Oh, my goodness! How absolutely beautiful. The entire area is so peaceful looking that it makes me want to sit there and pray. You are very blessed with talent.
I'm older now, and don't have a house to garden anymore. Your video reminded me of the days when my sister and I helped work around the house. It made me cr y. Thanks for the sweet memory
Thanks!! I agree Hostas are the best and totally worth the effort of battling deer, rabbits and slugs who love them just as much as us LOL. I've really added to my collection of hostas and ferns this year, excited to see them flourish.
Seeing you placing the rocks like that give me motivation to tackle the one area in my garden. It's not leveled so I always hesitate. Maybe I should just placing rocks around it like you do and see if it looks better. Thank you. I really like your beautiful garden 🥰
Another beautiful garden space! The rhododendron is spectacular and deserved a beautiful area around it. You're inspiring me to add more annuals in with my perennials!!
That looks so beautiful! You really have a wonderful eye for making things look so natural and gorgeous in the garden. Your so talented. I love everything in your garden. ❤️
Amazing. I did the same thing to my side garden facing my neighbors house & fence. No sun whatsoever… great choices of plants. Japanese Holly Ferns love deep shade & they are hardy evergreens like the autumn ferns which I have drifts in my deep shade areas. They provide color all year round.
Thank you so much for sharing this start to finish absolutely gorgeous video. i just moved into my Texas home and I have an area that just floods so I have to plant high. But this has given me a fantastic idea. I just love it. Thank you 🌸
Doing beautiful..see Hostas ok, see them soooo well done..a must try as l have an area in need of special need plants too..will not give up on..love your assortment too❣
It looks really great. I think you're recipe is a hit! There serm to be a lot of ground covers people say are "invasive" but I really love them, especially the seedums.
Thank you! The shade rockery is thriving and I’m so excited about it. It’s always a win when you finally find the thing that works for a difficult area. You are right, the very term ground COVER, points to it’s ability to spread. They are work but so worth it! I also love a bit of chaos in the garden so I’m happy when they get a bit naughty. Have a great day Judy!
Nicole, I subscribed yesterday. Please keep putting out your wonderful videos. I love your garden, your wonderful ideas. Your videos are so worth watching. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of your garden. I love it.
I enjoyed this and your shade bed video. My shade is much deeper than yours - not really any indirect light even. I love impatiens with hostas and must remember to do that. I have a hosta planting under some acers and fir trees and can't wait to see how it looks this year. I have an issue with slugs and wonder if you do and if so, what is your method of control? I've got an eco-friendly slug bait.
Thank you! The aperature on the camera lens makes the gardens look much brighter than they actually are. Yes, we have a lot of slugs and I use a few types of control...one is baits, beer traps, they love cat food so you can catch a lot that way (you just have to remember to check the bowl every night). I also have been only planting the thicker, more leathery leafed hostas which seem to hold up better to them.
Thank you🙏! I have both of those plants in my larger gardens but wasn’t prepared to gamble with pricey plants in this area until I figured out what the problem was. I don’t know why but astilbe and lungwort are so expensive in my area. This area is doing really well now so I think the rocks have stopped the continual washing away of nutrients during our storms. Thank you for the plant suggestions!
Hello, I only use fully composted cow manure which will not burn your plants (it also has very little odor). Approx. 1/2 cow manure and 1/2 potting soil and about a cup of Holly Tone for this area since it was not mixed into the soil and would be slowly brought down by our critters (worms, etc.). This area is growing great, thank you so much!
Nicole, could you, please, tell me how much light during the day gets your wonderful rhododendron? I have a shady garden, but would love to plant rhododendron!!
It's on the north side of my house and it gets only about 45 minutes of direct sunlight a day. It's also surrounded by 25 foot high evergreens. Rhodos bloom well in the shade or in partial sun. I have smaller/new rhodos in complete shade and they also bloom.
Well done Nicole. Why wouldn't Dolce "Wildberry" coral bells; Midnight Rose Coral bells; Heuchera; Foxglove; Dead Nettle; Foamflower; or Primrose. I've had some pretty pathetic areas that got limited sun, and all those did very well in the areas. I love love love HOSTA's. also there is the option of Irish moss [ground cover]. It's so lovely.
Hi! Hmm did you watch the whole video? I have Irish Moss, Dead nettle, coral bells all in that area but it doesn't do well, that's been the issue. I also love Irish Moss but it's a pain in the butt because it isn't aggressive enough to shade out weeds and is high maintenance. My garden is too big for high maintenance ground covers so I grow it in pots mostly. The plants that were used in this video solved the problem and all are doing well. Thanks so much for watching!
Love your rock garden! I see that you have a beautiful Rhododendron, is that the Laurel one? I have one we dug up from my mothers house before her home sold. Also, I wasn't sure how close you can plant it next to a building/house. Does it cause any growth problems as far as roots?
Thank you so much! That is a Rhododendron Catawbiense. Most Rhodos are good selections for foundation plantings as they do not form thick taproots and most of their roots are shallow and superficial. Although I have this one trained as a tree, it's still technically a shrub. You will want to keep all foundation plantings pruned at least a foot away from the house for good airflow around the house and plant. We only have to do this once a year after this shrub blooms. Some websites will tell you 3 to 4 feet from the home but in a small suburban garden that would take up too much space. One foot has worked great for me and after 21 years I have no cracks in my foundation that would require repair.
No, they all grow too big for the space but i do grow all of those plants in other areas of my garden !🪴 The shade rockery is doing great and is packed now. Thanks for the suggestions!!
Hi 👋 thank you 🙏! I’m in southern New Jersey and composted cow manure and holly tone are my not so well kept secret. That rhododendron took me 10 years to establish. She was a bear in the beginning 😂
Hmm i like it the way it is but yes those types of willows are fine to prune. You do lose the beautiful weeping habit though. If it was any fuller it wouldn’t fit in that space. We already have to prune it monthly so we can walk under it 😂
Hi 👋! Lavender, sage, Columbine, cat mint or nepeta, marigolds, bee balm, periwinkle , delphinium, yarrow and hibiscus, sedums /succulents are never touched in my garden. Nothing is bullet proof but as your garden grows I find you notice the damage less. They always eat my thin leafed hosta but not the thicker leathery leafed ones and absolutely drill my roses and dianthus into the ground. The more clover I provide for them in my grassy areas the less they eat my plants so think about a clover patch somewhere, it helps a lot for me.
FINALLY someone on RUclips plants a space and comes back to show you how it has changed! Thank you for that! It looks beautiful!!!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful!!..I love it...I have 9 rock gardens..I think adding rocks and boulders just takes gardening to another level..It's a "touch of class"...
Wonderful! I agree with you completely. Thank you!!
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 you're welcome ❤️
Oh, my goodness! How absolutely beautiful. The entire area is so peaceful looking that it makes me want to sit there and pray. You are very blessed with talent.
Thank you so much for your kind comments 🙏
Thank you for sharing how to create a rocky garden. I love it and I like the way you worked, it,s so organized and efficient!
You are welcome and thanks for your kind words!
I'm older now, and don't have a house to garden anymore. Your video reminded me of the days when my sister and I helped work around the house. It made me cr y. Thanks for the sweet memory
Aww thanks so much for sharing your story. We are very touched!
I love this shade garden with the rocks. You just can’t beat hostas❤️❤️❤️
Thanks!! I agree Hostas are the best and totally worth the effort of battling deer, rabbits and slugs who love them just as much as us LOL. I've really added to my collection of hostas and ferns this year, excited to see them flourish.
Seeing you placing the rocks like that give me motivation to tackle the one area in my garden. It's not leveled so I always hesitate. Maybe I should just placing rocks around it like you do and see if it looks better. Thank you. I really like your beautiful garden 🥰
Thank you! Rocks do wonders both aesthetically and for erosion control.
Very pretty. I love the rocks and they really show off the flowers.
Thank you, we are enjoying it very much!
My oh my!! Your gardens are SO GOOD for the soul 💕 love 💕 love 💕 love!
Thank you so much Vanessa 😊!
Rocks and plants look so beautiful together💚
I agree! Thank you!
You're most welcome!
Another beautiful garden space! The rhododendron is spectacular and deserved a beautiful area around it. You're inspiring me to add more annuals in with my perennials!!
Wonderful! Yes I concentrated mostly on perennials too but annuals really step it up a notch. Thank you so much!
That turned out beautifully.
Thank you!!
Oh, it's so pretty! thank you for sharing and the time span as well, nice to see what something looks like from day one to a few months in. Genie : )
It is beautiful. Enjoyed every minute viewing. Lovely garden. Enjoy.
Thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!
That turned out so lovely!
Aww thanks so much! :)
That looks so beautiful! You really have a wonderful eye for making things look so natural and gorgeous in the garden.
Your so talented. I love everything in your garden. ❤️
Thank you so much!!
Your rockery is beautiful! I use a LOT of rock in my garden. Im 73 now & everything is 10x as hard!
Thanks so much! I can imagine it gets a lot harder with each passing year but so worth it!
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful rockery garden. You have inspired me. Thank you.
So glad to hear that, thank you!!
Love it! Really like the impatience through out. Gives me inspiration 😊
Awesome! Thank you! Unfortunately, all of my impatiens were hit with downy mildew this year ugh.
Amazing. I did the same thing to my side garden facing my neighbors house & fence. No sun whatsoever… great choices of plants. Japanese Holly Ferns love deep shade & they are hardy evergreens like the autumn ferns which I have drifts in my deep shade areas. They provide color all year round.
Sounds great! We love all ferns!
Thank you so much for sharing this start to finish absolutely gorgeous video. i just moved into my Texas home and I have an area that just floods so I have to plant high. But this has given me a fantastic idea. I just love it. Thank you 🌸
Doing beautiful..see Hostas ok, see them soooo well done..a must try as l have an area in need of special need plants too..will not give up on..love your assortment too❣
Thanks so much! I hope your project goes well : )
Beautiful job! Love, love, love hostas! They make anyone feel like an accomplished gardener! Gorgeous rhododendron! Thank you for sharing! 🤩🙌🏻🌿
Thank you!! Yes hostas are wonderful!! Although my deer just took out a whole hedge of mine 😂
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 Oh man! So sorry. 😞
Love your rock garden and all of your plant choice thank you regards from the South East Coast of Ireland 🇮🇪
Thanks so much! 😊 Hopefully one day I'll get to see Ireland! :)
That’s gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your garden with us.
Thank you so much 😊🙏
It looks really great. I think you're recipe is a hit! There serm to be a lot of ground covers people say are "invasive" but I really love them, especially the seedums.
Thank you! The shade rockery is thriving and I’m so excited about it. It’s always a win when you finally find the thing that works for a difficult area. You are right, the very term ground COVER, points to it’s ability to spread. They are work but so worth it! I also love a bit of chaos in the garden so I’m happy when they get a bit naughty. Have a great day Judy!
Nicole, I subscribed yesterday. Please keep putting out your wonderful videos. I love your garden, your wonderful ideas. Your videos are so worth watching. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of your garden. I love it.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It's so appreciated. I will try to keep up with my progress and ideas, trying not to bore everyone lol.
Some of my favorites! Came out gorgeous!
Thank you so much Alice!!
Great idea! I love the coleus variety you got going there. Lovely garden💕🌱
Thanks so much! 😊
So very pretty. Must be a joy to the heart.
It really is! Thank you so much!!
It is just beautiful! We also use alot of rocks, sun or shade! We are in Northern Utah. U R so lucky to have that beautiful rhododendren(so).
Thanks so much! It must be absolutely beautiful where you are!! :)
Beautiful, Thanks for ideas I could do in my shady areas.
You're welcome and thank you!!
This is beautiful!! We are building a house and will have lots of shady spots to plant shade gardens. I can't wait to try!
Oh congrats on the new house! We have lots of shade gardens for inspiration, stay tuned.
You have a beautiful garden. I just found you and have enjoyed the few that I have seen. Thanks!
Thank you so much! So much has changed this year and the garden has really filled in. Can't wait to update some of my videos from last year...
That came out just beautiful! ❤️
Thank you! 😊 I'm really happy with it and all of the plants are thriving.
BEAUTIFUL ... I love it! love, hugs,prayers.
Thank you so much! : )
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Is this garden shady all the year? I love this idea!! Beautiful. 90 minutes for years of enjoyment!!
Yes since it’s on the north side of our house it’s always shaded. Thanks so much!
Beautifully done!
Thank you very much!
The rhododendron is spectacular!
Thank you! She struggled the first ten years but has really blossomed over recent years :)
I enjoyed this and your shade bed video. My shade is much deeper than yours - not really any indirect light even. I love impatiens with hostas and must remember to do that. I have a hosta planting under some acers and fir trees and can't wait to see how it looks this year. I have an issue with slugs and wonder if you do and if so, what is your method of control? I've got an eco-friendly slug bait.
Thank you! The aperature on the camera lens makes the gardens look much brighter than they actually are. Yes, we have a lot of slugs and I use a few types of control...one is baits, beer traps, they love cat food so you can catch a lot that way (you just have to remember to check the bowl every night). I also have been only planting the thicker, more leathery leafed hostas which seem to hold up better to them.
Thanks for sharing your talent! I have an area where I need to do this. Inspiring
Thanks so much!!
What plants are they..Lovely..Lovely job
Thank you! I think I speak about the plants at the end of the video!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Thank you!!
Love 💕 your gardens , you did a fine job in this rock bed, have you tried pulmonaria or Astilbe?
Thank you🙏! I have both of those plants in my larger gardens but wasn’t prepared to gamble with pricey plants in this area until I figured out what the problem was. I don’t know why but astilbe and lungwort are so expensive in my area. This area is doing really well now so I think the rocks have stopped the continual washing away of nutrients during our storms. Thank you for the plant suggestions!
What was the name of the small, spreading, and light green leaves with purple flowers? I couldn't catch what you called it. 😊🌼🌸🥀
hmmm I'm thinking that it's the purple dragon lamium maybe :)
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 yes, I think that's it. Thank you
@@Judi-CA You’re welcome!
I absolutely love this!
Yay, so glad!!
Beautiful, Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
That was lovely thank you for sharing🥰🥰
You’re welcome 😊! Thank you so much!!
What ratio of potting soil, cow manure and holly tone did you use. Cow manure can burn plants that is why I asked. You made that a very pretty spot.
Hello, I only use fully composted cow manure which will not burn your plants (it also has very little odor). Approx. 1/2 cow manure and 1/2 potting soil and about a cup of Holly Tone for this area since it was not mixed into the soil and would be slowly brought down by our critters (worms, etc.). This area is growing great, thank you so much!
I absolutely LOVE it 😍 🤩😍
Thanks so much!
Looks pretty!!
Thank you 🙏!
Really nice! Great idea!
Thank you!!
Beautiful combination 😍🌺💐
Thank you! I have finally been successful in that area whew!
Love the rocks! What kind did you use?
Thanks 🙏 They are PA Fieldstone.
Sou do Brasil amei oque você faz muito lindo
Hello from New Jersey USA! Thank you so much! : )
Beautiful job. Ann from Va.
Hi Ann, thank you so much!!
I find choosing type, amount and placement of rock difficult. Maybe a video on this? Would love to know your methodd
Great suggestion! Thanks Pam!
Nicole, could you, please, tell me how much light during the day gets your wonderful rhododendron? I have a shady garden, but would love to plant rhododendron!!
It's on the north side of my house and it gets only about 45 minutes of direct sunlight a day. It's also surrounded by 25 foot high evergreens. Rhodos bloom well in the shade or in partial sun. I have smaller/new rhodos in complete shade and they also bloom.
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561, thank you!
Beautiful garden
Thanks so much!!
Well done Nicole.
Why wouldn't Dolce "Wildberry" coral bells; Midnight Rose Coral bells; Heuchera; Foxglove; Dead Nettle; Foamflower; or Primrose. I've had some pretty pathetic areas that got limited sun, and all those did very well in the areas.
I love love love HOSTA's. also there is the option of Irish moss [ground cover]. It's so lovely.
Hi! Hmm did you watch the whole video? I have Irish Moss, Dead nettle, coral bells all in that area but it doesn't do well, that's been the issue. I also love Irish Moss but it's a pain in the butt because it isn't aggressive enough to shade out weeds and is high maintenance. My garden is too big for high maintenance ground covers so I grow it in pots mostly. The plants that were used in this video solved the problem and all are doing well. Thanks so much for watching!
Love your rock garden! I see that you have a beautiful Rhododendron, is that the Laurel one? I have one we dug up from my mothers house before her home sold. Also, I wasn't sure how close you can plant it next to a building/house. Does it cause any growth problems as far as roots?
Thank you so much! That is a Rhododendron Catawbiense. Most Rhodos are good selections for foundation plantings as they do not form thick taproots and most of their roots are shallow and superficial. Although I have this one trained as a tree, it's still technically a shrub. You will want to keep all foundation plantings pruned at least a foot away from the house for good airflow around the house and plant. We only have to do this once a year after this shrub blooms. Some websites will tell you 3 to 4 feet from the home but in a small suburban garden that would take up too much space. One foot has worked great for me and after 21 years I have no cracks in my foundation that would require repair.
Beautiful
Thank you so much! :)
Have you tried Solomon Seal, trilliums or bleeding hearts there?
No, they all grow too big for the space but i do grow all of those plants in other areas of my garden !🪴 The shade rockery is doing great and is packed now. Thanks for the suggestions!!
Verrrrrry Pretty Garden!! I'm loving the rocks!! I think that one Hosta may be a "Patriot"...not positive tho. New subbie here!! 🌹
Thanks for subbing! ahh yes, it probably is. Also thanks for the kind comments about my garden, it's very appreciated.
I love this!❤🌿
Thank you! We are loving it too as it is thriving!!
Stay safe young lady Godbless
Aww thanks! You too!!
Good job!
Thanks!🙏
Looks great!
Thank you!!
Beautiful!
Thank you so much!!
Beautiful...
Thanks a lot Cynthia!😊
That turned out great! So beautiful.
Wow, I wish my rhododendrons were that full and tall! What’s your secret? What part of the country are you in?
Hi 👋 thank you 🙏! I’m in southern New Jersey and composted cow manure and holly tone are my not so well kept secret. That rhododendron took me 10 years to establish. She was a bear in the beginning 😂
Very pretty
Thank you! :)
Love this!!!
So glad you like it, thanks! :)
Very nice
Thank you!!
Wonderful I can do this in my garden
Yay! Yes you can!! Thank you :)
You could prune the willow back hard, it wil grow back smaller and fuller. :)
Hmm i like it the way it is but yes those types of willows are fine to prune. You do lose the beautiful weeping habit though. If it was any fuller it wouldn’t fit in that space. We already have to prune it monthly so we can walk under it 😂
Do you know of any plants that bunnies don’t like?
Hi 👋! Lavender, sage, Columbine, cat mint or nepeta, marigolds, bee balm, periwinkle , delphinium, yarrow and hibiscus, sedums /succulents are never touched in my garden. Nothing is bullet proof but as your garden grows I find you notice the damage less. They always eat my thin leafed hosta but not the thicker leathery leafed ones and absolutely drill my roses and dianthus into the ground. The more clover I provide for them in my grassy areas the less they eat my plants so think about a clover patch somewhere, it helps a lot for me.
Hola que tal hermosa decoracion saludos
Hello! Thank you!
I'm slowly planting more tree's, the sun burns every thing even if it says full sun it can't take the heat or sun in my yard
Oh no, what zone are you in? Do you have irrigation?
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 zone 8 far northern California, very hot and dry here in the summer
@@barbaracole4314 Thanks for sharing, I've only been to Southern California.
Хороший ролик, поучительный.Мне понравилось.
Thank you!! : )
Очень красиво получилось!!!
Thank you!!
Bravo !
Nice one☝💥💫🖐atsuuup 👍
Thank you!
@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 welcome 🙏
Excelente
Thank you!!
Nice
Thank you 🙏!
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Thank you :)