A former farm's garden rooms open up on Flock Finger Lakes
The Sycamore Hill Gardens tour explores decades of planting in Marcellus, from a maze to a sunken rock garden.
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The EPIC UPSTATE NY GARDEN That Took 35 YEARS to Create — Ep. 393
A weeping blue spruce dragon, an old barn and a vegetable patch all have a place in Flock Finger Lakes' only new upload. "The EPIC UPSTATE NY GARDEN That Took 35 YEARS to Create — Ep. 393" visits Sycamore Hill Gardens, where a former farm has become a landscape of distinct garden rooms, mature trees and architectural surprises.
The tour makes time for practical questions as well as the scenery: planting style, water features and whether a garden on this scale is manageable. It has drawn about 46,000 views and is currently the channel's busiest video. In the comments, viewers keep returning to the work behind those decades of growth. Some wonder how such a landscape develops without a formal plan; another singles out the repurposed pond and sunken rock garden. One gardener with land of their own describes being encouraged to keep expanding their planted spaces.
That long view connects neatly with "We COVERED This Grass for a YEAR…Here's What Happened!", which is approaching half a million views. The sponsored video documents experiments to replace a dense patch of reed canary grass with a more diverse native meadow. It remains another strong daily draw, alongside the visit to Carol Watson Greenhouse & Garden Center, a stop the creator had wanted to make for years.
Subscribers grew over the week, bringing Flock to 200,000, although today's viewing pace is well below its usual level. Among nearby outdoor and homesteading channels, Piney Grove Homestead had a particularly substantial viewing week. Flock's own new contribution was more measured: a single extended visit that gives a maze, mature plantings and a spruce dragon room to share the story.
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Thanks for the tour, I cannot fathom the work that's gone into creating and maintaining it over the years. I really loved the repurposed pond / sunken rock garden and all the mature trees. Thanks for always fussing the animals, Summer, whether it's cats, dogs, chickens or ducks I love that you always stop to pet them!
@stephaniegarstinSee it on YouTubeGobsmacked!!! How is it that so many beautiful gardens are created with no formal plan, like this one?!
@jcking6785See it on YouTubeAs impressive as it is, the most impressive part of this garden is Karen! To have created such a well curated space with "no plan," and to have such a casual attitude about a monumental effort is inspiring!
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Stunning in every way and wonderful tour and inspiration, thank you - I hope the garden lives on for centuries
@pennygrimes8425See it on YouTubeThe house with the MASSIVE old trees beside it is probably the most beautiful house + trees I have ever seen. What a dream. Absolutely magical.
@vanillamellowvSee it on YouTubeCan you see the smile on my face? Another lovely tour. Thank you.
@JulieDriscoll-l9mSee it on YouTubeSuch an amazing tour❤ Summer and Sander, you put together amazing videos of these incredible gardens.
@carlas872See it on YouTubeBeen to this garden a few times on Mother's Day....amazing...but live very close..😊❤
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Which New York town is home to Sycamore Hill Gardens?
The tour's description places Sycamore Hill Gardens in Marcellus, New York.