Fall Planting Perennials! 🍁🍂 :: Proven Winners Best for the West Perennials, Zone 9

[@inspiringgardenkorner]

I do the No dig method on this Georgia clay. One thing I do is scalp the grass where I’m laying the new bed, then wet the ground before adding cardboard, that might help seeing your ground is so dry and you immediately plant. One more suggest wet the cardboard before you add compost that will help soften cardboard and make it easier to work with seeing you are planting immediately

[@christileewall]

Excellent suggestions. I'm on black clay in Dallas, Texas area. I do Dowding's No Dig also. It works beautifully.

[@cindyannefontenot]

@@christileewallI’m in Houston and starting a garden club with my elementary students…planning on doing the no till method…Thanks for tips. I need to figure out what we can plant in fall and a drip system to use that isn’t too costly. As of now, I’m trying to figure out funding for it all.

[@robertbaker9775]

Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it, Janey! Purple and orange are a smashing combo! You're making fantastic headway! Linda 💜🧡💜🧡💜

[@gardeninsite]

We live in metro Atlanta and have heavy clay soil. My husband and I designed the gardens around the visitor center at our nearby National Battlefield Park, which has over 3 million visitors each year. The original soil, when we started designing the gardens, was SO hard…trampled and compacted by all those visitors! We layered tree trimming mulch about 3 to 4 inches thick and let it break down for a year before planting. The soil was amazing after that. It was a great solution for a tough garden project.

[@inspiringgardenkorner]

@@cindyannefontenot GM Cindy with your project being tied to school network girl with Home Depot, Lowes or your area garden centers to see if they will sponsor you. You might be able to get the supplies you need. Best of luck! Plus so impressed that you are teaching elementary kids about gardening 👨‍🌾

[@mzkimmer93]

Beautiful! A Mexican Bird of Paradise would fill in that back space with orange impact! Excited to see what you choose!

[@marycalderon9363]

Is that also known as Pride of Barbados? They get pretty big, so it would have that beautiful impact.

[@tinafuller3086]

Looks beautiful, and I think an orange PRIDE OF BARBADOS would look stunning in the back!

[@marialicemorgan19]

Janey. You need to try Farmers Defense arm sleeves. They protect your arms from the sun, cuts and rashes. They are moisture wicking. I’m in New York’s hot humid summer climate and they are comfortable.

[@MaryLynne2]

Was just scrolling through Comments to see if someone suggested this! Loved hearing Joe Lamp’l from ‘Growing A Greener World’ say that he used those sleeves for the first time this year and they were a game-changer!

[@djgarrett8096]

And as a Floridian, they are fabulous protecting my arms against the roses and awful prickly palms.

[@kim-is9tq]

Great design! Wondering if you have seen Danielle's garden at North lawn Flower Farm?? She has very inspirational videos and one of the best gardens on KZbin! I truly appreciate you sharing your space and enjoy watching it all come together so beautifully. Thank you!

[@mariannhanclich3899]

Haven’t seen any of your wonderful posts lately 😢. Hope you and your family alr doing well. Enjoy your gardening and home activities ❤.

[@debbiehoagland548]

Love your videos. I know there's the urge to get everything done in a short amount of time and to make it look perfect. But we the viewers are loving watching the process and how it's coming together. It's very relatable which is what i love. You're doing a great job

[@heathermcelroy7171]

I totally agree. Seeing the gradual progress on the huge transformation planned by Janey and Micheal Glassman keeps this garden relatable.

[@digsindirt4490]

Before I forget… Janey I *highly recommend* the Farmer’s Defense gardening sleeves. They’re so awesome. I wear them because when trimming tomatoes because I’m allergic to the leaves. 100% worth every single penny.

[@sandraelliott2624]

I agree with getting a pair or two Farmers Defense gloves. I used them when I dug up some Bears Breeches Acanthus , which has prickly leaves. They worked perfectly. They are on sale now and make a great gift for a gardener.

[@denisewax5396]

Maybe a evergreen behind the sage to start to soften the fence, even though it looks awesome😊

[@evanorvell8368]

I did the same thing in my new east Texas garden--no till with cardboard, compost, and mulch,--then planted directly in it. I had NO weeds for 4 years! My garden is mostly purple/blue and apricot/orange. They are complimentary colors (opposites on the color wheel). Love my Cat's Pajamas, too. I've been able to divide it after a year or so, and am spreading it around my garden.

[@lorrainemcwhorter2796]

It’s going to be beautiful❣️❤

[@WJoyeR]

Don't worry about what we say. Do it your way, and have fun!

[@cherylmonopoli2896]

Hi from Australia.We're going into Spring!! I love it!! Great watching you too 😊

[@judymckerrow6720]

You know I live about 10 miles from Walters Gardens and I have NEVER visited their gardens. We’re a transplant from Wisconsin and have lived here for 30 plus years and until recently I didn’t know you were able to walk through their gardens. I have driven by they’re gardens many many times and I just didn’t know that part of Walters is open to the public . 😢 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

😱 go Judy go!!!!

[@easternsecrecy9777]

I'm glad you decided to focus on sections. I think it's the right way to go. I get overwhelmed just putting myself in your shoes.

[@LavenderandBluebirds]

So fun that you have space to plant a little more to add to your composition! Gaura, lantana, butterfly bush, a large salvia (maybe in a magenta) would all work nicely! And…California fuchsia has silver foliage with orange flowers if you need more low plants for the front. 💕

[@larainewoodruff3739]

It looks like you’re not worried about gophers. So lucky !! Absolutely beautiful garden bed. ❤❤❤

[@terriejohnson4884]

Love seeing the first garden bed going in. ❤. Remember to leave space behind your beds so you can walk behind. With you having larger beds, this will be very helpful

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Hapoy fall everyone one! Time to plant perennials so exciting!

[@jeriwebb700]

happy fall to you too!

[@RoGardens]

A large grouping of butterfly weed would be amazing back there. I was instantly like...hmm maybe I need some red hot poker in my garden too!

[@dawnreynolds519]

Sunorita shrub rose from proven winners. Do a slight berm and put those behind the Russian sage. That might be pretty. Good to zone 9. What a fun project!!

[@evitaslittleparadise]

Torch lilies and Russian Sage. What a beautiful combination! That bed will look gorgeous next year. Have a wonderful weekend, Janey!😊

[@summitsandy]

Gentle reminder - - I have hundreds of California Poppies seedlings ready to share if you'd like them - - -they volunteered in a new 8x20' planter box and I REALLY don't need that man! They are a little more than an inch tall and could be easily scooped up and replanted in clumps without disturbing them too much. [I live in Davis near your old house, so probably near your new house too] Sandy

[@lisahostetler7053]

Proven Winners At Last roses would look so pretty behind the Russian sage!! 😍 I LOVE Russian sage and it's a perfect no fuss plant to pair with roses. My theory is, roses need pruning/fertilizing/watering etc, so pair it with something you can let to fend for itself lol! I'm a lazy gardener, I know...

[@alidalane6447]

I love watching the transformation of your new property. Easy does it when you have so many places to garden in😊 I love my Russian sage. I’m in Idaho and it’s still in full bloom. It’s beautiful as a backdrop and it’s a major bee attractor. Thank you for your lovely and educating posts 💚🌻

[@judyarmstrong3299]

Janey. I'm concerned. I look forward to your videos every day and there has not been a new one since last week. I hope everything is okay with you! You are my favorite KZbinr!

[@marleneegan-hm7lr]

This is sooo exciting to see some mass planting on your property! Funny thing is I used that same photo you did of the Russian sage and the orange( zinnia) for inspiration and I’m waving for Russian sage and a hot papaya echinacea to arrive in the mail. I love that color combination too.

[@marthamyers]

Hi! Loving all of the ideas for the new garden! I live in Virginia, and it is so interesting to see how different but similar our growing conditions can be. A Candy Corn Spirea would be beautiful in the open space. Can't wait tonsee how everything develops!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Morning Everyone 🥰🥰

[@jeriwebb700]

Good Morning!

[@pat9604]

It is going to be beautiful! Think about firebush for the back.

[@cindyfulk8853]

I suggested the same thing! So many good suggestions.

[@grammasworld]

It's a gorgeous combination. Looking forward to seeing it next year. I used carboard to kill out the space for a pathway. Worked great on everything except the Bermuda grass (which you were hacking into little pieces, each of which will root with your plants). Be prepared to dig it forever. Three years later I'm still fighting it, and under the mulch and still-not-rotted completely cardboard it is long, strong and WHITE (bc no sun). The Spanish friars brought it here to plant around the missions. If I run into Father Serra in the afterlife I'm going to kick him in a shin for it.

[@barbarasidel9012]

Mass planting in a large area really works. That garden you showed us at Walters Garden was beautiful!

[@jonscott3564]

A Midwest gardener here. Love watching new projects develope. I also love your California poppies and could see them mixed in with the kniphofia.

[@beverlysmith9854]

I know how hard is to focus. We moved in our cabin 4 years ago. I started gardening with a blank slate.You have so many ideas in your head all at once. Very hard to focus.😀

[@kcook2256]

All your hard work is going to pay off beautifully.🌞

[@BettyMyers-vf9tg]

I know lantana does well in your area….Miss Huff would be a pretty orange option behind the Russian Sage. I love your channel and can’t wait to see everything you’ve got planned come to fruition ❤

[@susangautier787]

I really like your music: it’s fresh and fun. I need to tell you a fun story about the hoedag tool. They’re also called hoedads. They were used in the 1970’s by the hippie tree planters, also called Hoedads, in Oregon and Idaho. My brother-in-laws were in that group. They used that tool to plant baby trees in the clear cut forests and camped out while they worked. The work fit their lifestyle while giving them something to do to help give back to Mother Earth. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

[@sylvietherrien5617]

Hi Janey! I’m watching from Cape Cod, MA. I think I saw some wood pellets leftover near your metal garage…I’m thinking about your industrial romantic theme that Michael Glassman suggested and maybe you could dismantle those and create a pathway that way! For now it would be inexpensive and you could change it later as money and inspiration come!

[@deegill1113]

It’s autumn 🍂! Looks like it’s coming along, I’m enjoying every second of the new property!

[@mardisteffenhagen]

You are so smart to do it an area at a time !!! It will keep you focused on what you’re doing!!!

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

I often have to remind myself to focus on one area when I get overwhelmed with all that the gardens need but once you focus on an area and bring it in line, when things feel chaotic, you come back and view it to remind yourself how good it feels to see the accomplishment. So now the Walters Gardens display is on my list of places to visit, maybe when I go to Cultivate next year would be a great time. This area is going to be stunning! I LOVE my Cat's Pajamas Nepeta, it is such a fabulous performer in my garden!

[@pattischolten7303]

This will be a lovely first garden bed! I was thinking a Mexican Bird of Paradise in the back. I had one and it was taller than my fence. Just gorgeous. It has the wispy vibe which would contrast with the heavy citrus. Oh - I don't know if anyone mentioned to you about citrus - the best fruit grows on the lower branches. I took a plant science class college level and the instructor was a local arborist. He said to not prune off the lower branches. But, being from the Palm Springs area - I saw lots of trees that were trimmed up. I guess if you want the most oranges you can get - don't trim the lower branches, but if you want it to be ornamental looking, get the loppers out!

[@ThePieceFullGarden]

Ooooo I love this combo!! Purple and orange were our wedding colors 💜🧡 I love watching this space transform, you are doing great Janey!

[@daiseegray9110]

I live 30 minutes from Walters Garden, I’ll need to visit next year when the gardens are flourishing. This is going to be stunning 🌼🐝

[@anne7667]

I sure hope you and your family are all ok. We haven’t had a new video from you this week, I look forward to seeing your videos every weekday. You are such an inspiration. I have limited energy due to some illness I am coping with but love to get out in my garden every chance I get. I am in 9B also, in Novato. I believe you said your grandmother lives here. Stay safe and well. 😊🌷🌸🌲🐇😎 2:23

[@dianelybarger6194]

That is a nice big spot back there, how about an orange Pride of Barbados, has fern like leaves and reblooms. It is zone 8 to 11, heat and dry tolerant and would eventually fill that space. Would be very unique.

[@vickiehollandburch1285]

I love that garden tool. I have two of them and had them for five years and they are wonderful!

[@cynthiatooley4577]

Linda Vater had on some garden sleeves. You just pull them on. Do your planting and remove them. No heavy long sleeved clothing for the heat

[@gardeningsouthern-stylewit8826]

I just wanted to mention to you the Back to Eden Method: the premise is a basic no-till gardening method where you layer on fresh woodchips every couple of years that slowly break down, feeding the plants, trees, and fruit with a perfect 7.0 pH balance. This is the film and I think you would really enjoy watching it. My first impression of those little plants in your central garden was the nursery school song "A lonely little petunia in an onion patch..." The soil there is just dust and It appears to me that whatever soil is there needs to be weighted down with something to protect and add to it. If you were to add the wood chips you could put "paths" in the wood chips and make us "feel" like there are beds there. Forgive my presumption. However, you may not have a place to get wood chips and you may have already thought of that. I also recommend a hula (stirrup) hoe that would get those weeds pretty quickly...I think. This video is much more satisfying to me because I can imagine the bed there. I also recommend I do enjoy your videos. Love your new home and yard. I once had 2 acres but hubby retired we moved to Panama City and Hurricane Michael and my husband's Alzheimers brought us back to the town where he once practiced law. You and Jason make a great team and you are so charming you are fun to watch. I live in Zone 8b in Dothan, Alabama so I am hot and humid while you are hot and dry. Pine trees are prevalent here so my soil is acid and azaleas, camellias love the pine straw. But I am learning so much from you! Thank you so much!

[@upnorth21]

I am more and more attracted to purple and orange plantings, so unique and fun. I'm sure you want that to be all Perennials, so it will be fun to pick something orange for the back corner. For annuals I tried the Queeny Orange Lime Zinnia and Inca Zinnia and they were such a pretty combo of orange and textures!.

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Janey🌺 . What abeautiful plants they looks so pretty and you arranged them beautifully in the ground . I love the purple color of the flowers and orangenext to each other . Janey you can plant behined them the shrub Ixora the orange flowers also hibiscus or rose or azalia ... Have awonderful day .🌺🌻🌺

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Flame bushes are delightful and tall and orange and red… just a thought from a fellow 9b gardener in Central Florida

[@GreenGranny]

You could put a chaste vitex tree in that larger spot or a beach vitex which is a smaller shrub size vitex. They're both purple. They fit the best for the west theme. Turtle bay nursery carries both. I absolutely love that you are addressing this type of planting. Our climate is so challenging to grow in. I'm always on the hunt to find youtubers that address it. Thank you for your content!!!

[@digsindirt4490]

Ooh yeah. Vitex would look great! And she can cut it down every spring in Z9 if she wants to keep it smaller.

[@asaliden4584]

Did you know that even in Sweden (yes, I live there) Vitex grow and thrive. 😁

[@myrusticgardens]

Yeess! A Vitex would be gorgeous. I love “Flip Side”. It does beautifully for me in 8b.

[@chocopie4798]

Great work Janie, have you thought trimming underneath of those fruit trees, at least 2 ft high, it will look nice and clean and will bear more fruits. Just saying 🌳🌺🌷🌻🏡🌳

[@JamieAlbright-hz7ij]

Flower Bed look's Great🌺🍁🌱🏵🌸💐

[@DebbieJenkins-jn1dh]

For the back. . . Tall orange cannas.

[@kathyhill5974]

For orange - maybe a Mexican Bird of Paradise bush. They are orange and grow in the heat. They are deciduous. Love the purple and orange combo!

[@jenniferkessener1111]

That will look beautiful! Great you figured out what gave you a rash. Long sleeve linen shirts are comfy in the heat! I wear to protect from bugs!

[@cindyfulk8853]

Oh, Janey! A Fire Bush plant would look wonderful there! 4-15’ tall and 2-6’ wide bush with orange flowers. Sometimes called Hummingbird Plant.( Hamelin Paten) Drought tolerant. Can grow a couple feet a year. Zone 8-11. Or a Firecracker Plant would look nice, too. Zone 9-11. 3-5’ mound. Orange tubular flowers. Hummingbirds love them. Smaller than Firebush, but maybe 3 of them back there? Just a couple suggestions. 😉 Love your choices for purple and orange!

[@lindamurphy1439]

Good for you Janey! You will feel so good about completing the orchard and enjoying the sense of accomplishment. The goats? If they can get onto your property, it might not go well. Please keep an eye out. Love your channel and watch every video.

[@ImeldaDixon]

Hi Janey looking amazing already, little by little

[@BirdieSeven]

I am In Springfield, MO, zone 6, and cat mint is the backbone of my garden. We have had consistently hotter summers, and catmint continues to be a trooper. No clue what type mine is, as I got my starts at least seven years ago from friends who were thinning theirs out. Have just kept dividing mine. Have NEVER been able to grow lavender (sad), so catmint is my ‘lavender’! My clumps have grown up to six feet across! They bloom beautifully! However, they are too large to cut back mid season, so I just do it once a year. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!

[@bonniereed4218]

Can't wait to see what you choose for the back! Nice job Janie!

[@amandascott893]

Thank you for your videos. I have learned a few things from you. Thank you again. And God bless you 😊

[@kimsousa6420]

I also do the lasagna layering doing one section at a time. I mow the weeds. Lay the cardboard. I add the compost-soil. I add the amendments: bio-char, chicken or rabbit poop, Mineralyte, and red-cap mushroom-top fungai. I top with another layer of planting soil, and mulch. If the ground is very clay, I add gypsum. The soil is #1. It is where you begin. It can take 6 months to a year to have concrete clay DIRT turn into the most gorgeous SOIL doing the lasagna method. If the plants are acid loving, then I also add oak leaf mold. Once established I add bone meal for the plants, and blood meal for the vegetables. I get all of my soil, mulch, and rock from a landscape quarry near the local dump.

[@SandraHall-g4s]

I got a pair of farmer's defense sleeves and like how they protect my arms without making me very hot. You may find they work for you too.

[@texassummer9603]

AT LAST rose behind would be gorgeous!

[@lauravandien2363]

This just inspired me to plant more now! Your yard is coming along quickly!

[@ChrisieCouncil]

I know you’re loving getting your hands dirty! I think jumping around your property is fine-a little here and a little there. Chicklet™ Orange Trumpet Bush would be awesome-has a vibe that matches the red hot pokers!

[@rhondafisher72]

I really like the color combo it's going to be so pretty.

[@lynamsden7681]

I also find myself jumping around my garden/yard. You are inspiring me to concentrate on one area at a time. It's so hard though!

[@mariasmith6438]

If there is enough space I have two small tree options to suggest: 1. Sparkling Sprite crabapple which produces orange fruit 2. Flame Thrower redbud, which has gorgeous foliage in shades of red & orange all season. Both are rated to zone 9.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Awesome suggestions I live in ne Oklahoma in zone 6B and sometimes 7A. Their are alot of plants that so many different zones can use in their flower garden's.

[@gizziejubilee]

Hi Janey im so happy you started the plants for the west series i live in New Mexico and have all three of those in my garden and they do great! I loved your advice about not trying to make your garden something that its not. Like i love english gardens but i live in the desert lol anyways love your channel and your personality!

[@Lorilovesgardening]

Janey, I think iceberg roses would be beautiful behind the denim and lace. The white would look great with the purple and orange. They bloom all summer for me in zone 7a. I also think purple cone flower would be pretty.

[@digsindirt4490]

Fall planting in the houuuuuuuse! Totally enjoying each spot you do. ❤

[@bagichaandlife]

We would have loved to see an unboxing video of the plants you got from Walters Garden..that would have been so cool Janey..love the orange and purple combo you are going for :)

[@SandraGrimes-rt9we]

Good Advice with focusing on one area, as you accomplish things in one area it will ease your stress, you will see progress. When we built a new home many years ago, we planted our front foundation plants and single large tree in a berm area the first spring, we were able to maintain this area before starting a super long privacy planting area in the fall. The next spring we planted the side yard and arbor with planting berm closer to our home. Final fall was adding a humongous back patio with sitting wall and planting at the base of the patio. By breaking the areas into sections you can see the progress and keep them maintained.

[@debrasherron2843]

I think your new bed will be beautiful next spring.

[@JustBeingNiceGR]

Such a lovely color combination!! For something tall in the back you could do an orange Bougainvillea, a Tecomaria Capensis, or a big Strelizia. A purple Duranta Erecta would look good as well

[@dawndawn6946]

Great work, Janey! Happy Fall!🍃🍂🍁

[@etoyeparkman1053]

Purple and orange are my favorite plant combinations!

[@EmmyUnwindWorld]

I'm getting so many ideas for my own fall perennial garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@Farmgardener]

Looks great Janet love the orange and purple

[@Cynthia-zz1vi]

Nice start, you have so much room, gonna be nice to see each section as you get things planted up

[@imaginecastles]

Looks good. Glad to see you preparing the ground before planting. You might want to get some arborist chips to mulch the garden bed to protect the ground from winter rains.

[@robertarohwer3861]

Good job with the 'focusing' today! See.... a section almost completed brings happiness! Looks great!

[@sabrinassuburbangarden9448]

Good morning.

[@jeriwebb700]

Good morning from Southern Califoria!

[@katiedavis5861]

Nice Janie! I see your vision. Isn't it funny how shy our plants are in such a large space? I always try to buy double what I think ill need for my space. Can't wait to see your home and garden develop into your dream!

[@myrusticgardens]

I just put in my 3rd good sized no-dig bed too! It’s so satisfying! I enjoyed the look of it even more once I dug out a small edge around it, to define the bed against the surrounding grass. 👍🏻 Thank you for the recommendation on that tool, too!!

[@dksgardenoasis]

A double take peach quince from Proven Winners would definitely fill out that area. And it's great for your zone. But only blooms in the spring but it's gorgeous!

[@ronstader7976]

Love this idea

[@smiley2477]

Your cat is gonna love the cats pajamas.

[@HollyceWeber]

Just a thought… Orange honeysuckle would be beautiful! Add some height and fullness. Beautiful orange blooms and the hummingbirds love them. We have them here in So Cal 9b. I think you saw the Mexican honeysuckle when you did your survey in Davis. Might be perfect! You’d space is looking beautiful!!! Can’t wait for next spring!!!♥️

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Great video, cant wait to watch this flower garden to come alive in the spring. Its going to be so very beautiful. Yes Walter's Gardens are so gorgeous. The orange a purple look beautiful together ❤

[@annbailey311]

Janie look for some of those gardening sleeves. You just pull them on your arms. Might help prevent rashes and would be much cooler than a sweatshirt.

[@darlenencambria]

Janey have you seen the arm sock for gardening. That will protect you from that plant. I’m in zone 9 but on the central coast. Glad your are doing the best of the west plants. 🌻🧡

[@camicri4263]

Nice! I like that! Blessings 💕🤗

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

Perfect Janie! I can't wait to see it next year!! Dark purple Veronica and orange lillies, grass or the big catmint would be pretty. I usually don't like the lillies, but I have a similar bed with cat mint, purple asters, globe thistle, and Veronica with orange lillies and it gives the same effect. Perfect for the West!

[@kolomentseva]

For the leftover space with some larger orange something, maybe lion's tail shrub or Indian mellow flowering maple (more silvery foliage too)

[@groundedgarden1461]

Love this easy-care combination! Can't wait to see the orchard take shape

[@kathyhill5974]

A consideration for some orange blooms - Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis). They are an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers. Grows about 8’ x 8’. Does really well in the heat in the Phoenix area. Good luck!