Building a native shade garden

We planted this shady, sometimes wet berm with North Carolina native plants.

[@joannc147]

Brie…..”impulsive” planting!? 🤣🤣 Say it is’nt so! (Girl, you’re always a wee bit impulsive as that works best with your boundless enthusiasm!). Well done on eliminating invasives. 👍🏻 I’m always pleased that you are one of the few KZbinrs that actually shows the work to be done. Love those Before and After shots.

[@joannc147]

Brie - I don’t have too much smilax, but I sure do get oodles of those d&#% sweetgums. I found using pliers to be an effective tool at pulling those deep roots - punch down by the ground and yank. Good luck!

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Ohhh good idea!!!!

[@MiladyMeowMeow-bf7nk]

I'd love to see some close-ups of all the invasive stuff for identification purposes! Maybe with their names too. That would be super helpful 🤩

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Great idea!!! I’ll do that!

[@bohnnco]

Good morning. Your jobs are all relatable which makes your channel my favorite. I was hoping to get dozens of plugs of a native fern like d marginalis and carex plugs - more Appalachia - for my woodland (also previously a tapestry of invsasives). For one I can’t buy the fern plugs anywhere. But I’m also concerned it’s going to a long hot dry summer. I have sooo much to keep alive as is. Another shout out for carex Appalachia - all 32 of my plugs are thriving in dappled shade. I’m actually surprised.

[@BrieThePlantLady]

I have a tray of c Appalachia to plant! I love that!

[@bohnnco]

@@BrieThePlantLady Mt Cuba gave it a bad rating so I had low expectations. I think maybe it likes the chapel hill grit that washes into where it’s planted.

[@jamesrobertson4059]

Hey Brie, Spray the poison ivy with the brush killer. That is one of its main uses.

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Thank you!!

[@Flower_hoarder]

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@katherinecornette5315]

Ugh! I also have many of these invasive plants and it’s a challenge to get rid of them. Plus poison ivy which I am very allergic to.

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Managing these unwanted woodies is the part of gardening I hate.

[@sandralittle3111]

OMG! I use Brush Killer also, it’s the best weed killer I’ve ever used.😃

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Yeah!!! I finally sprayed yesterday!

[@lucilespruntwood]

I’m so sorry you’ve been sick and hope you’re feeling better! Could you comment on what specific shade natives that you planted? Thank you!

[@BrieThePlantLady]

I just wrote an article featuring everything I planted. I will email it to you! I need to make labels. I was in such brain fog the day I planted this I didn’t label anything or record it 🤦‍♀️ now I have to figure out what all these ferns are.

[@aishasaeed9341]

Good morning, good to know how to identify weeds, on poison ivy, will u spray it? Highly allergic to poison ivy myself, I can’t pull them ! Thanks

[@willaerley7140]

The glyphosate spray does work. I mix it extra strong from concentrate. The hard part is not to get the spray on any of your desirable plants.

[@kimberlylamantia7794]

Such a beautiful woodland garden. I have tons of trees that squirrels planted along my fence line. My neighbor thinks I planted them but I swear it wasn't me lol. Any good brands of brush killer? I'm being invaded by tons of plants and I feel this year I need to spray or sprinkle something to help me out

[@BrieThePlantLady]

I use the old fashioned 2-4-d and it works fast! I sprayed (finally) yesterday) and today plants are wilting.

[@kimberlylamantia7794]

@@BrieThePlantLady Awesome thank you for telling me!

[@timgarner1957]

Umm i think yall gotta rename channel...its should be called Workout with Mrs Brie! Lol...who needs a gym membership..come on over for cardio spread some mulch ! Spread some gravel! And dont forget to breathe! Lol 😂 . Thanks for sharing..lol

[@rima717nc]

I share your dislike of Smilax! My husband and I removed lots of it from our yard many years ago. For several months we cut the thorny vines and dug out the big roots (which was an unpleasant job).

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Ugh those roots can be huge! That’s a serious job!