Claus Dalby on how to grow dahlias in pots and what to grow with them

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Claus Dalby's pots of dahlias and other plants look like a herbaceous border. But it is much easier to switch plants round when they're over. Claus shows you his garden and explains how he chooses plants to create a colourful grouping in pots and how he grows dahlias in pots.
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00:00 Do dahlias grow well in pots?
00:27 Claus Dalby on KZfaq: / @clausdalbyenglish
00:31 The orange begonia on the right is Begonia Bertinii and the Lily is 'Purple Marble'
01:52 Claus Dalby on his garden
02:15 Cleome 'Violet Queen'
00:52 Bishop of Oxford dahlia
06:41 The importance of repetition when planning a border or grouping of pots
07:42 How to use citrus and lime foliage and flowers to provide contrast
08:07 Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
08:32 Philadelphus caucasius 'Aureus'
09:15 Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget' (Ninebark is the common name)
09:52 Use spikes to create contrast in the grouping
10:05 Lobelia 'Hadspen Purple'
10:15 Begonia Bertinii
10:30 Cleome 'Violet Queen'
10:47 Buddleia 'Nanho Purple'
10:59 When you have big flowers like dahlias, you also need some small flowers
11.01 Verbena bonariensis
11:23 Lilium 'Purple Marble'
12:09 Angelica gigas
12:43 Dahlias in Claus's pots - names are on screen
15:05 How to plant dahlia tubers in pots
17:45 How to look after dahlias in pots in the winter
19:00 Claus Dalby's spring pots video: • How to grow spring bul...
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@phackdaphish 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! I can't get over how beautiful his garden is! I can't get over the colors and shapes of the different dahlias, the foliage plants, and everything else. Typically, I don't like cool tone flowers and dark foliage but he completely changed my mind. This video was very inspirational! I can't wait to grow dahlias next year! Sorry for all the exclamation marks...I'm American.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@folee_edge 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! ❤️

@Kylie4Queen 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I’m also American and tend to overuse exclamation marks! 😂

@gratitude7397 2 жыл бұрын

So you take out all those hundreds of dahlias and wrap them?

@privateperson5769 Жыл бұрын

Claus is an artiste - but instead of paints he uses plants :)

@AndYourLittleDog 2 жыл бұрын

His garden is obviously beautiful but the warm hosting style, as if we are visiting him for tea and a chat, is really lovely.

@christinepops5100 2 жыл бұрын

What a treat to watch two of my favorite gardeners. Always a joy to see Claus Dalby's garden, it's as special and unique as himself. He is a garden artist!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And he is!

@marthayoder1188 2 жыл бұрын

I just love Claus Dalby's gardening style! I get so much inspiration from him! His garden feels like a dream land! Thank you for sharing!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@MsEmworld 2 жыл бұрын

Dream land indeed!!

@AJsGreenThumbLLC 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showcasing Mr. Claus' stunning garden dear Alexandra! This is a treat to get 2 quality KZfaqrs for the price of one! His container designs are simply classic. Thanks again!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@AJsGreenThumbLLC 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden you are so very welcomed!

@kevinjamesparr552 2 жыл бұрын

What a warm and friendly man. Enjoyed his talk and his garden

@Lulu-ue2lj 2 жыл бұрын

Alexandra thank you for doing this and showcasing Dolby’s incredible gardens. I was happy with the information he gave on this video. He showed some tips and techniques which I appreciated. And I appreciate you. Thank you

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure, thank you!

@sahabshraddha8453 2 жыл бұрын

Claus has such a beautiful ❤️ garden 💐💐 he puts all heart ♥️ in the gardening 🎈🎈 happy to see him... Keep flowering 🌸🌸🏵️🏵️

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@adrabruzzese7610 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexandra and Klaus. Klaus you have the most beautiful garden I think I have ever seen. I love the formality of the hedges against all the beautiful flowers! Thank you again, this was a feast for eyes.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@petramckean5041 2 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely fantastic! So informative and beautiful for the soul. Thank you Alexandra!

@Nettesvideo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you. Claus has been my garden hero for many years and I am lucky to have visited his garden several times. It truly is a very special and inspirational place. His talent for making plant combinations is out of this world.

@anderjpoo 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! A really rainy and windy morning here, so what a treat to relax with a cuppa and the wonderful Claus's dahlia tutorial!

@mikeq6384 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Claus's video with us, he's always a joy to watch and learn from, just like you Alexander !!!!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@patrickdempsey9886 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I have my two most favourite gardeners together what a wonderful Saturday night treat

@squadiodatamj5998 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Alexandra, for presenting Claus Dalby's garden and his dahlias. This is exactly the informational nugget I was needing as my bulbs arrive this week. The plants Claus has chosen to companion in his Dahlia Display have offered a list of what I'll seek to enhance my own display of dahlias in pots (here, in south central British Columbia) 🍁

@tD-oo2ox 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you! Alexandra I really like the mix of videos you have, including these collaborations. It's both interesting for viewers but shows a real respect for other gardeners style and a generosity of spirit in sharing. I love that. Thank you :-)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@welvinzabala1741 2 жыл бұрын

My first in my bucket list is to visit his garden! Might be my first and last when I get there since I'd be in heaven already! Thanks for sharing!

@GrannysGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this collaboration video Alexandra. Claus is definitely a master in container gardening. Sometimes it is hard to believe that you are looking at masses of containers and not borders.

@FLlife 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely choice of dahlias with you and your sweater 🧡 Good to see Claus

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I got them from a friend specially for the video, so it's lovely that you noticed it.

@janicemurphy4373 2 жыл бұрын

CLAUS YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ROMANTIC GARDEN 🪴, I WISH I COULD BE THERE, IT TAKES ME BACK IN TIME!!!!!! YOUR GARDEN IS SO PERFECT AND PEACEFUL!!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING!!!! 🌸🌸🌸🌺🥀🌺🌺🌺🥀🥀🌹🌻🌻

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@donnamckittrick9501 2 жыл бұрын

Claus's gardens are incredible and he is such a pleasure to watch and to listen to. I always wonder how he water and feeds his potted gardens when the pots are in place.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

I will ask!

@pansepot1490 2 жыл бұрын

In a video I saw he said he employs two full time gardeners. Easier to take care of pots when one has staff. Plus big pots and cool climate help with water retention so I don’t think his pots need daily watering, perhaps once or twice a week?

@laurieanne9712 2 жыл бұрын

@@pansepot1490 Um zone 8 is not a very cool climate!

@nenemaria-cornfieldsgarden 2 жыл бұрын

@@laurieanne9712 Zone just refers to the coldest average temperature, it doesn't measure how warm it gets, which is why it doesn't translate very well outside the US. Gardening in the UK, we would be zone 8/9 for winter temperatures, but we rarely get hotter than mid 20c in summer (about 75f), similar story in other parts of Europe.

@moominpupa 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing garden. Dahlia Fasination is lovely.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

It is. And I feel that I now don't have enough dahlias

@HannaARTzink Жыл бұрын

It's me again, almost a year later - I grew some dahlias from seed and now I'm winterizing some handsome tubers. This year I am ready to prepare my pots to plant dahlias. Wish me luck. Again, thank you for instructions.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I hope it all goes well!

@HannaARTzink 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, quintessentially Northern European garden, feasting on the richness of colour. Excellent tour. Thank you!

@Nat-mk7gb 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for such wonderful collaboration video. I follow both of the channels and to me it’s like ‘strawberry and clotted cream’ perfect combination of tips, ideas and inspiration 🙏🏻👍🏻

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@stephaniewilliams9469 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Impressive! Such a happy space!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@smallgardenmusings4578 2 жыл бұрын

So wonderful to see Claus Dalby’s beautiful potted garden on your channel. 💚

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@luath5579 2 жыл бұрын

The best of both worlds! I wonder how he deals with Lily Beetles, because his Lilium 'Purple Marble' didn't seem to have any holes in the leaves, nor the nasty gunk of their eggs. Thank you for introducing us to Claus. I'll definitely go and look at more of his gardening vlogs - but I shan't abandon you, Alexandra :)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gillianbc 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing house, amazing garden, amazing greenhouse - heaven on earth. He has real vision. What a treat this was!

@convinth 2 жыл бұрын

What a great watch; just inspirational. One of your best yet, Alexandra.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@folee_edge 2 жыл бұрын

Two great channels in one video!!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@itsmewende 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for featuring Mr Dalby, I watched his first English speaking video and have ever since. I hope your viewers check it out, they won't be disappointed. I'd love to see a tour of your garden too. Curious about how the front garden is coming along.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm musing over the front garden, which isn't working out (I don't think), but I will certainly include my musings either in the next video coming up or the one after that.

@itsmewende 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Great, I really do look forward to seeing it. Even if it's not what you had hoped, could be some of ours aren't either.

@judymiddleswart9350 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribe to you both just love what you both give to us gardeners!! From pensacola fl USA zone 8/9

@sac1303 Жыл бұрын

Again, just beautiful. Thanks. Claus.

@nancycasttarot6263 2 жыл бұрын

Delightful to meet Claus and his dahlias.

@drelle4200 Жыл бұрын

Claus made me smile - what a lovely friendly and knowledgeable guy, I love how he introduced his dog 🐕 too 😊. Oh and what a stunning garden 🏡

@marymary5494 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to you all day talk about plants. 👌💕

@annashiegl 2 жыл бұрын

the music while showing the dahlias brought a tear to my eye,so beautiful. I'm plagued by vine weevils in my pots since 2020, and it's so disheartening as I love pots due to my clay soil.

@janetcorey5102 2 жыл бұрын

Breathtaking! His textures and colors are just stunning💕

@jacynjames 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you!

@annharlan8926 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love Claus. I wish I could live at his home. I'd happily be his errand-person.

@glendagai 2 жыл бұрын

Just speechless it is so beautiful!

@swsunsetseeker7285 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Dalby, this is THE most beautiful private garden ever! Stunning! Purple and chartreuse do look fantastic together...

@cutflower36 Жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful! I love dahlias

@carolinepark4033 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous tips! I have 45 dahlias I plant out on 3 terraces every May. (Slugs eat the lot if I leave them in) - I learnt a lot in this video about the importance of combining foliage colour. I fill gaps with cosmos but I love the use of cleomes in Klaus’ display . I’ve grown them before and they last all summer, well into the autumn.

@adelasefora 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most wholesome video I am ever seen.

@francesmclaren7881 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing your wonderful garden.

@Sharon-kp7lc 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy this video. It's quite inspiring. Thank you Alexandra for featuring Claus Dalby!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@catherineengle4196 2 жыл бұрын

I love Claus's garden....It always looks amazing! God bless

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@dollyperry3020 2 жыл бұрын

LOVED THIS Video!

@maryblais7791 2 жыл бұрын

What a treat! Thank you. Dalias my favorite!

@dianwilliams239 2 жыл бұрын

How absolutely delightful is this display 🇦🇺

@JamesCorbett 2 жыл бұрын

Claus is a really amiable host and his garden is just beautiful. Thank you so much for this.

@janetcorey5102 2 жыл бұрын

What a master of variety, color, shape and texture! The contrasts are stunning 🌺

@OfftoShambala 2 жыл бұрын

Just stunning and dreamy!

@vicstee482 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for sharing his channel. I am more into tropical planting, but looking at his videos is just wonderful!

@norinenagle6730 2 жыл бұрын

Alexandra, You find the most wonderful and clear-spoken gardeners. Thank you. Great information and inspiration, of course.

@ClausDalbyEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Alexandra for sharing

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

It's such a pleasure to see you on The Middle-sized Garden, thank you

@gretchenburton7184 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing this. My mother played the piano and many of the songs played on his videos. We always had tea every afternoon.

@moezarty Жыл бұрын

One of the most interesting and useful videos from your channel Alexandra. Thank you to you and Claus for putting this together.

@jennywelsh8985 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant .

@bluesky7226 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I discovered Claus a little while ago and enjoy his garden very much.💕

@pinkfrangipani5131 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Just wonderful with great suggestions, hints, tips but mostly inspiration. Thank you Claus and Alexandra. Love from sunny Sydney, Australia.

@waynejones750 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@TracysHomeGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Claus and container gardening is most awesome and inspiring. I have very little room in my garden for plants and so I love the idea of planting dahlias in planters. Thank you for sharing! 💚🙏🪴

@thepurplegardener4856 2 жыл бұрын

Very inspired!!! Just so gorgeous beautiful flowers 👌🏽

@upnorth21 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, Absolutely Beautiful! So much fun to see...thank you for always introducing us to such great lovers of plants!

@swansong5263 2 жыл бұрын

This garden is paradise, I would walk around it in a dream like state Simply beautiful.

@queenievenus 5 ай бұрын

Just beautiful, thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Claus is so talented.

@karchvs 2 жыл бұрын

I would love you supports for many of my taller plants! Please patent and get it to the US market!

@jayneteal-jeffery6283 Жыл бұрын

Stunning planting and excellent music❤

@fernemcallister6774 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful.

@stevenvitali7404 9 ай бұрын

Those Dahlia with the really dark stem and leaves look absolutely stunning, will be growing some next year for sure

@veronicaalessandrello1022 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning 😍

@pamd1861 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing display. Such a pleasure to see and inspiring! Thank you for sharing this!☺️🌺

@hillsideurbangarden1380 2 жыл бұрын

Your Dahlias are just lovely! 🌻👩🏼‍🌾

@arriesone1 2 жыл бұрын

Our dog…he is also a gardener..digging holes.. ha ha how lovely!

@batchrocketproject4720 Жыл бұрын

A superb survey of container plants. Thanks for posting.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

@DeeCartwright 2 жыл бұрын

What a charming man with beautiful gardens. Thank you so much.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

He is, thank you, too!

@MsTigergirl1 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and so very interesting and helpful 👍🏻💗

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@jamiecampbell2637 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. It is such a pleasure to see Claus again, I used to watch his TV programme in Denmark. Always beautiful and colourful, with so many really good and practical ideas for any garden. What a fabulous sense of colour and composition he has. I shall be popping in on his KZfaq channel from now on. Had no idea he had one!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

His sense of colour is wonderful!

@alizacooper2937 2 жыл бұрын

So, so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@nspector 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. I was going to ask what the dark foliage plants are around the chartreuse ones, as they bring each other to life of course, but taking a second look, I think that most of them are dark leafed dahlias, yes? I find Claus's gardens absolutely thrilling. Container gardening has a kind of flexibility that you cannot really get otherwise. And Claus is a master at it. But I'm a little bit of two minds about gardens that largely depend on containers (which I realize are only some of Claus's, and also the "bones" of his garden rooms are in the ground). For me, as stunning as it can be, if it were the major part of my garden, I would miss the sort of history that comes from plants grown in the ground, how they mature through the years, how they may want to be moved, even how they may need to be taken out. I wonder if other feel similarly.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think the dark leaves are 'Bishop of Oxford' and other dark dahlias. I think you have an interesting point, especially if a garden was only pots - it might feel a bit temporary, but I think Claus's mix of pots and permanent planting is very interesting, because, for example, I think all his hydrangeas are in the ground. And I love what he's done with trees - I'd just love an 'umbrella' hornbeam....

@prof.cecilycogsworth3204 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@williamtaylor2412 2 жыл бұрын

love this

@KMartha22 4 ай бұрын

This was wonderful, thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@marymary5494 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful 👌💕

@pranitalakeram9443 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, elegant display of colours,high and textures. Great resource for areas with no lawn space. Thank you both❤

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@busarafirestone1180 2 жыл бұрын

I love Claus' channel! It's your channel, Lee's and Claus' that are my top three gotta watch garden channels! This cross-over was fun. Learned a lot.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jaysea4916 2 жыл бұрын

I loved every minute of this video! Thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@JanCliftonWatford 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such a beautiful and informative video🌸🌞🌻

@dianeparker5993 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, so informative..

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@57merrill 2 жыл бұрын

thrilling is the right word and as usual an inspiring video from the The Middle-sized Garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@dianeasberry7928 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous, gorgeous garden. I also live in zone 8 only in Texas, USA. I can't imagine how much watering all those pots take. But they are lovey to behold. Thank you for the information.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tassiegirl1991 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful garden and charming gentleman. Thank you

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@billybown1397 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@mrsrabbitsmoments8854 Жыл бұрын

Epic quilt Kate❤so pleased you've found a balance that suits you❤

@shivermetimber6738 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely pleasant man, his garden is beautiful. I planted dahlias for the first time this year. They came up, lots of foliage, but never flowered and I’ve just realised watching that perhaps I planted too deep in the pot. I made the same mistake with a peony I planted. Thanks so much for this video.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 жыл бұрын

It may also be too early - my dahlias are only just beginning to flower, so give them a few more weeks. And also give them some feed, if you haven't already. An all-purpose plant feed is fine, just follow the instructions of whatever brand you have or buy.

@shivermetimber6738 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden thank you 🙏🏻