That was so much fun! I’m such a visual person that it is great to see a plan on “paper.” I’m liking the comments about lighting the pathway in some way. That would be so cozy! Thank you for sharing your vision!
I’m so glad you’re starting a new project. I’ve learned so much from your channel and seriously appreciate all you do. I have twenty acres of ugly right now after leaving a beautiful 10 acres of perfect gardens beautiful trees and a huge pond that disappeared around large lush green hills. We put thirty years of hard work and love into our place and yes It’s a bittersweet that we decided to move away from our home we truly loved and raised four boys in. We have a Hartley going in around June or July, that makes me so excited and the house we just moved into is just beautiful. The land I have no idea what I’m going to do with yet, because we actually just moved in. I had 12 yards of compost delivered, so here we go. That’s not going to go far but I have to start somewhere and I hope in about three years I can start to see this blank canvas come to life. 🙏
How exciting and I can see how daunting it is, hire help if you can, especially get help from a landscape/garden designer first. Best of luck and have fun😀
That's really exciting. I know how you feel about leaving a property you love. I did the same four years ago. Raised 3 boys in a beautiful home we built on 2ish acres. Feeling the itch to buy property for a family compound where we can watch our grandbabies grow.
When you sshop for Arbors, I would look for something 7' wide. Remember how much the Collette Roses moved into the walkway in the veggie garden? Give yourself room!
@@cherylharless281 oh good call Cheryl. I forgot about that area on the west side garden. Right at the Elderberry tree that has to be tamed at times.. those Collette roses get soooo big and bushy. Just beautiful.
Winter garden - love that your mom has already given the space a name. It is going to be so fun watching all this happen. You are a constant inspiration for all your viewers ❤
@@sandidobbs9888 agreed. Sandi, if you ever get the chance to go to Andrew’s seed company and meet her, she is sooo lovely. I absolutely adore her. I hope you get to and if you have, you know…🌳🌳🌳
Knowing how much you don’t care for “garden planning” -this was SO FUN to watch and listen to you verbalize your thoughts! It at least gives a person a place to start if they were wanting to “do” a space. Thank you!!
LoL I was just thinking about the high cost of not planning everything as a whole. I understand where Laura's coming from, she's creating content, but I would assume most of us don't have that luxury. Most of us, if we're lucky enough, get one shot at it.
I am trying to get back to my life routine. Watching GA us my normal, but I am still struggling. Losing 3 important people in my life in an 18 day time span has set me back, to say the least. I just want to say Thank you! for motivating me to wake up and tune in each morning... baby steps.
Definitely baby steps @mindbodysoul66. Having Routines like watching your favorite programming helps to regulate your nervous system & can help you through. Wishing you the very best and sorry for your losses.🙏🏽
@@mindbodysoil66 ooohhh hang in there. I know exactly what you are going through. Not the same time span, but very close. People don’t know what it does to you unless you’ve gone through it. All you do is just take the step outside. Just go out there and shuffle your feet in the dirt if you have it. We are buried under snow right now but if you get to do it. Maybe not even do anything. Just put your feet in there and get your feet dirty and get it in your toes. Mother Nature has a way of healing from the earth and GOD’S got you. No matter what your belief is. You are never alone. Be blessed fellow GA follower. You got this. Kick this day in the face and get er done.. 🌳🌱🌱🌿🌿🌿🌳🌳
Laura, would you consider a video on elements of a formal garden? I would love to see gardens that inspire you and/or how you’ve intentionally integrated them into your space. (I.e your hot to create a cottage garden videos)❤⛲️🪴
This is SUCH an important process to show us; I know I always feel overwhelmed when I have a space and don't know what to do with it, or how. You explain the steps, the reasons, and how to accomplish it, and to see it happening really enhances our learning.....BRAVA!
I love how you talk through the process of designing your garden. It’s so helpful to have this guide in how to create the structure and then fill it in. I got great ideas
@@marilyns7043 oooohhhh miss Marilyn, I agree. I took out the whole north side of my yard and entry point and it’s coming along. I got many of my ideas from Laura and Aaron (GA) and I am not anyone who needs to be putting a pen to paper on design. Hahaha. But I did and it got the ideas from watching this channel. It only gets better I have to say. ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌿🌿🌱🌱🌳🌳
18:46 Your excitement is so contagious! I cannot believe we get to live vicariously through you?! What a gift! Thank you for sharing so much of your joy and your personal lives with your audience. I guarantee that my life is enriched even though I could never have as nice of things, especially at this scale. You’ve opened up my small world to creativity, splendor, and peacefulness of gardenscaping I never thought possible. TY Laura, Aaron, Ken, Paul, and Bethany!! May you know the impact of your hard work.
I love that you've let us come with you on working this through your mind!! I was so excited to start gardening a few years ago, and had no idea that I'd be wanting or needing to move things already. Thank you for a good solid way to get the plan started!!
I am excited to see you designing a new space!! As for Wintergarden, I live in Upstate New York, and I design all of my garden spaces for winter, including hard scape, trees, and shrubs. In my mind, the flowering plants are just decoration for the room. I am super excited to follow along this project this year with you!
Hi Laura, living in Ohio seeing how your weather changes so quickly is amazing to me.. The way you came up with this plan gives me ideas about my front yard. I love watching you and seeing all the interaction twitch the kids being involved and helping warms my heart. The video on your house plants was very helpful. To think you got 11 plants from the one, I never would have thought you could do that! Keep showing us all the different ways to take care and plant it helps us so much. One last thing,your catus plants in the bird bath is awesome!!
That is going to be beautiful 😮 love the “rooming it in” idea. It’s a big space. And i know it’s going to feel so cozy in the end. I can picture the evening strolls. Magical
YAY🎉🎉🎉🎉 We Can Not Wait for this project! We remember you freaking out when the power poles came down & the front yard was completly torn up! This has been a long time coming!! Keeping the formality around the house will be Stunning!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
It is ironic that you are placing a brand new white arbor in the same spot that the old white arbor with the climbing roses used to be before you bought the new property 😂 (when you still had the white picket fence and flower bed up front that faced the old lane with the power lines). Does anyone else remember this?
So inspiring to watch you ‘create’ right in front of us, using technology. I’m inspired to get a google earth shot of my area and make a plan. Greatly appreciate the mention of the importance of planning now, so you can order plants as soon as possible. Love the “winter’ garden possible theme. No words can express how much ‘winter interest’ has improved my enjoyment of my garden even though our Texas winter is short lived. Thank you for everything you do and are!
Wow! Will you be taking us on the next step, purchasing the shrubs trees, and perennials on a site, as well as the benches, arches, & pots? I would love to see how you select them online, especially how you choose the size.
HI Laura. My lavender has given me green/grey winter interest and looks stunning in the summer. Yay. Go all the way along the pathway. Low maintenance. Good little performers. Can't wait. xxx
I’ve been watching your channel since the beginning. It’s amazing how your landscaping projects have blossomed! I am planning to revamp some of my own urban garden beds and this gives me ideas and the courage to pull up existing plants and replace for better architecture. Thank you so much love this channel!
This was absolutely INVALUABLE! Thank you for taking us along on your process - I am learning so much. Can you imagine all the gardens across the nation that have been influenced by your generous sharing! ❤🌼🪻🌸❤
I just watched your June garden tour this morning when you were getting that walkway installed. That is funny for you to be talking about it now. I like to look back at your tours to get ideas for the upcoming season. We gardeners have so much anticipation this time of year.
Oh boy! I remember what it used to look like. A path that was made up of a bunch of different colours and it wasn’t centred to the staircase. Drove Aaron crazy. I can’t wait to see this come together over time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your process. Winter is the best time to stop and think about next year’s goals.
I love your design ideas. It was very helpful to see and hear you do this process. It is interesting to hear your reasonings and thought processes. When you said that it was helpful to talk with your mother, that resonated with me. I have learned that about myself in the last year, that it is very helpful for me to talk about my ideas with someone. It really helps to get feedback from another perspective. So many ideas have come from doing that.
I like the idea of having 4 arbors along the path so that this part of the garden will be totally different from the other parts of your garden. It will give the space a character totally of its own.
Oh my goodness, Laura how exciting that you’re starting a new project. I know it is going to be absolutely beautiful, especially because an arbor is involved. 💙💚💛🧡💜 Liz
Yes!!! This video is perfect!! I need more of these!! I just seen Erin from Impatient Gardener do something similar. This is so inspirational, and so very helpful. Having you two talk though your thoughts and ideas, and some do’s and don’ts. Really makes planning a landscape easier. Gave me a lot of “Why didn’t I think of that!” Thank you so very much Laura!
Goodness, this is going to be an exciting project for all of us to join in on. The transformation of your front entrance will be incredible. Love all the ideas!
This was so fun, it gets me thinking more about my own projects this year. Can’t wait!! Splitting these two areas is definitely the way to go, really highlighting the charming west side of the house. On the east side, I was cheering for more of a usable space that allows for enjoying activities on the big lawn area.
Thank you. Great explanation of the process. And, timing….. well, we’re prepping for an arctic blast coming through the next few days. And this is why we like gardening- hope!
I'm for the 5 arbors in a row! I have 5 arches in an arc in my "food forest". Everyone who visits LOVES traveling through it. It transports you magically into a special place. Mine has tropical vines (passionvine) and grapes, but roses would be amazing too.
This was super helpful. This is where I struggle. I seem to put things in and then find myself with a space I feel like I need to change again. More planning and drawing might be good.
Oh my gosh. I knew there was going to be boxwoods there. I just knew it. When you said the boxwood hedging I could not agree more.. it will be spectacular. You and Aaron have such a great eye for projects. We are excited for you 2. Be well..🌳🌳🌿🌿🍃🍃🌱🌱
Good Morning Laura. Love all your projects and that you show it all. I just can't believe how much you have gotten fone with all your beautiful land. I have learned so much from all of you. Enjoyed watching your family grow. I want to wish Beautiful SAMANTHA a very Happy Birthday. Such a lovely family you all are. Thank you for all your videos. 🌷🪴🌲🌳🌺🪻🌻🌼🏵️🌸🐓🐱🐛🐞🥑🍋🍋🟩🍓🫐🍇🍅🥕🥒🥦🌽
It is so helpful to hear how to think through the design process. It can be overwhelming, especially in a large blank space. I love your advice on the order of plants - largest to smallest - so you get the bones in first. Great video, would be good to do more of this and then look back at it as you plant and flesh it out in real life.
Love how you're showing us the design process. I'm in the beginning stages of designing/dreaming of some changes to my back yard, and this was extremely helpful! Thank you!
That was so fun! It seems in the beginning that you tell us it’s going to be pretty and we believe you. But then when it’s all in bloom and perfected, we try to convince you how beautiful we think it is! Your visions blow me away!
I love to watch your process of designs. This is going to be so beautiful. It makes me feel that it will be a beautiful English garden. Isn’t it fun to dream. ❤
So very exciting! It's such fun to see your mind work when your creative juices are running. Your excitement and glee is very contagious too!! I agree with another viewer who suggested lamplights at the end of the pathway...that would be beautiful and draw you all in for evening walks. YES, a Winter Garden would be perfect!! Also agree that even though the house isn't balanced, balancing landscape on either side will visually help it look more balanced. GREAT ideas Laura, can't wait to see it begin and evolve!!
I think finding a spot for an El Nino Chitalpa would be high on my list. Somewhere close enough to smell while sitting by the fountain. That would be an awesome place to relax! Thanks for sharing. This was so much fun!❤❤
This was so helpful. We’re doing a home remodel & you don’t realize how much they dig up for a porch. But because of Arron I had electric & frostless water put in. Now I can google earth & really plan my garden
So creative. This will be an absolutely beautiful garden. Hopefully you will be able to make it happen soon. Thank you for inspiring us to look at our gardens and be creative too. 💕
Love to see a concept for a garden. Decision making is very important about how to make the space what you want; symmetrical, cozy and of course beautiful. Can’t wait to see it come together including decisions for changes to a plan. Great episode!
I have learned so much thru your videos about the importance of colors and textures. So when redesigning the front of of our house I incorporated those ideas and found inspirational images that fit the concept I wanted to achieve. Using the those images I researched the shrubs and trees to mimic the overall concept. Since I am such a visual person, I printed mini color pictures and cut them out so I could arrange on a photo of the front of my house before planting in the ground.
I loved this video. Please do more for other areas of the garden during this time of year when there’s not much planting to do. It’s a fun change from watching you plant seeds. 😊
So exciting! I love how you added instant symmetry by mirroring the same planting on both sides of the front door walkway! Im looking forward to watching all the videos!❤
Your drawing of the new garden area made me laugh so much when it resembled a tribal mask! So happy for you.! And glad to share in your creative process
Designing flower beds is my favorite part. I do all mine in Illustrator. No matter how small. I've gotta see the colors all together and do everything to scale so I know everything has room. Then, I huntdown those exact plants. So fun!
Yes to winter garden! My winter garden has evergreens, box, winterberry and rhododendrons underplanted with hellebores, snowdrops and aconites. I recommend a couple of early bloomers for amazing scent - Ozark witch hazel ( the earliest , almost invisible flowers but the scent is a knock out!) and Daphne!
It will be fun to see what you plant. It's going to be spectacular. For the 4 trees, it would be pretty to use the same trees you just planted in the cut flower garden.
I love this idea for that space, i love the way the 2 pots & the stone pathway look like a smiley face from above ☺ I am going to try this idea of drawing out my garden spaces, even if i can only get them cut out & ready for spring. I am so excited for the warm spring weather, getting my hands in the dirt & planting some beauty in my yard. Sending hugs from Kansas🌻
I think some lamp lights out at end by path would be nice . Love your idea .
Lighting walkways & gardens & up-lighting trees give a wonderful ambience to the space. Love that look!👍. 🙋
@@betweber266 what a great idea. My word- I didn’t even think of that. Ooooohhhh you are on to something..💜💜
That was so much fun! I’m such a visual person that it is great to see a plan on “paper.” I’m liking the comments about lighting the pathway in some way. That would be so cozy! Thank you for sharing your vision!
I love the way your mind works! So creative & imaginative.
Lampposts would be so quaint and formal, that’s a great idea!
I’m so glad you’re starting a new project. I’ve learned so much from your channel and seriously appreciate all you do. I have twenty acres of ugly right now after leaving a beautiful 10 acres of perfect gardens beautiful trees and a huge pond that disappeared around large lush green hills. We put thirty years of hard work and love into our place and yes It’s a bittersweet that we decided to move away from our home we truly loved and raised four boys in. We have a Hartley going in around June or July, that makes me so excited and the house we just moved into is just beautiful. The land I have no idea what I’m going to do with yet, because we actually just moved in. I had 12 yards of compost delivered, so here we go. That’s not going to go far but I have to start somewhere and I hope in about three years I can start to see this blank canvas come to life. 🙏
How exciting and I can see how daunting it is, hire help if you can, especially get help from a landscape/garden designer first. Best of luck and have fun😀
Give yourself grace you can enjoy your new home and property. It will be an exciting transformation. Good luck!
Starting over will be challenging, but so much fun! Sounds like something you love doing.
That's really exciting. I know how you feel about leaving a property you love. I did the same four years ago. Raised 3 boys in a beautiful home we built on 2ish acres. Feeling the itch to buy property for a family compound where we can watch our grandbabies grow.
Laura, your creative mind always amazes me. This will be another fun and fulfilling project for the GA team. Also, Aaron gets to plant more trees!
When you sshop for Arbors, I would look for something 7' wide. Remember how much the Collette Roses moved into the walkway in the veggie garden? Give yourself room!
@@cherylharless281 oh good call Cheryl. I forgot about that area on the west side garden. Right at the Elderberry tree that has to be tamed at times.. those Collette roses get soooo big and bushy. Just beautiful.
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Great suggestion
Winter garden - love that your mom has already given the space a name. It is going to be so fun watching all this happen. You are a constant inspiration for all your viewers ❤
@@sandidobbs9888 agreed. Sandi, if you ever get the chance to go to Andrew’s seed company and meet her, she is sooo lovely. I absolutely adore her. I hope you get to and if you have, you know…🌳🌳🌳
Like winter garden theme too!
Calling for people to share formal spaces would be inspiring. I loved all the garden entries you have done in the past.
Knowing how much you don’t care for “garden planning” -this was SO FUN to watch and listen to you verbalize your thoughts! It at least gives a person a place to start if they were wanting to “do” a space. Thank you!!
LoL
I was just thinking about the high cost of not planning everything as a whole.
I understand where Laura's coming from, she's creating content, but I would assume most of us don't have that luxury. Most of us, if we're lucky enough, get one shot at it.
Same!!!
I am trying to get back to my life routine. Watching GA us my normal, but I am still struggling. Losing 3 important people in my life in an 18 day time span has set me back, to say the least. I just want to say Thank you! for motivating me to wake up and tune in each morning... baby steps.
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Definitely baby steps @mindbodysoul66. Having Routines like watching your favorite programming helps to regulate your nervous system & can help you through. Wishing you the very best and sorry for your losses.🙏🏽
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤
@@mindbodysoil66 ooohhh hang in there. I know exactly what you are going through. Not the same time span, but very close. People don’t know what it does to you unless you’ve gone through it. All you do is just take the step outside. Just go out there and shuffle your feet in the dirt if you have it. We are buried under snow right now but if you get to do it. Maybe not even do anything. Just put your feet in there and get your feet dirty and get it in your toes. Mother Nature has a way of healing from the earth and GOD’S got you. No matter what your belief is. You are never alone. Be blessed fellow GA follower. You got this. Kick this day in the face and get er done.. 🌳🌱🌱🌿🌿🌿🌳🌳
Good Morning! 💚 This is so much fun being in on the planning process for the Front Flower Bed! The planning is so exciting!! 😃🥰🌿
Great video… can’t wait to see this area come alive.
Laura, would you consider a video on elements of a formal garden? I would love to see gardens that inspire you and/or how you’ve intentionally integrated them into your space. (I.e your hot to create a cottage garden videos)❤⛲️🪴
This is SUCH an important process to show us; I know I always feel overwhelmed when I have a space and don't know what to do with it, or how. You explain the steps, the reasons, and how to accomplish it, and to see it happening really enhances our learning.....BRAVA!
I love how you talk through the process of designing your garden. It’s so helpful to have this guide in how to create the structure and then fill it in. I got great ideas
@@marilyns7043 oooohhhh miss Marilyn, I agree. I took out the whole north side of my yard and entry point and it’s coming along. I got many of my ideas from Laura and Aaron (GA) and I am not anyone who needs to be putting a pen to paper on design. Hahaha. But I did and it got the ideas from watching this channel. It only gets better I have to say. ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌿🌿🌱🌱🌳🌳
Me too! I’m going to take photos today! I have been so stuck on developing my new 2 acre property and found this so helpful!
18:46 Your excitement is so contagious! I cannot believe we get to live vicariously through you?! What a gift! Thank you for sharing so much of your joy and your personal lives with your audience. I guarantee that my life is enriched even though I could never have as nice of things, especially at this scale. You’ve opened up my small world to creativity, splendor, and peacefulness of gardenscaping I never thought possible. TY Laura, Aaron, Ken, Paul, and Bethany!! May you know the impact of your hard work.
I love your ideas for the yard! I think you should do another shopping trip with your Mom & Monica!
I love that you've let us come with you on working this through your mind!! I was so excited to start gardening a few years ago, and had no idea that I'd be wanting or needing to move things already. Thank you for a good solid way to get the plan started!!
I am excited to see you designing a new space!! As for Wintergarden, I live in Upstate New York, and I design all of my garden spaces for winter, including hard scape, trees, and shrubs. In my mind, the flowering plants are just decoration for the room.
I am super excited to follow along this project this year with you!
It’s so fun to see you SO excited for this project!! It sure is going to be a delight watching this project evolve💚
Can i just say I’m so excited that you are about to start a new project. Let’s go!!
Hi Laura, living in Ohio seeing how your weather changes so quickly is amazing to me.. The way you came up with this plan gives me ideas about my front yard. I love watching you and seeing all the interaction twitch the kids being involved and helping warms my heart. The video on your house plants was very helpful. To think you got 11 plants from the one, I never would have thought you could do that! Keep showing us all the different ways to take care and plant it helps us so much. One last thing,your catus plants in the bird bath is awesome!!
That is going to be beautiful 😮 love the “rooming it in” idea. It’s a big space. And i know it’s going to feel so cozy in the end. I can picture the evening strolls. Magical
I got a lot out of this episode. The way you think about and visualize your ideas is wonderful. Thank you!
YAY🎉🎉🎉🎉 We Can Not Wait for this project! We remember you freaking out when the power poles came down & the front yard was completly torn up! This has been a long time coming!! Keeping the formality around the house will be Stunning!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Cannot wait to watch your vision come to life!!! FUN!!
I gasped at the idea of the path of arbors covered in roses 🌹 😍 ✨️ That would be STUNNING, Laura!!
I am so excited for you and this new project, it will be wonderful! I can hardly wait!
It is ironic that you are placing a brand new white arbor in the same spot that the old white arbor with the climbing roses used to be before you bought the new property 😂 (when you still had the white picket fence and flower bed up front that faced the old lane with the power lines). Does anyone else remember this?
So inspiring to watch you ‘create’ right in front of us, using technology. I’m inspired to get a google earth shot of my area and make a plan. Greatly appreciate the mention of the importance of planning now, so you can order plants as soon as possible. Love the “winter’ garden possible theme. No words can express how much ‘winter interest’ has improved my enjoyment of my garden even though our Texas winter is short lived. Thank you for everything you do and are!
@@meowywest2497 hopefully someday you get to meet them. They are such a beautiful couple and they are truly so kind.
Best kind of video! It’s all about planning from scratch and then making it come true!
Thank you for taking us along this wonderful journey. 💕
Wow! Will you be taking us on the next step, purchasing the shrubs trees, and perennials on a site, as well as the benches, arches, & pots? I would love to see how you select them online, especially how you choose the size.
HI Laura. My lavender has given me green/grey winter interest and looks stunning in the summer. Yay. Go all the way along the pathway. Low maintenance. Good little performers. Can't wait. xxx
I loved seeing this process and knowing what to expect with the big project. Let's start now!
It looks like a very happy garden 😊 smiley face. 😉 I love getting excited about an idea. ❤
I’ve been watching your channel since the beginning. It’s amazing how your landscaping projects have blossomed! I am planning to revamp some of my own urban garden beds and this gives me ideas and the courage to pull up existing plants and replace for better architecture. Thank you so much love this channel!
I’m so happy you are moving on this garden Laura. It will be very exciting to watch it evolve 😀
Favorite video-something I didn’t know how to do in my own garden AND dreaming with Laura. Win-win!!!
This was absolutely INVALUABLE! Thank you for taking us along on your process - I am learning so much. Can you imagine all the gardens across the nation that have been influenced by your generous sharing! ❤🌼🪻🌸❤
Just saw your mom and sister at the Atlanta Market. Couldn't believe it and your moms so sweet.
I just watched your June garden tour this morning when you were getting that walkway installed. That is funny for you to be talking about it now. I like to look back at your tours to get ideas for the upcoming season. We gardeners have so much anticipation this time of year.
I love this plan and your enthusiasm Laura! I'm excited that you are going to work on this area this year.
LOVE videos like this!!! Have a GREAT WEEKEND, GA Team!
That was soooo fun!!!!!! Thanks for sharing your plans with us. I love the structure of it and can’t wait to see what you will buy.
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing it all come together.
Oh boy! I remember what it used to look like. A path that was made up of a bunch of different colours and it wasn’t centred to the staircase. Drove Aaron crazy. I can’t wait to see this come together over time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your process. Winter is the best time to stop and think about next year’s goals.
I love your design ideas. It was very helpful to see and hear you do this process. It is interesting to hear your reasonings and thought processes. When you said that it was helpful to talk with your mother, that resonated with me. I have learned that about myself in the last year, that it is very helpful for me to talk about my ideas with someone. It really helps to get feedback from another perspective. So many ideas have come from doing that.
I like the idea of having 4 arbors along the path so that this part of the garden will be totally different from the other parts of your garden. It will give the space a character totally of its own.
Laura, we all can’t wait for you and Aaron to take us along on designing your Winter Garden!
Oh my goodness, Laura how exciting that you’re starting a new project. I know it is going to be absolutely beautiful, especially because an arbor is involved. 💙💚💛🧡💜 Liz
Yes I'm 81 with only a long balcony. You are so inspiring 🎉
So exciting for this new project! I love your brainstorming ❤
Loved watching your ideas come to life. Looking forward to watch it come together.
Fun video to see a possible plan then looking forward to what you finally choose. Smart lady! Look at all you have accomplished.
Yes!!! This video is perfect!! I need more of these!! I just seen Erin from Impatient Gardener do something similar. This is so inspirational, and so very helpful. Having you two talk though your thoughts and ideas, and some do’s and don’ts. Really makes planning a landscape easier. Gave me a lot of “Why didn’t I think of that!” Thank you so very much Laura!
This was really helpful. I like that it wasn't "professional" because it makes it accessible.
Goodness, this is going to be an exciting project for all of us to join in on. The transformation of your front entrance will be incredible. Love all the ideas!
Excellent work! I pray it all comes together as you imagine!
Oh my, I smiled so big when I saw this video come up xxxxx love it xxxx
This was so fun, it gets me thinking more about my own projects this year. Can’t wait!! Splitting these two areas is definitely the way to go, really highlighting the charming west side of the house. On the east side, I was cheering for more of a usable space that allows for enjoying activities on the big lawn area.
That is a beautiful idea. The balance is just right. Can't wait
Can’t wait to see this area come alive. It will be interesting to see how much your plan does or does not change throughout the process.
Ok, that’s the plan! Let’s crack on! ❤😊
Thank you. Great explanation of the process. And, timing….. well, we’re prepping for an arctic blast coming through the next few days. And this is why we like gardening- hope!
A girl gotta dream! Can't wait to see the dream come true!
I'm for the 5 arbors in a row! I have 5 arches in an arc in my "food forest". Everyone who visits LOVES traveling through it. It transports you magically into a special place. Mine has tropical vines (passionvine) and grapes, but roses would be amazing too.
Thank you, Laura - this was so enlightening and fun! I love Mom's idea for the 'Winter Garden'... just perfect!!
Glad to see some great ideas for the front! So exciting! New projects!
Love the idea of a Winter Garden!
This was super helpful. This is where I struggle. I seem to put things in and then find myself with a space I feel like I need to change again. More planning and drawing might be good.
Oh my gosh. I knew there was going to be boxwoods there. I just knew it. When you said the boxwood hedging I could not agree more.. it will be spectacular. You and Aaron have such a great eye for projects. We are excited for you 2. Be well..🌳🌳🌿🌿🍃🍃🌱🌱
Good Morning Laura.
Love all your projects and that you show it all. I just can't believe how much you have gotten fone with all your beautiful land.
I have learned so much from all of you. Enjoyed watching your family grow. I want to wish Beautiful SAMANTHA a very Happy Birthday. Such a lovely family you all are.
Thank you for all your videos.
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I love the prospect of having symmetrical hydrangea plantings on both sides of the entrance!
It is so helpful to hear how to think through the design process. It can be overwhelming, especially in a large blank space. I love your advice on the order of plants - largest to smallest - so you get the bones in first. Great video, would be good to do more of this and then look back at it as you plant and flesh it out in real life.
Love how you're showing us the design process. I'm in the beginning stages of designing/dreaming of some changes to my back yard, and this was extremely helpful! Thank you!
That was so fun! It seems in the beginning that you tell us it’s going to be pretty and we believe you. But then when it’s all in bloom and perfected, we try to convince you how beautiful we think it is! Your visions blow me away!
I love to watch your process of designs. This is going to be so beautiful. It makes me feel that it will be a beautiful English garden. Isn’t it fun to dream. ❤
It all sounds wonderful. Love the idea of the arbors over the path.
It is so much fun to watch you walk yourself through a creative process! You get so excited and joyful envisioning your future garden.
So very exciting! It's such fun to see your mind work when your creative juices are running. Your excitement and glee is very contagious too!! I agree with another viewer who suggested lamplights at the end of the pathway...that would be beautiful and draw you all in for evening walks. YES, a Winter Garden would be perfect!! Also agree that even though the house isn't balanced, balancing landscape on either side will visually help it look more balanced. GREAT ideas Laura, can't wait to see it begin and evolve!!
I think finding a spot for an El Nino Chitalpa would be high on my list. Somewhere close enough to smell while sitting by the fountain. That would be an awesome place to relax! Thanks for sharing. This was so much fun!❤❤
I was absolutely GLUED to today’s episode! I love planning and drawing like that. Can’t wait to see the grid paper drawing. Excited for you.
I think your idea will look incredible. I know it will take some time to build the area, but I can't wait to see how it's going to look.
This was so helpful. We’re doing a home remodel & you don’t realize how much they dig up for a porch. But because of Arron I had electric & frostless water put in. Now I can google earth & really plan my garden
So creative. This will be an absolutely beautiful garden. Hopefully you will be able to make it happen soon. Thank you for inspiring us to look at our gardens and be creative too. 💕
This is what winter is for!
Love to see a concept for a garden. Decision making is very important about how to make the space what you want; symmetrical, cozy and of course beautiful. Can’t wait to see it come together including decisions for changes to a plan. Great episode!
I have learned so much thru your videos about the importance of colors and textures. So when redesigning the front of of our house I incorporated those ideas and found inspirational images that fit the concept I wanted to achieve. Using the those images I researched the shrubs and trees to mimic the overall concept. Since I am such a visual person, I printed mini color pictures and cut them out so I could arrange on a photo of the front of my house before planting in the ground.
Waited 3 years to see this project come into fruition. Absolutely, love it. So excited to get started!
Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️
I loved this video. Please do more for other areas of the garden during this time of year when there’s not much planting to do. It’s a fun change from watching you plant seeds. 😊
So exciting! I love how you added instant symmetry by mirroring the same planting on both sides of the front door walkway! Im looking forward to watching all the videos!❤
I loved watching you share and illustrate your design process. Thanks, Laura.
Your drawing of the new garden area made me laugh so much when it resembled a tribal mask! So happy for you.! And glad to share in your creative process
Designing flower beds is my favorite part. I do all mine in Illustrator. No matter how small. I've gotta see the colors all together and do everything to scale so I know everything has room. Then, I huntdown those exact plants. So fun!
Yes to winter garden! My winter garden has evergreens, box, winterberry and rhododendrons underplanted with hellebores, snowdrops and aconites. I recommend a couple of early bloomers for amazing scent - Ozark witch hazel ( the earliest , almost invisible flowers but the scent is a knock out!) and Daphne!
so glad you are showing us your process for planning your gardens. :)
This absolutely so helpful! We have an area in the front we want to change and this helpful to visualize. Thank you for sharing! So inspiring! 🙏
It will be fun to see what you plant. It's going to be spectacular. For the 4 trees, it would be pretty to use the same trees you just planted in the cut flower garden.
I enjoyed watching how you designed this space on the tablet. I'm looking forward to how it turns out.
I so enjoyed you mapping out this space!! It has spurred many creative ideas for where I live!! Thank you!!
I love this idea for that space, i love the way the 2 pots & the stone pathway look like a smiley face from above ☺ I am going to try this idea of drawing out my garden spaces, even if i can only get them cut out & ready for spring. I am so excited for the warm spring weather, getting my hands in the dirt & planting some beauty in my yard. Sending hugs from Kansas🌻