Bold Bloom Ideas for a Tiny Cottage Garden using Drought Tolerant Plants
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- Опубликовано: 15 фев 2024
- Can I transform my chaotic front yard into a dream cottage garden? This week I'm creating a drought tolerant cottage garden in a VERY tiny space. Let's bring some English charm to my cottage garden!
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I love that your garden is still in progress. So many of the garden channels I stumbled across have their stuff 100% in peak condition so it's not relatable. As someone 3 years into home owning in South Florida, your channels gives me a lot more insight into the before/after aspect of gardening down here! ❤ And I love how you sprinkle in knowledge about natives and relevant conservation issues (like invasives and overuse of fertilizers!) Glad I found you!
I think a new garden style needs to be developed. In lieu of English Cottage, we could have Florida Shanty. Instead of fountains of bulbs, we have fountains of grasses. Instead of rose bushes, scarlet hibiscus. Instead of topiarized box hedges, wild and wooly Firebush. Basically the same philosophy that resulted in the English Cottage, but looking decidedly subtropical. As much as I love the English Cottage look, thinking about it this way over the past couple weeks has made it so much easier for me sketch out designs for my own yard.
Love this!!
I'd love to see photos of this styling!
Florida shanty!!! Yeesssss! 🥰 That's what I'm calling my yard from now on!
I swear every project I do goes like this too! 😭 It always breaks something, takes way longer, and costs more than I expect. 😂
Marlberry is slow growing. Is an upright grower. And can be pruned.
Privet Senna does well in shade.
Another one to give you that rose look is rose of Sharon they grow a lot up here in zone nine N. Florida they look just like a rose but a little bit more open they come in pink whites, reds etc. I think that would give you a cottage garden look that you’re looking for drought tolerant, I believeshade/full sun
Camellias are used all throughout the Bok Tower gardens in Lake Wales. They are grown in shady areas and look like roses. When I saw them, I fell in love. Yes, camellias!
I think you are going to love your Camellias! One of my favorites for sure.
The one bloom has me 100% sold! I can't wait!
Camellias for sure!!! Be careful though… They’re addictive 😎 Love the channel!
My camellia is pink. I really love that when alot is dead or not blooming in the winter, it is. The people that lived here before us planted them.
Amazing beautifull garden , nice information 🍀🌿🌺
Being across from you on the east coast but still a 10a I have been told that Camilla’s won’t grow in our zone. However, I went north and bought a few to grow in my micro 9b climate on the east side of my home. Stays cooler and only gets 4-5 hours of direct morning sun. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 they enjoy their new home and flourish.
Have you thought about getting something that trellis up, because your space is small. Something that climbs.
"Out with the old and in with the new." LOVE it! Excellent choice of plants!
The way my mom gardens: she buys one of every type of drought tolerant plant then puts them in a flowy row in the front yard. It’s pretty funny. That way there’s enough space for many variety’s but it’s not symmetric or as much of a theme. None the less it looks pretty and good!
What a difference! I like it. Greetings from Ruskin, FL. Love your content.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for walking us through your brainstorming and planning process. I’ve found it helpful and reassuring. I think the plants you choose will look great.
Love your camellias. I have so many here in my central FL yard and they always put on such an amazing show.
Really recommend getting late and early flowering varieties to have non-stop blooms from November to April.
What about Bougainvillea trained into a small tree/shrub? I had mine no taller than 4 foot and I made it like a little bonsai. It was a lot of pruning in the summer, but it looked absolutely gorgeous when it bloomed.
Yes!!!! I’ve seen one as I commute each day. I’ve been watching it to see how it blooms and grows throughout the year
great project! i just want to bid a fond farewell (if i am remembering correctly!) to the goldenrod to the right of the garage. i planted a bunch after seeing yours, back when the trellis arch was still there, and have enjoyed it this past year. thanks for taking us all on your journey, so exciting and educating!!
You are correct! Ben pulled the Seaside Goldenrod and spiderwort that were from the original project... years ago. The Seaside Goldenrod... which gets HUGE... lives on in Mr. Cliff's yard. He has a spot for it. The sweet goldenrod will get relocated. The spiderwort... not sure if that will return anytime soon. Thanks for coming along for the journey.
Can’t wait to see your garden bloom!
Good morning Jacqueline and Ben. That was quite a mission changing those little spaces. I like that pine bark instead of standard mulch. I think it lasts longer as well. Enjoyed the video as always.
It’s kinda comical… I live in GA & pushing as far as I can for a tropical-looking garden. I envy you. English gardens in FL? Why? Tropical is SO airy & colorful & sends the best vibes. Oh yeah, give me tropical any day over English country.
Camelias are wonderful. My neighbor has one. It is not 8x8. Maybe because he doesn't prune enough, but his is more like 15x15. His changes from one color to another color as the bloom ages. I can't wait to see how you like the fragrant one. Sounds amazing.
I have been in Florida most of my life. One of my first memories is grabbing a bare root rose bush at a box store. We put it in the front yard and it got huge. Blooms every where! I wonder if it's still there.. Anyway, I also got a yellow bush with my daughter which is doing well after a few years.
Hi I am in Tampa Florida and have had Camellias for years. Just wanted to let you know that in my area Camellias usually do their big bloom in late December to early February . So if you do not see buds right now , they may have already bloomed. They might still throw up a bloom or 2 here and there in summer, But the big show is in winter when not much else blooms
Thanks for the info! There a couple of plump buds on one of them. Maybe a few small one on the others. If I get any more blooms this winter/spring, I'm going to call that a win.
I think the high fragrance Camelia is a great option for that space. Now I want one for myself 😆
Camelia! They came with my house are right up against the house under our eaves. I prune them like a shrub, sometimes severely lol, and they are fine. Bloom huge red flowers in Jan and Feb. I literally do nothing to them. I leave mine about 5ft by 3ish ft.
Good morning
Good morning Jon!
Love camellias....actually a judge. But they need alot of water to get established. Pink perfection is not an easy plant to grow.
Dunchean's has alot of camellias too.
We use Nelson’s Roses on the Fortuiana root stock in 9B Central Florida with GREAT results!!!
Just a 2nd thought, I have a friend in Orlando who just got her ranunculus corms sprouted. They have such a great cottage look.
I love my high fragrance .
Somebody probably already said, those are nandinas. Love/hate them. LOL.
Looks great🩷💚💙
Looks wonderful! Don't let the camellias dry out they will not rebound!
The new plants look great in those spots! I had heard, though, that one shouldn't pile wood or bark mulch up next to the house, due to termites, snails, slugs, and other pests. Thoughts?
I have found a few strange things in my lawn. The coolest was a huge piece of coral. Mostly old sprinkler heads and stuff though. I want lots of flowers this year too. I tried growing some dwarf mixed cosmos and a few packets of mixed wildflower seeds. I don't know if I have weeds or flowers coming up yet. I hope flowers, but I'm thinking weeds.😅
If you fix sprinkler, then you can potentially plan native hibiscus in the area. That is what I did with mine. They do well this way even with not constantly moist soil. Also the Camilia high fragrance is fragrant but not as much as they advertised or I would like. I had to put my nose directly touching the flower to smell the fragrance....😂
I absolutely love your videos and can't wait to see what you put there once it starts growing! I immediately thought of shampoo ginger for that spot because I have a similar spot infront of my house and that is where I planted mine and they do well there but I do want to find some perennial flowering plants to put there! I do have a camelia japonica (early autumn) bush right in front of that spot but they do get some sun. It is awesome and blooms all throughout the year. Mine are pink and I love it. It does attract white flys though.
Looks great. I find your channel very helpful. I'm in NW FL. What is the name of the axe tool? I know you mentioned it in another video. Thanks
Yay! I so glad I can help. The tool is called a mattock. Sometimes it is listed as a pick axe.
May be the camera angle but aren't the camellias planted too close to the house??
Jacquline Have you done a video on how to calculate amount of mulch or garden soil you need for a space. I am weak in math and paused your video to see how you calculate it. I’m doing raised beds (Vegega…per your great video review) but I’m at a loss how to not buy too little or too much as soil is not cheap. I’ll amend the bottom with composted leaves etc.
I'm curious about the camellias... won't the root system eventually spread out too close to the foundation?
I’m in 9a, have you had any luck with Delphiniums in your garden? I absolutely love blues in the garden! Really enjoying this series!
I have delphinium in 9b/10a. They are in partial shade. They do still tend to die by summer. Still worth it.
It was so painful to see you cut those plant, I am so frugal that nothing goes to waste. I tend to find a new planting space, I always get my neighbor plants when she tosses them(perennials). Not judging, do your thing that works for you, it just took me back when my partner got this guy to come top off my two beautiful arborvitae trees in front of my house they look so pitiful now. I enjoy watching your videos.
Single flower camellias like roses are food for pollinators. For other viewers just know the double pedaled types are have gorgeous flowers but pollinators cannot get into the flowers as easily.