Thank you! It's so easy to go with the common widely available plants but I agree it's fun to learn about new plants that are not widely used. I added to my list!
Congratulations on 1k subscribers! On the avatars -- honestly I like your original you. It's a face to connect with and instantly recognizable to me. But if you like another, go for it - I'm sure I'll form the same association with that one. On the fothergilla -- I'm in the Midwest, so it's far outside my eco-region, so I haven't watched it. But I do encourage you to keep making regional native plant videos -- there are a lot of sources for natives that are more widespread, but not as many good breakdowns for local natives. As your audience expands, that'll get more views. I love your design videos, because while you covered the design principals, you also did a lot of before/during/after photos. Many I see stop at the 'here's what it looks like after planting' then skip to 1-2 years later. Seeing those same-year transitions really help cement the principals behind the design. I also like your opportunities for improvement. One idea I might suggest to improve those again goes the regionality of native plants. While you use the beautiful pink muhly, again, it's nowhere near to my eco-region. In my case I have similar purple lovegrass (eragrostis spectabilis) I can use - harder to source, but similar characteristics. Offering a short list of alternatives along with each plant you use may help others. For future ideas -- I love your regenerative lawn/lawn alternative videos. Finding low-growing native grasses & non-sedge alternatives can be hard. There are lists but not as many real-life applications. Have you used wild strawberry (fragaria virginiana) before? That's one that grows in more regions and seems a lovely alternative when you don't need something grass-like. Another focus might be pet-friendly landscaping. I see many people looking for low-growing lawn areas that use natives instead of typical non-native grasses. But many native grasses have awns, which a concern. Or the plants can't hold up to dog traffic. That kinda ends up leading to sedges, but that can get expensive quickly if you are sourcing plugs for a large area. I will be watching that dog-run video next -- it might be just what I need for ideas.
Thank you so much for sharing. With the avatar, my initial plan was to use the same avatar but change his shirt, add more motion to his arms, add a hat, etc.. so there is something new with each video. Over time he would grow with us :) However, that all takes time to learn which means I'm making less videos which is not the goal. I never really considered the avatar as branding, but you are right. This exercise has really given me something to think about. Thank you for the regional advice which I agree with 100%. It's easy for me to cover the northeast because I have all these plants at my home and/or my customers home so it's easy to get lots of photos which makes for good videos. However, if I start making money on UA-cam, I'd be able to buy photos of natives from other regions and could incorporate into videos, so this is part of the long-term strategy, Yes, I have wild strawberry and I agree it's a great slow growing groundcover (not full sun). Mine just started blooming in the past week so I need to capture photos. Definitely, worth a video in the near future. Yes, I love the idea of pet friendly videos. After completing the work in our dog run, we got another dog who likes to dig. I regret not adding more plugs to fill-in last year so I have some clean up and will be adding an updated video...
Hi Tim! It’s Sabrina! Congratulations on 1,000 subs! You are doing really good and I hope you can get a bunch more subscribers :) it’s amazing how plants can be so diverse and you educating us helps a lot! Good luck on your journey 😊
Congrats! I would love to see a video that focuses on a list of edible native plants in different areas! Also, maybe a video on tips for planting bareroot (and why it's great to plant bareroot!)
Thank you! I added both to my list. My prior approach with edible native cocktails didn't take off but I'm willing to try again with a top 5 list of options available now or 5 recipe ideas that I've tried.
Love your videos. I just built a house so have a clean slate to plan garden. I want to plant a native garden with little to no grass. I live in Maryland zone 7. I believe you are in Pennsylvania. I will use your video for measuring and planning but will the plants you discuss work in my zone?
Congratulations! Very happy for your accomplishment, you deserve this and another 100 one thousand! Hopefully that won’t take as long! 👏👌👍
Thank you very much. I appreciate the comment and your support :)
Garden design videos are a favorite of mine. Videos about some more unusual and rare native plants would also be appreciated. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! It's so easy to go with the common widely available plants but I agree it's fun to learn about new plants that are not widely used. I added to my list!
Congratulations on 1k subscribers! On the avatars -- honestly I like your original you. It's a face to connect with and instantly recognizable to me. But if you like another, go for it - I'm sure I'll form the same association with that one.
On the fothergilla -- I'm in the Midwest, so it's far outside my eco-region, so I haven't watched it. But I do encourage you to keep making regional native plant videos -- there are a lot of sources for natives that are more widespread, but not as many good breakdowns for local natives. As your audience expands, that'll get more views.
I love your design videos, because while you covered the design principals, you also did a lot of before/during/after photos. Many I see stop at the 'here's what it looks like after planting' then skip to 1-2 years later. Seeing those same-year transitions really help cement the principals behind the design. I also like your opportunities for improvement. One idea I might suggest to improve those again goes the regionality of native plants. While you use the beautiful pink muhly, again, it's nowhere near to my eco-region. In my case I have similar purple lovegrass (eragrostis spectabilis) I can use - harder to source, but similar characteristics. Offering a short list of alternatives along with each plant you use may help others.
For future ideas -- I love your regenerative lawn/lawn alternative videos. Finding low-growing native grasses & non-sedge alternatives can be hard. There are lists but not as many real-life applications. Have you used wild strawberry (fragaria virginiana) before? That's one that grows in more regions and seems a lovely alternative when you don't need something grass-like.
Another focus might be pet-friendly landscaping. I see many people looking for low-growing lawn areas that use natives instead of typical non-native grasses. But many native grasses have awns, which a concern. Or the plants can't hold up to dog traffic. That kinda ends up leading to sedges, but that can get expensive quickly if you are sourcing plugs for a large area. I will be watching that dog-run video next -- it might be just what I need for ideas.
Thank you so much for sharing. With the avatar, my initial plan was to use the same avatar but change his shirt, add more motion to his arms, add a hat, etc.. so there is something new with each video. Over time he would grow with us :) However, that all takes time to learn which means I'm making less videos which is not the goal. I never really considered the avatar as branding, but you are right. This exercise has really given me something to think about.
Thank you for the regional advice which I agree with 100%. It's easy for me to cover the northeast because I have all these plants at my home and/or my customers home so it's easy to get lots of photos which makes for good videos. However, if I start making money on UA-cam, I'd be able to buy photos of natives from other regions and could incorporate into videos, so this is part of the long-term strategy,
Yes, I have wild strawberry and I agree it's a great slow growing groundcover (not full sun). Mine just started blooming in the past week so I need to capture photos. Definitely, worth a video in the near future.
Yes, I love the idea of pet friendly videos. After completing the work in our dog run, we got another dog who likes to dig. I regret not adding more plugs to fill-in last year so I have some clean up and will be adding an updated video...
Hi Tim! It’s Sabrina! Congratulations on 1,000 subs! You are doing really good and I hope you can get a bunch more subscribers :) it’s amazing how plants can be so diverse and you educating us helps a lot! Good luck on your journey 😊
Thank you for watching and posting! I appreciate you! Working on a new video to be ready in the next 1-2 weeks!
Love the videos, particularly those on landscaping. And I am with NotGoddess, I like the original you avatar. He feels like a friend.
He feels like a friend. That made me smile when I read it last night and again today. Thank you!
Congrats! I would love to see a video that focuses on a list of edible native plants in different areas! Also, maybe a video on tips for planting bareroot (and why it's great to plant bareroot!)
Thank you! I added both to my list. My prior approach with edible native cocktails didn't take off but I'm willing to try again with a top 5 list of options available now or 5 recipe ideas that I've tried.
LOVE your videos and livestreams keep them coming and congrats on you 1k subs
Edit want MORE SAM
Thank you very much! Sam is my favorite. I love the motion with his head. He is definitely going to make an appearance again!
Love your videos. I just built a house so have a clean slate to plan garden. I want to plant a native garden with little to no grass. I live in Maryland zone 7. I believe you are in Pennsylvania. I will use your video for measuring and planning but will the plants you discuss work in my zone?