Man, it is such a privilege to watch a healthy, happy couple talk about their real life marriage with the ups and downs and budget priorities and “having opinions now.” 😂 You are such a blessing!
It's so interesting to hear you talk about getting energy from hard labor. I am exactly the same way. In fact during my job interview at a local nursery I stated that I am a manual laborer extraordinaire! I've received a number of compliments at work about being such a great, hard worker. At 70, I think that's saying something!! Hard labor is good for your physical, and emotional health.
Bravo! Good for you! Keep up the great work! I hope the younger generations are inspired by you & your work ethic! By the way, at 65, I'm not far behind you! Lol🌾💜
To mswyman- just turned 71 an am redoing most of my garden beds. Just put in a Bloomerang and will be planting 2 Little Lime hydrangeas as soon as the contractor gets my front steps and sidewalk done. With the new sidewalk I'll have another 2 feet to plant on that side and might widen the other side a bit.
Betty Huey Dollar tree has petunia seed packets for a quarter and after season they are ten cents. There is probably about 300 seeds in packets. If you have special petunias that have been bred then only cuttings will give you true mother plants. In saving seeds I have read...to put a little party favor sack and let the flower mature so seeds stay in sack.
L & A, I wish more couples would acknowledge and accept the need for hiring help with indoor house keeping chores rather than let it be a struggle between them. Your answers of budgeting for the help both inside and outside so everyone can enjoy time for joyful activities is very wise! Thank you both!
Vacation is time off doing what you enjoy. It does not have to be on a beach , getting in a plane, or seeing bright city lights. You two are wise and sincere with your life’s purpose. You budget for the things you enjoy, which is your home and garden. If I had a garden and home like yours, it would be a vacation to sit in your gazebo or around your fire pit and absorb the beauty and peace. Having such peace is so joyful and allows you to renew and feel re -energized. You two are down to earth , salt of the earth people. I love that about you and are great examples of what parents should be. Benjamin is fortunate to have you as parents. You are a great team! God Bless!
My younger brother and I are often asked "what's wrong?" because it looks like we're annoyed (furrowed brow) but no, both of us are affected by glare, even when it's not sunny so we're often seen outside wearing sunglasses.
At the end of the day you are an educator! I learn so much from everything you do. I also enjoy it. Thank you so much. I know of what I speak because I taught high school for 35 years and I know a teacher when I see one. Your love of gardening is a vocation for all of us. Blessings!!
“We don’t buy clothes “... Lol. So relatable! Ohmygawd. You guys are pure humbleness and such down to earth people! That’s also one of the reasons why I love your channel.
Aaron should absolutely investigate the garden app idea and take that step! You kids are still so young, and failures are not in your future! Great job educating all of us. God bless. 👏🏼💞👏🏼
Oh yeah coffee with Laura and Aaron how fun is that! You two are so great together and I love how you tease each other. Thanks for being so open and honest about things!!!!
You guys do a really great job. Since discovering your UA-cam channel my garden has become my primary hobby. And, folks have noticed. I've turned others on to you and I can see them adopting some of your recommendations as well. Thanks for being inspirational, and keep up all the GREAT work!
My motto is make a life that you don't need a vacation from...I live on a farm, lots of animals, gardening and house work,,no time for anything extra except Church,,very important... I enjoy your posts
I love love that you call Russell the poop 💩 ninja 😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious I am cracking up 😆 also love your look 👀 when you said Aaron now has opinions 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I liked the gardening on a budget question because that's how I got my start. Many years ago a neighbor was dividing her German Bearded Iris and passed her rhizomes along to me and told me how to plant them and how to care for them. The rest is history. Perhaps a video on "Pass along" plants would be helpful for your viewers on a tight budget. Many perennials need to be divided every 3-5 years to promote more blooms. Examples are daylilies and all varieties of Iris. I like to divide a few of my prized Hosta in the Spring and put the cuttings in containers on my East side Front Porch. I hope this info is helpful for the beginner gardener.
My mother took some hosta splits from her parents' cottage when they sold it, and years later gave me a few plants when she split hers. Mine are overdue to be split but I missed the window when they were small enough to lift this spring. I love them--they're beautiful and bring back memories of summer at the cottage.
Also, on the budget question. Save during the winter & ask for cash or gift cards for birthdays and holidays, this way you can play more in spring. Another tip regarding budget, put your money into your foundation pieces first, trees and perennials. It's ok if it takes years to fully fill in your gardens. I'm on year 3 and have learned a ton but the best thing I'm learning is foundation pieces first.
You both compliment each other so well. The perfect team. I know the videos are a lot of work but think of the knowledge and joy you are bringing to so many people. In turn they are sharing the knowledge and joy with others that they obtained from you both. It’s the perfect ripple effect that the world needs today. Thanks again to both of you for all your efforts. It’s is so appreciated.
I just got back from my annual road trip to the other side of the state to visit public gardens and garden centers there. I was able to see 5 garden centers, a public alpine garden, and an iris farm. This is what I call "vacation"!
Aaron - I wish I had started to wear sunglasses in my twenties because now I have cataracts. When I look back at old photos I notice that I am always squinting. Keep wearing your sunglasses and hopefully you will never develop cataracts. Great job with videography btw. My sons name is Aaron and he is a professional photographer/videographer too.
This was the most awesome Q&A video! You answered all the questions I was wondering about for a long time. Thank you for being honest with us, love your perennial planting videos and garden tours, also loved that short garden tour of one area when you showed all the flowers and talked about them, please more of those and nothing make me more inspired than watching you plant and arrange plants in your flower beds and I miss the chicken coop and surrounding area update. Can't wait for the garden tour! Thank you both for wonderful inspiring videos!
I think Laura's explanation of what events transpired for them to loose (Molly?) the dog was appropriate & conscientious of her audience. It was insensitive & ugly for Aaron to reprimand her for giving details other than they dropped her on a farm. I got a little example of what Laura must go through at home on a regular basis. I feel for her; she looks like she struggles with having so much information that she wants to benevolently get out to the public about gardening and I know she answers every little question that I come up with. I've always had a million questions about everything and desperately wanted to know every detail of anything I'm studying. I wish I had someone like her in my family and if I did I would show her gratitude and respect. Laura your benevolent for slowing down in your garden and making gardening easier for the rest of us instead of just making us jealous. We love you immensely.
I'm looking at 60 next month and while the drive is still there, I have slowed down a bit. I continue to spend hours upon hours outside puttering in my garden and landscaping and have even added a few raised vegetable beds this year. I am happiest with my hands in dirt. This winter, I put my landscape and garden plans on paper so I know for certain what's planted where. I was looking at nothing but an overgrown canvas when I moved in to this house five years ago and have learned so much since finding your channel last spring. I love these question and answer videos!
Good morning guys, I look forward to your videos every morning with my coffee. Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us looking forward to the next video.Blessings!
On the budget garden starting front: see if there's a local garden club and join. Many have plant sales, some do seed giveaways, and all will have fellow gardeners who you can network with and possibly gets starts from. (Bonus: many also have guest speakers at the meetings. I've learned a ton about xeriscaping, year-round veggie harvests, native plants and how to get rid of invasives, etc.) At my garden club, every meeting has a table at the back for plant sales with proceeds going to the club, for example one of our members was thinning out an overgrown strawberry patch and I got a bunch of baby strawberry plants at 50 cents each. We also host an annual plant sale that usually has a ton of plants for very reasonable prices, and there are often members giving away vegetable and flower seeds or who are flat out giving away plants because their irises spread so much and they only want to keep half or whatever.
Your videos are the first thing I watch in the morning while I'm drinking my coffee. They inspire me every day to get out and get my hands dirty. I was looking at my patio yesterday and was blown away by how prolific the petunias were. I've never grown them before (for some reason my mom hates them, so I guess I had filed that away in my brain and just never planted them before). But this year, I planted only about five of them in various pots, but WOW! an explosion of color! I'm in zone 9b and I think I've been watering and feeding my plants based on not great advice in the past -- since watching your channel, my watering and feeding (especially feeding) routine is much more constant and that shows in every plant I have -- much stronger and healthier plants and so many more blooms! Again, thank you for the advice and inspiration -- can't wait for the next video!
The app is a fantastic idea. The game changer would be adding the budgeting cost into in. Meaning now that you have designed your garden, here is range of what it could cost depending on the size of plant you purchase. Oooh also adding sizes you purchase and maybe a look at what it will look like when you plant that size and then maybe somehow do a month later view. That ide has ALOT of potential!!! Totally worthy of a discussion with proven winners I think. Of course my dream is to somehow build and own a full proven winners retail nursery in my area!!! 😀😀 because I can never find very many proven winners plants in any of the garden centers near me.
Shannon Bickerton I love, love your ideas for the app ! You described it very well. I was looking for something similar to help me with my garden but all i could find were logiciels to buy that needed a computer to work because smartphones are not powerfull enough. My computer is too old and doesn't work anymore so.... What is the biggest city next to you ? I thought Proven winners had a LOT of garden centers troughout the US... 🤔 When i found ONE plant from proven winners in my garden center downtown i was super excited because i never see them, here, in France 😣
The proven winners pairing has worked in their favor too, even I'm googling their plants thanks to your videos and I'm in NZ. You also mentioned my other fav UA-camr, Planterina 🥳🥳
Thank❣️You❣️.......Aaron and Laura❤️❤️ You are a sweet couple, with gentle spirits. You are good mentors for positive purpose and inspiration ❤️❤️ God’s plan❣️❣️❣️
YAAAAAAS! I'm so glad you mentioned you have a little help with chores inside the house! I've been struggling with this myself for the 2 years we've had Our little Benjamin and just can't keep up with all the house work, my job, AND being able to be out in the garden, and spending as much play and education time as I'd like with Benjamin. I actually paid someone to come in and clean my bathrooms and mop my floors after Benjamin was born, and it was GLORIOOOOOUS! If not on a regular basis, I think I'll do that once in a while when I feel things are getting away from me. Especially since my husband hates doing housework too.🤣 Thank you for being real about this, in a way it kind of mentally "gave me permission" to do it more for myself, and makes me realize that it's ok that I can't do it all, all the time. I deserve a break somewhere!!! Thank you to you and your family for being such a wholesome example of good clean everyday happiness, creating beauty all around you!
25:41 - you guys are the CUTEST! I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and never thought I'd make it out to Andrews Seed. But my hubby is in the military and we just found out we are posted to Washington State. So I have hope!!!
Love watching you two together, have learned so much from watching your channel. I no longer run thru the nursery grabbing one of anything that catches my eye so my yard looks so much better . Many thanks and keep the info coming.
I agree with spending money to beautify your home and garden. I always thought it was strange that people would have vacation homes or cabins. I figured why not make your actual home feel like it is your vacation home, your escape. When I do travel I miss my garden, my home, and especially my comfy bed. Also Aaron, I am with you on the sunglasses. Sunlight, even when not directly in it, hurts my eyes. I have sunglasses everywhere. My grandma wore a poker visor even in the house lol
And all those window boxes are on drip..because Laura actually climbed UNDER THE HOUSE to set it up. She's nuts We love her. You have no idea. Subscribe!
Wow, Laura, we have the same favourite food/drink, the same perspective on shows/movies and up until March we had the same cat. 😳😄 I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to spend some time with Russell in this video, even if he hid his face the whole time :) My kitty boy passed away earlier this year, he was almost 20 years old, and looked exactly like Russell. I miss him so much but I am so grateful to have had him in my life. I was wondering about Molly too, and laughed at how Russell reacted, what a protective, guard cat he is! I did the same thing, only I brought my puppy in when he was smaller than my cat, and credit to my cat (who was 12 at the time and really chilled out) he was lovely to the dog. But my dog is an Australian Cattle Dog and he was a cat botherer from day 1. Still, they became best pals, with the cat always being above the dog in the hierarchy, as that is the only way. So I’m sorry things didn’t work out between Russell and Molly, but I’m really glad Russell is happy again and that you found such a wonderful home for Molly as well. Things just work out that way sometimes, maybe in a few years you’ll find a way to bring a dog into your home and Russell will be if not happy than perhaps ok about it. In time they do tend to bond. Thank you for lovely videos, what an amazing content you two are creating, I’m so glad I found your channel. And I’m really sorry about your hostas. But as you say, they’re only plants! And they will recover xx
Laura and Aaron, I just want to say - Thank you. Your videos have not only inspired me to start gardening at my own home, but also have done so much more. I deal with a decent amount of anxiety and stress in my life, and i look forward to coming home, making a cup of tea and watching your videos. From planting, to garden tours, to Christmas tree decorating - I find your videos to relaxing, real and calming. You are both unapologetically yourselves and I thank you for sharing this part of your lives with us. I've been a subscriber for years, before you moved into this home, and I will be a subscriber for years to come. I feel like you are both part of my circle of family/friends and I feel like I know you. Anyways, I hope to meet you both some day to express my gratitude and thanks in person. Keep being you, and sharing your videos with the world. All the best, and love in the world to you both, Benjamin, and the cats. --- Erik xoxo
“A persons gift will make a way for them” - Y’all are gifted. Which is why PW was drawn to you. Which is why you have so many viewers watching you. Which is why we all feel like we want to be your best friends. ❤️ Be encouraged! You are making a difference! P.S. YES for an app. YES for a basic flower arrangement video. Awesomeness!
You guys make our lives a little less hectic everyday. When I come home from work and see you've posted a video, my day ends with tranquility and a smile. Thank you.
Loved this video! My husband and I garden about 2 acres as well and every year we share plants from our garden with family and friends, sometimes we just set the extras out by the street and people pick them up (so hard to just throw them in the woods). We are both retired and never take a vacation (maybe a day trip), what can be better than enjoying what we have here at home, so beautiful and therapeutic! 🌺🌼🌸
Discovered your videos a week ago, and absolutely love them! I use to work in a greenhouse years ago, and really miss doing that, and have just now gotten back into gardening after being away from it for a year or so. I love your gardens and have pulled several ideas from your videos, and enjoy having my coffee with your videos in the morning.
I just stumbled onto this one and was stopped in my tracks as I listened. Your knowledge and experience adds an incredible depth to your gardening advice, but your persons, your glow, your humility, your love for each other... It's obvious why you're so blessed - your priorities are in the right places. Thanks for sharing more than horticultural advice.
Aaron, you are not alone! My sister had the same thing with very sensitive eyes and always needed to wear sunglasses 😎 All the pictures of her as a child she was squinting badly!
I appreciate you guys so much! I just came across you recently, but you do short, sweet, real, informative and inspiring SO well I can’t get enough. Thank you and so many blessings on you and your work! Tks for making the world a better place from your little corner.
I thought Winger's sounded familiar... My husband and I ate there when we passed through on vacation from Denver 2 summers ago. It was yummy, but the highlights were a visit to Andrews Seed Co. (and meeting your lovely mom) and seeing your big and beautiful Ontario containers!
I totally agree with your answer, Laura, about passion and energy. I have a nursery and large garden areas. It can be daunting, all the work that needs to be done. I'm often overwhelmed but my passion for growing plants and nurturing them gets me out the door. I have to say that when I start to feel less than excited to get out and work, all I need to do is watch your videos! That does it EVERY time!
Aaron,I'm with you there with light sensitivity, I have to wear sunglasses even on cloudy days. We're the same with making our place a haven, who needs to go away.
Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us in such an open and honest way. I have also hired someone to clean our house in order to prevent "disagreements" with my husband. Best money spent ever!
Laura, you may not be a professional florist, but you are a natural! I love your arrangements and I do arrangements for small events, etc. Your wedding arrangements for that pretty redhead was the first of your videos I watched and I am planning on making that one for my daughters wedding !
Re: MULCH. I use ~3” of woodchips. See Paul Gautachi, Back to Eden Garden. Get FREE from a tree service company (woodchips w leaves). I’m not talking about bark. It looks like the Forest floor. They do a bunch of things like keep the soil temperature down, suppress weeds, feeds your garden as it decomposes, etc etc. Lay on top, do NOT mix into the soil.
I would just like to say "thanks " for letting us into a bit of your world. I have found it so very inspirational and informative and really believe it is what got me back into gardening. Look forward every day to see what is being posted. Keep up the awesome work!
...”which makes me want to die.” HAHA, perfectly said!! Energy begets energy! I run my husband ragged with the amount of physical labor I do and need help with! Thankfully, he is usually willing to help me with almost every dumb, crazy, wild and sometimes genius idea I have. I keep him happy and he keeps me happy!
26:09 Yes please! With mamma too. I've only seen the one (you guys prepared for a wedding) and it totally inspired me to have cut flowers in my house all the time. I'm at the grocery store looking around going, "Hmm, what would bring joy to me today?" Loved that video.
Regarding the App!! YES YES YES YES!!! I do this the "old fashion way" with printing off pics of my landscape and pics of plants and start to layer them. So yes! Please do this app!
Scott's brand has a nice hardwood mulch (I use black mulch) and I have severely hard water & it doesn't change the look of my mulch! At the end of the year, yes I rake it up & use it in a bed that no one else sees because I don't like getting the leaves out, I'd rather buy new mulch next year. But it's pretty good & holds its color nicely!
I always enjoy your Q&A videos so much. You are such a cute couple, obviously a match made in heaven. You are real and down to earth. Having had the pleasure of meeting you both in person at the Charlotte Garden Show in March, I can testify that you are as authentic in real life as you are in your videos. Thank you for all your inspiration and for sharing your lives with us so graciously! 💕
I believe Russel was being protective of you and the baby when he got so defensive against Molly. Cats are very protective of their babies and it seems Benjamin has an adoptive Papa with Russel. ^_^ That cat loves you all so much. Also, SO EXCITED FOR THE GARDEN TOUR!! It feels like finding out I get to go to Disneyland or something. Been watching all the old garden tours to satiate my craving for beautiful gardens and I came across the tour from the old house. I had never seen the old place before (beautiful but SO TINY) and it made me so happy for you that you get to finally have the garden you always wanted. Thanks for inspiration. Love your channel.
Good morning. Please keep doing what you are doing. I have learned so much from both of you. I am not a gardener, that’s my husband’s job BUT because of you I have taken more of an interest and he has learned and listened to what I have learned. Your video’s are wonderful and I get up each morning looking forward to the new video you posted. Thank you for sharing your love of gardening.
I’m addictive to proven winner plants because watching your show. During lockdowns from pandemic I ordered from amazon and they arrived perfect shape and healthy.
Oh WoW! Enjoyed this so much. Love seeing Russell, hearing what Benjamin loves and is doing. A thumbs up on the app. Think about how it would help people on any size of budget and include where to plant sun loving or shade plants.
And how the assortment of plants would look in each season, maybe even when first planted and after a few years. The possibilities are endlessly glorious!
Thank you so much for sharing you time and answering semi personal questions, I think that is very big of you to answer and I personally enjoy all your knowledge about gardening you share. You are very inspirational and it is wonderful that you and your husband can share together in inspiring us all. Love your garden and looking forward to more videos, you have really inspired me and I have learned so much. I tell all my friends about your channel when they compliment me on my garden. Thank you both. My favorite is when Aaron flies the drone and we see it from the air.
Man, it is such a privilege to watch a healthy, happy couple talk about their real life marriage with the ups and downs and budget priorities and “having opinions now.” 😂
You are such a blessing!
Aaron's energy is conserved for his beautiful Christmas lights 🤣😁 ⛄🎄
Armywifelife 365 True! I would love to see that 🎄
This has to be the best comment to date
And his drone!
Oh Laura, I watch TV like you do... There are so many terrible shows, and the reality TV world is shameful. Who needs TV when there's Garden Answer?😘
I cut the cable about 10 years ago and have never regretted it! And like you...I love me some Garden Answer videos!
We have pretty much every streaming service but the only thing my seven year old son will watch is garden answer.
Garden Answer is my go to feel good show!
@@gardengirl7446 same
It's so interesting to hear you talk about getting energy from hard labor. I am exactly the same way. In fact during my job interview at a local nursery I stated that I am a manual laborer extraordinaire! I've received a number of compliments at work about being such a great, hard worker. At 70, I think that's saying something!! Hard labor is good for your physical, and emotional health.
Bravo! Good for you! Keep up the great work! I hope the younger generations are inspired by you & your work ethic! By the way, at 65, I'm not far behind you! Lol🌾💜
To mswyman- just turned 71 an am redoing most of my garden beds. Just put in a Bloomerang and will be planting 2 Little Lime hydrangeas as soon as the contractor gets my front steps and sidewalk done. With the new sidewalk I'll have another 2 feet to plant on that side and might widen the other side a bit.
@@shirleysenkler781 Let'a just keep on gardening!!!
I would love to see a video on cuttings and starts. You mentioned raiding your mums garden. That would be a great video :)
Agree. Don't know how to do cuttings.
Mike Kincaid channel.
YES!!
I would like to learn how to save seeds, especially from my beloved Supertunias. Thanks!
Betty Huey Dollar tree has petunia seed packets for a quarter and after season they are ten cents. There is probably about 300 seeds in packets. If you have special petunias that have been bred then only cuttings will give you true mother plants. In saving seeds I have read...to put a little party favor sack and let the flower mature so seeds stay in sack.
L & A, I wish more couples would acknowledge and accept the need for hiring help with indoor house keeping chores rather than let it be a struggle between them. Your answers of budgeting for the help both inside and outside so everyone can enjoy time for joyful activities is very wise! Thank you both!
Vacation is time off doing what you enjoy. It does not have to be on a beach , getting in a plane, or seeing bright city lights. You two are wise and sincere with your life’s purpose. You budget for the things you enjoy, which is your home and garden. If I had a garden and home like yours, it would be a vacation to sit in your gazebo or around your fire pit and absorb the beauty and peace. Having such peace is so joyful and allows you to renew and feel re -energized. You two are down to earth , salt of the earth people. I love that about you and are great examples of what parents should be. Benjamin is fortunate to have you as parents. You are a great team! God Bless!
I'm with Aaron. Even in shade I'm squinting! Couldn't live without sunglasses 😎
My younger brother and I are often asked "what's wrong?" because it looks like we're annoyed (furrowed brow) but no, both of us are affected by glare, even when it's not sunny so we're often seen outside wearing sunglasses.
Anna D I get migraines if I do t wear sunglasses outside.
I'm with you for creating beauty, peace, and joyful memories at home versus vacation locations.
Me too!
I am going to write that down, Lisa Parks!
I like both!
I loved the shoutout for Summer Rayne and Planterina. I love how supportive/positive the online plant community is.
Haha when Aaron said that comment of how he’s so supportive and Laura says “it’s your job!” 😂 love it! You guys are awesome!
Yes, please do a cut flower basics video!!! ❤
At 25:35.. poor Aaron, waited to bring it up n got shot down... hahahhahaha.. great couple
At the end of the day you are an educator! I learn so much from everything you do. I also enjoy it. Thank you so much. I know of what I speak because I taught high school for 35 years and I know a teacher when I see one. Your love of gardening is a vocation for all of us.
Blessings!!
Rosemary Baranowsky she’s so good!! Always baby steps, simple explanations, repetition. Such a blessing.
Totally agree! I've learned so much watching them. Have changed my life. I'm very grateful.
I related to the statement, 'you have the energy for your passion' and 'know your limitation'. Good Stuff
“We don’t buy clothes “... Lol. So relatable! Ohmygawd. You guys are pure humbleness and such down to earth people! That’s also one of the reasons why I love your channel.
Hey Laura, thanks so much for giving a shout-out to my channel. One of my viewers had tipped me off to it. So appreciative! Besos to the both of you.
You're one of my fave channel too! Thanks for all videos you upload❤️
Aaron should absolutely investigate the garden app idea and take that step! You kids are still so young, and failures are not in your future! Great job educating all of us. God bless. 👏🏼💞👏🏼
You get energy when you do something you love
Oh yeah coffee with Laura and Aaron how fun is that! You two are so great together and I love how you tease each other. Thanks for being so open and honest about things!!!!
You guys do a really great job. Since discovering your UA-cam channel my garden has become my primary hobby. And, folks have noticed. I've turned others on to you and I can see them adopting some of your recommendations as well. Thanks for being inspirational, and keep up all the GREAT work!
My motto is make a life that you don't need a vacation from...I live on a farm, lots of animals, gardening and house work,,no time for anything extra except Church,,very important... I enjoy your posts
I love what you just said.
I love love that you call Russell the poop 💩 ninja 😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious I am cracking up 😆 also love your look 👀 when you said Aaron now has opinions 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I liked the gardening on a budget question because that's how I got my start. Many years ago a neighbor was dividing her German Bearded Iris and passed her rhizomes along to me and told me how to plant them and how to care for them. The rest is history. Perhaps a video on "Pass along" plants would be helpful for your viewers on a tight budget. Many perennials need to be divided every 3-5 years to promote more blooms. Examples are daylilies and all varieties of Iris. I like to divide a few of my prized Hosta in the Spring and put the cuttings in containers on my East side Front Porch. I hope this info is helpful for the beginner gardener.
My mother took some hosta splits from her parents' cottage when they sold it, and years later gave me a few plants when she split hers. Mine are overdue to be split but I missed the window when they were small enough to lift this spring. I love them--they're beautiful and bring back memories of summer at the cottage.
Love love Aaron’s app idea!! I definitely need it. I have such a hard time envisioning how things would look.
"we brought the beautiful to us" -- thank you aaron and laura :)
I hear you Laura! I want my home to be my vacation
I LOVE videos of you guys together!!
Also, on the budget question. Save during the winter & ask for cash or gift cards for birthdays and holidays, this way you can play more in spring. Another tip regarding budget, put your money into your foundation pieces first, trees and perennials. It's ok if it takes years to fully fill in your gardens. I'm on year 3 and have learned a ton but the best thing I'm learning is foundation pieces first.
You both compliment each other so well. The perfect team. I know the videos are a lot of work but think of the knowledge and joy you are bringing to so many people. In turn they are sharing the knowledge and joy with others that they obtained from you both. It’s the perfect ripple effect that the world needs today. Thanks again to both of you for all your efforts. It’s is so appreciated.
I just got back from my annual road trip to the other side of the state to visit public gardens and garden centers there. I was able to see 5 garden centers, a public alpine garden, and an iris farm. This is what I call "vacation"!
Aaron - I wish I had started to wear sunglasses in my twenties because now I have cataracts. When I look back at old photos I notice that I am always squinting. Keep wearing your sunglasses and hopefully you will never develop cataracts. Great job with videography btw. My sons name is Aaron and he is a professional photographer/videographer too.
Girl, your biochemistry has got to be incredible. So thankful for how you use your energy to bless us with beauty!
Love that you gave a shoutout to Planterina & Homestead Brooklyn! Two great indoor plant youtubers that I’m already subbed to.
I enjoyed your Q&A. I also think the app idea would be helpful. Great idea!
This was the most awesome Q&A video! You answered all the questions I was wondering about for a long time. Thank you for being honest with us, love your perennial planting videos and garden tours, also loved that short garden tour of one area when you showed all the flowers and talked about them, please more of those and nothing make me more inspired than watching you plant and arrange plants in your flower beds and I miss the chicken coop and surrounding area update. Can't wait for the garden tour! Thank you both for wonderful inspiring videos!
I think Laura's explanation of what events transpired for them to loose (Molly?) the dog was appropriate & conscientious of her audience. It was insensitive & ugly for Aaron to reprimand her for giving details other than they dropped her on a farm. I got a little example of what Laura must go through at home on a regular basis. I feel for her; she looks like she struggles with having so much information that she wants to benevolently get out to the public about gardening and I know she answers every little question that I come up with. I've always had a million questions about everything and desperately wanted to know every detail of anything I'm studying. I wish I had someone like her in my family and if I did I would show her gratitude and respect. Laura your benevolent for slowing down in your garden and making gardening easier for the rest of us instead of just making us jealous. We love you immensely.
Yes!!! Love that someone else has my same reaction to movies and shows... ditto on exactly what you like to watch!!
I'm looking at 60 next month and while the drive is still there, I have slowed down a bit. I continue to spend hours upon hours outside puttering in my garden and landscaping and have even added a few raised vegetable beds this year. I am happiest with my hands in dirt. This winter, I put my landscape and garden plans on paper so I know for certain what's planted where. I was looking at nothing but an overgrown canvas when I moved in to this house five years ago and have learned so much since finding your channel last spring. I love these question and answer videos!
Good morning guys, I look forward to your videos every morning with my coffee. Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us looking forward to the next video.Blessings!
The Little girl in the Help is Mae Mobley. And yes! That's a SUPER SAD part. One of my favorite movies though! ❤️
On the budget garden starting front: see if there's a local garden club and join. Many have plant sales, some do seed giveaways, and all will have fellow gardeners who you can network with and possibly gets starts from. (Bonus: many also have guest speakers at the meetings. I've learned a ton about xeriscaping, year-round veggie harvests, native plants and how to get rid of invasives, etc.)
At my garden club, every meeting has a table at the back for plant sales with proceeds going to the club, for example one of our members was thinning out an overgrown strawberry patch and I got a bunch of baby strawberry plants at 50 cents each. We also host an annual plant sale that usually has a ton of plants for very reasonable prices, and there are often members giving away vegetable and flower seeds or who are flat out giving away plants because their irises spread so much and they only want to keep half or whatever.
Your videos are the first thing I watch in the morning while I'm drinking my coffee. They inspire me every day to get out and get my hands dirty. I was looking at my patio yesterday and was blown away by how prolific the petunias were. I've never grown them before (for some reason my mom hates them, so I guess I had filed that away in my brain and just never planted them before). But this year, I planted only about five of them in various pots, but WOW! an explosion of color! I'm in zone 9b and I think I've been watering and feeding my plants based on not great advice in the past -- since watching your channel, my watering and feeding (especially feeding) routine is much more constant and that shows in every plant I have -- much stronger and healthier plants and so many more blooms! Again, thank you for the advice and inspiration -- can't wait for the next video!
The app is a fantastic idea. The game changer would be adding the budgeting cost into in. Meaning now that you have designed your garden, here is range of what it could cost depending on the size of plant you purchase. Oooh also adding sizes you purchase and maybe a look at what it will look like when you plant that size and then maybe somehow do a month later view. That ide has ALOT of potential!!! Totally worthy of a discussion with proven winners I think. Of course my dream is to somehow build and own a full proven winners retail nursery in my area!!! 😀😀 because I can never find very many proven winners plants in any of the garden centers near me.
Shannon Bickerton
I love, love your ideas for the app ! You described it very well. I was looking for something similar to help me with my garden but all i could find were logiciels to buy that needed a computer to work because smartphones are not powerfull enough. My computer is too old and doesn't work anymore so....
What is the biggest city next to you ? I thought Proven winners had a LOT of garden centers troughout the US... 🤔
When i found ONE plant from proven winners in my garden center downtown i was super excited because i never see them, here, in France 😣
And be able to put your grow zone so it recommends appropriate plants for your area.
I can relate to Aaron's eye sensitivity, I too wear sunglasses even when it is cloudy.
The proven winners pairing has worked in their favor too, even I'm googling their plants thanks to your videos and I'm in NZ. You also mentioned my other fav UA-camr, Planterina 🥳🥳
Samantha Mountain now I have to check out planterina!!!
Samantha Mountain oh, I don't like either of these UA-cam suggestions.
Thank❣️You❣️.......Aaron and Laura❤️❤️
You are a sweet couple, with gentle spirits.
You are good mentors for positive purpose and inspiration ❤️❤️
God’s plan❣️❣️❣️
YAAAAAAS! I'm so glad you mentioned you have a little help with chores inside the house!
I've been struggling with this myself for the 2 years we've had Our little Benjamin and just can't keep up with all the house work, my job, AND being able to be out in the garden, and spending as much play and education time as I'd like with Benjamin. I actually paid someone to come in and clean my bathrooms and mop my floors after Benjamin was born, and it was GLORIOOOOOUS!
If not on a regular basis, I think I'll do that once in a while when I feel things are getting away from me. Especially since my husband hates doing housework too.🤣
Thank you for being real about this, in a way it kind of mentally "gave me permission" to do it more for myself, and makes me realize that it's ok that I can't do it all, all the time. I deserve a break somewhere!!!
Thank you to you and your family for being such a wholesome example of good clean everyday happiness, creating beauty all around you!
25:41 - you guys are the CUTEST! I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and never thought I'd make it out to Andrews Seed. But my hubby is in the military and we just found out we are posted to Washington State. So I have hope!!!
Love watching you two together, have learned so much from watching your channel. I no longer run thru the nursery grabbing one of anything that catches my eye so my yard looks so much better . Many thanks and keep the info coming.
I’m still in that stage. Gah!
I agree with spending money to beautify your home and garden. I always thought it was strange that people would have vacation homes or cabins. I figured why not make your actual home feel like it is your vacation home, your escape. When I do travel I miss my garden, my home, and especially my comfy bed. Also Aaron, I am with you on the sunglasses. Sunlight, even when not directly in it, hurts my eyes. I have sunglasses everywhere. My grandma wore a poker visor even in the house lol
That window box behind you is unreal, so gorgeous!
And all those window boxes are on drip..because Laura actually climbed UNDER THE HOUSE to set it up. She's nuts We love her. You have no idea. Subscribe!
Wow, Laura, we have the same favourite food/drink, the same perspective on shows/movies and up until March we had the same cat. 😳😄 I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to spend some time with Russell in this video, even if he hid his face the whole time :) My kitty boy passed away earlier this year, he was almost 20 years old, and looked exactly like Russell. I miss him so much but I am so grateful to have had him in my life. I was wondering about Molly too, and laughed at how Russell reacted, what a protective, guard cat he is! I did the same thing, only I brought my puppy in when he was smaller than my cat, and credit to my cat (who was 12 at the time and really chilled out) he was lovely to the dog. But my dog is an Australian Cattle Dog and he was a cat botherer from day 1. Still, they became best pals, with the cat always being above the dog in the hierarchy, as that is the only way. So I’m sorry things didn’t work out between Russell and Molly, but I’m really glad Russell is happy again and that you found such a wonderful home for Molly as well. Things just work out that way sometimes, maybe in a few years you’ll find a way to bring a dog into your home and Russell will be if not happy than perhaps ok about it. In time they do tend to bond. Thank you for lovely videos, what an amazing content you two are creating, I’m so glad I found your channel. And I’m really sorry about your hostas. But as you say, they’re only plants! And they will recover xx
Yes please to the cut flower arrangement basics video!
I'm super photosensitive too. Even have "lighter" sunglasses for days it's overcast but bright for me when driving.
Laura and Aaron, I just want to say - Thank you. Your videos have not only inspired me to start gardening at my own home, but also have done so much more. I deal with a decent amount of anxiety and stress in my life, and i look forward to coming home, making a cup of tea and watching your videos. From planting, to garden tours, to Christmas tree decorating - I find your videos to relaxing, real and calming. You are both unapologetically yourselves and I thank you for sharing this part of your lives with us. I've been a subscriber for years, before you moved into this home, and I will be a subscriber for years to come. I feel like you are both part of my circle of family/friends and I feel like I know you. Anyways, I hope to meet you both some day to express my gratitude and thanks in person. Keep being you, and sharing your videos with the world. All the best, and love in the world to you both, Benjamin, and the cats. --- Erik xoxo
We had a big hail storm and 70 mph winds this week too in SE MN. So sad to see things shredded up...hopeful that most will bounce back! 🤞🙏🌞
No worries on the sunglasses Aaron. I have the same sensitivity issues and wear my sunglasses consistently
Got to agree with Laura I have more energy for things I enjoy
Laura is a real artist and very sincere with her answers.
“A persons gift will make a way for them” - Y’all are gifted. Which is why PW was drawn to you. Which is why you have so many viewers watching you. Which is why we all feel like we want to be your best friends. ❤️ Be encouraged! You are making a difference!
P.S. YES for an app. YES for a basic flower arrangement video. Awesomeness!
You guys make our lives a little less hectic everyday. When I come home from work and see you've posted a video, my day ends with tranquility and a smile. Thank you.
Loved this video! My husband and I garden about 2 acres as well and every year we share plants from our garden with family and friends, sometimes we just set the extras out by the street and people pick them up (so hard to just throw them in the woods). We are both retired and never take a vacation (maybe a day trip), what can be better than enjoying what we have here at home, so beautiful and therapeutic! 🌺🌼🌸
Discovered your videos a week ago, and absolutely love them! I use to work in a greenhouse years ago, and really miss doing that, and have just now gotten back into gardening after being away from it for a year or so. I love your gardens and have pulled several ideas from your videos, and enjoy having my coffee with your videos in the morning.
Good morning! Love it! I'm about to have morning coffee with Laura and Aaron!
Sekhmet Press I did exactly that!!
Good night Laura and Aaron..
Selamat Hari Raya to all Garden Answer subscribers
Love from Malaysia...😘
I am enjoying watching you each morning. Stay true to you! ❤
23:15 you guys crack me up 😂
Luv ya, luv the energy between you two.
Oh my gosh! My hubby and i fight about house choirs too! Have a wonderful day to you and your family.
I just stumbled onto this one and was stopped in my tracks as I listened.
Your knowledge and experience adds an incredible depth to your gardening advice, but your persons, your glow, your humility, your love for each other... It's obvious why you're so blessed - your priorities are in the right places. Thanks for sharing more than horticultural advice.
Aaron, you are not alone! My sister had the same thing with very sensitive eyes and always needed to wear sunglasses 😎 All the pictures of her as a child she was squinting badly!
Just an idea, put in sand boxes for your little one. He will be so excited and will play in it forever :-)
Great video, even answered a question I had asked about your used soil...but aside from that, made me LOL several times!
I appreciate you guys so much! I just came across you recently, but you do short, sweet, real, informative and inspiring SO well I can’t get enough. Thank you and so many blessings on you and your work! Tks for making the world a better place from your little corner.
I thought Winger's sounded familiar... My husband and I ate there when we passed through on vacation from Denver 2 summers ago. It was yummy, but the highlights were a visit to Andrews Seed Co. (and meeting your lovely mom) and seeing your big and beautiful Ontario containers!
Great video! I've had the same housekeeper for 31 years and it's money well spent, she's like family to us!
"NOT THAT Kinda Drink Aaaron!" Hahahahaha 😂🤣😂
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I totally agree with your answer, Laura, about passion and energy. I have a nursery and large garden areas. It can be daunting, all the work that needs to be done. I'm often overwhelmed but my passion for growing plants and nurturing them gets me out the door. I have to say that when I start to feel less than excited to get out and work, all I need to do is watch your videos! That does it EVERY time!
Aaron,I'm with you there with light sensitivity, I have to wear sunglasses even on cloudy days. We're the same with making our place a haven, who needs to go away.
Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us in such an open and honest way. I have also hired someone to clean our house in order to prevent "disagreements" with my husband. Best money spent ever!
Laura, you may not be a professional florist, but you are a natural! I love your arrangements and I do arrangements for small events, etc. Your wedding arrangements for that pretty redhead was the first of your videos I watched and I am planning on making that one for my daughters wedding !
Re: MULCH. I use ~3” of woodchips. See Paul Gautachi, Back to Eden Garden. Get FREE from a tree service company (woodchips w leaves). I’m not talking about bark. It looks like the Forest floor. They do a bunch of things like keep the soil temperature down, suppress weeds, feeds your garden as it decomposes, etc etc. Lay on top, do NOT mix into the soil.
I would just like to say "thanks " for letting us into a bit of your world. I have found it so very inspirational and informative and really believe it is what got me back into gardening. Look forward every day to see what is being posted. Keep up the awesome work!
I love your Q & A videos!! You are such a cute couple❤️ I have learned so much from you, thank you so much!!🌻
...”which makes me want to die.”
HAHA, perfectly said!! Energy begets energy! I run my husband ragged with the amount of physical labor I do and need help with! Thankfully, he is usually willing to help me with almost every dumb, crazy, wild and sometimes genius idea I have. I keep him happy and he keeps me happy!
Loved this Q & A! Really got to know YOU and that's what makes me enjoy this channel. Your fabulous gardens are a plus too!
Aaron you have high energy with Christmas lights! Oh my goodness!
26:09 Yes please! With mamma too. I've only seen the one (you guys prepared for a wedding) and it totally inspired me to have cut flowers in my house all the time. I'm at the grocery store looking around going, "Hmm, what would bring joy to me today?" Loved that video.
Regarding the App!! YES YES YES YES!!! I do this the "old fashion way" with printing off pics of my landscape and pics of plants and start to layer them. So yes! Please do this app!
For the budget question: Roses bloom spring- fall and you can get them on clearance during certain times of the year.
PLEASE do a vegetable garden tour!!!!!!
18:07 "no one is gonna do it"
Design student and plant lover enters
'You have no idea. I am ready.'🤩
Scott's brand has a nice hardwood mulch (I use black mulch) and I have severely hard water & it doesn't change the look of my mulch! At the end of the year, yes I rake it up & use it in a bed that no one else sees because I don't like getting the leaves out, I'd rather buy new mulch next year. But it's pretty good & holds its color nicely!
I always enjoy your Q&A videos so much. You are such a cute couple, obviously a match made in heaven. You are real and down to earth. Having had the pleasure of meeting you both in person at the Charlotte Garden Show in March, I can testify that you are as authentic in real life as you are in your videos. Thank you for all your inspiration and for sharing your lives with us so graciously! 💕
Thank you Laura and Aaron. Thank you for the inspiration, joy, and my new computer timed drip irrigation system and for my plants on order.
I believe Russel was being protective of you and the baby when he got so defensive against Molly. Cats are very protective of their babies and it seems Benjamin has an adoptive Papa with Russel. ^_^ That cat loves you all so much. Also, SO EXCITED FOR THE GARDEN TOUR!! It feels like finding out I get to go to Disneyland or something. Been watching all the old garden tours to satiate my craving for beautiful gardens and I came across the tour from the old house. I had never seen the old place before (beautiful but SO TINY) and it made me so happy for you that you get to finally have the garden you always wanted. Thanks for inspiration. Love your channel.
Good morning. Please keep doing what you are doing. I have learned so much from both of you. I am not a gardener, that’s my husband’s job BUT because of you I have taken more of an interest and he has learned and listened to what I have learned. Your video’s are wonderful and I get up each morning looking forward to the new video you posted. Thank you for sharing your love of gardening.
I’m addictive to proven winner plants because watching your show. During lockdowns from pandemic I ordered from amazon and they arrived perfect shape and healthy.
Aaron I have sensitive eyes too, so I understand. Some times it's worst when it's overcast.
I wish your videos were longer, just can’t get enough of you both.
Oh WoW! Enjoyed this so much. Love seeing Russell, hearing what Benjamin loves and is doing. A thumbs up on the app. Think about how it would help people on any size of budget and include where to plant sun loving or shade plants.
And how the assortment of plants would look in each season, maybe even when first planted and after a few years. The possibilities are endlessly glorious!
Thank you so much for sharing you time and answering semi personal questions, I think that is very big of you to answer and I personally enjoy all your knowledge about gardening you share. You are very inspirational and it is wonderful that you and your husband can share together in inspiring us all. Love your garden and looking forward to more videos, you have really inspired me and I have learned so much. I tell all my friends about your channel when they compliment me on my garden. Thank you both. My favorite is when Aaron flies the drone and we see it from the air.
I was happy to hear that gardening is all you want to do because that hopefully means many more years of videos to come! Thank you!