Ideas for Skinny Side Yards! 🌿// Garden Answer

[@karenross3457]

Congratulations to all the gardeners whose side yards were featured. What an accomplishment to have your garden recognized by Laura! I was inspired by many of them. Thank you for sharing.

[@eileenchang2173]

🌸It was refreshing to see gardening zones in 🇨🇦 and other parts of the world 🌍! ♥️

[@RLSCS]

Well said.

[@chriss8467]

😅😅🤣🤣🤣 yr second line😅😅😆😆

[@Grizz700ify]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@karenross3457]

Thank you, Laura. You made my day.

[@laurieanne9712]

Wow! Gazillions of ideas to chew on! The British GROW VEG vlog has a wonderful planner you can put in your dimensions & plants & even move them around!

[@thistooiseds3215]

I love this style of content. Hearing you describe what’s working in a garden and what those plants are and including various related bits of information, that’s gold! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@kaylac3367]

These videos are great for the winter when a lot of people are planning. Great inspiration! Lots of creative people! Beautiful ideas!

[@denisewood75]

This was so fun to see some of our Garden Answer friends gardens. I loved this video. Thank you. Come on Summer time.....impatiently waiting.

[@BalbysHome]

love “impatiently waiting” 🥰

[@melfiggs7007]

We are working with 5 ft on both sides of our house so kind of sad to see these side yards are actually “big” to us. Also, can we plant trees next to a foundation of a home with no future issues as the tree matures?

[@ckap9187]

Absolutely loved this video. So many ideas swirling in my head. Bravo to the ones you featured…so glad to be a part of your “gardening” fellowship. Inspiration and Gratitude! 👏🌞🪴

[@suemcelroy2519]

Beautiful flower beds!

[@tabp8448]

Looks like someone copied and pasted your comment right above yours. I'm seeing more and more of these bots lately. Smh. Great comment btw.

[@sarahdaniels3903]

I think it would be fun to have “before and after” gardens featured in a video, I know once I started watching Garden Answer my garden looks so much better! Moving into our new house is what got me hooked on Garden Answer

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

I agree

[@tidbrits6848]

Oh I just love before and after photos! Telling us the zoning really helps too. I'm bummed I wasn't able to submit my photos in time for this video. I had a black thumb when I started watching your videos 5 years ago and now I have over 5,000 plants! I LOVE gardening now and it's all thanks to you and your videos. I now give advice to my beginner gardener friends and recommend your channel. I tell them, "My friends Laura and Aaron say to do it this way........" lol. How you must love having so many friends that you've never met. Sometimes I put you on the TV in the background while I do other things just because I like hearing your voice. When you come start out, "Hey guys!" I reply out "Heyyyyyy!". Thank you for putting out so many videos to keep us all entertained. I was in a medical center for six months last year getting treatment (for Late-Stage Lyme disease) and wasn't able to be out in my own garden, so I lived through you everyday. Thanks to the daily visits to your channel and my chats with God I was able to get through a rough time. Thanks again and God Bless you both!--- P.S. Aaron have you ever considered adding in some devotions or positive quotes to your gorgeous garden pics on IG? The pictures are lovely and a daily devotion would be a nice extra touch to start out the day.

[@shaunah.creations9233]

Lol I usually have a black thumb too! My flowers have been growing so well in my flower beds and I’m shocked! My dad put in a sprinkler system in the flower beds and I think helps a lot. Also the full sun flowers really grow great where we have ours. I love seeing our flowers bloom! And I also say Laura does this haha.

[@donnaokoniewski3761]

This is a Garden Channel. You know what they say about Religion and Politics..

[@Ibis333]

I was with you until you started talking about Laura & Aaron using their channel to push religion. It would not a very welcoming atmosphere to everyone who isn't religious or who isn't Christian. Maybe that didn't occur to you.

[@tidbrits6848]

@@Ibis333 You are right it didn't occur to me because they are Christian and have mentioned it in a few of their videos so I figured those who follow them pretty much know that already and if they were offended by religion they probably wouldn't follow their channel. Aarons father is a Pastor. In general- not every video they put out is for everyone so I'm sure those who aren't Religious could just pass by that particular IG post if it didn't appeal to them. I wouldn't push anything on anyone. Devotions are positive and don't necessarily have to viewed as religious by everyone. I don't always like the person who says a good quote in a publication but I can still appreciate a good one when I hear it. But Thank you for your perspective. I do appreciate a different viewpoint. Take care.

[@tidbrits6848]

@@shaunah.creations9233 It's funny isn't it? To have someone that you enjoy daily that you sort of consider a friend yet she has no idea who you are lol. I joke with my husband sometimes and say, "I'm her biggest Stalker, I mean biggest Fan!" lol (wink, wink-nudge, nudge). Thanks for the reply. Are you on IG? I'd love to see your garden pics too.

[@sandradunn421]

I’ve been waiting for this video. So helpful, thank you. Blessings.

[@wendyhansen8727]

I got so many great ideas for my side yard that I have been struggling with. Thank you so much for this great series!

[@susievarady275]

Good morning! Have a wonderful day. Enjoyed viewing the many different side gardens. They were all so beautiful. I am getting excited to see how you evolve the rest of your gardens and especially around the Hartley.

[@Oceangirl_505]

This is a lovely idea! Looking forward to more videos like this! 💜

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Laura, this video was inspirational and truly delightful! I loved seeing the creative solutions that other gardeners came up with to deal with narrow side yards. The before and after photos that some folks included were awesome. Thanks, everyone for sharing your lovely skinny side yard transformations. I can't wait for the next group of viewer submissions! ~Margie🌻💐🌾

[@barbarapareti7706]

Love that you walk us through these instead of just putting the pictures up. Really like these subject videos, great idea!

[@themamabearlife3339]

Fun to see every ones' side garden ideas! They were all so different. I would love to know how long it took everyone from start to finish to re-do their side yards (including you Laura!).

[@DrunkGardening]

Wonderful compilation from so many different growing zones. I'm in love with the fence in the German garden. What an interesting way to provide privacy at eye level and still offer the "borrowed view" of a neighbor's garden and visually expand your space. Bravo!

[@carolesawyer1133]

I totally agree - I love that fence!

[@anitapersaud293]

Gmorning all,it’s so inspiring seeing all the beautiful colours and textures of the outdoors especially when everything’s looking so grey right now,ty Laura for reminding us that spring’s around the corner. ❤️🙏🇨🇦

[@Madame-la-Lune]

Oh my gosh, I have been waiting for this video! Thank you for this! Holy moly, so many beautiful yards and ideas. I can't believe I have to get ready to go to work. I just wanna stay home and plan my garden! But I can't afford to garden if I don't go to work. lol Gonna be real hard to concentrate today while I'm dreaming of Spring!

[@joannefordham24]

Beautiful gardens. Would love to get some inspiration from viewers who can plant only in containers. We have gravel and patio only and would love to see pictures of people's container gardens.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Absolutely loved this video! There are some wonderful, beautiful ideas ! Can’t wait to see more!❄️💚🙃

[@Nanaslegacy]

I really hope you do a segment on cottage gardens! cottage gardens are my favorite it would be so cool to see how other people design there’s.

[@MEM1216]

Good morning 🪴 I love watching your videos first thing in the morning w my coffee. I am really enjoying these “idea” videos as it’s feeding my itch to be outside in my garden and giving me so many great ideas!! Thank you ❤️🌿

[@skypeace2024]

I love Paula garden the Coleus the colours took my breathe away. All these garden with so many inspirations. Love it. I

[@shellamaepelayo2139]

Good evening Laura & Garden Answer Fam 😊Belated Happy Birthday to Benjamin & Advance Happy Birthday to Samantha Grace🎂🧁🍭

[@gardenerssupply]

We love this video! So fun to see how you and Aaron started out (with Aaron's first camera!) and the Before and After of your first side yard. We are also so inspired to see everyone's garden creations. All so beautiful! We are big fans of "grow anywhere" proving you don't need a big space to create some garden magic. Well done everyone!

[@silvialallera1205]

Hola como están me encanta la página pero me gustaría entender el idioma soy de argentina abría alguna manera de traducir lo que explica , sería genial

[@Beveleee]

How many of you leaned up to see Laura with a ponytail ?

[@jessicam9634]

😆 yes. That was me too

[@melaniel442]

Wow! Home run with sharing these incredible spaces from other inspired gardeners. I don’t have a space like this but still absorbing so much inspiration! I will watch this video many times and add some of these ideas to my garden. Always room for improvements! Thanks Laura for offering these different perspectives.

[@selinanguyentv5125]

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[@laraemitchell9064]

My favorite gardening space at my house in Boise was the side yard on the east side of my house that ran south to north. It was 15 feet wide with my house on one side and arborvitae hedge between me and my neighbor. It got a varying amount of sun for 2 - 4 hours of late morning sun. I never had any plan. Just bought plants that I liked and fit them in. It ended up with hostas, bleeding heart, Japanese maple, coral bells, Russian sage, and filled in with annuals like coleus, sweet potato vines, and elephant ears.

[@Kate98755]

hi from Meridian 😁

[@HardlyaDavidson]

Beautiful collection, I just got root stocks of Bleeding heart and Green Envy echinacea I got two Dicentra, one is growing well the other I planted lower to experiment. And one of my three Echinacea seems to be alive (on arrival unusually not my fault) I also just got lavandula x intermedia in a 4 inch pot, would you still recommend Russian Sage or would I be better off propagating my Grosso Lavender? I don’t know how different the texture, size, and color is in person

[@diannaslonecker4199]

Hello from Nampa...Russian Sage! I'd love to hear how to keep under control? I'll never remove the bees feed like drunkards. It's a must for them...

[@Kate98755]

@@diannaslonecker4199 you can prune it and divide it

[@marriedtoremodeling5795]

The rain gutters on the wall to hold succulents - genius!! I also loved the tiny fairy garden details tucked in too. I absolutely love these videos. It’s giving me so many new ideas!

[@RC-mc6rc]

Thank you! Those are mine! I am bursting with excitement to have made it on my favorite KZbin channel that I have been watching almost since the beginning! Yes the fairy garden items were a big part of those gutters. I had so much fun changing them with the seasons! 🌵💜

[@bryanj7063]

I have to agree the gutters idea was awesome!! Great job!!

[@leslieholstein9077]

I love checking out other peoples gardens and being inspired to add some of the ideas to my own. How about a segment on other peoples ENTIRE garden space makeover? I could watch those all day when the days are long and cold and I’m craving color and warmth. Thanks for all you do!

[@BadarTVTrends]

Hello, I'm always here 🇲🇨🙏

[@tracymiller1054]

Gorgeous gardens everyone - this was such an inspiring video! I will be rewatching this one multiple times 😍 I don't have spaces this narrow but oh my goodness, everyone's plant choices and designs are fabulous.

[@tawanajorden2990]

Thank you thank you sooo much Laura. I started gardening after watching you and now I’m obsessed. I’m learning a lot didn’t even know I like gardening. Well I had a small side yard that I could not design at all. It’s full sun. I just throw seeds in the ground lol for 2 years of a bunch of mixed match. This was the only section I could not visualize. I needed this so bad. This was a brilliant idea. Oh I’m in zone 7a in NJ very good soil and growing season

[@LindaKordich]

l love this vlog! I have learned so much from this personal one of your older home....it's personal, it shows beginning middle and end, plus all the mistakes and how they got fixed. Loved it. Thanks so much Laura. You're a true gem. And Aaron too of course, right? You two complete each other. Love it.

[@julienorris763]

This is awwwesome! So much inspiration...right now seems like all of my planting beds are in the before stage (and they're all narrow and mostly shade.) I've been overwhelmed with what plants to use. It's so nice to see such beautiful spaces, and to hear it took some people years of experimentation to get them where they are now. Thank you for putting this video together! I love seeing all of your wonderful projects and love seeing the inspired projects others have completed by watching your channel. Hopefully one day I can send in my before and after pictures!

[@mabeldimbungu4621]

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[@dorindajenkins7825]

👋😃

[@candicespencer2021]

Love this video! So fun seeing other gardeners side yards!

[@amytransue8756]

Really loved this video. I love this idea of featuring viewer’s various gardens and gardening challenges. It’s so inspiring. Also, I appreciate your enthusiasm, Laura, in admiring and being inspired by other’s gardens when yours are super gorgeous and inspiring to us!

[@juliafiore120]

Good morning, Laura☕️ How fun! Got some great ideas 💡. Thanks so much for sharing! Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much for the shout out Laura! 💕 I so appreciate these videos you do! Lots of love from California! 🌸🌷🌻

[@lucpar23]

Great ideas and beautiful transformations. We had a wicked snow storm last week and we lost some mature plants. These pictures give me hope and ideas for how to fix my yard in the spring.

[@elsafischer3247]

I really enjoy this video thank you

[@輕舟快]

Hope to get idea for zone 10a, I haven't done much with my sideyards which are facing east and west, my west side neighbor's two story house about 12 feet away. 😉

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 Thanks Laura and Aaron for doing this video. And thanks to everyone who submitted. You All have inspired me 💕

[@ladonnawallacesmith700]

Love this video! I would love to see how people have planted in the front of their houses, maybe under their window. I am having such a touch time with this area of my house in Zone 6b. I would love something with four season interest.

[@mattong1444]

LaDonna, I'm in 7a in the Eastern Mid-Atlantic and just finished my front yard under windows this past fall, so all of my plantings should work for you too! I redid the beds precisely because I wanted all-season interest, so I'd put in a whole bunch of evergreens: Encore azaleas, mugo pine, blue star juniper, golden threadleaf false cypress, goshiki osmanthus, and rhododendrons. Non-evergreen foundation plants include a Japanese maple and lacecap hydrangea. All of these are interspersed with a variety of succession bulbs for non-stop color from early spring through midsummer: crocuses, early & late tulips, daffodils, camassia, alliums, and stargazer lilies. I included some flowering perennials to fill in any gaps from late spring to late summer: peonies, dianthus, carnations, veronicas/speedwell, canterbury bells, salvia, hardy ice plants, hollyhocks, shasta daisies, purple coneflowers, and black-eyed susans. And finally a couple of variegated hostas for filler foliage interest. Hope this helps! Much of the front yard is south and east facing: full sun in winter and part sun/light-to-dappled shade in summer, so there should be a range here that works for you.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

Have you heard of winterberry? I'd think that either that, blueberries, currants, or elderberries would be good options.

[@kharris5866]

Good Morning! What a great video to start the week! Love how creative this community is.

[@MsBettyRubble]

I live in California 9b zone. There isn't much difference from season to season compared to other parts of the country. No snow at all. Some rain. Mild winters with very hot summers. Thanks for the great ideas!

[@zeniazenia2787]

My parents planted about 3’ of Pachysandra around their house. Zone 7 Connecticut. When they sold the house 30 years later, the Pachysandra took up at least 15’ on the northwest shady side. This seems to be the habit on Cape Cod too. Be prepared to pull it up.

[@yidaniarojas7875]

We bought our house almost 4 years ago and I am still trying to remove this plant from our yard. It has a very dense root system and it just won't die! The previous owners planted pachysandra all around the house and over the years it took over a beautiful walkway which I did not even know was there until 2 years ago. I definitely would not recommend this plant to anyone. It is in my opinion invasive.

[@adrianagomez6993]

Great ideas! Laura would you consider doing a video like this for small patio ideas? I love to garden, but have VERY limited space.

[@michelelee5339]

As a homeowner who was told by a landscape designer that my small side garden was "the most inhospitable space they had ever seen) I took it as a challenge. Yes it was sloped, narrow & full sun, but I created my own garden plan, amended the soil, added a drip system & now I have a beautiful garden which people enjoy as they pass my townhome. The only issue I've had is, my garden pagoda & solar lights were stolen. Unfortunately, pretty things can attract the dark. 😐 Thank you to everyone who shared their gardens with us, I completely understand your struggles & joy ☺️💗🍁🍃🌱🌼🌺

[@lorigrube1292]

The submissions are amazing. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@AnyKnowledgePro]

Wow, you're so patient with your teaching thank you miss for being an inspiration to my little garden efforts awaiting your next tutorial. Very nice garden. It looks really gorgeous. This is a very instructive video. Looking at your garden, I got a very good idea. Life is very beautiful. I have to try it. Thanks for sharing the video.👍👍👍

[@kitstah9741]

Good morning! 🌻🐝

[@TheMag625]

Hi from UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@darcygillan3098]

What wonderful ideas! I have a couple of narrow gardening spaces and have always struggled to decide what to plant. Thanks so much to everyone for sharing their gardens and ideas!

[@glintinggold]

My favorite video of yours so far! Just fabulous ideas!

[@barbleskinen3875]

OMGoish!!! Such excitement so great to see some design ideas love it like to see more. I do design here in Michigan and love the inspiration in the video. Like the ideas of showing different zones because I also do gardens in Florida. So cool Laura 2 👍👍's up 🌺🙂

[@sandrabeck8788]

I prefer the curved walkway because to me they look more relaxing. Definitely would stay away from grass paths, but then I don’t like grass. I appreciate so many of the beautiful plants that we cannot seem to grow here on hot very humid tropical south Florida, it is a big learning curve!

[@kathy8832]

Good morning! What great ideas for narrow spaces. Loved this.

[@meow4619]

Grow things by the house will: 1. Moldy and rotten the exterior wall 2. More insects there, more chance to enter your house 3. The root may damage your foundation 4. Blocks you to maintaince your exterior wall

[@joyces.9021]

Your former side yard looks really beautiful, but I am surprised by the pear and apple trees so close to the foundation of the house. Do you recommend planting trees (or any plants) in such close proximity to your home?

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

This was such a fun video! I am impressed with the talent of your viewers many, if not all, who have been inspired and encouraged by you to dream and then plant! The choices were remarkable. Being in Western Washington, I was particularly excited to see the multiple contributors from here and what they’ve done in the same zone I’m starting in! Thank you everyone for sharing your beautiful spaces with us.

[@msmaddox2918]

Good morning!

[@MyBackyardScience]

Everyone did a fantastic job with their narrow space gardens!

[@nancysfo5]

I loved your side yard. QUESTION - would that apple tree have damaged your house or foundation at some point growing so close? also if we cannot add a fence between two houses how would you have done it differently or more to the point what could we do? ( the sun would still be non-existent for us because we have the houses too close together and one is a two story. You know what? can you just have like a 1 week summer camp for mom's to go without their kids and learn some awesome things from you!

[@MaMi-xh8mk]

I love its raining and I'm suiting up n getting my yard to the next phase n try again n I didn't have fertilizer so my shrubs look like my old wigs 😂 poor things so I'ma try again I am determined to get this. My before n afters is what I'm excited about it's like my little secret lol ok back to Narnia

[@heatherw.2751]

There is a lady with a KZbin channel called Rosanne's Garden (I think) and she has the most gorgeous gardens but her narrow side garden is incredible. If you are here for ideas you should check her out. She is somewhere in Minnesota.

[@zulma5538]

New to your Channel love everything I learn from you guys. Love your weather here in Houston is 🥵hot😂congrats you have a wonderful channel.

[@melissamele1305]

Love the cramscaping at 12 minutes!

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

Great video! Wonderful examples that inspire - really loved this - thank you!

[@LookNook2020]

Great video! Greetings from Victoria 🇨🇦 Our plant choices can benefit not only us, but entire ecosystem… Please don’t forget hummingbirds and all the little garden creatures… 🐞🐞🐞🐝🐝🐝🦋🦋🦋🐸🐸🐸 Happy gardening!

[@donnamckinley9807]

I love to see your land and beautiful yard. You and your husband work hard and you have such a gift of making all the different areas look amazing!! I love your videos that show how to plant, the conditions and seeing the final outcome. Loved today's video and got excited on what I can do with a side yard that is roughly 16-18 ft wide, facing south. Still not sure what all to plant for vertical, shrubs, flowering and ground growth. I know you dont have time to read much less respond to many comments but I'm 61 and just learning so any ideas on shrubs or flowering plants would help me finally do something with that barren space. Thank you so much, God bless and always continue sharing your gifts.

[@kerryjean2223]

I wish my side yards were that skinny... Both my side yards are only two and a half feet wide of concrete. Both totally jammed with hanging baskets and pot plants and literally have to move foliage out of the way to walk past lol x

[@courtneyfranzen5959]

Do you have a video similar to this regarding what to do with basic rectangular lots such as you would see in a subdivision? I am lost on where to start, and I am enjoying finding inspiration from your videos!

[@empresskimberly4410]

Thank you Laura and everyone that contributed. I have a narrow side space that I’ve been dreading fixing up! I have so many ideas now! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

[@TOLOSE9]

I love love love the one with the cacti on the wall!! The little house in there just does it for me!

[@RC-mc6rc]

Thank you! I change the fairy garden figures out with the seasons💕

[@TOLOSE9]

@@RC-mc6rc really? Wow! This is a wonderful idea! I might try to steal it and share it with my nephews! They will have fun imagining why and how it evolves with the seasons 😁

[@Tinyteacher1111]

What

[@4parsnips976]

Stunning gardens. The fern in the hanging basket is beautiful, do you know which variety it is?

[@misssmith7225]

Were you not worried about planting trees next to your house and foundation? Is there formal or technical advice available on that?

[@allyboo65]

I recognized the last one and sure enough it was from “Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat.” She has an excellent channel!!

[@timeforchange3786]

I have seen many wood and wire fencing but never wood and polycarbonate. I'm wondering if that would be a better way to keep critters out of the garden

[@lynnbrown3548]

Love, love, loved this video! It gave me so many ideas for my 2 narrow side yards! Thank you Laura and Aaron for featuring other gardeners accomplishments. I look forward to seeing more in future podcasts.

[@hollymureiko839]

Really enjoying the series showing other gardens. I would love to see something like this for gardens where deer are a problem!

[@helenperalta3555]

Laura and Aaron - this series of featuring other gardeners and all the creativity is just awesome. It’s so refreshing to see what others are doing and how to combat and beautifully overcome challenges we face in the garden. Of course I always love seeing your wonderful creativity. Hope you keep up this series. I love it!

[@TheGeorgiaMediaGroup]

I love ya ..and yiur videos. But you getting little to much talking. And rambling. And not enough planting

[@peterl.104]

Loved the part with the cat especially the petting to keep him off the computer.

[@CRsarvas]

What type of apple tree is in your old side garden in this video. Is it one that doesn’t need a second tree to help pollinate? Please looking for one for my yard/garden.

[@donnale3881]

I love the kitty appearances ♥️

[@timeforchange3786]

I LOVE the color of the hydrangea blue house with the cream stone!

[@melissasmith4880]

I love seeing these photos!!

[@claudiaihrig5883]

You are very talented, I enjoy your videos, but I have to admit, I love to see your cat in all your videos 😂❤️

[@hollyw.]

Great video! Love everyone's ideas! Great job! I'm so inspired now. I'm looking forward to spring to start planting! Thanks Laura for this segment!

[@cindyscharr457]

💗💗Garden art to enlighten my heart, thank all of you for sharing! 💗💗

[@67horses]

Good morning everyone have a safe and blessed day

[@dryb3301]

That succulents wall looked absolutely magnificent 💚💚💚

[@RC-mc6rc]

Thanks. I was super excited to have made it on my favorite KZbin channel! Made my day

[@dryb3301]

@@RC-mc6rc I'm definitely going to try it. To me , it was the best out of all these.

[@marisarosa9777]

I loved this segment. It was so inspiring. Hope you do this idea again. January is such a great time to show these gardens... thank you

[@nima16042]

I LOVE seeing what you did with a smaller space!!

[@bellacarroll]

I'm curious why you put the apple tree so close to the house? Isn't that challenging as it starts to grow?

[@leannewilson8288]

Your viewers are extremely talented! How refreshing to see so many with this passion 💖 I'm curious if that was Rochester,NY..it looked very Midwest, like Rochester,Mn??

[@mysistershouse2003]

Hi, I'm actually in Rochester, NH. This garden was at my old apartment in Saco, ME

[@christinesmyth5491]

Am going to have to try the guttering with succulents in it. Brilliant idea.