Good morning guys. Thanks for sharing today. Some of these garden centers should be giving away the flowers. They never have anyone watering them and taking care of them. The balloon flowers are awesome. So pretty I have them and they are in full sun and spread. Just cut off spent flowers and they bloom forever. Hope you find your mirror,it will look pretty in your garden. Well stay cool only in the 90 s today here in ohio. 🥀
Wow! Mine are in the shade and are beautiful. I keep them deadheaded but they don't keep blooming 😢. It's interesting that yours keep blooming. The previous homeowner planted them 20+ years ago when the maple they are under was a tiny tree. NC 7b here. Happy for you!😊
Mirror can start fires if it isn't in shade like a magnifying glass.I know a man that his house started on fire from the sun reflecting off of a water dropplet in his bushes .
So, my friend had a small mirror in with a bag of stuff that she was donating to St Vincent de Paul. The mirror caused the bag of items to catch on fire. The bag was only outside for about 30 minutes, but that’s all it took. This was in Arizona. Hopefully, garden mirrors don’t start fires where you are.
Hi Robbie - I have a suggestion for you regarding the garden mirror you want. You could easily find an actual antique multi-pane window in a local antique shop/mall or similar place and have the size mirror you need cut to go behind it. That way you can have more choices that should be easily found and at a very reasonable price. I'm a retired antiques dealer and have seen this done many times. Good luck with your search.
Hey Robbie! Mirror Hack! Have you thought about stacking multiple college style dorm mirrors together and adding pieces of trim to create a gridded window look. They are cheap, cover a large area when repeated, come in many colors and available everywhere. I’ve had them in my garden for over 8 years and they have held up great. Love learning, laughing and watching your garden journey!
Robbie, the window mirror sounds nice, but birds can and will fly into reflections think it is open space. The saddest thing I ever saw was seeing a pigeon hit the glass door of a 7-11 in Orlando where I lived. The poor thing broke it's neck and died right there. Sound like a great design for the garden to give expansion, but highly dangerous to birds. ❤ No hard feelings. Just wanted to give you a heads up on a possibility. So you that you know I had the same idea until I witnessed that poor 🕊️ bird.
Love you guys! I'm feeling your pain - it's hot in So. Cal zone 9b and my garden is on the struggle bus right now. I get up early too to get my garden chores and extra watering done! Take care of yourselves and the fur babies!
Robbie so glad you found the shade cloth. I use these in my Texas garden but at a minimum of 40%. They sell bungee hoop clips on Amazon to help attach them. Plus some have grommets. They go on as soon as it hits 90. Plus have them watered well and let the humidity work for you. I have a penta, PW Blue My Mind and Popcorn Salvia in a planter up front. It's in full sun but does get some shade from a shrub. I just keep them well watered and they look beautiful. I got my caladiums and coral bells in May. They are in shade under an oak tree and I just have to keep them well watered because of the heat. Thank you for the verbena info about sun. I have mine in shade and they don't really like it.
Hi Robbie and Brent! I dread going out in the heat we're having, but it has been necessary. Our temps, in Nampa, ID have been in the 100's and will continue to be for at least another week. ;-( I had some balloon flowers in pots years ago and loved them. I haven't seen them since. Thank you so much for sharing!
Finally able to view videos since the hurricane 🌀 hit us here in zone 9b Texas Gulf Coast 🥵 hi Robbie and Brent! I have a Blue Chiffon, it is still small but, have bloomed. I love the Balloon Flowers😍 aww. The frog needs to go home with you , it would love your pond 😊 That Cherry bark was metallic 😮 at 1st I thought it was a post 😂 I've never heard of a cement mirror 🪞. Great video, thank you
Robbie, have you considered getting an antique window that has panes for your garden instead of a regular mirror? Love your videos but your personality has me hooked
I’ve gotten a few “orphan” clearance poor plants at Walmart in the spring… 2 bucks for a half dead tomatoes vine…. It felt good to give them love and a nice home
It's a total bummer to see big box stores across the country having big 4th of July and beyond plant sales, but not in Chico. Why? Thank you for sharing your trip.
Hello Robby I just want to let you know that after watching your video where you made the espalier on the fence, you inspire me to do the same, I did mine on the fence as well, it did not take that long and I got 23 sections that will be cover with green ivy and a variegated ivy I just thought that it might look good if mixed. I am working on another fence will do the same design just a bit bigger designs and it will only be green ivy thank you for inspiring me and to Jeanne for teaching you about it. Yazmin
Question: I have always wanted a mirror in the garden but concerned about what people say about sun hitting it and causing a spark/hence maybe a fire. Have you heard of this happening?
Be VERY careful with an outdoor mirror. The sun reflecting off it will burn or scorch other items - asked how I know! It's a real thing! The cushion on my garden swing burned from the suns reflection off an outdoor mirror.
We had just had a tree cut down and there was a piece of glass that reflected onto the pile of sawdust that was around the tree and it caught fire. Thank god we were here and seen it or it could have burnt our house down. So please rethink about the glass or mirror. Maybe a shaded spot might be okay but I would definitely be checking every hour of the day to make sure that it isn’t reflecting the sun. Also the sun changes positions during different seasons.
Just an idea, one of your great antique stores may have a great frame and you could get someone to put a mirror in it, my local hardware store does it.
Oh my goodness I went plant shopping too in 110° . I made it to the nursery before they closed due to extreme heat! What is wrong with us??? Hahaha 😅😅😅Liz from California
Hi Robbie! Watching you balance that tray of balloon flowers and verbena had me at the edge of my seat. I thought the plants were going to topple over. I have the purple balloon flowers in my garden and they do well in partial shade. Yesterday, it reached 120 degrees in Vegas. Try to keep cool.
I don't know how you can take that high temperature! I would melt! We've been having temps in the high 90's with humidity making it feel like over 100! I just stay inside! Stay cool!
I have balloon flowers in NH in zone 5 out front in my sandy soil not irrigated bed and they do great with full sun all day long.. but they do get tall and then the stalks kind of fall over and the flowers end up coming up through other plants.. if that bothers you then you need to stake them.. mine are 10 years old and 6ft tall at the highest point that doesn’t flop.. flowers die and turn brown and you can’t deadhead them without milk sap coming out of the cut.. but I still like mine even with thoes issues
Please only put a mirror in complete shade and avoid anywhere birds might run into it. Question, could you buy an old window and fit a cheap mirror into it? 🇨🇦👏🌸
Robbie, I’m glad you didn’t settle for a mirror that wasn’t your vision! Take your time and you’ll find the ‘ just right’ mirror. Boy you are not kidding about this heat! I love your RUclips shorts with the dead plants. I’m in Redding and we’ve had a week of 115+ temps. Last Saturday we hit 119🥵. Unfortunately my gardens are suffering big time. I’ve never seen so many fried plants! With these temps I literally would have to put shade cloth over the entire yard! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that some will bounce back after this heatwave! 🫤🤞
I love going plant shopping with you. I love cone flowers bc they do so well for me, 5 Band the come back. Curious where you are putting the mirror in your garden? It sounds cool to have a mirror.
Never heard of a cement mirror. I'm going to google it. Love cobe flowers. They do well for me in 5B. Where in your garden r u putting a mirror? That sounds cool%
Robbie, you’re gonna LOVE the balloon flowers! Just keep them dead-headed for continuous, prolific blooms! I’m in hot & humid Zone 8b, and have mine in terra cotta pots on the back deck where they are in full sun for most of the day. They die back completely to the ground in Winter, but pop back up every year! Love their beautiful color and interesting blooms!
Nice video, but as for a mirror, I wanted also, but then, My niece told me a true story about a lady who had a mirror in her garden and the sun reflected on her she'd a started a small fire 😮 something to think about 🤔
The balloon flower is a perennial for me in zone 4 Wisconsin. I have it in blue and pink. Keep it deadheaded. I also love to buy marked down sad plants and bring them back to life. I have a portion of garden I call "the lab" for experimenting & my successful plants are then moved to the garden beds. It is a lot of fun for me.
You could look for an old window and take the glass out and put in mirror. Glass shops will do it. I have used old windows and had plexiglass put in to do a glass mosaic.
Hey Robbie, Do you know if you squeeze the balloon flower pod it pops? Thus, the name balloon flower. I don’t know if it ruins the flower, but it is really fun to pop a pod at least once! I have 5 of these in part sun/shade garden zone 5 that I planted last summer and they are blooming crazy right now.
I can't believe the ridiculous prices for plants since covid. There is NO more excuse for it, so why? NO way could I pay $30 plus for one small plant and won't. I also can't believe how these stores don't water their plants enough and can afford to lose them. When you find a mirror, please take care to make sure the hot sun doesn't crack it. It may have to be in shade.
I love going plant shopping with you. I love cone flowers bc they do so well for me, 5 Band the come back. Curious where you are putting the mirror in your garden? It sounds cool to have a mirror.
Hi Robby! I found a mirror for my garden on THE CURB 😂😂😂😂
Good morning guys. Thanks for sharing today. Some of these garden centers should be giving away the flowers. They never have anyone watering them and taking care of them. The balloon flowers are awesome. So pretty I have them and they are in full sun and spread. Just cut off spent flowers and they bloom forever. Hope you find your mirror,it will look pretty in your garden. Well stay cool only in the 90 s today here in ohio. 🥀
Wow! Mine are in the shade and are beautiful. I keep them deadheaded but they don't keep blooming 😢. It's interesting that yours keep blooming. The previous homeowner planted them 20+ years ago when the maple they are under was a tiny tree. NC 7b here. Happy for you!😊
Mirror can start fires if it isn't in shade like a magnifying glass.I know a man that his house started on fire from the sun reflecting off of a water dropplet in his bushes .
A mirror might possibly fry some plants if the sun shines on it and is directed towards plants.. maybe if it was in total shade it would work
I just want to hide indoors right now. I don’t blame the plants at all - they all seem to be sad. Thanks for braving the heat Robbie and Brent.
So, my friend had a small mirror in with a bag of stuff that she was donating to St Vincent de Paul. The mirror caused the bag of items to catch on fire. The bag was only outside for about 30 minutes, but that’s all it took. This was in Arizona. Hopefully, garden mirrors don’t start fires where you are.
Hi Robbie - I have a suggestion for you regarding the garden mirror you want. You could easily find an actual antique multi-pane window in a local antique shop/mall or similar place and have the size mirror you need cut to go behind it. That way you can have more choices that should be easily found and at a very reasonable price. I'm a retired antiques dealer and have seen this done many times. Good luck with your search.
Hey Robbie! Mirror Hack! Have you thought about stacking multiple college style dorm mirrors together and adding pieces of trim to create a gridded window look. They are cheap, cover a large area when repeated, come in many colors and available everywhere. I’ve had them in my garden for over 8 years and they have held up great. Love learning, laughing and watching your garden journey!
Robbie, the window mirror sounds nice, but birds can and will fly into reflections think it is open space. The saddest thing I ever saw was seeing a pigeon hit the glass door of a 7-11 in Orlando where I lived. The poor thing broke it's neck and died right there. Sound like a great design for the garden to give expansion, but highly dangerous to birds. ❤ No hard feelings. Just wanted to give you a heads up on a possibility. So you that you know I had the same idea until I witnessed that poor 🕊️ bird.
I love my balloon flower! It comes back every year!
Hang in there in the heat! Love seeing the plants!
Love you guys! I'm feeling your pain - it's hot in So. Cal zone 9b and my garden is on the struggle bus right now. I get up early too to get my garden chores and extra watering done! Take care of yourselves and the fur babies!
Robbie so glad you found the shade cloth. I use these in my Texas garden but at a minimum of 40%. They sell bungee hoop clips on Amazon to help attach them. Plus some have grommets. They go on as soon as it hits 90. Plus have them watered well and let the humidity work for you. I have a penta, PW Blue My Mind and Popcorn Salvia in a planter up front. It's in full sun but does get some shade from a shrub. I just keep them well watered and they look beautiful. I got my caladiums and coral bells in May. They are in shade under an oak tree and I just have to keep them well watered because of the heat. Thank you for the verbena info about sun. I have mine in shade and they don't really like it.
Beautiful 😊
Because that’s who I am as a person. Love your personality!!
Hi Robbie and Brent! I dread going out in the heat we're having, but it has been necessary. Our temps, in Nampa, ID have been in the 100's and will continue to be for at least another week. ;-( I had some balloon flowers in pots years ago and loved them. I haven't seen them since. Thank you so much for sharing!
I’m in Roseville. I have balloon flowers in the shade. They come back bigger and better each year. They get a little AM sun.
Finally able to view videos since the hurricane 🌀 hit us here in zone 9b Texas Gulf Coast 🥵 hi Robbie and Brent! I have a Blue Chiffon, it is still small but, have bloomed. I love the Balloon Flowers😍 aww. The frog needs to go home with you , it would love your pond 😊 That Cherry bark was metallic 😮 at 1st I thought it was a post 😂 I've never heard of a cement mirror 🪞. Great video, thank you
Robbie, I agree.....why not....lol. Stay cool 😊
Robbie, have you considered getting an antique window that has panes for your garden instead of a regular mirror? Love your videos but your personality has me hooked
I’ve gotten a few “orphan” clearance poor plants at Walmart in the spring… 2 bucks for a half dead tomatoes vine…. It felt good to give them love and a nice home
It's a total bummer to see big box stores across the country having big 4th of July and beyond plant sales, but not in Chico. Why? Thank you for sharing your trip.
You should find a salvaged window and replace the glass with mirror.
Hello Robby I just want to let you know that after watching your video where you made the espalier on the fence, you inspire me to do the same, I did mine on the fence as well, it did not take that long and I got 23 sections that will be cover with green ivy and a variegated ivy I just thought that it might look good if mixed. I am working on another fence will do the same design just a bit bigger designs and it will only be green ivy thank you for inspiring me and to Jeanne for teaching you about it. Yazmin
Balloon flowers have a tap root so try and pick a forever place to plant as they don't transplant well.
Thanks for taking us along Robbie! Please be careful in the heat!
I love that you are doing price shopping! TY.
Good morning! plant shopping love it
Question: I have always wanted a mirror in the garden but concerned about what people say about sun hitting it and causing a spark/hence maybe a fire. Have you heard of this happening?
We have that Lambie for our dog, plus three other sizes. She loves them.
Lambchop! My dog loves to snuggle on his lambie.
Be VERY careful with an outdoor mirror. The sun reflecting off it will burn or scorch other items - asked how I know! It's a real thing! The cushion on my garden swing burned from the suns reflection off an outdoor mirror.
Also birds will fly into it and be killed
My neighbors fence caught on fire due to an old window hanging on the fence. Mirrors are even more dangerous
Yea that is what I heard too… a very helpful comment and something to be mi mindful of.
We had just had a tree cut down and there was a piece of glass that reflected onto the pile of sawdust that was around the tree and it caught fire. Thank god we were here and seen it or it could have burnt our house down. So please rethink about the glass or mirror. Maybe a shaded spot might be okay but I would definitely be checking every hour of the day to make sure that it isn’t reflecting the sun. Also the sun changes positions during different seasons.
I just visited Matthaei Botanical Garden at U of M and saw the most beautiful balloon flower. Now I have to get one too🥰
A mirror in the garden! Idk Robbie I think it might burn the place down! It will reflect the hot sun across the landscape and leave a scorch trail.
Just an idea, one of your great antique stores may have a great frame and you could get someone to put a mirror in it, my local hardware store does it.
Oh my goodness I went plant shopping too in 110° . I made it to the nursery before they closed due to extreme heat! What is wrong with us??? Hahaha 😅😅😅Liz from California
Robbie love plant shopping with you!❤
Hi Robbie! Watching you balance that tray of balloon flowers and verbena had me at the edge of my seat. I thought the plants were going to topple over. I have the purple balloon flowers in my garden and they do well in partial shade. Yesterday, it reached 120 degrees in Vegas. Try to keep cool.
I don't know how you can take that high temperature! I would melt! We've been having temps in the high 90's with humidity making it feel like over 100! I just stay inside! Stay cool!
Nice flowers sure hope you are cooling down in next few days..... will a 10 degree drop feel any different I sure hope so
I have balloon flowers in NH in zone 5 out front in my sandy soil not irrigated bed and they do great with full sun all day long.. but they do get tall and then the stalks kind of fall over and the flowers end up coming up through other plants.. if that bothers you then you need to stake them.. mine are 10 years old and 6ft tall at the highest point that doesn’t flop.. flowers die and turn brown and you can’t deadhead them without milk sap coming out of the cut.. but I still like mine even with thoes issues
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Please only put a mirror in complete shade and avoid anywhere birds might run into it. Question, could you buy an old window and fit a cheap mirror into it? 🇨🇦👏🌸
I love how you're starting to get PW plants now, not just Monrovia. I love them all! Your garden is beautiful Robbie :)
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Robbie,
I’m glad you didn’t settle for a mirror that wasn’t your vision! Take your time and you’ll find the ‘ just right’ mirror. Boy you are not kidding about this heat! I love your RUclips shorts with the dead plants. I’m in Redding and we’ve had a week of 115+ temps. Last Saturday we hit 119🥵. Unfortunately my gardens are suffering big time. I’ve never seen so many fried plants! With these temps I literally would have to put shade cloth over the entire yard! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that some will bounce back after this heatwave! 🫤🤞
Those nice dark metal edged paned mirrors are quite expensive but perfect...hope you find a nice dupe
Balloon flowers are cute 🥰
Would a mirror reflect heat in a hot climate? Maybe a stupid question? 😅
I love going plant shopping with you. I love cone flowers bc they do so well for me, 5 Band the come back. Curious where you are putting the mirror in your garden? It sounds cool to have a mirror.
Ohhhhh those balloon flowers! 😍
You are going to love the ballon flower plant. I absolutely love mine. The blue color pops in my garden and it can tolerate our Texas heat, zone 8. 💚
Mirrors in the garden are so pretty.. I hope you find the right one!
Love the blue color of the flowers you bought; can't imagine shopping in 118 temps! I hope you find the mirror - can't wait to see one in your garden.
Never heard of a cement mirror. I'm going to google it. Love cobe flowers. They do well for me in 5B. Where in your garden r u putting a mirror? That sounds cool%
Robbie, you’re gonna LOVE the balloon flowers! Just keep them dead-headed for continuous, prolific blooms! I’m in hot & humid Zone 8b, and have mine in terra cotta pots on the back deck where they are in full sun for most of the day. They die back completely to the ground in Winter, but pop back up every year! Love their beautiful color and interesting blooms!
Nice video, but as for a mirror, I wanted also, but then, My niece told me a true story about a lady who had a mirror in her garden and the sun reflected on her she'd a started a small fire 😮 something to think about 🤔
The balloon flower is a perennial for me in zone 4 Wisconsin. I have it in blue and pink. Keep it deadheaded. I also love to buy marked down sad plants and bring them back to life. I have a portion of garden I call "the lab" for experimenting & my successful plants are then moved to the garden beds. It is a lot of fun for me.
I also talk to my plants 😂. Excited to see the mirror.
Hi Robbie
Do you ever look at second hand stores for a mirror for your garden. Just a thought! ❤
The balloon flower are pretty, on my list thanks.
Real gardners never stop planting!!!!😊
Robbie, I have heard people say that birds would fly into their outside mirrors not realizing what it was?
I am always worried about birds flying into garden mirrors.
Thanks Robbie. 🌺💚🙃
I was just in Redding Lowes Monday morning, no plants this time, mini chainsaw and hedge trimmer , lots of yard work to do in-between the heat.
Hi Robbie just watched your short, so funny😂😂
Always thought the US was cheaper for plants!!! Not so ,our prices here in Canada are not quite as much as yours. Wonder why?
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oooooooh i love shopping videos! ❤
You could look for an old window and take the glass out and put in mirror. Glass shops will do it. I have used old windows and had plexiglass put in to do a glass mosaic.
Hey Robbie have you tried your antique shops for a mirror ?
I have Balloon flowers on top of my rock garden (zone 6 ohio) & they come back every year. They are very low maintenance for me.
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Hey Robbie, Do you know if you squeeze the balloon flower pod it pops? Thus, the name balloon flower. I don’t know if it ruins the flower, but it is really fun to pop a pod at least once! I have 5 of these in part sun/shade garden zone 5 that I planted last summer and they are blooming crazy right now.
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Where will you put the mirror when you find it?! I am looking for a mirror now because of you but not sure where it will go yet 😂
A mirror? Is this a new trend in the garden?
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Lowes prices have gone up like crazy. For their prices of rather shop at my local nurseries or even home depot is way less.
I can't believe the ridiculous prices for plants since covid. There is NO more excuse for it, so why? NO way could I pay $30 plus for one small plant and won't. I also can't believe how these stores don't water their plants enough and can afford to lose them. When you find a mirror, please take care to make sure the hot sun doesn't crack it. It may have to be in shade.
I love going plant shopping with you. I love cone flowers bc they do so well for me, 5 Band the come back. Curious where you are putting the mirror in your garden? It sounds cool to have a mirror.