Thats the go, hoping to motivate as many people as possible to get out and tackle it themselves!

Project Build Stuff You motivated me, and I’m 65 and only 4’ 9”. The only problem is getting the stuff to where I need it. Lol!

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Thank you you’ve inspired us. Staten Island NY

Right? Lol

Adulting 101 haha

Yep, we become our parents...

Lol!

I like to think I'm more like Hank Hill now. Yup

That’s what me and my husband are doing! It’s a $65 fee for them to do that stuff and we will hire them to do some of the stuff and we will do the rest! Definitely worth paying the price!

Wow!! This is exactly what I’d like to do! Did you go to a locally-owned place?

@@kristinanoall In my case I did go to a locally owned place. I am also strictly going to landscape with native plants so I went to a native plant nursery and their website had the prices for the consultation on it.

@@ElizabethHernandez-ib4ud what a great idea! I had been trying to plan out our yard with native plants all by myself-would totally be worth $65 to have a professional do it.

I have a brown thumb but realize I need to up my landscape game. I didn't even know this was even a thing! And so affordable. Thanks for posting Valkyrie.

That's what I was thinking, too. Then he said 'brown thumb' and that's obvious. lol He barely dug a hole for his Hydrangea.

It happens. Misplaced shrubs etc its part of learning

@emmafrater4386 Too true. Gardening is as much about sharing good advice based on experience and education as it is doing the hard yakka.

Great tip. I made a vegetable bed near the side of the house and it was too far under the eaves, back row never got rain.

Credit for effort, but he’s not ready to be telling other people how to do things.

He did a great job and some people sit on their couch 🛋 and say this and that he could of did this but never do anything about their own home 🏡 🙄 😉 😆 🤣 well people words from a Wise$man don't hate congratulate. Do something good clean your yard up . 😝🤪😜🤑 he just saved alot of money 💰 . Good job dude.

@@mrloveyourself.9985 he didn't do a great job on the gardening bit. If you arent an expert gardener, you have no business making videos. He did so much damage to his soil and not only that, told other folk to do the same. That is the criticism.

@@lizeggar2421 one thing about people. 10 percent will try. 60 percent will talk smack or call 📞 some one to do the job for them. The other 30 % will day dream about getting the job done and let their yards go maybe because of funds or health problems. I don't know at all . But a wise$man told me trying don't hurt nothing at all. The moral of the story is no matter how good we think we are doing someone else will criticize our work . So if you did a video 📹 of your work some one will criticize your work to that is the nature of people . One thing that I do know is that the old saying is what he eat don't make me . you know the rest .world 🌎 just keep living. Words of the day if you don't kill nothing. nothing will die lol 😆 we can learn from anybody no matter the skill set. Give me some ideas 💡 Liz some people don't like to be told anything but I want to learn everything. We'll not everything you know what I mean 😏 maybe . God created 🙌 🙏 ♥ this world 🌎 with lots of love and people we must enjoy this ride because it is short. We must crawl before we walk 🚶‍♂️. That just my two cents. Not trying to be funny at all .

I’d rather live next door to this fellow then a lot of other people who can’t even be bothered to deal with weeds, pruning, etc.

Agree about the landscape fabric. I just use a thick layer of mulch (purchased from my local nursery by the scoop- just as nice as the bagged and much cheaper + no plastic. They have the natural and dyed as well.) I mulched last year in my beds to replace pine straw and I get very minimal weeds.

Better yet save all your twigs leaves and yard waste to a compost area in the back, pollinators will thank you

Pretty! Remember to break up the roots on any new plants right before you put them in the dirt 😀

Use newspaper instead of of fabric under the mulch. It will keep smother weeds and breakdown over time and help retain moisture.

Great tips.

Thanks

It's a budget video. If you're going to add fabric, then you should use paver base, use a tamper, and edger. Or else it will move again over time. Just a quick cleanup idea for people who don't mind doing it multiple times

Fabric will get the best watering not the plants...

I prefer to put a thick layer of cardboard (decomposes) NOT landscaping fiber. Landscaping fiber lasts forever ...not good 👎

@@beckyjo367 I use cut up boxes and shredded bills without the plastic.. My husband thought I was nuts at first.. Glad to know someone else does this 😉👍🌼🍀🌼

pretty good tip, Unless it's bougainvillea. Bougainvillea hate their roots touched.

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@@crinna I wish I would have read this a few weeks back.

I was literally just going to comment that. When he said the person at the nursery told him to keep it's soil and mix it I was looking and instantly was like i hope the plants survived! haha

Move it further from the house before it gets bigger. With plenty of water, a.m. sun and p.m. shade, it will outgrow the space.

I’m a single woman, too, Diyanah..I learned to do a lot of Dad jobs and ex- husband jobs, and even work on my mowers. It’s very satisfying. A tip I’ve learned is to always keep the owner’s manual on equipment and even things like directions that come with pull down shades and sink faucets, water heaters, etc and the diagrams and parts list for mowers. Use your eyes to see where the problem is, a lot of stuff is easily repaired and youtube will certainly help when you need ‘professional’ advice!

Little old lady here … very satisfying to maintain my property on my own… never thought I would be able to but thank heaven for all the how to videos!!

For gawd sake...it's yard work! This isn't "landscaping"...not in the least! lol

@@whosyourdaddy4579 thumbs down 👎 He’s really good!

@@whosyourdaddy4579 hey. You're wrong. It's landscaping. Land·scap·ing /ˈlan(d)ˌskāpiNG/ noun the process of making a yard or other piece of land more attractive by altering the existing design, adding ornamental features, and planting trees and shrubs.

@@bethc8809 exactly!

sames money on the new mulch too, not that you know, mulch is expensive or anything lol

In the summer my mulch tends to fade from sun and in shady damp places mushrooms will grow. I turn my mulch with a rake periodically and it looks fresh again. When new mulch is needed, I simply dump it on top of old. The old mulch definitely disintegrates and helps to enrich the soil.

Doesn't leaving the old mulch attract termites? I'm having a hard time deciding between rock vs wood mulch for that very reason.

Or start a compost pile.

D L I have not found termites to be attracted to mulch as much as wood structures (wood framing, sheds, decks, etc.) Stone is a bear to weed.

Haha I guess it could be

I use cactus. Great deterrent .

Oh my gosh, thank you I never thought to do that. That's a great idea! I'm going to change my landscape plan now. Thanks!

That is a.great idea!

@@flam8882 It's actually called a barberry bush. I have them beneath or around any easily accessible window. They are actually quite beautiful and produce red berries in the fall that the birds love. They do require care when pruning because the thorns are wonderful but deadly.

That is the best compliment I can get! A little hard work and you can make it happen!

My great grandma had a saying... A weed is only a weed until someone loves it enough to call it a flower.

Ben Morris, great post. Save the bees!! I also love wild flowers.

Sadly doesn't work for me in my garden, I now have brambles, nettles, and copious bindweed from when I didn't have time to keep weeds at bay. Also have four self seeded plum trees, (lovely purple plums, so the only real wild success) a 90 foot long Hamburg Vine that got completely out of hand, and a Virginia Creeper that crept from a neighbour, that has smothered and killed two of my apple trees, and don't even mention the ground elder... :(

@@jesshothersall I had a few wild violets, which turned into hundreds growing in between everything. No longer a sweet innocent looking plant. Obnoxious weed now. I used to leave a few weeds here and there but it made my flower beds a weedy mess in a very short period of time that is an endless battle that I'm losing. No need to keep weeds as the birds will leave plenty in their droppings and the wind will carry over plenty of seeds from every other yard.

At our old house, we had calla lilies volunteering all over the place. When I would move them to where I wanted them, they would suffer from too much water and/or sun. I learned to put them where they would thrive, donated several to neighbors, and took some with us to the new house. Free flowers!!

Then dobt make videos about something you know nothing about and spread misinformation. He should have stopped at the reworking of the edging and pressure washing.

@@lizeggar2421 Wow, miserable much?🙄

@@lizeggar2421 omg misinformation it’s literally just a yard everyone has they’re own way of doing it

The negative comments are stupid. He did not say he was am expert, but he did great

No matter,I'm leaving from all the comments. I wish people would STOP 🛑 being negative about people who give helpful suggestions! It is an educational video and I'm very certain the owner appreciated these "helpful" suggestions. Be positive people! We just made it through a pandemic. We have much to be grateful for!

Get a gun and learn how to use it. Then you’ll sleep like a baby.

That is such a simple solution it should be painfully obvious and I'm kinda mad at myself that I never thought about that. It wont deter 'professional' burglars but somebody spotting an open window might think twice if they try to get in there with the angry plants in front of them. Thank you so much for mentioning it!

Most mulch has poisons in it. I only use cedar.

Exactly...this dude just wasted money and is perfectly happy being clueless.

Why is he putting landscaping fabric under the mulch. I never do that. I keep the mulch a good thickness and add a bit every year or so. That suffocates the weeds without the fabric.

Maybe he didn’t know that. I sure didn’t. Thanks for the tip! No need to be rude, Lee Lindsay. 👌🏼

@@pisces031372aj I would still use weed blocker. It deteriorates and weeds still come up like crazy.

I said same thing. They get huge and roots flare out wide.

I, too, was surprised that he chose a "finicky" plant.

Hydrangeas are beautiful but so temperamental. I have to always make sure mine are watered enough in the heat otherwise they wilt

@@barbrn don’t feel bad Barb, we all have killed a few haha 😉

Yes the clue is in the beginning of thename, hydra ( lurves water )

Exactly what I thought! I gasped as he dug out the barberry (Berberis) that only needed a little hand-pruning. Then later he said he “doesn’t have a green thumb”, and it all made sense. Lol.

You took out a lot of fertilizer by taking out the mulch. And never use colored mulches. It leaches chemicals that are bad for your trees

@@sleddar no one said he doesn't have a right to do it lol

@Evelyn Mendez I did tell him in a nice way that it was a Barberry. I have no idea what you're on about...

Please DONT take his information on gardening to heart. It was all wrong. It's no wonder he doesnt have a green thumb.

As if burlap is in such low supply

Great constructive comment. Thank you

Yes. Careful. My Dad blew a hole in his hand. Luckily it was water only...no chemicals.

🤣🤣🤣 Came straight from a video on mulch composting to this. So sad. If you want it to look refreshed you can just add on top right??

@@lauraallen7755 Yes.

I know! I'm shocked he threw the mulch away! And what about all the insect life that was simply tossed away with it? What about them?!? They're so important to the health of your garden...please be gentle with the little creatures

@@sons6907 And the stuff he bought has black dye. Not the most environmentally friendly.

My sentiments exactly

Budget

So we just roasting our neighbors lawn now 😂

A “weed” is merely a plant that is growing where you don’t want it. One man’s weed is another man’s plant. Dandelions, for example are entirely edible, and one glance at the population tells you people would be better off if they would stop poisoning them, which poisons the insects, and poisons the birds, and poisons everything... And simply harvest them. The leaves are put in mixed salads even at high-end restaurants, and are better tasting when they are smaller rather than mature, the roots are also edible and the flowers can be sautéed the same as mushrooms... And people would be detoxing their livers in the process. A lot of “weeds” have a great deal of value, but stupid people poison them and then turn around and go to the doctor for the very things that would heal them if they just were smart enough to identify them in their own yard. Mulching and rocksliding one’s former yards there’s another trend of the idiots that proclaim to the world how stupid they are by doing it to their yards. It’s not “environmental“, it provides absolutely no habitat for anything whatsoever. There are tons of plants that can be used and watered very infrequently, (for all the lazy people, and for those that think the trade-off of not using some water on their plants is somehow going to outweigh all the negative aspects of turning their yards and parking strips into virtual parking lots, which has never been an environmental thing to do). And no, using different colors to make little patterns doesn’t make it any less of a hideous eyesore, not just to humans, but to all the beneficial insects, birds, bees, and butterflies that are desperately seeking a place for themselves on the face of this earth, to eat, drink water, rest, sleep, socialize, and make a home, while the selfish humans march along, destroying everything in their path. For all those who have changed their grass plants for rocks and mulch (generational IQ fail), please just go commit some crimes and have yourself thrown into prison or an insane asylum, (very affordable, and you can drool all the same in front of their televisions), where you will fit right in, and you can live in a nice cement and steel building, and you won’t have to have any plants around you at all to contend with. And nature won’t have to contend with you and your stupidity. Win-win.

@@misskim2058 amen 🙏

@@misskim2058 you must be a blast at parties....

@@misskim2058 Well, I've got an acre of crunchy brown sticker-infested weeds where I don't want 'em so no guilt trip accepted from those who don't understand that mulch helps retain water in the soil which keeps the plants alive and growing in our drought-tormented 100 degree NorCal summers.

Great suggestions, I am far from an expert gardener so thanks for the tips!

Project Build Stuff I think she’s right. No black mulch for the reason she stated. Plus it’s a very harsh look. I’d go with a light brown wood chip. Plant some plants on the side of the house, but not too close to the foundation. They need room to spread out. When I first started my landscaping adventures, I made this mistake! Ugh! Oh well, I left it like it was, but I pulled the bushes out this year after not being able to look at it anymore ;) lol

We have sandy soil. So I chose a nice small river rock to go in my flowerbeds next to the house. Termites love the paths of least resistance so I am not taking chances!

Obviously you are not. People want new ideas, not to watch a video where they are giving bad advise.

@@laureldell7377 get over yourself

I mean, don’t be so sensitive? Some people do have more experience with landscaping. Making a video on UKposts doesn’t require professional certification.

The comments are made quite a difference in My learning curve so I appreciate all of the experience that I didn't have to go through because they did so uprooted grass fabric and bamboo!

Great advice!!!

Are You in Texas?

@@earthlycolorbrown6246: Western Oregon.

Oh been there! One more reason I don't care to use fabric! Lol

The previous tenants put this weed fabric. Now my problem is, I want to add some plants. The tulips and lilies are pulling the fabric out too. I might as well just remove the whole thing and keep an eye on weeds. 🤷

Compost isn’t for me, I was going for a nice well manicured look.

@@ProjectBuildStuff and you definitely achieved your goal! ❤

That killed me too.

@lili shyta compost. The mulch breaks down and turns into fertile soil for your plants and vegetables.

@lili shytayou're very welcome. It will block weeds as well but if you want to plant flowers or veggies, I would say put two layers of cardboard down (remove tape), add a layer or two of soil then the put your mulch on top. It will break down and become fertile soil. If you don't want to plant any flowers. This was a great method.

You will not regret the purchase! I absolutely love my pressure washer!! It makes the siding and the wooden porches/decks on my home like new every year. I use mine for cleaning my g-sons playset, brick pavers, sidewalks, so many thinds outside that you realky don't think it needs a facelift, yet, once everthing is pressure washed it makes it all look clean, fresh and new!! Use it to clean the frame under your vehicles. If careful you can wash your vehicles, great on the rims tires and body!

Looks great! Extend your downspout so rainwater doesn't wash your mulch away.

Same here! I want a pressure washer now too!

We absolutely love ours! We bought the rotating surface cleaner to use when we pressure wash our driveway and walkway. It makes a big difference...like having a new walkway/driveway.

@@tonyaperry4763 Dr z a I’m oil

Right !!

More flowers are definitely on the shortlist for next year!

You can plant flower bulbs this year that will come up next spring and get a jump on next year. Watch Garden Answers UKposts channel, and you’ll learn so much about landscaping and plants!