Garden style ideas - find the one that's perfect for you
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Deciding on a garden style makes choosing hard landscaping, garden furniture and plants SO much easier. My first garden styles video has the 12 basic garden styles, and this video has 10 more, many suggested by you (thank you!). If you haven't seen the first Top 12 garden styles video it's here: • 12 garden styles - gar...
00:00 Welcome
00:31 Top 12 Garden Styles video: • 12 garden styles - gar...
00:45 Naturalistic or prairie style gardens
01:09 Michael McCoy's tips on naturalistic planting • Naturalistic planting ...
01:51 Video on tough perennials that will survive rain and drought: • These Perennials Will ...
02:26 Eco-friendly garden style
02:57 A small wildlife garden in town video: • A small wildlife garde...
04:13 Upcycled or recycled garden style
05:31 The plant lover's garden
06:00 The Horti-Culturalists CZcams channel: / @thehorti-culturalists
06:29 Interesting garden shed ideas including Stephen's sheds: • Don't hide an ugly she...
06:30 City or courtyard garden style
07:24 The rock, mountain or alpine garden style
07:50 Rock garden style tips: • Rock garden ideas and ...
08:25 Woodland garden style
09:50 Native plants garden
11:24 Rustic garden style
12:01 Food forest/potager/edible garden style
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You never disappoint in terms of ideas and information! And don't you look stunning in that red outfit! My garden style is: go to the nursery and buy everything I see that appeals, then bring it home and try to figure out if it will work. I'm trying to stop that!
I was going to say she’s looks lovely in that outfit as well!
Thank you!
I “third” those comments! Your red outfit is gorgeous! Reminds me of a deep red rose, so what a match for a gardening expert!
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I love the idea of a cottage garden, a unique tapestry of plants and items all thrown together to create something beautiful.
It's a wonderful style
Wonderful! Your Top 12 garden styles video is one of my most re-watched favourites of all of CZcams. Defining styles is extremely helpful for me to narrow down what I want to achieve, especially because I am starting from scratch on a bare sheep paddock. You have turned a daunting task into something manageable and exciting.
What an exciting project!
Thank you. Wonderful gardens & ideas. Your videos always offer a plethora of knowledge & ideas.
These are all very interesting. My favorite gardens are the ones that show an artist's imagination behind them.
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago, the second best time is now :)
Agreed!
Good afternoon Alexandra, you have nailed the garden talk today. I am sure there are many gardeners thinking about a little change here to there as your new Spring season is showing it's head. I love the prairie garden, thank goodness I do not have the "space" for that! but is really lovely to have, then the potager is a good second choice. Alas, there are so many ideas that we can actually combine together and the outcome is so surprising. Staunch old gardeners would faint at the idea, but gardening is always a challenge to all. Small Spring bulbs can be planted in very selective pots and make them look so unique instead of just scattering the same lot in a hole and get that cluster look which is fine, but I like to face a challenge. I have two square planters with pink pineapple flowers growing inside. They performed well, but I decided, I will prepare a new bed for them and they can grow freely in the open soil. These attract bees like a magnet attracts pins. I hope I am not giving you the impressing that I have a special garden, no not all, I do my own thing. Something nobody is mentioning are Nasturtiums!! They are the sweetest and most easy little gems to grow. They seed so well if you like to collect seeds from your plants, in fact they self seed themselves. They can become a bit much but you can always just pull up and discard 😮It was a very inspiring garden talk today, and I noticed the spiral behind your image seems to compete with your lovely red outfit. Take care until the next chat. Many blessings, kind regards, Elize
When I think of a “courtyard garden” I usually think of a New Orleans-style courtyard, which, in my view, is a distinct style of gardening, not just a space.
That sounds interesting, so I looked it up.
Don't forget the aromatherapy garden Alexandra. We are developing ours this year - the fragrances from roses, lillies, lilac, honeysuckle, viburnum etc are incredible and make you feel fantastic. Aromatherapy really does work.
We have also incorporated many different themes all together, gardens don't have to be just one style. And it looks the better for it. Great video as usual 👍.
Aromatherapy garden a lovely idea.
I only have a balcony garden, yet I've picked up so many useful tips. Love this channel ❤
Thank you for this additional discussion of garden styles. Depending on the amount of space, people can even create garden rooms, or sections with different types of plantings and hardscape/ backdrops. I always think back to that interview and tour of the cottage style garden with drought tolerant plants, there in Australia. Such a good option for Southern California, and I recommend it to friends. I appreciate so much that you consider the feedback of the community you have fostered here on your channel. :)
Excellent video full of ideas . My opinion cant beat the english cottage garden thank you
Wow! I had never heard the fact about moss with respect to carbon dioxide. That's amazing!
I want to do more on it, just don't quite have the material yet.
I really appreciate all the research and links you provide in every video. I am still trying to define my garden style😂
Thank you!
Wow! You covered so much and showed so much real footage rather than lists. Thanks!
Thank you! I think it's important to show real footage, so I appreciate that you've noticed.
Another great video of ideas to add to my gardening folder. 🌱
Great video. I love that you have included Food Forest Gardens as this is something I'm working towards.
Thank you!
This was an awesome trip to different gardens. My favorite is the native plants garden follow by vegetables and flowers garden, but I like them all! 😊 thank you.
Oh Alexandra! You've given me so much to think about. I love all the garden styles.
Thank you!
What a great round up of styles Alexandra!Thanks for including us! xx
It's always a pleasure to include Stephen's garden!
Lovely film this week ❤
Beautiful Garden Design
Awesome ..
So Fresh and so green
Always on trend, Alexandra. Thank you for this tutorial show. Happy Spring🌿
Wow, the moss lawn information is incredible!
Amazing ! Loved this video. Thank you Alexandra 😊
It is incredible, isn't it?
So many things to think about as I evaluate what the previous owners of our property laid out. There were no trees in the back yard which had to be fixed instantly. Or as fast as possible after amending the clay soil. I also want to add some biodiversity as there are crape myrtles on every property. They are beautiful trees, but too much of a good thing can invite too many pests and diseases.
GREAT video - almost as great as that particular red on you.
Wonderfull and very interesting video. Thank you Alexandra. I gues I have a wild food forrest with lots of flowers that not only look good but also can be used for tea or creams or for in a salat. One style was missing for me. A medicinal garden. I would like to see a video about that. Thank you and have a grand weekend. 🖐🌻
Good stuff and thanks for a part II, the first is one of my favorite videos of your channel also.
Currently potting up my growing collection of cannas for my unintended recycling-themed garden. It's honestly not the theme I would have chosen, and I try to upscale it to achieve a sort of shabby chic at least out front where other people tend to see it. Over the years I've gotten a much more relaxed attitude about what is beautiful about plants and gardens, it must be old age and experience. Give me a wee private spot outdoors, a recycled trash can sprouting healthy potato foliage, and an upcycled patio chair to sit in while I enjoy it.
Sounds lovely!
Are you giving us "permission" to be more relaxed in our garden planning? Thank you! It feels so liberating! I am already looking for quirky additions to my garden which might more reflect my personality and environmental philosophy. And I just might mix up the different garden styles to make them unique to me.
Absolutely! You can be as relaxed or eclectic as you like in your own garden!
I agree with the others, I love this video. The pictures and descriptions help so much. I have a mix of garden styles in my flower garden. I try to keep some things consistent through out, like native stone, decorations, the pathways and trees. It is on a slope, and has a rock, cottage, rustic, and woodland garden areas. I plant what I love, but they have to be tough also. Temperature, wind rain-or lack of- varies, so I only baby new plants at first. I love "trowel and error". Alexandra, I so appreciate the hard work and dedication you put into these videos.
Thank you!
Great video! I try to do a combination of garden styles. Alpine/sub-alpine/mountain or rock garden style, native garden style (many native plants mixed in), and horticulturalist garden style for the front garden (since I am crazy into plant collecting and trying to grow various rare or uncommon plants that few or no one else has, particularly some natives but also various non-native plants that really interest me. For example, I am an avid larch tree collector.
In the back garden it is probably primarily a cottage garden and secondly a wildlife garden, but it also has some horticultural garden style in it, because I am always trying to add more plants and cramming in as many different plants as I can get in there. Though I do try to consider design and arrangement too, if possible. I also like to incorporate a lot of stone and rocks everywhere.
I am also very into dahlias as of recently, and I planted over 100 different dahlia varieties for this year, crammed into a few small areas. I just cram them in far tighter than recommended (10 inches or so apart). We don't have a huge garden so I try to cram in as many plants as I possibly can.
I love dahlias, too, they are so beautiful
Perfect timing! I'm doing a new garden and needed food for thought. Thank you!
I have a long narrow garden with borrowed trees in the back. I’ve made that area a woodland garden. As it has a large pine tree the shed needles make a wonderful substrate!
That sounds lovely
Love all your videos. Kind of addicted to now as we are approaching the summer. Could you please do designs ideas for a wide rectangle shallow garden?
Quite a few people have asked me for this, so I am looking for a suitable garden to feature. Hopefully soon!
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden thank you 😊. Will look forward to it.
Just packed with useful information.
Alexandra would you consider an episode on symbolic gardens ?
It's the only way I can garden. More like philosophy. I pull ideas from people I love or things from my childhood. A beloved pet or lost loved one. I know it may be silly to some but honestly I just don't have a garden style. I watch a video and then it's my favorite style. So I'm always going in different directions.
If I focus on a memory or loved one I can move forward because it's personal
That's a very interesting thought, I'll see what I can come up with.
Fantastic, love your video...Have a beautiful day !!!
I so enjoy your videos. I saw the 12 styles video when you uploaded it before, but will enjoy rewatching it. Thank you for all you do!! Cheers from Lexington, KY USA.
Thank you!
Very well researched, structured and informative as always - your videos are a real treat Alexandra.
If I had to define my garden's style with a phrase, it would probably be "multiple personality disorder"...At least regarding the choice of plants. Though I have created a set structure to hold everything together and I am gradually streamlining the selection somewhat. It is and always will be a work in progress.
Thank you! I think many gardens are a work in progress, mine certainly is.
You look lovely in red...especially with your hair color. 😁 Another good video!
Thank you so much!
You are a joy to listen to. Thank-you✨
Thank you!
Very helpful. I’m on a slope with stone walls, but also have level areas., which is common here in the Pacific Northwest. The principle of tree, shrub, ground cover is my main goal. I trim some ground covers to maintain uniform height. Tree forming some shrubs also helps create another story. Multiple heights is a priority for me.
I always enjoy your videos Alexandra, they are presented so professionally with lots of inspirational and useful ideas. Now I must get on with some gardening! .
Thank you, and I should get out there, too, before the garden runs away with me
Great video! My garden style is WOODLAND. I have a Native Woodland Wildlife Garden with a focus on edible and medicinal natives with room for some nonnative edibles. Thanks for helping me define my style. I am in Pennsylvania (US) and I like the calm of green gardens with the sporadic flowering of shrubs and perennials. It seems green gardens are more acceptable in the UK while in my area of the US it’s mostly about flowers. I thought you had done a video on green gardens but I can’t find it.
I love woodland and am doing another video on woodland gardens soon. I don't think I have done a video on green gardens - unless you mean 'sustainable' as opposed to the colour! - in which case, czcams.com/video/CYi4vG1Jz_A/video.html - and there are ones on related subjects like gardening for biodiversity or wildlife gardening.
Great advice, thank you!
I'm just about to revamp my tiny garden. Can't decide how I want it to look. I've gone from jungle to country cottage to smart minimalist contemporary. Looking for more ideas to make that decision. Having a fireplace sounds like a great idea and would make a focal point for the tiny space.
Love it.
Thanks!
Great video!
What about the old school victorian annual flower and rose garden like my grandma had... nothing better than sitting in a Court yard with a central water feature (fountain or birdbath) surrounded by rose's, petunias , snapdragons etc.in the Sommer..and pansies , violas and snapdragons etc for winter... nothing smells sweeter than a Victorian Court yard garden on a hot summer's day or nothing as pretty on a cold winters day!!.❤️🇬🇧
Thanks for this. Had a new fence put up, and that involved a lot of digging and trampling. Plus losing a few weird established things I didn't like. Am in the 2nd year of this house, so seeing what grows where best was last year's project. I think things that don't get rust, and like hot and dry summers is my way forward, so it's going to be an eclectic one.
Eclectic is good!
LOVED IT! KUDOS
i love your videos!
As Always, very smart video and smart presenting!
Love your stuff
Thank you!
My frustration is how long the trees are taking to grow. This Spring will be their 3rd year and I hear that's the year when they really take off in their above ground growth. I sure hope so.
I finally have enough host and nectar plants that I recently signed up with a national organization called Monarch Watch so they can list my property as a Monarch butterfly "Way Station".
Fingers crossed - I think the third year should be a good one. If you get a very dry, hot summer, though, the trees are still young enough to be worth watering, though you really have to soak the ground (at least a bucket of water, trickled down very slowly so it sinks into the soil). Wonderful to be a butterfly way station!
Love your videos!
Thank you!
I have a native plant, woodland wildlife garden in small city space-- 30 feet by 13 feet with modern furniture. But I feel like it's cohesive, or maybe I am deluding myself. 🙂
That sounds lovely, and it does sound cohesive
Great content and inspiring
Glad you enjoyed it
Always very informative. I haven’t yet been to Heronswood but plan rejoin Diggers - you surely do get around.
Thank you!
Hi all
I really need some ideas for my triangular small garden and its not levelled garden as well...
What style of garden uses plants like sunflowers, zinnias and marigolds? I think of this as sort of an American farm garden. Is there an American cottage style with perhaps hotter colors? I am always curious about this.
I have a hint of recycling, plant lovers, fruit forest, and edible garden style.
Good combination!
South-East Florida Native Plant Garden and lazy potted plant gardener: I planned for an English Garden but decided to allow whatever else grows among the planted shrubs to fill in too. Just keep things neat and pruned. My courtyard is filled with terracotta pots. Sometimes, because of my laziness, the potted plant dies. But something else in the pot grows on its own. So, I let it. I figured if the plants in the garden and pots grow and flourish on their own, they will require very little care on my part, and it works.
Great philosophy
My gardening style is what is cheap and will keep my nousy neighbors from calling the city because it looks wild lol
LOL
Somehow, you failed to mention formal gardens...why? 13:29
They're in the first Garden Styles video, along with 11 other Garden styles
I have an American Bungalow Garden with an English accent.
Sounds good!
Xin chào ❤
Excellent show. I wish you could see my garden in France---17 meters wide, and 150 meters long. sloaping up from the house, facing south. The solution was a number of rooms, a winding path, with the last room being 700 square meters of oak trees around a slightly sunken seating area. Ever come to Paris France? One complaint. The way you say: Goodbye. It sounds like a parody of phony middle class goodbye. Hyacinthe on keeping up appearances. How about something like: a modest, "It's been my pleasure." or "Keep growing." Or don't change your goodbye even if it annoys me. Most things annoy me.
Wow. Self-centred much? Imagine having the audacity to tell someone to change how they say a single word because _you’ve_ decided it simply annoys _you_ 😂 How about not watching it if you’re annoyed by it, and letting the rest of us enjoy Alexandra’s marvellous videos? Which she provides to _you_ *for free*, please remember. The cheek.
@@rosey_ie I believe the presenter is confident. Confident people can accept criticisms that are given with respect. My criticism was presented in a self deprecating, humorous, manner. I also believe that she prefers me watching and speaking my opinions rather than not watching. These videos earn her good money for buying plants and hiring helpers.
I absolutely love the „Goodbye“ at the end of each video ;)
She is wonderful and I love her goodbye.❤
I always appreciate feedback and I think it's always important to listen to it. I probably won't change the way I say 'goodbye' because it's something that emerged naturally, rather than as a deliberate decision and I think it can jar if a presenter does something that doesn't come naturally. The oak trees sound fabulous.
I think these are garden strategies not styles. Style is the aesthetics to me. Strategies are eco-friendly, recycled, native plants, etc
Oh.... I have a lot to learn... oy vey.