I love all those colors tossed together. It’s like opening a brand new box of crayons.

@FlowericiousResident

2 жыл бұрын

:) colorful it's just beautiful!

I am so blessed to live an hour away from the island and have been there over 30 times, my favorite place in the world! Love the gardens and architecture of the island homes. Thanks for the wonderful video!

Erin - what an amazing treat to see the island gardens.

That is a bucket list place for me.... one area of the USA that we've not been to. Thanks for the GORGEOUS tour!

@reggie9334

2 жыл бұрын

I agree it’s on my bucket list as well 👍

@carolb9234

2 жыл бұрын

It's a must see! I'm proud to live in Michigan and claim this wonderful gem of a place as ours.

I 've watched many garden tours of Mackinac Island. This is my favorite. I liked seeing just the garden (no people) with your wonderful commentary. Thank you and do this again either here or somewhere else!

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Penny 👋

@Tobhiyah

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING !!!!!!!!!! I LOVE ALL THE COLOR !!!!!!! that is one thing that I find strange or frankly irritates me a little, is that some people/gardeners feel like you can't mix colors, or have a riot of color. How can you go wrong with what mother nature gave us ? Embrace the beauty of what God created.

@tinachristensen4008

2 жыл бұрын

My backyard is a mix of all the lovely colors I love. After all it's for my pleasure anyway! Trying to keep a smaller color pallet for front yard though.

@inglishhomeandgarden8386

2 жыл бұрын

Our tastes differ totally, Linda. On my part, my eyes (and my brain) can't handle a 'riot of colours'. It hurts my eyes for real! I guess, just as with clothing styles and home décor, some of us prefer a 'riot', while others, like me, prefer softer colour schemes. - I did find some really beautiful plant combinations, (if I just squinted my eyes to the most clashing signal colours), and I did get inspired to try out a few new combinations in my cutting garden. :) // Ingela, Sweden

@snu3877

2 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more. I am fascinated by the fact that colors that would clash horribly in an outfit, somehow do not in a garden. In fact, a 'clash' can be more exciting than a demure mix of expected colors, such as pink, white, blue, purple. I wish I could credit the author, but I remember reading that a gardener mixed all blue and yellow plants, and she said it was as dull as the flag of Sweden on a windless day. She popped in some orange to go with the blue, and wow!! Engaging and vibrant.

@mariafolch8067

2 жыл бұрын

@@inglishhomeandgarden8386 I am with you. Some of the mixes just clashed with me. Of course, that is a personal preference!! They were still beautiful on their own.💐🌿🌾🌻🌺

@y.peffle2802

Жыл бұрын

I think some of us "regular " Gardners simply don't have the design ability to make such gorgeous gardens 😆 I k ow my garden 8 yeara ago looked really bad when looking back now 😄😄 I had to reign it in a little with actual complimentary colors

Thank you Erin for taking us there in such a gentle and classic tour...💝what a gift. I hope you are refreshed.

I love spikes in my planters. My great granddaughter gave all of mine a haircut today, she was so proud 🥲

Bee u ti ful!!! Great job filming,pleasant piano.Thanks for the getaway.hee her

What a great trip destination! Have always wanted to go. And thank you for saying you're tired of your garden. I'm sick of mine right now. I'm in NJ and battling lantern flies. So I don't even like being outside. They make it hard to be out there.

Thank you for this video that fed my soul.

I haven't been able to take a vacation for a long time......I love that you took us away if only for a little while.....

Always this girls favorite place to visit. When she wants to be a tourist in her own state. It never disappoints. The Grand is a wonderful place to stay. Thank you for showing this. Totally in love with this island at any time of year.

This should have been obvious to me, but for some reason I never put it together: the gardens are for tourist season, tourists like color, and it doesn’t matter what they look like year round, as long as they’re impactful during high season. Thanks for that insight!

Bravo!!! Encore! Encore! Love Jack Barnwell's designs. Mackinaw is definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for this tour,❤

Mackinac Island is probably the most beautiful area I've ever visited when it comes to beautiful gardens.

I think with flowers, there is no such thing as color clashing...it ALL works. Nature is so clever that way!!! This island is beautiful! 🍃🤗🍃

What a feast for the eyes! Glad you could make time for a getaway 🌸

Thank you for showing the beautuful gardens for those of us who can't get up to Mackinac Island.

I love it! I watch Jack do his thing and he is so easy to watch and listen to, he loves his job!

Thank you for the beautiful tour of the gardens. Love Jack Barnwell and his channels.

I've never been but I would love to go. I've been following Jack since year before last and I get excited for each of his videos. I appreciate your taking the time to allow our eyes to adjust and settle on some of the plants. I do love the colors!!! It's just amazing!!! I'm thrilled that you had the time and were able to still go to the island even with your plans changing. Thanks for taking us along with you for part of the journey! Happy gardening, Erin!

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mariam 👋

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

If Australia ever allows travel again Mackinac Island is on my bucket list.

I always appreciate your perspective. I would only add that if people can’t do a proper getaway, put on your sneaks and take a walk around your neighborhood. There are details you just don’t notice when driving past neighborhood gardens.

Erin you are a mind reader. I was thinking today I need a break from gardening lol. Thanks for the suggestions and beautiful video.

Jack is the bomb! I remember seeing the video where he and his crew planted these areas around the restaurant. Wow it has filled in very nice! I love watching Jacks videos. That cottage garden is so amazing! I love the colors...oh my word! How beautiful. I have been wanting to go visit Mackinac island and just recently told my youngest daughter about the island. We are going to take time and visit when my grandson is a little older so he can enjoy it. That's great to know that you have visited there that often and can share tips about the trip. I will be in touch on down the line for sure. Thanks for the awesome video. I really enjoy seeing the plantings on the island. God bless

Whenever I go to Mackinac I can’t help but be in awe about how much money they must pour into annuals every year. Not to mention the cost of designers and laborers. My head just spins. Thank you for a wonderful tour!!

I need to go there! I went once in my 20s, but it was before I got into gardening. I need to go now that I love plants.

Thank you for giving us the grand tour. . . .makes me think my garden is too quiet in color. Love the begonias and the use of pinks and white and lime and sherbet colors. It gives sparkle to the day. For those of us that may never get there, I appreciate your trip.

I totally agree about taking a garden break. I return with a fresh eye, renewed interest, and a lot more energy!

I'm drooling over these Proven Winners flowers. Prettiest color combos ever!

Thank you very much for sharing those flower beds! It’s been nice on the eyes and such a curious place. I think I am finally understanding what it means to stager eye catching plants from one side to the other side of the path. The wheels are turning but it’s too dark to garden at the moment! Ha ha ha!

Thanks for taking us to the island, Erin. I always enjoy seeing Jack's projects and to hear/see the tour through your commentary made it a great visit. It's always fun to see my favorite KZreadrs cross paths like this.

Oh the Jack Barnwell part is perfection

HEAVENLY gardens! Jack is a GENIUS ❤

What a beautiful respite that was, thanks, Erin!

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Penny 👋

Thanks Erin.....we all need a garden break....I'm in SE Wisconsin too....the heat..humidity and lack of rain have about done me in.....

😀what a treat🌻ThankÜ Erin. The Island is on my bucket list to visit💜HÄppŸ to hear you got refreshed🧘🏻‍♀️

I follow Jack & I really enjoy his design in gardening & his free spirit when it comes to planting but it always is gorgeous. Thx for sharing.

So pretty! Jack is a great designer! I love his grandma's house! Oh, the view is to die for!

You did a wonderful job of capturing the essence of The Island for the those of us who haven’t been there yet Thank you!

Mackinac Island has been on my bucket list for awhile! So so beautiful to see these gardens! There were much more perennials than I would’ve guessed! Thank you so much Erin!

Thanks for this! Very inspiring! I struggle combining red and yellow flowers, but the first plantings you showed, show how o do it without it just being red, yellow, orange!

I have also watched a number of videos on the gardens in Mackinaw. This video stands out because of the details of Erin’s commentary. Well done. Please do more.

Magnificent! Weren’t for your video probably I never go touring these beautiful gardens on this island… Thank you.

What a wonderful video - I need to watch this again! Makes me look at my own garden and reimagine the placement of flowers! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks a bunch for the affirmation that one needs a break from our own gardens. I noticed that you took your break to see other gardens. Isn't that interesting that gardeners do that and consider it a vacation 🥰

My getaway is my garden. I’m a newbie to gardening…I’m literally starting from scratch…can’t get enough of it lol!

The island is on my bucket list! Thanks for sharing!

I would love to visit Mackinac Island someday! Thank you for sharing this tour of their beautiful gardens!

How is everything so perfectly abundant and bug free? Gosh…. Love it 😍 all!

Haha…you have a great sense of of humour…”Horse crap”. Love this place!

Thank you for the tour... I appreciate the way you film, slowly panning so our eyes can take time to enjoy, every so often closing in on specific plants. It was a real treat! I wish I could say I was sick of my garden, but working so much this summer has me wishing I could've spent more time in it before the snow flies. Thanks for giving me some smiles and ideas for next year. That cottage garden area really spoke to me, and those peach begonias, just gorgeous!

I adore color and really appreciate the way the shaded gardens pop. You mentioned, “a riot of color”, and that summed it up perfectly. Just stunning.

Oh my! This is gorgeous! I love it and need to watch it again. I love the explosion of flowers! Its like fireworks of plants! Thank you so much for sharing.

I am inspired, had to pause the video often just to take everything in! Thanks for taking us on the tour. Red has been banned in my garden for forever, but now I can see it could actually work, who knew?! Mackinac Island still remains on my bucket list.

Margie waterman- when I first started gardening years ago , I stayed away from Orange flowers my husband bought some Orange tulips and when they bloomed they woke me up and I now use Orange much more frequently especially near blue , purple, red and yellow flowers. Jack does do a great job with his flower bed designs and he does not shy away from color. Thanks so much erin!

I follow Jack and know how wonderful his designs are :) Thank you Erin for taking us on this tour to showcase some wonderful gardens with their riot of colours (just my style)! I'd love to visit Mackinac Island one of these days, months, years ;)

A lot of those colors I would have never thought to put together. But they are quite striking. I’m not a fan of orange but some of those gardens were beautiful with orange in them. Thank you Erin for taking us along💚🙃

I love the island... was there 8 years ago. Thanks for sharing. #1 fan from Pittsburgh 🌻

🌺What a beautiful tour, Erin, and the colors popping all mixed together - spectacular. I was at Mackinaw many years ago and dream of returning … this sure helps in the meantime! 💙💜💚🌸💙💜💚

Thanks for the much needed reprieve; you’re so right about needing that break. As a Colorado girl who lived in Wisconsin for many years, I’m happy to say that I’ve been to Mackinac twice! But now I garner inspiration from Denver Botanic Garden and it doesn’t disappoint!

Thank you so very much for giving us a tour of their beautiful gardens! What a treat.

What a treat on a Sunday morning!! Enchanting.

Absolutely a bucket list destination. And I love Jack Barnwell and his videos. He recently toured his grandmother’s garden. It’s a stunning property.

Extraordinary!!! I need more flowers!!!

Thanks for the tour...great to see & hear your perspective on these beds and planters. I have watched most of Jack Barnwell's videos....love them. He is so cute and HIGH energy 😁 It is good to get away from our own gardens, visit beautiful places, then come home re-energized! Thanks for sharing!!!!!❤🤍💙

Erin, I’m totes jelly. This is amazing. Thank you for sharing a place I’m longing to see in person one day. 🤗

Some of the best gardens out there! Thank you!! ❤️

I love the voiceover and music. What a peaceful tour! Also, I’ve not been a begonia fan but this peach begonias…?! Absolutely stunning! I think I need some!

Thank you for putting this garden highlights together. I really want to get up there to Mackinac. I will be hitting you up for all the places to go when I plan my trip.

Oh I loved this tour! I've only seen Mackinac Island on garden video tours! Thanks so much - I'm still smiling! What joy!

I was in awe watching the whole time. That was so relaxing, thank you for this!

I recently discovered the amazing gardens at Mission Point on the other end of the island. They rival the Grand Hotel gardens. A must see! The Grand Hotel Proven Winners Garden Show is also an amazing chance to see the private gardens on the island.

Excellent video!!! So right take a brake from your garden for inspiration and come back refreshed. Mackinac is on my travel list watching Jack Barnwell videos makes you really appreciate those gardens. 🌼🌼

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love seeing those gardens! I watch Jack’s videos but love to see more. This would be my favorite destiny if I could travel. It’s on my bucket list.

Fantastic Tour!!! Thank You for sharing! ❤

thank you Erin for an amazing adventure.

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Angela 👋 How are you?

Gorgeous! Thanks for the reminder to get away.

I have been to Mackinac Island in June when the lilacs are in bloom and it is spectacular. My vacations in the US are always centered around flowers. I’ve been to the Texas hill country to enjoy the wildflowers. I’ve been to the Biltmore Estate in the spring, summer, and fall to enjoy their gardens. I’ve been to Calloway Gardens in the spring to enjoy the azaleas/rhododendrons and also visited Bellingrath Gardens in Alabama. I always come home invigorated and more appreciative of my own garden.

I was just wishing I were on Mackinac today, so this was perfect!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!

Reminds me of plantings in Anchorage AK where all colors go together and cool season and warm season plants all bloom at the same time. Somehow it just works! Thanks for the tour!

Great coverage of the public gardens! Loved all the close up views and credit given to Jack, where due.

Loved all the colors, would have never thought to put so many together. I am a fan of all the new marigolds! Thanks for sharing!!!

Love Mackinaw Island! Looking forward to another Grand Garden Show!

I definitely would love to visit that island one day! So gorgeous

Oh my gosh! Thank you for giving us permission to take a break from our gardens and showing us Jack's inspiring gardens. I was just saying I'm burnt out by my garden, what with the oppressive heat and humidity, the flush of weeds, the drought. Seeing the colorful beds in their full glory was almost like being there. Thank you. 40x?! Wow! I don't think I've been to the North Shore of Lake Superior quite as much, but I do enjoy that area. A lot.

The layering in the beds is brilliant - not rigidly tall down to short. The feel is more natural and flowing and interesting, not pyramidal like an uninspired funeral floral arrangement. Thanks for the tour and great narration.

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello C Olsen 👋

I have only been once and it was for the Proven Winners Garden show. We got to tour many private gardens, I came back so inspired. I’ve used cabbage in a few beds because I was just blown away at how gorgeous those beds were. Thanks for sharing your visit. I need to get back there soon.

So kind of you to offer up some help for visiting the island. What a wonderful look at the gardens, thank you.

Just loved it, pointing out what you viewed, brought out things I would never have considered, Mackinac Island is on my bucket list and I hope to get there someday. Would love to have seen more gardens, thanks Erin, that was like going on a short vacation for me!

This is my favorite place to visit in Michigan. Thank you for sharing. You’ve done a phenomenal job videotaping and narrating with the unique details about each plant and flowers. This is a beautiful n great job done! Love it!!

When I retire--this is the garden I want!

I HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN ON THIS TOUR SO ENCOURAGING TO TAKE A BREAK AND SO BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU ERIN !!!!!

Beautiful! Absolutely will visit!

@kentaylor3319

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ana 👋

Reminds me of Nantucket, Cape Cod, Jersey shore. Something about the light near a large body of water makes colors jump at you. Also it seems the flowers never die or need deadheading.....wonder if there are midnight gardeners that make the rounds.

@jenniferc6890

2 жыл бұрын

Not midnight gardeners, all day everyday gardeners that are busily mowing, weeding and upkeeping. You see them everywhere.

I was there in 2000. I would love to go back. The flowers are all so beautiful!

Great advice to get away and great tour. Beautiful gardens up there. I enjoy Jack Barnwells videos of homes that you would never see as a visitor up there! Thanks for sharing!

Oh my word ! And those sunset lilies are to die for! Added those to my wishlist for next year for sure. Hope I can find them! Gorgeous!

I love all different colors and plants mixed together . I really think that looks so beautiful just what Mother Nature intended. I think only people have rules for what plants and colors should be next to each other.