I know this might sound corny but I love the honesty of this channel. Whenever we ask a question, you tell us to the best of your ability the most honest and trustworthy answers. So nice to see wholesome goodness in the world. Thank you GA
I have been trying to get them to answer a couple of questions for me for a couple of years and they have consistently ignored: what do they think of planting horse chestnut trees like out in the dirt lands where any conchers they drop wouldn’t be an issue. (Beautiful trees through 3 seasons and conchers would be a source for craft projects). Also why don’t they have any burning bush shrubs. Especially since I have seen Laura praise how beautiful their fall color is. I just want to know their thought and opinions of these are, and they never answer.
@ they do have a reputation for being invasive on the western side of Oregon, but not where Laura is. The climate and conditions are so different between the two. I’m sure you have heard them talk about how budlias are banned in Oregon, except for certain “sterile” varieties. Same goes for burning bush. (I’m from the same place Laura lives, so I’m familiar).
@ I understand the difference. No matter which side, I’ll bet they are not readily available to her. When I was landscaping I would see things that would say not for shipping to Calif. or Oregon quite often.
I so enjoy your recap videos! I never miss them. Not so much for answers, since I watch daily. It’s the interaction between you & Aaron that just makes my Sunday mornings. You two go together like peas & carrots (just a little garden humor 😉).
Fight for the Crabapple, Laura! Also, please know that we NEVER get bored with your videos. I've been watching you for years and it's always a good idea to remind me how much water to put in the soil. BTW, I got my Tidy Tray (just like yours) from Amazon.
As a child of the 60/70’s in Eastern KY, I can tell you that a hillside is the best playground ever! We had the best childhood. Every day after school we got a sandwich from my grandparents country store and hit the hills! We watched the animals, built playhouses, climbed trees and told what happened at school that day! We climbed to the top and watched folks in the community mill around below. Counted the coal trucks and waited for the coal trains to get the miners days work and pull it out of the holler! It was a wonderful childhood, playing in the hills! Aaron would be in heaven with all the trees!
I am always amazed how you come up with such great content for us on a daily basis through winter, but you are like a magnet, always drawing us in, and teaching us, and informing us. Thank You to both of you , and all your team for always being here for us. Love you, being you, and so appreciate your honesty and effort at being forthright. Have a great week GA!!! We'll see you in the next video!!
I love your background in the studio with your grow light trays and plants. On theme, neutral and not distracting. Keep the plants~ Love all your videos.
Outdoor kitchen: Great ideas online. Think of which direction the wind blows and place your grill so the smoke blows away from your guest and the chef. May install a vent hood if under an overhang. Give yourself plenty of counter space on each side of your grill for trays and cutting boards. Granite is a great outdoor surface for freezing weather. Remodel your kitchen and use the granite for your outdoor kitchen! Love your crab apple. Thank you for all of your suggestions to other links. I've purchased from Andrew Seeds and Garden Answer. I even purchased a Hose Link because of your channel.🌱🙏
OMG Laura please dont rob us of the satisfying visual of watering the soil before you plant seed. Not sure why, but my goodness it is satisfying to watch
Laura ,I am not a gardener but have such a good time watching your vlog . Love love you and Aaron together you two are a perfect match and so darn cute together . Also really enjoy your projects such as your koi pond and waterfalls . When everything is in full bloom I consider you have a little bit of heaven , so magical and lovely . Thankful to you and Aaron for sharing your life with us through all the seasons ! I can’t go without mentioning what a pleasure it is to watch your vlog with you, your mom , and sister so much fun ! ♥️🥰♥️
Hi Laura! I happen to love all the seeding videos! I’ve been watching since COVID and I’m finding that I’m learning every single time…if nothing else I love to see which varieties you are selecting and how many you are still seeding! I have a third of an acre, a far cry from 13 acres, but I still find inspiration for flowers and veggies! Keep them coming😂!
Laura, the way you teach is the most beautiful and valuable gift! Because of you and the way you explain things it awakened my passion for gardening! DON’T change that please 🥰 I’ve been following you since the beginning and love that you take the time to educate with the details. Bless you for sharing 🙏🏻💚💚💚
For anyone interested in the green potting tray Laura uses, I purchased one cheap from Home Depot. Ordered on-line from them a few years ago. I want to say it was no more than $20. Much cheaper than other places. It's one of the best things I ever purchased and I use it constantly.
Same. And what would the west side garden look like without it? The brick path would lead to what? Parking? A bank of trees and then the greenhouse? I can’t picture anything except the charming vegetable garden with the roses and arbor beckoning you in… I can picture a new fireplace area… if done right, it could be very quaint and charming also.
I love Garden Answer ❤You guys are my favorite, by far! You are both the most natural, friendly and just act normally, not trying to be funny when it's not funny. Not going overboard about things ie criticizing those that comment about plant name pronunciations. Whenever I'm talking to someone about gardening, I recommend your channel. 😍 I have learned so much over the years. Thank you.
Aaron’s comments about pre-planning is the ultimate key! Only thing I regret about my gardens is the fact I didn’t commit myself to the plan at the beginning.
Go to a dispensary for your grow lights, I had the same problem so I checked with a couple of dispensary’s around me here in Michigan and they directed me to a store here where I could get them. Also, growing dill for your cooking is great but did you know the giant Swallowtail butterflies love it and leave their eggs on them which turn into caterpillars which turn into the butterfly. I donated 35 of the in the crystalline stage to the Detroit Zoo for their butterfly house, I kept 2 and when they morphed into butterflies I put them outside on a pot of flowers on the deck and watched them fly free. If was so much fun to witness this from the caterpillar stage to the butterfly stage.
I had 7 big, beautiful caterpillars 🐛 on mine last year and it seemed like over night they just disappeared! I fear the birds may have had a buffet out of them. It was sad.
I love when you and Aaron brainstorm ideas! While you’re sketching up the plans for the bed in the front of the house, moving the fireplace, and creating an overhead for the outdoor kitchen, maybe you should see if you could work a garage into the plan?
When I was a kid we moved onto 10 acres in Indiana. My sister and I loved to take a little hike and find new discoveries like arrow heads rocks. There was also a little hill that had a giant lilac bush that I would pic from. Needless to say I don't think my mom really enjoyed their smell but she didn't complain too much either. Such sweet memories 💖. We had chickens a horse, pigs and a steer. It was a hobby farm for city folks from Illinois. Oh can't forget our garden too. 😍
I have been watching your channel for years and I find the information, format and backgrounds PERFECT!! Aaron-PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE STUDIO BACKGROUND!! I live in southeast Michigan and this time of year I NEED to see the thriving plants and grow lights. It is my therapy for the bleak, grey days we experience. Thank you for your faithfulness in your dedication to your business and the beautiful family you have. Both of your kids are fantastic....but I detect a little 'explorer' in little Miss Samantha👏🏻👏🏻
Samantha Grace is going to surprise the HE double hockey sticks out of all of us someday…….she has the heart of a lion, the grace of a gazelle, the spirit of women like Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt and Harriet Tubman!!! A spirit large and in charge! Both children have been nurtured to think for themselves and surround their world with creativity.
Aaron's description of planning is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. I am wanting to do a complete overhaul of my garden and now I understand how to explain my vision to my landscaper. Just need to find the pictures now
I'm hoping to move to Vermont in just under 5 years. Do you recommend a certain area of the state? I have lived in Central and SW Oklahoma my entire life. 🤞🏻🙌🏻
I love that your kids are having so much fun on the hill side. Maybe you could put some terraces and paths there, making it even move fun. You could let them plant their own garden beds too, making it more of their own space.
Good Sunday afternoon Laura and Aaron. I want to say thank you for all your encouraging words to those of us are still fairly new at gardening and I also wanna say thank you that you make it easy for us to do other things outside of gardening that maybe we would not have done. I have been working on my 2011 suburban turning it into a camper truck and I really got stuck and decided I was done for a while but after listening to you today, it has truly encouraged me to go back in there and try again. I listen to you every Sunday on my way home from church. Thank you so much for all that you do and thank you for all your encouraging words and I look forward to seeing what your garden looks like this year and mine too. God bless
I’ve always forget and think you have aquariums behind you lol. Keep fighting for that crabapple Laura, we know how much you love it and how its surroundings have evolved over the years; it’s not that long ago that it was over a shaded garden bed so it sounds like it’s coming full circle. My Greek Australian born husband used to call Tzatziki “JiggyJig sauce”.
Love watching you and the kiddos in the mornings with my coffee. Another beautiful day in paradise, Florida, chilly 55 here this morning headed to 72. Have a blessed week!
When we were kids we had a big hill and flattened cardboard boxes to use as slides. We'd go up and down that hill all day long. Cheapest best entertainment!😂
A few containers with herbs and those "last minute" veggies that you need for dinner placed around the new outdoor kitchen might be able to minimize your trips to the raised bed garden. I also love your raised bed kitchen garden. I hope it stays. Also, can I take a moment to thank you both for the lovely respite you give us with your gardening (mostly gardening, because I also love the antiquing trips ) channel. It is a cool summer breeze in in times of of heated criticism and uncertain direction. Plant a seed, nurture it, and enjoy the beauty. Pretty good life-lesson for us all.
I love that you’re sowing seeds, and I can watch those videos daily! I began sowing some of my flower seeds, which require cold stratification, and those that will take a long time to mature this week.
Just wanted to let you know how much I love your channel. I’ve been a subscriber for years, but this year (and this week in particular), your content has been a haven for my otherwise fried nervous system. ❤
Thanks for sharing your planning of the front of the house. Even if you change the plan drastically I learned things I should consider when I revamp our front yard, and it’s tiny compared to the space you’re working with.
I will say that we appreciate seeing you do something even if you’ve done it every year because the way this channel is structured makes it very difficult to go back and find where you did one specific thing before. Plus new people come in or we miss a video, etc. Your gardens are beautiful!
I have searched for something particular and I got my answer. The tables in greenhouse and when looking for names of certain plants I couldn't remember. But I had to do that on my phone because I couldn't find it on my TV as easy. Hope this helps. Not how but I know if I can figure it out you can too. Look for search box with video up but not playing.
I’ve been binge watching here & there for the last couple of weeks & you can type in “garden answer….” And whatever subject you want to see again & it should come rt up.. I do it on my phone, not sure if that helps or not or but it works well when I’ve done it. 🙂
Please know, I will never tire of you repeating information. I always learn something and remember something I’ve forgotten. The hillside and kids playing was spot on. I would add a large box was always a winner for children to play. I would always say just give them a large brown box for a Christmas present they will love it more than any other toys.😁
Just going through the process of the design inspired me to start really drawing out what I want in my backyard. I have been willynilly and end up spending a lot more time and money than if I had just planned it from the start.
Thank you for your recaps. Remember the word recap is repeating and many of us need to hear information over and over to retain! So your repeating information is great! We love you both and keep being you!💚
Nothing wrong with the plant background. I anticipate the Sunday morning long video recapping the week! For me it's coffee with a note pad for ideas to try. The background is garden related!!!
Good Morning Laura and Aaron. Couple of things, THANK YOU both for all you do for the home gardeners. First, I love gardening with you every year although you are a few weeks ahead of me, it doesn't get old to hear the same things over and over again. Second, could you please do a video on how to process and store your herbs after you harvest them? I would love to grow my own and then actually use them. God bless you and your families
I have been a subscriber to Garden Answer for a long time. I really appreciate your keeping religion and politics out of your videos . I have unsubscribed from several creaters because of them making comments that has nothing to do with gardening , animals , homesteading , or cooking.💜
@kelseroo1 I’m not sure why Christmas and Easter wouldn’t be religious? Think about it, Aaron and Laura are Christians, why wouldn’t Christmas be about the birth of the Christ child and Easter be about Jesus’ resurrection?
@@kelseroo1they share their lifestyle with us and remember Aaron is a Pastor’s son. They don’t preach hellfire and brimstone to us. Maybe you are a little grumpy today.
I love your veg bed area, and the rose arches. It adds so much character, like another little room. Getting rid of it will it not just be another area with trees and flower beds or whatever...you have lots of those everywhere. I love where it is and how it is!
I love your recap videos. Thank you for making them a weekly "feature". In regards to ads popping up, I am a "Paid Member" of the Garden Answer channel and rarely notice any ads at all. As a matter of fact, there were zero ads during today's recap. Other channels that I watch have a lot of ads and I used to "skip" them when prompted. I have heard ads are how a channel makes their money, so, I try to watch the ads to support the content creators that I enjoy watching. .
I watch so much UA-cam that I pay for the Premium version, and avoid ads on everything. It’s cheaper than paying for memberships to a lot of channels, and Aaron has said they get more money from people who do that than regular YT users.
Recently you talked about the greenhouse being inefficient because of leaving one of the corners open for the kitties. I know you are having the doors rebuilt soon. Add a cat door in one of the doors. Better in the door than a wall. Then you don't have to give up any wall space. The doorway is always free.
Have you ever taken the ferry to Victoria Canada to visit Butchart Gardens? I know you and your mom love England and you could even have High Tea at the Empress. Aaron can check it all out online. Fairly close by to you (a days drive) and the kids would really enjoy the ferry I would imagine..I know I do.
Wonderful recap. Love watching your videos and I never get tired of seeing of seeing seed starting, pruning, etc. Thank you. Have a blessed day everyone.
I agree with that other comment. It’s always good to see again how to do something like starting seeds. Thank you Laura and Aaron for all your work making the videos.😊
Good Morning from Naples, Florida...it's cold..."Florida cold" but cold none the less. Bundle up everyone and have a great day. PS: Love your channel GA......you guys are the OG ...and my second favorite is Stef from Hooked and Rooted. :)
My advice to anyone new to land ownership, live with it for a moment first. You need to spend time there first, to truly know how you best want to use your space. We left our landscape alone when we first moved to our homestead, went through winter brainstorming and researching, then started in that spring with structural, orchard, and border plantings. This year, we will focus on pathways and bed building. 😊
Oh my goodness I’m watching the replay of this video and you actually talked about my dilemma on the tidy tray. I did look on your website ahead of time hoping I could it order from you. I searched online for other companies and yes, Aaron, you are right. The shipping is ridiculous. I found it online at a big box store and it should be arriving here by the end of the week. I wanna thank you for doing the recap because there were other questions that you answered that I also had. Thank you you guys, you rock.
I remember the videos in the sunroom and Cheddar wanting to lay on your keyboard 🐈. I love the studio and seeing the beautiful plants behind you😉. Keep up the awesome videos we love them.
i love everything you do. wouldn't change a thing. love these recaps as they answer so many questions and enjoy listening to Aaron and you discuss things!!!!
Enjoying your Recap. Especially where Benjamin and Samantha are having Fun with your Hill. Remembering many, many, many years ago when we were little -- lived by a levy and could go down the levy on cardboard in warm weather and round fiberglass sleds(if remembering correctly)in the cold snowy weather. Lots of Fun!! Liked the idea of Aaron's that you put a bench there for you both to enjoy watching Benjamin and Samantha playing. Maybe even a swing with the bench. Looking forward to Spring and what projects you develop for 2025!!
Dill is the host plant for Black Swallowtail butterflies and Anise Swallowtail butterflies. I guess I’m a bad gardener because I grow a lot of dill and parsley but I never use it. It’s just there for the caterpillars and butterflies. I have one Rosemary that’s been growing for years. It is about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. I do use some of the fresher softer tips for cooking. Otherwise I just ignore it. BTW, I live in Central Florida formally zone 9B but I guess now it’s zone 10 . But my plants mind and are growing just fine even though they’re in the wrong planting zone.
I live in zone 10A and I noticed that a few people around my neighborhood have papaya trees growing in their yards so I decided to germinate some papaya seeds. They haven’t sprouted yet, but I’m guessing in the next week they should. I’m also rooting a Solondra Maxima cutting.
Regarding the outdoor kitchen area discussion, yes, you will need some type of covered area. Now you’ll have the perfect set up for an outdoor TV👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now the whole family can watch football together 😉😉😉
CONGRATS to the Misto giveaway winners! 👏👏👏 Interesting that all of the names appeared to be real names rather than social media handles or usernames. Not one number in a name - which is weird because UA-cam is known for adding numbers to usernames. Well, it did mine anyway. 😂
Love all things about your channel! The perspective you, Aaron and your family have is so comforting, your outlook and parenting is so wonderful (speaking as a mom of 3 under 3: ages 7,6, 5 😊😊😊) and your long game for your garden is so INSPIRING! While our gardens are not in the same realm, we're 8a NE Georgia, I take so much inspiration from what you share! 👏🏻🙌🏻❤️🙏🏻👏🏻
Ps- Wait for Aaron to relocate his things, then refresh all the plants when you get new bulbs. Just cleaning and rearranging a little can make it feel like new. ❤ But I do love the plants in the background because MY HOW THEY'VE GROWN, the pothos to your right 😍
I share your irrational fear. ✈️ 😩😱 I like to put in my earbuds and listen to calming music. I just need a distraction. Love your videos. I hope you never stop.
I actually leaned that vermiculite tip from watching Gardener's World... Monty Don does it all the time so I do too ☺️ It definitely does help with damping off, I never have that problem anymore 👍
Rosemary roots incredibly easily…in pots or I stick the prunings on the north side of the shrub and they root ….it’ll be interesting for folks to see how cuttings take without much effort…I had a little nursery here and grow everything from cuttings…Im wales though so could be different for you guys ❤😂 How frustrating for u to not be able to get the tubes …amazing they haven’t seen your blog and send you some 😂❤
Good morning, Laura & Aaron ☕️ Another great recap, per usual. I am so interested in the paper pots however, without the watertight tray, I’m not sure how that will work for me 🤔. Also, the comment about who controls your ads, if someone is going to unfollow a youtuber due to their political views, well, imo, that’s just silly. I’m SO grateful you and Aaron don’t speak of politics, GA is my favorite go to channel to escape the fake news. With that being said, Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈🐈🇺🇸America is BACK!
I agree - I appreciate that GA keeps to their topic of expertise - gardening. Interesting that while complimenting GA, your comment gets a bit political towards the end. 😂
@@juliafiore120 - not as ‘stealth’ as you might have hoped. Each of us is capable of expressing a political opinion and could slip into that mode. What elevates the GA content and the comments of their followers, is the respect we show by choosing to stick to the topic of gardening - as Laura and Aaron do.
Your videos are bringing me such joy I need to buy a seat starting shelf for my house I need to look through the archives and figure out which ones you recommend. I would love a seed starting setup video where you show what you recommend for different sized gardens.
I know this might sound corny but I love the honesty of this channel. Whenever we ask a question, you tell us to the best of your ability the most honest and trustworthy answers. So nice to see wholesome goodness in the world. Thank you GA
I have been trying to get them to answer a couple of questions for me for a couple of years and they have consistently ignored: what do they think of planting horse chestnut trees like out in the dirt lands where any conchers they drop wouldn’t be an issue. (Beautiful trees through 3 seasons and conchers would be a source for craft projects). Also why don’t they have any burning bush shrubs. Especially since I have seen Laura praise how beautiful their fall color is. I just want to know their thought and opinions of these are, and they never answer.
Agree❤
@@laraemitchell9064 The burning bushes may be a no-no in Oregon because they reproduce from seed so readily. So do cotoneaster, one of my favs.z5
@ they do have a reputation for being invasive on the western side of Oregon, but not where Laura is. The climate and conditions are so different between the two. I’m sure you have heard them talk about how budlias are banned in Oregon, except for certain “sterile” varieties. Same goes for burning bush. (I’m from the same place Laura lives, so I’m familiar).
@ I understand the difference. No matter which side, I’ll bet they are not readily available to her. When I was landscaping I would see things that would say not for shipping to Calif. or Oregon quite often.
I so enjoy your recap videos! I never miss them. Not so much for answers, since I watch daily. It’s the interaction between you & Aaron that just makes my Sunday mornings. You two go together like peas & carrots (just a little garden humor 😉).
Lol 😂
Fight for the Crabapple, Laura! Also, please know that we NEVER get bored with your videos. I've been watching you for years and it's always a good idea to remind me how much water to put in the soil. BTW, I got my Tidy Tray (just like yours) from Amazon.
As a child of the 60/70’s in Eastern KY, I can tell you that a hillside is the best playground ever! We had the best childhood. Every day after school we got a sandwich from my grandparents country store and hit the hills! We watched the animals, built playhouses, climbed trees and told what happened at school that day! We climbed to the top and watched folks in the community mill around below. Counted the coal trucks and waited for the coal trains to get the miners days work and pull it out of the holler! It was a wonderful childhood, playing in the hills! Aaron would be in heaven with all the trees!
I am always amazed how you come up with such great content for us on a daily basis through winter, but you are like a magnet, always drawing us in, and teaching us, and informing us. Thank You to both of you , and all your team for always being here for us. Love you, being you, and so appreciate your honesty and effort at being forthright. Have a great week GA!!! We'll see you in the next video!!
You and Aaron and your mom and sister are such wonderful people! We live you all and enjoy everything you show us!!! You teach us so much!
I love your background in the studio with your grow light trays and plants. On theme, neutral and not distracting. Keep the plants~ Love all your videos.
Outdoor kitchen: Great ideas online. Think of which direction the wind blows and place your grill so the smoke blows away from your guest and the chef. May install a vent hood if under an overhang. Give yourself plenty of counter space on each side of your grill for trays and cutting boards. Granite is a great outdoor surface for freezing weather. Remodel your kitchen and use the granite for your outdoor kitchen! Love your crab apple. Thank you for all of your suggestions to other links. I've purchased from Andrew Seeds and Garden Answer. I even purchased a Hose Link because of your channel.🌱🙏
"What's wrong with that" Absolutely nothing Laura, the background is fabulous x
OMG Laura please dont rob us of the satisfying visual of watering the soil before you plant seed. Not sure why, but my goodness it is satisfying to watch
Laura ,I am not a gardener but have such a good time watching your vlog . Love love you and Aaron together you two are a perfect match and so darn cute together . Also really enjoy your projects such as your koi pond and waterfalls . When everything is in full bloom I consider you have a little bit of heaven , so magical and lovely . Thankful to you and Aaron for sharing your life with us through all the seasons ! I can’t go without mentioning what a pleasure it is to watch your vlog with you, your mom , and sister so much fun ! ♥️🥰♥️
Hi Laura! I happen to love all the seeding videos! I’ve been watching since COVID and I’m finding that I’m learning every single time…if nothing else I love to see which varieties you are selecting and how many you are still seeding! I have a third of an acre, a far cry from 13 acres, but I still find inspiration for flowers and veggies! Keep them coming😂!
Yes for sure.. always learn something new
Laura, the way you teach is the most beautiful and valuable gift! Because of you and the way you explain things it awakened my passion for gardening! DON’T change that please 🥰
I’ve been following you since the beginning and love that you take the time to educate with the details. Bless you for sharing 🙏🏻💚💚💚
Thank!
I love your vegetable garden just the way it is 💕🌸💕
Yes! It would be a sad day if they took that out. 😢
For anyone interested in the green potting tray Laura uses, I purchased one cheap from Home Depot. Ordered on-line from them a few years ago. I want to say it was no more than $20. Much cheaper than other places. It's one of the best things I ever purchased and I use it constantly.
Thank you😊
It’s $13.97 at Home Depot now.
I would love to see another video of the viewers' gardens or greenhouses. (Or outdoor kitchens) Those are so fun to watch!
Great idea!
I love the raised plant area. It’s practical and charming with a sense of history. I would really miss it!
Same.
And what would the west side garden look like without it? The brick path would lead to what? Parking? A bank of trees and then the greenhouse? I can’t picture anything except the charming vegetable garden with the roses and arbor beckoning you in…
I can picture a new fireplace area… if done right, it could be very quaint and charming also.
I love Garden Answer ❤You guys are my favorite, by far! You are both the most natural, friendly and just act normally, not trying to be funny when it's not funny. Not going overboard about things ie criticizing those that comment about plant name pronunciations.
Whenever I'm talking to someone about gardening, I recommend your channel. 😍
I have learned so much over the years. Thank you.
Aaron’s comments about pre-planning is the ultimate key! Only thing I regret about my gardens is the fact I didn’t commit myself to the plan at the beginning.
Jack Barnwell would design a beautiful patio and outdoor kitchen for you.
That would be a great collab.
Go to a dispensary for your grow lights, I had the same problem so I checked with a couple of dispensary’s around me here in Michigan and they directed me to a store here where I could get them. Also, growing dill for your cooking is great but did you know the giant Swallowtail butterflies love it and leave their eggs on them which turn into caterpillars which turn into the butterfly. I donated 35 of the in the crystalline stage to the Detroit Zoo for their butterfly house, I kept 2 and when they morphed
into butterflies I put them outside on a pot of flowers on the deck and watched them fly free. If was so much fun to witness this from the caterpillar stage to the butterfly stage.
I had 7 big, beautiful caterpillars 🐛 on mine last year and it seemed like over night they just disappeared! I fear the birds may have had a buffet out of them. It was sad.
@@staceyallard2692you can put netting over the entire plant to protect them next time……
I love when you and Aaron brainstorm ideas! While you’re sketching up the plans for the bed in the front of the house, moving the fireplace, and creating an overhead for the outdoor kitchen, maybe you should see if you could work a garage into the plan?
When I was a kid we moved onto 10 acres in Indiana. My sister and I loved to take a little hike and find new discoveries like arrow heads rocks. There was also a little hill that had a giant lilac bush that I would pic from. Needless to say I don't think my mom really enjoyed their smell but she didn't complain too much either. Such sweet memories 💖. We had chickens a horse, pigs and a steer. It was a hobby farm for city folks from Illinois. Oh can't forget our garden too. 😍
“Helps with their immune systems “. I snorted. 😆
Fond memories of sun porch videos! And unboxing videos! Especially when Benjamin arrived! You’ve come a long way! Perfect!
I really enjoyed those unboxing videos! It showed me how many kind people are in this world!
I like the background with all the plants
I have been watching your channel for years and I find the information, format and backgrounds PERFECT!! Aaron-PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE STUDIO BACKGROUND!! I live in southeast Michigan and this time of year I NEED to see the thriving plants and grow lights. It is my therapy for the bleak, grey days we experience.
Thank you for your faithfulness in your dedication to your business and the beautiful family you have. Both of your kids are fantastic....but I detect a little 'explorer' in little Miss Samantha👏🏻👏🏻
Samantha Grace is going to surprise the HE double hockey sticks out of all of us someday…….she has the heart of a lion, the grace of a gazelle, the spirit of women like Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt and Harriet Tubman!!! A spirit large and in charge! Both children have been nurtured to think for themselves and surround their world with creativity.
Aaron's description of planning is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. I am wanting to do a complete overhaul of my garden and now I understand how to explain my vision to my landscaper. Just need to find the pictures now
Good morning friends from snowy and chilly (17 degrees) northern Vermont...Thank you for another wonderful highlight video, Laura and Aaron! 🙋♀❄
I'm hoping to move to Vermont in just under 5 years. Do you recommend a certain area of the state? I have lived in Central and SW Oklahoma my entire life. 🤞🏻🙌🏻
@@thecodydunn The entire state is simply beautiful.. ua-cam.com/users/vermonttourism
Have you ever visited?
I love that your kids are having so much fun on the hill side. Maybe you could put some terraces and paths there, making it even move fun. You could let them plant their own garden beds too, making it more of their own space.
They’ve suggested terracing it’s just super expensive for not a lot of benefit compared to other projects
They threw out some poppy seeds out there I think. Will be interesting to see if they grow.
@@laraemitchell9064 I'm laying bets that rhe birds ate them.😂
Idea-The outdoor kitchen could have a lot of seating and a tv!! Aaron’s man cave-outdoor kitchen-football tailgate party area all in one! 😂❤
Good Sunday afternoon Laura and Aaron.
I want to say thank you for all your encouraging words to those of us are still fairly new at gardening and I also wanna say thank you that you make it easy for us to do other things outside of gardening that maybe we would not have done. I have been working on my 2011 suburban turning it into a camper truck and I really got stuck and decided I was done for a while but after listening to you today, it has truly encouraged me to go back in there and try again. I listen to you every Sunday on my way home from church. Thank you so much for all that you do and thank you for all your encouraging words and I look forward to seeing what your garden looks like this year and mine too.
God bless
I’ve always forget and think you have aquariums behind you lol.
Keep fighting for that crabapple Laura, we know how much you love it and how its surroundings have evolved over the years; it’s not that long ago that it was over a shaded garden bed so it sounds like it’s coming full circle.
My Greek Australian born husband used to call Tzatziki “JiggyJig sauce”.
Love watching you and the kiddos in the mornings with my coffee. Another beautiful day in paradise, Florida, chilly 55 here this morning headed to 72. Have a blessed week!
I always enjoy looking at things around and behind you. But then I enjoy everything you do ❤
When we were kids we had a big hill and flattened cardboard boxes to use as slides. We'd go up and down that hill all day long. Cheapest best entertainment!😂
We used to take our leaves to our hill and do Pete Rose slides down it. Then take the leaves to the road for pick up by the city.
A few containers with herbs and those "last minute" veggies that you need for dinner placed around the new outdoor kitchen might be able to minimize your trips to the raised bed garden. I also love your raised bed kitchen garden. I hope it stays.
Also, can I take a moment to thank you both for the lovely respite you give us with your gardening (mostly gardening, because I also love the antiquing trips ) channel. It is a cool summer breeze in in times of of heated criticism and uncertain direction. Plant a seed, nurture it, and enjoy the beauty. Pretty good life-lesson for us all.
I love that you’re sowing seeds, and I can watch those videos daily! I began sowing some of my flower seeds, which require cold stratification, and those that will take a long time to mature this week.
Milkweed is a host plant for Monarch butterflies. Dill is a host plant for the Black Swallowtails.
I love seed starting videos!
Just wanted to let you know how much I love your channel. I’ve been a subscriber for years, but this year (and this week in particular), your content has been a haven for my otherwise fried nervous system. ❤
Thanks for sharing your planning of the front of the house. Even if you change the plan drastically I learned things I should consider when I revamp our front yard, and it’s tiny compared to the space you’re working with.
I will say that we appreciate seeing you do something even if you’ve done it every year because the way this channel is structured makes it very difficult to go back and find where you did one specific thing before. Plus new people come in or we miss a video, etc. Your gardens are beautiful!
I have searched for something particular and I got my answer. The tables in greenhouse and when looking for names of certain plants I couldn't remember. But I had to do that on my phone because I couldn't find it on my TV as easy. Hope this helps. Not how but I know if I can figure it out you can too. Look for search box with video up but not playing.
I’ve been binge watching here & there for the last couple of weeks & you can type in “garden answer….” And whatever subject you want to see again & it should come rt up.. I do it on my phone, not sure if that helps or not or but it works well when I’ve done it. 🙂
I love seeing the plants behind Laura!
Please know, I will never tire of you repeating information. I always learn something and remember something I’ve forgotten.
The hillside and kids playing was spot on. I would add a large box was always a winner for children to play. I would always say just give them a large brown box for a Christmas present they will love it more than any other toys.😁
Just going through the process of the design inspired me to start really drawing out what I want in my backyard. I have been willynilly and end up spending a lot more time and money than if I had just planned it from the start.
Thank you for your recaps. Remember the word recap is repeating and many of us need to hear information over and over to retain! So your repeating information is great! We love you both and keep being you!💚
I love the discussion about the children and the hillside so funny I can actually see them playing there what Memories they are creating
What about putting a little tepee in there?
for those of us who are learning , repeating verbally and in video is worth so much!!! Each time you are saying it a bit differently.....thanks!
Nothing wrong with the plant background. I anticipate the Sunday morning long video recapping the week! For me it's coffee with a note pad for ideas to try. The background is garden related!!!
Good Morning Laura and Aaron. Couple of things, THANK YOU both for all you do for the home gardeners. First, I love gardening with you every year although you are a few weeks ahead of me, it doesn't get old to hear the same things over and over again. Second, could you please do a video on how to process and store your herbs after you harvest them? I would love to grow my own and then actually use them. God bless you and your families
We love our shade sail over our patio, adjacent to our home. It's not perfect shade over all of our seating but a series of shade sails would do so!
Gosh I love hearing you guys sacrifices to get contents to us. Makes me appreciate it more . Thank you ❤❤❤❤
Yay to the patio redo!!!! That sounds fantastic, plus Aaron can have a football-watch party space!!! 👏🏻🥳
Ummmmm, Super Bowl Sunday out in the snow??????
@ It will have a fireplace 🔥🔥🔥
I cannot tell you how much time I spent as a child rolling down our hillside or sledding down it. Oh, so much fun!
Yes on the hill, or in the ditch 😅😂. I spent hours in the ditch at the front of our house.
Happy Sunday!! Thank you Laura and Aaron!!!
I have been a subscriber to Garden Answer for a long time. I really appreciate your keeping religion and politics out of your videos . I have unsubscribed from several creaters because of them making comments that has nothing to do with gardening , animals , homesteading , or cooking.💜
All of their Christmas and Easter content is religious ❤
@kelseroo1 I’m not sure why Christmas and Easter wouldn’t be religious? Think about it, Aaron and Laura are Christians, why wouldn’t Christmas be about the birth of the Christ child and Easter be about Jesus’ resurrection?
@@cynthiafisher9907 I’m just saying that they don’t keep religion out of their videos
@@ginaosnes7129 @kelseroo1 Does that bother you?
@@kelseroo1they share their lifestyle with us and remember Aaron is a Pastor’s son. They don’t preach hellfire and brimstone to us. Maybe you are a little grumpy today.
I think that's funny about your studio background. I really don't "watch" much of the recap videos. I listen to these more like a podcast.
I too treat it like a pod cast I am usually getting ready for church at this time!
Your backdrop is lovely, no need to change it. So fun to hear how the kids love exploring the back hillside.
I love your veg bed area, and the rose arches. It adds so much character, like another little room. Getting rid of it will it not just be another area with trees and flower beds or whatever...you have lots of those everywhere. I love where it is and how it is!
I love your recap videos. Thank you for making them a weekly "feature".
In regards to ads popping up, I am a "Paid Member" of the Garden Answer channel and rarely notice any ads at all. As a matter of fact, there were zero ads during today's recap. Other channels that I watch have a lot of ads and I used to "skip" them when prompted. I have heard ads are how a channel makes their money, so, I try to watch the ads to support the content creators that I enjoy watching. .
I watch so much UA-cam that I pay for the Premium version, and avoid ads on everything. It’s cheaper than paying for memberships to a lot of channels, and Aaron has said they get more money from people who do that than regular YT users.
so glad you showed watering winter pots. I have 15 blueberry plants In pots, I gave them water per your reminder yesterday. Thank you!
I have the same fear of flying✈️, Laura, so don’t feel bad. You’re not alone.
Very nice recap with lots of info and interesting chatting. Have a great day!
So true about kids and hillsides! My two girls loved playing in the dirt when they were "littles"! Love your recaps! Thank you!
Recently you talked about the greenhouse being inefficient because of leaving one of the corners open for the kitties. I know you are having the doors rebuilt soon. Add a cat door in one of the doors. Better in the door than a wall. Then you don't have to give up any wall space. The doorway is always free.
I love your background❤️
Have you ever taken the ferry to Victoria Canada to visit Butchart Gardens? I know you and your mom love England and you could even have High Tea at the Empress. Aaron can check it all out online. Fairly close by to you (a days drive) and the kids would really enjoy the ferry I would imagine..I know I do.
I love Butchsrt Gardens so much. I’d love to see Laura walk through and share with all of us
Something vaguely tells me they went there as part of their honeymoon trip?
I really love the plants and background in the studio for your recaps. ❤
Loved how you and Aaron talked over your front garden, I am sure what ever root you go it will be beautiful !❤️
Wonderful recap. Love watching your videos and I never get tired of seeing of seeing seed starting, pruning, etc. Thank you. Have a blessed day everyone.
I agree with that other comment. It’s always good to see again how to do something like starting seeds. Thank you Laura and Aaron for all your work making the videos.😊
I always enjoy watching and learn something new everytime.
Good Morning from Naples, Florida...it's cold..."Florida cold" but cold none the less. Bundle up everyone and have a great day.
PS: Love your channel GA......you guys are the OG ...and my second favorite is Stef from Hooked and Rooted. :)
My advice to anyone new to land ownership, live with it for a moment first. You need to spend time there first, to truly know how you best want to use your space. We left our landscape alone when we first moved to our homestead, went through winter brainstorming and researching, then started in that spring with structural, orchard, and border plantings. This year, we will focus on pathways and bed building. 😊
I agree I was always told you need to see all the seasons to know what plants you have and how it performs. (As well as how you was to use the space).
Oh my goodness I’m watching the replay of this video and you actually talked about my dilemma on the tidy tray. I did look on your website ahead of time hoping I could it order from you. I searched online for other companies and yes, Aaron, you are right. The shipping is ridiculous. I found it
online at a big box store and it should be arriving here by the end of the week.
I wanna thank you for doing the recap because there were other questions that you answered that I also had. Thank you you guys, you rock.
I remember the videos in the sunroom and Cheddar wanting to lay on your keyboard 🐈. I love the studio and seeing the beautiful plants behind you😉. Keep up the awesome videos we love them.
Sorry, it was Russell, not Cheddar, until Douglas muscled his way into the family... No wonder Cheddar went territorial...
Poor Cheddar😢😢😢
I often hit skip but sometimes I leave the add running because I know GA earns more money and that is my way of helping them financially.
@@dcalivas3764oh ok, get them mixed up
Enjoyed your recap. Outdoor kitchen sounds exciting.
i love everything you do. wouldn't change a thing. love these recaps as they answer so many questions and enjoy listening to Aaron and you discuss things!!!!
Enjoying your Recap. Especially where Benjamin and Samantha are having Fun with your Hill. Remembering many, many, many years ago when we were little -- lived by a levy and could go down the levy on cardboard in warm weather and round fiberglass sleds(if remembering correctly)in the cold snowy weather. Lots of Fun!! Liked the idea of Aaron's that you put a bench there for you both to enjoy watching Benjamin and Samantha playing. Maybe even a swing with the bench. Looking forward to Spring and what projects you develop for 2025!!
Dill is the host plant for Black Swallowtail butterflies and Anise Swallowtail butterflies.
I guess I’m a bad gardener because I grow a lot of dill and parsley but I never use it. It’s just there for the caterpillars and butterflies.
I have one Rosemary that’s been growing for years. It is about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. I do use some of the fresher softer tips for cooking. Otherwise I just ignore it.
BTW, I live in Central Florida formally zone 9B but I guess now it’s zone 10 . But my plants mind and are growing just fine even though they’re in the wrong planting zone.
Thank you for that info on Dill!!
I live in zone 10A and I noticed that a few people around my neighborhood have papaya trees growing in their yards so I decided to germinate some papaya seeds. They haven’t sprouted yet, but I’m guessing in the next week they should. I’m also rooting a Solondra Maxima cutting.
Regarding the outdoor kitchen area discussion, yes, you will need some type of covered area. Now you’ll have the perfect set up for an outdoor TV👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now the whole family can watch football together 😉😉😉
Thank you Laura and Aaron ... I'm heading to San Diego in a couple of weeks .... so fun!
Good morning! Another fun recap. No sunshine today but bright & cold. Looking forward to Spring.
CONGRATS to the Misto giveaway winners! 👏👏👏 Interesting that all of the names appeared to be real names rather than social media handles or usernames. Not one number in a name - which is weird because UA-cam is known for adding numbers to usernames. Well, it did mine anyway. 😂
Good morning!🌻🐝
Your videos help get me thru the winter!
I love your background ❤
Love all things about your channel!
The perspective you, Aaron and your family have is so comforting, your outlook and parenting is so wonderful (speaking as a mom of 3 under 3: ages 7,6, 5 😊😊😊) and your long game for your garden is so INSPIRING! While our gardens are not in the same realm, we're 8a NE Georgia, I take so much inspiration from what you share!
👏🏻🙌🏻❤️🙏🏻👏🏻
Ps- Wait for Aaron to relocate his things, then refresh all the plants when you get new bulbs. Just cleaning and rearranging a little can make it feel like new. ❤ But I do love the plants in the background because MY HOW THEY'VE GROWN, the pothos to your right 😍
@@codeewilliams9821yes I think those two spider plants should be replaced with white urns or some head planters.
I share your irrational fear. ✈️ 😩😱 I like to put in my earbuds and listen to calming music. I just need a distraction. Love your videos. I hope you never stop.
I use the dill in bouquets as well, so beautiful!
Good morning GA friends!
I actually leaned that vermiculite tip from watching Gardener's World... Monty Don does it all the time so I do too ☺️ It definitely does help with damping off, I never have that problem anymore 👍
Rosemary roots incredibly easily…in pots or I stick the prunings on the north side of the shrub and they root ….it’ll be interesting for folks to see how cuttings take without much effort…I had a little nursery here and grow everything from cuttings…Im wales though so could be different for you guys ❤😂
How frustrating for u to not be able to get the tubes …amazing they haven’t seen your blog and send you some 😂❤
Good morning, Laura & Aaron ☕️ Another great recap, per usual. I am so interested in the paper pots however, without the watertight tray, I’m not sure how that will work for me 🤔. Also, the comment about who controls your ads, if someone is going to unfollow a youtuber due to their political views, well, imo, that’s just silly. I’m SO grateful you and Aaron don’t speak of politics, GA is my favorite go to channel to escape the fake news. With that being said, Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈🐈🇺🇸America is BACK!
I agree - I appreciate that GA keeps to their topic of expertise - gardening.
Interesting that while complimenting GA, your comment gets a bit political towards the end. 😂
@ intentionally designed without being too extra😂
@@VickiSparks-r8l I noticed that too
@@juliafiore120 - not as ‘stealth’ as you might have hoped.
Each of us is capable of expressing a political opinion and could slip into that mode.
What elevates the GA content and the comments of their followers, is the respect we show by choosing to stick to the topic of gardening - as Laura and Aaron do.
@ it my MY comment so it came across exactly as how it was intended to. JS
Thank you for all the amazing information!
The soil where the pigs were would be a nice fertile garden area for the kids. Love the plans for the front!
YAY!!! She read my question about rosemary!! TY!!! I will give it another try!! 😊
Your videos are bringing me such joy I need to buy a seat starting shelf for my house I need to look through the archives and figure out which ones you recommend. I would love a seed starting setup video where you show what you recommend for different sized gardens.
I like the plants in the background. If my vote counts. 😊