LAZY BATHROBE NATIVE GARDEN TOUR

In this relaxing video you can see how my native plant garden looks in spring. I put some subtitles so you can learn what then names are of all the plants if you're interested. We have sedges, native shrubs, baptisia, wild indigo, and about 20 more plants and flowers for shade and full sun.

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[nicoleburcham_]

Loved your tour!! Maybe u could do a monthly tour so we can see what it looks at different times! So beautiful !

[PlantNative]

Birds ❤ old milkweed stems in spring. They’ll tear at it and get silky nesting material.

[grantwest]

Your garden is a perfect example of how beautiful native plants are and can be in the modern landscape. You’ve designed everything beautifully and it’s definitely a garden I aspire for in the future

[rclastinger]

Agreed with the comment of can you do this more through the year so we can see more phases of your garden, it's inspiring / giving me lots of ideas for my own garden. Could be a fun series to see phases of your garden along with how you determine what gets thinned, what gets relocated, plans for next year as fall approaches, how you winterize, and how you prep for next spring. Will say this over and over; thank you for starting your channel, it's exactly what I needed to get my garden started. I am in year 1 and really looking forward for the next few years.

[JustTheilogsAdventures]

From what I recently learned, the genius is Monarda or Monardis. I ordered two online and then I saw a few bee balm at my local nursery. I also didn’t know I had wild Bergamont seeds from last year that I believe needs cold stratification. Those seeds I bought at a farmstand on the way home from one of the rest stops in New Jersey.

[awildapproach]

Can't wait to see what you talk about next!

[andrewdaffron]

you're gonna love that swamp milkweed! absolute stunner in the garden! mine get up to 5ft and never flop, and the scent is just crazy. the chocolate/vanilla scent just fills the whole yard.

[ThreeRunHomer]

Maybe the unidentified plant at 16:00 is liatris spicata? I think mine looks like that. Maybe not. Anyway, your garden is proof that native plant gardens don’t have to look wild. Excellent.

[pollinatorgardenfun]

My conoclinium went crazy with the spread this year. I adore that blue penstemon!
Lori

[aalejardin]

Great tour and lots of inspiration! I love penstemon hirsuta and digtalis so will have to find some of the grandiflorus! I gathered seed from the hirsuta and digitalis last year and they germinated well in winter sowing jugs. I hope they spread themselves around. I winter sowed some carex but used lasagna pans and they dried out. Sigh -- will try again. I agree with you, the only reliable mulch is plants with the added bonus that you can have so many more plants. I am currently in Zone 7a the Hudson Highlands NY but I grew up north of Milwaukee. We had a woods full of trilliums, dog tooth violets and mayapples. I have loved wildflowers ever since. Trying to encourage and re-introduce natives on my NY property and to beat back the invasives. I love your channel.

[awildapproach]

A wonderful garden full of amazing texture combinations!! I LOVE IT!

[arnorrian]

I have a couple of Penstemon digitalis 'Mystica' plants that have very dark leaves. I'm in Europe, and haven't seen any caterpillars on them, but local wild bees adore them. Several species buzz in and out of flowers all day long.

[Unseelie]

Just joined your channel and watched lots of your videos. I'm just getting into native gardening in Michigan (working on a rain-garden-under-duress right now) and it's awesome seeing you answering various questions, showing how to do cold stratification (I was intimidated, but I will give it a shot!), and It's appreciated to see that other people do trial and error learning. (I have a few early garden-regrets I'm working on fixing up.)

Thank you for showing your lovely garden - it makes me feel like I can get something both visually awesome and mindful of the native plants and animals for my area.

[elizabethbaylor]

I too have lots of random, unidentified mom plants. Love your garden and all the info!

[Javaman]

I've not planted any milkweeds at all! Oh man. I did luck out and a neighbor saw me working on making flower beds and stopped and said that she had Black Eyed Susan's and Cone flowers amongst other things that she needed to divide and asked if I wanted any!
I wonder if your mysterious monarda is Eastern Bee Balm?

[MaryAnneRodis]

Just want to say thank you for sharing your garden! I'm also in zone 5b and you give me so much inspiration.

[rachel]

This is going in my rotation of videos and podcasts I can use when I need to relax or can't get sleepy - loved the tour!

[JustTheilogsAdventures]

Bee balm is from the mint family so it will definitely spread in your garden.

[dianebright]

Love your garden.
I watched in my pajamas. 😉

[skl]

Thank you! You’re channel is exactly what I am looking for!