Hello gardeners! I'm Kevin and I've been hiking around yards for over 30 years. I live and garden in the northern plains growing plant material hardy to zones 3 and 4. Sharing gardens, and teaching viewers how to maintain them is my goal. We'll talk about gardens filled with annuals, perennials, vegetables, shrubs, trees and more. And we won't forget the many projects that happen behind the scenes that make our gardens beautiful and landscapes, WOW! I love the outdoors, the exercise and the unique people who also love to garden.
I put weed fabric on everything I do now, in the past I didn’t and I see a big difference in the amount of weeds for quite a few years but it is a lot of work. I love the hose as a guideline idea, I never thought of that and I didn’t want to use spray paint so I will be using that on my next project.
I’m planting Holmstrup Arborvitae but can’t really find any info on how they differ from Emerald Green online. Anyone have thoughts on it? Also, I didn’t know you could prune the leaders on them! Will that cause it to get wider? Kevin, you are very concise and a great teacher. No mumbo jumbo on your channel!
On average, Emerald will be taller than Holmstrup but about the same width. Holmstrup is considered more cold temperature hardy. Emerald is usually listed as Zone 4 but I think it is a Zone 5 conifer. As a general rule of thumb, anytime you prune the terminals on trees and shrubs, it will stimulate lateral (wider) growth. But if you are shearing, it is easy to manage any extra width.
In my experience, when you cut back evergreen conifers like Spruce, Juniper, Pine, Arborvitae, and Yew (as shown in the video), they will not re-sprout and definitely won't if you cover them up with soil/rock. It might be a different scenario with deciduous trees in the Populus and Prunus genus (as examples). They can come back vigorously from a stump when cut back hard.
I’m afraid I don’t. Maybe try sending an e-mail to the sales office at Bailey Nurseries. The Parkland Pillar is a First Editions release, their brand. Maybe they can put you in touch with a vendor.
I’m mostly self taught on the landscaping side, but I do have formal education in Horticulture (BS degree). I’ve spent about half of my working days as a garden center manager and the other half directly involved in landscape maintenance services. The years doing landscape maintenance (primarily turf, tree, and shrub care) taught me the most. I’ve been in hundreds of different landscapes and gardens. I attribute what you have seen in the RU-vid videos to years of observation. And while not knowing it at the time, ideas and images “soak” into you. I always joke that my shovel is my paintbrush. I haven’t always known what I was going to create, but one I started digging…..well….It’s still a bit of a mystery to me as to how this all turned out so nice as I never really had a master plan. I just kept (keep) digging and planting. Bit of a long answer there, hope you don’t mind. Thanks for the nice compliment.
I have a few deer that hang around each winter but I have not had any problems yet, so I don’t think they are a favorite. But I think they will definitely browse on them where populations are high.
Jenn the idea of gardening is to grow what you want, if this channel isn’t showing you plants and ideas you like then feel free to stop watching the channel and find other ones that suit your needs. Personally the more I know about all plants the better for me as I can then make the right decisions in my borders.
No strategy. I’m in an area that gets frequent hail too. It’s frustrating but part of the adventure (and disappointments) of gardening, growing and loving plants.
Your garden design is similar to what I am doing. My husband said eventually he wont have any grass to mow. Really enjoying your videos. Info is great.
Yes, you need good string trimmers (those sold for commercial use) for that type of edging. It’s not for everyone, but I love the natural look, and don’t mind the extra time it takes to maintain.
@@gardenhike I am also a huge fan of rocks. What I did in my yard was dug in flat rocks flush with the grass. That way the wheel of my lawn mower can ride on the flat rocks and thus I have less to string trim.
When I first started, I hand-picked rock (for free) from area ranchers and farmers. Sure, you can save some money, but the time involved got to be too much, as I could only haul small loads in my pickup. The majority of the rock I’ve installed in this landscape has been purchased from an area rock quarry; 14 tons per load keeps a guy busy for a while 😊.
I lay the rock on bare soil. The first year or two, I see more weeds than you would by using poly or fabric. But after that, it’s pretty easy to keep them weed free. Less expensive and better for the plants long term.
I disagree that Stonecrop or other sedums like “dry.” They can do ok to well in dry. But they do appreciate moisture. The shorter ground cover(ish) sedums will go gangbusters with lots of water.
Not directly. I fertilize my lawn once yearly (usually June) so they only get what pellets make their way into the mulch and rock beds when spreading. And I’m sure the root systems of many have also advanced under the turf roots.
Put in a bunch of arborvitae plants this summer (yellow ribbon and golden globe) but am in Newfoundland Canada and we get hammered by snow. I was planning to cover in burlap to protect them all from snow and also drying winter winds. Do you not bother with this in N.D.?
I don’t cover. For me, it takes away from the winter interest that Arborvitaes offer as a contrast against the snow. I’ve had excellent luck with minimal burning growing Techny, Technito, Degroot’s Spire, Holmstrup and Yellow Ribbon. I have one Golden Globe in a protected area that has also done very well.
@@gardenhike thanks. Really enjoying your channel. A real inspiration to us northerners! Surprisingly we're in a milder zone than you (5) because we're along the coast but we get loads of winter!
I have added plants since completing that video. I’m a bit of a collector and often create new beds so I have space available when I come across a plant that I have to have 😊. I wish I would have mentioned that in the video. Perhaps I’ll do a follow up video when I finish planting it out.
Loved seeing these sprawling Sedums! What a great variety she has in her collection! Each year I try to find a, (new to me), Sedum either in the Spring or the Fall. Love it when I find a different variety at a local nursery! Many thanks for this fun video! 👌🪴🥰
Love me some Sedums! So pretty and so reliable. I have divided mine many times over. They are like the gift that keeps on giving. 🥰. Loved seeing the variety of sedums in your gardens. They all look so healthy and happy! Many thanks for sharing your beautiful collection of sedums with us and for the great information. 👌🪴🥰
I went back and looked at the video. No, that was a mistake on my part. I have it written down on my map as Yellow Ribbon, not Sunkist, and they are separate varieties. Thanks for catching that; I'll make a note in the description box to clarify.
Always love seeing your gardens. I have a few different sedum in my yard but after seeing your incredible collection it has encouraged me to expand on what I have, thanks for sharing these.
I had the advantage of many years managing a garden center, where I purchased perennials and nursery stock and had easy access to many exciting varieties. I am no longer in that position, so from the outside looking in, I suggest developing relationships with your local garden centers and landscapers. I would often get requests for specific varieties from customers and then add them to my orders. They may do the same for you. At that time, as manager from my corner of the world, I purchased heavily from Bailey Nurseries and Monrovia, both wholesale growers (and both sell nationwide), so you would need to buy them through your garden center. We also purchased from Gertens, Inver Grove Heights, MN, which sells wholesale and has a massive retail garden center with a great Sedum offering. I don't know if they do mail-order. If you like plants, Gertens is a great garden center to visit. I could spend a day there!
I really enjoy your videos. Always interesting and informative. Your property is gorgeous, like a park. Just gorgeous, love having video tours. I love sedums, all of them. We planted several sedums this spring believing, well hoping, deers wouldn’t eat them…we were wrong. 😢
Of my all time favorite plants is the tall sedums! If you don't already have 'Jaws', it has fantastic deeply serrated foliage and massive late blooming flowerheads, though I can't seem to come across any much good online photos of it, but is an impressive plant I need to divide and move more about the place! 'Carl' is on the earlier blooming side and of compact habit.
