That Basil is BONKERS! 😲 I'm always coming back to your videos for inspiration & everytime I see something I want to try that maybe I didn't care for at first! It's like I see it in a new light or something?! Yes I love soft colors in my garden but I also love the look of lots of bright colored zinnias. & aww yes that little baby squat! I know what you're talking about! My son does that! 😭🥰
Laura: “we didn’t get to a lot of stuff this spring. Every year has something like that.” Be gracious with yourself! Not every year has a doubling of property, a rough first trimester, and a global pandemic! I’m blown away by what you all *have* managed to get done!
@@dianedeck Not to mention having to take it easy because she is expecting!! All the trees installed, a new water feature, painting the barn, and I could go on and on!!!! They have my vote too!
Last year Laura did 1 or 2 videos on what performed best for her - hoping this becomes an annual tradition. I referred to those when planning my own gardens this year.
I rewound once, did it again, didn't bother rewinding again. Sorry Laura! But Aaron kept inching the camera further and further left, so I don't think he was even watching haha
You are just so adorable to watch! It really seems like you have connected with your true purpose in life, and it shows! The joyful love you have for plants and nature in general makes me smile - like when you found the extra pumpkins you never knew you had... and it seemed so genuine. Thanks for sharing your beautiful property!
I would like to see some perennial azaleas and Camellias growing in waves here and there. Also I'd like to see some bromeliads growing and also some hold cold tolerant orchids.
Ger Ger then I suggest you plant some and watch them grow and make you happy 👍 I guess thats what Lara and Aron does- planting what they like and what makes them happy AND then, they showed it to us and make most of us happy and thankful for doing so 🍂🍁🌾🌻🌺🌸 then we go out to our garden with inspiration and garden joy and plant what we can in our climate and what we are interested in - not what everybody else think we should! 😊😘👍
@@tulle7358 've had over fifty years of garden tours some of them reaching 1,500 people in a day. So I've been very successful. Now the cities are frowning on garden tours, they don't like the parking issues and they don't want that many people in houses cuz the neighbors complain. Also we've got major issues because of the drought, a lot of the hey and pumpkins and squashes get eaten up by the wildlife at night, and then we also have a lot of homeless, and they either burns the stray bales and burn it, or they steal bales of hay, to make a nest to sleep on the hay down the street. So it's very hard to put any of these type of scenes up anymore. I do have a nice nativity scene but that has to be put on the top of the roof, and that's a big job to do when you have a tile roof, and when the winds blow in the winter time you have to really chain everything down. It's not like yesteryears when everything was safe outside. I used to purchase a lot of Boys Town wreaths, the I used to have a lot of fruits and nuts attached to the wreaths, but the animals climb up the doors on top of the tables and eat them up. The country sites are so Barren because of the fires and drought, they're coming into our personal private areas to eat anything they can including including electrical wires under the cars. When we become Diversified neighborhoods, not every nationality enjoys having The Street open for a private garden tour at a house and I can understand that they feel the invasion of their privacy. even back here swimming pools are being removed because of the drought issue in the price of water is very expensive. Times are changing and these couple in Oregon are just lucky The drought has not hit them up there and the wildlife is still pretty tame and not eating everything they grow. even if I plant tulips or any kind of flower bulbs I have to package them in real tight steel mesh boxes, so the Ground moles won't eat them before they even sprout. I think they're called Norwegian moles. they sure are fast runners. I know one year I caught my neighborhood teenagers, taking the pumpkins From my yard and throwing them up against the block wall so they busted out all over the place. And the parents said no big deal it's your loss not ours. I know the fish and game have to continuously in the winter and spring months, flood control staffers, have to clean out the river beds and flood controls, so many people have thrown pumpkins in there They grow like Wild Ivy everywhere and clogged up the waterways.
@@tulle7358 have you ever thought maybe they don't know too much about azaleas and Camellias and b r o a m a i d s so we can add some seeds in their ears. It can't hurt to offer suggestions the way you're barking and crying, it's none of our business. I don't think her husband is horticulture compared to her, so she has to carry the load all by herself and maybe some suggestions May plant some seeds for future usage. At old phrase, we share and we learn as a group not as an individual. We live in a society where we're tribal, and we learn from one another, it sounds like you may be happier living as a monk. If I'm not mistaken I think one time her husband said that his background is in Ministry, not in horticulture oh, so I think it's helpful if we plant some ideas in her. I know his wife sure has educated me out a lot of things even though I do have an MBA
I am amazed that you can tour your garden for an hour and still not see everything. You must have a more help then just you and Aaron. You both are such and inspiration for new gardeners. Thank you for sharing!
He has a gift for the filming! The panning, following you and your ball changes can't be easy haha; the angles are always spot on, the zoom in and out always just perfectly appropriate and keeping the cats in the shot! perfect!
How many of us here would LOVE to part of family and friends. Just to dig up her throw outs. Plus being a florist and being invited to cut her flowers. I'd be making floral pumpkin arrangements. I think the cats like being filmed. There funny to watch. And they know to follow her. So adorable.
Laura I must say that you are one of the most peaceful, lovely Ladies with child that I believe that I've ever seen. I wish you a peaceful wonderful delivery with your new baby girl. As I'm sure we all will be praying for 🌼💕🙏🏻
These garden tours are so helpful to see how the plants look in the landscape at each growth stage and paired with others. Thank you so much for all you guys do and share!
I wait for these tours then take notes on what I’m going to plant next year. Seeing how plants perform is priceless. Unfortunately the growers in my area aren’t smart enough to coordinate with a channel with over a million followers. Not very smart. Ordering on line is boring. Not even close to a my annual fun day at the nursery, spending more money than I do at Christmas. Hope growers wise up. On a more positive note, thank you two for giving me the inspiration to garden. It’s truly changed my life. And now my husband too. His parents treated gardening as punishment, but you have healed that wound and now he loves the joy of gardening. You are a blessing in a chaotic world. Again, thank you.
Your passion is so contagious, I continously smile while watching any of your videos. I wish I was your neighbor, I know we would be good friends. Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite parts about these garden tours (besides seeing the beautiful things in bloom) is seeing plants I've been eyeing for planting in my own garden at different stages of dormancy. It's super helpful for envisioning what it would look like in my own space! I could watch these tours all day!
Splendid! You are so natural, just like your garden. You pick a dead stem off or move something as though you are going through your normal day and it adds to the teaching vibe in your tours. I really enjoy the teamwork you and your husband have in these tours. I use to have a garden cat like Russell. Did not realize how much work a good cat does to keep small rodents, voles and moles, out of my garden until he passed. Keep up the excellent work. I never tire of seeing your tours. I am inspired and going out to plant a new Althea bush, double red.
I absolutely love watching your videos! I've never had a green thumb but by watching your videos, I've been able to finally plant some trees, shrubs, etc and keep them alive! When you say "find your happy place" well mine is watching your videos everyday!! So thank you for getting me excited about planting more plants in my yard. But more importantly, teaching me what I need to do to have a successful landscape.
1.40 You had a leaf on your head! Guess what almost went into my head the other day. A big thorn from my rosebush as I lifted my head in the garden. Now I know how Jesus felt!
A fun fact on Gomphocarpus and other MW plants ... it has an heroic place in American history. It was used as a kapok substitute during WWII. The floss, white fluff, harvested from two bags of pods would fill one life jacket. The floss was also used to line flight suits. Please let the aphids have their feast, if left alone, other more 'friendly' bugs will come and take care of them. Which is great for a healthy garden!!
I started looking to see if someone had already commented about this when Laura was talking about the fluff. Such a neat fact and history. I also agree with you about leaving the aphids. We started growing a few types of milkweed in our Texas garden this year to attract the Monarchs, and we have watched the lifecycles of so many little creatures because of the aphids. So many different types of ladybugs, hoverflies, and lacewing feed on the aphids.
@@TheCraftedCloset Yes! It's tough to be patient while the 'good' bugs take care of business, but they always do!! For some it's much easier to just spray something, but then you run the risk of harming all the good insects.
I don't know how you remember all the names of everything you've ever planted! Everything looks so beautiful especially around the Gazebo and waterfall. That would be the perfect place to do fall pregnancy family photos!😍 Thank you for letting us enjoy your beautiful gardens with you!
I don’t know about everyone else but I love the long tour videos. Feels Like we are just spending the hour with you, viewing your beautiful garden! But...the idea of mini tours is nice too, so we can see each individual plant for each area. I guess I just love all Harden Answer videos. Long time viewer here. 💗
Yes yes! More smaller tours so you can go plant by plant and talk about them a little more. I've learned so much from you this year, and I've stayed motivated all the way through summer. Great tour video, I'll have to watch twice since I'm watching with my three and one year old. You're gonna find out all about that in a little while!
I am so happy and proud of you for leaving a pest host plant in your gardens...I wish more folks did this rather than spraying and harming our beneficial insects and birds...good for you...you inspire me more than you could know and appreciate your vids...can't stop watching them...you guys are considered family to me at this point!...x
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Never too long. I think my favorite spot was the pallet walkway around to the water and the chicken coop. But...🤷♀️ I really love it ALL! Y’all work so incredibly hard to share your beautiful gardens and I truly appreciate it. 💚🍂✨
Thank you both for all that you do! It's true it's been a great year! I went through cancer treatments and your videos were very enjoyable part of my recovery. Watching you & your little family & garden grow has been a blessing to me. Praying you have a blessed New Year!
It’s funny how on other channels, I would never watch an almost hour long video. But Laura videos, I’m here to the end, and love every minute. ❤️ I love your garden tours, I learn so much! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience with us.
So endearing how Laura worries about the tours being too long! This channel has the perfect mix of longer videos, @15 minute videos, highlights, inside/outside ideas, creative ideas, practical ideas, and loads more! Some card making videos and podcasts go 75 minutes to a few hours!!! Garden Answer, you have the perfect mix!!!
Laura, I know you maybe won't wear a Russell and Cheddar "Garden Answer" t-shirt but those two are so much a part of your guys channel!! Love them so much and I'm not even a cat person but I would definitely buy one!!
Carol here from the UK. I very much enjoy watching Garden Answer, I find it inspirational and you are such a pleasant person to watch. Having watched your Autumn garden tour (garden looking lovely by the way), I thought what a shame it was to see all those rows and rows of cut flowers not being cut. I know you don't want to sell them and I perfectly understand that, growing flowers to sell is whole other business in itself and that is not what your business is about. So, two ideas came to me: 1) you put the word out say once a fortnight or once a month that you are having a pick your own in the cut flower garden and put an honesty box out and any proceeds you donate to charity or 2) Instead of having rows and rows of cut flowers, flower farm fashion a la Floret you could design a cut flower garden where the flowers are planted in aesthetically shaped flowerbeds and walkways which would still provide plenty of flowers for arranging with but any that weren't picked would continue to enhance the space and look like they belonged there and not like they needed to be picked. Think what fun Aaron would have taking aerial photos with his drone😊 All the best Carol
Laura, we LOVE your garden tours! Please don't worry about them being too long. It's so enjoyable to watch and see your enthusiasm. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! PS-My Colorblends bulbs arrived this week! This is my first time to order. Totally inspired by you!!
I've been an avid gardener for years but have to say your videos have inspired me so much! I get so many great ideas for new ways to plant things from watching them and I love listening to you Laura! You always have such a positive & cheerful attitude that just makes me feel happy! You are a darling girl and I enjoy watching your family & pets as much as your gardening. I do worry sometimes that you're trying to do too much though. Don't want you to burn yourself out. Good thing you're young 😁.
Anybody else chuckle when she said “Here’s the Gomphocarpus. It performed very well!” 🤣😂 Then she said “Gomphocarpus for everybody in the neighborhood!!!!” ☠️☠️☠️
Three Things I Love About This Video: 1. Two Ginger Kitties Playing 2. The Performance Note on the Gomphocarpus (and Laura's little smirk) 3. Everything Else.
Good morning all! I sit here every morning waiting to have coffee with Laura. Love watching you, Laura. You are such a blessing to many of us.You are so encouraging and inspirational. Always look forward seeing you in the morning. Is anyone else up before 4:00am waiting to watch Laura. I get a kick seeing the fam as well. God Bless!
This is so far the MOST GRANDEST, AMAZING GARDEN in their own property I've seen in my entire life!!!! WOW!! oftentimes I've seen this kind of garden in a Park. I envy her to have a very beautiful garden.
I love your garden tour, I love when Aaron shares his opinions, I love that your so giving with your hard worked garden flowers, wish I was on the other side of that sos call for help to cut, I would just cry. Love how your cats could have a video of there own and I'd watch it ☺️! It's middle of October on one of the worst years the world has had and your garden is completely oblivious to everything that is going on! Every morning I look forward to your videos (w/a cup of my Costa Rican coffee) to watch and I know I'm going to be inspired for my tini garden or just to know I'm going to have a good day! Thank you! 😘🙏🤗
Laura I planted orach this year and was pleased to high heaven with the xtra large green 💚and purple 💜edible leaves and enormous sprays of seeds for the fall flower arrangements‼️ 🍁🌾🐿🍂🧸🍂🐿🌾🍁 Your garden videos are my very favorite. Your family is a blessing to watch how even diverse characters can live from their strengths. Your husband seems like a type of person that needs a lot of upbeat appreciation. And you seem like you love all his hard work 💖
I love your show, and Russell is the cat's meow! Of course he follows you around, we all do and love your garden. Simply beautiful and I am getting tons of ideas. Thank you.
Lots of amazing changes coming your way! The larger lawn and buried utilities is going to look awesome! So hate to think about your beautiful cut flowers going away due to the cold weather, I’m not even ready for mine to leave. 😕 You should harvest the sunflowers and hang the seed heads round your property for the birds all winter. Bet your chickens love those seed heads too. Mini tours would be incredibly informative, love the garden tours, but they leave me wanting to spend more time in each area.
Never a lull with Laura! I could listen to her all day! She truly loves what she does! She’s adorable! And Aaron does an amazing job at keeping up with her with the camera! Sometimes I feel like shouting squirrel when Laura is touring. Hahaha…It’s quite entertaining to watch. Thanks bunches guys!
This is much anticipated and highly enjoyed! If you have time to share your method for saving seeds from some of the flowers in the Cut-Flower Garden, that would be great! Nasturtiums and Sweet Peas and such. You just exude joy when describing your gardens! Thank you for sharing!
I'm a cat lady first and then a plant lady. I love your cats and the absolute gorgeous landscaping. Thank you for so much info on all of your videos. You are a beautiful person for sharing
It’s never too long! I usually watch these tours twice - the first time I’m trying to take everything in (or completely distracted by your freaking adorable kitties) and the second time I’m a little more focused on what you’re saying 😁 . Thank you for taking the time to do these, more in-depth mini tours of the different areas of your garden would be awesome, too! You really are an inspiration!
I love that your cat follows you everywhere you go. So cute! He sure does love you. Does he come in with you at the end of the day. You sure do a great job in all these flower beds. Absolutely gorgeous!!…. Master gardener…..absolutely…….
Thanks for a beautiful tour! I love the micro tour idea, too. It's so great to learn about your experience with each plant and what goes well together. Very inspiring. 😊
I love the garden tours at any length. It's just a long expanse of joy. I usually get out something else to do while I watch, like my fiber arts. Making many beanies and scarves. Lol
It's funny how much a region's ecology can affect the perception of beauty, like with your Virginia creeper and agapanthus. When we bought our first house last year i started watching your videos every single night. Inspired i bought three Silver Bush and began planting my first garden bed. Later I looked it up and discovered it's a variety of bindweed (which isn't invasive here)!!! I can only imagine it would pain you to read this, if you ever saw this comment. I recall you planted lantana once, which smothers our local National Parks here, and I winced. I'm considering pulling the Silver bush through loyalty to you and your channel 😅!
I agree, we have blue bachelor buttons coming up allover the yard every year. I just mow them down while others plant them. As for the Silver bush, I think Laura would say, if you like it leave it.
In my area Lantanas are used EVERYWHERE... because it's so hot and dry their growth is kept in check, I've read others in the comments say that they are invasive in their areas especially near a consistent water source.
i adore the water feature in your garden, especially the way it is set in with the plants and curved pathway. It adds character and softness to your garden, and gives a feeling of height/elevation to your garden. It creates a small rainforest!
On this week's Gardern Answer Highlight, she said there will not be an update. The pots are at their church and with the Covid, it was difficult to tape updates.
@@lucytree7892 sorry I didn't have an opportunity to watch it this week. I have been dealing w/ my Mother getting Dementia so am lucky if I even get a chance to watch her daily videos right now.😞
Your garden is so beautiful! I have recently, since COVID actually, have really been into gardening and learning what grows and doesn't grow in my zone 7. Earlier this summer I rescued two Truffula Gomphrena plants that were dying on the clearance rack at my local Lowe's. Because of your videos and seeing the Gomphrenas I snatched them up and planted them in my small bed around my mailbox. They have grown so much and I am so proud of them! Thank you so much for unknowingly giving me all the confidence to believe I can grow amazing things. You are the best!
You, Aaron and Chris have done a wonderful job this year! Thank you for sharing. I agree with you on the King Tuts, they do distract from the urn planters. Love the Arborvitae hedge. Love everything, especially the denim and lace used with the pinks and yellows. While your carpenter is fixing the barn door, have him put in two identical lights symmetrically by your front door entrance from Home Depot. Totally agreed with you that it would look perfect with 2 lights! Love the front entrance, the gardens, the new ground and the barn!! You are one truly awesome gardener, kudos👏👏👏 to your Mom and Dad. They did a great job teaching you and inspiring you to grow into who you are today. Love your channel! ❤️🌼🌸💐🌾🌳🌱🍁🌻🤗
Awesome garden tour!Really enjoyed it!Fun to watch Russell & Cheddar following you around & providing such comic relief.Great job Laura& Aaron.God bless you both & thanks for sharing with us your beautiful garden.
Please KNOW...none of us object to long tour videos 🤗. I've already watched this one 3 times! Your gardens are so amazing. So grateful that you two brought us along on your journey.
I'm a really big fan of cottage style gardens that look more colorful and a little wild so I especially appreciate the little area at the end of the "moon garden" just outside of the vegetable garden. Beautiful!
I’d really like to see your raised beds in back of the barn. Are the hops still going crazy? I just love long garden tours! What success you’ve had this year. Your new land did incredible! THOSE FLOWERS! Oh my!! I know I’m missing sweet Benjamin, I just love his take on things. I loved when he smelled the gladiolus and closed his eyes like he was in so much love with the fragrance. I just can’t wait to see him with his new baby sister! He’s going to be such a great big brother♥️🤍
I am so enjoying watching your videos since finding your channel when looking for succulent growing tips in April. The beautiful way your gardens have developed over the past 4 years is so inspiring. I would love to see the moon garden become a tropical brights garden next year; full of orange, purple and red. The colours would hold up well to the full sun and being separate from the main gardens wouldn't distract from the different colours there. Looking forward to watching you guys merge the new property and also your new arrival in January 😊
She thinks her garden is beautiful BUT, it’s her! She spreads her beauty and love so that everything is beautiful!💜💜
Beautiful thing to write and very true💕
I totally agree!
💯 percent true!!!
Agree 100%!❤️
100% agreed! Her excitement, passion and joy is contagious ❤
That Basil is BONKERS! 😲 I'm always coming back to your videos for inspiration & everytime I see something I want to try that maybe I didn't care for at first! It's like I see it in a new light or something?! Yes I love soft colors in my garden but I also love the look of lots of bright colored zinnias. & aww yes that little baby squat! I know what you're talking about! My son does that! 😭🥰
Laura: “we didn’t get to a lot of stuff this spring. Every year has something like that.”
Be gracious with yourself! Not every year has a doubling of property, a rough first trimester, and a global pandemic! I’m blown away by what you all *have* managed to get done!
lol when you put it like that I think she deserves the Gardener of the Year Prize. Let me be the first to nominate.
@@dianedeck I second that nomination!
@Boomerang here here. I third that nomination.
@@dianedeck Hear! Hear!
@@dianedeck Not to mention having to take it easy because she is expecting!! All the trees installed, a new water feature, painting the barn, and I could go on and on!!!! They have my vote too!
I love the way Aaron keeps the balance between focusing on Laura all the while keeping the kitty action in plain view!!
I am taking notes as I go so I can add to my Spring flower purchases. Anyone else taking notes?
Me! But I’ve created an Idea Board on the Proven Winners site. My handwritten notes were getting messy and unorganized. ☀️🌻
Taking notes here....my list is getting long 🌿🌺
Last year Laura did 1 or 2 videos on what performed best for her - hoping this becomes an annual tradition. I referred to those when planning my own gardens this year.
I did a bunch of screen shots. I think I will have to watch it again to take notes!😂🤣❤❤❤🤣😂
Always!
Laura: Why are these elephant ears trampled?
Russel: Jumping on and off the fountain.
lol. That's what i call a smoking gun.
We love ❤️❤️❤️😽 Russel !
Probably Russell and Cheddar tumbling in them.
They may be trampled because of water coming off the building behind them. Have this problem with my elephant ear plants
I have to admit...I wasn't paying any attention to you when the cats were fighting. I had to rewind twice...LOL!
I rewound once, did it again, didn't bother rewinding again. Sorry Laura! But Aaron kept inching the camera further and further left, so I don't think he was even watching haha
I think we all had to do that!
😂
Ha me too!
Yep. I was like, Aaron is totally distracted by the cat fight. As we all were.
You are just so adorable to watch! It really seems like you have connected with your true purpose in life, and it shows! The joyful love you have for plants and nature in general makes me smile - like when you found the extra pumpkins you never knew you had... and it seemed so genuine. Thanks for sharing your beautiful property!
Orange cats play-fighting is perfect October vibes.
I would like to see some perennial azaleas and Camellias growing in waves here and there. Also I'd like to see some bromeliads growing and also some hold cold tolerant orchids.
Ger Ger then I suggest you plant some and watch them grow and make you happy 👍 I guess thats what Lara and Aron does- planting what they like and what makes them happy AND then, they showed it to us and make most of us happy and thankful for doing so 🍂🍁🌾🌻🌺🌸 then we go out to our garden with inspiration and garden joy and plant what we can in our climate and what we are interested in - not what everybody else think we should! 😊😘👍
@@tulle7358 've had over fifty years of garden tours some of them reaching 1,500 people in a day. So I've been very successful. Now the cities are frowning on garden tours, they don't like the parking issues and they don't want that many people in houses cuz the neighbors complain. Also we've got major issues because of the drought, a lot of the hey and pumpkins and squashes get eaten up by the wildlife at night, and then we also have a lot of homeless, and they either burns the stray bales and burn it, or they steal bales of hay, to make a nest to sleep on the hay down the street. So it's very hard to put any of these type of scenes up anymore. I do have a nice nativity scene but that has to be put on the top of the roof, and that's a big job to do when you have a tile roof, and when the winds blow in the winter time you have to really chain everything down. It's not like yesteryears when everything was safe outside. I used to purchase a lot of Boys Town wreaths, the I used to have a lot of fruits and nuts attached to the wreaths, but the animals climb up the doors on top of the tables and eat them up. The country sites are so Barren because of the fires and
drought, they're coming into our personal private areas to eat anything they can including including electrical wires under the cars. When we become Diversified neighborhoods, not every nationality enjoys having The Street open for a private garden tour at a house and I can understand that they feel the invasion of their privacy. even back here swimming pools are being removed because of the drought issue in the price of water is very expensive. Times are changing and these couple in Oregon are just lucky The drought has not hit them up there and the wildlife is still pretty tame and not eating everything they grow. even if I plant tulips or any kind of flower bulbs I have to package them in real tight steel mesh boxes, so the Ground moles won't eat them before they even sprout. I think they're called Norwegian moles. they sure are fast runners. I know one year I caught my neighborhood teenagers, taking the pumpkins From my yard and throwing them up against the block wall so they busted out all over the place. And the parents said no big deal it's your loss not ours. I know the fish and game have to continuously in the winter and spring months, flood control staffers, have to clean out the river beds and flood controls, so many people have thrown pumpkins in there They grow like Wild Ivy everywhere and clogged up the waterways.
Had me laughing out loud for sure!!!!!
@@tulle7358 have you ever thought maybe they don't know too much about azaleas and Camellias and b r o a m a i d s so we can add some seeds in their ears. It can't hurt to offer suggestions the way you're barking and crying, it's none of our business. I don't think her husband is horticulture compared to her, so she has to carry the load all by herself and maybe some suggestions May plant some seeds for future usage. At old phrase, we share and we learn as a group not as an individual. We live in a society where we're tribal, and we learn from one another, it sounds like you may be happier living as a monk. If I'm not mistaken I think one time her husband said that his background is in Ministry, not in horticulture oh, so I think it's helpful if we plant some ideas in her. I know his wife sure has educated me out a lot of things even though I do have an MBA
I am amazed that you can tour your garden for an hour and still not see everything. You must have a more help then just you and Aaron. You both are such and inspiration for new gardeners. Thank you for sharing!
I love the cat cameos! They have such cute personalities.
He has a gift for the filming! The panning, following you and your ball changes can't be easy haha; the angles are always spot on, the zoom in and out always just perfectly appropriate and keeping the cats in the shot! perfect!
How many of us here would LOVE to part of family and friends. Just to dig up her throw outs. Plus being a florist and being invited to cut her flowers. I'd be making floral pumpkin arrangements.
I think the cats like being filmed. There funny to watch. And they know to follow her. So adorable.
Laura I must say that you are one of the most peaceful, lovely Ladies with child that I believe that I've ever seen. I wish you a peaceful wonderful delivery with your new baby girl. As I'm sure we all will be praying for 🌼💕🙏🏻
These garden tours are so helpful to see how the plants look in the landscape at each growth stage and paired with others. Thank you so much for all you guys do and share!
I wait for these tours then take notes on what I’m going to plant next year. Seeing how plants perform is priceless. Unfortunately the growers in my area aren’t smart enough to coordinate with a channel with over a million followers. Not very smart. Ordering on line is boring. Not even close to a my annual fun day at the nursery, spending more money than I do at Christmas. Hope growers wise up. On a more positive note, thank you two for giving me the inspiration to garden. It’s truly changed my life. And now my husband too. His parents treated gardening as punishment, but you have healed that wound and now he loves the joy of gardening. You are a blessing in a chaotic world. Again, thank you.
Your passion is so contagious, I continously smile while watching any of your videos. I wish I was your neighbor, I know we would be good friends. Thanks for sharing.
Ditto. I'd even help her water.
I love the mulch pathway keeps so welll with the natural look.
Is this your career or just so fun? Want to come plant me some gpaprdens and teach me how
One of my favorite parts about these garden tours (besides seeing the beautiful things in bloom) is seeing plants I've been eyeing for planting in my own garden at different stages of dormancy. It's super helpful for envisioning what it would look like in my own space! I could watch these tours all day!
So interesting and beautiful and as for the darling cats....it is like "we are filming...start the cuteness!!!!!!!"
Russell is such a diva. He doesn't like Cheddar to share his spotlight. :)
I know the cats had me cracking up.
@@TKH7399 you're right!🤭
@@helenbaxter5270 Yes!😂
Splendid! You are so natural, just like your garden. You pick a dead stem off or move something as though you are going through your normal day and it adds to the teaching vibe in your tours. I really enjoy the teamwork you and your husband have in these tours. I use to have a garden cat like Russell. Did not realize how much work a good cat does to keep small rodents, voles and moles, out of my garden until he passed. Keep up the excellent work. I never tire of seeing your tours. I am inspired and going out to plant a new Althea bush, double red.
I still just really love that flower arrangement of Aaron's picks. It's so bright and cheerful! 🌟😀🌟
I absolutely love watching your videos! I've never had a green thumb but by watching your videos, I've been able to finally plant some trees, shrubs, etc and keep them alive! When you say "find your happy place" well mine is watching your videos everyday!! So thank you for getting me excited about planting more plants in my yard. But more importantly, teaching me what I need to do to have a successful landscape.
Aaron, I see you maneuvering to catch more of the kitties fighting! 😹
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I was giggling at the same thing😂 love it!! 🧡
Love the tour, beautiful flowers! Enjoyed the cats playing in the background ❤️
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I love when kitties spar w/ each other!!! It's so cute & funny!!!🤗😘😸😺
Look at that shot of him sitting on top of the fountain, with flowers all around him. He is precious!!..
Garden tour upload days should be a national holiday
1.40 You had a leaf on your head! Guess what almost went into my head the other day. A big thorn from my rosebush as I lifted my head in the garden. Now I know how Jesus felt!
A fun fact on Gomphocarpus and other MW plants ... it has an heroic place in American history. It was used as a kapok substitute during WWII. The floss, white fluff, harvested from two bags of pods would fill one life jacket. The floss was also used to line flight suits. Please let the aphids have their feast, if left alone, other more 'friendly' bugs will come and take care of them. Which is great for a healthy garden!!
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing
I started looking to see if someone had already commented about this when Laura was talking about the fluff. Such a neat fact and history.
I also agree with you about leaving the aphids. We started growing a few types of milkweed in our Texas garden this year to attract the Monarchs, and we have watched the lifecycles of so many little creatures because of the aphids. So many different types of ladybugs, hoverflies, and lacewing feed on the aphids.
@@TheCraftedCloset Yes! It's tough to be patient while the 'good' bugs take care of business, but they always do!! For some it's much easier to just spray something, but then you run the risk of harming all the good insects.
I don't know how you remember all the names of everything you've ever planted! Everything looks so beautiful especially around the Gazebo and waterfall. That would be the perfect place to do fall pregnancy family photos!😍 Thank you for letting us enjoy your beautiful gardens with you!
Sorry but no one is paying attention to you with Russell and Cheddar back there! 😂
Russell wins! 😸😼
Russel gets more screentime than Aaron! 😂
i know, right???? what tree??? LOL
He was all over this video!😃
What a great addition to the garden tour - cat entertainment!
I don’t know about everyone else but I love the long tour videos. Feels
Like we are just spending the hour with you, viewing your beautiful garden! But...the idea of mini tours is nice too, so we can see each individual plant for each area. I guess I just love all Harden Answer videos. Long time viewer here. 💗
Yes yes! More smaller tours so you can go plant by plant and talk about them a little more. I've learned so much from you this year, and I've stayed motivated all the way through summer. Great tour video, I'll have to watch twice since I'm watching with my three and one year old. You're gonna find out all about that in a little while!
I feel the same Kelly. I really enjoy learning about her garden but i feel shes rushed. She has a huge variety of beautiful everything.
I am so happy and proud of you for leaving a pest host plant in your gardens...I wish more folks did this rather than spraying and harming our beneficial insects and birds...good for you...you inspire me more than you could know and appreciate your vids...can't stop watching them...you guys are considered family to me at this point!...x
So happy you’re leaving the sunflowers for the birds!
Awesome tour...seen 3x when need a dose of Autumn Bliss..Hope you keep large urns front of house making it look like a classic expensive estate.
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Never too long. I think my favorite spot was the pallet walkway around to the water and the chicken coop. But...🤷♀️ I really love it ALL! Y’all work so incredibly hard to share your beautiful gardens and I truly appreciate it. 💚🍂✨
Thank you both for all that you do! It's true it's been a great year! I went through cancer treatments and your videos were very enjoyable part of my recovery. Watching you & your little family & garden grow has been a blessing to me. Praying you have a blessed New Year!
Your face around 36:10 talking about the hydrangea blooming just made my day. Anyone that's ever been married knows that exact look. 😂
Oh you bet. That's the exact or should I say typical look of the wife who bested her husband. I laughed out loud, she was so cute doing that😅.
It’s funny how on other channels, I would never watch an almost hour long video. But Laura videos, I’m here to the end, and love every minute. ❤️ I love your garden tours, I learn so much! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience with us.
When your babies get old enough they are going to have a wonderful place to play hide and seek😊
So endearing how Laura worries about the tours being too long! This channel has the perfect mix of longer videos, @15 minute videos, highlights, inside/outside ideas, creative ideas, practical ideas, and loads more! Some card making videos and podcasts go 75 minutes to a few hours!!! Garden Answer, you have the perfect mix!!!
Laura, I know you maybe won't wear a Russell and Cheddar "Garden Answer" t-shirt but those two are so much a part of your guys channel!! Love them so much and I'm not even a cat person but I would definitely buy one!!
Carol here from the UK.
I very much enjoy watching Garden Answer, I find it inspirational and you are such a pleasant person to watch.
Having watched your Autumn garden tour (garden looking lovely by the way), I thought what a shame it was to see all those rows and rows of cut flowers not being cut. I know you don't want to sell them and I perfectly understand that, growing flowers to sell is whole other business in itself and that is not what your business is about. So, two ideas came to me: 1) you put the word out say once a fortnight or once a month that you are having a pick your own in the cut flower garden and put an honesty box out and any proceeds you donate to charity or 2) Instead of having rows and rows of cut flowers, flower farm fashion a la Floret you could design a cut flower garden where the flowers are planted in aesthetically shaped flowerbeds and walkways which would still provide plenty of flowers for arranging with but any that weren't picked would continue to enhance the space and look like they belonged there and not like they needed to be picked. Think what fun Aaron would have taking aerial photos with his drone😊
All the best
Carol
YES on more of the mulch pathways-soft and stunning against the well-established structure in your garden already!
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Thanks for the tour! You should title it Touring with Russell! Your cats are so amusing. I always look for them in your videos. They make me smile!
Laura, we LOVE your garden tours! Please don't worry about them being too long. It's so enjoyable to watch and see your enthusiasm. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
PS-My Colorblends bulbs arrived this week! This is my first time to order. Totally inspired by you!!
50 minute garden tour ... put on another pot of coffee!
I've been an avid gardener for years but have to say your videos have inspired me so much! I get so many great ideas for new ways to plant things from watching them and I love listening to you Laura! You always have such a positive & cheerful attitude that just makes me feel happy! You are a darling girl and I enjoy watching your family & pets as much as your gardening. I do worry sometimes that you're trying to do too much though. Don't want you to burn yourself out. Good thing you're young 😁.
I truly need your energy!! You are always working on something!! You LOVE your life. And it shows.🥰😊😊
Anybody else chuckle when she said “Here’s the Gomphocarpus. It performed very well!” 🤣😂 Then she said “Gomphocarpus for everybody in the neighborhood!!!!” ☠️☠️☠️
Love your garden. I don’t mind a long tour I feel like I could spend a whole day wandering around your garden listening to you explain everything!
Three Things I Love About This Video:
1. Two Ginger Kitties Playing
2. The Performance Note on the Gomphocarpus (and Laura's little smirk)
3. Everything Else.
Good morning all! I sit here every morning waiting to have coffee with Laura.
Love watching you, Laura. You are such a blessing to many of us.You are so encouraging and inspirational. Always look forward seeing you in the morning. Is anyone else up before 4:00am waiting to watch Laura. I get a kick seeing the fam as well. God Bless!
Micro-garden tours yes! I love seeing how you deal with and solve problems...great attitude and always gives me hope!
Always look forward to the garden tours! That ash tree is so beautiful! 😍
This is so far the MOST GRANDEST, AMAZING GARDEN in their own property I've seen in my entire life!!!! WOW!! oftentimes I've seen this kind of garden in a Park. I envy her to have a very beautiful garden.
I love your garden tour, I love when Aaron shares his opinions, I love that your so giving with your hard worked garden flowers, wish I was on the other side of that sos call for help to cut, I would just cry. Love how your cats could have a video of there own and I'd watch it ☺️! It's middle of October on one of the worst years the world has had and your garden is completely oblivious to everything that is going on! Every morning I look forward to your videos (w/a cup of my Costa Rican coffee) to watch and I know I'm going to be inspired for my tini garden or just to know I'm going to have a good day! Thank you! 😘🙏🤗
Laura I planted orach this year and was pleased to high heaven with the xtra large green 💚and purple 💜edible leaves and enormous sprays of seeds for the fall flower arrangements‼️
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Your garden videos are my very favorite. Your family is a blessing to watch how even diverse characters can live from their strengths. Your husband seems like a type of person that needs a lot of upbeat appreciation. And you seem like you love all his hard work 💖
Gm I just love the end of season garden tour 😍😍
Same here 😍
Like wise love all the fall colors 🥰🥰🥰
Absolutely I just can’t wait to see all the autumn colors 🤩🤩🤩
The Moon Garden is my favorite! I’ve been planning for one all summer. My next year project.
♥️ absolutely
I love your show, and Russell is the cat's meow! Of course he follows you around, we all do and love your garden. Simply beautiful and I am getting tons of ideas. Thank you.
50 minutes of garden tour yes please 😍
It's already 50 minutes
I was excited too!
Exactly 😍🥰😀🙏👍❤️🍷 The longer, the better 😊
I know! I love long tours as long as its convenient for them.. I love the content i dont ever get bored! 😍🌿🌹🌻🌺🌸⚘
I love a long garden tour video to loose myself in
It's fun to rewatch this. We need a late summer/fall tour for this year!
Lots of amazing changes coming your way! The larger lawn and buried utilities is going to look awesome! So hate to think about your beautiful cut flowers going away due to the cold weather, I’m not even ready for mine to leave. 😕 You should harvest the sunflowers and hang the seed heads round your property for the birds all winter. Bet your chickens love those seed heads too.
Mini tours would be incredibly informative, love the garden tours, but they leave me wanting to spend more time in each area.
Never a lull with Laura! I could listen to her all day! She truly loves what she does! She’s adorable! And Aaron does an amazing job at keeping up with her with the camera! Sometimes I feel like shouting squirrel when Laura is touring. Hahaha…It’s quite entertaining to watch. Thanks bunches guys!
This is much anticipated and highly enjoyed! If you have time to share your method for saving seeds from some of the flowers in the Cut-Flower Garden, that would be great! Nasturtiums and Sweet Peas and such. You just exude joy when describing your gardens! Thank you for sharing!
She's done a seed gathering video! I think it was just last year
@@AnnaDunlap247Rolltide thank you very much!
I'm a cat lady first and then a plant lady. I love your cats and the absolute gorgeous landscaping. Thank you for so much info on all of your videos. You are a beautiful person for sharing
It’s never too long! I usually watch these tours twice - the first time I’m trying to take everything in (or completely distracted by your freaking adorable kitties) and the second time I’m a little more focused on what you’re saying 😁 . Thank you for taking the time to do these, more in-depth mini tours of the different areas of your garden would be awesome, too! You really are an inspiration!
OMGosh you do so much everyday, I wish I had one tenth of your energy.
Yayyyyyy in so happy for a tour. What a wonderful morning! I hope everyone is safe and healthy
Good morning!☕🎃 thank you for the endless beauty the two of you provide. Perfect way with coffee to start the day!!
I love that your cat follows you everywhere you go. So cute! He sure does love you. Does he come in with you at the end of the day. You sure do a great job in all these flower beds. Absolutely gorgeous!!…. Master gardener…..absolutely…….
Thanks for a beautiful tour! I love the micro tour idea, too. It's so great to learn about your experience with each plant and what goes well together. Very inspiring. 😊
Hahaha I can’t focus when the cats are fighting, its so cute. I love seeing cats enjoying their outdoor spaces.
WOW what a tour. Russell and Cheddar's had their own show.
I love the garden tours at any length. It's just a long expanse of joy. I usually get out something else to do while I watch, like my fiber arts. Making many beanies and scarves. Lol
It's funny how much a region's ecology can affect the perception of beauty, like with your Virginia creeper and agapanthus. When we bought our first house last year i started watching your videos every single night. Inspired i bought three Silver Bush and began planting my first garden bed. Later I looked it up and discovered it's a variety of bindweed (which isn't invasive here)!!! I can only imagine it would pain you to read this, if you ever saw this comment. I recall you planted lantana once, which smothers our local National Parks here, and I winced. I'm considering pulling the Silver bush through loyalty to you and your channel 😅!
I agree, we have blue bachelor buttons coming up allover the yard every year. I just mow them down while others plant them. As for the Silver bush, I think Laura would say, if you like it leave it.
In my area Lantanas are used EVERYWHERE... because it's so hot and dry their growth is kept in check, I've read others in the comments say that they are invasive in their areas especially near a consistent water source.
@@karysmuh there are probably varieties that dont spread now too
i adore the water feature in your garden, especially the way it is set in with the plants and curved pathway. It adds character and softness to your garden, and gives a feeling of height/elevation to your garden. It creates a small rainforest!
Laura-I would love to see a video at the end of the season that recaps your cut garden. What performed well, what didn't, what you learned, etc.
Today was a sad day in the USA. I'm so grateful for this video to calm my mind before bedtime.
Still want to see the how the containers look at the end of the season for yours & Aaron's Container Competition! PLEASE!!!!!😁
On this week's Gardern Answer Highlight, she said there will not be an update. The pots are at their church and with the Covid, it was difficult to tape updates.
@@lucytree7892 o bummer! Thanks for letting us know I haven't finished the recap video yet
@@lucytree7892 sorry I didn't have an opportunity to watch it this week. I have been dealing w/ my Mother getting Dementia so am lucky if I even get a chance to watch her daily videos right now.😞
Oh that cat 🐈… Russell the king of the cameo ⭐️
These full tours are my absolute favorite! Thank you for taking the time to show us💕
Your garden is so beautiful! I have recently, since COVID actually, have really been into gardening and learning what grows and doesn't grow in my zone 7. Earlier this summer I rescued two Truffula Gomphrena plants that were dying on the clearance rack at my local Lowe's. Because of your videos and seeing the Gomphrenas I snatched them up and planted them in my small bed around my mailbox. They have grown so much and I am so proud of them! Thank you so much for unknowingly giving me all the confidence to believe I can grow amazing things. You are the best!
I bought 2 denim and lace Russian sage's this year and I Love them! I can't wait to see their growth in a couple years!
You, Aaron and Chris have done a wonderful job this year! Thank you for sharing. I agree with you on the King Tuts, they do distract from the urn planters. Love the Arborvitae hedge. Love everything, especially the denim and lace used with the pinks and yellows.
While your carpenter is fixing the barn door, have him put in two identical lights symmetrically by your front door entrance from Home Depot. Totally agreed with you that it would look perfect with 2 lights! Love the front entrance, the gardens, the new ground and the barn!! You are one truly awesome gardener, kudos👏👏👏 to your Mom and Dad. They did a great job teaching you and inspiring you to grow into who you are today. Love your channel! ❤️🌼🌸💐🌾🌳🌱🍁🌻🤗
,, I'm not going to show every variety"
Proceeds to show us every variety. 😂
Laura, you are the sweteest! 💜
It is a wondrous gift to be able to visualize great beauty Laura! I always thought everyone's brain worked that way. I now know what a blessing it is!
Always love these tours! Would also love to see how you store all those Dahlias at the end of the season.
I would like to know too ,those were beautiful, especially the pink and white ones
Where are you located?? Love the tour of your property ❤
Awesome garden tour!Really enjoyed it!Fun to watch Russell & Cheddar following you around & providing such comic relief.Great job Laura& Aaron.God bless you both & thanks for sharing with us your beautiful garden.
finally! thank you but please do these kind of tours more often, maybe micro ones like you said🥰
Oh i love your garden . Very nice.
You look so great Laura!!! And the garden does too 😊
Please KNOW...none of us object to long tour videos 🤗. I've already watched this one 3 times!
Your gardens are so amazing. So grateful that you two brought us along on your journey.
I'm a really big fan of cottage style gardens that look more colorful and a little wild so I especially appreciate the little area at the end of the "moon garden" just outside of the vegetable garden. Beautiful!
Woww... Loved how you saved the tree.. Every beautiful garden will be having a supporting husband behind. 💚💚
I’d really like to see your raised beds in back of the barn. Are the hops still going crazy? I just love long garden tours! What success you’ve had this year. Your new land did incredible! THOSE FLOWERS! Oh my!! I know I’m missing sweet Benjamin, I just love his take on things. I loved when he smelled the gladiolus and closed his eyes like he was in so much love with the fragrance. I just can’t wait to see him with his new baby sister! He’s going to be such a great big brother♥️🤍
Laura spoke what I was thinking when she walked the mulch pathway! It is like a woodland nature trail, so natural.
The cats! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 They just stole the show! How can you even continue talking? 😂
If they keep it up Russell and Cheddar will have their own channel, instagram, twitter account, ect.😀
I am so enjoying watching your videos since finding your channel when looking for succulent growing tips in April. The beautiful way your gardens have developed over the past 4 years is so inspiring. I would love to see the moon garden become a tropical brights garden next year; full of orange, purple and red. The colours would hold up well to the full sun and being separate from the main gardens wouldn't distract from the different colours there. Looking forward to watching you guys merge the new property and also your new arrival in January 😊