Thinking of starting a Florida Garden in 2023? Let's start planning today!
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- Want to start a Florida Vegetable Garden? Or a Florida Native Plants Garden? Or maybe transform your Florida Landscape? Now is the time to dream big and start planning! In this Florida Gardening video, I'm going to take you through the beginning of steps of my plan.
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We love our electric hedge trimmers. Use them all the time. They’re light, they’re not noisy.
What you need is a 40v ryobi expand-it tool it. It’s one too but has a bunch of attachments like a hedge trimmer, Weed eater, edger, pole saw. If you go into a direct tools they can show you and explain in more detail. It’s much cheaper getting it there as they sell factory recondition tools that are just as good as new.👍👍
One of my favorite pruning tools is a Saws all
Good luck trying to get rid of the Privet shrubs. That stuff can be like a bad penny if roots are real deep.
For thinning the palms, a sawzall with a pruning blade works great.
Roots and Refuge has a great cottage garden!
In the vlog on July 11, 2022. Around the 4:40 mark, specifically. (The whole video is pretty amazing)
They recently moved to this farm land in SC. Just 1 year of install and growth, but OHHH her vision!
I envision types of this, for your cottage garden areas! 🤩
We have Electric Weedwacher and Lawnmower, but be careful, there have been many fires reported when the Litium Ion Batteries are left on the charger, after being fully charged!
That’s what my St Pete back yard looks like also. St Augustine requires regular treatment. So, my front is nice, back is a hot mess. But that’s where the garden stuff is and where my dogs play. For the muck on the fence, hose it down and then either take a soapy brush and scrub (it should come off easily) or for smaller railings/lighter muck, just take a wet magic eraser and rub it down, then hose clean.
I LOVE your sweater! And I want French garden meets Marie Selby meets Disney meets volleyball court meets grove backyard 😜🤪.
You can cut down the cordyline very close to the ground; it will resprout with multiple branches for a shorter, fuller look. That would take care of the living room.
Cathy swears by her Ryobi brushless equipment.
We still have the landscaping company so we don't use weed whackers, edgers or mowers. However, I got a small multi-heads trimmer for quick shrub touch ups that Santa gave me a couple of years ago.
What I do use a lot is my auger. Jo got me the Hitachi (Metabo now) cordless drill and I am in love with it. Made the 76 plants planting much quicker.
How bout a dry creekbed in the front yard area (33:43) that can meander along as a border between Veggies and Native Flower Bed
Maybe some softleaf coffee where the gardenia is. Just for some contrast from the shiny coffee.
Also in the back of the house under the bedroom window, how bout Lavender.
Who knew? Wild Floridian Anglophile! A Subtropical Cottage garden! It will be the new rage.
Not pushing a particular brand, but you should really look at the battery powered combo tools. Lithium battery technology has come such a long way, so they last way longer than they used to, do heavier duty work, and tend to be quieter and lighter overall. And, the freedom to roam a large yard without dragging a cord around! This should be purchased at the Big Orange or Big Blue box store so you can try it out before settling, cause with tools, the balance in your hands make a great difference on the fatigue you feel. Then get a couple of extra batteries, so you can keep the extras charged up, and finish longer jobs in one push, instead of stopping to recharge.
Looking forward to the exciting changes!
Maybe do small lower terraces in the front yard and you could use the logs to define and hold the mulch back
Pressure wash the gate to get the algae off
I bordered all of my concrete with Muhly grass and dwarf fachachatee grass. It keeps all of the mulch in the yard and gives a nice containment look.
We want……a shrubbery!… One that looks nice… And not too expensive.
Ni Ni Neee! 😂
I am watching you and getting inspiration to transplant and remove stuff this weekend! Thanks for the kick in the … 😂
Here's to an exciting new year I like the transformation ideas. My tool suggestion is Ryobi carries a large selection of battery operated garden tools such as hedge trimmers, small chain saw and other items perfect for the home owner. If you want to go professional I would suggest Stihl products. Ryobi runs on a interchangeable battery that stays charged and recharges using one station. This was a game changer for me before Ryobi came out with this line l had gas powered tools hard to maintain and loud. Let the clean up begin!
When you empty the beds under the windows in the back yard consider not planting anything there. Extend hardscape to house. Gives you negative space that rests the eye as you look out to the cottage garden area. Maybe a fountain in front of one of the windows. Love your videos and the vlogmas was great.
We have switched to battery powered tools. We have 2.5 acres and use a battery weed eater, chain saw, blower,, will only use battery powered tools. If you get the same brand the batteries are interchangeable.
Sounds like you need a battery powered reciprocating saw, AKA "Sawzall". As the name "Sawzall" suggests, it's extremely versatile and would work great for those palm fronds because it's great at cutting from awkward angles and tight spaces. Another comment mentioned that it's very easy to maintain and can cut in the dirt. It's also a much safer tool compared to a chainsaw or circular saw. If you do decide to get a reciprocating saw, don't go too cheap, you get what you pay for when it comes to this tool. What I mean is I don't recommend buying one from Walmart or harbor freight, don't buy Black & Decker, Ryobi, or Kobalt imo. Some quality brands are Makita, Ridgid (lifetime warranty), Milwaukee, DeWalt, Bosch, etc.
I have a Hitachi one that is battery operated and we love it
Nice! Yes I agree. Hitachi is a quality power tool brand, as well.
You should put some flowers around your bed so you don't see the steel just a thought
A little pool chlorine mixed with water for the fence it's the standard softwash mix most pros use for mold down here. Hand tools for pruning Corona and Fisker are solid bets at the big box store. If you want power tools go with Stihl they offer a battery line. They are expensive but they will last forever if taken care of and you have a ton of dealers in the area for them. The date palm along the sidewalk could be pruned back and still not be in the way. Your list of ideas sounds like a ton of work but this is the best time of year for big projects like your thinking before the heat kicks on. Your neighbors fence definitely was installed wrong I'd switch to vinyl if possible maybe go 50:50 on it to sway thier mind. If you cut that St. Augistine to 4" and cut twice a week during the growing season that yard would snap back with little to no inputs. Spreading compost across your yard once a year would likely give it all it needs. You had so many ideas it's hard to keep track of everything you mentioned lol. Hope you have a successful season I know I'm excited for my garden this year. 😀
Always love your videos, they getting me thinking!! I really need to look at my tree canopies because there is just too much shade in the spaces I want to grow!!
I started a pollinator garden last year that I want to have at least 95% of it being all natives.
I have a “tropical” bromeliad garden that I want to transform into another pollinator garden but more shade friendly natives.
We got this!!
I think you'd get solid use out of a Sawzall, technically called a reciporicating saw, for your projects.
Any major tool company would have multiple tools that can run with the same battery. I've been using a Craftsman one for years for many uses, including pruning palms and removing root balls. You could find one that also mates with a hedge trimmer and you're all set!
With the 3 beds..transplant that grass to the area you were not planning to replace yet. Then when you do replace it down the road...it wasn't an added expense :) (I'm cheap)
Your yard is everything. I wish I had your yard. I will have raised beds all over😂🤣
Use an old Ryobi cordless 18v sawsall with a 12" pruning blade. Best tree/shrub trimmer ever.
We really like the Ryobi brand tools. Home Depot sells them and usually they have a Ryobi Days sale where you can get some great deals. All of the tools use the same batteries so it's really nice to not have to keep up with a bunch of different battery chargers.
I can't wait to see the transformation. Love your garden 💗 I do agreed to clear those shrubs around the window. It blocked all those beautiful things around your garden
Centipede grass is pushing out weeds and Bahia in my 3 acre pasture-no irrigation hardly any rain, and no shade at all 😐 the pros are also the cons
I have cottage Florida butterflies combo❤
Laundry soap is the hardest soap then bleach it
Gate needs to be pressure washed. Ryobi makes a small, handheld, inexpensive version (18V battery - EZ Clean) that you can use with a 5 gallon bucket. They have others that are more powerful above and beyond that, which are less likely to clog over time. Some are corded, some are cordless. If y'all are in a different system (Milwaukee, DeWalt etc), there may be options there as well.
Start planting creeping thyme...a whole yard of purple when it flowers
We have EGO electric products from lawn mower to other major tools. The batteries are excellent and interchangeable and Consumer’s recommended this brand. Also we’ve used the lawn mower for 5 years and it’s like new. We’re in the NE of FL.
Happy Late New Year,Jacqueline! 🍾🥳🕊 I was so excited 😊 when you spoke on an English Garden! I just bought a English Garden themed puzzle. I love English gardens. 💚😍Always wanted to live in a English Cottage out in the countryside of England 🇬🇧. WOW, I am getting ideas now 😳
telco pruners are so worth the money if you don’t already have them. I hand prune everything because hedge trimmers just freak me out (too much like a chainsaw), and my felcos cut through quite a bit. I’ve done hard trims on rose bushes and severely overgrown choke cherries, honeysuckle, etc., and can do it quickly with those. I have larger pruners (not felco) I use for thicker branches, but am looking to get a battery operated reciprocating saw after I move to replace that and the hand saws. I recently got a dewalt drill to replace another major brand one that died, and like it so much I’ll probably stick w the dewalt brand for the saw.
On the removal of larger shrubs- you might want to hire someone to assist with that as it’s extremely difficult to do by hand. Admittedly I’ve only done it in solid (literally make a pot with it) clay soil, and it’s probably easier in most FL soil.
Thank you for all the great info - your vids are extremely helpful to applying the information.
The only thing I can think of no noise pruning tool would be a machete
I have an electric "Chain Saw on a Stick." I am a little single lady who has to do it all myself, and I found this device to be very convenient. And if I don't need the Stick part, I can easily remove it and have a handy little chain saw. I also have a large 14 inch electric chain saw. After all, I really don't need a gas powered one. For trees that require anything larger than what I have, I probably need to call in the professionals. I have also recently found the joy of a good machette (thank you, David the Good!)
A reciprocating saw is my favorite gardening tool. It's better than a chain saw because you can use it in the dirt to cut roots, & it easily & cleanly cuts through bamboo.
We bought one this year and it has made a few jobs easier.
Yes yes yes.....great tool. I have a battery and electric and you can do any thing a chainsaw can do....mostly
If that fence is vinyl, you can power wash it. It's always a good idea to pre-treat it with something too...there are lots of plant safe products out there.
I agree. Power washing should take care of it.
You could use something like "wet and forget" to let it decay over time. I use "30 second" before power washing but I've noticed it has a weird interaction long term with the vinyl.
Himself had one suggestion about the tools. He said before you buy your first one, look at the sets that run with interchangeable batteries. Dewalt, Milwaukee, Kobalt, Makita Ryobi...they all make multiple tools with interchangeable batteries. When you start a job, he said there's nothing worse than a dead battery half way through.
Edit: He said that was the worse thing about battery powered tools when they first came 30 years ago, every tool had one battery and every battery was different. His work bench used to be crowded with various different chargers and batteries.
I have a dewalt electric battery weed Wacker and its great. We also have a dewalt electric blower has the same batteries for the weed Wacker. Super strong not obnoxious loud. Ryobe mower is nice not bad for batteries could probably do a 1/4 acre maybe half on a battery. My mom uses a different type dont know the name ill get it and she likes it. Id use one type so you can swap batteries across them all.
You can pressure wash the vinyl fence it comes clean pretty good.
I want that gardenia! I love the scent!! Can you ship it to Delray?? Lol😂
24:19 - Ryobi has a 10" chainsaw (18V) too. Gonna be a heavy Home Depot January...
Thanks for sharing your plans! Im looking forward to this new year and new adventures plantings. Not sure I could get rid of the gardenia though. I would prune it to the height wanted, but I I had a difficult time finding my grafted gardenias.
I love my electric mower, hedge trimmer, pole saw, and chainsaw. I think Kobalt and Makita are the brands I use. So easy to use - more quiet, lighter, no fumes, no messing with gas or oil (except blade oil for the chainsaw and pole saw).
Would you consider donating your removed plants? Or even allowing some gardeners to come remove them for their own donation to their yards?
Maybe offer the plants you are mentioning to get rid of for sale or for free to people on craig list or Facebook. One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Battery operated chain saw is really useful in my opinion. I took out a large Brazilian pepper tree in my yard, where I started planting a lot of the plants you talk about on your channel. Electric corded type tools are ok just have to watch out for the extension cords plus the cost is the other negative factor. I have both. The electric has more power than the battery type.
I've got one of those little battery chainsaws! Best thing ever
I love the Kobalt 24V battery operated one. It cut through the downed oak very well and the battery lasted a while.
I am scared of gas tools for whatever reason. I have dewault and black and decker battery systems and both are great. The most expensive part is the batteries, so pick a system and stick with it. I started off with some electric, but the extension cord will quickly get on your nerves and can be a safety hazard(tripping,accidentally cut cord, etc)
I purposely let the grass die off lol. I hate it I hate mowing it and serves no purpose. Now to figure out what to put instead I also have dogs that run a lot 🥲
Costa rica look
Maybe move the gardenia to the no privacy whole in the back along with some of the other plants. At least it will save money. I hate killing plants so I give them away if I don't want them anymore
Grass turns to weeds SO FAST in Florida!! I don't know how people even keep a lawn here.
With a ton of herbicide and replacing the sod every few years 😥
Muy buen dia
Oh my! I feel like we are living parallel lives! I quit spaying my backyard for weeds and bugs so I could let my chickens forage. However my yard is now at least 50% dollar weed, sedges crappy grasses that go dormant letting the chickens make even more of a mess! Like you though I’m not investing money in sod! Thank you so much for this one!!! 🤗
FYI if you have a lot of dollar weed it’s a sign that the area has too much water. Is it an area that there’s a lot of run off? If you have in-ground sprinklers there might be a leak.
Ryobi battery line all day. I was so annoyed by the cables and always scared to cut the line when using electric tools but can’t stand the gasoline smell and noise of motorized.
This is so relatable. I drool over Monty Don content and English Gardens and then walk outside and reality hits…FLORIDA!
There are Victorian English gardens that focus on tropical plants, and I think we can get pretty close to that.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Dream big and know you are not alone in wanting an English garden - Florida style!
What kind of palms do you have planted in the background.
Do you have drains? French drains? We are in need of those for our lawn, would love to know how well they work?
Resipracating saw will help with the palms
Oh my gosh... your blank canvas lawn is giving me ideas. You are going to have so much fun designing this space. I’m excited to watch.
Hello and good morning everyone I hope you all have a great new year. Omg I want to 😢 cry at the thought of you getting rid of all of your plants 🪴 they look amazing I wish I could pay you for them but I understand new year new look I got so inspired by this video thank you 😊 for the inspiration ..
WhT directions does your home set. You ideas are fgreat but I need to know what direction you’d is to mine. Like the bedroom. E W N S?
I am so excited to see how your yard progresses. My backyard is pretty much full sun the majority of the time. I would like some more shade. ( I have a mango tree but the shade at this time is limited). I love your idea of "English garden", Florida style.
I actually tried to do a cottage garden look in 2022 (my first year gardening) and made a lot of beginner’s mistakes. I think what I am going to do is plant some medium sized shrubs (gardenia or azalea, maybe) as a backdrop for my front garden and do the wispy little cottage garden flowers in front of them. They blended into the house and were kind of hard to notice from the road on their own. Also, I added a ton of milkweed mixed in with the flowers and the flowers attracted Paper Wasps which then decapitated all of my monarch butterfly caterpillars. I put some milkweed in the backyard and noticed the wasps were not bothering them back there. So I’ll be keeping all milkweed separate from the rest of my flowers.
Can’t wait to see what you do and get inspiration from you! (You have been my biggest inspiration and the reason I started gardening.) Happy New Year!
What are paper wasps??!! I’m learning all kinds of new things. Some freak me out. 😅
@@sarahbhutta251 they are the huge wasps whose legs hang down when they fly! They normally just eat the pollen but they also eat monarch caterpillars. They decapitate them and carry them off, it’s horrifying to see!
@@KHH595 ugh sounds awful. I have seen wasps with longer legs but have never looked into what they are.
How can a bananas last all year?
Wow! English cottage garden is sort of southern country cottage look. Wonderful. Hard work starting from scratch without help. At 60 I’m right there with you.
Had a reciprocating saw years ago when I lived in AZ...great tool...beyond wood and plants it cut through a metal pipe🙂 My front yard no longer has grass (I dislike grass, upkeep a waste of resources, time and money), however, my yard person moved to northern Florida and during the rains of this past summer the weeds totally got away from me. So now I'm the eyesore of the neighborhood. I trim the grass in the backyard with a battery powered weed wacker, it works great. It makes noise (they all do) but even with the battery I'm able to use it easily. I know you and your husband will be successful with whatever you decide to do in your BY, FY and side yards. Look forward to seeing the progress in 2023 🤩🤩🤩
We use our palms for chop and drop mulch. A nice machete is perfect for this and a good workout! 😁
Did you get your tools? I have noticed that kobalt and craftsman batteries last a very long time
Yes! I got Ryobi tools.
Maybe you could move the gardenia to a back fence spot where it could grow freely and continue to smell wonderful! Also, I bought a Bosch reciprocating saw at a pawn shop for $25 (advice from a HD employee who was helping me repair a sewer pipe in the garage wall while hubby was out of town). The pawn shop had lots of name brand tools!
I have Milwaukee mini chainsaw and Milwaukee full size chainsaw and I love love love then. Super easy to use and does a great job
I’m excited to see how all your ideas and plans play out. 😊 Best wishes to you, your family and your garden for 2023 🎉
@wildfloridian are there any websites that advise the best time of year to plant annuals in Florida? I'm in Largo, FL and planted Phacelia tanacetifolia a few months ago and still haven't gotten blooms. Then I have my purple cone flowers that were also planted a few months back. They are the slowest at growing. I feel like I am doing something or multiple things wrong.
I went all in on the 80v kobalt tools at Lowe’s. I only found the 80v online though. I only bought a couple of them with batteries. I figure I only need a couple at a time. The pole saw, chainsaw, and trimmer got my neighbors and myself through the storms this year.
If your looking for tools I would recommend looking at the Milwaukee 12v hedge trimmer and pruning shears.
You are cracking me up! "Going to do ... but then again who knows".
I would pull out all the box hedges they remind me of formal gardens (gardens that have rooms) not cottage gardens. But that's me.
This will be fun to watch.
Highly recommend the ego power tools. I've got 2 acres and use ego for all my yardwork with exception of a wood chipper. Buy the individual better items not the lower priced box sets. The batteries last a long time and the tools are much better than any gas powered tool (irt the noise and ease of use and maintenance)
Thanks for taking our minds off all the doldrums that have been going on in the world, even for a little bit 😀 This my escape my creating a better Garden. MUCH LOVE 💛 & PEACE ✌ 🕊 TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I highly recommend the Worx brand. Love my edge trimmer and it came with lifetime replacement string.
I would love to start a butterfly/bee garden but unsure of what plants to get or when to start planting. I live in the northwest part of Florida, so it gets cold during winter. I so appreciate all your videos, thank you for doing this!
I love the planning process. We can learn so much from each other. In the back yard/garden, you mentioned a plan for a tea bush. I have on and my observation is that the tea bush and the Sweet Almond require a bit more water to florish. I wish I had planted them next to each other to make it a more practical watering process. I have soaker hoses down in those areas and attach the hose one or two times a week for a few minutes ( in addition to regular irrigation).
I cut my Area palms with a reciprocating saw and it works great. Once the stumps begin to dry out and look a bit unkept, I stitk bromiliads in them. It is looking beautiful.
One question: Do you have a designated potting area? Before the hurricane, I had a shady corner that I sectioned off with decorative fencing (posted for free and I scored) which served as a climbing was for various vines. Loved that space which had a table, chair, shelving, pots and soil etc.
I can't wait to see your progress!
My weeds are out of control. I'll spend a lifetime trying to get rid of it. What really ticks me off are the ants. How do I get rid of them in and out of my garden? I'm so over it! I'm in Polk City.
Cardboard and free wood chips are the answer. Lay cardboard over grass, dump wheelbarrow loads of chips over it, problem solved! Oak leaves so work as mulch. In February you can pick free trash bags full of oak leaves people leave for trash pick up.
I was watching the stress on your face when you were talking about the fact you have more weeds and grass in your yard. That’s been what we’ve had since we moved in to our place. I came to the conclusion lately that it’s not going to be grass ever again because I’m not going to use the fertilizer and effort to kill all the weeds. I’m going to try little by little to make it all into a garden. I know you have dogs that need a place to be but do they NEED grass? I know I know I’m more radical than you. That’s what happens when you’re 70 years old
I would rip every single exotic out 😂. Dwarf firebush and all the natives should be brought in!
I’m watching you talk about getting rid of your plants and I just want to cry. We moved into a house that had grass because he had just planted it but it’s definitely not some thing our yard wants to do. We have oak trees in the yard. I would love to have all the plants you’re getting rid of. If I had money I would volunteer to take all of the plants and give you truckloads of great soil so you could get started fresh. I just thought about the fact that it’s kind of like whatever hairstyle you’re born with you want the other style curly hair versus straight. Isn’t life interesting
Is moringa something you would Think of planting? I’m really convinced I should try to because it’s such a wonderful source of food and nutrients.
Does the tree you want your neighbor to trim affect how much sun is on his house when the sun is coming from that direction? He might want the shade so that his house doesn’t use as much air conditioning. The guy that sold us this house cut down all the trees that shaded this trailer so it cost much more and utilities.
Love English garden and Florida look I have small garden love roses gardenia starting to grow pointsetta
@@muriellockhoff9560 I think you posted in the wrong place because it showed up on my post not her post. Maybe go and put it on her post so she’ll see it
@@lindafoster8182 We also love moringa and have about twenty planted around our house. You have to commit to pruning though. It's also great to use as mulch, and if you have chickens, it's an amazing supplement to their feed. It cooks like spinach, and the tips are like asparagus. Moringa has grown well from seed. Crack the seeds and soak overnight before planting when the weather warms. ❤