Edging a New Garden Bed, Fall Planting, and Cleanup || Grow For Me 5b
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
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Edging a garden bed can be a difficult and tiresome process. In this video we are sharing how we approach garden edging to make it as easy as possible. We use a half moon shaped edger tool to draw out our lines and after removing the grass we clean it up with a loop hoe. To finish off the edge we use an electric edger and a shrub rake.
We are also adding in a few more hydrangeas from Proven Winners. The first is Puffer Fish and the second is Let's Dance Sky View.
To finish up the video we are harvesting some zinnia seeds and cleaning up the finished plants.
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This video is not sponsored, however some plants and equipment that we use in the garden have been provided to me to try out!
136 Hydrangeas…amazing. I really enjoyed the drone shot at the end. You both have created a beautiful paradise.
Thank you!!
I was literally going to post that you all are in “hydrangea heaven”! ❤
That’s the plan!
I’ve always been afraid to try my hand at edging, but I truly believe I can do it after watching this video! Thanks for always giving helpful tips and for allowing us to hang out with y’all in your beautiful garden.
You can do it!
Hi there! I'm going to ta kle the edging this weekend too! Do you all use bagged compost? If so, do you have a brand recommendation?
We have our compost trucked in from a local landscape company. Usually 5-10 yards at a time!
Appreciate not only the tutorial but showing all the tools too!
I’m glad you liked it!
You guys are the hydrangea Kings
You are too kind!
You 2 are the best, love your content and always look forward to seeing your gardens! Inspiration 🍁
Thanks so much!
Enjoying this episode very much. You two are just beautiful people!
aww thanks
I was so excited to see another video! Perfect with a cup of coffee and a notepad for any plant names or tool names I want to remember. Love those crisp fresh edges, thank you and hope you had a great trip!! 🌿❤
Is there anything better than a clean edge??
Yes, coffee and a notepad!
Nice job again , the dirt under the rug, typical 😂😂😂😂😂
Heck yeah!!!
Stunning backyard!!!🤩❤ i love the drone shots, i had to go back and watch it a few times!
Hopefully you inspire your neighbors🤞...that's what i hope for mine anyway🫠
I hope so too!!
My closed captioning is not helping me with the annual you pointed out, the raspberry cream ... I just love those round pink lollypop flowers. This is such a helpful video and you two are a great team! Just look at the paradise you've created and in such a relatively short time!
Raspberry Cream Gomphrena!
Everything is gorgeous, come on over to my yard ha!!! Glad you share the end result count on your hydrangeas!
Sure thing!
beautiful garden.....will you ever stop ?.....I think you have enough!..best of luck
Can't stop!!!
Love love love the drone shots!!
Glad you like them!
Love to see how you edge. Mine could use improvement so thanks for the inspo. Beautiful.
You can do it!
I am addicted to your channel. I'm the wife of this you tuber. After watching the 1st 5 min of this show, I went to Great Garden Plants site and bought some shrubs to fill some empty areas in my border. I told myself I was done planting this year, except for bulbs, but darn it, the dirt is still soft. I appreciate your one liners. I crack up listening to you both. You will need to take some garden trips and take us along. Maybe have us plant seeds with you this winter. I am obsessed with Hydrangeas now because of you Both! Keep doing what you are doing, a Plant addict from Ohio, Lynn
Haha thanks!! We are really enjoying ourselves
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Thank you!
Love it!! Thank so much i learned a lot !!! More videos please!!!🥰
More to come!
I ❤ the idea of “5b’s Crazy pretty Zinna mess!”
I can’t wait to see them!
I love learning from you both, at 63 I need all the help I can get! We bought a home in August and both the house and yard needs to be done. I feel guilty when I work outside because there's so much inside but winter is coming here in Maine. I am clearing and cutting away to plant as much as I can in the fall, is there a time to stop planting. I want to go to Home Depot, half off, and grab a couple more hydrangeas and maybe more cypress. Thank you both, have a wonderful day.
Enjoy it all. I feel like the winter is for inside…spend your time outside while you can!
You guys are so much fun yo watch. I do wait for your videos daily. Thank you 🙏 😊😊😊
Yay! Thank you!
I place my hose to visualize the expanded bed before cutting in the edge. I don't think of myself as a visual person necessarily as many other gardeners say they are. But for that I am.
Ah, yes. The dreaded sandy soil. Yours appears even more sandy than mine. In rejuvenating a garden bed this year, I added lots of Land & Sea compost. I never saw any worms. Fast forward a couple months later and heavy rains for the first time all season, I now have lots of worms.
TY for answering my question about using Bio-tone this late in the season. (I know you can't read my mind, but I was curious about that.)
We have tried the hose trick for bigger designs. It is really helpful.
First of all, thank you so much for the how to on edging. Second, the stones around the house like that is absolutely brilliant! I’ve been watching gardening videos a long time and have never seen either. ❤
It’s really nice, it gives the house a little breathing room
I love this video! So good!
Thank you so much!!
Another awesome video. I wish I could get compost mulch where I live.
Have you checked with local landscape suppliers?
When I even mention my gardens my hubby says "can I mow around it" LOL. He knows me so well. I love edging but for a new bed I always use cardboard and compost. Enjoy every minute of your trip!
We have done that in some areas, but when we know we want to plant right away we usually pull the grass.
You have a nice loomy soil. That's why your Hydrangeas are so awesome.
The compost is really improving it
The property is stunning. I can’t wait to see the hydrangea room evolve!
Thank you!
This is the best edging tutorial I've ever watched! Thank you for sharing so many great tips with us. I enjoy your videos so much!
I’m so glad!! Thank you!
Another great video❤❤❤👏👏👏.here in South Texas zone 9a we put our seeds in brown paper bags. We find plastic allows humidity to accumulate and sometimes seeds will get fungi. ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Great tip! I will put them in paper asap!
What healthy hydrangea plants!! The edging is so fresh and neat. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
It was a wonderful day
I need you to come to my home and edge my beds for me! Fancy a trip to Vancouver Island B.C.? lol
I hear it is beautiful up there!
Hydrangea heaven, perfect name!
Yes!
Your garden is gorgeous, the drone shot was beautiful. Maybe we can get a tour of the inside of house this winter?! Please & Thank You ❤
One day we might!
I cut my edge line in and to loosen the sod I use my garden claw. Just stick it into the sod and give a little twist. Works amazingly! ❤
That's a great idea!
Love that drone shot in the end!
It was so exciting to get to see the colors changing from above
Beautiful work again, gentlemen. Because of you, I just purchased this week three gorgeous Little Quick Fires and have ordered a Let’s Dance Can Do and two Bobo Hydrangeas. I have definitely caught the bug. Thank you! And you’re area has such beautiful fall color. Cherish that. Here in my area of Kentucky, we don’t usually get a lot of tree color. Our usually very dry August and Septembers cause the leaves to just drop in October without any color show.
Oh no! The leaves changing are such an important part of our region. People travel just to see the changes
Love living in Upstate New York. Leaf peeking of Fall foilage is a huge tourist attraction for us. Beautiful colors. Thank you for taking us step by step on your edging process.
Your home and yard look absolutely beautiful ☀️☀️☀️
Thank you so much!
I just planted puffer fish also can’t wait to see them next year in full bloom!
So exciting!
I am new to your videos and truly enjoy watching them. I have watched many of them this week while recuperating from a surgery. Thank you for your gentle pace and great advice. Quick question…where do you purchase all of the meadow rue varieties? I am in the same grow zone as you. Thanks so much!
I hope you are feeling well! The meadow rue we have collected from a few different garden trips. It’s not as common to find. I grab any new variety I can find!!
Thank you for showing how to edge and mulching with compost. I am considering doing the same. My puffer fish is about 2 years old and it is beautiful. I am looking forward to see your next year. Great content as alway.
Thanks so much!
Love watching you guys! Greetings from Denmark
Glad you enjoy it!
Great job!! Isn't it fun removing grass to make flowerbeds bigger? I love my curved borders and edges ❤ 136 Hydrangeas!! Wow,what a collection - I'm a huge (Proven Winners) hydrangea fan and currently have 68... just planted a hedge of 6 Limelights. I see you perfected the drone - great overhead vistas ❤
I’m trying! It’s a really fun to fly!
I enjoy watching your channel very much! Your garden is amazing!!!!!
Thank you so much!
Everything looks like pure perfection. I love that you both have over one hundred hydrangeas! You are showcasing how perfect they are in every yard. Thanks for the inspiration on edging, it’s a task this weekend in between rain ☔️
Happy Friday!
Thank you so much!
I wish I could buy those hydrangeas here in the uk.
That’s no fun at all
OMG! Your neighbor’s yards look so empty in that drone shot!
We definitely stick out. Haha
Love watching your video, and since I am also in Upstate NY I can kind of copy what you grow!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video! I need to make the border for my gardens! Beautiful garden!💓
It takes some work but it’s worth it
Your gardens are absolutely gorgeous! I have two of the last dance series and I love them. I love how they have the repeat blooms, a very welcome sight even as the annuals are starting to die off! ( zone 5 ) 🌸❤️🇨🇦 I too take out more grass to put in more hydrangeas but it’s all good😂!
Who needs grass?!!
Edging doesn’t look that difficult. Looks great. I bet you wished you had a flat shovel though. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself!) We had quite a few days of warm and humid weather here in northern WI but it’s gone so cool weather is on its way. Thanks for sharing guys!!!
I will be getting one. I’m done with the hand digging. Hahaha
@@growformegardening Because you guys are totally outdoor garden people, you must get bored in the winter?
Well we have a few ideas of how to keep busy. Seed starting in the early spring, maybe some houseplants...which we have never tried before.
@@growformegardening I was just teasing you guys. I know I love to be outside so much. I don’t mind it until the holidays are over and that I want it to be nice again, but mother nature always has different ideas. Lol. Are you going to start buying some house plants for your house?
@@pamelapilato Take a look at this morning's video... I think there are definitely some houseplants on the way!
I love hydreangea amd have quite a few collections. Your hydreanga hedge is amazing.❤😊
I love it!
Thanks guys! You do a great job!
Thanks for watching!
More garden shoes😂Oh yes!
So many!!!
I knew you couldn’t leave us hanging without a (final?) tally of hydrangeas! Of all the garden tools in my collection, I don’t have a manual edger. I make do, carefully trying to use a shovel but it’s not great of course- lol! I’ll be purchasing one now! It is interesting how different your soil is from my 5b here in the Chicago suburbs. I mean, I knew it was different, but to see you just be able to pull up the sod like that… Our soil is more clay-based and it definitely requires a flat shovel imo to help lift up the heavy pieces. Enjoyed the episode! 😊
They make so much difference. Everyone has their own soil struggles.
Thanks! Really enjoy you guys!
Glad you enjoy it!
Love your beautiful garden n thanks for sharing.
Thanks for visiting
It’s looking fantastic!
Thanks!
Great educational video. I love seeing how you do things.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love it,that's all I been doing too cleaned out the gardens and needed to plan my hygengia and I love your guys hygengia thank you for sharing ❤❤
Our pleasure!
I've been following you two for a while, and love your content. Your mulch always looks so great and stays dark. What do you use for mulch? It looks phenomenal and your edging is perfect.
We use compost! This past year we had 20 yards delivered. I hate when bark mulch fades and this stays really nice.
Does it help block the weeds like mulch? I love the look of your beds, so I may cover my bark mulch this season with compost. You two inspire me. ♥️
It does... we are lucky that grass is our main weed and it's easy enough to pull when it does pop up.
So much great info! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
You should come to RI and check out the rocky soil here.
Ooh is it rough?
I miss NyY this time of year with the foliage
It is so beautiful
Hi guys as usual great job the edging looks amazing!!!
Could you please send the link for that electric edger I couldn’t find it on your page.
In the description is a link to our Amazon store. I have it listed there!
You guys are really inspiring. Thank you also for the great explanations on how to do the garden tasks and use the garden tools safely and effectively!!
I have a vacation home in zone 5a in il. I have used mostly floriferous shrubs and a few hardy perennials as the back bone of the garden. This is my first winter with the garden. So will see what comes back. I Have been hesitant to try the new hybrid macrophylla hydrangea because of concerns for cold hardiness. My main residence is zone 7a and I continue to lose blooms always during the recurring tradition of the spring freeze. So, I will be seeing what your experience reveals.
What is the realistic mature height/width that you have attained with incrediball, little quickfire, arborescens sublime/lace, Bobo, firelight tidbit and little lime punch. I have seen the proven winners hervela videos but the plants are planted in big sky locations. In a home garden, we have less hours of light. So I wondered what realistically you have experienced. Thanks
The panicle hydrangeas have all been within the height and width listed on the website. The arborescens we have are too young for us to say!
I love the look of the compost in your garden beds.❤❤ I'm definitely trying this in my garden. Do you have a problem with weeds growing inyour beds vs regular mulch??
Not any more than regular mulch!
Dedicated gardening shoes 😂
So many shoes!
@@growformegardening 😂
3 prs of dedicated garden shoes and 2 brand new ones in reserve.
I’m impressed.
Really great information….thanks guys! Do you use bagged compost…if so, what kind? I would love to use compost rather than mulch. It looks great and is so much better for the plants! Thanks again!
We have it delivered from a local landscaping company
Want to try pufferfish next year!
It’s really cute!
Hi Eric and Christopher, this is Terry from Boise, ID zone 6b. This is my first time seeing your video, I enjoyed it very much. Where are you in zone 5b I think you said? I have quite a few flower beds with wood bark mulch, I really like your idea of putting compost on top of the bark, I know compost is better for the soil, but don't you get more weeds?
We really don't have any more weeds than we had with bark mulch. We are in upstate New York!
HI guys. I love how neat it looks around the hoselink with the stones. Did you put landscape fabric under the stones?
Yes there is fabric.
Looks very neat and tidy!
Thanks!
Yes oc❤❤❤❤❤
🌷🌷🌿🌸🌸🌿🌷
Your gardens are so gorgeous! I don’t see a weed in sight and I noticed you guys don’t use any type of weed fabric or cardboard in your beds. How do you guys keep weeds away?
We stay on top of weeds with a hula hoe every few days. As the garden get thicker it really helps
❤ thank you
Straight faced, flat toned "love an undulating bed" ...guys! 😂
Mmhmmm.
Where do you get your compost from? It looks so dark. Love it! Don’t the weeds grow in your compost more than if you mulched your beds with bark mulch?
We get it from a local landscape supplier in bulk
At the 1:55 mark, the grass and coleus is a gorgeous combo. Type of grass and coleus? Your beautiful garden has a clean, and relaxing,yet structured feel.
That is a morning light miscanthus and an apple brandy coleus!
I’m interested in switching from wood mulch to compost. My question is do weeds grow easily on compost? I like the mulch because it suppresses growth of weeds. My neighbor doesn’t spray his yard for weeds and I feel I would get lots of weeds growing on compost? Michigan zone 6❤
We have not noticed any worse weed issues with the compost.
Do you have to water more with compost? I thought that mulch kept the soil moist. What has been your experience?
The compost works just the same! Imagine that is it just broken down bark mulch
I have the exact same soil around our house, also due to the builders backfill. It is also shade on the North side of the house with hot afternoon sun, and full sun until noon in the front (East). It's been very challenging to learn about what plants will work with the soil and sun conditions. Especially having never gardened before (city life)! It's all so rewarding when it finally work though! Love the addition of the puffer fish hydrangeas! 140 in total..wow! How do you guys deal with deer? They must eat everything on your property!
We are right up against forever wild woods, but we have really been lucky with deer pressure. It happens but they haven’t ravaged the garden
@@growformegardening Ah! That's great! I had to deer fence every inch of my property. We only have .17 of an acre.. so it's managable but the only way I can have a garden. We have heavy heavy deer pressure. 🙁
Someone likes you to send all those plants? How does that work? Thanks. Love watching. Love me some hydrangeas. But, they are so expensive in numbers. Any suggestions on how to get the best plants for our money? Bargains in other words, perhaps? We want a garden like yours. All advice is appreciated.
We have a wonderful relationship with Proven Winners. They definitely helped us out with this project.
@growforme5b You do a wonderful job representing and presenting their plants, with some growing advice on the side as bonus.
You definitely have inspired me to work on my garden edges. Do you have to refresh the edges every year? And next year instead of bagged mulch, I’m going to try compost.
Not all the edges need it yearly. Sometimes i just need to use the hoe. Something they hang out so well I just use the electric edger
This was fun! I get a kick out of what you call rocks. Here, we call those stones. Our rocks are beefy and I call hubby for help. Can you tell us what brand of electric edger you are using?
It’s an Ego Power Plus.
Have you ever done a plant highlight video on Wigeila? I know you have mentioned it. I want to try but not sure on sun requirements and blooming etc
Oh that would be fun. We have a bunch of different kinds of
Hello, Is your compost leaf compost or is it cow manure? I have been looking for good compost in bulk. I have been enjoying your videos.
I’m not sure the exact makeup but it definitely agricultural waste. Once in awhile you can tell some things haven’t fully broken down
@@growformegardening It must be good stuff. Thank you!
I love your gardens and I love the rocks around your foundation, and the curved edging to separate rock from mulch! I wish we had done that when we got started 8.5 years ago, but I would still like to do this at some point in the next year or 2. May I ask what edging you used to get such crisp curves?
That is just aluminum edging. It was installed by a landscaper.
Thank you!@@growformegardening
What brand made your double blade edge hoe? Your attention to details results in the most beautiful landscaping! Love watching your videos!
Gosh I really don’t know. I k ow I grabbed it at a big box store
Hellooooo! How far apart did you plant your Green Giant Arborvitaes?
They aren't all the same, but I believe the closest were around 12 feet. The goal was to create a natural border and not a hedge or wall
Are you guys in Michigan? I’m in SW Michigan. 😊
We are in upstate New York!
I want to exxpand the border in my backyard but the ground is hard as a rock. Any tips? My half moon tool won't budge AT ALL when I put pressure on it.
Have you tried running the hose on the area? Water might make the area softer so you can get your edge cut.
Good morning. Do you remove the flower heads of your Strawberry Vanilla before the snow hits? I have a new SV standard. It’s big. Not a wimpy young version. However, I’m worried that the weight of the snow on the heads could cause damage. Zone 6b CT.
Yes we do. In early November Eric will be taking down the blooms...and I'm sure it will be filmed. haha
Good to know.
I love your compost look. Do you use a certain type/brand?
It’s from a local landscape supplier
Found the edger at Gardners Supply but did not find the weeding Hoe. Do you remember where you purchased it? Thank you!
Oh gosh. Some big box store. I really can’t remember
@@growformegardeninggot it. Thank you. I am on my way to better edges. ❤
Do you like the edging around your gravel? I made gravel paths but no edges and i chase gravel all the time. Does the edging stop that? Thanks!
It absolutely does. Once in awhile it gets kicked out but it’s no biggie
Your channel is now one of my favorites! I appreciate you being so real and funny, and showing how it really goes instead of being perfect.
I live in zone 7 and I tried to grow hydrangea. The area gets morning thru 3 sun. I have had no luck. My neighbor put one out in full hot afternoon sun and her hydrangea is doing great?? I don't understand, I thought these plants were part sun/shade
Some hydrangeas are just better suited to sun than others. Try panicle hydrangeas, they can handle the most sun.
PS You need 4 more!
Yes!!! But what kind?!
Fairy Tale Bride for one, Just bought it by the picture and planted, and doing well. Twist and Shout (bought 3 of these) or Fire and Ice I've been taking notes on your plantings. I usually buy one of everything. Now I am buying sometimes 3. Like you say "to repeat for the wow factor and it draws the eye."
Waiting anxiously for your next Vid!@@growformegardening
Thank you kindly. We didn't have the best luck with FairyTrail. We've been on the hunt for one called Seaside Serenade Glacier Bay.
I just saw that at Hoens Garden Center Toledo OH. you could call and make sure, but I know Seaside was on tag. They have 35% off now. I don't know if they ship. Maybe you need a weekend get away or on your return home from wherever you are. I'm about to watch your next vid with morning coffee. the best part of traveling is pulling into random nurseries and finding what you really need. Good luck hunting!@@growformegardening
@@jthej2811 Thanks for the tip! Maybe they ship!
You guys need garden square knee pads so your jeans don't get dirty and muddy. Otherwise great video.
Good call!
What kind of compost is best?
We have ours delivered from a local supplier.