Super charming Cottage Garden tour on Mackinac Island!! w/ a sunken patio!

This was one of my first projects on the island when I started my landscaping company there in 2008. Now, we are being asked to design an additional space and tune things up a little bit… I love coming back into these gorgeous gardens and seeing them age, while being able to enhance and update them as well. Enjoy this fun little tour!

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Oh boy that’s awesome she is getting part of her property back that she donated how generous. I can’t wait to see what you make of it.

[@suPerSticK3r]

So refreshing to hear real men doing men things listening to the game and building a wall and making children and families happy. Thanks Jack it's beautiful and bless your family.

[@bettyharvath5217]

So glad you brought us along for your walk around.

[@candicespencer2021]

What a beautiful little cottage ! Can’t wait to see the final landscaping and new vege garden!

[@brianandkimwolverton7348]

Magical as always! Staying tuned - & thank you to you & the owners for allowing us to come along on the journey! 💛🌸

[@Edu_Kate]

I absolutely love the fantastic landscape designs you do for your lakefront clients, they're real wowzas! Now this cottage is more relatable to my modest yard. I can't wait to watch this one evolve. Thank you for always thinking of us when posting videos.

[@ncflowergirl1446]

Love the periwinkle cottage 🥰

[@danradtke1663]

👍looking forward to see what cool design you come up with.

[@kathleenahart1331]

A blank slate. Can't wait to see what you do with it. I know it will be beautiful.

[@andreacline7141]

Can't wait for the project to get done and see what you come up with.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Charming property cannot wait to see what you do

[@reneel2502]

What a beautiful cottage! So thankful we get to see your design and the build!! Can't wait! Thanks Jack!

[@MSRgoogle]

Keep adding videos Jack!! Love them all!

[@andreabenson2491]

Periwinkle Cottage ❤️! You have great vision, looking forward to seeing the progress! 👍👏

[@ginafriend1690]

Great idea! Will be a fun project, at your beginning stages of stepping stones! 😉

[@dnmccurry]

Thank you so much for updates. ❤

[@galakrupa469]

While the big projects are beautiful, I love this idea for a little project. It sounds so neat. This was so sweet of the owners to donate this property for the children's riding academy. Ya the Lion's lose a lot but I still like them. I'm excited to see how this turns out. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@camicri4263]

It's going to be so cute and with the shed moved...awesome! Glad she is getting the land back. Hey Jack maybe a planting table would be nice and a little bench. Looking forward to see it, such a pretty little cottage! 🤗🤗

[@beckiepruder3402]

Love the stacked stone walls you and Emery built. Lovely that these folks will get that property back, you will make it amazing🌿🍃❤️🙂

[@elmaelmar2761]

I can’t wait to see what you do!! Beautiful home!!

[@teresalegacy7099]

Beautiful cottage and I look forward to seeing the addition being landscaped! Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦

[@upnorth21]

Love to see your creativity!

[@RS-gl9ht]

Exciting project you have there Jack - thanks for showing us and I look forward to seeing the end result!

[@jamied.2734]

Really enjoy your videos and look forward to watch them. Thanks!!

[@friedahickman3164]

sounds exciting!

[@ivyandroses25]

Yay! I love to see your design process!

[@findmysoulgarden914]

Ooooo, how exciting, a blank canvas....veggie garden needs an arbor entrance...🙌🙌🙌🙌. Can't wait to see the plans..😁😁😁

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Great idea!!

[@susanschuck8124]

Love your videos and designs. Thanks for sharing!

[@VMCCompany]

That landscape is lovely as all of your client's properties are. I will be watching for this the evolution of this one and am anxious to see your design process. Thanks for taking us along !

[@cinziadeluca5074]

This sounds / looks like an amazing project! Can't wait to see the design process and the final result. Love a good veggie garden.

[@zanbenino2349]

All the best!! Can't wait to see the finished landscape.🪴🌼🌺🍁🥰

[@lindaortolano7837]

Hi Jack, I love seeing how you have evolved through the years. Looking forward to seeing what ideas you come up with!! Have a great day! :)

[@lorid1348]

LOL.....the Lions lost? You must be kidding?! (Michigan girl here) Love this video Jack!

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

I know…. It’s hard to believe…. But, pretty sure they did….

[@wanya_telborn]

Well good for them

[@t.e.mccall8886]

Please keep us up to date! Sometimes you forget . . . .

[@laurahorace9939]

This project is something I can really relate to. Thanks Jack.

[@laurieh9388]

Fun!

[@thelampfamily6290]

☀️Such a great testament to your very early projects with the garden border walls - they look beautiful with the grown plantings! I see with all your videos your touch and inspired me to build a stack stone wall on a garden bed around our home. Just reminds me of Mackinaw and old English gardens. Thank you for keeping these videos going!!

[@allysonh6410]

LOVE that sunken space. I've been dreaming of something like that lately. Screenshots taken lol thx! I would love it if u kept us updated on this more ..realistic?? Space

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

You got it!! We will also do vids of a lot of our smaller projects too!!

[@allysonh6410]

@@JackBarnwellDesign that's the word! Lol awesome!! Thx!

[@carolemayer8151]

I love your flower designs and will you please show us Vegetable box designs

[@cstewart9493]

Please build in a garden vegetable cleaning sink area. Always been my dream to have that

[@florentinamarin5904]

This short updates are so lovely.

[@desireehouse]

Can’t wait to see what you come up with for this space. ❤

[@amandasides5033]

Aww that is going to look so great! Can't wait to see it!

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

Cool! a nice kitchen garden....can't wait to see it!!!!

[@msdanaryan]

Jack, could you talk specifically about boxwoods sometime. The specific variety you prefer or your design techniques in relation to them? Often they get skipped in tour videos. Thanks! 😊

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

For sure! I have some good ideas for that!

[@karenmorse7031]

I can’t wait to see the process!

[@rickyt3961]

that’s going to be an exciting vlog! 👍🏾😃

[@Pervydachny]

Hello Jack! This is a fantastic autumn tour! Thank you for a great video. Good luck to you👍🌻💙

[@cherylbutler446]

Great idea!

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

I hope your home and company in Fl is going to be OK!!!’

[@gitabrown1698]

Thanks for taking us along, Jack. It's interesting to see how you go about figuring out a space and coming up with solutions. This is the first house I think you've shown us that doesn't appear to be on the scale of a mansion. It's nice to see how the "other half lives." I just had a question. You mentioned cutting back the maple trees to open up the sky for vegetable gardening. The maples on the right seem to be behind the fence in the neighbor's yard. Will you be able to cut them? I'm also wondering how a crew would get up the tree to cut it without machinery being allowed on the island. Thank you again for letting us tag along.

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

Any branch overhanging ones property can be cut by that property owner~~ besides, the neighbors are clients too :) We’ll climb right up there and trim em up!

[@gitabrown1698]

I see. I thought you were cutting down trees not branches! Sorry about that! Thanks, Jack!

[@shawnamuschamp8972]

💙💙💙

[@myopinionismine999]

With your great knowledge in plants, please advise me.... I just purchased 9 (3 gal) white wedding hydrangeas and 6 (1 gal) encore azaleas. Had dug holes for placement of each and now have injured my leg. Can I just put the container w/plant in the hole, cover up to w/mulch and water each til spring, then plant each correctly? (Ga. Zone 7b).

[@dorindajenkins7825]

🙋

[@SEEKINGPUSHEDUPDAISIES]

Hi Jack Just wondering who names the cottages? And how do they come up with the names? Thank you

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

They are mostly historic names- either named after the original owners, or original names that get passed on…

[@Haroldmrt]

Where did you get your way cool hat?

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

It’s a “Barmah” (Australia)

[@sharongauss9298]

Does anyone on the island have in ground pools?

[@JackBarnwellDesign]

A few…. It is not a typical request