I'm amazed at how beautiful and healthy your gardens are, even in the winter. In the summer they are so colorful and fresh. Love your collection of evergreens!
Thank you so much Robyn! We've had a very mild winter so far, part of the reason things still look ok. Also, lots of amending the soil over the years, which I'm sure helps. Thank you so much for your constant support, and kind words. Hope you have a beautiful weekend!
As you know, the Japanese Maple Garden is my favorite. Can't wait to see it in a few years. It's gonna be bananas !! Gave us some more ideas!! Cheers J&C 🌱🌱🌱
Hi Steph! I appreciate the variety of evergreens you have. So much fun and interest. Thanks for sharing with us! P.S. I am going to begin my winter sowing, some of it anyway, next week.😃
If you let the central leader on a MONTGOMERY BLUE SPRUCE grow it will become a charismas tree. I have 2 that are around 20 years old and are about 7-8 feet tall. Most people trim the leader so it stays ball shaped. It would be an ideal choice for that spot.
I'm watching this in winter and am happy to see the winter color of your evergreens. I am a new gardner and just planted some evergreens this past fall and it's reaffirming to see that the winter color changes I have seen to my trees and shrubs is normal, not a sign of poor health.
We had a Colorado Blue Spruce when we lived in Mass. and it was ginormous, maybe 60 feet tall and beautiful. We sold the house and the new owners had it taken down, which almost made me cry. Neighbors were unhappy also. Now we're in Georgia which is a pine tree state and everything grows like it's on steroids!
Hi Mary, It really is so sad to take down beautiful mature trees. We are at a loss over ours because I do not want to take it down, but it is too close to our home and foundation. It was a mistake I made as a new gardener. Live and learn. Wow pine tree state, so interesting how things grow differently in different climates.
@@HookedandRooted Right, we lived in Holden, Mass where it was almost impossible to grow anything, moved to Cape Cod where it was a totally different climate and easy to grow most things, moved to Ga where things grow so fast I have to be careful what I plant because it will take over the whole yard in no time. 🙂
Your winter garden is gorgeous!!! I love your content & your garden soo much! I love that you also have the same problem as me, "dear deers" It was so hard to figure out which ones are deer resistant. I bought 2 Trautman Junipers last year, but sadly deer ate them last month. So this VDO help me select some of them and learn your strategy for how you protect your evergreen from the deers. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Oh yes, the deer, grrrr. An ongoing issue in my garden. They are my biggest pest that I deal with. There's a few bunnies, and groundhogs that like to take residence under my neighbors shed, but honestly the deer are the worst thus far. I have good luck with spraying with Invisible fence deer and rabbit, but I have to be conistent. The minute I miss a spraying, they know it and strike! I noticed just this week that they nibbled on my grey owl juniper tips, but must not have liked them because lukily they only tried a few branches. I'm sorry they ate your Junipers. I hope they bounce back and send new growth out this Spring. It just means you'll need to protect them in order to give them time to recover. I have a video I did on my strategies i'm using this winter to protect some things if you would like to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/rSNp_H5dwJA/v-deo.html
Great video! Your garden is gorgeous in the winter even in MA where I also garden. I recently planted Dwarf Hinoki "Nana", Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce, Compact Hinoki Cypress and a Weeping Blue Colorado Spruce in my front garden border and I love every one of them especially now in the middle of winter. You have a few I've never seen and will look for this spring in the garden center. Thanks for sharing your garden :)
Hi there! Thank you so much! So important for us to consider our winter gardens as well. Hinoki and blue spruce are gorgeous. I'm sure the wheeping one looks beautiful in your front border. Can't wait for Spring nursery visits. Such an exciting time. I look to add either a new evergreen (or 3), and tree each year. We started from scratch with zero landscaping so its taken some time. Thank you so much for watching, have a great weekend!
@@HookedandRooted Same here. We bought a summer home and the yard was neglected for 7 to 10 years. So we plowed everything out and started from scratch. Last year was a biggie, over 220 trees, shrubs and plant my husband and I planted each and every one. This year we are tackling a raised vegetable garden. Its a labor of love. Enjoy your weekend:)
I am so glad you posted an evergreen video!! I love all of them❤️. I was going to suggest you plant some arctic fire dogwoods so you have some red to contrast nicely in the winter with all the green blue and yellow😀 …my Lowe’s where I live have the Arctic fire for sale now!
Hi There, so glad you enjoyed! I planted 3 red twig dogwoods this fall, ivory halo variety that have veriagated foliage. The artic fire are gorgeous, the stems are such vibrant red! Here's the vid where I show the bed I have those dogwoods planted if your interested: ua-cam.com/video/7Ji3NbZHYqI/v-deo.html
Love this video! I love the spruces and will be planting some this spring. All your choices look beautiful together. I want them all! I just have to be careful not to get so many that I have to water deeply when it inevitably turns dry. I could literally just live in my garden and I can’t wait for spring. By the way, my yarrow seeds have germinated in my winter sowing jugs. I hope they aren’t too early. I was so excited when I saw them. Thanks for the tour.😊😊
Hi Pat, Spruces are beautiful. Yay for yarrow germination. Im' sure they'll be fine. But if you do get a deep freeze just throw a blanket over them temporarily just in case. Your very welcome, thanks for watching. Have a great weekend!
Those conifers are gorgeous. The different sizes, textures, and colors add so much interest to your garden. I would be really interested to know how your one fares that you had to cage to keep the deer off of it. I have lots of deer pressure also. I'm concerned that the deer problem may get worse because we have SO much building going on within 2 miles of our house. I really enjoy your videos; all the areas of your garden are lovely.
Hi Jennifer, Thank you so much. I love the layered look and after nearly 10 years of gardening in my landcape, I'm finally starting to get some of that. Oh I'll have to report back on the dang deer! They stress me out. I agree, the more development the worst it gets. We are technically overtaking their land, which i do often feel bad about. But as a gardener I just wish they would stick to eating their native woods, and not our garden that they assume is a colorful and fragrant gourmet buffet we've put out for them.
Awesome!! 😍 What a beautiful evergreen you have in your garden, Steph. It's a bit interesting! Thank you for sharing your thought with us. Keep up the good work!❤❤❤
I love all your confers and evergreens. You inspired me to add more to my garden and I buoyed the winter season more this year than other years. My next purchases will be a couple of topiaries and a couple of weeping varieties.
Hi Jackie, Its always great to be inspired. Glad I could do that for you. My shed was purchased from Reeds Ferry Garden Sheds in NH. We added a custom door, the decorative detail above the door, and the window boxes to give it a bit more character. I love it also
Just loved all the variety of evergreens you have. I will be going to the nursery soon and see about getting some evergreen Holly and Thuga trees now that the power company took down the huge pines on the property behind me. Love the borrowed view ones you have, but they would be too tall unfortunately.
Hi Jo, Its so fun to have a fresh clean slate to shop for. I hope you find those evergreens, or even some cool ones you didn't expect. Thanks for watching!
Love your latest addition , the standard. I couldn’t quite pick up on the name of it. It looks like a blue star juniper tree. Could you tell me the name of it and if possible where it was purchased? Loving your gardens and Chanel!
Hi Aurora, thank you so much!! That one is called 'Picea Pungens Glauca Standard'. I purchased it a nursery in Rhode Island. It's actually at the end of this video: ua-cam.com/video/dxJhk8zTBBg/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for this video Steph!! My fav is the Hinoki Cypress ❤ I hope my garden centers carry these so that i can enjoy them in my garden Love from Anu @ Toronto
Great tour. I live in New Hampshire and we have deer everywhere. Because of the deer I have gotten rid of hydrangeas, yews, rose of Sharon just to name a few. I know there are sprays but I don’t want to have something else to do. After watching your video I will plant cypress deer don’t seem to bother it. Thank you!
Hi Denise! Thanks for watching from NH! Yes, it really does become a chore if we have to keep at it. I agree, its best to find things they are lesd drawn too.
Thank you so much for this steph!!! It was awesome!! Now I know what to buy in the spring. I am trying to convert my backyard into more of an evergreen space for the birds in the winter because I too have a few Japanese maples and you gave me so many great ideas! 🌷🌷🌷
You are so welcome Chris, I'm so glad you enjoyed and were able to get some inspiration. Japanese Maples are awesome! I've become quite interested in watching birds as of late. So fun to have them in mind when planning what to add to your garden.
@@HookedandRooted I laugh because I feed the birds all winter…… and the deer love bird food too as do the squirrels………. But they leave my plants alone so they can have the bird food and there is plenty for everyone 😂. I bought the metal mesh trash cans at dollar tree and put them over my Heuchera a with a rock on the top and for $1.25 I’m saving those beautiful leaves that the bunnies are so attracted to. I decided to buy that gorgeous cypress boulevard Pom Pom which will replace a hydrangea tree because it will look cleaner and the hydrangea will be in a spot with more sun. Wisconsin is tricky because until Memorial Day it is just not a good idea to plant anything and spring fever is real!!!! 😂
Hi Steph. Been a subscriber since this summer and I really enjoy all your videos. I appreciate the useful info and ideas to save money in the garden - gardening can get very expensive! I especially love your box store inventory videos as they tell me when I need to run to the store for plants and gardening supplies on my list for the season. Most of all, I’ve been learning more about other variety of plants to add to my MD garden that I’ve never thought to bc of the your videos so thank you for that. For the big Colorado spruce, I wanted to ask you whether you’ve considered shaping it as a topiary/standard? I loved how the Mophead cypress topiary turned out so maybe it’ll turn out just as good. I saw a few of my neighbors who did this and they look beautiful - I admire it every time I pass by their house ☺️. It would be a shame to cut that big tree down.
Love your evergreens. Evergreens are great for birds too provides protection from predators especially during winter. I planted 2 golden mops cypress bushes two years ago, they were looking just beautiful but the deer decided to have a go at them this winter, all the beautiful tips gone. 😢 Hoping they will fill out again. They nibbled the Alberta spruces too but not as damaged as the others. You never know what deer will do.
Hi Terri, Urgh that's so frustrating that the deer nibbled on your gold mops. You really don't know what they'll favor. Things marked deer resistant aren't always because they'll try anything if hungry enough. I find that those shrubs respond well to pruning so if you can keep them away from them somehow, by spraying etc. they should rebound nicely for you this Spring/Summer. Birds love to nest in our trees! its great :)
Hi Marie! The Colorado blue spruce unfortunately is too large for us to be able to transplant ourselves. If we call in a company it would be very expensive and there would be no guarantee it would survive. I sure wish we could though. We'll have to plant the small replacement in a better spot and hope it does as well as this one has.
I agree. I went all in on conifers when I moved into the New England area. Is needlecast just not an issue for you in that part of Massachusetts? I have been reluctant to plant a Colorado blue for just that reason….
@@HookedandRooted Lucky you. I think it just depends on the area.. and near me, there are a lot of blue spruce that look ravaged by either needle cast or tip blight. The weather just is not what it was -there is just a lot more stress on young trees… maybe if I planted the trees 10 years ago, they would be more resilient…
Hi, you have beautiful Japanese maple and conifer collections, I have deer issues and they ate my cryptomeria which I love so much, I am planning to add forever goldi arborvitae and hinoke cypress, do deer eat it?
Good morning from England Steph. I love evergreens and your Colorado Blue Spruce is gorgeous, and what a cute little back-up 😊 I am terrible at checking the mature sizes on plant tags 😂 I’m looking to plant more blue tones so your video is perfect timing for me. Going plant shopping with Mum today so I might find something 🤞 you’ve given me lots of great ideas. Happy weekend to you, love Janette ❤
Hi Janette! thank you so much!! I'm so glad I have learned to pay attention to the tags on growth. I do still tend to place things a little close, and honestly its because I want to fill in gaps, and I like the way things look layered. Also, because I don't want to ask my husband to lift more sod lol. You could certainly find some compact blue evergreens, or even a wheeping one that takes less space. I hope you find some good ones on your nursery trip and you share with us on your channel. Thanks for watching, and have a beautiful weekend!!
We recently purchased a Nellie R. Stevens Holly. The tree farm we purchased it from told us to feed the tree each spring with an evergreen fertilizer. Just wondering if you feed your evergreens. If so, what do you use? Also, what form? Spikes? Liquid? Granules? Thank you very much!
Hi Ruth, I fertilize all my evergreens in very early Spring, so by the end of March. I use a granular fertilizer called "Hollytone" which you would sprinkle in a circular pattern around the drip edge of the plant. You can use this fertilzer on almost every evergreen (that is acid loving) except boxwood and arborvitae (they are not acid loving). Hope this helps. Here's a link to some on my Amazon page if your interested: amzn.to/3kc4hn2
I love your conifer video. Did you limb up your gold mop Cypress or did you purchase it that way? I have two in the front and that is what I want to do but I'm hesitant doing this to an established conifer. Thank you for your video! It gave me some good ideas. 🙂
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Love the video! When I saw you had 2 blue atlantic cedars I thought to want to ask a question about mine. I'm in zone 6 (Ohio) and have a 3 yr. old one on the south mulch bed. We had horrible cold frigid weather -11 w/high winds which brought a real feel down to -49......yikes! It happened a couple of days around Christmas.......brutal! I went out a few weeks ago to check my trees and shrubs and noticed it had turned brown but had noticably alive green tip growth. Have you ever seen this? Is it freezer burn? Your thoughts are welcome.......thanks!
Hi Jackie, Sounds like its suffering from a little bit of winter burn. I have that on my boulevard cypress at the moment. So long as you see green growth on tips, and its an established planting, it should be fine, and push out new Spring growth.
I am a little concerned as to how close you planted many of these conifers. Just concerned for your foundation. I have always planted about 3 ft off foundation so at their biggest size they are at least 2 to 3 feet from my house.
Hi Amanda, Yes some are. They were planted 10+ years ago when I wasn't yet a gardener and didn't know better. I have researched the varities I have planted and they mostly have shallow non aggressive root systems. We keep a close eye on them, and currently the only one causing us some concern is the Colorado Blue Spruce. Great tip, so important to space things properly. Now that I know better, I do better.
@@julesdavis1845 I feel like 10 feet away is a bit far. Except for many of the evergreens that have extensive root systems. Then they need to be out. There are many other things you can plant closer to the house. If you were meaning certain evergreens than I agree.
I think it is important to note that there are some conifers that can indeed be foundation plants, such as those that derive from witches brooms that at 30 years may only be 3 x 3 shrubs. There are so many cultivars of conifers out there…
I'm Sorry you lost yours. They are beautiful trees. I am sad for the day that mine has to come down also. I would NEVER cut down a tree that was growing beautifully and was healthy unless absolutely necessary. It is far to expensive for us to have a company move it, and there would be no guarantee it would survive.
Hi Rosmary, The caliper on the tree is about 5-6", so its much too large for us to handle ourselves. Calling in a company would make it too costly, with no guarantee of survival. We weighed the pros and cons, and planting a replacement somewhere else in the garden was the best choice for us. Its great you were able to move yours. I'm sure that was hard work as well, but worth it. They are gorgeous trees.
I'm amazed at how beautiful and healthy your gardens are, even in the winter. In the summer they are so colorful and fresh. Love your collection of evergreens!
Thank you so much Robyn! We've had a very mild winter so far, part of the reason things still look ok. Also, lots of amending the soil over the years, which I'm sure helps. Thank you so much for your constant support, and kind words. Hope you have a beautiful weekend!
You have done a beautiful job with your evergreen interest! So important for a northern garden!
It really is such an important component in our gardens. Thank you so much Izabela!
As you know, the Japanese Maple Garden is my favorite. Can't wait to see it in a few years. It's gonna be bananas !!
Gave us some more ideas!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🌱🌱
Hi guys! I can't wait to work on that garden some more this season. I think its going to be a beautiful space over time
Hinoki's are also my favorite!
They are great!!
I love all the evergreens in your garden. They made everything look amazing in Winter. You've picked some beauties.
Thank you so much Sue! Your garden is incredible in Winter, so this is a great compliment. Thanks for watching.
I like the way u repeat the names, makes it eazy er to remember them
Thanks Lisa, thats why I try to do it. Thank you for your comment.
Excellent collection of evergreen trees
Thank you so much!! and thanks for watching.
Nice sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
Cannot wait to see you Japanese Maples this year. They are one of my favorites !
Hi JoLinda, I'm excited to see them leaf out also. They are spectacular in Spring!
Nice plants, everything looks to close together
Thank you! Yes, everything is now 10 years old and mature. I prune things regularly to keep evertyhing happy and growing well together.
Hi Steph! I appreciate the variety of evergreens you have. So much fun and interest. Thanks for sharing with us! P.S. I am going to begin my winter sowing, some of it anyway, next week.😃
Thank you so much Ruth, Have fun with your winter sowing!
If you let the central leader on a MONTGOMERY BLUE SPRUCE grow it will become a charismas tree.
I have 2 that are around 20 years old and are about 7-8 feet tall.
Most people trim the leader so it stays ball shaped.
It would be an ideal choice for that spot.
I'm watching this in winter and am happy to see the winter color of your evergreens. I am a new gardner and just planted some evergreens this past fall and it's reaffirming to see that the winter color changes I have seen to my trees and shrubs is normal, not a sign of poor health.
After seeing this I need to up my evergreen game. Thanks for all the great info.
Hi Liz, Evergreens really are such a great component to every garden. Your welcome, and thanks for watching.
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Thanks for visiting
We had a Colorado Blue Spruce when we lived in Mass. and it was ginormous, maybe 60 feet tall and beautiful. We sold the house and the new owners had it taken down, which almost made me cry. Neighbors were unhappy also. Now we're in Georgia which is a pine tree state and everything grows like it's on steroids!
Hi Mary, It really is so sad to take down beautiful mature trees. We are at a loss over ours because I do not want to take it down, but it is too close to our home and foundation. It was a mistake I made as a new gardener. Live and learn. Wow pine tree state, so interesting how things grow differently in different climates.
@@HookedandRooted Right, we lived in Holden, Mass where it was almost impossible to grow anything, moved to Cape Cod where it was a totally different climate and easy to grow most things, moved to Ga where things grow so fast I have to be careful what I plant because it will take over the whole yard in no time. 🙂
Your winter garden is gorgeous!!! I love your content & your garden soo much! I love that you also have the same problem as me, "dear deers" It was so hard to figure out which ones are deer resistant. I bought 2 Trautman Junipers last year, but sadly deer ate them last month. So this VDO help me select some of them and learn your strategy for how you protect your evergreen from the deers. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Oh yes, the deer, grrrr. An ongoing issue in my garden. They are my biggest pest that I deal with. There's a few bunnies, and groundhogs that like to take residence under my neighbors shed, but honestly the deer are the worst thus far. I have good luck with spraying with Invisible fence deer and rabbit, but I have to be conistent. The minute I miss a spraying, they know it and strike! I noticed just this week that they nibbled on my grey owl juniper tips, but must not have liked them because lukily they only tried a few branches. I'm sorry they ate your Junipers. I hope they bounce back and send new growth out this Spring. It just means you'll need to protect them in order to give them time to recover. I have a video I did on my strategies i'm using this winter to protect some things if you would like to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/rSNp_H5dwJA/v-deo.html
Great video! Your garden is gorgeous in the winter even in MA where I also garden. I recently planted Dwarf Hinoki "Nana", Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce, Compact Hinoki Cypress and a Weeping Blue Colorado Spruce in my front garden border and I love every one of them especially now in the middle of winter. You have a few I've never seen and will look for this spring in the garden center. Thanks for sharing your garden :)
Hi there! Thank you so much! So important for us to consider our winter gardens as well. Hinoki and blue spruce are gorgeous. I'm sure the wheeping one looks beautiful in your front border. Can't wait for Spring nursery visits. Such an exciting time. I look to add either a new evergreen (or 3), and tree each year. We started from scratch with zero landscaping so its taken some time. Thank you so much for watching, have a great weekend!
@@HookedandRooted Same here. We bought a summer home and the yard was neglected for 7 to 10 years. So we plowed everything out and started from scratch. Last year was a biggie, over 220 trees, shrubs and plant my husband and I planted each and every one. This year we are tackling a raised vegetable garden. Its a labor of love. Enjoy your weekend:)
Excellent choice of conifers. In a few years they will be almost maintenance free and color year round.
I agree, and thank you. They are my absolute favorite addition to the garden. I'm always looking for new ones each season.
Great job Steph! Thanks for the tour
You are so welcome Jessica, Thanks for watching!
I am so glad you posted an evergreen video!! I love all of them❤️. I was going to suggest you plant some arctic fire dogwoods so you have some red to contrast nicely in the winter with all the green blue and yellow😀 …my Lowe’s where I live have the Arctic fire for sale now!
Hi There, so glad you enjoyed! I planted 3 red twig dogwoods this fall, ivory halo variety that have veriagated foliage. The artic fire are gorgeous, the stems are such vibrant red! Here's the vid where I show the bed I have those dogwoods planted if your interested: ua-cam.com/video/7Ji3NbZHYqI/v-deo.html
Love this video! I love the spruces and will be planting some this spring. All your choices look beautiful together. I want them all! I just have to be careful not to get so many that I have to water deeply when it inevitably turns dry. I could literally just live in my garden and I can’t wait for spring. By the way, my yarrow seeds have germinated in my winter sowing jugs. I hope they aren’t too early. I was so excited when I saw them. Thanks for the tour.😊😊
Hi Pat, Spruces are beautiful. Yay for yarrow germination. Im' sure they'll be fine. But if you do get a deep freeze just throw a blanket over them temporarily just in case. Your very welcome, thanks for watching. Have a great weekend!
Those conifers are gorgeous. The different sizes, textures, and colors add so much interest to your garden. I would be really interested to know how your one fares that you had to cage to keep the deer off of it. I have lots of deer pressure also. I'm concerned that the deer problem may get worse because we have SO much building going on within 2 miles of our house. I really enjoy your videos; all the areas of your garden are lovely.
Hi Jennifer, Thank you so much. I love the layered look and after nearly 10 years of gardening in my landcape, I'm finally starting to get some of that. Oh I'll have to report back on the dang deer! They stress me out. I agree, the more development the worst it gets. We are technically overtaking their land, which i do often feel bad about. But as a gardener I just wish they would stick to eating their native woods, and not our garden that they assume is a colorful and fragrant gourmet buffet we've put out for them.
@@HookedandRooted I totally understand and agree with you!!
Awesome!! 😍 What a beautiful evergreen you have in your garden, Steph. It's a bit interesting! Thank you for sharing your thought with us. Keep up the good work!❤❤❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Thanks so much! love all the evergreen information.! I live in a 6b zone so you're info is so very helpful!
You are so welcome Maureen, Thanks so much for watching.
I love all you evergreens, so beautiful and so inspiring, thank you for another fantastic video! ❤️
Thank you so much Cindy! My pleasure, thanks for watching. Have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing, Love it!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching Rena.
I love all your confers and evergreens. You inspired me to add more to my garden and I buoyed the winter season more this year than other years. My next purchases will be a couple of topiaries and a couple of weeping varieties.
You definitely should Claudia, they are a beautiful addition to every garden. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing and I'm inspired to take a look at my garden for adding everygreens. Also, can you talk about your adorable Garden Shed? Thanks
Hi Jackie, Its always great to be inspired. Glad I could do that for you. My shed was purchased from Reeds Ferry Garden Sheds in NH. We added a custom door, the decorative detail above the door, and the window boxes to give it a bit more character. I love it also
Just loved all the variety of evergreens you have. I will be going to the nursery soon and see about getting some evergreen Holly and Thuga trees now that the power company took down the huge pines on the property behind me. Love the borrowed view ones you have, but they would be too tall unfortunately.
Hi Jo, Its so fun to have a fresh clean slate to shop for. I hope you find those evergreens, or even some cool ones you didn't expect. Thanks for watching!
@@HookedandRooted thank you!
Beautiful collection Steph 🥰
Thank you so much Jasmine!
Thank you for this video!!!! 🎉
You're so welcome, Rosailin!
wow beautyfull😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you! Cheers!
Love your evergreens. Very nice.
Thank you so much Linda!
Ooohhh Steph! I love your Forever Goldy Arborvitae! I have that one on my wish list! 😍😍
Its so pretty Mary! Hope you find them this Spring!
Amazing selection ❤❤❤❤
Love your latest addition , the standard. I couldn’t quite pick up on the name of it. It looks like a blue star juniper tree. Could you tell me the name of it and if possible where it was purchased? Loving your gardens and Chanel!
Hi Aurora, thank you so much!! That one is called 'Picea Pungens Glauca Standard'. I purchased it a nursery in Rhode Island. It's actually at the end of this video: ua-cam.com/video/dxJhk8zTBBg/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for this video Steph!! My fav is the Hinoki Cypress ❤ I hope my garden centers carry these so that i can enjoy them in my garden
Love from Anu @ Toronto
Hi Anu, Thank you so much for watching. I hope you are able to find some Hinoki for your garden this Spring. They are beautiful!
Great tour. I live in New Hampshire and we have deer everywhere. Because of the deer I have gotten rid of hydrangeas, yews, rose of Sharon just to name a few. I know there are sprays but I don’t want to have something else to do. After watching your video I will plant cypress deer don’t seem to bother it. Thank you!
Hi Denise! Thanks for watching from NH! Yes, it really does become a chore if we have to keep at it. I agree, its best to find things they are lesd drawn too.
Thank you so much for this steph!!! It was awesome!! Now I know what to buy in the spring. I am trying to convert my backyard into more of an evergreen space for the birds in the winter because I too have a few Japanese maples and you gave me so many great ideas! 🌷🌷🌷
You are so welcome Chris, I'm so glad you enjoyed and were able to get some inspiration. Japanese Maples are awesome! I've become quite interested in watching birds as of late. So fun to have them in mind when planning what to add to your garden.
@@HookedandRooted I laugh because I feed the birds all winter…… and the deer love bird food too as do the squirrels………. But they leave my plants alone so they can have the bird food and there is plenty for everyone 😂. I bought the metal mesh trash cans at dollar tree and put them over my Heuchera a with a rock on the top and for $1.25 I’m saving those beautiful leaves that the bunnies are so attracted to. I decided to buy that gorgeous cypress boulevard Pom Pom which will replace a hydrangea tree because it will look cleaner and the hydrangea will be in a spot with more sun. Wisconsin is tricky because until Memorial Day it is just not a good idea to plant anything and spring fever is real!!!! 😂
Hi Steph. Been a subscriber since this summer and I really enjoy all your videos. I appreciate the useful info and ideas to save money in the garden - gardening can get very expensive! I especially love your box store inventory videos as they tell me when I need to run to the store for plants and gardening supplies on my list for the season. Most of all, I’ve been learning more about other variety of plants to add to my MD garden that I’ve never thought to bc of the your videos so thank you for that. For the big Colorado spruce, I wanted to ask you whether you’ve considered shaping it as a topiary/standard? I loved how the Mophead cypress topiary turned out so maybe it’ll turn out just as good. I saw a few of my neighbors who did this and they look beautiful - I admire it every time I pass by their house ☺️. It would be a shame to cut that big tree down.
Love your evergreens. Evergreens are great for birds too provides protection from predators especially during winter. I planted 2 golden mops cypress bushes two years ago, they were looking just beautiful but the deer decided to have a go at them this winter, all the beautiful tips gone. 😢 Hoping they will fill out again. They nibbled the Alberta spruces too but not as damaged as the others. You never know what deer will do.
Hi Terri, Urgh that's so frustrating that the deer nibbled on your gold mops. You really don't know what they'll favor. Things marked deer resistant aren't always because they'll try anything if hungry enough. I find that those shrubs respond well to pruning so if you can keep them away from them somehow, by spraying etc. they should rebound nicely for you this Spring/Summer. Birds love to nest in our trees! its great :)
Great tour!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching Lona!
Lovely, well chosen evergreens for your climate. The one at the beginning that has grown
so big, Do you transplant it somewhere else ?
Hi Marie! The Colorado blue spruce unfortunately is too large for us to be able to transplant ourselves. If we call in a company it would be very expensive and there would be no guarantee it would survive. I sure wish we could though. We'll have to plant the small replacement in a better spot and hope it does as well as this one has.
Nice Steph!! I love all your choices!!
Thanks so much Carol 😊
Hi I wish you put the name of the plants on the screen but I really enjoyed watching it. Thanks.
Hi Joy, Thank you for your suggestion.
I agree. I went all in on conifers when I moved into the New England area. Is needlecast just not an issue for you in that part of Massachusetts? I have been reluctant to plant a Colorado blue for just that reason….
Hi Emma, I do have some browing inside my evergreens, I believe its part of the natural shedding that occurs in many evergreens in Winter.
@@HookedandRooted Lucky you. I think it just depends on the area.. and near me, there are a lot of blue spruce that look ravaged by either needle cast or tip blight. The weather just is not what it was -there is just a lot more stress on young trees… maybe if I planted the trees 10 years ago, they would be more resilient…
Hi, you have beautiful Japanese maple and conifer collections, I have deer issues and they ate my cryptomeria which I love so much, I am planning to add forever goldi arborvitae and hinoke cypress, do deer eat it?
Good morning from England Steph. I love evergreens and your Colorado Blue Spruce is gorgeous, and what a cute little back-up 😊 I am terrible at checking the mature sizes on plant tags 😂 I’m looking to plant more blue tones so your video is perfect timing for me. Going plant shopping with Mum today so I might find something 🤞 you’ve given me lots of great ideas. Happy weekend to you, love Janette ❤
Hi Janette! thank you so much!! I'm so glad I have learned to pay attention to the tags on growth. I do still tend to place things a little close, and honestly its because I want to fill in gaps, and I like the way things look layered. Also, because I don't want to ask my husband to lift more sod lol. You could certainly find some compact blue evergreens, or even a wheeping one that takes less space. I hope you find some good ones on your nursery trip and you share with us on your channel. Thanks for watching, and have a beautiful weekend!!
@@HookedandRooted I didn’t really find anything much today but was still a nice trip out and an enjoyable day. Wishing you a great weekend 💕
We recently purchased a Nellie R. Stevens Holly. The tree farm we purchased it from told us to feed the tree each spring with an evergreen fertilizer. Just wondering if you feed your evergreens. If so, what do you use? Also, what form? Spikes? Liquid? Granules? Thank you very much!
Hi Ruth, I fertilize all my evergreens in very early Spring, so by the end of March. I use a granular fertilizer called "Hollytone" which you would sprinkle in a circular pattern around the drip edge of the plant. You can use this fertilzer on almost every evergreen (that is acid loving) except boxwood and arborvitae (they are not acid loving). Hope this helps. Here's a link to some on my Amazon page if your interested: amzn.to/3kc4hn2
I love your conifer video. Did you limb up your gold mop Cypress or did you purchase it that way? I have two in the front and that is what I want to do but I'm hesitant doing this to an established conifer. Thank you for your video! It gave me some good ideas. 🙂
🤦🏼♀️ So I'm further into your video. You did limb up your gold mop. Answered my question already. I shall do better!! Thank you! 🙂
Thx for all the info. Love your coat what is the brand?
Hi Linda, your welcome, and thank you! Its by DKNY. I purchased it at TJ Maxx, but found it online here it is for you to check out: www.zappos.com/p/dkny-diamond-quilt-jacket-thistle/product/9831195/color/125251?US_i_en_j_59204666180_s__e__h_9002176_ii__vi__&zap_placement=&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi8KfBhCuARIsADp-A54tnsFfERBZ4iFuHLfmO_c4fa_I1y6LdT2zgryZxt8znuHVRvJ1ZK0aAmifEALw_wcB&_ivgu=8ee7bf68-0f0d-4da3-b81c-6cbb6e0e16b9
Love the video! When I saw you had 2 blue atlantic cedars I thought to want to ask a question about mine. I'm in zone 6 (Ohio) and have a 3 yr. old one on the south mulch bed. We had horrible cold frigid weather -11 w/high winds which brought a real feel down to -49......yikes! It happened a couple of days around Christmas.......brutal! I went out a few weeks ago to check my trees and shrubs and noticed it had turned brown but had noticably alive green tip growth. Have you ever seen this? Is it freezer burn? Your thoughts are welcome.......thanks!
Hi Jackie, Sounds like its suffering from a little bit of winter burn. I have that on my boulevard cypress at the moment. So long as you see green growth on tips, and its an established planting, it should be fine, and push out new Spring growth.
Steph, you are an inspiration to everyone! Question, where did you find the blues weeping blue spruce? A garden center by me wanted $270 for it
Hi Meghan, Thank you so much
@@HookedandRooted Briggs is always beautiful.
Hi, do you trim your spruce lollipop? I also added a new one last fall and want to trim it but I am a little afraid to.
Hi there, I do. Here's a video I did: ua-cam.com/video/wHvsmtci1Tc/v-deo.html
I am a little concerned as to how close you planted many of these conifers. Just concerned for your foundation. I have always planted about 3 ft off foundation so at their biggest size they are at least 2 to 3 feet from my house.
Hi Amanda, Yes some are. They were planted 10+ years ago when I wasn't yet a gardener and didn't know better. I have researched the varities I have planted and they mostly have shallow non aggressive root systems. We keep a close eye on them, and currently the only one causing us some concern is the Colorado Blue Spruce. Great tip, so important to space things properly. Now that I know better, I do better.
I agree. I plant a minimum of ten feet from a foundation.
@Jules Davis hi, see my reply to Amanda above.
@@julesdavis1845 I feel like 10 feet away is a bit far. Except for many of the evergreens that have extensive root systems. Then they need to be out. There are many other things you can plant closer to the house. If you were meaning certain evergreens than I agree.
I think it is important to note that there are some conifers that can indeed be foundation plants, such as those that derive from witches brooms that at 30 years may only be 3 x 3 shrubs. There are so many cultivars of conifers out there…
Sad have to cut down blue spruce that's healthy..I just lost mine had planted 20 years ago...to some disease 😢
I'm Sorry you lost yours. They are beautiful trees. I am sad for the day that mine has to come down also. I would NEVER cut down a tree that was growing beautifully and was healthy unless absolutely necessary. It is far to expensive for us to have a company move it, and there would be no guarantee it would survive.
Is it worth it to you to have a crew come move that large tree?
Hi Jules, It would be far too expensive, with no guarantee that the tree would survive. We've looked into it.
@@HookedandRooted I figured, but it’s such a lovely risk
If possible. move the spruce, We have moved 5 evergreen in the
last 25 years. now they are over 30ft. tall
Hi Rosmary, The caliper on the tree is about 5-6", so its much too large for us to handle ourselves. Calling in a company would make it too costly, with no guarantee of survival. We weighed the pros and cons, and planting a replacement somewhere else in the garden was the best choice for us. Its great you were able to move yours. I'm sure that was hard work as well, but worth it. They are gorgeous trees.
In my area (Northern Ky, 6a) the deer have ate all 5 of my Thuja Green Giants. 😢😖🤬
Hi Melissa, Thats interesting to hear and also frustrating. You never know what they'll eat.
Great garden