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Thank you, glad that you found the video useful. Taken at this time of year, they'll be fine outside once they're rooted and potted up.

Glad you enjoyed it Wendy, there was so much to see and gain inspiration from. We had a great time working on the garden. There were six different mini gardens all with a different style so something for everyone. The Mohican Alliums were our favourite too. They certainly live up to their name! The good weather when the show was on made all the difference as most years it rains. Take care xxx

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They just might be a bit slower than the rest for some reason or growing in ground where there is a lot of nitrogen, which promotes foliage. I would try giving them a feed with a high potash fertiliser, something like tomato feed, and see if that helps to get them to flower. Hope this helps.

@@MadAboutGardening thank you so much will give that a try...

@ladysouthwold No problem, good luck 👍

We picked these Lythrum plants up from Arley Hall nursery and we’re so pleased to find large healthy plants that didn’t cost the earth. Speaking of yellow, we also got some more Rudbeckias from Arley to fill a gap as the ones we have in the border have struggled this year with slug damage. We used to grow the yellow loosestrife in Sheffield, it soon grows into a very large clump and is lovely when in flower. We went to David Austin’s many years ago and it was fantastic. Andrew was in his element. The gardens are like rooms and the roses are grown with other plants so you can get some good ideas of what to grow alongside them. I’m sure you’ll love it and come back with lots of roses. Your list will be even longer when you see them growing at the centre as large specimens and get to smell the fragrance. I can just imagine you telling your passengers that they will have to make alternative arrangements to get home while you fill your car full of roses! We’ve had family before now with plants on their knees after coming back from a garden centre in order to fit everything in! We hope you have a great time and that the weather is good when you go. Take care xxx

You're welocme. No they don't run, they form a nice clump so are great for borders.

@@MadAboutGardening Thank you

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Wow, I've heard of Cloud Nine but haven't grown it. It has lovely flowers and is quite unique. It's great to get the taller varieties that can mingle in the middle of the border as geraniums always look great no matter which plants they are next to. You could always try giving it a cut back after flowering, you won't be loosing anything and will be gaining fresh foliage at the very least. Happy gardening Sharon.

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That will be a nice surprise when you see them flowering. We've not grown any from seed for years. The last time Andrew bought me some for a birthday and one of them was Geranium pyrenaicum 'Summer Snow'. It self seeded everywhere so had it all over the garden after that! Take care

@@MadAboutGardening That's the best bit, not knowing what we'll get! I just looked up Summer Snow, very pretty even for a bit of a thug! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

They are one of our favourite plant groups but we don't have as many here as we grew in our previous garden which is something I'm working on. We're going to Tatton tomorrow as we've been working since it opened. It was great to work on another garden. Being behind the scenes it's amazing to see how it all comes together and just how many people are involoved creating the whole show. We had better weather on the build than last year. There are some snippets in a couple of youtube short videos that we put on here showing some of the garden if you haven't seen them. There are 6 different mini gardens so lots of choice to enjoy. Enjoy GW and take care. Have a great weekend too. Xxxx

@@MadAboutGardening Enjoyed Gardeners' World and your short videos of Tatton. It's good that your gardening skills are appreciated and doing a show garden must be so exciting. Well done and I hope you both have a great and more relaxed day at Tatton tomorrow. Make sure you come home with a car full of plants! xxx

@wendybartlett6717 We watched it prior to going on Saturday morning and enjoyed it. Loved the section on Arley hall too. Thanks for watching the shorts, we have a proper video to come of the show footage we took. It was one of my ambitions growing up to work on a show garden and I've been lucky to have done it 3 times so far so I'm thrilled. We are back this week to pull the garden down, which is a shame but has to be done. We didn't find that much to buy and each stand seemed to be selling similar plants. We came home with a lavender erigeron karvinskianus called Lander lady and another eryngium called Lapis Blue. We came home via Arley hall nursery and then the car was full! Have a good week and take care xxx

Awww...i forgot the new "Shooting Star"!This has an amazing magenta colour and glows in the dark!So don´t forget yours sunglasses 😂

You have a good collection there 😀. We've grown 'Tiny Monster' before and have some of the others you also have in our garden here. We also like 'Orion' which is a tall blue geranium and flowers for a long time. Hope you have a nice weekend too.

@radieschen1965 I've not seen that one before, will have to look out for it (with my sunglasses on 😎) Take care

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I know! I will have to set a reminder on my phone instead 🤣🤣

They do get big don't they! Perfect time to be dividing them 😀

Thanks so much, glad you'll be trying it. At this time of year, the stems will make great semi hardwood cuttings 😀

Thanks for the request. We'll have to see if we can find one on our garden visits as we don't have this variety ourselves. We have Rudbeckia fulgida deamii as it's usually less susceptible to slugs but this year has been horrific.

@@MadAboutGardening Thank you. I've tried a few times to grow from seed but no success so I'm doing something wrong, but would love some of these cheery flowers in my garden.

I've just had a look, try lewiscottageplants.co.uk/index.php/product/teucrium-hircanicum/ they have some at a reasonable price. 👍🙂

@@MadAboutGardening I googled its other name 🙄🤪. Thank you!

@patriceedwards5584 You're welcome, hope you're able to get one 😀

It's a stunner isn't it! One of my favourites too.

@janettidswell2092 We keep ours on the shelves of the mini greenhouse which is uncovered. They don't need any special treatment after sowing, just leave them somewhere a little sheltered.

@@MadAboutGardening Thank you. I have a slim plastic greenhouse so that should be ok.

@janettidswell2092 Perfect 👍

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I would wait until it's finished flowering before dividing it. Ideally, wait until the autumn to do it if you can. Thanks for watching 👍

@@MadAboutGardening thank you.

It must be lovely to see this growing wild around your city 👍

Thanks James, I can just imagine your blue hydrangeas are a beautiful sight. We're the same with liking the blue and purple flowers. We've just found ours very susceptible to wind damage and lost 3 stems, before we got around to staking it. We've took some cuttings to ensure we have plants for next year and will be bringing it indoors. Yes, grasses are also happy in containers. We're not having much of a summer here with cloud and showers at the moment but hopefully we'll get better weather to come. Take care and happy gardening too 😀

@@MadAboutGardening We here in Kentucky are still in a heatwave/drought. It's 96 degrees heat index today with heat warnings to not stay outside long. I am giving my hydrangeas four gallons of water a week and they still are drooping in the afternoons, but they spring back in the evenings. We have a slight chance of rain on Wednesday. It would be the second rain this month. Right now, my only gardening task has been heavy watering every morning. I am so wishing for autumn to arrive LOL. Take care, James

@user-zt6qh3mx7v That must be tough, I know we wish for sunny weather, but you're having extreme heat aren't you! I can just image how good the hydrangeas feel after that water, all refreshed again. Best wishes James and take care 🙂

Thanks so much Wendy. That’s a great name for a hydrangea! Sometimes you just see a plant and then before you know it, it’s in your car on the way home with you - the bit in between is a blur (well that’s my excuse!) It would be a dull world if we all liked the same things, as long as you’re happy with your ornament, that’s all that matters. Andrew and I sometimes have a different view of plants too but we always come to a compromise. Glad we could fill the gap of Gardeners’ World and Beechgrove this week. We’ve had a great time at Tatton today, I went in the week on my own, as Andew can’t get leave out of term time. The garden is coming together perfectly and we’re back tomorrow to continue. It’s helped being in the open surrounded by plants after his week at work. Thanks as always Wendy xxx

That's great to know, we've never tried it as a cut flower. Thanks 😀

@@MadAboutGardening Be warned though , gets a bit stinky 😂

@carolinecooley4620 Thanks for the warning 😁

Thanks, the washing wanted to make a debut in this one (we were too tired to bring it in) 🤣

You're very welcome, glad it has helped. That's fantastic you have sown some. I'm not aware of any other seeds that can be sown in the green other than primulas. Thanks for watching our videos, it's great to hear how much you enjoy them 😀

You're very welcome, I'm glad you are giving Fuchsias a go. The 'Hawkshead' variety is a lovely one, beautiful white flowers. Thanks for watching 😀

@vanessahawkhead6316 Thanks so much. We have enjoyed every minute bringing the garden back to life over the couple of years we've lived here. Plants grow pretty quick so yours will soon be established. 🙂

@@mollvandiepenbrugge9817 They were all sown in the spring 👍

@margaretcraggs6713 It faces north west but is fairly open. The soil is loamy.

Thanks Tina, it's the first time that we've had problems with the eupatorium this year. We're really excited to have the new salvia. The flowers are really lovely. We'll have to bring it in when the weather gets colder but its staying in a pot so we can just move it easily. The veronicastrum is always a good choice for us and the bees. We had a white one but it got too overcrowded and died this spring. We love the pink one though and the slugs leave it alone. Hugs from the UK, take care Tina 🙂

@martianleaderrichy1520 Thanks Richy 😊. It's just plain Eryngium planum that we grew from seed and it's about 4 ft with loads of individual flowers. You're right about the Echinops, we forgot to mention it. Only one has been able to grow properly as the slugs have slowed the other two down. The flowers are fascinating aren't they when they fully open. The Salvia was staked after filming 🤣. The rambling rose reminds me of blossom it's so full of petals. Looking forward to seeing more photos and your salvia collection. Back to tatton tomorrow and Sunday so hope weather is dry 🤞. Take care 😀 👍

@@MadAboutGardening Hello Andrew, That's still pretty tall for the normal Blue Eryngo (ave 3ft) must be loving it there 👍Ech. Ritro, mine I think is high up away from most slugs n snails, well the lazy ones 😃Ohh, a while back I mentioned we have Scabiosa 'Black Knight' 1 of my fathers opened today, it's stunning. Mine seem to be about a week behind, I highly recommend it. I'll put a pic on site when I can, not tomorrow, last day off and not enough hours for what I've left to do, thank you UK weather 😒I hope the weather is best suited for what you need to do over the weekend at Tatton and the garden is going to plan. I bought more border plants today 👀Some are going up 6ft in the gutter 👍Don't mention Salvia, Paul might read it 🤣Take care both of you, enjoy your time off 😃👍

@@martianleaderrichy1520 Thank you so much Richy, it’s really tall isn’t it, and taller than Paul expected. Maybe we should try growing the slug prone plants up high like you do! That Black Knight Scabiosa sounds amazing, I love the dark coloured plants so this would fit perfectly in our borders. I’ve been for the first day today at Tatton and the garden is looking beautiful. Weather wise it’s been good with only a few very light showers. Hope it is good tomorrow too. I won’t mention Salvia to Paul, but I did notice he moved the black and bloom to the front and it was staked beautifully (thanks for the advice with this one!) Hope you’re having a good weekend.

@@MadAboutGardening Sorry for the late reply, I was asleep when you posted and back at work the next day, up at 3am for 4 days then 2 off and today has been gorgeous 28C🌞Not done anything with website yet but took a lot of photos today and planting, building things etc etc. My Scabiosa still hasn't opened yet but I think 2 might this week, can't wait 😁 Tatton, yes, I did see the Short vlogs you posted and it was looking fantastic but such a shame it all gets taken apart again 😒 I'm in love with the 2 Eryngium x 'Lapis Blue' I bought at Elizabeth's, the blue is so intense ❤👀 I have photo's but will need to resize them. She introduced them at Tatton in 2008. I gave the new Eryngium 'Topaz' it's own pot, still quite short and no flower yet. I'm sure the Salvia will be doing well all staked up and sprouting flower stems a lot like mine is. I'll be putting a pic of mine on the website to show what a beast they are 😁 Won't get much done though as next 4 days on Late shift 😒 Hope you're both keeping well and have a wonderful weekend, take care for now and happy gardening 🌼😃👍

@martianleaderrichy1520 Hi Richy, don't worry, I know you're busy working hard. Hopefully your Scabiosa has opened with the sunshine of the weekend. Thanks for watching the shorts, we have a longer video to edit of the show so will be working on that this week 😀 We are helping to dismantle the garden which is a pity but what goes up must come down 🤣. You inspired me to seek out a Lapis Blue eryniguim at tatton which is flowering beautifully. You're right about the intense blue. Thanks for sharing the breeding history, I'd never have known it was another of Elizabeth's. Looking forward to seeing more photos on your website. Don't work too hard and take care 😁👍

Thanks so much Margaret, the hydrangeas cone into their own at this time of year, don't they. We have grown a few perennial foxgloves in the past and they only survived for a couple of years, so giving this one a go to see how long it lasts. Thanks again 🙏

Haha, sorry about that, I did mean to come in so abruptly 🤣. Andrew was expecting my imput, and even he looked shell shocked!

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@CalisthenicTraining Not really as it doesn't stop flowering until the frosts. All we do is remove any dead foliage to keep it looking good.

Thanks so much 😊. Deadheading is easily overlooked when you're busy with other things, we have to keep reminding ourselves too. You will have a great display of Dahlias by pinching out as you've done and they'll catch up in no time. I can't believe we're already in mid summer, where does the time go! Take care 😀

It's very tempting! Yeah, it would be perfect as a gift and can be personalised very easily 😁👍

The best time is the spring as the shrub is coming into growth after winter. Thanks for watching and glad you found us.

It was from Amazon, please check out the link in the video description. Thanks for watching.

If you're referring to the ones right behind me, they are red Geums that are planted in a container placed in the rockery. Have a look at the video studio.czcams.com/users/videowfWP4vbq9KQ/edit when I planted them, you can see them better. The tall red plants that are against the fence in the background are Lychnis chalcedonica. They get quite tall and are very beautiful. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for responding! They're on the top left as we look at the video at 8:45

@patriceedwards5584 That's Centranthus ruber, common name red valerian. A great plant for sunny sites. A long flowering period too 👍

It's a wonderful plant isn't it. We can't get enough of it at the moment. Thanks for your tips 👍

You must have plants that are well established, that's great. Ours were new last year and we wanted more without waiting 👍

That's great, we love plants for free, and this one is well worth growing more of 👍

We've had lots this year from the tower, but the other ones in the terracotta pot will need replacing next year as they aren't as good now they are in their 3rd year. It's good to share plants and swap when you grow too much of one kind. We grew enough Antirrhinums for the whole street this year! My dream has always been to have a nursery as i just love to grow plants. It was raining here too this morning but dry now like where you are. Have a great weekend Wendy, take care xxx