If you’re over 50 with a small backyard garden, this video will save you years of trial and error. After more than 30 years in my tiny backyard, I’m sharing 3 small garden design ideas I wish I had done from the very beginning – to make my garden easier, calmer and less work as I got older.
These are simple garden design changes that any gardener over 50 or 60 can make in a small space – no major landscaping required.
In this video, you’ll learn:
– Why deep, overflowing garden beds stopped working for me as I got older (and what I did)
– The container “rule” I stopped following and my simple approach instead
– How one great plant and a trellis became the focal point in my small garden
– What a display table can do for your backyard design and how to style one
– How to enjoy seasonal color with annuals without planting an entire bed
Whether you have a small backyard, patio, courtyard or balcony, these small garden ideas will help you create a low-maintenance garden that’s beautiful and realistic for the next 30 years.
APRON THANK YOU GIFT: Leave a comment if you’d like to be included on Monday March 9 when I randomly choose 3 people to receive a thank you gift to celebrate reaching 20,000 subscribers!
Chapters:
00:00 – 00:40 Why I made this video
00:40 – 01:43 Tip 1 – No More Deep Beds
01:43 – 03:16 Tip 2 – One Plant per Container
03:16 – 05:04 Tip 3 The Display Table
05:04 – 05:46 The Apron Reveal
05:46 – 06:16 Recap of 3 Changes I Wish I Made 20 Years Ago
Related Videos:
Color Echoing in Small Gardens: https://youtu.be/PA3x8zE2aLE
Container Gardening Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner: https://youtu.be/dt-uuQoFbvY
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67 and also adapting my garden to bones that ache just a bit more. I love big pots too and also just do one plant. New subscriber! Would love an apron!
New subscriber here and oh my! I do LOVE big pots. 😂 The apron is so cute!
I’m in my sixties as well and the tips are excellent. I find myself changing up my gardening choices going forward for a much more low
maintenance approach. (Plus i moved to a different zone a few years back so still trying to learn what I can keep alive -lol!) Looking forward to watching more of your videos. 🤗
I love big pots and I cannot lie
I love the table.
I just found your channel and I will utilize your advice as I go through my plants this year! Also, I simply love the apron! Keep up the good work!
I'm retired now and trying to set up the garden for easier maintenance. I'm going to look for my apron and use it this year! Thanks for the idea!
Dear I bought big pots after watching ur video, love from Punjab Pakistan
I’m sixty and working hard to age proof my huge yard and garden beds!
Omgoodness I say that all the time!
I love big pots and I can not lie 🎶🎵
I love the weathered table idea!
I love your practical and beautiful inspiration. We are simplifying being that we are in our 70s. And yes, I love big pots, and I can not lie!
I love big pots and cannot lie! 😂 I love that I found your channel as I begin to design my new old garden for this next stage of life.
PLEASE pick me! I love big pots and I really can't lie!
I love big pots!!!
You popped up and I watched the whole video, your yard is pretty, good advice!
Smart. Beautiful.
Thank you for this contribution!
I have a scattered seeds garden. If it's too thick I pull out. I have about 50% herbs to eat some flower some don't. Clover, daisy lawn. Don't like it eat it !
Merci madame . J'ai une terrasse et un grand balcon. Toutes proportions gardées, je fais un peu comme vous. Votre jardin m'inspire beaucoup . Salutations jardinières
Hi. I’m 69 and I LOVE POTS! I started the Claus Darby style a few years ago.. one plant per pot! I’m with you and I have lots n lots of pots. 😂
Sorry I am late to the party but I also love big pots. Can you share how you make the apron? Maybe I can make one for myself. Thanks/.
I love big pots and I cannot lie.
I too have a very small garden and I am an older garden that's starting off with more flowers.
Love your videos and tips.
❤❤❤
Just subscribed. Enjoyed so much
I LOVE BIG POTS and I can not lie! I am 71 and live in zone 9A Henderson, NV. I put them on coasters that way I’m able to move them to a shady area. I’m still getting used to the climate and types of plants that do well here.
Just found you today, love your channel. Have gardened my whole life but it’s always an adventure and great learning. Love your tips, my 62 year old body thanks you!
Where can I buy an apron???? ❤❤
Just found your channel great advice
Awesome coverups! Thank you for the ideas.
I don't have a table but I have a bench on which I display potted plants. I love your table idea.
Great tips! Im glad I found you!
I love your videos!! You are so right about making changes as we age. ❤the aprons too😊
I have several big pots- on
T patios!
How fun. I like the option to decorate a table with just plants and something artsy.
You and me have exactly same thinking! Love pot gardening! I am hoping to make my potting table that i have been eanting for years! Fingers crossed! Less is more!… Great video!
I created a garden table for my mum several years ago. She had got to the stage where walking was a struggle, but still liked to go out to refill her bird table once or twice a day and wanted to continue to feel involved in the garden. So I set up the table by the side of the path to the bird table so that she could stop for a while on her walk, dead head a few flowers and enjoy the blooms. She loved that table!