In this practical video from Gardeners’ World, Monty Don is adding to the late-summer flowers in his bee-friendly border by planting sedums, which will offer nectar-rich blooms from August through to November. Watch as he plants three choice sedum varieties – ‘Matrona’, ‘Herbstfreude’ (or ‘Autumn Joy’) and H. telephium ‘Purple Emperor’ – with tips on how to prepare the soil so they thrive.
Watch other videos in this sequence:
- How to create a wildlife garden (part one)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part two)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part three)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part four)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part five)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part six)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part seven)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part eight)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part nine)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part 11)
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