Magical Garden Tour! Journey Through this Mind-blowing Yard! 

Buy that man 10 acres and start a regular show

Thank you Pamela. You're very kind. We said it last year however circumstances prevented it, but Justin plans to be back this winter. So keep your eyes peeled, as my dad loves to say.

Pamela, I'm sorry but my previous comment doesn't make sense with what you said. I must've been responding to someone who asked us to come back in winter. I'm happy letting Justin and Alex handle all the technical stuff and all I have to worry about is just being me. HaHa. But thanks for suggesting to do my own channel.

Hi Bruce! Can you tell me which brand of weed barrier you used in your vegetable bed area? If you mentioned it in the video, I haven’t gotten to it yet. Thanks!

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@@AgendaInMind I'm sorry but not sure of the brand name. Keith at S&K Greenhouses here locally, ordered it for me four years ago when I built the vegetable garden. I know he got it from one of his suppliers and I want to say it was Mize Garden Supply, a wholesale company. S&K does special order it at times for those who want it. it comes in a roll around 12' wide and around 200' long. maybe more. and 4 years ago it cost around $300. Under our current leadership who knows what it cost now but I can guarantee you it "ain't" cheaper. It is great stuff. It's not plastic. It's a woven product that is tight enough to keep weeds out but porous enough to allow good water drain and oxygen to penetrate the ground. Like I said, I've had it on the ground for four years and it looks as good as it did the day I installed it. I'll check with Justin and them at S&K to see what it is and maybe your local nursery can order it for you too or maybe you can order it directly from the manufacturer.

stephanie keep watching. we plan to release video's on a regular basis that covers these issues. Appreciate you watching.

Wahooooooo can’t wait!

LOVED IT! I'm in OK zone 7 and tired of gardening in this heat but the video got me all excited and energized again! This is an amazing garden!

@@lalaydade3364 thank you! We have another follow up garden tour coming soon as well! 🩵🫶🏻

I think we need a minimum of 4 videos each year of Bruce’s garden! Spectacular!!

Your words are a joy to us miss milessherry. Yes we plan to do video's coming more often and will concentrate future shows on one subject. Hopefully, that will be more educational with lots of tips. and we'll do our best to keep it interesting. When I worked at the nursery Justin and I used to do our own commercials and everyone loved them so we will try to carry that into new video's. Just two country boys having fun.

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clay, so glad we could put a smile on your face. thanks so much for watching

Same here! This was my Saturday night entertainment!

@@amycochran2434 thank you Amy

Always so good to hear from you Margie!!!!

thank you greenthumbelina. we appreciate the gracious words and many blessings as well

Yes, thank you, so amazing I had to get my map out and my note journal out to jot down plants and shrubs, so I can remember!

Miss Juliana, you're just too kind. You are so welcome

Well thank you holly and for watching too

well thank you jennifer and we plan to be back fall/winter. probably in one video. your watching and kind words are much appreciated

@@bruceduncan1792. Your Garden is amazing, I’ve seen it before, but am captivated every time! Had to get my map out and see where you are located! My daughter lives in Eastern NC, had to take notes!

tammy thanks so much for the kind words. Where bouts do you live?@@tammywinter9268

Thank you Holly for the kind words. As far as my soil goes, we have heavy clay but above that is about 5-6 inches of pretty good top soil. So I till up only the top soil. Then above that I add my soil concoction which is composted grass clippings, and any other vegetation I can add to it. And, leaf mold where I chop up fallen leaves in the fall and pile them up and let them compost over a year or so. I take the composted vegetation, add leaf mold to it then spread about 4-6 inches of that on top of the soil that was tilled up. All of that creates a raised bed above the clay so that annuals and perennials don't root into the clay. I don't fertilize bc the compost mixture has enough nutrients as is. Before I replant the next year I will add another 2-3 inch layer of the compost mixture and repeat the process every year.

Hi Bruce, do you add the chicken coop bedding and waste to your compost? When I had chickens I would add it all every time I cleaned out the coop but not sure if I should have. thanks! @@bruceduncan1792

Yes! He has plenty of conifers that provide winter interest. I can definitely appreciate a landscape that provides year-round color too! 🌲 Thank you for tuning in!

thank you zsianz1. I'm a Duncan and a family member has traced our lineage all the way back to Edinburgh. They left Scotland early 1700's and wound up in the Carolina's mid 1700's. My line is in the Low Country of South Carolina, as its called. The lower half of the state. If you saw the first video of my gardens I mentioned that my goal is to make it look good in the winter. By using different conifers with varied color, texture and size. Around them are different colored shrubs that maintain their foliage Then I mix in winter annuals like pansies, viola's and different types of cabbage and kale. One of my hero's is Alan Bloom of Foggy Bottom in England. I love winter gardening also, so must be something in these Scottish gene's?

@@bruceduncan1792 how wonderful to get a reply from you. That’s very cool that your ancestors come from Scotland! Yes I watched the last video too. I have 7 acres here and my goodness I would love to make part of it even half as beautiful as yours.

Amazing gardens!!! Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you anasclayhouse. You are very kind. So glad you liked it

Thank you jisson57 !! So glad you enjoy our video's. Justin and I plan to keep these going pretty regular and concentrate on just one subject at a time. I'm happy for Justin and Alex to take care of the technical work and just let me be me. LOL

@@bruceduncan1792 thank you for sharing your amazing garden with us! Can’t wait to see more!

​@@bruceduncan1792 thank you for sharing your spectacular property/gardens and your knowledge with us

Oh my gosh! I love Bruce’s gardens.. just amazing and beautiful! Such inspiration and so informative. Loved seeing the fireflies in the shade garden at the very end of the video❤

That's awesome to know!! Thank you for tuning in! 🙏

That would be great if they could do a show just on Tips

I agree and we will. thanks karmyleon

He's awesome!

roberta, you're awesome. thanks so much for watching

Thank you! ❤ I’m talking to Justin now about that idea!

Thank you Kriss. We hope to have a winter video this year so please stay tuned. And we are going to do a video of my garden bed process as well.

@@bruceduncan1792 Bruce, two questions: How do you keep the weeds out of your flower beds? I noticed you use a lot of pine needle mulch, but do you use anything else? Next, do you have any tips on how to raise so many plants and plant varieties on a modest budget? Plants are so expensive these days. Thank you!!! 🌿

@@susanelizabeth5841 susan, it just so happens that Justin, Alex and I just shot a video on this subject. I'm assuming it will take them a couple of weeks to get it edited and uploaded. but let me address a little briefly your questions and what will be in that vid. First, weeds. that is a popular question. some people have a hard time believing this but I have few weeds. and its due mainly to having good soil. weed seeds germinate in poor soil much more prolifically than in good soil. boy, if that's not a good life lesson? I like to compare soil to our attitudes. a poor attitude will attract a lot of life's weeds. I stressed this in both tours Justin has done of my yard. I get good soil by composting left over materials like grass clippings, trimmings from the garden, table scraps, chopped up leaves, etc. there is not enough to say for what composted soil does and one of those is weed prevention. second, I practically, not totally, employ what is called no till gardening. the academic term for this is permaculture. I do not till soil and try not to disturb much. only when removing old plants for new, I dig out the old plant by keeping the spade as close in as possible. weed seeds also germinate more easily when the soil is disturbed. In the upcoming video I explain about my trip years ago to old salem in winston-salem nc where i saw raised bed gardens as practiced by our ancestors years ago. long story short it led me to understand their method was basically no till. when I first started gardening I plowed a field and kept it tilled. always, always having to fight weeds. when I discovered no till methods discouraged weeds and then discovered thru practice that they really do, I will never go back to tractor and tiller method. we will always contend with weeds. just like sin and bad habits. but the key is preventing as much as possible. and when one pops up, don't ignore it, deal with it. every day when I'm in the garden, whether working or enjoying, when I see a weed, I stop immediately and pull it. but the truth is, since employing these raised bed methods, its remarkable how few weeds I contend with. And as far as your other question is concerned, I greatly understand the cost involved, first, start plants from seed. that will save much. don't know where you live and how late or early you can plant, but I start seeds late February to early March here. I keep them in a protected place until I'm reasonably sure no danger of frost will occur. if all you can afford is one small spot, then make that the prettiest one spot you can. don't try to spread things out. figure out what you have to spend toward plants and figure out how many plants you can get. when I used to help people with landscaping and money was very limited, I always suggested buying what you can and work on that one spot of your yard you want to look good the most. I see landscapes so often where plants are spread so far apart that it would look better if they had none. when that spot is like you want, move on to the second most desired spot and so on. If all you can do is one vegetable bed, at least make a go of it. plant a few of your favorite and enjoy. but you can make more of that one spot than most realize. if you have a 4x8 bed for example, build a simple wire fence in the middle and grow climbing plants like cukes, toms, pole beans, etc on it. then use the space underneath for other things. that's a hard question to answer and keep this reply not too long. and not knowing your particular needs, but start from seed and go small if that's what you have to do and then grow from there is my best advice. thank you so much for asking.

I stumbled upon this video yesterday and just wanted to say your space is so lovely. I want to find your video from last year to watch that as well…appreciate your knowledge and skills! Thank you for sharing.

well thank you miss courtney. so glad you found us@@csrugis

haha you're funny patricia. i'll take all the love in a good way. thanks for watching

@@bruceduncan1792 You’re welcome! I’m going to start asking myself, “What would Bruce do,” when I face a challenge in my garden. I hope you enjoy the rest of your Summer. I’m in gardening zone 7a & it’s been hotter than blue blazes.

God bless you CelesMaria!! Yes!! we've talked about doing a video of tips so be looking out. I hope we can find the time to do it soon

@@bruceduncan1792do you start your annuals from seeds?

Well thank you!! Glad to have you watching.

Thank you Maggie for your kind words. We appreciate you watching.

LOVE his conifers!!!!😮❤❤❤🎉🎉

Ha! Justin and Alex got a kick out of that too. Thanks for watching

Well Miss Macmillan, I don't know what to say except THANK YOU!!! You're words are so encouraging. The only thing I'm good at is running my mouth. Justin and Alex, the man behind the camera, do such wonderful work with all the technical stuff. Thanks for watching.

Thank you Dawn. Your words are very kind and encouraging. Ha! and I liked your description of the humidity. What part of zone 5?

Brookfield, Illinois

I hear ya Miss Kathy!! GO TIGERS!!

Much respect to you too my friend. Appreciate much your kind words

Well God bless you too, MissyPoo. Your words are so kind and they mean a great deal to me. Thanks for watching and good luck with the landscaping. We should have another video or two up before too long.

thank you sandra. its great to have you watching again

Oh my denise. you can't believe how old school I am. My irrigation system is dragging a hose around. But its not as cumbersome as you might think. If we get a good rain most of my stuff can go a week or so without watering. That is why I keep a good layer of mulch and maintain good soil. Those two things will keep watering at a minimum. Thanks for your kindness and watching us.

sometimes I wonder that too. LOL. thanks for watching fitmomma

I would love to know the deminsions of the compost bin. I am inspired to make one and I have bought a lawn sweep to collect my grass clippings. Are the bins 4x4 using the decking boards?

we're glad you enjoyed the time watching shelley. appreciate the kind words and yes, that tree catching fire was a hoot. its amazing how hard we fight to give our plants a chance and then something like that happens. you just never know???

Thank you Shelley ❤

Thank you gardenter for the gracious words and appreciation.

Thanks for letting us know! We will have to go back this fall/winter 😁

well thank you peeps! we appreciate you watching

thank you kenyapieters!! Justin and I plan to start making video's together more regular. we used to make commercials all the time when I worked at S&K but after I retired they gave me some space for awhile. haha we appreciate you watching very much

Merry Christmas!! Your kind words were like a Christmas gift. Thank you

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yes he was celiane. and he's been at war with us and God ever since. glad i'm on God's side. thank you so much and yes we plan to do more in the future

@@bruceduncan1792 Amen 🙏🏻

You got it! ❤

That's a blessing for you to say loulettiero. Justin is like a son to me especially since Julie and I had all girls, four. We plan to start putting out video's more often and look to concentrate on one subject in each video.

Bruce thank you for the update looking forward to many more videos. Lou

Ha!! garden skittles is a great description. Thanks so much for your kind words and enjoying the fun.

You're funny too and I love it. thanks cindy for watching

God bless you brenda. We wish you much success on the new property and glad we could inspire you.

i hear ya jslabrat. I'm happy letting Justin and Alex do all the tech stuff but do keep your eyes peeled. we plan to do vids very regular going forward and keeping with one subject at a time. probably keep it under 20 mins but packed with info. thanks

Your words are awesome sue!! Thanks for sharing your love of conifers with us and for watching too.

thank you so much for the kind words. Yes!!! I'm so blessed for God to give me this joy in work.

i love your enthusiasm. thanks kristin

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thank you 7bn for watching and your kind words

LMAO!! you nailed some of my favorite descriptive words. Thanks so much for watching smedgirl and your kind words.

gosh, thank you peggy. we appreciate so much the good words and watching

Thank you Peggy! ❤ we couldn’t do it without Bruceski his personality is as wonderful as his garden

Yes, I can tell @@RealALSK

keith we plan to do a show on that subject in the near future. all i can say is mulch, mulch, mulch. It prevents so many weeds. not all but it will drastically reduce them. I generally keep a good thick layer of mulch, 3-5 inches, around my plants. I use pine needles cuz I get them free. LOL but generally any mulch is good. Just make sure its a good layer. don't be skimpy. And when the plants get thick they will prevent almost 100% of weed germination by blocking the sun.

@@bruceduncan1792 I have found a few tricks with the mulch but we are in a place where I don't think there is weed on earth that isn't growing here. I do use unwaxed cardboard that has helped a lot. Thank you fro the reply.

thanks hammer, yes, we do plan to keep the vids coming, shorter but one subject at a time packed with info.

Haha! That's awesome. I have two at home and love them!

well good for you mariale. glad you have a "big sexy" we plan to do a spaghetti sauce video and we'll talk about canning tomatoes too

Good for you!! so glad we inspired you. Thanks for watching

yes, its amazing gardengal but its all in the planting and soil prep as we explained in the first tour of my yard. we plan to do more video's in the future just on one subject and planting methods will definitely be one of them. "big sexy" is a beast ain't she. LOL thanks so much for watching

Thank you elaine. So glad to have you watching

Yes!! Going forward Justin and I plan to concentrate our video's on just one subject at a time and vegetables will be some of those. Thanks for watching

you're too kind but its much appreciated. as my dad likes to say keep your eyes peeled. we will have more video's coming.

You're beautiful too gypsy thanks for watching and the kind words

I'm baaaack! HaHa. Thanks nikki. We appreciate you watching us

Thank you SouthBayGardener!! Your watching us is much appreciated

loopm you'rde just too kind but its much appreciated. thanks for watching

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I love you too stacyray. I have some cousins down there and my comments were really a jab at them. They'll know when they see the video. HaHa!! It's all great fun. Thank you so much for the kind words. God bless!!

linda you watching is a treat, thanks and we hope to do a future show soon with recipe's and such.

so are you. thanks tatianamaria

You're off the chain too gurl. LOL. I love comments like that. Thanks so much for watching leslie. It is much appreciated.

thank you miss bliss but I'm good just being me and letting Justin/Alex do all the hard stuff. thanks for watching

@@bruceduncan1792 Lol! No problem, just love everything about the garden.

id rather not say how much we love you watching but I will. lol. forgive my crazy humor. thanks so much

Thank you for letting us know! 🙏

I agree!

thanks cagjohnso, much appreciated

I agree I’m gonna have to watch it again

love your words too thanks dennis

good luck on that home SL. and that future landscape. thanks so much for watching

Thanks for tuning in! 😀

thank you brian and tami. so glad we encouraged you and appreciate much you watching

yes, we just so happen to be planning that. thanks

well thank you thaopham. glad you like listening to this old country boy and my deep southern accent. we love you watching us

thanks so much mibackpacking. I used to be a trail guide in the boyscouts and boy do I love being on the trail and in the great outdoors. thanks for watching

Thank you so much!!!!! 🩵

thanks vincent we love the good words thanks for watching

@@bruceduncan1792. I might convince my wife to finally, that’s finally make me some collard greens, Love so love your conifer garden. My wife and I need to get a design together.

Your words are a treat as well Manny. Thanks for watching

Thank you kat. your words were the "cats" pajama's as my dad would say. LOL. If you plant any conifers you should check out Tom Cox book, growing conifers in the south. He also has Cox Arboretum in North GA. Since you live in GA now you might could make a trip to see his place. Not far from him is Jim Gibbs arboretum, Gibbs Gardens. He is a world famous landscape architect. His place is off the chain beautiful. And anytime of year. You can find his place on the net.

thank you suzanne and yes, its a lot of work initially but once you get the system down, its not as much as you might think. we will do a vid on that for sure

Oh my lesj4506, I will say your kind words are the true treasure. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to comment!

yes jomoreno we do have fun doing these video's but our goal is to inspire gardeners and educate as well. thanks for watching and your gracious comments

thanks debbiedodge but I'm happy letting Justin and Alex do all the tech stuff. We do plan to make these video's more regular. thanks for watching

Marianne, you're a blessing. I hope you get that done for sure and thanks so much for watching.