GARDEN TOUR - mid May in the Middlesized Garden

The irises are out, but the weeds are taking over. Ideas, #gardening tips and more for your #garden or #backyard.

The Middlesized Garden uploads on Wednesdays and Saturdays with visits to private gardens and interviews with expert gardeners. If your garden is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!

For small and middlesized backyards and gardens....

[karenovershiner]

Love your beautiful videos. Sending God's blessing from the U.S.A., Gogo the farmhouse gardener

[catherinewithrow]

Love to see how your garden burst into bloom ( and green). Great vid series

[susanscott]

So much useful information in just a few minutes! As a novice gardener, I find this style of video invaluable. Looking forward to the next one!

[jeane]

So many beautiful gardens. Weeds are never ending❤️😊❤️

[carmenwhitehead]

Your garden is looking lovely, your hard work is definitely paying off. Thanks so much for sharing! 👍

[oksanaizbrodina]

Hi Alexandra. I am so grateful to your hard work. I know how much time and energy it takes to upload a video. I love them and always wait for your new videos. Thank you very much.
Thank you for sharing your tips and ideas. Your videos have inspire me and now I am working on planting scheme on my garden and going through your videos again. In this video you show us your gorgeous irises. Do you know the variety of the bronze iris? I have similar irises to your other ones. I love how the bronze colour livens the bed. Thank you

[flowergrowersmith]

Gee your garden is really interesting - great plants. I hope you have a lovely Spring - your silver birches look stunning (after all that trunk washing!!). Nice vid..

[nanabusterd]

If you pinch the flower off the artemisia the leaves will grow larger. It makes for a much more substantial looking plant.

[meredith]

You have a beautiful garden, the flowers are beautiful. I like your paths. I have been struggling, trying to decide what material to use for my paths. Do you find the pavers and stone practical? Do they spread to other areas, keep the weeds down?

[rubygray]

What are the domensions of your garden, Alexandra? If I just had enough imagination and discipline to carve an area that size out of my jungly acres, I too could have something as beautiful as this! Maybe.

[pansepot]

I am sorry but if you have perennial weeds coming out it means in March you did a very poor job at weeding. Probably you just took off the aerial parts and left the roots in place. Also, it seems that you didn't you apply any much at all after cleaning up the bed. A thick layer of mulch keeps it clear of weeds for at least one season.
I don't know how you manage your garden but I rely heavily on mulching to contain weeds. I wouldn't absolutely have the time to keep my flowerbeds tidy otherwise.