I find it amusing that you are trying to create a prairie garden in Ireland, while I who live in the middle of the Illinois prairie, am trying to create an English cottage garden. Well, that's human nature. We always want what we haven't got. Your videos are lovely. You are a very good teacher. Thank you.
The prairie garden has come a long way, it's almost Bob Ross level. If you have time maybe we could get a full garden tour, even after watching all your videos I can't map it out in me head. Please ....keep'on inspiring us
Thanks John! It is amazing to see how many of our Wisconsin prairie plants are in your garden. Your comments about the wasps cracked me up. Love the plant lists with the varieties listed.
I agree with you, Kathy, as I'm your neighbor in Minnesota. Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, Veronica, Joe Pye Weed, and Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) are all common in the upper midwest of the States. Unfortunately, Purple Loosestrife is outlawed in MN as an invasive species. It has wreaked havoc in wetlands/lakes, etc. It's a shame because I love a drift of those glorious spikes!
Stunning border. And could not agree more with leaving wasps alone... people see wasp and go nuts with chemicals to kill everything that moves which is so sad
Mr Lord, thank you for explaining how you laid out this prairie garden. Very informative and very enjoyable to watch... Even the bits about wasps and bees 😂😂😂
Wonderful work John! I learn a lot from you and really appreciate your dedication and passion for gardening! I'm a recent retiree but don't do much pollinating these days...More weeding I'd say!
This is my favorite of many great, inspirational, educational videos. Since discovering the works of Piet Oudolf I have an infinity for prairie gardens with their mixture of flowers, grasses, and backdrop shrubs.
Everyone else ends with "that's all for now - see you later - next time, etc etc." but not you - you just stop - love it! Love your style :) As a worker, on the verge of retirement, I especially appreciated the wasps comments!
I absolutely LOVE this, John!!! Your garden is spectacular and beautiful and I wish it were MINE! Ha! Not sure if you remember, but late last year I told you I was moving to a much larger property and I wanted to uproot my perennials from the old property to the new. You gave me fantastic advice and I was just amazed how everything survived. Other than having to create a few raised beds and amend the clay soil in several areas for my 30+ hydrangeas roses and many other favorites that I put in the ground, it turned out to be a huge success thanks to you! Everything is blooming well and I couldn't thank you more! I am in US Zone 5 and am really looking forward to seeing how everything comes out next year. Thanks so much again! Great video, lovely collection of perennials and beautiful prairie garden!
Wild prairie is very rare in the states these days. Only a tiny bit of the original huge ecosystem remains. I fully support nurserymen utilizing and transforming prairie species into garden worthy plant material. What is also needed, is to protect and conserve their land of origin. ~ (For those interested in prairie restoration, browse the ‘Reforestation and Ecosystem Restoration #2’ playlist on my channel.)
Thankyou John , its beautiful. I planned to go out and see some open gardens but couldnt because I-m not well . So i've seen yours ! Subtitles might be good if legible but they cover up the names of the plants you put up and your lovely little dog. ! K
I’m so glad i found you! My new geraniums which you told us about, Ann Folcard and Anne Thompson are taking off so fast. I notice you out astilbe in sunny borders......they seem to be fine with that from the way they bloom for you. I might try it.
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve just gotten the desire to garden again after 20 years away (retired now) and prairie is what I’m after this time. This is the first video I’ve seen about prairie style, I only came across it in photos last week. I’ve got a good size property to work with and I want the lawn and much of the street exposure to go away.
John, you've cost me a small fortune this autumn and turned me into a junkie. At night, I fuster around until my husband has gone to bed (being English, he goes to bed early) and then I dash to my laptop and get on to my dealers: "Fast Growing Trees," "Shrub Bucket," "Michigan Bulbs." As an Irish woman living in Woodstock, New York (yes, that Woodstock), I'm sorry to say the contents of the family coffers are going to American plant growers and not to you. But next time I'm home, whenever that will be (Covid - grrrrr!), I'll try and make a trip to your garden center for sure, if only to look. We moved house in August to a little "downsize" in the woods - oaks and pines - so shady, and the zone here is 5B so don't have your scope for plants + we have deer! But a lot of what you have does grow here. Anyhow, love the videos and, for me, it's a twofer: as well as great tips and ideas, I get to hear your Dublin (Dublin surely?) accent and enjoy the craic you bring to the table - much missed having been stuck here on this gigantic island between the oceans since 2019; 2020 Ireland plan scuppered.
When I saw you digging into your soil it was so loamy and rich! Where I am (east coast U.S) I have to deal with horrible clay soil, I believe its builders soil.
Your soil is perfect! For the plants that are native to your area and that environment. I used to think the SAME thing, I have very heavy clay soil. But after 6 years of studying and gardening with native plants, I have AMAZING plants that love that soil. All the folks in other areas around L.A. (here) that I used to be jealous of since their soil was not clay and water would drain and stuff would grow faster - well, I am certainly not jealous anymore. I would tell you about all my successful plants but of course you could not grow them there. Check out local native nurseries and if you garden with plants that love your soil you will have very little work to do once they are established after a season and a lovely garden.
Love your gardens, thinking I'll plant some of that Firetail at the end of my veg next season, seems maybe I didn't have enough pollinators this yr an it's been a real disappointment, also think it will help get the tomato worm gone. Here in the states Goldenrod is considered a weed, it grows everywhere, but I like the short ones I see on the side of the road, so I dig those for the garden. Look forward to what's going on with your garden this fall.
So lush. I wonder if these things are heavy feeders or all just living off the existing soil, & what kind of watering schedule they're on, or if they maintain on whatever rainfall they get, or are drought tolerant. It could be that by watering less, or planting in a fast draining soil, that swath of plants which is growing a bit too tall, could be slowed down a bit. I've heard of this type of cutting some plants back by July - like mums, so they don't get too overgrown, begin to sprawl & become more vulnerable to a stiff wind & a heavy rain, as their stems can snap off - which would ruin their shape for the entire season. I recognize some in this border as reliable, smallish ones, which I have as well, which return year after year, with no further help from me: the Cranes Bill / the true Geranium - but mine's a vibrant pink; a yellow Coreopsis, but a lower growing one; & 2 Astilbe, both pale pink types, & a more delicate plant that those, in this border. One is quite small & the other is larger. I's been in my only moist spot - so it lives & increases, but slowly. It's being overtaken by ferns, which seem to inhibit blooming. I was told they needed a shady, moist location. The brighter pink Astilbes here look much sturdier, taller & are a much brighter pink, which I'd love to try. My eye prefers to see pale yellows - like my Foxgloves, with silver-green foliage of the Silver Queen Artemisia, & whites, or, if a stronger yellow, like my Coreopsis, used with blues, oranges & white, & prefer blues & whites with pinks, & purples. But - when a young woman, I'd made myself a maise yellow dress with pink & white flowers, with some white flowers & green leaves, which I found enchanting. I guess it depends on the shade of yellow. This garden is inspiring me. I'd love to try this type of planting by moving a few things around & buying some clump forming tall grasses to completely change my bankings in the front of my house! This looks so lovely with the varying heights & textures. Even after their peaks of flowering, there'll still be some of those same qualities remaining. It's a shame how short a time we get to see our gardens blooming at their peaks. The trick is to always have something blooming. I need to find some late season blooming blue spikes, or maybe Blue Flags will do. They'd be great with my Pale yellow foxgloves, etc. & a few shades of orange, melon & pale yellow day lilies.
Good lord!! That quick shot of your birch trees at about 6:15 - do you have English Ivy growing up and choking them??? English Ivy is highly invasive and nasty here in Southern California. Surely that was something else? Because it is my understanding that English Ivy will kill anything it is allowed to grow up. I would love to know. Thank you for an entertaining and beautiful video.
Petalpusher.... How very much I am enjoying your garden..especially grateful for your posting identifications. Can you tell me where your located & the zone.....I am in Cape Coral, Fla. Zone 10 (semi tropical) I beleive you have some beautiful plants that will work for me...need to do my research. Thanks for making it look so easy!
Fantastic garden .. how long did it take for the garden to look like that? Love to see a bed from beginning to end ... see how you build the bed and soil which plant varieties you would start with and spacing of them then follow them over time to see how it develops.
Gorgeous. This is what I want my borders to look like, but with more grasses. What to do with coreopsis when it's finished flowering. Do you just cut it down to the ground? Thanks :)
This is not only not a prairie garden, its a garden of invasive weeds, most not even native to prairies. Makes me hopping mad when people mischaracterize what is and what is not a natural planting.
click on the closed captions and you will see subtitles as he speaks. or you can reduce the speed of the video under the settings buttons next to the cc button.
I find it amusing that you are trying to create a prairie garden in Ireland, while I who live in the middle of the Illinois prairie, am trying to create an English cottage garden. Well, that's human nature. We always want what we haven't got. Your videos are lovely. You are a very good teacher. Thank you.
The above is not a prairie garden
What Ive been doing to my golden rods and tansies for all these years is called Chelsea chopping. Thank you Master John
The prairie garden has come a long way, it's almost Bob Ross level.
If you have time maybe we could get a full garden tour, even after watching all your videos I can't map it out in me head. Please ....keep'on inspiring us
That's a labour of love to work to get those natural looking levels of plants that create interest, texture, and colour. It's beautiful.
Thanks John! It is amazing to see how many of our Wisconsin prairie plants are in your garden. Your comments about the wasps cracked me up. Love the plant lists with the varieties listed.
I agree with you, Kathy, as I'm your neighbor in Minnesota. Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, Veronica, Joe Pye Weed, and Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) are all common in the upper midwest of the States. Unfortunately, Purple Loosestrife is outlawed in MN as an invasive species. It has wreaked havoc in wetlands/lakes, etc. It's a shame because I love a drift of those glorious spikes!
I agree, thank you, John (and David and Teddy), for including the great plant lists! Very helpful!
Gosh, this is fabulous. YES, that naturalistic depth is just wonderful. What a thrill to see this. Thank you.
Stunning border. And could not agree more with leaving wasps alone... people see wasp and go nuts with chemicals to kill everything that moves which is so sad
Mr Lord, thank you for explaining how you laid out this prairie garden. Very informative and very enjoyable to watch... Even the bits about wasps and bees 😂😂😂
Wonderful work John! I learn a lot from you and really appreciate your dedication and passion for gardening! I'm a recent retiree but don't do much pollinating these days...More weeding I'd say!
This is my favorite of many great, inspirational, educational videos. Since discovering the works of Piet Oudolf I have an infinity for prairie gardens with their mixture of flowers, grasses, and backdrop shrubs.
Not a prairie garden
Everyone else ends with "that's all for now - see you later - next time, etc etc." but not you - you just stop - love it! Love your style :) As a worker, on the verge of retirement, I especially appreciated the wasps comments!
I need to appreciate these types of plants more, many grow wild where I live and I don't notice how pretty they are.
I absolutely LOVE this, John!!! Your garden is spectacular and beautiful and I wish it were MINE! Ha! Not sure if you remember, but late last year I told you I was moving to a much larger property and I wanted to uproot my perennials from the old property to the new. You gave me fantastic advice and I was just amazed how everything survived. Other than having to create a few raised beds and amend the clay soil in several areas for my 30+ hydrangeas roses and many other favorites that I put in the ground, it turned out to be a huge success thanks to you! Everything is blooming well and I couldn't thank you more! I am in US Zone 5 and am really looking forward to seeing how everything comes out next year. Thanks so much again! Great video, lovely collection of perennials and beautiful prairie garden!
Love it! Piet Oudolf would be proud of you.
Love the prarie garden magnificent!
I wish this was my garden, just lovely.
Wild prairie is very rare in the states these days. Only a tiny bit of the original huge ecosystem remains. I fully support nurserymen utilizing and transforming prairie species into garden worthy plant material. What is also needed, is to protect and conserve their land of origin. ~ (For those interested in prairie restoration, browse the ‘Reforestation and Ecosystem Restoration #2’ playlist on my channel.)
Thankyou John , its beautiful. I planned to go out and see some open gardens but couldnt because I-m not well . So i've seen yours ! Subtitles might be good if legible but they cover up the names of the plants you put up and your lovely little dog. ! K
I’m so glad i found you! My new geraniums which you told us about, Ann Folcard and Anne Thompson are taking off so fast. I notice you out astilbe in sunny borders......they seem to be fine with that from the way they bloom for you. I might try it.
It’s the Irish weather. In the American midwest astilbe scorches in full sun and looks terrible.
I love your talk on wasps. Garden looks stunning. I need to move. Y Joe Pye into more sun I think.
Love your videos. Learning a lot 😊
Very nice! I love the fennel there. Maybe just thin it out a bit? The verbena bonariensis in back a really nice touch!
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve just gotten the desire to garden again after 20 years away (retired now) and prairie is what I’m after this time. This is the first video I’ve seen about prairie style, I only came across it in photos last week. I’ve got a good size property to work with and I want the lawn and much of the street exposure to go away.
John, you've cost me a small fortune this autumn and turned me into a junkie. At night, I fuster around until my husband has gone to bed (being English, he goes to bed early) and then I dash to my laptop and get on to my dealers: "Fast Growing Trees," "Shrub Bucket," "Michigan Bulbs." As an Irish woman living in Woodstock, New York (yes, that Woodstock), I'm sorry to say the contents of the family coffers are going to American plant growers and not to you. But next time I'm home, whenever that will be (Covid - grrrrr!), I'll try and make a trip to your garden center for sure, if only to look. We moved house in August to a little "downsize" in the woods - oaks and pines - so shady, and the zone here is 5B so don't have your scope for plants + we have deer! But a lot of what you have does grow here. Anyhow, love the videos and, for me, it's a twofer: as well as great tips and ideas, I get to hear your Dublin (Dublin surely?) accent and enjoy the craic you bring to the table - much missed having been stuck here on this gigantic island between the oceans since 2019; 2020 Ireland plan scuppered.
Retiree wasps!!! Love it!!! And love the prairie border too. I have aspirations in that direction and fou d this video very helpful.
When I saw you digging into your soil it was so loamy and rich! Where I am (east coast U.S) I have to deal with horrible clay soil, I believe its builders soil.
Your soil is perfect! For the plants that are native to your area and that environment. I used to think the SAME thing, I have very heavy clay soil. But after 6 years of studying and gardening with native plants, I have AMAZING plants that love that soil. All the folks in other areas around L.A. (here) that I used to be jealous of since their soil was not clay and water would drain and stuff would grow faster - well, I am certainly not jealous anymore. I would tell you about all my successful plants but of course you could not grow them there. Check out local native nurseries and if you garden with plants that love your soil you will have very little work to do once they are established after a season and a lovely garden.
Love It! Great job!
I LOVE YOUR GARDEN!!!!!
love your garden
It's looking so beautiful, but I must say my favourite part of this video was John's soliloquy on the wasps!
Beautiful.well done you.
Awesomely funny!
Love your gardens, thinking I'll plant some of that Firetail at the end of my veg next season, seems maybe I didn't have enough pollinators this yr an it's been a real disappointment, also think it will help get the tomato worm gone. Here in the states Goldenrod is considered a weed, it grows everywhere, but I like the short ones I see on the side of the road, so I dig those for the garden. Look forward to what's going on with your garden this fall.
So lush. I wonder if these things are heavy feeders or all just living off the existing soil, & what kind of watering schedule they're on, or if they maintain on whatever rainfall they get, or are drought tolerant. It could be that by watering less, or planting in a fast draining soil, that swath of plants which is growing a bit too tall, could be slowed down a bit. I've heard of this type of cutting some plants back by July - like mums, so they don't get too overgrown, begin to sprawl & become more vulnerable to a stiff wind & a heavy rain, as their stems can snap off - which would ruin their shape for the entire season.
I recognize some in this border as reliable, smallish ones, which I have as well, which return year after year, with no further help from me: the Cranes Bill / the true Geranium - but mine's a vibrant pink; a yellow Coreopsis, but a lower growing one; & 2 Astilbe, both pale pink types, & a more delicate plant that those, in this border. One is quite small & the other is larger. I's been in my only moist spot - so it lives & increases, but slowly. It's being overtaken by ferns, which seem to inhibit blooming. I was told they needed a shady, moist location. The brighter pink Astilbes here look much sturdier, taller & are a much brighter pink, which I'd love to try.
My eye prefers to see pale yellows - like my Foxgloves, with silver-green foliage of the Silver Queen Artemisia, & whites, or, if a stronger yellow, like my Coreopsis, used with blues, oranges & white, & prefer blues & whites with pinks, & purples. But - when a young woman, I'd made myself a maise yellow dress with pink & white flowers, with some white flowers & green leaves, which I found enchanting. I guess it depends on the shade of yellow.
This garden is inspiring me. I'd love to try this type of planting by moving a few things around & buying some clump forming tall grasses to completely change my bankings in the front of my house!
This looks so lovely with the varying heights & textures. Even after their peaks of flowering, there'll still be some of those same qualities remaining. It's a shame how short a time we get to see our gardens blooming at their peaks. The trick is to always have something blooming. I need to find some late season blooming blue spikes, or maybe Blue Flags will do. They'd be great with my Pale yellow foxgloves, etc. & a few shades of orange, melon & pale yellow day lilies.
Growing some whacky weed? Lol. Very nice plantings!
Gorgeous 💜
Love love love you and your videos
John, the flopping Veronicastrum: why not Chelsea chop a band round the edges, and won't that prop up the center of the clump?
Beautiful!
Good lord!! That quick shot of your birch trees at about 6:15 - do you have English Ivy growing up and choking them??? English Ivy is highly invasive and nasty here in Southern California. Surely that was something else? Because it is my understanding that English Ivy will kill anything it is allowed to grow up. I would love to know. Thank you for an entertaining and beautiful video.
Ivy is fine.It doesn't kill anything.
@@FireflyOnTheMoon oh yes it does
Great job bro!
Petalpusher....
How very much I am enjoying your garden..especially grateful for your posting identifications. Can you tell me where your located & the zone.....I am in Cape Coral, Fla. Zone 10 (semi tropical) I beleive you have some beautiful plants that will work for me...need to do my research. Thanks for making it look so easy!
Fantastic garden .. how long did it take for the garden to look like that? Love to see a bed from beginning to end ... see how you build the bed and soil which plant varieties you would start with and spacing of them then follow them over time to see how it develops.
As a Zambian i'm loving the name, "Black Steel Zambia"
Absolutely beautiful prairie garden! Wondering if yours requires irrigation or is it located in Ireland and therefore watered by Mother Nature?
Good video sir
Too funny about the bees.
Gorgeous. This is what I want my borders to look like, but with more grasses. What to do with coreopsis when it's finished flowering. Do you just cut it down to the ground? Thanks :)
This is not only not a prairie garden, its a garden of invasive weeds, most not even native to prairies. Makes me hopping mad when people mischaracterize what is and what is not a natural planting.
Wish it was all native.
Retiree wasps. Lol!!
I like your videos, but it's a pity for me you speak so so quickly I don't understand
click on the closed captions and you will see subtitles as he speaks. or you can reduce the speed of the video under the settings buttons next to the cc button.
Moxee35 has good suggestions. You can also just keep watching more of John's videos and you'll develop an ear for his cadence - the way he talks.
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