Dry Shade Gardening Tips & Woodland Garden Tour

How to garden in dry shade and a full tour of our woodland garden. I apologize for the terrible audio in this video. It was done in August 2021 and I didn't publish it initially because it sounded so bad, sorry and thanks for your patience.
00.00 Dry shade tips and struggles
09:49 Tour of our Woodland Garden/or dry shade garden
33:38 Ending Music and scenery
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[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Hi Everyone! This video was done in August of 2021 and I didn't publish it because I was having a lot of problems with the audio. I cleaned it up as best as I can and decided to publish it. Thanks for your patience!

[@marilynmourdock3688]

The audio was good enough that my cat stopped to listen to the bird sounds thinking that they were close by. Beautiful garden!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Oh wow, glad to hear that! My hours of editing paid off then, thank you!! : )

[@elizabeth69809]

Wow! I'm only six minutes into this video and have learned so much already. This is one of the most beautiful dry shade beds I've ever seen---in life or on the internet. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden and tips and wisdom!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Aww thanks so much Elizabeth!

[@colleenreimer3639]

I love how you layer the shade plantings with the pots! Just gorgeous?😍

[@Katbice]

When i build mine up I am going to use some pots for layering thank you for showing us how to blend them in

[@EireFirst2024]

I'm absolutely LOVING shady / woodland gardening, can't even believe it myself, it's such a different exercise from the obvious "sunny garden, gardening" 😍

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

I agree Kevin, it's very different but so much more interesting as it's kind of a tapestry of plants comingling with one another and you really have to work at it so the reward is so much better when you are finally successful! So glad you are enjoying it and thanks for sharing! : )

[@pamelavalente3731]

Now, this is truly a great example of what a shade garden should look like! Wow! Thanks for showing us around. Especially love your combination towards the end of the tour of the hydrangea and lamiUM...not lamiUN. Just beautiful...all of it.💜💜

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Pamela! LOL yes, I know it's Lamium, sorry if it sounds different as I say it...people do love to correct our speech : )

[@elisabethdicicco1164]

One of the best garden I have seen. Great job explaining it all!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Nicole, this video really made me miss all the gorgeous foliage of the plants in my landscape that are sleeping (in hibernation) right now. Thanks for releasing this pleasant footage, even though you weren't pleased with the audio. Last year, I added many evergreen shrubs and small evergreen trees to elevate the winter interest in my garden, and I love how it's starting to look. Thanks for sharing your lovely gardens with us. ~Margie

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You are so welcome Margie! So glad to hear that you added more evergreens and are happy with your garden. It was shocking when I first opened this video to edit it again and saw all of that color after being buried under a carpet of white all week. It always surprises me how different the garden looks from winter to summer. Thanks for stopping by!!

[@vickyskelton3735]

Found you today and so happy I did. Living in the Piney Woods of N. Michigan I have dry and shady conditions. I keep rabbits & chickens for compost. I got lots of ideas on color, texture and placement in your video. Thank you for the ideas and inspiration.🌿

[@alexisfelice]

the cat is also the star in this video :) phenomenal garden! can't wait to try my hand at a shade garden I can enjoy for years

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Wonderful! Thank you!!

[@Katbice]

Gorgeous

[@kimberly8185]

Gah!! I need spring to get here now. 😩 I can't take it anymore!!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

I know that feeling! I'm still hibernating, we've had so much snow this week that I'm looking forward to a rest lol.

[@d.wilbur5164]

Same here, Kimberly!!

[@meirosetiger]

Always a pleasure to see your garden and listen to your advice.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Mei! : )

[@coleenbrayton5361]

Beautiful

[@maureenmarttunen5073]

Your gardens are so beautiful!

[@ponyrang]

Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! Have a great day too!

[@helenpecoraro9096]

Your garden is amazing🥰🥰 Thank you for sharing. Helen

[@d.wilbur5164]

What a lovely surprise to see a video from your garden in the summer! It's cold in 7B here north of Atlanta. Loved it!! Thank you!!! I didn't notice any audio problems.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad you enjoyed it and you didn't notice any audio issues! I worked hard trying to edit the sound so maybe it paid off lol.

[@liveloverisa]

I love your garden . Im taking notes!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!!

[@audreyhensley8043]

What a beautiful garden! I’m longing for summer to hurry and come!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you Audrey! Yes, January is always such a long month.

[@dianeasberry7928]

Love your garden so much, gorgeous.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yay! Thank you!!

[@Debbio2222]

Love it, you have given me so many ideas on what to plant on the shadey side of , my house. I have items there, but the area is no way as full and pleasing to the eye as yours. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences 🙏

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

So glad we could help! Shade gardening is a challenge but so rewarding!

[@meljaimes91]

Im so happy I found your channel! Just started gardening and I have trees surrounding a smaller size property so I get mostly shade! This gives me so much inspiration!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

We are happy you found us too! My garden is very mature and I have 90 percent shade or part shade gardens. I have very little sun. keep watching as I even grow most of my herbs and vegetables in part shade. Thanks so much and we are glad to help : )

[@cme9758]

Thanks for the many gardening tips. This garden is beautiful and your creativity is amazing. I'm going to try and find more of your vids, (not tech savy) wish me luck.

[@karinadsouza4929]

An enjoyable video. Loved the tips and your gorgeous garden

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much Karina! 😊

[@tammy5666]

Inspiring! Thank you 😊

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you tammy!

[@missprettyplants7217]

Loved this video and your garden is so stunning! Thanks for all the tips.. I have a large dry shade woodland garden as well that I'm trying to build and I find these tips to be very useful. I love the Caladiums.. they are so so stunning!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much! I love the caladiums too. They have great color and are really low maintenance.

[@marycampbell4160]

Awesome tips thanks for sharing

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks for watching Mary!

[@Krisztina1978]

Absolutely beautiful garden! Do you leave Caladiums out in the ground for winter? Which hardiness zone are you gardening in? Thank you! ❤

[@ChipsGreenWorld]

Hi Nicole 👋🏼 beautiful garden tour just fabulous 🤩👍🏼🌱 Chip 🌱 CHIPS WORLD

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Hi Chip! Thanks so much!🙏

[@janiceervin428]

Oh my gosh. WHERE did you get that fountain!!? I had one in my garden for many years and loved it so much. It was similar to yours and the water sound was amazing. I love that it wasn’t ornate, ya know? More French and oeganic. As if it had been there 100 years. We moved and my husband refused to pay to move the fountain because it was massive and concrete. Lol. And I’ve never seen another one similar. I miss it. Your garden is lovely:) thank you. I just want to sit there, hear the birds and enjoy the sounds.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much and I'm sorry you had to leave behind your fountain! They are so heavy so It's understandable that you didn't move it. Ours was a floor model at one of our local farm stands. We absolutely love it!

[@gardenreel]

Beautiful garden..Amazing👌👌

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks a lot!! : )

[@kfrankism]

Your garden is beautiful. What you did to it with little light and sun is fantastic. I love the bike and the basket of flowers. So creative. I'd love that in a photoshoot. I'm helping a neighbor with a brink planter box in front of her home which gets about 3 hours of morning dappled light. After watching your video I'm thinking smaller hostas, caladium, and Lamium for sure, and maybe a few inpatients for a pop of color. It's about 8' x 2'. Zone 9b What do you think?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!! I think your ideas sound wonderful, although from past experience, go bigger with your hostas as they can get lost. Just divide each year if they overgrow.

[@Anakarina-e5r]

I would like to see a tour to your entire garden. Please?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! Maybe in the Spring!

[@chuckciali2027]

Just lovely. Guessing you’re near Philly? I hear a slight accent especially when you say wooder instead of water

[@chuckciali2027]

I grew up in West Chester

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yes I am!

[@evitaslittleparadise]

Thank you so much for this lovely video, Nicole! The caladium are just beautiful! Do you dig them out in fall?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You're welcome Evita! I usually don't do to lack of storage. Thank you!! : )

[@noradunlap7539]

Absolutely Stunning!!! How do you save your caladium bulbs for the winter? TFS your Gorgeous Garden!! Blessings!❤️❤️

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Nora! Caladium bulbs are really easy to store. Dig them up on a dry day, clean them off with a soft brush, then put them in paper bags with pine shavings. They are best stored at 50 degrees F/10 C. to keep them dormant. Sadly I did not have the time to get mine up last fall. I'm so mad at myself as they were beautiful.

[@KASA0828]

This is gorgeous! Do you pull out the caladiums or just plant new each year?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

It depends on the year and how much time I have, so I do both!

[@nexingtoncaldwell6381]

I can not get a shade garden going due to sun surrounding my entire yard throughout the day. The deers eat up every plant I love especially the hostas

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Plant fast growing trees, you'll have a shade garden area in a few years. We have deer and rabbits here too. It took us several years to get enough plants growing...now we don't notice the damage. Plant a lot of prickly and spiny plants near the hosta and spray them with egg and soap mixture after every rain until established. It works for us!

[@nexingtoncaldwell6381]

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 Thanks for the information. Love the idea, will do.

[@sammysworld5485]

Hi Nichol. Wow amazing garden. I too have dry Sandy soil here in zone 7b Queens NY. How often do you put down the organic compost to amend your soil? I’ve been doing the shredded leaf as natural mulch & I use organic espoma fertilizer yet I feel it’s not enough… there are some plants that do better then others. It’s always a working progress. TY for sharing.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks again! It really depends on the bed and plant. If the bed is doing well, once a year. If it is struggling, twice a year. We have white oaks in our garden and they take forever to break down and become available to plants even if shredded so I tend to use compost from other sources as my go to but still use the leaf mold as a mulch topper.

[@jennifer4bz953]

would I have to dig up caladium bulbs every fall/winter?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

If you live in an area with freezing winter temperatures then yes, you will need to dig them up or buy them each year.

[@joycesalamone4601]

How much time do you spend maintaining the garden?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

A lot, lol, the hardest part is leaf removal otherwise I've been building it to be as low maintenance as possible.

[@janiceervin428]

So do you add the caladiums every year for a splash of color?

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yes Janice, we are in zone 6b so these must be replanted each year. If you have storage space you can lift them in the fall and store them for the winter, eliminating the need to rebuy the same bulbs.

[@valbyfield1496]

Like your cat. It obviously wants attention to be on the cat, not the garden.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!

[@seriejohnson698]

I didn’t know the climbing hydrangea grew in the shade.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yes it prefers shade🙏