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Devin Parker
United States
Приєднався 12 лют 2009
This is about me and my journey into designing my backyard which includes gardening, building, greenhouse, pool maintenance, design, fountains and pergolas. I have my trusted gardening buddies which are golden retrievers with me. I talk about what to do and not to do in a garden. I go though all the steps which include watering, lighting and structures that go into a garden. I also include nature birds, turtles, frogs, chickens, dogs and fish. I have designed many gardens though the years and wanted to share my experience with everyone on what worked and what didn't work for me. I'm located in Tulsa Oklahoma Zone 7B.
Who knew trees could do this
This is one year after the fathers day storm with winds up to 100 MPH. That took out the power for days. Streets where blocked buildings tore apart. I completely changed the way I edit my videos for this one. Let me know how you liked it.
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Відео
Lowes Discount Plant Rack
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Great Idea. Entire flower bed made out of Lowes discount racks. We also got some evergreens from Lowes. The other plants that where purchased will be coming out in the up coming videos.
Karen got Eaten :(
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My new puppy attacked my chicken after 6 months of no issues. I thankfully was able to get her well. She had puncher marks down her neck. I found her lifeless in the backyard. It took about a week and she was back to her crazy Karen self. For the next month I watched her and my pup and got onto him if he even got close to her. Now he wont even look at her. Im so thankful it all worked out. I lo...
Catching rats SD 480p
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I was trying to catch a rabbit and caught rats instead. A total of 13 of them.I never was able to catch a rabbit. Photo credit: unsplash.com/photos/4m1luhgGCk4?ShareLink
Babies!!!!!
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Finally got baby ducklings. We have been watching momma for the last 20 days and at about 4 in the morning they finally hatched. It has been so much fun watching than swim and watching momma take care of them. The story doesn't end well for them but for the time we enjoyed them being around. Hope to get more in the future.
Finally did it after 2 years (Concrete/diamonds)
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Finally after 2 years of dealing with grass, weeds and broken concrete we where able to tear it out. It's so nice not having to spray the concrete for weeds. Trevor 539-333-1301 OKCRETE@gmail.com
Sprinklers in Greenhouse #lazy
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I added sprinkler system in greenhouse. Its an easy way to add more water in areas then others. It makes life so much easier. Set the date and time and done. Life is good.
Myraid Botanical Garden (Favorite) OKC
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I got to check out of the the best Botanical Gardens around. It was really nice and big and had everything you would want.
Abandon Greenhouse
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I have neglected my greenhouse all spring and summer. I left the sprinklers on and it grew trees!!!!! With lots of work and bug spray. I finally was able to clean it up. Just in time for the freeze.
RED BUD DOWN
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Cutting down one of my main trees in the garden. It opened up for new things. What should I plant next? Thank you Velazquez Tree service for helping me out with my tree. You guys where awesome.
Bromansias overwintering/Prunning
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I started out doing an entire greenhouse video but then noticed my Bromansias needed some work. This is how I maintain them over the water and get them ready for next summer. Hope this helps. I also wanted to welcome a great company that has started making my life so much easier VAGABOND Creative company. They have started doing my video editing. Its so nice I send it to them and they make it l...
Half moon cay Island Bahamas Tropical plants
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This video is about Half moon cay Island Bahamas Tropical plants. Such a cool Island I feel in love with all the chickens. The baby chicks where adorable.
Cozumel Landscape Design
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This video is about the different types of landscapes that Tropical Islands have. One of many islands that I got see while on vacation in the Caribbean.
Chicago Botanical Garden "AMAZING"
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This is walking though the Chicago Botanical Garden. It was truly amazing. I just wish it wasn't raining so I could have seen more. The main reason why we went was to see the Corpse Flower. This thing was huge. At 7 foot and 4 1/2 foot girth it is the largest flower I have ever seen.
July 17, 2024 Thanks Devin! This is what I have in mind for the greenhouse shelving. I just needed to see it from another person's angle. This helped. Thanks again!
You are very welcome
Of course I want to see the inside and outside. You'll make it great!
Hi! Ive planted several of these along the edge of my yard in hopes to grow a natural privacy barrier. Mine are getting pretty leggy instead of tall and some of the center of them have appeared to die over the winter. Can I prune them now (May) or should I wait? Tips on how to prune them to make them get taller instead of just wide? Thanks!
Watching how you pull the stakes off with pliers saved me a lot of work when I installed mine! Thanks!
do you have downs?
Haha WHAT!!!! That’s definitely a new one for me.
I have searched for this process for years....thank you from the bottom of my heart....❤
Isn't this supposed to be a propagation video? The majority of it is you staking your plant and I'm pretty sure most people know how to stake a plant.
Nope nothing about propagating. Prepping and cutting is the title. I trim it up getting it ready.
@@devinparker1where is it now?
Your friend isn't funny
My tree is bout 15 inches tall having to water hvy. June hr hot in tx it is only doin good on Southside house. Wilts if I mv it
Beautiful
You can get a cheap garden hose, stretch it out in the sun for a day to get the kinks out and then lay out your edging, rearrange, adjust before committing to the actual installation. Nice video and very informative.
Thanks that is a great idea. I’ve tried it in the past but ran into an issue with wanting to take a curve and hose I could get it the way I wanted but once I got the edging going couldn’t get it to curve the way or I run into rock or tree roots 🤦♂️. Thanks for the nice comment.
Can't you just trace the one you have.
In my experience what tends to happen is the one you trace either ends up smaller or bigger.
Hiii I know that this video is over a year old - but do the daturas smell bad? I want to grow both in containers but keep reading that the Datura smells foul - like rancid peanut butter
Who else came here because of the freakishly large hand in the thumbnail 😳
Haha. I have never noticed that ever. But now that you pointed it out I can’t on see it haha
This killed me hurting my plant
Omg same. But it’s worth it for next year. Makes for a stronger plant that can take a little more abuse.When the flowers hang it lifts them up off the ground.
Onde posso comprar dessas chapas?
Buenos días, puede comprarlo en Home Depot Lowes o en cualquier lugar de ferretería
Is it safe having the plant inside? Will it not cause hallucinations? Or do u have to deeply inhale for that to happen, and should u warn guests
I never had a problem with that. I never could figure out how they did that to people. I think the flower has to be dried crushed into power. It’s not that Sensitive.(at least to me or anyone around me) and trust me if it was in flower i was always smelling it. Smells so good. I never could get mine to flower in my house only in greenhouse so I wouldn’t worry since it’s not flowering. Hope that helps
Why would anyone want to attract bats???
Because they eat tons of bugs every night and they are fun to watch as they swoop in at dusk
What’s stain is that? The color called I’m trying to buy it!
cedar I believe is the color brand is bear I believe
@@devinparker1 your cute lol. How do you drill them in to the wall any advice getting them for my house!
@@GameHEADtime get a concrete drill bit easier to drill into mortar then put a plug in that when you put the screw in it expands and be holds the bracket in place.
Don't you need to bevel the back edge of the roof? You're kind of bending the roof. You're reducing the real estate value of that house.
The way I did it you wouldn’t gain anything from beveling the back then you would have to redo the sides. I see what your saying though but this is more of a square house type thing. I do plan on making harder houses but wanted to keep it simple for people to do.
@@devinparker1 Look at your video and freeze it at 7:39. You say you don't want water to get into the junction between the roof and the back. You put 2 screws in thru the back and proceed to bend the roof down thereby opening up a gap there. Just cut the back edge of the roof to fit. What's so complicated about doing that? Set the saw for 20 degrees or whatever the number was and slice it. Don't you see that the roof rests on the 2 side pieces that have an angle to them? You cut the angle. It's for run-off like on any roof. Everybody likes to argue and have excuses to do it wrong. Just do it right.
You just saved me $400 thank you.
You are very welcome.
Thank you thank you. Locally they stopped selling the coconut stuff and I have a 3 tiered basket and several hanging baskets that are different sizes. This helped out so much
Your very welcome. I recommend doing a couple layers. I wish I would have done like 4 or 5. The just 1 or 2 layers I did last year worked for last year through summer and fall but wouldn’t work for this year. But it looked snd did great. It’s really inexpensive Compton the coconut liners.
@@devinparker1 ooh thank you for the tip. How are your heliconias doing
Thanks for the tips about the online groups.
I'm trying my best to understand this world, I really am! Anywho, who cares, right?? Good job!
Helpful video. wondering if you taped to avoid painting on the trim. I am painting the trim a contrasting color as well and using brush only. Maybe a roller later. But did you tape at all? I agree to make the shed the same color as the house, which I am doing. I thought it did not matter, but when I drove by a house with matching painted shed, it make it look like a bigger house!
I free handed it which if you do trim before walls it’s less likely to get on wall if you do it the other way. Wall is the easiest. But it’s got a little space between trim and wall and helps when painting.
@@devinparker1 thanks for The fast reply. The shed is a light green and the trim is a dark green. So I will paint the light color and let it cover the edge of the trim. And I will use a small roller to just put the dark green on the front of the trim, not the sides. If that makes sense. Thanks . I am using a brush on the main body. The house was spray-painted. And the dark green trim added with a roller just on the face. I appreciate your video.
@@ess96720 that is the easiest. On the main walls I would use a roller even if you have to do it a couple times it will save you tons of time.
I believe they are called autlead straight jaw tongue and groove pliers. Hope this helped.
What is the name of that particular flyer other than big pliers?
Both of mine are down to two leaves and I was scared I'd killed them! I've moved them to a sunnier spot. Thank you for the video! I'm glad to know it still has a chance!
Oh yea they are pretty tough birds ha ha 😂😆🤭
WHAT IS TO STOP OTHER PREATORS FROM EATING THE EGGS 🥚 ???LOOKS MORE LIKE A FEEDER
You know honestly... nothing really. I do know that if it’s a Red Robin nest they will dive bomb you if you get close. Trust me I had to mow by them. Was rough till baby was old enough. So they will protect it but that’s how they like there nest. They do it in trees snd I feel that’s even risky.
@@devinparker1 Maybe if the nests are higher up, it would be better? We had a robin nest in our mailbox 2 years in a row and one on a bush. All perished because of predators. We like to see the birds, but apparently, they don't want to see us They would fly in your face if you looked into the box. So I would say to put them up in a tree or something so a cat can't get to it. We also had a big bird causing trouble near where we live. All the little birds ran him outta town. "It's a jungle out there..."
@@alext8828 only issue I’ve had so far are the dang squirrels fill them up with junk. 🤦♂️
Great video Devin....thanks!!
Any updates on the weeping willow?
It’s doing freest. Yes I can do an update. I actually need to do one for the whole yard. It’s just winter but good time to show Structure.
@@devinparker1 can't wait! I got mine about a year and a half ago and decided to keep it in a huge pot for now. Just haven't fully committed to a spot in the garden to plant it. Looks great and doing great in the pot for now.
@@chrisescobar3979 love the idea of a pot. Would have to be a big one just to keep it from tipping over and to hold rootball. Grows super fast
@@devinparker1 yes has to be a big pot. It has grown so much in just over a year. One of my pleasure in the garden is being able to move it from place to place, making it a center piece or a background filler.
when do you do this thing of storing away the bulbs in which month?
I always zone 7 start mine in mid October around first freeze. Like couple weeks before or couple after. One freeze is it going to kill a bulb.
He should wear a jacket
Ha ha your property right it was
Dope
Next time put a plastic pvc post sleeve in the ground in concrete and cut it off at the ground then slide your post in it.
I completely agree. In this instance I didn’t do it because it was the main post for gate door and I was afraid it wouldn’t hold up.
So adorable... your home is so beautiful i love the new driveway...
Disgusting video. Take it somewhere else.
Ha ha okay totally random. Hope you have a great day.
I dont get it the guy was just trying to explain how to make a bird house. He isn't asking you for a date. If you didn't like the video you did not have to watch. Why be so mean????
Nice demonstrations 🙏🏽
These are so much nicer than any plastic edging.
I completely agree. So much easier to install.
Yeah this year my grape vineyard is growing a whole bunch of trees I didn’t plant. 🤣🤣🤣
Ha ha yea it has been interesting. Was work getting it already for winter. I was growing plants I had never seen before.
Hey I've figured out that the tree from my video that u said was heaven tree is actually black cherry
I'll have to double check on mine. I was just going off the leaf structure from what I could see. I will check out the black cherry never seen one here in Oklahoma.
@@devinparker1 I live in Tennessee, and black cherry is very common here, so is tree of heaven.
@@inverseelity1972 what zone is that? I think it’s close to mine 7b but for some reason I think yours is a little higher and you can have more tropical plants.
2:04 is that angel trumpet tree?
Yes. I love them so much. Bromansias are the technically name of the Angle trumpet. If you are trying to find one of these plants I would suggest joining a Facebook group. Sometimes when searching for them using the name Angel Trumpet you might end up getting a plant/seed of Datura. Which look similar but Datura is an annual and grows from ground up and Bromansias are more like trees. I have many videos on Bromansias. Don't make the same mistake I did and buy seeds off Amazon most of them are fake. Good luck
1:28 do you know what this weed is? I've got it all over my raspberry garden and I have no clue what it is. Originally I thought it was pigweed but I did a little research to find out it's not.
I don't have a clue. sorry. I don't even know where to look. I live in zone 7 and have never seen one like that before.
Your dog looks like he's saying, "That is so weird how he talks to himself". "But I still love him."
Ha ha never thought of it that way.
Sad redbud is a very short lived ornamental tree
I agree it is sad. Have you seen the Sunrise Redbud. It is amazing and looks so cool. I thought about putting one of those in its place.
@@devinparker1 I haven't seen that redbud, I'll have to check that out. I have an eastern redbud. Do you know why the trunk is bending over to the side?
Lucky you don't have winter creeper LOL
Yea some can get wild. I have in the past trained creeper into Trellises using wire. You see the Diamond shapes on Pinterest a lot. I wish I could post a picture here. It’s nice because in the trellis shape it keeps it’s leaves all year round so it always looks good but you do always have to stay on top of it or it will get out of control
@@devinparker1 I have a big patch of wintercreeper being shared out by honeysuckle bushes, it has been there for years and hasn't died
I love the video! 2020 has been aweful glad your back to making video’s! Can you update the front yard landscaping... your number 1 fan!
Bats are freaking tight! That mesh has been reported to tangle the bats and leave them starving to death (heard this while searching different ways to make bat houses). The alternative, which sounds better, is to use a router and make a bunch of small channels all across the wood for them to grab. Could probably use a skill saw also.
I’ll have to check it out. I still haven’t hung it up yet. Not sure yet where I want to put it. I know it has to be on a certain side of the house. It’s one of those I know where it supposed to go but where it’s going to go I can’t see the bats going in and I really want to see the bats. So I’m like maybe I should just put a post out in middle of the yard really high up. I really want to make some as well. Those darn things are expensive for what it is.
Omg what do they look like now?
I wish I could post a picture. I do have more pictures on my Fb page. facebook.com/2384129928269362/posts/4058312584184413/?extid=0&d=n
They grow so fast what do they look like now...
I wish I could post a picture. I plan on doing another tour here in the next few weeks will be happy to share it with you