I can’t believe you did that entire space by yourself! How wonderful to be young. It’s really beautiful!

I will add how nice this is looking. The raised beds are nice and your stone entrance came out very nice. My second suggestion in addition to my response to the urn and birdbath is to add two matching evergreens in the front - one on each side - in those cleared areas you already made. Perhaps boxwoods or whatever your preference. Evergreens are so important for winter interest and hardscapes. And like you mentioned, they rest your eye with all the color of your flowers. Containers would just add more hardscape.

Omgosh! That stone patio is beautiful, Danielle! I love the pattern u ended up with. It's irregular yet balanced! Love the shape. ❤️

Congratulations on making the patio now rather than August. It may not be time to sit out yet, but you are ready.

The stones look great! Definitely adds to the area! I think that the terracotta pot may look better in your landscape...I think because it is directly behind the birdbath you can no longer see the outline of the Birdbath.

Wow. Those stones are heavy & you did it alone is amazing. Yes any garden work is satisfying. It turned out great!

Good morning! Great job, your patio looks absolutely wonderful and will bring many years of enjoyment. TERRACOTTA POT IDEA: in my eyes this pot looks too new, it does seem to require more of a soft patina of the well loved English garden you are going for. So, instead of painting I suggest you AGE the pot using garden lime, which will change the orange to a beautiful aged soft white. There’s a great “how to” with pictures I found on the internet - not sure if I’m able to paste links in the comment here, but google “how to age terra cotta pots” and look for the blog “my 100 year old home”. I also suggest switching out the plant in the pot - maybe something pyramidal in shape, or a topiary? Perhaps a bamboo tent trellis? Another beautiful obelisk? Something else to ponder 😊

It's beautiful. My personal opinion, those mulched beds will stay empty until your first trip to the garden store. You'll see a beautiful rose or some annual flowers, and won't be able to resist, 😄

I’m inspired by the patio! I may do something like this around my fire pit. 👍🏻

Great hardscaping... can't wait to see the flowers,bees, butterflies and summers full bloom❤ keep the videos coming!

It looks great and I really enjoyed Grace’s cute nose. I would not paint the pot. I would go to a store and buy a new pot for that area and move the terracotta pot elsewhere. Painted pots somehow always look painted.

Love the stone court! And yes, just paint the terracotta pot. Thanks for sharing.💚

Beautiful job Danielle!!You make removing sod look too easy!

That stone is gorgeous! Great job.👍

Beautiful patio! Love the way you efficiently removed the sod. I would suggest covering the clay pot with ceramics, then elevating the pot on a stand or pedestal, making it taller than the fountain which will identify it as the focal point of the garden. Beautiful job and inspirational. Thanks for all the great and informative videos.

Wow!! You did a great job! Love the shape!! The edges are so pretty, too.

It’s beautiful!! I love it!! I especially love the shape of it! It looks like a flower, itself!

You are such a hard worker! It looks awesome!!! Have a wonderful Super Bowl party and can't wait to see how your new area progresses.

The patio is charming. I think I would paint the planter too. Maybe a darker terracotta , green or plum and a matte finish. It would blend in. Grace is such a momma girl. I love dogs. I have two myself that are beside me wherever I am.

Patio shape looks like a flower head….beautiful, and so you❤

Beautiful! Loves birdbath. The pot will look good with flowers spilling over.

The patio looks wonderful. Hard work and a great job.

Fragrance roses would be so nice and a cut flower for you. Setting up following your landscape cut flower method now, thanks and beautiful work.

The patio looks so beautiful! It reminds me of a big flower. I just love it! You are a hard worker! Have a great day!

I am a landscape designer. My opinion is to remove the birdbath. Its nice but not in this space. It detracts from the main focal point - the large urn. I love the scale of the urn and using it as a focal point is great.

WOW!! great job. It looks wonderful.

This came out really nice! I like it👍 I can't wait to see it with flowers and plants...😀

Wow. Looks great. Thanks for showing us how it's done. I like the big pot as a center point to start the exploration around the space. The birdbath is so lovely, I think it needs a space of its own. If the pot is terra cotta, remember painting it will change the porous nature of the clay. But if its plastic, no problem. If it's terra cotta, I like the previous suggestion of aging it with lime. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos and seeing how this space changes.

Nice job, Danielle! If you don't want to plant flowers in those spaces, perhaps a couple of black urns with nice topiary boxwood...even just round balls of boxwood. That will give you some structure.

Looks awesome. I love it. Nice to sit there and have a cup of tea and admire the beautiful flowers.

We put in an 800sqft flagstone patio and we did stepables between our stones. You did a great job!!!!

The patio looks awesome. If it were my space, I wouldn’t leave it with just mulch. I would plant a variety of hostas, or other foliage plants creating a slope up to the raised beds which we all know will be loaded with flowers come Spring. The green foliage would provide a bridge between the lawn and the flowerbeds, and also soften the edges of the stone.

Nice job! Very creative!! Love the way you used the mulch to fill in the sides.

The pavers look great! I think once your flower beds come in the terra cotta pot won’t stand out and bother you. I don’t think I’d worry about painting it. One thing I think would make a big, beautiful impact is staining your raised flower bed boards. I recently watched Garden Answers montage of raised garden beds, and the dark stained garden beds were stunning! It really adds so much depth and makes everything just beautiful. We were so taken by it we recently stained our backyard fence a dark color. It was a huge job but the results are well worth it. I’m sure what ever you do will be wonderful.

I love the stones you put down, looks real nice, I'd put the big pot in front of your compost fence.

Be careful of making the area to busy. You want that visually restful. I think painting the terra cotta urn to be in the color palate of the new stone patio is great idea, doesn’t need to match just same color range, lighter, darker. It’s a perfect size for center focal point-put it where birdbath is. Put birdbath off to the side nestled in your flower beds but still in view and audible. The new stone patio is awesome. Fantastic job!!!

It’s looking so good. If you paint the pot with primer and then there is a spray paint that looks like concrete, I believe it comes in different colors of concrete to match what you have. Also maybe just a row of something all green that would stay shorter like rosemary shape like a hedge would look nice on the outside of the beds? Hard work always pays off. I’m looking forward to getting out in my own beds. The older I get the more I dread those aches. My mother used to say, well it lets me know I’m still alive. 😂

I love using a spray paint I buy at Lowes. It is a dark bronze color and in the sunlight there is a glimmer. The grand is Rustoleum metallic.

Your patio looks great! The chairs give it a relaxing look. The idea of pots on either side of the new patio sounds good. Some sort of foliage plant to cover the soil would be good, maybe a low growing sedum. There does need to be some quiet space in a garden.

Your patio area looks fabulous! I love the freeform shape. I agree that having some bare mulch area around might be nice, but I like the idea of a pot on each left and right corner. Can't wait to see it when your cutting garden is in full-bloom!!

Good Job, Your work is extraordinary. Do it yourself without the help of others

Amazing! I love what you did. Thank you for everything you share with us. 3 new amaryllis arrived this week!🤣🤣🥰

Love the patio stones! Good job. Yeah maybe just paint the terracota pot to change the color.

Patio looks great. Beautiful birdbath. Their are natural ways to age terracotta. A quick fix can be done with white latex mixed with water, equal parts of each and brushing on. May take a few coats to get finish you desire. 🏈

That’s a lot of work but will look wonderful very soon. Looking forward to seeing the final results. Grace is a wonderful supervisor and protector!

We just used these same pavers to make a patio near our garden as well!!

Love the patio room you created. It is giving me ideas for my yard. Thank you.

Vinca minor (periwinkle ) ground cover would be pretty on the mulched sides. It would add a bit of color in the early Spring with its sweet purple flowers and would maintain a nice deep green color year round.

You make it look easy to create such a beautiful patio! I would love to see topiary or standards accenting the corners of your garden room.

Linda Vater @potagerblog has several videos about aging and distressing Terra cotta pots - or really any pots. That pot does not bother my eye. Yes it stands out right now, but think forward even only 2 or 3 months. Ou might like the contrast. Good work! Thanks for showing your process and progress.

I'm planning a patio this year also. Thanks for the motivation.

I'm a huge fan of the sage you have planted at your garden entrance and I couldn't help but imagine it along the sides of your VERY pretty new patio as you were treating us to the finished look. Best part is you could probably divide what you already have. Leaving it mulched is a nice look too. Thanks for including us in your project - YAY for nice weather days at this time of the year. :)

Looks really nice and I would also paint the large pot a concrete gray or even a little darker gray; I would had some small boxwood or dwarf spruce tree on either side and you can always add some tulips or other spring bulbs to welcome you to a new spring season of planting your raised beds;

Whew! The patio looks wonderful. I don’t envy you all that hard work - my back could not handle it these days… ☹️ Regarding the borders, I think they are too small and would widen them as you suggested. Then I’d fill them with a limited palette of minor bulbs such as Grecian Windflowers (anemone blanda), all blue or blue and white, for instance, with a few clusters of small yellow narcissus. Over top of them, I’d plant a low-growing ground cover, maybe one of the ajugas; something that will not compete with the backdrop of the colorful cutting which will soon fill your flower boxes. I think a non-flowering lambs ear would be beautiful there but I think your climate is too wet for that to stay healthy. The only terra cotta experience I’ve ever had is freezing and thawing which cracks them in my z6b garden but I agree, it looks a bit out of place. At the outer corners of the beds, I’d try either a pair of evergreen topiaries or something narrow but not too tall such as fine line buckthorn.

Your new deck looks like a flower! It’s beautiful. ❤

Nice work and yes flower pots would be good for the corners. And if you don’t paint your current pot you can match 2 new ones to it to coordinate 🌻

looks great! almost like a flower. I laughed out loud when you made fun of your pants! lol. I could never look at myself on video I give you so much credit.

Those stones look fabulous. And Rocky giving his nod of approval means a job well done.

Love the stones, and really like the mulch around them. If you decide to add some low plants, you’ll need to leave room to stand when you’re harvesting flowers from the raised beds.

Looks like a welcoming spot!

Looks fantastic great job on the pot rust oleum pebble finished spray paint comes in a lot of colors

Wow what a transformation, it looks beautiful.

That looks great Danielle! I have been wanting to do a stone path for my flower garden and plant some creeping thyme or low growing sedum between the pavers, something that won’t need to be mowed or edged. I want it to look like it’s been there for a long time, kinda look sunken but not really. Awesome tip about getting it delivered. My back will thank me 😊

Paint the terra-cotta pot with fusion mineral paint (a stone-gray color). That’s what I did & it worked! The stone patio looks Great!

I don’t know how to paint a terra cotta pot, but my mind went straight to covering the outside/growing moss on it. Love what you’re creating there!

I really love this patio space, Danielle! Well done!

I think it’s looking fantastic!! Great work!!

Beautiful! I'm envious of your ability to get outside and work. Even though it's 48 outside, my yard has 8 inches of snow on it, so my stone path will have to wait. I love the idea of 'resting your eye'. So important. Why dont you put some evergreens on the sides, either in a container or planted. Something woodsy, cedar possibly, birds would love it. I also think the birdbath could be moved elsewhere in your garden. The eye wants to pull in the pot/urn at the other end. I think there is paint that will age that, maybe even look like there is moss growing on it. If you wanted a more formal look, consider a stone paint. Then, put another evergreen in the urn/pot. My mind sees that pulling everything together, with a few places to rest the eye. It's going to be lovely, Danielle, whatever you decide to do!

I love the patio and the shape you went with is beautiful!! The pot is throwing me off though, but the bird bath seems to small to be the focal, so I'm not sure.

Beautiful! Great job!

Love it looking very nice…😀🌼🌺🌾

Wow looks fantastic! You go girl! I could imagine planter pots flanking on the sides instead of just mulch maybe gravel incased w/ stones (?)

You did a great job! I think containers would look good on each end.

Hey Nicole, I I spray paint the pots with Krylon for outdoor use .I do however use several coats .I’ve always wanted to maybe try different shades of grey/ concrete colors then add that moss application to give an aged look. Loved todays video. I wasn’t sure about the stones at first but with Your “magic” touch … It Looks Great‼️ 8:36

Thank you for sharing. I use to be able to do all this with ease. Blessings to you. It will be gorgeous❤

It looks more floral shaped than triangular to me. But then that is my mindset!

You can use wood stain on the terra Cotta. If you sponge it on, it'll give it a beautiful, aged look.

I can see two diagonal raised beds going in to surround the stone patio. I don’t think the mulched area needs any flowers, but maybe some clover as a ground cover. It would attract pollinators, occupy the soil, and bring some more green to the garden. I agree that the bird bath needs to be moved, though. It looks like it’s in the way sitting in the middle of your path. Instead, I would add an additional bird bath and put each in the middle of the mulch triangles, now clover in this scenario. Then, they are also tucked away in their own corners surrounded by flowerbeds instead of layered over the centerpiece urn. You can use spray paint to paint the terra cotta a more neutral stone color, or wait to see how it matches with the flora you plant in the garden.

i suggest dark charcoal stain for pot to compliment iron work and lounge chairs in background. would love to see wood bed frames stained also. adds elegance and drama ;) i used similiar stone from lowes 12 yrs ago. turned out fab. had to end up having it installed as ea piece was 33 pounds and i overestimated myself (getting older). i love the edges. i also did 2 straight paths and the edges were soft wavy cool. did haul many trips in pt cruiser tho. ;)

I’m very impressed that patio is perfect! I created a stone path last year I do know how rewarding this project ferls from sod removal to laying all those stones! Yes psint a gray on the pot!! Now just go sit and admire the scalloped area looks terrific !

Love it, so excited to see transformation of your garden room, the huge planter would look good either black or bronze. Thanks for sharing!!!

I think it looks fabulous. I think the mulch with maybe adding pots later is a great idea. Thanks for the video- I will be working on a patio area this summer. I really like the pavers you are using!

I love the look. I would check at the hardware store for a stone color spray paint for the pot or even the color of your chairs (more cohesive). They have much to choose from. Looking great!! Mom pants 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That turned out really nice. I look forward to watching things grow around it and how you decorate it.

Removing sod by hand is a heck of a job in and of itself. So, admiring what you did there alone. I have these exact stones, a Lowe’s purchase, and have tried to lay them in a pattern that matches the pattern in the stones. I quickly gave up because they’re so darn heavy and cumbersome. I eventually moved them to make them a small footpath through a bed because between the lines on top, and the pattern of the shapes, it was impossible for me.

Maybe a lime wash effect on the terra cotta would make it look aged and blend in a little better. I have not had a lot of luck with getting paint to stick to terra cotta long term. Water inside the pot seems to make it peel on the outside. Or maybe a grey wood stain would work if you want it to look like stone. I have seen Laura from Gardenanswer use wood stain on concrete pieces maybe it would work on terra cotta.

The stone patio turned out great! I can see your vision coming together.

I would paint the terracotta pot a stone matte color but also if you want a bit if an aged look to it you could always sand into it and make it look like a faux cement/concrete pot to match the patio and garden

It's beautiful!! What a great job!

Beautiful!! I love everything! I would probably either paint or stain the terracotta a darker color or even mosaic with stone tiles, and put in some boxwoods at the corners.. nice job!

You could use stain on the pot, whitewash. I agree to remove birdbath to a different area! It's looking great!

Well I think you’re correct the big pot doesn’t fit, I think the scale is wrong, it’s too big. It grabs the eye. Painting might help but I would put it somewhere else. Take your time and think about it. Get a box the same size and place around potential sites and see how you like the look of that from all angles.

I agree that the birdbath is distracting. I would move it to the side of the patio. I love the pot tho and would use it Containers by the patio would be nice

Looks lovely Danielle 🥰

Nicely done! The patio area looks fabulous. I think the shape you created looks so good with the irregular stone and the edge it created. Some additions I would consider: Painting the terra cotta container black so it doesn’t stand out but remains as a shape in that space? You know how black gets lost in the landscape? Also you have a great opportunity to put small ground covers in this patio area. Any of those step ables would work. Lastly I can see upright evergreens in the corners to create that ‘walled in’ feeling that you mentioned. The shape of Graham Blandy Boxwood is what I picture there. I have had one in my garden for years and transplanted it once and it looks great. It will also go along with the English Garden look you like. Love your videos! I am a landscape designer that had to quit working during Covid. I have been learning about growing annuals for cutting to keep me busy and maybe turn into my next gig. Thanks for all your help and inspiration.

think you do a really beautiful design, it looks very natural. I would live with the two sides barren for now, you can always add later

Beautiful outline with the stone and that's not easy. I got the same stone to make a short walk from sidewalk to my greenhouse to the garden gate. I only had about 8 of those rocks and it took me a long time to figure out how they fit. I had to youtube it too!

It looks awesome! I am sure you will find the perfect plants to have in the mulched space!

I love this! I'm going to borrow this idea for my garden!

Great job! I was considering removing sod on side of my house. You made it look easy!! Maybe paint the flower pot the color of your chairs?