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Flock Finger Lakes tucks its moon garden in for winter

Summer Rayne Oakes layers white flowers and silvery foliage over spring bulbs in the channel's 400th episode.

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We’re FINALLY Finishing Our MOON GARDEN! — Ep. 400

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0:04Perennials are layered over spring bulbs so the bed retains plants after the bulbs finish.
2:46Light or variegated foliage can contribute to a moon garden alongside white flowers.
8:10Additional bulbs include narcissus and white checkerspot lilies, with lily leaf beetles noted as a pest.
14:05The planting expands to Dutchman's breeches, white shooting star, painted ferns, twinleaf and other perennials.
21:06Straw covers the newly planted bed to provide another layer of insulation on cold nights.

The planting is finished. Around a maple at the Meadow House, Summer Rayne Oakes has filled the moon garden with perennials, added a blanket of straw and watered everything in before winter.

"We're FINALLY Finishing Our MOON GARDEN! — Ep. 400" was the most-watched of Flock Finger Lakes' five new uploads, drawing about 17,000 views. The video is sponsored by Espoma Organic. Its practical thread is what happens after the spring bulbs disappear: Oakes layers other plants above them so the bed doesn't empty out when their season ends. Pale or variegated foliage contributes to the moon-garden effect, too, rather than leaving all the work to white flowers.

The planting list runs from ground-cover dianthus and woodland phlox to rue anemone, Dutchman's breeches and painted ferns. Oakes has a succinct explanation for that variety: "I kind of plant the way I like to eat at a buffet; I like a little bit of everything."

Viewers are swapping planting ideas, including white aquilegia, and describing their own bulb-filled borders. The ducks attract a separate thread of attention, with one viewer wondering whether their garden companionship counts as emotional support or comic relief.

The rest of the week's uploads stay close to the Meadow House: the shady corner's moon-garden beginnings, the final unfinished bed, autumn color and a cedar arbor swing. The moon-garden episode and its shorter companion are the busiest uploads right now; October's Sycamore Hill Gardens tour also continues drawing viewers.

Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is running below the channel's usual level. Among nearby outdoors and homesteading channels, Piney Grove Homestead had a particularly substantial viewing week. At Flock, the work is smaller-scale and specific: the eighth cottage-garden bed is tackled, the swing is installed, and its climbing plants remain a job for spring.

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What viewers say

Those ducks, if I had them with me, I'd accomplish every garden detail. I don't know, would it be emotional support or comedic relief.
@FranklinStowSee it on YouTube
Your white garden really inspired me, I’d already been putting white narcissus & snowdrops among some of the shrubs … I’ve since ordered more to add, crocus fritillary smaller narcissus tulips this is a long boarder gets so tall in June onwards but I’m going to revamp it to show midsize smaller plants, so thank you can’t wait to see yours next spring … loving your YouTube ❤
@alpinegardenersSee it on YouTube
white aquilegia?
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I can hardly wait to see this garden next year. Thanks again for more great plant info and a beautiful video.
@tbgordtvSee it on YouTube
Love how U include Ur pet ducks, and wild life in the videos.😊❤
@ESTHERSANCHEZ-o4q1oSee it on YouTube
Adorable ducks and can't wait to see the result.
@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRicaSee it on YouTube
What a rad garden design! I am wondering if you’ve noticed an advantage to using the potting mix as a mulch over standard (much cheaper) mulch?
@brambleyWaSee it on YouTube