Winter Wonderland - JC Raulston Shade Plant Tour

[@norulesgardening3694]

Thanks for watching our first video. Our website will up in the next few days. We will have blog post with photos and descriptions of the featured plants for every video.

[@patsweeney1771]

i’m so fortunate to share Zone 7B with you experts! Looking forward to more vids and info.

[@mattycroxton]

Great new channel! Keep it coming! 🕺🕺

[@Luvyatilyouactup]

Jim’s giggle makes me laugh every time. Thanks for this perfect newness. I’m excited to see future videos!

[@TerryHonn]

Love you guys working together... Can't wait to see more. Thanks for all you both do!

[@tazmankb26]

Wow! I was in the Raleigh Durham area a few years back on business and made it to garden (Sarah P Duke Garden) on the Duke University campus, but did not know about this one. I think a return trip is now warranted.

[@rdarrett3635]

Love the new channel. Noticed how Jim is holding his hands so he patiently waits.

[@paigejameson1485]

Love planting hellebores 😁🪴🤩👩‍🌾

[@rdarrett3635]

What are some of your favorites?

[@paigejameson1485]

@@rdarrett3635 I have candy love and ice n roses dark picotee . I would love to get some double ones . They are all really beautiful 🤩

[@julien3211]

Looking forward to the new channel. The end of this first video was cute and made me smile. :)

[@myrnacarley7138]

Looking forward to visiting the arboretum!🙌

[@rachelboyer9190]

I moved to Memphis from Chicagoland, so I am loving this introduction to tons of plants I can grow now. Broadleaf winter-hardy evergreens are a whole new world for me. I am especially impressed with the illicium, mahonia, and camellia japonica I planted this past summer. Great video!

[@katiekane5247]

So much to grow down south. I too left Chicago area & was astounded to see pansies being planted in the fall. I don't think I could ever go back to months without flowers! Try out some Heuchera & Tiarrella, most have a whole different winter look.

[@marciachandler7786]

Makes me wish I had more shade! Thanks for the tour.

[@emmalavenham]

This is my kind of channel.

[@carolynp6913]

So happy you two have joined forces in sharing all your valuable information! My notebook is full of notes from your videos. Gets me so excited about landscaping our bare bones yard. A whole new experience from Minnesota gardening! Keep up the great work 💕🌸🌸👍👍

[@angiestelzer1064]

Look forward to future videos from this new channel. The JC Raulston Arboretum looks beautiful and would love to visit it some day if I make it to the area. My favorite shade plant that you featured here is the Illicium Florida Sunshine. Don’t have it in my yard yet, but it is on my list!!

[@dylan8285]

My #1 favorite for shade has got to be heuchera/coral bells they just come in so many shapes and colors you can put them in almost any application. tip/ trick I learned with them too is the lighter the foliage the more shade they need and the darker the foliage the more sun they can tolerate.

[@robinrummel1359]

Cute closing! As another height challenged person I agree, take every opportunity to look tall! 😁. Loved the introduction to the arboretum and am looking forward to a time when we can go see beautiful spaces again. My first trip will be to Longwood Gardens and next to University of Delaware gardens and the list goes on and on! This was very interesting and I'm looking forward to lots more on this channel! 😀👍💕

[@taylorbenton9262]

What an awesome list! I love the idea of a collectors garden. Keep up the great content!

[@judyraffl6717]

At my news home, I am planting mostly natives which include Viburnum, Fothegilla, Sweetshrub, Button Bush, a Redbud and woodland phlox, bloodroot and Trillium. I have lots of Christmas fern, native Solomon Seal and Little Bluestem on the property and recently found some Ginger in with the Partridgeberry that naturally grows there. It’s been fun learning about natives and hope to emulate Mt. Cuba one day some.

[@Zil_Senczy]

Hands down my favorite winter interest shade plant is Camelias. Especially Camelia Japonicas. I have cuttings of a new unnamed variety on its way and feel like I am expecting a new baby!

[@SGspecial84]

Edgeworthia Chrysantha gets my top vote for winter interest shade plants.

[@archiemorrison6088]

I am just beginning to study winter interest and shade garden plants. At this point Camelia plants are my favorite. I look forward to you future videos.

[@saraw8503]

Visiting the JCRA is where I fell in love with Styrax japonica. I now have one in my garden.

[@marshawilliamson8602]

Epimediums, hellebores, autumn ferns, and ferns in general.

[@cordsen_L]

"Brilliance" autumn fern is one of my favorites for shade.

[@rdarrett3635]

Definitely. My favorite.

[@MollyBearisms]

A very well done video. It is worth noting that some of these plants are invasive in certain areas. So it may be very well behaved in the SE, but, for example, mahonia is incredibly invasive in the woodlands of Maryland. So make sure to do your research for your specific area, bc otherwise you may not have much fun coping with the end result.

[@passepartoot]

I use the excellent JC Raulston online database to learn about plants that may do well where I live. I recognize some of the sites and trees from your video! Perhaps someday you will visit the Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG), a place I visit often. I was surpised and delighted to see Mark Weathington in your video. I rely on his excellent book, Gardening in the South, to learn about SE American horticulture. I live 'nearby' in Chesapeake, VA, zone 8a, but a stone's throw from 7b. Chesapeake is about three hours east of Raleigh.I moved here from zone 4a Minnesota two years ago. I'm a long-time gardener, but I know very little about the plants that grow here. In a way it's like starting all over. I have NO shade at my house -- I'm working on developing that -- but I am interested in anything fragrant. I am captivated by the gingers (Alpina, Hedychium, others) and terrestrial orchids I see at the NBG. I'd like to know more. Nicely done. I subscribed. Thanks for teaching us.

[@emmalavenham]

Some of our favorites for woodland spaces include: barrenwort, bloodroot, hellebores (with variegated foliage) and Japanese wood poppies. And for ground cover: shredded umbrella and key natives like bunchberry that bring color to the space throughout the seasons.

[@EK-xz8ig]

I'd love to visit this arboretum!

[@vincechampion3031]

This is awesome. I now have a whole new respect for Aspidistra. I really like Danae racemosa. We have lots at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and it looks great. I cut it completely back before the new growth emerges and it performs beautifully

[@Ash-xx5zd]

Dropping a supportive comment. Can't wait to see more. Love the tours but the interviews of experts and themed videos such as solutions to boggy situations or zero effort plants would be fun. As well as more advanced techniques as how to match and pair plants better. Or how u guys research an unknown plant - what characters do u need first, what resources do u trust, do u buy several of the same new plant and plant them differently...? U both are amazing. And very much enjoyed this video!

[@amynelsongreen3243]

Love this new channel! Will be fun to follow you two in this new adventure. My PNW garden is probably going to start looking like a southern one soon.

[@TheBarefootedGardener]

Mine too, in the Northeast!

[@crystalchunn6925]

Love the new channel! As usual I now want at least one of each of these. Thanks to you both for sharing all your knowledge!

[@tazmankb26]

I have the Mahonia (indigo Flair variety), Leopard Plants, Aralia, Cast iron, and various Nandina's (domestica and compacta) for winter interest along with Sango Kaku (Coral Bark) maple. I have many other ideas now so thank you for sharing!

[@eleanorcapulong8781]

I went to my cousin's wedding in Raleigh a few years ago (they reside in Cary), and was so intrigued by not only how clean the city was, but how it seemed every property in public spaces of access or just along the roads, had strategic landscaping. Driving along city roads not realizing there were shopping plazas or even a Walmart, tucked behind smart screening- was genius IMO. Every city should follow suit- not only does it beautify the surroundings, it's beneficial to the wildlife and our mental health. Maybe Mr. Raulston had something to do with all that?

[@P_Belle]

I don't know that answer about JCRaulston''s involvement. I just want to concur that Raleigh's growth has been managed to create a welcoming city (more than "history of the South" troubled by blight and litter). And yes, it is noticeably cleaner than other growing cities. Quite impressive all around.

[@katiekane5247]

Jim & Brie, come to Ball Ground Georgia & tour Gibbs Gardens. One man's dream turned beautiful space!

[@christinev3324]

2 of my favorites in one show! Love this

[@ScottyOn1]

Great new channel! I loved the tour. Thanks!!

[@chrispetersen6402]

Thanks for the plant names!

[@stacylamountain2233]

Nice 1st video guys

[@henkboute9856]

I have immediately added some of these to my list!

[@daiseegray9110]

Love the bloopers

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Me too!!! We have a lot of outtakes 🤣

[@briandaniels4]

I’ve been looking forward to your new channel with Brie. Should be fun!

[@joncrunk598]

Great collaboration! Looking forward to content on this channel.

[@daniellegrows2498]

For shade plants I love hellebores and I’m excited to add in some astilbe this summer too!

[@rdarrett3635]

Make sure you get the astilbe that does not need consistent watering, unless you have it. I’ve lived and learned. Realized after a bit on money that there are varieties that don’t need so much babying.

[@daniellegrows2498]

@@rdarrett3635 ok that is good to know! I do not want to be a slave to watering!!!

[@Zil_Senczy]

So excited to see the start of your new channel! You both are so lovely and I am sure your working chemistry will only grow stronger over the coming months. Wishing you both tremendous success and prosperity!

[@emkn1479]

Are you able to include zones for the featured plants on the screen along with the names? And mentioning deer resistance is VERY much appreciated. Running cedar clubmoss (it has several names - diphasiastrum digitatum) is one of my latest additions and I’m loving it! I saw it at a WV botanical garden and just had to track it down and make it mine.

[@rylannational4577]

You should take a look at Plant Delights Nursery nearby!

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

I miss visiting the garden, thanks for sharing. :(

[@anitahadley2871]

Some great new to me plants for shade! I find that Acuba gets a bit out of hand in my garden. It really likes to run! I’m still trying to rid myself of it.

[@gardenloveletters2063]

This was so helpful! Thank you!

[@karenpentz4160]

I don’t have much in the way of winter interest in my yard yet but am intrigued by the cast iron plants. Of what I do have, I would say arborvitae would top the list. Love the Fire Chief

[@DS-rf7si]

In zone 10, azaleas are my favorite shady plants. Since my garden receives much sun, I really don't have all that many shady plants. My Japanese maple is another fav of mine.

[@dianesimon9470]

Great first video and so helpful. I am in NC Piedmont so all this was so relevant. Thanks!

[@maceyloubrown]

I love the videos so far!☺️

[@eileenchang2173]

I loved this video! I am looking forward to many more! Although I don’t have the same growing region there are plenty of ideas and hopefully a couple of plants I can purchase for my shade garden! Thank you . 🇨🇦

[@jamesrobbins7976]

Thanks guys! Great job. Well done.

[@jennifermcduffie6629]

Love the aucuba japonica but I think the deer love it as well. Lots of mahonia going into my shade garden this year. Hope our garden centers in central va will stock some others on your interesting video!

[@irinaa3825]

We have deer, it never touches acuba in my garden, damages other things on a regular basis

[@jennifermcduffie6629]

@@irinaa3825 Great. Maybe I’ll try it!

[@LitlPoot]

thanks for the tour & info !!! a visit to JC Raulston is at the top of my bucket list - maybe this Spring ??? a beautiful garden with so much inspiration all around ... I agree with all your choices - ferns, hellebores, mahonia, and, of course, camellias ... how could one possibly pick a favorite ???

[@judygray7718]

Thanks......I have an all shade garden (Western NC mountains). Hoping some of these will work for 6b.

[@chrispetersen6402]

Great video! Mislabeled camellia slide after contorted orange.

[@kristycampbell5426]

Thanks for the ideas! I tried to add some plants to my shady areas in 2020. The autumn ferns and cast iron plant are my favorites so far out of what I planted.

[@junesmart7352]

Autumn Ferns are increasing in numbers in my gardens because I buy about 12 each spring from a local nursery that offers superb 1-gallon sizes. I jokingly say I use them like the Brits use boxwoods - outlining, massing, any way they can offer me the joy of something green and upright throughout the winter in my 8a Carolina gardens. Glad you are enjoying them also.

[@kristycampbell5426]

@@junesmart7352 sounds like a beautiful garden! I love ferns so I really hope mine will thrive, and I can add more. The two I've got seem happy so far. But I'm worried about the hottest days of summer here in north Alabama (7B).

[@junesmart7352]

@@kristycampbell5426 They should do well for you. The first year, give them some supplemental watering, but by second year they established and self-sufficient. I just looked online and see they are suitable for Heat Zones 5-9 so you WILL be successful! Check out Dryopteris erythrosora on gardenia.net. Good info.

[@kristycampbell5426]

@@junesmart7352 thank you!! 🙂

[@lorraineclark3517]

My favorite shade plant is holly fern.

[@junesmart7352]

They are beautiful, and such a strong substantial look.

[@rjbessey09]

Roger Bessey Puget Sound lowlands Washington state. PNW favorites, Pieris japonica, many Variegated Pieris, Mountain Fire, to name two. We are also fortunate to have Mahoning nervosa growing wils as a common native,

[@LinusCello75]

I love them all. Future shade plants episode: ardisia, gingers (true and ginger allies) and vines (clematis armandii, kadsura, and hedera)?

[@saraw8503]

Brie, that edgeworthia behind you is something I long to have, they are difficult to find in nurseries.

[@branch7010]

Pikes in the south east is flush with them right now.

[@denko44]

JCRA has a great YT channel, terrible video quality though so its nice to see high video quality for once!

[@rdarrett3635]

Thanks. I’ll start following them.

[@ginaCoss]

Great video! Love Acuba japonica but seems kind of invasive. How do you treat this? Just go after an authorized sprout and pull it up?

[@JToddSpacek]

Can anyone i.d. the plants at 2:20 for me? We went to the NC Zoo two weeks ago and it was lining a lot of the paths. Foliage looks a bit like the softer Mahonia's but not the flowers. Thx

[@JudyG53]

I bought a lot of Cast Iron plants because of the advice that deer leave it alone. Well, the deer came onto my patio and ate it from the containers before I got them in the ground. :(

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Oh NO! Really? Ugh that terrible.

[@emmalavenham]

To my understanding, what deer eat can differ geographically. But in the Northeast, we have had great luck with lungworts - because of their very hairy leaves. They also avoid the mahonia which is not only tough (leathery) but also incredibly prickly.

[@garetuemura1272]

My choice for a shady winter garden would be variegated and, "Henka" forms of Farfugium japonicum.

[@lg5689]

Do the evergreen ferns listed by Brie keep their leaves through winter in zone 7b? Thanks for listing them on your website blog by the way!

[@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111]

Thank you both for this wonderful video. May I ask, Is it possible to use the Cast Iron plants on a Vertical wall? I have this idea of creating more privacy to a wooden fenced area by applying potted Cast Iron plants vertically in a densely shaded area. Do the Cast Iron plants need a certain amount of soil or size pot to survive? I'm just curious and trying to work out the mechanics. Again, Thank You for a wonderful video. Dallas, Texas Zone 8a

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Yes! You can totally grow aspidistra in a vertical system!

[@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111]

@@BrieThePlantLady Oh boy! Let the fun begin. Thank you 🌻🐈🌻

[@sweetcarolinagardening4364]

Does JCRA offer a plant sale anytime?

[@norulesgardening3694]

Yes they do. Super unique things.

[@ChrisieCouncil]

Cyrtomium falcatum-Japanese Holly Fern and Dryopteris Ferns.