We’re a group of friends who have come together to chart a different life for ourselves by living and working communally in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Our focus is to build a strong community, create a higher quality of life for ourselves and those around us, be stewards of our environment, and give ourselves the space to create what we love. We’re learning from the great community around us every day, documenting that priceless knowledge, applying what we learn as we grow, and sharing it with you. We trust the content of our videos will enrich your lives, as they have ours.
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Really, you have a stumpery now as well? Nice! It was the first thing I did when I got my allotment two years ago, because there were some stumps lying around. I still really like it, also in partial sun and with other types of perennials. It's definitely popular with the insects (and toads!) and it offers different plant habitats (both moist and well-drained) for plants as well!
cats are not the reason wildlife disappears. ive heard that for years and also believed it but ive realized people are just copying others who say that and idk where it came from but when you think about it, humans have destroyed so much of wildlife habitats and killed a lot of wildlife just by doing that, and taking out natural predators of animals like birds. cats have only replaced the natural predators. so the cats really are not doing any damage to wildlife. its humans to blame. and cats have become a scape goat. keeping a cat inside for the protection of the cat in certain areas is understandable, but keeping cats in to 'protect' wildlife is laughable.
Great video. I've been wanting to create a stumpery. Had to remove a massive oak tree, last year. It had a large cavity and I filled it with various sedums, ice plants and hardy succulents.
We planted a one-stump garden years ago in NY. Cut down a willow tree behind the garage that was getting out of hand with the stump up a few feet from the ground. By the next year it was rotting, plus of course, little shoots coming out. We hollowed it out as much as we could, put in some potting soil and planted red impatiens which loved it there and grew like crazy. It was beautiful. We did the same the next year and a chipmunk took up residence in the stump as well and we loved watching him in the flowers. And here we thought we were so original!
I am always looking for new plant suggestions for may garden...I don't use all of your suggestions, but the videos give me wonderful starting points for many new directions.
Great stumperies and plans. Deer eat my flowering quince and Solomon's Seal, though maybe you can get away with it. For trees and shrubs, I save a lot of time and labor and some dollars by mulching with straw rather than wood chips. It's so quick and easy. Definitely not a manicured look but can be surprisingly aesthetic. Couple hay with colorful rooster sculptures (or stumps!) and you get a quick farmyard rustic look. A good way to get visual interest and fruit production outside deer fencing is to plant and temporarily protect domesticated grape vines on well situated pre-existing trees (above browse). Otherwise, black currants and pawpaws deer don't bother even growing at low levels. And black currants can produce more heavily in partial shade than in full sun. Tall tubed trees can be planted above deer browse, of course. Persimmon would be great, since it can hold both visual interest and fruit in fall and winter. Doesn't hurt that pawpaw and persimmon are the premier tree fruits of size both regionally and on the continent, in my view. Dessert fruits, no less. Flying Dragon hardy citrus (lemon-like) also seems to need no deer protection since so thorny and could be hardy there. I've been growing it in zone 5 for a few years now. So good so far but will see. Brunswick fig has bushed out wonderfully each year on a mound for a decade after annual total topkill. No fruit but very ornamental leaves and entirely deer proof.
Have you made a video on how to properly tackle the multifora rose/Honeysuckle? I have a yard that is currently invested (along with invasive bittersweet) and its been quite the task trying to tame it. Especially the bittersweet! I've found that targeted glyphosate application has helped the most but I'm wondering if there are other effective techniques I could have under my belt.
Oh I laughed seeing “stumpery garden”- here there is a very small enclosed garden patch where a huge tree was removed, leaving a big stump…I always referred to it as “ the stump garden “. Deer also hate Alliums. Ooh that moss on those stumps, glorious. What a huge, thick Solomon Seal, never saw one so lush. I’m amazed you can get the shovel into that nice soil so easily, no roots or rocks to hassle with, I’m envious…are Rhodendrums, Dogwoods or Mountain Laurel in the woods there? Do you ever plant any Pine or Juniper? Was fun watching you both planplant those areas, someday I’d love to visit with a map highlighting what has been planted…! 🤗🌳🌿
Love stumps…we live in the woods with stumps, but I often find driftwood at the beach that I utilize in my gardens. I like your concept …. Plant the garden in the natural stumps. I’ll be looking for your updates on this project. 💚
Oooohhhh! YES! A stumpery! I absolutely love it and would be super excited to watch an episode on moss if that’s something you’d ever be interested in identifying and explaining the benefits of. Also, my husband and I have been talking for years about having a decorative log in our front yard covered in moss and plants. So encouraging to see others in the native gardening space doing the same.
Always love your videos and the title of this one is particularly intriguing ... The only one I know of is the Highgrove garden Stumpery created by King Charles III in Gloucestershire - no pressure
I have heavy clay and if all the allium bulbs i have planted, only one comes up every year. Very disappointing. I've been planting the non-bulb alliums like Millennium and Serendipity and these have returned for me
Really well but as you said “ Snails and slugs love eating them too “ My solution @ the moment is to bring them in doors at night. That seems to be working. I’m aiming to use them for home use medicine
Thought red buds were under story trees .. So glad your planting trees for the next generation. Maybe your super baby will enjoy!lol Thanks for inviting us along
Great info. thanks for sharing, which zone are you there in NY? I'm getting ready to start a garden probably next spring, just bought some acreage here in zone 6 Michigan, building a house as we speak and living in my travel trailer. I'll be designing a garden with about 25 common vegetables and some fruit tree guilds, probably a greenhouse in the center, a fence around with a tall hedge just inside to keep the deer out, this property was used as a hunting property and there are deer EVERYWHERE! You are so fashionable! love the engineer boots and the fedora;-)
Seeing you plant these trees and use compost and manure made me curious, how're you getting on with your homemade compost system? I remember the video you shared where Sander built that amazing multi bay system, I'd really enjoy an update on how it's going. Just to be clear, I'm not criticising the use of bagged or Espoma products, they're really useful and handy when you're having to lug water, plants, potting mix about a large site. I imagine you're generating a fair amount of your own compost too now.
I'm hoping that yellow flower was golden Alexander. Please be sure it's not Wild Parsnip so dangerous, google it. Here in Indy the mowing crews are spreading its everywhere
Enjoyed the video, appreciated the information you shared...At some point in time it would be interesting to see the community action programs you sponsor.
