Naturalistic garden plant palette | New garden update |The Impatient Gardener

[@helenachase5627]

Your knowledge of different plant species is unbelievable.

[@moxleyfamily6610]

I love how transparent you are. Not everything has to be edited to perfection, I appreciate how real you are!! Here's to a nice Sunday to garden :)

[@carolynclark5341]

Love your attitude about gardening and love your garden style. Painful to see the rain damage but Mother Nature keeps us on our toes.

[@CoraBlu080605]

Perfect, Erin. Gardeners understand better than most about budget, plans being waylaid, Mother Nature having a bad day, and everything in between. Love love your plant selection and appreciate that you plant plugs. Have an amazing day.

[@sheilamashburn1795]

Have you every given serious consideration of doing a podcast? I could seriously listen to you all day. I generally watch your channel in the end of the evening, very soothing and relaxing after a day in the garden.🎤🎧❣️

[@lorindachristine3291]

I am SO thrilled to learn of so many deer resistant plants. Not that my deer read those tags....I end up losing about 60% of those that I try. Fingers crossed I get a good 40% out of all this!!

[@barbll000]

Very exciting. I look forward to updates as this garden is planted. So sorry about the rain and washing away your precious soil. I'm such a soil miser that if I give a plant away I shake most of the soil off and give it practically bare rooted. I know you'd understand since we have to buy soil and it's expensive. My entire front yard is perennials and it can look like a meadow of greenery. I've worked on adding evergreens last year so I have winter interest, there have always been a few trees and as soon as I can get my health in order (one of those things that just happens and all your plants get shot to hell), I'll be adding pebble pathways which will hopefully divide up the area into zones so I don't have such a huge swatch of greenery.

[@brooklynhomesteader3721]

I just realized I wasnt getting any of your video notifications....so I'm binging on all the way back to April to be sure😊

[@sylviastevenson3446]

I loved your comment, "Here's to not going crazy in your garden." We just got a nasty hailstorm here in western Washington yesterday afternoon and it really pulverized my peonies, roses, lavender, hostas, etc, etc. We really have to just roll with it, don't we? Looking forward to watching this garden develop!

[@angelakading8497]

Im loving my ground covers. Verbena Water Perry Blue

[@bunnyfrancis7006]

You sweet woman. You are working on you. Better mental health from "conditioning", training yourself in a different direction. I do that every day. I "choose" to "roll with it" and not go crazy over it. Love your videos and learning about gardening . Thank you for sharing your world with me.

[@Ash-xx5zd]

Rewatching this video. One month and a garden tour of this space!!!! Wow. Congrats and I'm sure the torrential storm will become a funny tale to talk about when giving people tours of this corner of your property! Definitely silver lining. And glad you powered through.

[@emmalavenham]

More people need to listen to Monty - and plant thalictrum. It is the perfect choice for height at the back of the border.

[@marilynruggeberg]

Thank you for telling us about your process. I have learned so much from You and Laura. You actually are closer to me, I am in Eastern Iowa, Zone 5 and your weather and season is much the same. Bugs. Humidity and when Flowers are Blooming. Can't wait to see how this Garden takes shape. I'm a sSbstitute Teacher and my year was cut short. So my Budget is also cut short. 😔

[@MsBenzthere]

I love how you garden. This is going to be awesome, will look forward to the progress.

[@steved7012]

Great video & information! I’m up in Waupaca so I really appreciate all your help on landscaping 🌿🪴🌸, cold weather💨🌨🌩, & deer 🦌. Thanks 😊

[@paulineanderson3985]

Erin, I like the way you talk about "budget", you are so practical and everything seems to be expensive this year, enjoy watching your channel. That flood was a game changer.

[@nancyleeper3113]

I’m excited about all the plants you have picked and do hope you will share once you’ve got them all planted. So hard to fight Mother Nature and water! Our intermittent stream breached its banks this past winter and spring and I surly thought that I lost my planting from last fall, as everything was knee deep in water...low and behold...they all survived and are thriving....meadow rue, astilbe, butterfly bush, Jacobs ladder, turtlehead, mint. Other areas of my woodland area are infested with mustard garlic...spent mist of the day yesterday pulling it...today will burn! Very frustrating, as I’m not getting any younger and it truly is a workout!! Happy gardening🥴

[@lauramarti7548]

I too have a creek in my backyard that floods when it rains. I love to watch it grow bigger and see how wide it gets. It helps me with planning what I will plant and where.

[@katedorman7042]

There you are!, Yay! .Watched you first with my morning coffee. It has been a tricky, weird start to the growing season. Nice way to start the day ☕️ 🌱❤️

[@alexandriamihalcik9202]

This is so exciting! I can't wait to see this garden go in. Thank you for sharing the process. I can't wait!

[@marilynm8812]

It looked so devestating to see all that water;but, when you realize there was nothing to do to prevent what happened, it allows you to begin the process of recreating your garden. It is not easy. You have a great attitude and wish you all the best in your new quest.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

I think planting smaller perennials are the best option....especially grasses. I get that we would all prefer a more mature look...sooner. But the plant gets better adapted to its new home sooner. Case in point the Japanese forest grass.

[@brooklynhomesteader3721]

Really enjoyed revisiting this video💚

[@clarechomyn9686]

Love to watch you in the evening after I've sent a day pulling weeds and planting. You have a great attitude. It's refreshing to see that not all goes right all the time. Sorry for the flood but as you said it told you a lot. Happy gardening!

[@jven6202]

Oh the excitement of planting up a new garden, can’t wait to see it evolve

[@kaymack5304]

I love your veggie garden (?) fence and gate behind you. I need to go back and look through your older videos to see if you show building that. So pretty!

[@MsBenzthere]

After watching the rest of your video, I will stop complaining about the nasty Spring we had here in Iowa. Wow!

[@SMElder-od5cl]

Please plant a Fothergilla Mt. Airy! It will sucker some, but it's a wonderful native plant. Very different flowers, lovely leaves and bright Fall colors.

[@debbiewidner5676]

Oh my, feel for you for all that flooding! You have great attitude. It takes years and lots of work in our gardens!

[@carmenbailey1560]

Wow, Erin you do have your challenges, good thing your a strong willed determined person. Love your plant collection and really looking forward to watching it come together. I’m also watching Jim Putnam on Hort Tube & Garden Answers both adding and creating new gardens. Love seeing all the new projects. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

[@rosanna5schmidt732]

Some of those plants you mentioned you are planting I would like also. I just need to expand my flower beds so I can. Less grass and more flowers. I am looking forward to seeing how your plants do.

[@joannereinauer7532]

Will be beautiful, hang in there.

[@PrairiePlantgirl]

It can be hard to wait, but the best new gardens start with a lot of ugly work before the pretty happens. I love so many of those plants you’ve chosen. Some are in my front yard native plant garden, some are sprinkled in my backyard. I just picked up Lady’s Mantle after years of wanting it. An big area like the one you are working on would be so fun to pick plants for. All those big plants that are difficult to fit into an average garden bed, those plants that are a little extra ambitious in their self seeding, so much fun 😀

[@kimberlyhughes9826]

I love your shaken game board metaphor Erin! That is exactly what I've been striving for. I'm inspired by your garden, and have learned a lot. I found you last winter, and I think you and others helped me through it's darkness. I actually get lost in garden vlogs. Many thanks and stay well!

[@j.m.7056]

Great update! I really appreciate your explanations of the plants you will be using in this new garden. Lots of ideas for my garden's future.

[@jstallings2070]

You’re awesome! Finding the good when facing a flood, a true gardener for sure! Loving the plant choices and it is going to be beautiful.

[@janetleeharrison]

Dig the "creek" deeper with a rented track-hoe one weekend to create creek banks. The water could use a more narrow channel to the lake. If money were no object, imagine a small bulkhead on both sides of the "creek" for added garden interest & architecture. You could plant along the bank & have plants drape out over the bulkhead. With or without water, it would add to the fairytale garden/forest. Love the plant haul!

[@DixieGirl9876]

It's going to be a beautiful garden! I have butterfly weed blooming now mixed with purple mallows. I've been moving tons of soil /compost as well this gardening season, and dealing with too much water. Here's to better days!

[@elizabethr2908]

I absolutely love your KZbin channel! Great video! 😘🥰

[@kyrieteleison3009]

This makes me happy! You are gorgeous and so knowledgable! Love this channel!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Love that salvia. Really interesting

[@junesmart7352]

So excited to see this process, and enjoyed knowing about all the plants you will use. You have an excellent gardener's heart because you realized the blessing in the rain showing you where the water will flow. Beginning May 18th we had 13" of rain in 12 days on already-waterlogged soil, and I learned a few new water flow patterns also!

[@GrowingAGreenFinger]

Nice video. It will be fun to see the area evolve and fill in. Hopefully no more floods !

[@anitahadley2871]

It has definitely been a crazy year and we are only half way through it. You have a great plan and a great attitude. Looking forward to seeing this space evolve.

[@doreenkkurthmeyers2375]

Good luck with this project

[@MaryKlam]

Wonderful video and information

[@robertlafranceesq.9138]

Can’t wait to see this garden evolve!

[@lisawalters5482]

How horrible y’all had that storm. I guess I missed the info. Glad no permanent damage done. The flowers you have chosen are amazing, some I’ve never heard of. It will be really great following this process. Your grass and garden look so green and beautiful. It has really changed in the last year. 👏🏻🌸👏🏻💕

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

I’m late on commenting but THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this information! I really like your pallet and I’m hoping to replicate so many elements. On another note, I appreciate you sharing how you manage excess water runoff because we all deal with this issue in one way or another. Thanks again!

[@karentemple5619]

Girl!! What a great video! Hit the save button first thing. Your vast knowledge was shining like a star for sure. Looking forward to the development of your new space..Kudos!!!!!

[@chrystalsabin4091]

My heart goes out to you Erin, things will get better. Love all of the perennial plants that you got. When your garden is completed it will be beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@WronaworksWondershop]

Excited to watch as this area evolves.

[@dianebevans6864]

Thank you for all the ideas. We are in Michigan across the lake I think from you, and I really loved the ideas for plants that are deer resistant.

[@ramibu239]

Wow! What a project! Wore me out just thinking about it!!!😅 What a great list of plants though! So many great plants - I'm going to have to go back & rewatch w/ pen & paper & make a list for myself!😁 I really liked that "mumpet flower" one too - and the Penstemon! You obviously have a thing for purple!😉💜💜💜

[@ramibu239]

Btw...so sorry you got hit by those floods in your area.😕 As you said, better that it happened before you had planted everything up though. I know there are several taller grasses that really help to create a strong barrier from flooding, as well that love to soak up the water. Hopefully some of the varieties you chose will fit that bill!🌾

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Just c&p from the blog post. Link in the description. So much easier!

[@ramibu239]

@@TheImpatientGardener cool! Thanks!😁👍

[@beckyscheller9358]

Such a exciting garden. Sorry about the rain. Thanks for all the information. Can use lots of those plants also. I am in same zone a you

[@christinepops5100]

I absolutely love mountain mint and so do the bees. So interesting watching the process of this garden! I would recommend swamp milkweed near the creek. I'm looking forward to seeing your garden grow!

[@neldahargo29]

Mother Nature generally wins but you learn a little each time and make a new plan B.

[@juanadennis1444]

Holy Shmokes! That was a lot of water. Sorry you had such a setback but I believe it is going to be an amazing garden as it evolves.

[@gardeningideasandhometour5855]

Amazing ❤️

[@mochitwa]

Loved this one, can't wait to see them planted together

[@suziqbrown7073]

LOVE this channel can't wait for the next video and the progress in your garden. Can we see a drone shot of your whole place?

[@guyjulius8078]

This will look SO good!!!

[@TheDj4088]

It's going to be great to see the garden from start to finish and love how you explain your thought process, good stuff :-)

[@laurenwellman2516]

Here’s to not going crazy with you Erin! 👏🏻. My garden projects never go the way I like for one reason or another, so I’ve given up on getting upset. It will eventually happen. Love your choice of plants (gonna borrow something of your ideas). Looking forward to see it all come together. 🥰

[@meredith3588]

Looking forward to watching this garden develop. Cornelian cherry dogwood are such beautiful trees. I put two in last year and the yellow flowers this spring were very attractive. You handled that overflow well, love all the plants you picked.

[@seniyeshepherd3050]

Can't wait to see how the garden looks like by next month 👍🌸

[@valiumsurbanjungle2041]

Some really interesting plants, can't wait to see them grow in your beautiful garden and thankfully you hadn't planted them before the flood!! But oh my... that was A LOT of water there!!! Have a wonderful Sunday!! ☺️

[@emkn1479]

Not sure if it was a fluke this year, but I used your DIY deer repellant spray and I haven’t had any issues so far. They usually demolish my hostas and nibble on just about everything else, even “deer resistant” varieties. Admittedly I let the mixture sit for A WHILE, to the point that I almost couldn’t stand the putrescence. But if 3 or 4 rounds of spray in the early spring are all it takes to buy some time, it’s worth it! I’m going to brew some more and spray intermittently, lest the deer forget... Thanks for all the valuable information you share!

[@imahappygal1]

Oh my! Great attitude! I would have sit down in the mud and cried! But you are right we never know what weather will bring, especially this year. Hoping for perfect weather for you in the future!😁

[@peggyjk]

It will look great, I love many of you plant choices!

[@judygray7718]

Awesome Attitude! Thanks for sharing.

[@nancysinthegarden3994]

Thanks for the list of deer resistant plants! Have you ever broadcast foxglove seeds in the garden? We do it every year, and when they come up and bloom it's MAGICAL!

[@HowsItGrowing]

I’m totally looking forward to this unfolding. It exciting to see all these different varieties. I can picture it all together and your amazing plant label posts. 😂🥰

[@elmariedstra5631]

Can't wait to see this garden grow!!!💗

[@daisyjo5358]

Thank you for your ideas. I live in Muskegon/ fruitport are here in Michigan.An have bought recent a little land up by Torch Lake so as you mite know it’s like Black an white with temps an soil an this video has my mind working for both . Thank you again 💕

[@indirar.709]

Thank you for all the plant info! Inspo for next project! Have fun!

[@jucjuc314]

Salvia nemorosa Caradonna is such a great choice! I have it in my garden (in Germany) and I just love it, the dark stems make it look even nicer 😍

[@Kate98755]

me too, i love mine

[@helenachase5627]

My foxglove are almost microscopic ! Zone 3 b so I was hoping for blooms this year because they are really not hardy here. I know it's a writeoff

[@vickiperkins476]

Awesome !! Thank you for sharing 😁

[@karynlarkin]

Exciting! Awesome that you are incorporating so many native plants into this new area. I planted Eastern Blazing Star / Liatris Scariosa this spring and have found it to be way thirstier than billed, It flops after just two hours of late morning sun. Curious to see how it does throughout the season. Hopefully you will update us about yours. Can't wait to see how the whole area develops. :)

[@Sullivan_Owen]

i’m excited to see this start to come together, that naturalistic Piet O inspired style is so challenging but it’s like a fun puzzle with the layers. I have a bed I call my meadow that is mostly grasses and spiky blooms.

[@GardenDoodles]

We will eventually have a better pollinator garden than what we currently have in our circle garden especially now that we know that there are so many beautiful plants from which to choose.

[@sarahr2498]

🥰love the video AND your new sign off : “ here’s to not going crazy in your garden” 😳🤪 I gave up yesterday on trying to get a new raised bed built and veggies planted. Will build it, but will be pretty late for our area (zone 4) to plant anything but maybe a ton of Zinnias! Your area will be amazing.

[@karunald]

I SO need plugs. IDK where to get them really. I have a number. I love Prairie Dropseed and would love to have a smaller version. Mostly I'm looking for Hak grass. Can never find seed for the good stuff. Zig Zag native Goldenrod for the win. Love that one.

[@liarossi123]

Here’s to not going crazy in your garden! 🤣🌻🌼🌻🐞👒🌺

[@lakemarygardens]

I agree there are times when using native to the area plants has some advantages of being there when other experimental plants might die back. You are not left with nothing iykwim!

[@KAnansey]

Yay! I am so pumped up about this garden. :)

[@GardenEvolution]

This is going to be awesome! That Angelica is my favorite! Wish I could help ya get it all planted.

[@aliciaerickson6419]

Muppet flowers😍

[@amyhutchinsonphoto]

I was thinking “Lurie Garden” the whole time before you said it ❤️ I’ve become obsessed with natural gardens for wildlife and pollinators this year so it’s so great to see you go that direction. Can’t wait to see this garden evolve!

[@Cenepk101]

Lady's mantle is a favorite of mine as well and it self seeds everywhere...Here, in my Ga garden- when it seeded itself in the full sun- it developed rust, Been very wet here this year.

[@janehutchinson9860]

That plan sounds wonderful!

[@bluesky7226]

Erin, have you ever grown Rudbeckia herbstsonne? It is a stunningly tall plant that would be fabulous in your new bed!

[@danicacase3390]

What is so interesting in that I live in the Flint Hills in Kansas. It just cracks me up to hear folks growing little bluestem and big bluestem in their gardens when the pastures where my cows and horses eat are full of it. I am sure that these are improved varieties. But definitely naturalistic in my book!!

[@allyrose2890]

I am from MI so guessing you are near Midland somewhere. So sorry you had to go thru that flooding. I was watching news that day and thought oh no Dow Gardens. If you don't know what I am talking about cause I am wrong on your area that is OK too. It was terrible in Midland, MI. Look forward to watching your garden develop.

[@MallouMakeup]

How and where did you buy the plugs? I think that is a great option but I have never seen that available ever for perennials . Thank you!

[@stampcat2]

Wondering what you can do when salvia doesn't want to stay upright and starts to lean to the sides. I have tied around them but didn't know if trimming would help?

[@andreaspadola7080]

Looks like a plan. I hope mother nature cooperates. I thought mints were invasive. That cats pj’s looks gorgeous. Is it invasive? I use Penstemon in my beds too. 🍀 🐝

[@melepling2742]

Mints (mentha) ARE generally pretty assertive spreaders. I keep mine in pots. Catmint (nepeta) is a clumping perennial that behaves itself. Will spread a bit over years: like other perennials you can dig it up and divide it. There are many varieties out there that vary in color and size.

[@chelseadewitt719]

Curious about your choice to use so many grasses as that area isn't one I'm familiar with. Will any of these need cut back in the spring/winter? And do they grow to such a size that they'll need dividing every few years? Seems like grasses are especially rooty and more difficult to divide as they increase in size. I feel your pain with the torrential rains, I'm so sorry but I am glad that you have some video footage of intense rainfall to see flow patterns. Hopefully that info continues to be valuable. Thank you for your fantastic content. Seeing your beautiful face here and on the Insta always makes me smile.