Backyard Overhaul in Detroit!

This fun lil project was a blast to design and even more fun to dive into with the great crew from Highland Landscape. There is still a lot of detail and finish planting to do~ but… enjoy this fun video showing some before and afters and what this team can do in just 2 days!!

[@dnmccurry]

It’s great seeing your work in smaller areas. It gives ideas for people who live in smaller areas.

[@ECCgrounds]

Jack so glad to see you in my old neighborhood, Birmingham! Now do you see why I loved going to Good Hart every summer. Peace and Lake Michigan. Miss it in GA now. ☹️

[@dalesanderson9475]

Bravo to this resident for hiring your team!!!!

[@terrybouck5192]

Always enjoy your video projects, jack. You’re a creative genius with a green thumb and this project is one we ordinary folks could do

[@friedahickman3164]

Enjoyed seeing a small garden with a great impact. hope to see finish job next spring. Great Job!

[@vickijackson9115]

Beautiful property. Love the Design. The Trees and evergreens are beautiful.

[@MichiganRocks]

I’d love to see this one a year or two later.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Such an exciting project of a small- medium backyard space!

[@Suzite]

Great to see your work in a neighborhood with smaller spaces! Thank you

[@stephaniereed9046]

I love all your ideas and designs Jack. Such a talent you have been given. Cheers! LOL

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Thanks!

[@ginafriend1690]

Hi Jack! Smaller project with big impact! Wonderful starting from ground, up. Wish that had been done for my garden areas, as everyone has broken concrete and such underground, from homes built. Wish that were an initial law, for builders to clear out from the git go. Ha. Anyway, nice thought out plan for this area, that will, without doubt, be a wonderful setting, with welcoming divided flow! Cheers!

[@debbierodriguez7368]

Sweet like always..my people work hard and make things look beautiful, love your videos can't wait to see the outcome..

[@bettyharvath5217]

Watching you from Delaware.

[@camicri4263]

What a great little project! Love all the bones of the garden, the foundation! Can't wait to see all the jewelry addition in spring, it's going to be gorgeous! Great to see you Jack! Beautiful job as always! Blessings 💕🤗

[@jamied.2734]

Great to see what you can do with small areas as well.

[@windnwood]

Thank you! What a great makeover!

[@alanFconrad]

great planning as usual :)

[@rhondaschenk5727]

Can’t wait to see it in the spring! Thanks for the video!

[@mrssam1775]

Really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing these projects with us. The fig wasp story was something else. 😆

[@audreybaird007]

I haven't been able to eat a Fig Newton since...LOL

[@mrssam1775]

😆😆@@audreybaird007

[@janeta2559]

Thank you for sharing how nice your team can actually make just a regular size back yard become. It’s already looks so inviting to want to be in this back yard. I love it and will be anxious to see how you dress it out next spring.

[@stevemiller7949]

Projection screen on garage? Whoa! How big?

[@sydneykasmar]

Thanks for sharing this garden. It's lovely and amazing what can be done in a short amount of time when there is a good plan and organization. Hope to see it again next spring.

[@umouthingme]

I used to lived in Birmingham, and it still is one of the nicest places to live in the metro Detroit area, but the ripping down of old homes, which once gave Birmingham that American hometown feeling continues.

[@umouthingme]

BTW I love watching your videos, I just wish sometimes you would throw the name of the plant out there, especially your Florida videos,.

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Will do ~

[@umouthingme]

@@JackBarnwellDesign Thank-you!

[@allison471]

It always amazes me transformations like this always seem to make the space seem so much bigger.. it's gonna be awesome as always Im sure. Thank you for sharing, love seeing anything you do Jack 😊✌

[@karens8593]

Beautiful transformation! 💚

[@bethcarr264]

Love seeing your work and your passion for the beautiful landscaping that you do!🩷

[@tinajohnson7375]

JAAACCK!!!!

[@bettyharvath5217]

The area looks bigger now it is cleared up..

[@ryanschmidt4279]

Why don't you plant eveything before winter? Looks like a great transformation so far!

[@jacquelineguzman174]

Oh my gosh a normal yard! How exciting do you and your team travel to NJ?

[@kevinmeyer8068]

Nice little project

[@katherinemcmillan5228]

I can't wait to see it in the spring!

[@angelwolfe6728]

Nice to see ya! ✌️ The new project looks awesome!

[@elizabethtompkins2523]

I'm so glad to see you Again. Looks great for a small yard.

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Thanks! We do all sizes of projects, but rarely take the time to film these lil guys… but will start to capture more of them-! We are starting another smaller, yet highly detailed one tomorrow in northern Michigan…

[@jenniferolson7296]

As others have commented, its nice to see a small yard benefit from a great design plan. I love seeing the huge undertakings on Mackinac Island but this is relatable for alot of homeowners. Is there a reason to wait till Spring for shrubs😊 ? I live in Zone 7 and try to plant trees and shrubs in Fall to get roots growing before the harsh summer heat.🥵

[@maryjenkins6848]

Great to see you.

[@amyhall8646]

Great project! What is the base you put under flagstone paths? Any tips would be appreciated!

[@tinah8065]

Very nice!! I love the hard scape layering can still fit so seamlessly even into a small city lot. Was that a seven son flower bush that I spied? Do they grow fast? I’ve been on a hunt for a multi trunk one but the last batch I saw was pruned horribly and single trunk that branched way at the bottom. I’m thinking that would not quite give the look I’m hoping for once it is mature?

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Yes- that’s a seven son flower… they are wonderful, and they grow pretty fast, prune easily, and are fun to shape~~

[@nindyhunt]

Jack I'd love to have you help at my dad's house. He needs stone steps and a rail going up to his house. He is in Indiana though.

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Very nice my house and yard is smaller

[@karenbarnes5517]

Hi 👋

[@marthalapointe4856]

My garden area is overrun with Bishop’s Weed. I am planning to dig a big hole and scrape off the weed and bury it. I have the space to do that. Any thoughts?

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

It would need to be a very deep hole- it is a very resilient plant that will find its way to the surface if it isn’t several feet deep- perhaps, if going this route, you dug a big hole and covered it all in cardboard once it was all in there to smother it further and bury all the cardboard … in time, the cardboard would compost away and likely kill off the bishops weed

[@marthalapointe4856]

Thank you for your quick response, Jack! I have been battling BW for 48 years! I am taking this step as a last resort.

[@kathyraidt16]

What are the names of the trees and shrubs you have placed?

[@johngalt6525]

👍.....🌿🍻

[@mariaheld5932]

Which columnar trees are against the fence?

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Columnar hornbeam-

[@mariaheld5932]

@@JackBarnwellDesign Thank you.

[@shawnamuschamp8972]

🩵🩵🩵

[@anitacollins-t7i]

Birmingham is not Detroit.

[@carolkelly638]

Birmingham is a hop skip and a jump from Detroit 😊

[@carolwarmoth8744]

Yes😊

[@pamelawoodall5891]

He said “outside Detroit” !