The jarring revelation in her backyard made me rethink life
125K views · Dec 25, 2025 · Travel & Events
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@WhispersInTheGarden · 7 months ago · pinned
Correction about the plant mentioned in the video at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3xLC8D9VC8&t=769">12:49</a>. Special thanks to Lynn @lynnpurse for sharing her note: <br><br>The gardener used one of the common names, snakeroot, for Actea, (formerly Cimicifuga) and mentioned that it was used for medicinal purposes, which is true. It blooms in mid-summer in those beautiful white wands and is a great pollinator plant. Common names can be confusing however, because white snakeroot, which you posted in the video, is the common name for Ageratina altissima, a very different plant that flowers white in the fall. It's important to note that because Ageratina altissima, while highly attractive to insect pollinators, is poisonous to mammals, including deer who don't bother it, and humans who grow it in with edible crops or drink the milk from cows who have eaten it, historically known as “milk sickness”. I grow Ageratina altissima in my wild area where my dog is highly supervised (and I don’t have any milk animals) so just be aware that it is a useful but potentially dangerous plant, just like foxglove or other medicinal herbs. In fact, I planted my garlic this fall in an entirely different area once I let the Ageratina spread.
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@Lily-j6n5d · 9 months ago
Not by praying for an easy path, but by finding the strength and grace to walk the hard one. <br>Well said Jay!
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@lolaneils2823 · 8 months ago
Pat could not have explained it better about the garden being “restorative”<br>Some of my darkest and most saddest days have been brightened by my time in my gardens. I tell people all the time that my gardens have saved my life and carried me through the rough patches that life can put us in. <br>It’s the BEST medicine. I wish everyone could have the benefits of it . 💗<br>Thank you for sharing this BEAUTIFUL garden and gardener.😊
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@Gardenscape-NCal10A · 9 months ago
When I die, if I go to heaven, I will surely land here. This beautiful property is truly "Heaven on Earth." Thank you Pat for sharing. May the next generation of whomever is able to own this beautiful property, carry on the garden's legacy. So many young people these days, just don't seem to care about or be interested in plants or gardens. They have their cell phone and their latte.
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@emialimeek7 · 5 months ago
What a special woman and a beautiful garden. I actually cried when she described how she couldn’t go without a garden. I feel the same way. My garden is part of my soul. Your videos are beautiful.
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@dvssayer5621 · 9 months ago
I feel just like this lady, i couldnt go on without the garden! It IS restorative. She has worked very hard and the garden is beautiful.
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@amazinglife-u4o · 9 months ago
Just love listening to people who love gardening and plants.
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@dinorahrivera31 · 9 months ago
My dream house, land, garden. Just dreamy.
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@PeggyMills · 9 months ago
The last present has been opened on this Christmas Day. This post, Jay was most special, a final, surprise gift. I can call this video nothing other than beautiful. I actually teared up along with this gracious, compassionate gardener. And as you had no words to describe the grandeur of the garden, I’m failing to adequately describe how this post had touched me. Thank you, Jay and thanks to the gardener. Merry Christmas.
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@reneekirk701 · 9 months ago
Thank you Jay and Pat. What a beautiful surprise gift to walk through this garden. Heavenly ❤
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@PeterLENZ-j8j · 9 months ago
Astonishing presenter in terms of photography, intelligence of commentary, aptitude of appropriate language and knowledge of plants and aesthetic design - plus a pleasing garden reflective of a good gardener.
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@LizRichards-pd8zd · 9 months ago
No one beats you for garden tours! This was a beautifully narrated tour of an exquisite garden!
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