OH this is encouraging! Here I was thinking that I should build a big elaborate bed to plant things into. Silly me, I can just dig a few holes in places and build the bed as I go!
There are so many ways to do it! For maintenance, I would suggest having a garden bed without grass - otherwise mowing will be a nightmare! “No-dig” methods are my favorite, and there should be lots of helpful stuff if you google that! I enjoyed this video by @ninetypercentnative as a good starting point! ruclips.net/video/GpYNRFMDcQw/видео.htmlsi=FO5PshzbzERpIaqY
@@gardenforbirdsI was a professional gardener for many years. I was involved in prairie plants, herb gardens, formal gardens, rose gardens and an apple orchard! Those are just the gardens that I was in charge of, there were many others that I helped my partner gardener with. We worked at a place in Indiana where the Ball brothers built their mansions and after left the entire area as a museum and gardens. Minnetrista. Look it up! ;-) Sadly I have to say that the gardens are nothing now like they were when we were there. Sigh...
@@Javaman92 Oh wow, that’s amazing! You can let me know all the things I’m doing wrong! 😂 I’m correcting a few of last year’s bad decisions this spring!
They call me the clearance rack king 'round these parts. Word has it most people pay full price but I can't do it. Give me roots and you have given me many plants.
So far I have purchased from Prairie Nursery and Prairie Moon Nursery (I talk a little about them in this video: ruclips.net/video/Yi7jpoFWfNc/видео.html). I’ve also bought from a few Etsy vendors with good success, but like to try to make sure they’re not wild harvesting before I purchase. Unfortunately I’ve seen a few that do, but most do seem to propagate their own stock ethically!
@@angel21991 I take a look at their page or the specific listing to see if they talk about how they source plants. In one case they stated right in the ad that they were taking plants from sites near their property, so that was one vendor I avoided. If they’re growing cultivars then you’re safe, since those are clones of a single plant. When I’m not sure, I shoot the vendor a message to ask! It can be tough to know for sure, but I think in most cases you can find out with just a little digging!
OH this is encouraging! Here I was thinking that I should build a big elaborate bed to plant things into. Silly me, I can just dig a few holes in places and build the bed as I go!
There are so many ways to do it! For maintenance, I would suggest having a garden bed without grass - otherwise mowing will be a nightmare! “No-dig” methods are my favorite, and there should be lots of helpful stuff if you google that! I enjoyed this video by @ninetypercentnative as a good starting point! ruclips.net/video/GpYNRFMDcQw/видео.htmlsi=FO5PshzbzERpIaqY
@@gardenforbirdsI was a professional gardener for many years. I was involved in prairie plants, herb gardens, formal gardens, rose gardens and an apple orchard! Those are just the gardens that I was in charge of, there were many others that I helped my partner gardener with. We worked at a place in Indiana where the Ball brothers built their mansions and after left the entire area as a museum and gardens. Minnetrista. Look it up! ;-)
Sadly I have to say that the gardens are nothing now like they were when we were there. Sigh...
@@Javaman92 Oh wow, that’s amazing! You can let me know all the things I’m doing wrong! 😂 I’m correcting a few of last year’s bad decisions this spring!
Fun and informative videos!
Please let your audience know (approximately) where in the US you are located - Thank you!✨
Thank you, that means a lot! (I’m in Maryland :D)
They call me the clearance rack king 'round these parts. Word has it most people pay full price but I can't do it. Give me roots and you have given me many plants.
Thanks for the video! What native bare root nurseries do you like?
So far I have purchased from Prairie Nursery and Prairie Moon Nursery (I talk a little about them in this video: ruclips.net/video/Yi7jpoFWfNc/видео.html). I’ve also bought from a few Etsy vendors with good success, but like to try to make sure they’re not wild harvesting before I purchase. Unfortunately I’ve seen a few that do, but most do seem to propagate their own stock ethically!
@@gardenforbirds How do we make sure they don't harvest from the wild?
@@angel21991 I take a look at their page or the specific listing to see if they talk about how they source plants. In one case they stated right in the ad that they were taking plants from sites near their property, so that was one vendor I avoided. If they’re growing cultivars then you’re safe, since those are clones of a single plant. When I’m not sure, I shoot the vendor a message to ask! It can be tough to know for sure, but I think in most cases you can find out with just a little digging!
Maryland hmm. What’s your name? Thanks for gardening advice!
My name is Amanda, thank you for watching!