Self-seeding plants - easy, free and enchanting to look at...

Self-seeded plants are flowers for free. And they're the lazy - or busy - gardener's best friend. And because they've chosen where to grow, they won't need much attention. They're the ultimate in fuss-free gardening.
Here I pick 20+ of my favourite self-seeders, with tips on how to make the most of them (though they'll be doing all the work!) Plus what you need to know about 'invasive plants'.
00:00 These flowers are almost all self-seeded
00:41 Alliums
01:05 Alchemilla mollis
01:34 Common daisy - Bellis perennis
01:40 Erigeron karvinskianus - Mexican daisy
02:16 Do less weeding for more self seeders
02:36 Aquilegia
03:10 Borage
03:40 Cerinthe major purpurescens (Honeywort)
04:20 Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
04:43 Invasive plants and self-seeders - always check for your area
05:42 Euphorbia oblongata (Mediterranean spurge)
06:00 Cyclamen hederifolium
06:38 Gladiolus communis 'Byzantinus' - wild gladioli
07:10 Lychnis coronaria - rose campion
07:38 Foxgloves
08:08 Marigolds and primroses
08:56 Smyrnium perfoliatum (perfoliate alexanders)
09:34 Nigella (Love-in-a-mist)
09:48 Poppies (Papaver rhoeas)
10:37 Sisyrinchium
10:57 Purple toadflax (Linaria vulgaris purpurea)
11:23 Verbena bonariensis
12:10 Video on self seeding and spreading ground cover plants for difficult places:    • 23 stunning ground cover plants - cre...  

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