Early July Garden Tour - Native Plants 👩‍🌾🌿 Island Border Updates

Garden tour in the first week of July for my Southeast Michigan Zone6a garden.
In this video, I show the new native woodland border I planted this Spring. I also show how the flowers are growing in the new island border. The island border is filled with a lot of plants that I grew from seed this Spring. It's fun to see how things are filling in.
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[@flower-the-earth]

Wow, the Annabelles behind the boxwoods and in front of the Arborvitae is perfection!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. We have had a lot of rain this season so everything is happy.

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

Your garden is beautiful ! Thanks for sharing .

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. How are things going in your garden this season?

[@GardenerPhyl]

Your garden is looking spectacular! 🌱

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you! 😊

[@Inkydoo]

Creating such a beautiful, peaceful space takes much time, patience and love. Your garden is amazing! ❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I appreciate your note. My favorite time of year is July. 🌻

[@JL-hw5hu]

Love your gardens. Thanks for sharing. Always inspiring videos. God bless you & your family.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you! You too! 🌻🌻🌻

[@dorotaazzopardi8718]

Your Mary garden is so lovely and restful ❤ thanks for sharing!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@donnamorgancreations8781]

I really love the plants you’ve chosen for your island border. Those poppies are fabulous. Everything is looking beautiful. I love seeing gardens moved to the front of our houses. Thank you for sharing your peaceful garden with all of us.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much 😊 I have a ton of work to do on the soil in that island border. This is my first full sun space I have in the garden and it is so much fun to see flowers.

[@dalcorn71]

Love the new view of your gardens. I’ve been catching up on all your old videos. It’s great to see what it looks like now

[@GardenMoxie]

Hello and thanks for checking out the tour. It's a continual work in progress. How is your garden coming along this season?

[@mt2766]

Everything looks so healthy! A beautiful, lush garden.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for checking out the video.

[@judithhatch6175]

it is also a wonderful summer with rain here in Lexington, KY. What a difference not hauling a hose all over. Your garden looks beautiful. thanks for sharing :)

[@GardenMoxie]

Having rain during summer is such a blessing!

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

The garden looks absolutely amazing! The native climbing plants on the wall looks really good

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. Do you grow a lot of vines? This is my first season trying some. So far, so good.

[@blancadejesus9464]

I really enjoy your garden. Everything is so beautiful 😊

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I am so glad we are getting rain this season. It makes things so much easier.

[@Orientalbackyardgarden]

What a georgeous garden❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for checking out the tour.

[@maryellenshirley8518]

Love your video. Thank you for sharing where you are gardening!! Plant Zone & area. Garden is beautiful 🌺

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you for checking out the video.

[@MaggiefromChicago]

Your garden is beautiful!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you! 🌻🌻🌻

[@yodafannie]

Love your garden ! The large and growing arborvitae’s in the square beds are oversized for the space. I would transplant them ( I know big $$$) and put them on the side property bed to block the view of the cars. And replace with dwarf crabapples that you could by pruning, more a ball shape. Being lower would bring the eye down and be more relaxing. Best Regards V

[@GardenMoxie]

Hello and thank you. You are SO RIGHT about those crazy arborvitae. Moving those things has been on and off my to-do list for 2 years. I am not kidding. When this season's ice storm destroyed one of them, I finally decided they needed to go. I am procrastinating. They are massive. I will likely have to hire someone to help me. I don't have enough sunlight for crab apples, but I love the idea of a standard form small tree for that space. Thanks for your note.

[@shelleymolinaro5866]

Everything is looking so good in your garden. I have three giant marigolds filling a space at the back of my new perennial bed. They are so pretty. A friend grew them from seed and gave me some. I am missing my Douglas Fir also. It is hard to look up. I hear ya Sista. Like you, I am trying to focus on how happy some plants are with all the new sunshine. It is the circle of life. 😍

[@GardenMoxie]

Hi Shelley, Thanks so much. I love marigolds. I'm sorry to hear about your Douglas Fir. They are amazing trees. And huge. It's so weird being in a space after a tree is gone. You're right about the circle of life, but we don't always have to like it, right? Happy gardening friend.

[@bernadette1510]

What a wonderful tour. Your garden always looks amazing. Your front garden is coming along beautifully. I wish we could avoid the “four legged garden “helpers.” Your Mary garden looks so beautiful and peaceful. The Annabelle hydrangea are standing strong and beautiful! Mine are all flopping, I was wondering if yours is incredible variety? Thank you for inviting us for a walk through your garden.

[@GardenMoxie]

Hello Bernadette, Thanks so much. As you can see, those vines and poppy seeds you gave me are doing great. My Annabelles are the regular variety. I had special stakes fabricated that are like huge peony stakes. I also hold them up with fencing that I install in Spring. If we get a hard rain, mine are going to flop in the Mary garden. Thanks for your note.

[@perennial-garden]

What a great space you have! Thanks for sharing :)

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for checking out the tour.

[@clarasclara6010]

I love garden

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much.

[@PF13375]

Love it, thank you for the tour.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@dreamagood8321]

My favorite back yard ever ! Love it ❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. How's thing going in your garden? I can't believe how many bunnies are out in my neighborhood this season. It's incredible.

[@hannahr.n.5791]

Just love it all🌼🌿🌲⛲😍 Thanks for sharing!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. July is my favorite month in the gardening season so I am trying to soak it all in. How about you? How are things going in your garden?

[@hannahr.n.5791]

@@GardenMoxie My yard is mostly pool area so I garden by vicarious through you lol. I have a few plants in planters and three small dwarf fruit trees in planters as well. So I enjoy viewing garden videos:)

[@GardenMoxie]

@@hannahr.n.5791 A pool sounds wonderful. It's always fun to have containers.

[@southernman3406]

Your backyard is a show stopper! Beautiful.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. It is my escape from the outside world. It's literally my "hiding" place...ha ha.

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Beautiful Sue 🍃🌸🍃

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you! 😊 How are things going in your garden Jasmine?

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

@@GardenMoxie Looking lovely with all this summer rain 🍃🌸🍃

[@aprilshomeandgarden]

Beautiful gardens

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for visiting

[@rickimoler7158]

Looking so nice!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you and thanks for your words of encouragement. How is your garden season going so far?

[@leslieh3785]

Lovely ❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you 🌻🌻🌻

[@HookedandRooted]

Sue, the garden is so beautiful and looking great. That japanese maple is being protected from deer by those marigolds 💪 i just love the varigated solomans seal. But something eats the small bit i have of it. Im not sure if its deer or bunnies. The deer love elderberry. Its so frustrating. Mine gets eaten also. After seeing the beautiful contrast of the sun king aralia with blue foilage of hosta, I'll have to add some to my garden as i grow more shade 💚 your annabells are a sight! Gorgeous!

[@GardenMoxie]

Hi Steph. Thanks so much for checking out the video. I think those marigolds completely hide that poor little maple. I will definitely rethink this next season. I am hoping to make a dried marigold garland for my front door if I can get enough flowers.

[@wildwestgardeneringeorgia7418]

Gorgeous

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks friend. I hope you are enjoying the garden season in Georgia.

[@beybslifeintheus494]

nice place

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much.🌻🌻🌻

[@titosrevenger]

It's funny that you have trouble growing Verbena Bonariensis because it seeds itself prolifically in my garden. I transplant them around to add some vertical interest in some areas, but I pull most of it because there would be too much otherwise. I also have Rose Campions that spread all over the place. I'm in the Pacific Northwest FYI.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for your note. I love Verbena Bonariensis. It will reseed in my garden too, but our season is shorter because of the cold so the seedling don't get going until late in the growing season. That is what made me realize I just needed to better cold stratify the seeds to get them started sooner. I bet you have a stunning garden in the Pacific Northwest. Such a beautiful area.

[@cuppajavaplease]

Beautiful garden as always, Sue! Everything is neatly arranged but blooming freely. Do you use an edging tool? I notice there is always a neat line of demarcation between the green grass of the lawn and the black soil of the garden. I want this look!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I use my very favorite gardening tool called the Kusakichi Nejiri Scraper. It's a hand held weeding tool that have a sharp edge. I am able to use one side of the tool the clean the edge and the other to pull up grass and weeds. It makes keep a deep edge along the turf much easier for me. I also use a scuffle hoe which is another tool I can't garden without.

[@missjunique719]

OH MY!!!!!! Your garden is beautiful!!!!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I can't believe it is already September.

[@missjunique719]

@@GardenMoxie I know right!!! I'm in Michigan too, I'm planting sedums today!!

[@GardenMoxie]

@@missjunique719 Yay!

[@Rick-se5qm]

Amazing. Problem where I live (N.VA)...deer, squirrels, rabbits and groundhogs love the plants as much as I do. Having good luck with catmint, iris and butterfly bush but more variety would be nice.

[@GardenMoxie]

Ground hogs are the worst. The deer here have started eating EVERYTHING now that it is autumn.

[@karenjohnson8177]

Oh my. Your Annabelles are stunning! Mine are so floppy. Do you support yours in any way? I use fencing but it's not the best look. I'm wondering if mine get too much shade? In my zone 4 garden, last winter they were under a snow drift from December to the end of March. They had to come completely from the roots. So I guess that new growth is not very stiff. I saw a gardener in Denmark on IG that makes an arch out of wire that they grow up through. Maybe I will try that. Your Mary garden is so peaceful with all the green and white.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for the kind words. I actually had a support fabricated for the Annabelles inside the boxwood. They are like a huge version of a peony support. I paid a welder to make them and they are fantastic. My other Annabelles without those supports are a bit floppy so I understand.

[@alilbitofsol]

Everything looks so pretty, love those delphiniums! I don’t have luck with them, what’s your secret?

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I love those delphiniums too. I bought them as plants so it is hard to say if I will have luck with them either. So far, they are doing pretty well in the garden. I am interested to see if they make it through the winter into next season. I will definitely keep you posted. One thing I did in the past was grow larkspur seeds. Have you tried that?

[@gardenextra7415]

😊

[@marcellacoblentz8433]

When did you first start your garden? How much help do you have? I feel like I work so hard, Hubbie helps a lot, and my garden is just not showing my effort. I can’t keep up.

[@GardenMoxie]

Hello and thanks for your note. The back garden is almost 30 years old. I tend the garden by myself, but I have learned that adding large areas of low maintenance structure-type plants helps tons. The hilltop border and front island border under the box elder tree don't require much work other than trimming once a season and weeding. That new island border with the flowers is higher maintenance. I am still trying to get the planting right. That's going to take a little time. The boxwood borders in my backyard are another area that doesn't require much work with the exception of weeding and trimming the boxwood once a season. Paths, shrubs, trees, and hedges can all help reduce the amount of manual labor in the garden. At least that is what I have found. I hope that helps.

[@LuckyEucalyptusTree-]

Absolutely beautiful what are your huge trees in the back

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. The hedge is Emerald Green arborvitae and the really big trees are white pines. They were on the property when we moved into the house.

[@LuckyEucalyptusTree-]

Beautiful i drink white pine tea

[@nothing2seehere34]

If you want to keep your storage area. why not put a "door" in front? Even if its a lattice that you anchor to the fence with a eye screw.

[@GardenMoxie]

That is a great suggestion. Thank you. I actually plan to plant another cedar that I started from a stem cutting of the same trees a few years back. I think it will do the job hopefully.

[@jerrywhidby.]

Aphids can be a sign of too much Nitrogen.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for that tip. I know the soil in the new bed is not healthy based on my soil test. I think it will take at least a few seasons to improve it for sure. We also have an explosion of bunnies this season in our area. How about you?

[@jerrywhidby.]

@@GardenMoxie the bunnies love snacking on our hostas. The deer are after our figs every night. We really don't mind them taking a little. Your grass looks a lot better than when you started your yard makeover. I love what you have done with the backyard. We have a long hedge of Incrediball hydrangeas next to our driveway. Your hydrangeas look very nice surrounded by boxwoods. It's a very elegant garden with a nice contrast of colors. It feels very inviting.

[@GardenMoxie]

@@jerrywhidby. Thanks so much for your kind note.

[@timcarrington5977]

The yard is looking great! Glad to see you planted some natives. I'm in my second summer of a 90 percent native yard, and I'm hooked. I'm renting a house and was given permission to plant whatever I want, and after reading Doug Tallamys book, Natures Best Hope, was inspired to research design and plant. The front yard was all turf and there was a foundation planting of hostas and every invasive plant you can think of. I started by planting 100 different native perennials. I over plant and let them fight it out, so I end up with no watering and very little weeding. I then planted a native oak tree in the middle of the lawn, and 14 different native shrubs to create a hedge across the width of the front yard. All of them bloom in the spring, providing nectar and pollen and berries in the fall for the birds. I also added a bird bath for a water source. Then in the backyard, which is half shade half sun, I had someone remove half the lawn and replace it with 200 native perennials and 20 different native shrubs. They also dug a small wildlife pond. With about a dozen different marginal and aquatic plants, this small pond has no mechanical filtration and just a bubbling rock for a gentle sound. The water stays clear to the bottom as the plants do the filtering of the nutrients that cause algae. I can't tell you how much wildlife now comes to what was a suburban desert of lawn. Dozens of types of birds come daily to the birdbath and pond to drink, bath and eat. Bees, butterflies, hover flies, moths hummingbirds all day long. I too have issues with bunnies and ground hog nibbling the plants, but there's still plenty left for me to enjoy. Just keep planting!

[@jerrywhidby.]

@@timcarrington5977 that sounds interesting Tim. I for one would love to see a little tour.