10 brilliant fall garden tips and plants - and why planting in autumn is better than spring...
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If you're tempted to turn your back on your garden in autumn (or fall, depending on where you are), then you are missing a trick. It's a brilliant time to plant perennials, so I visited a Plant Fairs Roadshow and got 6 top plant growers and garden experts to name their best perennial plants and tips for this time of year. Plants and tips work across a wide range of weather zones - some plants are hardy down to minus 40c/minus 40F.
00:00 Are you missing a trick by not planting now?
00:27 The Plant Fairs Roadshow: https://www.plant-fairs.co.uk/
01:54 Everything you need to know about dahlias video: • Growing dahlias - everything you need to k... and How to Create a Stunning Perennial border video: • Create an outstanding perennial border - h...
02:24 Why fall (autumn) is such a good time of year to plant perennials
03:13 Planting tips depending on your soil type
03:35 Plant asters now: suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3-8, winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F
05:10 Miles' Japanese Maples: https://milesjapanesemaples.co.uk/
05:18 Tips on planting maples (acer). Suitable for USDA zones 5-9, winters down to minus 28C/minus 15F
06:20 How to keep a maple small for smaller gardens
07:02 Rosy Hardy Gardening: / @rosyhardygardening
07:07 Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants: https://www.hardysplants.co.uk/
07:26 Hylotelephium (formerly Sedum) 'Matrona. USDA zones 3a-9b, winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F
07:40 Growing tips for hylotelephium
08:28 Ornamental oregano (Origanum laevigatum) USDA zones 5a-9b, winters down to minus 28C/minus 15F + growing tips
09:02 Pineview Plants: https://www.pineviewplants.co.uk/
09:32 Japanese anemone 'Honorine Jobert'. USDA zones 4-8. Winters down to minus 40C/minus 40F
10:07 Does Japanese anemone spread too much?
10:45 Ornamental grasses: Miscanthus nepalensis. USDA zones 8-9, hardy down to minus 10C/15F
11:40 Pelham Plants: https://pelhamplants.co.uk/
12:00 Pennisetum 'Black Beauty' plus growing tips. Pennisetum hardiness seems to vary, check where you are.
12:51 Perennial sunflower - Helianthus 'Carine'. Hardiness varies but generally hardy
13:39 Dan Cooper Garden: https://www.dancoopergarden.com/
13:46 How to group pots and other practical container gardening tips (sorry, it's not called 'tulips in pots' but it is about that!) • How to group pots - plus practical tips fo...
14:01 Tips on planting bulbs
14:42 Dutch bulb planting trowel:https://www.dancoopergarden.com/produ...
15:17 Signature Tulip Trowel:https://www.dancoopergarden.com/produ...
15:48 Video with more autumn/fall planting tips and plants • Expert Gardener Shares Top Tips for Fillin...
Note: just to clarify, none of these links are affiliate and there's no paid-for element in this video. I'm just interviewing plant growers and garden suppliers who I believe have good tips, plants and products (it's always worth saying!).