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Christina's Garden Life
United States
Приєднався 7 бер 2021
Six years ago, I moved from NYC to the suburbs (Zone 7a, southern CT), and while our house was move-in-ready, our yard was an absolute jungle! I discovered a passion for gardening ever since, and each chance, I get I'm outside. I have learned so much from my family, my neighbors, through trial and error (a lot of error!) and the wonderful gardening community on UA-cam.
I'm most myself with dirty nails, strong arms, a peaceful mind and a full heart gardening gives to me.🌸
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I'm most myself with dirty nails, strong arms, a peaceful mind and a full heart gardening gives to me.🌸
FOLLOW ME:
IG: christinasgardenlife
GARDENERS THAT INSPIRE ME ✨:
Laura from Garden Answer: ua-cam.com/users/gardenanswer
Linda Vater: ua-cam.com/channels/8cHt-SAeWJ5En1TNnryCVA.html
Erin from The Impatient Gardener: ua-cam.com/channels/eIlqwpgSd8a9PBh9pMWAfw.html
Yuliya from Y Garden: ua-cam.com/users/busygardenerfeatured
🌷 Spring Bulb Leaf Pruning for GREAT Flowers Year after Year: Tulips and Daffodils!
In this video, I'll show you how to prune back the leaves and stems on your spring bulbs like Daffodils and Tulips so that you get great plants next year! This technique allows for you to clear out your spring bulbs faster in the spring for a tidy garden and to leave room for your spring and summer plants to flourish!
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🌱 BEFORE AND AFTER! Full Winter Sowing how-to from Winter Seeds to Spring Planting + RESULTS!! 🌱
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In this video I'll show you how to Winter Sow from beginning to end: Seeds to Plants! You'll see the amazing results you can get from winter sowing and how to get those seedlings out of your containers and planted into the ground for spring. Time Stamps: 🌱 Winter Sowing: 1:32 🌱 Spring RESULTS: 6:46 🌱 Extracting Seedlings from Containers: 8:07 🌱 Spring Seedling Planting: 11:15 For a full Winter ...
Don't Lose Any Flowers! Spring Pruning Bigleaf Hydrangea (Macrophylla) + Endless Summer Hydrangea!
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Spring pruning Hydrangea can be an intimidating task. I'll show you how to prune in the spring to ensure you don't cut back any blooms and allow for a healthier plant year after year! In this video i'm pruning big leaf hydrangea that blooms only on old wood, and also Endless Summer Hydrangea which blooms on old and new wood. I hope you enjoy! AFFILIATED LINKS 🌸 : Endless Summer Hydrangea (The O...
All about Hellebore (Lenten Rose)! Spring Pruning, Planting, Transplanting, and Care!
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It's Hellebore Season! Hellebore, or Lenten Rose (sometimes called Christmas Rose) are one of the best parts about early spring! They are one of the first flowers to bloom - often through the snow, they're an evergreen, and they're a shade plant - triple threat! In this video I talk all about this fantastic plant. I'll walk through different varieties, address care, and also demonstrate spring ...
🍂✂️🌿Spring Garden Pruning - Sedum, Bearded Iris, Hardy Hibiscus, Sage, Hellebore + More!
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It's a spring cleaning day in the garden! I do most of my pruning in the spring, not the fall, so it's a big garden cleanup. In this video there are pruning spotlights on Sedum, Bearded Iris, Proven Winners Hardy Hibiscus, Sage and Hellebore (Lenten Rose). I hope you enjoy! TIME STAMPS 🌸 : Sedum: 3:16 Hardy Hibiscus: 6:14 and 7:20 Bearded Iris: 6:41 and 8:17 Sage: 11:01 Hellebore: 14:42 AFFILIA...
🌺 ✨First Spring Flower Planters! Ranunculus, Hellebore, Candytuft, English Daisy and Pansy!
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Today I'm potting up spring flower planters. These pots are absolutely stuffed with some of my favorite spring blooms: Hellebore (Lenten Rose) for a thriller, Candytuft for a spiller, then Ranunculus, English Daisy, and multiple varieties of Pansy. I love how they turned out and they just get me beaming for spring! AFFILIATED LINKS 🌸 : Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix: thd.co/3vNEqDa Pr...
🌸It's Spring! Rose Pruning, Fertilizing and Transplanting a David Austin Rose!
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It’s the first day of spring and a perfect day to get roses ready for blooming! I’m doing spring rose pruning, cleanup and fertilizing and then digging out an old knock-out-rose and transplanting a beautiful a David Austin rose. AFFILIATED LINKS 🌸 : www.davidaustinroses.com Roald Dahl: bit.ly/3c7keUZ Charles Darwin: bit.ly/3vO3vh1 Eglantyne: bit.ly/3vEh0zQ Crown Princess Margareta (Shrub not cl...
🌱Easy Winter Sowing for Seed Starting Outdoors in the Snow!
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Winter sowing is a super easy technique, and a low-to-no maintenance way to grow your seedlings. No grow lights, watering, or hardening off; you simply start your seeds outside making a mini-greenhouse out of recycled plastic which protects them through the winter. The results are stronger plants and a foolproof way to grow all your favorite seeds! AFFILIATED LINKS 🌸 : www.johnnyseeds.com www.f...
Beautiful garden!!! ❤
Hi once you cut the leaves as well would you get the bulbs out and leave it in warm area until replant ?
Can you do another pruning video sweetie please. I have blooming stems that are really long and flopping over I'm scared to cut it. New to these plants and need lenten rose 101. Lol
@14:00 When you plant the hellebores into the ground, there is no need to remove foliage or cut the flowers from the plant? I can't seem to find accurate info. One YT video I came across stated that the plant should use its energy once planted without leaves and bloomed flowers while everyone else just plants them in the ground with the beautiful flowers and leaves. I'm new to helleborus and I'd like to give them the best possible start. (Zone 5 IL early spring). Thanks for your video! ❣️
I’ve seen it done both ways! There is certainly something to be said about directing as much energy to the root system (so to do this I’d cut the old blooms so they don’t go to seed using energy). I personally haven’t and have still had good success! Especially by year two they thrive! Good luck.
What is the name of this species? very beautiful
Hellebore or Lenten Rose
@@ChristinasGardenLife thank you
Hellebores are such beautiful flowers and because they are evergreens they are such a delight to look at in winter ❄️ 🌱🌸
Somehow I had never heard of this plant until recently. We live in a mountainous, evergreen forest area and our lot is sloped with dappled sunlight, at best. I just picked up 9 from our local Trader Joe's and hope they successfully naturalize on my terraced front slope.
I’ve bought some from Trader Joe’s too! They have the best prices if you can find them!
Great video and information! My Ice N Roses Helleborus are thriving here in the shadow of Mt Rainier.
How did your china asters end up doing?
Didn’t succeed with those! Have you had luck?
Your seedlings are fabulous looking. What potting soil do you use? I used some generic my first year and had some trouble.
I like organic options and went with coast of Maine. That being said we have really ideal wet conditions where I live in the winter where they get some but not too much water. If you live in a wet climate you may need to mix in some pear moss or seed staring medium.
Hi Christina, you have such a lovely garden. I appreciate the way you explain things, I learned a lot from your videos. Please do come back and post videos if you have time. A new subscriber.
Thank you so much! You’re so sweet! I plan to come back soon :)
I am so confused. I purchased in September and planted them in ground already. Shall I dig them out and take them inside for winter, then plant them in ground next spring? They are so tiny right now in the front yard, will they survive?
As long as you’re in a zone that matches the zones of the plant you should leave them in the ground! (Mine are zone 5 and I live in zone 7 so they are meant to be overwintered in the ground). My example here was if you bought potted plants and wanted to have them indoors before you planted them in the ground in the spring.
Thank you so much for replying. You have no idea how much I appreciated the help. It's not been a good year plant wise. I need all the help I can get. I really wish I can see the flowers coming spring.
Thabk you for a helpful video!! I finally feel like I know what to do with all these bulbs I inherited from the former homeowner. Question: Can you cut a few flowers early to put in water as a bouquet in the house? Will that hurt things?
You’re too kind thank you! Yes you can! That sounds like a beautiful idea. It shouldn’t hurt the plant so long as it’s a perennial. The plant will put the energy into the leaves and roots making a stronger plant instead of the flower so it’s actually good for it! Just keep in mind most tulips are no longer perennials - they tend to die after the first year or come back much smaller! But daffodils and other spring bulbs should come back in most zones!
@@ChristinasGardenLife thank you and happy gardening! 🌱
when did you plant them in ground? which month? thank you for the video
It depends on your growing zone! You should wait to plant until after the last frost. I believe I planted these in early May!
This was the most comprehensive and understandable explanation of how to prune hydrangeas, so thank you so much. I have been trying to figure this out for quite a bit. We have had our hydrangeas for 2 seasons and this first season on our own we messed them up and had very little growth. I feel like I have a good grasp now and comprehend how to take care of them!
Heather you are so sweet, thank you for the comment- it made my day! I hope you have wonderful big blooms next year!
Love your video Christina, where did you buy your hellebores? I also live in Southern Connecticut, hard to find these around here. Any seedlings available?
Oh thank you so much! I’ve bought them at some of the high end garden stores which are dreadfully expensive but when you’re waiting for blooms all winter sometimes I pull the trigger! I’ve also had crazy luck at Trader Joe’s and whole foods! Be on the lookout from December to March, you can always keep them indoors like I did and plant later! It’s hit or miss but I’ve had a lot of luck that way and double the enjoyment!
@@ChristinasGardenLife Hi Cristina, thank you so much for your reply. Since watching your video I documented myself in so many ways and as you said I learned that the stores around here (Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Stew Leonard's) will carry the hellebores around Christmas and Valentines Days. (I will let you know when I see them coming). I also learned that the seedlings don't necessarily look like the mother plant (it's kind of hit or miss situation). But if you have any to share happy to give it a try. I will definitely start of garden patch with the this coming winter. Happy Gardening, Gabriela (Darien CT).
When do you divide hellebores?
I don’t actually have much experience doing this except accidentally when transplanting. I do know hellebores like to stay put so I’d probably only tackle dividing if I had a really nice robust plant- fall is typically a good time! But again I haven’t done it myself yet except when one split while transplanting!
Melt holes in the bottom with a hot soldering iron
I’m going to add to this video next year if this works. I used seed trays instead of jugs for more space less work and created holes inspired by you with a hot glue gun (I didn’t have soldering iron!)
I use a wood burning tool
You have a real talent. It’s all beautiful.
Thank you so much Gary!
Hi. It appears that your bigleaf old wood forms leaf buds. Where do the flower buds form from there? I can’t seem to find answers. If the leaf buds grow to be stems, wouldn’t that be considered “new wood” like how panicles function (leaf bud forms on old wood and produces a stem with a flower bud on it). I don’t see the difference.
If I understand your question they grow out from the lead bud area! It’s not new wood because it’s off the old stem. New wood comes from the base! It actually really helped for me to go look at my hydrangeas once they bloomed in the late summer early fall (now) to see how the blooms formed and where so I was a little more knowledgeable with my specific plants and where to trim. I hope that helps!
@@ChristinasGardenLife wait. If “new wood” only comes from the base, why do they say limelight only blooms on new wood? Limelight blooms on both the new and the old wood from the year before, wouldn’t you say?
LOVE THIS
I planted some donated from a friend a few years ago. They took about 3 years to settle in and now they are crazy big and beautiful! I split a few up last spring and everyone emerged beautifully this spring beginning in mid January (Charlotte nc). They also make gorgeous cut flowers that while a bit messy with pollen, last a loooong time!!!! Love when the flowers are still greenish. Such a harbinger of Spring!
Very helpful. I pruned dead wood off my older hydrangeas a couple of weeks ago taking care to leave branches with early leafing. Alas we had a few nights of freezing temperatures. Those early leaves are dried up-what should I do now?
Trimming the hellebore information is just what I needed thank you 😊
What seeds did u plant
Love your hillside with rocks all over. I just started following you and enjoy how you clearly explain your process😊
Thank you so much for the start to finish video. So many videos show you how to set it up but that leaves newbies like me wondering, what next. You also explain things very clearly.
I have one since 2010. Can I seperate it? If yes, the best time?
Yes
Yes! Hellebores don’t love being split or moved so I’d do it in the fall or early spring when you have a lot of rain and cool days!
Thank you!
Reminds me of garlic when we cut the scape. I know some people who hadn’t done this and their bulbs were not nearly as large as our.
Don’t use duck tape ! Use painters tape !
Best video explanation. So clear and helpful. Thank you and I love what you placed in your garden.
Ii have been collecting containers whenever i can for winter sowing this season..last year was my first time and i think i did ok. I will try ky best to make it better this year.❤😊
Wow you got them blue hydrangeas so beautiful. Love the yard so much with that pink flowering tree.❤️🌹
Thanks, it is always helpful to see the full process when learning something new!
Your dad at the end is so sweet! Also I love the before and after! Thanks you!
I love my hellibores, I have 30-40 of them in my natural area. Mine start blooming in January, I'm in NC
I am trying to sow more seeds in winter!
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The spot where you kept your containers, how much sun were they receiving, especially since you had them covered? How important is it for the winter sown seeds to be exposed to the sun prior to germination? And once germination happens, should you strive for full sun?
You should strive for full sun. I’d say they got part sun here so maybe 4 hours but they still did well. I didn’t have that cover on long only for some very cold nights when they were already large seedlings!
When you gave your tour of your front yard at the end of the video, what is the name of the beautiful pink tree? I haven't seen this in Los Angeles. Your garden is so welcoming and you sure have a green thumb. You make it look so easy. What city do you live in? What is the climate like?
Looks like a tulip magnolia. I’m in Charlotte nc, they are very common and beautiful here. Not sure where she is located.
Yes it’s a magnolia! I actually don’t know the variety but it’s over 30 feet tall and the blooms are about 5-6”. This is zone 7 southern Connecticut but now we live in zone 7 cape cod Massachusetts- I hope to add some new videos soon if our new property and gardens!
Thank you for this easy explanation! A lot of videos didn't fully explain why you pruned in spring so this demonstration was super helpful!
Awesome videos.... Thank you so much! You deserve a bigger following, your videos are so insightful. Everyone around me is so clueless and so am I so it's great to plan a to-do list according to the time of season🤓.
You’re so kind thank you!
Thank you
I am a new subscriber here and I love your rock wall! It is beautiful! It adds so much character.
Thank you! 🩷🩷
Your winter sowing looked great! I am going to have to start collecting water jugs to try this this coming winter.
This one garden chore that is on my list for this week :)
Great video, glad I found your vlog. I just transplanted a hellebore that a friend gave me 3 years ago from her garden. It did really well, so I split and moved it across my bed. Like you, I have hostas in that bed that were transplanted last year as well. Let’s see how everyone does!!!
I'm a newbie. Finally, a clear step by step explanation with demonstration. I really enjoyed your beautful and colourful landscape with so many varieties of plants and gorgeous flowers. It's like I was there in the garden with you. Lol. Here in Florida, it's flat and boring. I recently purchased some hydrangea macrophyllas with beautiful blue blooms. Do I need to fertilize them when they're in bloom? Do they grow well in pots? Thank you. P.S. it is impossible to not like and subscribe with excellent content, lovely flowers and even lovelier lady? Have a blessed day.
You are so sweet JoJo and I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply- I had a baby! I hope your hydrangeas in Florida do well in pots! I have had mixed luck but I will tell you we lived in Manhattan and I had some inside in pots- they lost their leaves in the winter like they would outside so they looked dead and ugly but to my shock they came back in the spring and were beautiful! It’s worth trying for sure!
Great video, tells you everything you need to know.