Shady Garden

Shady Garden
Bamboo viridistriatus,
Viburnum rhytidophyllum,
Dogwood, Geranium wallichianum,
Cotoneaster,
Hydrangea aspera - Hot Chocolate,
Spotted Laurel Japan - Aucuba japonica,
Japanese Maple,
Japanese anemone,
Eupatorium,
Hellebore,
Pulmonarias,
Hydrangea aspera,
Astilbe Color Flash,
Pulmonarias, Aruncus,
Fatsia japonica,
Rodgersia,
Spiky Mahonia,
Whirlwind Japanese anemone.
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[@SlimshadyVictoria]

This may sound odd, but i like the way he slaps his plants around, most gardeners are so delicate with them your almost afraid to touch them let alone grow them. AND ,he is probably the most knowledgeable gardener i,ve watched.

[@carolpridgeon8200]

I loved the gardener. I was simply attracted to his enthusiasm, his quirkiness, and his knowledge. I so enjoyed this video. I need some shade plants and am grateful I found this video.

[@rosswilson1668]

Just love the way he wades through the garden, and owns to the fact that not everything in his garden works! Lots of fun!

[@welcometomyhomepatriots359]

I love that you touch all your plant’s! ❤️

[@jessicabradshaw3365]

That Hot Chocolate hydrangea is STUNNING!!! Perfect place for it but I hope it doesn’t get lost as the front plants get bigger. Absolutely gorgeous 🌿🌟🌿

[@KimRooney-nv5nj]

You crack me up and have inspired me ....maybe I'll start doing a video series. I like this guys energy and enthusiasm and use of color contrasts

[@AmericanaGardens]

Must be a lot of shade in Japan! I lost it then lol. Great video and I love your enthusiasm.

[@roadrunner123]

Beautiful garden! I love the way all the plants are crowded together.

[@plantwithmatt]

Great selection of well grown plants there. Those darker leaved Hydrangeas were glorious.

[@mrpkp]

My God so much variety....Really love your garden...

[@Putra_mulyadi]

Tanaman hias yang unik

[@yukichan8952]

Your great enthusiasm is very encouraging. Wonderful passion.

[@lfidarraga]

Lovely garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@CountrysideLiving12]

What a lovely shady garden and great presentation! Thank you

[@heatherdavison2813]

Thank you for the great tips! Will use them in my garden this year. May I say your garden is GORGEOUS.

[@lully381]

Thank you, I watch each and every episode of your you tube films with such a wide grin on my face! I learn such a lot from your vids and love your 'give it a go' attitude, it's how I garden myself.

[@Costachel77]

Hi @lully381 It's a pleasure to meet you here. How are you doing?

[@jeffallinson8089]

Loving this garden, its lovely; thanks for a great upload.

[@grahamthomas1429]

thanks for all your time and info you make GT video always something to learn thanks for your time 🐝🐞👍👍👍👍

[@송하와제라늄]

쉐이디가든 너무 멋져요 부러워요

[@teriheinrich4134]

I love how you are drawn to touch with love each of your plants.

[@christinayip6795]

I have watched every KZbin posted. Very informative. Thank you for producing these videos!

[@haunguyen1949]

So lush , so green , so many happy plants , the garden is truthfully gorgeous. The blending colours , formation of leaves shapes and various height are creating such harmonious and attractive garden . I really love your work and thank you for your inspiration and tutorial ideas how to blend the colours with different species from Far East

[@carefreedelight2355]

You are very generous with your knowledge, and are able to show us how the plants grow in their spaces, and what plants strive in shade I am so grateful to you. Thank you.

[@hatgiongnhapkhaunguyenbaobi]

Love your style too!

[@stirlingsilver8880]

I feel like he's going to come up and tussle my hair 😄. I love those plants💚

[@mayaportland8805]

more like pulling your hair out...

[@epicellen7299]

I love your garden and enthusiasm. Thank you so much for all tips regarding shade loving shrubs and plants. You've been a great help

[@KD-cg9iq]

Hello John, that was very informative, a fat like and keep up the good work .

[@lisasmith4889]

Lots of hard work and I love your enthusiasm .

[@lindakalemkiewicz5148]

Wow! I accidentally found your video and I was so happy to found you. I loved all the plant you have shown. You have a great talent in combining theme. Thanks for sharing.

[@Costachel77]

Hi @lindakalemkiewicz5148 How are you doing?

[@platelifter6151]

I love your garden is beautiful

[@kirstenf3647]

Why does this make me so happy?

[@user-yh6so6xd5q]

I like you,you makes me smile,how you show your garden:)

[@leyshonrr]

Great video, you get your thought process over really well.

[@verawallace9055]

Like the Spotted Laurel plants, I need some for my new Shade garden

[@joolia808]

Is he rushing to catch a bus? Cracks me up.. Love the typos, love the passion!

[@Arbear64]

METH does that to a person.

[@louisekrupski5361]

Thank you so much - this is exactly what I was looking for as I have so much shade in my garden and I’ve been fighting it rather than embracing - I’m going to search out Fatsia Japonica, the anemone, hydrangea, rodgersia and the bamboo. Love your style too!

[@Costachel77]

Hi @louisekrupski5361 It's a pleasure to meet you here. How are you doing?

[@cillafontana4536]

So so useful for an amateur like me trying to plan a shady north facing patch of garden. Thank you so much!

[@pamelapearce8702]

A fellow gardener I can totally relate to!Too bad you don’t live here in Eugene, Oregon you would fit in completely to our quirky little gardening community of plant fanatics

[@casper1240]

I love your real enthusiasm for plants

[@suzannewhite3492]

Cheers n thanx. happy gardening.

[@nancybennett9265]

I enjoy your videos. Wishing you a most joyous and blessed Christmas.

[@amblincork]

Pretty impressive selection of shade plants !!

[@missdimples1982]

I love your energy, and your plants!

[@chalice3571]

Wow, your shade garden really breaks the rule of regular go around shade plants. Your plants are light, colorful ... and so fluffy... Can you come to my home in Indiana and do this kind of miracle.? that is so nice. I like your knowledge and spike about moving in your garden space. you are overflowing with charm and it goes over into your garden space.

[@chalice3571]

Thank you John for the beautiful 'heart'

[@iainhair6888]

Thanks a great wee video, ideal as I am starting a new garden with a section in shade with clay !!

[@KimRooney-nv5nj]

interesting using mahonia with anemone- with rodgersia...

[@annieyue9184]

I really love the different shades of green and some red, pink here and there! I wish you are here in San Antonio Texas!

[@LoveAffairsTube]

These all look so tropical.... nice!

[@ngocle2932]

Thank you, John. Thanks to your video I have some ideas for the shady corner in my backyard 👍

[@paulmitchell5349]

Glad you mentioned yew. I put 5 small bushes in. I plan to be long lived so I will patiently wait for them to grow. Nice contrast of pale green new growth with dark green old growth.

[@Costachel77]

Hi @paulmitchell5349

[@melaniesheppard778]

This man is awesome! (So is his planting!) Really enjoyed this! Thanks!

[@ioana1417]

Your love for your plants,,, 💕💕💕

[@riverdove1533]

I love you! Thank you!

[@wyn9447]

you have such a stunning garden!

[@yumbrella1]

I LOVE your Shady Garden! I have lots of what you have in my back yard... Ive been looking for the right hydrangea,, of course!!!, , Japanese Chocolate.... Id love more flowers in my shady garden/ thanks..

[@eleanorbyrne8805]

Thank you, I enjoyed this video very much, I have a shady area in my front garden about 30 feet long , it is north facing and am going to incorporate some of the plants you have mentioned here in this video. It is sheltered by my neighbors planting which is causing the shade really but you have to work with what you've got. I have only just developed a love of gardening. Someone told me gardening was cheaper than therapy and they were so right. I get so much enjoyment from my garden. A work in progress and I am learning as I'm going. I love the feel of the soil and totally understand your enthusiasm, it is totally addictive. Only just found you and am binge watching your videos.

[@chrisfitzgerald-fleming6985]

Isn’t this guy wonderful, great video

[@joannetullini6814]

Fun, entertaining guy. Great garden.

[@nazmaparven6646]

You are a great plants lover!

[@777-Phil]

Utmost blessings!

[@NickSBailey]

Another brill video. I moved my spotted laurel because it was growing over some other things and the place it ended up was shadier yet it surprised me by growing even better, it's covered in small flowers this Spring so I'm expected a few berries later.

[@warmyellowshade]

Lovely

[@noellekilleen2304]

Brilliant as always 👏👏👏

[@xenka77]

Dear John, I am so amazed by your work, the simple, pleasant, very informative way to bring a beginner gardener like me up to speed. I learned so much in just a few moments. I wonder if you could maybe share some advice for my tiny roof garden, facing west, but catching some sunlight from early afternoons. Wind is my big problem for now. I deeply admire your secret garden. It shows your kindness, good heart and stunning knowledge of growing.

[@miriambelanger7292]

Very nice. I like his style of gestures while talking, especially the hands. He reminds me of the famous brilliant detective Monk ❤️

[@hobbitlady7568]

Your design sense is brilliant

[@kellyferren2705]

you are a delight to watch love your video

[@MrFlyingguy]

that helps me greatly wtih plant selection for a shady development, i am starting

[@overthehorizon7378]

Oh My! You have an elegant garden. Beautiful.

[@Lijaskurzeme]

I am here for the Fatsia Japonica :D Thanks.

[@abentahar]

Thank you very much , very useful

[@GreenSage89]

Hi John, love your garden and the informative way you present it. What is the variety of that wonderful red persicaria. Keep up the good work. Carl

[@dannygallagherfluidart7276]

Would love to know too have u found out???

[@jillymouseful]

Smashin 👌☘

[@deafprof]

Great stuff!

[@myboibill]

You have got yourselves one great channel. I don’t believe I watched you before but I had to subscribe to you and I don’t know win but now I will be looking out for you. Your knowledge is deep and vast but not worn on your sleeve like some know it all. Can’t wait to binge watch you pick your brain some point. Thanks for doing this I hope you’re well

[@Poemsapennyeach]

Good informative video John. Able to take it in ...despite the background muzak. Cheers from Wicklow.

[@tonyalancaster8142]

John I think the only reason why I really like looking at you is because of your accent and you speak talk so funny love it

[@snugglefunny]

I just love this guy ! 😊

[@davidhuddart9262]

Brilliantly showing how to use Shade .

[@hawtain4399]

Love the accent ♥️

[@tineejohnston9737]

😀😀😀 funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@Costachel77]

Hi @tineejohnston9737 How are you doing?

[@xuezhonglian]

opportunity for something else :) love your positivity

[@jonchaochao4567]

have anyone thought he gets so rough with the plants? it makes me clinched every time he puts his hands on the plants, i thought he was gonna rip some parts off but he didn't, but i do wondered how he greets his grandkids though? if thats how he shows his love for plants..

[@royaljelly3297]

❤❤❤

[@WillBeInTheGarden]

💚💚💚~

[@cherrysakura2760]

💖💖💖

[@nspector]

I love your videos so much, John Lord. Many of the plants you show are unfamiliar to me. Now...I only really know what I've happened to grow myself, but I'm also wondering if a good number of your plants need a more temperate climate like you have in Ireland than what I have in The US in Connecticut? I'm in zone 7A.

[@natashalion8028]

Love the Fatsia Japonica, beautiful green shiny leaves. What about a Hosta in the bare spot?

[@ransomcoates546]

American weather makes a lot of these plantings difficult to impossible. And I continue to be amazed at the plants we share, but John’s versions are five or six times bigger than I have ever grown, or ever seen in an American botanical garden.

[@francesmclaren7881]

What a work of art in the shady garden. Love it! The Japanese anemone are gorgeous - so annoying in NZ they have gone crazy in my garden and need to be dealt to.

[@Rodoriginal101]

all of those plants are widely used in the Dutch gardens.

[@stevensheppard3930]

You are so entertaining; 2020- common milkweed, smooth black haw and hobblebush! Go corpus callosum!

[@carolrose4784]

You are so good with those names I can never pronounce. Thanks for your guidance.

[@Costachel77]

Hi @carolrose4784

[@spenz466]

Very beautiful garden, i like how you put altogether such contrasting colors and textures around your garden. I wonder if you fertilize them regularly to keep them in good health? Thanks for sharing...

[@BM-yr1lc]

V informative but like a bull in a China shop with those plants lol!

[@truthoutmedia]

...but they are all in great shape mmm

[@kiwichch4583]

The gorgeous John xxx

[@TheStrawberryAnia]

Subscribed :)

[@Yppengasse28]

Informative video on its own ... doesn't need the sound track.

[@michaelrader6041]

The 2 red leaf plants you didn’t label; couldn’t understand him for both plants

[@jungsookkim5744]

You have a beautiful trees and flowers , I like a bamboo looked pretty. where are there ?