Weâre back in our Upstate NY Zone 6A garden for a mid-September garden walkâshowing whatâs thriving now and walking through the garden design ideas and changes weâre planning for fall and next spring. Expect honest wins + lessons (hello, drought), plus where weâll add drip irrigation, expand beds, and swap a few plants to dial in structure and color.
Whatâs inside
West Border updates: annuals doing the heavy lifting while shrubs root in; training ideas for Ice Dragon Japanese maple
Whatâs leaving/whatâs staying: a mature Purple Pillar rose of Sharon comes out; considering weeping/dark-foliage structure in its place
Bed reshaping & irrigation: deeper curves, added drip across the back berm; drought takeaways for hydrangeas & birch
Plant notes & favorites right now: Puffer Fish panicle hydrangea, Pinky Winky Prime, Vanessa Bell (post-watering glow-up), Fall in Love Sweetly anemone, Prairie Princess vernonia, Rockinâ Playinâ the Blues salvia
Container/houseplant timing: Leaf Joy houseplants come inside soon; what we overwinter and how we keep it simple
Question for you: If this were your garden, where would you push a bed edge or add evergreen structure next? Drop your ideasâwe love planning with you!
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29 Comments
Your yard is just stunning! Everything is so full, and lush and so much color and contrast itâs absolutely gorgeous. You guys should be proud of yourselves. I am so jealous lol I wish my hydrangeas would turn pink like that they just go straight to brown. I think your climate has a lot to do with how beautiful your plants are and stay, weâre so hot and humid here in KY. I love all your evergreens đ˛ Iâm getting so much inspiration from your garden tours. Thanks for the tour! Take care
I love how you guys talk through everything! After witnessing your love of hydrangeas, I bought my first one. I chose a Bobo and Iâm so excited!
Love your tours!! Gorgeous garden â¤
O! Wau this is so beautiful 1:37 your Lila pitunia which variety? what is the next beautiful flower in bright pink- is this Impatiens?
Does the Fall In Love Sweetly Anemone spread a lot? I would like to add it to my garden in SW Michigan. Love your garden!
The garden looks amazing heading into fall. Would you consider doing a foundation plant tour? Trees and evergreens placement and growth habits are where I struggle to make decisions. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden.
I love your videos. You two are so down to earth. I am envious of your neighbors! I too have a section of 4 different varieties of hydrangeas which I call, "hydrangea lane". It has a flagstone path running through it. My Firelight Hydrangea is flopping pretty bad this year and didn't realize it was because of lack of water until I watched this video. That makes sense because here in northern Illinois, we are in a drought situation also. My rain barrels have been dry for a good portion of this summer. Your new curves in your beds are such a great idea! Thanks for the fun encouragement.
Hello guys how long have you had your great Gastby oak leaf hydrangea? Sounds like wonderful changes
Hey from Michigan. That arch with the clematisâŚ.ours is the kind we cut back to the ground every year. Is yours the same there? Some are cut back and some are not. New to your channel. Love it!!
6a upstate ? I thought upstate was 5 a and b . Where exactly are you guys located ?
I think the lambs ear looks great there. But like you said it had a good year. I definitely agree with Christopherâs idea to expand the hedge of surefire begonias next year.
Can yâall do a video on how you keep you petunias so rounded and the grass so manicured at the petunia line?
Great tour guys! I was panicking about a hydrangea that we transplanted two days ago. I cut the blooms off to cut down on the stress but the leaves were completely drooped. I was going to ask you about it, but itâs perked right back up this morning!! đđĽł. Zone 3 Manitoba. đ¨đŚâ¤ď¸đ
Can I get some adivice? We trying to plan in what to plant next spring. We really like the Strawberry Sundae and Incrediball hydrangeas. We have 2 spots that get sun from 1-6 and another full sun. Would these be good candidates? Weâre in the same climate zone as you two. Thanks for any help.
Ma la gaura è una pianta perenne,resiste anche a meno 18 gradi…è un peccato toglierla…â¤
Christopherâs comment about David Austin roses sometimes needing three years to take off gave me so much heart, thank you! Everything looks so beautiful this month, love hearing your plans.
Happy Autumn guys đ
How to train your dragon- Eric and Christopher version âşď¸
Super fun video.
I love watching your videos. For irises and peonies, I plant sedums or medium size coneflowers in front of them to hide the foliage after the irises and peonies have bloomed cause no matter where you plant them their foliage will be staring at you the entire season.
Loved the visuals here.
I planted my blue coreopsis last year this year it is humongus
Fall in love sweetly anemones make pretty vase flowers
Love, Love. Love your beautiful garden! At the beginning of the video, Eric you mentioned that you don't like the Rose of Sharon at that spot and you also mentioned that you would like to have a plant is dark in color or whipping to replace the rose of Sharon. I totally agree with you, the rose of Sharon is looking little messy and the Pine is really not able to show it beauty, since there is a bench near by I would like to suggest that use the Rose of Sharon area to create a yearly interest spot like a Castro bean plant or any annual plant that gives different mood each year when you enjoying some relaxing time on the bench. Or even a water fountain .
Absolutely stunning garden boys! đ
Castor beans help keep moles and gophers away. Canât remember maybe have anthrax in the seeds. Not sure which I use to grow them. Moved away for 10 years and they had not been growing all that time. Funny thing I had a bulldozer level some trees and after 10 years about 15 castor beans popped up from seed. It was so strange seed been laying outside for 10 years and never rooted.
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Your garden is just so lush and beautiful! ⤠Do you know how lucky you are to have all of this inspiration? I wish you could design my flowerbeds đ I love your videos!
Do you have a video on reshaping your beds?