The garden that we colloquially refer to as the ‘Yellow Garden’ is going to get an overhaul this year because we never really quite got around to planning, designing, or managing it. It’s an exciting project because it’ll eventually be linked to the Memorial Garden on the other side, which is much more well-maintained—(except for some parts). Stay tuned here because we’ll have updates as fall rolls around.
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30 Comments
Shasta daisies to cover the ground
It makes me happy to see weeds at your place. It’s amazing how fast they take over.
awesome! … great ideas! ….. inspirational, mahalo
any thoughts about how to maintain so much garden and meadow space? seems like it can quickly get out of control – that happens to me quite often! you almost need a full time staff to maintain something this ambitious
I can see the end result in my head. A lot if work but consider what you’ve done already. Slow and steady.
White roses on the arbor would bring brightness at night
I stopped mowing a section of my lawn. A big section. And it looks terrible. What looks even more terrible ? A lawn. Sorry for anyone that doesn't understand, nature knows best. YES its full of WEEDS that people fight all their lives to remove from their properties. I'm so happy about it. I've done nothing all summer with it while I plant natives other places, and it's feeding rabbits, crickets and other wildlife. It's not about pretty colours, or eye candy. It's about letting nature be nature.
You might want to make a Flock photo calendar, before it snows. ❤
For the rose arch, have you guys thought about using one of those yellow to peach flower varieties? Could connect nicely with those beds
The yellow garden. I like the thought of that😊
the work never ends, darn those pesky weeds and grasses! keep up the good work, you are an inspiration!
Thank you Ms.Summer. Good luck and may your weeds uproot easily for you. I have a very invasive coral berry and grape vine that I’ve been battling this summer in a newly created garden space. 😱🌺💚🙃
On a rose arch it's best to grow roses from both sides. That way you get even growth and coverage. White roses would glow in the evening. There are some wonderful scented, continuous-flowering climbers. I would do a lot of research and find out which ones thrive in your particular climate/zone/rainfall. Choose modern, very healthy breeding.
Godspeed <3
I love your garden updates, I really appreciate the plant labels.
Golden gown aglow,
Floral garden's vibrant show,
Nature's grace on flow.
I do appreciate how much work that will be… best to you on this particular transformation
Looks like you're continuing with flowers and grasses there. A quicker fill-in might be low-growth fruit hedges, 2-4 feet: short lemony quince, aronia, blueberry, ribes, spiked by an occasional flying dragon orange. Or non-fruiting hedges and beds of rapidly spreading flowers like rudbeckia, quick and easy. Beds of mosses if they'll take there. More low-growth evergreen bushes would seem to fit too and do the weeding for you. Everything doesn't need to be a mosaic. Dominant swaths of select plantings have their appeal and function too, a relaxed simplicity.
Love the sea theme for that one bed..such great ideas and planning ..as much as you know about plants you need some interns..to teach em what is a weed and what's not a weed..while they help clean the bed up..lol
For a young lady you know a lot more plants then I. I too live in the Finger Lakes and flowers keep me sane. All plants have a purpose. We need to pick and choose which are pesky and weed. Having a meadow will bring in all the plants that we call weeds! Beating your grass makes it a challenge. Bagging your grass a Few passes around your beds will help keep them at bay. Great job! Enjoy
A type would to plant heavily with ground covers. That will be a game changer by not allowing weeds to spread so easily.
Thank you for being you! 💚💚💚
Nature abhors a vacuum – or- open soil. As I've gotten older, I see the value of shrubs and mulch intensity. Sure, I love perennials, etc. but I don't have time and energy to be weeding on a daily basis. Baptisia, amsonia, hydrangea, and astilbes have a big place in my garden because they tend to get larger and suppress low-growing weeds, generally. I only have to pluck the occasional quack grass or clover. Anymore though, I've decided to leave roses alone. The Japanese beetles and deer ruin them quickly. Clematis does much better, and when chosen carefully, re-bloom, and require minimal pruning. I not only enjoy the flowers, but the seed heads are sometimes sculptural, metallic, and gorgeous, too.
T;hank you Summer for this great tour and reminding me why I left my home with perennial beds, wetlands and wild areas. It was a great journey and happy to have had the opportunity to be one with Mother Nature. You are very talented, smart and young. I love your channels and your attitude. Take care my friend.
I don't think I have ever given Sander his due – this video, particularly in 4K, is superlative! We (ok, that's an assumption) are all impressed and delighted with Summer's knowledge, enthusiasm and presenting skills, but Sander's filming really hits home! Having great flowers, planting etc helps… But he really shows it all well
I tried to grow some Creeping Thyme, but the rabbits keep eating it. How do I stop them?
Alchemilla can be very invasive if you don't deadhead.
It’s beautiful.
Once the silver mound has finished it's flowering, it can be sheared way back and will grow a second flush of foliage.
i would be interested in knowing how you budget for every garden: it seems like a lot goes into it in terms of good dirt, other materials and then all the plants? if you ever want to make something like that it would be interesting for a beginner to get a sense of roughly how to budget and for how much, where to get plants etc.