7 COTTAGE GARDEN annual FLOWERS - Ranked
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- I ranked 7 cottage garden annual flowers according to their ease of cultivation, location flexibility, speed and duration of bloom, impact in bloom, pest and disease resistance, color and the double value category: does it cottage?
Find the best annual flowers to grow from seed in your home cottage garden. I ranked, marigold, snapdragon, stock, sweet pea, zinnia, linaria and china aster.
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Created by: Siloe Oliveira
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Marigold
04:01 Snapdragon
07:08 Stock (Matthiola incana)
09:59 Sweet Pea
14:10 Zinnia
18:00 Linaria (Toadflax)
21:02 China Aster - Навчання та стиль
I’d love another video like this for perennials! Or if you want to make these competitions a series, you could group plants by shape category (ie big bushy).
Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the format.
Yes, this format on perennials would be great!!
Yes!!!! This format for perennials would be amazing:))
yes please! i loved this!
Def need perennials!
Yes, please continue ranking cottage flowers. Your videos are wonderfully useful and visually stunning.
Thanks for the feedback. It’s nice to have a few popular formats to resort to. Makes things interesting.
I really appreciated this review of the 7 you covered. Would like to see more: foxgloves, dahlias, coneflowers, etc, etc !! Thx. One of my favorite channels.
Thanks my friend. If there is enough interest in this format I’ll certainly do spin-offs with other annuals perennials and biannuals. Maybe even an all star edition amongst the winners.
@@suburbanhomestead I'd love one for native plants for the cottage garden!
Yes! Me too! Please rank the foxgloves, delphiniums and other perennials.
@@sacredcowbbq1326 May I suggest columbines from seed.
@@joannbaumann4028 Hi Joann. I started columbine in the refrig, but not sign of them yet. Having faith!
Wish I have a garden.... When people ask me what flat I live in I proudly say "look for the balcony full of flowers"
I have a really good workhorse plant for you. I live in Alabama zone 7b. Hands down by far the best cottage garden plant I have ever grown is sweet william. It is a biannual but when you let it self seed it will give you a couple of months of bloom as well as a beautiful scent. Mine are deep purple and each year more and more come back just by self seeding. I do nothing to these plants. They thrive and spread on their own. No pest or disease and fill a room with a wonderful scent when you cut them and bring them inside. Mine are growing in full sun and part shade. The ones in part shade don't flower as prolific as the ones in full sun but do bloom. I have clay soil here and the only water they get is when it rains or what water may migrate from watering my hanging baskets. God bless love your channel
They are really awesome. They do need some patience to get going though, and I've recently looked more into the more perennial carnations/dianthus. But they do take care of themselves, as you pointed out.
I had forgotten about these.. I used to grow them back in the day when I lived way up north in cold Canada, eh. 🙂... They were everything you describe. Now I'm in North Carolina and I had no idea they would grow so well in the south. Thanks for that.
Also I'm surprised foxgloves were not on there. Maybe cuz they're also a biennial? That would be a good category to do a video on as well.
You’re the best teacher, instructor of the HISTORY of landscape and gardening. I never knew cottage gardens are so detailed. Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
In Ukraine marigolds are an absolute cottage garden staple! You can see them pretty much everywhere across the country. My grandma used to grow a type with yellow centre and big red petals, which definitely was a major eye catcher in her garden- maybe not as showy as a lily, but definitely out there. So it might not give english garden vibes, but it is definitely out there if you are going for an eastern european look (allong with mallow, dog rose, morning glory, weld and pancy)
SirStrawberry, that's really cool. I think that sounds lovely. I have probably 10 types of marigolds in the yard. They can dazzle. Nasturtium is my go to flower. Easy. No fertilizing. Bloom like mad. My kind of flowers.
@Gry L nasturtiums are absolutely gorgeous. I am a sucker for a good orange bloom😩💖
I can totally see how they would fit perfectly with Eastern European color palettes and cottage styles.
As an Ukrainian I confirm that it is. I also love them from color to smell. We even have a song about this flower.
@@DANKARPENKO :D in Slovakia all the same, total grandma's garden vibes (well, only one of the grandmothers, as the other one lived in a bit colder area and it significantly influenced her choice of flowers) I have to say though - I don't quite understand how you can love that scent - it's repugnant to me, in my region its folk name even translates as "stinkies" :D
As for the pests control - an absolute let down :D I bought about 20 plants it to deter slugs from my zinnias and the next week they were all eaten. By sugs. Zinnias too :D
I was surprised at the poor rankings for sweet pea until you mentioned about the English cold. Last year mine hit 5feet tall, so I guess there is an advantage to our poor weather over here!
The English weather is perfect for lush flower filled gardens.
They grow wild along the roadside exit near downtown Syracuse, NY. 😄
I've had good success with sweet peas by fall sowing them in Northern California (Mediterranean climate) and in sowing under the snow or as soon as the snow disappears in Massachusetts (humid continental climate with brutal winters).
Just bought my wife a bunch of plants for a cottage garden, your videos have been indispensable in helping me understand how to plan it, thanks!
That is awesome to hear! Glad the videos have been helpful.
Hi I am in the UK and I always plant my first sweet peas in the autumn in a deep pot. I pinch them out and they are very strong and robust plants. They are much more successful this way. Jane
Loved this! I won’t be able to walk by a flower without thinking “does it cottage?” The sweet peas will improve each year if you leave them in ground!
I had one self seed in the old cottage this year. There are perennial types. Maybe I have to try those.
Lol “Does it cottage?” Yes, it do. This was great! I learned more about some of the flowers I want to grow and I’d love to see more videos like this.
I'm always happy to read your comments Greg. I'm glad you like this experimental format and found it useful.
I neeed much more! Delphinium, foxglove and hollyhock
Awesome. I think I may have to do future episodes then.
It is really interesting because here in the UK sweetpeas are totally cottage garden. If you pinch out the growing tips will make them bushy, they are thirsty plants and hungry plants and like a cooler place. Here in the Uk we start them off in pots indoors and then plant out mid to late spring. We transplant just fine from pots and as long as you keep them well watered they will be fine even it does get hotter. Always plant en masse on supports for the best effect and constantly pick the flowers for them to flower for the whole summer. In fact a vase of sweetpeas on the outdoor table or inside is the perfect way to see them. They can be highly fragrant and i feel that heavenly scent is part of a cottage garden.
They are a quintessential cottage garden flower. Just consider yourself lucky that your climate is perfect for them. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I grew up with sweet peas in my great grandma’s garden! We would plant them in fall and they’d bloom all the way up til may or June here in SoCal.
Whaaaaaaat. The production value on your videos is crazy these days! Also, are you like the Bob Ross of gardening? You definitely give me PBS host in the 1970s vibe.
That is quite the compliment. I love the 70s pbs vibe
This was fun! However, I'm surprised you didn't include cosmos and a scent ranking. Despite their finicky natures, sweet pea and stock will always have a place in my garden for their scent alone. Also, I didn't get my hands on any silver aster seeds this year, but I won't make that same mistake again. Look them up if you're not familiar with them. Their petals are lavender at the base and white at the tips giving them a sterling appearance. Your videos are always a feast for the eyes. Well done! ~ Lisa
Glad you liked it. I will have to do more of them. Thanks Lisa for commenting and for the aster tip.
Yes on the scent rating!! 🤗
Yes scent!
I started watching this while my son was getting off his computer time. After listening to the game lore, I started this video again and my son stayed to watch! He said he didn’t know why, but he liked the video! I will now mine all of your content to try to get him to watch again. Wish me luck!
I love growing sweet peas in mid-Michigan! They are not finicky at all. They have no transplanting shock. I put them in the ground in the last week of April or the first week of May, depending on the weather. I grow them on an arbor made from cattle panels. They are dazzling and their fragrance is a perfume! When I keep picking them for bouquets, they bloom into the fall. They are star in my garden!
It might depend on your gardening zone. I live in zone 6a.
I think it is the higher latitudes with bright cool springs that they really love.
Do you garden in California?
Not a gardener (though I’d like to be one someday), but I LOVE Siloé’s videos. They are such a pleasure to watch, and the editing is so thoughtful 😌.
Thank you! I'm glad you can garden vicariously through the videos.
Your videos are visually pleasing and keeps me interested
Thanks for letting me know. I was experimenting with a different format this time.
I love this guy. Mainly how he isn't afraid to show his failures. Learning and watching him overcome and bring us along with his learning process is great. I teach mycology and often salt and pepper my classes with my personal failures. It is good to show others "how" we have learned. Not just "that" we have learned.
This is very encouraging to hear. I often wonder if sharing the failures makes people lose interest.
I'm growing China Aster for the first time!! Glad to see you favor them for a cottage garden.
"Does it cottage?" - I don't know why, but that line makes me laugh. Great video ...you tell a story that takes us to your lovely world. Thank you!
Your videos are not just very helpful, but also the visual and the whole style is beautiful... Thank you 🌱☘️💚🍀🌱
Rose campion.Sweet honesty. Chinese lantern(in a pot), love in a mist, nasturtium( my favorite). Four o'clocks, violets. Easy to grow. Self seed. Bolder colors. But they harmonize, all the same.
Those are great plants to be covered.
Stunning videos! Love watching them with my daughter to marvel at your art. In defense of marigolds in cottage gardens, try lemon gem and tangerine gem!
Thank you. I will try them once I put up a bit more fencing.
As someone who has tried a few times to grow sweet peas a few times, I loved your sweet pea roast.
It's nice to have some company in thought!
Kind sir, I want to tell you how much I love your videos! I've been gardening for over 30 years; I've read a ton books and magazines and watched a bunch on youtube, and your channel is the very best by far. I love your artist's eye, boundless knowledge, and understated brilliance. The videos are worth re-watching to absorb all the visual details. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! You brightened my day! Much love!
Gosh, your effort is simply incredible. This has all the production values of a TV show with a healthy budget and a large production team, but I assume you do everything on your own or maybe a very small team.
Flowers are flowers, everywhere they bloom🌻🌿🌷🌿⚘🌿🌺🌿🌸 No need ranking.
Marygold is called « souci » in french which means problem, because it’s really no problem growing them
Please do one on nicotiana. It's tobacco but there are ornamenta flowering strains that can be really fragrant if the right variety is picked. They're typically called jasmine tobaccos and they're grown for their flowers, not for smoking.
I do have to try it. It should be immune to groundhog attack.
@@suburbanhomestead Baker creek heirloom is a good source for them.
We had these growing as weeds in our front garden (in the UK) and had to research to figure out what they were! We’ve decided to let them be as the flowers are so pretty and I love the colour we have (a sort of dark muted pink)
Congratulations on your Wall Street Journal Best Gardening UA-cam Channels to watch news mention!! I was reading my morning news feed & there you were!! Im so thrilled more people will discover your video talents because I enjoy them so much!! Well deserved, all the best!
Thank you so much. I’m elated to have the Wall Street Journal recognize the work, and I’m glad you were also thrilled to have stumbled upon that story.
I do like this format!
My experience with cottage gardening is almost non-existent, mostly because I have tended to go with whatever landscape existed with my homes when I moved into them and adding favorites over a long period of time. I tend to stick with flowers that have been easily available and familiar, such as azaleas, iris, tulips, lilies, amaryllis and hydrangeas. After watching your channel, I am tempted to branch out and do more. Currently I’m growing from seed-cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, bachelors buttons and strawflowers. I’m also trying, for the first time, hyacinth beans and Thai butterfly peas. There’s no method to my choices other than the whim of the moment. Your example is making me consider more intentional choices. I appreciate the challenge!
It is always a challenge and a fun game to grow from seed. There is nothing wrong with using dependable low maintenance plants as you described, but growing the ephemeral ones, just gives the garden more movement and change. Thanks for the feedback on the format.
This is a rare example of a well researched video for such a simple topic. I love how you give the effort to make every video a masterpiece.
To be honest, I haven't much interest in gardening. But, I do have a lot of interest in video editing, motion graphics, cinematography, sound design and editing, etc., so when a friend showed me this video, I just had to watch, like, and comment - both to compliment you and to add what little positive juice to your algorithmic mojo I might be able to offer. You do damned fine work, sir. There are just a few things I'd do just a little differently, but who can watch something without saying that? Certainly nothing that makes me think "I know something you don't know! I can help by offering tips!" - just different design choices.
From what my friend tells me, a lot of your other content may well fall within my interests, so I'm off to watch some more, and I expect you'll get a subscribe out of it, too. Thanks for the great work. :)
I love your cottage garden masterclass videos!! So informative, and they’re helping me craft my own garden!
Awesome! I hope you like what is to come.
Me too❤️
I garden in zone 8, and some of the flowers which thrive in our heat include Sweet William (not a huge color range but colors which blend well, and my do they bloom over a long period), dianthus (related but a lower growth habit--mine started blooming in late winter and keep going until frost), salvia (again a limited color range, but they are heat tolerant and bloom a long time), and celosia. Zinnias are of course, a work horse for us too. We can grow sweet peas if we plant them in the fall. They won't bloom as long as in a slightly cooler zone, but even when I gardened in zone 9 (San Antonio, Texas), I found that by planting them around Labor Day, they would bloom from late February until at least mid-May if not all the way to Memorial Day. The other work horse, though the color range is limited, is periwinkles. They form bushy drifts and keep down weeds while providing lots of color. All these plants thrive with minimal effort. While the zinnias don't need to be deadheaded, they are a wonderful cut flower, and the more you cut them, the more they bloom.
Thanks for the feedback and plant indications.
Please continue ranking cottage garden flowers. Your videos are so interesting to watch and very informative. I look forward to sitting down with a cup of tea, relaxing and watching your videos. It’s nice to see your homes too. Your videos are amazing.
Thank you! Will do!
Sweet Peas need a high level of pruning and fertilization, then you get a very dense wall of flowers. You nip them from above as soon as they have 4 leaves because they have more flowers on side-stems, then you fertilize them regularly from June till August and often cut flowers for your vase - they will explode with flowers but it does make them a little extra on the attention-side.
I had a much better experience growing them in the sunniest spot, but they were still too high maintenance for me.
Great info. About stock, yes it is a “cool flower”, but it can be started/grown in warmer climate (no frost) in the fall and early spring. The same applies to the other flowers in this category. Granted light levels slow growth but they will be ready to bloom early in February-March. I live in Southern California and grow them all. Cool flowers i.e. those that prefers to be started temp below 60-65: sweet peas, bachelor buttons, calendula, nigella, Dara, ammi, snap dragons (group 1-2 fall/winter; 3-4 late springs or summer-fall), dill, dianthus, delphinium, rudbeckia, campanula, feverfew, clarkia (godetia), scabiosa, lisianthus, corncockle, larkspur, strawflower, yarrow, poppies). Zinnias in the Queen Lime series should appeal to your muted color preference.
California has amazing climate. The cool yet mild winters allow you to grow things like peas, etc that many in more tropical warm places could only dream of. I don't know if in humid and hot florida stock would flower well even in the winter, since high often reach the 80s in winter.
One of the first flowers I grew at 11 years old in my own flower bed.
Your channel in a nutshell is: dazzling and wonderful photography, and useful information.. We rarely find these two features on farmers' UA-cam channels. Please Continue and we want more information about fruiting and flowering trees
Video Quality: 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
I would love to see more of these. Also, maybe throw in a pollinator friendly rating?
Thank you. Yes. a pollinator friendly rating is a great idea, or even an episode just with them, as someone else commented.
For me--a bit of a cottage garden traditionalist--larkspur and nigella rank pretty high for annuals. I'd love to see a ranking of biennials. They are such wonderful plants and get such little love in this instant-impact garden culture.
I grew nigella once just to try and I'm trying larkspur this year, so maybe I'll have material to add them to a future episode. But I certainly can see why they need to rank high. Biennials are indeed sometimes neglected. They can have wonderful inflorescence, but they sure test our patience sometimes. Thanks for watching and giving me feedback.
Your videos are stunning. I love seeing the interior shots of your home with the interesting decor, and the gardening information is so helpful because I want a cottage look in my flowerbeds. I’m definitely going to try the China Asters! 💗
I hope you like the asters. They can be a bit tricky to get going from seed, but if you get the hang of it raising them indoors under lights they can perform wonderfully.
I'm very interested to see more videos in this series. As someone who has just started a garden it was very informative and helpful.
Thanks for the feedback.
Fantastic Video, they're getting better and better! Definitely one of the more interesting Gardening channels on UA-cam! 💥 Really enjoying the overall video design format. Have to try growing that China Aster. Have grown zinnias, marigolds and sweet peas. Would be great to see you expand this comparison video to other annuals and perennials!
Thanks for letting me know Alfredo. If there is enough interest I will certainly do other episodes with other plants.
Hello from England. Love your channel and masterclass tutorials as I'm obsessed with cottage gardens ❤. Of your lovely choice of annuals I'm torn for top billing between Snapdragons and Stock - but hey where are Cosmos? ☺ Love them and so easy to grow. Agree with your points on Sweet Peas, they can be divas. My grandfather had a garden full of them every year and the beautiful scent still takes me back to childhood summers spent with him. I hope you do more tutorials like this. I'd love one on your choice of top bee/butterfly attractors 🌷🦋🐝🌷🦋 xx
I'm really happy to hear you enjoy the videos. British gardens are the best. I do have to include cosmos in a future video, and your idea for a pollinator centered episode is great!
@@suburbanhomestead oh, that's great will look out for your future videos on cosmos and if you also do one on the best pollinators. Yes, we're very lucky & do have some beautiful cottage gardens here in the UK. One of my favourites is Hardy's Cottage, the former home of writer Thomas Hardy. Its now owned and managed by the National Trust. It constantly evolves but a cottage garden lover's paradise. Thanks again for a great channel 🌸🦋🌸
marigolds can also be dark red or mix between dark red and orange! these colours are my favourites
That is true. They can work as supporting color for other plants as well.
how you described the shape of marigold was golden 🤣thank you so much for such an informative video, I find all your videos very helpful and I like how you verbalize the theory of arts. It was easy to understand even for someone without an artistic background like myself.
I accidentally learned something last year. It was a very hot, dry summer in NC. I was too busy to water my zinnias. They were disease free for the first time in all the years I’ve grown them. I don’t think I’ll ever water zinnias again. Perhaps we drown them with our love? Of course we can’t control what rain does in causing powdery mildew and blight, but they’re drought tolerant which is a huge plus.
Loved this, Siloe! The snapdragon holds fond memories in my heart. I loved making them "snap" as a kid in my parents' garden. ~ Jennifer
I’m glad this brought back fond memories. Thanks for stopping by!
When we lived in NorCal, we were in a community garden and our plot neighbor had the mindset of a small scale farmer who emphasized yield over aesthetics every time .....except! He grew a long fence full of sweet peas every year! The fragrance was heavenly and he had so many blooms for months that he happily shared! We asked him why he grew them and he said as a salesman, he knew people in the offices he visited would be happier to see him if he brought sweet peas.
Great video, but what I really want is a tour of your house. The artifacts that you have are amazing.
Thank you. Maybe in the off season that would make sense
Now I have to hunt down some aster seedlings. I love your videos so much, they are not only informative but it feels like a calming meditation. Thank you for sharing with us!
Man, you make such excellent videos! And I love the format of this one!! I'd love to see perennials next!
More to come!
Love the intro Siloe. Another great production. 👍
Much appreciated David. Just having a bit of fun.
Another masterpiece Siloe. ✨️ wonderful production!
Much appreciated!
We NEEEEED MORE videos like this for perennials, vines and shrubs!!!
From my experience, I would rank marigold on top, then zinnia. I had good success with asters, but I read it is not advisable to grow them in the same place year after year. I am surprised Cosmos and Calendulas are not in the list. I would also like to see perennials in this format.
It is always a good idea to rotate things around, that is for sure. Thanks for your feedback. I will certainly add these other flowers in a future episode.
Yeah I love marigolds. I dead head and chuck the whole thing so that next year it will grow. I also like zinnias too. Snapdragons are nice but I've had no luck with them. This year I chuck a whole bunch of seeds and they've actually grown. Hmm.
I was looking for a video like this and I'm so glad to see one of yours first!
Hope you enjoyed it! I'm always happy to have you watching, Brian!
Sweet Pea comment. I planted them by sowing seeds in my yard in October(I live in Napa). By Feb/Mar I have a ton in my yard. They resow. Now, years later I have a sweet pea infestation. They look great and smell so nice that I can't bear to take them out. By July they stop flowering and just have pea pods left which pop in the hot July/Aug heat here. It was a neighbor from many years ago who taught me the secret to sweet peas in my region. This year they are slow to come up due to our longer/wetter winter. I think this will be their last hurrah before I pull them and reclaim my front yard. They make such fragrant bouquets!
Hi mate, loved the video. In fact, it was your cottage garden design and plant selection videos that brought me to your channel and after scouting through your playlist you've become one of my favourite UA-camrs. I'm starting my own cottage style garden in my home in the south of France and your videos have inspired me immensely. The format and production quality of your content is incredible. Thank you so much mate and keep them coming....I can't get enough!
I'm really happy to hear that! Hope your garden in the south of France becomes a piece of paradise.
I hope your break was a good recharge. But we do miss you and hope you’re coming back!
Hello from Missouri, and happy May to you! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise of flowers and gardening with us! Love your videos, gardens, home and antiques!! Keep them coming! They are so fun and very well put together!
Thank you so much!
Your videos have inspired me so much I have a big property well for Sydney.I’ve brought some flowers seeds and am rethinking my garden area I need flowers in my garden.I don’t know what I’ve been waiting for.Your two houses are just my style not formal at all.I love your story telling I think you are great❤️🦘🐨🌺🌸🐝
I hope you can get a lot of inspiration to fill you big property with the most amazing garden, even if it is just in a tiny piece of it, so it becomes a special place.
Please more rankings....very insightful. I thought that I was the only person ON EARTH unlucky with sweet peas!!! Thank you loved it!
Snapdragons do very well in my zone 6 garden. They act like short lived perennials for me. I love they’re colors and toughness.
They are very versatile and dependable indeed. I’m surprised to hear they come back even in zone 6. You must have them in a sunny location.
@@suburbanhomestead I do! And in a pot. They’re kind of neglected but seem to do great here.
I loved all of your tips on what is cottage garden and what is the best for color. You’re a very good teacher. Thank you!!
Your artistic touch on these videos is such quality work. Wonderful job from a talented artist
Thank you!
Love this as a series! So informative an helpful!
I am so happy I found your channel, the dedication & care you put into each of your videos really is just so inspiring. You are truly an artist in every sense, thank you for sharing your gifts with the world! I can’t wait to plant up some China Asters soon
I LOVE THIS GUYS VIDEOS HE IS SO REFRESHING LOOKING OUT AT SNOW IN THE HIGH DESERT OF ARIZONA
Loved this and anxiously awaiting your next master class!
Loved this format!
No Groundhogs here. I pay the cats that neighbors left behind in food, winter heat lamp, and vet care in order to keep the rattlesnakes, mice and trantulas at bay. It has worked for years. And as long as the males are fixed, no lasting damage to my plants. Now in the 114F dry heat, they do make cat nests out of my tiger lilies. But I conceded defeat for their protection from the pests.
Thanks ! I really love this format ! Really instructive :o
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us!
I have so much to say here but for once I'm going to keep it short. I was feeling guilty for not liking zinnias because of their obnoxious colors. I have always been a blue to purple and some versions of Pinks and super pale yellows person, for the most part. But I have seen recent zinnias that are so gorgeous that they stop me in my tracks! What you said about the color was perfect. There are so many beautiful colors now that it's dreamy! It's almost like you can eat some of them. Even the greens. But the ones that you're talking about that have the different pinks and the perfect color mix they're mesmerizing. I've had good luck with sweet peas for some reason I guess because I believed I would? The plant that I've not had that good of luck with is the marigolds but with the flowers they're always kind of ugly and something chews on them. Or maybe it's something lacking because I see dark brown towards the center too early. But once I had a lemon marigold, the tiny flowers. This is so long ago it had to be brand new. It grew in a barrel on my deck which was a big cement porch I don't even know how to explain it. It was four Apartments in one building. I had the deck. It grew into a shrub. It was amazing, and it seemed like hours to deadhead. I kept seeds of it for so many years that I always had its children but none of them ever were quite what the mother was that first year. Then I had a loss of everything and the tradition stopped. I'll have them again. So much for keeping it short. The dangers of voice to text.
Another amazing video. I am so thankful for your continued efforts. Each episode is a work of art!
This video was so much fun! I also learned a great deal. Thank you.
I loved watching this one! So informative and entertaining ☺
Yes more! I subscribed for your excellent cottage garden info.
YAYYY!!! In within a couple hours of posting! LOVE your videos!
I hope you liked it!
This is a great format for videos
Loved this format of video. Learnt a lot. Thank you
Absolutely brilliant! Packed full of helpful information. I love the animation in this video. Please continue with this series!
Love this video. Currently growing zinnias, snapdragons, and marigolds. Trying once again to coax sweet peas along. Next year I think I will direct sow them. Would love to grow stock but it gets hot so fast here I don’t think they would do well. Have never grown asters but will grow them next year. Thank you for sharing.
So you get my bitterness with sweet peas. I wonder if winter sowing them under a container is the only way of getting a decent display. I’m glad you liked this video format
Its a relief to find your channel, your work has many great qualities, I'm just too sleepy to enumerate them. Suffice it to say that you've synthesized a few delights to make a complex and subtle offering. Yay!
I've had NO luck with sweet peasI
When I was starting the garden, many of my new beds were filled with hundreds of zinnia and cosmos that I started from seed - it was spectacular - and now I do miss them - next year I'll interplant them here and there.
I'm experimenting this year growing cosmos in tall containers and pinching / cutting them back intensely to see if I can avoid the floppppppp - lets see what happens.
Warm regards
Jennie
Would certainly love more videos like this. Very informative and helpful for those just beginning or seasoned gardeners looking to expand their garden journey.
Yes please your videos are absolutely wonderful
Loved this and would love to see more cottage garden flower comparsions from your channel. Thank you so much.
I’d love more videos ranking Cottage flowers ! Thank you for your hard work!
It´s quite easy to distinguish double from single Matthiola in very early stages. Only the seedlings which are lighter green will bare double flowers. So it´s easy to discard the darker green ones to only get double flowered plants. To my opinion however, it´s best to keep some dark greens to produce seeds out of them. Make sure to keep at least 10 individuals for best results in pollination because Matthiola is selv-invertile, so they need other individuals near by to set seeds! Best regards fom Berlin
Thank you for this. It was delightful.
Glad you liked it.
Love your systematic approach
What a beautiful video! I love your creativity
I love your artistic input.
Your videos are so creative, entertaining and unique! Dapper, even, with your vintage style options. Thank you for the informative clips!
Look forward to all this videos! The skill and work put into them is incredible. Thank you for taking the time to make these. Please make more of these! I'm in zone 8b/9a so I have to look at warmer weather plants, but I love seeing your garden and flowers! My gardens become almost a jungle because of the humidity and warmth, and I can never seem to make them look cottagey looking. In summer it is just so hot things die off. But I have a long grow season too!