BORING LAWN Turned to BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE, HERB & POLLINATOR GARDENS — Ep. 183

I could cry. I’m just over the moon with the diversity of flora. I work at a garden center in NYC and am now designing private gardens/ terraces with an emphasis on keystone species and using a ratio of 75/25 Native to Non Native. In tandem the work done by Doug Tallamay in junction with other entomologists and scientific literature at Cornell and the Xerses society. Style wise I like to carry on and draw from my personal shero, Gertrude Jekyll as well as William Robinson. Height of the arts and craft movement is my preferred aesthetic. I look SO forward to every episode. Your wealth of horticulture knowledge and scientific based approach are what ALL gardeners need to do more of at this time. So many of the species in your garden I have already planted in my own or started from seed. This channel is nothing short of spectacular. To you and your whole team, a huge thank you. Let’s get these videos to go viral on Tik Tok <3😊 Side note, my new obsession is Gillenia trifoliata.

Been looking forward to seeing the progress on this since last year!! What a work of art! I love the emphasis being made on supporting native insects and wildlife. More people need to do this instead of just turf grass. 🦋🐞🐸 I’ve got a pollinator garden in the back and front yard full of species native to the Rockies like asclepias speciosa, achillea millefolium and many others. Almost nothing brings me the same level of happiness than the pollinator garden on a warm sunny morning. There’s something to be said about the positive impact that these gardens have on our mental well-being.

Thank you Saunder 🫱🐛

Saunder's way of bringing the magic of the plants through the screen brings my gardener's heart alive. Beautiful

So nice that lawn is gone and lots of natives are there!

Showing all the individual plants up close gives me such peace. Thank You

Just beautiful! I love the textures and colors...low lying plants with taller ones as a contrast. I prefer gardens over lawns, too. Your property and gardens just keep getting better. 🥀🌻🌺🌿🌷🌱

Love you summer❤❤❤

I use Large paper Lawn Bags. Box stores sell them. Cut them open and use as WEED BARRIER. They will - like your cardboard break down naturally. Best of luck!

As a gardener since I was a teen in the seventies, I always wanted to plant bulbs and other flowering plants in mass. I am glad you have shared your experiences with us. Remember, gardening is an art. You can plant as an artist, an architect or as a interior designer.

BEAUTIFUL!!

I really enjoyed touring your garden! And I agree less grass is better..beautiful lawns are nice but more diverse garden of plants is so much more interesting. Thanks for sharing

really beautiful garden. I love the thoughtfulness of your choices and the organic nature of the planting layout. As with all seemingly simple things it takes great skill!

Thing about pollinators.... We notice the bees because they are big and noisy. We notice the butterflies and moths because they are big and flashy. But there's hundreds more pollinators we don't know because they are small and/or inconspicuous.

32:08 amazing transformation! the property has a natural beauty to it 👍🏾

beautiful farm so green

Hi Summer. As I looking at your present garden I notice that it is lacking a yellow color. So with that being said you showed us the 'helenium' that you want to plant more of. Perfect choice. That small patch of helenium is showing you its beauty and saying "MORE OF ME" here and there. I always viewed my perennial gardens as a painter would with their canvas, step back and look at the canvas. Saying to myself "Lark, you need a dab of ....white, yellow, blue etc.... to balance this painting. Exactly what I did with my perennial gardens...step back and view the 'big picture' . Thank you for always sharing with me your joy and talent. Namaste dear lady.

THAT SPRING SHOT WAS MAGICAL ❤

So much work, bravo!

I wish I took notes, I'll just have to rewatch all the videos to make a list for my turned lawn😊