Love this style of video btw! Like watching Charles Dowding walk around in his vegetable garden and chat about the care for each plant. I find it relaxing and I like that you add your wisdom from previous plantings that didn’t work.
Thanks so much for your feedback! 😀 I really appreciate it. I want each gardener watching the video to feel like they are taking a walk with me and hanging out while I do some chores and share my thoughts. 💚🌺🐝
Yes I can agree with you that plant chores are never done until you start your Fall Cleanup and your put your plants to sleep for the winter. I am already doing my Fall Cleanup because I have a lot of Iris & Daylilies that are already done for the season. My plants are already telling me that we in Zone 5 are going to have a early Fall. We are already getting into the 50's at night. I will send the cool weather your way. I have that same Butterfly Bush and you are right it smells so good while you are gardening. Love your garden.
I’m jealous of your cooler temperatures Linda, but thankful you’re sending those temps down here! 🙂 Although I can’t yet start my official Fall Cleanup yet, I’m making quite a list in my head and am eager to get started. So happy you know exactly how good that Butterfly bush scent is while gardening! So soothing, like having a scented candle nearby! Only better! 💙🦋
Laura, the garden is looking great! Those little sweetspire look like a future addition for us 🤔 I also wanted to give you an update on the three bareroots Rozanne geraniums we planted back in spring, once they got established they took off and now are about 3 feet wide with non stop blooms. The Blue Star aster also performed really well and bloomed longer than I thought it would. Thanks!
Thank you so much! ☺️ Oh I just adore Little Henry Sweetspire, so if you have a good spot for it - I say go for it! 👍 I’m thrilled you are enjoying Rozanne and her amazing flowers! Some, but not all, of my Blue Star Asters were late to flower this year. They also have such a pretty color too! Glad you’re happy with these plants - and thanks for letting me know! 🌸🌱😀
Everything looks beautiful, Laura! I so enjoyed watching you work :) so yes, I like these videos a lot!! I play a little trick on myself saying that I can do anything for 10 feet or 10 minutes, usually a dreaded chore, which always turns into 30 feet or 30 minutes or more. - Doleen. We're having some cooler temps this week as well!!
Oh Doleen, I love that idea: 10 feet or 10 minutes! 👍🩷 I definitely find that telling myself exactly what I want to accomplish before I head outside helps me stay better focused. It’s definitely something I’ve been mindful of this year. So happy you’re getting cooler temps too! 😀
Great tip Melissa! 👍 I agree, and if I’m about to weed in a dry area, I’ll water it enough to make pulling weeds easier. (And of course I can weed those “wet areas” of my gardens any time!) 💧💧🌱😀
I didn’t know about the attachment for the hose so the water doesn’t gush out! I always walk a mile to turn off the water each time I want to change or take off the sprayer attachment. Like you we have 2 or 3 hoses connected to each other. ❤😊
Yes Denisee, I walked forever back and forth to manually turn off the water too, so this little gadget was a game changer! I’m sure you’ll be very happy with it! 😀💧
I am in the process of removing landscape fabric underneath established plants in our new to us home (2 years in now) and it is a chore. The established plants are stunted. This video was fun and since I am looking for ideas for plants in a new section, the Little Henry Sweetspire seems perfect. I really love the red accents in the winter when it snows :D
Hi Jean - I feel for you removing the landscape fabric. It is indeed quite a chore! 🥵 However it will feel and look so much better when you’re finished. Weeding will be easier and yes the plants will be happier too. 😀 I felt like I was letting the plants finally breathe! 🤣 I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I often talk about plants with Winter interest so everything isn’t boring when it’s the dormant season. 👍
@@GardenSanity Finished it today! I noticed that the work I did a week or so ago already encouraged fresh new green leaves on the camellia bush. Next project is planting a hedge of Pieris Mountain Fire.
@@jeangurnee Whoo hoo! Congratulations Jean -- I know that was a ton of work -- and not fun gardening work either! I used to have a Pieris before we redid our front yard landscaping and it is quite a beautiful shrub. I imagine a hedge of them will look wonderful. 😃
Have you thought about growing a plant up the pergola? Clematis or a climbing rose, maybe? I’ve been doing a little trimming on my Boulevard Cypress. I don’t want it to look like a Blue Point juniper, so I cut back the upward pointing branches back into the body. 🤞🏻
The reason we don’t grow anything on the pergola is to avoid bees flying around us when on the patio. I’m fine with the bees, but sometimes guests aren’t. 🐝 Yes, I need to do that to my Boulevard Cypress too - it’s looking beautiful BUT I want to clip it back into itself like you said. 👍 What a great little tree. I’d love to plant another one, but haven’t seen them this year.
I grew verbena bonariensis for the first time this year. It was incredibly thirsty! It was in a container on a south facing balcony, so yeah lots of heat and sun, but it did not like to dry out at all.
Isn't that funny you had the same experience! I think they need more moisture than people are led to believe, unless they get some shade at their base from other plants next to them. I'm going to try a shorter version (I hope) next year, something like Verbena Lollipop or similar. I'm curious what that will do in terms of being thirsty or not. 💜
We bought an old house that had two layers of different types of landscape fabric in the front beds and it was a nightmare to weed. I think I got the last of it out this year.🤞🏻
Oh geez -- TWO different types of landscape fabric?!? It's bad enough weeding with one layer! You have my sympathy -- and my admiration for removing it because I bet it was quite a job.❤ I still have it in various spots in the backyard and imagine that somehow on a cold Winter day I will go out and easily remove it. 🤣😂 Yeah, right!
@@GardenSanity I did mine over the course of 20 years as we plugged away at landscaping. The annoying part was pulling up just a bit here and there and making sure it didn’t find its way into the yard waste. Lol on a good day I got a couple foot strip! 😄
@@colsen4616 Well I think I'm possibly going to be in the same boat -- a little at a time, over a long period of time. Because doing a lot of it at once is a huge mess and in my own experience, it doesn't all get done in one or two or three easy days! 🤣 Good point about the yard waste, too!
I'm especially fond of your wet garden... Beautiful! I'm new to gardening so I really appreciate all the helpful information. Everything you mention is extremely useful to me. I read that the Little Henry is good in containers...any experience with this?
Hi Laura. Wow your dapples got huge. Would you ever tree form them? Mine have reached 5’ by 4’ already in the last 2 yrs. I’m contemplating if I should coppice to the ground next Spring to reset it. I just love how they move in the breeze.
Yes please more like this as I’m kind of new and we all can learn
Blessings 💜💚
Thanks Gail -- glad you enjoyed it and want to see more! 🌲
Love this style of video btw! Like watching Charles Dowding walk around in his vegetable garden and chat about the care for each plant. I find it relaxing and I like that you add your wisdom from previous plantings that didn’t work.
Thanks so much for your feedback! 😀 I really appreciate it. I want each gardener watching the video to feel like they are taking a walk with me and hanging out while I do some chores and share my thoughts. 💚🌺🐝
Yes I can agree with you that plant chores are never done until you start your Fall Cleanup and your put your plants to sleep for the winter. I am already doing my Fall Cleanup because I have a lot of Iris & Daylilies that are already done for the season. My plants are already telling me that we in Zone 5 are going to have a early Fall. We are already getting into the 50's at night. I will send the cool weather your way. I have that same Butterfly Bush and you are right it smells so good while you are gardening. Love your garden.
I’m jealous of your cooler temperatures Linda, but thankful you’re sending those temps down here! 🙂 Although I can’t yet start my official Fall Cleanup yet, I’m making quite a list in my head and am eager to get started. So happy you know exactly how good that Butterfly bush scent is while gardening! So soothing, like having a scented candle nearby! Only better! 💙🦋
Laura, the garden is looking great! Those little sweetspire look like a future addition for us 🤔 I also wanted to give you an update on the three bareroots Rozanne geraniums we planted back in spring, once they got established they took off and now are about 3 feet wide with non stop blooms. The Blue Star aster also performed really well and bloomed longer than I thought it would. Thanks!
Thank you so much! ☺️ Oh I just adore Little Henry Sweetspire, so if you have a good spot for it - I say go for it! 👍 I’m thrilled you are enjoying Rozanne and her amazing flowers! Some, but not all, of my Blue Star Asters were late to flower this year. They also have such a pretty color too! Glad you’re happy with these plants - and thanks for letting me know! 🌸🌱😀
Everything looks beautiful, Laura! I so enjoyed watching you work :) so yes, I like these videos a lot!! I play a little trick on myself saying that I can do anything for 10 feet or 10 minutes, usually a dreaded chore, which always turns into 30 feet or 30 minutes or more. - Doleen. We're having some cooler temps this week as well!!
Oh Doleen, I love that idea: 10 feet or 10 minutes! 👍🩷 I definitely find that telling myself exactly what I want to accomplish before I head outside helps me stay better focused. It’s definitely something I’ve been mindful of this year. So happy you’re getting cooler temps too! 😀
I do weeding after a rain as it makes it easier to pull out.
Great tip Melissa! 👍 I agree, and if I’m about to weed in a dry area, I’ll water it enough to make pulling weeds easier. (And of course I can weed those “wet areas” of my gardens any time!) 💧💧🌱😀
I didn’t know about the attachment for the hose so the water doesn’t gush out! I always walk a mile to turn off the water each time I want to change or take off the sprayer attachment. Like you we have 2 or 3 hoses connected to each other. ❤😊
Yes Denisee, I walked forever back and forth to manually turn off the water too, so this little gadget was a game changer! I’m sure you’ll be very happy with it! 😀💧
Hi, I’m new here. Learning so much from you. As a side note, love your tops. 🌹🪻🌸🌻
Welcome Carly! I’m so glad you’re learning new gardening tips here! And thanks for the compliment on my tops! 🌸🩷🌲
I am in the process of removing landscape fabric underneath established plants in our new to us home (2 years in now) and it is a chore. The established plants are stunted. This video was fun and since I am looking for ideas for plants in a new section, the Little Henry Sweetspire seems perfect. I really love the red accents in the winter when it snows :D
Hi Jean - I feel for you removing the landscape fabric. It is indeed quite a chore! 🥵 However it will feel and look so much better when you’re finished. Weeding will be easier and yes the plants will be happier too. 😀 I felt like I was letting the plants finally breathe! 🤣 I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I often talk about plants with Winter interest so everything isn’t boring when it’s the dormant season. 👍
@@GardenSanity Finished it today! I noticed that the work I did a week or so ago already encouraged fresh new green leaves on the camellia bush. Next project is planting a hedge of Pieris Mountain Fire.
@@jeangurnee Whoo hoo! Congratulations Jean -- I know that was a ton of work -- and not fun gardening work either! I used to have a Pieris before we redid our front yard landscaping and it is quite a beautiful shrub. I imagine a hedge of them will look wonderful. 😃
Yes,I too learned something new about arbervitti plant. I thought they were dying and would have to replace them. Thanks for the info.
Glad to help, Mary! And happy your Arborvitaes are ok, too! 🌲😀 I’m sure that’s quite a relief!
Have you thought about growing a plant up the pergola? Clematis or a climbing rose, maybe? I’ve been doing a little trimming on my Boulevard Cypress. I don’t want it to look like a Blue Point juniper, so I cut back the upward pointing branches back into the body. 🤞🏻
The reason we don’t grow anything on the pergola is to avoid bees flying around us when on the patio. I’m fine with the bees, but sometimes guests aren’t. 🐝 Yes, I need to do that to my Boulevard Cypress too - it’s looking beautiful BUT I want to clip it back into itself like you said. 👍 What a great little tree. I’d love to plant another one, but haven’t seen them this year.
I grew verbena bonariensis for the first time this year. It was incredibly thirsty! It was in a container on a south facing balcony, so yeah lots of heat and sun, but it did not like to dry out at all.
Isn't that funny you had the same experience! I think they need more moisture than people are led to believe, unless they get some shade at their base from other plants next to them. I'm going to try a shorter version (I hope) next year, something like Verbena Lollipop or similar. I'm curious what that will do in terms of being thirsty or not. 💜
We bought an old house that had two layers of different types of landscape fabric in the front beds and it was a nightmare to weed. I think I got the last of it out this year.🤞🏻
Oh geez -- TWO different types of landscape fabric?!? It's bad enough weeding with one layer! You have my sympathy -- and my admiration for removing it because I bet it was quite a job.❤ I still have it in various spots in the backyard and imagine that somehow on a cold Winter day I will go out and easily remove it. 🤣😂 Yeah, right!
@@GardenSanity I did mine over the course of 20 years as we plugged away at landscaping. The annoying part was pulling up just a bit here and there and making sure it didn’t find its way into the yard waste. Lol on a good day I got a couple foot strip! 😄
@@colsen4616 Well I think I'm possibly going to be in the same boat -- a little at a time, over a long period of time. Because doing a lot of it at once is a huge mess and in my own experience, it doesn't all get done in one or two or three easy days! 🤣 Good point about the yard waste, too!
I'm especially fond of your wet garden... Beautiful! I'm new to gardening so I really appreciate all the helpful information. Everything you mention is extremely useful to me. I read that the Little Henry is good in containers...any experience with this?
Hi Laura. Wow your dapples got huge. Would you ever tree form them? Mine have reached 5’ by 4’ already in the last 2 yrs. I’m contemplating if I should coppice to the ground next Spring to reset it. I just love how they move in the breeze.
Hi Laura, I have looked high and low for dappled willow in my area. Would you be open to selling some cuttings the next time you prune?
First 💃🏾