Banter and arguing ok, but I prefer the times they are respectful and treat each other as the gems they are to each other, working out the days work and demands , opinions, etc. with utmost respect over having to be perfectly right and smarter....to the point there is a pointy edge digging into your partner and beloved .
We need a montage of "Laura" faces as a video highlight reel for every year. The look on your face when he said "and then we sell this place and do it all over again somewhere else" was priceless! It is a pleasure to see you enjoying life, and the obvious love your family has is visible in so many ways. Whether it's seeing your children experience the world, the wonders of your projects, time with your parents, or your frustration, we can all relate to. We feel like we are living the moment together by looking at your face. Thank you for sharing your journey and the hard work that it entails.
OMGosh this is so true! I have thought the same thing so many times. If she only knew how many times I have to pause the video and the funniest face of hers is stuck there, it makes me chuckle. And I totally laughed out loud with the creme brulee torch thing, hilarious faces.... you been brewin' about that one huh? I'm a very animated face person too though. LMBO... "the faces of Laura Boutilier!" BTW - how DO you pronounce that last name guys? My guess is {Boo-lee-yay}
Totally! I would trust it would be a quality product with GREAT set up information! (probably a video =) Aaron, you once talked about what you would do for a living if RUclips ever goes away..."Garden Answer Drip System" is your answer! You already have a great reputation and following. ❤🌻❤
Laura, I can be feeling a little blue ,then you come on and I Light up! Just want you to know what joy you and your family bring to my life. Thank You!!
on behalf of those of us gardening in the midwest where the last two weeks the temps have been in the 90's with 70% humidity.... we do it with short sleeves and ponytails :)
I'm on the hot and humid east coast, the humidity is oppressive, and I have to move my planters under umbrellas so they don't root rot during our frequent thunderstorms.
So glad you are teaching Benjamin and will do so with Samantha Grace, about the beauty of nature! Positives and kindness, grace, thankfulness and appreciation are wonderful things for people to know and practice. You both are great parents!
Since you’re building all the grape, raspberry, and blackberry beds have you considered making an asparagus bed again? I remember how it excited you were for it and crushed when they had to be pulled up.
Oh my when you said you have no humidity....don't know how to act without humidity! It's brutal at times working outside for sure, along with the gnats and mosquitoes!
My first experience with dry heat was in Swan Hill Australia and it was such a weird sensation having all the sweat wicked off my hands by the dry air. I can understand how Laura says she doesn't sweat.
31:11 I totally get how that would happen. I actually watched Laura put a drip system together a dozen times and bought pretty much the exact things she used and I had no problems. I appreciate having that help SO much!!! Thank you, Laura and Aaron!
Yes Laura we do want to know what you're planning for meals. Tell us anything and everything in your "new" recaps lol we love to hear you an Aaron talk about anything.
I have a video idea that I would love to see. I find it extremely hard to fill my garden with plants that flower at different times during the growing season. So if at all possible could you do a video where you showcase which plants flower early spring, then mid spring and so forth so you can get continous colour in the garden? It also varies a lot from shade areas to full sun areas. I end up looking at foliage most of the year 🙏
Hi Laura and Aaron, just wanted to let you know that you have really inspire me so much. I started planting new things in the front yard and now have turned the corner of our house to plant more. Thank so much you’ve helped create a garden monster lol.
I find it really inspirational to see how you and Aaron are on the same page and work so well together. Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! Thanks for everything you two do! #couplesgoals 🏆
My grandma has a blue hydrangea. To deepen the blue, each winter we add ashes from the wood stove around it. Since you have a fireplace, your ashes from the wood might work for your hard water and soil to keep it from changing colors. 🐿🐿 Every time I plant sunflowers, the squirrels eat all my seeds. Got some netting to put over that area until my seeds sprout so they at least have a chance of growing. Glad that y’all got another gator. With all y’all do, it truly will make your life easier.
The 'recipe' that I had for killing weeds included cider vinegar, Dawn dish liquid and a lot of salt which definitely works although not as a systemic weed killer. I wonder if just vinegar wouldn't be as deadly and work as a way to change colors on hydrangeas...disclaimer: I have not tried this because I like the pink color of mine.
You can never over do it with the affection for your kids. 💚 coming from a teacher, the kids who are super-loved at home have such an easier time. Keep laying on the cuteness!!
Oh i love hearing you talk about teaching Benjamin the delightful things. I do the same with my almost 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son. My daughter calls our neighbors plants, "lovely" on our walks. My son says, "that's amazing!" Or "the best in the whole world ever!" When he's upset he calls things, "cheeky rascal". Love from Texas ❤ 8b lol
I'm so glad I picked up my phone just now.. always a great thing to get a Garden Answer notification. Can you share those recipes?? Also, Aaron, I'm in Wyoming & the wind doesn't kill the plants necessarily, we leave that to the wild hail storms! lol But if you ever drive through Wyoming & notice a bunch of trees leaning towards the east...that's thanks to our wild wind! lol
The conversation is definitely fun. You balance each other out so well and give us lots to think about between your matching and differing opinions. Thanks for sharing.
Every time Laura talks about "moving", all I can think is Nooo! The Hartley! I could never leave after installing a Hartley. Hunter won't listen to me so maybe Aaron can suggest that the little tool they provide to "fix" the heads of the sprinkler system be NEON pink or orange so we can see them in the grass after adjusting! LOL I love that we got dinner ideas today, too! Have a great day!
For those on a budget when it comes to their gardens. It's nice to see that they can get away with just one plant per pot and maybe spend more of their budget on perrienials. Patience is the key.
Thank you! As much as I love garden answer the expense they put into the garden doesn't, in many cases seem to be very rewarding. By the time you get mulch, soil, fertilizer, containers, drip irrigation, pest control on and on and on you can easily spend more then you would simply go to the Farmers Market. I'm wondering if Garden answer is the right fit for me anymore? As much as I enjoy it and I learned quite a bit it seems like I've topped out.
Laura starts many plants from seeds. When my kids were small, my garden budget was LOW. I now have 5 mature trees that I grew from seeds. Many perennials can be started that way. Dollar stores sell seeds for less than a dollar. Also, ask for cuttings from neighbors (17 of my roses). Garden Answer is like a symphony. Just because you can't replicate it doesn't mean you don't love it and still play what you can.
@@vlrissolo I get you. It gets expensive. However, you are never topped out. There is always something to learn or contribute to others. Anyway, you got to do what is best for you.
I hear ya, but you have to remember that this is their livelihood. In a typical garden it isn’t feasible to do things on the same scale. It’s like going to a botanical garden. They have to be in top form all the time to make money. When it’s a business, you can’t afford to let things slip through the cracks (pests, nutrient deficiencies, watering issues, etc).
Thank you for answering Patti's question about the plant behind Aaron! When I purchased some plant containers several years ago, I inherited that plant and though I looked and looked I couldn't figure out what it was. Yay! I love mine! Also, if and when you do move, please come down to the southern Oregon coast. It's very green here! ;) I broke my arm in November but I've still been out in the garden planting more perennials and annuals this year. (Though not today, I did too much yesterday. :( ). I always enjoy your videos and though I'm nearly 73, I'm learning so much from faithfully watching your videos.
Stick pieces of copper piping around hydrangea root sistem if you want blue blooms on your hydrangeas. Not immediately but with time, from copper, cupric oxide will form and it is natural element used to make blue glazing in ceramic industries. When cupric oxide start to form, hydrangea blooms will start changing colour from pink to blue so it's not uncommon to get both blue and pink blooms on same hydrangea plant.
Native Las Vegas here, arid, hot, windy, dry.... moving to a greener place sounds dreamy, until I read of all the bugs, pests and wild animals who love gardens! I’m thankful for the desert (with water accessibility!)
I saw some of your old videos when you had blonde hair it was nice but I love your color now it really suits you . You are a very pretty girl I love your videos
Please do a video on saving bulbs and corms. It’s so hard for visual learners like me to envision from start to store what to do with bulbs. Especially when to know to do it.
A pool in the middle of a dust storm. Yuk? The maintenance would be monumental. I love that you are so honest about your limitations. You are so lovely. You and Aaron make a great couple. You are creative and he is practical. Great combination for a very long term marriage.
Hi Laura, I was watching the most recent Summer Raine Oaks tour of her new property and she mentioned something that made me think of you. She said that she has to let her wood chips sit around and decompose for a while before using them on her planting beds because if you use them too soon they will cause chlorosis and mess with the soil ph. I know you guys use a lot of wood chips as mulch on your property and was wondering if this could be leading to your ongoing chlorosis problem? Aside from your natural soil acidity I mean. I’m in western Oregon, and I’ve noticed similar problems with my shrubs that get mulched. Unless you’ve already ruled that out, maybe it’s worth looking into? Anyways, thanks for the great videos as always. I’ve been watching your channel since the year you had that huge snowy winter, and you’re videos are a big part of what reignited my passion for plants and gardening. You inspired me to go buy a houseplant that very day and I’ve been growing things ever since. It’s a few hundred plants later at this point, my wallet doesn’t love you but I sure do. Thanks so much for the inspiration, you’ve done more for me than I could ever explain. Best to you and the family!
My understanding is that the dumped woodchips are only being put on the unplanted soil as a means to keep the dust down and in the future, they'll be mulched into the soil. I agree you should never put fresh chips around plants because they need to age.
Does anyone else think Laura does it all. All she does on the property and still have supper recipes for the weekly menu. WOW. Yes Laura our humidity sucks. You sweat and you’re dripping wet or you have a shower and go outside to cool off and you still stay wet. Thank you so very much for sharing.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
yes - plus she just birthed a child. Its odd to hear Laura say the studio is all loaded up - and Aaron seems not to realize that. Wonder what he really does around there. She definately seems to be doing it all. It makes me feel sad for her -
Wow..saying that you considered your job when you chose the house and land was refreshing and honest...the gamble paid off big time.You have the versatility and options to do alot more and appeal to a bigger audience, I find that there is something for everyone at varying times and stages of gardening etc....Great calculation!!!!..We are thankful for it🤗💯👏👏
As a gardener from WY, yes we get a TON of wind, but my stuff does great. The wind has never damaged anything but I'm also in the city, not on the prairie. Thanks for mentioning us :)
Regarding the hydrangeas, when i was a kid, my grandma had hydrangeas down the fenceline and she would pour pickle juice around half of em, more round the end and less at the others to make them fade from blue to pink, if that makes sense, im not sure how to explain, but it worked and they were glorious
@@heatherw.2751 I have high alkaline soil so once a month I do a couple glugs of vinegar to 2gallon water can & give to roses, honeysuckle Everything - They Love it🤗🥰💚
Thanks , I have a plant I think it's a mock Orange that will eventually bloom white, it needs something to perk it up ,I gave it plant food but something is lacking
I'm going to try that! I use blood meal to help keep critters away and also on my ferns. I'll dose a couple of plants that are having iron deficiency issues right now!
@@verawallace9055 Good Luck! It was a long time ago, so I'm not sure if he added anything else too, I just remember the bloodmeal because it sounded so gross! LOL
Hey y’all!! Love all that you do!! 🥰 you’ll have rekindled my love of all thinks plants 🪴 🌱!! Laura I’d love to see you do a video on your weekly meal plan! I can always use new ideas!! Whose with me!!!?? 🤔
I would watch on any channel anything u do, grocery lists and planning, excavation, building 👷♀️👷♂️ and construction 🚧, anything if someone doesn't want to watch it based on the title that's fine, maybe do it on the highlights or try it on the main channel. U already have an amazing following I don't think anyone would complain..
these videos are great... i call 'em a podcast, but it's so relaxing to hear the two of you conversing - i feel like we're all there having a cuppa or glass of our favorite beverage and just having a convo with you both.. love them! love the Benjamin stories...and i did see Russell (i think) in the background but he must've found a cool spot to relax.... :)
Im so chuckling when you said" I put just a tiny bit closer then recommended." Houston we are so learning you but I confess I'd try since you did. Hurry up trees grow!!
Laura, if you do a trees and shrubs video, I'd just like to remind you that some us have small garden and are looking for more vertically growing smaller trees or medium/large shrubs. Thanks!
I would love for you to do another channel for the wind storms. I live in south Alabama I have never seen wind like that, unless it was hurricane related. Every morning after my Bible reading you are the next thing I watch! I just love you all!
It was so interesting when you talked about using the chelated iron to counter-act your water because I'm dealing with the same issue - sort of. Our town has a very high sodium content in it's water and it is causing chlorosis in my plants. This summer has been unusually dry and hot so I have had to water daily and my poor plants are suffering. Normally we have rain which washes any sodium through the soil. So, I've been using chelated iron in my watering can about every 3 or 4 days. Truthfully, I don't know if this is going to do any good, but I don't know what else to do. I have learned so much by watching your videos and I would just like to thank you for your help. Good luck in your gardens everyone.
Me too, I get upset every time they bring it up. So much beauty and work and expense; can’t imagine being able to walk away from it but, I suppose, it’s part of their makeup that makes them so unique.
I think in your back area, where you don’t know what to do with it, you could put a small pool in. You can put screen covers over it to help keep it clean. Florida homes don’t always have big pools, most have the smaller ones, just to be able to enjoy getting cooled off and make it easier to keep clean or easier to heat when it gets cooler. The screened area could be locked to protect the kids so you don’t have it open unless an adult is there to watch them. Just an idea.
I Would kill for som dry Air right now, the humidity and heat just went up like I entered the rainforest! Need windshield wipers for my face, can’t se what I’m planting 🥵😅
These last few highlight recaps are getting more and more interesting. It's like listening to a talk show now. Love hearing you brainstorm back and forth to help figure out a problem. Different and Awesome!!
I enjoy your videos so much. Very educational and fun to watch. Arron does a great job with the editing. Thank you for sharing your lives with a few hundred thousand of us.
You two are so amazing together I just love you both .. I’m sharing this particular episode with my daughter because I’m always telling her that her daughter is just as amazing as you Laura very smart intelligent and not afraid to create the gardens AND life you truly deserve .. Mr Laura is pretty awesome too 🤗 oh and by the way there is a difference in vinegars for the hydrangeas Apple cider is better
Say it isn’t sooooo a nighttime video from Laura🥳I was all curled up and ready to sleep. I had zero luck with my ranunculus😭 I did everything Laura did.
Every year I make sure there are geraniums in all of my raise beds because I understand they are a deterrent for aphids or other things that smell them.
Garden Answer/ Chad!! Perfect. I would love to see that. It would give us viewers even more inspiration. Try it, who knows, maybe it could be great like your channel is...Aaron's quit the wizard with that drone, I have to say:) These recap video's are the best.
I live in Florida we just deal with it, do gardening chores early or late in the evening. I do like sometimes in the summer nature provides all the watering. I haven’t had to water my garden in about a week now because of afternoon thunderstorms. I like tropical plants so I would not want live somewhere there’s freezing temperatures and snow
I wish Aaron is in the video too since you guys are conversing in the video. It's nice to see him in videos and love your teamwork. Thanks for all you do. I learn so much from your videos and you inspire me to improve my garden (even though it gets expensive LOL)
24:26 There is 1/4" emitter tubing in black with 6" emitters but from a different company. I just got a system from Drip Depot and everything is black. I started with the Deluxe Drip Irrigation Kit for Small Farms and hit "click to customize" and added the other things I needed since I am doing a cut flower garden with drip tape, a raised garden bed in another area, a hydrangea near the cut flower garden, and a flower bed with several rose bushes and soon to be hydrangeas as well. Somehow, the most recent irrigation video (which was put up after I already did my irrigation system recently grr) was actually the most helpful for my situation. I had no idea what to do at the actual faucet because I've seen so many videos where they create the grid and deal with couplers and things so that was no issue, but all of the stuff at the faucet was a head scratcher. Pro tip: it goes faucet -> timer -> backflow preventer -> filter -> pressure regulator -> tubing adapter, which I am using 3/4" tubing and have a Perma-Loc Tubing x Female Hose Thread Swivel (FHTS) Adapter - Thread Size : 3/4" FHT - Perma-Loc Size : 3/4" here, but forgot to order it with everything else and had to go to Home Depot and rummage around the plumbing aisle to find pieces that would go from the pipe fitting of the filter to the hose fitting of the tubing coupler. It's been an adventure. Also, to help get the tubing on the couplers, wiggle the tubing back and forth while applying pressure to get it onto the adapter, don't wiggle the adapter or you will be there for a while and hurt your hands a lot more.
For softening the drip tubing, I put boiling water in a small thermos. We promptly screw the lid back on after dipping the tubing. I just put it in my carry-all with the rest of my drip parts and away we go.
When we first started our drip runs I accidentally bought 1/2” tubing that’s rated for something like 125PSI and it is impossible to get the fittings in without a blowtorch even in summer. The DIG and RainBird tubing are easy peasy to get the fittings into as long as you’re not running it in super cold temps. For the 1/4” I ran in March I brought a coffee thermos of boiling water out to the garden with me and dipped the ends in there before inserting the fittings. 10 - 30 seconds depending upon how long it’s been sitting. 😉
Who else loves the banter between Laura and Aaron? I enjoy these Q and A recaps so much! ❤️
I do! I imagine the dynamics of their couple, and tell myself oh gosh, they are lucky to have found each other! I wish I find such a mate one day!
Of course! I feel like so many people from the main channel are missing out on these vids.
Banter and arguing ok, but I prefer the times they are respectful and treat each other as the gems they are to each other, working out the days work and demands , opinions, etc. with utmost respect over having to be perfectly right and smarter....to the point there is a pointy edge digging into your partner and beloved .
@@kaylabryson1932 agree - today I got so pissed off at Aaron.
@@MysticFIREFLY what did he do or say? Where in the video? What stop? 🤔
We need a montage of "Laura" faces as a video highlight reel for every year. The look on your face when he said "and then we sell this place and do it all over again somewhere else" was priceless! It is a pleasure to see you enjoying life, and the obvious love your family has is visible in so many ways. Whether it's seeing your children experience the world, the wonders of your projects, time with your parents, or your frustration, we can all relate to. We feel like we are living the moment together by looking at your face. Thank you for sharing your journey and the hard work that it entails.
She is A darling, I like her from the first time she pops up on my Screen
I didnt get that far yet but the face she made when reading the question about wind making the plants stronger was fantastic 🤣
yes, that was precious
Nope it’s not just you. I have poor germination from Botanical Interest too.
OMGosh this is so true! I have thought the same thing so many times. If she only knew how many times I have to pause the video and the funniest face of hers is stuck there, it makes me chuckle. And I totally laughed out loud with the creme brulee torch thing, hilarious faces.... you been brewin' about that one huh? I'm a very animated face person too though. LMBO... "the faces of Laura Boutilier!" BTW - how DO you pronounce that last name guys? My guess is {Boo-lee-yay}
Never thought I as a senior in college would become a Gardner, but thanks to Laura and Garden Answer I have been inspired to take it up 🌹🌻💐
Very exciting, Corey!!!
One of the cool things about gardening is no matter where life takes you, there's always a way to have plants.
You're not alone. Sincerely, a junior in college.
and you won’t ever regret doing so!
Welcome! It’s a wonderful world to play in!!! Best luck to you and your garden!
I was getting ready for bed but hang on, there’s a Laura & Aaron video!! Lol
Same here Maryanne lol
Me too but bed can wait. This is more important ☺️
Lol, me too!
Same! 🤣😴
The recap came out so late last week. I was having withdrawal 🤣
I’d totally buy from “Aaron Brand Drip System Stuff” 🤣
Me too!!
same
Totally! I would trust it would be a quality product with GREAT set up information! (probably a video =) Aaron, you once talked about what you would do for a living if RUclips ever goes away..."Garden Answer Drip System" is your answer! You already have a great reputation and following. ❤🌻❤
I would, too.
Ditto!
Laura, I can be feeling a little blue ,then you come on and I Light up! Just want you to know what joy you and your family bring to my life. Thank You!!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I love the way Laura and Aaron banter back and forth. They both have great information.
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on behalf of those of us gardening in the midwest where the last two weeks the temps have been in the 90's with 70% humidity.... we do it with short sleeves and ponytails :)
Good for you, Karen. 💕 same here.
I'm in Ok and it's 100 I'm in a sports bra flip flops and shorts
Oklahoma here. It is flipping hot and humid here. Ponytail, hat and tank top and shorts even tho I’m a vintage lady.
I wear a long sleeve swim shirt that blocks UV rays but I will wet myself down with the hose as much as I like.
I'm on the hot and humid east coast, the humidity is oppressive, and I have to move my planters under umbrellas so they don't root rot during our frequent thunderstorms.
"Construction Answer" Aaron is too funny 🤪🥰👏🏾
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
So glad you are teaching Benjamin and will do so with Samantha Grace, about the beauty of nature! Positives and kindness, grace, thankfulness and appreciation are wonderful things for people to know and practice. You both are great parents!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Hi Garden Answer... I'm glad you're here 💜
You can never over do affection! Love those babies!!!! They grow too quick!
Since you’re building all the grape, raspberry, and blackberry beds have you considered making an asparagus bed again? I remember how it excited you were for it and crushed when they had to be pulled up.
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
“I just like to have a pretty garden.” 🥰
Oh my when you said you have no humidity....don't know how to act without humidity! It's brutal at times working outside for sure, along with the gnats and mosquitoes!
My first experience with dry heat was in Swan Hill Australia and it was such a weird sensation having all the sweat wicked off my hands by the dry air. I can understand how Laura says she doesn't sweat.
Oh the mosquitoes!! I get bit any time of the day!! I use Mosquito Beater and helps!
31:11 I totally get how that would happen. I actually watched Laura put a drip system together a dozen times and bought pretty much the exact things she used and I had no problems. I appreciate having that help SO much!!! Thank you, Laura and Aaron!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Yes Laura we do want to know what you're planning for meals. Tell us anything and everything in your "new" recaps lol we love to hear you an Aaron talk about anything.
My dad adds vinegar into the drip in his garden on his tomatoes... best tomatoes I have ever tasted!
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I have a video idea that I would love to see. I find it extremely hard to fill my garden with plants that flower at different times during the growing season. So if at all possible could you do a video where you showcase which plants flower early spring, then mid spring and so forth so you can get continous colour in the garden? It also varies a lot from shade areas to full sun areas. I end up looking at foliage most of the year 🙏
Hi Laura and Aaron, just wanted to let you know that you have really inspire me so much.
I started planting new things in the front yard and now have turned the corner of our house to plant more. Thank so much you’ve helped create a garden monster lol.
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Love that Aaron sounded so happy about how well the creme brulee torch works for fireworks!😆
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I find it really inspirational to see how you and Aaron are on the same page and work so well together. Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! Thanks for everything you two do! #couplesgoals 🏆
My grandma has a blue hydrangea. To deepen the blue, each winter we add ashes from the wood stove around it. Since you have a fireplace, your ashes from the wood might work for your hard water and soil to keep it from changing colors.
🐿🐿 Every time I plant sunflowers, the squirrels eat all my seeds. Got some netting to put over that area until my seeds sprout so they at least have a chance of growing.
Glad that y’all got another gator. With all y’all do, it truly will make your life easier.
That's why I start my sunflowers indoors before I plant them out. Get much better results than direct sowing.
More acidic elements make the hydrangeas blue. Wood ashes make the soil more alkaline.
The 'recipe' that I had for killing weeds included cider vinegar, Dawn dish liquid and a lot of salt which definitely works although not as a systemic weed killer. I wonder if just vinegar wouldn't be as deadly and work as a way to change colors on hydrangeas...disclaimer: I have not tried this because I like the pink color of mine.
my favorite thing about all your videos and your highlights in particular is your thought sharing and real conversations.... thanks for including us!!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I love listening to you and Aaron. Where’s my crime brûlée torch? Lol
Should say creme brûlée. Stupid auto correct.
You can never over do it with the affection for your kids. 💚 coming from a teacher, the kids who are super-loved at home have such an easier time. Keep laying on the cuteness!!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore
Oh i love hearing you talk about teaching Benjamin the delightful things. I do the same with my almost 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son. My daughter calls our neighbors plants, "lovely" on our walks. My son says, "that's amazing!" Or "the best in the whole world ever!"
When he's upset he calls things, "cheeky rascal".
Love from Texas ❤ 8b lol
I'm so glad I picked up my phone just now.. always a great thing to get a Garden Answer notification. Can you share those recipes?? Also, Aaron, I'm in Wyoming & the wind doesn't kill the plants necessarily, we leave that to the wild hail storms! lol But if you ever drive through Wyoming & notice a bunch of trees leaning towards the east...that's thanks to our wild wind! lol
I’m from Cheyenne, don’t miss the wind at all lol
I live in coastalNC and our trees do the same thing from all the wind off of the water.
@@heatherw.2751 How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Any videos with Benjamin will be fun! He reminds me so much of my son when he was little. Same sweet soul as your precious boy. 🥰
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The conversation is definitely fun. You balance each other out so well and give us lots to think about between your matching and differing opinions. Thanks for sharing.
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Every time Laura talks about "moving", all I can think is Nooo! The Hartley! I could never leave after installing a Hartley. Hunter won't listen to me so maybe Aaron can suggest that the little tool they provide to "fix" the heads of the sprinkler system be NEON pink or orange so we can see them in the grass after adjusting! LOL I love that we got dinner ideas today, too! Have a great day!
Tip: freeze your leftover dinner and serve it next week or the week after. Less leftover fatigue that way.
Share the recipes with us please. They sound delicious
Yes. They sound so appetizing!🍷🍽
Yes! Recipes!
Would love them too
They all sounded so good!
Lol I love the recipe ideas! Can we throw that in the videos weekly too???? I always need more meals ideas on top of garden ideas 😂❤️❤️❤️
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For those on a budget when it comes to their gardens. It's nice to see that they can get away with just one plant per pot and maybe spend more of their budget on perrienials. Patience is the key.
Thank you! As much as I love garden answer the expense they put into the garden doesn't, in many cases seem to be very rewarding. By the time you get mulch, soil, fertilizer, containers, drip irrigation, pest control on and on and on you can easily spend more then you would simply go to the Farmers Market. I'm wondering if Garden answer is the right fit for me anymore? As much as I enjoy it and I learned quite a bit it seems like I've topped out.
Laura starts many plants from seeds. When my kids were small, my garden budget was LOW. I now have 5 mature trees that I grew from seeds. Many perennials can be started that way. Dollar stores sell seeds for less than a dollar. Also, ask for cuttings from neighbors (17 of my roses).
Garden Answer is like a symphony. Just because you can't replicate it doesn't mean you don't love it and still play what you can.
@@vlrissolo I get you. It gets expensive. However, you are never topped out. There is always something to learn or contribute to others. Anyway, you got to do what is best for you.
@@YSLRD Wonderfully said🌹
I hear ya, but you have to remember that this is their livelihood. In a typical garden it isn’t feasible to do things on the same scale. It’s like going to a botanical garden. They have to be in top form all the time to make money. When it’s a business, you can’t afford to let things slip through the cracks (pests, nutrient deficiencies, watering issues, etc).
Thank you for answering Patti's question about the plant behind Aaron! When I purchased some plant containers several years ago, I inherited that plant and though I looked and looked I couldn't figure out what it was. Yay! I love mine! Also, if and when you do move, please come down to the southern Oregon coast. It's very green here! ;) I broke my arm in November but I've still been out in the garden planting more perennials and annuals this year. (Though not today, I did too much yesterday. :( ). I always enjoy your videos and though I'm nearly 73, I'm learning so much from faithfully watching your videos.
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Oh PLEEEAAASE do a video on your existing grapes. I’d love to learn as I inherited one and no idea what to do. 🙏
Stick pieces of copper piping around hydrangea root sistem if you want blue blooms on your hydrangeas. Not immediately but with time, from copper, cupric oxide will form and it is natural element used to make blue glazing in ceramic industries. When cupric oxide start to form, hydrangea blooms will start changing colour from pink to blue so it's not uncommon to get both blue and pink blooms on same hydrangea plant.
Just came in from Church and saw a new video from Laura!! What a treat! Thanks for all you do!
I'm loving these more and more ! Discussions, debates, off-topic... great times. Don't worry about length, it's like a podcast. 👌
Johnny's catalogue is also so full of info, it's wonderful!
I just enjoy watching and listening to you two! I can’t wait to see the video of you and Benjamin cooking
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So happy I saw this notification before I went to bed. Great way to end my day of gardening!🌻🌹🌲
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It’s been in the 90s with high humidity where I live and it’s so hard 😭 just going out to water my plants makes me sweat so much!
Native Las Vegas here, arid, hot, windy, dry.... moving to a greener place sounds dreamy, until I read of all the bugs, pests and wild animals who love gardens!
I’m thankful for the desert (with water accessibility!)
Reno, here! (But grew up in Vegas.) And I absolutely agree! I would much rather deal with the dry heat and alkaline soil than mosquitos. Any day.
Desert is beautiful
Sometimes I thing that mosquitoes should’ve been our state bird here in coastal NC lol!
I saw some of your old videos when you had blonde hair it was nice but I love your color now it really suits you . You are a very pretty girl I love your videos
Please do a video on saving bulbs and corms. It’s so hard for visual learners like me to envision from start to store what to do with bulbs. Especially when to know to do it.
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"I love bouquets, but I want the flowers to come from someone else's garden..." LOL!!!! I'm right with ya!!
A pool in the middle of a dust storm. Yuk? The maintenance would be monumental. I love that you are so honest about your limitations. You are so lovely. You and Aaron make a great couple. You are creative and he is practical. Great combination for a very long term marriage.
High humidity, in the shade, with a breeze and a drink. It's quite lovely.
But yes. Working in it sucks.
Hi Laura,
I was watching the most recent Summer Raine Oaks tour of her new property and she mentioned something that made me think of you. She said that she has to let her wood chips sit around and decompose for a while before using them on her planting beds because if you use them too soon they will cause chlorosis and mess with the soil ph.
I know you guys use a lot of wood chips as mulch on your property and was wondering if this could be leading to your ongoing chlorosis problem? Aside from your natural soil acidity I mean. I’m in western Oregon, and I’ve noticed similar problems with my shrubs that get mulched. Unless you’ve already ruled that out, maybe it’s worth looking into?
Anyways, thanks for the great videos as always. I’ve been watching your channel since the year you had that huge snowy winter, and you’re videos are a big part of what reignited my passion for plants and gardening. You inspired me to go buy a houseplant that very day and I’ve been growing things ever since.
It’s a few hundred plants later at this point, my wallet doesn’t love you but I sure do. Thanks so much for the inspiration, you’ve done more for me than I could ever explain.
Best to you and the family!
My understanding is that the dumped woodchips are only being put on the unplanted soil as a means to keep the dust down and in the future, they'll be mulched into the soil.
I agree you should never put fresh chips around plants because they need to age.
@@barbll000 they put wood chips on most of their their beds, they just call it mulch.
Nice shout out to Johnny's Seeds...the JS warehouse is four miles from my home and I pass by their trial fields en route to my daughter's home.
Does anyone else think Laura does it all. All she does on the property and still have supper recipes for the weekly menu. WOW. Yes Laura our humidity sucks. You sweat and you’re dripping wet or you have a shower and go outside to cool off and you still stay wet. Thank you so very much for sharing.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
yes - plus she just birthed a child. Its odd to hear Laura say the studio is all loaded up - and Aaron seems not to realize that. Wonder what he really does around there. She definately seems to be doing it all. It makes me feel sad for her -
Try to imagine just one 🐄 on this vast pasture 😂 hilarious.
I love you 2...you are so my favorite channel!! Love when you guys are together!! I love everything you do!
Wow..saying that you considered your job when you chose the house and land was refreshing and honest...the gamble paid off big time.You have the versatility and options to do alot more and appeal to a bigger audience, I find that there is something for everyone at varying times and stages of gardening etc....Great calculation!!!!..We are thankful for it🤗💯👏👏
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Hi guys, God bless everyone!
We live in Southern Illinois, Zone 6. My mom and uncle both have calla lilies that come up every year. They never dig and replant them.
As a gardener from WY, yes we get a TON of wind, but my stuff does great. The wind has never damaged anything but I'm also in the city, not on the prairie. Thanks for mentioning us :)
Regarding the hydrangeas, when i was a kid, my grandma had hydrangeas down the fenceline and she would pour pickle juice around half of em, more round the end and less at the others to make them fade from blue to pink, if that makes sense, im not sure how to explain, but it worked and they were glorious
The vinegar in it😉
That sounds super cool! If I had a row of hydrangeas I’d be all about that experiment.
@@heatherw.2751 I have high alkaline soil so once a month I do a couple glugs of vinegar to 2gallon water can & give to roses, honeysuckle Everything - They Love it🤗🥰💚
When I was a kid, my dad used bloodmeal to increase iron in individual plants that were having a problem, or when he wanted to rejuvenate soil.
Thanks , I have a plant I think it's a mock Orange that will eventually bloom white, it needs something to perk it up ,I gave it plant food but something is lacking
I'm going to try that! I use blood meal to help keep critters away and also on my ferns. I'll dose a couple of plants that are having iron deficiency issues right now!
@@verawallace9055 Good Luck! It was a long time ago, so I'm not sure if he added anything else too, I just remember the bloodmeal because it sounded so gross! LOL
@@glendapeters8899 Good Luck!
Hey y’all!! Love all that you do!! 🥰 you’ll have rekindled my love of all thinks plants 🪴 🌱!!
Laura I’d love to see you do a video on your weekly meal plan! I can always use new ideas!! Whose with me!!!?? 🤔
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I would watch on any channel anything u do, grocery lists and planning, excavation, building 👷♀️👷♂️ and construction 🚧, anything if someone doesn't want to watch it based on the title that's fine, maybe do it on the highlights or try it on the main channel. U already have an amazing following I don't think anyone would complain..
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these videos are great... i call 'em a podcast, but it's so relaxing to hear the two of you conversing - i feel like we're all there having a cuppa or glass of our favorite beverage and just having a convo with you both.. love them! love the Benjamin stories...and i did see Russell (i think) in the background but he must've found a cool spot to relax.... :)
Im so chuckling when you said" I put just a tiny bit closer then recommended." Houston we are so learning you but I confess I'd try since you did. Hurry up trees grow!!
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One plant one pot reminds me of Claus Dalby!!
Awww, sweet baby Benjamin!
Laura, if you do a trees and shrubs video, I'd just like to remind you that some us have small garden and are looking for more vertically growing smaller trees or medium/large shrubs. Thanks!
I would love for you to do another channel for the wind storms. I live in south Alabama I have never seen wind like that, unless it was hurricane related. Every morning after my Bible reading you are the next thing I watch! I just love you all!
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It was so interesting when you talked about using the chelated iron to counter-act your water because I'm dealing with the same issue - sort of. Our town has a very high sodium content in it's water and it is causing chlorosis in my plants. This summer has been unusually dry and hot so I have had to water daily and my poor plants are suffering. Normally we have rain which washes any sodium through the soil. So, I've been using chelated iron in my watering can about every 3 or 4 days. Truthfully, I don't know if this is going to do any good, but I don't know what else to do. I have learned so much by watching your videos and I would just like to thank you for your help. Good luck in your gardens everyone.
Oh my goodness…I wish you wouldn’t talk about moving 😭 all the work you are putting into the property….it stresses me🥰🙏🙏
Me too, I get upset every time they bring it up. So much beauty and work and expense; can’t imagine being able to walk away from it but, I suppose, it’s part of their makeup that makes them so unique.
Love the dinner menu list… you must love to cook because that’s the last thing I want to do after working in the garden all day!!
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For drip irrigation to soften the tubing, I use a long fireplace lighter and just put flame under ends for a couple seconds. Works beautifully.
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Love your neighbour's pond; will you be having similar one in your property?
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now i want to see this year’s fireworks show
Or maybe the Creme Brule 🤣🤣
Laura's a little sassy today! btw, a group of magpies is called a "mischief" or a "parliament" (not sure why!).
I think in your back area, where you don’t know what to do with it, you could put a small pool in. You can put screen covers over it to help keep it clean. Florida homes don’t always have big pools, most have the smaller ones, just to be able to enjoy getting cooled off and make it easier to keep clean or easier to heat when it gets cooler. The screened area could be locked to protect the kids so you don’t have it open unless an adult is there to watch them. Just an idea.
PSA: If you have Annabelle Hydrangeas, like me, they will always be white, there are no soil amendments that will change their color.
I Would kill for som dry Air right now, the humidity and heat just went up like I entered the rainforest!
Need windshield wipers for my face, can’t se what I’m planting 🥵😅
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These last few highlight recaps are getting more and more interesting. It's like listening to a talk show now. Love hearing you brainstorm back and forth to help figure out a problem. Different and Awesome!!
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I enjoy your videos so much. Very educational and fun to watch. Arron does a great job with the editing. Thank you for sharing your lives with a few hundred thousand of us.
Have you ever used seeds from Territorial Seed Company. They are in Cottage Grove, Oregon, my hometown. Check them out.
Aaron is right there are pools that look more natural. Your channels are so professional and so well done. Thank you so much!!
You two are so amazing together I just love you both .. I’m sharing this particular episode with my daughter because I’m always telling her that her daughter is just as amazing as you Laura very smart intelligent and not afraid to create the gardens AND life you truly deserve .. Mr Laura is pretty awesome too 🤗 oh and by the way there is a difference in vinegars for the hydrangeas Apple cider is better
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It’s green in FL year round!!! We would love to have y’all move here lol.
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Say it isn’t sooooo a nighttime video from Laura🥳I was all curled up and ready to sleep. I had zero luck with my ranunculus😭 I did everything Laura did.
That would be my hydrangeas😱
Every year I make sure there are geraniums in all of my raise beds because I understand they are a deterrent for aphids or other things that smell them.
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Garden Answer/ Chad!! Perfect. I would love to see that. It would give us viewers even more inspiration. Try it, who knows, maybe it could be great like your channel is...Aaron's quit the wizard with that drone, I have to say:) These recap video's are the best.
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I live in Florida we just deal with it, do gardening chores early or late in the evening. I do like sometimes in the summer nature provides all the watering. I haven’t had to water my garden in about a week now because of afternoon thunderstorms. I like tropical plants so I would not want live somewhere there’s freezing temperatures and snow
How about not necessarily a top ten shrubs, more like how to add height to your garden.
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You are so blessed to live in an area with no humidity in the summer months. It must make it bearable to be outside gardening. ☺️👌🌹🍉
I love to hear Aaron “behind the camera”…Siberian or Serbian spruce?…oh no! Now don’t know, I was so confident….😂
I wish Aaron is in the video too since you guys are conversing in the video. It's nice to see him in videos and love your teamwork. Thanks for all you do. I learn so much from your videos and you inspire me to improve my garden (even though it gets expensive LOL)
Ok those recipes sound amazing! Any chance on you sharing?
24:26 There is 1/4" emitter tubing in black with 6" emitters but from a different company. I just got a system from Drip Depot and everything is black. I started with the Deluxe Drip Irrigation Kit for Small Farms and hit "click to customize" and added the other things I needed since I am doing a cut flower garden with drip tape, a raised garden bed in another area, a hydrangea near the cut flower garden, and a flower bed with several rose bushes and soon to be hydrangeas as well. Somehow, the most recent irrigation video (which was put up after I already did my irrigation system recently grr) was actually the most helpful for my situation. I had no idea what to do at the actual faucet because I've seen so many videos where they create the grid and deal with couplers and things so that was no issue, but all of the stuff at the faucet was a head scratcher. Pro tip: it goes faucet -> timer -> backflow preventer -> filter -> pressure regulator -> tubing adapter, which I am using 3/4" tubing and have a Perma-Loc Tubing x Female Hose Thread Swivel (FHTS) Adapter - Thread Size : 3/4" FHT - Perma-Loc Size : 3/4" here, but forgot to order it with everything else and had to go to Home Depot and rummage around the plumbing aisle to find pieces that would go from the pipe fitting of the filter to the hose fitting of the tubing coupler. It's been an adventure. Also, to help get the tubing on the couplers, wiggle the tubing back and forth while applying pressure to get it onto the adapter, don't wiggle the adapter or you will be there for a while and hurt your hands a lot more.
Sounds like maybe Beverly is one tough boarder guard. Ya never know, there could a fox running around with pecking injuries! Lol
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That eye roll was amazing. 😂
I love you and your husband’s channel! ❤️💕🪴🌱✨ you all deserve all your success and happiness 😁🙏🏼
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For softening the drip tubing, I put boiling water in a small thermos. We promptly screw the lid back on after dipping the tubing. I just put it in my carry-all with the rest of my drip parts and away we go.
When we first started our drip runs I accidentally bought 1/2” tubing that’s rated for something like 125PSI and it is impossible to get the fittings in without a blowtorch even in summer. The DIG and RainBird tubing are easy peasy to get the fittings into as long as you’re not running it in super cold temps. For the 1/4” I ran in March I brought a coffee thermos of boiling water out to the garden with me and dipped the ends in there before inserting the fittings. 10 - 30 seconds depending upon how long it’s been sitting. 😉
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