After we toured Boardwalk Cottage in the Spring it was highly requested that we show her off in full Summer glory. Be sure to leave a comment down below to tell us what you think we should add next to the Columnar Beech!
A water fountain would be beautiful in the that spot, either free standing or a wall mount . Thank you for sharing Jack, your memories are as wonderful as the garden 😊
Lovely tour and and a stunningly beautiful home. I imagined coffee in the morning on that deck, sunning in the afternoon on that deck, and drinking a glass of wine in the evening on that deck and realized I could just live on that deck. Priceless memories I'm sure of time spent there growing up. I think you need a tree or bush with a different texture and darker foliage than the fronting hydrangeas. Maybe a black lace elderberry or a Japanese Lace maple? Cheers
A purple smoke bush would be a nice pop of color amongst all the green. I enjoy all the beautiful things you show us, but I'd love it if you show us maintenance (not always the most fun) as well. Inevitably, we all have to do it.
I really really enjoy this tour. Your grandma house is beautiful. It just like out of fairytale book. Of course it is you and your team hardwork that make this happen. And I love how you show us how it look when back in May. Wow just wow.
What a lovely property Jack, with a fabulous garden and view. You are a lucky person to be living on such a beautiful island and doing what you are so passionate about, creating these wonderful gardens and bringing joy to all those who behold . God bless.
Thanks Jack for the tour of your Granny’s home… BEAUTIFUL❣️ Look forward to seeing Granny’s house on our visit the Island… what if you put one of your self watering planters with an obelisks in it and maybe a sonic bloom wegeilia as always thx for taking us along on your journey through your landscaping design journey… Feel So blessed to be along on the ride. Always pray good things for you and your life ❤️🌷
What a beautiful location! Just go out back, sit on a rock and dip your feet in the lake! Cool 😎 🆒️ I love Japanese Maple trees so I would pop that in that space for sure!
Maybe you could show a video of what it takes to plan out a garden space with/for a business, show your team plant it up and get the reaction from the business after completion.Thanks.
I love the moon gate with the climbing hydrangea! Just a beautiful place! How about a spice viburnum or a dogwood. Thanks for sharing your grandmother's garden and views. Loved when you said your grandma was the sweetest woman in the world!
WOW! You are really lucky! My Gramma lived in an old farmhouse with no running water or plumbing, but she had a nice garden and it was a cozy fun place.
What an incredibly special heritage you have! Thank you for sharing! Found your videos a few days ago & just keep watching as it's such a special place to me. I grew up in Michigan, visiting Mackinac Island, & always admired your grandmother's home with the beautiful cedar shake siding (right next to library I think)! So special to get to see the front of this beautiful house! Years ago I also worked at Mission Point Resort in Convention Services. When I come home from Colorado in the summer we visit & stay on the island. Fun now to know who makes these beautiful gardens a reality! All the best in the 2021 season!
Wow! I'm so glad you returned to show us your grandmother's lake house in the summer when everything has filled in. It is stunning! I hope to walk by when Proven Winners renews its Grand Garden Show in 2021. Would love to meet your grandma in the next video. I think a limelight hydrangea or quick fire hydrangea would do well next to the house when you clean out that tree in the front. Either one would lighten up that area and the blooms would be a nice contrast against the house.
Thank you so much for this tour. I remember hoping you'd be back while watching the first video. Grandmas' garden must be why you became a landscaper, growing up in that garden had to of been magical, it's just so incredible Wonderful. I think if there's enough sun in that empty spot, a pink Buddleia would be lovely against the grey shingles
Gorgeous place. Thanks for the tour Jack. You could put Sun King Aralia or something with purple foliage in the spot at the end of the video. A nice pop of darker foliage would be really pretty. Purple smoke bush, tuxedo weigela, or if it gets enough sun a black lace elderberry.
Thanks for taking us back to your grandma’s wonderful house and garden. Would have loved to see photos of the lilac and hydrangea in full bloom. Must have been amazing!
Beautiful garden and home. I Love mackinaw Island! I live in West Michigan near Lake Michigan and will need to plan a trip in 2021 will take a pic by your granny’s gate. Beautiful!
Thank you Jack and your grandmother for sharing the garden! I i’m still hoping for that day, when we can ‘cross the border’ again to visit this beautiful island and the beautiful work that you and your crew do! 🇨🇦
Beautiful...Love, love, love!!! Why remove those day lilies though? If they can survive there let them be! Softens the rock edge and give a nod to the old garden border. 😊
Jack! Jack! Jack! That climbing hydrangea is a dream! Just wow! I’d love a cutting or two. Question: what is the fertilization regimen for that specimen.
Love this garden and a Japanese Maple would be lovely. However, I would also consider putting in a smokebush. The Velvet Fog or Winecraft Gold would be stunning from PW.
Hi Jack, I really love your videos. I learn so much. :-) I think my vote is for some type of water feature also. That would look so Charming tucked away in there under that beech tree. I have a question for you. I am looking for something different to plant on the east corner of my house. I have several hydrangeas and a Japanese maple on the east side and I'm looking for something different. The space I have would be up to 4 foot wide and could go as high as 4 foot tall maybe five. I have seen several different plants you have showcased and thought I would ask your advice. Thanks!
So much color and majesty look amazing... maybe you will find some beautiful vine like clematis or some climbing!!! But for sure wherever you decide will be glorious
Can you do a pruning video when you prune the climbing hydrangea? Just show how hard you’d prune it back and then a time lapse of you pruning it? Thank you for sharing! PS Any chance your Grandma would let you do a video where you give us a house tour like Garden Answer occasionally does? 🙏🙏🙏 The architecture is so unique and amazing!
I would like to see some red leaf Japanese maples also, and maybe some ferns. I didn't see any Fern from the property, and there's a lot of different variety of change times which I think would be more than perfect. Also you mentioned your grandma is a senior, I really didn't see very many teak benches out in the garden, my garden is never complete until you've got seating to take him all the different views of the Horticulture and Mother Nature. Also in that area I think a large bird bath to be appropriate, something concreted into a base Foundation so it could withstand the storms.
I am so glad you've put so much time into your RU-vid channel this summer. I'm really enjoying seeing gardens so close to home (I'm in Alpena) so I know that the plants you're using will all work at my house. Your grandma's place is beautiful.
Thank you, Jack for that beautiful summer tour. I've seen many of your tours with Laura from Garden Answer, that's how I came here. I remember your May tour and thinking that I can't wait to see the garden in its summer bloom. Thanks for showing the May photos alongside. Interesting that the water has so quickly come up to the edge of the garden. Your face lights up when you talk about your granny, and especially when you recount the story of her lining up to wait to enter her own home so that wedding couples can take photos outside the climbing hydrangea. Just magical. Would love to see a tour inside her house. Thanks again.
Just an absolutely stunning property and what a joy it must have been to grow up through all theses years with your grandma leading the way. That front was awesome, if I was a bride I would definitely want to be photographed there as well!! Stay safe and healthy!!
So happy this video surfaced on my feed this morning. We had the privilege of staying on Mackinac Island several years ago. The entrance gate to your grandmother's yard has been a lasting memory. Her home and yard is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
One of the most beautiful locations,garden and homes I’ve ever saw! 😍😍my vote is some sort of weeping interest like maybe a weeping cherry tree ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing this gorgeous place with us hopefully we will get to see a fall tour as well 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽❤️❤️❤️
Maybe a Japanese Maple and some variegated Jacobs Ladder alongs with some hydrangeas? Seems to be a shady spot and all of these would certainly POP against the dark house. Would love to meet your granny and hear a couple stories of this home.
Wonderful to see a seasonal update on your granny's cottage! Seems like an absolute privilege to get to pass down the legacy of working on a loved one's private garden space. I agree with the idea that a red or purple foliage would pop there. I also think ferny textured leaves with dark stems would look good, or possibly an old fashioned climbing rose that could tolerate shade. Thanks for the peek into Granny's beautiful space!
Coming to the party late, but I think something with a yellow foliage color in that spot under the columnar beech would be stunning, maybe something like a Sambuca 'Lemon Lace' or a Aralia 'Sun King.' Would love to see something with a more feathery leaf texture there too.
Your Grandmother's house and grounds are stunning !! What a blessing to live there. She needs some color in that empty corner spot. Do Japanese Maples grow there ?
Amazing house and garden! How about a snowball bush for that gap? Or something winter green? - And how about some irises, or some reed-like plants for the water front?
How about a Hydrangea tree in that space? Lovely place, hoped Granny was going to make an appearance. 👵 Loved seeing the cedar shake aged appearance. We used it on a portion of our house and patiently waiting for it to age.
Your Grandma's place is so beautiful! I've been anxiously awaiting the update...and here it is. Really enjoyed the view in the Spring and was so excited to see the difference of then and now! OMG what a joy for you all! Thanks for all the hard work you put in to give us such pleasure!
