Tour of Our West Side Garden and Berm Landscaping || Grow For Me 5b

Thanks for growing with us!
In this video we share with you our west side garden. This area is still developing and many of the plants are quite young. The limelight hydrangea hedge is the jewel of our property. 15 beautiful hydrangeas that make a huge statement. The back of our property is a large berm that we have landscaped with large evergreens, trees, and shrubs.
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This video is not sponsored, however some plants and equipment that I use in my garden have been provided to me to try out!

[@Peoniesandpinks]

I laughed so hard “we don’t want it to look like a snuffleopagus”

[@growformegardening]

Haha you should have seen us trying to stake the new growth. They are so pokey!!!

[@sb4813]

Funny 😆 I've been dreaming of a cluster of 3 or more...that DO look like creatures/guardians/wizards 🤣

[@Peoniesandpinks]

I love all of your plants, the diversity, colors and textures. It is peaceful and calming and beautifully designed. Sometimes when there are a lot of plants, it can appear unkempt but not your garden! I am in love. The two of you have such a keen eye.

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much! We love the look of British gardens but they can sometimes be a little too messy.

[@baskitcase1]

I am trying to put into words how I feel about you and your gardens guys. Of course they are exquisite, but it’s also the way you present them and all of the information you share. I check for a new episode every day, impractical of course, but I’m thrilled when a new one pops up. It’s like Christmas every week.

[@growformegardening]

That is so sweet! We are planning to stick with posting on Tuesday and Friday for now. It’s a lot of work!!

[@Chloe-qu9bu]

Totally agreed! The best presentation, great video, sounds and no words to describe how beautiful the gardens.

[@karlathiessen5786]

You guys are literally my favorite channel to watch right now. Your garden is amazing and I really love your personalities. With all the turmoil in this world right now, you guys just make me happy.

[@growformegardening]

That is so amazing to hear

[@suzannemiller3344]

I just found your channel. OMG. It’s so gorgeous. Wife and I have been gardening for 30 years on our 1 acre lot. We have a ton of oak trees, wildlife (bunnies, deer, etc). We also back up to a wild lot with briars (not our property) on the south side and west sides of our property. This makes it extremely hard to landscape. We’ve put in a veg garden on the west side of our house. The house faces north. We’ve just put in 10 Limelight hydrangeas along the edge of our property in front of 1/3 of our yard which we’ve kept wild. The east side of our property is fully wild. I’ve been watching your videos to get some inspiration! You two are brilliant. Thanks for your channel!

[@growformegardening]

Welcome! I love the idea of gardening right up to the wild area. We really wrestled with extending the fence across the back, but ultimately this is a much better plan. I would have been nice to keep out the critters but we are keeping them at bay

[@lindenj6155]

So many beautiful plants, and you do a great job presenting your stunning garden. Too bad I can't see it in person but the ten hour plane flight is holding me back!

[@growformegardening]

Oh wow... I think 10 hours might be a little too far!

[@teresalegacy7099]

Half Trellis with Woolteron Climbing Rose with Rocking Deep Purple Salvia with the Emerald Evergreen in the background with limelights is an outstanding combination that I may have to try to copy cat. Beautiful job! Great style and taste! 🇨🇦

[@growformegardening]

It was totally by accident! We had three salvias left and popped them in! The rose was just planting a few months ago and it is really going for it.

[@cathybryanton7863]

Love your gardens and your videos I have watched every video at least 12 times and see something different each time. How big is your berm, it is so stunning, greetings from Canadian Zone 5

[@growformegardening]

Oh gosh I don't know how I would describe the size of it. It sort of an awkward slope. The way we planted it sort of balances out the look. I think it's about 100 feet wide

[@PAS7gardens]

Wow, absolutely stunning! I am inspired! Thank you for identifying all of the plants so well. It's given me so many ideas for my yard.

[@growformegardening]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching

[@jomassey4207]

What great specimens and a brilliant design of where to plant them. The mix of grasses and roses and arbovitae and birches.....the list goes on. You must have a great garden centre or nursery close by. Lucky you! I've never seen so much variety. You both should be so proud of what you've accomplished.😊 Jo.🎉

[@growformegardening]

Many thanks. We are very lucky to have a whole bunch of garden centers near us. Plus we aren’t afraid of a road trip…we bought our pagoda dogwood three hours away!!

[@Inspire-kx4fb]

Just stunning! Thank you for allowing us in your beautiful garden 🤍

[@growformegardening]

Thank you!

[@btyex]

Oh my goodness, you have soooo many exquisite plants and the way you combine them is astonishing. Thank you for sharing your wonderful garden with us all and looking forward to your videos.

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much!

[@peggyvargo8603]

Just want to you both rock it in the garden. Im so inspired by your gardens wish you were my neighbors ❤

[@growformegardening]

That is so nice of you! Thanks so much! We'd definitely be ok with have gardeners as neighbors!!!

[@LULC0759]

Your grounds are amazing and you both have an eye for detail in putting together the colors & textures but also space placement. Just lovely❤

[@growformegardening]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@changinlooks1]

So grateful to have found you guys. I’m on year 3 in flower gardening and I had no idea how much there was to learn! I live in northeast Iowa and finding a channel in or near my zone is hard. Watch you guys all the time! *check out this small garden business where I shop, at k&K gardens in Hawkeye, Iowa. They have been so much help to me and worth the trip to NE Iowa if you’re ever looking for special hostas they have hundreds of varieties

[@growformegardening]

Wonderful! Thanks for joining us!

[@ronstader7976]

Lynne here from Canada zone 3/4. You are both so knowledgeable and I see the passion you both share. I’m going to watch your past videos and I know I’m going to learn lots. Everything is amazing in your garden. Your pots in front of the garage are just beyond 🌸🌺🌼

[@growformegardening]

Awesome! Thank you! Those two plants we chose because they are REALLY vigorous!

[@peggy-ann1961]

A fellow Canadian here, zone 3 Manitoba. I really enjoy the format they present, where they take turns...very unique. It’s a lovely garden!🇨🇦

[@pc0086]

I'm getting the Carolina sweet heart redbud next year, I have rising sun and flame thrower redbud trees, please check out flame thrower, it is a fantabular tree, I think you guys will love it.

[@growformegardening]

We just saw a flamethrower in person the other day. It’s pretty cool, I think it’s a touch too “hot” colored for our space. We don’t really have a lot of orange.

[@patdelaney191]

Japanese bloodgood maples and other maples tend to look like that when they are stressed through lack of water. Also don't be afraid of pruning them back. Beautiful gardens. 👍👍

[@growformegardening]

Water is certainly not the issue….it has been a damp season for us. I wonder if it is too much?

[@patdelaney191]

@@growformegardening Mmm! Possibly. We don't really do zones here but I think I'm equivalent to z8. I have to have mine positioned in dappled shade and plenty of mulch in winter. Hope you get it figured out 🤔👍.

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@dkutie4real]

Beautifullllllll!!! 🌺

[@growformegardening]

Thank you! 😊

[@seriejohnson698]

Watching this in February….seeing the flowers and you in shirts The Tidbits look great rounding that corner…makes me want cotton candy and I don really care fir cotton candy. Lol

[@growformegardening]

haha that's fun

[@vintagegarden93]

I love climbing rose

[@growformegardening]

Me too!

[@ChicagoGardener]

I absolutely love the containers by the garage!

[@growformegardening]

It’s so simple but big impact. Eric wanted two annuals that could hold up against each other

[@colson8357]

Love your videos. I garden in zone 5b also in Chicago. You have put in a lot of work and it shows.

[@growformegardening]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@alldayidreamaboutplants]

I love this because I learn so much but I’m laughing too! The baptisia was so funny. I’m surprised your miscanthus grows in part sun! That’s good to know. I always struggle to find grasses that will look good in part sun

[@growformegardening]

One day when the redbud grows it will probably need to move but it’s a nice anchor right now

[@wendy5908]

Hello from Texas! 🤗 Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden🌸! I love all of it! 💕

[@growformegardening]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@patriciaflores2776]

Love your garden beds and grass everything just flows together ! great tour😊

[@growformegardening]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Carl-iw9sy]

Great selection of plants. Getting some ideas for our garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@growformegardening]

Any time!

[@wagnerab1958]

Your garden is gorgeous, thank you for sharing!

[@growformegardening]

Thank you!

[@lynnwilliams3393]

Love your berm plantig

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@debrablodgett6172]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge of gardening. I have been learning so much and your inspiring me to plant more trees and shrubs in my garden landscaping . The combinations you use of plantings are just so beautiful!

[@growformegardening]

We are moving heavily in to shrubs. There are so many colors and textures while being less maintenance

[@stuartgeorge7830]

What a beautiful garden you two have created! That lovely summerific hibiscus is now on my shopping list 😊

[@growformegardening]

It's so good! There are a bunch of different varieties so you can choose one that’s the right size and color!

[@stuartgeorge7830]

Thank you, I'm glad I found your channel. Will def do some research on those varieties, you made them look delicious

[@growformegardening]

There are a few more we want but some get super big!!!

[@Chloe-qu9bu]

Whoops 😂😂😂. Love love your video.

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@marisak2669]

I'm having so much fun watching you two try to remember the names of all your beautiful plants. 😂

[@growformegardening]

It’s definitely not easy!

[@marisak2669]

@@growformegardening trust me I know but thank goodness you have each other. If one doesn't remember then the other one will. How lovely to have a partner that's equally involved in gardening.

[@lajoyceneafus3021]

Thanks for sharing the lovely tour. I live in southern Illinois in 6B. I am getting ideas from your gardens since I am a new gardener. Keep up the good work.

[@growformegardening]

I’m so glad to hear that!

[@Edu_Kate]

I don't know how old your gardens are, but they're perfect right now. Last week, I toured my GF's garden on a lake (multiple multiclimates) after being so impressed by it a couple years ago. I have to say, hers was a bit overgrown for my taste, but then, she's behind on weeding and pruning. I am wild for various textures in the garden. Don't even care if there are many blooming because foliage comes in lots of colors, textures. Btw, I garden in zone 4 b, Minneapolis.

[@growformegardening]

The gardens are all quite young. We built our house in 2018.

[@t.b.1596]

Sending love to you from Portland, Oregon. All I can say is WOW...what an exquisite garden. You both have an incredible eye for designing with plants. I tend to over think but you are fearless when it comes to your plant diversity, color, and textures and it works beautifully. Thank you for sharing your garden with all of us!

[@growformegardening]

Be fearless! The worst that can happen is you need to move something or chuck it!

[@t.b.1596]

@@growformegardening Great advice...on both fearless and chuck it! 😁

[@ruralangwin]

Really nice tour! Inspiring! Thanks from Northern California!

[@growformegardening]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@naturalbynecessity4197]

That’s a porcupine grass. I have two in my garden..love the spotted leaves. Beautiful as usual. ❤

[@growformegardening]

Thank you! They are so fun.

[@kangtani_indonesia]

A very beautiful and well-maintained garden, thank you for sharing

[@growformegardening]

Thanks for visiting

[@debsmith8102]

Gatspy moon grows 10’ tall in my California garden! Yours looks great, but I’ll be watching that to see if you move it. It won’t stay that small ❤ love your tours

[@growformegardening]

Oh I can’t wait. They have the room to get full size. I can move the small stuff easily! Thank you for watching!

[@linhmoberly4493]

Beautiful garden. Ur plants and trees look so healthy and happy ❤. Really enjoy ur garden tours…u guys have lots of unique specimen of plants and trees. I learned so much by watching ur videos . Thanks for sharing your lovely garden.

[@growformegardening]

We appreciate that. It’s so much fun!

[@boldpicturesgardeners]

Beautiful gadern with different varieties of plants ❤

[@growformegardening]

So nice of you

[@carolrose4784]

Wow I’m impressed. Loved your tour and information.

[@growformegardening]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

[@melaniem5971]

Such a great comprehensive tour..Thank you!

[@growformegardening]

Thank you for watching!

[@bethheerten1132]

I just found your channel and enjoyed the tour. I am in Zone 8/Alabama so I know some of your lovely things won't flourish here, but there are always substitutions. How fortunate you are to have a Forever Wild property adjacent to yours. Subscribed and looking forward to more posts...and catching up on past ones.

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much for joining us. The forever wild is such a beautiful backdrop.

[@adamgulley5721]

Love the maple with the peeling bark. Never saw one of those.

[@growformegardening]

Isn’t it cool?!

[@adamgulley5721]

@@growformegardening omg 😲 I just love it. I'm going to have to look for one around my area garden centers. Which we don't have many of.

[@hellosaville3861]

My thumb turned browner just watching the video- I am the queen of weeds

[@growformegardening]

Aww. We get lots of weeds!

[@pamelapilato]

WOW! I really don’t know what to say, except you two have the most beautiful gardens!!!! How did your garden tour go?

[@growformegardening]

Amazing! We met so many nice people.

[@MD062010]

your gardens are stunning! absolutely love it!

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much!

[@MugusWumpus-nu7dg]

Beautiful garden. Love the paper bark maple and everything!!!! Wondering how your garden looks during the Winter season….

[@growformegardening]

Me too! So much of our garden is only one season old and the evergreens take so long to get growing!

[@kathyryan4153]

Wonderful tour again...love your tours since I am in 5b also...watched all your videos...did not know you can collect seed from thalictrum since I love my pink one...TFS

[@growformegardening]

Yes you can! I am going to try with the black stockings thalictrum

[@blissbotanicalgarden9442]

Absolutely love the look

[@growformegardening]

Thank you!!

[@voramai6286]

Can't get enough of your garden. Now tell me who is out in the garden longest between you two? 😂

[@growformegardening]

That depends on the time of year! Christopher does a lot of planting and Eric does a lot of the maintaining

[@Inspire-kx4fb]

Such a good question! 😊

[@phoenixinflight1608]

I'm not sure how much sun your Bloodgood gets, but it just looks like some sun scorch to me. Mine does that towards the end of the summer.

[@growformegardening]

It really only gets partial sun…we were able to diagnose Phyllosticta leaf spot! It’s the darn humidity

[@phoenixinflight1608]

@@growformegardening oh no! I've never heard of that. Hope you can get rid of it! Still a beautiful tree ❤️

[@growformegardening]

It is apparently common and pretty easy to get rid of. It's late enough in the season that we are going to skip treating it. We will rake up the leaves well and in Spring start giving it fungicide treatments.

[@Cynthia-zz1vi]

Beautiful garden

[@growformegardening]

Thanks for visiting

[@JemminyCricket]

🌹About your Emily Bronte Shrub rose, possible solutions and reasons for lack of blooms. Does she receive enough sun? Could she be missing fertilizer? What about competitors around her? She looks beautiful and healthy otherwise, though we want blooms 🌹😆 Lovely gardens, personally a fan of your hydrangea collection 😍 Keep up the great work. 👍

[@growformegardening]

These are all good thoughts. I don’t think it is sun or fertilizer…and she is definitely the dominant plant. I am glad to have the healthy foliage, maybe it’s a matter waiting a few years?

[@carolynshepherd4153]

Loving your channel. Could you address whether you have a problem with deer? I think I recognize a lot of your plants as being deer resistant, but I’d love to get your recommendations for deer resistant choices 🙏

[@growformegardening]

We do have some deer pressure, thankfully not terribly. We are coming up with a winter strategy.

[@rebeccamayfield6881]

What great tour of your garden love the paper maple did you send away for it have a great day

[@growformegardening]

No we lucked out and found it locally!

[@TheJamieleegood]

Yup I had to get a Shiloh splash river birch

[@growformegardening]

Woohoo!!!

[@TheJamieleegood]

@@growformegardening it’s all y’all’s fault 😝

[@growformegardening]

We will take all the blame!

[@jennetteojeda5792]

Everything very Buetiful Love 💙👍🏻💙

[@growformegardening]

Thank you!

[@jalilaahmed8925]

lovely tour😍

[@growformegardening]

Thank you! 🤗

[@nicolemartins7577]

Hi there! Love your channel. Would you mind sharing how many Fire Light Tidbits you planted just behind the boxwood? I like the drift look, but am unsure of how many plants to buy. Thanks.

[@growformegardening]

That is a group of four. They create the prettiest drift

[@nicolemartins7577]

@@growformegardening thanks for the reply! And I agree! Stunning. Thank you again!

[@andreamastrangelo1065]

Lovely tour. Couple of questions for you- is your purple fountain grass planted as an annual? What do you have your hose housed in?😊

[@growformegardening]

It is an annual. We had a perennial grass there but was way too big. The hose is a reel from Costco. It’s like a hoselink but it’s 20 feet longer.

[@wandamorrow5863]

This garden is magnificent! The variety is amazing and so well done! Where do you source your plants from? Definitely subscribing…..I’m a North Carolina 8a.

[@growformegardening]

Thanks and welcome. We are very lucky to have lots of great garden centers regionally

[@kmagslove3983]

My bloodgood Japanese maples are massive. Taller than my typical New England colonial. I'd guess 60 feet tall. The lowest part of the leaf canopy is seen from my second story. Are you sure you want a tree that gets so big next to your house? Stunning gardens btw. Absolutely beautiful!

[@growformegardening]

Im guessing it took a long time to get that big!

[@kmagslove3983]

@@growformegardening oh for sure!! The one in my backyard is my favorite tree on my property. They cast tremendous shade. I was just sort of putting it out there that bloodgoods get huge. Bigger than the tag usually says.

[@growformegardening]

That seems to be the case with a lot of plants.

[@vickipackham7357]

How long ago did you plant your Vanderwolf Pine? I have two and love them also. Do you go in and pull out the browning needles from the inside?

[@growformegardening]

It has been in three or four years now. It grows realllly fast. I do clear out the needles just because they look a little funky.

[@seriejohnson698]

Now old is that Vanderwolf Pine..not sure if the spelling. Thank you ☺️

[@growformegardening]

It is about 5 years old in that spot

[@seriejohnson698]

@@growformegardening Sorry about my spelling and crazy sentence structure…I was awake at 5:30 this morning scrolling through garden videos because I couldn’t sleep. I must have been typing with one eye open and the other one closed. Lol

[@rusticanrefined]

absolutely stunning! How fast has that Vanderwolf grown for you? I need two of them now after seeing yours. I wanna put em on west side between me and my neighbor....just curious about their growth rate. I am Merrillville, IN 5B too.

[@growformegardening]

I would say it is putting on between 12 and 16 inches a year

[@GardeningSpirit]

Omygoodness, your color combos are outstanding! Really pretty. How did you guys get into gardening?

[@growformegardening]

We kinda fell into it. Neither of us had gardened before

[@GardeningSpirit]

@@growformegardening That's amazing. Really. Your use of texture & eye for color is as I said.. outstanding. Well done! Loving your channel!

[@kathyryan4153]

Liquid Fence for the deer helps alot to deter then from eating everything they like.

[@growformegardening]

I wish they made it less gross. Ooooh it’s so awful.

[@heatherk2693]

@@growformegardeningI switched to Deer Out last year. I bought the concentrate on Amazon. It has a minty smell. I don’t have quite the deer you do but they would eat my hostas late in the summer. I had good luck with it so far.

[@growformegardening]

Noted! It’s worth a shot

[@jessicakillian3738]

What type of oakleaf do you have? I have a shady side of our house that needs something and I'm thinking oakleaf would work well.

[@growformegardening]

We have Gatsby Pink. It gets pretty big, I love it!

[@jessicakillian3738]

@growformegardening it's a sign! That's the exact type I am debating. Our house is a light gray brick and I was thinking the contrast would be very nice. Thanks!

[@growformegardening]

@@jessicakillian3738 Absolutely! It sounds perfect

[@pamelacorsi]

Beautiful! Can you describe the sun that the west side gets! I'm guessing afternoon sun?

[@growformegardening]

Yes, correct. It peeks around the house by 1-2

[@edandnannettegerman4146]

Yes please do explain the sun during garden tours. I use you for research and took down several names of plants during this vid.

[@growformegardening]

@@edandnannettegerman4146 I think we forget about it because our trees are so young that almost everything is in sun

[@ruralangwin]

Do you have a well for irrigation?

[@growformegardening]

Nope, we are on city water

[@alice_rabbit8345]

I’m in PA zone 6b. I’m interested in a small hydrangea for a pot. What would you suggest??

[@growformegardening]

Eric says “Tiny Quick Fire, Invincibelle Wee White, or maybe even Lets Dance Can Do”

[@edandnannettegerman4146]

My bloodgood is doing the same. If you receive a good explanation, please share it in an upcoming video. I checked the existing comments, and there was nothing yet.

[@growformegardening]

We will definitely update once we hear!

[@lindaplaidduck]

@edandnannettegerman4146 @growforme5b We had a Japanese maple that had Anthracnose that looked like this... it's also very similar to a fungus called Phyllosticta Leaf Spot. I would look into these two fungus'- that might be what it is. They are both related to wetness & humidity without enough air circulation. Best of luck! It's heartbreaking when a beloved tree looks sick. 🫶☮️

[@growformegardening]

Linda thank you! It is 100% the Phyllosticta leaf spot

[@lindaplaidduck]

@@growformegardening So happy to help. We cleaned up dead and fallen leaves (don't compost them) & treated with Mancozeb. Best wishes!!

[@edandnannettegerman4146]

Thanks to all of you. Gardeners are the best!

[@midwestgardner6319]

Nice plants, but everything seems to close together

[@growformegardening]

Thanks. The big arborvitae’s have grown really quickly so we may move a few things this fall. But! Close together plants means very few weeds!

[@dianetemple4243]

So I think these guys are gardeners, not landscapers. Guys , you're right. Dense plantings leaves less light for weeds to grow. I love a lush look!

[@growformegardening]

Haha thanks!!