3 Simple Tips To Reduce Your Lawn - WITHOUT Irritating The Neighbors!

Want to reduce your lawn but not sure where to start? These 3 easy tips might help!
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[@gardenforbirds]

I forgot to mention, I’m using an app called iScape to make these designs! It’s unfortunately not free, but it’s fun to work with and can even do virtual 3D designs! UPDATE - the webform hit its limit of submissions, which is exciting! It's unfortunately very expensive to increase the limit, but through to Jan 01 2025, you can send your submission to my email [e-mail]. Please answer the following questions and send some photos of your space! Note that I'll be sharing the final garden design in a future video, so any photos submitted could be featured. * Name (optional) and your geographic region * Describe any ideas, requirements, and goals for your garden space. Also describe any problems you need to solve, such as poor drainage, privacy needs or concealing an ugly view! * Describe the lighting conditions and any other relevant information, such as soil type, or the amount of water the area receives. Submit your garden for the chance at a free design! www.jotform.com/form/243185029696163 Check out @ydoyougarden design series here! It’s a must watch! kzbin.info/aero/PL_w8-hUW4JND2eorMJstVmmfKQwpe7urf&si=QJ_NIRzdYACLBsnj Also check out @Caroline_Winkler - her interior design and organization ideas are incredibly practical and helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOqiZxnlrmbZ9ksi=0oHw_oqYnWQpLvuU

[@jackiem257]

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[@jackiem257]

I have a 1/2 acres. My backyard is all grass, not even a tree. Love your designs here. I'm going to watch more for my Spring inspiration :) Thank you!

[@gardenforbirds]

The webform hit its limit of submissions, and it's unfortunately very expensive to increase that! You can send your submission to my email [e-mail]. Just answer the following questions and send some photos of your space! Note that I'll be sharing the final garden design in a future video, so any photos submitted could be featured. * Name (optional) and your geographic region * Describe any ideas, requirements, and goals for your garden space. Also describe any problems you need to solve, such as poor drainage, privacy needs or concealing an ugly view! * Describe the lighting conditions and any other relevant information, such as soil type, or the amount of water the area receives.

[@loganberry30]

Love this! And your Caroline Winkler mention is the crossover of my dreams.

[@gardenforbirds]

She’s the best! I’ve taken so much of her advice, love her channel! 💓

[@mm-qd1ho]

Thank you for this wonderful video. It distills garden design down to the most important principles with explanations, humor and real-life examples. I don't understand my own garden, so that's principle 1 violated. I will now attempt to channel my inner Monet - after all, he first painted his garden with flowers before setting brush to canvas. Perennials last a long time, and I am beginning to appreciate that they deserve more than the "I can always move it later" approach. Perfect timing for a fun winter project! 🙂

[@gardenforbirds]

I don't understand my own garden half the time either 😅 - I too have some spaces where I've placed perennials somewhat temporarily, and need to get my plan together! Hope you submitted your garden for a chance at a design! Looking at other people's spaces helps me understand the challenges and concerns that might be useful to talk about in future videos! Hope you have a Happy Holidays!

[@tanyaritchie1499]

First, I absolutely love your videos. Thank you. I really appreciate the sweet and kind attitude you have towards the idea of neighbours who object, since my attitude is generally “let them riot.” When designing my (tiny) front yard, I read about the landscaper Capability Brown, since my house is 170 years old and fits an antique aesthetic. It’s interesting how modern techniques are similar to what people did long ago. Keep doing what you’re doing! It’s wonderful.

[@gardenforbirds]

Haha, this video is kind of hoping to help people build confidence to make big changes to their garden. But the video I link to in the end screen has more of a “let them riot” vibe! 😅 We can do our best, but at the end of the day we should be empowered to do what we think is right!

[@alice_rabbit8345]

My house is 120 years old. Most of my neighbors don’t care about any kind of landscape and hardly keep up with anything they do.

[@BotanicAlley]

I love this. Perfect examples of how native plants can look just as good if not better than non-natives!

[@gardenforbirds]

Totally! And they look especially wonderful when wildlife is enjoying them!

[@carrieilbrey0520]

What a great video. You clearly explain , and then show, your intuitive design principals. I’m a fan! Thanks.

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you much for the kind words! So glad it might be useful!

[@boysrus61]

Thanks for your video. I have been slowly removing the grass in my 1 acre yard. Videos like yours help me to envision things I could do.

[@gardenforbirds]

That's awesome!! 🙌 We're also on about an acre - can be a big project, but lots of fun!

[@diannemz]

I would like.to apply for the garden makeover but cannot find the way t0 apply

[@RebeccaW_NC]

This is such a great video! Very helpful guidelines and examples.

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you so much, that's very kind!

[@awildapproach]

While I love messy and naturalistic gardens and that's what I'm creating at my house, your video is fantastic!! You provide such great tips, and I'm thoroughly impressed. The designs you created look great, especially the last one with the mystery to the left and the big oak on the right. I love that garden so much. Are you sure you're not a pro? LOL Your designs look inviting without looking too formal and tightly clipped. Love that. Also, I love Caroline Winkler, too.

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you so much for the incredibly kind words! That means a lot - truly! I was quite self-conscious doing a video on design with exactly 0 credentials :D so it means a lot that it might be useful!

[@p.h.c.1113]

Great video! Thanks for mentioning Yulia, she has been a great inspiration for many of us gardeners.

[@gardenforbirds]

Love Yulia! She’s a genius and has such a down to earth presence - and I love her gentle advocacy for native plants!

[@p.h.c.1113]

@@gardenforbirds Agreed! I am trying to add more and more native plants to our garden every year. Thanks for all your info on the subject. I live in Northern Illinois and have come to love our native perennials.

[@tiffanyrowbotham3663]

Wow. Not enough of these videos that help you "see" design. Well done.

[@gardenforbirds]

So glad it might be useful!

[@topaz3468]

Great advice! I garden for the birds, which is quite different than being a butterfly gardener imo. 😊 However, the principles are similar...using native plants that are already adapted to the landscape. Because I am in an HOA, I chose to use native shrubs and plants and not perennial/annual flowers that have a tendency to look messy when too many are planted to achieve a cottage garden look (this also triggers neighbor complaints). As a senior, this is far less work because I chose shrubs that have beautiful blooms in the spring and fall. I am in zone 9b where May thru Sept is extremely hot, which puts the bloom cycle of the shrubs into dormancy until just before Thanksgiving.😂 More importantly, the shrubs and trees have edible berries for the birds which increases the fantastic show at the bird feeders. 🌴🌴🌴

[@gardenforbirds]

So wonderful that you're gardening for the birds! It's so wonderful seeing them eat from our gardens, it's hard to put into words! And to produce berries your shrubs need to first produce flowers, which naturally becomes a pollinator garden! Wonderful stuff! 💓

[@jenlc1536]

Yay, just discovered your channel and am sort of starting my gardening journey in MD. Not exactly sure what to start since the current garden plot will be knocked out sometime this year when we renovate.

[@gardenforbirds]

Welcome, glad to have you here! Yeah, I have to wait on gardening a few areas that will have to be dug up for some infrastructure, which is bumming me out! But planning in the interim can help us hit the ground running once the ground is ready!

[@jetv1471]

I unfortunately started my garden with native perennials and now 5 years later that I don’t want to keep dividing them I am replacing quite a few with small native shrubs . I am struggling with placement of the shrubs since I have a very tiny piece of property and so many native shrubs go to over 3 feet.

[@roslynholcomb]

You have to be so careful because yes some natives get entirely too large and unruly for most small lots. They are coming out with smaller cultivars thank goodness.

[@gardenforbirds]

Small spaces can be so challenging! I'm not sure what area you're in, but New Jersey Tea is a compact shrub that is drought tolerant and I believe also of little interest for deer/rabbits. It's a bee magnet, and you can make tea from the leaves! I've been trying to figure out a place for some in my own garden, I've heard it's a very easygoing garden plant! Here's an example so you can check out what it looks like and some more info on it: www.prairienursery.com/new-jersey-tea-ceanothus-americanus.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqfyCFe4FgVwf1hYbR77ICHRVHdBPtFZ5k3FjnoHqWQoCn2GByD

[@awildapproach]

Coralberry is a shrub that gets 2 - 4 feet high and wide. I recently planted a baby one in my courtyard garden, so it's too young for me to say how it performs, but I've looked at photos online and am so excited to see it grow.

[@jetv1471]

@@gardenforbirds yes I have a jersey tea and plan to plant another

[@sharoncraker8393]

You mention Caroline, I hit subscribe.

[@sunitashastry5270]

You brilliantly simplified garden design for all of us. Your examples were varied and also detailed. Kudos. You helped me and I’m going to try on some aspects of my design I’m not happy with. I presume you used photoshop ? Really cool

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you so much, that’s incredibly kind! This was an app called iScape - it can also do virtual 3D designs, which is pretty cool!

[@dankeener3307]

I like your ideas and video was fun to watch. Signs like “Polinator Friendly Garden” go a long way to help people understand or at least tolerate the season when things aren’t so beautiful. If I could do our street-side garden over I’d probably allow for a strip of lawn for between the native plants garden and street. (Folks love neat and tidy) However I’ve trimmed to keep the front foot short so it still has interest just not flopping onto the street.

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you! Yes, signs can be a great way to foster good will! I’ve found quite a few perennials do well with a “Chelsea chop” and can stay compact and still bloom! Plant height does seem to be a strong factor in how the neighbors will respond, for better or worse! 😅

[@lisaawild]

This is SO cool!

[@gardenforbirds]

Thanks so much! Hope it’s useful!

[@jetv1471]

Great demo … just subscribed

[@gardenforbirds]

Thanks so much, means a lot! Awesome - welcome aboard!

[@kathyhicks4807]

This is great! I’ve been adding natives to my yard over the last 5 years, and wish I’d had a plan from the beginning. I’m curious what app you’re using for designing. I’ve been searching for one that has native plants included. I love your videos. I completely agree that if we can make our native gardens appeal to our neighbors, they’ll hopefully start to plant them also!

[@gardenforbirds]

That’s awesome! I think many of us design as we go, but it can be fun to step back and imagine new ideas for our gardens! This app is called iScape - unfortunately not free, but it does some to have some decent representation of native plants for some regions of N. America! I think you can also upload your own renderings for plants but I haven’t tried that yet!

[@RebeccaW_NC]

I have a subscription to SimplyScapes, which I think is the same thing. I use it on my laptop. You can submit requests for them to add plants!

[@cathrinL]

Great Video. Thanks. Which tool/app are you using for your designs?

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you! This app is called iScape

[@auroraborealis3764]

I love this video. So easy to understand. Can you please tell me what landscape software are you using?

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you so much! I'm using an app called iScape - unfortunately not free, but pretty cool software!

[@karenadefuin7046]

3 is ❤1

[@gardenforbirds]

Thank you!

[@EilandMeisje85]

Hello. What’s the name of the program you’re using? That would really help with developing my front and backyards.

[@gardenforbirds]

Hello! I’m using iScape here - it’s a bit of an investment but they sometimes offer a deal for a year subscription!

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[@marke4640]

Some good design app recommendations, please.

[@gardenforbirds]

So far I've only worked with iScape, which was the app in this video. I've enjoyed it and find it very helpful to brainstorm ideas and get a vision! Yulia from Y Garden has a video where she talks about 3-4 design apps - would definitely be worth checking that out!

[@ThatBrickChic]

Haunted barn? I want a video about that! Please explain 🙏

[@gardenforbirds]

Haha, it has a dirt floor that's riddled with groundhog tunnels. The old owners put in cages to try to catch the groundhogs, but the groundhogs ate through the bottom and escaped - but the creepy half-eaten traps remain. It's all but fallen down now, but the county is giving us a lot of trouble about whether we're allowed to replace it - so it stands in all its haunted glory, for now!

[@erichowe1954]

What program are you using for designing?

[@gardenforbirds]

This was an app called iScape

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[@pansepot1490]

Honestly, F the neighbors. I can understand if the house was in a HOA or similar situation with rules on how to keep the property but otherwise what the neighbors think of the aesthetic of your garden should be the least and last of one’s concerns. Imo it’s important to be mindful of the neighbors by avoiding putting near the border trees, shrubs, perennials that grow too big/too fast and “overflow” on the neighbors property, or drop a lot seeds/leaves, or completely block the light, in short one should be careful one’s choices don’t cause practical inconvenience to others but to let others influence our aesthetics choices is a no no for me.

[@gardenforbirds]

That's certainly a valid way to feel 😅 For those in an HOA, I think the neighbors can be a major concern, and many people are afraid to even try. The video I link in the end addresses people in HOAs more directly and cites a case in MD where a homeowner won against an HOA trying to force her to remove her habitat gardens. Hopefully that case can be cited as precedence in other states and regions for when the neighbors are quite literally trying to destroy what a person has worked so hard to build!

[@karenadefuin7046]

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