Some people paint some work out others find themselves right smack in their own backyard creating their own paradise…that’s the life I live and I love getting inspiration from likeminded plant lover’s like yourself and everyone who roams your channel- thank you for sharing your gift with me✨🤍👏
This tour is worth watching several times for the plant combinations alone; and the path both contrasts with and enhances the plants on either side. Very nice indeed.
Really enjoyed your garden tour and your narrative and commentary. I especially LOVED the drone footage at the end, gives a true perspective (and bird's eye view) of what you've done with a relatively small space. Simply spectacular!!! I learn so much from you. Cheers.
Mike. I think your garden deserves a tour, but like you, I worry about lawsuits. Adults only would be a good idea, but very generous of you to share this beautiful work of art. Tfs cheers
Another great tour. Adding the path was a good idea - it gives it a nice finished look and having the plants hang over in places soften the hardscape and make it look natural. I'm jealous of the people who live close enough to come to your garden tour next year. It's probably best I don't show up cause I'd probably come with my shovel and a pick up!
We were in our local garden tour through the University of Illinois extension service! It was so much fun! The difference being from your own tour is, folks had to pay a fee to tour the 7-8 gardens involved. We’re also in zone 6 and the tour was the end of June. There was quite a bit blooming at that time. I hope you can get a tour lined up! Well worth it!
I just stumbled upon you channel. I love it! I took screenshots through the entire video because the ideas and inspiration just wouldn’t stop. Such a fantastic garden. I have been trying to figure my little space out, but I ordered (tiny, as it turned out) plants to install now (mid October) and I just can’t visualize what they will be like in the spring. I sure hate that I’ll have to wait about 6 months. I am putting some shrubs in (clearance purchase) but feel that I am going about it backwards. I wasn’t able to work on my little space for the last two years and it became so overgrown, killing most of the plants and sprouting tree shoots and weeds. So I had it all cut down a month ago and now I am racing to get everything in. Your can do/can try attitude is urging me just to try it. Thanks ❤👍🌺🌾🌱💐❤️👩🏻🎨
I LOVE following your channel, your garden is the closest thing to the Garden of Eden. ❤ I however, would be hesitant to allow people into your yard. I think your generosity in videography is more than enough for people to see. From experience if you allow strangers, I.e., the general public onto your property you run the risk of people mistreating your gardens: taking cuttings; trampling on the plants or “feigning injury” and coming after you. I have had these aggravations and although most people are good there are always a handful who ruin it for the others. Think about it again, please. Love your channel.
Opening your garden will inspire others to try something similar. Especially your neighbors. The arial view really shows what an oasis you have created. See if your community already has a garden tour with other inspirational gardens that you can be added to. If not, then maybe experiencing your garden will inspire someone to get a garden tour started with 8 to 10 properties. Most garden tours charge a fee that covers costs involved and possibly even an insurance rider for the day. Just lovely!!
I love the way you incorporate small plants, large bushes and trees in the same area of the garden. My question is: do you worry that some of the larger bushes will out grow their location and overcrowd the adjoining plants? The different sizes of the plants definitely add to the charm, but how long do you think you will have before the garden gets too crowded with some of the larger bushes? I want to do that, but I’m not sure of what plants to put next to what plants. Thanks. PS Great garden!!
Adding the brick sidewalk was a great idea. It has made the garden more cohesive. I do love how some of the plants block the pathway. I have done the same on my side yard and made it into a secret garden. I remember when you planted the ajuga , I love how much it has grown and soften the path edges. What a difference the path has made. Love the Aerial views. Thanks for another great video.
Omg I truly hope you do the tour!!!! We live about an hour away and will definitely come! Before you said that in this video, I was literally just thinking how awesome it would be to see in person!!! Sooo excited!🎉😊
Mike, In my area Ind zone 5 we have garden walks so several houses will open up their garden for one day for people to come thru. really nice, they may have something like this in your area? Genie : )
Think about only for a weekend or two. I think you should do that and then decide whether that’s really what you want to do. Our local water garden club did that annually for a weekend only and some of the gardeners had trouble. People can tend to be rude, inconsiderate and destructive. Then there are those with criminal intent that come back for whatever purpose they have - steal your fish or ornaments or maybe a plant - or worse. For the most part people want to admire your work and get ideas and advice and you should be there for that but then you never know who might be a culprit. Talk to other gardeners, join a garden club if you haven’t already and see what they do or think and get the word out. Your quarter acre is absolutely beautiful and love that you share it with all of us outside of your world. I don’t mean to scare you but I think you might already have an idea of what you might come up against. I hope what little I’ve learned from other gardeners helps.
I was on a garden tour last year and I really enjoyed it. I did worry about liability, so you might want to check with your homeowners insurance policy. Most likely you will be covered. Should anything happen. Luckily, nothing happened in my yard I would recommend you doing it. It’s such a great garden to share!
My entire garden is designed around my dogs regular pathways. I wanted to be able to still throw her frisbees the same way. So I have garden “islands “ to accomplish this.
Please add my husband and I to your reservation list to visit your garden. Can we take pictures? How long can we stay. Will it be a private time or group event. I'd like private if possible. We live in Sourh Carolina, so it would be worth the trip. Also could you tour other people's gardens and give advice about what to plant? My garden needs your expertise. I'm excited for you.
Yeah I love making my putting Flowers and things in mypark I caught my part cuz I've been doing 18 20 years now I have 30 gardens altogether and it they're just they're getting so beautiful everybody just loves coming out there and walking around I don't have to worry about the legality of things cuz it's a park everybody walks it so the walking trail but I put more plants in today and I'm going to put some more in tomorrow so beautiful I pay for the plants sometimes I get some given to me then a dream-come-true doing all the plants and just so beautiful my phone keeps turning off if I stopped abruptly you know why okay good watch your show I love it okay
Love your videos and have copied your ideas in my own garden. I do hope you will get to the point where you don't have to talk to the "new" people anymore. The new followers will go back and watch the old videos. Great job though.
I could go on your garden path tour over and over and over. I am in love with your garden.!
Your garden is amazing. Please make a video of how you store your garden tools and equipments. Thank you.
Your entire garden is appealing! Everything is always so beautiful! Well done!
It’s amazing how it’s changed over time. The vision you had has certainly enhanced the garden. Cheers 🇦🇺Bronwyn
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeeeous!
I can't stop watching.
Loving ❤every minute & every second of your garden!
It's gorgeous, Mike. Open it.🎉
I love the sidewalk! Great to be able to just see hidden things along the path!!!♥️♥️
Some people paint some work out others find themselves right smack in their own backyard creating their own paradise…that’s the life I live and I love getting inspiration from likeminded plant lover’s like yourself and everyone who roams your channel- thank you for sharing your gift with me✨🤍👏
I never tire of seeing your garden. I've you a watched a long time. So proud of your success. I never tire of my own garden as well. Keep it up.
Everything is looking beautiful and lush 🥰
You don’t realize until you see these before shots the TREMENDOUS amount of work you’ve put in to make your BEAUTIFUL garden! Love seeing it!
Beautifully done! great plant selections!
Thanks for sharing 💚💚💚💚💚
Beautiful garden 💚💚💚💚💚
This tour is worth watching several times for the plant combinations alone; and the path both contrasts with and enhances the plants on either side. Very nice indeed.
Really enjoyed your garden tour and your narrative and commentary. I especially LOVED the drone footage at the end, gives a true perspective (and bird's eye view) of what you've done with a relatively small space. Simply spectacular!!! I learn so much from you. Cheers.
I love what you've done. You've packed so much in & you're so creative. Thanks for sharing!!!
WOW!!! What you've done on a quarter acre lot is amazing and oh so beautiful!!!
Love to just go sit in the corner listen to the water and animals just seems so relaxing..amazing ideas and use of space!
Wow!! very cozy garden, so beautiful
Glad to see rare plants in your landscape. Like the smoke bush. Jeff
Wow absolutely stunning! It really feels like a botanical garden. I just stumbled upon your channel, so I’m excited to see more of your videos!
I talk to your video, “oh I love that” “beautiful” “I want to do that” so inspiring!
What a nice added touch to see you walk around your garden. Great video, as always!!
What a special tour that would be. ❤️
Thank you sharing your garden! It looks awesome!
Your new path is amazing. I absolutely love it. Job well done! 🍃🦋🍃
Thanks Mike.🌸💚🙃
Mike. I think your garden deserves a tour, but like you, I worry about lawsuits. Adults only would be a good idea, but very generous of you to share this beautiful work of art. Tfs cheers
I make notes of plants I want to buy when you do these videos! Your baptisia and crocasmia are on my list!
I love it. Your use of textures & shrubs & plants is just amazing Mike!! You should be very proud of yourself! 😊♥️
You have done a great job on the yard. You should be proud.
Another great tour. Adding the path was a good idea - it gives it a nice finished look and having the plants hang over in places soften the hardscape and make it look natural. I'm jealous of the people who live close enough to come to your garden tour next year. It's probably best I don't show up cause I'd probably come with my shovel and a pick up!
You did a fantastic job
We were in our local garden tour through the University of Illinois extension service! It was so much fun! The difference being from your own tour is, folks had to pay a fee to tour the 7-8 gardens involved. We’re also in zone 6 and the tour was the end of June. There was quite a bit blooming at that time. I hope you can get a tour lined up! Well worth it!
I just stumbled upon you channel. I love it! I took screenshots through the entire video because the ideas and inspiration just wouldn’t stop.
Such a fantastic garden. I have been trying to figure my little space out, but I ordered (tiny, as it turned out) plants to install now (mid October) and I just can’t visualize what they will be like in the spring. I sure hate that I’ll have to wait about 6 months. I am putting some shrubs in (clearance purchase) but feel that I am going about it backwards.
I wasn’t able to work on my little space for the last two years and it became so overgrown, killing most of the plants and sprouting tree shoots and weeds. So I had it all cut down a month ago and now I am racing to get everything in.
Your can do/can try attitude is urging me just to try it.
Thanks ❤👍🌺🌾🌱💐❤️👩🏻🎨
I LOVE following your channel, your garden is the closest thing to the Garden of Eden. ❤ I however, would be hesitant to allow people into your yard. I think your generosity in videography is more than enough for people to see. From experience if you allow strangers, I.e., the general public onto your property you run the risk of people mistreating your gardens: taking cuttings; trampling on the plants or “feigning injury” and coming after you. I have had these aggravations and although most people are good there are always a handful who ruin it for the others. Think about it again, please. Love your channel.
❤ beautiful
Opening your garden will inspire others to try something similar. Especially your neighbors. The arial view really shows what an oasis you have created. See if your community already has a garden tour with other inspirational gardens that you can be added to. If not, then maybe experiencing your garden will inspire someone to get a garden tour started with 8 to 10 properties. Most garden tours charge a fee that covers costs involved and possibly even an insurance rider for the day. Just lovely!!
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Such Beauty
beautiful!
Omg, let me know which week in May next year and I’ll book my flight! 😃 I’m so there!
Уникална градина! Умело съчетание на растителни видове с много артистизъм и вкус, художествен усет и индивидуален почерк ! Браво ❤
His hands are enormous!
What a stunning space. Congratulations on your achievement. You can tell you enjoy gardening. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻🖖🏼
Amazing!
I love the way you incorporate small plants, large bushes and trees in the same area of the garden. My question is: do you worry that some of the larger bushes will out grow their location and overcrowd the adjoining plants? The different sizes of the plants definitely add to the charm, but how long do you think you will have before the garden gets too crowded with some of the larger bushes? I want to do that, but I’m not sure of what plants to put next to what plants. Thanks. PS Great garden!!
My husband and I would come to Kansas from Iowa and tour your garden. Our friends live in Kansas as well . We would bring them as well.
Stunning! You've done a wonderful job. You're garden is so worth sharing!!
Your gardens are so beautiful. You have so many things in such a small area. ❤
Adding the brick sidewalk was a great idea. It has made the garden more cohesive. I do love how some of the plants block the pathway. I have done the same on my side yard and made it into a secret garden. I remember when you planted the ajuga , I love how much it has grown and soften the path edges. What a difference the path has made. Love the Aerial views. Thanks for another great video.
Omg I truly hope you do the tour!!!! We live about an hour away and will definitely come! Before you said that in this video, I was literally just thinking how awesome it would be to see in person!!! Sooo excited!🎉😊
Mike, In my area Ind zone 5 we have garden walks so several houses will open up their garden for one day for people to come thru. really nice, they may have something like this in your area? Genie : )
Think about only for a weekend or two. I think you should do that and then decide whether that’s really what you want to do. Our local water garden club did that annually for a weekend only and some of the gardeners had trouble. People can tend to be rude, inconsiderate and destructive. Then there are those with criminal intent that come back for whatever purpose they have - steal your fish or ornaments or maybe a plant - or worse. For the most part people want to admire your work and get ideas and advice and you should be there for that but then you never know who might be a culprit. Talk to other gardeners, join a garden club if you haven’t already and see what they do or think and get the word out. Your quarter acre is absolutely beautiful and love that you share it with all of us outside of your world. I don’t mean to scare you but I think you might already have an idea of what you might come up against. I hope what little I’ve learned from other gardeners helps.
So excited to hear you’re going to open it up for a garden tour! My friend and I were just talking about how we would love to see it!
I was on a garden tour last year and I really enjoyed it. I did worry about liability, so you might want to check with your homeowners insurance policy. Most likely you will be covered. Should anything happen. Luckily, nothing happened in my yard I would recommend you doing it. It’s such a great garden to share!
Looks beautiful. Do you like to have house plants also?
My entire garden is designed around my dogs regular pathways. I wanted to be able to still throw her frisbees the same way. So I have garden “islands “ to accomplish this.
Your garden looks lovely, do you have a hide compost pile?😊
Wish you could have a bigger place to landscape. Jeff
Please add my husband and I to your reservation list to visit your garden. Can we take pictures? How long can we stay. Will it be a private time or group event. I'd like private if possible. We live in Sourh Carolina, so it would be worth the trip. Also could you tour other people's gardens and give advice about what to plant? My garden needs your expertise. I'm excited for you.
Hey Mike, you mentioned you work 12 hr shifts.. what sort of work do you do?
Yeah I love making my putting Flowers and things in mypark I caught my part cuz I've been doing 18 20 years now I have 30 gardens altogether and it they're just they're getting so beautiful everybody just loves coming out there and walking around I don't have to worry about the legality of things cuz it's a park everybody walks it so the walking trail but I put more plants in today and I'm going to put some more in tomorrow so beautiful I pay for the plants sometimes I get some given to me then a dream-come-true doing all the plants and just so beautiful my phone keeps turning off if I stopped abruptly you know why okay good watch your show I love it okay
Let the people that comes to the tour sign a waiver to protect you from any liabilities 😢
Love your videos and have copied your ideas in my own garden. I do hope you will get to the point where you don't have to talk to the "new" people anymore. The new followers will go back and watch the old videos. Great job though.