Getting Edgy: The Pain and Necessity of Your Garden’s Edges

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Edging your garden beds is a crucial part of maintaining a landscape, but a good edge? That's easier said than done. Find out why, plus we talk favorite vines, deterring dogs, and Stinky the Owl.
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00:00 Introduction
10:14 Gem Box inkberry holly - Plant on Trial
20:48 Questions Answered
31:19 Branching News

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@pwcolorchoice 7 ай бұрын

Show notes! gardeningsimplifiedonair.com/episode-51-getting-edgy/

@nnagle9224 10 ай бұрын

Yes, this show is fun - it has been "growing" on me.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Yay! That makes us so happy to hear 🥰🤗 more fun and puns to come 😄

@RealBradMiller 2 ай бұрын

This podcast is a hidden gem. 💎 I've been listening on Spotify and watching here sometimes. Spring is in the air, baby!!!

@pwcolorchoice 2 ай бұрын

You're awesome! Thank you so much for supporting our show 🥰 SO glad spring is finally here! 🤗☀

@susanb5873 10 ай бұрын

For our edges I dug the little trench as deep as I thought to be deep enough and filled the narrow little trench with wood chips and pack it down a little. We can use our lawnmower right to the edge. My thing there is I just need to be mindful of the mower not to catch too many wood chips. And when the grass tries to cross it’s easy to pull out.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! Being able to mow directly on the edge is a real game-changer!

@lindawhite1114 10 ай бұрын

Great show!! I was not surprised when Rick said he was disruptive in the yoga class. As a former teacher, I saw the signs that it was possible!!! Love you guys!

@rickvuyst 10 ай бұрын

LOL Linda thank you very mulch!

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 It would be hilarious to see all of us in a yoga class together, especially one with goats! haha Thanks for supporting us Linda, you're the best! 🥰😄☀

@lindamiller394 10 ай бұрын

Love the puns.❤️

@rickvuyst 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very mulch!

@vickiek1804 10 ай бұрын

Love your show!

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It means so much to us to have people like you enjoy and support our show 🥰

@maurapichett3470 10 ай бұрын

I love a nice clean edge around my gardens, also, but have found the older I get, the harder it gets. My new experimental edging is to lay a 12" strip of good weed cloth along the edge. I also put a layer of cardboard underneath to make sure the grass is smothered. Then I add mulch on top. I did this last summer and it has worked well except for a few small weeds and grass germinating in the mulch which are easy to remove. The other issue is clover from the lawn rooting itself in the mulch. I have found lifting the weed cloth a little on the grass side and then replacing it back down and adding more mulch if needed, seems to be working. Hope this is helpful.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have a solid method going for you! Thanks for the suggestion, friend! 🤗❤

@GardenDoodles 2 ай бұрын

We love the clean look of English trench edging and did it around the house for all our garden beds. Once we did this around our garden in the front yard, we’ve had no dog urine problem. People seemed to respect our gardens more once they see a clearly defined space.

@pwcolorchoice 2 ай бұрын

That's a great point! 😄

@gulshanziauddin4338 15 күн бұрын

Love your show… learned a lot as a new gardener …thank you so much all of you is in front & back ground of this wonderful show

@pwcolorchoice 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, friend! We really appreciate you watching and supporting our show 🥰

@diannesteele1343 10 ай бұрын

Loved the inkberry holly and bought couple (live in zone 5 Ontario). Unfortunately the rabbits loved it too so returned to boxwood

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Ugh! They can be so pesky, especially with younger plants!

@Flower_hoarder 10 ай бұрын

🌲LUV THIS SHOW 🌳

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We really appreciate you watching and supporting our show!! 🤗🥰

@wendywelsh2737 10 ай бұрын

I grew up in San Antonio where we have St Augustine in the lawn. My dad owned a landscaping company and had huge pride in his own yard. He made a rock and mortar border for all the beds. It was beautiful. When I moved to IL and had my own house with a Kentucky bluegrass lawn. My dad said he need borders. I said I don’t think so “Look around Dad you don’t see that up here”. So I am lucky to have a lawn service which cuts in the beds every other week. I don’t have an issue with grass getting in beds. But I think the type of grass you have has a huge impact on what method you choose. I don’t think what we do in IL would work in TX.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Some grasses aren't as aggressive so it can really depend on the type and how much it creeps into garden beds ☀☀

@sarahoneill8368 10 ай бұрын

I do love the designated pee spot idea! I will try that! So very fun to see my question on the show!! Thank you guys! =)

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sending your question in, Sarah! I always love a good opportunity to show pictures of my dog haha 🤗 Others have been recommending salt-tolerant plants as well, which could also be a good option or a few nice additions to your space ☺❤

@gulshanziauddin4338 15 күн бұрын

Love your show… learned a lot as a new gardener & inspired

@pwcolorchoice 12 күн бұрын

That's so great to hear! So glad you enjoy our show and find it helpful 🤗☺

@jjjohnston545 10 ай бұрын

Great show as always. I look forward to it weekly. I would want the inkberry holly without the berries so I’m assuming the other variety would not be necessary

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you! 🥰 You are correct, if you don't want any berries then you just need a Gem Box ☺

@johnsantangelo7773 10 ай бұрын

Urine contains nitrogen and salt that can damage plants. Another solution is to plant plants that are not effected by dog urine. Recommended shrubs and herbs that are dog urine resistant include basil, oregano, parsley, peppermint, and rosemary. Native Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum), Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica), and Hardy Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) and carex are just a few.

@sarahoneill8368 10 ай бұрын

very cool idea!

@josweatt898 10 ай бұрын

Just don’t let folks eat the herbs 🌿 😝

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestions! 🤗

@annebuchanan3200 10 ай бұрын

Re dog problem, I learned this year to use “salt tolerant” plants where dogs pee. I moved an Autumn Joy sedum to a spot that gets regular dog visits and it’s no worse the wear for it. I’m hoping it also survives the winter sidewalk salt that the city puts down. So maybe designing the garden by putting salt tolerant plants along the fence might help.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Yes! That sounds like a really great solution 🤗☀

@bootnyps19 10 ай бұрын

No straight lines in nature. I hand cut my beds and its therapeutic. Grass is a uphill battle 😂

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Grass always grows best where you don't want it to, eh! Haha 😂😄

@leannestevens3840 10 ай бұрын

Jim Putnam at Hortube says to put salt tolerant plants on corners where dogs tend to pee

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

That is a good solution as well! ☺

@patjackson3506 10 ай бұрын

I like to edge when it’s really wet outside. Makes all the difference.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

That is a great tip! 😄🤗

@zeniazenia2787 3 ай бұрын

In eastern Connecticut we use field stone. My neighbor buries hers. I don’t. I sit on my garden stool, pick up the stone and remove grass by slicing it with a sharp knife, then replace the stone to its place. I don’t mind that job in the spring. I may do it again when I add mulch later.

@pwcolorchoice 3 ай бұрын

That makes sense! The look the stones provide can add a really nice element of interest to the garden ☺

@zeniazenia2787 3 ай бұрын

@@pwcolorchoice We do our garden beds but the lawn service edges.

@randygraham8019 7 ай бұрын

For the record, non-native Japanese (vining) honeysuckle may not be invasive in Michigan, but it is a big problem in the woodlands of the southeast US. Not as bad as kudzu or as obvious as English ivy, but a bad problem and hard to eradicate.

@gardenfunwithpaulie 5 ай бұрын

Love your channel 🌷. So I have a question on Indian Hawthorn shrubs. But first a little background information. We had redone our beds with them about 8 or 9 years ago. They grew out nicely. Perhaps a little too close. Anyway, in the past two years my bushes had suffered severe damage from frost. I am in Atlanta area zone 8a. Noticed that many of them in our area have been destroyed. I really enjoyed them. Is there any suggestions on what I can replace them with?

@pwcolorchoice 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, so glad you enjoy our videos! 🥰 I'm sorry to hear about your Indian Hawthorns! We do have our "La Vida" series of Indian Hawthorns but if you're looking for something a little more hardy, but still has a lot of color - you could try one of our Center Stage crapemyrtles ☺ www.provenwinnerscolorchoice.com/?s=center+stage

@gardenfunwithpaulie 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the advice ☺️🌷🙏🏻

@pwcolorchoice 4 ай бұрын

@@gardenfunwithpaulie Happy to help! 🥰

@TomTerrific 10 ай бұрын

Obviously you don't have bermuda grass in your lawn or you would have mentioned it. I have a no-mans line that I keep clean by hand weeding once a week. I beat back bermuda grass on a weekly basis.

@TrixieJFerguson 10 ай бұрын

Bermuda grass is of the devil! 😢

@josweatt898 10 ай бұрын

Same here! I hand pull the weeds in my Bermuda lawn to help it spread and look glorious, then I hand pick the Bermuda out of my beds. So satisfying in the end.

@ThreeRunHomer 10 ай бұрын

Inkberry holly question: does it need acidic soil? I have alkaline soil.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your question! Inkberry hollies do prefer moist, acidic soils ☺

@patriciamcgonigal2688 10 ай бұрын

Would a Mr poppins work instead of a squeezebox with the inkberry holly?

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Great question! Mr Poppins is an and Gem Box is an so they would not be able to cross-pollinate as they are different species ☺

@rogerboeve4658 10 ай бұрын

I have one variegated English Holly Never had berries. Don’t know if I have a male or female. What can I do to grow berries?

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

It could be that you have a male, or that you have a female and no male plants close enough for them to cross-pollinate. So your first step is finding out if you have a male or female. This can be a little difficult as the flowers are small, but if you can, take a look at the flowers while they're in bloom. The photos of male and female flowers in the article show the difference between the two (the article is focused on winterberry holly but the flowers will look the same for your English holly). www.provenwinners.com/learn/plant-growing-guide/ultimate-guide-winterberry-holly Once you are able to tell if you have a male or female then you can purchase whichever you don't have. If you don't feel like waiting to look at the flowers, you can always buy a new male and female 😄☺

@TrixieJFerguson 10 ай бұрын

My edging is the bane of my existence. Why? You ask. Two words … BERMUDA GRASS 😩😩😩

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Ugh! We have the issue of dealing with crabgrass here!

@ritasicari7518 9 ай бұрын

Gembox is awful for hedging. Not at all dense. Loses leave on lower part even in season and looks leggy.

@rootsshootsgardenboots 10 ай бұрын

We have St. Aug grass but the Bermuda grass still creeps and man those roots are something else to pull out. 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 I don’t think any edging can stand up to it 😅.

@pwcolorchoice 10 ай бұрын

Hahah! It does sound like quite the tough plant in warmer climates😂 we can't grow it very well here in our USDA zone 5 ☀