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Summer Rayne Oakes

@sroakes

Connecting people back to nature. Author. Nature Lover. Host of 'Plant One On Me', 'Flock Finger Lakes' @YouTube and the 'Bad Seeds' podcast. 💚

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#PlantConNYC took place for the first time this August 30 - 31, 2025 at Pier 17 in Manhattan—and boy was it a hit! ⁣ youtu.be/aM6yPzO_uZU

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Last video we did—we were siting the chicken coop in the landscape. After three months of on-and-off-again work, we're about halfway there, and Sander will be taking us through the construction and what we need to do next to take it over the finish line. youtu.be/ktywhGiNNQM

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UTSUWA, is a relatively new plant shop that opened up 1.5 years ago on the UWS of NYC. With distinct Japanese influence, the delightful storefront features kokdeama, bonsai, and houseplants displayed in beautiful vessels. ⁣ youtu.be/-aGrAv_e3mk

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What if you could walk through the treetops, explore America’s last Victorian fernery, and step into gardens that have been evolving for more than a century? We traveled to Philadelphia to do just that @MorrisArboretum. youtu.be/hqGNp63f4Vk

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Hidden within Philadelphia’s Morris Arboretum & Gardens lies the last freestanding Victorian fernery in all of North America—a breathtaking glasshouse built in 1899 at the height of the Victorian obsession with ferns and exotic plants.⁣ youtu.be/SxnVs2Twz44

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We put in this garden bed along the fence line just last year and there are definitely gaps in flowering time. The tulip show was amazing for most of April and May, but June through August left much to be desired, so here's what we're planting: youtu.be/psdwlj0fPbI Espoma #ad

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@chanticleergarden located in Wayne, Pennsylvania is one of my favorite gardens of all time. We take a tour of the house garden with @je_timothy. From bold container plantings to tropicals with native plantings, it's a sight to behold: youtu.be/1w4Lf4s09gw

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After a year of solarizing this 1140 square feet of lawn (well, reed canary grass to be more specific), we’re finally ready for the fun part—rolling out sheets of wildflower sod from Meadow Lab. youtu.be/UqgvyEGoOhQ

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Originally we got these bulbs to plant under our newly laid wildflower sod in the meadow, but syncing up the two projects proved to be a challenge, so now we're on to Plan B. In collab with Colorblenders youtu.be/rFwDt3tqr_s

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Come with me on a short relaxing tour of the Common House gardens as well as putting some finishing touches in the soft landing of the Magnolia tree. ⁣ youtu.be/ubjeKMnD0bA In collaboration w/ Espoma.

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The nip of chilly weather is in the air, which means it's now time to bring in our houseplants from patios, fire escapes, and outdoor areas. I'll be bringing in some of my non-hardy succulents as well as air plants and my new Pelargonium collection. ⁣youtu.be/MUA-sLmlE3w

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There are still plenty of fall garden chores to do and today we're tackling planting up two south-facing gardens that get bombarded with sunlight throughout the day. Special thanks to Espoma for collaborating on this project with us! #espomapartner youtu.be/jIknG6tI9Qg

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Over 2 wks ago we laid down some wildflower sod in our meadow. It came a tad early for our bulb planting, so instead of laying the sod down on top of the bulbs—we decided to dibble them in—and we're starting with some native bulbs. youtu.be/6tK6X4IviHE

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When traveling through the Brandywine Valley, we paid a visit to PA's Longwood Gardens & enjoyed not only a walk through one of the most beautiful ornamental kitchen gardens we have ever laid eyes on— but also enjoyed a meal at new restaurant 1906.⁣ youtu.be/IVMVE2L_P64

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While touring through Pennsylvania, we popped by Jenny Rose Carey's fairytale-like @NorthviewGarden, which takes inspiration from the quintessential English cottage gardens that she grew up with as a child. ⁣ youtu.be/uwzpGxcmHoc

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PA's Longwood Gardens has no shortage of show-stopping displays, but tucked away by the newly designed West Conservatory is something truly one-of-a-kind: the only North American design by legendary Brazilian landscape architect, Roberto Burle Marx. youtu.be/d0-Nh5BZcJs

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For 40 yrs, Elisabeth Zander has been into rocks—that is, planting in them. 20 yrs ago, she and her husband, Rod, decided to begin lifting their boring lawn and turning it into an artful rockscape featuring a panoply of hardy alpine and xeriphytic plants. youtu.be/2gfW49u07lw

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Fall has come quickly and it's time to start digging up all the dahlias that I had planted back in May and cutting back some old flower stems to tidy up the garden. ⁣ With Espoma #espomapartner youtu.be/eW8qWoVLs_Q