I love evergreens in pots. I like the versatility of moving potted evergreens out into borders in the winter when trees lose leaves and then moving them into sun again in summer
Ah, perfect timing! After a truly crazy hectic year involving various medical emergencies and a stressful move from our southwest France urban potager, we are now settled in our new home near Portugal's Silver Coast, and well enough now to begin to tackle our huge but completely bare rooftop terrace which flanks a birdsong-filled copse. Great ideas about pots, especially relating to size as heat and wind are concerns. I feel again connected to the uplifting world of gardeners. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. I contacted to last week, got a very timely response and now your video. Many thanks, much appreciated, Michigan zone 5
I think you were one of the people who couldn't find the evergreen pots video I referred to in my last video, and I was quite surprised to discover I hadn't made an evergreen pots video, so I made one. So your question was a great help.
Love your videos, Alexandra. Many azaleas and camelias do well in pots here in Atlanta, GA. Some viburnums and gardenias also do nicely, staying green throughout the winter.
I have been growing in pots salix gracilistyla, red twig dogwoods, baby blue spruces and hinoki cyprus. They are not all evergreens but they all bring great winter interest.😃
You are so good at explaining, I am new to gardening and have popped back to your videos for reference many times, discovered other helpful tips from people you have mentioned or interviewed. Love your garden. Thanks for all your help and information.
This is a brilliant video ...showing of fantastic variety of pots of evergreens and other plants....pots of various types and sizes... Thanks for sharing...💝💐
Great ideas! I have an old trash can, an old juniper, some big pots, some june grass seeds, and some blue grama grass that probably gets too wet. I am putting them all together where I dismantled the fire pit and it will be great.
Many different "regular" large-species conifers can also be shaped into topiary or hedges too, like hemlocks and spruces. The ones that come to mind are Western Hemlock, Sitka Spruce (both are natives here to the Pacific Northwest), and Alberta Spruce. We have an Alberta Spruce spiral topiary.
I have just started watching your channel and am enjoying it very much. Hellooooo from - as far away from Britain as can possibly be - New Zealand! I have our New Zealand Cordyline - a purple version - in a pot on my deck. It does very well and needs hardly any attention. Another plant that I found is fantastic in a pot - looks great all year round, only needs watering - is the dwarf Nandina: a pot success story if ever there was one!
Both lovely plants - cordylines are so hard-wearing that I think they get taken for granted and neglected but they have wonderful sculptural shapes, I think.
I am growing sedum autumn joy in pots.Great sustitute for box as they "round up" really well. I tie some string around the middle of them if they look lke they might fall apart!
Great video Alexander. Thank you for mentioning the giant pots outside Kings Cross Station - they are stunning and a real pleasure for me to see them each time I arrive in London.
This was so helpful. I’ve basically been doing it all wrong since I moved back to the UK a few months ago. I thought the rain would be enough to water my pots but no! Now I’m going to water them more often. Also I planted bulbs far too sparsely and they look really wimpy, so next year…. Also I didn’t put fertilizer into the compost when I planted them. Next year will be better - thanks to Dan and you!
I like to buy small conifers when they are on sale around Christmas to use for container plants. However, I found out that Norfolk pines are from Norfolk Island off of New Zealand. They are not cold hardy evergreens, but make wonderful houseplants.
Everything is so very lovely! I could move tight there. Where in the world do you purchase such beautiful pots? Thank you for sharing your beauty & talent. I’m very inspired now!
Thank you! I'm sorry I don't know where most of the pots were bought. I bought quite a few of my pots as seconds from a local pottery, so it's always worth looking out for local crafts companies.
Morning Alexandra, so lovely to listen to your garden advice. The Juniper tree in the pot, to me that is so stunning. You mentioned it can grow to 30 ft maybe just et a bigger container, perhaps you can do it yourself or get hubby to assist. Can you pick these berries, are they good to use in cooking, then I will definitely do everything to keep it contained. Grasses are truly lovely, they can be used everywhere, borders, pots, fillers in etc., such a variety. Have to go, must go and get ready, do some baking, tomorrow in my celebration day, looking forward to a day filled with blessings. Wish you were closer to have tea with me and enjoy the baking. I will think of you. Many blessings and happy gardening and remaking, enjoy and be happy. Kind regards, Elize
Box blight has been around for years, not always fatal but normally enough damage to make it pointless to carry on using the plant, but worse is the Box Tree caterpillar, the speed with which they devour the plant has to be experienced. I lost all my box topiary two years ago including two seven spiral ones thirty years old, if caught early you can spray but you have to continously do so and still the caterpillar returns, there is no predior for the pest in Europe so Box is not worth the risk anymore until they find a pesticide that works and a cure for the blight. For larger topiary items simply use Yew.
So sorry to hear and I absolutely agree. I can't imagine why my garden has survived when every one around has been stripped back to twig, but I'm sure it'll happen soon.
Such an important video for me. I’ve had failures with some plants in pots growing so quickly they become root bound, namely mandevilla and asparagus ferns. They take a lot of dealing with. I’m wanting very much to put roses in pots but I’m not sure how long they would last in the pots. I would love to do a tree but worry about root boundedness. I loved your ideas and information on the evergreens. I just purchased 4 box woods as I am trying to make a hedge 😓
Really very helpful video, I've been doing evergreen pots for a few years now but never thought of grasses. I wonder if you've tried bamboo? It's one of the few that wasn't successful and I'm not sure why? Euphorbia mellifera has been great should anyone want to try it.
Hi Ms. Alexandria , Greetings & salutations from Georgia USA. If I may, what is the name of the 3 planters ( time stamp 7:17?) Thank you for your time.
Hi! I have been binging your videos and love them! I have two trachelospermum jasminoid in pots in my garden in south Brittany (which should have roughly the same weather as yours) they are very resistant and seem to thrive (I have had them for four years) on the stakes I put in the pot. They don't need that much water. They are against my south facing façade.
Everyone's right, it's Aeonium 'Zwartkop' and I have one which I brought in for winter, although it doesn't look 100% happy on my kitchen windowsill, but it's tolerating it.
Hi Alexandra! I'd love to know your opinion on Pieris (Pieris Japonica) as an evergreen and frost-hardy plant to put in a pot. Do you have experience with it? Thanks!!!!
Pots get a little colder than plants in the ground do, but if the plants survive your winters in the ground, they will probably survive in pots unless the pot is in a very exposed situation. If you have pots close to the wall of the house, they will be a little warmer than the ground is. I think many conifers will withstand your winters.
I want to use more decorative grass in my garden but I don't know what is indigineous to my area (haven't researched). Any quick reference guide to recommend? (I do not live in the UK). I'm afraid of planting non-indiginous decorative grass because I'm afraid it might escape from my garden, go rogue, and become a public nuisance. What do experts say? Should decorative grasses be indiginous? What are the chances of them becoming a public nuisance over time?
There's always a chance of any plant becoming invasive if it's moved to a different area, however, the issue will develop fairly quickly and there should be guidance on what's invasive to you locally. Just making the enquiries and doing some research should sort it. A huge percentage of garden plants in the UK are non-native and most don't do any damage. If a grass or any other plant has been sold and grown in your area for decades without becoming invasive, then it's unlikely to suddenly become invasive. There's usually a list for your area which can be googled and if you want to be super careful, avoid any plant which self seeds easily. If you buy from a specialist nursery, they should be able to advise.
I love evergreens in pots. I like the versatility of moving potted evergreens out into borders in the winter when trees lose leaves and then moving them into sun again in summer
Good point, thank you!
How’s your day going with you Julia?
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden what’s the white daisy in the big terracotta pots
Ah, perfect timing! After a truly crazy hectic year involving various medical emergencies and a stressful move from our southwest France urban potager, we are now settled in our new home near Portugal's Silver Coast, and well enough now to begin to tackle our huge but completely bare rooftop terrace which flanks a birdsong-filled copse. Great ideas about pots, especially relating to size as heat and wind are concerns. I feel again connected to the uplifting world of gardeners. Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. I contacted to last week, got a very timely response and now your video. Many thanks, much appreciated, Michigan zone 5
I think you were one of the people who couldn't find the evergreen pots video I referred to in my last video, and I was quite surprised to discover I hadn't made an evergreen pots video, so I made one. So your question was a great help.
Love your videos, Alexandra. Many azaleas and camelias do well in pots here in Atlanta, GA. Some viburnums and gardenias also do nicely, staying green throughout the winter.
Excellent point, because if you can't grow azaleas and camellias in your soil, pots are the answer, thank you.
Thank you. I am after a pair of evergreen in pots for the new extension door, this comes just at the right time. Cheers xxx
Glad to hear it
I have been growing in pots salix gracilistyla, red twig dogwoods, baby blue spruces and hinoki cyprus. They are not all evergreens but they all bring great winter interest.😃
That sounds like a beautiful winter combination.
You are so good at explaining, I am new to gardening and have popped back to your videos for reference many times, discovered other helpful tips from people you have mentioned or interviewed. Love your garden. Thanks for all your help and information.
Thank you!
Hi dear friend good evening very beautiful garden nice collection attractive colours best of luck 💐 stay safe stay connected 🌹
Thank you!
This is a brilliant video ...showing of fantastic variety of pots of evergreens and other plants....pots of various types and sizes...
Thanks for sharing...💝💐
Thank you so much.
Great ideas! I have an old trash can, an old juniper, some big pots, some june grass seeds, and some blue grama grass that probably gets too wet. I am putting them all together where I dismantled the fire pit and it will be great.
Sounds great!
Alexandra - you're back to your beautiful self! As always, I love the video. Such great information 👍
Thank you! I think evergreen pots are one of the most useful elements in a garden, and thought I had made a video about them much earlier.
Skimmia in pots - that's really something. I'd never think of that, and I love Skimmia.
Especially love the dwarf conifers in pots ~ such pretty shapes and colours. One of my favourites is the Mugo.
Mine too!
So informative, and being in US 9B, I find your videos so informative and smart! Thank you and cheers to Spring on the horizon ☘️
So glad i found this chanel its been so useful for me who has no clue and a large garden to maintain. I'm gaining info as i go thank-you
Thank you!
Love, love, love all your evergreens in pots. I’ve commented on your Mugo pines before :). They’re lovely!
Oh thank you!
How’s your day going with you ?
Many different "regular" large-species conifers can also be shaped into topiary or hedges too, like hemlocks and spruces. The ones that come to mind are Western Hemlock, Sitka Spruce (both are natives here to the Pacific Northwest), and Alberta Spruce. We have an Alberta Spruce spiral topiary.
Excellent recommendations, thank you
Alexandra, another wonderful video, great inspiration ! Thank you
Thank you so much!
I have just started watching your channel and am enjoying it very much. Hellooooo from - as far away from Britain as can possibly be - New Zealand! I have our New Zealand Cordyline - a purple version - in a pot on my deck. It does very well and needs hardly any attention. Another plant that I found is fantastic in a pot - looks great all year round, only needs watering - is the dwarf Nandina: a pot success story if ever there was one!
Both lovely plants - cordylines are so hard-wearing that I think they get taken for granted and neglected but they have wonderful sculptural shapes, I think.
I am growing sedum autumn joy in pots.Great sustitute for box as they "round up" really well.
I tie some string around the middle of them if they look lke they might fall apart!
Sounds beautiful.
I daydream of making my own ginormous pots for certain areas of my garden!
Some day!!
Great video Alexander. Thank you for mentioning the giant pots outside Kings Cross Station - they are stunning and a real pleasure for me to see them each time I arrive in London.
I love them too.
This was so helpful. I’ve basically been doing it all wrong since I moved back to the UK a few months ago. I thought the rain would be enough to water my pots but no! Now I’m going to water them more often. Also I planted bulbs far too sparsely and they look really wimpy, so next year…. Also I didn’t put fertilizer into the compost when I planted them. Next year will be better - thanks to Dan and you!
Thank you - and I sympathise, I never put enough bulbs in my pots. This year has been better but I am determined to go for it next year!
Love your videos Alexandra, so inspiring. Gorgeous Doggie too 🥰❤🐾🐾🌳
Thank you so much!
I like to buy small conifers when they are on sale around Christmas to use for container plants. However, I found out that Norfolk pines are from Norfolk Island off of New Zealand. They are not cold hardy evergreens, but make wonderful houseplants.
How interesting!
Everything is so very lovely! I could move tight there. Where in the world do you purchase such beautiful pots? Thank you for sharing your beauty & talent. I’m very inspired now!
Thank you! I'm sorry I don't know where most of the pots were bought. I bought quite a few of my pots as seconds from a local pottery, so it's always worth looking out for local crafts companies.
Morning Alexandra, so lovely to listen to your garden advice. The Juniper tree in the pot, to me that is so stunning. You mentioned it can grow to 30 ft maybe just et a bigger container, perhaps you can do it yourself or get hubby to assist. Can you pick these berries, are they good to use in cooking, then I will definitely do everything to keep it contained. Grasses are truly lovely, they can be used everywhere, borders, pots, fillers in etc., such a variety. Have to go, must go and get ready, do some baking, tomorrow in my celebration day, looking forward to a day filled with blessings. Wish you were closer to have tea with me and enjoy the baking. I will think of you. Many blessings and happy gardening and remaking, enjoy and be happy. Kind regards, Elize
Thank you, hope you had a good celebration day.
I love the pots
I love your videos I’ve learned so much thank you 🙏🦋🙏❤️
Another great video. Thank you. : )
Thank you too!
Just found your superb site.Great suggestions & advice.Thank You.
Thank you!
Gardening gold thank you Alexander 🙏🏻💚🌱
How’s your day going with you ?
This was quite informative. Thank you!
Hi - I think Abelias could work in pots. Especially if you keep it nicely trimmed. Greetings from South Africa 🌸
Absolutely
How’s your day going with you Helana?
Hello , in Canada have grown box in.pots for the last 3 winters zone 6 very successful , both large and small containers
That's great to hear. Sadly my box is just succumbing to the Box Tree Moth caterpillar, though I'm hoping to treat it
Box blight has been around for years, not always fatal but normally enough damage to make it pointless to carry on using the plant, but worse is the Box Tree caterpillar, the speed with which they devour the plant has to be experienced.
I lost all my box topiary two years ago including two seven spiral ones thirty years old, if caught early you can spray but you have to continously do so and still the caterpillar returns, there is no predior for the pest in Europe so Box is not worth the risk anymore until they find a pesticide that works and a cure for the blight.
For larger topiary items simply use Yew.
So sorry to hear and I absolutely agree. I can't imagine why my garden has survived when every one around has been stripped back to twig, but I'm sure it'll happen soon.
Really helpful, many thanks
Beautiful garden 😊
At 1:49/8:56 there is a lovely tree in a pot !
Please could you tell me what it is ? I love it’s shape Great informative video. As ever thank you 🙏 ☺️
This was super helpful thank you💕
Glad it was helpful!
Love your wonderful videos you are so good at explaining thank you 🙏😇🙏❤️
Glad you like them!
I have 2 large containers and been wondering what to do with them. Thank you for providing ideas.
Glad it was helpful!
Such an important video for me. I’ve had failures with some plants in pots growing so quickly they become root bound, namely mandevilla and asparagus ferns. They take a lot of dealing with. I’m wanting very much to put roses in pots but I’m not sure how long they would last in the pots. I would love to do a tree but worry about root boundedness. I loved your ideas and information on the evergreens. I just purchased 4 box woods as I am trying to make a hedge 😓
I've had no trouble with roses in pots. I think the key is to buy a pot that's bigger than the root ball and feed and water well!
Have you checked out David Austen Roses? Their website recommends certain roses that can be grown in pots.
Camellias and Traechelospermum jasminoides do well for me in pots !
Great suggestions
Love the various pots in your garden. Could you please tell us where you source them from?
Really very helpful video, I've been doing evergreen pots for a few years now but never thought of grasses. I wonder if you've tried bamboo? It's one of the few that wasn't successful and I'm not sure why? Euphorbia mellifera has been great should anyone want to try it.
Wonderful information!
How’s your day going with you Olsen?
Very informative as usual thank you. Will these evergreens here, be suitable for exposed sites?
Thank you
What are the Purple flowers? What kind of Lavender? Lovely video. Thx
Not sure which you're referring to but my lavender is 'Hidcote'
Thanks!
Thank you so much.
Hi Ms. Alexandria ,
Greetings & salutations from Georgia USA.
If I may, what is the name of the 3 planters ( time stamp 7:17?)
Thank you for your time.
Wonderful ideas. I can't get over that beautiful dark/black succulent at 7:38 😻 what's the name and where can I find it?
It looks what what someone referred to as an Ammonium...but it's not hardy in my zone, so I'm not familiar with it
Hi! I have been binging your videos and love them!
I have two trachelospermum jasminoid in pots in my garden in south Brittany (which should have roughly the same weather as yours) they are very resistant and seem to thrive (I have had them for four years) on the stakes I put in the pot. They don't need that much water. They are against my south facing façade.
@@folee_edge Thank you. It's called Aeonium Arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ or black rose, apparently. Now I need to find it 😅
Everyone's right, it's Aeonium 'Zwartkop' and I have one which I brought in for winter, although it doesn't look 100% happy on my kitchen windowsill, but it's tolerating it.
Trachelospermum jasminoides are wonderful
Can you show how your going to stake the dahilas?
We need to plant more yew much better than box, but what out it only good for a few thousand years
What about Hebe's? So many varieties with different leaf colours and shapes and beautiful long lasting flowers?
Hebes! They're wonderful. Thank you for reminding me.
Hi Alexandra! I'd love to know your opinion on Pieris (Pieris Japonica) as an evergreen and frost-hardy plant to put in a pot. Do you have experience with it? Thanks!!!!
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May i ask the variety of Lavender behind the box plants, thanks.
It's Hidcote. I think there is a larger version, in which case it will be that. I planted it in 2012 so I can't absolutely remember.
We live in Canada. Our winters can get cold. -30°c. Would and evergreen survive?O should I bring them inside. Which would not be ideal.
Pots get a little colder than plants in the ground do, but if the plants survive your winters in the ground, they will probably survive in pots unless the pot is in a very exposed situation. If you have pots close to the wall of the house, they will be a little warmer than the ground is. I think many conifers will withstand your winters.
I want to use more decorative grass in my garden but I don't know what is indigineous to my area (haven't researched). Any quick reference guide to recommend? (I do not live in the UK). I'm afraid of planting non-indiginous decorative grass because I'm afraid it might escape from my garden, go rogue, and become a public nuisance. What do experts say? Should decorative grasses be indiginous? What are the chances of them becoming a public nuisance over time?
There's always a chance of any plant becoming invasive if it's moved to a different area, however, the issue will develop fairly quickly and there should be guidance on what's invasive to you locally. Just making the enquiries and doing some research should sort it. A huge percentage of garden plants in the UK are non-native and most don't do any damage. If a grass or any other plant has been sold and grown in your area for decades without becoming invasive, then it's unlikely to suddenly become invasive. There's usually a list for your area which can be googled and if you want to be super careful, avoid any plant which self seeds easily. If you buy from a specialist nursery, they should be able to advise.
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you
forgot to mention zone 5
Me again - it’s geranium Maderense 😊