Mary’s ‘Rewild’ Garden

Using the concept of 'rewilding,' Mary Briggs designed a garden that is '2/3rds for the birds', an idea sparked by Doug Tallamy in "Bringing Nature Home." Using a combination of Oregon native plants and other drought-tolerant plants from around the world, Mary has created a beautiful and ecologically beneficial habitat that has low-water requirements and nearly always something in bloom for the pollinators to enjoy.
Zone 8. This was filmed in late July.

[@TheZakperna]

"Two thirds for the birds" what a great sentence. Awesome tour, Donna!

[@maryjones5710]

I could see some nice shaped logs in that garden, they are great insect houses. I moved a bit of my broken gate yesterday and there was a huge spider on the wall behind it. the newest young blackbird came swooping in to get the spider, thank goodness, because it was tools down for me otherwise. The BB follows me around, love them. Lovely garden.

[@rosehill1595]

Wow - what a beauty! I've never seen such an extensive and really beautiful collection of native plants so artfully and thoughtfully arranged. I'm in zone 10 so most of these would not work for me but I'll do a bit of research on my favorites maybe they have a Florida cousin. Ten stars and a blue ribbon go to Mary Briggs for this stunning display - a fairy tale garden. Those silvery plants that wind through the garden just make the garden sing. I'm not much on grasses either but this is master-class gardening design and is one of the most well designed native gardens I've ever had the pleasure to see. Thanks for the tour - saving it to watch again, I'm stealing some of these garden design ideas.

[@casandradickinson8518]

Beautifully done.

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

❤❤❤the blue spruce is sooo cute.i have globe one but yiuurbis gonna stay small.and i love how much native plants you have.great job

[@Teena-yi9xw]

Absolutely beautiful with a natural plush feel. A job well done! Thanks for sharing.

[@debbieripley4790]

My phlomis didn't bloom the first year either, but this year made up for it with tons of growth and flowers. So hang in there

[@chanelleparks8018]

Beautiful ❤

[@gloriousgrace4376]

Beautiful❤

[@arnorrian1]

Love the Pride and Prejudice music in the intro.

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

gorgeous garden!

[@amandab.1868]

So much variety! It really creates a lot of interest. How many plants did you add?