My pick of the easiest flowers in my summer garden - these plants really look after themselves, and don't need any fussing over. Plus how to edit your border in early summer. 00:00 The early summer garden tips and tour of the Middlesized Garden 00:12 The size and climate of the Middlesized Garden 01:13 Every border needs 'firework' plants - the iris 02:10 Self-seeders: borage, foxgloves, wild gladioli and alliums 02:43 Alliums 03:00 Borage 03:11 Foxgloves 03:26 Wild gladioli (Gladioli communis Byzantinus) 03:45 Shrubs are easy care 04:00 Ninebark - Physocarpus 'Lady in Red' 04:21 Viburnum opulus - Snowball bush 04:50 Clematis recta 05:36 Chinese virginia creeper (Parthenocissus henryana) 06:06 Ornamental kiwi vine (Actinidia kolomikta) 06:47 My top easy plant from seed - phacelia 07:53 How to edit your border 08:55 Video on contemporary cottage garden: https://youtu.be/IGb6mihkynQ 08:59 Ground cover plants video: https://youtu.be/ckUwEcn7oI0 10:27 Lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) 12:57 Self-seeded artemisia 13:02 Globe thistle - Echinops ritro
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