Mid-summer garden tour - plus top gardening jobs to do

There are roses and lavender in the midsummer garden tour, plus what gardening jobs to prioritise over the next few weeks. And should you leave your lawn a little longer?

Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.

Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening.

The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!

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[Eemily]

Yes please more wildlife and environmentally friendly gardening tips.

[michellebeissel]

What's most appealing to me about your presentation style is the VARIETY. You cover most gardening angles without sacrificing sufficient depth. So yes to eco stuff, but also to all the other info too! (Note to self: Wake up earlier.)

[Cronezonetarot]

Wild-life and eco friendly tips for the garden would be most welcome.

[laurieanne]

Absolutely lovely! From our perspective the weeds are not noticeable. My eye was drawn to the floral abundance! Thank you for the inspiration!

[joyceaitchison]

Such a lovely garden, birds singing, lovely dog around what more can one ask for thank you

[margiemaclin]

You made me laugh out loud when you said "I promise you, I do." You always make me feel good. Thank you. Also, the view of your garden from the back of your house is beautiful!

[amyhutchinsonphoto]

Yes! More wildlife gardening! Your bird sounds in this video are lovely 😊

[kathyraidt]

Yes, I would love to know more about wildlife and environmentally friendly garden tips. Thank you.

[rpontex]

Yes, please!! More tips to save the bees and the butterflies! Love your garden! ☺️

[j.m.]

Yes, please do include information to aid wildlife. We all need to learn more to protect our resources.

[margaretd]

Alexandra, I love everything you talk about! So, if you'd like to do more wildlife and environmentally friendly tips, I think that would be lovely. And please give your dog a nice tummy rub and pat on the head for me. She's simply wonderful!

[PatriciaG]

Yes please for more wildlife/ environmentally friendly gardening. Also, plants for pots to pretty up path edges and patios - but not bedding plants.Did you see what Sarah Raven has to say about under planting roses with salvias?

[paultsworld]

I agree - I don't water my English Garden lawn at all. Sprinklers take up too much water and lawns always green up again so quickly.

[NellBridges]

Wildlife is the main reason for my garden, I love to hear about any ideas and experiences with wildlife gardening. Many thanks 😊

[nordlys]

Here in North Germany we even have 30°C now. I don't water my lawn either. Agree with you about all the other matters, too.

[marybachmann]

Butterflies! That's my kind of wildlife. And hummingbirds! I wasn't trying, but a meadow sprung up in my back yard when I wasn't looking and now I have pretty flowers growing in the grass. I didn't know we had flowers! It is our only "lawn, " which was used as the dog run. I don't know where the dogs are going to run now, because I prefer those flowers... lol

[ASH-kjxt]

Wonderful garden tour, Alexandra! Your gardens are beautiful! Those roses next to your terrace are beyond gorgeous! One of my favorite colors! Yes, I’m always willing to learn something new about gardening for wildlife. We live in the countryside with lots of wildlife, but I have noticed a serious decline in our butterfly population. Even though I have many butterfly friendly plants, milkweeds, and butterfly bushes in the gardens, we just don’t see as many as years past. Thank you and hope you are having a great weekend! ~Sherri/south Louisiana USA 🇺🇸💚🌿🌸

[melissabarnes]

I absolutely love your videos! We bought a house recently that had an "English garden" that had been left to run rampant for about a decade. I had to remove ALOT but I strive to bring back any flowers I can. I basically have to start all over. I am not a gardener at all so I watch all your videos and apply what I can to my garden here in the US.

[merriem]

I love this wild garden look! I say “look” because I know it’s such hard work to design it that way!

[karynlarkin]

I’d love to hear more wildlife and environmentally friendly gardening tips, thanks!