Thank you for another wonderful video. This has inspired me to take a trip to the garden centre today. You are wasted on you tube. You need to have your own TV programme. 🙂
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@suetulloch2138 Жыл бұрын
Great advice as always. The window boxes look wonderful and so good that the plants are perennial too.
@adrabruzzese76102 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ladies, never thought of doing winter pots. They look beautiful!
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@suzeburtenshaw9581 Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad winter-flowering pansies were mentioned - I’ve never yet seen them convincingly flower in winter apart from the odd spindly bloom. And then, come Spring, off they go, just in time to be hoiked out and replaced! Thankyou for so many helpful hints. 😊
@mollypitcher9380 Жыл бұрын
True. Every fall , including this one, I spend $ and proudly display them them for all to see. They promptly wither an die from the cold
@linguaphile422 жыл бұрын
Jane is wonderful! Such practical info, not fussy, and a beautiful result!
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@nativesedibles24542 жыл бұрын
Always great videos! Mahonia repen Mahonia sweet caress with yellow twig dogwood could be fun! I wish cyclamen growers would specify hardy or florist cyclamen apart Love your videos questions and friends/experts you gather! Osmanthus goshiki maybe too Thanks for the inspiration loved the combo⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😄
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I love Mahonia Soft Caress, it's a plant I've been meaning to get.
@meredith35882 жыл бұрын
Those window boxes were beautiful! Thank you.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@DownButNotOutYet2 жыл бұрын
Hi Alexander, so glad I am watching this video. I have a few grasses, now when I saw the tray with grey grasses, I thought, if you wish something fresh in your home, get a lovely plastic pot, not as heavy as terracotta or cement ideal for indoor use, plant it up with some really lovely grasses, when complete, get a strip of battery lights, those real tiny ones and weave them through the grasses, it will give a magnificent show, depends on your home style, space etc. There are many ideas evolving from your talks. it really gives a boost to your imagination. Kind regards till next time, Elize :)
@BeautifulOaks2 жыл бұрын
Lovely plant combination and texture contrast.
@regulschuf2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant ideas on selecting plants for a winter box that is stunning in the dormant season and good for the garden next year as well. I appreciate the interview questions and Jane's demonstrations, practical pointers, and extra details. Thank you for this video!
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@melissamybubbles61392 жыл бұрын
I'm in Colorado zone 5b. I have two self-seeded violas blooming in the ground at almost the new year. I don't think that's supposed to happen, but I love it. They bloomed in the summer, one with no irrigation, when the summer brought 90-100 degrees F with no rain for two months. I'm amazed. There's some sort of moss growing spontaneously too, some with no irrigation. It's so pretty I think I'll water it next year.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
I love moss, it adds so much to a garden.
@mollypitcher9380 Жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
@anitahadley28712 жыл бұрын
I just love the silvery leaves of the hellebores. I wish I could find smaller plants like those to tuck into planters. I usually just come across large plants which are really pricey around here.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
I thought those hellebores were so pretty too.
@mollypitcher9380 Жыл бұрын
Very good point! For flower pots and the garden, I would prefer these “mini” plants.
@kerryjean22232 жыл бұрын
Wonderful combination of plants used. Love the colour of the brick home as well x💙
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@anndaley40012 жыл бұрын
Slightly off the point but this project has given me an excellent idea for winter plantings on family graves. Thank you Ann in Wirrl UK
@oliviaglass38432 жыл бұрын
I always learn something new :) watching your videos. greetings from Fuquay-Varina NC
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@barbarahenn-pander587211 ай бұрын
Lovely to see these winter combinations! I shall try my hand on my newly finished deck. Thx for the ideas and advice!
@TheMiddlesizedGarden11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@donaldauguston97402 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this Alexandra. I really enjoyed it. DA
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@AbundantFoodForest2 жыл бұрын
Amazing Video!! Keep up the great work!!💚
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@catherineperry95132 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant idea to plant next year’s perennials in this winter’s window boxes! Thanks Alexandra and Jane. 🙌🙌
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@laura28422 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I just watered some pots, including boxwoods since it has beans dry and not too cold yet. Very timely advise. Cheers
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@suzetteccc2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Enjoyed it immensely . I know we should plant in odd numbers, but if my planter is slightly shorter, would 2 boxwoods be a huge no-no?
@andrewharald882 жыл бұрын
Hi 👋
@vivekchowdhury24432 жыл бұрын
Very nice video which has given me some ideas. I in fact bought a cornus recently which I was going to plant in the garden so its in a pot . I could add some heathers that I bought as well and put them in a pot together till planting season.
@MargaretUK2 жыл бұрын
After a couple of years trying pansies that always succumbed to fungus, this year I have three hanging baskets with a solarnum, blue festuca and hedera helix in each. So far they are all doing well 😀
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
they sound very pretty.
@BA-ef4pr2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for more great tips! In winter zone 9 i like to plant a variety of sizes of succulents in pots outside. For inside i plant rosemary (shaped like christmas trees) and small hedging plants and then transplant out in the garden in spring.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
That sounds lovely.
@garybrinker45222 жыл бұрын
My Dusty Miller plants,and Sage still looking OK in Nebraska in December. ..
@MyGreatAuntFanny2 жыл бұрын
I cheat, and just put some coloured cut stems from cornus into the compost. They keep their colour until I change everything in the spring. It saves money and uses the more attractive ends of the stems, rather than cut ones.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea.
@dianeparker59932 жыл бұрын
Happy Christmas ..
@jcrane455852 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! And just what I need because I am redoing my window boxes
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@yvonnehall5442 жыл бұрын
Thanks for fresh ideas. As always you never disapoints
@daniilorourke39982 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you!
@GrandmaSandy2 жыл бұрын
I love this video today
@laurenb64512 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lovely video. It is very difficult in NYS to find such small specimens in such small pots and affordable prices. Ah well. I think I heard your guest say that the Festuca ovina glauca is a sedge but I’ve planted seeds of this and I believe it is a grass. (But I could be wrong!🤡). Merry Christmas
@kevinjamesparr5522 жыл бұрын
Here in Northern Europe no winter boxes as snow is a blanket so thick and deep for many months it is not an option . Summers warm and dry can get on garden building. Decided to add a holiday cabin in last garden for bit of income and joy of meeting other garden lovers.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
I hope that goes well, what an interesting project.
@kathrynmettelka72162 жыл бұрын
Sensational video. The window boxes are outstanding with brilliant and unusual plants. I too was seduced by and immediately researched the cornus alba Siberia. I haven't seen that variety of hellebore, with the silvery foliage, that goes so well with the blue-green sedges. I will look for them too. Please tell Jane I was gobsmacked with her creativity.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I will.
@annashiegl2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous ideas, I'm inspired to have a go ☺
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Great!
@lulajohns18832 жыл бұрын
Great ideas for winter interest.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@lenaolivetti93662 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sallybrewer27292 жыл бұрын
Useful practical advice. Thank you.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@tubssamterracegardeningvlo12512 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful and informative video
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@irairod51602 жыл бұрын
"I was totally seduced." That's me, going to any tree and shrub nursery. :-) :-) :-)
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Have a good trip there!
@elaineshropshire55492 жыл бұрын
Excellent video thank you. For the information,
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@deedeedoes8182 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the inspiration x
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@JLee-pc2vc2 жыл бұрын
In America, we usually have window boxes attached to the house. I'm very interested in the shelf she had attached to the house with the planters on it. Is the shelf painted wood or some other material? If wood, what type of wood should be used? Does it rot from the water that collects on it from watering the planters? It's a great look and I would like to try to do something similar on my home.
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
The 'shelves' were the house's Victorian window sills. Many Victorian and Edwardian houses in the UK have very deep or prominent window sills, just an architectural feature I think, rather than added with window boxes in mind. Some are made of stone and others are wood. If you do use wood, hardwood is much less likely to rot, and you're right that water running into the wood could rot it. But you can get planters and window boxes designed to cope with overflow (ie a little well at the bottom where water can sit but not rot the roots) So if you over-water, it runs into that.
@emkn14792 жыл бұрын
Window boxes always look like fun, but they just wouldn’t work for my home. Maybe I’ll try a couple of pots, but even at that in zone 6 USA they probably wouldn’t look like much, and it would have to be something that deer definitely won’t eat, since they get bold when they’re desperate…I guess I can’t ever find a plant that fits the bill, so I don’t bother 🤷♀️ I’d love anyone’s suggestions!
@TheMiddlesizedGarden2 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes, deer are quite a challenge, I can see that. Both of the suggestions I had are too tender for your Zone 6 (hellebores and skimmia, both considered deer resistant). I believe some conifers are very cold-hardy and deer resistant, and there are some pretty shapes and shades of conifer.
@emkn14792 жыл бұрын
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you! I considered hellebores (I have them in-ground) but the deer have a way of sniffing out the tender new growth (which of course includes the flowers!) and demolishing them. They’ve also nibbled on every evergreen I have here, even those that are said to be resistant. The only things they seem to reliably avoid are either poisonous, highly scented, or very textural/fuzzy. We must have particularly hungry deer with a wide palate 🤷♀️ We live among wooded areas and game lands and don’t have dogs or fences so it comes with the territory I’m afraid. Hmm…maybe a Christmas fern or something similar would work…