Putting my garden to bed for the winter months is always full of bittersweet moments. I "thank" my plants for their service over the spring/summer months. They brought joy, beauty & purpose to my life! They were forage & provided a home for wildlife & pollinators. So, yes, sadly, I, like you, will put my garden to bed, save & overwinter what I can & make plans for next year's garden. I love your videos, Linda. You encourage & inspire me in so many areas. And, YES, your front window box surely put the "naysayers" to "shame" as it turned out spectacularly!
I saw your cryptomeria when you first planted it and I had to have one. I really love it. The second time I followed your lead this year. I always learn something from you. BTW, will your journal be available before Christmas? Would like to purchase for a gift (and one for me). 😊
Love Stu and love your beautiful landscape. You have better patience than I would with those who feel the need to criticize anything you have done in your new garden, landscape and home. ❤
I love your little Cottage on the Hill and your gardens! Absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing all of your gardening and design knowledge, as well as your clever life hacks!! ❤
Everything in your front and back gardens look beautiful. The grass in the front looks so green and fresh. I am still amazed at how quickly your gardens came together!
The brick patio under the bench on the side of the cottage is really pretty. The rain brought out the colors and it blends so nice with the brick on the wall.
Linda You have been my guiding light in my garden since 2020!😍 I had a great time the other day thinking of you as I practiced “not letting my plants bully me “!❤
Thank you for the Wednesday walk about. I love everything about your cottage on the hill. You look fantastic. You’re such an inspiration in so many areas Linda.
Sad to see summer go, flowers gardens gone, time for new projects, and some cozy books to read. Your garden really grew, bigger and better next year, for all gardens, can’t wait to get back to mine already
Aww another beautiful walkabout, I really enjoy all your hard work backyard and front yard is so amazing you have great ideas for what winter plants you will change over and the bulbs you are planting for Spring you sure have the energy.
Suddenly, and at just this moment - I realized this: When you put in the new back stairs they seemed abstract-in-design - rounded curves on the West side and angularly shaped in the East. Yet they actually MIMIC the shape of the front stairs and the concrete approach to the front door--curved on the West side and straight/angular shaped on the East side : BRILLIANT!!!
The back garden truly does look like an outdoor living room. Very inviting. Love all your vignettes but agree the side yard is stunning. Can't believe how much the ajuga has spread. The window box is fabulous. I will also be heartbroken to pull out my lantana. It has been such a stalwart.
Your garden has grown so much in a very short time. The work you have to do preparing for Winter is massive. My Australian Winters are mild, just beautiful, hate the v.hot Summers. In the rural areas of Queensland, already so many destructive fires.
To keep your votives from falling through the wire may I suggest you go to the tile store and buy some small tiles to put under them. So many tile colors to choose from for each season. 4x4 size would be perfect!❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate the medium wide shots Stewart gets so we can see the plants in context with what’s around it in the garden, such as there on the side of the house along the flagstone path. Such lush evergreen color mixed with autumnal displays is so pretty Linda. Can’t wait to see the fall decor inside too.
Always enjoy your post and your garden.Love my 3 new White wedding Hydrangea . I planted them during summer which was a risk but glad I did because they sold out quickly. Happy to say they survived.You have rekindeled my love of gardening.
I also today cleaned out my garage! It rained all day and it will soon bring the frost here in northern Illinois. I still have a few things to put away. Thanks for the idea to propagate more hydrangea! I think your landscaping will be stunning in a snowfall !!!!!
Thank you Linda for another great video. I would love to see a backyard party with your friends and neighbors seeing how it all works with lighting, tables, spaces.. etc. Meanwhile always enjoying your style, and garden ideas. ❤
Wonderful Wednesday Walkabout! I love the lavender/purple colors with the autumnal hues... we are getting freezing temps in a few days , I brought in so many plants into the greenhouse today it's filling up again 😂, I live it . I get to putter in a protected enclosure all winter 👩🌾❤
I came here after Jim Putnam's visit. Jim's mission is plants first and all other priorities rescinded (decor expendable). I can see that Linda's channel will be useful for working on other design elements in the garden. Looking forward to catching up.
Thank you so much for the great tip to "swipe" off the weed seedlings that come up in the yard. We have a huge amount of Bermuda Buttercups that come up wild in the yard starting at this time of the year. That tip will save me so much work! Another wonderful tip I can add to everything I have learned from you!
I have attached my Hose Links to a metal pipe rather than to a square post or to the wall. This allows the hose to swivel 360°. You could easily do this and have them hidden around the corner from where you want to use it.
The garden settles in and prepares for winter dormancy, giving everyone a chance to observe the architectural design without the exuberance of summer growth. A different perspective to enjoy.
I love everything in the garden of the Fairytale Cottage but, I particularly like the window. You inspired me to plant a “box” by my front door just like you would a window box. It looked spectacular I think. Thanks to you and Stewart for the terrific vlogs! 😎🇨🇦
You are such an inspiration Linda. I live about 20 miles north of London UK. Most of the plants that thrive in your garden do so in mine. My big disappointment though is foxgloves. They just don’t come up again for me. X
Oh,I know the pain well of over wintering! 2 weeks ago I had to dig out of containers, ground,over 23 topiaries 5-6 ft. Some are 4 ball Eugenia, I’ve had approx.15-20 yrs. Many large tropicals,( Trumpet Flower) 6 ft Hibiscus x2. I also take in about 10 highbred Hydrangeas. I have found that I have much better luck ,flowering when I Winter them over. I have many large Shrub form that perform beautiful each year in my zone 3 . And I may of said before I’m turning 75 ,but.I just can’t NOT continue gardening as I always have. You have to to be so proud of your achievements this past year,it will be interesting how everything Winters over.We are still fortunate that we in our mid- fifties,upper 40’s at night.
I've cut back all my plants . I have 6 flower beds. I put all the beds in 6 yrs ago when I moved in. There was nothing here at all. I love my flowers and working in my beds. I'm 69. We have cold weather- winter for 6 months . It sometimes go to 30 below. 🇨🇦
As you’re talking about getting ready for the cold weather, I was wondering if you could add a railing, maybe against the brick wall so that you have support going up and down the back steps?
QOTD: Yes, I remember the laurel! My how itʻs grown. Hubs says, “Hey Linda!” Yes you are correct anthropomorphism is attributing human characteristics to non human forms! Personification relates to abstract concepts. (I.e. Opportunity knocking at my door). Just a lover of words myself and it is one of my favorite traits of yours. ❤
@@LindaVateroh my stars I took several screenshots as this is the most beautiful/bountiful/artisticly stacked window box I can remember seeing! Oh it is just everything good!❤️
Beautiful job to your front and back!! I've been watching for a year now faithfully and have watched earlier videos. I enjoy your techniques and the tips you give. Thank you so much for what you do.
Linda you have done a phenomenal job with your garden design... You should be proud... You have opened my mind to having window boxes at three of my windows in my backyard... Where is my girl Leah? Miss her🙂
Your gardens are just beautiful. It does not look like a garden that is less than a year old. Your new window looks so pretty painted. I love your videos so much! Thank you for sharing.❤🎃🌺🌼☀️
Have any of those complainers of the sticker on garage window made mention that it is gone? I had not even noticed it until you mentioned it but I did notice it being gone in the last video. Everything looks just beautiful! Thank you for all the sharing. 😎✌🏻
Hi Linda, Hi Stewart💚💚!! I’m loving the way everything has filled in and all the garden jewelry you have added ties it all together…Glad you had some rain…We are getting the colder temps with all the gorgeous fall color to match but without much rain…I have had my eye on the solo fire pit myself for some time now…Once again you showed the perfect video to help make my mind up…Can I say that I’m not trying to be envious but I absolutely love your beautiful collection of terracotta pots…Can’t wait to get your garden diary/planner…I also ordered the book “The Overstory”…Thank you for being a beautiful inspiration💚! Love Naomi from high desert NM🍁⛰️…
I love hearing what you are over wintering and which of your beloved topiaries will be going to the greenhouse! You have already set the backdrop for a lovely spring show so I can’t wait to see all the tulips in the springtime at the cottage! Also I’m very excited to see what you will be doing inside and out for the Christmas open house tour! Wish I could travel from Trussville Alabama to tour the cottage! 🏠🎄
What a spectacular success , love the changing effects with. the give and take and the charm of it all together. What a merry festive picture book cottage it has become because of your creativity. Thank you for always providing such informational and delightful tours . Absolutely you.
WOW everything looking SO healthy and colorful, Linda. You have done SO well !! Please tell me what is the lime plant at 33:20 in front of your fuzzy huge transplant and repeated here and there, even beside the dusty miller and witches. Is it a Heucharella or Citronella Heuchera? Thank-you, lots of blessings!!
Linda, things are looking soooo good in your garden-- front and back! Might I suggest googling "green tomato salsa" for the end of season fruit. So good!
I am doing the same as you: weeding and putting my garden to bed. I have an agapanthus in bloom so it is in my sun room and then into the garage for the winter. I have more tulips to get in the ground this week and then I can relax and wait for the new garden catalogs to arrive in January!!! Your garden looks wonderful.
I love your pineapple statuary along the front walk by the steps, as well as in the back. Can you please share where you purchased those items? Thanks!
As winter approches we begin to plan for spring! Not much need for overwintering here in Central California since our winters are pretty mild most of the time. I'm glad for that even though our summers are scorching :(
Perhaps you could purchase a few plant “jackets” to slip over plants that need extra protection if an an extreme weather event pops up in your forecast. So many sizes and types available these days. So looking forward to receiving my copy of your journal next month and planning for next year!
Hi from Annie the garden looks good, like your ideas of the tulips out front and pansies etc. I grow pansied all around here they stay longer than usual if in pots as those snails don't get to the pots as much plus I move them around. I can imagine a arch at the entrance there next to those pineapple statues, with Jasmine or honeysuckle creeping over arch giving a nice fragrance most of the year. I have an arch by front entrance. In the back yard if you had a pergola with shade cloth that would protect plants in summer and winter.Here we get awful hot weather at times even 40-422C deg really dislike that and it is very dry that north wind so hard so the pergolas with shade clot do give some protection. I like it no more than 30C deg max I am hoping for a cooler summer here. Our water bill in summer is high as have to water at least twice a day by hand. Did have a sprinkler system a friend put in ages ago, but the silly chap who helped with pruning of the higer trees chapped it up thinking it was not needed I did not appreciate him doing that and he has not been back since. I did cost me a lot of money when a friend put it all in place years ago. So I water by hand now usually before the sun comes up and after it sets there are times the plants need a watering thru the day as well. I love Hydrangeas but they are very costly to buy here and no one I know will offer me any clippings. My mum grew them all over the garden in our house when I was a child it was the first thing you saw when you got to the front gate along with the roses and she had few Oleander bushes too in red, pink, salmon and white flowers.The say the milk from them is poison on the skin but as a child I used to play amongst it all and was fine. Do you grow Oleanders in your area?
Hi Linda everything is beautiful but I can see you having problems keeping your tiny candles in place, you can use small clay saucers underneath to keep them straight. Thanks you both.
Linda, I live in Houston and Lantana does go dormant but it comes back beautifully even when we have a hard freeze. I know it's colder there but perhaps with some cutting back and mulching, or do what you plan to do with the pentas, you could keep it.
I live in Houston, as well. I had one in a pot that I neglected during the drought and triple digits. It was actually from last year…so, not only did it survive the winter, but the drought, too. I have watered it after those high temps, trimmed back the dead leaves and it’s beautiful once again! What a trooper of a plant!!!
I planted 2 Encore Azaleas in 1998, they are Autumn Twist. I saw the 2 colors on your standard azaleas in the pots (white w/ pink & solid pink) & thought your Encores might be Autumn Twist too. This variety grows tall .. mine are 6-7 ft tall.
I just love these walkabouts! I won't be able to be there in person to see your fabulous Christmas tour at the Cottage. Will you give us a little youtube tour here on your channel?
Putting my garden to bed for the winter months is always full of bittersweet moments. I "thank" my plants for their service over the spring/summer months. They brought joy, beauty & purpose to my life! They were forage & provided a home for wildlife & pollinators. So, yes, sadly, I, like you, will put my garden to bed, save & overwinter what I can & make plans for next year's garden. I love your videos, Linda. You encourage & inspire me in so many areas. And, YES, your front window box surely put the "naysayers" to "shame" as it turned out spectacularly!
I hate saying goodbye to plants that are still happy and thriving sad really.
I winter over my colius
I saw your cryptomeria when you first planted it and I had to have one. I really love it. The second time I followed your lead this year. I always learn something from you. BTW, will your journal be available before Christmas? Would like to purchase for a gift (and one for me). 😊
I'm expecting Bilbo Baggins to come running out of the Cottages front door every time I see it. A sweet Hobbit house.
Love Stu and love your beautiful landscape. You have better patience than I would with those who feel the need to criticize anything you have done in your new garden, landscape and home. ❤
The October garden is looking spectacular.❤
It’s all beautiful Linda. Love watching your blogs. They make my day.
Really love having you in my life.
You truly are my inspiration!
I love your little Cottage on the Hill and your gardens! Absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing all of your gardening and design knowledge, as well as your clever life hacks!! ❤
The yellow house to your west now disappears due to your magic!💞
Everything in your front and back gardens look beautiful. The grass in the front looks so green and fresh. I am still amazed at how quickly your gardens came together!
Everything Linda does is amazing❤
The brick patio under the bench on the side of the cottage is really pretty. The rain brought out the colors and it blends so nice with the brick on the wall.
Linda
You have been my guiding light in my garden since 2020!😍
I had a great time the other day thinking of you as I practiced “not letting my plants bully me “!❤
Love the window box!! All the plants are still beautiful! 🥰
The side yard with the azaleas, hydrangea and ajuga is looking stunning as well as the front and back! 🌸🍁🌸🍁
Thank you for the Wednesday walk about. I love everything about your cottage on the hill. You look fantastic. You’re such an inspiration in so many areas Linda.
Wish I had people help me garden. I am your age me and husband do it all our selves getting harder and harder
Sad to see summer go, flowers gardens gone, time for new projects, and some cozy books to read. Your garden really grew, bigger and better next year, for all gardens, can’t wait to get back to mine already
Aww another beautiful walkabout, I really enjoy all your hard work backyard and front yard is so amazing you have great ideas for what winter plants you will change over and the bulbs you are planting for Spring you sure have the energy.
The window box is fabulous!!!!
Suddenly, and at just this moment - I realized this: When you put in the new back stairs they seemed abstract-in-design - rounded curves on the West side and angularly shaped in the East. Yet they actually MIMIC the shape of the front stairs and the concrete approach to the front door--curved on the West side and straight/angular shaped on the East side : BRILLIANT!!!
I hadn’t noticed that. Thank you!
The back garden truly does look like an outdoor living room. Very inviting. Love all your vignettes but agree the side yard is stunning. Can't believe how much the ajuga has spread. The window box is fabulous. I will also be heartbroken to pull out my lantana. It has been such a stalwart.
I really love your window box and am excited about your Spring show of tulips.
Hi, Linda. Thank you for your video. ❤ Have a good day.
You are doing some great planning - as are many of us for te new season, as we get ready to say goodbye to this one.
Your garden has grown so much in a very short time. The work you have to do preparing
for Winter is massive. My Australian Winters are mild, just beautiful, hate the v.hot Summers. In the rural areas of Queensland, already so many destructive fires.
To keep your votives from falling through the wire may I suggest you go to the tile store and buy some small tiles to put under them. So many tile colors to choose from for each season. 4x4 size would be perfect!❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate the medium wide shots Stewart gets so we can see the plants in context with what’s around it in the garden, such as there on the side of the house along the flagstone path. Such lush evergreen color mixed with autumnal displays is so pretty Linda. Can’t wait to see the fall decor inside too.
Love the swag on the garage door!
Always enjoy your post and your garden.Love my 3 new White wedding Hydrangea .
I planted them during summer which was a risk but glad I did because they sold out quickly.
Happy to say they survived.You have rekindeled my love of gardening.
Are all her boxwoods the same kind or does she mixed them up together?
I also today cleaned out my garage! It rained all day and it will soon bring the frost here in northern Illinois. I still have a few things to put away. Thanks for the idea to propagate more hydrangea! I think your landscaping will be stunning in a snowfall !!!!!
Thank you Linda for another great video. I would love to see a backyard party with your friends and neighbors seeing how it all works with lighting, tables, spaces.. etc. Meanwhile always enjoying your style, and garden ideas. ❤
Yes, your window box is beautiful!
Always a highlight of my Wednesdays. ❤
Wonderful Wednesday Walkabout! I love the lavender/purple colors with the autumnal hues... we are getting freezing temps in a few days , I brought in so many plants into the greenhouse today it's filling up again 😂, I live it . I get to putter in a protected enclosure all winter 👩🌾❤
I came here after Jim Putnam's visit. Jim's mission is plants first and all other priorities rescinded (decor expendable). I can see that Linda's channel will be useful for working on other design elements in the garden. Looking forward to catching up.
Between Jim and Linda, I have learned so much more about gardening. Love them both!
Thank you so much for the great tip to "swipe" off the weed seedlings that come up in the yard. We have a huge amount of Bermuda Buttercups that come up wild in the yard starting at this time of the year. That tip will save me so much work! Another wonderful tip I can add to everything I have learned from you!
Ooooo just preordered your garden journal. Been looking for something like this for quite some time. Very excitee.
I remember the laurel!!!
It all looks amazing!!! Great job!
Beautiful yard , I always enjoy seeing your videos and value your opinion.
Liked. Shared. Lovin your world! Backyard. Fan😊
Everything still looks beautiful even though fall is definitely moving forward! This year has gone by so quickly! ♥️♥️🍁🍂
I have attached my Hose Links to a metal pipe rather than to a square post or to the wall. This allows the hose to swivel 360°. You could easily do this and have them hidden around the corner from where you want to use it.
I was thinking about using a pipe, too, simply to avoid termites in my tropical climate.
The garden settles in and prepares for winter dormancy, giving everyone a chance to observe the architectural design without the exuberance of summer growth. A different perspective to enjoy.
I love everything in the garden of the Fairytale Cottage but, I particularly like the window. You inspired me to plant a “box” by my front door just like you would a window box. It looked spectacular I think. Thanks to you and Stewart for the terrific vlogs! 😎🇨🇦
Thank you both!! Love the gardens!!
Gosh, your garden is very beautiful, Linda. Amazing how it has filled in at the side. Gorgeous!
You are such an inspiration Linda. I live about 20 miles north of London UK. Most of the plants that thrive in your garden do so in mine. My big disappointment though is foxgloves. They just don’t come up again for me. X
Hi Linda felicidades tú energía Por tu casa y tus lindos patios Dios los bendiga a ti tu familia todo el tiempo
You have my dream front yard
Planning for next spring doesnt make me so sad- thanks for giving us great ideas🌷
Oh,I know the pain well of over wintering! 2 weeks ago I had to dig out of containers, ground,over 23 topiaries 5-6 ft. Some are 4 ball Eugenia, I’ve had approx.15-20 yrs. Many large tropicals,( Trumpet Flower) 6 ft Hibiscus x2. I also take in about 10 highbred Hydrangeas. I have found that I have much better luck ,flowering when I Winter them over. I have many large Shrub form that perform beautiful each year in my zone 3 . And I may of said before I’m turning 75 ,but.I just can’t NOT continue gardening as I always have. You have to to be so proud of your achievements this past year,it will be interesting how everything Winters over.We are still fortunate that we in our mid- fifties,upper 40’s at night.
I've cut back all my plants . I have 6 flower beds. I put all the beds in 6 yrs ago when I moved in. There was nothing here at all. I love my flowers and working in my beds. I'm 69. We have cold weather- winter for 6 months . It sometimes go to 30 below. 🇨🇦
As you’re talking about getting ready for the cold weather, I was wondering if you could add a railing, maybe against the brick wall so that you have support going up and down the back steps?
The railings are being made and will be installed when finished.
was coming to say just that! The railings were planned all along.@@susansewardfamily
QOTD: Yes, I remember the laurel! My how itʻs grown. Hubs says, “Hey Linda!”
Yes you are correct anthropomorphism is attributing human characteristics to non human forms! Personification relates to abstract concepts. (I.e. Opportunity knocking at my door). Just a lover of words myself and it is one of my favorite traits of yours. ❤
The front window box continues to look so chaotic - such potential! Maybe next year?
Which box? Linda’s window box?
I love it chaotic and find it beautiful that way. 😉
@@LindaVateroh my stars I took several screenshots as this is the most beautiful/bountiful/artisticly stacked window box I can remember seeing! Oh it is just everything good!❤️
Beautiful job to your front and back!! I've been watching for a year now faithfully and have watched earlier videos. I enjoy your techniques and the tips you give. Thank you so much for what you do.
Linda you have done a phenomenal job with your garden design...
You should be proud...
You have opened my mind to having window boxes at three of my windows in my backyard...
Where is my girl Leah? Miss her🙂
So curious to see what the Christmas color scheme will be this year!
Your gardens are just beautiful. It does not look like a garden that is less than a year old. Your new window looks so pretty painted. I love your videos so much! Thank you for sharing.❤🎃🌺🌼☀️
Your videos are the best, Linda ❤
If no cider then get a big bowl and put oranges with cloves spiked into them. Beautiful arrangement with greenery and the smell would be fabulous.
Hope you show the move to the greenhouse.😊
Have any of those complainers of the sticker on garage window made mention that it is gone? I had not even noticed it until you mentioned it but I did notice it being gone in the last video. Everything looks just beautiful! Thank you for all the sharing. 😎✌🏻
Hi Linda, Hi Stewart💚💚!! I’m loving the way everything has filled in and all the garden jewelry you have added ties it all together…Glad you had some rain…We are getting the colder temps with all the gorgeous fall color to match but without much rain…I have had my eye on the solo fire pit myself for some time now…Once again you showed the perfect video to help make my mind up…Can I say that I’m not trying to be envious but I absolutely love your beautiful collection of terracotta pots…Can’t wait to get your garden diary/planner…I also ordered the book “The Overstory”…Thank you for being a beautiful inspiration💚! Love Naomi from high desert NM🍁⛰️…
I love hearing what you are over wintering and which of your beloved topiaries will be going to the greenhouse! You have already set the backdrop for a lovely spring show so I can’t wait to see all the tulips in the springtime at the cottage!
Also I’m very excited to see what you will be doing inside and out for the Christmas open house tour! Wish I could travel from Trussville Alabama to tour the cottage! 🏠🎄
Thank you both!!🍁🍁👋👋 everything is BEAUTIFUL Linda, love your witches🎃🎃
Beautiful!
What a spectacular success , love the changing effects with. the give and take and the charm of it all together. What a merry festive picture book cottage it has become because of your creativity. Thank you for always providing such informational and delightful tours . Absolutely you.
Great episode! Thank you.
Please do a show of taking cuttings and take them in.
What a beautiful garden , so much work and love you have put into your love of gardening you have given me so many ideas thank you for that gift🍁🍂🌻🌼🎃
I so enjoy your video's.
I ordered the journal can’t wait to receive it
WOW everything looking SO healthy and colorful, Linda. You have done SO well !! Please tell me what is the lime plant at 33:20 in front of your fuzzy huge transplant and
repeated here and there, even beside the dusty miller and witches. Is it a Heucharella or Citronella Heuchera? Thank-you, lots of blessings!!
Thank you for another great video!
Everything looks so gorgeous! Thx for sharing
LINDA! I just myself a gorgeous lions tail. You must look into one absolutely gorgeous and the pollinators😃😃😃😃😃
What a great video!! Thanks, Linda, for all the info.
Looking good. I'm learning so much from you
How about a little “gnome” or something sweet in front of the small grey box?
Linda, things are looking soooo good in your garden-- front and back! Might I suggest googling "green tomato salsa" for the end of season fruit. So good!
❤️
Beautiful Laurlal!!
I love the window box! Hugs!
I grow some Pentas in the house for the winter. I cut them back a bit, but let them bloom all winter with deadheading. Zone 7a New York
Wonderful
I am doing the same as you: weeding and putting my garden to bed. I have an agapanthus in bloom so it is in my sun room and then into the garage for the winter. I have more tulips to get in the ground this week and then I can relax and wait for the new garden catalogs to arrive in January!!! Your garden looks wonderful.
I'm zone 7 and have potted up all my agapanthus to go into winter storage, too. Do you continue to water them? Do you cut the greenery off?
I love your pineapple statuary along the front walk by the steps, as well as in the back. Can you please share where you purchased those items? Thanks!
Beautiful work
As winter approches we begin to plan for spring! Not much need for overwintering here in Central California since our winters are pretty mild most of the time. I'm glad for that even though our summers are scorching :(
Perhaps you could purchase a few plant “jackets” to slip over plants that need extra protection if an an extreme weather event pops up in your forecast. So many sizes and types available these days.
So looking forward to receiving my copy of your journal next month and planning for next year!
Your backyard is looking so beautiful, I just want to have a hot cup of coffee by the firepit.
Hi from Annie the garden looks good, like your ideas of the tulips out front and pansies etc. I grow pansied all around here they stay longer than usual if in pots as those snails don't get to the pots as much plus I move them around. I can imagine a arch at the entrance there next to those pineapple statues, with Jasmine or honeysuckle creeping over arch giving a nice fragrance most of the year. I have an arch by front entrance. In the back yard if you had a pergola with shade cloth that would protect plants in summer and winter.Here we get awful hot weather at times even 40-422C deg really dislike that and it is very dry that north wind so hard so the pergolas with shade clot do give some protection. I like it no more than 30C deg max I am hoping for a cooler summer here. Our water bill in summer is high as have to water at least twice a day by hand. Did have a sprinkler system a friend put in ages ago, but the silly chap who helped with pruning of the higer trees chapped it up thinking it was not needed I did not appreciate him doing that and he has not been back since. I did cost me a lot of money when a friend put it all in place years ago.
So I water by hand now usually before the sun comes up and after it sets there are times the plants need a watering thru the day as well.
I love Hydrangeas but they are very costly to buy here and no one I know will offer me any clippings.
My mum grew them all over the garden in our house when I was a child it was the first thing you saw when you got to the front gate along with the roses and she had few Oleander bushes too in red, pink, salmon and white flowers.The say the milk from them is poison on the skin but as a child I used to play amongst it all and was fine. Do you grow Oleanders in your area?
My Eugenias always are beautiful before the frost. I wish I knew someone who would rescue them!
Hi Linda everything is beautiful but I can see you having problems keeping your tiny candles in place, you can use small clay saucers underneath to keep them straight. Thanks you both.
Weird seeing a picture of your old garden after watching videos of the new owner completely gut it. Did you know Sydney was going to do that?
Will you show us a little bit of the Christmas tour goings on? I wish I could come in person. I am watching from Southern California
Linda, I live in Houston and Lantana does go dormant but it comes back beautifully even when we have a hard freeze. I know it's colder there but perhaps with some cutting back and mulching, or do what you plan to do with the pentas, you could keep it.
I live in Houston, as well. I had one in a pot that I neglected during the drought and triple digits. It was actually from last year…so, not only did it survive the winter, but the drought, too. I have watered it after those high temps, trimmed back the dead leaves and it’s beautiful once again! What a trooper of a plant!!!
I planted 2 Encore Azaleas in 1998, they are Autumn Twist. I saw the 2 colors on your standard azaleas in the pots (white w/ pink & solid pink) & thought your Encores might be Autumn Twist too. This variety grows tall .. mine are 6-7 ft tall.
I just love these walkabouts! I won't be able to be there in person to see your fabulous Christmas tour at the Cottage. Will you give us a little youtube tour here on your channel?