Tom Stimpson: How to curate low-maintenance, long-lasting perennial pots - Episode 287

Tom Stimpson: How to curate low-maintenance, long-lasting perennial pots - Episode 287

August 13, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 287

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Tom Stimpson discusses low-maintenance perennial pots and shares his trusted combinations for stunning container gardens.

If you love the idea of beautiful pots that don’t need replanting every five minutes, perennials in a container can be the perfect solution, and just as stunning as a bed or a border. Tom Stimpson returns to discuss trusted “banker” perennials for containers – from long-flowering hellebores and acers underplanted with geraniums, to hydrangeas, heucheras and beloved agapanthus. You’ll hear exactly which combinations have stood the test of time in Tom’s garden as well as at Perch Hill, an...

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