The Garden Design Hack You've Never Heard Of - The Blobbery...

The 'blobbery' is a stylish garden design trick that offers year-round interest and impact. The Architectural Plants nursery and garden design company has been using blobberies for several decades - in fact, they probably invented the term. So I asked MD Guy Watts to tell us about blobberies and what they can do to give our garden the 'wow factor'. Watch the video and see what you think?
00:00 Welcome
00:14 Architectural Plants nursery and garden design: https://www.architecturalplants.com/
00:29 What is an architectural plant?
01:26 What is a 'blobbery'?
02:03 How to use a blobbery in garden design
02:50 What plants to use in a blobbery?
03:16 Video on recognising and treating box tree moth caterpillar: https://youtu.be/8mHbpNwfoQ4
04:56 What other architectural plants are there?
06:30 Turn an established shrub into an interesting shape
07:30 Use an architectural plant as a focal point
07:50 What's the most popular architectural plant?
08:30 Consider a multi-stemmed 'blob'
11:00 Do 'blobs' grow well in pots?
12:31 Architectural plants for shade
13:43 More good plants for blobberies
14:48 Think about risk when planning your planting
15:21 Are architectural plants and blobberies part of 'English garden style' or it is international?
16:04 Lollipops or full standards
17:34 5 Top Garden Design Tips video: https://youtu.be/HtsqXEMeocM

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