Man, gotta love someone that's gardened for a whole year trying to tell someone like you what to do after living and breathing gardening your entire life. You handled that so eloquently and one of the reasons I absolutely love you. Happy Mother's Day Laura!
I have gardened in Southern California, Northern California, and now the PNW. USDA 11(?) to now 8a. The differences are amazing - and it's not just temperatures.
Ppl practicing their 2nd amendment rights- well good for u..lol. Laura always responds so eloquently and “DID BETTER” 😂😂😂 Tory I hope u live ur 💯 compliant happy life
It is sad that people think they can talk to you like that. Very good response to the inappropriate viewer comment. You guys are awesome!!! Thank you for the great videos and information.
Tori doesn’t know what the heck she’s talking about. I live in Northern California, have butterfly bushes and they are NOT invasive in my area nor are they in many other areas of the country. Good response, Laura!
@@catgal1102 I also have butterfly bushes in my garden and I live in Santa Barbara and they are not invasive. Not sure what that person was talking about!!
Laura & Aaron, I am often struck by a less than kind tone in some questions and comments. Your responses are consistently a lesson in diplomacy and good manners. It encourages me to do better. Thank you both for all you do. You are the inspiration and instruction that prompted me to develop my garden. You were also the place I turned to for calm during Covid. Thank you, and Happy Mother's Day!
I too turned to my first garden videos when we went into lockdown with Covid. Started with Garden Answer and fell in love! Still wat h every video and have learned so very much! My thanks for saving my sanity!❤️Canada zone 5b
Sometimes I really want to " tell off" one of the nitpickers because they are so petty. You have never announced that everything you do is the only correct way to live..and work. Some opinions should stay with their owners!
I love that when Benjamin came in to the studio, you greeted him and spoke to him. Then explained to us what was going on. When you were talking with him, you faced him not the camera. Especially after just saying you PW let you be honest and real. Great mothering moment on Mother’s Day.
Oh, and I have a pocket tip for Laura, too! Find a black mesh utility vest for fishing! (Amazon or a sporting goods store.) They’re loaded with pockets, long enough for extra coverage, and light enough not to make you sweaty. This is what my husband and I both wear in the garden to carry a phone, gloves, clippers, and a packet of plant ties, plus doggo cleanup bags and a few treats for bribes in case we do run across one of those snakes I mentioned in my other comment. 😄
Great suggestion on the fishing vest. I was thinking of suggesting Travel Smith brand. They also have lots of options. I bought a thin jacket for a vacation I took. I didn't want to carry a purse and that jacket was great. Happy Mother's Day!
@@Sisteryoda1440 I bought the first one for my husband to use in lieu of a backpack when his chronic back pain got too serious to ignore anymore. The vest redistributes the weight of all the things he likes to carry so it’s not all pulling on his lower back. It’s worked like a dream so far and he wears it everywhere now. And he gets compliments on it all the time because I personalized his with patches.
What makes your channel so successful is the fact that you guys speak the truth about all plants reactions in YOU area!! Good, bad, and differences!! Keep doing what your doing! It teaches the rest of us!👍👍❤️❤️
I was outside yesterday wearing my black shirt and leggings too...........some of us are Winters, and LOVE Black..........leave Laura ALONE...............lol
Aaron and Laura, honestly, you are totally not responsible for the information you provide to us viewers. You are presenting your own specialized experience and knowledge. You cannot possibly provide 100% accurate information for the entire United States let alone the entire planet! People need to develop more responsibility for themselves. People should ask their local garden centers for specific info.
Exactly. Research your area. I love the way the boxwoods look on their property unfortunately they are banned in PA due to blight. I wouldn't expect them to know that
I find the ag extension service to be better for info. My local garden center hires people who just water and sell plants. They really do not know one plant from the other.
It has to be really hard sometimes to have so many viewers looking in at your lives...questioning choices, practices, etc. I would imagine that it takes a certain mindset to tolerate the scrutiny. But so glad that you can and that you continue to provide such quality content.
Little late to responding but GREAT response Laura to the Budlehia comment. So glad these are still being sold here in my 7 a/b zone. Not invasive here! Our garden nurseries sells loads of them all sizes and varieties...😂 and you'll see at least two in every garden landscape.
Happy Mother’s Day, Laura! Darker colors absorb UV rays, which helps block them from your skin. That's why dark blue, black, and dark red are the best colors for sun protection compared to white or pastel colors of the same fabric. Laura, you wear as many black blouses you like! We all look forward to Aaron’s plant descriptions, Monica’s backyard update, your mom’s landscaping around her new addition, and you two tempting us with what you have planned for your piece of heaven!
One of my kids took me to Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island yesterday. I saw brunnera blooming, and knew what they were thanks to YOU! It was wonderful. Packed and sunny and wonderful!
I love your gardens and feel you know what you are doing! Don’t let anyone rain on your parade. I feel so blessed to get to come along with you each day and learn something new. You have the best eye and instincts!
I agree. I've learned so much from this channel. The bonus for me is that Laura's voice is so pleasant and Aaron makes me giggle. Plus their kids are so sweet and her mom is absolutely amazing.
"Trust your gut. Ultimately it's your garden, so if you want to mess it up as much as you want or whatever you should be doing your ideas" -- so true. Thanks for including my Q in your video! Happy Mother's Day!!
So many thing I've learned since I found your channel! *I don't have to have a perfect plan before I try something. If it doesn't work, I can change it. *I enjoy discovering what makes me happy and what works in my garden rather than copying someone else's style. *I've learned what to look for when deciding what to spend money on rather than buying something just because it's pretty. I've had much more survive as a result. *succulents are no longer scary. *I started growing a lot more perennials (mostly from seed) and gained more patience, with less work. *I'm able to recognize SO many more plants when I go to a nursery, and have a much better idea of how they grow and how to take care of them (even though I'm in the hot and humid south with lots and lots of rain). *Thanks for staying true to yourselves!
I have been gardening for 45 years in New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania, and have grown many butterfly bushes and have NEVER had a problem with them reseeding themselves or spreading!
Nice work, Laura, answering critical questions by kindly educating. Soap box warriors are ever eager to put others in their place when, sadly, they don’t have all the facts most of the time. Way to take the high road!
It does surprise me how many people have opinions about your place and your garden and how persistent they are about them. And I’m over here like let’s see what Laura is doing today. Also happy Mother’s Day for my Mother’s Day. I decided that since I live in Wilder, Idaho that for my Mother’s Day, I wanted to go to your mom and dad‘s garden center and see all the beautiful things. Monica was the one who rang me up with my beautiful coral bark Japanese Maple and I had to tell her about how my dog ate my watering can.😂 I love watching your family on your videos and Monica was just sweet and welcoming!
Here in Canada, part of North America, specifically here in Ontario, the butterfly bushes are beautiful not invasive where I live. They bring the Monarchs, hummingbirds and bumble bees all summer long.
I appreciate your comments, Laura, about considering your area in regards to invasive species. For instance, in my area privet , butterfly bush, and a bunch of other plants are considered invasive, because conditions are so mild. In the US, your county or state’s extension office and websites can give more information on what is invasive to your area. Thank you so much for your videos! I watch them everyday and learn so much! And so many things you’ve talked about, spurred my interest to investigate more, which has turned me into a more knowledgeable gardener! Thank you!
I can see where Laura is coming from when it comes to gardening in her area, having garden centres that stock plants for their customers based on environment. Having grown orchids in all kinds of environments, I try to communicate that what you see on screen is not limited to what knowledge base I could provide. But it os hard to be as all inclusive to everyone watching GA videos, when gardening in one zone. Kudos to Laura because, as I watch and listen, she really covers so many eventualities and possibilities given the circumstances she is gardening in. ❤
I love the way Laura thought process works compared to us mere mortals Laura - I have 10 minutes before it gets dark and starts to rain, I’ll just quickly plant these 5 flats of bedding plans. Us mortals - Right when have I got 5 hrs clear in my schedule to plant this HUGE order of 5 flats of bedding plants that just got delivered!! 🤣
About the comment of buttlefly bushies, my goodness🤦♀️ Please notice that we are watching from all over the world!!!! In fact i am watching from Argentina, a totally diferent time zone and season, actually i'm in autumn right now. So, you have to adapt everything according your zone, your season, your country, what you have available and the budyet. Regards from Córdoba, Argentina!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷
People need to keep their negative comments back, gardening is so personal. I don’t share ideas anymore I do and show after because my fam would be so super opinionated but would love it afterwards. So yes, people who comment so freely should ask themselves, would you say that if you were sitting down with Laura or is it because you’re at home and the keyboards is so simple to type an opinion. God bless, ❤
Happy Mother's Day. Hope you can enjoy your family and Gardens today ❤ Butterfly Bush is not invasive in my Zone 5 area Laura, you need to take your own advice, plant what you Love, remove what you don't. In the end it is YOUR Garden. I love how it is coming together. Love watching the progress. Absolutely LOVE how you are available to your children all day long. You are so Blessed. ❤
Smart lady basically making a “uniform “ for yourself so you don’t have to think about it. I did something similar when I was your age and just really busy. Didn’t want to think about what to wear as a young mom so I made polo shirts and jeans my “uniform “”.
I have never thought much about your clothes. It looks to me like you are wearing the right kind of outfits for the jobs you have to do. Shoot I wear the same sets of clothes until it is stained with dirt and paint and holes out because I don't wear my nice clothes to work on projects and to garden. Happy Mother's Day!
ATTENTION AARON!!! Don’t trim your Linden! No, don’t cut - that’s the future trunk of the tree. The side shoots off it will (with time) develop into the crown. It will straighten itself out in a year or two as it puts on more wood thickness on the stem. Cutting it would leave a weak point in the tree’s future growth, which could mean large branches falling off in the future.
I planted a dwarf lilac four - five years ago. This spring is the first year for blooms. Fully intended to remove it last fall. Glad I procrastinated, it's beautiful this spring.
Happy Mother’s Day Laura. You had a lot of interesting videos last week and this recap was great. To Aaron you must collect recordings of yourself when you comment on the plants with feeling that would be an awesome snippet added to the videos. The same when we have Paul and Bethany show up it’s a treat. The children’s fun appearance warm our hearts. Mom Dad and Monica are always fun too. The variety and fun features that you offer is what makes Garden Answer so welcoming and homey.
Good morning to my favorite garden videos. Y'all make my day! Aaron, Paul and Bethany thanks for the beautiful trees. And Laura and Bethany thanks for the flowers. You guys are the A team 💪.
❤YES TO AARON doing his plant tour feeling & matching the voices or faces!! Pretty please!!!!! Make our day!! Happy Mother’s Day to the amazing mom’s who make life look easy!
Just in case you didn't know this about Corinthian Linden's they are meant to be pruned to improve growth and fill in better. Take out any cross limbs, leader limbs, etc. BUT not till late winter when dormant otherwise it can "bleed" sap that can damage it. These are neat trees but do need some maintenance for the most beautiful shape. Love your channel and learning so much about gardening with high-pH soil and gives me a place to start when Researching for my own area in the high desert in Idaho Zone 5. Thanks!😃
I agree with you about being out in the wind working, it does beat you up. Loved that little visit with Benjamin he is so sweet !! You guys are the best !!
Thank you for turning me on to The Impatient gardener! She is as cool as you and her zone is closer to mine. I've learned so much from you, Laura! Thank you! I'll continue to watch you both. Thanks for all you do!
Butterfly bushes are beautiful in Virginia and NOT invasive……on the other hand Virginia CREEPER IS but it’s not in Oregon!!!! Just do the research in your area !!! Hope you have a blessed Mothers Day Laura 🩷💙
@@kerrygilchrist62 Native plants can’t be invasive in the area they’re from. Creeper may be aggressive, but by definition it’s not invasive in the eastern US.
I can relate to you so much, Laura, especially when it comes to clothes. I literally wear jeans and tee shirts or sweatshirts all the time. I even wear them to church during the week. I have one skirt and top that I wear to church on Sunday morning and it's still not as dressy as what other women wear. But I don't care. God knows my heart and that's the most important thing. I love the interactions between you and Aaron and the love you have for your children. It is so wonderful to see your kids when they appear on your blogs. They are both so very cute and try to be helpful in whatever you are doing. God bless you and your family and the success of your blog.
Happy mother's day, Laura! Your smile shines, thanks for keeping it appropriate with the clothes, you can wear whatever you want, thankful for who you are.
Climbing Hydrangea would be beautiful on the archway in the south garden. Beautiful in the spring and summer and the bark has gorgeous winter interest.
I bought 10 of those glowing petunias, just for fun. Why not, they are a great conversation starter. Don' t expect large flowers like PW Vistas but innovation is a good thing within the plant kingdom. And they do softly glow.
Happy Mothers day to you, Laura and your beautiful Mom. You are both an inspiration in life and in the gardening world. I so love watching you both and Monica. 💜💟💜
Happy Mothers Day Laure &&& to your mommy. We love you so much. God Bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ☦️ ❤️
Thank you for the email telling me that the resin remover for Felcos were back in stock! And to have a 15% discount to boot! My order has been placed and I am one happy garden chick. Thank you for having the store, I love it.
Hey Laura and Aaron, the sumacs in our area are very invasive but if you continue to keep at the suckers that pop up they will die back! I am glad you pulled out the one you originally planted. I wish I could say the same with the Virginia Creeper! It literally can grow 3 feet overnight! Constant battle I don’t seem to be winning! 😒 I am excited to be planting the Supertunia Saffron Finch and Bordeaux in my front garden and really hoping that they spread well! Always can count on inspiration and information in every video and recap! Peace and blessings 🤗😁
I love your entire property but my favourite is the west side. Sometimes when I can't sleep I imagine myself walking there and it is serene and calming. Thank you for such wonderful videos. I have learned much from your expertise. Happy Mother's Day, Laura.
Great video, Happy Mothers Day. Laura you look awesome in black, thats just the way you row. I love you in black, and another thing , when you garden you get dirty and you cant see dirt on black. Laura dont have time to worry about her shirt. Love all yalls videos. ❤
Laura, you are doing great! Your gardens are beautiful and will be what you want in the end because you are strong woman. I love your spirit and drive. Keep doing you Laura because you are great! ❤❤❤
Happy Mother's Day. A true Mother's Day moment in your re-cap video, when Benjamin entered the studio both of you lit up and showed all your attention to him. ( melt my heart.) You all know what you are doing with nature and gardening, but, this type of interaction with your family and friends that makes me adore you all. Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you, thank you for being you! Each of you! Thank you for making me smile. I really appreciate it. Very difficult emotional week. I thank God for garden answer and it community! Be blessed!
Laura, you are such a good sport on the question about your “fashion.” I admire how you handled that question. I just don’t get why something like that would matter to viewers. Thank you for just being you!
Happy Mother's Day to you and your mama, Laura! 💐💕💐 Aaron should certainly narrate a video. I love his sense of humor. This is another great recap! I enjoyed the entire week of videos and your chatter with Aaron is always so much fun!💕
I love your honesty about the wind. I delivered mail for 32 years and was out in good and bad weather but the wind was something else. Being retired I try to avoid being out when it is so windy if possible.
Happy Mother's Day! Laura, I love that you stand your ground in regards to your vision for your property. It's amazing how your property has transformed over the years! How about a light bib style garden apron with pockets for the summer?
I love Aaron's feelings toward artemesia. There is a Powys Castle variety which speaks to me as my sister and I stayed at a B&B at Powys Castle, Wales in 1994. Plants do invoke personal memories. 🥰
Happy Mother’s Day! Some advice on pulling out the sumac. Get the ground pretty wet where they’re growing before you try to pull them out. My husband didn’t keep up with cutting a bank on our property and the sumac and multiflora rose took over. He spent a whole summer getting the roots wet, then digging them out. We have lots of rock and the roots of both those plants would grow around and encase the rocks. This experience led to him creating his own radio controlled mower to mow the bank 😂.
Laura you crack me up! Thinking in a bubble. I think you always mention when talking about butterfly bush that in your area okay but to check in our area.
Happy Mothers Day Laura and all the mommies! Another fun week! I love the garden videos obviously but I so enjoy the videos with Mom! And your sister! so fun to come along with you guys.
I've planted a Linden in my yard as well. My opinion on them are they are extremely slow growers. Not to rain on your parade but I've had mine in for over 15 years and still not a very large shade tree. Bad choice on my part for I wanted a nice shade tree on the west side of the house. I'm with you on the part that they smell wonderful.
Thank you for so many inspiring ideas, I ended up getting espoma fertilizer for all my plants, they seem to love and thrive on it. You were right this product is worth the money.
I am with you Laura. Windy days are hard to deal with and they do beat you up. The wind blows here almost nonstop and is so important to consider in planting.
The invasive species question reminds me how you shared once that you had planted Virginia creeper on purpose and enjoyed it. Here in Southern Ohio that is my worst nightmare and I look at it in the same way I do poison ivy haha it is very invasive a pain to get rid of!
Man, gotta love someone that's gardened for a whole year trying to tell someone like you what to do after living and breathing gardening your entire life. You handled that so eloquently and one of the reasons I absolutely love you. Happy Mother's Day Laura!
Hey, always something to be learned from newbies, but not the ones that think they know it all. 😂
I have gardened in Southern California, Northern California, and now the PNW. USDA 11(?) to now 8a. The differences are amazing - and it's not just temperatures.
@@melindaflick631Idaho next!😂
Ppl practicing their 2nd amendment rights- well good for u..lol. Laura always responds so eloquently and “DID BETTER” 😂😂😂 Tory I hope u live ur 💯 compliant happy life
It is sad that people think they can talk to you like that. Very good response to the inappropriate viewer comment. You guys are awesome!!! Thank you for the great videos and information.
Talking to anyone like that. People do strange things for attention. Probably myself too, hopefully it was when I was a child though 😊
Tori doesn’t know what the heck she’s talking about. I live in Northern California, have butterfly bushes and they are NOT invasive in my area nor are they in many other areas of the country. Good response, Laura!
I’m in the Midwest and can’t even get them to grow, let alone having them be invasive 😂 I’m praying for your new addition Laura ❤️
Yeah it's the 'do better' for me, hilarious! 😂
@@catgal1102 I also have butterfly bushes in my garden and I live in Santa Barbara and they are not invasive. Not sure what that person was talking about!!
I love how you and Aaron both light up when your kids enter a room. It’s so sweet to see, it’s so sweet for them.
TRUE loove😅❤😂
Laura & Aaron, I am often struck by a less than kind tone in some questions and comments. Your responses are consistently a lesson in diplomacy and good manners. It encourages me to do better. Thank you both for all you do. You are the inspiration and instruction that prompted me to develop my garden. You were also the place I turned to for calm during Covid. Thank you, and Happy Mother's Day!
Yup!!!! I garden in Southern California and have 2 butterfly bushes and have not seen them multiple in 20 years. I love love Laura's answer, so true!
I too turned to my first garden videos when we went into lockdown with Covid. Started with Garden Answer and fell in love! Still wat h every video and have learned so very much! My thanks for saving my sanity!❤️Canada zone 5b
Same here
Sometimes I really want to " tell off" one of the nitpickers because they are so petty. You have never announced that everything you do is the only correct way to live..and work. Some opinions should stay with their owners!
Toryisawesomeable
#notsoawesome
Way to handle with grace! ❤
I love that when Benjamin came in to the studio, you greeted him and spoke to him. Then explained to us what was going on. When you were talking with him, you faced him not the camera. Especially after just saying you PW let you be honest and real. Great mothering moment on Mother’s Day.
YES! AARON! Please do a segment on plant attributes. Play is as important for adult minds as it is for children's minds!
Yes! 😂
Would get a huge kick out of that! 👍👍👍
Yes!! “I hope your day is going better than mine.” 😂🤣😂🤣
I think we need a garden tour where Aaron just does all the plant voices 😂😂
Oh, and I have a pocket tip for Laura, too! Find a black mesh utility vest for fishing! (Amazon or a sporting goods store.) They’re loaded with pockets, long enough for extra coverage, and light enough not to make you sweaty. This is what my husband and I both wear in the garden to carry a phone, gloves, clippers, and a packet of plant ties, plus doggo cleanup bags and a few treats for bribes in case we do run across one of those snakes I mentioned in my other comment. 😄
Great suggestion on the fishing vest. I was thinking of suggesting Travel Smith brand. They also have lots of options. I bought a thin jacket for a vacation I took. I didn't want to carry a purse and that jacket was great.
Happy Mother's Day!
I love those vests!! I didn’t know that’s what it was when I bought my first one but it looked so handy. It was beige and I wore it until it was rags.
@@Sisteryoda1440 I bought the first one for my husband to use in lieu of a backpack when his chronic back pain got too serious to ignore anymore. The vest redistributes the weight of all the things he likes to carry so it’s not all pulling on his lower back. It’s worked like a dream so far and he wears it everywhere now. And he gets compliments on it all the time because I personalized his with patches.
What makes your channel so successful is the fact that you guys speak the truth about all plants reactions in YOU area!! Good, bad, and differences!! Keep doing what your doing! It teaches the rest of us!👍👍❤️❤️
So cool you both take time for The kids! Loved seen the both of you light up when Benjamin came in!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy Mother’s Day! Laura can own as many black shirts as she likes! In fact if she chooses to get another one for Mother’s Day, she can! 😂
😆 haha I garden with a black shirt myself
I was outside yesterday wearing my black shirt and leggings too...........some of us are Winters, and LOVE Black..........leave Laura ALONE...............lol
What about wearing a light weight breathable black mesh vest during summer with pockets.
Right On
Why do you women think you need to protect Laura? She can take care of herself.
Aaron and Laura, honestly, you are totally not responsible for the information you provide to us viewers. You are presenting your own specialized experience and knowledge. You cannot possibly provide 100% accurate information for the entire United States let alone the entire planet! People need to develop more responsibility for themselves. People should ask their local garden centers for specific info.
Exactly. Research your area. I love the way the boxwoods look on their property unfortunately they are banned in PA due to blight. I wouldn't expect them to know that
I find the ag extension service to be better for info. My local garden center hires people who just water and sell plants. They really do not know one plant from the other.
It has to be really hard sometimes to have so many viewers looking in at your lives...questioning choices, practices, etc. I would imagine that it takes a certain mindset to tolerate the scrutiny. But so glad that you can and that you continue to provide such quality content.
Jan, you are my kind of person!!!
Little late to responding but GREAT response Laura to the Budlehia comment. So glad these are still being sold here in my 7 a/b zone. Not invasive here! Our garden nurseries sells loads of them all sizes and varieties...😂 and you'll see at least two in every garden landscape.
Happy Mother’s Day, Laura! Darker colors absorb UV rays, which helps block them from your skin. That's why dark blue, black, and dark red are the best colors for sun protection compared to white or pastel colors of the same fabric. Laura, you wear as many black blouses you like! We all look forward to Aaron’s plant descriptions, Monica’s backyard update, your mom’s landscaping around her new addition, and you two tempting us with what you have planned for your piece of heaven!
That was a very gracious response to “Tory”, regarding the Butterfly Bushes. I could not have been so gracious. In Canada they are VERY common.
Happy Mother’s Day! Butterfly bush are definitely not invasive in Michigan-mine dies back to the ground every year. 😊
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas out there!!! Y’all are amazing!
Thank you! Happy Mother's Day right back at you ❤
Thank you 😊
One of my kids took me to Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island yesterday. I saw brunnera blooming, and knew what they were thanks to YOU! It was wonderful. Packed and sunny and wonderful!
Try Hatley Çastle in Victoria! It's FREE, uncrowded and a very beautiful series of gardens, including a gorgeous Japanese garden ❤. Have fun!
I love your black! I wear lots of black too for the same reasons and just because I like the color black. You go girl!!!
I liked how you handled the Do Better comment. Your response was very honest, respectful and considerate.
Such grace when handling snarky judgy comments and insults!!! You are amazing!!! Wise kind and yet fun!!! Amazing!!!
I love your gardens and feel you know what you are doing! Don’t let anyone rain on your parade. I feel so blessed to get to come along with you each day and learn something new. You have the best eye and instincts!
I agree. I've learned so much from this channel. The bonus for me is that Laura's voice is so pleasant and Aaron makes me giggle. Plus their kids are so sweet and her mom is absolutely amazing.
"Trust your gut. Ultimately it's your garden, so if you want to mess it up as much as you want or whatever you should be doing your ideas" -- so true. Thanks for including my Q in your video! Happy Mother's Day!!
So true! I just subscribed to your channel!!
@@simple_southern_garden Thanks so much!
So many thing I've learned since I found your channel! *I don't have to have a perfect plan before I try something. If it doesn't work, I can change it. *I enjoy discovering what makes me happy and what works in my garden rather than copying someone else's style. *I've learned what to look for when deciding what to spend money on rather than buying something just because it's pretty. I've had much more survive as a result. *succulents are no longer scary. *I started growing a lot more perennials (mostly from seed) and gained more patience, with less work. *I'm able to recognize SO many more plants when I go to a nursery, and have a much better idea of how they grow and how to take care of them (even though I'm in the hot and humid south with lots and lots of rain). *Thanks for staying true to yourselves!
My sentiments exactly!!
I have been gardening for 45 years in New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania, and have grown many butterfly bushes and have NEVER had a problem with them reseeding themselves or spreading!
Nice work, Laura, answering critical questions by kindly educating. Soap box warriors are ever eager to put others in their place when, sadly, they don’t have all the facts most of the time. Way to take the high road!
It does surprise me how many people have opinions about your place and your garden and how persistent they are about them. And I’m over here like let’s see what Laura is doing today. Also happy Mother’s Day for my Mother’s Day. I decided that since I live in Wilder, Idaho that for my Mother’s Day, I wanted to go to your mom and dad‘s garden center and see all the beautiful things. Monica was the one who rang me up with my beautiful coral bark Japanese Maple and I had to tell her about how my dog ate my watering can.😂 I love watching your family on your videos and Monica was just sweet and welcoming!
Great comment 🥰
@@SisterShirley Thank you!
Hey, neighbor! I’m 4 miles away from Wilder and my husband’s business is there.
@@cynthiafisher9907 Really!? What’s your husband’s business?
Here in Canada, part of North America, specifically here in Ontario, the butterfly bushes are beautiful not invasive where I live. They bring the Monarchs, hummingbirds and bumble bees all summer long.
Goodmorning fellow Ontarian :) I love butterfly bushes.
Also in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ❤. I think the new varieties are not invasive but I think the original type is invasive.
My 3 butterfly bushes are gorgeous and NOT invasive!
Another fellow Ontario gardener here too!
I appreciate your comments, Laura, about considering your area in regards to invasive species. For instance, in my area privet , butterfly bush, and a bunch of other plants are considered invasive, because conditions are so mild. In the US, your county or state’s extension office and websites can give more information on what is invasive to your area. Thank you so much for your videos! I watch them everyday and learn so much! And so many things you’ve talked about, spurred my interest to investigate more, which has turned me into a more knowledgeable gardener! Thank you!
I don’t start my day without watching you first! Just love this show…changed my life!!
Happy Mother's Day Laura and ladies!
Happy Mother’s Day to Laura and all the moms out there!! Pet moms and human moms and wanna be moms!! ❤️💫🌸🌼🌸💫❤️
You are so sweet to include pet moms and want to be moms! ❤️❤️
And happy mother's Day to you! 🌷
I can see where Laura is coming from when it comes to gardening in her area, having garden centres that stock plants for their customers based on environment. Having grown orchids in all kinds of environments, I try to communicate that what you see on screen is not limited to what knowledge base I could provide. But it os hard to be as all inclusive to everyone watching GA videos, when gardening in one zone. Kudos to Laura because, as I watch and listen, she really covers so many eventualities and possibilities given the circumstances she is gardening in. ❤
I love the way Laura thought process works compared to us mere mortals
Laura - I have 10 minutes before it gets dark and starts to rain, I’ll just quickly plant these 5 flats of bedding plans.
Us mortals - Right when have I got 5 hrs clear in my schedule to plant this HUGE order of 5 flats of bedding plants that just got delivered!! 🤣
Lol yes!! I have three astilbe I need to get in the ground and that’s like a whole afternoon for me 😂😂
About the comment of buttlefly bushies, my goodness🤦♀️ Please notice that we are watching from all over the world!!!! In fact i am watching from Argentina, a totally diferent time zone and season, actually i'm in autumn right now. So, you have to adapt everything according your zone, your season, your country, what you have available and the budyet. Regards from Córdoba, Argentina!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷
Awesome, I just went back to visit in November, enjoy your fall 😊
I want a feelings plant tour!! that would be so fun.
I think a lot of us would love this!
People need to keep their negative comments back, gardening is so personal. I don’t share ideas anymore I do and show after because my fam would be so super opinionated but would love it afterwards. So yes, people who comment so freely should ask themselves, would you say that if you were sitting down with Laura or is it because you’re at home and the keyboards is so simple to type an opinion.
God bless, ❤
Best part of this video? When Benjamin walked in and the two of you smiled with such great love 🥰
Happy Mother's Day. Hope you can enjoy your family and Gardens today ❤
Butterfly Bush is not invasive in my Zone 5 area
Laura, you need to take your own advice, plant what you Love, remove what you don't. In the end it is YOUR Garden. I love how it is coming together. Love watching the progress.
Absolutely LOVE how you are available to your children all day long. You are so Blessed. ❤
It's remarkable how many times you get scolded for the butterfly bush, even though you say quite clearly that you use the sterile kind.
I think the dark shirts also provide continuity from show to show, esp when it is a continuation of a previous show.
Smart lady basically making a “uniform “ for yourself so you don’t have to think about it. I did something similar when I was your age and just really busy. Didn’t want to think about what to wear as a young mom so I made polo shirts and jeans my “uniform “”.
I have never thought much about your clothes. It looks to me like you are wearing the right kind of outfits for the jobs you have to do. Shoot I wear the same sets of clothes until it is stained with dirt and paint and holes out because I don't wear my nice clothes to work on projects and to garden. Happy Mother's Day!
Good morning, Laura & Aaron ☕️Happy Mother’s Day💐
ATTENTION AARON!!! Don’t trim your Linden!
No, don’t cut - that’s the future trunk of the tree. The side shoots off it will (with time) develop into the crown. It will straighten itself out in a year or two as it puts on more wood thickness on the stem.
Cutting it would leave a weak point in the tree’s future growth, which could mean large branches falling off in the future.
I planted a dwarf lilac four - five years ago. This spring is the first year for blooms. Fully intended to remove it last fall. Glad I procrastinated, it's beautiful this spring.
Happy Mother’s Day Laura. You had a lot of interesting videos last week and this recap was great. To Aaron you must collect recordings of yourself when you comment on the plants with feeling that would be an awesome snippet added to the videos. The same when we have Paul and Bethany show up it’s a treat. The children’s fun appearance warm our hearts. Mom Dad and Monica are always fun too. The variety and fun features that you offer is what makes Garden Answer so welcoming and homey.
Good morning to my favorite garden videos. Y'all make my day! Aaron, Paul and Bethany thanks for the beautiful trees. And Laura and Bethany thanks for the flowers. You guys are the A team 💪.
Happy Mother’s Day! I see a beautiful family being nurtured by a beautiful matriarch ❤️
❤YES TO AARON doing his plant tour feeling & matching the voices or faces!! Pretty please!!!!! Make our day!! Happy Mother’s Day to the amazing mom’s who make life look easy!
So true about plants...remind you of a feeling
Just in case you didn't know this about Corinthian Linden's they are meant to be pruned to improve growth and fill in better. Take out any cross limbs, leader limbs, etc. BUT not till late winter when dormant otherwise it can "bleed" sap that can damage it. These are neat trees but do need some maintenance for the most beautiful shape. Love your channel and learning so much about gardening with high-pH soil and gives me a place to start when Researching for my own area in the high desert in Idaho Zone 5. Thanks!😃
Happy Mother’s Day Laura and Mom and all GA moms💐. God Bless
I agree with you about being out in the wind working, it does beat you up. Loved that little visit with Benjamin he is so sweet !! You guys are the best !!
I love your parents terraced garden, I am sure it took decades to make it that beautiful.
Thank you for turning me on to The Impatient gardener! She is as cool as you and her zone is closer to mine. I've learned so much from you, Laura! Thank you! I'll continue to watch you both. Thanks for all you do!
Butterfly bushes are beautiful in Virginia and NOT invasive……on the other hand Virginia CREEPER IS but it’s not in Oregon!!!! Just do the research in your area !!! Hope you have a blessed Mothers Day Laura 🩷💙
Honeysuckle too! Totally invasive in Ohio, but not in Oregon. I actually have a hard time getting my butterfly bush to come back each year.
Virginia Creeper is native to Virginia, not invasive.
@@mackysmacky Virginia creeper is VERY invasive !!!
@@kerrygilchrist62 Native plants can’t be invasive in the area they’re from. Creeper may be aggressive, but by definition it’s not invasive in the eastern US.
@@mackysmacky we will have to agree to disagree….i live in Virginia and it’s invasive where I live
Aaron's Garden Tour! @ 4:12 NO TEASING ! We need this now please!!!!
I can relate to you so much, Laura, especially when it comes to clothes. I literally wear jeans and tee shirts or sweatshirts all the time. I even wear them to church during the week. I have one skirt and top that I wear to church on Sunday morning and it's still not as dressy as what other women wear. But I don't care. God knows my heart and that's the most important thing. I love the interactions between you and Aaron and the love you have for your children. It is so wonderful to see your kids when they appear on your blogs. They are both so very cute and try to be helpful in whatever you are doing. God bless you and your family and the success of your blog.
Happy mother's day, Laura! Your smile shines, thanks for keeping it appropriate with the clothes, you can wear whatever you want, thankful for who you are.
Climbing Hydrangea would be beautiful on the archway in the south garden. Beautiful in the spring and summer and the bark has gorgeous winter interest.
I bought 10 of those glowing petunias, just for fun. Why not, they are a great conversation starter. Don' t expect large flowers like PW Vistas but innovation is a good thing within the plant kingdom. And they do softly glow.
Happy Mothers day to you, Laura and your beautiful Mom. You are both an inspiration in life and in the gardening world. I so love watching you both and Monica. 💜💟💜
Happy Mothers Day Laure &&& to your mommy. We love you so much. God Bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ☦️ ❤️
Thank you for the email telling me that the resin remover for Felcos were back in stock! And to have a 15% discount to boot! My order has been placed and I am one happy garden chick. Thank you for having the store, I love it.
HAPPY Mother's Day! Thank you for your encouragement for all things gardening! ❤
Hey Laura and Aaron, the sumacs in our area are very invasive but if you continue to keep at the suckers that pop up they will die back! I am glad you pulled out the one you originally planted. I wish I could say the same with the Virginia Creeper! It literally can grow 3 feet overnight! Constant battle I don’t seem to be winning! 😒 I am excited to be planting the Supertunia Saffron Finch and Bordeaux in my front garden and really hoping that they spread well! Always can count on inspiration and information in every video and recap! Peace and blessings 🤗😁
I love your entire property but my favourite is the west side. Sometimes when I can't sleep I imagine myself walking there and it is serene and calming. Thank you for such wonderful videos. I have learned much from your expertise. Happy Mother's Day, Laura.
Great video, Happy Mothers Day. Laura you look awesome in black, thats just the way you row. I love you in black, and another thing , when you garden you get dirty and you cant see dirt on black. Laura dont have time to worry about her shirt. Love all yalls videos. ❤
Laura, you are doing great! Your gardens are beautiful and will be what you want in the end because you are strong woman. I love your spirit and drive. Keep doing you Laura because you are great! ❤❤❤
Happy Mother's Day, Laura. You model such positive parenting and love with your beautiful children.
Happy Mother's Day. A true Mother's Day moment in your re-cap video, when Benjamin entered the studio both of you lit up and showed all your attention to him. ( melt my heart.) You all know what you are doing with nature and gardening, but, this type of interaction with your family and friends that makes me adore you all. Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you, thank you for being you! Each of you! Thank you for making me smile. I really appreciate it. Very difficult emotional week. I thank God for garden answer and it community!
Be blessed!
Laura, you are such a good sport on the question about your “fashion.” I admire how you handled that question. I just don’t get why something like that would matter to viewers. Thank you for just being you!
Good morning everyone! Happy Mothers Day to all the mother out there.
Happy Mother's Day to you and your mama, Laura! 💐💕💐 Aaron should certainly narrate a video. I love his sense of humor. This is another great recap! I enjoyed the entire week of videos and your chatter with Aaron is always so much fun!💕
Happy Mother’s Day to our GA moms! 🎉 💐💝 Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
I love your honesty about the wind. I delivered mail for 32 years and was out in good and bad weather but the wind was something else. Being retired I try to avoid being out when it is so windy if possible.
Happy Mother’s Day Laura😊 love your videos and wear whatever color shirt you want while in the garden!! Really, some people need a life 🤪
We got your back, girl!!! You do you.
Happy Mother's Day! Laura, I love that you stand your ground in regards to your vision for your property. It's amazing how your property has transformed over the years! How about a light bib style garden apron with pockets for the summer?
Happy Mother’s Day Laura and all the moms out there. I hope you have a beautiful day!
Happy Mother’s Day, and thank you for your marvelous gardens!
I love Aaron's feelings toward artemesia. There is a Powys Castle variety which speaks to me as my sister and I stayed at a B&B at Powys Castle, Wales in 1994. Plants do invoke personal memories. 🥰
You two never fail to make me laugh ! 4:00... just priceless! Thanks Aaron and Laura for your humour :)
Happy Mother’s Day! Some advice on pulling out the sumac. Get the ground pretty wet where they’re growing before you try to pull them out. My husband didn’t keep up with cutting a bank on our property and the sumac and multiflora rose took over. He spent a whole summer getting the roots wet, then digging them out. We have lots of rock and the roots of both those plants would grow around and encase the rocks. This experience led to him creating his own radio controlled mower to mow the bank 😂.
Happy Mothers Day! Thank you for teaching me how to make my yard beautiful
I love that I don’t think about what you are wearing either. The focus is on what you’re doing.
Laura you crack me up! Thinking in a bubble. I think you always mention when talking about butterfly bush that in your area okay but to check in our area.
Absolutely my to date most enjoyable video with your Mom and You at the garden center! Just like a kid in a candy shop!🌸
Happy Mothers Day Laura and all the mommies! Another fun week! I love the garden videos obviously but I so enjoy the videos with Mom! And your sister! so fun to come along with you guys.
Thank you for this long Mother’s Day video! I loved it!❤❤❤
I love how you love your children. They are such good little kids.
I've planted a Linden in my yard as well. My opinion on them are they are extremely slow growers. Not to rain on your parade but I've had mine in for over 15 years and still not a very large shade tree. Bad choice on my part for I wanted a nice shade tree on the west side of the house. I'm with you on the part that they smell wonderful.
Happy Mother's Day, Laura and your beautiful mom, too. Enjoy your special day!!!❤
Happy Mother’s Day Laura 🎉💕🌸🫶🏻🪴 to you & your Mom ! Enjoy those black shirts 👕 😂
Happy Mother's Day Laura.
AWESOME mother to Benjamin and Samantha.🙏🏾🌻🥀🌷🌹⚘
Happy Mother’s Day!!! Thank you for sharing your gardening expertise and family. God bless you 🌸
I'd love more cooking. 💕 The Garden will be producing soon. Yeah!❤❤❤
Happy Mother's Day, Laura! The wind is the only thing I can't handle either. Wears me out!
Thank you for so many inspiring ideas, I ended up getting espoma fertilizer for all my plants, they seem to love and thrive on it. You were right this product is worth the money.
I am with you Laura. Windy days are hard to deal with and they do beat you up. The wind blows here almost nonstop and is so important to consider in planting.
This year has been especially windy. Zone 6b
The invasive species question reminds me how you shared once that you had planted Virginia creeper on purpose and enjoyed it. Here in Southern Ohio that is my worst nightmare and I look at it in the same way I do poison ivy haha it is very invasive a pain to get rid of!