All Things Hardscape//Let's Answer the Most Asked Questions

Today, we are going to answer as many questions regarding the hardscape and how we achieve our backyard successes.

[@GingerWoods-zl6sl]

Hi Mike. May 29 and I just watched another video where you were just sharing. You mentioned needing to get a thicker skin because of some critical comments. Please don’t let these people and their comments steal your joy and the fun you bring to your audience. They don’t have to watch you…they just want to hurt and tear down. You have a fun and real channel.. I share a lot of your joy in using old rusty items and creating little rooms. Keep it up and don’t let miserable people stop you from doing what you love! God bless!

[@paulacooper3545]

I love your garden!! It is absolutely gorgeous. Tell the haters to "kick rocks"!!!

[@patr7264]

Your spectacular garden design is very creative and definitely making me want to return to see your upcoming designs. I love your plant combinations with different plant textures, colors and just so well done. Thank you for sharing your garden!

[@blackjewel1000]

Amazing the difference in 7 years of hard work has made. In the other video with the drone, all the others home yards are so bare. Great job. Your garden looks so relaxing.

[@debhodge8683]

I was trying to find the drone video to show my sister. That footage really showcases Mike's awesome Moxie Garden. It's like a beautiful tapestry. 🌳🌿💚

[@scottdelong188]

I am so inspired! I'm in zone 5a in central Maine but we share many things in common: heavy clay soil, water pooling/drainage issues as we too are the low spot in the neighborhood, etc. Last year I got fed up and decided I was done with a swampy plain grass lawn. I dug out a pond basin last summer and built a raised bed/berm like these with the removed clay I then amended. Filled it with perennials and shrubs that still can tolerate dampness from time to time. I love the look of the random cut post borders here - I'm definitely adding these as soon as the ground thaws this spring!

[@judymckerrow6720]

I think I’m going to borrow your old garden hose trick. We don’t throw anything away so I have quite a few old garden hoses that either have the end cut off or something wrong with it making it unusable for it’s intended purpose. I think it’s a great idea. 🌸💚🙃

[@judyanderson8782]

My husband was a welder, so the moon gate interests him. Great job. We have a forest, so when we had to take down trees, we cut them into various sizes for the landscape, like you did. My granddaughter enjoyed walking on them as a balance beam. Repurpose is the name of the game now, and you've done a mystical job of it. All your plants look luscious and happy.

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Mike, I had to laugh when you mentioned that your wife Jessie teases you about you saying ...' that being said' way too often. We all have little phrases that we tend to use a bit too much, lol. (I won't tell you mine.) I absolutely love your use of rust in the garden, plants placed in front of rusty finds just seem to pop! I'm so glad that you are creating videos again because I really missed seeing your beautiful and ever-evolving garden. I hope you are both enjoying this beautiful Memorial Day weekend. ~Margie🤗🪖🎺🗽🙏

[@jessi330]

Oh man I have a mature garden but I fight with clay soil. I am now thinking about getting a post border in order to contain the additional soil I'm now thinking about doing! All thanks to you. I love your garden. You certainly have an eye for composition and creativity with borders and decor.

[@dreamagood8321]

Thank you for showing all of the great ideas & things in your garden. It’s so beautiful ❤

[@kimmicannon5629]

Sounds great. Love the tour and commentary. Please stay creative and keep the rest of us gardeners intrigued. We ❤ it! Happy Memorial Day!

[@allenslater9234]

Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing all your projects with us.🌷You can tell your garden is your passion. 💖

[@lauraw128]

Love love love your garden! Thank you for the inspiration. We have a rusted fire pit and thinking how fun would red hot poker plants be inside it

[@judymckerrow6720]

I’ve used old tires in the past to plant in, my mistake, snakes like tires. Although I think that they help keep the ground warmer during the winter. One year a canna overwintered in one,this year some glades overwintered in one. I’m in zone 6a so neither of those plants should have survived the winter months. I’ve since removed the tires because I HATE SNAKES, but I’m considering using them again in a different part of the garden and doing a much better job of snake proofing them to do some experimental planting in them, nothing expensive but maybe something thats only hardy to a zone 7 and see what happens. I know tires aren’t very esthetically pleasing but if I can plant something pretty around them to hide their appearance I may be able to grow something in them not hardy to my zone. I live in a very rural area so no one sees them but me so I think next spring I’m going to give it a try. I really like reusing found items but they have to be properly placed otherwise it can look like a junk yard. I love how you’ve used your found items ! 🌸💚🙃

[@loricawley54]

U can also paint the tires different colors. Jason at Fraser Valley Rose Farms on KZbin has several tires that he’s planted in, and if I remember correctly, he painted his tires.

[@reddog40]

Hi Mike I am happy you talked about how you do your drip system.I have some dinnasour's hanging around so I will be making a drip system good way to repurpose! Again I have gotten more inspiration and I really appreciate you and your wife taking the time to do these videos.Really a wealth of information and inspiration.Thank you both!

[@wavelene7]

WOW!! Simply Amazing Garden! 👏 What a genius idea for an old water hose! Thanks so much for sharing your wealth of information!

[@Sanctuary10533]

Fabulous garden! Love all the rusty elements and your creative energy that keeps your garden evolving and keeps me watching for what’s next.

[@carmenlulciuc7876]

Your love for gardening and giving old objects a new purpose it’s inspiring

[@eljardindesofi6288]

Que belleza de jardín amigo muy lindo

[@joannepoland9664]

I've just found you and you've got me hooked! Can't wait to find out how you use old hoses instead of, expensive soaking system. And, please keep inspiring the people who love to garden and experiment with their own creative gardening.

[@moxiegardens8033]

Thanks for subbing!

[@bronwynodonnell8548]

If you ever need a free accommodation holiday in Australia all you need to do is redo my garden 🤣🤣😂. I love your garden. Cheers Bronwyn

[@lynnd627]

Beautiful, well thought out and knowledgeable, and appreciate you sharing your projects. one of the videos that are actually informative, inspiring, and don't just drone on about nothing. You actually have content! Now..... Trying to figure out how to fashion a moon gate - not with metal. not welding. Thanks for your inspiration, from Toronto.

[@paigeg2026]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I'm in the Kansas City area and was on the hunt for a garden channel in this area. I don't think I even knew the area when I started watching, I just liked the garden and then found out!

[@patdelaney191]

Those ugly wooden boxes covering your neighbours pipes, have you thought of putting a sedum type green roof on them just to take the focus away from the boxiness? It might work 😊👍.

[@JDubKillinKicks]

Can you talk about the benches sometimes and what kind of wood you used that looks like some thicc wood. I need one of those in my garden for sure.

[@jeannesmith1761]

It's Jane from Pennsylvania I have the 30 gardens and I do a lot of fairy gardens all kinds of different things out there that antique stuff I love it and I've been doing 18 20 years now so I love watching your show and seeing all the stuff you do and use it's great thank you very much I appreciate it okay talk to you later

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

I’m so delighted we’re growing as a channel 🥰 wonderful projects Mark 🥰

[@frog90901]

I have learned so much from your channel! You are so down to earth (pun intended :)) and make things easy to understand. You really have a keen eye for gardens and your creativity seems endless. I have truly enjoyed every video and thank you so much for sharing it with gardeners everywhere. When I have one of my down days, I always come to your channel first for a bit of inspiration and guidance. Please keep the videos coming!

[@Flora-Interior]

I love hardscaping 🌟 Certain pieces are as adictive as plants! 🌱🕶️

[@marthayoder1188]

Your garden is so very beautiful!! I really wish I could walk through it in real life! You do help spark some creativity in your viewers heads...i am sure!

[@jelee01]

Some Gr8 ideas… thanks for sharing!

[@lisahodges1193]

Beautiful garden, GREAT information!

[@brittanyw.436]

I have binge-watched all your videos up to this point, I have a few more to go to get caught up. I absolutely LOVE your garden design! I know you don't have a background in this but I think you have a great eye for it. Do you ever grow things from seed? I am addicted to growing things from seed, it's just fun to watch things grow from what looks like nothing into a huge plant. Happy growing!

[@yvonnee2258]

Another great video, thanks! Love the before pics. How do you deal with the mosquitos?

[@user-ci2ml8sr9j]

Just thinking your garden is beautiful thank you for sharing

[@Lifegiver1Sam1]

Thank you so much for answering my question on the water hose…great idea that I will implement.

[@21raggedyann]

Lol!! Board stretcher. My husband used to send new guys to the box stores for those.

[@chrismarshall2024]

Love love love!! Keep them coming! You inspire me!!!

[@outwestsomewhere397]

Thanks for the tip about using an old garden hose for watering. I have a side space where that will work perfectly. p.s. Love the moon garden piece; I wish I had a relative who could weld. 😂

[@jessieb9811]

So creative and just Breathtaking!

[@taarna11]

Another great video. Thank you for explaining the whole process for some of your projects. The before pics really shed the scope of all the work you have done to create this beautiful garden.

[@maryrekar2150]

I had that firepit and threw it to the curb😢!

[@susangray2682]

Love the water hose idea!

[@cherimay1699]

Again a great video. Love your ideas. I look forward to new videos!

[@debshomegarden8501]

Wow, amazing. I have an old iron fire box with a hole in the bottom. After seeing your idea I'm going to have my husband remove the broken bottom and then I can use it as a plant support. We were going to through it away!! Great video

[@semsimama2191]

Definitely Japanese style garden. Cute

[@ggfarmgirl8350]

Great backyard tour! So beautiful and peaceful looking. I love the garden hose idea. I have several to repurpose. Do you have an approximate length of hoses you strung throughout your garden before it was just too long? Wondering if there’s a max to that idea.

[@valerijohnson2839]

Love your garden.

[@pennykaiser6667]

Your gardens are so beautiful. ❤

[@cindyrae2605]

You finally figured out what 'hardscape' is.

[@msdee2905]

Nice use of wood and recycling.

[@Carl-iw9sy]

Thanks for answering my post edging question.

[@LauraSmith-el2po]

Beautiful job

[@HelenaMatias-pe1by]

Amazing work

[@josanders1428]

Can you show how you built the bridge. I am so amazed at your art.

[@KristiB73]

I have an old trampoline I want to use like a stargate. My husband is opposed.

[@curtreese3089]

So many great looking fearures

[@GoodLifeGardening]

Love your garden! The planter project was incredible! Thank you for the inspiration. What zone are you in?

[@moxiegardens8033]

@theresamccausland7318 Kansas zone 6a

[@Folkintherye]

I see you mulch everything in one video.. you just throw new over the old? Also watering it.. does it create some mold for bugs. I had some issue near my window had to remove it because i saw bugs all over. Anyway i love your videos and gardens. Its exactly my style that i want to create in my new home. Im in zone 9 in California trying to create a Japanese garden / tropical ISH style.

[@HelloConnect22]

LOVE IT A Lot ..❤ ✔ ... Moon Gate

[@crochet7169]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@GoodLifeGardening]

Just heard you say zone 6a. 😊

[@warmblood8016]

The Moongate originated in China, as did the Japanese garden concepts.

[@cathyscreationandvlog4224]

How tall did you end up building the privacy wall?

[@loissaylor2832]

Use a famousa tree in your yard!