East Deck June Garden Tour! Still A Lot To Do In This Garden

Here is what my back deck garden looks like in early June! There is still a lot of planting to be done on this deck and I think some plants are dying.
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Table and chairs: old from Wayfair
Couch and coffee table: Hampton Bay collection from Home Depot
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[@PlantsPlusPetals]

Beautiful space. Love the church view. Getting a lot of inspiration for my balcony garden.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!!

[@nicholasryan5401]

Beautiful balcony garden, planters and pots, They are the bees knees.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Excellent video, have a great weekend

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you. Have a great weekend!!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@ChicagoGardener Same to you

[@pamm701]

Great video! You have such a wonderful variety of flowers on both decks.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you! I’m so excited for them to all start blooming.

[@Sherman1862]

OMG!!!!! I love your "Back Deck" Miss bonny wee lovely Chicago Gardener!!!! You have a nice swing on your back porch" too!!!! : ) I'm so in Love''' : )

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

So well arranged! beautiful back deck.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!

[@kathystoner8916]

If that Beach Plum (Prunus maritima ?) is grafted it looks like the rootstock has decided to take over. The odds don't look good .

[@ChicagoGardener]

Interesting! I’m not sure if it is or not but that would make sense.

[@estreetangel]

You have such lovely, large decks. A real treasure for a city house. I can't wait till next month's tour to it all blooming.
I would so appreciate a hydrangea video. I have one in my front yard in the ground, but I had no idea about dwarf ones! Hydrangeas are also a favorite of mine.
Do you have an elevator in your building? I hope so! I couldn't imagine having to lug all the heavy planters, bags of soil, etc. up flights of stairs! Or maybe your husband takes cares of that chore for you?

[@ChicagoGardener]

A hydrangea video will be coming soon! We don’t have any elevator, so everything comes up the stairs. I carry the more light weight things 😆

[@schoolbeginsaftercoffee4759]

Very excited for your hydrangea video. I love hydrageas, and I do have one on the side of our house that is finally blooming. I'd like more, but there's no space. I do, however, have two pots by my front door that could accommodate some hydrangeas. The front area gets about 4 -5 hours morning sun.
Good luck with the plum tree!

[@ChicagoGardener]

You should definitely do some dwarf hydrangeas in the front pots!

[@denisea3036]

I have limited space too, and it's survival of the fittest for my plants. I would say if it's not something your that attached to re-home it if you can.

[@ChicagoGardener]

I agree!! Especially for a plant that takes up this much space.

[@DennisD-yv4ys]

Hahaha well the plum does look like death...maybe hack it down put into a smaller pot for now?

[@ChicagoGardener]

It looks so sad 😩 I feel like I let it down!

[@GrandmaSandy]

Thanks for another great garden tour today and the deck looks beautiful. You have it so well cleaned up and tidy and beautiful plants. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you! I’m trying to be extra tidy this year to keep debris from getting under the deck!

[@angelasmith8320]

Your garden is looking great. I like the idea of vertical planters. Did you consider painting your vertical containers a colour that would blend in a bit more? The white seems a bit stark.

[@ChicagoGardener]

I actually like how the white there makes the flowers pop but what I’m hoping happens is the plants fill in so much you can’t even see the planter!

[@tigressric0703]

Beautiful ❤

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!!

[@divyasachan358]

Can please share link for compost maker

[@alicecowan3499]

I’d cut all the woody stuff off and see what happens. Those are sucking energy from the bottom growth. I try extremes and my motto is Live or Die 😂. Then you will know at least if it’s worth keeping it. Lol. That is what I would do. Lol

[@ChicagoGardener]

I like that motto!!

[@alicecowan3499]

@@ChicagoGardener works for me! Lol

[@karenneese5820]

Sometimes it kills me to kill plants however sometimes they simply gotta go. I don't know much about apple trees but I do know with peach trees you need to thin out about 6 inches between fruit because too many will break a limb?

[@ChicagoGardener]

It’s so hard for me to let plants go but I usually know it’s the right decision in the end!

[@OldTimerGarden]

Maybe check for pests like spider mites on your plumb tree. I think I spotted a web there.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!!

[@cherisemoss7854]

Grow a clematis on the tree.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Clematis has been in my list to add to the garden! Any favorite varieties?

[@tigressric0703]

M first viewed ❤