Brilliant garden border plants to plant now to fill a gap - plus useful planting tips from the experts who grow them. If you buy your plants from the people who grow them, you'll get expert advice and help. The Plant Fairs Roadshow is a collective of independent plant nurseries, who organise plant fairs in beautiful gardens around South East England. For the price of admission to the garden, you can buy from a wide selection of nurseries, each an expert in the type of plants they grow. So they can give you the best advice. 00:00 Welcome 00:27 The Plant Fairs Roadshow: https://www.plantfairsroadshow.co.uk/ 00:36 Ramster Hall https://www.ramsterevents.com/ 00:51 Steve Edney www.thenonamenursery.co.uk 01:12 How to plant in dry soils or dry climates 01:34 How to plant plants that have been grown in peat-free compost in pots 02:33 Lamium orvala (spotted deadnettle) 03:48 Geum 'Pink Petticoats' 05:07 Paul Seaborne of Pelham Plants: https://pelhamplants.co.uk/ 05:20 Planting after a very wet spring, especially on heavy soil 06:10 Geranium maculatum 'Spring Purple' 07:55 Annie Godfrey of Daisy Roots: https://www.daisyroots.com/ 08:10 Geum 'Mai Tai' 08:38 Nepeta 'Cat's Pyjamas' 09:18 The Plant Fairs Roadshow at RHS Chelsea Flower Show: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show 09:50 Graham Blunt of Plantbase: http://www.plantbase.co.uk/ 10:24 Spirea 'Pink Ice' 10:44 Erica caffra (Water Heath) 11:35 Miles Hayward of Miles Japanes Maples: https://milesjapanesemaples.co.uk/ 11:46 What NOT to plant in spring 12:41 What you need to know about buying trees in pots 14:30 Dan Cooper of Dan Cooper Garden: https://www.dancoopergarden.com/ 15:20 WoolPots (available from Dan Cooper Garden) 16:30 Rob Hardy of Hardys Cottage Garden Plants: https://www.hardysplants.co.uk/ 16:49 Veronica 'Tissington White' 18:15 Tom Brown on how to create a stunning border: https://youtu.be/SQRTVeCLHmE
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