A SMALL garden filled great DIY garden design & ideas | Behind the Garden Gate

This inspirational small garden is filled with flowers – by the end of the video it will have you wanting to grow more flowers no matter how small your garden is! It’s a garden filled with DIY garden design ideas and inspiration. Over the past 12 to 18 months, the owners have transformed their garden into an incredible flower garden, filled with a diverse array of blooms, including over 130 dahlia in flower!

Join Chloe from Bean There Dug That as she takes you on a tour behind the garden gate of this stunning property in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This flower garden is a stunning showcase of DIY gardening in Australia! And perhaps it contains the garden answers on how we CAN fill our suburban spaces with more flowers for the bees and beneficial pollinators 🐝

If you’ve been looking for inspiration on how you add more flowers into your garden then this video might just contain the ideas and garden answer you’re looking for! From cosmos buzzing with bees to fragrant dahlias and edible delights, this garden is a true labor of love. Despite facing challenges like drainage issues and shallow soil, the owners have created a lush oasis that’s both visually stunning and functional.

Discover how dense planting helps to outcompete weeds and create a jungle-like ambiance, and learn the benefits of container gardening for dahlia enthusiasts. We check out some of their own bred dahlias and a fragrant dahlia – I didn’t even know there were dahlias with flowers that smelt! With DIY design and planting by the owners themselves, this garden is constantly evolving, offering new surprises at every turn.

Step into the backyard to find a berry bonanza, complete with raspberries, blueberries, and thornless blackberries, alongside a cozy outdoor dining space and a sweet little pond fish. The pool and decking space might not yet be finished – perhaps I should come back to see the space when they are? – but it’s still a beautifully relaxing garden.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this video is sure to inspire you to roll up your sleeves and get gardening! Share your favorite flowers or parts of the garden in the comments below, and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more garden tours.

Chapters
00:00 – 00:20 – Introduction
00:21 – 01:02 – Cosmos & introduction to the small flower garden in the front yard
01:03 – 02:03 – Gardening after a house renovation, including challenges and solutions they’ve found
02:04 – 02:36 – Growing dahlias in pots, why and how in small gardens
02:37 – 03:42 – Out competing weeds with dense planting
03:43 – 04:05 – Swamp Sunflower that was featured on Gardening Australia
04:06 – 04:23 – A fragrant dahlia – do dahlias have a smell?
04:45 – 05:28 – The backyard + decking space, a small pool and of course more dahlias.
05:29 – 05:51 – Which dahlias would you choose to grow for another season?
05:51 – 08:13 – The enclosed berry and fruit tree garden with more dahlias
08:15 – 09:05 – Chook run and chook house
09:06 – 09:56 – DIY Glasshouse & outro

GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION:
🌱 DIY by owner – https://www.instagram.com/kathysharvest/

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VIDEO CREDITS:
🌱 Host: Chloe Thomson https://www.instagram.com/beantheredugthat/
🌱 Cinematography: Ger Hynes https://www.hynesitephotography.com

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