Growing in Shade | Garden Tour of Prather House: P. Allen Smith (2019)

[@maegrosskopf8596]

I love the old plants. They are simple but elegant. The statement you made about our gardens shouldn’t be a yolk is just so true. I have a tendency to forget that and end up just wearing myself down with just too much all at once. I’m going to take a lot of your principles and apply them to my gardening. Thank you so much and just loved the tours and info!

[@PAllenSmith]

Mae Grosskopf Thank you Mae! 💚

[@Cenepk101]

I, too love the old plants. I try to limit my garden to the old fashioned plants. But - sneak in a few newbies. Love the black diamond Crepe Myrtle. Kingdom of Heaven colored blooms.

[@longfootbuddy]

yes i think a lot of people that get into gardening just want things to have the best possible chance to thrive and look good.. it can make them a little more on the fretting on top of things side, rather than the leisurly relaxed place where you enjoy things.. you said you like old plants, understandly so, they arent uniform and tight, but rich in charactor

[@knitterscheidt]

I'm not a gardener but when I want something soothing, relaxing and enjoyable to watch to de-stress, P. Allen Smith is my go to and I learn something to boot!

[@ryanpagano9355]

I remember for many years, 15-25 years ago, watching your programs with my grandmother. She was the sweetest woman, all about kindness, and she loved her plants. It has been such a pleasure listening to the same gentleman that I grew up watching, talking about and appreciating the Earth’s many beautiful, natural gifts. I recently just took to plants, and I’m absolutely hooked. So glad to be back closer to nature in any way I can and taking trips down memory lane with P. Allen Smith, remember my Gran.

[@janeforever]

Have listened to Allen for years starting on PBS. He's like a walking encyclopedia that you learn so much from. He's a wonderful gift to us gardeners & he just keeps giving & giving, thankfully 🥰💕. Loving the porches on this home, surrounded by so many vintage plants.

[@bettygotschall4504]

Love this house and garden, beautiful!!! Love peonies, tall bearded iris.

[@peacelily720]

I love that rose of Sharon and bridal wreath spireas...so beautiful garden!

[@KVSM_2005]

Simply love it. I love Victorian style buildings, gardens and old style plants.

[@hhoversonhh]

The shady spaces do it for me. I live in the Columbia Basin in Washington state. I love these mature old fashioned gardens where beautiful cool corners were created from empty spaces where there was nothing. Thankyou!

[@christinepops5100]

What a lush planting and peaceful garden, absolutely loved this garden! Bravo!

[@jordanbatrynchuk3383]

These have become my favourite most calming videos to watch and learn so much !

[@maureentinen4135]

What a wonderful garden. the concept of garden-rooms was executed so well. I appreciate your talent and the time to share this garden with us.

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

So lovely....I am in love with ferns and would love to create a garden with a lot of different ferns. I also love Japanese Maples! I cannot imagine anyone not loving Japanese Maples.

[@RB-mq6em]

What a lovely house and garden! I’d love to visit one day. Best wishes and happy gardening from from the UK!

[@Neldidellavittoria]

Lovely, lovely garden! Raising both hands for all kinds of irises.

[@coolwater55]

Stunning example of lush, private, homey, little areas of seating all over. And yes, not a yolk!

[@margaretbetzing186]

Beautiful. This is my favorite.The iris take me way back.

[@margievaughan2456]

Such a magnificent garden. I love the beautiful ferns. Thank for sharing

[@ruthnarendran8775]

Thank you and may you continue to teach and guide so many of us on our gardening journey. Namaste

[@whitehouseloft5205]

What a beautiful home and garden. I love old houses and gardens❤️

[@rosaleepruett3433]

I just love watching and listening to u!! Everything u do is beautiful. Wish we were neighbors

[@denavess732]

Very knowledgeable about plants.. love ferns.

[@DeirdreBaker-zo9gl]

I never realized how beautiful Arkansas is .. My great uncle resided in little rock

[@ginafriend1690]

The nooks are great! Love ferns!

[@robertanddonnagordon]

This homes landscaping is perfection

[@wandashaw3551]

Mr. Smith, thank you again for taking us along with you on another wonderful garden adventure. I'm calling this one Made In The Shade. Can't wait for our next adventure. 😍

[@annierampersad3982]

Thanks for sharing.A porch is a nice feature in a home.I am learning so much from these videos.👍🌺💐

[@MrAlandesignstudio]

Very calm,,, the way you narrates and the surroundings,, ahh so calm

[@ingridblohm-hyde805]

Thank you for mentioning the backrop plants and privacy trees and bushes. Every other garden video only mentions the small plants - it gets boring. Your video was very interesting. Thank you.

[@lindakhrupin3853]

I love your ideas for shade areas. Thank you for sharing

[@camilla6110]

I love the green house and the cream trim! The plantings just meld so beautifully-and those ferns!!! It looked like the lattice and wood planks were barely stained the same green, but also gave a mossy effect...just lovely, and a perfect backdrop for a serene garden. And the cream a Jeep even blended in. 🤓🤓. I can just picture you driving that to the garden center, Allen! 😉

[@lindadistel3643]

The rooms and nooks make it, with simple lush gardens. Thank you!

[@DixieGirl9876]

A beautiful mature garden! Yes, I love the bearded irises too. I have may of the native fringe trees, love them, you cannot beat the fragrance either. I have several plants to look for now, thanks for the tour.

[@Oelcenila]

I always hated that I only have shade in my garden. But, the garden here gives me a bit of rain forest vibes and I love it! I think I will plant a lot of ferns and a few hostas

[@bv3255]

In the High 90's here today. Glad to be at work (with A/C). Thank you for venturing out in the heat P. Allen. All of that green was very soothing to look at. The garden-as-a-yolk rang a little true with me. I am going to make an effort to enjoy more and worry less about gardening issues....as you so wisely pointed out, that is the point. Royal fern looks incredible. Have to figure out where I can use it. Rose of Sharon in the shade, with that more open form, is something to think about.

[@catfishm.1361]

Beautiful, I’d want a snowball bush, flox and mock orange 2! Love old fashion gardens like my grandma had! ❤️👍🏻

[@jadamills4082]

i had a bridle bush at one time, but never knew the real name for it. when i told people it was a bridle bush. No one had ever heard of that. thanks!

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

My mother has always called rose of sharon, althea and so do I loving that old fashioned name. Very nice to hear it called althea in your video, too.

[@sarahmascara]

Great video! Thank you! I’m in zone 4b and will be looking up some of these for my zone. We are moving from a large sunny lot and garden to likely something with quite a bit of shade. I’m feeling less disappointed in that fact after seeing this lovely shade garden.

[@nickwilson5637]

Beautiful home and garden

[@Cenepk101]

Awesome home & garden - I raised my hand for tall bearded irises.... Love !!!!!

[@PAllenSmith]

🙋🏼‍♂️

[@hhoversonhh]

🐞me too! Lol

[@lynaeeakettgreene7208]

i absolutely adore magnolias, I lived in North Alabama for a few years and the magnolia tree was amazing. in Alberta I'm pretty certain I could not grow any variety of magnolia.

[@carolem9134]

Yes really nice tour of this property very beautiful you did a great job, thank you for sharing

[@fannieallen6005]

Enjoyed the tour. Huge ferns. Gorgeous 😍

[@hannahkeys4516]

So nice to see your face again! I watched your show on PBS like clockwork. One of my favorite things to do! I plan on using this garden you created as my muse for my front porch garden that is full shade.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Beautiful video! I have a part shade garden on my property (zone 6b Maryland) and this really inspires me. Thank you P. Allen Smith.

[@PAllenSmith]

I’m so glad Anwar! 💚

[@jackiehorsley9263]

I really enjoyed your tour and I love the porch Its so cozy It would be the perfect place to get away and just think about things

[@kaywallace6139]

I like the different hostas and ferns mixed in the planting.

[@row1landr]

Love this so much! I grew up in south Louisiana and my grandparents old home was very much like this. I am now in Virginia in a new home with 27 acres and I am beginning to create little "rooms" around the property. I am still figuring out how to maintain the beautiful ponds, 9 of them.... Also, I have a waterfall that comes off of the spillway from a huge lake. There are about 4 small decorative waterfalls on the property that I am trying to clean up. The ferns and hastas are the perfect things to use in those moist, shady areas! Thank you so much for this video! I sure wish you could come see my property! !!!!!!

[@samuelkerr3579]

Can you do a video on planting under oaks specifically? like understory, shrub layers, and ground covers

[@annapoole132]

Oh my goodness how gorgeous!!!! Thank you P!!! I have taken note on those Royal Ferns!!! Love them! My gardens are very much in shade too and I have many of the same plantings. Love all the lessons you give too with the edibles! Your talent of gardening is never disappointing! 💕 Thank you!!!! 👍You make me feel great about what I am doing with my ideas and gardens!

[@PAllenSmith]

Thank you for watching!

[@toolmantrl]

Teach me your garden knowledge and why you plant the way you do. I enjoy your videos!

[@rosepaetzke2933]

Hello Allen, Thank you so much for this beautiful tour. I also love tall bearded irises. I would like to try some of the reblooming type. I'll have to research them. Have a wonderful day.

[@kentsmith1507]

Great video...I've been watching you for years and always appreciate your passion

[@PAllenSmith]

Thank you Kent! 💚

[@terriefirmin3190]

Beautiful.. pleasant and refreshing. You recommended the Rosy Returns daylilies in your downtown home garden tour so I ordered some.. can't wait till next year when they bloom and I will think of you.☺️

[@MelodyHopkins]

Nice tour, thank you! I love the mature landscapes found around old houses. I have a question. About a year ago, I moved into a newly constructed house and am in the process of landscaping it. My dilemma was what to plant on the north side of my house which is the back of the house. I have had a small brick retaining wall built about 5-6 feet out from the house and in the winter, this area gets no sun at all, but in the summer, only the area under the house eaves is shaded. So far, I've added some Soft Caress Mahonia under the two windows and 3 Aromi azaleas. On the western corner that does get a little sun in winter, I've planted a Yuletide Camellia with a mass under planting of Firepower Nandinas. I wanted some small plants and ground covers. I tried some heucheras, but the ones in the summer sun fried from the heat and only the ones in the shaded area under the house eaves have survived. I am trying out a couple of Autumn ferns and Boston ferns and a Bunny Blue Carex under the eaves to see if they will flourish. I planted some Purple Heart in the sun area and it is doing well. What chance do you think these plants have to survive and what other small plants/groundcovers would you suggest in the area that gets hot sun in summer but none in the winter? I live in zone 8b, northwest Florida. P.S. My mother's favorite flower was bearded iris and she had hundreds of varieties. She could never throw any away so she ended up with a quarter of an acre of irises from dividing them.

[@elvagadd1883]

Beautiful garden, enjoy it very much. Thank you for sharing 😊🤗

[@carolemaguire644]

Beautiful home and gardens !

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

Get your P Allen Smith bingo cards ready! In this episode we got “I love garden rooms,” “Did you know they are edible!?,” “I love to pick those off and put them on a salad,” “a good ole heritage plant,” and “flower power.” I got a bingo!

[@millysantiago9843]

Veo su programa en tv y me encanta!!!

[@denisewaller307]

Beautiful property🌿Thanks for sharing.

[@rainydays1105]

Thanks for sharing this lovely home. Just beautiful.

[@sharongiles6326]

I love the color of the house, do you know the color. Beautiful garden

[@charlestanner26]

Wonderful tour! Thank you for sharing, it gives so many ideas for my own garden. I have been working in stages on different "rooms". Sometimes over extending myself. Thank you again love your videos.

[@FASTBACKKAT]

love all the ferns !

[@audreysweeney5338]

Lovely yard

[@brandybrandenburg9525]

What groundcovers are good for keeping weeds out but also doesn’t smother your plants out?

[@CFFarm]

Your right about Wilds they have great selections I also buy from Suttons and Schrieners beautiful iris and daylilies!

[@pamketron]

Hi Allen - I really enjoyed the tour of this garden. So many little secret places. I love the bearded iris. They are amazing flowers. This year when one of mine bloomed it was truly a surprise. It’s always been purple for years. This year it was purple on the outside and yellow on the inside. I can’t find another that looks like it. There is a similar one in Gilbert H. Wild catalog but not the same. Can I send a picture of it to your email and see if you know what it’s called. Any ideas as to why this year it was two-toned? Thank you so much Allen. I’ve looked on line and everywhere I know to look so I thought I would ask the walking & talking book of knowledge. Happy Day! 🌺🌸🌼

[@swirlymarble5542]

Will you be covering how to plant seeds for spring flowers?

[@luvblooms6971]

Beautiful

[@laurajanesherman9126]

Lovely garden! I’m in zone 6, Virginia, and I would love to have a camellia, however my local garden center does not carry them. Is it too cold in my zone for one?

[@Emiley.15]

I love your work , my yard is a mess since I got sick. I wish I had someone to help me.

[@rajpatel23240]

Amazing

[@yvonnereeves2204]

Loved the tour!

[@theeapco]

Fantastic garden. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@nataliejohnson4202]

I have a brand new shaded area in my terraced backyard/patio area. I want to plant perinatals in the lower level. It will get north/east morning sun. What do I need to do with the soil to plant my bulbs? We do have the existing soil there. We do have sand, old organic black soil, horse and chicken manure. Please tell me what percentage of each to mix together. I forgot to add, I live in North west South Dakota. The area is shaded by White Poplar trees.

[@rdarrett3635]

Love to hear the wildlife in this garden. Are those cicadas that I hear?

[@johnblaine1479]

A garden tour in summer is very seductive but please do some in winter when the hostas have died back, the deciduous trees have lost their leaves and with it a loss of privacy, and the exposed soil is open to weed seeds that erupt next summer. Please discuss successful all year garden design that has had to take this into account.

[@kaywallace6139]

Pretty yard

[@auntmayme8119]

I live in the Northeast and want a vining plant just below my deck. It’s a very shady area because it’s covered by a maple tree in one corner and yews in the other. What kind of vining plant would you suggest? Zone 5, more like a 4.

[@Irreklee]

At 14.31 there is a tall plant with pink flowers. What is the name of this plant please? Loved this video.

[@catherinealbion6955]

Hydrangea

[@timberhills1778]

Nice video

[@charlenekociuba7396]

What is the best way to transplant ferns?

[@karmicpopcorn6440]

Hard to find gardeners on you tube in the south, especially my area, E. TN, but I'm not sure how well any of those plants would grow in my area. There's no zone information.

[@PAllenSmith]

Someone's Mom this garden is in Little Rock, AR. Zone 8a (formally 7b) They should all perform well for you.

[@karmicpopcorn6440]

@@PAllenSmith thank you! That's good to know! They're all beautiful and arranged so naturally.

[@lagunagirl1347]

Did anyone else catch the “ceramic head” peaking out of the potting shed window? The owners must have a sense of humor & whimsy.

[@hannahkeys4516]

Imagine having one too many mimosa's at lunch and getting up from the table.. "Oh hello there!" Lol..

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

I think it's such a waste when non nature-loving people buy a house from someone who put their blood, sweat and tears into making the land beautiful. They tend to stay indoors or ignore the landscaping & let it become a weed patch. I spend as much time on my garden as I can. I want it to be welcoming to all kinds of critters, but I work full time and rarely ever get to enjoy it. All of the non-working women in the neighbirhood who don't garden get to sit outside and watch my butterflies and listen to my birds. AARRGGHH! This property seems so peaceful and welcoming. You've done a lovely job here, Allen!

[@peziki]

The only plants that he recommends for shade are the ferns and hydrangea. Pretty limited, especially for folks in the northern sector of USA.

[@teriratterman6389]

👍💟🌸🌿🥰

[@staciebeckham2355]

too much GREEN...

[@ctang212]

Bishop’s Weed is such a garden thug. That stuff needs to go.

[@ctang212]

This is a gorgeous property. I really appreciate seeing shaded areas as well.

[@joemug4079]

Grandma Allen. Her show keeps getting more kitschy and boring. Somebody get her a quilt and clogs.