A Country Garden Tour in German Valley Il

TODAY’S VIDEO:
Our very First Subscriber-Viewer Garden Tour. OMG is all I can say about the wonderful morning I spent with Patty in German Valley, Illinois in her garden that she has created over the last 19 years. WOW…Don’t miss it!!
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ABOUT ME: Hello, my name is Michelle and I own a garden center and floral store called The Landscape Connection. I am a volunteer master Gardener with the University of Illinois Extension. I am also a home gardener and a retired landscape designer and installer. If you like our videos please subscribe, like, share, and leave your comments and questions.
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The Landscape Connection Gift & Garden Center
4472 S. Mulford Rd.
Rockford, Illinois 61109
815-633-5100

[@amyjohnson6342]

WOWZA!!!! Just glorious! Definitely one of my favorite garden tours. Thank you for inviting us on the tour.

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marlawilliamson3940]

Patty you have a fabulous garden! So pretty and very well maintained, you have more energy than I do. Thanks Michelle for taking us with you.

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome

[@rosemarythyme6351]

LOVE the repetition of your favorite blooms and layering throughout! Simply gorgeous, Patty! Thanks Michelle for the gift of traveling to Patty's garden to share it with us. What a blessing!

[@carlaephotography7096]

Oh. My. Goodness. Please share our gratitude for allowing you to tour and video her gorgeous gardens! Thank you both! Loved it ❤

[@ruthd2261]

Patty, your place is beautiful!! And so are you! Thank you for sharing your gardens with us. 😍

[@lorellekellybuttel1674]

My Mother used to own the house across the street from Bill and Patty's house. Mom talks about all the different things they have added to their garden over the years. I love them so much. They have been apart of my parent's lives for so long. They both have the same hobby of plants, so they always have tons to talk about. Beautiful garden created by beautiful people.

[@gardeningTLC]

So Cool...I loved all her stories

[@beckygrant4461]

Thank you, Patty, for sharing your garden with us. It is fabulous!

[@meldog7925]

That would be my dream garden 😍. All that space in the country, with the red barn. Her beds are so well maintained and unique. I really love it. It's got to be a full-time job keeping up with her garden. Great job 👍🏻.

[@anncunningham2702]

What an amazing garden! Thank you Patty for showing us such beauty. Thanks Michelle for taking us to see this awesome garden.

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Linda-gi8pr]

OMGOSH !!!!!! Patty what a GORGEOUS GARDEN !!!!!!! you have inspired me. I had to save this video and watch it over and over !!!!! Thanks so much for sharing !!!!!!

[@CrazyCatLady1968]

Patty! Girl - GOALS 🙌🏻 ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thanks Michelle!

[@taniaturenne9317]

WOW! Beautiful! That is a true labor of love!

[@PeggyMills]

I love everything about this garden, Michelle. The house is gorgeous, the garden a dream, and what a lovely lady to care for it all. I LOVE all the vintage pieces throughout the garden. And that sedum growing out of the rock looks to be the one I have in my iron bowl, Michelle.

[@cherylmendenhall8795]

Wow! A little heaven on Earth! Beautiful!

[@monasumner9862]

So, so beautiful!!! Paradise.💕

[@chuckkolb1270]

Touring gardens is special facet of your channel.

[@gardeningTLC]

Maybe. Exploring that avenue. I find it inspiring and we will see if you guys do too.

[@michellebackus6424]

Patty, absolutely beautiful gardens! I especially love how neat and natural looking it is at the same time. You have a great eye for colors, textures, shapes, height & pruning! Garden goals💛💛💛 Great video, thank you for sharing TLC🥰

[@jennifergreene8891]

OMG is right Michelle!! Patty's garden (s) are STUNNING!!! 😍 There are no words to describe how "in awe" I was through this entire tour. I am in zone 9b Texas Gulf Coast and could never have so much beauty... I am 64 (disabled health) and hubby is 77 and we have had to start over in this house a year ago in Spring. I cannot do any manual work in the yard anymore and it is getting harder for him as well. I handle the potted plants and finger pointing. He's healthier & pretty spry for his age, but, I know that we will never have such a gorgeous and mature lovely garden as this or yours. So i really enjoy and appreciate seeing these gorgeous tours you take us on. Thank you both Patty and Michelle. I could/would live on her porch forever 😍💜🙏

[@michellefrothingham4275]

Enjoyed the tour Patty and Michelle…i live approximately 60 min south from German Valley… i have not been blessed with the abundance of rain…your plants are very ‘lush.’ Thank you for an enjoyable 45min😎

[@dora59]

Little Quickfire is my favorite too. I have 5 scattered about. My other fav is Pinky Winky.That is an absolutely gorgeous garden. Thanks so much to Patty for the tour and thank you for taking us along.

[@kathleenpalmer845]

BEAUTIFUL! What a treat for the eye !!!

[@patriciapeters9087]

That yard is just beautiful. My dream garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-qy1fu5qg2p]

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful garden. Something to dream about and Hope for one day. Thank you for sharing , such a lovely treat. Gave me a few ideas as well. Have a blessed day the Oklahoma gardener.😊

[@debbyrennock8435]

What a beautiful garden. I love the stone, wood, metal additions to all the beauty. Awesome job Patty!😊

[@TinaComeauArt]

Patty your garden is spectacular, it's a dream garden. You gave me inspiration, our garden is in it's 5 year and their is still so much to do.

[@denisewaller307]

I have watched this video 3 times. So impressed. Beautiful!!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vanessab2726]

Wow! Wow!! WOW!!! Absolutely breathtaking! ❤What a stunning garden! Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@farmhouseonfifteenth]

What a truly magnificent garden

[@dr.niluferrahman8524]

One of the prettiest gardens I have seen.loved it.

[@seinispiker7995]

Wow, so beautiful and I'm inspired!!!. Thank you and Patty for sharing this beautiful lovely colorful well designed garden

[@rhondatesta3873]

I loved her garden!! So beautiful and inspiring. Wish I could call off work today and get to work in my garden.

[@loriswain8140]

Wowzer wow wow!! What an extraordinary yard! Getting so many ideas! Spectacular!

[@gardeningTLC]

Right?!

[@PeggyMills]

Oh my goodness! I want this garden too, Michelle! When you panned the camera and then the view from the back porch! Paradise! Love the pic at the end!

[@crochetinghousemouse]

Love love love!!! So beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@soniawalker6356]

O my goodness I’m watching from Jamaica this is really a treat it is spectular What a beauty I’ll have to watch it over again and again 🫢👍❤️

[@martinemccarthy8175]

Gorgeous garden Patty. Thanks for sharing Michelle.

[@noreenmcmenamin9610]

I want to live in this garden, it's fabulous, patty must work so hard.

[@gingercashman3289]

OMG is right! What a treasure. Patty, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful garden. I love the bistro set in the vegetable garden. I think I am going to try to find a spot in my garden for that.

[@kellymichalec9126]

Stunning! Now I want to go out and look at my space! My favorite thing to do is have coffee outside in the morning or cocktails by the bonfire and enjoy my yard.

[@gardeningTLC]

Mine too!

[@gaylestephan4189]

I am in zone 5 is west central Illinois and my lemon corral sedum is coming back every year. Your tour in German Valley is in such a gorgeous yard.

[@bellarosa009]

Absolutely beautiful, Patty! Very inspirational! I really enjoy the layering of your beds - something I really need to incorporate.

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Wow, what a gorgeous garden!

[@katherinecornette5315]

So much inspiration! Thank you for sharing your gardens❤

[@dawndawn6946]

How beautiful!❤ Thanks for sharing with us!

[@gardeningTLC]

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

[@user-zb3ng7nl9e]

What a lovely garden! Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ho7bm3bb7n]

Wow! Just wow!!! 😮❤

[@gardeningTLC]

!!!

[@user-rj8fo8oz3f]

Love your garden, all of your ideas, thank you!

[@jodigurley3098]

So So pretty!!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@joandavis6107]

Patty it was so so beautiful ❤

[@debrareuland8583]

That is so so beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@ShirleyThorpe]

Beautiful Garden

[@angieketcher5917]

Spectacular!!!

[@terrypauloregon]

❤ the front yard. Those lily’s are so tall. Oh my the back yard is a dream. Mine is much smaller and not much in it now because of a big leave maple that needs to come out. It to close to the house. But oh what I can see now. Thank you ladies. I love the cottage feel. I can’t wait for my garden to mature. My red maple came down and my Japanese maple is only 5’ tall.

[@meannwoolls4345]

Oh so beautiful!!

[@judyanderson8782]

I love going thru garden paths and finding hiden gems around the corner. I'll use her idea of hoops and mesh over her strawberries. Also her elevating potted plants in the beds. Cool idea. You're right Michell., it's important to view your garden out the window. So you have another demsion of interest. You should tour Mike's garden in Overland Park. Kansas I know it's too far but he has a channel called Moxie Gardens. Thanks Patty and Michelle

[@donnaleitner9404]

Patty, your garden beds remind me of cottage style gardening, which I love! Thank you for sharing and thanks Michelle for the beautiful video. 🌸

[@amyhatch3670]

❤ absolutely beautiful I love it!!❤

[@gailforbes7834]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you, I have so many ideas now!

[@gardeningTLC]

Me too

[@carolcowser1461]

Thank you very much Patty for sharing your garden with us. It brings joy to me just looking at the lush gardens that you have cultivated. Just beautiful.

[@user-cj5ic7ts9u]

oh thisis my dream garden. Love the little pathways .... 😍

[@gardeningTLC]

Me too

[@sherz3725]

Beautiful garden! 🤗

[@christak1144]

Michelle you have to thank Patty for allowing us to see that beautiful space she has created, wow!! What an inspiration!! I would never leave that back porch how could you have a bad day starting with coffee out there.

[@tinacruz9162]

What an amazing garden! Thank you Miss Patty for sharing your garden 🪴

[@jillsimpson8716]

Loved that!!!

[@freyartz]

Beautiful 😍 🤩

[@karenbarnes5517]

Beautiful

[@sherrydolen8133]

Lovely garden😊😊

[@michellefrance1165]

Absolutely fabulous so beautiful ❤❤❤ I just purchased a Little Quickfire can't wait, this garden is goals!!!

[@jeannesmith1761]

The garden is just so beautiful I'm the one with the 30 gardens at memorial Park in New Kensington PA and I really enjoy watching people have different gardens and seeing all of it is so pretty thank you for showing us okay

[@patriciakumar115]

Fantastic garden and tour! Michelle, thank you and Patty for sharing this beautiful space with us.

[@relaxingnatures81]

Amazing garden wow❤❤❤

[@lindahall1971]

OMG!!!!❤😮 So many ideas from Patty!!! I love the hydrangeas, wanting to get that 19 year old garden YESTERDAY PLEASE... I hope you can find more Michiganders for a garden tour to see my first year garden, thank you Michelle and Patty for so much inspiration ❤❤ I've got alot of plant splitting for next season!!

[@gosianiewiardowski6934]

Hello Michelle,Lemon coral sedum is very easy to overwinter just plant in flower pot and put on your window. Thank you so much, I learned a lot from you

[@gardeningTLC]

Ok. I will try that. Thanks

[@marycravens6169]

Beautiful I'd never want to leave her porch. Thank you Patry for sharing your yard with us.

[@blk123]

Nothing like a covered porch. Amazing garden. Everything is beautiful.

[@user-ix9vh2gi8q]

Absolutely beautiful garden. Looks like you have no failures. Could you tell us how you prepare your beds every spring and how you water.

[@tanis1111]

Thank you Michelle what a wonderful tour. Thank you Patty for sharing your beautiful garden with us. Well done, everything looks amazing. Its such fun. Take care and Much Love with some TLC thrown in there as well Lol! 😉

[@pamakers8439]

Thanks for taking us along..It's beautiful

[@gardeningTLC]

It really is!

[@tammywinter9268]

Fantastic garden, very beautiful. Makes me want to work on my garden beds. I’m in central Illinois so howdy neighbors.

[@gardeningTLC]

Hello

[@jennychristy9094]

❤❤❤ this garden! I’m going to “borrow” one idea….the small fence around the balloon flowers and the coneflowers, and oh the daisies too. I need that in my garden.

[@gardeningTLC]

Love that!

[@user-fx5sq1zc6l]

This was spectacular… draws you in … thank you for sharing 💯

[@staceyallard2692]

Her garden is just beautiful! I can’t wait until my garden is all grown up also!! 😁♥️

[@maryvickerd6002]

That was just beautiful ! Thanks for taking us along !

[@agnescarbone8257]

Thank you for bringing us along

[@joanschlenvogt1220]

What a gorgeous garden! Love it! I love to see other home gardens! What a inspiration! Thank You!

[@alyvincent5984]

I agree, OMG! Thank you both for sharing!

[@pauletteworoniak431]

One of the best gardens I’ve seen in a long time!! ❤

[@user-lv4zq5oe6t]

Just beautiful!❤

[@MsKhanada]

Thank you for sharing your gardens Patty. Absolutely stunning 🥰. I’d love to know what variety of sunflowers you have planted with the tall blue bell flowers

[@maryk1668]

Sooooo beautiful! All the plants look very healthy and the design is peacefully natural. Well loved and tended to. I’m a bit jealous of your coneflowers. I have many, but the heat this year has faded and burned them quite a bit. Some caterpillars also feasted on them. Grrr Thank you for sharing your little paradise 😊

[@lisak161]

Soooooooo beautiful 🩷🩷🩷

[@KathleenSmiley-te6hv]

Thank you for sharing this lovely garden. I enjoyed the tour very much.

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@luciannedemarco6296]

I'm so very envious! Such a beautiful garden! Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lindamiller394]

Awesome. Love her garden.😊

[@victoria76116]

❤❤❤

[@hannahbeertz1231]

Perfect way to film by starting with a breathtaking panoramic, which makes me want to poke around closer and explore. This lady has major talent with how everything is arranged. Thank you for sharing!! I am trying to be patient and use what I am already growing to expand in the future. Question: How do you know when a perennial can be divided? If it is a different answer for different types of plants, some ideas of representative plants would be helpful.

[@gardeningTLC]

I do not think I can answer that in a text. There are nuances to it...there are exceptions but most things can be divided once they are big enough.

[@donutdomination139]

❤️‼️

[@karenbarnes5517]

Hi 👋

[@christineheidenfelder4940]

This garden is beautiful! I have a larger size yard and would love to be able to do what Patty has created. She is an artist in her own right. I'm wondering what rudbeckia black eyed susan's she has throughout her gardens? I have trouble with black spot to the point that I have removed them. Her's look beautiful and healthy. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@gardeningTLC]

Try the American Gold Rush. They have been bred to be resistant.

[@reneejohnson5041]

This is bar none the most beautiful garden I’ve seen. How can I get info to do the garden your at Pattys house??!!

[@gardeningTLC]

Well this is a private residence who graciously allowed me to film and share so there is no plan.