Transforming an ugly garden courtyard area
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Most of us have an ugly section of the yard or garden that needs a facelift.. such was a corner in our back courtyard. In typical Hopalong Hollow fashion, with a rustic old-world look and a bit of maneuvering, I've eliminated an eyesore.
Wow! What an amazing Kitchen ! The big table & Living area ! The most unique & one of a kind kitchen ! Great job, people !
My eyes love what they are seeing! Simply gorgeous! The sound and peacefulness of your garden space are priceless!☘☘☘
It's ever so peaceful, until my roosters start crowing.......
Excellent..... I love using what you actually have!
So glad that this popped up in my feed tonight....been kinda going through some difficult times (between my physical pain & left alone to deal w/ my Mothers mental health issues w/ no help from siblings). Just love your soothing, peaceful presence & the garden space(s) that you have created are just so full of wimsy & rustic charm. Just such a delightful, magical oasis that you have created for yourself, your husband, & all of your fuzzy & feathered friends!!!!😊🦊🐰🐱🐶🐇🐣🐔🐥🦆🐿🌻🌷🌼🌸
Hope all is well :)
Lovely and inspiring, Jeri. I want to sit on that red bench with my morning coffee and smell the herbs. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden makeover.
Thanks Kathy, i do sit on that bench with my coffee in the morning, it's very shady at that time and the scent from the thyme and rosemary is lovely.
I love those woven basket fences from your wisteria. Simply gorgeous :-) The transformation of the concrete patio area was inspiring! Thank you for sharing with us.
It's not everyone's cuppa tea, but I am so glad you like the look of it.
Can’t believe how charming this turned out! I realize it was an undertaking of great effort, wisely completed! Blessed and safe days!
Yes, I was a bit surprised myself!
You worked very hard and did a lovely job,My husband made a patio out the back with all concrete square things not really pavers ,that were all haphazard over our property,Use what you have is our motto too ,We bought a few red pavers as we didn’t have enough to finish the area ,so he made a “rug “in the middle with them ,
I try to use what's available around here, but once in a while I need to go shopping for old brick!
I love your way of putting things together so they look like they belong. I know this ia an old video but someday I hope yiu see this that I just love this garden because of the way you put it together and all your gardens
Love the rustic look....I also love your ducks...Blessings in your Day!
Love it! Quirky and charming at the same time. Even the chair.
That bench really is Quirky...
How special ...love your natural style of using what you have. Gorgeous.
Oh my you been a very busy lady Jeri! :) Love all the beauty and sounds that come from your living gardens, how amazing! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
It gets pretty noisy around here! It seems that every time I try to video, the LOUD goose is hanging around.
I love it! I think its perfect. It looks real, cozy and warm.
Your transformation is outstanding to say the least. Very peaceful garden space. We all have those areas that need we try to hide. Just seems not enough time to get it all done, but one day at a time... :)
Thank you, it does look so much better.... Now I just have to work on the opposite side of the courtyard!
Everything is Beautiful Jeri 🌻🌻
I love how you arranged your potted herbs and succulents..
The red bench is Awesome 👍
There is something Beautiful in every spot of your garden..
Your work is Beautiful, and you really inspire me ..
Thank You for sharing 🌸🌸🌸
That bench was AQUA when we bought it! So much better being RED. I realized after I filmed this, that the Spirea flowers behind the bench are nearly the same color... so I am going to find more flowers that bloom in that color. Thank you for noticing all the little details, you are a true gardener!
Jeri Landers
Thank You Jeri 🌻🌻
Gardening is my passion ..
And I Love all your videos.
They are fun to watch ...
And give me lots of inspiration.
Lovely tour, the finished area looked inviting. Wonderful to use what we have on hand.
Great job! Well done. Enjoyed your tour. Thank you!
Beautiful garden! Great transformation!
That TEA POT next to the red bench is beautiful. Love all your videos...I could live in your yard with the animals and bees. TFS.
My friend makes those teapots and sells them at garden shows.
I would like to know how I can buy one. I am in central Fla.
@@carlahenn1461 She doesn't have an online shop I'm afraid. I will ask her if she ships when I see her in 2 weeks.
That would be fantastic. Thank you so much, Carla Henn
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow
Your gardens are enchanting !
Glad to see a youtube site like this. It's right up my alley. You do all the thing I want to do and now that I have a home I'll be gardening out sis as well Thanks
Welcome!
This looks so magical. A nice place to spend a nice afternoon with some music. I love it.
Debjani, It's become a favored spot for morning coffee.
I keep coming back to this video, it's such a beautiful transformation, I love it. I can't wait to have my gardens back, I'm having gardening withdrawal, hahahaa! .....watching your videos are so inspiring to me, I love your gardening style it's so relaxed and gorgeous, I hate perfectly-groomed formal gardens, I like some natural wildness to show (although my gardens get a bit too wild and like a jungle sometimes :) )
This right up my alley. This is what I did too. I didn’t know anyone else would dare to do this ! Lol love your show!
I'm glad I'm not alone! It's pretty rustic....
I loved the rustic look.
I enjoyed that very much. Very, very peaceful.
Wow! What a transformation! Beautiful work!
Thanks Danielle! Happy to say that I am no longer embarrassed by that courtyard.
WOW! so charming! I love the small critter concrete bench!
Beautiful job, just beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍
You inspire me to continue using materials from the farmland around us and the creek to build a beautiful garden. I have lots of pots to reuse as well. Thank you!
That was a lovely tour of your gardens. Your voice is very soothing and that immediately made me stay.😊
Thanks Patricia, my voice is only this quiet when I'm in my garden....the garden is a calming place.
Love how you design your gardens especially the weaved fencing! Beautiful!💐🤗
It’s coming along so nicely! I hope it becomes somewhere you’re proud of going knowing how much it’s grown. 💙
It will really help when the slope behind is filled with flowers... maybe by mid July.
Aloha from Maui ! I am just in the process of doing the same as this title. I'd forgotten how the rain brings out ALL the slugs. It has been raining all morning. I just put in zinnias, snapdragon, sunflower, butternut squash, sweet peas from seed and watching over them gleefully. Thank you for sharing yourself here. Just subscribed & liked.
Thanks so much, have fun with your re-do!
Wow Jeri ~ I love your place and you did a wonderful job with that little dismal space. Now it's another delightful area to enjoy. Thanks for sharing. You encourage and inspire me in so many ways. FlowerLady
Don't you love taking a hopeless space and turning it into a cozy corner? I know you'll agree, because you do it all the time!
Love this! The concrete bench with the squirrels is so awesome !!!!
WOW!!!!! just found you.... your garden is a dream and all your hard graft has made it look fabulous....love all your personal input and how you explain all that you have done/doing.... tips and ideas.... I will be looking at my garden in a different way from now on.... thank you for sharing....happy gardening....best wishes Jill UK....
Welcome!
That was a lovely tour.of your garden so beautiful
Absolutely gorgeous Jeri... and you're right I do have just such an area that is in need of some serious work. The wild bittersweet vine has completely overtaken my poor white lilac border at the south end of the house. It's an awful mess that will take me at least several days to clean up. But I'm still working on my potager and need to finish that before I move on to the border. One step at a time. Oh, and I picked up my Icelandic chicks on Sunday. They're so darn cute :-)
I never could get that bittersweet to grow here... maybe it's a good thing I didn't. I'm still working in the Potager too, my peacocks marched through and ate ALL my little greens! I had to start all over with many of my seeds. Icelandic chicks? I must look them up, love little chicks.
Oh my gosh Jeri...no no no you don't ever want to have bittersweet on your property. Unfortunately It had already gotten a foothold on our land before we bought the place and now it's literally strangling a lot of our trees. It's darn near impossible to get rid of.... nasty stuff. Oh no....shame on those naughty lil peacocks. That's part of the reason I won't let my birdies free range anymore....that and we have so many predators in the area.
Wonderful transformations! Works in progress around our lil Texas country cottage! Also, have some ugly sights too but I really like transforming for free or cheapest dollar two ninety eights!! Thank you for your wonderful videos!
I'll be transforming another ugly spot over the winter months, stay tuned!
It really is special, thank you for sharing it with us.
It turned into a nice cozy corner, I think....
Thank you , for giving me ideas , love your ducks....
My ducks are so silly and cute.
A Beautiful transformation . I wondered what you would do with your wet area. I love your woven fence and the bench is so adorable !!!
Love it Jeri, great job on transforming and ugly spot to a fragrant beautiful garden. TFS
Love your garden and I love the sound of the peacocks
I too, love the sound of the Peas! They are pretty outrageous at times, especially when an ambulance can be heard in the distance.
Love the natural look of the garden
Wow...hard work=beautiful!!! LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. Good job!!
Lorene, thank you! It was a bit of work, but nothing too heavy to move. Actually, I love transforming ugly areas.
Absolutely beautiful. I didn't know you could grow Chaste Tree here! I'm in east TN, too, so hopefully I can find one. I had several huge Chaste in Las Vegas, NV and thought they were just desert dwellers. I actually found your channel while still living in Vegas and couldn't wait until we got our home here (2+ years ago now). Your videos have been a true inspiration and your artist eye shows in all your gardens. Please keep sharing with us all.
Chaste tree does beautifully here, in fact I learned of it in a book about Tennessee Gardening. I needed another one for my front yard garden and had to buy in online; I just could not find one in a nursery. Thanks for watching and welcome to green, lush and beautiful East Tn!
Absolutely inspiring! And I personally like the mismatch patchwork ground. It feels old world. Eclectic. You just have to style it with some target lighting. Maybe a nice fountain. Its perfection in my opinion!
Ash, thank you! I agree that the 'paving" has an old world look, exactly as desired. I never thought about the lighting aspect, but I like that idea and may come up with something that works.
I am so in love with all your gardens!
They look pretty dismal at this time, thank goodness Spring is on the rise!
You give me such inspiration!
So glad to hear it; we need a lot of inspiration to revive a dismal area sometimes!
I Love your videos jeri, the gardens & pets. So inspiring videos
Regard Indonesia
Thank you for joining me and my silly birds in the garden!
I love what you have accomplished with this garden! And I have never seen a concrete garden bench like the one in your garden...and I love it. I'm going to try to make a concrete bench this summer. It won't be as nice as yours but wish me luck !
Isn't that just the neatest bench?! We've moved it so many times, I think I'll leave it in that corner for awhile. I admire your taking on a concrete bench! I know you can purchase the molds, but I've never thought of actually building one myself.
Charming! Hooray for container gardens! Such a great solution for challenging spaces.
I’m currently taking groundcover sedum clippings as I can and incorporating it into a low bank that has been eroding away. Technically it is a part of common ground which belongs to everyone and no one.
However my neighbor, my husband, and I are transforming the neglected area gradually into a garden destination. It now has a stepping stone path; and plenty of bulbs and perennial flowers retired from our garden. This year I’m going to plant zinnias for additional cheer.🌼
Just love that sedum, it's such a great problem solver, spreading like mad! Good of you to create a "community" garden for all to enjoy.
Yes, after about three years of working on this area-it is looking lovely. Years ago someone planted azaleas, rhododendrons, and Japanese maples, but they were in desperate need of pruning-not been done for a very long time. 🍁
Very pretty. Good job 👍
This turned out great! Very inspiring video 🌺😀
I love garden paths too. A couple down the street from me where I sometimes walk our dog, Bishop Beagle, has a most beautiful yard. I'm always nosing to peer into their garden paths and little patio settings. The fountain attached to the wall in one of the side gardens leaves me feeling peaceful. Your space reminds me of that. So inspiring.
I would be peeking into that garden too!
So pretty, lovely transformation...inspires me for my little concrete porch off my apt glass doors. TFS.
I'm going to look for brick and old pots.
Love your concrete bench with the squirrelas legs.
That squirrel bench is one of my favorite finds!
Wow you are such a talented gardener! That looks amazing! I love the stone bench with the squirrels, so adorable :)
It's a little rough around the edges, but having the squirrel bench rounds things out.
Very nice arrangement of the pots.I love all kinds of herbs
We have a wonderful store nearby that sells pots of all sizes and colors. It was an interesting afternoon of arranging them here and there.
Wow you have been busy this year! Looks great! A cutting garden is on my to do list too - maybe next year.
Yes, We've been working non-stop in the yard.
Cutting Gardens seem to be the easiest to grow from seed. I will give a report card on the one's that grow best for me in zone 7.
Very nice! That's how I garden too. I have a lot of trees in pot too. All seedlings that were growing in the garden. Perfect for the patio
I always plant the succulents in pots, they just seem to do much better.
Good morning
Love how you made that area of your garden look so pretty* I love doing that in my garden also. I adore your videos**
deezie
I enjoy before and afters in a garden. This one was pretty easy
Thank you for the tour. Some very good ideas to ue the materials at hand and renew a garden spot.
All it takes is time and some "thinking outside the box".
Would definitely call that a win. Beautiful!
looks beautiful. you have some lovely flower pots
Such a great backyard. Xoxo
It could use a bit more improvement, but we are working on it. Thank you!
This is exactly the little piece of inspiration I needed. Now I just need the rain to stop. I don’t know how it is in East Tennessee for you right now but for us in southern middle Tennessee, it’s wet, wet, wet. Once the sun decides to come back out, I can’t wait to pretty things up. 😃
We had rain for a solid week!
Yes indeed! I'm trying to reuse and repurpose what I already have 👍
I love this garden.. beautiful..regard India🌹
I loved being able to use so many pots in this area, it's a perfect sunny spot for the succulents.
greetings from arizona again. wow...amazing job youve done. i love the use of old brick mixed in with slate pieces and succulents. and that red bench...i want one of those.!
Bought it from an antiques shop, I think it's from the 50's. It was painted an awful aqua color at the time. Husband really worked to get it stripped!
This is very helpful information. Thank you Jeri!
My favorite kind of hard scape. Lovely garden.
Me too and it's cost efficient!
Who would thumbs down this video? This is so me! 🤗Thanks for sharing!
Jan, I don't understand the thumbs down either, oh well... I guess not everyone appreciates the rustic, natural look the way WE do!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I've been told that a thumbs down counts as activity with UA-cam, so you win.
Your work--nay, art-- in this garden is an inspiration. Just subscribed.
Great way to make do with what’s on hand.......and a little imagination.
Yes, I didn't have a lot to work with, that's for certain; but my imagination is vivid.
Love your property and garden
OMG your garden is the typical English garden that I wish to have.is beautiful!!
Anel, that's the best compliment I could get; English gardeners are my inspiraton. Thank you!
This is really nice
Just lovely Jeri! Hey, what succulents do you use to fill in the cracks? Do some fill in better than others?
I recommend ANY little sedum, they come in dozens of wonderful varieties and require just a tiny bit of sandy soil in the cracks to take root. They require little attention and the rain will water for you; they will spread like crazy.
Great. Thank you so much. I am excited to try this!
Wooly thyme makes a nice filler too :-)
Well I just saw your channel for the first time I really liked it. Your voice is so soothing. I used to have a channel but my health was not there for me to go through with it but I love my gardening and I have a quirky little garden which has changed dramatically from when I did video. I'm looking forward to seeing your step by step moves in your garden thank you Jeri it's Libby the old lady from Tampa Florida👉👵👈 I don't know where you're at by the way. Wisteria baskets tremendous!
Hi Libby, I'm in East Tennessee and I'm an old lady too. A quirky garden is the best kind! Happy that you are enjoyed the video as THIS garden is extremely quirky>
I love your garden 🙏🌿🦋
Thank you! It's cozy...
Such a pretty garden.
Thank you for coming along, please come back again!
Heavenly 🍀!.. thank you for sharing☺️
So cute 🥰
Jeri,
This is so pretty and inspiring! I'm so excited about spring, I can't wait to get out and play in the dirt. So I've been watching your videos for inspiration for my own gardens. I was wondering if you had a tour of all your gardens and pathways, if so could you please link it. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely gardens, home and crafts with us.
I will do a walk about in one of the next videos to show all the paths, good idea!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Thank you so much!!😀
I love this video and how the garden transformed Into something amazing! My garden is a tragedy, there's so many useless things that are broken but cannot do anything about it since we don't have a skip to put it in.
The grass does not grow at all! Just dry hard dirt, I feel disgusted whenever my friends come around... cannot do anything in the garden without feeling ashamed , I tried to tell my parents but they said no point of doing anything since we are going to be moving in about 3 months.... I dream and even draw pictures of the garden and hope I want it to be ..
Sugarlump. Since you are moving in 3 months, I agree with your parents. But since you are drawing plans for your future garden, you'll be ready to create a lovely spot in your new home. Almost any unfortunate spot can be "fixed". Even your dry, packed dirt could have been amended by adding good soil and compost right on top of it, or making raised beds. Where there's a will there's a way; I am sure you'll have the garden spot you want with a little imagination and some hard work!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I have lots of will and hope for any garden that we ever had :) but cannot do anything with them since we are always moving houses from time to time , maybe some time in the future I will be able to have my dream garden :D
Thank you for responding also! This comment and video helped me have faith and hope for anything :)
Where did you get that sweet concrete squirrel bench,your garden is inspirational,thankyou
We have a concrete dealer in one of our tiny towns nearby,. Unfortunately, the bench is starting to chip here and there.
Very nice.
Love orange in the garden and have been trying to find (cheap) orange daylillies to no avail as yet
If ever you come this way, I will send you home with a box of orange daylilies!
I wish!
S0 pretty ! thank you!
Tully, thanks, It's rustic but it didn't cost anything but time.
Looks nice
I love the charm.
Thank you! It's a little bit funky, but I did what I could with all my used bits and pieces.
i like this ----its interesting , good job love !
Thanks Paul, It's rustic, but it cost nothing.
Wow, how fantastic!!! 💕😍 I'm already hooked after this one video and just subscribed.
Question: Why do u lay cardboard before laying compost?? Is it for holding moisture, stopping weed growth or something totally different??
It is for killing the weeds and grass beneath, It really works well. Thanks for subscribing!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Thank you Jeri. I'm totally in awe of your terrific skills! Can't believe I haven't found you sooner!! 🌸
So beautiful, thank you for your videos. ? Do you put cardboard down and then compost on top and then plant and what zone are you in. Thanks
Hi Kay, Put the cardboard down, wet it thoroughly, lay compost atop and you are ready to plant. I'm in Zone 7
Thank you, much appreciated! I just found you and I LOVE your garden. Keep up the good work.
Insired by your videos and of course your beautiful gardens, I started to gather all the natural materials i could find around our property, plus potting pots / planters etc. Now i don't know where to start, ai guess I am a little overwhelmed. The hubby asked just one thing, please not make difficult for him to mow the land; also i stared to dig and pull weeds and i find out our soil is clay/ muddy heavily tightened; i am not going to lie i am a little frustrated because i have no clue how to start. I am mostly a pot gardener i can grow just about anything, i have lots and lots of potted plants everywhere (my kids call our home a jungle) but i have zero experience in ground gardens *sigh I feel like i am all over the place without a clue where or how to start. 😔
Let me suggest a wonderful place to start. Go to Charles Dowding You tube channel. He will introduce you to no dig gardening for beginners. Start small, or you'll overwhelm yourself.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow thank you, i will do, this ground is very hard to work with. To cheer me up a little i went to Walmart and bought some bulbs and seed starter tray.
You are SO talented....and your energy!!!💗I'm just curious, do you do all your own garden work?
Yes I do! I wish I had a helping hand, but it's not my husbands thing.
Love everything you'very done what do you composer with on your cardboard.
I use compost from my own donkeys and sheep. But any purchased Compost would work fine on top of the cardboard.