A stroll around the spring garden 🌿 April 20, 2024

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this kind of video when we tried it out last week. The feedback was generally positive, so I think we'll try it keep up with these one-take, unedited quick tours as long as you're interested.
Regular videos will continue though!
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My name is Erin and I love sharing inspiration and information with real-life gardeners. I live and garden in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5b/6a.
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[@koltonhewlett]

We won’t grow tired of these strolls around the garden! Thanks for sharing.

[@katiedc8239]

I'm really liking these "unscripted walks" through your garden. Thank you! And I'm looking forward to your cottage garden project, congrats!

[@LaurelT1948]

I enjoy these walks, because it’s more realistic than some of the other videos where the gardeners have all the space and funds in the world. Your tours show me what stage the plants are in, so I don’t panic when mine haven’t emerged yet, and others that will work in my zone. My hydrangea’s aren’t emerging yet, either, but I have hope. But my Haas Halo is knee high! Congratulations on working with Northwind. What an honor!

[@lindarinner2972]

I like these garden walks. It’s like hanging out with a friend, who has a funny sense of humor and tells it like its. I’m having a good time, thanks!

[@gardeningwithcaitlin]

Congrats on the honor of planting that quadrant!

[@jeannettejohnson2572]

I do like these garden walks….it is exciting to see things coming up that weren’t there last time! Such a fun and BUSY time of the year!😂👍

[@LindaSueEpley]

Erin I love this garden tour, I’ve gardened for 40 plus years and I am not able to walk my property (4 acres) any more. Thank you for your time and dedication, so special to hear the excitement in your voice. I live in northwest Ohio, cold today, peonies will probably bloom in 2 weeks, God bless you all.

[@mollycottontail]

Same here.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you for watching, Linda.

[@kimbailey742]

I am soo happy to see someone who has sticks, leaves and some random weeds here and there. I thought I was alone. I love seeing real gardens. Just beautiful.

[@katiehaight]

That multiplex bloodroot- oh my, so pretty!

[@daiseegray9110]

I love the walk in the garden! 🌼🐝 it’s nice to see the growth in progress 🌼🐝

[@pixipatricia4304]

Lovely. The stroll around will help us to really appreciate your garden when everything is up and growing again.

[@matthewheeke4377]

It’s nice to see other gardens slowly waking up and all the cleanup that still needs to happen. My garden is larger than it’s ever been, and with new additions comes spring weeding. My older beds barely need any attention besides cutback and leaf removal. 😊😊😊

[@terrivance8750]

Erin, Love the decision to keep the garden strolls going. Thank you. 😊

[@alwaysinblue]

The garden stroll was lovely. I learn something new from you every time I watch you.

[@pandasrose]

I really appreciate these unscripted walks. Thank you!

[@hanna7644]

🎉 Congrats on your design project. Really enjoy the walkabouts, photography is good and it's your personality and expertise that are most important.

[@jack6964]

Congratulations on being chosen to do the garden design! Well deserved. I can’t wait to see the finished garden!

[@julipolito7761]

I don’t care if you can’t remember the names, I still love to see whatcha got going on!! Thank you!!

[@klk12399]

Keep the informal videos coming!

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Classic Erin garden tour. It was so relaxing to watch. Thank you😎

[@carolynclark8780]

Hi Erin. Here's an idea. Prune the viburnums. Pot up the cuttings for rooting. When the new plants get big enough, plant them where you'd really like them. Then you won't feel so bad about taking out the parent plants.

[@madeleinemadsen9617]

Really do enjoy the garden walks! And your joy and the catch in your voice when you find a treasure! So contagious! Thank you...

[@hillarythorin7122]

Congratulations! I look forward to seeing the process and final project!!

[@ginnysulya9805]

Thanks Erin, enjoyed the stroll it keeps me walking my own garden even when the weather stinks! I do think I may get to see the sun tomorrow for part of the day! Yeah! Peace and blessings 🤗

[@upnorth21]

Thanks for including us on your stroll. It's fun to see what's happening in your garden. Great plants from Northwind. I'm getting more excited about Yarrow too! Your mound of spring bulbs is a great sight from afar and close up!

[@larissagraham7345]

The daff’s are pure sunshine! Love it, Erin!

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Congratulations on the design project!! What a fun challenge!!! ❤️💕🌱🌱🌱

[@LeahNess-t7o]

I love the garden walks. It interesting to hear you thinking about the plants as you see them and making plans. ❤

[@dustyflats3832]

It’s been Crazy cold here in Z5a, WI just north of you. The wind a couple days ago was Nuts. I tried wrapping the fruit trees one night and said forget it. I think I knocked more buds off than saved. Hope no one lost fruit with all this cold as we had 23*F one morning and 25/28 this morning. They say steady warm temps for next 10 days. I’m complaining about the weather and no need to apologize! It was warmer all winter 😏. Here I was all excited about surprises that overwintered like artichokes! 😃. Things I wrote off that I started from seed like salvia, Veronica, mums, carnations 😃 and baby’s breath were all growing!👏🏼👏🏼. If it weren’t for tags under all those oak leaves I wouldn’t have known. Then there are the either Canterbury bells or foxgloves as I see a tag for each and they look alike 🤷‍♀️. Then the rabbit ate the mum because it was outside a fenced area. So up goes a fence again as it will still grow. And this freezing weather-I’m wore out from covering things that were covered and overwintered. I don’t know how you have anything with water nearby as we are on a water run and our yard is there snack bar, especially when the lilies bloom. And The Rabbits 🐇😡-too many! I am also enjoying all the spring bulbs including the fritillary! The yellow one is weak though and not sure what’s happening. And some of the asiatic lilies are looking like they will be huge this year. Right now I’m trying to figure out an invisible fence for front landscaping so it doesn’t look like a zoo. I’m thinking a lower fence than our normal 7’ will do because it will be too busy inside for a deer to jump in-maybe surround it with trellis framework and black wire fencing inside. Can’t even disguise it with roses as they would eat them. It’s always a struggle as everything is dry here except what I grow and without fence I would have nothing. It’s too depressing after long winters to see plants destroyed and time is short to enjoy them. Your gardens look great! I would be as nervous as a cat without fencing 😅.

[@patcole3589]

Love the walks!!!!

[@cherylsanatore7631]

❤love strolling through your garden! Surprises abound 🎉!

[@noravidal3072]

Thank for the walk video. I really enjoyed., it make me feel like I'm walking your Garden with you.

[@joandavis3586]

I love the walk abouts

[@christieharrison9542]

Multiplex bloodroot is my new mission to find. Absolutly gorgeous!!! Erin, you’re the best. Love your videos - all of them. Miss wine and weeds, but your old summer garden tours have got me through the last few weeks of blah

[@beverleysimmons7885]

So real and totally fun💝🇨🇦

[@lizabethtaylor3178]

Thanks for the stroll around your beautiful spring garden.

[@lorihanby6733]

Such a lovely spot to go for a stroll even on a chilly day. Congrats on being chosen to create that garden! I hope you can record your presentation for those of us who don’t live nearby.

[@jameswesnga7709]

Loving the unedited chat and stroll. Have been watching your vlogs for years but never commented. 🤭Thanks Erin. 👍

[@tammyhoushour8070]

I do that too😂 don't like a plant then all of a sudden I've changed my mind. I'll look forward to seeing what you do with that space in June . 🌿🌸🏵️🌻🌿🌱

[@cindyclark3969]

Keep up the garden walks. Helps me want to get out and work in mine!

[@melepling2742]

We’ve had a flagstone patio with sand and some ground covers and weeds! in between and for years I have weeded its crevices year after year. In the interest of low maintenance, this year I dug out all the sand in between (labor intensive) and the installer replaced the sand with a product called Easy Joint, which stabilizes the stone, doesn’t allow weeds and is permeable. It comes in various colors to match the stonework. I had him leave a few small pockets for planting. What a game changer! I can send a photo if you’d like.

[@pcrice-lr2dn]

The cottage garden will be WONDERFUL Love Love your new video format,it’s great 👏👏👏👏🌿🍃

[@loreleyyyy]

Love these strolls, very enjoyable, thank you!

[@bethgoodwin9697]

Love strolling around your garden with you! I said last week and I’ll say again, that seeing the stage of your spring garden in its wholeness (not just the “pretty parts”) is so validating! Then you also are honest about what you have wanted to do, what you haven’t wanted to do and what you will watch for a season before deciding for sure what you’ll do…Thank You! Love your mumble mouth and subtle humor. Looking forward to more 😊Oh, and congratulations on the cottage garden spot! Can’t wait to see that. Hmm, maybe a trip to Wisconsin in June is in order…

[@Ultima771]

I love your walk arounds so informative and I love seeing everything coming alive in your gardens! I've been watching you for a few months but this is the first time commenting. Love your personality! So funny about mumbling your mumble, love that you are real!

[@katherineholden6112]

Thanks for another wonderful video. You may point out to people who live in deer-infested areas that the advantage of growing Crown Imperial is that deer stay away since they have a skunk smell.

[@jeanioneill6610]

I love these videos! Last week I forgot to mention how much I liked “The Mound”. It Even looks better this week.

[@echomountain3370]

The garden tours are my favorite by far! Can't wait to see how you get the weeds out between the rocks. I have to do that and I am not sure how to tackle it. My two bananas survived the winter thanks to you!

[@soniewhitten4844]

great video thanks for sharing.

[@lisas3692]

I’m loving these garden walks. Your reactions are what go through my head as I “inspect” my gardens - so fun to hear someone have the same reactions and gasps! 😂 Keep ‘em coming. Too bad you don’t have a third hand to hold a coffee/cocktail (I usually stroll my garden with a coffee or glass of wine.)

[@janfarrar1315]

Erin, I would encourage you to prune up the viburnums. Someone has pruned up 3 viburnums at the Air Museum & they are stunning!! They went from being unnoticed to amazing!!

[@adavis_1]

Love these types of videos! Thanks for sharing!

[@JanetHouck-h5h]

I like your garden strolls. Thanks.

[@onegardenatathyme]

I love these unscripted ’strolls’! I can’t wait to watch as your gardens continue waking up and for all the new design projects in the future!!

[@melonieroe7310]

Really enjoyed the walk. Please keep us walking

[@ogadlogadl490]

Great garden walk!!! L❤VE it!

[@themesmith]

Loving these garden strolls

[@summitsandy]

My central California garden has exploded with bloom. It smells and looks gorgeous. So, when everything (including me) is languishing in the awful summer heat, I will remember how very slow your Wisconsin garden was to wake up in the spring and be more philosophical about spending hours mulching and watering my own heat-stressed gardens! ALSO I have just finished a solid month of serious weeding (my gardens are spread over a few acres and are only a few years old so I an fighting a spirited battle against bindweed, thistle, wild radish, and gallium). There are a shocking number of gophers and ground squirrels (but they don't do too much damage, a little to my surprise). And the worst thing the wild turkeys do are sit on (and squash) clumps of flowering yarrow. 'Tho I live outside of town, I don't have to deal with deer as you do. And I need to remember how well my nutrient-dense clay soil is when it turns to adobe in the heat of summer. And remember the welcome summer shade from the grove of elm trees when I have to spend many, many hours pulling up the thousands of seedling they deposit. Every garden has its challenges and its gifts. You just need to be patient with the former and grateful for the latter!

[@miajoyce11]

Loved seeing the ideas you have as you take us on a walk through.

[@martinlugus5499]

A very successful innovation. It seems like you are enjoying the relaxed atmosphere as much as we are.

[@elainemarcavage2619]

absolutely wonderful walk-abouts

[@maryferraro6745]

Love the garden strolls and how nice you mentioned Danielle as I am enjoying hers as well

[@roberts9565]

I just love these walks!

[@melaniecalderon8973]

Love the stroll and your eyebrows look amazing 🤩

[@susanzuern1428]

Congratulations on the garden at north winds

[@susanmercer8035]

Long time watcher 2nd time commenter. As an avid garden tour guest in the Kansa City area, one of the best tips I’ve learned is path edging needs to be anchored horizontally to prevent winter heaving. However, you and I both know that dug borders are the best. I’ve watched you do this. Best of luck.

[@Fatima3f]

Very nice, motivating ❤❤❤

[@beverlyingram9496]

Garden tours are always good.

[@lauriediekrager8332]

Things are waking up now. Thanks for the update.

[@doreenpucely4664]

I was excited to hear about your project with Northwind Perennials! I live in Racine so I am definitely putting it on my calendar. I love these unedited videos. I have always appreciated how “real” your garden is and this style of video just confirms that your garden is a work in progress just like mine. I am 67 and retired but there never seems to be enough time to get it all done. Glad to know that I am not alone 😊

[@alexandraemanuel2968]

I love this type of garden update is just real life. Thank you so much for sharing

[@karysu51]

It's facinating to walk with you through your garden to see the difference in your growing zone. You seem to have such cold weather and short growing season as compared to my zone 9b in Central California. We've been enjoying spring for about a month now with so much blooming and growing but soon enough the triple digit temps with come and it's a challenge to keep things alive. Great video.

[@Harbor_Blooms]

Fantastic and Useful garden tour! Thank you

[@Patricia-lg8vg]

congratulations on working at Northwind - how wonderful!

[@vickywood8354]

I’m really enjoying your unedited garden tours. Keep up the good work. :)💐

[@elainewashington3004]

Hang in there. We are in the same zone as you and our Hydrangeas are very slow to wake up too! We just need more sun and heat!!

[@lindagolembieski7405]

I really enjoyed your video, you're a down to earth person ❤❤❤😂

[@cindybohl9593]

Loved the garden tour! Wow have things grown since last week! That hill of daffodils and fritillarial! Just WOW! Love that purple flame iris and the gold colored Tansy. Have a good week Erin.

[@ncflowergirl1446]

Can you limb them up from the bottom so you can see the mound through them

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Erin, I love these garden strolls! They make me want to stroll around my garden to see what's happening and notice any problems I must address, so thank you for the timely reminder. It's the time of year that I give self-seeded plants to family, friends, and neighbors, or move them to a different location in my garden. I hope you and your hubby are having a great weekend. ~Margie🤗💚🧡💜🐾

[@MsDeeMeyer]

Love your videos! Thank you so much!❤

[@karenh.7086]

Thankyou Erin🙂🙂🙂

[@lauralennon3936]

Hi Erin, I’m enjoying this loose walking tour format. I get a lot out of your thoughts about what worked and didn’t work. I like to here about your future garden plans as well. I was just thinking of trying moss between my pavers. Your gravel idea may work out the best. Thanks, Laura🌸

[@KurtAMaier]

Love the more casual videos!

[@SandiMacDougall-mz4zj]

Love these informal garden tours. Thanks for sharing.

[@kayessnorcal]

Love the strolls - keep em coming. I bought G magnificum from Digging Dog pre-covid when the nursery and garden were open for sales and tours. Their garden is one of my favorites nationwide. They usually did Garden Conservancy once a year too and visitors were able to visit their private garden . I have never seen G magnificum offered anywhere else -in my zone 9 it's a solid winner.

[@Katsimagination21]

Love these videos, by far the most real ones on you tube , the good and the challenging in the garden is how we learn ! Thank you 😊

[@bernadette1510]

Love the walks! Keep them coming…

[@jsimoneau4]

This time of year is so exciting! I know things in my garden are changing dramatically overnight. Thanks for taking us along for garden walks !

[@LannahLove12]

Absolutely love looking forward to yours and Danielle’s weekly walks around the garden! I have always loved the succession of things coming up and flowering. For the last 3 years I’ve kept a journal of when things start blooming!

[@zackarybever9769]

I love the arbor!

[@nicolechew1029]

Love the tours!! Those bluebells are beautiful! I have seeds for them and I wasn't sure about starting them, now you have convinced me 😂

[@Anirra-in-Z3b-4a]

Yep. Garden walk about still fun 5o watch.

[@beckyboopz1]

For what it’s worth, I dont particularly care for the product reviews but I could listen to your podcast every day, all day.

[@krybastian2611]

I love the casual nature of strolling videos- personally, I feel I accomplish and enjoy so much more when I let go of perfectionism/ editing in any way….

[@lrothweiler]

Hi Erin, this video reminded me that you planted some Begonia Grandis that you took home after visiting the Philadelphia area. I live in an area not far from Philly, where we recently became zone 7a after having been 6b. I've grown these begonias for years. You should know that they are very late to emerge. Depending on the site, they sometimes don't emerge until mid- to late-June in my area. I don't know how long they'll take for you, but don't give up on them. Best of luck.

[@Chefabs911]

Hey, life gets in the way for all of us.

[@karenmorse7031]

I can’t wait to see all of the colors!!

[@bobbiechinn9578]

I had a golden ginkgo tree, columnar type of tree, and it was amazing!!! I don't live there anymore but my place now is fitted for me 😁💚😁💚

[@dawnmaslonka705]

I love these, and feel like I learn a lot, as you talk about your garden as everything wakes up for spring.