A real gardener is not afraid to move plants, change her mind, take a risk. You are one of the few who take us along on her journey. This is a valuable education. Please feel free to block negative people. They are a drag to the rest of us, as well.
Thank you so much, Linda. I have never commented on a UA-cam video in my life, but in this case I feel like people need to remember what a vulnerable place you put yourself in when you share not only your home and family with us, but your creativity and artistry! I am a gardener. My garden is my art. It's also my altar. I toil and sweat and pray and hope for future generations in my garden. Your sharing of your garden and your home is deeply personal and I, for one, am so incredibly grateful that you choose to do so. You are an inspiration. I can't wait to watch as this new garden evolves into everything you dream it to be!
How kind of you! To these detractors I would say the obvious. It is winter, so of course things are brown. 😅 It is a brand new garden so of course it is not mature. And it is also not finished. Lastly I would say, some people have vision and good communication skills and some don’t. 😉
I am a Gardner also and took years to design and install my garden….with many changes. This was an instant garden. Perhaps that’s why it feels sterile and irratic? Just doesn’t feel welcoming….
@@LindaVater Do you think a primary color might help the back yard have a focal point? Do you think balancing the rain barrel with another one at the other corner of the garage and putting a statue, plant, bird, giant wine bottle (wine barrel joke) might make the necessity of where it is more fun and appealing? People are being creative. No one has a better yard than you do, and we are all just helping your algorithms with our drama! No one wastes time to help you. We are also working on our own stuff. I am going full accessible as much as I can afford.
@@lyndacoulter7763 we need to see people sit down and do stuff there for 2 minutes? I watch Kevin Lee Jacobs cook, play piano, arrange flowers, and have a meal. Why not put one primary color in your garden.
I just want to say I’m truly so sorry for some of the extremely negative and rude comments I read. Not only is it Winter but I know how hard you have worked on your GARDEN! You have done so much in just 1 year. We appreciate everything you do on this Channel Linda!!! Your GARDEN Design is Beautiful! I learn something new every time I watch. Big Hugs & Blessings!!💙💙🦋🦋🙏🙏
Linda, You are a gracious and classy woman that has the patience of a saint. I don't understand the ease that some feel to criticize (and I'm not talking about constructive criticism). You graciously share your garden's success and failures in this new house (only one year ago) and your previous home, so that we all may learn from it. Every decision may or may not be my style - but I certainly appreciate different choices that I may not have thought of. Sending you❤and🌞.
I’m really starting to believe that some people only watch videos so they can criticize, discourage, and nit pick everything you ( or anyone) does! If they can’t say anything good, they shouldn’t say anything at all! I am 73 and started watching your videos last July. I’ve never been good at gardening but you encouraged me so much that I (with hubbies help) put in a huge flower bed this past August! Yep, doing all that horrible heat! I love your videos and you are teaching me lots!😊
I like the idea of living in a house for a good year taking your time, making good decisions as time goes on. As you well know, It takes years to get a garden just the way you want it…and work is never done.❤
Hi Linda. All your ideas sound great but I have one suggestion. I am 73 and very healthy and have no trouble walking but if you have friends that are getting up in age, I think you need to put the flag stones a little closer together. When I watch you walk, you take pretty big strides, but I don’t think an older person might be able to do that and it could become a tripping hazard. Other than that, I think your ideas are great.
I agree about the flag stone. I am on pins and needles when my parents and in laws come to my gardens. I and they want to enjoy the gardens but the uneven ground and stepping areas are hazardous for them. If it’s just for your personal use then I’m ok with it. If you are entertaining ….it’s a whole different scenario.
I love your garden, thrifting, and decor videos. You have done an amazing transformation in a very short time period. I’m impressed with your creativity and energy. Always remember it is YOUR home and garden and you don’t have to explain yourself to anyone. I would love to be your neighbor and I’m sure you are a fabulous friend! Thank you also to Stewart and Leah. You make a wonderful team!
Hi Linda - the back garden may be a bit cluttered, but what I think you're missing is greenery. That is what I love about your style, a strong backbone of green. It will take time for your plants to fill out, and once that happens, it will be beautiful & have a calm feeling.
Love your curated chaos! I have gotten so many ideas for my yard from your videos. My water barrel also sits in full view in the garden letting everyone know I use water wisely
Yeah for the demise of the rain barrel. Linda, why not have Kayla build a round top, like the glass table top, in wood, to cover the fire pit during the warm weather. Now you have another conversation spot near the grill too.
Hi Linda, beautiful lady 💗OMG, I am amazed by some of the comments. Rain barrels belong outside, right, so, wherever you want it. Actually, I like it where it is. But your design is beautiful and I love it. I have been gardening since I was a child; veggies and flowers were a mainstay at my parents house and my grandparents. The children had chores with one being to help in the gardens. Been living in my house for 27 years; my hubby and I are still planting, pulling out, redesigning and it's all at our pace and what we like. We have no one telling us how or what. The fun of it for me is changing stuff. I change things around in my house too....lots of fun 🥰I am 76 and go up and down some hills we have and manage not to fall over my pavers because I am careful. I even fall backwards sometimes when planting lollllll. My gardens will never be perfect. Of course, I always have plants, bushes, dying. We want to do something different up by the mailbox. Most everything dies that we plant. I think you are spectacular with more energy and stamina than most and your creativeness amazes me. I have told my hubby several times that we should plant our whole front yard with flowers...I would love it. I think we just have to do what we like....I do me. Don't live for others. It's fun "being who you are". I think you should do you. After all, it's your house and your yard. Do what YOU like. I don't see a thing wrong with what you did last year...it's winter!! If you want to change it up, do it. If not, leave it. It sometimes takes years for flowers, plants, and shrubs to become established. I know everyone is different but everyone should use what they like for their territory. Wouldn't you like to see all the gardens of those that are so critical hehehe 😅 I live vicariously through you. Thank you for all the information...I use some of your ideas and designs. Am learning a lot. That's what your videos are for me. They are informative and very entertaining. Love and hugs ❤
I’m along for the ride… however long it takes I love every moment of watching you work. No one is married to garden design it is always evolving- maybe even a few times a season. It’s a process. You know what you want and need and fixing things just right is part of the fun. I think it looks great. At all stages I see the beauty of it, even the rain barrel 😂 so much fuss😂
i love the rain barrel but would place it at the back corner of the garage where the vegetables raised beds are. To me it feels like its a more fitting place to see a rain barrel in a vegetable growing space back there , especially since you lost that one corner evergreen anyway perfect fit for the rain barrel now.😊
Geez seems some are missing the point of following an inspirational journey of a real person in the real world. Thanks Linda for generously and genuinely putting yourself and your beautiful home out there for us voyeur/students! I learn so much from you, maybe especially reassurance when everything isn’t perfect in my garden. One might think some are forced to watch. Ouch. Please don’t let the noise distract or upset you. Although your diplomatic skills continue to amaze and amuse 😂.
I love your gardens. To me, your rain barrel looks fine. Place it where you get easy access. Sometimes function takes precedence. These are your gardens after all.
Hi Linda...have you ever thought about moving the garden shed over to where your pots are? And the table along the garage wall facing your fire area. Then you could have some beautiful plantings to soften that area.
🌿💗 One of the special aspects of "our" community not too long ago was the high level of respect and high quality comments by the viewers. As in life, it is not what we say, it is how we say it. Furthermore, it's great to see ideas and opposing views when offered in the right spirit. Transitions are just that---transitions. However, there is no doubt in my mind that when Spring arrives, visions will be brought to life and much of the negative chatter will be hushed. I mean, it is winter for some of us and hey...not much looks good anyway. Most are us are viewing our gardens with "future vision". Unfortunately, some brains aren't wired that way. 💗🌿
Okay, I just watched this video today on Saturday. I had surgery so I had to do some recovery. And here's my opinion who cares. If you see an air condition unit or electrical boxes on the house or a rain barrel, they're there doing their job and doing what they're supposed to be doing. Who cares if you see them. Don't look at them. Look at the rest of the yard. Everybody owns those on their houses. Air-conditioning units and electrical work. It is ridiculous the way everybody feels on shows that they have to hide all that stuff. It is literally every garden channel seems to feel they have to hide wires in the air. Or telephone Poles, electrical boxes. Air conditioning units. when I'm looking and watching the shows. I don't even notice those. I'm too busy looking at the plants. The things that i'm watching the show for. I love your videos Linda, you taught me and inspired me in so many areas. You keep up your great work, and you be you!!❤❤
A garden is always a work in progress especially a new one. Love the idea of decluttering a bit. And maybe once plants fill in it will help. I just find there is a bit too much hardscape for the amount of softscape you have going on at the moment. Adding, subtracting, moving things arounds is all a part of gardening. No matter how long we’ve been at it. We eventually find our happy spot. Thanks for sharing the process with us.
Happy Valentineʻs to my dear friend Linda, along with Leah and Stewart❤❤❤. You three muskateers are a tour de force, thank you for bringing us along! PS, Hubs says, “Hi Linda”❤
Yippee! The rain barrel made that corner look weighed down and took attention away from other lovely features of your backyard, imo. Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤
This is the time of year I really get discouraged with my garden. even after all these years, I forget everything is still sleeping and I need to be patient.....not my strong point. Good to see even you too have those same feelings in your gorgeous garden
Instead of moving the fire pit perhaps Kayla can build a matching tabletop for it to match the one for the dining table. It would make a great coffee table for your topiaries. You would then have 3 spots of matching wood. I think your garden has come a long, long way in just a very short time. It will continue to evolve and fill in. I have a very small back yard as well and I’m constantly tweaking. Sometime I think smaller gardens are even harder than large ones to create a good balance.
Great to see your garden come back to life. This Valentine’s Day we are without power or phones and coping with a huge eucalyptus tree fell in the garden causing a fair bit of damage
Im in OKC, I love your walk abouts for many reasons. After this hard winter it helps me feel better about dead plants from fall planting and that I can't see any of my tulips yet either. I have been nervous but watching you deal with similar issues has helped me feel more confident. :-)
Linda it’s great to hear that you will be moving the rain barrel. You will be pleased with its absence. I think (since you asked for input) your backyard would look much nicer, more polished, if you replaced those randomly shaped stepping stones with something more finished looking. Maybe something that is smooth, rounder & not as sharp & jarring. I think you would have a much more peaceful feel to the area. It has a “scattered” impression which doesn’t seem your style. I love that you are enlarging your side patio & taking advantage of every square inch!!! Can’t wait to see what’s next!!!❤
Thank you for sharing your gardens and home with us. I truly look forward to every new video. I always find new inspiration for my home and garden through your work. And may I add…I think it would do a lot of folks good to get out in their yard and get their hands dirty 😊 it’s good for the soul❤
I am a bit practical minded so I didn’t mind the rain barrel...just figured it was the best spot for you. I do wonder if you have plans to shield the potting area. To me the sitting area over by the garage needs to feel more intimate. I think several huge pots with a type of tall grass would screen your work area and make the sitting area feel more cozy plus the grasses rustling in your Oklahoma winds would be charming. 😊
I like the two chairs facing each other and I like someone’s idea of topping the fire pit with a table top so you don’t have to move it, less is more….i also love the work space over by the fence area and I don’t see the need to hide it, I like it all!
Lord these comments 🤦🏼♀️ Linda I don’t know how you do it after reading comments on some of your videos. People are missing manners, elegance & just plain courtesy
I agree about moving the rain barrel. It draws my eye first every time because of its size and the difference in color from the background. Living with a space for awhile always brings new and sometimes improved perspectives. I’m excited to see the rest of the bricks and pavers in place. I think it will all look beautifully finished.
Happy Valentine’s Day Linda. Love your videos, love how you share so much of you to us and the tips you give and how you welcome us into your home. Thank you for all the work you do to bring us your videos. Don’t worry too much about your garden. It takes time and patience to get it to where you want it. I’ve been there too. Take your time and enjoy your garden one section at a time no one is rushing you to get an instant garden. Focus on the bones of the garden like you said today install evergreens for your zone so you don’t have to struggle taking them to the greenhouse. There are Many other shrubs you can shape into topiaries too! I love topiaries and that’s what drew me to your videos. Thank you again for your videos they make my day! Love you! 😊♥️
Glad to see the rain barrell moved it made no sense arranged in that space. I too change things up my design revelation unfold... as a fine wine develops. Time is on our side for design decisions 🎉
Finally, I am slowing down from going through my mothers house, long enough to catch up on your wonderful videos!! I love your ideas for the "finishing" touches to your backyard look! I am anxious to see all your beautiful tulips in bloom this Spring! I noticed in, in the front, your lovely holly trees and how beautifully they seemed to weather the winter. Last year, here in Kentucky, we had a bad few days of really cold weather that took out a lot of well established holly in our town....Thankfully, we have not seen that ordeal again this year. We also lost so many boxwood last year as well. I am more an ready for Spring, as I know we all are!! LOVE the idea of growing grass in your Easter basket planter and the smaller ones for your Easter table! You ALWAYS have such wonderful ideas!! LOVED catching up with whats going on in the garden! Love and blessings my friend...
I enjoyed listening to how you plan to edit and add to your gardens. I'm always thinking of how I want to change my spaces. My neighbors must wonder what I'm doing when I walk around my front garden imagining plants and paths that aren't yet there. You're fortunate to have Stewart to bounce ideas off of too.
I surely wish i could see this progress in my yard. I've been working for years and I've had to start over a time or 2. Money, drought and the loss of my helper is an issue. If i were rich i could get it done quicker. Haha in the meantime, I'll enjoy yours and some other UA-camrs out there😊
An L-shapped couch on the far end of the garden might be a better option close to the fire pit if you feel that individual chairs create visual clutter. My Ontario garden is still covered in snow and watching your videos give me such joy and hope for spring! Love your channel!
Never noticed this before, but the wooden surround that goes around the air conditioning unit would have been nicer if it it had been just a few inches taller. Just my opinion. Can't wait to see your Spring display. Happy Wednesday!🌞
Oh…..you have sunshine and it’s just started to snow where we live……so jealous. Looking forward to being able to get outside soon! Happy Valentine’s Day!
I have been in my house for 27 years and put the yard in from scratch. Im sure in your previous home you probably did a lot of trial and error until things started to come together. My yard looked like your new one after five years! You have done so much in just one year! Mistakes can be costly or a real pain to remove or fix. If you yards were perfect I would be feeling like evidently Im just not as good as I thought I was😂. In a few years I will be starting over in a new smaller yard. I’m sure the new owners of my house will make it their space just like right now it’s my space and taste. I enjoy watching and learning from you. My daughter the other day was buying plants for a new house she has yet to move in and I was encouraging her to wait and live in the space for even a short while. I believe I quoted you😉
I feel like the air conditioner surround isn’t quite tall enough. Standing people can still see the unit which defeats the purpose of the build. I like that you are extending the hardscape. Very smart, lower maintenance. Hooray for moving the rain barrel! Sounds like you have come up with a lot of great solutions to wrap up the space just the way you like it. 🌱🌱🌱🌸
Give yourself some slack, gardens evolve with time, tastes and trends are also not static. This garden needs more time to mature & tweaking/changes will happen gradually & naturally as you live the space. It's your space, your vision & yours to evolve. Thanks for sharing your journey. Sorry about all the critical comments you have to endure. You can't please everyone all of the time. But most importantly, you do you in your space. I enjoy your videos!❤
I came back to say I have had great success reblooming amarylis bulb. After they bloom, I treat them as a houseplant, and put them in a sunny west facing window. In the Fall, I put them in a cool, dark place and withhold water for a couple months. I let the leaves die back naturally. After a couple months I pull out, give them sun and water, and they bloom again sometime between Christmas and Easter. For Christmas bloom one needs to put them in dormancy early September.
Can't wait till summer when the yards flurish. You have a great eye and look forward to seeing how it all comes together! And let's not forget the topiarys!
I am really enjoying watching your new garden through each season. Thank you for showing us the both the successes and struggles! I have no doubt that the cottage garden will be just as charming as the fairytale garden. You have that special touch. ❤
Unbelievable how the negative comments just come blaring away. This is your backyard, and its going to be a work in progress for years! As YOU figure out how you use it, what makes sense to you and your husband. I for one, would leave the rain barrel, it is where it is usable and its not ugly. I have a couple, and they alone are a statement. But if you really want to move it, make sure it is where it will be easy to use. I think as Spring appears in this back yard, people will see your vision, some people just cannot invision the final vision. My one suggestion, is somehow make a little covered area over where the "potting bench" would be. Enjoy the process, I'm here for the ride.
Hi Linda! Lots of great ideas! I would like to see railings on BOTH sides of the circular steps in your backyard. It would look more balanced (just like the railings being installed in your front yard). Plus if you need to access the bottom of your wood pile, you could safely walk there and back to the house. I worry about the high drop-off ledge and the possibility of an adult or child falling over. Potted plants should not be the only barrier.
Hi Linda, I have a small backyard to and it’s a little tricky to get just right. I was thinking if you turned your big table the other direction but leave in the same place, it might give you a little more space and give the yard a bigger feel. You’ve done such a great job in only a year, I can’t wait to see everything in a few weeks, it’s going to be beautiful!😊🌷🪻🥀👏
After watching this video I really want to get back out into my gardens, but here in Zone 7, Suburbs of Philadelphia, PA we still have below freezing temperatures. It will be at least another month before I can get out into the gardens. I'm looking forward to a year of maintaining what I already have growning, and maybe adding a few more ferns here and there. I am looking forward to many more wonderful videos from Linda, and hope to learn something new.
They say before you leave your home, remove a piece of jewelry or two. There are several seating areas, maybe less would be more? I also like someone’s idea of turning the long table length wise. Giving more feeling of open toward the back? I’ve become a minimalist- I’m not sure I would add more things, but rather take away. 🌳💚
Hi Linda 👋 and of course Stewart 👋 Love your vision and hearing how you come to make your decisions 😀 great to see some sunshine we are still very cold and grey here in London 🇬🇧 Have a great weekend ❤
The only thing I will add, is in the front yard. I have the same issue with the boxwoods. Mine have taken a long time to get established, and they just look windburned from the heat and the freezing temperatures and exposure. I am switching to junipers, yews in protected areas and hollies and grasses.
Most of us walk around our gardens, like you, looking for signs of returning growth. As my husband reminds me, plants that don’t make it offer a landscaping opportunity.
Only half way , we just got to the front . My thoughts on the back ... I think maybe that feeling you get when your looking out on it , is your wanting the "feeling" the old back garden gave you . The other garden was created on how you felt and then anything you did back there just worked . I feel like this garden (primarily back ) you worked so hard to get it started , took in sooo many opinions and tried to capture an idea of what your new cottage life should look like , that somehow the " feeling" got overlooked or hurried by. It has all the proper components you love but that personal romance 😊 we develope with our most treasured spaces just hasn't got to happen . Before you tube , magazines , Kayla and all the wonderful helpers ... It was you and your garden... Just the two of you dreaming and growing together ... That is my honest opinion ... I think it is all lovely , in my eyes you can do nothing less than perfection 😅 but since you asked 💙 happy Valentine's Day
Interesting. It is a small space, and still needs some tweaking. I think she will start loving it with the railings and her containers, AND the evergreen bones filling in some more.
Ahh, such a great way to start my day. I needed to see this video, hope after winter. Turning my mind to gardening is always a joy for me. Thank you again.
Stewart is much more than just a camera man. Exciting to see new life in the garden. I have nothing yet, and snow on the way this week end. So it is nice to see in yours. ❤
Didn’t your original front garden plans (drawings) have some lawn in the upper terrace too? I think breaking up the upper terrace with some lawn would be pretty, especially in the winter. Maybe then your garden wouldn’t require so many plants which then die off in the winter and create the voids. It’s a nice start to see many of the leaves cleaned out.
Linda, love the garden and really enjoy your videos. I was wondering will you be adding some type of water feature to the garden? Moving water just adds so much movement and a cooling effect to any area.
Hi Linda, I have so enjoyed seeing the progress you have made! Just a thought, have you considered another Viburnum Snowball in the back corner if the Roman Candle Podocarpus doesn't make it? It would sure be a beautiful sight from across the yard! 🤗🌿
There's a homeowner where I live who has espaliered apple trees along her long winding drive and in the backyard along another border. They are free-standing -- not against a wall -- but the free-standing espalier would work by your walls and it looks beautiful Her husband explained that they did that because the apples are easy to pick. They're probably about 5 ft tall max. If you'd like a photo I can send one
OH Linda 😮 Please bring back the two chairs around the fire pit it looked so cozy 🔥 and don’t take the fire pit away just put a round wood top on it for the summer 🌞
Waving back to Stewart. I've issues w/new AC unit. Tomato plants potted thrive, until we turn on new unit. The more it runs in Summer, the tomato plants struggle & yield is less. In the Fall the plants had a growth spurt. Measured w/yardstick the height of AC unit, it's the same height where tomatoes are void on plant. Food for thought. cgzone8
Anglo Star Fatshedera might look nice growing up the garage wall assuming it’s the right location for it. Love watching the evolution of your lovely cottage garden.
Instead of moving the fire table it may be a thought to cover the table with potted plants. I have a fire table and I am loath to move it if I don’t have too. Just a thought to consider.
Hi Linda love your home and garden so exciting starting over.Youre doing a beautiful job. As far as the rain barrel I can see a big beautiful fern on it with the fronds hanging over giving the barrel a planter look,just saying.love ya
Love the update on what you will add/change in the background if you are going to move your rain barrel how about at the end of the garage near the fence? I remember the concert basket it will look good with grass and where you will put it in the front yard for Easter coming up faster then you know it.
Linda, how about two outdoor love seats facing each other around the fire pit. Since you already have the more upright dining chairs for extra seating why not more comfortable seating away from the table?
A real gardener is not afraid to move plants, change her mind, take a risk. You are one of the few who take us along on her journey. This is a valuable education. Please feel free to block negative people. They are a drag to the rest of us, as well.
Thank you so much, Linda. I have never commented on a UA-cam video in my life, but in this case I feel like people need to remember what a vulnerable place you put yourself in when you share not only your home and family with us, but your creativity and artistry! I am a gardener. My garden is my art. It's also my altar. I toil and sweat and pray and hope for future generations in my garden. Your sharing of your garden and your home is deeply personal and I, for one, am so incredibly grateful that you choose to do so. You are an inspiration. I can't wait to watch as this new garden evolves into everything you dream it to be!
How kind of you! To these detractors I would say the obvious. It is winter, so of course things are brown. 😅 It is a brand new garden so of course it is not mature. And it is also not finished. Lastly I would say, some people have vision and good communication skills and some don’t. 😉
I am a Gardner also and took years to design and install my garden….with many changes. This was an instant garden. Perhaps that’s why it feels sterile and irratic? Just doesn’t feel welcoming….
@@LindaVater Do you think a primary color might help the back yard have a focal point? Do you think balancing the rain barrel with another one at the other corner of the garage and putting a statue, plant, bird, giant wine bottle (wine barrel joke) might make the necessity of where it is more fun and appealing? People are being creative. No one has a better yard than you do, and we are all just helping your algorithms with our drama! No one wastes time to help you. We are also working on our own stuff. I am going full accessible as much as I can afford.
@@lyndacoulter7763 we need to see people sit down and do stuff there for 2 minutes? I watch Kevin Lee Jacobs cook, play piano, arrange flowers, and have a meal. Why not put one primary color in your garden.
Love this comment !!! Agree 100percent !
I just want to say I’m truly so sorry for some of the extremely negative and rude comments I read. Not only is it Winter but I know how hard you have worked on your GARDEN! You have done so much in just 1 year. We appreciate everything you do on this Channel Linda!!! Your GARDEN Design is Beautiful! I learn something new every time I watch. Big Hugs & Blessings!!💙💙🦋🦋🙏🙏
Linda, You are a gracious and classy woman that has the patience of a saint. I don't understand the ease that some feel to criticize (and I'm not talking about constructive criticism). You graciously share your garden's success and failures in this new house (only one year ago) and your previous home, so that we all may learn from it. Every decision may or may not be my style - but I certainly appreciate different choices that I may not have thought of. Sending you❤and🌞.
I’m really starting to believe that some people only watch videos so they can criticize, discourage, and nit pick everything you ( or anyone) does! If they can’t say anything good, they shouldn’t say anything at all! I am 73 and started watching your videos last July. I’ve never been good at gardening but you encouraged me so much that I (with hubbies help) put in a huge flower bed this past August! Yep, doing all that horrible heat! I love your videos and you are teaching me lots!😊
I like the idea of living in a house for a good year taking your time, making good decisions as time goes on. As you well know, It takes years to get a garden just the way you want it…and work is never done.❤
Hi Linda. All your ideas sound great but I have one suggestion. I am 73 and very healthy and have no trouble walking but if you have friends that are getting up in age, I think you need to put the flag stones a little closer together. When I watch you walk, you take pretty big strides, but I don’t think an older person might be able to do that and it could become a tripping hazard. Other than that, I think your ideas are great.
Where is your wooden table top?
I agree about placing flagstones closer together.
Maybe they should stay inside then
@@mickeypantaleo5171not nice. Sorry you don't feel better.
I agree about the flag stone. I am on pins and needles when my parents and in laws come to my gardens. I and they want to enjoy the gardens but the uneven ground and stepping areas are hazardous for them. If it’s just for your personal use then I’m ok with it. If you are entertaining ….it’s a whole different scenario.
I love your garden, thrifting, and decor videos. You have done an amazing transformation in a very short time period. I’m impressed with your creativity and energy. Always remember it is YOUR home and garden and you don’t have to explain yourself to anyone. I would love to be your neighbor and I’m sure you are a fabulous friend! Thank you also to Stewart and Leah. You make a wonderful team!
Hi Linda - the back garden may be a bit cluttered, but what I think you're missing is greenery. That is what I love about your style, a strong backbone of green. It will take time for your plants to fill out, and once that happens, it will be beautiful & have a calm feeling.
Exactly! Thank you for your vision:)
Why are people talking about the old house! Move on! This is a new and exciting garden and new exciting life. It is fabulous!
Love your curated chaos! I have gotten so many ideas for my yard from your videos. My water barrel also sits in full view in the garden letting everyone know I use water wisely
Yeah for the demise of the rain barrel. Linda, why not have Kayla build a round top, like the glass table top, in wood, to cover the fire pit during the warm weather. Now you have another conversation spot near the grill too.
Hi Linda, beautiful lady 💗OMG, I am amazed by some of the comments. Rain barrels belong outside, right, so, wherever you want it. Actually, I like it where it is. But your design is beautiful and I love it. I have been gardening since I was a child; veggies and flowers were a mainstay at my parents house and my grandparents. The children had chores with one being to help in the gardens. Been living in my house for 27 years; my hubby and I are still planting, pulling out, redesigning and it's all at our pace and what we like. We have no one telling us how or what. The fun of it for me is changing stuff. I change things around in my house too....lots of fun 🥰I am 76 and go up and down some hills we have and manage not to fall over my pavers because I am careful. I even fall backwards sometimes when planting lollllll. My gardens will never be perfect. Of course, I always have plants, bushes, dying. We want to do something different up by the mailbox. Most everything dies that we plant. I think you are spectacular with more energy and stamina than most and your creativeness amazes me. I have told my hubby several times that we should plant our whole front yard with flowers...I would love it. I think we just have to do what we like....I do me. Don't live for others. It's fun "being who you are". I think you should do you. After all, it's your house and your yard. Do what YOU like. I don't see a thing wrong with what you did last year...it's winter!! If you want to change it up, do it. If not, leave it. It sometimes takes years for flowers, plants, and shrubs to become established. I know everyone is different but everyone should use what they like for their territory. Wouldn't you like to see all the gardens of those that are so critical hehehe 😅 I live vicariously through you. Thank you for all the information...I use some of your ideas and designs. Am learning a lot. That's what your videos are for me. They are informative and very entertaining. Love and hugs ❤
I’m along for the ride… however long it takes I love every moment of watching you work. No one is married to garden design it is always evolving- maybe even a few times a season. It’s a process. You know what you want and need and fixing things just right is part of the fun. I think it looks great. At all stages I see the beauty of it, even the rain barrel 😂 so much fuss😂
i love the rain barrel but would place it at the back corner of the garage where the vegetables raised beds are. To me it feels like its a more fitting place to see a rain barrel in a vegetable growing space back there , especially since you lost that one corner evergreen anyway perfect fit for the rain barrel now.😊
That's what I think also, but it needs to go where the eaves go down and that corner is higher I believe, so the water won't flow there.
I was thinking along that line
Geez seems some are missing the point of following an inspirational journey of a real person in the real world. Thanks Linda for generously and genuinely putting yourself and your beautiful home out there for us voyeur/students! I learn so much from you, maybe especially reassurance when everything isn’t perfect in my garden. One might think some are forced to watch. Ouch. Please don’t let the noise distract or upset you. Although your diplomatic skills continue to amaze and amuse 😂.
Everything looks great.!!! With everything emerging, new from the ground just only reminds me of the new life and the new hope in every season.....
I love your gardens. To me, your rain barrel looks fine. Place it where you get easy access. Sometimes function takes precedence. These are your gardens after all.
Hi Linda...have you ever thought about moving the garden shed over to where your pots are? And the table along the garage wall facing your fire area. Then you could have some beautiful plantings to soften that area.
🌿💗 One of the special aspects of "our" community not too long ago was the high level of respect and high quality comments by the viewers. As in life, it is not what we say, it is how we say it. Furthermore, it's great to see ideas and opposing views when offered in the right spirit. Transitions are just that---transitions. However, there is no doubt in my mind that when Spring arrives, visions will be brought to life and much of the negative chatter will be hushed. I mean, it is winter for some of us and hey...not much looks good anyway. Most are us are viewing our gardens with "future vision". Unfortunately, some brains aren't wired that way. 💗🌿
Okay, I just watched this video today on Saturday. I had surgery so I had to do some recovery. And here's my opinion who cares. If you see an air condition unit or electrical boxes on the house or a rain barrel, they're there doing their job and doing what they're supposed to be doing. Who cares if you see them. Don't look at them. Look at the rest of the yard. Everybody owns those on their houses. Air-conditioning units and electrical work. It is ridiculous the way everybody feels on shows that they have to hide all that stuff. It is literally every garden channel seems to feel they have to hide wires in the air. Or telephone Poles, electrical boxes. Air conditioning units. when I'm looking and watching the shows. I don't even notice those. I'm too busy looking at the plants. The things that i'm watching the show for. I love your videos Linda, you taught me and inspired me in so many areas. You keep up your great work, and you be you!!❤❤
A garden is always a work in progress especially a new one. Love the idea of decluttering a bit. And maybe once plants fill in it will help. I just find there is a bit too much hardscape for the amount of softscape you have going on at the moment. Adding, subtracting, moving things arounds is all a part of gardening. No matter how long we’ve been at it. We eventually find our happy spot. Thanks for sharing the process with us.
I love your content, my favorites are thrifting home stuff etc. Screw the haters is what I say. You have a vision, stick to your vision.
Happy Valentineʻs to my dear friend Linda, along with Leah and Stewart❤❤❤. You three muskateers are a tour de force, thank you for bringing us along!
PS, Hubs says, “Hi Linda”❤
Hi, Linda. Thank you for your video. Have a good week. ❤
Yippee! The rain barrel made that corner look weighed down and took attention away from other lovely features of your backyard, imo. Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤
This is the time of year I really get discouraged with my garden. even after all these years, I forget everything is still sleeping and I need to be patient.....not my strong point. Good to see even you too have those same feelings in your gorgeous garden
Instead of moving the fire pit perhaps Kayla can build a matching tabletop for it to match the one for the dining table. It would make a great coffee table for your topiaries. You would then have 3 spots of matching wood. I think your garden has come a long, long way in just a very short time. It will continue to evolve and fill in. I have a very small back yard as well and I’m constantly tweaking. Sometime I think smaller gardens are even harder than large ones to create a good balance.
Great to see your garden come back to life. This Valentine’s Day we are without power or phones and coping with a huge eucalyptus tree fell in the garden causing a fair bit of damage
Im in OKC, I love your walk abouts for many reasons. After this hard winter it helps me feel better about dead plants from fall planting and that I can't see any of my tulips yet either. I have been nervous but watching you deal with similar issues has helped me feel more confident. :-)
Linda it’s great to hear that you will be moving the rain barrel. You will be pleased with its absence. I think (since you asked for input) your backyard would look much nicer, more polished, if you replaced those randomly shaped stepping stones with something more finished looking. Maybe something that is smooth, rounder & not as sharp & jarring. I think you would have a much more peaceful feel to the area. It has a “scattered” impression which doesn’t seem your style. I love that you are enlarging your side patio & taking advantage of every square inch!!! Can’t wait to see what’s next!!!❤
Tend to agree with all of the pavers/bricks. It’s too chaotic .
Your backyard is looking better every time I watch it! Can’t wait to see what it looks like and how it progresses this summer!
Linda, those of us who love our homes inside and out, it is a process❣️
Thank you for sharing your gardens and home with us. I truly look forward to every new video. I always find new inspiration for my home and garden through your work. And may I add…I think it would do a lot of folks good to get out in their yard and get their hands dirty 😊 it’s good for the soul❤
It’s magical when gardens evolve. 🌿🌺🌿Why the rush?? It’s nice to feel out the space for a bit and then decide or change direction.
I am a bit practical minded so I didn’t mind the rain barrel...just figured it was the best spot for you. I do wonder if you have plans to shield the potting area. To me the sitting area over by the garage needs to feel more intimate. I think several huge pots with a type of tall grass would screen your work area and make the sitting area feel more cozy plus the grasses rustling in your Oklahoma winds would be charming. 😊
I like the two chairs facing each other and I like someone’s idea of topping the fire pit with a table top so you don’t have to move it, less is more….i also love the work space over by the fence area and I don’t see the need to hide it, I like it all!
Lord these comments 🤦🏼♀️
Linda I don’t know how you do it after reading comments on some of your videos.
People are missing manners, elegance & just plain courtesy
lol! In some cases I would agree.
I agree about moving the rain barrel. It draws my eye first every time because of its size and the difference in color from the background. Living with a space for awhile always brings new and sometimes improved perspectives. I’m excited to see the rest of the bricks and pavers in place. I think it will all look beautifully finished.
Happy Valentine’s Day Linda. Love your videos, love how you share so much of you to us and the tips you give and how you welcome us into your home. Thank you for all the work you do to bring us your videos. Don’t worry too much about your garden. It takes time and patience to get it to where you want it. I’ve been there too. Take your time and enjoy your garden one section at a time no one is rushing you to get an instant garden. Focus on the bones of the garden like you said today install evergreens for your zone so you don’t have to struggle taking them to the greenhouse. There are
Many other shrubs you can shape into topiaries too! I love topiaries and that’s what drew me to your videos. Thank you again for your videos they make my day! Love you! 😊♥️
Glad to see the rain barrell moved it made no sense arranged in that space. I too change things up my design revelation unfold... as a fine wine develops. Time is on our side for design decisions 🎉
Finally, I am slowing down from going through my mothers house, long enough to catch up on your wonderful videos!! I love your ideas for the "finishing" touches to your backyard look! I am anxious to see all your beautiful tulips in bloom this Spring! I noticed in, in the front, your lovely holly trees and how beautifully they seemed to weather the winter. Last year, here in Kentucky, we had a bad few days of really cold weather that took out a lot of well established holly in our town....Thankfully, we have not seen that ordeal again this year. We also lost so many boxwood last year as well. I am more an ready for Spring, as I know we all are!! LOVE the idea of growing grass in your Easter basket planter and the smaller ones for your Easter table! You ALWAYS have such wonderful ideas!! LOVED catching up with whats going on in the garden! Love and blessings my friend...
I enjoyed listening to how you plan to edit and add to your gardens. I'm always thinking of how I want to change my spaces. My neighbors must wonder what I'm doing when I walk around my front garden imagining plants and paths that aren't yet there. You're fortunate to have Stewart to bounce ideas off of too.
I surely wish i could see this progress in my yard. I've been working for years and I've had to start over a time or 2. Money, drought and the loss of my helper is an issue. If i were rich i could get it done quicker. Haha in the meantime, I'll enjoy yours and some other UA-camrs out there😊
An L-shapped couch on the far end of the garden might be a better option close to the fire pit if you feel that individual chairs create visual clutter. My Ontario garden is still covered in snow and watching your videos give me such joy and hope for spring! Love your channel!
Never noticed this before, but the wooden surround that goes around the air conditioning unit would have been nicer if it it had been just a few inches taller. Just my opinion. Can't wait to see your Spring display. Happy Wednesday!🌞
I thought the same. She could add another foot on top.
Oh…..you have sunshine and it’s just started to snow where we live……so jealous. Looking forward to being able to get outside soon! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Love your channel & all the wonderful things I have learned from watching. 😃♥️
I have been in my house for 27 years and put the yard in from scratch. Im sure in your previous home you probably did a lot of trial and error until things started to come together. My yard looked like your new one after five years! You have done so much in just one year! Mistakes can be costly or a real pain to remove or fix. If you yards were perfect I would be feeling like evidently Im just not as good as I thought I was😂. In a few years I will be starting over in a new smaller yard. I’m sure the new owners of my house will make it their space just like right now it’s my space and taste. I enjoy watching and learning from you. My daughter the other day was buying plants for a new house she has yet to move in and I was encouraging her to wait and live in the space for even a short while. I believe I quoted you😉
I love everything you do Linda, you are an inspiration to me I enjoy your videos and I have learned a lot from you, thank you , one of your fans.
Wow! You have accomplished so much in one year. I have enjoyed watching the process. Thank you, Linda!🦋
I feel like the air conditioner surround isn’t quite tall enough. Standing people can still see the unit which defeats the purpose of the build. I like that you are extending the hardscape. Very smart, lower maintenance. Hooray for moving the rain barrel! Sounds like you have come up with a lot of great solutions to wrap up the space just the way you like it. 🌱🌱🌱🌸
Give yourself some slack, gardens evolve with time, tastes and trends are also not static. This garden needs more time to mature & tweaking/changes will happen gradually & naturally as you live the space. It's your space, your vision & yours to evolve. Thanks for sharing your journey. Sorry about all the critical comments you have to endure. You can't please everyone all of the time. But most importantly, you do you in your space. I enjoy your videos!❤
You have the most amazing taste and we love everything you do. 🌳
It’s almost spring
I came back to say I have had great success reblooming amarylis bulb. After they bloom, I treat them as a houseplant, and put them in a sunny west facing window. In the Fall, I put them in a cool, dark place and withhold water for a couple months. I let the leaves die back naturally. After a couple months I pull out, give them sun and water, and they bloom again sometime between Christmas and Easter. For Christmas bloom one needs to put them in dormancy early September.
Love your Wednesday walk abouts! Ideas hatch from everywhere, in every season 😊. Thanks!❤
Yes! I'm so glad to hear that you are moving the rain barrel.
Can't wait till summer when the yards flurish. You have a great eye and look forward to seeing how it all comes together! And let's not forget the topiarys!
I am so excited. My husband got me tickets to the Patio and Garden show in Indy for Valentine's day. I hope to see you there!❤
I am really enjoying watching your new garden through each season. Thank you for showing us the both the successes and struggles! I have no doubt that the cottage garden will be just as charming as the fairytale garden. You have that special touch. ❤
I am sooooo HAPPY to see the rain barrel relocated!!! You have such an opportunity to plant something that is more visually pleasing in that area!!!
Unbelievable how the negative comments just come blaring away. This is your backyard, and its going to be a work in progress for years! As YOU figure out how you use it, what makes sense to you and your husband. I for one, would leave the rain barrel, it is where it is usable and its not ugly. I have a couple, and they alone are a statement. But if you really want to move it, make sure it is where it will be easy to use. I think as Spring appears in this back yard, people will see your vision, some people just cannot invision the final vision. My one suggestion, is somehow make a little covered area over where the "potting bench" would be. Enjoy the process, I'm here for the ride.
Hi Linda! Lots of great ideas! I would like to see railings on BOTH sides of the circular steps in your backyard. It would look more balanced (just like the railings being installed in your front yard). Plus if you need to access the bottom of your wood pile, you could safely walk there and back to the house. I worry about the high drop-off ledge and the possibility of an adult or child falling over. Potted plants should not be the only barrier.
Lovely garden and house the area where you are living seems very nice. Loved the garden tour
Hi Linda, I have a small backyard to and it’s a little tricky to get just right. I was thinking if you turned your big table the other direction but leave in the same place, it might give you a little more space and give the yard a bigger feel. You’ve done such a great job in only a year, I can’t wait to see everything in a few weeks, it’s going to be beautiful!😊🌷🪻🥀👏
I would love to see some taller Nandina in your backyard garden. I always loved them in your old garden.
You have great gardening ideas and make everything cozy, feeling ❤
Yay, the rain barrel is moving!
After watching this video I really want to get back out into my gardens, but here in Zone 7, Suburbs of Philadelphia, PA we still have below freezing temperatures. It will be at least another month before I can get out into the gardens. I'm looking forward to a year of maintaining what I already have growning, and maybe adding a few more ferns here and there. I am looking forward to many more wonderful videos from Linda, and hope to learn something new.
They say before you leave your home, remove a piece of jewelry or two. There are several seating areas, maybe less would be more? I also like someone’s idea of turning the long table length wise. Giving more feeling of open toward the back? I’ve become a minimalist- I’m not sure I would add more things, but rather take away. 🌳💚
Not cool!
YES from the street your evergreen bones look very nice. I love perennials but they need evergreens to balance a year round calming.
More evergreen in front garden
Happy Valentine's Day and two thumbs up for relocating the rain barrel .😃
Agree with the pavers, too far apart!
It’s about the aesthetic. Stay inside!!!
Hi Linda 👋 and of course Stewart 👋 Love your vision and hearing how you come to make your decisions 😀 great to see some sunshine we are still very cold and grey here in London 🇬🇧 Have a great weekend ❤
The only thing I will add, is in the front yard. I have the same issue with the boxwoods. Mine have taken a long time to get established, and they just look windburned from the heat and the freezing temperatures and exposure. I am switching to junipers, yews in protected areas and hollies and grasses.
DEAR LINDA I LIKE ALL THE CHANGES YOU WILL BE DOING TO YOUR BACK YARD, EXTENDING THE BRIKS FLOOR AND MOVING THE RAIN BARREL TO OTHER PLACE.
Most of us walk around our gardens, like you, looking for signs of returning growth. As my husband reminds me, plants that don’t make it offer a landscaping opportunity.
So true!
Only half way , we just got to the front . My thoughts on the back ... I think maybe that feeling you get when your looking out on it , is your wanting the "feeling" the old back garden gave you . The other garden was created on how you felt and then anything you did back there just worked . I feel like this garden (primarily back ) you worked so hard to get it started , took in sooo many opinions and tried to capture an idea of what your new cottage life should look like , that somehow the " feeling" got overlooked or hurried by. It has all the proper components you love but that personal romance 😊 we develope with our most treasured spaces just hasn't got to happen . Before you tube , magazines , Kayla and all the wonderful helpers ... It was you and your garden... Just the two of you dreaming and growing together ... That is my honest opinion ... I think it is all lovely , in my eyes you can do nothing less than perfection 😅 but since you asked 💙 happy Valentine's Day
Interesting. It is a small space, and still needs some tweaking. I think she will start loving it with the railings and her containers, AND the evergreen bones filling in some more.
I have to agree. This garden doesn’t feel like a garden grown from the heart. It was an instant garden
I love how much you have accomplished. You are bound to make changes as you settle in. Happy Valentine's Day!
LOL nice wave, Stewart! Beautiful ongoing process, Linda.
Linda, love watching you on your Valentine's walk about. We are awaiting spring up here in Toronto Canada. In fact we have a snow storm today Feb 15.
I enjoy your videos and think you have done an amazing job to make this new home and garden yours! Montreal,Quebec
Thank you for sharing. It's so interesting to watch gardening in an environment so different to my own here in Queensland Aus.
Ahh, such a great way to start my day. I needed to see this video, hope after winter. Turning my mind to gardening is always a joy for me. Thank you again.
Living in the UK, as much as we complain about the rain it’s far more easy to get plants established as the environment suits most foliage
Stewart is much more than just a camera man. Exciting to see new life in the garden. I have nothing yet, and snow on the way this week end. So it is nice to see in yours. ❤
Didn’t your original front garden plans (drawings) have some lawn in the upper terrace too? I think breaking up the upper terrace with some lawn would be pretty, especially in the winter. Maybe then your garden wouldn’t require so many plants which then die off in the winter and create the voids. It’s a nice start to see many of the leaves cleaned out.
Linda, love the garden and really enjoy your videos. I was wondering will you be adding some type of water feature to the garden? Moving water just adds so much movement and a cooling effect to any area.
Hi Linda, I have so enjoyed seeing the progress you have made!
Just a thought, have you considered another Viburnum Snowball in the back corner if the Roman Candle Podocarpus doesn't make it? It would sure be a beautiful sight from across the yard! 🤗🌿
There's a homeowner where I live who has espaliered apple trees along her long winding drive and in the backyard along another border. They are free-standing -- not against a wall -- but the free-standing espalier would work by your walls and it looks beautiful Her husband explained that they did that because the apples are easy to pick. They're probably about 5 ft tall max. If you'd like a photo I can send one
Loving you’re garden and your outfit (rock chick)happy Valentine’s Day from Northern Ireland
OH Linda 😮 Please bring back the two chairs around the fire pit it looked so cozy 🔥 and don’t take the fire pit away just put a round wood top on it for the summer 🌞
Waving back to Stewart. I've issues w/new AC unit. Tomato plants potted thrive, until we turn on new unit. The more it runs in Summer, the tomato plants struggle & yield is less. In the Fall the plants had a growth spurt. Measured w/yardstick the height of AC unit, it's the same height where tomatoes are void on plant. Food for thought. cgzone8
I was so happy to find that my newly printed copy of that 70’s Betty Cocker cookbook contains your recipe! Yummy!
Anglo Star Fatshedera might look nice growing up the garage wall assuming it’s the right location for it. Love watching the evolution of your lovely cottage garden.
Instead of moving the fire table it may be a thought to cover the table with potted plants. I have a fire table and I am loath to move it if I don’t have too. Just a thought to consider.
Hi Linda love your home and garden so exciting starting over.Youre doing a beautiful job. As far as the rain barrel I can see a big beautiful fern on it with the fronds hanging over giving the barrel a planter look,just saying.love ya
Love the update on what you will add/change in the background if you are going to move your rain barrel how about at the end of the garage near the fence? I remember the concert basket it will look good with grass and where you will put it in the front yard for Easter coming up faster then you know it.
I would replace the chairs in the back with 2 Adirondack chairs in a bold color, like blue or teal
Linda, how about two outdoor love seats facing each other around the fire pit. Since you already have the more upright dining chairs for extra seating why not more comfortable seating away from the table?