About Cheddar and his bathroom habits, if he's starting to do his business right in front of you very deliberately, you might let the vet take a look at him. Cats generally prefer privacy when they potty, so he could be trying to let you know something's not right. It could be a urinary tract infection, which is particularly concerning in male cats. We have one who is now an "it" because he had to have his urinary tract reworked after a series of blockages. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon. Cats are so stoic that it's not unusual for them to hide their illness until it's so advanced they no longer can. Hope he's all right and was just showing off. ~ Lisa Edited to add that Bunny Guinness is the designer who cuts the bottoms out of her pots. Brilliant!
We installed geothermal 6 years ago to replace oil heating and an outside AC compressor. You don’t need to live near a thermal pool of any sort. The company will drill vertical or horizontal loops of tubing into your yard similar to the depth of a well. The tubing that goes in the ground is a closed loop system back to the house. The idea is that when you go far enough into the ground, the temperature never varies above or below 55 degrees. That way the water that is being run through the system never has to be overly heated or cooled such in the high heat of summer or severe cold of winter. You should be able to install the system anywhere in the country.
Geez Laura, you gave me a heart attack. " We drive by houses and see a lawn that goes all the way up to the house and I think ,wow that would be nice." I nearly killed over. Thank you Aaron for bringing her back to earth. Laura without flowers in her yard is like me not having CHOCOLATE in my house. (never happens..lol). I'm ready for everything to be planted and see all the beauty you guys create.
Two years ago I fell down some stairs and broke my shoulder. My first thought sitting at the bottom of the staircase was “how am I going to dig holes in my garden”.
👏🏻🌼Thank you for saving me tonight with this surprise “highlight”! I had a bad day at work, live in an apartment where I can’t garden, and I’m alone, so I live vicariously thru you and all your wonderful GA friends. You bring so much joy to so many with your enthusiastic, joyful outlook on life….thank you Laura and Aaron and your beautiful family and helpers, too! It’s a great day now! 🌼🌷💜
Back in the day, I lived in an apartment for awhile. Thanks to a wonderfully caring neighbor, who had a living oasis, (is living oasis redundant?🤔 Haahaa 😁) I learned that with $5 a week, and some creativity, I too could have an oasis. One plant at a time, one cheap grow light at a time... I never achieved the same as my neighbor but that's okay. I was happy and satisfied with my little "garden". Edited to add, snake plants are the easiest ever. I have 37 so far.
If your poppies don't come up this year they may come up next. They will sit in the soil for years waiting for the right conditions. Thank you for all your hard work.
Yes, 40 years ago a company planted poppies and over the years the winds speed them to the mountains northeast here. Not far. They grew to an area that every spring the news would announce the "poppies" are blooming. Sight seekers would drive out to see, wedding pictures taken etc. Well, here came a downpour gully washer and all the poppies were done. They now are slowly popping up in people's yards the water took the seeds. Small little batches. The wonder of recycle but mostly of Our Lord. I'll never forget seeing the first tiny spot in someone's yard. I was thrilled thinking. Poppies are back. Slowly coming on the mountain again.
Please don't worry about repeating yourself because I retired at 75 and although I used to garden but at my age, I do not remember all the best practices. Lucky me, I can get on Garden Answer and find my "garden answer". Thank you to the whole team and the littles and the kitties for a little joy and knowledge each day ♥
You wouldn’t believe what I found in my garden… We are installing edging at my house and started to dig a trench and found corten steel edging that had been eaten/sunk into the ground over the years! The previous owners must’ve installed them a decade ago. Felt like finding buried treasure.
You absolutely have to be careful with the auger. I broke my hand last fall using an auger to plant bulbs. I have rocky soil and it hit a rock and twisted the drill and my hand went with it. I tell everyone that the daffodils were the most expensive thing in my garden since I had to pay for the X-rays and cast and doctor visits after planting them.
We have so many trees and so many roots I don't think an auger would work in my yard either. I wish it would. But I think you need wide Open spaces like Laura has. Or beds that have been worked previously and you know there's no rocks and roots in them. That would be the only way I could use one.
Laura and Aaron, I love these recap videos where you respond to viewers' questions and comments. We all can learn a lot from each other. Bunny Guinness is the name of the garden designer from the UK who cuts the bottoms out of her planters. I just recently subscribed to her channel and I enjoy listening to her British accent.
Bunny Guiness also supports the use of glyphosate and actively speaks out against her country's regulations that exist to protect peat bogs. She's hardly someone to look up to.
I have done this (cut the bottom out) for four pots with roses in, on gravel (with access to the soil underneath). It has only been 8 months since I did this but so far so good.
I plant almost all my precious trees and shrubs in bottomless pots because the people who help in my yard are very free with the weed wacker. It has ensured the survival of my crown flower, fern trees, golden Duranta, stephanotis, panyx hedge cuttings and in some cases with a nice looking pot it adds to the look of the landscape. It has also ensured my sanity.
Aaron the cable guy! I forgot. I have so much fun when you all talk about your early years on flowers that didn't go well. I've been there and am still there! I'm ashamed when I get excited when you all mention something I've done also and scream out "I know, you are right". I get weird looks from my husband. Keep up the great work guys, you are fantastic!
I also don't agree with plant guarantees offered mostly by the "big box" stores in our area. I ran a small nursery years ago and we depended on having good relationships with our customer base. Occasionally customers would come in with a dead or dying plant. 99% of the time it was user error. But rather than getting bad reviews, we would refund or offer an exchange. It was interesting that our more affluent customers were more insistent and agressive about getting their money back. We usually laughed about it saying, "well, that's why they have money and we don't"!
My Sister just sold her property next to mine that I lived on in 87. It had a water oak behind the house that was at least 20 ft tall. The new owners cut it down to put a house there. It took a massive excavator to get the stump out of the ground. It was close to 40 years old if not older.
Definitely learn about geothermal heat and cooling, big upfront cost but savings from then on. I think it can be done nearly anywhere now. It is basically a heat pump that utilizes the steady ground temperatures.
I still think it's interesting to see gardening mistakes/disappointments because it reminds you that there's always something to learn. So even if the meadow garden hasn't panned out like you wanted, it would be cool to compare it when it blooms next time.
When Aaron said tell him to pull out the boxwoods next - the look on Laura's face is so precious!!! I love when she makes that face... she's so adorable!
Greetings from Louisville KY! I truly enjoy watching all that you and Aaron do with your gardens. Sadly, I am a procrastinator with regards to pulling weeds and mulching but I do get the jobs done. I work the third shift so it is a bit hard to get an early start. I have taken Laura's zones advice to heart. Instead of backyard/ front yard I think of doable spaces. My yard is comprised of floral memories. If a neighbor is going to move away, I ask for a start of something from their yard to remember them by. If, sadly, a neighbor passes away. I ask the new owner of the house if I could dig up something from their yard to remember the previous neighbor, to which they are happy to let me do so. I have a variegated hosta from an Aunt who lived to be 93, who was also my Godmother, and I truly enjoy seeing that plant appear. There is a small antique rose that my Grandmother planted that is still with me. It has the most beautiful rose scent I have ever had the privilege to smell. My pots on the deck comprise of annuals and herbs. Because Laura mentioned that if you are not happy with where something is planted, it could be moved. And with that, I moved a different rose bush and planted nine Easter Lilies in it's place. I share your blog with all my friends. Thank you for all your help with my procrastinating.
Watching you do the plantings at your friends house made me realize I could never live in new construction. So stark, sparse and hot with no mature trees
Geothermal works anywhere. It works by putting a system of tubes under the frost line and then running fans to blow the air through the tubes. The air will stay consistently about 55 degrees all year around.
Geo-thermal has nothing to do with thermal springs. A geothermal system can be installed almost anywhere. Geothermal energy is using the thermal energy in the Earth's crust. They typically drill down 250-300 feet. A horizontal ground loop geothermal requires a larger yard than a vertical ground loop system. The vertical ground loop system only requires a 3 ft area, and then the ability to connect the system back to the indoor unit.
An area big tree nursery also offers a one year guarantee, but you must have timed drip and they send an arborist out to check on your tree periodically through that first year.
Your fear during the Highwind storm is somewhat how we feel during a hurricane, and we always get those stupid hurricanes with the high wind and the wailing and the gnashing of the branches in the middle of the night. Scary and sucks. I’m glad that y’all didn’t get all damaged cheers Fl
My son owned a 1900s home with original cement flower bed edging. When he had it removed it was buried down 12 to 14 inches. No weeds go into his landscaping.
We should have a poll, Arron and Ken know how to do this on RUclips, on the blooming changes of spring bulbs that were planted in Fall of 2021. Hyacinths planted on top of each other they were all watered perfectly with correct depths and many just had a bloom that was tiny and never had a stem, and others planted a millimeter away bloomed normally! Narcissus- never sent up blooms just greenery. Double fancy daffodils- formed bloom heads that dried up incased in their bud and never opened. Darwin tulips and mini daffodils- performed as normal. I'm definitely interested in if certain companies, growers, distributors are producing stronger, larger, more reliable bulbs. I know Laura uses Colorblends but didn't she have weird blooms from them too?
So lovely to have an extra video in the same day. You’ve achieved such a lot in the south garden in just over a year and so much more exciting planting to come, I can’t wait.
🌻 Jennifer Dupont, praying for a full recovery for your hubby! What a scary thing to go through, and at such a young age. Sending love, healing, and prayers your way...
I believe you can do geothermal anywhere. They are building homes now with geothermal systems (with traditional hvac to back it up - but you use it way less!). It uses the constant temperature of the earth deep down. When you were talking about systems for your Hartley I wondered if geothermal would work for you!
Hey Aaron and Laura. Hobby lobby has lanturns and lights for your garden shed! Even if you need to turn them into porch lights, they are what you are looking for. I snapped a picture but have no way to show you that I know of and they are 50% off right now!
Thank you for the (surprise) mid-week Highlights! I was sort of going through “minor withdrawal” with my Mother’s Day coffee at 7 am EST. This surprise video is actually even more satisfying after a long day of gardening. Thank you!
Lsura, Yes! People need to water their new trees and shrubs long and slow. It's not a "run the hose on it" situation. And then they wonder why their tree didn't make it! I don't have drip or irrigation of any kind so I use a 5 gallon bucket with a very small hole near the bottom. One whole bucket per tree/shrub per week. Fill the bucket and let the water slowly drip from the hole... from planting day through ground freeze. 2d year they get 5 gallons every other week. 3rd year they get a min of 5 gallons a month (or 3 gallons every other week if weather is very dry). 4th year I water only if it's really dry or if the tree/shrub looks like it needs it. Folks, put down the hose and give your tree/shrub the water it needs, the way it needs it. Sorry, I'm preaching but it drives me crazy!!!
I have been watching your channel since it began! Love everything you do and that this is your pride and joy. Would love if you talked to the smaller gardener that didn't have your space or money.
yes, you can do geothermal ANYWHERE......... also, please, can you plant some Towering Poplars......they would be so beautiful for shade.and a wind row.
Poplars are a weed. Brittle in the wind, the heart rots out in 10 yrs making it a home for insects and looks scraggly with dead centers. And oh how gall aphids love them! I would never plant them again. Paid a lot of money to take them out.
If they are like we are (2 hours away) they deal with boring type insects in poplars, cottonwood, willows etc. I know I heard it mentioned that they spray the weeping willows to deal with it, but poplars are prone to it and you often see rows of them dead in Eastern Oregon. So they might be avoiding them for that reason.:)
I hope you will wait a year before pulling the boxwoods from the back garden! I think getting the fence down and planting some more garden area as Laura has described where the gravel is now will be amazing! The boxwoods are absolutely beautiful! Love your videos!☺️
Yes, I think that’s good advice. Since you’re not in agreement 100%, living with it for a year or two just to see how you both feel after things get reworked might save regrets later.
I would also love for you to visit a nursery where they are cultivating the grafted standards, lilacs, etc. It would be very interesting to see the process. Thanks for all!
So good to hear you talking about rain so much lately, Laura. Always felt bad when you would say how little rain you usually get. Here in zone 6 New England we get a good amount of rain, and there is nothing as good as a nice penetrating soaking. Spring rain helps everything get a good start at the beginning of the growing season and help the early bloomers last a little longer. Happy you can experience the joy of some good rain this spring.
I am a tree lover too. Have you guys checked out the books “Finding the Mother Tree” by Suzanne Simard or “The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben? I will never look at trees the same again after reading these books. Trees are wonderful to have in our landscape. Love your channel and watch every day.
Bunny Guinness is the one that cuts the bottom out of pots. Her designs are beautiful. You should check out her book "Creating a Family Garden." Instead of putting in a play set for the kids, create an enchanted garden.
As to the berm preference Laura, have you considered a slight rise over that hard pan loop in the south garden you’ve been avoiding ? Might be worth it
Aaron, there's a utube channel American Vicountess & a 2nd channel Mapperton Live, from Dorset, UK. Luke Montagu, the 12th Earl of Sandwich & Julie have taken over the running of Mapperton from his parents the 11th Earl. Luke installed a BioMass system to heat Mapperton as well as other homes & restaurant on the property. Their gardens & a portion of the home are open to the public, hence the restaurant. Mapperton is well known as the Finest Manor Home from 16th - 18th century. Also, involved in a Rewilding project. Incredible gardens installed by Mrs Lambeaushou who is buried near the chapel on the property. Julie, wife of Luke swims in 17th century pool for her daily cold immersion. Sorry to be so chatty. cgzone8
Last year I had a leftover portion bag of Espoma. It got damp and clumped in the bag. So instead of tossing it I put it in a water tight container and added water. I made a liquid fertilizer. Then used it in my petunias. They loved it. Rejuvenate the whole pot of flowers. I will continue to do this in the future. I did dilute the mixture as I used it.
Oh what joy, a mid week recap! And then to top it off Laura read my comment first!! A perfect end to a day in the garden where I planted 4 astilbes, 3 caladiums, 2 guaras and a yarrow!! Such fun!!
i have a suggestion for you to keep a flower bed journal each year. keep the tags from the plants andhave a page/s for each flower bed. then you can write down what you plant in it !!
For people who are not as strong (I've had 2 wrist surgeries), you can dig a hole big enough for up to a 3 gallon plant (I've never tried any bigger, but it might work) super fast and easily using multiple stabs with just a small 2" bulb auger on a cordless drill with a side handle set on the screwdriver setting and the highest number setting. I have rocky Virginia red clay and I never have any trouble with being hurt when digging this way. I keep a trowel handy in case I need to pry out any large stones, but usually don't need it. I timed myself and can easily sink a 3 gallon shrub in the ground in 7 minutes using this technique. I've been planting everything this way for several years with no problem.
YES! Let's tour a facility that grafts, grows standards, espaliers, etc. This really intrigues me & I want to play with some of my established shrub material this way. Please, let's do this!
So happy to see you post this in the middle of the week! Man did Aaron get the look!! I can’t wait to see the fence down. I think it will open that area up and the circle of boxwoods will look much better in the space.
Cheddar is a mackerel tabby Russell is a classic tabby. They look very different not to mention those extra toes on Russell. My favorite cat is the tabby. 🐈🐾orange is top of the line. Love R and C in the videos.
I want to add information about invasive plants and animals. Laura is correct in saying it depends on climate as to why a plant is invasive or not invasive; however what many people don't understand is why those plants and some animals make it onto the invasive and noxious list in each area. It is because of what those plants do to the local native plants in unkept areas where they can grow out of control. They get there via the birds or other animals that carry the seed or in some cases the plant does it by way of the underground parts of plants that spread and propagate themselves. When an invasive plant grows faster and better than native species those invasive plants crowd out and kill off native plants and can become a monoculture which is a bad thing for the natural environment so when people have those plants in their yards they may not see a problem in their own well maintained landscapes. I used to scoff at some plants being on the invasive list because I didn't see any problem with them in home landscape but then I learned more about the reason when I trained and worked as a volunteer with the County Extension Residential agent. For those who don't know County extension is a cooperative organization between local government and agricultural universities.
I'm surprised that you don't have a weather station. Get one. They're awesome. We have Acurite. Measure rain, temp, wind! (LOL), etc. We just started planting here in 5B. Went from heat to AC overnight. So much work to do! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens.
Aaron, you put the wood chips in a cement mixer, and you spray the dye, as it’s mixing, that way you get an even coating, of dye on your mulch! How fun right!
6a.m here and I realized that I missed this video that you posted Wednesday. And I saw it was the Sunday review on Wednesday. You are keeping me on my toes at 72 👍👩🌾 Happy Gardening Everyone 🌿💚🌿
When growing up, My dad loved grafting trees. He grew up in Tassie, AUSTRALIA (TASMANIA). A PARTICTULAR apple tree was grown next to our pool. The apple tree had about 5 different varieties on it and was great big.
I guess I’m one of a very few who DO NOT like petunias! I don’t like to touch them and rarely have had success having them look good for any length of time. So I was surprised and glad you tried new plants in those beautiful pots! I have pot envy Laura❤️
Greetings from Australia. Another great video (I’ve been going through all of this & last week’s videos thinking to myself “have I missed last week’s catch up video?”😂). On the discussion of noxious plants, I have noticed quite a few planets used in USA are actually noxious in Australia, Lantana in particular. It has had a devastating impact on a natural bush land (I remember when I was about 4 yo I’d picked some Lantana flowers for my Mum when exploring the bush with my friends because I thought they were sooo pretty. My mum, an avid gardener herself, almost had a heart attack on the spot when I handed the posey to her. 😅😱. My mum promptly explained it was illegal & that they are noxious because of our climate/conditions).
Aaron, after that comment, this mom says you need MORE Versailles styled boxwood gardens! Seriously, when you drone photo your gardens they are so beautiful from the air, as well!
When I reread my above post, I realized it came across as unnecessarily snarky. Apologies, to you both. After rethinking it should read as follows: I vote for keeping the boxwood garden & would love to see two more! ❤️ to all!
Geothermal takes advantage of the stable temperature underground using heat transfer. Provides cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter by running long loops containing air or liquid below the frost line to transfer heat in or out of the house using your HVAC system. Might be a nightmare with your guys' irrigation network!
I have adored your channel for awhile now , I love your enthusiasm, your inspiration and knowledge for plants and planting ... but planting, although I want to , it's physically trying for me. I have the will and feel so much more inspired by your encouragement through these videos. Thank you , thank you for pushing me to do the thing I love and live for... gardening 👩🌾
Such a treat to get a recap in the middle of the week. Thank you! I love all the video suggestions you gave Aaron. Would be interesting to see these things. I planted 5 Hazelnut little sapling twigs along our farmers road on the hayfield 2 weeks ago. Wattle fence wishing here, lol. 😁 We had some of all that beautiful rain so our plants got a good jump start. No doubt yours will also. In the 80's today. A little warm yet for us but will definitely take it. 🌷🌷🌷
6:01 you could get two sofas and put them back two back and have to conversational areas. That’s what my parents did once we got older. One conversation area around the fireplace another on the other side of the room.
Yes Aaron make the dye video! My husband has started watching to see if Aaron is talking tools, fertilizing or working on water lines. He’s hoping for the infrastructure (destruction) video for the walkways and utilities for the Hartley.
I wish I could get a Japanese Maple that size for $80. I was wondering how much it cost. They go for hundreds here. I looked at a tiny little one at our garden center, and it was $150. Yours looks absolutely beautiful in that spot.
Next time you’re in Newport go check out the Animal Topiary gardens! They’re part of the Preservation Society as well in neighboring Middletown/Portsmouth. They’re magical in late summer when the dalias are in bloom too. The kids would love it! ❤️❤️❤️
Laura we love to plant Morning Glory here , Zone 5b /6 it climbs so beautiful on arbors and trellises, I just found out in certain areas they are invasive , same with wisteria ! I’ve learned so much from you guys and the other gardeners comments Thank you for all your hard work and videos 😊❤
Yes!!! Need a full garden tour! You guys are killing me with the suspense. I want to see around the Hartley, where the brick patio was, the areas where fence was removed etc!! 😊
About Cheddar and his bathroom habits, if he's starting to do his business right in front of you very deliberately, you might let the vet take a look at him. Cats generally prefer privacy when they potty, so he could be trying to let you know something's not right. It could be a urinary tract infection, which is particularly concerning in male cats. We have one who is now an "it" because he had to have his urinary tract reworked after a series of blockages. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon. Cats are so stoic that it's not unusual for them to hide their illness until it's so advanced they no longer can. Hope he's all right and was just showing off. ~ Lisa
Edited to add that Bunny Guinness is the designer who cuts the bottoms out of her pots. Brilliant!
I don't think so, i have mutable cats and have for years, they have no proble going in my garden right in front of me...they are just assholes. lmao
@@wendykeown4611 Have you had the vet check them out?
Oh, I love Bunny Guinness; I get her confused with Belle Guinness though. 😑 Lol
We installed geothermal 6 years ago to replace oil heating and an outside AC compressor. You don’t need to live near a thermal pool of any sort. The company will drill vertical or horizontal loops of tubing into your yard similar to the depth of a well. The tubing that goes in the ground is a closed loop system back to the house. The idea is that when you go far enough into the ground, the temperature never varies above or below 55 degrees. That way the water that is being run through the system never has to be overly heated or cooled such in the high heat of summer or severe cold of winter. You should be able to install the system anywhere in the country.
Did not know this. Thx for the info.
Excellent explanation and reply! 💕
We have a geo system too. We installed ours when we built our house 16 years ago. We live in the north east, WNY.
Geez Laura, you gave me a heart attack. " We drive by houses and see a lawn that goes all the way up to the house and I think ,wow that would be nice." I nearly killed over. Thank you Aaron for bringing her back to earth. Laura without flowers in her yard is like me not having CHOCOLATE in my house. (never happens..lol). I'm ready for everything to be planted and see all the beauty you guys create.
Hello! I’m eating chocolate as I read your comment cracking up! I’m the same, chocolate is a MUST!!☺️
Right!?!
I think you meant to type, "keeled over." Auto text is flawed! 😉
Two years ago I fell down some stairs and broke my shoulder. My first thought sitting at the bottom of the staircase was “how am I going to dig holes in my garden”.
👏🏻🌼Thank you for saving me tonight with this surprise “highlight”! I had a bad day at work, live in an apartment where I can’t garden, and I’m alone, so I live vicariously thru you and all your wonderful GA friends. You bring so much joy to so many with your enthusiastic, joyful outlook on life….thank you Laura and Aaron and your beautiful family and helpers, too! It’s a great day now! 🌼🌷💜
Hope this improved your day. Sorry to hear things have been hard.🙂💐
Hope tomorrow is a better day!
Back in the day, I lived in an apartment for awhile. Thanks to a wonderfully caring neighbor, who had a living oasis, (is living oasis redundant?🤔 Haahaa 😁) I learned that with $5 a week, and some creativity, I too could have an oasis.
One plant at a time, one cheap grow light at a time... I never achieved the same as my neighbor but that's okay. I was happy and satisfied with my little "garden".
Edited to add, snake plants are the easiest ever. I have 37 so far.
When aaron said “borderline feral” about laura growing up..i nearly spilled my coffee, LOLLLL too funny
If your poppies don't come up this year they may come up next. They will sit in the soil for years waiting for the right conditions. Thank you for all your hard work.
Yes, 40 years ago a company planted poppies and over the years the winds speed them to the mountains northeast here. Not far. They grew to an area that every spring the news would announce the "poppies" are blooming. Sight seekers would drive out to see, wedding pictures taken etc. Well, here came a downpour gully washer and all the poppies were done. They now are slowly popping up in people's yards the water took the seeds. Small little batches. The wonder of recycle but mostly of Our Lord. I'll never forget seeing the first tiny spot in someone's yard. I was thrilled thinking. Poppies are back. Slowly coming on the mountain again.
Please don't worry about repeating yourself because I retired at 75 and although I used to garden but at my age, I do not remember all the best practices. Lucky me, I can get on Garden Answer and find my "garden answer". Thank you to the whole team and the littles and the kitties for a little joy and knowledge each day ♥
You wouldn’t believe what I found in my garden… We are installing edging at my house and started to dig a trench and found corten steel edging that had been eaten/sunk into the ground over the years! The previous owners must’ve installed them a decade ago. Felt like finding buried treasure.
That’s super cool! Congratulations!
You absolutely have to be careful with the auger. I broke my hand last fall using an auger to plant bulbs. I have rocky soil and it hit a rock and twisted the drill and my hand went with it. I tell everyone that the daffodils were the most expensive thing in my garden since I had to pay for the X-rays and cast and doctor visits after planting them.
I'd love to be able to use an auger, they make it look so easy, but our soil is so rocky I know something like that would happen to me.
Definitely no auger in my future. I'm 64 and have Texas red clay soil 🥴. Everything will need to be raised bed or berm. I know my limits 🤣 sometimes.
We have so many trees and so many roots I don't think an auger would work in my yard either. I wish it would. But I think you need wide Open spaces like Laura has. Or beds that have been worked previously and you know there's no rocks and roots in them. That would be the only way I could use one.
Laura and Aaron, I love these recap videos where you respond to viewers' questions and comments. We all can learn a lot from each other. Bunny Guinness is the name of the garden designer from the UK who cuts the bottoms out of her planters. I just recently subscribed to her channel and I enjoy listening to her British accent.
I’m going to have to go find her…I live in America but was born and raised in England!
I follow Bunny. She is a wealth of info. I recently learned in one of her videos that she is related to David Austin (niece, I think).
Bunny Guiness also supports the use of glyphosate and actively speaks out against her country's regulations that exist to protect peat bogs. She's hardly someone to look up to.
I have done this (cut the bottom out) for four pots with roses in, on gravel (with access to the soil underneath). It has only been 8 months since I did this but so far so good.
@@chrisrfan She is excellent - really knows her stuff.
I plant almost all my precious trees and shrubs in bottomless pots because the people who help in my yard are very free with the weed wacker. It has ensured the survival of my crown flower, fern trees, golden Duranta, stephanotis, panyx hedge cuttings and in some cases with a nice looking pot it adds to the look of the landscape. It has also ensured my sanity.
Hello Diane
What a nice surpise to get a mid-week recap! Nice to see you Laura and Aaron 🙂
Aaron the cable guy! I forgot. I have so much fun when you all talk about your early years on flowers that didn't go well. I've been there and am still there! I'm ashamed when I get excited when you all mention something I've done also and scream out "I know, you are right". I get weird looks from my husband. Keep up the great work guys, you are fantastic!
I also don't agree with plant guarantees offered mostly by the "big box" stores in our area. I ran a small nursery years ago and we depended on having good relationships with our customer base. Occasionally customers would come in with a dead or dying plant. 99% of the time it was user error. But rather than getting bad reviews, we would refund or offer an exchange. It was interesting that our more affluent customers were more insistent and agressive about getting their money back. We usually laughed about it saying, "well, that's why they have money and we don't"!
My Sister just sold her property next to mine that I lived on in 87. It had a water oak behind the house that was at least 20 ft tall. The new owners cut it down to put a house there. It took a massive excavator to get the stump out of the ground. It was close to 40 years old if not older.
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Oh what a wonderful surprise on a Wednesday afternoon! Love you both!
I know, so satisfying to have 2 videos in 1 day!
Definitely learn about geothermal heat and cooling, big upfront cost but savings from then on. I think it can be done nearly anywhere now. It is basically a heat pump that utilizes the steady ground temperatures.
Lol...did Erin just call you almost feral? That is hilarious. I'm sure he meant it with love! 🤣 ❤
Hello Laurie
I still think it's interesting to see gardening mistakes/disappointments because it reminds you that there's always something to learn. So even if the meadow garden hasn't panned out like you wanted, it would be cool to compare it when it blooms next time.
You are so Lucky that you are getting rain. We have a lot of fires in New Mexico. No rain just wind. Please pray for us. We have lost a lot of homes.
When Aaron said tell him to pull out the boxwoods next - the look on Laura's face is so precious!!! I love when she makes that face... she's so adorable!
Greetings from Louisville KY!
I truly enjoy watching all that you and Aaron do with your gardens. Sadly, I am a procrastinator with regards to pulling weeds and mulching but I do get the jobs done. I work the third shift so it is a bit hard to get an early start. I have taken Laura's zones advice to heart. Instead of backyard/ front yard I think of doable spaces.
My yard is comprised of floral memories. If a neighbor is going to move away, I ask for a start of something from their yard to remember them by. If, sadly, a neighbor passes away. I ask the new owner of the house if I could dig up something from their yard to remember the previous neighbor, to which they are happy to let me do so.
I have a variegated hosta from an Aunt who lived to be 93, who was also my Godmother, and I truly enjoy seeing that plant appear.
There is a small antique rose that my Grandmother planted that is still with me. It has the most beautiful rose scent I have ever had the privilege to smell.
My pots on the deck comprise of annuals and herbs.
Because Laura mentioned that if you are not happy with where something is planted, it could be moved. And with that, I moved a different rose bush and planted nine Easter Lilies in it's place.
I share your blog with all my friends. Thank you for all your help with my procrastinating.
Watching you do the plantings at your friends house made me realize I could never live in new construction. So stark, sparse and hot with no mature trees
Geothermal works anywhere. It works by putting a system of tubes under the frost line and then running fans to blow the air through the tubes. The air will stay consistently about 55 degrees all year around.
Yup, air or liquid
That’s cool!
Geo-thermal has nothing to do with thermal springs. A geothermal system can be installed almost anywhere. Geothermal energy is using the thermal energy in the Earth's crust. They typically drill down 250-300 feet. A horizontal ground loop geothermal requires a larger yard than a vertical ground loop system. The vertical ground loop system only requires a 3 ft area, and then the ability to connect the system back to the indoor unit.
An area big tree nursery also offers a one year guarantee, but you must have timed drip and they send an arborist out to check on your tree periodically through that first year.
Hello Julie
Your fear during the Highwind storm is somewhat how we feel during a hurricane, and we always get those stupid hurricanes with the high wind and the wailing and the gnashing of the branches in the middle of the night. Scary and sucks. I’m glad that y’all didn’t get all damaged cheers Fl
My son owned a 1900s home with original cement flower bed edging. When he had it removed it was buried down 12 to 14 inches. No weeds go into his landscaping.
We should have a poll, Arron and Ken know how to do this on RUclips, on the blooming changes of spring bulbs that were planted in Fall of 2021.
Hyacinths planted on top of each other they were all watered perfectly with correct depths and many just had a bloom that was tiny and never had a stem, and others planted a millimeter away bloomed normally!
Narcissus- never sent up blooms just greenery.
Double fancy daffodils- formed bloom heads that dried up incased in their bud and never opened.
Darwin tulips and mini daffodils- performed as normal.
I'm definitely interested in if certain companies, growers, distributors are producing stronger, larger, more reliable bulbs.
I know Laura uses Colorblends but didn't she have weird blooms from them too?
I need this right now thank you I've been in my garden all day nice to get to end my day with you!
Me too!
So lovely to have an extra video in the same day. You’ve achieved such a lot in the south garden in just over a year and so much more exciting planting to come, I can’t wait.
🌻 Jennifer Dupont, praying for a full recovery for your hubby! What a scary thing to go through, and at such a young age. Sending love, healing, and prayers your way...
I believe you can do geothermal anywhere. They are building homes now with geothermal systems (with traditional hvac to back it up - but you use it way less!). It uses the constant temperature of the earth deep down. When you were talking about systems for your Hartley I wondered if geothermal would work for you!
Hello Kristen
Thank Garden Answer family 💐for these informative recap videos. Learning so much with a happy, cheerful and humble attitude 👏
What a nice surprise to see you guys on a Wednesday!! Yay!!
Laura!!! Thank you so much for responding to my comment!!! Love your videos so much!
Hey Aaron and Laura. Hobby lobby has lanturns and lights for your garden shed! Even if you need to turn them into porch lights, they are what you are looking for. I snapped a picture but have no way to show you that I know of and they are 50% off right now!
Hi!! Dont know if Aaron looked it up yet, but you can put geothermal almost anywhere! No need for hot springs!😁
Bunny Guinness is the landscaper in UK that uses bottomless pots.
Thank you for the (surprise) mid-week Highlights! I was sort of going through “minor withdrawal” with my Mother’s Day coffee at 7 am EST. This surprise video is actually even more satisfying after a long day of gardening. Thank you!
I'm new at trying to gardening. I planted peach and cream honeysuckle bush and a lilac bush (Ms Kim) I hope they do good
Lsura, Yes! People need to water their new trees and shrubs long and slow. It's not a "run the hose on it" situation. And then they wonder why their tree didn't make it!
I don't have drip or irrigation of any kind so I use a 5 gallon bucket with a very small hole near the bottom. One whole bucket per tree/shrub per week.
Fill the bucket and let the water slowly drip from the hole... from planting day through ground freeze. 2d year they get 5 gallons every other week. 3rd year they get a min of 5 gallons a month (or 3 gallons every other week if weather is very dry).
4th year I water only if it's really dry or if the tree/shrub looks like it needs it. Folks, put down the hose and give your tree/shrub the water it needs, the way it needs it.
Sorry, I'm preaching but it drives me crazy!!!
Where do you live?
@@tamib6222 Massachusetts
I saw the invisible arrow pierce Laura’s heart when Aaron suggested pulling out the boxwoods. 😜
Hello Kristin
I have been watching your channel since it began!
Love everything you do and that this is your pride and joy. Would love if you talked to the smaller gardener that didn't have your space or money.
yes, you can do geothermal ANYWHERE......... also, please, can you plant some Towering Poplars......they would be so beautiful for shade.and a wind row.
Poplars are a weed. Brittle in the wind, the heart rots out in 10 yrs making it a home for insects and looks scraggly with dead centers. And oh how gall aphids love them! I would never plant them again. Paid a lot of money to take them out.
If they are like we are (2 hours away) they deal with boring type insects in poplars, cottonwood, willows etc. I know I heard it mentioned that they spray the weeping willows to deal with it, but poplars are prone to it and you often see rows of them dead in Eastern Oregon. So they might be avoiding them for that reason.:)
I have found that they suffer from die back after they get to a good size.
@@juliesummerfield9784 well I would love to hear Laura address my question. Thanks though.
I hope you will wait a year before pulling the boxwoods from the back garden! I think getting the fence down and planting some more garden area as Laura has described where the gravel is now will be amazing! The boxwoods are absolutely beautiful! Love your videos!☺️
Yes, I think that’s good advice. Since you’re not in agreement 100%, living with it for a year or two just to see how you both feel after things get reworked might save regrets later.
I would also love for you to visit a nursery where they are cultivating the grafted standards, lilacs, etc. It would be very interesting to see the process. Thanks for all!
Hello deb
So good to hear you talking about rain so much lately, Laura. Always felt bad when you would say how little rain you usually get. Here in zone 6 New England we get a good amount of rain, and there is nothing as good as a nice penetrating soaking. Spring rain helps everything get a good start at the beginning of the growing season and help the early bloomers last a little longer. Happy you can experience the joy of some good rain this spring.
I am a tree lover too. Have you guys checked out the books “Finding the Mother Tree” by Suzanne Simard or “The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben? I will never look at trees the same again after reading these books. Trees are wonderful to have in our landscape. Love your channel and watch every day.
I have read The Hidden Life of Trees and was astonished at what I learned!❤
Bunny Guinness is the one that cuts the bottom out of pots. Her designs are beautiful. You should check out her book "Creating a Family Garden." Instead of putting in a play set for the kids, create an enchanted garden.
Yes! My children loved that book when they were small and we did so much of her things in that book. She is the best!!
Aaron, I think the word you were looking for instead of “ankle bracelet” was “shackles” 😊
As to the berm preference Laura, have you considered a slight rise over that hard pan loop in the south garden you’ve been avoiding ? Might be worth it
I absolutely love these videos, I always learn so much.
Aaron, there's a utube channel American Vicountess & a 2nd channel Mapperton Live, from Dorset, UK. Luke Montagu, the 12th Earl of Sandwich & Julie have taken over the running of Mapperton from his parents the 11th Earl. Luke installed a BioMass system to heat Mapperton as well as other homes & restaurant on the property. Their gardens & a portion of the home are open to the public, hence the restaurant. Mapperton is well known as the Finest Manor Home from 16th - 18th century. Also, involved in a Rewilding project. Incredible gardens installed by Mrs Lambeaushou who is buried near the chapel on the property. Julie, wife of Luke swims in 17th century pool for her daily cold immersion. Sorry to be so chatty. cgzone8
Last year I had a leftover portion bag of Espoma. It got damp and clumped in the bag. So instead of tossing it I put it in a water tight container and added water. I made a liquid fertilizer. Then used it in my petunias. They loved it. Rejuvenate the whole pot of flowers. I will continue to do this in the future. I did dilute the mixture as I used it.
Since this was an extra video, I've saved it to watch on a boring Saturday night!. Sort of " banking" them for later. But great topics.
What a random but beautiful surprise😍
I planted garlic for the first time…..because of your videos…..you make gardening fun and relaxing. I would watch you plant garlic…etc… every year.
Thanks for all you guys do. I have learned so much from you.
Oh what joy, a mid week recap! And then to top it off Laura read my comment first!! A perfect end to a day in the garden where I planted 4 astilbes, 3 caladiums, 2 guaras and a yarrow!! Such fun!!
i have a suggestion for you to keep a flower bed journal each year. keep the tags from the plants andhave a page/s for each flower bed. then you can write down what you plant in it !!
For people who are not as strong (I've had 2 wrist surgeries), you can dig a hole big enough for up to a 3 gallon plant (I've never tried any bigger, but it might work) super fast and easily using multiple stabs with just a small 2" bulb auger on a cordless drill with a side handle set on the screwdriver setting and the highest number setting. I have rocky Virginia red clay and I never have any trouble with being hurt when digging this way. I keep a trowel handy in case I need to pry out any large stones, but usually don't need it. I timed myself and can easily sink a 3 gallon shrub in the ground in 7 minutes using this technique. I've been planting everything this way for several years with no problem.
YES! Let's tour a facility that grafts, grows standards, espaliers, etc. This really intrigues me & I want to play with some of my established shrub material this way. Please, let's do this!
Hello june
So happy to see you post this in the middle of the week! Man did Aaron get the look!! I can’t wait to see the fence down. I think it will open that area up and the circle of boxwoods will look much better in the space.
Cheddar is a mackerel tabby Russell is a classic tabby. They look very different not to mention those extra toes on Russell. My favorite cat is the tabby. 🐈🐾orange is top of the line. Love R and C in the videos.
I want to add information about invasive plants and animals. Laura is correct in saying it depends on climate as to why a plant is invasive or not invasive; however what many people don't understand is why those plants and some animals make it onto the invasive and noxious list in each area. It is because of what those plants do to the local native plants in unkept areas where they can grow out of control. They get there via the birds or other animals that carry the seed or in some cases the plant does it by way of the underground parts of plants that spread and propagate themselves. When an invasive plant grows faster and better than native species those invasive plants crowd out and kill off native plants and can become a monoculture which is a bad thing for the natural environment so when people have those plants in their yards they may not see a problem in their own well maintained landscapes. I used to scoff at some plants being on the invasive list because I didn't see any problem with them in home landscape but then I learned more about the reason when I trained and worked as a volunteer with the County Extension Residential agent. For those who don't know County extension is a cooperative organization between local government and agricultural universities.
Hello Maggie
I'm surprised that you don't have a weather station. Get one. They're awesome. We have Acurite. Measure rain, temp, wind! (LOL), etc. We just started planting here in 5B. Went from heat to AC overnight. So much work to do! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens.
Hello Kathy
Aaron, you put the wood chips in a cement mixer, and you spray the dye, as it’s mixing, that way you get an even coating, of dye on your mulch! How fun right!
Does this really work?! So cool!!!
@@allysonh6410 yes it sure doses!
Yay a garden tour. I know yall have been busy, but missing the tour!💜💚💙
Hello Tammy
6a.m here and I realized that I missed this video that you posted Wednesday. And I saw it was the Sunday review on Wednesday. You are keeping me on my toes at 72 👍👩🌾
Happy Gardening Everyone 🌿💚🌿
When growing up, My dad loved grafting trees. He grew up in Tassie, AUSTRALIA (TASMANIA). A PARTICTULAR apple tree was grown next to our pool. The apple tree had about 5 different varieties on it and was great big.
Sunshine and in the 90s here in East Texas! Our grandbabies went swimming on mother's day! But, earlier in the week,we were dodging tonadoes!
I guess I’m one of a very few who DO NOT like petunias! I don’t like to touch them and rarely have had success having them look good for any length of time. So I was surprised and glad you tried new plants in those beautiful pots! I have pot envy Laura❤️
I cannot believe that little purple flower on your right is still blooming. I remember the unboxing, it was blooming and is still in bloom.. amazing!
Yey! Surprise!!! 🤗❤🤗 The look you gave Aaron when he said that the boxwoods will be pulled up next😂😂😂 $16/year... really good
Greetings from Australia. Another great video (I’ve been going through all of this & last week’s videos thinking to myself “have I missed last week’s catch up video?”😂). On the discussion of noxious plants, I have noticed quite a few planets used in USA are actually noxious in Australia, Lantana in particular. It has had a devastating impact on a natural bush land (I remember when I was about 4 yo I’d picked some Lantana flowers for my Mum when exploring the bush with my friends because I thought they were sooo pretty. My mum, an avid gardener herself, almost had a heart attack on the spot when I handed the posey to her. 😅😱. My mum promptly explained it was illegal & that they are noxious because of our climate/conditions).
I have the concrete edging and I have very little Bermuda grass come through. I love them.
Hello Laura
We used a petrol auger to place our retaining wall posts but that thing almost knocked me out 🙈😂
Geothermal would be fantastic. We have it in Missouri. No Geothermal areas around here. We love it and highly recommend it.
Yes, Aaron…those augers are for the Confident, competent and, I’ll add, Capable.
Love your videos and your Instagram pictures. Love the Instagram pics of your kids and cats and beautiful closeups of flowers.
Aaron, after that comment, this mom says you need MORE Versailles styled boxwood gardens! Seriously, when you drone photo your gardens they are so beautiful from the air, as well!
When I reread my above post, I realized it came across as unnecessarily snarky. Apologies, to you both. After rethinking it should read as follows: I vote for keeping the boxwood garden & would love to see two more! ❤️ to all!
Lmao! I made the same face as Laura when Aaron teased her about taking out the boxwoods
Yall are too cute!!! Its an ankle monitor. Greetings from Georgia growing zone 8A
Please do antiquing videos on rainy days. I love those.
Hi Laura and Aaron, I cannot wait to see the video with the big trees, I feel giddy at the thought of that! Love your videos. 🥰 Chris
Geothermal takes advantage of the stable temperature underground using heat transfer. Provides cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter by running long loops containing air or liquid below the frost line to transfer heat in or out of the house using your HVAC system. Might be a nightmare with your guys' irrigation network!
I have adored your channel for awhile now , I love your enthusiasm, your inspiration and knowledge for plants and planting ... but planting, although I want to , it's physically trying for me.
I have the will and feel so much more inspired by your encouragement through these videos. Thank you , thank you for pushing me to do the thing I love and live for... gardening 👩🌾
Hello kandy
Such a treat to get a recap in the middle of the week. Thank you! I love all the video suggestions you gave Aaron. Would be interesting to see these things. I planted 5 Hazelnut little sapling twigs along our farmers road on the hayfield 2 weeks ago. Wattle fence wishing here, lol. 😁 We had some of all that beautiful rain so our plants got a good jump start. No doubt yours will also. In the 80's today. A little warm yet for us but will definitely take it. 🌷🌷🌷
6:01 you could get two sofas and put them back two back and have to conversational areas. That’s what my parents did once we got older. One conversation area around the fireplace another on the other side of the room.
Thanks for joining me for lunch😋😌
Yes Aaron make the dye video! My husband has started watching to see if Aaron is talking tools, fertilizing or working on water lines. He’s hoping for the infrastructure (destruction) video for the walkways and utilities for the Hartley.
Could you use a cement mixer to dye your mulch? Seems like that could work.
I would like to see some submissions for pool landscaping projects!!!
I wish I could get a Japanese Maple that size for $80. I was wondering how much it cost. They go for hundreds here. I looked at a tiny little one at our garden center, and it was $150. Yours looks absolutely beautiful in that spot.
I have planted garlic and potatoes over many years but I still need your annual reminders of details. Thanks.
Next time you’re in Newport go check out the Animal Topiary gardens! They’re part of the Preservation Society as well in neighboring Middletown/Portsmouth. They’re magical in late summer when the dalias are in bloom too. The kids would love it! ❤️❤️❤️
Laura we love to plant Morning Glory here , Zone 5b /6 it climbs so beautiful on arbors and trellises, I just found out in certain areas they are invasive , same with wisteria ! I’ve learned so much from you guys and the other gardeners comments Thank you for all your hard work and videos 😊❤
Hello kat
Yes!!! Need a full garden tour! You guys are killing me with the suspense. I want to see around the Hartley, where the brick patio was, the areas where fence was removed etc!! 😊