Linda I try to watch a video of you every morning. You share so much garden wisdom with us. I am learning with your videos on how to use potted plants in my small garden. Thank you for sharing with us a little information about your daily earrings and your clothing that you wear. I also enjoy seeing certain areas of your home and how you decorate using items from your garden. Linda you are a true blessing to us all. I do believe that if our world leaders would walk through a garden at least once a day there would be more peace in this world.
me too ! how much I appreciate the beauty and life that they bring into my life ! I also tell them I am committed to them and will take care of them, so keep on growing and don't stop out of fear of not enough food or water cause I got you ! ha
Love Echinaceas. I have about 10 varieties growing in all different areas of my gardens. I’m in zones 5a and 6b for my zip code, 48381, in Michigan. I don’t cut them back until early spring so I can have some winter interest and food for any Bluejays, Cardinals, or Goldfinches that are around.
I dried my hydrangeas one fall. Then at Christmas I sprayed them gold and silver. Had huge arraignments and used some in a wreath. I like natural stuff at Holidays then I don’t store anything in basement.
YOUR GARDEN IS SO GORGEOUS LINDA, YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH INCENTIVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO GO INTO MY GARDEN 🪴 THANK YOU 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 SO VERY VERY MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!
Every morning, I love to walk around my garden in zone 8. I love to water my garden. So I usually have to water hanging g baskets and some of my pots but I check. I dehead every day as I wear. Love to watch the sunrise.
I'm only 73, but a few years ago I had to clear out my beds because it just became too much to care for even on a daily basis. I'm so glad I did because I can now not be overwhelmed by my favorite place in the world...my gardens
So much appreciate the time and effort you put in the garden to look so rich and cozy. I would spent days and nights in the garden and never get bored. Well done Linda 👍⚘
I bought the thumb control sprayer, you had talked about it in an earlier video, and I love it! So easy to turn off as I move from one planter to another on my porch. I demonstrated to my 85 yr old dad, who still plants a vegetable garden, and he really liked it. So he’s getting one for Father’s Day! (Zone 6a Western PA).
Thanks for the walk about Linda & BFF Stewart ! Here’s an idea… Move your earthy wooden bench in front on your huge beautiful hydrangeas . This way the hydrangeas can continue to grow and be the “ super stars “ that they want to be. Then your wooden bench can be enjoyed as a graceful, useable, restful seating area in your garden again. I feel the wooden bench will look fantastic on the brick, without hiding it between the hydrangeas. Try it you might love it !
Lynne here, Linda, you have given me so much more than information. You’ve given me a reason………. I love my garden but sometimes I feel out of my depth. You give me the confidence to just do it. I’m so excited for all the things I have planned. I love the plant supports and baskets in your line . Can i get these in Canada? I’ve bought an old window which I’ll paint and use in the garden. It was free on Kijiji. Seeing your thrift finds makes me want to go thrifting for garden treasure. Thanks again.
Loved walking your garden with you! My daily walk has me doing the usual weeding and dead heading. I also check my bird feeders and fill my bird bath with fresh water. The birds being me joy. My raised bed contains my herbs and they get water and trimmed and picked and brought inside to use and enjoy the smell in my kitchen. Watering here in zone 7 is the biggest issue in our hot summer.
Watching your videos make me realize how much I can plant in dappled light. My back yard has very large trees that keeps the yard shaded with dappled light the whole day. I’ve lived here a couple of years and have always felt that not much would grow in the shade. Looks like I am wrong! Now I’m gonna get to work!
I can't seem to get enough of your videos :). Thoroughly enjoy them. You have a generous, authentic heart and remind me of all the nice people I have ever known. I wish you the best with your book!
Zone 9 here…love these walk abouts! I go out and see if I’m winning the war against snails and slugs! Lol! I spray myself down with OFF and off I go to water, water, water. I have many containers and it’s too hot not to water them daily right now. I pull weeds, prune here and there and just enjoy the birds singing, being out with nature. 😎 (I also sit in my “bistro” and watch your videos! 😉)
I live just north of you in Kansas, zone 6. Early in the morning, before it gets HOT, I enjoy weeding and deadheading my daylilies. Yes, I know, they don't need to be deadheaded but I like removing the spent blooms - lol! I have several containers of Supertunia Vista Bubblegum that are looking full and fabulous!! My Quick Fire Hydrangea is blooming beautifully! I'm so excited how my Little Limelight Hydrangea's are coming along! The row of lavender I planted in front of the Little Limelight's have been blooming and so fragrant!! After the minus 29 degree temperatures we had in February, I feel so happy and blessed that I have a flower garden at all!! I so enjoy your channel!
Glad the tape is working for you. I know it has for me for years. I use it with the irrigation connection to the faucet too. I look everyday what needs attention, what needs weeding, what needs moved.
I’m in western Washington Z8b and our springs are cool and wet. I’m a quarantine boom again gardener so I have to find motivation to brave the damp and get outside. A new daily practice for me is bringing flowers inside every day. I have picked 5 spots inside my home to display flowers (2 medium, 3 smaller). Every morning I go out in search of replacements for whichever one is fading. Sometimes it’s quite the task but I find myself using a lot of things I would have never considered a “cut” flowers. This also gets me looking at all my pots and beds daily.
I just received my first big package from your qvc line! The quality and style is so stunning! I am so happy that I got almost everything from your line. As a new gardener from scratch you are so helpful in every way! I definitely spend more time in my garden everyday. Thank you so much!
First thing I do... my daily routine, is checking my plants.I pick spend blooms,look for buggs,talk to them,admire their beauty and let them know that..by giving them a High Five.😁😂🤣I know that sounds crazy.I wonder what my neighbors think??Well,who cares.My plants are doing well feeling the love and are admired by all.Some even felt inspired and planted some themselves,which made me very happy.😄I do the same ritual in my back..All is thriving and looking good.All my work and tending and talking paid off..You are an inspiration for me.Love your down to earth Videos. Thank you.😍
@@LindaVater Thank you,Linda.I was asked already if I would help them.🤣.Of course I will.I downsized and purchased a Townhouse in Atlanta.Love my smaller place and my neighbors. 😄😊They really are inspired ,they just do not know what and how to do it..I can help.
Have you ever done a video on fertilizers? I am overwhelmed by all the different fertilizers, and I’m afraid to use them on my plants. Could you maybe give some good brands and how much to use, when to use, etc.? Thanks! Those huge hydrangea blooms are amazing!
I curse at the rabbits daily. I survey the damage (the cages came in by the way ! So gorgeous!) , then I say all the things I will do to them if they don’t stop eating my flowers ! I check to see what plants need fixing and fill my bird bath .
“Thug out”. I love that; I have a trailing purple lantana that acts like a thug and it get pruned every time it blooms or it will shade out my other perennials. Watering pots every day and moving pots out of harsh afternoon sun along with dead heading is my daily walkabout.
I'm sitting on my front porch with a cup of coffee enjoying your video and watching the bird feeder. I heard blue jays calling and paused your video do I could look for them as they rarely come to the front yard. They prefer the pond out back. Realized they were in your yard.🤣
My husband loves to tease me about talking to the Jays that visit my deck. I told one the other day not to make a mess with his peanuts because I had just cleaned up the deck.
I love the sound of the birds in the back ground .so pretty and peaceful. You inspired me to plant a topiary .I planted it a small container and I put the little pebbles like you suggest. Its so cute and doing well....Thank you for that tip.
Oxford, UK. What I do daily? If I'm not working, I take my morning cup of English Breakfast Tea out into the garden and take a walk around to see how everything is developing, check on self seeders, new emergers etc. I know my garden like the back of my hand. There literally is something new to catch my eye each day. If I'm working, I take an afternoon cup of French Earl Grey/ Darjeeling tea for the same walk when I get home. I do this literally every day, and there is a different flavour cup of tea for different times of the day. It soothes and settles me. The job I love (probably a bit too much) is pulling out bindweed roots. It's like therapy! I've slowly pulled out some that are literally 3-4 foot long without them snapping! As always, love the video and your inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing your garden with us.😁
Your garden is wonderful. What a joy. I too have a lovely garden but it is going a bit the worse for wear. I used to be up at 6 am watering. How I loved that time. I can’t do that now and my husband died a year ago so I have had irrigation put in. It’s not the same. I knew my plants. I would deadhead or squeeze aphids. But I still order plants. Just Joey is a rose I have had 2 years. After 60 years it is my favourite. It is a joy to watch you tend your plants.
I'm so glad I discovered your videos. It's been great getting to know you and your gardens. It's been inspiring and I also enjoyed the videos of other gardens. On days I'm not going to spend in the garden I try to drive around in my golf cart. We have 5 acres so for quick assessment of the gardens the cart is a big help. Usually once in the morning and again before dark. I have my tote with scissors and hand pruners, a couple of watering cans and a 5 gal bucket of water for when I find a plant in dire need of a drink. I also started bringing a pen and notebook to write down things that need attention, plants I may want to move, spaces that need filling, pruning and the like. I also carry large craft sticks and a paint marker to identify specific colors of day lily or other plants that I may want to move or divide. Knowing what color they are helps. I try to stop and pull up weeds and oak seedlings as I go. On evenings in the summer I like to walk through the front gardens ending in one of the seating areas to just relax and maybe watch the sunset.
@@LindaVater Sorry I wanted to include that but I was cooking. LOL South Mississippi. Zone 8. We've been here about 6 years. We have a small farm and are retired but work harder now than ever. We both love it here. It's actually time for my evening drive around.
I love your walk around the garden. I do the same in my PJs almost every morning. Love your Qvc line. Waiting for what’s next. Maybe your scooper or a form to cut topitary balls.The guy that she is to make a perfect ball. I also enjoy your use of words at nausea is my favorite.
Your gardens are beautiful and inspiring. I also do a daily walk about here in Davidson, NC zone 7a. Walking and watering my gardens are my morning meditation.
Beautiful 'back yard' .... yes, always something to do - watering, snipping & pruning. Our Season is opposite to you, but I still get lots of ideas & tips.
Honestly after working two jobs and trying to keep my vanity on a daily, I watch your UA-cam videos. I think about okay when can I water my plants. I think what needs pruning or what can I plant next. I think I should get a retractable water hose. I think about not work in flower garden but how it’s my escape. My garden shows my work and that feels like an accomplish when two jobs don’t feel like accomplishment. I think it’s good to make your own environment the best way for yourself to enjoy life.
All your hard work shows. Your garden is glorious and the structure is comforting. I absolutely love crassula undulata (wavy jade). It grows in a beautiful mounding form; the color and texture adds so much. Now that I'm obsesses with topiaries and boxwood spheres, you inspired me to use the jade as a boxwood alternative in my hot SoCal zone 10 drought tolerant garden. Just patiently waiting for it to grow into a bigger globe. BTW... my daily garden routine is basically the same as yours: check/harvest food garden, water pots/hanging baskets, deadhead, weed and feed. I like the tip of trimming the sedums to thicken and re-root. I started gardening during COVID. My first love were/are succulents. My style and preferences have already evolved to topiaries, evergreens, foliage and creating a more harmonious design. I keep discovering new things about myself and my garden. To answer one of your previous questions....I wouldn't change a thing about my garden. I needed to go through my own evolution and journey to get where I am today. I suspect this will be an on-going process and I welcome it. Even though my "Hubs" keeps asking me, "When will you be finished?" Answer: "I will never be finished; only finished for This Season". I will learn from your journey and plan for a small green house/she-shed.
Beautiful tour. Thank you. I walk around my front and back yards every morning and sometimes in the evening. I check to see if pots need watering. I also take my snips to trim and deadhead. I have 2 hose holders on my house, one in back and front. It's decorative and cute but the best part is how I can turn the handle and wind up the hose. It sure makes a difference when putting up the hose after watering. It's quick and so much easier than gathering up the hose to store. I think my son's got them for me from Lowe's.
Lovely walk about. I learn so much from you😃 I’m learning how to identify pest problems at this stage of my gardening life. So I’m focused on those nasty little invaders. Thank you have a wonderful day 🪴
Zone 8, coastal NC. I water all my potted plants daily. The heat, humidity and extended time in summer makes it necessary. I just had my house pressure washed and I moved all potted plants away to allow access and avoid chemical contamination. What a revelation. I have TOO MANY potted plants.
I love your garden, Linda, and love that you share with us! Thank You! I love to garden! I learn much from your videos, and others. But it’s such a favorite pastime for me to watch all you share with us. I love videos of all you do- your garden, others’ gardens, inside your home and others, garden-center & antique shops, just EVERYTHING!! I also preordered you book on Amazon, and look forward to getting it in March! -Karen ☺️♥️🌈🦋
I'm so glad you mentioned the Snowflake hydrangea. My very favorite. I worked at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, AL which was the former home of Eddie Aldridge, local nurseryman. Eddie and his dad found the one in a million seedling which was different from its mother native oak leaf. They dug it up and began propagating it through cuttings since it is a sterile plant. He patented the Snowflake so it would be well known. It is now found all over the world. He took no royalties for it. Eddie was a sweet man who passed away about 3 years ago.
Firstly, the opening with Stewart slowly strolling into the back yard.... THE LIGHT THROUGH THE TREES ONTO THE GRAVEL PATHWAYS!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!! My routine here in Boise, 7a, is to water, in the morning, the potted/hanging plants and veggie raised beds. I havent developed a ritual as this is my first year here. Sometimes I will forget a poor pot or plant and it will slump and shrivel 🥺and get my attention. Ps.... i have a chippy white version of your rusty mini bird bath at your window box!💕
I have sooo much to do in my tiny garden. It's an inspiration to see yours all tidied up and in good shape. Makes me want mine to look that way too. Thanks.
I also trimmed one of my globe topiaries today. I was worried it might not be the right time of year, but it was looking unruly so I’m happy to see you doing that, too! ❤️ Tomorrow I’m planning on staking my small boxwood starts so their stems will grow straight. Geraniums are so beautiful and I don’t mind the extra work of deadheading because I just love the smell of their leaves. I also weeded my gravel today. After most of the weeds were out, I spray with Captain Jacks Dead Weed which I understand is new this year.
Oh, I'm so appreciate that you tell us about bud worms! I have this problem for many years, and had no idea, how to help my flowers. Petunias and pelargonias are suffering the most. But I never have this problem with wax begonias. Thank you so much!!!🌸🌺🌼
@@LindaVater Thank you for that. I've never actually heard of "Bud Worms". But I do get a lot of Cabbage Butterfly larvae lately in all my Brassicas. Been picking them off daily too.
I need to pick up plumbers tape today!! My daily walk about is pretty much the same here in zone 7a. I have a small basket with tools and gardening gloves I keep on my front porch. I dead head, prune, pull any small weeds and water. I carry a bucket with me for debris since I have arthritis in my spine and don’t have to bend over twice to clean up!
I'm still waiting for the rain to stop, its so wet underfoot. That's our winter for you! I have become a massive fan of worm castings it has made my struggling wannabe garden into a flourishing beauty. No matter the planting. The herbs have never been so big or flavorful. Even areas that refuse to produce over many years no matter what I put into the soil. This is magazine worthy. 😆 I added it to roses (10 years +)that were waiting to be placed after contactor, looking dead, have shoots of the size i have not seen . Enough said! Edit, your pants are a Burda pattern from a few years ago. I've not got around to making those yet...they look soooo cool
Hi Linda just loved the walkabout today. Your garden is looking so beautiful as always. And just love the hydrangea s so beautiful. And my favourite as to be the viburnum so do beautiful l just look forward to see it bloom. You gave really good tips and tricks today for all of us and really good advice on feeding your pots and plants in the garden. And you look so cool today in your beautiful clothes.
Hi Linda, I don't use scissors. I do the same with the Rhododendron flowers after blooming. Go to the base of dead Geranium and Pelargoni blooms directly with your nail. Is a tedious job but it works. I never use a scissors to dead head these type of flowers and never half way. I have used this technique for more than three decades. I learned it from my neighbors here in Germany. Try it. Never fails. It regenerates right away and the flowers come out much sooner than waiting for the steal to dry and fall out. 👋
Good morning Linda and Stewart. I live in the DFW area zone 8. Would love a video on watering practices. Every morning I let my chickens out of their house into their run. I check my fountain for water, the birds and small creatures of the night seem to use it up or splash it out. I also go to my vegetable garden and pull weeds for about 15 minutes. Have a wonderful day 🌸🌺🌼
I love watching your walk abouts. I'm in zone 8b and we go from a short spring right to 90+ temps over night. Some positives though are my Amaryllis I have planted in the ground and let them go to seed and we have more and more each year.
My ears are always listening for things people say that could be taken differently, in an amusing way. In today's video, Linda interjects a remark that's kind of amusing if considered as one thought (which might occur if someone were just listening and not seeing what Linda was actually doing!) "I planted these and they were really pitiful, this is why I always carry snips…." Watch out you pitiful plants if you see Linda roaming with her snips... LOL When I was growing up, one of my mother's best friends lived next door to a woman with a beautiful garden who was a very nasty person. My mom's friend used to say that even the plants were terrified of this woman. She said she thought the woman would come out every morning and say, "Attention!" and all of the plants would raise their heads and stand tall, not wanting to incur her wrath! LOL
Daily We now have a small yard. I water most potted flowers , look for weeds and take out weeds, watch for bugs and get ride of them , sweep and sit and enjoy. I love our garden. Judith
In my area we have odd/even watering days plus early/late time restrictions and unfortunately that causes some plants stress. So what I did was install a moveable water mister to use on my delicate plants so they will survive the heat waves as needed. I too, move around with my clippers to do ongoing cleanup of my plants; my tip on the deadheading is I have large empty nursery containers hidden here & there to put the clippings in and later just collect them to toss in the compost. I just love your garden and pottery tips & hopefully someday my backyard will be as beautiful as yours.
I garden in Zone 6 in Northeast Ohio (we used to be Zone 5 and a much shorter growing season). Thanks for the reminder to fertilize but not during intense heat. I’m ordering soluble kelp powder to supplement my container and basket feeding. Watching your walkabout Wednesdays is like visiting a good friends garden. I’m renewing my life long passion for gardening. And I’m going to sculpt my first topiary this week thanks to your 5 part topiary tutorial. Thanks for your inspiration. Hugs from sunny green Cleveland Ohio
Love your garden tours. I always learn something! I have more potted plants this year and am loving it. I have kept my amaryllis over the years. And give away after I start getting so many. I had one bloom already. A Really Short stem!!!
Bacillus thuringensis can be purchased as a concentrate to mix with water. I use Thuricide and mix it in a pump spray bottle. The dust is often not pretty.
7:48 I've been subscribed for a few years and I just noticed that there's a speaker outside! If I had a speaker in my garden, Unaccompanied cello Suites would softly playing 24/7.
I feel you on the larkspur!! Mine just barely started blooming and as much as I love it, it spread to the wrong part and I'm itching to pull it. I'm going to take your advice and get the seeds to put it in a better spot next year then I won't feel bad about pulling it where it is!!
Currently my daily tasks are first dead heading my roses, with the way they’re blooming it take a bit lol. Then I have my yard sectioned by zones set up on a diy pvc watering system. I water each zone once a day for about 6 minutes, (10 for high heat we’re having). My plants seem to be loving it; I do have to water a smal portion by hand now but I love my water wand with the thumb valve. For the stuff I water by hand I count to 10 and move to the next plant. And after I’ve done that I sit back and enjoy the sounds of the birds and the water features in fern gully.
I pull weeds every single day while walking the dog outside I also pick up branches from my Oak trees around the yard. Your yard looks so pretty thanks for sharing Kris from Branson Mo
The garden is beautiful. It is hard to believe the devastation it suffered last winter. My Oak leaf hydrangeas are in full bloom here in Delaware. They are my favorite ! Even in winter their bark is beautiful and adds so much interest .
Linda, I could watch your informative videos all day!! I really have learned so much from you. I wish I could retire; as today here in North Carolina, the humidity has been lower and only in the 80's and I want to be outside so bad!!
I love to walk through my garden to see if we have any new monarch eggs or baby caterpillars. My garden is only 8 months old so I'm experimenting with different plants mostly pollinator plants. I live in zone 9b. Enjoy your videos.
Wow, everything looks great...you have been busy! We've had a couple beautiful days before the heat comes in again so I too have been working hard cleaning things up...I love the feeling of accomplishment when I'm done! Zone 5b
I do my watering in the evenings in Southern California. In the morning I usually do weeding and planting (and watering new plantings). Sometimes I do plantings in the evening.
Love it that your garden has symmetry and the tool tip with the hose spout thank you 😊 sawflys are a nuisance, I don't like sprays uhg. Must be wonderful to have a BFF Hi Stewart (maybe silent partner but Linda is so greatful as are we in what you do) watering video would be helpful ❤ 😊 always intune to guidance on gardening needs thank you very much. Enjoy the Journey God bless
My daily routine consists of watering, pulling some weeds, a little pruning and right now picking Japanese beetles off of my roses morning and evening.
I am in Kentucky and the japanese beetles have not made it here yet. I use Seven Dust to keep them off my roses and crepe myrtles. They make a trap for these beetles. I used it one summer and it got absolutely full, they get down in it and can't get out. Good luck
Really enjoy the walk throughs. Daily walkabouts are definitely for a little pruning, a little weeding, and a little dreaming of what to plant next! I usually have my Gardenia pruners with me at all times. I've had them for over 20 years and they are a perfect fit for my small hands. We need rain up here! The storms keep going around us, except we keep getting plenty of unpleasant wind. I'm in zone 2b-3a: - 45C (aka - 49F) -- (YES, THAT IS MINUS, ie BELOW ZERO) in the winter. My viburnum doesn't grow much bigger than 3 1/2 feet as a result of the cold winter temperatures. Allo allo from just north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. CRAZY QUESTION for your next non-gardening question segment, or sooner if it fits into your fashion epilogue --- HOW AND WHERE AND WHAT DO YOU USE TO STORE ALL THOSE EARRINGS???? I have quite a collection myself.
If you have any wall space where you have your jewelry, buy a nice wooden frame (of a size that will hold your collection), and a roll of flexible window screen (at any hardware store). Remove any backing and glass from the frame, and staple, use picture nails or tacks to attach the window screen to the frame at the back. I also applied hot glue all around the edge to mine after tacking, just to be sure it could hold the weight of my collection securely. When hung on the wall, it holds a plethora of wire-hang earrings, and is also a beautiful display and easy selection! Super easy project with minimal money and effort! 😊
Yep watering every day zone 7....I switch to 150' metal hose...best investment ever...talk about light weight, no linking and easy to put back on holder. They come with a push lever as well
For spectacular dried hydrangea: Give them a very light coat of spray paint. (I like light blue or maroon.) Not all surfaces should be covered, About 50% of the original tan color should still be visible. Then, give them a light "puff" of silver, copper, or gold. You will barely see it, but it will pick up the light, even candle light, when you use them in arrangements or in wreaths. Give it a try. You will not be disappointed. Another option: Go full-metallic, coating them completely with silver, copper, or gold. Beautiful!
Linda I try to watch a video of you every morning. You share so much garden wisdom with us. I am learning with your videos on how to use potted plants in my small garden. Thank you for sharing with us a little information about your daily earrings and your clothing that you wear. I also enjoy seeing certain areas of your home and how you decorate using items from your garden. Linda you are a true blessing to us all. I do believe that if our world leaders would walk through a garden at least once a day there would be more peace in this world.
I would definitely vote for that!
I talk to my plants every morning and tell them how beautiful they are and the joy they bring to me..
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me too ! how much I appreciate the beauty and life that they bring into my life ! I also tell them I am committed to them and will take care of them, so keep on growing and don't stop out of fear of not enough food or water cause I got you ! ha
I love that a walk through your garden reveals a delight around every corner. It must bring you endless joy ❤️
That it does!
Just love watching you, Linda. So very therapeutic! Blessing to you and your beautiful garden work.
Love Echinaceas. I have about 10 varieties growing in all different areas of my gardens. I’m in zones 5a and 6b for my zip code, 48381, in Michigan. I don’t cut them back until early spring so I can have some winter interest and food for any Bluejays, Cardinals, or Goldfinches that are around.
I dried my hydrangeas one fall. Then at Christmas I sprayed them gold and silver. Had huge arraignments and used some in a wreath.
I like natural stuff at Holidays then I don’t store anything in basement.
You and I were separated at birth!
YOUR GARDEN IS SO GORGEOUS LINDA, YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH INCENTIVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO GO INTO MY GARDEN 🪴 THANK YOU 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 SO VERY VERY MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!
Every morning, I love to walk around my garden in zone 8. I love to water my garden. So I usually have to water hanging g baskets and some of my pots but I check. I dehead every day as I wear. Love to watch the sunrise.
A walk through your garden is really good for the soul...thank you! ❤️
I'm only 73, but a few years ago I had to clear out my beds because it just became too much to care for even on a daily basis.
I'm so glad I did because I can now not be overwhelmed by my favorite place in the world...my gardens
73 years young! 😊
Just gorgeous!
My favorite part- you wielding snips around and using "thug out" and "gangbusters" on such an elegant garden. 🌳💚
So much appreciate the time and effort you put in the garden to look so rich and cozy. I would spent days and nights in the garden and never get bored. Well done Linda 👍⚘
I bought the thumb control sprayer, you had talked about it in an earlier video, and I love it! So easy to turn off as I move from one planter to another on my porch. I demonstrated to my 85 yr old dad, who still plants a vegetable garden, and he really liked it. So he’s getting one for Father’s Day! (Zone 6a Western PA).
Smart you👍
Diane Werley, can you please tell me what that sprayer is specifically called ? I can’t find it on Amazon. Thanks!
Thanks for the walk about Linda & BFF Stewart !
Here’s an idea…
Move your earthy wooden bench in front on your huge beautiful hydrangeas .
This way the hydrangeas can continue to grow and be the “ super stars “ that they want to be.
Then your wooden bench can be enjoyed as a graceful, useable, restful seating area in your garden again.
I feel the wooden bench will look fantastic on the brick, without hiding it between the hydrangeas.
Try it you might love it !
Yes!
I always learn something new from your tours. Love the expression “ thug out” lol.
Lynne here, Linda, you have given me so much more than information. You’ve given me a reason………. I love my garden but sometimes I feel out of my depth. You give me the confidence to just do it. I’m so excited for all the things I have planned. I love the plant supports and baskets in your line . Can i get these in Canada? I’ve bought an old window which I’ll paint and use in the garden. It was free on Kijiji. Seeing your thrift finds makes me want to go thrifting for garden treasure. Thanks again.
Loved walking your garden with you! My daily walk has me doing the usual weeding and dead heading. I also check my bird feeders and fill my bird bath with fresh water. The birds being me joy. My raised bed contains my herbs and they get water and trimmed and picked and brought inside to use and enjoy the smell in my kitchen. Watering here in zone 7 is the biggest issue in our hot summer.
Watching your videos make me realize how much I can plant in dappled light. My back yard has very large trees that keeps the yard shaded with dappled light the whole day. I’ve lived here a couple of years and have always felt that not much would grow in the shade. Looks like I am wrong! Now I’m gonna get to work!
I can't seem to get enough of your videos :). Thoroughly enjoy them. You have a generous, authentic heart and remind me of all the nice people I have ever known. I wish you the best with your book!
Zone 9 here…love these walk abouts! I go out and see if I’m winning the war against snails and slugs! Lol! I spray myself down with OFF and off I go to water, water, water. I have many containers and it’s too hot not to water them daily right now. I pull weeds, prune here and there and just enjoy the birds singing, being out with nature. 😎 (I also sit in my “bistro” and watch your videos! 😉)
I live just north of you in Kansas, zone 6. Early in the morning, before it gets HOT, I enjoy weeding and deadheading my daylilies. Yes, I know, they don't need to be deadheaded but I like removing the spent blooms - lol! I have several containers of Supertunia Vista Bubblegum that are looking full and fabulous!! My Quick Fire Hydrangea is blooming beautifully! I'm so excited how my Little Limelight Hydrangea's are coming along! The row of lavender I planted in front of the Little Limelight's have been blooming and so fragrant!! After the minus 29 degree temperatures we had in February, I feel so happy and blessed that I have a flower garden at all!! I so enjoy your channel!
Glad the tape is working for you. I know it has for me for years. I use it with the irrigation connection to the faucet too. I look everyday what needs attention, what needs weeding, what needs moved.
Thank you so much for the recommendation
I’m in western Washington Z8b and our springs are cool and wet. I’m a quarantine boom again gardener so I have to find motivation to brave the damp and get outside.
A new daily practice for me is bringing flowers inside every day. I have picked 5 spots inside my home to display flowers (2 medium, 3 smaller). Every morning I go out in search of replacements for whichever one is fading. Sometimes it’s quite the task but I find myself using a lot of things I would have never considered a “cut” flowers. This also gets me looking at all my pots and beds daily.
I just received my first big package from your qvc line! The quality and style is so stunning! I am so happy that I got almost everything from your line. As a new gardener from scratch you are so helpful in every way! I definitely spend more time in my garden everyday. Thank you so much!
I’m so pleased!
Stewart is an excellent photographer.
He is!!!
Always a highlight of my day walking about with you in your beautiful garden!!!
I love the walkthrough your garden is stunning, always learn something new.
First thing I do... my daily routine, is checking my plants.I pick spend blooms,look for buggs,talk to them,admire their beauty and let them know that..by giving them a High Five.😁😂🤣I know that sounds crazy.I wonder what my neighbors think??Well,who cares.My plants are doing well feeling the love and are admired by all.Some even felt inspired and planted some themselves,which made me very happy.😄I do the same ritual in my back..All is thriving and looking good.All my work and tending and talking paid off..You are an inspiration for me.Love your down to earth Videos. Thank you.😍
What a gift you are to your friends and neighbors alike!
@@LindaVater Thank you,Linda.I was asked already if I would help them.🤣.Of course I will.I downsized and purchased a Townhouse in Atlanta.Love my smaller place and my neighbors. 😄😊They really are inspired ,they just do not know what and how to do it..I can help.
Have you ever done a video on fertilizers? I am overwhelmed by all the different fertilizers, and I’m afraid to use them on my plants. Could you maybe give some good brands and how much to use, when to use, etc.? Thanks! Those huge hydrangea blooms are amazing!
I curse at the rabbits daily. I survey the damage (the cages came in by the way ! So gorgeous!) , then I say all the things I will do to them if they don’t stop eating my flowers ! I check to see what plants need fixing and fill my bird bath .
“Thug out”. I love that; I have a trailing purple lantana that acts like a thug and it get pruned every time it blooms or it will shade out my other perennials. Watering pots every day and moving pots out of harsh afternoon sun along with dead heading is my daily walkabout.
Everyday-I go out and just enjoy the beauty of my spaces-Everyday.
I'm sitting on my front porch with a cup of coffee enjoying your video and watching the bird feeder. I heard blue jays calling and paused your video do I could look for them as they rarely come to the front yard. They prefer the pond out back.
Realized they were in your yard.🤣
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My husband loves to tease me about talking to the Jays that visit my deck. I told one the other day not to make a mess with his peanuts because I had just cleaned up the deck.
I love the sound of the birds in the back ground .so pretty and peaceful. You inspired me to plant a topiary .I planted it a small container and I put the little pebbles like you suggest. Its so cute and doing well....Thank you for that tip.
I love looking at you in your beautiful space
Thank you so much for telling us about the plumbers tape! I have actually quit using hoses because the leaked so bad at the connections.
that s brilliant to have plants soak in the bird bath before planting!
Linda… You are awesome..
God bless you.
Oxford, UK. What I do daily? If I'm not working, I take my morning cup of English Breakfast Tea out into the garden and take a walk around to see how everything is developing, check on self seeders, new emergers etc. I know my garden like the back of my hand. There literally is something new to catch my eye each day. If I'm working, I take an afternoon cup of French Earl Grey/ Darjeeling tea for the same walk when I get home. I do this literally every day, and there is a different flavour cup of tea for different times of the day. It soothes and settles me. The job I love (probably a bit too much) is pulling out bindweed roots. It's like therapy! I've slowly pulled out some that are literally 3-4 foot long without them snapping! As always, love the video and your inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing your garden with us.😁
Loved that curly jade and the chosen pot it was in!😍Great to hear you are an obsession hoarder!! You are not alone
Your garden is wonderful. What a joy. I too have a lovely garden but it is going a bit the worse for wear. I used to be up at 6 am watering. How I loved that time. I can’t do that now and my husband died a year ago so I have had irrigation put in. It’s not the same. I knew my plants. I would deadhead or squeeze aphids. But I still order plants. Just Joey is a rose I have had 2 years. After 60 years it is my favourite. It is a joy to watch you tend your plants.
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I love your style. There are so many things I like that you do that it's just easier to say I love your style!!
I'm so glad I discovered your videos. It's been great getting to know you and your gardens. It's been inspiring and I also enjoyed the videos of other gardens.
On days I'm not going to spend in the garden I try to drive around in my golf cart.
We have 5 acres so for quick assessment of the gardens the cart is a big help.
Usually once in the morning and again before dark.
I have my tote with scissors and hand pruners, a couple of watering cans and a 5 gal bucket of water for when I find a plant in dire need of a drink. I also started bringing a pen and notebook to write down things that need attention, plants I may want to move, spaces that need filling, pruning and the like. I also carry large craft sticks and a paint marker to identify specific colors of day lily or other plants that I may want to move or divide. Knowing what color they are helps.
I try to stop and pull up weeds and oak seedlings as I go. On evenings in the summer I like to walk through the front gardens ending in one of the seating areas to just relax and maybe watch the sunset.
Where are you Brenda?
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Sorry I wanted to include that but I was cooking. LOL
South Mississippi. Zone 8.
We've been here about 6 years. We have a small farm and are retired but work harder now than ever. We both love it here.
It's actually time for my evening drive around.
I love your walk around the garden. I do the same in my PJs almost every morning. Love your Qvc line. Waiting for what’s next. Maybe your scooper or a form to cut topitary balls.The guy that she is to make a perfect ball. I also enjoy your use of words at nausea is my favorite.
The guide to make a perfect cut ball.
Love oak leaf hydrangeas. I have just one but it towers 7’ tall and 4’ wide! Not only are its blooms huge but the fall leaf color is spectacular.
I couldn’t agree more
Your gardens are beautiful and inspiring. I also do a daily walk about here in Davidson, NC zone 7a. Walking and watering my gardens are my morning meditation.
Hi Linda, Zone 7B here. I carry a little cleaning type caddy, with my gloves, Felco snips, trowel and garden ties when I do my walk about.
Stewart is like having your own personal ground footage drone!❤️. Beautiful garden!👍
He is!!
Love your walk about’s, you give me such inspiration. And I so enjoy the fashion part as well!🌷
I’m so glad!
I love the daily walkabout. Plus I always quickly find what squirrels have done. Their ideas of farming are different than mine! Love your site.
Beautiful 'back yard' .... yes, always something to do - watering, snipping & pruning. Our Season
is opposite to you, but I still get lots of ideas & tips.
Honestly after working two jobs and trying to keep my vanity on a daily, I watch your UA-cam videos. I think about okay when can I water my plants. I think what needs pruning or what can I plant next. I think I should get a retractable water hose. I think about not work in flower garden but how it’s my escape. My garden shows my work and that feels like an accomplish when two jobs don’t feel like accomplishment. I think it’s good to make your own environment the best way for yourself to enjoy life.
Sanity, not vanity
All your hard work shows. Your garden is glorious and the structure is comforting. I absolutely love crassula undulata (wavy jade). It grows in a beautiful mounding form; the color and texture adds so much. Now that I'm obsesses with topiaries and boxwood spheres, you inspired me to use the jade as a boxwood alternative in my hot SoCal zone 10 drought tolerant garden. Just patiently waiting for it to grow into a bigger globe. BTW... my daily garden routine is basically the same as yours: check/harvest food garden, water pots/hanging baskets, deadhead, weed and feed. I like the tip of trimming the sedums to thicken and re-root. I started gardening during COVID. My first love were/are succulents. My style and preferences have already evolved to topiaries, evergreens, foliage and creating a more harmonious design. I keep discovering new things about myself and my garden. To answer one of your previous questions....I wouldn't change a thing about my garden. I needed to go through my own evolution and journey to get where I am today. I suspect this will be an on-going process and I welcome it. Even though my "Hubs" keeps asking me, "When will you be finished?" Answer: "I will never be finished; only finished for This Season". I will learn from your journey and plan for a small green house/she-shed.
Truer words were never spoken. We will never be finished… :-)
Beautiful tour. Thank you. I walk around my front and back yards every morning and sometimes in the evening. I check to see if pots need watering. I also take my snips to trim and deadhead. I have 2 hose holders on my house, one in back and front. It's decorative and cute but the best part is how I can turn the handle and wind up the hose. It sure makes a difference when putting up the hose after watering. It's quick and so much easier than gathering up the hose to store. I think my son's got them for me from Lowe's.
How wonderful that you have something that works and is good looking too!
Every day of the week I concentrate on that garden, and make sure everything is in order, and properly maintained.
I, too, do a garden walk in the morning with my shears…love your garden!
Thanks so much for your videos, I find them illustrative and very relaxing. May you stay healthy and keep that energy for many years to come.
YES on a "watering practices" video.
Lovely walk about. I learn so much from you😃 I’m learning how to identify pest problems at this stage of my gardening life. So I’m focused on those nasty little invaders.
Thank you have a wonderful day 🪴
And they get a specially nasty this time of year
Zone 8, coastal NC. I water all my potted plants daily. The heat, humidity and extended time in summer makes it necessary. I just had my house pressure washed and I moved all potted plants away to allow access and avoid chemical contamination. What a revelation. I have TOO MANY potted plants.
Me toooooo!
I love your garden, Linda, and love that you share with us! Thank You! I love to garden! I learn much from your videos, and others. But it’s such a favorite pastime for me to watch all you share with us. I love videos of all you do- your garden, others’ gardens, inside your home and others, garden-center & antique shops, just EVERYTHING!! I also preordered you book on Amazon, and look forward to getting it in March! -Karen ☺️♥️🌈🦋
I'm so glad you mentioned the Snowflake hydrangea. My very favorite. I worked at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, AL which was the former home of Eddie Aldridge, local nurseryman. Eddie and his dad found the one in a million seedling which was different from its mother native oak leaf. They dug it up and began propagating it through cuttings since it is a sterile plant. He patented the Snowflake so it would be well known. It is now found all over the world. He took no royalties for it. Eddie was a sweet man who passed away about 3 years ago.
Firstly, the opening with Stewart slowly strolling into the back yard.... THE LIGHT THROUGH THE TREES ONTO THE GRAVEL PATHWAYS!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!
My routine here in Boise, 7a, is to water, in the morning, the potted/hanging plants and veggie raised beds. I havent developed a ritual as this is my first year here. Sometimes I will forget a poor pot or plant and it will slump and shrivel 🥺and get my attention. Ps.... i have a chippy white version of your rusty mini bird bath at your window box!💕
Thank you!
I have sooo much to do in my tiny garden. It's an inspiration to see yours all tidied up and in good shape. Makes me want mine to look that way too. Thanks.
Love it! Many thanks for your updates. Keep it coming. Appreciate all that u do ♥️
I also trimmed one of my globe topiaries today. I was worried it might not be the right time of year, but it was looking unruly so I’m happy to see you doing that, too! ❤️ Tomorrow I’m planning on staking my small boxwood starts so their stems will grow straight. Geraniums are so beautiful and I don’t mind the extra work of deadheading because I just love the smell of their leaves. I also weeded my gravel today. After most of the weeds were out, I spray with Captain Jacks Dead Weed which I understand is new this year.
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Oh, I'm so appreciate that you tell us about bud worms! I have this problem for many years, and had no idea, how to help my flowers. Petunias and pelargonias are suffering the most. But I never have this problem with wax begonias. Thank you so much!!!🌸🌺🌼
Same here! I put a link for dipel dust in the description 👌
@@LindaVater Thank you for that. I've never actually heard of "Bud Worms". But I do get a lot of Cabbage Butterfly larvae lately in all my Brassicas. Been picking them off daily too.
I need to pick up plumbers tape today!! My daily walk about is pretty much the same here in zone 7a. I have a small basket with tools and gardening gloves I keep on my front porch. I dead head, prune, pull any small weeds and water. I carry a bucket with me for debris since I have arthritis in my spine and don’t have to bend over twice to clean up!
Smart you!
I'm still waiting for the rain to stop, its so wet underfoot. That's our winter for you! I have become a massive fan of worm castings it has made my struggling wannabe garden into a flourishing beauty. No matter the planting. The herbs have never been so big or flavorful. Even areas that refuse to produce over many years no matter what I put into the soil. This is magazine worthy. 😆 I added it to roses (10 years +)that were waiting to be placed after contactor, looking dead, have shoots of the size i have not seen . Enough said!
Edit, your pants are a Burda pattern from a few years ago. I've not got around to making those yet...they look soooo cool
Hi Linda just loved the walkabout today. Your garden is looking so beautiful as always. And just love the hydrangea s so beautiful. And my favourite as to be the viburnum so do beautiful l just look forward to see it bloom. You gave really good tips and tricks today for all of us and really good advice on feeding your pots and plants in the garden. And you look so cool today in your beautiful clothes.
Thanks dear!
Hi Linda, I don't use scissors. I do the same with the Rhododendron flowers after blooming. Go to the base of dead Geranium and Pelargoni blooms directly with your nail. Is a tedious job but it works. I never use a scissors to dead head these type of flowers and never half way. I have used this technique for more than three decades. I learned it from my neighbors here in Germany. Try it. Never fails. It regenerates right away and the flowers come out much sooner than waiting for the steal to dry and fall out. 👋
Sometimes they resist me and won’t pinch easily😯
Yes, I know what you mean. I have that problem too. Then twist them at the very base (and out they go!!!!!!) Hooe it works. Regards Martha 👋
Good morning Linda and Stewart. I live in the DFW area zone 8. Would love a video on watering practices. Every morning I let my chickens out of their house into their run. I check my fountain for water, the birds and small creatures of the night seem to use it up or splash it out. I also go to my vegetable garden and pull weeds for about 15 minutes. Have a wonderful day 🌸🌺🌼
What a wonderful way to start the day!
I love watching your walk abouts. I'm in zone 8b and we go from a short spring right to 90+ temps over night. Some positives though are my Amaryllis I have planted in the ground and let them go to seed and we have more and more each year.
My ears are always listening for things people say that could be taken differently, in an amusing way. In today's video, Linda interjects a remark that's kind of amusing if considered as one thought (which might occur if someone were just listening and not seeing what Linda was actually doing!)
"I planted these and they were really pitiful, this is why I always carry snips…."
Watch out you pitiful plants if you see Linda roaming with her snips... LOL
When I was growing up, one of my mother's best friends lived next door to a woman with a beautiful garden who was a very nasty person. My mom's friend used to say that even the plants were terrified of this woman. She said she thought the woman would come out every morning and say, "Attention!" and all of the plants would raise their heads and stand tall, not wanting to incur her wrath! LOL
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Daily We now have a small yard. I water most potted flowers , look for weeds and take out weeds, watch for bugs and get ride of them , sweep and sit and enjoy. I love our garden. Judith
I picked up a curly jade near the end of winter, and it did really well indoors for several months, doing even better outside!
Love 💕 the outfit, Linda , the things you find at Goodwill is just awesome, great tour, all is looking great 👍
I too collect collections. Obsession with plants is a good thing.
In my area we have odd/even watering days plus early/late time restrictions and unfortunately that causes some plants stress. So what I did was install a moveable water mister to use on my delicate plants so they will survive the heat waves as needed.
I too, move around with my clippers to do ongoing cleanup of my plants; my tip on the deadheading is I have large empty nursery containers hidden here & there to put the clippings in and later just collect them to toss in the compost.
I just love your garden and pottery tips & hopefully someday my backyard will be as beautiful as yours.
Smart you!
I garden in Zone 6 in Northeast Ohio (we used to be Zone 5 and a much shorter growing season). Thanks for the reminder to fertilize but not during intense heat. I’m ordering soluble kelp powder to supplement my container and basket feeding. Watching your walkabout Wednesdays is like visiting a good friends garden. I’m renewing my life long passion for gardening. And I’m going to sculpt my first topiary this week thanks to your 5 part topiary tutorial. Thanks for your inspiration. Hugs from sunny green Cleveland Ohio
Love your garden tours. I always learn something! I have more potted plants this year and am loving it. I have kept my amaryllis over the years. And give away after I start getting so many. I had one bloom already. A Really Short stem!!!
Cool!
Bacillus thuringensis can be purchased as a concentrate to mix with water. I use Thuricide and mix it in a pump spray bottle. The dust is often not pretty.
7:48 I've been subscribed for a few years and I just noticed that there's a speaker outside! If I had a speaker in my garden, Unaccompanied cello Suites would softly playing 24/7.
I feel you on the larkspur!! Mine just barely started blooming and as much as I love it, it spread to the wrong part and I'm itching to pull it. I'm going to take your advice and get the seeds to put it in a better spot next year then I won't feel bad about pulling it where it is!!
Currently my daily tasks are first dead heading my roses, with the way they’re blooming it take a bit lol. Then I have my yard sectioned by zones set up on a diy pvc watering system. I water each zone once a day for about 6 minutes, (10 for high heat we’re having). My plants seem to be loving it; I do have to water a smal portion by hand now but I love my water wand with the thumb valve. For the stuff I water by hand I count to 10 and move to the next plant.
And after I’ve done that I sit back and enjoy the sounds of the birds and the water features in fern gully.
Those thumb sprayers are the bomb!
I pull weeds every single day while walking the dog outside I also pick up branches from my Oak trees around the yard. Your yard looks so pretty thanks for sharing Kris from Branson Mo
Lol. Stewart does your watering when you are gone. What a guy!
He did it once, and made the mistake of offering to do it again LOL!
The garden is beautiful. It is hard to believe the devastation it suffered last winter. My Oak leaf hydrangeas are in full bloom here in Delaware. They are my favorite ! Even in winter their bark is beautiful and adds so much interest .
Linda, I could watch your informative videos all day!! I really have learned so much from you. I wish I could retire; as today here in North Carolina, the humidity has been lower and only in the 80's and I want to be outside so bad!!
I'm so happy you are doing watering practices
I love to walk through my garden to see if we have any new monarch eggs or baby caterpillars. My garden is only 8 months old so I'm experimenting with different plants mostly pollinator plants. I live in zone 9b. Enjoy your videos.
Well done you!
Wow, everything looks great...you have been busy! We've had a couple beautiful days before the heat comes in again so I too have been working hard cleaning things up...I love the feeling of accomplishment when I'm done! Zone 5b
Nothing better than that feeling of accomplishment!
Love the garden I can tell you have been working on it. Glad it gives u peace.
I do my watering in the evenings in Southern California. In the morning I usually do weeding and planting (and watering new plantings). Sometimes I do plantings in the evening.
Love it that your garden has symmetry and the tool tip with the hose spout thank you 😊 sawflys are a nuisance, I don't like sprays uhg. Must be wonderful to have a BFF Hi Stewart (maybe silent partner but Linda is so greatful as are we in what you do) watering video would be helpful ❤ 😊 always intune to guidance on gardening needs thank you very much. Enjoy the Journey God bless
My daily routine consists of watering, pulling some weeds, a little pruning and right now picking Japanese beetles off of my roses morning and evening.
I am in Kentucky and the japanese beetles have not made it here yet. I use Seven Dust to keep them off my roses and crepe myrtles. They make a trap for these beetles. I used it one summer and it got absolutely full, they get down in it and can't get out. Good luck
@@jomoney465 Thanks!
You are such an inspiration and create such beautiful gardens. Hello from Tennessee!
Really enjoy the walk throughs. Daily walkabouts are definitely for a little pruning, a little weeding, and a little dreaming of what to plant next! I usually have my Gardenia pruners with me at all times. I've had them for over 20 years and they are a perfect fit for my small hands. We need rain up here! The storms keep going around us, except we keep getting plenty of unpleasant wind. I'm in zone 2b-3a: - 45C (aka - 49F) -- (YES, THAT IS MINUS, ie BELOW ZERO) in the winter. My viburnum doesn't grow much bigger than 3 1/2 feet as a result of the cold winter temperatures. Allo allo from just north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. CRAZY QUESTION for your next non-gardening question segment, or sooner if it fits into your fashion epilogue --- HOW AND WHERE AND WHAT DO YOU USE TO STORE ALL THOSE EARRINGS???? I have quite a collection myself.
If you have any wall space where you have your jewelry, buy a nice wooden frame (of a size that will hold your collection), and a roll of flexible window screen (at any hardware store). Remove any backing and glass from the frame, and staple, use picture nails or tacks to attach the window screen to the frame at the back. I also applied hot glue all around the edge to mine after tacking, just to be sure it could hold the weight of my collection securely. When hung on the wall, it holds a plethora of wire-hang earrings, and is also a beautiful display and easy selection! Super easy project with minimal money and effort! 😊
Yep watering every day zone 7....I switch to 150' metal hose...best investment ever...talk about light weight, no linking and easy to put back on holder. They come with a push lever as well
For spectacular dried hydrangea: Give them a very light coat of spray paint. (I like light blue or maroon.) Not all surfaces should be covered, About 50% of the original tan color should still be visible. Then, give them a light "puff" of silver, copper, or gold. You will barely see it, but it will pick up the light, even candle light, when you use them in arrangements or in wreaths. Give it a try. You will not be disappointed. Another option: Go full-metallic, coating them completely with silver, copper, or gold. Beautiful!
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