How to Make New Garden Beds - Flowers, Shrubs, Perennials, Trees

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  • @Tofog22000
    @Tofog22000 2 роки тому +14

    Less lawn and more planting beds, sounds like a win win!

  • @weathersings
    @weathersings Рік тому +9

    Getting ready to convert a chunk of my front yard from turf into a flower bed, this video was so helpful! Thank you!

  • @hobbitlady7568
    @hobbitlady7568 2 роки тому +3

    Dude you know I’m a fan so don’t take it the wrong way but you crack me up spraying that line for some reason! So smooth! Haha

  • @kerryjean2223
    @kerryjean2223 2 роки тому +8

    A true gardener after my own heart. My land is so tiny I no longer have any turf anywhere x 💮🌸🌺🇦🇺

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 2 роки тому +1

      Those poor microorganisms... I didn't see any roots

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +1

      Bermuda and Zoysia grass can't be killed by cutting off the top

    • @kerryjean2223
      @kerryjean2223 2 роки тому +2

      @@JimPutnam well I as soon as you see any pop back up that you immediately pull it out by hand. That's what I did after removing the dreadful creeping Sir Walter Buffalo by hand. Only took about an extra year to get it all out. I put concrete right around the borders but it still finds its way in from the the neighbours through the tiny fence overlaps and the tiny gaps between the fence and the concrete. Hideous stuff should not be legal as far as I am concerned. For that very reason I would not buy a second hand property or ever use creeping turf. So I had two homes built over the years. Now I just rent. Love your channels x 💜🇦🇺

  • @ryancmclaughlin
    @ryancmclaughlin 2 роки тому +6

    Dude, you're amazing. You explain how to do things naturally and organically (ahem...the right way...) but also make space for other methods if people need them. I love that. No judgement - just different approaches for different needs and always with a mind towards being as sustainable as possible. Solid work. Keep it coming, homie.

  • @adoster2008
    @adoster2008 2 роки тому +8

    What a difference using your approach to amend the soil in my garden has made to this year! All my perennials are waking up and they look amazing!

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +4

      Awesome. Nature knows best. We need to put a blanket on and get out of the way.

  • @TheEnthusiasticGardener
    @TheEnthusiasticGardener 2 роки тому +25

    Fabulous, I did exactly the same this time last year, I was so fed up with how bad my small lawn was looking (and I really tried everything to improve it) so I cut all round in a circle and I’m so pleased I did as now I have far more planting space instead. Love your new borders 😍

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +3

      New planting space is the best! Thanks for watching!

    • @itsmewende
      @itsmewende 2 роки тому +1

      I swear I'm not stalking you =^)
      Hope Richard gets you to the store, look forward to seeing what you find.

    • @TheEnthusiasticGardener
      @TheEnthusiasticGardener 2 роки тому +2

      @@itsmewende 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve booked tomorrow afternoon off work and I’m off plant shopping 😎🥰😊👍😝

    • @TheEnthusiasticGardener
      @TheEnthusiasticGardener 2 роки тому +1

      @@JimPutnam definitely, love your channel Jim, watch every episode 😊

    • @itsmewende
      @itsmewende 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheEnthusiasticGardener
      W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L =^)

  • @josephinebrevig8748
    @josephinebrevig8748 2 роки тому +2

    Gardening is so satisfying. The joy of starting my journey through Covid lockdowm gets me so emotional. You've taught me so much on my journey. You were one of my first UA-camrs i subscribed to. Thank you so much Jim. Just love your videos.

  • @itsmewende
    @itsmewende 2 роки тому +14

    I did this last autumn. I extended a bed, 12' long, with a curve 2' out to 8 at the sidewalk. After planting it with around 230 bulbs...which I'm enjoying now...I turned the grass over and back over the bulbs then covered it with 3- 4" of composted tree bark. Look forward to seeing your border fill in.

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +2

      Nice, lots of work. Good luck with everything this spring!

    • @itsmewende
      @itsmewende 2 роки тому +4

      @@JimPutnam
      Thanks, and yes it was more than a notion. At 63 it took me 2 days, the second I had to keep tell myself to just get it DONE, I think the thought of a day 3 is what got it done.

  • @wavelene7
    @wavelene7 Рік тому +1

    Just the video I was looking for on how to start/extend a garden bed. Thanks so much for sharing your wealth of information!

  • @AndreaRoss-f7e
    @AndreaRoss-f7e 11 місяців тому

    I’ve done this before a few times. So much fun. I will be doing this in 2022 and in 2023 as well since I am renovating my backyard now.

  • @natemullen5868
    @natemullen5868 2 роки тому +3

    Nice video Jim, got me inspired to expand my annual bed now!

  • @elizabethsmolens2752
    @elizabethsmolens2752 2 роки тому +2

    I did this just today. I am preparing a flower bed. Out here in Oregon we had normal rain fall for March (the first time in several years) so our grass is green and thick. My flower bed expansion included removing wedges of turf which were 4 to 5 inches deep in places! I can't wait to see the perennial planting. Thank you for your video.

  • @chelseajones4141
    @chelseajones4141 2 роки тому +6

    Now that you are reducing the grass, do you ever think of adding a water feature? I'm surprised I haven't seen one considering how much you love the birds and pollinators. Fantastic guide btw, Jim! I really appreciate your non synthetic approach using simple compost and time to improve the soil instead of so many quick fixes that ultimately disappoint and compromise the health and presence of all sorts of beneficial organisms.

  • @juliannetaylor9989
    @juliannetaylor9989 2 роки тому +2

    I planned on doing this in my front yard this is year! So glad to see this addressed by you.
    Thanks for sharing another great lesson, Jim!

  • @YayaHortus
    @YayaHortus 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice edging…I’m gonna have to copy that,..pretty soon My yard will be gorgeous just like yours, Jim. 😉👍

  • @Stumpchunkman226
    @Stumpchunkman226 9 місяців тому

    This is good info for me - first time ever trying to landscape a house. One thing I've learned for sure is that no matter what the project, there are usually more wrong ways to do it than right ways. Thanks for getting me started.

  • @LitlPoot
    @LitlPoot 2 роки тому +4

    thanks ever so much for sharing your tips and tricks in creating a new bed - and removing all that sod !!! I have several similar projects on my "to do" list and your knowledge and inspiration are encouraging !!! looking forward to seeing how the new bed turns out !!!

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому

      Good luck with everything!

  • @loriledner6528
    @loriledner6528 2 роки тому +1

    Your gardens are getting more and more beautiful all the time !!!
    That job looks exhausting and way too hard for me- but definitely fun to watch🌷

  • @hobbitlady7568
    @hobbitlady7568 2 роки тому +1

    You know you put that a little wide so much hard work!!!

  • @ProPlugger
    @ProPlugger 2 роки тому +1

    Your extended garden bed looks terrific! Can't wait to see your new plantings!

  • @katiekane5247
    @katiekane5247 2 роки тому

    Dang it Jim, you gave away the secrets!
    The results from the Soil cube exceeded my expectations, wish I could afford 2 more!

  • @paulhughes5446
    @paulhughes5446 2 роки тому +3

    Another great one Jim! Cannot wait to see what you will be planting in the space.

  • @GinaCriv
    @GinaCriv 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Jim 👋 It is so satisfying to dig up and make a new bed...all the planting possibilities. It looks so good.

  • @rsal6043
    @rsal6043 2 роки тому

    This is why i watch and subscribe..natural solutions and some hard work to make a better looking garden..love it.

  • @heatherw.2751
    @heatherw.2751 2 роки тому +1

    I just reshaped one of my beds last weekend and I lifted all the sod by hand like you. Hard work but so satisfying!

  • @glendapeters8899
    @glendapeters8899 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks to your advise and seeing your oak leaves in your beds I scrunched up a majority of my leaves in the beds with gloved hands and covered them with compost and fine bark mulch. It sure beat raking and burning all those leaves and put them to good use! Always find your videos interesting and love seeing your flowers and shrubs.

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому

      Awesome. Good luck with everything this spring!

  • @mlyacko2
    @mlyacko2 Рік тому

    I lay out the bed edge with 12’ pex, linking them together with cheap barb unions. Then I tack them down with landscape weed barrier stakes. Perfect arcs. Then cut the edge in with a small flathead shovel (don’t have a fancy edger).

  • @godisincontrol32
    @godisincontrol32 Рік тому +1

    Great Idea 🎉

  • @canuckviolet3322
    @canuckviolet3322 2 роки тому

    Yes! It all starts with the soil!! Keep preaching it Jim!
    One of these days could you do refresh of how to be smart shopper at a garden center and discuss how to pick the right plants for your soil? Speaking as one who has been burnt.. bought many things that do not flourish in acidic soil but look oh so pretty in the grower's pot!

  • @sonyakim4403
    @sonyakim4403 2 роки тому

    I’ve done this before a few times. So much fun. 😅😭 I will be doing this in 2022 and in 2023 as well since I am renovating my backyard now. 🥳💀

  • @JLee-pc2vc
    @JLee-pc2vc 2 роки тому +6

    My trench edging (7a red clay) sometimes has some standing water in it for a little while after a heavy rain. Is that normal or have I done something wrong with my digging? In this week's Q&A video can you give us a ground level closeup of where the compost meets your vertical edge? I want to make sure my edging looks like it's supposed to and isn't too deep. Great step by step video!

  • @HookedandRooted
    @HookedandRooted 2 роки тому

    Jim that border looks so pretty with those pansies! So fun to cut out sid and have more planting space. Although my husband would argue otherwise 🤪

  • @csellers5818
    @csellers5818 2 роки тому +1

    Can’t wait to see what you plant. I’m sure it will be gorgeous!

  • @TheBrunnette1
    @TheBrunnette1 2 роки тому

    Exactly the video I needed. Thank you for this step by step and the notes about compost! It's so empowering to know how to DIY!

  • @terriebutler6737
    @terriebutler6737 2 роки тому

    So jealous that we do not have ‘Soil Cube’ here in southeastern Virginia. And they deliver, how NICE! Happy gardening Jim 🌳🌳🌳🐕

  • @TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111
    @TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Jim for another great Video!

  • @bead9609
    @bead9609 2 роки тому +1

    Your japanese maple looking great!!!

  • @debbiesineath1952
    @debbiesineath1952 2 роки тому

    Your yard is beautiful!

  • @ronaldcurtner6402
    @ronaldcurtner6402 2 роки тому

    Your on a role . Happy spring

  • @twilde3754
    @twilde3754 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this demonstration -- helps me in my garden tremendously!!

  • @kimbar11
    @kimbar11 2 роки тому

    Looks beautiful! Digging out grass for more plants is exciting! I did a lot of that last year.

  • @ya-ya1766
    @ya-ya1766 2 роки тому

    Watching you in shorts, wondering what today is like in Raleigh. Saturday in Georgia is 43 degrees at 10:30 am today. This weather is crazy.

  • @GardenDoodles
    @GardenDoodles 2 роки тому

    We find ourselves expanding our garden beds just a little bit every year, too! Don’t think it will stop anytime soon.

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +1

      New space is the best!

  • @dearestgarden
    @dearestgarden 2 роки тому +1

    Looks so good!! Can't wait to see you start planting 🥰

  • @57colliegirl
    @57colliegirl 2 роки тому +1

    I playced cardboard over grass in Fall. Weighted d ou wn with bricks. Covered with mulch. Now this Spring I hope planting perennials and shrubs will be a snap. I don't like digging turf...Am 65 so taking easy way out! Is this OK for soil? Looking forward to few weeds too. Your soil is beautiful!!

  • @paulalang1023
    @paulalang1023 2 роки тому

    I’m excited to see what you plant!!! Looks great!

  • @MelodyHopkins
    @MelodyHopkins 2 роки тому +8

    Haha! I was wondering what Jim was gonna do when he ran out of planting space. 😂😂😂

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +1

      I was too!

    • @MelodyHopkins
      @MelodyHopkins 2 роки тому

      @@JimPutnam Better prioritize that patio space while there's still some left!

  • @kathrynmettelka7216
    @kathrynmettelka7216 2 роки тому

    No more grass. I have beds and areas of pine bark nuggets for paths. and a woodland look in the back garden. If I've been paying attention, the answer is usually compost. I love the stuff. It makes all the difference.

  • @GardenHands
    @GardenHands 2 роки тому

    Great video and beautiful garden bed! I have been extending my established beds and building new beds each year. My preference is to smother with cardboard and compost if I have the time and the grass isn't horribly invasive. A couple beds I've needed to do what you did, a light tilling to get rid of the grass roots. Great overview!

  • @stephaniejohnson2937
    @stephaniejohnson2937 2 роки тому

    Love seeing the progression of your garden space :)

  • @GloriaLynch-c4k
    @GloriaLynch-c4k Рік тому

    Can you do a in depth video about getting nutrients to your soil like the compost you talked about in this video. Thanks on the great info

  • @peggydove8756
    @peggydove8756 2 роки тому

    Great information! Thanks! I wish I could work that fast! 😄

  • @mattycroxton
    @mattycroxton 2 роки тому

    Great video, Jim!

  • @gracem6795
    @gracem6795 2 роки тому

    I have some 2000 sf area, where I had to delay laying sod for 2 years. The more I think about it, it was never destined for sod.

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Jim. 🌷💚🙃

  • @RedBeardRetroTech
    @RedBeardRetroTech 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video and the knowledge ❤🙏

  • @misscandicern
    @misscandicern Рік тому

    Would tilling from the beginning have been an option? What I mean is, not taking up the grass top layer then tilling. Tilling the grass in there

  • @ArlynleahTacloy
    @ArlynleahTacloy 2 роки тому

    wow nice garden.i love garden too

  • @annebuchanan3200
    @annebuchanan3200 2 роки тому +71

    Nice try Jim, blaming the grass. We’ve all been there. It’s all about wanting more garden space. 😉

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +11

      True that!!

    • @emilyr.6542
      @emilyr.6542 2 роки тому +7

      Hahahah removing turf for more garden beds. A true gardeners game.

    • @jamb1579
      @jamb1579 2 роки тому +2

      Haha true!

    • @Alejandro_C62
      @Alejandro_C62 Рік тому +1

      😂

  • @MMMM-mq3bt
    @MMMM-mq3bt 2 роки тому +1

    Great ideas .
    Tiller i have one but its very heavy is there a light one or easier way 🤔

  • @TuoInside
    @TuoInside 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Jim!

  • @TheBarefootedGardener
    @TheBarefootedGardener 2 роки тому +2

    Looks awesome Jim! For that remaining turf, how about a water feature and a small patio?

  • @razasyeda6054
    @razasyeda6054 9 місяців тому

    its beautifully curated

  • @wendy6710
    @wendy6710 2 роки тому

    Very useful information! Looks great

  • @lisaawild
    @lisaawild Місяць тому

    We have st augustine grass and hard clay. Its hard to dig out!

  • @drewshouse
    @drewshouse 5 місяців тому

    Jim, when you first began digging up your zoysia after marking the new bed. Any reason you didn’t just till from the get go? As opposed to using your trench shovel to dig up the surface?

  • @katie405
    @katie405 2 роки тому

    Can you do a in depth video about getting nutrients to your soil like the compost you talked about in this video. Thanks on the great info 👍

  • @rosiesingleton6480
    @rosiesingleton6480 2 роки тому +1

    👍🏻 Good job - a lot of work - I’m exhausted just watching you 😬

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +1

      It is tough. I'm always in a hurry, but it would be better to take breaks doing this type of work.

  • @kimpollard6021
    @kimpollard6021 2 роки тому

    You make edging look easy. It always beats me when I try to do it.

  • @kanchanamendis7181
    @kanchanamendis7181 2 роки тому

    Nice video Jim.
    I would like to try it.

  • @fabricandflowers83
    @fabricandflowers83 2 роки тому

    If you were to spray the grass to kill it how long till you could plant in it?

  • @dianegentry3255
    @dianegentry3255 2 роки тому

    Looks great!! Great video!

  • @156aliciasy
    @156aliciasy Рік тому

    Hello great video. I appreciate it because I did not know what to do on grass. I am a new home owner trying to make my garden. Look great. I do have a question after you put the compost. Do you then dig in the compost and your soil To put the plants in.? Or do you till it again after you've put compost?

  • @anneandrews7053
    @anneandrews7053 2 роки тому

    Awesome information!🏆🏆🏆🏆💚💚💚💚💚

  • @databang
    @databang 2 роки тому

    Your flowers and I thank you and your invisible moving tripod.

  • @saraw8503
    @saraw8503 2 роки тому +2

    I have a LOT of seedlings from my winter sowing. Hubs asked me today….where are you going to plant them? Good question. Maybe a new bed hmmmm…

  • @lanabisson2675
    @lanabisson2675 2 роки тому +1

    Jim I have large flower beds. I am struggling with massive amounts of dead nettle and other weeds that seem to be happily growing on areas that I put 4 inches of shredded bark/compost late fall. I dont want to use preen because I have things like larkspur, poppies and bachelor buttons that I want to see come up. Do I need to put cardboard because of the weed pressure? I have LARGE sloping flower beds. any suggestions would be great. Its finally getting warm enough for me to work in the yard. Im in Western Ky by the river where it stays bitter cold and wet.

  • @tneahstrobel2197
    @tneahstrobel2197 9 місяців тому

    You don’t put down weed guard?

  • @graylagran7443
    @graylagran7443 2 роки тому

    I have Bermuda grass and it is the devil! I’m doing a flower patch in the front yard which I’ve tilled once, and will till again tomorrow. I didn’t try to remove the grass first as it’s tough work. Hopefully with multiple tillings weeks apart will kill the roots and all. 🤞🏼 ps, I have a similar sun joe tiller and love it! I love that I just plug it in and pull the trigger, and it starts every time 🤩

    • @lainyjane4581
      @lainyjane4581 2 роки тому

      my sun joe arrives next week. have bermuda evil grass. deep roots. worried. lots of plants standing by needing to be in ground. zone 7 TN. huge space. any advice welcome.

    • @graylagran7443
      @graylagran7443 2 роки тому

      @@lainyjane4581 I planted yesterday. I went through the bed with a cultivator and found lots of root pieces with new growth. Bermuda has deep roots.

  • @DeathlyReaper1
    @DeathlyReaper1 Рік тому

    Love it. Thank you

  • @maryannditullio2581
    @maryannditullio2581 2 роки тому

    You make it look so easy. I have a QUESTION.Last year I purchased compost. I did not use it all. I have been told that compost is no longer viable because everything has died. Is there a way to rejuvenate it??

  • @CliffordAllison
    @CliffordAllison 2 роки тому

    Great video ! who makes the cart that you used in the video ?

  • @ItsKourtneyyy
    @ItsKourtneyyy 5 місяців тому

    Where is your compost from?

  • @lizlawrence2584
    @lizlawrence2584 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the pointers! I'm learning so much from your channel.

  • @jennifernash4638
    @jennifernash4638 2 роки тому

    That little trenching shovel is worth its weight in gold, lol.

  • @joeysoprano8405
    @joeysoprano8405 2 роки тому

    great video. thanks!

  • @ckbeats21
    @ckbeats21 10 місяців тому

    Might be a dumb question but why not till first and then dig up?

  • @nicolegreenough961
    @nicolegreenough961 2 роки тому +3

    Do you consider it worse to use the tiller to break up the grass first? I have really thick centipede grass and it is more of a job to dig the grass up than hand till in clay! 🥴

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +2

      Neither is fun, but that little tiller just struggles on thick turf. If it was heavier I would just till it.

    • @graylagran7443
      @graylagran7443 2 роки тому

      @@JimPutnam that’s good to know. I weed whacked my bermuda as best I could, then tilled it.

  • @L4sleeko
    @L4sleeko 2 роки тому +1

    Looks nice. Yes, digging up grass is a pain in the tail, though I found doing it in late winter is ideal as it’s still asleep. Could you over seed with a different type of grass to thicken things up?

    • @luigi298
      @luigi298 2 роки тому +1

      Also ideal when the ground is still wet after it rains.

  • @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994
    @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994 2 роки тому

    Do you love that electric tiller ? I’m on small garden spot its a perfect size. Zoysia grass a pain for border’s. Never enough gardening space 😏. Love your info always to the point!

    • @graylagran7443
      @graylagran7443 2 роки тому

      I got an electric sun joe and love it. So much easier to manage than a heavy gas powered one. It’s still a workout, but nice to just plug in, pull the trigger, and go!

  • @anitahadley2871
    @anitahadley2871 2 роки тому

    Feed the soil! That’s one bit of info that I try to pass on and wish I had learned earlier.

  • @photozen8398
    @photozen8398 5 місяців тому

    I see a lot of the freaking violet on the grass, I am plagued with it and for the life of me I cannot get rid of them , any advice?

  • @irainkoolaid
    @irainkoolaid Рік тому

    so why no weed barrier?

  • @laheart1957
    @laheart1957 Рік тому

    How deep should I dig?

  • @leesa9615
    @leesa9615 2 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @doctortcbkk2027
    @doctortcbkk2027 2 роки тому

    Same issue here, Jim. Any tips for carving into hard clay to create a new bed? Will the Sun Joe cut through it?

  • @angelabarker8611
    @angelabarker8611 2 роки тому

    So educational

  • @evquinn2156
    @evquinn2156 2 роки тому +1

    Where did you get that garden cart? I had a similar one many years ago and haven’t been able to find one to replace it.

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому +1

      I got it on Amazon. I have links below the videos for it. Thanks for watching!

  • @dylan8285
    @dylan8285 2 роки тому

    Going back to the original plan of a patio being their?

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому

      Yes, but it will be from used materials.

    • @dylan8285
      @dylan8285 2 роки тому

      @@JimPutnam Used materials….Like old bricks and pavers, or pieces of concrete and stone put together with a gravel or living joint?

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  2 роки тому

      Yes with a bit of art!