Discover The No Dig Gardening Method In Two Stunning New Gardens!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Discover The No Dig Gardening Method In Two Stunning New Gardens! WE ARE CREATING TWO NEW GARDENS USING THE NO DIG METHOD. THIS WAS EASY AS PIE AND THE END RESUOT IS STUNNING! I WAS LEARY OF NO DIG, BUT, NOW IM HOOKED! NO DIG GARDENING IS A GREAT WAY TO CREATE BEAUTY ANYWHERE IN YOUR LANDSCAPE! NO MATTER THE TYPE OF SOIL YOU HAVE, THIS NO DIG GARDENING METHOD WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! COME AND GARDEN WITH ME!
Edging tool used in today's video. (not sponsored)
coronatools.co...
www.walmart.co...
Thank you so much for watching today! I appreciate you so much! I hope today's video inspired you!❤
I’ve been wanting to do something in my front yard and you’ve inspired me to try it! Thanks again!
@@rachelpeterson1286 That's great to hear! You'll love it!
Beautiful 😍!! In order to avoid runoff, you will have to add edging or borders. Just a friendly advice
@@jesusgirl2470 Thank you! Haven't had any run of as of yet and jave lots of rain! Keeping fingers crossed!
@@homeandgardenwithanna that's great 👍 👌
I put in 4 flower beds last year using cardboard. What I did was I planted all my plants in the ground first, then I cut the cardboard around the plants and topped the cardboard with mulch. I'm a widow living on Social Security so I was trying to do it the most cost effective way so I didn't need to put soil down. So far it looks like all my perennials are coming back this year.
Your flower beds look beautiful..💚
Love that, too! I am so happy it worked out for you!
Yes, you can do that you totally can!! but if you want the raised bed look, you do have to add topsoil and mulch, I was married to Landscape contractor for 16 years lol I’ve learned quite a bit. But yes, actually the cardboard is better for the soil and it actually helps the earth worms and it completely is biodegradable so it’s actually better than using a landscape fabric in my opinion. But when you’re on a budget, it doesn’t matter if they’re raised or not I totally agree and I’m glad your perennials are coming back this year. That’s wonderful. Apparently the cardboard is working. 🌷🪴😊
Going to try your idea, 👍
Don't know your zone but when I lived in zone 6 I planted a border of Liriope. Worst mistake I ever made! It sent out suckers even underneath sidewalk. After 2 years of attempting to control that issue i gave up. Removed every bit and went with stacked rock border and planted annuals every spring. Each spring I switched plants to avoid boredom. Lol. Good luck with your endeavours. BTW a word from this gardener: never overplant perennials. Allow for mature growth as posted on can label. Those annual Sunpatiens are way too close. Instant planting to appear full is costly and wasteful. Overcrowding young plants results in spindly growth sacrificing the mounding habit. Not criticizing your first efforts; just offering bit of advice from this well-seasoned gardener of 50+ years.
If that's the worst mistake you ever made, you've been living a blessed life! 😂
There’s two types. You got the invasive one, loriopi spicata. The ones planted in this video are non invasive, loriopi muscara.
Ive had the non-invasive Liriope that has the tall purple flowers and its been in its place the last 23yrs. Im in zone 7 as this lady is. 😊
Looks good! Knowing me and my kids we’d probably drive over it
You beat me to those recommendations!!! Spacing IS much too close. And the hydrangea will eventually overgrown all of the surrounding plantings, including the Liriope. I Love Liriope. I have it as a continuous border in one area of my front yard and as separate specimens in other areas in front and back yards.
You do you! Rather it’s a garden, garden bed, flower bed, monkey grass and how ever many you plant or whatever type of grass you got growing in your yard. You do you! Thanks for sharing. It’s going to look beautiful!
Thank you, Dana! ❤️
FINALLY! Someone who uses the term “monkey grass!” Folks have been frowning at me for years.
HAHA! They had no tags and everyone at the nursery called it monkey grass. I tried saying the botanical name and butchered it. Monkey grass it is! LOL!
the green monkey grass is horrible it's super invasive...i have it everywhere I hate it, but the striped liriope is totally diff it works great
@@cass77788 sounds like something I need because I kill everything and can’t grow diddly squat! if we ever lose our food chain, we’re going to starve to death 🤪 so will monkey grass grow in clay because that’s all my backyard is stinking clay!!
@@ginnicronin4916 Clay? Me too. Thinking about making pottery instead of gardening! LOL!
I call it monkey grass too so did my mama thats where I got it from
I love the no dig garden. I'd get some no dig edge for them and add a little rope solar light to add something to show them off at night. I just used a hot tip of my soldering irion, put holes in the edging and then zip tied the rope lights to the top. I measured and installed before placing in the bed..
Love that!
I too did a no dig garden on the side of my home next to my driveway. I used cardboard and planted fire chief arborvitae bushes, small specimen weeping norfolk pine, some mondo grass and some perennials. Soaked the cardboard then covered it all with 3 to 4 inches of mulch. It's going in the 3rd year and has worked out beautifully.
Love it! I have two sides of my home ill be doing this on a well. Can't wait!
Maybe topping cardboard with mulch instead of soil keeps the weeds at bay better? When you mow the bad stuff doesn’t have as good of a chance of surviving? The issue is any further planting just using mulch you are not able to plant on top , you would have to dig? But the digging gets it down where the worms and good critters are? The good fungi… just some thoughts after watching countless videos of no dig gardens and the criticisms… etc
@gmaw23beauties37 the purpose was to kill the grass and weeds without having to use pesticides or hand dig them out. The cardboard smothers everything. Main thing is to wet the cardboard so it lays flatter. Worms will eventually eat the cardboard and turn it to mulch. I was able to plant right away cutting thru the cardboard to insert the plants. When planted added the mulch....soaked it down and it worked out beautifully.
I watched this video because I couldn’t figure out how you were gonna get those annuals in the ground without digging. But I get it now. Sometimes I think I buried my brain in a hole. My TH-cam channel (if I had one) would be called Downhill After 50. No, Downhill with No Brakes. Your entire yard is lovely - neat, tidy, colorful and verdant. Thanks for sharing! Great teamwork!
I appreciate all the hard work you and your husband did to make this video. You both did a great job. Please keep making videos. It nice to see someone like me wholeheartedly enjoying what you do. Thank you
Thank you so much! ☺️
I thoroughly enjoyed your video! It was so relaxing to watch-and I love the idea!!
@@jancampbell883 Thank you!
❤❤❤❤Bravo,it was very relaxing after looong day at work;)
I think this is a good idea but, you may want to consider using landscape fabric as well. Over a period of time, the cardboard is going to decompose and you will have grass in your beds. Another thing to consider is what type of grass you have in your lawn. If you have Bermuda grass, it reproduces by fragmentation of rhizomes and runners. This is why you would need landscape fabric doubled up. I think this is important too know if you have creeping grass such as Kentucky Blue grass, Bermuda, Creeping Red Fescue etc.
Despise landscape fabric! lol. I just pulled it up in backyard. We have fescue. We will deal with it as it is. We did use the fabric in backyard on bermuda and it killed it like you said. But, different conditions out front. Thank you! keep the advice coming!
@@homeandgardenwithanna I despise landscape fabric, too. The previous owners put it all over and we're still finding it 13 years later! I put down cardboard last fall to kill grass and now the grass has come up through the cardboard and soil. Hope you have better luck with yours.
@@maryr7800 me too!
Ugh hate landscape fabric! I use cardboard boxes to start a new garden. I usually do one in the fall and by spring bam! All ready!
@@taracorley3291 Cardboard helps temporarily by choking the grass and weeds. After the cardboard decomposes which will be very soon the grass and weeds come up.
That was a fun little project! It turned out great babe!!😘😘😊😊🥰🥰
Thank you for all your help! ❤️
Maybe a brick or stone trim around the dirt and the sidewalk/driveway
Should also help keep kids and dogs off the garden bed
That is what I did. Even with the trench, it will still wash out when it rains hard. I placed small pavers around mine. It looks good and keeps a mess off of my driveway and the curb.
Beautiful!
My first time sucked as it rained real hard days after. This made the area a swamp as the water didn't go through the cardboard and the mulch wasn't as deep as yours. I now poke holes in the cardboard to let the water get through.
Also, digging a deep trench that slopes helps keep the mulch from spilling all over the edges.
Just a part of learning.
Awe, man! That stinks. So far, so good over here. Not any runoff, and everything seems to be doing good!
Great video. You are very blessed to have Ernie for the digging, because I had to do everything myself❤.
Awe! Thank you so much. Truly blessed to have him! 🩷
I like how well you and your hubby work together. I like the design that you came up with.
Thank you!
Looks great!!! Thanks for sharing how to do a no dig garden!!!😊
You're welcome! 💛
Awesome! Never heard of NO Dig gardening.
Love the corner beds. This will be stunning when it blooms. Its stunning now so imagine when it blooms. Your home will stand out like it should. Beautiful as always.
Thank you, Sonia! ❤️
Hello Dear, here watching and supporting, thanks for posting this content, here to encourage you to keep going, keep pushing forward, thumbs up and blessing to you
Thank you so much for that! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Great job Anna!
Beautiful garden with beautiful lady, diy no dig garden! I’ve learned something today! 🌹🇺🇸👍🤩
Thank you! ♥️
Love it! You have inspired me to make corner beds.
People who are saying "too close," they are just plants. They can always be moved. The liriope will do its job and make new plants, which can be divided in a few years and moved to another bed.
So happy to inspire! Thank you so much!
Beautiful u guys! Those hydrangeas will give u such a show! God bless, John 3:16
Thank you, Kay! ❤️
Beautiful ❤
Thank you!
What a great idea. I'm handycap and its hard for me to do much but with my husband will help. I'm encouraged. Now I can do this. Thank you. Beautiful!!!
I'm so happy to help!
Thank you for sharing Anna. and Ernie. There's nothing like reclaiming a space of barren lawn. I just learned about sheet mulching and no dig a few years ago, and what a relief: less work in the long run, easier care, better for the environment, seasonal beauty that supports local wildlife... I look forward to reports of your new beds ' growth!
You're welcome! Happy to share! I'm new to it as well. We'll see how it grows!
Love the way your corners came out. They look great and definitely gave me some inspiration. Never thought of a "no dig" way to plant. Can't wait to see more from you.
I'm so happy you got some inspiration from today's video! Thank you so much!
Greeting's from Ireland, My wife has no interest in gardening but tells me that our small front garden looks like a mini garden centre and I wouldn't blame her. At the moment there are fifty two pots of perennial's, six pot's of annual's on the windowsill's and four flower bed's. There is a glasshouse out in the back and a no dig veg garden. I'm thinking of creating no dig flower bed's out the back in autumn. I plan to split plants that have been in pots for a number of year's and plant them in the new bed's. I make my own compost in the three bay system and should have enough for both the veg and flower's.
Wowie! This is awesome! How wonderful to have enough plants to create a new garden and for free essentially! Congrats!
So pretty Anna, when the flowers start blooming, it will look amazing. BTW your hair looks great !😊
Thank you so much, Noemi! I agree. It's going to be so pretty!
I have Iiriope in my border from porch since 13 years. It’s so beautiful in good shape like Hosta in the summer!! I cut them every year before first frost. They come every spring perfect! They are not invasive ones!! I love them when they bloom purple flowers in fall!!
They are the PERFECT border plant! I've got lots of blooms already! I had no idea I was to cut them back. Ty!!
Heyllo did the no dig work after that rain came through. LOVING all the teamwork and landscape designs you have come up with.Thanks for putting a smile on my face when you are digging and designing your yards
Thank you, tess! It did. I show you all in the next video!
@@homeandgardenwithanna I'll be looking forward to it
I’ve been doing no dig for years. You gave me a new idea though. Put down good soil on top of the cardboard for the plants that don’t need to be planted as deep. That REALLY will cut down on weeds. Good team work 😊
@sandybartlett7828 I'm so happy I could provide that for you! Any tips you have for me I'd appreciate them as well!
So glad I found you again! I quickly subscribed too. Up until Christmas I watched you on my grandsons account. I was gifted my own I pad by my children for Christmas and after he went back to college he took his IPad with him. I forgot the name of your channel and couldn’t find you. Now I have you back!!😊
How wonderful! So happy you found me again! That's a nice gift!❤️
Beautiful!!
Thank you!
thumbs up
Beautiful lawn. I like the cardboard. Enjoying the video.❤ I enjoy the whole family working in the yard.
Thank you!
Such a great idea Anna I love the flowers you chose 💕
Thank you, Deborah! ❤️
Loved this!!! I’ll have to try it before it gets too hot here in Az
Yes! You all get hot!
Awesome!!! Cant wait to see it all bloomed. It will be Beautiful!!
Me too! Thank you, Tammy!
Beautiful 🍷
I enjoyed your video! I’ve heard of various similar methods but it is so helpful to see someone do it! Nice choice of plants too!
Thank you, Sandra!
Margie - anna i have been clearing grass for years to plant perennials and shrubs, so good luck and enjoy the journey!
It's a labor of love!
Beautiful. I love it❤!!!
Thank you!
You are doing it right! I've never had grass grow up through it ever. Made many beds for the last few years
So far so good! ❤️
Just found your channel.....Never knew about this type of 'no dig' gardening.....that would be a life saver for me and allow me to have the garden I want.....your planting came out beautifully......
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you gained some inspiration! 🩷🩷🩷
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!❤
Thank you!
Extremely beautiful. Amazing idea
Thank you! ♥️
Thanks for sharing! I loved seeing how to do a "no dig" flower bed. Liriope is one of my favorite plants - I once had about 75 liriope surrounding a tree by my driveway - it was absolutely stunning! (Liriope is pronounced "la-rye-o-pea.") Everything looks really good!
Thanks for sharing! :D
Thank you for the video. The video has inspired me to do this project.
You're welcome! 💛
A no dig edging will help with the soil running onto the driveway. Also, we have Lorirope planted on both sides of our sidewalk leading to our front porch steps, and it gets beautiful in August/September with purple spike fliwers. I only have 3 planted along a 7 foot walkway, and they cover the entire 7 feet. So I just wanted to let you know they do spread out. We leave them a lone all Fall/Winter and cut them down to the ground in March. They come back every year just as beautiful. They are a lonely, forgiving perennial.
Thank you so much for those tips! I'm a instant gratification gal! Haha!
As well, they self sow!! So be on the lookout!! I started with just 2 little plants….i now have 10 large plants!! (Granted that took a few years, but they do make new plants!!)
@@lmurphy1219 Love it!
I was thinking the same thing..😬 those plants get HUGE…but maybe by then you’ll be ready to plant something new and transplant them…like just one in that little space with nothing else would have been more than enough…they get as big as that space there.
Looks lovely, personally I would have planted the petunias further apart to allow for room to grow :)
I think it looks stunning and will add a dramatic affect to your entrance; exactly what you wanted it to do 🙂
Thank you!!
Looks like digging to me! Looks great
No matter how hard you try you will always have to dig for something lol
You can do a no dig, without digging edges, if you are not on the front lawn next to cement.
You and husband did an awesome job! I’m so going to do this👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Edging is making a statement! pQuestion, where are your curbside trees?
@@Angie-ci1lp I'm sorry, curbside trees?
Hi Anna 🌺. Well done .You did a wonderful work and you arranged the plants around the hydrangeas beautifully . Have agreat day .🌺🌻🌺
Thank you! You too!
Beautiful ❤, your neighbors are going to be jealous. Team work is always good.
Thank you! ♥️
Beautiful
Beautiful 😊❤
Anna, you two did a wonderful job and the beds look beautiful. I am eager to try this no dig method in my yard. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Jodi! You'll love it!
I would definitely put in a nice edging on the corners 👍👍
Yea some edging would work well. I've noticed many neightbors in my neighborhood edge it with stone. Not pavers, just River Rock all around the edges (again, no digging)
I'm really looking forward to seeing your plants mature.
Me too! Thank you, Terry!
I literally just did this. I'm sick of pulling weeds so I put cardboard under the mulch🥰
You'll be pulling weeds again as soon as the cardboard breaks down
@@allborosnyc4544 perhaps, but not until next year. The mulch is like 6 inches thick.
@@jennip8585 You are right but if you do see weeds you could apply weed killer. A mix of vinegar and water or the commercial stuff to kill them.
It looks beautiful .
Thank you!
In my country, we like privacy around our house. So you will not see at most houses big open lawns as you Americans has. 😊. We have tall green trees fences of any kind. Tall bushes or even a wood fence. 🇩🇰
Does that go for the front and back yards? Meaning, is you entire house surrounded by tall bushes? Sounds beautiful.
Posthole diggers are life safers for digging holes when planting.
That and a huge drill bit on an electric or battery operated drill
Beautiful work
The no dig garden!! Immediately starts digging lol
Exactly!!!!😂😂😂
Riiiiight! I chuckled when I saw that🤣
Doesn't look like she is digging through the cardboard for the smaller plants. She is just creating a hole in the mulch for them. The mulch will eventually turn into a rich soil.
I was just getting ready to comment, but I’ll comment on your post. I was wanting to know what a “no dig” means because I am kind of new to gardening I have not been in a place where I could ever put my own flowers or garden in, so what does no dig mean because like you said he immediately started digging, so explain please.😂
You two work beautifully together. I love watching you create beauty.
Thank you so much! ☺️
Ma'am, I hope this doesn't come off as rude; it's definitely not my intention. When referring to your new planting spaces, it's garden bed(s). Garden refers to your entire space as a whole. The different planting areas in the garden are garden beds. ❤
The liriope is going to haunt you til eternity! Ok, maybe a little dramatic.😂 But it'll definitely haunt you til you move out. 😁 If one takes on the never ending maintenance that is liriope, don't plant this many. Two would've given you a fighting chance. 😱 Good luck. You know It's not to late to reconsider and pull em out since you just planted them? Hint hint.
The finished project looks lovely, though. Good job. 👏
The best place to plant liriope is under trees where regular grass won't grow. I've had some planted under our two magnolia trees for 10 plus years and it looks great. There it doesn't invade any other spaces as it would had I planted it along with other flowering plants, as you have, because it will spread and choke out your other plants.
Hmmmm I've had lirope as a border to a landscaped area for 10 yrs and the only thing high maintenance about mine is that I cut it down each fall? (We have COLD winters) I have the kind that does not spread. Mine is in full sun.
Less
Monkey grass would have been better. The first year the beds will look great with that amount, but in 2-3 years you’ll need to dig them up and divide them. But at least you’ll have more plants to redistribute to other parts of your property.
There are two different kinds of liriope (Liriope spicata and Liriope muscari). The spicata is the kind that spreads out of control. The muscari is what I think is planted in this video and is a nice clumping variety. I think it will be beautiful and stay under control.
The new garden beds look great. For me, it seems like it makes it more warm and inviting. Great job! Look forward to watching what you do next.
I agree on the inviting part for sure! Thank you, Sally!
I began “no dig” gardening in my vegetable garden a couple of years ago. I wish I had started it decades ago! So so much easier 😊
Love it!!
Love the new gardens, can’t wait until the flowers are in full bloom!
Me too! Thank you!
Very nice. I need Ernie and 2 new knees. lol
😂😂😂
Pretty!
Thank you!
Wow the houses are really close together.
Then you would love Calif....I know when my neighbor uses the shower
@@fredmckibben6872 No Fred I wouldn’t love California. I love my 180 acres and country living with no close neighbors.
Not really compared to most developments.
The garden bed’s turned out beautiful can’t wait to see them bloom specially the grasses with the purple flowers 💜
Thank you, Julia! I'm excited too! 😊
What a nice team you & your husband make 💕
Thank you!
❤️ a testimony to marriage!
@@emd5095 😁♥️
Perfect. Looks great.
Thank you!
JMO, 20:24 You will need some kind of border otherwise you will lose soil with every rainstorm, trust me! Especially with them being built up! They look great though! ❤
Haven't yet. However, I do believe you are correct, something for sure!
It is going to be beautiful
Thank you!
No dig....then the first thing they did was dig😅😅😅😅😅
Lol
love the videos! Full time landscaper here and just started the youtube journey hope you do well this year and god bless!
Congrats! And thank you so much! God bless you and your journey!
Did you just cut cardboard with shovel as you dig holes for flowers or ahead of time?
@@jeanbrown492 Hubby used a blade.
first time i've seen the no dig method.
Looks very pretty
Thank you!
Very nice
Greetings from Oklahoma 7B!
I’m considering this same little project so appreciate you sharing this 🌳🌷🌳
Thank you, Lorraine you'll love it! ❤️
Your lawn is beautiful
Thank you!
I thought it was no dig - looks like he has done some digging.,
Hi Ana! Your front yard looks beautiful! Can’t wait to see when all the flowers lbloom🌺🌸
Thank you, Karina! ❤️
All that soil would just wash away with one rain storm!
Those fresh sidewalks! The next follow up video ‘ how to power wash our sidewalk stains’. But jokes aside, it will settle in eventually. I watched the whole thing. She’s very humble.
Hey Friend, Happy Friday. I’m always enjoying all of your gardening and outdoors videos, you have such a green thumb that I wish I had. 😢❤ I agree there’s always room for plants and flowers in your garden so it’s better to have more than you think you need than not enough. ❤🥰🦋
I'm an instant gratification type girl, lol! The fuller, the better!
The no dig method is more for planting a vegetable garden and you put mulch on top of the cardboard as it’s a natural weed barrier an for the plants you got to many you have to account for the mature size of the plant and space them out accordantly to the mature size of the plants
Btw not trying to be rude
One good thing is as they grow she can remove plants and start another garden❤
I think you did it such a way Charles dowling would be proud. Great job!
Will love to see when it blooms thank you
Absolutely!
Well I don’t know how you NO dig you didn’t do your husband did all the digging 👍
There's these type in every "crowd'....Nothing better to do than find fault
🤪😂
What did you do that was constructive while watching the video....smh
Beds look beautiful. Here in Florida the impatients and grasses need some shade in the hot months- watching from Lake Wales, Florida
Not the sun patients. They will thrive in Florida heat and humidity! Get some!
Beautiful neighborhood except there are zero trees! I couldn't live without trees ! Looks barren
There is a tree in every yard. Lol. They are dormant still.
It looks so beautiful! I wish I had somebody to help me do stuff like that. Watch for slugs so you can treat. I’ve heard that they love living under the cardboard.
Got my slug stuff yesterday! I'm having a issue in front garden already!
You literally dug out the edge and a hole. smh
Clickbait
I can't wait to see how everything looks once it starts blooming! I need to get a kneeling pad like yours because of terrible arthritis and twisted knees. Thank you for this great video! I had completely given up on dreams of having even a little flower garden this year, but you've given me much hope!
I'm so happy I could do that for you! Love my kneeling pad. The handles are much appreciated haha!
@@homeandgardenwithanna ❤
I really like what you did! You guys did a great job!!! Your monkey grass is a great choice! You are gonna love it! ❤️👍🥰Liz from California
Thank you, Liz! I'm from California too! Left about a year ago!
Corner areas are beautiful ❣️
Thank you! ♥️
Hi Anna! Love the new flower beds - hydrangeas are one of my favourite flowers to have in the garden. I've never seen a no dig garden, but I'm interested to try it out! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Elizabeth! Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers too!
Video after storm would probably show how much you need edging with plopping a pile of soil on your lawn. Sure looks pretty today!!
You'll see that in next video! ☺️
The new gardens look great! Well done!
Thank you!