From Devastation to Restoration 

Jenny it’s ok to be heart broken. When I saw it yesterday I was devastated and it’s not my nursery. As plant moms and gardeners, we put in a lot of work for our plant babies.

The silver lining in all this is seeing all the support you have. Rather it's volunteers or just thoughts, prayers, and posotive comments. You all have a whole community rooting for you. Let's keep bragging and spreading the word of this gem of a nursery! We can't wait to visit again and bring along some friends with us to shop and experience Creekside Nursery!

Jenny, I noticed that what actually brought you to tears was your gratitude for the outpouring of help and support………not feeling sorry for your own loss. That says a lot about you.

Every time you choked up, I did too. As much as the damage is devastating, the community that showed up is so heartwarming ❤️

The outpouring of love and support was so heartwarming. You crying, me crying. You weathered the storm! You are resilient! Blessings to you!

Jenny, your strength to even film this video is beyond words!❤️Prayers and hugs to you all 🥰🇨🇦🌈

I cried with you, not just for the loss but for the generosity of those who came to your rescue.

❤ All the beautiful people who came to help. I hope you feel the world’s love on all the creekside family and Friends. Bringing you back all the love you share on the daily with all of Us. We ❤ you and your business. Peace and Prayers.

Jenny, just because one's house is still standing and nobody was seriously hurt or worse, doesn't mean it can't be devastating. That's your livelihood. Not to mention the years of blood, sweat and tears in building your property and business up. You should be upset. That's only normal. Will continue to keep everyone in my prayers.

What's even more beautiful than the plants are the hearts of these tremendous owners and volunteers. Not even knowing you outside of RU-vid, if miles and distance weren't a factor - I would have gladly lended a hand helping you all. Prayers as you build back, bloom, grow and thrive. Your community loves you. --Mark

Jenny you are the perfect example of a Southern woman. Grace under fire and anyone who thinks Southern women aren't strong, they don't know Southern women. God bless all of you.

My heart was breaking watching the video . People are unaware of how much damage water can do. So wonderful to see everyone pitching in to help, which speaks to how much you are loved and respected.

So sorry y’all had this flooding! Praise God no one got hurt! And you all have cleaned up very well!! Grateful for friends and family who love you and volunteered to help!! ❤

It breaks my heart to see you upset, Jenny! Ou all are always so cheery, and I literally am crying with you. But, you know what, God is good! This too shall pass! It will come together! God bless!

Oh Jenny, when you cry, I cry. Extra blessing on those who came to help. Thank goodness you were able recover with such sweet and kind friends, employees & family!!!

You can cry, happy tears, overwhelmed tears, grieving over what you lost, the time spent is the truest cost. I appreciate your silver lining and optimistic outlook. I'm glad you and yours are safe. Take care and be gentle with yourself

My heart broke when I seen the flooding on your nursery! Seeing all the people who cared so much and came to lend a hand ❤ you all are amazing!

I heard someone say once there is grace in gardening. 😉❤️ Give your sweet, kind heart grace to grieve the emotional impact this has had on you. May all those who love and follow you here lift you all up in whatever ways we follow. You have such an incredible support sytem both online and in person. We love you all ❤

Jenny & family, I flew in from New Jersey Wednesday to surprise my mom for Mother’s Day. She lives in Willow Spring, NC and the plan was to surprise her with a road trip to come see you. We were all devastated for you when we saw the video you posted yesterday. We are BEYOND excited to see the recovery video this morning and will be there tomorrow! We can’t wait to come and support you! Happy everyone is safe!

Choked up when you choked up, Jenny. You and Jerry and your family and friends and volunteers just gave a master class on how to respond to devastation. You put your head down, get it done, and get through it. I would have expected nothing less from you all given what we know about your work ethic. And to have the strength to video and share it all with us is admirable. Honored to have mail-order plants from Creekside currently residing in my KY garden!

We walk with you (virtually) on good days and bad. Blessings to those who could come and volunteer and be an in person extension of your online Friends group. A dubious mission to recover so quickly and y’all did great! Let those tears wash away the shock and we’ll see ya in the next video! Prayers for your town and for a wonderful recovery weekend at the nursery! Happy Mother’s Day to All!!

May God’s rainbow shine down on you and all who were affected by these storms.

So glad everyone is safe! I feel like part of why this was so devastating is because y'all have poured your hearts into this nursery. You've built it as a family and community. So that is truly devastating. So grateful for family and friends who come to the rescue. God is good, in the hard too 🩷🩷

You are just precious! Everyone has been praying for you, your family and Creekside.

This is going to be ok. 🙏🏾 It was beautiful seeing your daughters immediately come to support you when you were overwhelmed. I’m praying that God continues to bless your family, friends and your business.

Now that is a clean up! So many people love and care about you all!

No one could watch this video without crying. Thank God no one was hurt at the nursery. Thank God for family and good friends who help in times like this.

Weep with those who weep, mourn with those who mourn, rejoice with those who rejoice! This is what community looks like! Thank you Father for detouring those other storms!

It’s ok to cry,scream..let it out. I am so sorry you had all that rain,damage . You and rest have worked so hard. Things will be better! ITS STILL BEAUTIFUL

Cry when you need to. So glad for all your wonderful help from employees and friends. You have thousands of us praying for you and sending our love. Take care.❤

Whew, that was quite the 24 hours, wasn’t it?! The Lord absolutely provided (as always) and what a blessing it is to see it all back in “Creekside shape” within a such a short amount of time. We love you guys❣️

My sweet friend you’re loved by so many. I cannot even tell you how upset Archie & I were for the entire Creekside Family. To quote my favorite song by MercyMe “Grace got YOU!”

Awww….you are trying so hard not to be sad. We all completely understand and are at least in thoughts and prayers behind you. Cry all of it away. Love you!

😢 I'm so heart broken for you all after all the hard work that you all have put into your business. I'm glad that you are all safe. Thinking of you all the way from Wales uk.

Jenny, give yourself grace and let those tears flow…. They are a mixed bag I can imagine. Tears of grief from loss as well as the tears of gratitude for all the dear people who came to help out with the clean up. Your daughters have beautiful and loving hearts… loved how they gave you emotional as well as physical support.

I prayed for all of you off and on all day yesterday, asking Him to give you strength and stamina and an army of people to help you get everything cleaned up and organized. I am praising God today as I see an amazing transformation in only one day. I’ll continue to pray for you in the days ahead as you continue to prepare for the wedding and the Proven Winners Signature Experience. May He continue to shower you with His grace and blessings (and maybe a little less rain?)!

I am crying right along with you 😢 I have watched you from the beginning and seen all the beauty you have created and I just can’t imagine watching it wash away 😢. I will keep you in my prayers ❤

This is so sad 😭😭😭 I am sorry this happened to a wonderful family like you.. God bless .

Oh wow. And you were working so hard to make everything perfect. What a blow. Thank goodness you had no structural damage. How was amazed at how well the signature garden looked in the drone shots. Bless all your volunteers. An amazing clean up job. As you always say, plants are resilient. They'll bounce back.

Never apologize for being sad that all that hard work and dedication you put into your business is torn apart right before your eyes! I was crying right along side you! My heart breaks for you guys prayers for a speedy recovery!

Big hug! Y'all did an amazing job with the cleanup. God is so good to bless you with all your friends and protect your beautiful business. 🌈🙏🌞

We are here in the southeast too. So much rain and the storms were very bad! So sorry! So glad y'all had so much love and support to help during this extremely hard time. 💜

Jenny, your voice sounded so sad in the beginning that I broke a tear. If I lived in your area I would help you guys with the clean up. Im so happy to hear people reached out. Sending positive vibes to you & family. ❤

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬. Imagine you are ready for some rest. I read this right after I watched today’s video. So grateful to you for updating us all in the midst of this chaos. I carried you in my heart all day yesterday. So grateful to everyone who pitched in and helped you. Most thankful that you are all ok. Now may you have an especially successful weekend and then that rest. Happy Mother’s Day ❤

Sweet daughter comforting her Moma!❤❤❤

So sad to see this Jenny and Jerry. You have a great crew helping you. You are blessed with all of us behind you . 🙏🏻🙏🏻

My heart goes out to you and your family. We retired to the country of Panama and I still watch your channel for suggestions and morning coffee. I pray for your future safety and a quick restoration. ❤

Thank the Lord, recovery is going well. So happy to hear that you had great volunteers!

So thankful to see you had volunteers, if i wasnt in ky i would have been there in a heartbeat. Its amazing to see the amout of recovery you guys accomplished in just one days work! Its all still beautiful!

Yesterday when I saw what had happened, I started praying. The song that kept coming to my mind was the doxology. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow…”. It made me stop literally and think what???? And then I realized that we needed to see the blessings in this event. So that’s how I prayed. And clearly you saw that in the staff, family and friends that came to help you deal with the catastrophe. In seeing the aftermath, I am so thankful for the blessing of God manifested to you. I think about all of the times you have said “plants are resilient “. And wow, isn’t that the truth? Cant wait to see you all in person and rejoice with the effects of His blessings!

Glad everyone is safe. The dry creek bed worked amazingly. I see more dry creek beds in the future. Such an amazing support family. Hug hug to!

Jenny, Thankful you all are okay, and that you are seeing some sunshine after the rain! Not only in terms of weather but, sunshine, in terms of family and friends that came to help you. Every time it blows or rains I worry about our trees and our creek too, (and it’s not my business). As for your emotions and tears…I think others view that as a weakness, but I tell others that it is a form of stress relief, so that we can keep working through the hard stuff. Again, I am thankful that you all are okay and that you have a team of family and friends to help you through the hard stuff! ❤

You all are weathering the storm....so glad you have lots of hands helping...your you tube audience loves you all...❤😊

I know it must be overwhelming, but beautiful things can grow from devastation. It's the only way to move forward and I am praying for you guys. Be safe and godspeed!🙏

Awwwwwh, Jenny. We all LOVE you SO much! Big Hugs, Hugs and more Hugs! Such humbling experiences so many of us are having. But we can Praise the Father for all the good.

Thank God for all the volunteers!. Your garden will flourish again.!!❤.

This is awful and I’m glad everyone is ok…this is so personal my heart goes out to you…❤❤❤

Hi! Watching the devastation just broke my heart. I was very upset that it made me cry. Sending hugs and prayers to you and your family.

Jenny, thank you for showing the heart breaking video from the storm - tears were rolling down my cheeks for you. Like you said, it’s the hard work that has gone in creating such a beautiful garden and nursery that is hard to swallow. Times like this shows us who definitely is in charge, and we thank the good Lord that you are all safe, and the sun shines the next day. ❤️

I can’t even begin to imagine how devastating this has been. There is nothing you can do to stop Mother Nature, just pray and hope it won’t destroy everything. You have great support and friends. Hopefully it will be dry and sunny for awhile to get this cleaned up. There is always grace in gardening.

Jenny I was there the previous Sat during a heavy rain and saw what that storm was able to do through the pines. I cried right along with you to see how extensive this storm was. With the perspective of having been there I truly feel what you are going through. Prayers coming your way.

CREEKSIDE STRONG! 💪 ❤❤

You are such an inspiration and example of how to overcome adversity. Glad that you had the support. In an increasingly isolated world, it is great to see people coming together to help each other. God bless you.

“They’re just plants” yes, but you all pour your all into this business, this property. It always looks pristine which takes tremendous effort. It is gut wrenching and emotional for your work to be destroyed. Praise God for family/friends/customers/vendors who can bring restoration ❤

"That gravel is dollar bills!" U have to laugh to keep from crying!

So sorry this happened , but I’m in tears how everyone came together to help you ♥️🫶🌻 #Godisgood

Such heartbreak for a family/company that work so hard to make their customers happy. As a meteorologist, I fear rain events (extreme flooding, specifically) like this are becoming more common in today’s climate and like your last flooding video mentioned (within the past year) we all have to work alongside Mother Nature and adapt as needed as she resets her boundaries. Wishing you all the best!

I know that you are grateful for all the volunteers that were available to help restore order. We are just thankful that everyone is okay. I saw where Gaston county had declared a state of emergency. Stay safe and continued prayers for you and yours.

Much in prayers for Creekside Nursery and family and friends ❤

I’m so glad that you all are well. I know it’s heartbreaking to see your hard work being destroyed. Thank you as always for being there.

I’m thankful for all the blessings that did find our Creekside family during this time, your safety, the many sweet volunteers, the beauty that remains in the Signature Garden, and your spirit that is strong and faithful which will carry you forward. And I know you know Jenny, God is near to the broken hearted. Much love and continued prayers.

Literally crying with you Jenny.😢 The plants you put your heart out to plant around your property is what saved some parts from being washed away completely. On the bright side, you are alive and well enough to put things back together again. God bless you and your friends and family! There is “GRACE IS GARDENING!” Well said!

Our hearts go out to you all, just know we are thinking of you and know that we would help if we didn't live in Australia. Sending lots of hugs xxx

I’m so glad everyone is ok ! This is your world. Your family. Your livelihood. It’s scary to have everything at risk all of a sudden. You have so many praying for you. Look for the miracles. You will see them.

What a bless to have so many friends, family, neighbors, customers and volunteers helping. Makes the devastation easier to handle. The sun will shine tomorrow! 🌻

I lived on a property that was prone to flooding. My anxiety would sky rocket when it rained. When I saw your video I was sick to my stomach. I have been lifting you and your family in prayer and will continue to do so.

Many answered prayers. So thankful that you were able to salvage as much as you did. What an amazing effort from your Creekside team team and family and friends! Wish we could have helped too! 🥰 Thanks for keeping us in the loop so quickly. So many friends were thinking of you and praying for you.

Day by day and step by step - prayers and volunteers - family and friends - Love conquers all.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all! I know it’s magnified because of all the events occurring at your property soon! Rest assured this will just be a memory when the wedding ceremony happens it’s just all the hard work you have done! Peace be with you! Thank you for sharing and thank goodness you are all safe!

So sorry about flooding! Y'all are in my prayers! Stay strong!!!✝️🙏🌼

It's the realisation that against nature we are nothing. And you just feel so blessed that is wasn't worse. So grateful that everyone is safe. And people came to help.. All the best.

At first I thought you were showing some old video of how the nursery used to be and how you have improved things over the years. But when I saw the signature garden, I started to cry knowing this was present time. I’ve been watching how hard you’ve been working with the wedding coming up so soon and signature garden event coming up after that. My heart goes out to you all. Praise God for all your volunteers! I’m praying for you as you put things back together and finally celebrate a beautiful wedding and your signature garden event. Love you guys!

Dear folks - God Bless you folks! We are lifting you up with our prayers.

Jenny & Jerry my heart goes out to you. Know you were prepping the property for the wedding and the signature garden experience. I was holding back tears for Creekside. God will make a way.

I can’t believe this weather system did that much damage after all your hard work in preparation for the wedding! Thank goodness you are all safe and as always you are so positive. Keep safe and know that all your viewers have you in their hearts and prayers🙏

There is no words to say what's in my heart. You sweet people. There's light at the end of that tunnel and God will see you through and you will be better and stronger for it. Much love and prayers.

It's OK to cry. This is devastating but you are safe and blessed. It will be beautiful in no time.

Lord love your hearts!! Thank you for the hard work you have done!! Yes the lord us full of grace! Praying for you all!!

I can feel your emotion in this video. So glad you are all ok. Not sure if you want to hear this but the footage is still beautiful....in the woods with the bark of the trees wet and the glorious green foliage surrounding is still so serene.

Cry all you want! The world needs more tender hearted people! Wonderful (and oh the irony) that God restored your emptied cup (hard work washed away by flooding) back to running over with friends and family to help and support you!

I cried for you yesterday and now we're crying again with you today. But what a difference a day can make. God is still good. Thanks for being our plant teacher!

Sometimes it’s during a devastating tragic event that we feel the most love from others…. ❤️

Dear Creekside Family, Our hearts broke as we watched the devastation the storm had inflicted upon your nursery. Over the years, we have watched as you grew and lovingly tended to your beautiful gardens. After observing the amount of labour and sweat that you faithfully put into making your landscape extraordinarily beautiful, the flood must have been a terrible blow. Knowing your resilience, however, I am sure it will not be long before everything is set anew. Since you, apparently, live on a floodplain, perhaps would it help to lift all your potted plants off the ground?

My heart broke for you watching this. What we know as God loving people is that this is a beginning to a new, better story- one that he had planned for you that you didnt know about. May this season pass and you and your loving family be blessed beyond measure.

Jenny, omgosh!!😮 I know how devastating it can be to lose a tree of that size and age, but you all did a fantastic job of saving what was around it!!! Laura's garden seemed to help save that area, too. That shows what plants can do to help retain land in moments like this. The drainage you all have been working on is making a difference!!!!❤ I keep tearing 😢 up as you are. I admire what you have accomplished in all your business years, so my heart ❤️ is with you all!!! Omgosh the tree was a branch😮, lucky!! Lol, Jackson, the shrub hero😅😅😅!! I ❤️ it!! He saved some shrubs. What an awesome guy❤❤❤!!! Suggestion, coming from an excavators wife, crushed granite with the fines in it and compacted would help drastically with the washing away of rocks. It'll save you money, time, and clogging of the creek. Fabulous job on cleaning up❤❤❤ . You have every right to feel what you are feeling 😢❤. What an amazing team of helpers❤❤❤❤❤❤.

I cried with you in the beginning of this video, so sad. Then I cried tears of joy watching all the help and love you received. Blessings abound for sure!!

That was a doosie of a storm! I saw hail reports and a tornado warning very close to you all. I'm glad it wasn't worse. It warms my heart to see all the help you had and I'm glad yall are OK. ❤ I'm praying the Lord blesses you and restores double everything that was lost!

Oh Jenny and Jerry, may God richly bless you, your family, your amazing staff, and friends who volunteer as you pick up the pieces from yet another flood, You will rise above this temporary disaster as the water and the tears slow down. You are a huge blessing to your community and the gardening world, Prayers, love and light from all of us as you move forward!

WOW - sorry for your devastation Jenny & Jerry. Please 🙏🏻 take care…. You are so blessed with all the help you are receiving 😢 Thank goodness you all are safe & your buildings haven’t been destroyed.

Jenny, I wanted to reach through the screen every time you teared up and hug you. My goodness, you survived a horrible event. It's amazing how quickly you got everything cleaned up and you still kept your sanity. Sending you light and love.