The high maintenance picture was the best looking. I understand your point of it taking a lot of time and effort. But some people love that.
@PrettyPurpleDoor29 күн бұрын
Yep. It's a beautiful garden just not a great idea for a beginner or someone looking for low maintenence
@SylvanFostersАй бұрын
3:15 the sketch shown here is very helpful. However, before anyone installs shrubs to the side of the front door as shown here I recommend they also consider safety tips around your home. It is recommended to not have plants near your front door that you can’t see over (so no one could be concealed behind them while you are trying to get into or get out of your home).
@ninabooker290418 күн бұрын
Very good advice and I appreciate that your blouse is a flower garden pattern, very appropriate for a gardener. 😃🌺🌻
@karenlombardi8242Ай бұрын
Well, I failed on the scale, number of plants, and simplicity. Our house sits at a funny angle on 6 acres of nothing. In addition, we are dodging overhead obstacles, water pipes from the street and septic in the back. So in the end, our landscaping looks lopsided now … until it all fills in. But we love putting it together, bed by bed, Learning as we grow in a much different zone.
@user-hm5zb1qn6gАй бұрын
excellent tips. It's amazing how many homeowners forget about Tip 5 and end up with flat, dull winter yards,
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Very true! Glad it was helpful 😊
@gamera2020Ай бұрын
The "high maintenance" image was probably the only one I liked if I'm honest.
@morphinegirl3446Ай бұрын
Exactly!! she should have known most of all those plants were perrenials!
@PrettyPurpleDoor14 күн бұрын
I did know they were perennials? What makes you think I didn't? It was an example of something higher maintenance...
@jenica9705Ай бұрын
The best ground yards are grass free native gardens. Imagine if we all converted our antiquated lawns to natural habitats for pollinators! I have an entire yard of native pants and shrubs that attract so many bees,butterflies,hummingbirds etc…it’s amazing.
@merrywalsh280926 күн бұрын
You must get so much delight from that. 🐝
@theropesofrenovation9352Ай бұрын
I don't have a front door. Mine is on the side. So aggravating!
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Hmm. Maybe you can add some planters or an arbor to the start of the path so it's clear where to go?
@merrywalsh280926 күн бұрын
Same here. I think I will make more of an effort to designate the path, as you suggest.
@theropesofrenovation935226 күн бұрын
@@PrettyPurpleDoor True
@ElizaGagarinАй бұрын
How about an English cottage garden at the front yard
@michaeljonesdougherty.209Ай бұрын
❤ Amy all your videos are great I like the ones for cottage style & I always look at other curb appeal sometimes I say wow they know what to do other I say wow not knowing is everything. I always redo the landscape on homes when I walk or ride by.
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Haha I redo the landscape on other people's homes when I walk by too 😊
@mybestideas1Ай бұрын
I ran into this video searching to what height I need to cut my lillies that are on the sides of the building. Now they are reaching the roof (raised ranch so it is 1.5 levels) so 2/3rds means cutting quite a bit but it makes sense. I may have overdone my front yard where I planted in an arch white hydrangeas, which are supposed to be hedge (now just 2nd year in, so they are just 2-3 feet, need to reach 5 at 5 years). And like in the eye of that arch I planted Vanilla-Strawberry hydrangea which I'll train in the tree. Lots of plants and I hope that at year 5 they'll make sense. In the background of those hydrangesas, against the house, I have hostas, land ilies, and in-between the hydrangeas I'm planting alium gigantico, so the spring will start with the purple colour, turning pink in September (zone 5B). Also want to replace the front grass with creeping thyme. Thank you! Subscribed :)
@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111Ай бұрын
Well I missed on two of those points. Too many plants and keeping it simple🫣
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Hehehe that's ok. I've been there too! 💜
@maureenmccrackin6933Ай бұрын
I'm with you. I like a variety of plants with a cheerful riot of colour and textures. Over the last 30+ years I have created a beautiful garden that I am pleased to share with others. I'm happy to say that my family and neighbours appreciate my efforts.
@Criminaljustice7912 күн бұрын
@@maureenmccrackin6933totally agree.
@GeorgeLochАй бұрын
I need to move some of my plants as I didn't plan well for their size and shape. My coneflowers got a lot bigger than I expected and now I have a coneflower jungle :)
@maryvalentine6388Ай бұрын
I hear ya on this one.
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Love coneflowers. The more the merrier in my garden 😊
@bridgetmcgiggles4528Ай бұрын
Coneflower jungle sounds awesome
@loug8186Ай бұрын
This is so good! Some foundational aspects that really make a difference.
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful 😊
@adrabruzzese7610Ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks Amy.
@ChristopherJohnsonArtist29 күн бұрын
There are deciduous trees in tropical climates as well which usually drop their leaves during the dry season where there is a summer monsoon. It just isn't as noticeable since the season is shorter, but still important to take into consideration for January and February.
@PrettyPurpleDoor29 күн бұрын
Great point. Thanks for sharing!
@jkaravisАй бұрын
This is awesome!
@pattik8335Ай бұрын
Great info! Thanks!
@user-ko5ng3lm1zАй бұрын
I agree the last one was the most attractive,
@patriciaterry5539Ай бұрын
New subscriber here! Awesome info! Thank you!
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Yay! Welcome! Thank you 😊
@wheaties14352 күн бұрын
I have to chuckle…”using too many plants…” have you SEEN Garden Answers…😮😂…to each his own I guess….
@TrenpaceАй бұрын
Mass plant Japanese maples and conifers
@markmooney3585Ай бұрын
Love your videos, Amy! My issue is that I have TWO front doors! :(
@PrettyPurpleDoorАй бұрын
Emphasize ONE of them. Paint the other one to blend in with the house so there's no confusion 😊
@phuongphan-mcmanamna3781Ай бұрын
Put a wreath on the main door. Also containers. And mat at main door.
@morphinegirl3446Ай бұрын
The 'nestle the house' pic is horrid...first thing I'd cut down are all 3 of those overgrown trees blocking the door and the windows! ugh! Very poor placement of a bush that they should have known was going to get too tall smh
@PrettyPurpleDoor29 күн бұрын
I'm sure it was just the angle the photo was taken from. Relax 😊
@user-xi7gz6sz4w8 күн бұрын
Planting too close to the house/failure to take the mature size of the plant into consideration. You'll just have to pull it out in a few years, wasting your money and effort.
@SashaFierce-jk3bxxx5824 күн бұрын
Plants GROW, so they won't stay the size they were when you purchased them.
@gameboyinc4694Ай бұрын
Evergreens are so 2020 cant stand those
@PrettyPurpleDoor29 күн бұрын
To each his own I guess. I can't stand looking at a house with a bunch of sticks in front of it for half the year and no actual structure to the design 😊
@kimjohnson57179 күн бұрын
Me too I just removed 4 of them that where placed near the front door by the previous owner. I did replace with flowers and shrubs so I still have color during the winter months
@gameboyinc46949 күн бұрын
@PrettyPurpleDoor I'm in Southeast NC so it's sticks 3 months out the year lol. Makes you miss them then fall in love all over again. God I miss deployments😂