Starting an Ivy Espalier From Scratch! 🌿 :: Gardening In A Narrow Side Yard
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Welcome! I am really excited about today’s video because I was able to start an espalier from scratch! My friend wanted to install an ivy espalier in her narrow side yard and I offered to help her do it! Come with me while I take you guys through how to install the hooks and wire for an espalier! 🌿 Enjoy!
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Hi Janey....would love to see an update of this espalier one year later! I'm dying to have one....must find a fence or wall!
You know, I didn't even notice any kid noise until you pointed it out, lol! This was such a good instructional video that I was complete focused on what you were saying and doing, so don't worry about the kiddos. I really appreciate that you are working in limited size gardens, which is what probably most of us have. It shows what can be done. 💐
Oh that is wonderful to hear, because if you were there, it was deafening! 🙉😆 I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks my friend! 😆
TY... I realized I have a great place I can do this. The side of the shed that we park has been bugging me forever. Going to give this a shot👍
Oooh exciting Judith! Good luck!
That is gonna look awesome!! Yours is beautiful!! I have tons of ivy growing behind our shed. It is a bear to keep it controlled. It is a good idea to do this there but no one would see it😞 so I’m gonna have to think about it awhile before I do it.
Hi Marian! Ooh that’s tough since no one will see it! Thanks so much for watching and the sweet comments! Let me know what you decide to do! 💗💕
🙋🏽♀️ Meee! I’m here thanks to Laura & Aaron at Garden Answer. I LOVE your channel - such great, pertinent content! So nice to find someone in my zone with a smaller scale garden like my own. Thanks for doing what you do! God bless you in your endeavors.
Yay thank you Darlene! I really appreciate you watching and your sweet comment! Have a wonderful evening! 💗
Wow. You explained that so well. Made it look easy. Lucky Olivia. You are a good friend. Would love to see progress on the ivy growth. Linda Vater says to have a signature touch in a garden. I think your signature touch is your diamond walls and espalier. Love from sunny Sydney, Australia.
Thank you so much! I love that my signature is my espalier 😉 I’ll take it! Thank you for watching all the way from Sydney! Would love to come visit one day! 😆😘💗
I love it and I am sure your friend will as well. My only comment is I hope the back side of fence/neighbor is concrete. Or they are going to have a beast on their hands.
Yes it is only about 2 foot wide space of dirt and the rest concrete! And this is definitely not a hands off project! You have to keep it in check! 💪🏼😆
You are as great as Laura from Garden Answer! I love your channel! Greetings from the Netherlands Europe!
Hi Janey, I followed you because you’re Zone 9 and heard GA give a shout out to you in a previous Highlights video as well. Love your channel. 👌❤️
Hi! Thank you so much for stopping by and the sweet comment! 💗💕🥰 I really appreciate it!
You are just precious. I love this video. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thank you so much my friend! You are so sweet to me! 💗🥰😘
Love RYOBI drills
Love the espalier ivy! Bravo.
GA brought me to you as well. Keep going with your channel. You do a great job.
Oh thank you so much Dawn! That is very sweet and really nice to hear! 💗
Very nice! Great idea I love it!
I’m new here,, found you through Garden Answer. This will be so pretty once that vine gets going. Would love to see update later
Hi Debbie! Thanks so much for watching and the sweet comment! I will definitely update! Have a wonderful day! 💗
Great video Janey! Lots of great information!
Hi Andrea! Thanks so much! Have a great weekend!
Love Love Love…. I’m just a little afraid to put holes in my house. What if my project fails? And does the Ivy leech on to the house as well as the wire? Love watching💐🌻🌸
Don’t think like that, you got this!! It definitely needs to be maintained and trimmed back so it doesn’t take over the fence 🌿🌿
That is neat- i have been experimenting with coppiced trees- did a video a few weeks ago
Just watched it! SO interesting! I never knew you could do that with trees!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat lots of videos on YT from the Uk 🇬🇧 about this technique
Great video! Thanks for the step by step instructions. It looks like the fence is in full shade. Does the Ivy handle this?
Hi Tanja! The ivy at this house gets a few hours of morning sun so I think it will be very happy. My ivy at my home is in FULL shade, zero direct sun and it is happy as a clam! I think it gets enough bright indirect sun to grow! Thanks for watching! 💗
Y’all, the screwdriver trick for screwing in the eye-hooks is great if you have weaker hands or arthritis. 👍
Yes it does!!
Hello new sub here, I came across your channel the other day and I absolutely love your videos😍
I love honey suckle as well and I have it in my back yard, this season will be it’s second year in the ground and I want to try this with my suckle.
? As the seasons go by, do You just keep looping it around the wire until you get to the thickness you desire and trim the remaining that continues to grow. Thanks🙏
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and subbing! 💕 I just keep looping them around but at times will prune out some of the old dead growth underneath. Honeysuckle does really well with hard prunes so its kind of a varying amount of pruning. If I notice a lot of dead on the inside I will do a hard prune, if not then I will just keep trimming it to my desired thickness! Hope that helps! 💕
That’s a great idea, does Ivy love sun or more shade? I have a solid wall of 4 six by six panels of plastic fence and the area gets mostly sun ☀️.New sub here
Hi Amy! Thanks for watching and subscribing! I really appreciate it! 💗 Ivy can handle full sun to full shade but does a bit better on the partial sun side! I think it's worth a try! Otherwise, look into honeysuckle. I did an espalier with that as well and it gets more sun and is very happy!
Do you have an update??
I have a side yard in upstate New York. Can you come help me? Haaha I wish!
Haha thanks Debra! If I’m ever in the area I’ll come knock on your door! 😆💗
1. You look great!
2. Thank you for this step by step video
3. You really DO inspire me to get into my garden- even if it’s just going out for a couple minutes to imagine up the possibilities. (My neighbors probably think I’m crazy for just randomly going outside to stare at my home 😂)
1. THANK YOU! 🥰
2. Yay I’m glad you liked it!
3. I am right there with you! That is actually one of my favorite things to do, just walk around my garden in peace and dream! 💗💗💗
It looks beautiful, Janey!! Thank you for making my side yard really stand out. Can’t wait to see it grow in 😍
Yay I’m glad you like it Olivia! 💗💗💗
The video I was waiting for!!! This is one if my next projects but I will be using star jasmine. Quick question...how long did it take for your ivy spalier to be completely covered? Thank you💗🤗
Yay thanks Yeli! That will be gorgeous with star jasmine! I’m excited to hear how it goes for you!
This is a great video! Thank you for the very detailed (and not at all overwhelming) tutorial. This definitely seems manageable for a newbie gardener. Love it. And what a brilliant way to decorate a narrow space. It’s going to look so pretty. 😍
Oh thank you so much! I love this comment! I’m glad it came across as manageable! It really is and is such a wonderful way to decorate a tough spot! Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day! 💗💗💗
Beautiful!!!!! English ivy is invasive in my area, so I would have to choose something else. But the concept is great! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jenny! Yes it is definitely something you have to watch! I have used star jasmine and honeysuckle and both did great! 💗
Hello from Northern Chicago (zone 5). Love watching your videos. You are a delight and inspiring for sure. I'm so excited to create an espalier on side of house. The side yard that has had nothing for THIRTY years. Guess I'm a late "bloomer" to gardening. Better late then never :) XOX
Seriously?!?! I don’t need another project. I DON’T!!! This is a good friends project. One good with power tools, one good with math for measuring and one good at making mixed drinks. Just saying:).
LOL this made me laugh out loud!!! That sounds like an EXCELLENT project!! 😂🤣😂
I planted up five trays of seeds today and I’m hacking a hack of an Ikea shelf into a potting table. The rain made spring clean up too much of a mess. You stimulated the project part of my brain. I think it’s actually the “avoid cleaning my house”part of my brain. Clearly task avoidance.
These are so beautiful 😍 I wish I had a place to do this 😕😕 we have a big farmhouse with siding and my hubby says “ no holes in the siding” 😝😝😝 so I will just keep looking at the beautiful things you create 🥰🥰🥰🥰 have a wonderful day friend 😘😘😘
Hi Pamela! Yes I feel you! Jason has learned to just let me go and do my thing and we deal with the consequences later! 😆 have a wonderful day my friend! 💗💗💗
Same! Hubby has a rule… no plants on the house! (It invites bugs in our area so he does have a point.) But that’s ok because I have a lot of fence to work with. LOL
Hello! Is this how you fastened your bourgainvillea to your home? Have a big one that I’m trying to contain so would love to get it growing up onto our house. Would this method work?
Have you thought about starting a FB group for your TH-cam channel? I’d love to share your videos on my page.
Hi Natasha! I have a Facebook page... I’m working on learning the Facebook ropes. I’m definitely not as good in there as I am on TH-cam! My plan is to start posting all my videos on there! 💗💗💗
Hi Natasha! I just started the FB group this evening! Thank you for the suggestion!! 💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat yay!!! Got to brag on a sista!
💗💗💗 you are amazing!😆 💗💗💗
Hi Friend! Thank you for this sharing. Have a beautiful day! 🙏😊👍37
Thank you so much! 💗💗💗
Could we get an update on this project? I want to do this design on my back fence.
Next time you do this project place your eye hook in your drill and let the drill do the work. Makes work a lot easier.
Hi Cindy! Thanks for the advice! Yes I need to get one of those attachments! I could probably avoid the blister! 😆Thanks for watching! 💗
Cindy, are you talking about putting the eye hook directly between the claws of the drill instead of any kind of modified bit?
Put it like you did the drill bit. No attachment needed.
There’s a drill bit for eye hooks. Your fingers must’ve been so sore 😩
Does the ivy grow in a straight line up the wire onto the next diamond or does it turn the corner to complete the diamond that it started on?
Good morning ☀️ enjoying my coffee while watching your videos before I leave to work. Such a good idea for the side yard..lol Have a great day 💚
Good morning Joanna! Thank you so much for watching and have a great day! 💗💗💗
You need a dog u wouldn’t have rabbits
Nice work Janie, you have fortunate friends. I wouldn’t be surprised if you do this again. To make it a bit easier with your set up it would speed it up a bit if you used a chalk line for your horizontal lines. It washes right off when finished. If alone you tie one end to a temporary nail and hold the other end then snap. Enjoying your videos being from southern Calif.
Hi Caren! That is a fantastic idea! That would make things much easier, thanks for the suggestion! Yes I have a feeling I might be doing this again in the future! 😆 Have a wonderful evening! 💕
Love the video and love the chalk line idea! Going to Amazon to find it. Any thoughts on how it will affect the wood fence l? I had been told this will damage the fence so I was originally going to put down tea posts a few inches from the fence but this is definitely easier. Would love to hear back!
I’m following because Laura! A I’m liking you videos
Hi Yeni! Thank you so much for stopping by and the sweet comment! Have a wonderful day!
Totally doing this to my side yard. Can you tell me how many packs of hooks you used for this size fence? Thank you. Love, Peace, Plants.
Hi Jackie! I used 1.5 packs (the ones I linked) good luck on your project! You’ll love it!! 💗
Janey, inspiring video👍😍. You are so sweet . I wish I could live close to you 🥰
Oh thank you Udhaya! I wish we could live closer as well! At least we can watch each others videos! 😆
That’s so funny! I think I just commented to you a few days ago and asked if you knew Laura. I didn’t even check to see if you responded, lol! And the first thing I hear is you talking about Laura and how you were featured on her channel
Haha! Yes i remember you asking! Laura gave me a HUGE boost mentioning me!
Is this on the north face of your home?
I love Garden Answer ❤hello from fruitland👋
Such a wonderful channel 💗
Cute video
Thanks Yesid!
Guilty I was sent by Laura and Aaron!! 😍😍
Haha well I appreciate it Lakeisha!!! 💗💗💗
I have sections of brick at the corners of my house..after seeing your video awhile back I’ve decided to espalier them. Waiting on a spring like day to get it started. I’m thinking of doing honeysuckle with smaller diamonds. What are your thoughts on that?
That will be beautiful with the brick as a backdrop! I definitely have to keep my honeysuckle trimmed but it is so beautiful bc it stays green all winter! Excited for you to do it!
Nice 💗
Thank you so much!
Just found you! I love Laura & Aaron, looking forward to your videos!
Yay thank you so much Kathleen!! 💗💗💗
One of our favorite videos so far, great tips and tricks. Eventhough ivy took over my brother in laws backyard. I spent 2 full days ripping 3ish yards of it. out 2 years ago. I took my gloves off for a minute yesterday and put a staple through my thumb :(
It'll looks and will look amazing Janey
Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱
Good morning guys! Yes you definitely need to keep an eye on the ivy! Yikes hope your thumb is ok! Feel better soon!
@Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat you to Janey, we have the same gloves, btw. they're awesome!!
LOL... That's how we found you (a side yard)
Hahaha well it works for me! I’m glad you’re here! 🥰💗
Love your energy Janie! This video is super helpful. Thanks for sharing!
I WILL find a spot to do this lol
It's just too pretty not to try
Thank you so much Teina! I agree, it just dresses up an ugly area so beautifully! 💗💗💗
Thanks for breaking it down. Makes me feel Ike I can do this. Also, love your white top..
Oh wow it’s going to be amazing Janey 💕 and your friends garden is lovely 🌸🦋🌸
Thank you so much Jasmine! I think it will be really beautiful once it grows in! 💗🌸💗
Another garden project! Ok, it looked easy, so going to try it! 😉😆
Yay! I’m so happy! If I can do it you can do it! 💪🏼 just make sure you wear gloves! 😉😆💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat I will! I learned about your channel from Laura and Aaron…you and I are in two completely different areas but the same zone! I’m about 30 miles north of Houston. Zone 9a (or b, depending on the day, lol!) I occasionally shout out to Laura to wear gloves! English Ivy can be a pest of a plant here, but I’ll just make it a point to stay a step ahead 😉🌿 Great videos, great content. I can not wait to see the cut flower garden as it grows! Lisa
What did the cat shop for at Home Depot?
😂😂😂 I think plants right?!
Absolutely love this 😀
Thank you!!💗💗💗
Thank you!! Been waiting for this video! I love the one at your house and was so curious how you managed that.
Hi Janey! Thanks so much for this tutorial. If I ever get George on board with poking holes in the shed, we can refer back to this 💚
Hahaha come on George! Tell him its for your channel! 🥺😝
Hi Janey, you're the best neighbor! It's nice that you're able to share your expertise in the neighborhood. Love this project. We used to have ivy on our house, but it became an ant paradise and they eventually began to invade the house. It had to go at that point, but the roots are still persistent in a couple of places & have to be trimmed back each year. This espalier is a great way to keep it under control from the the beginning. I wish the previous homeowners had done this before the ivy took over! 👍🏻👍🏻
Good morning Valerie! Oh yuck! We get ants really bad here in Davis as well! Thanks for watching and the sweet comments! Have a wonderful day!
Love it! I have a area that needs a rehab however its brick at the base. Wondering if I could get this look with pots at the base. Also need to find a good hardy vine as Im in zone 5b.
Hi Kimberly! Yes I think it would be amazing with pots! My neighbor who I did the window box for now wants me to do this but with pots in her side yard! 😆 I’m not sure what vine would be good for you but I’ll keep an eye out! 💗💗💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Thank you! Your amazing
Great video
Thank you so much!
I love how you are so willing to help out your friends and neighbors! You’re welcome at my house anytime! Lol beautiful job!
Haha thank you so much! Have a great day today! 💗
I found you channel after Garden Answer mentioned you! And I’ve been binge watching your videos!!
Can I request that you make a video explaining more about the Cool Flowers method?
Hi Laura! Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching! Yes I definitely will! I am planning a video next week of a recap of my experience with them over this past winter! Have a wonderful evening!
That was so awesome and it was really nice of you to do that for your friend! We have Ivy in our yard and now I have some ideas! Thank you for how you actually show everyone how to do that! You show the relaity of what it takes to make a yard look SO good! I really appreciate that!
Thank you so much! I bet the ivy grows crazy in your neck of the woods! I appreciate you watching! 💗
You are the queen of side yards now 😂 I love it though. That’s not a place I ever think of. So thank you. I think I’ll try your honey suckle idea.
Haha 👑 I’ll take that title! Never expected it but hey?! Why not! 😆😆😆 you’d should definitely try it Kate! When the honeysuckle blooms it is so wonderful! And it’s a side yard!! 😆💗
I'm almost positive I'll never do this BUT it was fun to watch and it was cool to see you ended up with a full diamond on both sides...that right there is satisfying for us symmetry loving folks.
Hahaha Kim! I LOVE that you noticed that! I was secretly very proud of myself, even though it was pure luck! lol!
Thanks for the lesson! I will be trying this on my fence. It is still cold here in Wisconsin zone 5 but I have a dream now, can't wait to start!😍😍😍
Yay! Dreaming is half the fun! Thanks for watching Peggy!
Well, you got your squats in for today. Lol, all I could think about was my knees and how bad they would be hurting. It looks great!
Oh my, I was definitely sore! When I stopped the first day it was partly because I was out of time, but more so that I was TIRED! 🤪 Thanks for watching!
Sorry to keep commenting but I had to tell you that I was watching Northlawn Flower Farm this morning and she was sniping her snapdragons and took the snipped tips and propagated them so she doubled her plants. I thought that was so clever.
Lu comments all you want! I love it! And WHAT?! I didn’t know you could do that! Going to watch thank you!! 💗
Wonderful video! I planning to add an espalier section on my fence this spring, this is very helpful! You did an amazing job explaining the process!
Thank you so much Yannie! I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the sweet comment! 💕
It’s going to look so nice. I have a very similar side yard and am so tempted but I know it will be work to keep it up. I need a new fence first. Maybe I’ll decide by the time our new fence goes up. 🤞🏻 Can’t wait to see updates on it.
Hi Sherri! It does take a lot of work to maintain! I can’t lie about that! Excited for your new fence!! 💗😘🌸
You are such a good friend Janey! 💜 Will you come do mine? 😂
Hahaha thank you! 🤣
Thank you!!! I would love to do this! You made it very simple with the 4 steps
Hi Sharon! Yay you should definitely do it! Thanks for watching and your sweet comment!
You made this look so easy. I have a area I think I may try this on. Thanks for the details on how to create the frame work.
Hi Tammy! Thanks so much, I appreciate that! I hope you do try it! It is a project of patience because you have to wait for everything to grow in, but once it does, its amazing! Have a great evening! 💗
Good morning, Janey, or should I call you "side yard Janey".🤔 Wonderful video. I have several areas that I can do that and I think I've to decided to do it on the fence by my carport. It's such a blank area but very narrow so it would be prefect. I've begun taking cuttings of my potted ivy (yes, I do have variegated ivy 😊) to work on this project. Thanks for the lesson.
Enjoy the rain, hopefully more is coming.
Good morning Lu! That will be beautiful in your carport with your variegated ivy! 😉😆 and yes you can call me side yard Janey but can I call you Variegated Lover Lu? 💗💕💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat I would be honored 😊
I hope we can get an update on this after it grows in a bit!
You definitely will! Thanks so much for watching! 💗
It's going to look so beautiful when it's all filled in. :) Can't wait to see the updates. Great job!
Thank you so much! I'm excited to see it fill in as well! Thanks for watching and for the sweet comment!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat I came across your channel a few weeks ago when I searched for gardening in zone 10b and when I saw 9b I clicked on your video because I figured your close enough. Lol I’m in South Florida and you turned out to be in California but that’s perfectly fine. I’m so glad I found your channel. Your videos are super informative and you’ve done such an amazing job with your garden that it’s hard to believe you started gardening in 2020. It’s definitely your God given talent. I started gardening in 2020, but I still have so much to learn. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. Have a great day and Happy Gardening! 🤗🌹🐝
Thank you! I think I’m going to do a modification of this for my lady
Banks roses !
Oh Monique! You are full of great ideas, that would be gorgeous!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat that lady banks is an out of control rose, LOL. I bought 2 to fill a small portion of my fence and I just planted them and let them go and they’re going crazy. Thankfully some good pruning videos helped me figure out how to shape it for better blooms and this video is a great guide to creating a beautiful design. She will be that much prettier! (I have the white version, which is ‘mostly’ thornless).
I have a baby Katrina rose that I could do this with also! LOL! (I have 2 acres and half (the backyard) is privacy fenced, so no shortage of backdrops to work with 😉)
I LOVE all your videos I’m so glad I found you! (I am coastal MS zone 9a, hot but terrible humidity)- but you also inspired me to try peonies! I had them in Philadelphia and I absolutely adore them. We shall see word on the street here is that they produce foliage but not flowers. Im a rebel 🤣 I’m also trying dahlias here another no go....
Xoxo
@@moniquegebeline4350 I think being a garden rebel is a great thing! You never know and its fun to try! I mean, they don't call us crazy plant ladies for nothing, right? 🤪