THE CHANGE THAT 2 YEARS OF WORK IN THE GARDEN & YARD MADE- plus garden tour 🌺

[@sharonwest1602]

Unbelievable transformation you went from nothing to gang busters that was a lot of hard work you had a beautiful vision and made it happen gorgeous flowers Jodi

[@TracyHunt-x4g]

I can see your vision for your yard and it will look lovely. You’ve done an amazing job!!😊

[@mjs.2000]

Beautiful transformation. Great job 😊

[@joannwagner4940]

Amazing. Can't wait to see what you do next year.

[@MidwestMagicCleaning]

Hi, Jodi!

[@ccl5719]

Looks so great! Real changes and improvements over time. I would love to see a season-ending “declutter” of the yards in preparation for winter. A final clean up of the gardening pots, etc. and maybe some pressure washing - including all of the toys and playground equipment. I think they’ll clean up nicely! Keep up the great work!

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Got the power washer out this week and started cleaning and storing pots. It will be in next weeks video ❤️

[@clicker7019]

Totally agree!

[@gillhannabuss4096]

Hi Jodie , wow you have done such a great job. I’m hoping for a few dry days as I have a border that needs tending this weekend x

[@melaniehutchinson5306]

So pretty. You continue to inspire me

[@josephdaly2015]

Wow the garden looks amazing, well done on all your hard work and help from hubby too. Will you keep some of the thicker branches to line paths? Also does the tree guy have a wood chipper and you can use those chips for more pathways? Clarke is loving all the space too. Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 🙇‍♀️👏👍💪🙏💐🦮

[@aliciataylor4820]

You have done an amazing job!!!💗💗

[@jillneer7305]

You've come so far, inside & out!!!!! You have great reason to be so proud of your hard work. Plus, you've gained a passion for growing beautiful things. ❤

[@robinmcallister6772]

Just shows what patience and chunks of time can accomplish. Great job! 🌸

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you Robin 🤗❤️

[@vickymcmahon8121]

Simply amazing what you’ve done.❤ like the vision you have fur future. All your flowers are so pretty, even at the end of season.❤

[@trishb6895]

In my experience the dahlias didn’t like the heat as much as the cooler weather.

[@lisadearing5960]

After years of gardening…I’ve realized that I love (and can grow successfully without killing): Hostas Black eyed Susan’s Zinnias Marigolds Lantana My friend bought the Lisianthus that’s purple. They were beautiful! I hope to get some next spring. Jodi, your transformations are awesome! You’ve developed quite the green thumb! Your flowers are stunning!

[@MarshaCaughill]

Everything looks great and you did a awesome job. ❤❤❤❤.thanks for sharing 👍. You and your husband work good together.

[@VickyCheeks-bm1zy]

Wow! You’ve done so much work and it shows. Can’t wait to see the trees gone and grass growing

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

I’m so excited for that phase ❤️❤️

[@thelilacmum]

Wow what a project😮 You should be so proud of all your hard work. Maybe now your daughters will come out and help. They can rake leaves 🍁 Next years FAMILY PROJECT ❤🪻🌷🌹🌻

[@tonitorres1593]

Wow jodi You have done a great job thats alot of work, but it is nice you can be proud and say i did myself ❤ anything you put your mind to you can do nothing is impossible 😊thanks for sharing a have a good wed

[@annwilliams9214]

You have made outstanding progress. You didn't know you had a green thumb. Regarding your petunias, I have discovered that they are squirrel salad. I had gorgeous plants and watched my squirrels sit and munch on the petals and leaves. I have almost nothing but bare stems 🤷‍♀️ Please also be mindful of squirrel homes when taking down the trees, especially as there could be babies. They will build dreys in the tree canopy and in hollow spaces of dying trees. Love the expansion of a back lawn. It will be such a fun space for your grandkids to play. With more sun, have you considered a small vegetable garden? It would be great fun for the grandkids to help grow and harvest. Under the new tree line, you could plant flowering rhododendron. The deer aren't interested in them. Azaleas are also beautiful flowering shrubs, but some deer really enjoy them. Hellebore is a beautiful shade flowering perennial. Bleeding heart and daffodils would give beautiful color. They also hate peonies, which have gorgeous blooms. Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@kellygaudet2281]

You should be proud. Everything is fabulous 😊

[@debbiejohnson1796]

What a change in the front flower beds. Beautiful.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you Debbie 🤗

[@barbfoote5224]

Great job Jodi! You should be so so proud of yourself - your yard is looking amazing!!

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks so much Barb 🤗

[@kaylifornia]

the difference is amazing! and also the front door really does look so great

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you so much Kay 🤗 really happy with how the stain held up over the winter ❤️

[@jackielonghofer6430]

Jodi you should be so proud! It is truly a transformation! My yard was similar to that in the back when I moved In. Consistently working on it does wonders! Congrats!!

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@helenatkinson4730]

Owning a home is really quite a lot of work! I had to sell mine a few years ago because I just couldn't do it anymore, then I couldn't find people to even pay to do the work. And my yard and house was much smaller. I also tried planting some Cosmos one year. I was horrified by how huge they got! They dwarfed the front of my tiny home and my little garden.

[@cantocant2346]

So much work! Stunning results.

[@vickymcmahon8121]

And Clark❤❤

[@KristaKenner]

Your yard looks beautiful. I’ve forgotten about you painting the front door to look like it was stained. I had to show my husband he really liked it also. I know it had to feel so good to see how much you accomplished. 😍

[@sondrasix1668]

You are so inspiring to me. Your work to the back and front yard is incredibly. I can’t tell how excited you are. It looks GREAT. I love it. Way to go Girl 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@barbarapratt5682]

Amazing progress Jodi! I was questioning it myself when you started the back yard and oh boy, you did it! 😊👏

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks so much Barbara 🤗

[@kristinehamilton214]

I loved the woods clean up. I’m weird I know. Love all the changes. ❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you Kristine 🤗

[@AliciaBakerLeashy]

Hey Jodi its me Leashy and I been love watching you with your beautiful smile and friendly personality has brought me back again and i watch your videos regularly. I have Fibromyalgia really bad.... i never get outside, so i love seeing your yard and flowers. The yard has become so beautiful, and i am so proud of you. Great job!! I have been so depressed and in pain, even suicidal.... so smiling and watching someone so positive like you has literally kept me alive. I don't say this lightly, nor am I exaggerating. Thank you sweet lady. 🎉💚🪻🌈🌸🌹🌷🌻

[@josephdaly2015]

Please find someone professional can talk to if you can afford it and if not ring family or friends. Take care and mind yourself. 🙏💐 Mary.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Oh Leashy! You made me cry. Please keep your head up and know you matter friend ❤️❤️ I’m sorry you are in so much pain. I’m thinking about you, sending you lots of prayers and lots of virtual hugs 🤗🙏

[@AliciaBakerLeashy]

@@jodidunnmymessylife1847 thank you sweetie. I do love you and wish I could (((HUG))) you IRL but here is one and if you could just get hubby or one of your beautiful nd talented daughters to give it to you from me.. that would be good for me. 💖I'm happy to have you for my online friend 🧡 May God continue to bless you my friend. ✝️💜🙏🏻

[@AliciaBakerLeashy]

@@josephdaly2015 Thank you Mary sending my love nd prayers to you s well.. 💜✝️🙏🏻

[@SavingWithKay]

Love seeing the amazing progress! So sad the chaos garden didn’t work out. But it was a fun idea!

[@patchayko721]

Jodie I bet the deer and rabbits are looking forward to a great "buffet" next year too! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

I’m certain they are 😂😂

[@nani5964]

Hi Jodi, love all the yard progress. I found out the sickness I have is not covid, it's pneumonia. Don't feel like doing anything, but watching videos. God bless

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Oh no Nani! I sure hope you feel better soon 🙏

[@nani5964]

@@jodidunnmymessylife1847 , thank you

[@sharonmakowsky172]

Hi, Jodi! You should cut some of those zinnias and put them in a vase. You would have a beautiful bouquet. So pretty. You have come a long way with your garden. Keep up the good work! Had one squirrel today. Haven’t seen my other ones lately. Must be getting ready for Fall. Hugs! From your southern Michigan neighbor.👍🥰💜

[@sorokabarr8825]

WOW Jodie you have accomplished so much. Its amazing. Well done! ❤❤❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks so much Soroka 🤗

[@nancybrower8608]

Proud of you!!!! You have come a long way with your flowers and yard. Keep it up.❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks so much Nancy 🤗

[@ireneromero5326]

Such a big change from one year to the next ! Looks amazing 👏! 😊❤

[@sharonstriluk8680]

Wow Jodie. Such a huge improvement. Great job to you and your hubby. All good things come in time.

[@jessickaslife625]

Jodi, absolutely amazing and beautiful. If you keep the tree stump, the big one, why not put like little fairy houses or something like that? Make it a part of the garden you are envisioning.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Yes great idea ❤️

[@leekasten3549]

Your yard is looking amazing! Say….couldn’t you sell that oak tree to someone? They take many years to get big and a very nice hardwood. Or maybe you know someone or a place where it can get milled and have something built! ☺️

[@SharaLee60]

Yes, Jodi, it's amazing what you have done in your gardens! Pat yourself on your back for a job well done! I know there's more to do. Getting those 3 big trees removed will help a lot! You should keep a written record of everything, where you put these flowers & why they didn't make it or just didn't make it because of the weather, etc! That way, you'll know what you need to do next year! But I'm amazed at how everything has grown so much! You do have a green thumb! Have a wonderful week & take care! Love & Hugs! ♥️☺️🦋🐾🐾📓✏️🧶🧵🪡🦉🍄🎃🍁🌹✨️

[@zerocasualteas]

Jodi, all the work you’ve put into your yard is so incredible!! 🎉These transformations are due to your hard work & dedication!! Love to see it’ 🎉

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@jtraupman7560]

Leave the stump and put a flower pot filled with beautiful flowers on it. 🙂❤🌺🌼🌷🌹🏵🌻

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

That would look beautiful ❤️

[@FireflydreamsForever]

Hello Hello Hello! Your yard is so beautiful! You have a green thumb! Love it!❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you Sharon ❤️

[@sharonwest1602]

I’am so happy you have a tree guys coming to cut down your trees and yes have them removed all the tree stumps I wish I can get a tree guy to come and cut down my trees they make me very nervous so close to the roof ( it will be worth every penny of it ) 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@MichelleLieven-nr2ik]

You have done an amazing job! I’m so glad you have a record of your progress. It definitely goes to show small chunks of time make a huge difference!

[@pamelafreeman4548]

Amazing! Shows what continuous little steps adds up to! You rock!!❤🎉😊

[@GoingGreenMom]

Remember you have hostas to move from up front.... that hydrangea would get more sun up there.

[@terryruiz7417]

What a glorious Green Thumb! Your hard work certainly paid off. You might try roses on the side with 10 hours sun. I've used "drift roses", a smaller rose, disease resistant, but blooms really well.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you Terry 🤗🤗

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

Such an amazing transformation! All your hard work has truly paid off.💐🌻💐🌻

[@GoingGreenMom]

Ohhh, you need a flagstone path to your bench!

[@GoingGreenMom]

Beautiful chaos with those zinnias! Lol

[@bobbiegarza753]

Absolutely gorgeous.🌺🌷🌼🌻 You and hubs did an amazing job. What were those plants on the side of the house? You said they were there when you moved in. Autumn Frost ?. They are beautiful. Thanks for sharing Jodi.🙂

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Hi Bobbie 🤗 those are autumn frost sedum. They are green from spring through summer then turn that beautiful red ❤️

[@mlshadow95]

Look up the Angelwing begonia....they are gorgeous

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

I will thank you ❤️

[@mittens9245]

Jodi, so much work! I don’t know how you did it all. I’m inspired by your success with annuals. I always buy perennials so that I don’t have to replant every year, but your snapdragons, petunias, & zinnias are so BEAUTIFUL that I plan on copying you next year. Your flowers are so colorful & happy. PS: THANK YOU for mentioning ChipDrop. What a wonderful service. I just received my first delivery, & I’m thrilled. The tree-cutter dropped off 20 cubic yards of wood chips, which translates into $500 of mulch (if I were to buy it by the bag at Home Depot). Sometimes there IS such a thing as a free lunch.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Perennials are fantastic!! Low maintenance and beautiful. Nothing beats the colors and varieties of annuals though ❤️ Yay I’m so glad that was helpful and saved you so much money 🤗🤗🤗

[@GoingGreenMom]

Lol, speaking of wildlife, you might find an interest in our latest wildlife in the yard. My son was walking our dog over beside our trailer, and a hawk was sitting on the chainlink fence between us and the next trailer beside a mulberry tree that wont support its weight. So shocked it is hanging out in a 12ish foot divided area, and I havent seen it yet, but hoping it isnt injured.

[@Myeverydaywifelife]

Word of the day is MASSIVE! Lol 💜 Love your yard it’s coming along nicely. 👍👍

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Michelle every dang flower I look at I think wow you are massive 😂😂😂

[@susanbarker9409]

Everything looks so beautiful! Pat yourself on the back, you did such a wonderful job. Thank you hubby for your help giving Jodi a hand. This next year you gave me ideas for working on my gardens in the front and back. I like how you accomplished things with the time you could block out in your busy day gives me hope I certainly can do the same.😊

[@GoingGreenMom]

I overwintered my geraniums last year! Treat for spider mites before bringing in! And super easy to propogate by cuttings as well!

[@maryloucharron111]

Beautiful!!

[@Myeverydaywifelife]

Yes I’ve had that comment too about hiring someone out to do the yard. I could do that but like you I want you to do that myself. Such a wonderful satisfaction of doing it yourself. I might have someone come trim trees this fall though?? I might even get a pole of wood chips delivered! I didn’t know you could do that. 🙀

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Michelle it really is a satisfying feeling to know you did it ❤️❤️

[@jenniferkatafias-luna4637]

Looks so good, great job! I say leave the tree stump in the back yard.

[@trishb6895]

Jodi your yard has come so far and I enjoy seeing the pleasure you received from tending to it. I love doing my gardens in the summer too. I look forward to it. I have noticed the dahlias seem to prefer slightly cooler temps. I live in New York. I wonder if that beds getting too much sun. Who knows I kill half my stuff it’s been a lot of trial and error depending which of my beds and pots get too much sun or too much shade. It’s all a learning process. Also we had such a hot summer I feel like I should have watered twice instead of once a day for better results but just didn’t get a chance to do that. It’s still so fun though seeing everything take off and grow. Also I crack up seeing you talk to your little wildlife friends. Like snowhite over there. I do suggest filling your front bed with mulch though to polish it off next year. But I know it’s a process. Wondering how many leaf bags you’ll fill this fall. lol. We may be watching part 762 of leaf clean up lol

[@hanna7644]

Woman of many talents! Well done 🎉 As for the big stump, it may be fun to use it as a platform to set a big container in the back area.

[@michaelandhopehiggs845]

I have been binging your channel for 3 weeks now...I think recommended by Mack? or Remi? I bought some if your fall decor on amazon when you decorated last year..Love them!! wish I could include pics...I hate to clutter your email😅Enjoy you and your girls and grands so much❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Hi Hope 🤗 Oh my gosh I’d love to see pictures! Feel free to email them to me. I’m getting ready to pull out my fall decor and I’m excited ❤️

[@GoingGreenMom]

Did you finish your pile of wood chip?

[@KClynn112]

Hi Jodi from your friends in New York!!

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Hi KC 🤗

[@shirleyadkins4254]

Amazing

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks Shirley 🤗

[@thedafarmer1305]

Like your garden, the style and your rocks.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you ❤️

[@edieboudreau9637]

Hi, 👋 Jodi. Watched but mostly listened through while do some kitchen clean up. Today is a good day for crockpot Chili as it's supposed to rain all day and most of the night. I eat soups and stews and chilis all year long as they help with hydration plus most don't realize that in summer when it's hot they will INITIALLY make you feel hotter but by adding more fluids and forcing the body's thermostat to kick over to "COOL ME DOWN QUICK" mode you will feel better after the overheating bit. This was quite a blast from the past. Yes. You have definitely made radical improvements. It's good to have future goals. Suggestion: all those plants that got massive enjoyed this years weather. Get seeds from flowers NOT deadheaded from each you liked how they did. And label by location and size as well. Those that didn't do so well ( EXCEPT THE BURNT HOSTAS), may do better next year if there's less rain. Do you have a garden journal? Where you get a spiral notebook or such and for each year writ down what you plant, where and what conditions were like on planting. Plus spend 5 minutes every week to write down weather conditions. (EX. Rained all week this week. Temps ranged from 75*f-120*f. Front hill area drained into low area & created a boggy area.) Then you can check back for conditions that each preferred with that kind of weather for the future. It will help in future gardening decisions on what to move, when & why. You could keep it by your editing space & not notes as you edit and your thoughts are jostled to important stuff to remember in future years. Gardening is not the same every year. Weather changes often, trees grow, lose limbs or get cut/fall down.. That's my 2 ¢ worth. Gramma kept these journals. She would put markers out the top of the journals for what she planted, bottom was for weather and the side was for changes in beds or amendments she used, like horse vs. chicken manure & tree/leaf compost & bone meal. Hope this helps future you!!

[@whiterose1972]

Your yard is beautiful.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@laurawhite9036]

You have made such a beautiful yard😊❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thank you so much Laura 🤗

[@MarthaC6001]

Beautiful job Jodi, lots of hard work ❤

[@janicekottmann223]

Hi Jodi !!! Everything looks gorgeous ❤️ That was a lot of work but so worth it👍🏻 I know you were keeping track of how many bags you filled up any idea how many now Congratulations on everything 🥰

[@vickiestanfill8698]

Looks good. You're like me though, you leave empty pots out. ☺️

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

I sure do 😂 I just started cleaning them all up so I can store them for next year ❤️

[@elsiealba-limas8408]

You are a very blessed lady....love that handsome fellar at thee end of the video.

[@vhc1182]

Looks sooo nice🎉🎉

[@amandac1484]

Wow what an amazing front yard transformation! I’ve been with you since the beginning but I didn’t remember how the front yard looked. I’m not huge into flowers and only have bushes and what “came with my house” but you are running off on me and I want a little color next year!!!

[@angelique5692]

Loving the colour and variety in your garden (and nails too)! Have a nice weekend 😊

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks so much Angelique 🤗🤗

[@simplyfreedom171]

Amazing changes! We learn by trying and putting in effort. I love bumblebee butts too. So cute!! Did you start your snapdragons from seed? I'm thinking you did.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

I did 🥰 but I also bought a flat of them. About 50 of them in a pot on the deck and planted in the front are ones I grew

[@n.pickering5082]

Good morning, Jodi! 😊

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Hi 🤗

[@lakequeen64]

Hi Jodi I'm pretty new here and I have been watching your declutteri ng videos when you first started! Got me ready to do my home ,thanks for your inspiration! Y the way I love your videos! ❤

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Thanks for being here 🤗

[@lakequeen64]

@@jodidunnmymessylife1847 your welcome !You .are it fun!

[@laurawhite9036]

Hey Jodi 👋

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Hi Laura 🤗

[@jylromain6439]

What if you plastic strip-tied two tomato cages together at the wide end, spray-painted them green, and then grew the cosmos inside them? The cages would disappear in the leaves. I bet the animals talk about the nice lady who put out the great buffet for them this summer. 🐰🦌🐦🐿🦗🦋🐝

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Yes that’s a great idea. I think that would support them better than the netting I used. I do think the animals and insects love my yard ❤️❤️❤️

[@SofiaSmith-d9f]

❤❤❤

[@trishb6895]

Porch looks so good. Just needs a little swept don’t ever sit back there with your coffee. Do you have a couple chairs back there

[@GoingGreenMom]

Dahlias are a lot of work compared to normal perennials or annuals. Would pots be easier so you don't have to dig every year and can just stick some in the garage and divide every few years?

[@flipsforfun6116]

❤

[@MarleneJones-i1b]

I miss "The woods" NOT Be and feel proud Jodi, your yard is beautiful, Please give Clarke A hug for me. Also, y r u not using liquid fense on the plants that r getting eaten?

[@whiterose1972]

My zinnias were labeled 18 in to 2 ft. They got over 5 ft. I didn’t have the heat to rip them out , so I had a zinnia jungle.

[@jodidunnmymessylife1847]

Yes!!! That’s what mine were labeled too 😂😂😂

[@mariabright4404]

U should be so proud of yourself as it looks amazing ❤ random question sorry, but are u going to start ur cash stuffing again? ❤

[@GoingGreenMom]

What do your neighbors think of all the work you guys have done?

[@sharonwest1602]

Jodi my lilac bush bloom a 2 nd time in August & September today is the 21 it bloomed in May never seen that happen before would you know why that happened ? ?

[@trishb6895]

You never really talked about why you guys never gardened or removed the leaves with fall or spring clean ups. What made you not do it for so long and what made you start now.

[@trishb6895]

As I’m watching Ali g the video I keep commenting like the difference in the “woods” is so large. I wonder if you ever miss some of the privacy of the woods from the neighbors. Even though I know you love the open space.

[@vickymcmahon8121]

Simply amazing what you’ve done.❤ like the vision you have fur future. All your flowers are so pretty, even at the end of season.❤

[@deniselewallen6003]

It all looks so great. Great job!