How To Create A Wildflower Meadow in 1 Year!! Native Garden Makeover! DIY No Lawn

In this DIY video I'll show you how to create a Native Wildflower Meadow in 1 year! I live in Houston Texas, Zone 9 grow Native Plants!
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[@marthaguajardo6300]

Earth 🌎🌍 is my ploooonnet 😆✌️❤️🎉🥳

[@iamasiick]

😂😂😂

[@debratice5322]

Inspirational!!! Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@jackhsiehhautecouture]

So funny

[@indigenousandexoticflora8000]

Beautiful flowers, Wild flowers, Weed, Butterfly, Bees All your hardwork, nicely explained Great work ,Congratulations

[@Njfwn1017]

It’s so crazy how I randomly found your thrifting videos when I was a teenager, I use to love them. Now years later I’m in my mid 20’s and im passionate about gardening, then I find your videos again. Much love Paul #str8up

[@nickjackson7475]

I’ve been a huge fan of your thrift videos for years, studied environmental science and worked for a conservation landscaping company. Words cannot describe how excited I am about this video

[@michellepollino4986]

Paul your wildflower bed looks amazing love all the colors and textures. The bees and butterflies are loving you. Great job!

[@jeaniedickman6421]

THANK YOU for planting native plants! 🥰 I love your enthusiasm and I hope you get more people hooked on doing the same! I love that you are building up the biodiversity in your yard, that you have plants that bloom at different times, so there is a constant succession of food, and that you are supporting native insects, birds and other wildlife that depend on those plants. Many creatures are specialists and they and their offspring can only survive with the food plants they evolved with, especially butterflies. . Also, birds depend on having many, many caterpillars to feed to their young. Thank you for building up a healthy ecosystem! Notes to viewers: 🌱Be careful about plants from “big box” stores because some are treated with pesticides that will kill your bees and beneficial insects. Find out especially if their suppliers have used neonicotinoids, esp.! 🌱You can find lists of native plants for your own region through the Xerces website, and your county conservation districts. Check to see if there are native plant nurseries in your area too. They are often smaller, can be a little expensive, and you may start with small plants, but by the 3rd year, they “leap” and make more plants for you too. 🌱Native seed mixes like Paul used are another great way to start, especially if there are both annual flowers for the first year, and perennial plants that come up the next year and keep coming back. 🌱I have learned SO much from KZbin videos and books. Douglas Tallamy has both books and videos and is very inspirational! Notes for Paul: Have you tried “solarizing” the grass in the paths, by putting black plastic over it during the hottest part of summer? If you hate the plastic idea, you can also cover the paths with cardboard and then woodchips. You may even want to KEEP the paths for the dogs instead of planting more flowers there, do cut down on frustration.. (Just brainstorming!) I am undergoing a similar journey of transforming my yard with native plants and pollinator friendly, non-invasive plants. It is so rewarding to watch the biodiversity of insects that visit the yard increase and see so much life, where there used to be a lawn that was just a pain, a waste of water, and nurtured nothing! Every year the plants are getting bigger and the garden Is getting better.

[@leelulady2010]

I love their seeds! I bought bluebonnet seeds from them 20 years ago. Their descendants still grow in my gardens!

[@GlendasGardenJourney]

It looks great and I love how you care about the pollinators.

[@seichoukarate]

Paul, we’re a martial arts school in Alexandria, Virginia and are preparing to open a new location. We’d like to create a small wildflower garden, and your video has inspired us. One question: are most of the seeds that are available on Amazon suitable for growth in our region? Separately, you possess tremendous screen presence. So, thank you and keep up the great work!

[@DataMaven747]

Thank you for keeping it real!!! I had similar growing pains with my meadow as well. I plan to follow your strategy of patiently fighting back the grasses and the invasives.

[@jeaniedickman6421]

Unfortunately, I think fighting invasive plants is just a modern reality in any restoration project. It gets better over time as native plants spread, but invasive plants will always be a problem. Stay vigilant! It’s worth it!

[@sunshine19701989]

Greetings Paul! You are the funniest, chillest, and most creative dude on KZbin! Just subscribed! If i was your neighbor, we'd be friends and when you were creating I'd be there helping or lying on the ground laughing! Much love and success dude!

[@steeltoeboots9591]

Those lemon beebalms are fantastic plants i grew some from some random seeds a freind gave me. Hummingbirds cant stay away from them..

[@BaddlikeTRINA]

The milkweed is going to be so pretty ❤

[@ntwynn]

You earned my subscription with “big ass boxwoods”.

[@Conus426]

Planting natives and caring for them means taking care of nature. Plus they are truly beautiful!😊

[@Moonrisegardens]

It started in January. **cries in 5b** haha! We’re in our prime up here now, we have cool summer breezes like you wouldn’t believe. Love to see your work!

[@michellemoeckel4770]

Great job. I love the bee balm. Comes back every year and the spicy scent is a favorite of mine. I’m weird like that 😂

[@maggietaylor9713]

Power to you.... Your wild flower garden is beautiful. I started mine four years ago and have saved seeds and scattered elsewhere but folks need to know wildflowers gardens have to be maintained. Thanks.

[@HCV2962]

Living by the Motto: Kill your lawn, plant native :) Such a pretty wildflower garden !

[@darlenesawyer6739]

I love the results but like to see more on how you worked the area to get the results.😊

[@paulplantu]

I put everything I did in this video. The only real work was removing the shrubs then the grasses. That was about 2 days

[@erikad1497]

This is my dream yard, and I’m in the Houston area so it’s super inspiring

[@toosense]

Hey! A HTown gardener! I’m on the Southside and just planted a wildflower garden too. 😊

[@pablopanesso1057]

I‘m happy it finally worked Paul. Earth is my plahnet 🌎❤

[@devdeuce93]

Sold me with the Malibu's Most Wanted reference.

[@8thLifeARC]

Love that you have a pumpkin growing from some seeds from a pumpkin that you found on the side of the road 😂 You are great at repurposing stuff for your garden!!

[@margievaughan2456]

Love all the different flowers & different colors & the pollinators definitely appreciate them. You’ve done a great job & something to definitely be proud of.

[@sebastian8922]

Love this vid, love your dedication. Keep it up man.

[@TonyNokeo]

I just bought a house and i've started to get interested in making my home look nice and I'm so glad I found this video. I'm thrilled to learn you live in Houston too!

[@curtistravis5087]

Lol! Enjoy the content. Just planted a shit ton of wildflower seeds in my flowerbed and around the outskirts of my yard.

[@cccg1185]

Love your energy 😁🌱👍🏽

[@HCV2962]

Make sure you check your native seed packages too. Some box store includes invasive seeds in them 😢

[@marciasharpe3983]

This is exactly what I needed to see. Was thinking of doing my front yard in wildflowers. I just cut 6 trees down, and it's creative time!

[@flipchick1014]

Gonna start my own this fall! Thanks for the inspo!

[@AumsAcre]

earth is my planet too! 🙏🏻

[@leescience]

Love this garden! If I very buy a house again I'm going to do this for sure

[@joansmith3492]

congratulations! crazy cool, for sure. You give me hope for my pocket prairie. My little garden is a weedy mess at the moment. but I am still working on it.

[@Sarah.Ranta.]

Zone 4 doing the same! Tossed a handful of local wildflower seed mix in 2 small beds about a month ago , i am seeing many many sprouts!

[@dwilt4rville]

Awesome dude!! I’m also cutting out tons of invasive plants around my house (multi-flora rose, Japanese barberry and wine berry) and I’ve got tons of native plant seeds going down. Love that you called out cutting down the tropical milkweed ❤

[@faiza285]

I just bought McKenzie wild flowers seeds from my local Walmart plant section. I have no experience in wildflowers so I decided to KZbin it. Your video came up first. Watched this video subscribed and liked it right away ❤

[@DatKrazyKook]

Can’t wait to see what it looks like this year! 🎉

[@GeneralTrusty]

omg, thanks for the plant porn Paul! :D I will be moving to the Austin area soon, so I love getting the low down on plants in TX from your channel.

[@dianasmith2876]

Wow looks great!! I am in zone 10b, I find my bee balm in the herb section at Lowes.

[@paulplantu]

Good to know, I didn’t know Lowes carried them

[@Betty-qd8st]

Oh my goodness! The grasses that pop up in my flower beds, flower pots and dang near everywhere. I literally over plant and the grass don’t care. They will grow in the shade, sun . I bin working on Wild flower gardens for years. It is finally coming together though.

[@scrub_lord]

used to watch the thrift vids a long ass time ago lol good to be back

[@kathrynion]

Awesome! I'm glad you got there in the end. It's coming along great. Love the purple bee balm. I'm down in Pearland and only have the white one in my yard - it's still cool, though!

[@Luxy38]

In the team of the ones that go out every day to see if there's any new leave or flower or anything in my yard 😂😂

[@ehowlandable]

Looks great! Congrats!

[@blueskies6475]

Looks great!

[@tiffanyr9975]

It’s so sick to see a person close to my age native planting in Htown! I loved this video; thanks for the inspiration!

[@rickyt3961]

success! looks great

[@shea5542]

Beautiful

[@traceybryan84]

Awesome wildflowers! You should grow some passionflowers..

[@christine_hazel]

i have to mention your cap... LOL🤣

[@christine_hazel]

thanks for this.. im fro m houston and i know what you mea by just saying zone 9 because its unpredictable and right now its a crazy hot hot humid weather! I tried doing the rain dance but no luck.. didnt work!

[@shaiannenguyen8290]

Super cool! Just found your channel and loving it. Would love to see an update on your maypop flower vine!

[@xiomaraortiz-rosado9261]

Cute ACD and garden ❤

[@weirderfutures]

Loving your channel! We're in Houston, too, and trying to de-grass our yard and like ya said, the grass WILL control you! Haha, thanks for creating great native plant content :)

[@mariafranco5756]

Just started watching you today! LOVE your energy and spirit! It’s awesome! Thank you for the tips! I will be using them. What planting zone do you live at? I’m a 7.

[@LongislandnativeSanctuary]

you are awesome

[@caranwysong3065]

I love this. Glad to find your channel. I live in Houston too! I will check out the seed company.

[@stephanierivera9272]

Hi, I'm new to gardening and would love to also include a wildflower area. Do you eventually have to cut the flowers down, so they can regrow next spring? Or how should they be maintained?

[@tylerporter2171]

Nooice 🌺🌸🌼👍

[@SUGARBUGAR]

EARTH IS MY PAULNET 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MsLouisVee]

Thanks for the milkweed. It’s the only plant that monarch butterflies can eat without it they would starve

[@lovellmooney5887]

Earth is ma plonet looks amazing brother I wash I lived in a subtropical or tropical climate you truly are blessed but I also wanted to ask you what happened to the Mexican fan palm I was trying to see it in the vid and couldn’t find it sadly😭😂

[@24mbronc]

I love the new meadow!! So u know of a good option for partial shade/sun seed mix?

[@matthewmoore7366]

Hey. Around 1:10 looms like you mixed topsoil and the seed mix then just sprinkled that around. Any supplementary watering in this adventure? I've tried and failed a few times for a wildflower garden, havent given up hope yet. I plan to get some self seeding native to my area plants established maybe next year

[@TacoDale]

Paul my mom wants to do this in her backyard but I keep telling her that the grass and weeds she currently has growing there will take over. Would you suggest laying out the cardboard to kill all the grass and then throw down the wildflower seed after we know the grass is dead? or how would you go about transforming her yard into a lush wildflower meadow? thanks

[@3arth2naomi]

So did you add soil/ mulch at all? I want to put this in the backyard but I want to do this right!!

[@katieknightley]

Do these die back over winter or is anything evergreen? I'm curious if it'll look barren or not. Would you reseed at all next year or see what comes up? I'd gotten some bee balm that is still growing, but I can't wait to see those awesome flowers! Your wildflowers look great! Good job!

[@Fabdanc]

Gaillardia and coreopsis can hang in and be somewhat evergreen, but they may act more as short-lived perennials. In my experience, coreopsis is very successful at re-seeding.

[@katieknightley]

@@Fabdanc thank you!

[@BaddlikeTRINA]

You could put rocks down on your dogs' paths 🎉

[@mariebee3146]

When did you plant the seeds and how long did they take to bloom?

[@annslezewick6217]

could you mulch the areas where weeds pop up? the wood chips are often free.

[@tereaguirre1797]

Do they last? I want to plant some wild flowers,lupine and larkspur

[@SUGARBUGAR]

ANYONE WATCHING THIS VIDEO AND DOESNT LEAVE A 👍 AND COMMENT, IS LIKE SNEAKING INTO A THEATER AND WATCHING A MOVIE WITH OUT PAYING... 🍿❤🍿❤🍿

[@trfisher78]

What camera and lens are you using?

[@mandywatson835]

Hi Paul, in the UK the Yellowrattle plant is often used in wild meadow plantings because apart from giving a pop of yellow, it stops grass invading the wild flower mix and dominating. It manages to do do in balance with the other plants. Is that a plant you have in the US?

[@albertchow6736]

What time of year did you sow the seeds? Looks fantastic.

[@paulplantu]

Late February/Early March

[@saygehampton4031]

Wow I clicked on this on may 16,2024 😮😅

[@marthaguajardo6300]

🥳🎉✨💞😘

[@pinebunnie6426]

Subbing bc I want him to be my plant daddy 😮

[@puddsmax863]

I thought Mexican Milkweed can disrupt monarch migration? That's why I don't have any and opted for native Milkweed instead. :)

[@Kary2117.]

Do you use an irrigation system? Iam thinking of using one but it's so overwhelming.

[@paulplantu]

No, if you grow plants native to your area they don’t need to be irrigated. When you plant something probably best to water once a week or if it looks sad but once it’s established you shouldn’t have to baby stuff. Unless they’re vegetables

[@Kary2117.]

@@paulplantu thank you for responding 😊

[@sydneygoguen621]

Is that typical, you plant and then the invasive grasses grow which u have to fight off before the native flowers grow, like thats a normal part of the process? Was it like there was invasive species in the mix, or they blew in the air and took over the soil u planted and thats how it happened? Im new to all this and wondering why none of mine ever grew but just a bunch of weeds and stinknet which has no problem thriving 😩

[@sydneygoguen621]

Also, at 6:27, how could u tell just by looking that that wasnt native?

[@mgarciber1]

Where did you get the seeds?

[@coltonboney9963]

Look close at 3:37 There's a monarch caterpillar eating a little hole in the milkweed above your finger! Your meadow has officially hosted an endangered species!

[@largeymargey5651]

I mean its a mexican milkwead but for plants national borders dont really exist and given the proximity to texas i wouldn't say its that improbable that its range extends up thay far

[@VxiceheartxV]

ugh I'm in the invasive grasses stage, so stressful

[@MrTRYTOO]

got no yard 😞

[@noahpitts3623]

I was just scrolling not paying attention and I thought it sed how to creat a wildfire in a meadow 😬

[@shorts11101]

Why do people do so much work to make a wildflower meadow? They literally fall from the plants and grow back in wild. Just throw the seeds if you have space they will grow better than whatever you do to grow them better.

[@dborbon2416]

Hi, I stumbled upon your videos and your so great and entertaining to watch. I have a question hopefully you can make a video and answer. What got you into doing these videos? I have kids and its a joy seeing someone as young as yourself educating me. I would love to get my kids interested aswell Im definetely trying the "pond video" with my kids.

[@vadsvisualartdesignstudio8062]

Hello I’ve been watching your channel for some time now. I live in zone 9a. Love your style. I would like to speak with you about my garden projects. For a merch design in exchange for your help. What’s a good way to contact you?

[@start3215]

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