Your FIRST Native Garden: How to plant a Native Garden for Beginners

Рет қаралды 11,820

Жыл бұрын

Join me with Petrina from Homegrown Florida as we take you through step by step how to plan your first Florida Native Plant Garden. This will help you create a Florida Native Plants Landscape that will have plants that attract butterflies, plant that attract pollinators, and will be low maintenance.
Need help planning your first Native Garden
www.wildfloridian.net/consultation
_________
FREE SEASONAL GARDENING GUIDE
www.wildfloridian.net/calendar
WILD FLORIDIAN GARDEN PLANNER
www.wildfloridian.net/planner
_________
LINK TO VEGEGA RAISED BEDS
www.vegega.com/?ref=NTorqHxt
10% COUPON CODE
WILDFLORIDIAN
_________
GARDEN TOOLS
MOVING MULCH
Free Mulch: getchipdrop.com/
Pitch/Bedding Fork: amzn.to/30Xrwrf
Yard Cart: amzn.to/3m0Ak5r
Double Tine Rake: amzn.to/3cLsQjn
Push Broom: amzn.to/3cHjWDB
DIGGING HOLES
Mattock: amzn.to/3oT89I9
Hand Shovel: amzn.to/3FJ8O5H
Hand Tool Combo: amzn.to/3CRZsTg
GARDEN GEAR
Boots: amzn.to/3m11gSO
Garden Gloves: amzn.to/30SY2e6
Shirt: teespring.com/stores/wild-flo...
PRUNING PLANTS
Micro Pruners: amzn.to/3l1IoEs
Pruners amzn.to/3BOw13Q
Hedge Trimmers: amzn.to/3m5GBx4
Loppers: amzn.to/3CS3aNy
Machete / Hatchet: amzn.to/3h8Coor
Tree Pruner amzn.to/3HhNiYg
COMPOSTING
Compost Bin: amzn.to/3Ott5BJ
Garden Fork: amzn.to/3FAoOH8
HARVESTING
Fruit Picker: amzn.to/3r9N12W
WILD FLORIDIAN GARDEN PLANNER
www.wildfloridian.net/planner
_________
IN THE KITCHEN
Food Scale amzn.to/34XRVEv
Stasher Reusable Storage Bags amzn.to/3n5OIc5
FILMING EQUIPMENT
iPhone 8: amzn.to/3ka9kz1
Protective iPhone 8 Case: amzn.to/3i5tuJH
Gimbal: amzn.to/3jYEZDm
Tripod with Ring Light: amzn.to/32b76cl
________
SUPPORT
KZfaq Membership • Wild Floridian Membership
DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links. As an affiliate associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
_________
CONNECT
Twitter @WildFloridian / wildfloridian
Instagram wild_floridian / wild_floridian
Facebook Wild Florida / wildfloridian

Пікірлер: 78

@sowinthecity Жыл бұрын

Yess!! It’s sooo important to grow native plants! - Taryn

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Yes Taryn! 🙌

@oreopaksun2512 Жыл бұрын

Loved sitting in on such a smart conversation between two wonderful, yet very different, Florida gardeners! This was so informative, and whether you are going native or not, this is chock full of good ideas to consider in planning a garden, or doing a refresh. Congratulations, Jacqueline, on adding Native planting consulting to your offerings, and this video is a great example of how good you are at this! Love seeing what you see or look for when assessing Petrina's yard, and even incorporating her camera-shy husband's preferences. Petrina's clear statements of her objectives, intelligent questions about the possibilities, taking in new information, and flexing or reevaluating her options was a lesson in how to enjoy, learn, and get the most out of a consult. (I bet it will reduce the intimidation factor of an "Official Wild Floridian" consultation for some fans) Thank you, ladies!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

🥰 This comment just made me feel so good 🥰

@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jacqueline! I love all the amazing ideas you gave me for my garden. The butterfly 🦋 and bees 🐝 are so happy now!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

You are SO welcome Petrina! As always, I love hanging out with you. Helping with your garden layout was super fun! Can't wait for our next chat. 😄

@samloganc Жыл бұрын

My two favorite gardeners, always happy to see new videos!! Always learning something new from you both! 💚🌱

@marilyna597 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!! I am going out today to get some natives to plant some pollinator pots. Got some added inspiration from Florida Native Plant Society & Florida Wildflower Society videos. With the timing of this video, I think it's a sign. Thanks for the videos, which always serve as inspiration.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Yay Marilyn is getting native plants! 💃

@lindapedersen-hylka7170 Жыл бұрын

How exciting, my two favorite ladies together again. Seriously, thanks to you two I am now a successful Florida gardener. Just this year I transformed my small front garden into a native garden. Things are still sprouting but I can see what they will become. Love the idea about putting the flowers in near the vegetable garden for pollinating. That will be my next project. Thanks again for all your tips & tricks. Always so much information. Love you both.

@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Жыл бұрын

Jacqueline is such a wealth of information! I’m now in love with natives

@lindapedersen-hylka7170 Жыл бұрын

@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I agree. I started watching both of you to learn to grow vegetables, which I'm doing great with now. After hearing her go on about natives I decided to look into it & now have one started in my front yard. Thanks to you both.

@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Жыл бұрын

Yay! 🎉

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Aww 🥰 Linda! I’m so excited that you are starting the journey into native plants!!!

@lindapedersen-hylka7170 Жыл бұрын

@@WildFloridian That's thanks to you. I'm just absorbing all the info you ladies are putting out. It's awesome.

@mistycarter9809 Жыл бұрын

Perfect conversation from my 2 favorite FL women 😊. I'm so excited at the butterflies in my garden now. Got a nice pic yesterday. Thank you. Please keep it up!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Yay!!! I’m so glad you are getting butterflies!!!

@monagomz1 3 ай бұрын

Big fan of you BOTH 😊

@MissGabriela829 Жыл бұрын

So happy you are doing the consultations! I had wanted to reach out a while back but felt awkward doing so.

@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Жыл бұрын

She is the best! I never could have done this on my own

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

I can totally understand. All the ones I have done have been because people reached out to me privately and requested it. I was worried I would not have time to do all the requests if I let it be widely known. But I have a system now, so I figured the more the merrier 🥰 Everyone who has done one has loved it. So when your ready, I’m sure you’ll like it.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Thanks Petrina!!!

@christinemartin1127 Жыл бұрын

Love the collaboration. Been following you for quite a while but I'm in Katrina's zone so the combination is great for me. ❤

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

That is perfect! 💪 We are similar and different 😄 I’m glad it is helping you Christine

@USA1492 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE the tea bush!!!! I get so many bees every day! 🐝

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I want to get one 😍

@GypsyKhi Жыл бұрын

Omg I have some of those blooming right now in the panhandle! Love it

@muriellockhoff9560 Жыл бұрын

Enjoying your garden and talk about information ❤

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad Muriel! It was a blast hanging out with Petrina

@MrRKWRIGHT Жыл бұрын

Hello Jacqueline and Petrina. Excellent collab. The garden's looking lovely. I'm definitely following your tips on planting a native garden. 🌹🌼🌼🌼

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard! I hope the tips help you and I can’t wait to hear how it goes 😍

@MrRKWRIGHT Жыл бұрын

@@WildFloridian You're quite welcome 😊😊

@robynloveschocolate Жыл бұрын

I'm in Ontario, Canada, but I love your channel! I'm making a native flower garden this year and i can't wait till the end of May when I can start planting things! 😄

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

OMG! So far away! I’m so excited for you to add natives whether you live here or in Canada 🇨🇦

@robynloveschocolate Жыл бұрын

@@WildFloridian thank you! I bought some seeds for wild bergamot, false sunflowers, and all 3 types of native Milkweed, so hopefully they all germinate! 🤞 they're in the fridge right now pretending it's winter hahaha. I've got 10 Common milkweed plants already, and some other native plants scattered around, but I want more! Lol also I love that we live so far apart, but black eyed Susans are native for both of us! So fun! 😄

@FloridaGrowing Жыл бұрын

Sanctuary is mostly for me, the gardener 🎉 2nd for the birds and bees. Love you

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

🥰

@beckykelley8726 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I learned so much. Ladies, you are awesome.

@xxpowwowbluexx Жыл бұрын

If you don’t have so-called “pests,” then you won’t have any predators to eat them. But don’t worry; if you plant a bunch of native species, you’ll be building a good ecosystem with both.

@opheliaflful Жыл бұрын

Me too! :) Inspired by you and now seeking out nurseries that sell native plants in my area. I have gained such appreciation to see the true beauty in native plants. I have so changed from when I would just buy the showiest thing at the big box store, yes sometimes these are not as showy or have more discreet beauty. AND the bees and butterflies! Omg, multiplied x a bunch. Trying electroculture, cuz meh, why not. Wonder what you may think of that concept? Thank you!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

🥰 That warms my heart Karen 🥰 I’m so excited for you to start the journey! I’ve never heard of electro culture. But I’m off to Google to find out 😄

@opheliaflful Жыл бұрын

It will seem odd, copper squiggles you put in the pots, but I tell you, I kinda think it's doing something? 9b here and we should be wayyy past growing full size tomatoes, but still producing! Plus, I like copper anyways lol :)

@joann2544 Жыл бұрын

My local nursery has just added a large area devoted to Florida native plants and trees. So excited as I am ready to install my next butterfly garden and will incorporate many more natives that were previously not available to me!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Happy Dance!!!! 💃

@Florida882 Жыл бұрын

I did this at my house. Got chip drop and then started adding stuff to it and let it go. Just keep adding. Mine is still pretty sparse because it’s such a large area under my fruit trees. But I’d say about 50% done. Depends on the paycheck. I love that you are doing this. Advice for different lawns.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

You have and are doing such an amazing job converting to native!!!! 50%! I had a blast helping Petrina. I really enjoy doing other yards and styles... it is like a puzzle to solve!

@JpCharisma Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the passiflora multiflora I suggested do well and surrounded by zebras!!!

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Yes Jordan 🙌 Your suggestion was amazing! I have an insane amount of zebra longwings now! I keep an eye out for you at LWR. Are you there? Or are you on to new adventure?

@JpCharisma Жыл бұрын

Hi Jaquelín Im no longer there, I have decided to try and start my own business and do content creation full time!!!

@katiecannon8186 Жыл бұрын

I have the tea bush. In my yard, which is a very old yard on a lake, it doesn’t grow very large. But because of where they are, I also keep it trimmed back. And, yes, it’s a small bee magnet. The larger bees don’t really use it.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Katie! That makes sense that the bigger bees aren’t as excited. The flowers looked small to me.

@ronrampfel2197 Жыл бұрын

Well mother nature has given me the opportunity to replant most of my garden. 6 inches of HAIL. In melbourne Florida? Everything but my tomatoes are shredded. I'm definitely going More native.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Hail in Melbourne?!?!?! Whoa! That is crazy! Sorry you lost so many plants

@zm35r2bn Жыл бұрын

You could also put in some kind of a water feature like with rocks around it and then your pollinators and everybody would have something to drink

@johnliberty3647 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Yay!!! I’m glad it helped ☺️

@user-hz7kv6js6l Жыл бұрын

You can fill in among the flowers with growing ginger. Ginger is very tropical looking and editable at the end of the season. I grew some in grow bags along th edge of my patio. They gave my patio a very tropical look. They have pink and white flowers among the leaves and they bring in the pollinators.

@yesidtac7863 Жыл бұрын

Execelente dia

@brucemullis479 Жыл бұрын

I think Plumeria are a good choice for tropical.

@brucemullis479 Жыл бұрын

Oh yea not native .

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

LOL! You are correct but definitely Florida Friendly! And very pretty

@hanwin651 Жыл бұрын

I put mostly native plant in my small garden . I also put Solar rat, mole and snake repeller which beeps . Do you think this beeping sound scare away butterflies?

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

I don’t think the noise would matter but I have no data either way.

@ms.penguin6252 Жыл бұрын

Mine is so sandy.

@USA1492 Жыл бұрын

What about Scorpion 🦂 Tail for the beneficial predators?

@nancycaldarola3090 Жыл бұрын

What are ur thoughts on planting crepe jasmine in part sun?

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Not sure I have many thoughts. I'm not personally familiar with that plant.

@teresaminnick2252 Жыл бұрын

I can see they like linear nice neat areas. We all start out like that… lol.

@champagnegardening5182 Жыл бұрын

I have sugar sand. I have no clue what to do

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Think native beach plants. Dune Sunflower, Railroad vine, or sea grape

@champagnegardening5182 Жыл бұрын

@@WildFloridian awesome advice. Thanks.

@teresaminnick2252 Жыл бұрын

“As wild as I can stand”

@sonnyamoran7383 Жыл бұрын

When you start a native garden area, do you have to have bare soil? If I were to clear a narrow space, say 6 inches, will it eventually kill grass as it grows? Or will the grass grow through it? I'm asking because I'm living in what was a cow pasture. So thick grass. Takes a whole lot of work to clear it.

@WildFloridian Жыл бұрын

Every time I’ve done a native garden, I’ve killed the grass with hit mulch and then plant into it. Depends on the type of native plant on whether it will be able to out compete. You could also do a control burn since you are in a rural area. I would get professional help. There is a good KZfaqr in Alabama who discusses control burns a lot and would be a good resource for understanding on how fire can be used in converting your land to native plants