I'd given up on gardening because of my clay soil. I could hardly dig a hole and gardening was exhausting, in a bad way. Then I saw a video on clay soil, and Jim was holding a pick-axe! The pick-axe blew my mind. Hot dog! I had found my garden mentor. Now at the end of the day, I am exhausted in a good way and loving my life outside. Thank you.
Jim's ways have changed my garden from dying attempts to a full beautiful array of bright beautiful flowers! His am mending soil and very little organic fertilizer is key to our terrible clay soil. I wish you luck on your garden!
I'm actually thrilled to read your comment -- doesn't the right tool make all the difference? I'm thrilled, because, I get your despair. Gardening in clay is, wow, difficult. I'm super happy you tuned in that day, had ears to hear & are off to the races with us, again! Nothing better than interacting with plants, wildlife, our beautiful earth, & the creative outlet that's such a gift we get to share. 🌼🌾🌿☘️🌳🌹🌸
Anyone else feel like clapping right now? What an incredible garden tour! 😭 Sad that it’s over, but glad that I can rewatch all of these amazing videos! Jim and Steph, wow! What a beautiful variety of plants you guys have! I am still discovering new ones and looking them up as I watch these garden tour videos. So inspiring, very informative and just so fun to watch! Thank you!
Thanks for this series of videos! I particularly liked this last one. I might have to try the small blueberry shrubs and some others you showed. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks, I really enjoyed the tour and the commentary on the plants. It's really interesting to see the whole garden and how the plants work together in the design (or how you are still working on where a particular plant should be). It's liberating to treat the plants as pieces in an overall design that can be moved if the initial placement doesn't work.
I’ve really enjoyed the tour videos! In this one you had a gold ground cover covering a large area. Is it Creeping Jenny? I now have so many new plants on my wish list thanks to you and Steph. 😀
The front garden looks amazing (and the rest of the garden too). I always thought Cheyenne spirit coneflower was a multi color variety, rather than the typical purple?
Clethra is one of my favorites. I knew I had to add it to my garden when it was featured in your top 5 shrubs for the heat video 😄 Ruby spice flowers are beautiful and I love all the little flying insects too! Japanese beetles don’t seem to like eating it, they either sleep or take a quick sample & move on. I also have “3” Ruby spice from a local native nursery- one with white flowers. Same size and growth habit as the others. Pink ones look fantastic next to Fire Chef. I’m trying out Sixteen Candles & Sugartina Crystalina (PW) varieties this year.
What zone are you? I’m zone 8b, Foley, AL; I need plants that can handle the heat and Jim is zone 7b. You talked about new PW, but what plant/shrub are they?
@@robintranchina6588 I’m zone 8a SW of Atlanta. I planted my Ruby spice in one of the hottest parts of my garden full sun from 10am to late evening. Leaf tips burned a little first summer but great ever since. Sixteen Candles is another Clethra variety similar to Hummingbird that Jim has just with maybe whiter flowers. Sugartina Crystalina is a Proven Winners variety that I ordered online on their website. I planted in a dryer spot this April and it’s wilted a few times, but put on about 1.5 ft in new growth. I know they would do well in moist soils or any heavy rains you get on the gulf coast.
Thanks for the tip about keeping the gold cypress clear of lots of ground plants. Totally forgot about this and planted many plants right next to and under my cypress. Just went out to cut back plants and give the cypress a circle of open area around the bottom.
It looks like your Rosa's blush blueberry did ok in the December freeze? I'm thinking of trying it in quite a northern 7a next spring. Everything in your garden looks so beautiful and lush!
I have enjoyed every single one of your plant tour videos and absolutely love seeing all of your and Steph’s selections♥️I was able to grab a couple of the new Red Sky pencil hollies for my garden and they are phenomenal‼️
That's a glorious tour series! I've already referred back to many, tickled by my notes. Your gardens are like a living encyclopedia of plants! I have to ask: I keep forgetting to: WHY is the title of this video, "Clown College (Garden Design Tour)"??? I get the last 3 words; the 1st 2???
Jim, LOVE the Rosa's Blush blueberry, but have one question--is it salt (aka dog pee) tolerant? What about other blueberries? (Ok...two questions. 😉) Thank you. 😊
Are cone flowers better than they were 20 years ago? I remember black leaves on mine and I got tired of it so I ripped them out. You've mentioned several times about buying annuals in smaller packs. We don't have that luxury here in Indiana. Proven Winners are 99.9 percent the biggest seller here. You either buy them or you don't get any annuals. They aren't cheap either
It’s going to be interesting when the front of the house is under construction. Jim will be out directing traffic keeping the construction workers out of the flowers. 👈🤨☝️
I'd given up on gardening because of my clay soil. I could hardly dig a hole and gardening was exhausting, in a bad way. Then I saw a video on clay soil, and Jim was holding a pick-axe! The pick-axe blew my mind. Hot dog! I had found my garden mentor. Now at the end of the day, I am exhausted in a good way and loving my life outside. Thank you.
Jim's ways have changed my garden from dying attempts to a full beautiful array of bright beautiful flowers! His am mending soil and very little organic fertilizer is key to our terrible clay soil. I wish you luck on your garden!
Between the pick axe and the trenching shovel, Jim has made my life so much easier in the garden.
I'm actually thrilled to read your comment -- doesn't the right tool make all the difference?
I'm thrilled, because, I get your despair. Gardening in clay is, wow, difficult. I'm super happy you tuned in that day, had ears to hear & are off to the races with us, again! Nothing better than interacting with plants, wildlife, our beautiful earth, & the creative outlet that's such a gift we get to share. 🌼🌾🌿☘️🌳🌹🌸
@@HoosierDaddy_Could you please tell me what you meant by, "his am mending his soil,"??
~ a Gardener in Clay, too.
Thx much!
@@HoosierDaddy_OH!
Never mind! I just realized the app split the word "amending" into two words!
Sorry! I agree w you.
Finally we are back to CLOWN COLLEGE!!! I thought that it was gone forever!
I love how my garden attracts birds and butterflies. It's like a mini wildlife sanctuary.
Garden first, house second. I like the way you think.
Thank you Jim and Stephanie, I really enjoyed this series. Everything is looking so beautiful!.
Anyone else feel like clapping right now? What an incredible garden tour! 😭 Sad that it’s over, but glad that I can rewatch all of these amazing videos! Jim and Steph, wow! What a beautiful variety of plants you guys have! I am still discovering new ones and looking them up as I watch these garden tour videos. So inspiring, very informative and just so fun to watch! Thank you!
Great garden videos, I have learned so much from watching, these & adding new plants to my list. Thank you so much for what you do.
The garden is looking beautiful!
Thanks for this series of videos! I particularly liked this last one. I might have to try the small blueberry shrubs and some others you showed. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your selection of annuals. You really distinguish your channel from others by your plant selections.
Thanks, I really enjoyed the tour and the commentary on the plants. It's really interesting to see the whole garden and how the plants work together in the design (or how you are still working on where a particular plant should be). It's liberating to treat the plants as pieces in an overall design that can be moved if the initial placement doesn't work.
Thank you Jim and Stephany. I love your gardens. 🌸💚🙃
No varroa mites, my bees take care of themselves until i harvest. I love to watch them. I took a class from Rutgers 15 years ago! Enjoy!
Grogeous front yard
Jim and Stephanie
🐝🪴🌻
Wow! I must say, your plants have really bolted since you were on vacation! Amazing! Looks great! 👍
I’ve really enjoyed the tour videos! In this one you had a gold ground cover covering a large area. Is it Creeping Jenny? I now have so many new plants on my wish list thanks to you and Steph. 😀
This is my favorite series. Well done!
Can’t wait for the boxwood series 😁💚
Just beautiful
The front garden looks amazing (and the rest of the garden too). I always thought Cheyenne spirit coneflower was a multi color variety, rather than the typical purple?
Clethra is one of my favorites. I knew I had to add it to my garden when it was featured in your top 5 shrubs for the heat video 😄 Ruby spice flowers are beautiful and I love all the little flying insects too! Japanese beetles don’t seem to like eating it, they either sleep or take a quick sample & move on. I also have “3” Ruby spice from a local native nursery- one with white flowers. Same size and growth habit as the others. Pink ones look fantastic next to Fire Chef. I’m trying out Sixteen Candles & Sugartina Crystalina (PW) varieties this year.
What zone are you? I’m zone 8b, Foley, AL; I need plants that can handle the heat and Jim is zone 7b. You talked about new PW, but what plant/shrub are they?
@@robintranchina6588 I’m zone 8a SW of Atlanta. I planted my Ruby spice in one of the hottest parts of my garden full sun from 10am to late evening. Leaf tips burned a little first summer but great ever since. Sixteen Candles is another Clethra variety similar to Hummingbird that Jim has just with maybe whiter flowers. Sugartina Crystalina is a Proven Winners variety that I ordered online on their website. I planted in a dryer spot this April and it’s wilted a few times, but put on about 1.5 ft in new growth. I know they would do well in moist soils or any heavy rains you get on the gulf coast.
@@rachelsgarden Thank you, I wish we had more zone 8 gardeners on UA-cam. Surprisingly, the Lowe’s in my area has several Proven Winners plants.
Thanks for the tip about keeping the gold cypress clear of lots of ground plants. Totally forgot about this and planted many plants right next to and under my cypress. Just went out to cut back plants and give the cypress a circle of open area around the bottom.
Excellent tour series! Thanks for so much great information and advice!
Looks fantastic 🌼🐝🌺
Love that you have bees 🐝 I’ve been a beekeeper for eight years and they are so fascinating. Also love love love Autumn Minaret.
It looks like your Rosa's blush blueberry did ok in the December freeze? I'm thinking of trying it in quite a northern 7a next spring. Everything in your garden looks so beautiful and lush!
Loved the tour! Just had to delete my question on your Q&A if you’ve had success growing pineapple guava but now I see yours is doing great.
Lovely garden, how much land was your old house
Thank you! Have thoroughly enjoyed this video series and picked up some ideas for our zone 7 East TN garden❤
Thank you so much Jim & Steph! Absolutely loved this garden series 🙃 Gave me so many ideas 🌳🌳🌳🐕
Can you tell the name of the ground cover sedum that you showed.
Thank you for your tour videos. They are always fun to watch.
I have enjoyed every single one of your plant tour videos and absolutely love seeing all of your and Steph’s selections♥️I was able to grab a couple of the new Red Sky pencil hollies for my garden and they are phenomenal‼️
It looks hot and humid there Jim, it's crazy out of tune here in southeast Tennessee ! But im moving Annuals and Flowers of all sorts . It's working
Love this series of videos!!!! Thank you!!!!
Love your collections of plants. Gives me a ton of ideas for my garden….ordered a tshirt!! 😀
Is that Skyscraper Salvia a buchananii?
Everything looks great!
It's a hybrid and I'm not sure of the parents. Thanks for watching!
Can you pinch asclepias to make it branch better? Thanks so much for all your gardening help!
Did you grow the double zahara salmon zinnias too?
I may have missed it, but have you shown your Acer Laevigatum Hong Long yet? Haven't seen yours in a while. Mine is doing great in MD 7B.
Just slowly creeping out into the empty alleyway with plants next to ya 😂
That's a glorious tour series! I've already referred back to many, tickled by my notes.
Your gardens are like a living encyclopedia of plants!
I have to ask: I keep forgetting to: WHY is the title of this video, "Clown College (Garden Design Tour)"???
I get the last 3 words; the 1st 2???
My goodness where do you find all these! I need details
Jim,
LOVE the Rosa's Blush blueberry, but have one question--is it salt (aka dog pee) tolerant? What about other blueberries? (Ok...two questions. 😉)
Thank you. 😊
Priorities are priorities, right?
Are cone flowers better than they were 20 years ago? I remember black leaves on mine and I got tired of it so I ripped them out. You've mentioned several times about buying annuals in smaller packs. We don't have that luxury here in Indiana. Proven Winners are 99.9 percent the biggest seller here. You either buy them or you don't get any annuals. They aren't cheap either
I am so mad still that my Dr Ruppels from coscto 4 pack only 2 came up from bare root and one am doubting will make it to next year
🤡🌼🤡ENJOYED🤡🌸🤡
It’s going to be interesting when the front of the house is under construction. Jim will be out directing traffic keeping the construction workers out of the flowers. 👈🤨☝️
Beautiful and gorgeous thank you Jim & Steph for all your great inspiration and advice 🙏🏻🫶🏻💘 irma new albany, in 6b