It’s Sunday Funday! Check Out This DIY Private Garden! It Will Blow Your Mind🤯

Say Hello to Carol in Clairemont!
She’s been following us here on KZbin for the last four years. In 2020 she decided to drop the hammer on installing her very own “Laura Eubanks inspired” succulent paradise!
Most everything that you see was free or gifted from friends, neighbors and community share tables!
This outstanding “undersea” themed garden is a tribute to the innate genius that bubbled up from garden mistress Carol and her trusty right hand husband, Patrick!
A retired sea captain, Carol was injured in a surfing accident 7 years ago and found healing in the succulent garden.
Such a beautiful soul, you are in for a treat!
Be inspired!
Hats of to Lynn from the Clairemont Garden Tour for turning me on to this gorgeous garden and it’s sweet, sweet creators and caretakers!
Check out the Clairemont Garden Tour next May and apply to have your garden featured if you live in the area.

[@BeautiflMystry]

😱😱 woah!! Where do I find friends like Carol’s that give away a ton of free succulent cuttings 🤣 Voting for carol to start her own KZbin channel.

[@carolkent1564]

Hi Kira, where do you live. I always have cuttings to give away. I'm not sure how to securely contact you. Carol

[@user-vy6fk3rh6z]

I live in Hawaii…. I bit far I presume ….. hehe 🌺

[@mkw6082]

I agree Kira wow!

[@dsclayton4016]

@@carolkent1564 I'm in Lakeside - would love to take cuttings and chat about getting our yard started!!

[@user-pv5cz6xw4v]

@@carolkent1564 Carol,good tame of day.I really liked your garden.A year ago we moved from Ukraine to America.Plants are my love.In Ukraine,I had a lot of them.Some plants have been given into good hands,the rest of botanical garden .I lived in Kiev in front of the botanical garden.We live in Chicago.I’m slowly starting to buy plants.In winter I take all succulents at home .Eoniums it my dream .Thank you and Lora what do share your knowledge and beauty Beauty will save the world

[@carolkent1564]

From Carol's garden in Clairemont :>). Thank you all so much for your wonderful support and kind words. During the video, I didn't talk about how much Laura's videos really helped me; I told her when she first arrived but off camera. Laura is even nicer in person than she seems on the videos (which is really nice). She brought me her terracotta chicken and some Aloe dorotheae as a gift. I didn't have any and have never seen any for sale. WOW!!! Thank you Laura for all your videos. Wishing you all fun and "serenity" in your gardens.

[@sharethesamesky4662]

Wow!what an amazing garden Carol! I’m slowly collecting plants and hope I can get mine to multiply so I have enough to do a nice big succulent coral reef!

[@whitewiz222]

Did Laura return with a Sunburst for ya?

[@jasonpollock9798]

Carol, what in inspiration! I wish I could have a garden like that. Western Pa is not a good home for plants like that. lol Keep up the great work. Enjoy your retirement. What a great way to spend it.

[@erikm8372]

Carol! This is weird, but I think I lived near you at one point, before I was into gardening! I was 18-21 at the time and didn’t know anything about plants. In 2004 roughly. We lived on Gaylord, overlooking the 52! Amazing views. Your property setup just looks reminiscent of how ours did. Unless I’m looking at it wrong, and your backyard faces east! 🤣

[@LownieA]

That's my kind of gal...who said you have to pay thousands for such beauty. And amazing when you let the plants speak to you and let inspiration take over. So wonderful thank you for sharing 💜

[@Donto.G]

I absolutely love that the best gardeners/designers always seem to be the ones with no formal education on the subject. Truly a work of art and a deed of love that exudes from people who really love and have the passion for it. There’s some God given talent and things other people pickup on that a formal education just can’t give to others. Carol, along with you Laura, are great examples of these type of people. Phenomenal garden, and it’s still a baby! Only two years in and she’s achieved so much. Great job carol! Thanks for making the world a more beautiful place.

[@nicolewoods8197]

WOW, WOW, WOW!! I just love Carol's yard. Total retirement goals right there. I love the wimsy of it all. Her hanging baskets everywhere are GORGEOUS. Thank you Laura for taking us on this tour. Carol has a true green thumb Great job Hannah capturing the hummingbird. So cute

[@lilo2226]

They look so good ,almost fake on how healthy each plant is.Amazing!The time to have this garden looking like this.Great job!

[@terryterry5797]

Thank you Laura for giving us the opportunity to see Carol’s garden! It was an amazing work of art!

[@lizett8591]

Beyond remarkable!!! How in the world do you keep up with it all?!. It's positively a succulent Disneyland! Congratulations on such a brilliant space! I'm a bit overwhelmed with my much smaller spaces and fewer plants! You are indeed a living example of what is possible . . . but improbable for little ole me! 😁

[@cherrydulaney6572]

YOWZA! What a gorgeous garden dreamscape! The colors! The textures! The variety! I’m in total awe, Carol. I know this must give you, your family & friends so much joy to see. And I’d never heard of getting rocks and plants via Craig’s List! So beautiful. Thank you for letting Laura share it with us.

[@brokenbutterfly3178]

4:24 any idea what that huge red flowering is in the background?

[@the_plants_meow]

Carol is now one of my favorite people! What a sweet lady and absolutely stunning garden! Thank you so much for sharing it with us ❤

[@sherrydee7880]

Very original. Loved the tour! Edit- Laura, I hope the McKinney Fire stays away from your house. Be safe. The NorCal air quality was above 250 earlier this afternoon. I'd stay away & save your lungs.

[@misssucculent1192]

The plants have knit together so well, and just in two years 🥰

[@jackiemahan4643]

Create your own DREAM... Thank you Laura and Carol!!!!!

[@cacticollector6542]

Unbelievable how Carol was able to create this garden in 2/3 years. Really nice. It’s amazing to me how well everything has grown so fast. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden Carol. Thank you for sharing this tour Laura. So fun to see others creative ideas.😍❤️🌵

[@mimmys6107]

What a dream, well done Carol

[@shereeralph3802]

What a phenomenal garden! You'd never guess from looking at it that it was so new. Carol, never has there been a garden I have seen where the ornaments are more appropriate - there is nothing contrived or kitsch about your tchotchkes!!! What a blessing to be able to muck around in this space every day. Just beautiful!!! ☺

[@marilynrich]

Such a beautiful garden! Thank you Laura and Carol! 💚💚💚

[@janetyamashige9573]

What a stunning garden! With as much time as Carol spends on it, no wonder it is so beautiful! A true labor of love!❤ Thank you Laura for bringing us on this amazing tour, and thank you Carol for inviting us to your home and sharing your spectacular garden with all of us!

[@user-pv5cz6xw4v]

Lora ,You ‘re an amazing person.And people around you are amazing Beauty will save the world

[@fuzzypants2718]

Carols out here living my dreams

[@anniegreens]

Thanks for sharing your lovely garden 🪴 Laura-keeping an eye on the McKinney Fire up north of your valley 🤞

[@ronichau1828]

This is my favorite garden. Succulent Disneyland!

[@RH-jd3ft]

Absolutely beautiful Carol! Would luv to see you garden in person,thx for the tour! Love the hummingbird at the feeder in the beginning 🤩

[@carolkent1564]

Do you live in the area? I don't know how to share contact info securely here?

[@RH-jd3ft]

I live in Florida

[@sandrasandoval2081]

It’s a beautiful garden, I’m in love 😍

[@MIchelle-cairn_mom]

💕 carol did such an amazing job, feat of perseverance on the agave scale

[@carolbain7904]

Thank you for showing Carol's garden! Wonderful!

[@judyhornbeck8967]

Beautiful! A real tribute to all of Carol's hard work.

[@teeser2436]

I would spend all my time in this beautiful garden. Live in Ga. Mtns .And have to bring my succulents in during winter months. Just so gorgeous .❤️❤️

[@cactusandfriends_by_vane]

Woooow, absolutely magical garden! Carol is such an artist🤩👏👏👏😃💞

[@mossygirl1]

Love that you share your succulent friends Laura. You share so much and your such a giving soul… Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lyndatustin9893]

Ok another humming bird alert. At least I think so. Bird at a feeder under the tree! Love the garden so interesting!!!

[@carolkent1564]

Lynda, We have 3 hummingbird feeders and have a constant stream of them which is so entertaining.

[@mkw6082]

Carol, thanks for sharing your dream garden. What a SPECTACULAR amount of wondeful plant harmony. Cannot imagine the work that has gone into this tranformation. You are definitely an inspiration as far as looking into many sources for plants, rock, stumps,all the creative details.. The joy you spread in explanation of the different areas.The thank yous to so many friends who have given you so many wondeful plants. Just seeing the joy you receive from this garden is amazing.I am saving this video for references for sure...Laura thanks to you for connecting us with this wonderful garden truly an inspiration?

[@dai12nao]

Carols thanks to let Laura and us to see this wonderful garden congratulations its amazing.

[@tenortainer1882]

What a beautiful garden! Carol has The Eye 👁 and green thumb 👍. You both together are fabulous, and speak the same language! Very inspiring. Makes me want to scour for for free cuttings and drift wood and boulders. How wonderful to see that all the plants are thriving with mounding. I’m gonna get my mound on!

[@janeschmidt9611]

Hello, Carol and thanks for the tour of your fabulous, colorful and exquisite garden. Love it! 🥰

[@edruoff1691]

What a lovely garden♥️

[@anitaluk517]

Beautiful, amazing, outstanding, gorgeous with out of control talent!!Carol, thank you for the tour. This is most beautiful garden I have ever seen!!

[@edruoff1691]

Best private garden tour yet

[@dcharrison]

Carol, You Rock!!!!!

[@nicogs97]

I hope I have her lifestyle when I retire.

[@shardagovender4465]

WOW!!!!!!! What an absolutely stunning masterpiece!

[@veeeff2323]

Beautiful Carol!! What a dream!

[@pollytiks3885]

Thank you Carol for sharing your space!! I have severe gardener’s envy 😍🤩

[@robingrunzweig3940]

WOW! this is stunning!! thank you so much for letting us see your paradise, Carol!! 🥰🥰

[@Gail_Blanton]

What an absolutely amazing garden!!! So inspiring. It gives me hope for my project. Carol is amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your lovely garden with us.

[@JamesBond-ct4zn]

Absolutely gorgeous. She’s a True garden artist - just like you Laura thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

[@jennifredjones9295]

Homegrown, homemade beauty. Working with what you have to make something you love while you enjoy making it! Thank you for sharing your garden with us.

[@judyberger5339]

Speechless, Carol, you go girl, wow

[@tomdix8028]

Cannot say how much i enjoyed this,thankyou.

[@junjuncabral6702]

Amazing display... Love Love Love it!!!

[@zanyzana66]

FAB U Lass!! I love this. Incredible.

[@car4dan]

She has a beautiful garden! My dream garden😊

[@ozothamnus4903]

omg...aeonium envy!!! This has to be one of my fav gardens so far - so much beauty! Thanks for sharing!😍

[@coloringfunn]

Most beautifule succulent garden evers seen 🤩🤩🤩

[@FreePlantsForever]

My actual dream garden 😍 my garden of free plants wishes to someday turn into this. Beautiful.

[@jenniferschnieder6316]

Laura thank you for introducing us to Carol! OMG, Carol your creative eye in the development of your garden is outstanding. We lived in Mira Mesa from 1978-2021. And I started my love of succulents in 2016. Your property was made for your underwater succulent theme. It's just incredible. We retired and have moved back home to Arizona. We love being here so much. But my sedum clavatums, kiwis, ruby necklace, and some strings didn't survive here. But elephant bush, aloes, some sedums, parry agaves are doing great! But I can live vicariously through Laura's wonderful page. And being introduced to succulent lovers like you Carol and the woman in Mira Mesa. Thank you both for sharing your incredible succulent heaven. A most delightful 22.19 minutes.

[@carolkent1564]

Thank you Jennifer. So glad you are able to make so many succulents work in Arizona. Carol

[@jenniferschnieder6316]

Carol Kent so nice to hear from you. Yes, Arizona is a whole new ball game with succulents. Trial and error. Your garden is spectacular!

[@bobbiechinn9578]

I wish I lived in the land of milk and honey too 😊❤😊 yes i repeat watch all the old vids they're wonderful

[@carlosgallegos7822]

🤯 my goodness! Beautiful!!! Wow

[@DaughterNature17]

This is a Dream Garden!

[@cookiemon4614]

So spectacular Carol !

[@suedobak4971]

Beautiful and fun garden. Thanks for sharing it with us, Carol

[@karenhill3970]

Soo charming and beautiful...!! I love y didn't hurt the animals they r hungry,& thirsty too....🦋ty for relocating them...not shooting....it's Soo beautiful it California you can have gardens like this!!!!🦋🦋💖🌵🌵

[@NogaTarnopolsky]

Breathtaking. Just stunning. 🙏🏽

[@kellystewart2977]

Wow, awesome garden! What a retirement dream. Thanks for the inspiring me.

[@Dynysis]

This is like a wonderland. I would visit her garden and just melt. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@capeverdeshades]

Carol's garden is so beautiful! And it's amazing that most of it was from cuttings.

[@asmitadeshpande1712]

Love the garden with its lush and densely growing succulents. Colors are amazing and Carol's interesting combinations are very creative.

[@Joanna06]

Wow wow wow! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😍

[@alesiafigueroa9226]

First of all, I don’t know about anyone else but I was going through withdrawals without Laura’s videos! Lol! But so understandable Laura, no worries! WOW WOW WOW!🤯😍 This garden is beautiful!❤️👍🏽👏🏽❤️ Such a great work of plant art plus being freebies!! Plant praise Carol!! Thank you for letting Laura and us tour your beautiful garden!! Fabulous!!😍🐬🐠❤️🧜‍♀️🦞❤️🐚🤩‼️

[@marianneminato4981]

An underwater reef garden brought to land, beautiful work.

[@desereesantillanes-torrez6823]

I'm speechless! 😍😱🤩😍🤩 #succulentqueen

[@laylaylom5570]

Absolutely amazing garden , love it 😍💕👏👏👏

[@ninasuculentasymas]

Beautiful and creative garden!!! Loved it!!! 🙋🏼‍♀️💚🪴💚🙋🏼‍♀️

[@nicolel.1619]

Time to pay it forward with donations! 🤣 I LOVE all the personal touches

[@vsi4cs703]

Gorgeous garden, Carol 😍

[@bonnieblenders4606]

Totally love this! The depth of color interwoven together surely gives warm and fuzzies. I'm jealous but glad to 👀 enjoy it repeatedly on video

[@alexandralacerda492]

Lovely garden😍🤝👏👏👏

[@elpirata5468]

That's another Wow garden Thanks for the tour

[@carolinamadoniam4070]

wow, that garden is so amazingly beautiful.

[@lynnadames9526]

I am gobsmacked!! Absolutely stunning and it's all from free stuff. LOVE IT!

[@jordanives4359]

A masterpiece! Well done Carol!

[@mvs4880]

I'm only 25, but when I retire I hope to be just like this woman.

[@terimcgibney4930]

You will!

[@heiditagge5776]

So beautiful! I love it 🥰🤟🌵🦎

[@Lindyphuoc]

Her succulent themed under the sea is stunning!

[@dianearmoogan3326]

Carol's garden is so beautiful 😍 🤩 ❤😊

[@terimcgibney4930]

Nothing short of spectacular!

[@laurahubbard9470]

WowWee!!! That is spectacular!!!!

[@francahillseth928]

That was spectacular! Thank you Laura, without the ou I would have never started to enjoy succulents. BTW! Hanna has an amazing voice! Love you guys!

[@lisalarson7512]

Wow, I wish I had that much room to plant a beautiful garden. Tahinis for sharing it with us

[@sergiomas7001]

È uno spettacolo... Bravissimi

[@marisolresendiz-garcia573]

What a paradise! Thanks for sharing!!

[@Brother_Nature.]

Wow what an awesome video!!! Thanks for the tour she’s living the dream

[@bobbiechinn9578]

Amazing!

[@angelinelee9868]

Wow! Absolutely stunning!

[@mariauribe3178]

So beautiful thankyou for sharing your beautiful videos

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Holy cow That is amazing-good job

[@scottanthony6269]

What a wonderful garden.

[@jstamps9578]

Incredible, beautiful, surprising, awe inspiring, artistic, and serene. Thank you so much for sharing this your. So many interesting plant combinations that I want to try. Wow!

[@cosmiccatfish25]

FANTASTIC 👏 🥳🤩

[@brandytimpleton5618]

Beautiful great job wit mostly free plants