In an interview with Bustle, the New Girl actress and Property Brother star recalled when they first met on Carpool Karaoke in 2019.
After filming the episode, the pair began texting. But Jonathan soon left for a trip in the Rocky Mountains, where he didn't have any phone service. When he didn't give Deschanel a call or text after four days, Deschanel says, she thought he was ghosting her.
"The very first text I sent when I came out of the mountains was a video I recorded to a Canadian country song that she had mentioned to me," he recalled. "She was like, 'Oh, this guy likes me.' And we've literally talked every single day since. It's been the best three years of my life."
Deschanel opened up about the public nature of their relationship to the outlet.
"[Jonathan's] from a different world. I kept my cards close to my chest. But everything about him was kind of out there because people know him," Deschanel said. "I'm like, 'He's so nice, kind, funny and smart, why wouldn't I want to tell everybody?'"
RELATED: Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott Return to Carpool Karaoke to Relive Their 'Meet Cute'Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel's dream home renovations are complete!
The Property Brothers star and New Girl alum showed off the newly finished property in the latest issue of Jonathan and his twin brother and HGTV costar Drew's magazine, Drew + Jonathan Reveal, on newsstands June 24. (Reveal is owned by PEOPLE's parent company, Dotdash Meredith.)
The couple, who have been dating since August 2019 after meeting on an episode of Carpool Karaoke, purchased their five-bedroom Los Angeles home in June 2020 and have been giving the 1938 build a total makeover.
But even before they gave it an HGTV-worthy revamp, the couple fell in love with its good bones and storybook setting. "As soon as we pulled into the driveway, we knew this house was special," Deschanel says in the cover story.
The Georgian property is "a beautiful home with a lot of history," adds Jonathan.
A stand-out feature of the property is also the reason behind its name. The sprawling lawn is dotted with sycamore trees and features a 60-year-old rose garden, so Deschanel's children — son Charlie Wolf and daughter Elsie Otter, whom she shares with her ex Jacob Pechenik — drew an apt comparison to one of their favorite places .