In this video we discuss one of the rarest habitats now found in the UK and one that is vital for wildlife.
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To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
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For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

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Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

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Most garden tools will last a lifetime if you clean and maintain them properly. Here Dan of Dan Cooper Garden shows how to clean, sharpen and maintain garden tools, secateurs and pruning shears. He’ll show you what cleaning materials or tools you need and how to use common household cleaners if you don’t have the specialist gear.
00:00 Welcome
00:09 Dan Cooper Garden (online shop with gardening advice, accessories, tools and furniture) :https://www.dancoopergarden.com/
00:23 Why cleaning your tools makes them last longer and work better
00:52 How to clean forks, trowels and spades
02:42 How to get dried dirt off garden tools
02:59 Redecker Garden Tool Brush from Dan Cooper Garden: https://www.dancoopergarden.com/products/garden-tool-brush
03:11 How to remove rust from garden tools
03:56 How to clean and maintain copper tools
04:47 How to restore wooden tool handles
05:16 How to maintain shears/secateurs
08:34 Crean Mate:https://www.dancoopergarden.com/products/crean-mate
08:42 Camellia oil – https://www.dancoopergarden.com/products/camellia-oil Sharpening & care kit also available from Felco: https://www.worldoffelco.co.uk/categories/spare-parts/saws/sharpening-and-care. Linseed oil
09:27 Professional tool companies such as Felco and Niwaki have repair and maintenance services.
09:59 How to use household cleaning products to clean your secateurs/shears
10:27 Astonish – The Good One available from many stockists including https://amzn.to/3Kn0cHF
11:00 Disinfect shears and secateurs regularly.
11.53 Niwaki sharpening stone https://www.dancoopergarden.com/products/niwaki-sharpening-stone
12.19 Felco specialist secateur/shears sharpener: https://amzn.to/40Qkqzc
12:47 Gardening tips and techniques playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmDZi6nOU6kPz3a8qLxvhJ27

Note: links to Amazon are affiliate and help support this channel. Other links are not affiliate. Felco serviced one pair of secateurs free to review the service. No other payments or free products are involved.

For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk

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!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you’d like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy/

#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden

For small and middlesized backyards and gardens….
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/

For Amazon storefront see: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn’t affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you’d like!

More garden ideas on Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden/

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In this video we look at one of the most dainty of butterflies – the Wood White.
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To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#WoodWhite #Butterfly #LeptideaSinapis #Butterflies #France #Lepidoptera #Wildlife #Wild

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In this video we look at the importance of the wildflower meadow and what life it supports.
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To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#WildflowerMeadow #Garden #Meadow France #Wildflowers #Wildlife #Nature #WildflowerMeadows #MiniMeadow #GardenMeadow #GardeningForWildlife #WildlifeGarden #JoelAshton #WildYourGarden #Wild #WildlifeGardening #insects #Butterflies #France #Nightingale #Bees #Grasshopper #Cricket #Butterfly #HowToMakeAMeadow #Meadows #Meadow

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Winter garden tips & tour: pruning is the most important job in the garden in winter and early spring. Even though different plants have some different techniques, you can learn the overall principles of pruning and you won’t go far wrong. And why the principles of pruning apply if you’re facing winter damage.
00:00 Welcome
00:36 Tour of the Middlesized Garden in winter
01:46 The border re-vamp – it’s completely cleared at last
03:53 The basic principles of winter pruning
05:10 What to do with winter damaged plants
06:22 How to prune hydrangeas video: https://youtu.be/SX8KCNUAQWA
07:21 Check tree ties and stakes – don’t leave them on for too long
07:42 How to plant a tree video: https://youtu.be/cecir4wb2fE
08:03 The progress of the ‘mini meadow’
09:37 Garden design ideas playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmAV4WG42hsw-GNi77pGkU-m

For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk

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!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you’d like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy/

#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden

For small and middlesized backyards and gardens….
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/

For Amazon storefront see: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn’t affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you’d like!

More garden ideas on Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden/

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In this video I head further south into France and discover some amazing wildlife!
Thank you for watching and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON the notification “bell” to get the latest video updates.

To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#Wildlife #France #Nature #Gers #Pyrenees #MidiPyrenees

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In this video I travel to France to search for a bird that has eluded me my entire life.
Thank you for watching and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON the notification “bell” to get the latest video updates.

To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#GoldenOriole #OriolusOriolus #France #MaraisPoitevin #Wildlife #Nature #Birds #Birding #BirdingFrance #Wetland #JoelAshton #WildYourGarden #Bird #Oiseau #Oiseaux #OiuseauxDeFrance

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In this video we head further west into France exploring the flora and fauna we find en route.
Thank you for watching and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON the notification “bell” to get the latest video updates.

To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#FrançaisSauvage #HolidayFrance #WildlifeOfFrance #WildFrance #Wildlife #NatureLovers #MaraisPoitevin #Nature #LaRochelle #FranceVacation #VacationEurope

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Episode one sees the journey from the Eurotunnel in Kent to Ambrièrés-les-vallées with a stop off at my house, that I’ve not seen for 2 years!
Thank you for watching and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON the notification “bell” to get the latest video updates.

To find out more about how you can help wildlife, what I do to help wildlife and to follow my work, please see the following:

To find a vast array of wildflowers, pond liners, birdfood, habitats and more, please see what we do here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/

Wild Your Garden – “Create a sanctuary for nature” – My latest book on how you can help wildlife in your own garden and how to install all the habitats that your local wildlife will need to thrive. Complete how to’s and step by step guides. Buy your copy online here:
https://wildyourgarden.com/product/wild-your-garden-book/

Hazelwood Landscapes – Where you will find photographs and case studies of some of the projects I have undertaken over the last 16 years and how you can enquire if you would like any advice / help with your own garden:
https://www.hazelwoodlandscapes.com

Twitter:
@_joelashton
https://twitter.com/_joelashton

Instagram:
@_joelashton

TikTok:
@_joelashton

For consultations, talks, television enquiries, design workshops, landscaping enquiries, film making and book enquiries, please visit:
https://www.joelashton.com

Finally, please subscribe to the channel to help me raise awareness about the importance of helping wildlife in your own gardens and green spaces and to get notified when I upload the latest videos.

Thank you for watching and if you have any suggestions for future videos, please comment on the video or get in touch via one of the platforms above.

Many thanks,
Joel Ashton

#France #TravelVlog #FrenchProperty #PropertyRenovation #Travel #AmbeieresLesVallees #Mayenne #PaysDeLaLoire #FaunaOfFrance #WildlifeOfFrance #Nature #NatureRecovery #Mayenne #HouseInFrance

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What makes a good herbaceous border? If you’re planning to make your flower borders look stunning, don’t miss these tips and ideas from inspiring private and professional gardens. I’ve put the tips I’m going to use myself when completely revamping my main herbaceous border this year – and setting myself the challenge of making my herbaceous border look better than it ever has! So do join me – wherever you live, these tips will help you transform your own borders.
00:00 Welcome
00:32 Clear your border first
01:50 Using yellow in herbaceous borders
02:18 6 Perennials That Flower All Summer video: https://youtu.be/xZr4n75Cr6g
03:24 See more of Great Comp Garden in the Expert Tips on Salvias video: https://youtu.be/2zOkpJ52T40
03:38 A white flower bed border – how to use white
06:20 Rosy Hardy YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@UCAqAumqgJ3NoIPYDZGxZL4g
06:55 Doddington Place Gardens in Kent: https://www.doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk/
07:14 Joff Elphick’s Pot & Cloche podcast: https://www.joffelphick.co.uk/podcast/
07:20 Blue in a herbaceous border
08:00 How to create stunning garden borders with Tom Brown video: https://youtu.be/SQRTVeCLHmE
08:20 Think about foliage shape when planning a flower border
08:59 Reds and pinks together in a herbaceous border
09:25 How to plant a stunning perennial border video with Steve Edney: https://youtu.be/1QWrbmxnJAI The argument over the persicaria is at 14.34.
09:47 How to place plants by height in a herbaceous border
10:09 ‘Hot’ herbaceous borders
10:24 See more of Gravetye Manor Hotel’s autumn borders in 6 Best Shrubs for Late Season Colour video: https://youtu.be/GciMgkU7NtE
10:46 Naturalistic planting design – how to get it right in your own garden video with Michael McCoy garden design: https://youtu.be/1i18ZutJV8c
10:49 Contrast plant shapes in your herbaceous border – round, upright and horizontal
11:15 See more of this garden in How to Make a Flower Border Look Amazing video: https://youtu.be/qxVxUDkiwWs
12:15 Middlesized Garden Beautiful Borders Planning Checklist: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/the-middlesized-garden-beautiful-borders-planning-checklist/
12:35 Beautiful borders playlist – videos to transform your garden borders: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmCjrR_RaI01_mGKMaTlx_gf

For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk

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!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you’d like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy/

#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden

For small and middlesized backyards and gardens….
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/

For Amazon storefront see: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn’t affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you’d like!

More garden ideas on Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden/

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