[@katerinakantalisgardendesign]

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you so much and i'm so pleased you loved it. And the Gold.... incredible. Still blown away!

[@GDSavingThePast]

Inspirational garden ideas

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@LouciferFlump]

Loved all these gardens, they really all looked fab! And I love the trend for upcycling, it makes your garden so unique, which I think is everything if you want to really feel like your garden is part of *you* Gravel is a much underrated medium, so relatively cheap, easy maintenance and very obliging! I’ve a small area of gravel for parking and turning my car on. It’s such a small area, it’s quite hard to turn the car successfully coz I don’t want to give over any more of my planting areas for a car! 😆

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I agree, upcycling really does give a sense of character.

[@debs-more-plants]

Fabulous! Love these ideas. We are moving to a smaller place with a large deck that looks out at the water- and a 10 foot garden below. I am wondering if you see gardens that you look down on. The struggle is real! So love you channel! ❤❤❤

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you, and that's an interesting problem. Perhaps this video may help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/paTKo2x-l86Kaqs

[@debs-more-plants]

great video! Gorgeous gardens! I got a few more ideas! Thank you !!!

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

Thank you so much for showing us this beautiful show!🌿🪴🌿

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@kenlani1]

You are my favorite! We live in the Pacific Northwest of America and because of availability, we do use a lot of wood and logs. Our landscaping is inspired by our forests and woods. You, however, nudged me to change up our black metal bench. I was going to spruce it up with another coat of black. After watching you this afternoon, I selected a can of leafy green.spray paint. I LOVE it.! So fun! Thank you! Love your videos.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you, that's lovely to hear!

[@rickvandijk]

Very cool. I’m in The Netherlands, these events are not quite next door, so having these videos to get a glimpse is great. I’m happy to see - unknowingly- I am following the hard landscaping trend of mixing up paving and pebbles, and only where it’s needed for seating areas. This spring I increased my planting area with about 20% and it’s made all the difference in making my garden more dynamic. Also planted another tree - a liquidambar - and it makes my relatively small garden look bigger.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

That sounds brilliant. Bigger planting areas really do seem to work.

[@kathleenellison6869]

Oh so sorry to have missed this amazing event as I’ve just returned from London. I had the fortune of working with my daughter in her perennial beds. We spent a day planning and shopping at Petershem’s. A must do after visiting Hampton Court.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

That is a lovely nursery!

[@teresatomkins8534]

This was wonderful. We are moving home from a large plot to a very small one. You adressed and confirmed the main issues I was wondering about. Garden size, use of various materials and drainage in town gardens. Loved the garden photos ( I want it all 😂) you do a great job, always ☺️

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@naomiweaver1855]

I’m really glad to see a way of catching rainwater that is beautiful - something other than those hideous plastic rain barrels. I fully plan on adopting that new method. Thank you so much for spotlighting it!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@onechristianwallace]

You give the most practical advice out here.

[@tanyastephens3187]

Another good video....thanks.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@francineh.7825]

Oh I really enjoyed this!!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I'm so glad!

[@julieathome7793]

Can you please feature tiny gardens and how to make them look bigger? Mine is only 4 meters by 1.5 meters. Thank you!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

That is always a challenge, but there are a couple of videos that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paTKo2x-l86Kaqs and kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqXWoot7gsqima8 They both feature small spaces and also the principles they use apply to small spaces, I hope that helps.

[@juliepardo7767]

Fabulous theme this year! Wouldn't dare try to fill up my eavestroughs with succulents, but it does look very charming. I've seen people hang pieces of eavestrough off the side of their garden sheds. One of my favourites was a shed that had 3 troughs full of strawberries and herbs. Smelled and looked fantastic. Thank you for the sharing, Alexandra.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you (and I'm not sure how the succulents in the gutters would work either, but they were fun!)

[@KatelynDawn]

The idea to get materials from the dump is a great idea! There is one in lake country by my parents cabin that you are allowed to do that. The one in the city where I live I don’t think let’s you, which is crazy in my opinion

[@MyFocusVaries]

Thanks for showing us some highlights!

[@JoannaLouise200]

Lovely video! My favourite garden was the Mediterranean...just so beautiful, fresh & inviting, and the raised container beds were inspirational. Then there was the garden with a scatterring of builders' rubble (concrete & brick chunks) that, to my mind, was pursuit of recycling to an unecessary extreme, and detracted from what was otherwise attractive planting.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you! One of the best things about the garden show videos is being able to show people a wide selection, I didn't like the whole builders rubble mulch when I first saw it a few years ago, but I'm coming round to it. But, as with everything, it won't suit every garden and the most important thing is that the garden is right for you rather than following a trend.

[@bluesky7226]

Fabulous video! Thank you, Alexandria. ❤

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@threeriversforge1997]

Some very good ideas. As a native plant enthusiast, I always recommend people trend more towards formal than informal because it just looks better and more inviting. Of course, the problem there is trying to find enough native plants to really make a space come alive. It's a fun challenge, and can be somewhat eased by many of the hard-scape ideas you've presented here.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you, I agree. Also we have a very different situation re natives, because geographically we're part of Europe and linked by land or quite crossable seas to both Africa and Asia. So we've had a constant stream of new plants for thousands of years.

[@threeriversforge1997]

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Local "eco-type" natives are the best option because that's what the local pollinators have evolved with in the most recent epoch. I just managed to find two good native plants for my area, and while they aren't local ecotype, they're the only ones I've ever seen available and am quite happy to now have them in my garden. Three more natives on my list, and then I'll be content to sit back and watch them grow. I think.

[@Michael-Bennett]

You always provide a lot of inspiring and practical information in a concise fashion. It is much appreciated. Greetings from Toronto.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@roovawal]

Great week rounded ideas. Thank you so much!

[@catherineperry9513]

Terrific ideas as always, thanks so much Alexandra. 🙏

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

They are absolutely stunning!

[@margaretmichelsen766]

Thank you Alexandra, it was a very enjoyable tour. I loved Mediterraneo!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I thought that Mediterraneo was a very good garden, too.

[@gardentours]

Great videos. I was surprised that I'm doing a lot what was shown at the RHS already 🤔

[@barbkenas5663]

Great video with great ideas!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you like them!

[@geraldinefields1730]

Thank you.

[@lulu6618]

I loved your video. Thank you

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you

[@Flower_hoarder]

💙🌳🪴ALWAYS INSPIRATIONAL‼️🪴🌳💙

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@kevinjamesparr552]

You can have too much wild life in a garden . I love your take on change .Neatness is next to Godliness was my mothers view on life and i have to say her view i share .

[@lorimiller623]

I can affirm that plants will grow in rain gutters--they do here in central Indiana in abandoned and neglected houses. I wouldn't recommend it, though. The plants dam up the water and the whole thing gets so heavy that it pulls part of the gutter off the house, leaving the rain to fall around the foundation.

[@sterlgirlceline]

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[@FireflyOnTheMoon]

Micro-clover is the way to go

[@SMElder-iy6fl]

When my clover flowers, my neighbor complains that my lawn has "weeds"!