Claus Dalby on how to grow dahlias in pots and what to grow with them

Claus Dalby's pots of dahlias and other plants look like a herbaceous border. But it is much easier to switch plants round when they're over. Claus shows you his garden and explains how he chooses plants to create a colourful grouping in pots and how he grows dahlias in pots.
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00:00 Do dahlias grow well in pots?
00:27 Claus Dalby on YouTube:    / @clausdalbyenglish  
00:31 The orange begonia on the right is Begonia Bertinii and the Lily is 'Purple Marble'
01:52 Claus Dalby on his garden
02:15 Cleome 'Violet Queen'
00:52 Bishop of Oxford dahlia
06:41 The importance of repetition when planning a border or grouping of pots
07:42 How to use citrus and lime foliage and flowers to provide contrast
08:07 Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
08:32 Philadelphus caucasius 'Aureus'
09:15 Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget' (Ninebark is the common name)
09:52 Use spikes to create contrast in the grouping
10:05 Lobelia 'Hadspen Purple'
10:15 Begonia Bertinii
10:30 Cleome 'Violet Queen'
10:47 Buddleia 'Nanho Purple'
10:59 When you have big flowers like dahlias, you also need some small flowers
11.01 Verbena bonariensis
11:23 Lilium 'Purple Marble'
12:09 Angelica gigas
12:43 Dahlias in Claus's pots - names are on screen
15:05 How to plant dahlia tubers in pots
17:45 How to look after dahlias in pots in the winter
19:00 Claus Dalby's spring pots video:    • How to grow spring bulbs in containers  

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