Garden borders and structure - don't miss out on this easy win! Lessons from Cloudehill gardens

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Paths, pots, pergolas...walls, hedges, evergreens and arches - they can really transform your garden borders. Here Jeremy Francis of Cloudehill Gardens and ‪@thediggersclub‬ shares the secret of starting a brilliant border with the structure.
00:00 What is garden structure?
00:28 Cloudehill gardens & The Diggers Club: cloudehill.com.au/
00:46 Beautiful borders playlist: • Beautiful borders - tr...
02:05 Walk through the hot and cool borders
02:55 Advantages of planting borders on a North-South axis
03:33 Start your border structure with what you've got
04:01 Choosing trees for a small garden: • Trees for small garden...
04:07 Use hedges for boundaries, punctuation points and to divide space
04:54 Use foliage contrast to improve your border's structure
05:27 The power of evergreen shrubs in your border
05:46 What type of garden path is best?
06:25 Use pots to improve structure in your borders
07:08 5 ways to display pots in your garden: • How to display garden ...
07:17 Improving your garden structure with arches
07:59 Tour of the plants in the border with Jeremy
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@lesliekendall5668 Жыл бұрын

It's 1am where I live and I just turned off Monty Don to watch your video. 👍

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it! And that you get a good night's sleep afterwards.

@HannaARTzink Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the more good gardening shows the better.

@j.m.7056 Жыл бұрын

Alexandra, this was a fascinating video! It gave me some great ideas as well as inspiration. Thank you very much!

@lesliekendall5668 Жыл бұрын

@@j.m.7056 Her videos are always top notch.

@helenbizzotto8844 Жыл бұрын

I’ve found the videos on this channel far more informative and in-depth than any gardening programmes on TV

@wendychandler8304 Жыл бұрын

This is one to watch more than once, with so many practical ideas that can be replicated.

@penelopehammerton2907 Жыл бұрын

Thank you both for a lovely video. Oh! so well thought out. The different textures of green on green, the arches as punctuation points. The colour of the bricks. But the looseness of the planting, soft and not rigid. The best borders l have ever seen. I can't praise this garden enough 🤗👏

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

@Sharon_Mc Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Hi, Dan K , should be removed from the website. He asked me to meet him . Many thanks. Sharon

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

@@Sharon_Mc Done! Thank you for letting me know

@rachelhoward334 Жыл бұрын

Love the path, the terracotta pots either side, the ups and downs ,arches evergreens. All of which I can incorporate into my smaller garden for year long interest. Excellent video to watch on a cold Sunday afternoon . Thank you. 😊

@lornaprice3748 3 ай бұрын

I love the paths throughout this garden.

@JoannaLouise200 Жыл бұрын

Fab video Alexandra! What stunningly beautiful gardens at Cloudshill ~ the result of incredibly hard work and very clever planning. I can imagine sitting there, taking stock, and soaking it all in (I hope Jeremy Francis gets a chance to!). I love your highlighting of the role of hard-landscaping in order to showcase the wonderful border planting, trees & hedge forms. Built garden structures seemed to have slipped out of fashion for a while, and I'm so glad they're now making a comeback :)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@sonjabutler250 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden and absolutely beautifully framed shots! Nice work.

@mariedeyo7399 Жыл бұрын

I like the wildness of these borders. They dont look so orderly and organiced. Thank you for a nother great video. 🌻🙂

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@helenachase5627 Жыл бұрын

I just love your videos ! I always think how God smiles down on gardeners.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@philipbrooker8388 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video and what a perfect garden. I have made 6 pergola’s and certain archways in my garden and the structure really saves the garden in the winter. Pots and containers in and about the garden also keep interest during those grey days.

@gardenfairygodmother1893 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely garden. It looks so English country but it's in Australia!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Jeremy Francis was influenced by Hidcote, he told me. And the weather in that part of Southern Australia is surprisingly 'English', too.

@DownButNotOutYet Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon Alexandra, what a magnificent garden. Such beautiful plants, trees and the hedges in each section. This is so well planned and much thought put into selecting these plants. I am sure a few changes have been made, nothing is perfect to start off with, yet, look at the outcome. It is so inviting, and peaceful. I think the big trees help by controlling the noise level from any angle. I do not think there is any improvement here, it looks so completed and the goal has been reached. Adding the potted up terracotta pots just adds more interest. It is a lovely video, and yes more than one viewing should be done. Thank you for showing and sharing, I am sure many appreciated and enjoyed this. Do take care, many blessings, kind regards.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

@rosemama9995 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexandra for another fantastic video- eye candy and packed with practical design ideas that be adapted to home gardens. I’m a big believer in hedges and built structures in gardens.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@radieschen1965 Жыл бұрын

10:29 it is Persicaria orientalis Cerise Pearls.A tiny version from Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate...Many hugs from Christina/Germany

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@itsmewende Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous garden, thank you both for sharing with us. I have big plans for my yard, I'm on 2 long acres. After hearing Monty Don mention he gardens 2 acres, I thought my goodness, I need to get on the ball and do more here. This was huge inspiration, thanks again.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheImpatientGardener Жыл бұрын

Lovely video, Alexandra. Those layered hedges are really something.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think I loved them even more than the borders.

@oneoftheninetynine3953 Жыл бұрын

What a perfect balance of hardscape and plants, it's really delicious to look at. I love the inclusion of all the romantic elements.

@amyjones2490 Жыл бұрын

Had to watch this one several times. So much attention to detail in this lovely garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@sydneykasmar Жыл бұрын

Beautiful garden. Wonderful information. I was often mesmerized by the absolutely humongous ferns that were behind you in many portions of this video.

@jeannereimonn560 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. So informative. One of my favorite videos is of the Moskovitz garden (How to get a Wow Border). I have followed much of Frances’ advice - lots of horse manure from a local farm, propagate plants from seed, plant closely, deadhead often (or at least I try), and not pay too much attention to color schemes. The Moskovitz tips work for me in my garden in Massachusetts.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, that's great to hear.

@bluesky7226 Жыл бұрын

I love when you go to my home town! The Dandenongs are beautiful, and that garden is glorious. 💝 Thanks for another great video!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

The Dandenongs are lovely, I agree.

@dianepuskas6362 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful video. I will be rewatching several times!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@fifitrixibelle9279 Жыл бұрын

I love visiting here.. one of my favourite gardens.. im lucky its close by.. i only grow Diggers seeds and plants

@hpham2101 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Cloudehill Gardens is in Australia, in the state of Victoria. It's located about 1 hrs drive from Melbourne. As a Melbournian I have visited in and it's lovely. So nice to see you back in Australia! We have many amazing gardens in Victoria.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you - you do! And it's so nice to visit in February when the UK gardens are all brown and grey

@judyfick2967 Жыл бұрын

Going to be watching this video more than once....thx

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@onechristianwallace Жыл бұрын

You give the most practical advice out here. A solid fan from Kenya 🇰🇪

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gardengatesopen Жыл бұрын

BORDERS GALORE!!!

@vickimaiorano5763 Жыл бұрын

I’ve visited Cloudhill several times. Stunning garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

It really is!

@Bubbles-ym9mu Жыл бұрын

Love it

@alanthecat59 Жыл бұрын

superb thankyou

@desislavasalakirova146 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! And just in time for the spring planning!

@kurthartle5473 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating large-structure thinking behind the design process

@juliabinford6500 Жыл бұрын

Just lovely! I’m trying to create a similar effect with climbing hydrangea over a stone wall. My young garden has quite a ways to go though:)

@GardeningatDouentza Жыл бұрын

A jaw-dropping garden. Absolutely fantastic and the great thing is that most of the plants could be grown in my garden. thank you, Alexandra

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's really interesting how we all do grow most of the same plants, though we sometimes have to treat them differently in winter.

@tanyastephens3187 Жыл бұрын

I really like these borders! Thanks.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@jennyjohnson9012 Жыл бұрын

I just love borders like this. Thankyou so much Alexandra.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Ang19692 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent garden! Thank you for the tour!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@emmalavenham Жыл бұрын

What is particularly great about this example, is the layering - so inspiring and so well executed --- leveraging evergreens and tree marcescence. That is something we should be doing more of, even in more informal spaces (like mine). BTW I think it also useful to note, that many of these plants (same genus, different species) could be worked into our spaces to achieve these goals. For example, the Japanese plum yew can even be grown in the Northeast US Zone 6 - and gold-tipped cultivars like Korean Gold, could be used to bring out the yellow of plants in those spaces.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree, it was interesting when I was checking the 'hardy down to...' facts as to how many of them would grow in really quite cool climates. Agree with you about the layering, too, I really loved that.

@alteredcatscyprus Жыл бұрын

Great lesson, thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Cassieskins21 Жыл бұрын

Ab Fab👌👌✨✨

@rose2fame1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alexandra, how nice you went to Australia. Thanks for sharing. 1:26 am is SoCal 51 degrees Fahrenheit rn. Idk what made me wake up? But I’m glad that you posted a video to watch. I love to learn how to garden via your videos.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@luckysmummy5325 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thankyou! It's been hailing here a lot today, it's a good week to sit indoors plotting garden design ideas!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@jetliner75 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I always get excited when I see the email notifying me that you have a published a new video.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@flowerpixel Жыл бұрын

Stunning garden. One of my favorites ever 😍

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sonjabutler250 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful. Great tour and tips. Thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jasminebambury5841 4 ай бұрын

Always wonderful stuff♡

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mariefriedmann3203 Жыл бұрын

How great your content is! Thanks for this one... a subject many of us struggle with..

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nelidascott6917 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely post! Will be going back to this for inspiration!!🥰

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@gardenjoy5223 Жыл бұрын

The structures are nice. Love the paths and the arches. Yet, somehow, this garden is a bit too 'messy' for my personal taste. There's too much competing with each other. I like to allow more very low plants at the edges and also some in between. So plants get to stand out a bit more to glory in and of themselves. Those six cut of hedges look weird in this construct. Or any, for that matter. Then again, the difference in foliage colour makes this interesting. Love the dark red trees!

@miriamyagud8805 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this episode. Lovely garden. Great ideas for my very cold garden.

@miriamyagud8805 Жыл бұрын

@dan k🇺🇸 no. This isn't a dating forum. Go fish somewhere else

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I've removed the person who seemed to be trying to get to know too many people! Sorry you had to have that, I try to keep the comments clear of that sort of thing. And thank you!

@imeldamayer-taylor2783 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, a really beautiful garden and great tips on garden structure. Lots of learning . 🌻🌼🌸🌺

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mikeadamson6696 Жыл бұрын

Structure to break up the monotony of a fence line . I lost the African Daisy due the severe heavy frost in December which obscured the fence , so have to wait a few years before it regrows to the same height . Another trick is trellis shapes ( square or V ) . I place these for my climbing roses and the tops of the wooden fence . These need to be preserved on a regular basis ( linseed oil is the best option as it keeps the natural wood colour )

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Good tip, thank you.

@paulinecrispin121 Жыл бұрын

I have started to use more evergreens and pots for structure, particularly as I live in a house that comes with my job so I will never have a garden long term. Already started to look out for box caterpillars!!!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I've been dodging them for years, but my neighbours have them now so only a matter of time!

@Dan-440 Жыл бұрын

It appears to be an early spring in Tennessee, but I am determined not to fall for it this year. I always get too anxious and want to plant too early. Thank you for this video. Your advice is always helpful.

@j.m.7056 Жыл бұрын

Same here! I did purchase some violas to tide me over until proper East TN planting time!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for planting, but it's suddenly very cold here too

@sonjabutler250 Жыл бұрын

@@j.m.7056 Ditto in KC. My daffodils are all blooming. Not excited for next week's hard freezes.

@abelkacemi Жыл бұрын

Please, could you make a video about adding fragrance to a border? It is easier in the spring/early summer, yet in high and late summer my garden really lacks scent (the best flowers here in Algiers at that time are plumbago, dahlia, canna, zinnia - beautiful yet no fragrance).

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, I will keep an eye out for a good fragrant garden to feature

@sterlgirlceline Ай бұрын

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌿🌳💚

@Sharon_Mc Жыл бұрын

Do the hedges behind a flower border take all the goodness from the soil? In my garden I've got wood ( colour washed trellis, ) nailed onto fencing at the back of my flower boarders

@Sharon_Mc Жыл бұрын

@dan k🇺🇸 yes, of course Dan

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I've removed the person you mentioned, thank you for pointing it out - I try to stay on top of these things, but they do sneak in.

@Sharon_Mc Жыл бұрын

@The Middle-Sized Garden Many thanks for your help. Ps. I live in Leamington Spa now, but up until 7 years ago I owned a flat in Canterbury, and I grew up in Sittingbourne. I used to do the windows in Riceman's in the 1960s. I do love Kent. I miss the beautiful countryside. Sharon

@Flower_hoarder Жыл бұрын

🌿🎋🌳W🌻W‼️🌳🎋🌿

@claregardner875 Жыл бұрын

Hello Alexandra - I've just tried to find Pennisetum Tall Tales which looked so lovely with the Verbena Bonariensis, but it doesn't seem to exist. Do you know whether it might have been P Fairy Tales?

@luckysmummy5325 Жыл бұрын

Try 'Tall Tails' I think it's a taller version of the 'Bunny Tails'

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

It's a little taller than Fairy Tales, I think. If you're in the UK, the RHS lists suppliers here: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/168482/pennisetum-orientale-tall-tails/details. If in the US, I think the Missouri Botanic Garden details includes a Plant Finder: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=261207

@bigtomatoplantslover6205 Жыл бұрын

Wow Lovely Garden 😙 Thank you for good sharing 😊 Include LIKE976 , I leave 3 presents 🎁 My friend, always Stay connected. Have a nice day 😊 & Welcome to my channel ~~

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@robturvey9156 Жыл бұрын

Lovely but it’s hard to relate this to the average garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you couldn't relate to it. But sometimes 'lovely' is cheering anyway.

@kerryjean2223 Жыл бұрын

When Don Burke came back to Australia from his trip to North America and changing the pronunciation of certain words was quite novel in the beginning. But honestly, I'm over it. I find it quite annoying actually. No disrespect intended x 🌺🌸💮💜🙏😇🇦🇺🕊️

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I'd never consider the way I pronounce words to be correct - having grown up around different English-speaking cultures (US and 'English' English) and also interacting with other different English-speaking cultures (Australian, US, Canadian, English,Scottish, Irish and regional variations etc) on KZfaq, I'd just count it as a win if someone actually understands what I'm talking about!

@kerryjean2223 11 ай бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden that cracked me up. You truly are a marvellous woman. I just read my comment and didn't even mention any of the words. I have to admit that I was surprised that a British subject such as yourself opted for the USA version. I have mentioned this topic in comment to the KZfaq channel 'The Gardening Symplified Show'. I have also noticed different Americans, not just in the gardening world opt to start pronouncing certain words in the original English pronunciation which is refreshing I have to admit. No harm intended ever with any of my comments to anyone but I do have strong opinions on certain subjects. I am so grateful to all the KZfaq channels that I regularly follow for their content. So, so much better than anything on TV. I don't watch TV and realised last night during a talk from one of our church pastors that I stopped watching TV very early on around the time I became a teenager. I don't even own a TV. I'm quite happy to just sit here with my little phone although I can't sit still for too long. I often pause something I might be watching to get up and fuss with something either inside or out. I'm a Spirit filled born again Christian as I have obeyed the one true gospel of Jesus the Christ to be born again of water and of the Spirit. Water is baptism by full emersion at an age of understanding and Spirit is to receive Gods gift of the Holy Ghost and Fire with the Holy Bible scriptures evidence of speaking in an unknown tongue as the Spirit gives utterance just like on the day of Pentecost. I could elaborate further but the Sun is up and my garden beckons me. Much love to you dear Alexandra x 💜💚😇🙏🇦🇺🕊️