Secret Garden Tour – Summer Update 🌿 Before & After Transformation + Plant Guide

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Welcome back to our Secret Garden Tour! 🌿 This summer update reveals how our garden has transformed since May — complete with before & after photos, plant names, and the full garden design process.
In this video, you’ll discover:

✨ The before, during & after photos from planning our garden
🌸 Hydrangeas in full bloom and Japanese anemones emerging
📝 My complete garden planning process — from initial sketches to finished design
🏡 Behind-the-scenes photos of what the view looked like before we started
🌱 Plant identification guide (as requested)
🎨 How I saved money with a one-off consultation with garden designer Guy Petherham (not sponsored, no affiliation — just sharing what helped us!)

PLANTS FEATURED
Silver Birch (multi-stemmed)
Portuguese Laurel hedge
Hydrangeas
Japanese Anemones
Pheasant’s Tail Grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)
Zebra Grass
Lonicera Nitida
Privet
Brown Turkey Fig Tree
Buddleia Mint (Mentha longifolia)
Verbena Bonariensis
Hedge Germander
Virginia Creeper
Maidenhair Vine

TIMELINE
0:00 Welcome & summer transformation
0:58 Garden planning process & sketches
1:37 Inspiration2:36 Garden layout
5:07 Main structural plants
6:07 Pond & Front Garden
6:54 Side Return climbing plants
7:05 Adding more colour — your suggestions needed!