Today Jack guides us through the woodland gardens of Trinity Cottage. This little hidden gem features some stunning stone work and breath taking waterside views. Enjoy~
I absolutely LOVE the use of groundcover on this property instead of piles of mulch! We need more knowledgable designers like you - that garden looks like it has always been there which is the way it should be! Beautiful!
Jack, you must be so proud of your crew and yourself, the work you do is so magnificent. You can tell you really love your job and it shows. This cottage is beautiful with the rock work that you've done and all the colorful annuals, love the 3 tiers at the front of the cottage. Very well thought out but then again you are the Master Gardener. Keep your hands dirty.
I watched a documentary on Earthing and the healing properties of walking barefoot on ground. Someone commented that must be why gardeners are so relaxed because we have our hands in soil all the time. I eventually have to take off my gloves when I garden. It's more comfortable for me.
Love the continuity of the limestone throughout the project-these properties are just outstanding. I have several dwarf blue spruce on our property-my Dad was a nurseryman and grew them from cuttings. He chose to make cuttings from only the bluest of specimens. They are my pride and joy, but here on the west coast, everything grows so quickly and they are in need of pruning. A how-to video would be so valuable. I hope you can share this knowledge with us.
Hi Jack. Would love it if you would go into some of the construction details of things like those dry stack walls. What kind of foundation work do you need to do? What are the important details that keep walls like this standing for decades? I think they are so beautiful.
Awesome work Jack! We love all the videos on the island! Since the quarantine this our way of feeling like we are visiting the island...please keep them coming! 🥰🇨🇦
I agree with ‘S’ about the ground cover plantings-this is best combination of ground cover plants I’ve seen ANYWHERE! It is ALL so beautiful Jack! I was also thinking, as were others, how proud you must be of all your crews over the years, that have accomplished such beautiful projects that can be tweaked each year, what fun that can be....thank you for this delightful tour 🙂
Awesome Jack! Would you please do a quick hands on video of the trimming of the dwarf blue spruce? I would love to see how you do that as I have toyed with the idea of getting one. Thank you and enjoy your videos so much!
Yes! I wasn't aware it could be pruned. I have a new weeping 'The Blues' Colorado blue spruce that claims to stay about 6' tall and 4' wide, but I don't trust the tag and want to know how to size check it if it gets unruly. I had a standard that got out of hand so I chopped it down. The top filled the back of my brother's pickup truck. It even rolled out of his truck when we brought it to my municipal yard waste site despite being tied in.
That Japanese Maple really steals the show in the front of that house! I just planted one on a corner of my home and I was nervous it was too close. But this gives me confidence. Also I am so inspired to plant dense ground cover in my backyard.
Your work is Awesome thanks for sharing. If I were younger I would have liked to travel to where you give tours but just watching your video's give me much joy!
What a beautiful, enchanting cottage and garden. You and your team should be very proud. I would love to see a video of how you actually do the fall cleanup. Thanks for sharing.
FINALLY!!!! Great camera work. This is so so much better. I really enjoy this tour. We can really see your hard work in this garden. You are really a great gardener and presenter.
I enjoy watching these tours. Hope to someday visit the island and see the beautiful gardens and cottages in person. I love the stone pathways. So soft and inviting. You want to follow them!
What a gift to be able to return to such a special place and add to the beauty with each passing season. You are so right.... the years just fly by. I have to admit that the woodland tumble of plants under the huge trees was my favorite; they play together so well. Have enjoyed all your videos. Thank you so much for each and every one of them. Cheers from Montana
I wish we could see the inside of the homes too! 😀 We are flying soon from Door County into the island in early September. I’m so excited to explore, I’ll look for your gardens!!
Heavenly, each garden is very different, with its own beauty because of the topography and amount of sun. You must have one of the best jobs ever, hard work but you get to enjoy it, like raising children.
What a gorgeous garden! The only thing that would make that slope better is a pondless waterfall, especially as you get further from the lake. Did you cut the flagstone to get the joints tighter? The mixed groundcover is a great idea too. The stonework is very nice as well.
Absolutely amazing Jack! We live 45 minutes away in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada and so what I appreciate is the fact that we share the same zone for the most part (4b). We live on a ravine and my husband and I have been thinking about building a stone walkway. Any chance that you would create a video building a walkway in the future? We have some beautiful natural stones such as red sandstone, etc. that we could actually get our hands on. I have been fortunate enough to visit beautiful Mackinaw. I actually became familiar with Laura from Garden Answer videos and that is how I stumbled across your wonderful channel. Thank you for these beautiful tours.
Your Design CO. and crew have done a wonderful job on the island. Just love watching what you have done. Love the idea of no cars. I'm taking some ground cover ideas for my garden in the shade that is hard for me to grow anything. Stay Safe, and do not be a stranger with your videos. Love seeing you do about any thing on the island.
Everything fantastic!!!! I do find the blue accent stripes on the cottage off putting as it looks like painters tape. Again all the planting and stone work......A++++++.
Love seeing this beautiful garden! The stone stairs are just fantastic! I've never seen the variegated pachysandra and I absolutely love it, will have to hunt for this plant!
Keep up the videos I can watch all day long, what a dream job! You have an amazing team and beautiful designs. Someday we'll be up there with the whole family the Island has always been on the bucket list for vacations since we saw you with Laura and Aaron from Garden Answers!
Yea!! Another Jack Barnwell video, you and your team are gems, thanks 🙏 for the show!! Can not wait for the next aquapots since the ones I want are out of stock til Fall, but that antique ivy is a stunner 😊
Beautiful property! I'd be really interested to see your team prep/plant up a large scale ground cover area. I like the natural look plants create vs. the mulch look, but I'm intimidated by trying to do it. I'm afraid I'll get a ground cover established only to have it choke out my expensive perennials, or not thrive well and have a weeding nightmare. You make it look so easy though!😁 Thanks for another awesome tour!
I love your channel. I started binge watching it a couple of days ago. I do have a question on garden maintenance though. How do you maintain the grass on Mackinac Island? Do you use scythes, push rotary mowers, or do the horses just graze the grass? I would think gas powered or riding mowers would be forbidden (because of the noise) but I may be wrong.
I love dark foliage mixed among greens. And I love saying "Cimicifuga Racemosa." I think mine is called 'Brunette.' I planted a "Black Lace Elderberry" this year among a hedge (potentially) of mixed hydrangea. I imagine this new garden will be so beautiful come about five years from now. Jack, you seemed to pause near the arborvitae hedge as if you wanted to say something about it. Twelve years ago, I planted four 'Degroots' at the end of my west-facing deck for privacy and shade. I now know I should have been pruning/training them all along. I have multiple leaders and the arborvitae wall is at least 10' tall. Would you recommend I top it off as the hedge in this landscape? It's starting to show holes and I'm not ready for the one-cut prune as the stumps would be massive to hide. (I also may have a marsupial living in it or under my deck as I see small greenery in the area around it and my deck has become its latrine.)
Hey Jack, I have a couple questions about the myrtle and other ground covers. How close do you plant them together? I find that myrtle takes a lot of weeding for the first few years. Also, do you fertilize it, and if so, with what? I have some older beds that are starting to get a little thin.
@@JackBarnwellDesign Thanks Jack! It's that weed free soil that is different than what I have. I like the idea of pre mulching too. I hadn't thought of that.
Hi Jack! Thanks for showing us around. 😍 I would love to plant pachysandra in an empty shaded area. (Minnesota zone 4). Do I need to buy many plants to fill or does it spread pretty quickly? Thanks!
Me too! I bought a 6-pack on sale from Bachman's several years ago and they're finally starting to thicken in under my hydrangea standard. (Probably poorly placed due to the shallow roots of my standard.) I may be replacing that hydrangea with a 'Limelight' or something newer like that. This 'PeeGee' is showing its age.
I absolutely LOVE the use of groundcover on this property instead of piles of mulch! We need more knowledgable designers like you - that garden looks like it has always been there which is the way it should be! Beautiful!
The dry stack of limestone makes such a fantastic effect .love it. Jose from Melbourne Australia
Jack, you must be so proud of your crew and yourself, the work you do is so magnificent. You can tell you really love your job and it shows. This cottage is beautiful with the rock work that you've done and all the colorful annuals, love the 3 tiers at the front of the cottage. Very well thought out but then again you are the Master Gardener. Keep your hands dirty.
I watched a documentary on Earthing and the healing properties of walking barefoot on ground. Someone commented that must be why gardeners are so relaxed because we have our hands in soil all the time. I eventually have to take off my gloves when I garden. It's more comfortable for me.
So nice to see stairs that work with the natural structure and surrounds of the landscape
Love the walk through and the progress this sight has made in ten years. Great work
Your creations are beautiful. I enjoy seeing everything so harmonious together. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love the continuity of the limestone throughout the project-these properties are just outstanding. I have several dwarf blue spruce on our property-my Dad was a nurseryman and grew them from cuttings. He chose to make cuttings from only the bluest of specimens. They are my pride and joy, but here on the west coast, everything grows so quickly and they are in need of pruning. A how-to video would be so valuable. I hope you can share this knowledge with us.
Hi Jack. Would love it if you would go into some of the construction details of things like those dry stack walls. What kind of foundation work do you need to do? What are the important details that keep walls like this standing for decades? I think they are so beautiful.
The stone staircase is pure magic
Awesome work Jack! We love all the videos on the island! Since the quarantine this our way of feeling like we are visiting the island...please keep them coming! 🥰🇨🇦
Tracy’s Home & Garden , I second that ! 🇨🇦
I didn’t know you can prune an evergreen. A how to video would be amazing.
I agree with ‘S’ about the ground cover plantings-this is best combination of ground cover plants I’ve seen ANYWHERE! It is ALL so beautiful Jack! I was also thinking, as were others, how proud you must be of all your crews over the years, that have accomplished such beautiful projects that can be tweaked each year, what fun that can be....thank you for this delightful tour 🙂
The stonework you guys have completed is just wonderful! Trinity is a magical place with the different sections and boulders ! Thanks for sharing.😁
Awesome Jack! Would you please do a quick hands on video of the trimming of the dwarf blue spruce? I would love to see how you do that as I have toyed with the idea of getting one. Thank you and enjoy your videos so much!
Yes! I wasn't aware it could be pruned. I have a new weeping 'The Blues' Colorado blue spruce that claims to stay about 6' tall and 4' wide, but I don't trust the tag and want to know how to size check it if it gets unruly.
I had a standard that got out of hand so I chopped it down. The top filled the back of my brother's pickup truck. It even rolled out of his truck when we brought it to my municipal yard waste site despite being tied in.
That would be a great video to see!
I was JUST about to ask this question! Yes! Beautiful property, I always learn so much
Yes! I just bought a Baby Blue spruce and there is some conflicting info on it’s size. Would love to see how one is trimmed.
That Japanese Maple really steals the show in the front of that house! I just planted one on a corner of my home and I was nervous it was too close. But this gives me confidence. Also I am so inspired to plant dense ground cover in my backyard.
Beautiful as always
Your work is Awesome thanks for sharing. If I were younger I would have liked to travel to where you give tours but just watching your video's give me much joy!
What a beautiful, enchanting cottage and garden. You and your team should be very proud. I would love to see a video of how you actually do the fall cleanup. Thanks for sharing.
Will do!
Thank you sharing this cottage tour you did a fabulous job as always so beautiful 😍
lovely video
FINALLY!!!! Great camera work. This is so so much better. I really enjoy this tour. We can really see your hard work in this garden. You are really a great gardener and presenter.
loving this type of garden tour video 😍😍😍
Stunning stonework and plantings. Beautiful place !!
It would be great to see a video of how you prune the evergreen.
You and your crew are justified being proud of yourselves, your work shows it's done with Love of gardening. The cameraman did an excellent job.
Very pretty , I love shade gardens 🌿
Lovely. Thank you for sharing this. I love Mackinaw Island.
I love the way you talk about the plants...with confidence and knowledge. Excellent! Everything looks great. You’re an inspiration.😊😊🇨🇦
So many beautiful homes and gardens
I enjoy watching these tours. Hope to someday visit the island and see the beautiful gardens and cottages in person. I love the stone pathways. So soft and inviting. You want to follow them!
What a gift to be able to return to such a special place and add to the beauty with each passing season. You are so right.... the years just fly by. I have to admit that the woodland tumble of plants under the huge trees was my favorite; they play together so well. Have enjoyed all your videos. Thank you so much for each and every one of them. Cheers from Montana
I wish we could see the inside of the homes too! 😀 We are flying soon from Door County into the island in early September. I’m so excited to explore, I’ll look for your gardens!!
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You have the best job ever! Simply beautiful 👍
looks like a very relaxing environment!
Heavenly, each garden is very different, with its own beauty because of the topography and amount of sun. You must have one of the best jobs ever, hard work but you get to enjoy it, like raising children.
Thank you ☺️ just beautiful 🦋
I would love to see a fall clean up video
Very beautiful! Always wondered where that path led!
Every property is a hidden gem! It’s such a beautiful place 🤩
What a gorgeous garden! The only thing that would make that slope better is a pondless waterfall, especially as you get further from the lake. Did you cut the flagstone to get the joints tighter? The mixed groundcover is a great idea too. The stonework is very nice as well.
Congratulations to you and crew, beautiful space!!!
Well done.
Absolutely amazing Jack! We live 45 minutes away in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada and so what I appreciate is the fact that we share the same zone for the most part (4b). We live on a ravine and my husband and I have been thinking about building a stone walkway. Any chance that you would create a video building a walkway in the future? We have some beautiful natural stones such as red sandstone, etc. that we could actually get our hands on. I have been fortunate enough to visit beautiful Mackinaw. I actually became familiar with Laura from Garden Answer videos and that is how I stumbled across your wonderful channel. Thank you for these beautiful tours.
The steps...the natural rock chunks ❤
Gorgeous!!! Love these tours so much!!
Your Design CO. and crew have done a wonderful job on the island. Just love watching what you have done. Love the idea of no cars. I'm taking some ground cover ideas for my garden in the shade that is hard for me to grow anything. Stay Safe, and do not be a stranger with your videos. Love seeing you do about any thing on the island.
Everything fantastic!!!! I do find the blue accent stripes on the cottage off putting as it looks like painters tape. Again all the planting and stone work......A++++++.
Awesome tour!! I want to move to Mackinac Island!! 😍
Really lovely!
Absolutely beautiful gardens and cottages😊👌🏽
I’ve enjoyed seeing all your garden’s on the island we here in Michigan love, you’ve done a great job. Thank you.
Beautiful ! Thank you for sharing more of your amazing work!
hope maintenance to build this and keep it going. crew of several men involved.
lovely place
I am a new subscriber...I have some serious catching up to do! 😆 Love your videos...and how you love what you do.
Love the mulch walkway! Love it all!
Loved the tour. Beautiful gardens and cottage
Love seeing this beautiful garden! The stone stairs are just fantastic! I've never seen the variegated pachysandra and I absolutely love it, will have to hunt for this plant!
You're an artist, Jack! Superb, gorgeous, beautiful. I want to be there.
Keep up the videos I can watch all day long, what a dream job! You have an amazing team and beautiful designs. Someday we'll be up there with the whole family the Island has always been on the bucket list for vacations since we saw you with Laura and Aaron from Garden Answers!
Thanks so much!
Always amazing!
I love your videos! Everything you do looks gorgeous! I'm sure you are very proud!
Beautiful!
Yea!! Another Jack Barnwell video, you and your team are gems, thanks 🙏 for the show!! Can not wait for the next aquapots since the ones I want are out of stock til Fall, but that antique ivy is a stunner 😊
Love this video!
I love these videos!
Beautiful property! I'd be really interested to see your team prep/plant up a large scale ground cover area. I like the natural look plants create vs. the mulch look, but I'm intimidated by trying to do it. I'm afraid I'll get a ground cover established only to have it choke out my expensive perennials, or not thrive well and have a weeding nightmare. You make it look so easy though!😁 Thanks for another awesome tour!
Looks beautiful! Great job!
Really nice 👍 thanks May Jesus bless u 🙏
I love your channel. I started binge watching it a couple of days ago. I do have a question on garden maintenance though. How do you maintain the grass on Mackinac Island? Do you use scythes, push rotary mowers, or do the horses just graze the grass? I would think gas powered or riding mowers would be forbidden (because of the noise) but I may be wrong.
I need this step stones!!!
Another great video! Curious if you’re the exclusive landscaper for all of the island? I always notice the beautiful flowers, well done.
Gorgeous...can't wait to get there in 2 weeks. Btw I love aquapots! Now I have time to make a lilac archway 🙂
That’s awesome!!!!
I love dark foliage mixed among greens. And I love saying "Cimicifuga Racemosa." I think mine is called 'Brunette.' I planted a "Black Lace Elderberry" this year among a hedge (potentially) of mixed hydrangea. I imagine this new garden will be so beautiful come about five years from now.
Jack, you seemed to pause near the arborvitae hedge as if you wanted to say something about it. Twelve years ago, I planted four 'Degroots' at the end of my west-facing deck for privacy and shade. I now know I should have been pruning/training them all along. I have multiple leaders and the arborvitae wall is at least 10' tall. Would you recommend I top it off as the hedge in this landscape? It's starting to show holes and I'm not ready for the one-cut prune as the stumps would be massive to hide. (I also may have a marsupial living in it or under my deck as I see small greenery in the area around it and my deck has become its latrine.)
Hey Jack, I have a couple questions about the myrtle and other ground covers. How close do you plant them together? I find that myrtle takes a lot of weeding for the first few years. Also, do you fertilize it, and if so, with what? I have some older beds that are starting to get a little thin.
4-5” centers... in weed free, tilled, pre mulched soil
@@JackBarnwellDesign Thanks Jack! It's that weed free soil that is different than what I have. I like the idea of pre mulching too. I hadn't thought of that.
Please show how you prune the blue spruce
What is the red leaf tree in front of the cottage? I'd love to have one in my garden!
Hi Jack! Thanks for showing us around. 😍 I would love to plant pachysandra in an empty shaded area. (Minnesota zone 4). Do I need to buy many plants to fill or does it spread pretty quickly? Thanks!
It depends on the soil and what it’s competing with ~ if you want to be sure to have it thick quick- plant on 4” -5” centers~
Me too!
I bought a 6-pack on sale from Bachman's several years ago and they're finally starting to thicken in under my hydrangea standard. (Probably poorly placed due to the shallow roots of my standard.) I may be replacing that hydrangea with a 'Limelight' or something newer like that. This 'PeeGee' is showing its age.
At 6:29 what is the red tree near the house?
🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍
What variety is that red maple? Gorgeous!
Bloodgood
Are you allowed to truck in these heavy stones or do you have to use carriages etc? Beautiful. Well done.
All hauled to the site, from the docks~ by horses...
Poor horses! Seems like such a heavy load!
I kept waiting for the camera to turn around and show us the view of the water.
Lovely. What's the red tree in the front yard? Sorry, city rat new to gardening!
A bloodgood Japanese maple
Show us your grandma's house again please
Coming very soon~ we filmed it already....
Do you have a deer issue?
Dwarf🤣🤣🤣