About this video: Showing the my best plant performers from my garden throughout the 2023 growing season. Maybe you will find inspiration and grow these in your garden in 2024. Comment below if you have or are planning on growing any of these plants in your garden. Featured plants in this video: 'Perfect Storm' Hibiscus: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hibiscus/summerific-perfect-storm-rose-mallow-hibiscus-hybrid Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hydrangea/quick-fire-panicle-hydrangea-hydrangea-paniculata Little Lime® Panicle Hydrangea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hydrangea/little-lime-panicle-hydrangea-hydrangea-paniculata Double Play® Candy Corn® Spirea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/spiraea/double-play-candy-corn-spirea-spiraea-japonica Helen Von Stein Lamb's Ear: www.highcountrygardens.com/product/perennial-plants/stachys-byzantina-helen-von-stein Gomphrena Globosa: Atomic Purple: www.rareseeds.com/gomphrena-atomic-purple Snow White: www.rareseeds.com/gomphrena-snow-white Thanks for watching - Steph (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b) #gardentour
Hi Steph. Love your garden and your videos. Your hydrangeas are amazing!! How do they flourish with your deer pressure? Had to take my little quickfire out because it always looked so choppy. Do love my spireas. I have a different color variety, but they are a reliable pop of color through the season. I always like to use gomphrena in my containers, but haven't tried them in the landscape yet. I planted a large container on my patio with the light pink variety and they were beautiful. Would love to try the helen von steins. On my (never ending) list for next year!!Merry Christmas to you and thanks for all your hard work and great photography--George too
Hi Cyndi, I spray my hydrangeas regularly through the growing season with Invisible Fence deer and rabbit. I have too if I want to enjoy their blooms since we do have lots of deer. If I miss a spraying after a heavy rain, they know it and will definitely snack on my plants. I am mostly disciplined with the spraying in the growing season, but I do fall behind at times and they know when! lol Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas and Happy & Healthy New Year to you as well!! 💚🎆
Hi Bonny! Nepeta is a good one! Beautiful, long blooming, and not bothered by pests. I have the "cats pajamas" variety that is more compact and I love it. The Helen Von Stein lambs ear that I show in this video is also great, and not touched by deer and rabbit.
Love your videos,Steph! Your garden is SO beautiful! It's great that George helps you with the hardscaping,etc. He seems to be pretty helpful at picking out Japanese maples. Looking forward to spring and more videos.
90 days til spring doesn't sound so bad when you say it. GOSH I'm ready! Yes I watch tons of garden vids threw the winter. I would love to live some place where the flowers never need to sleep but I know that place doesn't exists on Earth...yet 🙂
This is my favorite video you have ever posted. Thank you so much for showing us the transition from spring to fall!! This is almost like a class for free!!! I’m so appreciative of seeing all of the progression and grow!! I will be referring to this video frequently! And I am very much in the market for a spirea. I have many photos on my phone of different varieties throughout the year so this year will be a year I decide on a spirea.I love this channel so much and I love you and George sharing with us! Happy New Year!
Love, love, love your videos. I just planted a Little Quick Fire Hydrangea and am looking forward to seeing it develop. Candy Corn is on my wish list for sure. You're very inspiring and I'm actually looking forward to winter in my zone 5 when I can start some seeds. Thank you.
Everything in your garden looks beautiful and is thriving so well. Soon I will be able to garden in zone 6b-Indiana. I definately will plant a hibiscus & ivory halo dogwoods in the front of the house and area has been cleared out already. Ready to go! Gardening is a wonderful hobby! Enjoy! and thanks for your video!
I had 3 little limes and I absolutely hated them. They were 6ft (which was way too big for the spot I had them). And it rains here quite a bit so they always looked messy and droopy. After 3 years, I couldn’t take it anymore so I got rid of them. I would love to try the lamb’s ear. I love spirea but I think the candy corn is too bright for my manicured modern flower bed.
Thank you for your garden knowledge and tour of your beautiful thriving garden that was helpful to me. Landscapers have been here clearing out our land as previous owners were not gardeners. So, all was removed except a Japanese Maple on the side of the house and I will plant underneath the beautiful specimen. A pond was removed and in it's place I will plant a hibiscus and seeing yours I am inspired.
Thanks for a great video! I have a little lime, and a bunch of other panicles. Planted around 20 new ones this fall, as well as 8 roses, 100 perennials some trees, 20 peonies and other exciting things. Looking forward to seeing what they´ll look like next year. I´ll try to document it all on my UA-cam channel 🙂
Hello Steph, so did you wintersow the gomphrena & did you soak the seeds when you wintersow too? I bought the purple & red ones , can't wait to see them! Yours are gorgeous!!!!
Hi Sandy, Thank you so much! I grew gomphrena by sowing it into soil in small pots, by direct sowing it into the soil after my last frost, and I also grew some with winter sowing. The ones grown with winter sowing do not need to be soaked ahead of time because the containers stay more moist. So that additional moisture will help break down the coating on the seed. However, if you will be sowing them direct, or into small pots with soil, yes, go ahead and soak them anywhere from 12-24 hours before planting/sowing them. Hope this helps. 🌱
really enjoyed this video. It showed me the different stages and what to expect. Gleaned some new ideas for this coming planting season. thank you 👩🌾👍
This was great Steph! Definitely adding a couple of these suggestions to my growing plant wish list. I really enjoyed this, and now I'm going to make sure to watch your garden tour playlist to get me through to Spring. Merry Christmas!!
Nice video Steph! I planted two quick Fire hydrangeas last year that I got on clearance at Lowe’s. Can’t wait to see what they do in the coming seasons! 😊♥️
I love how you plan things out and look ahead. Great descriptions of each plant and how it looks all year. Fun idea and you did a great job! Happy New Years Steph! Cheers to a great 2024!
I had previously seen the video when you showed us your beautiful vibrant purple gomphrenas. I decided to grow them this year. They were amazing! I will continue to grow them. Thank you for sharing!
Always love your videos. So much information. I am in zone 8b In central Alabama. You gardens are very beautiful. Wishing you a Happy New Year in garding and family 🎊💐🌹🌺
Loved this video!! I knew I had 2 hydrangeas, but they were planted before I started actually paying attention to what I was doing, so I never knew what they were called 🤔 Thanks for making me a better plant mom😁🥰🤣
Love this video Steph where you show the transitions in one video! I love my Quick Fire and I'm growing more Gomphrena this year as well. Have a wonderful Holiday♥
Thank you very much for your informative videos over the last year, including this one. You and George have both done a wonderful job on your garden beds. Any recent deer issues in your area?
Love this video! Just what I needed to make me hopeful for next years garden. I have Little Limes and love them. I also have a Summerific Hibiscus which looks similar but I have Cherry Choco Latte. I also grew gomphrena the last two years but the bunnies got it this year :(. Love that spirea might have to put one or seven of those in this year LOL! I loved seeing how the plants looked month by month. Great job!
What a great video! I loved the succession pictures. It gives you a better perspective on how the plants grow. I love my candy corn spirea and annual gomphrena! I have several hydrangeas including Quick Fire. I love them but i don't get anywhere close to your beautiful colors. Living in middle Georgia, our hydrangeas go from white to goldy to brown and they do it fast. So they aren't pretty for a really long time as they are for you. You are so blessed to get those colors and length of beauty!
Great list Steph! I currently grow the hydrangeas and trying my hand at the hibiscus which I planted late in the year. I’m placing CandyCorn Spirea on my 2024 list looking to replace Stella de Oro and thought this would add year round interest. Thanks
Hi Steph, love your channel and all the information you share with us! I ran across your video about Gomphrena for the first time this past summer. They are absolutely beautiful! I have never heard of these before seeing your video. I am planning on trying them this next season in my gardens. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!
I loved seeing the transitions throughout the seasons. I just planted my first 2 hydrangea this year. I don't have the candy corn spirea but I do have three Proven Winners double play artisan dwarf spirea. I love mine! I considered the double play doozie too! I actually started a bunch of pink gomphrena this spring inspired by your mini hedge of Atomic purple last year! Unfortunately, I never got them into the ground 😂.
Thank you so much! I know what you mean sometimes we start seedlings that we have good intentions for, and then other things take our time. A new year is upon us. That is also a really pretty spirea!
My Candy Corn Spirea was planted this past Summer so I’m thrilled to see the color changes next Spring. I’m in Texas and tried hard to find a spot that allows enough sun but won’t cause burn. It hasn’t dropped a leaf yet. Things are looking fantastic. Great video, great plant choices 🍃 🌱
Great info! George is really doing a good job filming. Have all but gomphrena. So appreciate and anticipate your vlogs. Will start some gomphrinas this year. Also have Limelights, bobos, pinky winkies. Blessed and Happy New Year!
Great video - thank you for showing early spring, summer and fall for these plants! My Quick Fire isn't growing huge although I've had it for 3+ years but nice seeing what yours are doing!
Thank you so much Sandra! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure your quick fire will catch up eventually. Its not always a bad thing when they grow a bit slower, unless you want quick privacy. Gives us more time before we have to prune things back to size control them. Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year!
Also in MA my #1 is Serviceberry (Amalanchier spp). An excellent 3 season interest native shrub or small tree. One of the earliest spring blooming natives that later gets nice fall color especially the "Autumn Brilliance" variety. AND produces edible blueberry like fruit in the summer thats also a favorite food among Cedar Waxwings.
Hi Steph, great video, lots of good information. I was wondering about the Little Lime hydrangea. Since you have them in full sun do you water them more frequently, so the edges of the blooms don't brown? thanks.
Hello! I don't. Now that they are established, I just let nature take care of them. They handle the sun much better than my bobo hydrangeas which are also in full sun. We had more rain this year, so my bobo's did great. However, on dry years, I do water the bobo's extra. But not the little limes, they do fine with no extra watering now that they are over 3 years old in this full sun spot. Hope this helps.
Hello! This is my first time on your channel and you have certainly inspired me. I love ALL the varieties you have shown and I will finally have to make a new bed 😅 Thanks for putting out these wonderful videos.
Hi Monique! Welcome to the channel, I hope you'll subscribe and stick around. If your looking to make a new bed, check out this video I recently made about a process called sheet mulching. I've done this several times in my garden, and its a much easier method for creating new garden beds: ua-cam.com/video/avqzmRbgXvE/v-deo.htmlsi=x0oygAF-2OEmtpof Thank you for watching! 🌱
Thanks for gomphrena tip last year. I grew the Atomic Purple this year and loved them too! I already have seeds to grow them again this coming year! And I agree about the soaking. The first batch of seeds I planted without soaking never even sprouted, but the soaked grew perfectly. They are a winner for sure!
Hi Lisa! So glad you enjoyed them, and I agree about the soaking. That was my experience as well. The only ones I don't soak are the batch I do with winter sowing. Since the soil stays more moist in my winter sowing containers, I find that its enough to help break down the outer shell/casing on the seed for it germinate. 🌱
Loved seeing this video! I have all of these in my garden and perfect storm was a new addition last year.. I’m looking forward to how that will fill in my garden.. Thank you for bringing my gardening joy by sharing this beautiful video! Your plants are sooo gorgeous! I have to try gomphrena in 2024! Best wishes ❤
Hello there! Thank you so much for watching. The perfect storm sure is a beauty. It will look lovely in your garden. Wishing you a happy new year, and beautiful gardening season in 2024! 🌱💮
Loved the video and the plants are beautiful! I have a question, I am trying to start a new gardening youtube channel and I was wondering if you had any important tips that helped you when you started making videos?
This was fantastic Steph! Really helpful to see growth progress and changes during the season. Did you have to deadhead or shear the gomphrena for a second round of blooms? I love hydrangeas so if love to try them both!🌱
Hi there, I never had to do anything to the gomphrena. No deadheading, nothing, they just kept going. Great annual! Hydrangeas are so beautiful, and these varieties are great. Happy New Year! ✨🎆 🥰
That sounds like a great plan Anna! And you can try dividing it right out of its nursery container so you can already start with a couple of smaller starts, and by the following year divide and transplant again. You'll have a bunch in no time. Enjoy!
Loved this video and all the great info! Trying Qui😢Fire and Little Limes in 2024! Also, considering the Candy Corn spirea. I am extremely excited for Spring and you helped boost my enthusiasm to off the charts! Love your gentle spirit. Blessings in 2024!
I do grow several of these; Perfect Storm Hibiscus, QuickFire Hydrangea and Candy Corn Spirea! I love them all and yours look fab!! I am so looking forward to getting back outside!!
Hi Stef🌺 .These plants are so beautiful and they look amazing in your garden . I want to plant spirea and Quick fire hydrangea if I find them in nurseries . I have nandina domestica its leaves change color like spirea . Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you and your family .🎄✨️
Steph, all these plants are so very beautiful. I was looking so forward to planting my first hibiscus and you decided for me which one. The Perfect Storm. I absolutely love this one. I kinda had already picked this one cause my youngest daughter name is Stormy. And to me she is perfect in every way also I'm going to plant me some of that variety of lambs ear. Deer resistant and rabbit also. We had 2 mama deers this early spring that 1 had twins the other 1 had triplets. O boy, then I read on Google that they cam get pregnant at 6 months old. So there you go. All 7 of them could have babies this spring. My husband and little mini miniature dashound loves them. My husband watches them every morning and every evening. My baby dog loves to bark at them, they are not scared of her. They just stand there and look at her, I think she wants them to play with her. It is so funny, until they start eating my flowers, I don't know what's going to happen this spring and summer. I'm Praying they will get scared of baby dog aka Pedgeeroo. She looks like a little kangaroo jumping out through the field after them deer.
Hi there! I will be dedicating a video to gomphrena, and having sort of a grow along in April. I did make this spotlight video however, featuring gomphrena last year which does include some growing information: ua-cam.com/video/VNZ5YUEyNA8/v-deo.htmlsi=2T2gC2vv6DGT4mHs
Love the thorough reviews on the growth and habit of the plants and shrubs. Its so much easier to see where theyd go in my garden...which is really important before investing in something for the landscape!!!❤
Same to you Jasmine, thank you so much for being such a lovely commenter on my channel, and for watching my videos. You were among one of my first subscribers, and regular commenters. I'm so thankful for you! I hope you also have a wonderful Christmas, and healthy and prosperous new year!
I have a ? new to your channel just found it today and next to the quick fire hydrangea on the right side looking at the screen there is a pink plant that is blooming can I ask the name of that plant please. Also buy the candy corn spirea there were some rose bushes can I ask you what their name is please. Thank you just beautiful gardens
Hi there Jean! Welcome to the channel. The roses that you see planted near the candy corn spirea are the "double pink knockout" roses. As for the pink plant blooming near the quickfire, I believe you are referring to is the Proven Winners 'Perfect Storm Hibiscus' 🌺Thank you so much! 🥰
About this video:
Showing the my best plant performers from my garden throughout the 2023 growing season. Maybe you will find inspiration and grow these in your garden in 2024. Comment below if you have or are planning on growing any of these plants in your garden.
Featured plants in this video:
'Perfect Storm' Hibiscus: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hibiscus/summerific-perfect-storm-rose-mallow-hibiscus-hybrid
Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hydrangea/quick-fire-panicle-hydrangea-hydrangea-paniculata
Little Lime® Panicle Hydrangea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/hydrangea/little-lime-panicle-hydrangea-hydrangea-paniculata
Double Play® Candy Corn® Spirea: www.provenwinners.com/plants/spiraea/double-play-candy-corn-spirea-spiraea-japonica
Helen Von Stein Lamb's Ear: www.highcountrygardens.com/product/perennial-plants/stachys-byzantina-helen-von-stein
Gomphrena Globosa:
Atomic Purple: www.rareseeds.com/gomphrena-atomic-purple
Snow White: www.rareseeds.com/gomphrena-snow-white
Thanks for watching - Steph (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b) #gardentour
Love this video and how you edited it to see the plants in different stages throughout the season. Can’t wait for next spring/summer.
Thank you so much Sarah! So glad you enjoyed it. Looking forward to a new gardening season 🌱
Great choices !!! Happy Holidays 🎄✨
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you as well!!
Hi Steph. Love your garden and your videos. Your hydrangeas are amazing!! How do they flourish with your deer pressure? Had to take my little quickfire out because it always looked so choppy. Do love my spireas. I have a different color variety, but they are a reliable pop of color through the season. I always like to use gomphrena in my containers, but haven't tried them in the landscape yet. I planted a large container on my patio with the light pink variety and they were beautiful. Would love to try the helen von steins. On my (never ending) list for next year!!Merry Christmas to you and thanks for all your hard work and great photography--George too
Hi Cyndi, I spray my hydrangeas regularly through the growing season with Invisible Fence deer and rabbit. I have too if I want to enjoy their blooms since we do have lots of deer. If I miss a spraying after a heavy rain, they know it and will definitely snack on my plants. I am mostly disciplined with the spraying in the growing season, but I do fall behind at times and they know when! lol Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas and Happy & Healthy New Year to you as well!! 💚🎆
I planted some Little Lime Punch last year. Could you recommend some perennials that rabbits don't like. Bonny
Hi Bonny! Nepeta is a good one! Beautiful, long blooming, and not bothered by pests. I have the "cats pajamas" variety that is more compact and I love it. The Helen Von Stein lambs ear that I show in this video is also great, and not touched by deer and rabbit.
Wow, just started watching and I'm loving seeing all of the transitions throughout the year. Thank you for putting this together. ❤
Hi Darcey! You're so welcome. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching.
I absolutely love videos that show how the plant changes through the seasons
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it.
Love your videos,Steph! Your garden is SO beautiful! It's great that George helps you with the hardscaping,etc. He seems to be pretty helpful at picking out Japanese maples. Looking forward to spring and more videos.
90 days til spring doesn't sound so bad when you say it. GOSH I'm ready! Yes I watch tons of garden vids threw the winter. I would love to live some place where the flowers never need to sleep but I know that place doesn't exists on Earth...yet 🙂
Love your videos!
Thank you so much!
This is my favorite video you have ever posted. Thank you so much for showing us the transition from spring to fall!! This is almost like a class for free!!! I’m so appreciative of seeing all of the progression and grow!! I will be referring to this video frequently! And I am very much in the market for a spirea. I have many photos on my phone of different varieties throughout the year so this year will be a year I decide on a spirea.I love this channel so much and I love you and George sharing with us! Happy New Year!
Thank you so very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for being here, We appreciate you! Happy New Year!! ✨🎆🥰
Love, love, love your videos. I just planted a Little Quick Fire Hydrangea and am looking forward to seeing it develop. Candy Corn is on my wish list for sure. You're very inspiring and I'm actually looking forward to winter in my zone 5 when I can start some seeds. Thank you.
Everything in your garden looks beautiful and is thriving so well. Soon I will be able to garden in zone 6b-Indiana. I definately will plant a hibiscus & ivory halo dogwoods in the front of the house and area has been cleared out already. Ready to go! Gardening is a wonderful hobby! Enjoy! and thanks for your video!
I had 3 little limes and I absolutely hated them. They were 6ft (which was way too big for the spot I had them). And it rains here quite a bit so they always looked messy and droopy. After 3 years, I couldn’t take it anymore so I got rid of them. I would love to try the lamb’s ear. I love spirea but I think the candy corn is too bright for my manicured modern flower bed.
Thank you for your garden knowledge and tour of your beautiful thriving garden that was helpful to me. Landscapers have been here clearing out our land as previous owners were not gardeners. So, all was removed except a Japanese Maple on the side of the house and I will plant underneath the beautiful specimen. A pond was removed and in it's place I will plant a hibiscus and seeing yours I am inspired.
Excellent video
Thanks for a great video! I have a little lime, and a bunch of other panicles. Planted around 20 new ones this fall, as well as 8 roses, 100 perennials some trees, 20 peonies and other exciting things. Looking forward to seeing what they´ll look like next year. I´ll try to document it all on my UA-cam channel 🙂
This was refreshing to watch. Made me excited for the upcoming Spring. Thank you!
Thank you so much Linda. I'm trying to take this season to rest, but also looking forward to being out in the garden again.
Hello Steph, so did you wintersow the gomphrena & did you soak the seeds when you wintersow too? I bought the purple & red ones , can't wait to see them! Yours are gorgeous!!!!
Hi Sandy, Thank you so much! I grew gomphrena by sowing it into soil in small pots, by direct sowing it into the soil after my last frost, and I also grew some with winter sowing. The ones grown with winter sowing do not need to be soaked ahead of time because the containers stay more moist. So that additional moisture will help break down the coating on the seed. However, if you will be sowing them direct, or into small pots with soil, yes, go ahead and soak them anywhere from 12-24 hours before planting/sowing them. Hope this helps. 🌱
really enjoyed this video. It showed me the different stages and what to expect. Gleaned some new ideas for this coming planting season. thank you 👩🌾👍
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video Steph! It is so helpful to see how plants look during the entire growing season. Great job!
Thank you so much for watching Sue! glad you enjoyed it 🥰
This was great Steph! Definitely adding a couple of these suggestions to my growing plant wish list. I really enjoyed this, and now I'm going to make sure to watch your garden tour playlist to get me through to Spring. Merry Christmas!!
So glad you enjoyed it! It was fun for me to look back at my garden throughout the season. Merry Christmas!!
Nice video Steph! I planted two quick Fire hydrangeas last year that I got on clearance at Lowe’s. Can’t wait to see what they do in the coming seasons! 😊♥️
They are beautiful Stacey, I bet the do wonderful for you. Merry Christmas!!
Happy Holidays! I have them all too! And, I have lots of deer🙁
Happy Holidays! OH deer!! Glad you also have these and enjoy them, they are great plants.
Thank you! Subscribed! New friend ❤️ ✨️
Thank you! and welcome!
I love how you plan things out and look ahead. Great descriptions of each plant and how it looks all year. Fun idea and you did a great job! Happy New Years Steph! Cheers to a great 2024!
Hi Rich & Holly! Thank you so much!! I hope you both have a wonderful New Year, and a successful year on your farm and with your channel! Cheers!! 🎆✨
I adore your black dress w the white piped trim -- you look so good in it!! That 'Perfect Storm' hibiscus is marvelous.
I had previously seen the video when you showed us your beautiful vibrant purple gomphrenas. I decided to grow them this year. They were amazing! I will continue to grow them. Thank you for sharing!
That's wonderful Denise! I'm so happy you enjoyed growing them as well. Thank you for watching.
Steph we have the same taste, I have all the same plants! lol Merry Christmas 🎄🎄✨✨
Great minds think alike! Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas!! 🎄
Always love your videos. So much information. I am in zone 8b In central Alabama. You gardens are very beautiful. Wishing you a Happy New Year in garding and family 🎊💐🌹🌺
Loved this video!! I knew I had 2 hydrangeas, but they were planted before I started actually paying attention to what I was doing, so I never knew what they were called 🤔 Thanks for making me a better plant mom😁🥰🤣
This video is so good!! I love how you implemented the video clips!!!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it Jacquie
Love this video. Very helpful in helping me decide on which plants I want to add to my garden. Keep up the good work. Thank you
Love this video Steph where you show the transitions in one video! I love my Quick Fire and I'm growing more Gomphrena this year as well. Have a wonderful Holiday♥
Really good, Thanks for sharing 👍👍💕🎉
Thank you so much!!
Definitely getting the Little Lime Hydrangeas for my garden this year. Love your channel. Merry Christmas
Its a good one Linda, I really enjoy it. Thank you so much, Merry Christmas!
Man that hibiscus is perfect in my yard. Those flowers are huge. It looks fake
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for your informative videos over the last year, including this one. You and George have both done a wonderful job on your garden beds. Any recent deer issues in your area?
Love this video! Just what I needed to make me hopeful for next years garden. I have Little Limes and love them. I also have a Summerific Hibiscus which looks similar but I have Cherry Choco Latte. I also grew gomphrena the last two years but the bunnies got it this year :(. Love that spirea might have to put one or seven of those in this year LOL! I loved seeing how the plants looked month by month. Great job!
Please tell me the paint colors of your dining room? They are beautiful.
Thank you I am in PA so I am also in that zone 6 area so I am taking notes. I am planning my garden
This is one of my favorite videos. I have watched this one 3 times already. 😊
I love this editing format, starting with the specs and then seeing the monthly transition within the garden! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the feedback. So glad you enjoyed it 🥰
What a great video! I loved the succession pictures. It gives you a better perspective on how the plants grow. I love my candy corn spirea and annual gomphrena! I have several hydrangeas including Quick Fire. I love them but i don't get anywhere close to your beautiful colors. Living in middle Georgia, our hydrangeas go from white to goldy to brown and they do it fast. So they aren't pretty for a really long time as they are for you. You are so blessed to get those colors and length of beauty!
Hi Melinda, Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, we are lucky to have the cooler temps the hydrangeas prefer to change colors. Thank you so much 🌱
Great list Steph! I currently grow the hydrangeas and trying my hand at the hibiscus which I planted late in the year. I’m placing CandyCorn Spirea on my 2024 list looking to replace Stella de Oro and thought this would add year round interest. Thanks
That is a great idea for a replacement of the stella d'oro daylilies. You'll get a much longer show with the spirea foliage. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Steph, love your channel and all the information you share with us! I ran across your video about Gomphrena for the first time this past summer. They are absolutely beautiful! I have never heard of these before seeing your video. I am planning on trying them this next season in my gardens. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!
Hi Lisa, Thank you so much for your kind words. Merry Christmas!
I loved seeing the transitions throughout the seasons. I just planted my first 2 hydrangea this year. I don't have the candy corn spirea but I do have three Proven Winners double play artisan dwarf spirea. I love mine! I considered the double play doozie too! I actually started a bunch of pink gomphrena this spring inspired by your mini hedge of Atomic purple last year! Unfortunately, I never got them into the ground 😂.
Thank you so much! I know what you mean sometimes we start seedlings that we have good intentions for, and then other things take our time. A new year is upon us. That is also a really pretty spirea!
My Candy Corn Spirea was planted this past Summer so I’m thrilled to see the color changes next Spring. I’m in Texas and tried hard to find a spot that allows enough sun but won’t cause burn. It hasn’t dropped a leaf yet. Things are looking fantastic. Great video, great plant choices 🍃 🌱
Yay!! That's so great to hear! Its a beauty, enjoy!🥰🌱
Great video. Made me so excited for spring
Beautiful plants!! Loved them all!! TFS! Blessings!♥️♥️🙏🦋🦋🦋
Thanks so much Nora! Happy New Year! 🎆✨
The summerific variety is so insanely beautiful!!! I just planted some little lime hydrangeas! I hope they grow into a nice hedge like yours!
They are so gorgeous Nicki! I'm sure your little lime hedge will grow in quickly! 🥰
Hello , I love what you have done in your landscaping, Sooo beautiful!!! Love your videos!! Thank you!!🥰
You are so welcome! Thank you so much Sandy! 💚
Well done, Steph! So helpful and enjoyable to watch. Your garden is fabulous and I appreciate all you and George do to take us along with you.
Thank you so much for your kind words, its our pleasure 🥰
You’re so organized. Loved how you edited this video. And the orange-pink dress is cute!
Thank you so much!! 🥰
Great info! George is really doing a good job filming. Have all but gomphrena. So appreciate and anticipate your vlogs. Will start some gomphrinas this year. Also have Limelights, bobos, pinky winkies. Blessed and Happy New Year!
Thank you so much Francis! Happy New Year!! ✨
Great video! I love your channel. I’m in Massachusetts too and I find your plant recommendations so helpful and inspirational!
Thank you! Happy to hear another local has found my channel :)
It is super helpful seeing the full lifecycle of the plant. It helps me to know what to expect for plants I put in my garden this fall.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching!
Nice suggestion ❤! New friend 👍 🔔
Great video - thank you for showing early spring, summer and fall for these plants! My Quick Fire isn't growing huge although I've had it for 3+ years but nice seeing what yours are doing!
Thank you so much Sandra! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure your quick fire will catch up eventually. Its not always a bad thing when they grow a bit slower, unless you want quick privacy. Gives us more time before we have to prune things back to size control them. Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year!
I love this idea and video ❤❤❤❤😊😊
Also in MA my #1 is Serviceberry (Amalanchier spp). An excellent 3 season interest native shrub or small tree. One of the earliest spring blooming natives that later gets nice fall color especially the "Autumn Brilliance" variety. AND produces edible blueberry like fruit in the summer thats also a favorite food among Cedar Waxwings.
A Service Berry is on my tree wish list. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with yours, they are beautiful trees!
Hi Steph, great video, lots of good information. I was wondering about the Little Lime hydrangea. Since you have them in full sun do you water them more frequently, so the edges of the blooms don't brown? thanks.
Hello! I don't. Now that they are established, I just let nature take care of them. They handle the sun much better than my bobo hydrangeas which are also in full sun. We had more rain this year, so my bobo's did great. However, on dry years, I do water the bobo's extra. But not the little limes, they do fine with no extra watering now that they are over 3 years old in this full sun spot. Hope this helps.
Hello! This is my first time on your channel and you have certainly inspired me. I love ALL the varieties you have shown and I will finally have to make a new bed 😅 Thanks for putting out these wonderful videos.
Hi Monique! Welcome to the channel, I hope you'll subscribe and stick around. If your looking to make a new bed, check out this video I recently made about a process called sheet mulching. I've done this several times in my garden, and its a much easier method for creating new garden beds: ua-cam.com/video/avqzmRbgXvE/v-deo.htmlsi=x0oygAF-2OEmtpof Thank you for watching! 🌱
Thanks for gomphrena tip last year. I grew the Atomic Purple this year and loved them too! I already have seeds to grow them again this coming year! And I agree about the soaking. The first batch of seeds I planted without soaking never even sprouted, but the soaked grew perfectly. They are a winner for sure!
Hi Lisa! So glad you enjoyed them, and I agree about the soaking. That was my experience as well. The only ones I don't soak are the batch I do with winter sowing. Since the soil stays more moist in my winter sowing containers, I find that its enough to help break down the outer shell/casing on the seed for it germinate. 🌱
Loved seeing this video! I have all of these in my garden and perfect storm was a new addition last year.. I’m looking forward to how that will fill in my garden.. Thank you for bringing my gardening joy by sharing this beautiful video! Your plants are sooo gorgeous! I have to try gomphrena in 2024! Best wishes ❤
Hello there! Thank you so much for watching. The perfect storm sure is a beauty. It will look lovely in your garden. Wishing you a happy new year, and beautiful gardening season in 2024! 🌱💮
A Candy Corn Spirea is definitely on my wish list for 2024!
Its a great one! Enjoy!
The little lime is beautiful 😍
Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden Steph 👍❤️😊🙏
My pleasure 😊Thanks for watching.
Loved the video and the plants are beautiful! I have a question, I am trying to start a new gardening youtube channel and I was wondering if you had any important tips that helped you when you started making videos?
Hi there! Thank you so much. It is hard work, and you must be consistent. Best of luck to you 🌱
Love love love them all!! And so fun to see the changes in your yard. It is looking so beautiful
Thank you so much Ali! So glad you enjoyed it. 🥰
Little Limes are stunning ❤🥰
This was fantastic Steph! Really helpful to see growth progress and changes during the season. Did you have to deadhead or shear the gomphrena for a second round of blooms? I love hydrangeas so if love to try them both!🌱
Hi there, I never had to do anything to the gomphrena. No deadheading, nothing, they just kept going. Great annual! Hydrangeas are so beautiful, and these varieties are great. Happy New Year! ✨🎆 🥰
Interesting that you don’t have deer problems with the hydrangeas. Deer eat all my macrophylla buds on the bushes they can reach.
I spray them regularly the whole season. I have lots of deer. It's an ongoing battle. Sometimes I win other times I lose.
I'm looking to add some lambs ear to my garden this year. Everyone says it spreads like mad so I'm thinking I can save some $$ and just get one. 😉
That sounds like a great plan Anna! And you can try dividing it right out of its nursery container so you can already start with a couple of smaller starts, and by the following year divide and transplant again. You'll have a bunch in no time. Enjoy!
Loved this video and all the great info! Trying Qui😢Fire and Little Limes in 2024! Also, considering the Candy Corn spirea. I am extremely excited for Spring and you helped boost my enthusiasm to off the charts! Love your gentle spirit. Blessings in 2024!
Love your videos they always provide great information 🎉
Thanks so much!
I do grow several of these; Perfect Storm Hibiscus, QuickFire Hydrangea and Candy Corn Spirea! I love them all and yours look fab!! I am so looking forward to getting back outside!!
Thank you so much! They are great plants. I'm also very much looking forward to Spring. Just a bit longer! Happy New Year!
@@HookedandRooted Thank you, same to you!!!
I am building a new flower bed next spring, and the candy corn spirea is definitely on the list of plants for that space.
Its a great one to add Carol
Hi Stef🌺 .These plants are so beautiful and they look amazing in your garden . I want to plant spirea and Quick fire hydrangea if I find them in nurseries . I have nandina domestica its leaves change color like spirea . Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you and your family .🎄✨️
I love 💕 all of them and grow them all in my gardens . Merry Christmas and a happy healthy new year
Wonderful Amy! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you as well! 🎆💚🎄
Steph, all these plants are so very beautiful. I was looking so forward to planting my first hibiscus and you decided for me which one. The Perfect Storm. I absolutely love this one. I kinda had already picked this one cause my youngest daughter name is Stormy. And to me she is perfect in every way also I'm going to plant me some of that variety of lambs ear. Deer resistant and rabbit also. We had 2 mama deers this early spring that 1 had twins the other 1 had triplets. O boy, then I read on Google that they cam get pregnant at 6 months old. So there you go. All 7 of them could have babies this spring. My husband and little mini miniature dashound loves them. My husband watches them every morning and every evening. My baby dog loves to bark at them, they are not scared of her. They just stand there and look at her, I think she wants them to play with her. It is so funny, until they start eating my flowers, I don't know what's going to happen this spring and summer. I'm Praying they will get scared of baby dog aka Pedgeeroo. She looks like a little kangaroo jumping out through the field after them deer.
So many beauties. How much do you spring prune your Little Limes in your zone?
Hi, she actually made a video where she prunes her little limes. ua-cam.com/video/oIQRc2B2ec4/v-deo.htmlsi=yLRzecLGyymzb15j
Can you make a video more about the gomhrena, how many you planted per tray, etc.
Hi there! I will be dedicating a video to gomphrena, and having sort of a grow along in April. I did make this spotlight video however, featuring gomphrena last year which does include some growing information: ua-cam.com/video/VNZ5YUEyNA8/v-deo.htmlsi=2T2gC2vv6DGT4mHs
Love the thorough reviews on the growth and habit of the plants and shrubs. Its so much easier to see where theyd go in my garden...which is really important before investing in something for the landscape!!!❤
Love the hybiscus
Just ordered the purple Gomphyna They are gorgeous
They are great!! You're going to love it.
Merry Christmas 🎄 and God bless your New Year 💫
Thank you so much Denise! I wish you the same 🎄💚🎆
So excited to see these and start planning for spring. I'm all done with winter now. Thanks!
Love this video!
Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 and a merry new year 🎄
Same to you Jasmine, thank you so much for being such a lovely commenter on my channel, and for watching my videos. You were among one of my first subscribers, and regular commenters. I'm so thankful for you! I hope you also have a wonderful Christmas, and healthy and prosperous new year!
Do you have to be diligent with deer repellent on the hibiscus
Hi there, Yes I do. They leave the foliage alone, but they do eat the buds if I don't spray them.
Love your video
Is that just one plant, that hardy hibiscus?
Hello, Yes, just one! And its about 3 years old. Pretty much full size now.
Thanks you
It was interesting to see each plant evolves through the year
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Love the tour through the seasons! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching Natalie.
What a great idea! I love seeing each throughout the season. More please!!!
I’m wondering what is the plant billowing in the wind while you are measuring the lambs ear? That looks very interesting
Hi, I believe what you're referring to is the Japanese forest grass, Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola.
@@HookedandRooted it’s beautiful! I think I would like to add to my garden ☺️ Thank you!
I have a ? new to your channel just found it today and next to the quick fire hydrangea on the right side looking at the screen there is a pink plant that is blooming can I ask the name of that plant please. Also buy the candy corn spirea there were some rose bushes can I ask you what their name is please. Thank you just beautiful gardens
Hi there Jean! Welcome to the channel. The roses that you see planted near the candy corn spirea are the "double pink knockout" roses. As for the pink plant blooming near the quickfire, I believe you are referring to is the Proven Winners 'Perfect Storm Hibiscus' 🌺Thank you so much! 🥰
Thank you so much for answering me. They are on my list now LOL@@HookedandRooted