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This is super helpful and encouraging! I hope I can contain my buckthorn battle, and that yours is over and done with too! Thank you for the tips and for the suggestion on a new tool - adding that to my Christmas wishlist now!! It's always helpful to know what works best for folks - especially when I've pretty much inherited most of my tools from others! Thanks again! 💚

Interesting - I've never heard of that, and have no idea where to get gun powder lol thanks for the suggestion, but I'm trying to stay chemical free 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista Well the sodium nitrate Is is a common fertilizer Easily pick up at the farm store or local garden center maybe not so easily anymore. You might just have to sign a list That you bought it. Did it it is a key component in gun powder. fuses. Charcoal and sulfur will get your gun powder. But yeah I do think it was an Audels Gardening and fruit tree maintenance four part series for books from 1924. The other great back they got from those books was that if you just turn your soil about 10 inches deep you don't need to fertilize. But that could be a very big hole 10 inches deep. Thanks have fun

@@TheSuburbanGardenista there is also the Cayenne pepper balm for moles if you haven't heard of that one. Fill a sock stuff in the hole Lite it Apparently nobody likes getting maced

@@PerspectiveEngineer 😳 holy moly! Things I never thought I'd be looking into! Thanks for the info!!

It is almost impossible to add it on RUclips these days😂

Lol funny enough, I think RUclips targets the ads based on what it thinks you'll like - looks like they got that wrong for you!!

Interesting - thanks for the suggestions - I'll look into them 💚

Great idea! I hope others will be able to use this method to help haul bigger trees out of the ground! Unfortunately no vehicles will be able to access this space, so I'm outta luck! Thanks for watching and for the idea for others! 💚

@@jeil5676 fair point for sure - I forgot to mention that I'll be leaving the bag on for 1-2 years (and replace if necessary). I'll add that to the comments too. I am expecting growth from the base unfortunately. I'll have to devise a bit of a skirt, but I think it'll get washed away in this location. I might just have to clip away as necessary. Thank you for your comment and for watching my little video! 💚

I haven't tried to manage that quite yet - I've heard it's quite the beast! I will keep that in mind for future videos - thanks! 💚

Yes - I think that would be an option as well - I believe it's called 'girdling' - though from what I've read, you have to watch for new growth similarly, and bagging it is helpful in that case as well. I'm hoping with some good tugging, I'll be able to get the young ones out - it's in a creek bed, so the soil is shallow. Fingers crossed! Thanks for watching and for the comment! 💚

Chemicals are definitely an option for some, but unfortunately not one for me and this particular space. Thanks for watching and for the comment 🙂

Roundup kills trees true it also kills indiscriminately. I'm pretty sure she didnt want to kill the trees next to it. Read the directions on roundup and it will say not to use under the drip line of any tree.

Treating with chemicals next to a water source is a terrible and ignorant thing to suggest.

​@@stevezielonko1386 Thank you for your support! 💚 I also don't want the chemicals entering the creek or harming the other creatures in the area - no chemicals for this girl!

​@@richey_rockI agree entirely with keeping chemicals out of the creek 💚 and out of the ecosystem entirely - I don't think any of the critters nearby would appreciate it either!

Fair point! I know chemicals are definitely an option, but unfortunately not one I'd like to use in this particular space. Hope your battle is easier than mine! Thanks for watching and for the comment 💚

Hi! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment! And thanks for having faith in my plants and me! The gardens have just been so dry lately, I'm hoping the plants are just getting ready for their winter's sleep and not just saying "why haven't you watered me?!" I'm crossing my fingers that you are right! So happy to to hear that you've joined the native plant gardening wave - fair warning: it can become quite addictive - especially when you see all the critters visiting and thanking you for it! Thanks again for popping by! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista it's been so addictive for sure! I have been so in love watching all the diverse pollinators and birds visit my garden. So happy to see your progress in your beautiful garden and your positive attitude has been delightful!

@@dhazell so glad you've had the same experiences and thank you for following along! It really is obvious the impact that this makes when you see everything coming to visit - it's definitely validating and heartwarming at the same time 💚

@@mirjamkohler263 so glad it was helpful to you! Thank you for watching and for the comment! 💚

@@JoseMartinez-df2db thanks for watching and for the comment! I don't have any potentilla in my gardens yet - I will have to add it to the list!!

Thank you for watching! 💚

Thanks for the fabulous tour! I love seeing the good, the bad, and the ugly :)

@@estherrussell9882 aww, thanks so much for watching - and for your support through all the ups and downs! 💚

The fuzzy volunteer looks like mullein 👍

​@@AerieCoolidge awesome! Thanks for the ID! 💚

@@iancsikoswald7565 congratulations on your new home! I would wait until next year soon after the lilacs have finished blooming to deadhead to avoid clipping off buds that could form into beautiful flowers come spring. You could clip away any dead branches, but other than that, I'd just wait it out and enjoy what blooms it has to offer in its current form. Here's a little video that might help too: ruclips.net/video/A7Kt_sEiv9U/видео.htmlsi=QDegtwaOfkHDxu0T good luck with your new home and gardens! 💚

@@awildapproach that gives me hope! Thank you for sharing! I hope you're right! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista I’ve had mine for about 4 or 5 years, so I think you’re good! I also wonder if they turn yellow earlier than other plants in general. They may. I was at a local nature area several weeks back, and some of the mature paw paws there (which are huge!) had some yellow leaves already. Still had lots of green ones that weekend, but also had some yellow leaves, too.

@@awildapproach okay, interesting and good to know! Each plant is so unique in their needs and behaviours - there is a lot to learn!

@@TheSuburbanGardenista So true! I learn something new every year. And don't get me wrong, I experiment a lot...but I'm also getting better at placing the water lovers...compared to my early days. ;)

@@awildapproach fair enough! Live and learn! 💚

Thank you so much for the kind words and compliments! 💚 It's coming along bit by bit! I'm sad to hear of your swamp milkweed! It's always sad to have casualties in the gardening game! I hope you can get some more for some wetter spots in the garden. Honestly though, I'm surprised how this plant has really done well despite not having very moist conditions in my gardens. I hope you find the perfect spot for it in your gardens soon - it really is such a lovely plant - and smells delicious too! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista yes, I planted it back when I was very new to gardening and bad at placing plants in the right spot.

@@awildapproach I can entirely relate! Though I still do the same thing when I want a plant and my conditions aren't quite right! Some have argued, and some give in! Lorraine Johnson has done the same, so I take her guidance as a blessing for pushing the limits! 😁

Thank you for watching! I see you have some videos to learn from as well - Looking forward to learning from you too! 💚

Thank you for watching, sharing your thoughts and providing some guidance! I definitely have a situation with limited light and water - you are spot on. How would you recommend adjusting things when they're already established? I have fairly narrow gardens that border my grass space and not a lot of wiggle room to work with. In addition, what are your thoughts on having native plants in non-native conditions in order to provide pollinator options / biodiversity in a space so lacking (i.e. suburbia) if the cost to that is plants that illustrate lack of light/nutrients (i.e., are much shorter than in ideal conditions) but still flower and provide that resource, perhaps in a more limited way? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 💚

@@Tarmantarmant thank you very much for watching and for the kind comment! 💚

Thank you for the compliments and for the suggestion! I do think it needs a new home - I will try to find a sunnier spot! Thank you! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista I'm just wishing I had more full sun sections, I finding the plants that I'm attracted to require it to be happy. When the black wasps land on the creamy white flowers of the mountain mint it's really mesmerizing for me. :-)

Thanks for this question! Essentially, some seeds (most native seeds) need to go through the same winter/spring like conditions before they'll germinate/start growing. For me, I prefer to let mother nature do her thing by fall-sowing my seeds. I plant seeds in pots (or you could plant them right in the ground, but I tend to have less success this way - maybe due to the 🐿️🐿️) and in the spring they will germinate when the temperatures and sunlight are just right! Easy peasy! You can also winter sow them (similar method, just starting around January or so), or artificially stratify them by keeping them in the fridge. If you decide to fall/winter-sow your seeds, you might consider protecting them from critters with chicken wire or something similar so they don't get dug up. Hope that helps!! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenista when would be a good time to fall sow my seed’s? The wearer here in Ontario has be spring like cool nights hot days. Should I wait until the daytime weather hits under the double digits constantly?

@@annemarieLesperance you can technically take the cues from mother nature: if the seeds are ready, then you could sow them right then (e.g., when the milkweed seed pods split open and start releasing their seeds etc...). I like to do all my fall sowing at once, so I'll be saving my seeds for various plants as they are ready for each plant, and then I'll do a day of fall sowing some time in late October or so. I also tend to sprinkle some seeds about in areas that I want to encourage more plant babies when I collect them, and hope that they take as well (though I seem to have more luck sowing in pots than direct sowing in the ground). Looking forward to hearing what you have in mind! 💚

That was one biggin! Nectar robbing - that was a new term for me! I have noticed the bumble bees and carpenter bees doing that before and was intrigued, but didn't know it had a name - thanks for the comment - I learned something new! 💚

@@vhu395tgo isn't it such an eye opener re: thinking you're supporting pollinators / butterflies, and then really digging in and learning the various relationships with the plants and the importance of providing that amidst more popular gardening practices. There's one thing to provide flowers thinking they're helping and a whole other ball game when really trying to support these creatures at all stages of their development. I've also got many a cultivar thinking they're the way to go, only to realize that I needed the straight species. I've also thought I was getting native species, only to find out later that they're cultivars, hybrids, or even totally different plants (Korean mint vs anise hyssop was a big let down!!). So much learning to do! #knowbetterdobetter! Thanks for your comment, and for planting native plants - your pollinators say thank you too! 💚

@@kevanmarshall5795 oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this kind gift! I appreciate it more than you know! 💚💚💚💚💚

@@kevanmarshall5795 I'm so glad I could help! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind comment - good luck growing! 💚

@@SleepingCerberusASMR funny enough, butterfly weed was a close second for me too! It is so vibrant and beautiful, and I got monarch caterpillars soon after planting it! I entirely agree that it's a plant more people should have - it's very well behaved in comparison to some other milkweeds (common milkweed in particular). Now I gift away the seeds and seedlings of some of my favourites to help others find their own gateway native plants (even if I practically force it into their hands!! Lol). There is so much we can do in our home gardens, it sometimes just needs a bit of an eye opener! Thanks for watching and sharing your gateway plant too! 💚🦋🧡

This comment makes me so happy 💚 I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the comment! 💚

@@SleepingCerberusASMR that is so funny! I literally have the opposite conditions for both - you'd think one of us would be earlier for both or vice versa, but not one and another! Interesting!! 💚

@@dianemarshall3632 I'm so glad it was helpful for you! I appreciate the comment and the watch! Thank you 💚

@@grantwest7942 I think you might be right! I compared it to my other volunteer goldenrod and it is definitely that! Thanks for that info - so interesting! I will pull it to allow the others to thrive - there is lots of Canada goldenrod around and not so much turtle head and spotted bee balm as far as I know! Thank you for watching and for the helpful info! 💚

Love this story! How nice to have such success with the seeds, but too funny that some of your "crop" was a little buffet for the groundhog! He was probably in heaven!! I did the same thing with my sunflower seedlings this year - I placed out a tray of baby giant sunflowers and a bunny thought that it was a platter set out just for them - oops! I'll be protecting those precious seedlings better next year! I didn't even end up with one flower!!! I'm all about supporting our creatures, but could they be a bit less greedy??! I hope you end up with a lovely collection of obedient plant next spring with lots of flowers, and a few less nibbled off at the knees!! Thanks for watching and for sharing your story! 💚

@@NativePlantsNearLakeOntario thanks so much for watching and for the comment! 💚 I'm so happy that I helped to start your love for obedient plant too! Despite adding to my collection each year, my obedient plant remains one of my favourite native plants. It is just so pretty and attracts so many pollinators for such a nice, long time. How big is your container? I bet it would be good for container gardening considering the roots aren't too deep. It's always good to have examples of that - container gardening is a common topic of conversation and people are often looking for good native plants for this. Have you had any luck with other native plants in containers? Looking forward to learning from you and following along on your channel as well! 💚

@@hollyashton7009 hey Holly, great question - I actually normally fall sow my seeds (i.e., plant them in pots and leave them outside all winter/spring). Lots of native plant seeds need cold/moist stratification (i.e., the conditions they would naturally experience out in the elements over the winter and spring) to germinate/grow. You can winter sow or artificially stratify them (e.g., keep them in the fridge) for the minimum time for stratification (which differs for each plant), but I'm a bit of a lazy gardener and let mother nature do the job for me. Sometimes critters will get into the seeds, but there are ways to prevent that. Does that help answer your Q? Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! 💚

You're so quick on things this month!! I'm so happy to see my redbuds growing so well - I'd be so happy to see some of those pretty little flowers come spring! I didn't actually notice any oleander aphids this year! Maybe the ladybugs have been finding them before I have - have you? I pray that my Michigan Lily comes back from the dead - maybe it'll be an spring miracle!! Thanks for the tips for the paw paw - I should probably do that. I do hate babying plants and generally feel that they should live or die if I place them in my gardens (with some extra watering of course). Though you're right, perhaps a bit of babying will ensure these little guys survive and thrive. I will look into it! If you have a product you'd recommend, do tell! Thanks so much for watching, and for the comments! I appreciate them all :) :) :)

@@TheSuburbanGardenista I winter sowed swamp, whorled, and butterfly milkweed and all of them have been covered in aphids for a few weeks now. But last week I did find a hoverfly larva. It disappeared, but yesterday I found a bunch of other larvae (hoverfly and a couple other things I didn't stay out in the heat to try to ID) so hopefully they are feasting! Yeah for whatever reason pawpaw is very susceptible to scorching when it's very young. Once it's grown a few feet it can handle the full sun, or so I'm told! I think I will just use chicken wire and maybe some leftover weed mat on one side, when I finally get to it!

@@TheSuburbanGardenista and you're right, most native plants don't/shouldn't need babying!

I have heard of that before, but never tried it - considering my track record on catching my wild blue lupine seeds before they fall, I think this is something I should do next year! Though I will definitely look like the "crazy plant lady" with them being in my boulevard garden! Though who's kidding me, I'm clearly already in that boat as I get caught taking pictures and videos in my gardens constantly!!! Thanks for watching and for the reminder! :)

@@andrewmckegney1007 I'm so glad it was helpful for you! Thanks for watching and for the kind comment! 💚

@@TheSuburbanGardenistathank you!

@@marias5089 interesting! Thank you for sharing! I will have to give that a try next season (and will have to look these points up to learn more too!). Thanks for watching and for the comment (and compliment!!) 💚

Lol thank you for the kind compliments! Thanks for visiting my little channel! 💚