Ok. This is the second time I spend the night trying to figure out some kind of plant...... and the next morning Laura uploads a video with all the information I have been trying to find all over the internet. Thank you so much!
Not exactly next morning. But just watched this one again to try and figure what to put in my mostly shade corner. My idea is sticking with a cinder block wood rail edge. But changed again for prob 10 the time. Will do the euconymus green and yellow on left edge with a bench and potted forcynthia in more forward in the yard rather than at edge. Or maybe forcynthia on left edge and euconymus in the pot ?
Good morning everyone in the garden answer community! Hope you have a beautiful day wherever You Are. Today we will be raking leaves hopefully for the last time. The garden is all tucked in for the winter and now we are ready to decorate for the holidays. Thank you Laura and Aaron for this lovely place to come every day and enjoy with fellow gardeners. You help remind us there is a lot of good in the world. Love you both!
Goodmorning from Ohio! Yes leaves, I just went and put up a leaf mold for great compost next year! So I found these huge heavy spikes at walmart and got chicken wire to make it!
The pine evergreens and cypress trees in our area are all dying! Hollies and magnolias are fine. The boxwoods are struggling. It looks like the dogwoods, crepe myrtles and fruit trees are dying from the same thing. Dead patches show up and then the whole thing dies. This is affecting about a mile square of housing with large wooded lots. Any input would be a big help.
@@dlsdyer9071 Ykes; it could be canker or blight, or even borers. You might have to google the "symptoms" of your trees and see what pops up. If it's borers, you might have to trash them. If not, you can always call an arborist. Good luck!
My grandma is into gardening, and she has alot of tropical plants in our garden. Every time i watch your videos, i always remember my grandma! Kind and loving like you. Thank you for everything you have done! 🌿🌱
One of your best videos with so much important information. Your parents could use this as a "self-instructive" video outside among the trees for sale at the garden center. I imagine your garden will be cooler in temperature compared to your neighbors' yards once your beautiful trees get some growth. Thank you, Laura and Aaron, for continuing to create and share through your many videos. It's always great to see your family.
It’s sad to admit but I never thought of evergreens, shrubs, trees or ornamental grasses when planting gardens growing up. Since watching GA & you Laura have opened me up to and given me a new found appreciation of all of those things. & I can’t thank you enough! 😊♥️🌲🌳🌿
I love to walk around a nursery and see all the evergreens and in the back of my mind saying that would look great in arrangements! Thanks Laura for great ideas for future plants!
I have a boxwood that flowers and the fragrance is so lovely! very sweet and beautiful! no idea what variety it is. the fragrance is so pleasant I have cut the flowers off and put them in a vase.
Before I even got of bed this morning I was thinking about North Pole Arbs. Who knew you would talk about them this morning. My head is so full of garden info that came from you over the past couple of years. I Iive in North Dakota so it's fun to see that you mentioned some varieties that I could grow.
When you impart all your knowledge about a particular topic on us I feel so blessed. It's like I went to school without leaving my house or paying a big tuition. I share information I get from you with all my friends. They think I'm a real plant expert. I always send them to your channel because I think you are one of the best gardening teachers on RUclips. Thanks for all your research, knowledge and how skillfully you share. You make it look easy but I know it's a lot of work.
Hi Laura, When I started my garden 5 years ago, I committed to planting 50% evergreens, 25% flowering shrubs and 25% perennials. I don’t always follow the rule, but keeping evergreens a priority in the landscape has rewarded me with satisfying winter interest. My Fat Albert Blue Spruce and Hynoki Cypress being me joy all year long. I can’t wait to find a spot for an Alaskan Weeping Cedar. Thanks for all your inspiring videos and your positivity and kindness. The world needs more people like you.
Thank you so much for listing zones, growth size and personal descriptions of each variety. Very helpful for us that don’t live in your grow zone! Your information comes at a perfect time as we are in the process of removing beds and going to 🌲 evergreens, you are appreciated more than you know!
I love these videos because I think every region has different favourites and it’s amazing to hear about something else for a change! I’m a landscape design student in Ontario and show all my gardening friends and family your videos!!! Thanks so much for all you do!
Great Info 👍 more than most videos. I hear the name Boxwood used to loosely with out explaining how many varieties there actually are and how different the growth patterns can be.
Good morning 🌞. I planted 42 Sprinter boxwoods around my front porch on my 1870 Queen Ann Victorian. It was like you said, hard to have something formal that would take shade and sun. I had to ordered them. I would never had known of these if not for your wonderful channel and never ending knowledge I keep learning. Thank you for always giving so much detail information about so many plants. Love your new lamp in the sun porch!
Going to get some Sprinter boxwoods on your recommendation! Also want a taller evergreen/spruce that can take mostly shade? Zone 6 ( was 5 in Michigan) thanks
Your ability to reel off the names, sizes and growing zones for tree after tree without any obvious notes is amazing! How do you remember all those details and present them to effortlessly?
My biggest flex is that I live in a similar climate to Laura (eastern WA) and can essentially plant whatever she’s planting in her videos. Now the skill part I’m still working on 😂
I live in Northeastern Oklahoma. My zone also is 6 like Laura's. Only thing is I have very high humidity. I have to be careful about planting plants to close together.😊
Isn’t it so funny how a smell can be so nostalgic? The boxwood smell is one of my favorites because it reminds me of the boxwood hedges at my grandparent’s farm when I was little. I just loved that smell and what I associated it with. Now when I smell it my heart feels full in memory.
Zone 8 here! Thanks for your recommendations! I’m going through an evergreen kick😂. My personal favorite shrub are Hollies🌲! I don’t mind the needlepoints. The berries are my favorite part❤️! I just planted a 75 foot long hedge of needlepoint hollies🌲. Have yet to film a video on it for the channel 😅 but I just love how fast they grow!!
Another zone 8 evergreen (I think zones 7-10): Mexican Mock Orange (choisya ternata). I love this plant! Incredibly low-fuss for me, covered in shiny green leaves all year long (think there's also a variety called "Sundance" that's more yellow) and I typically see blooms multiple times a year -- in spring when tulips and daffodils are blooming (makes a great filler in bouquets) and also in fall as the weather gets colder and a bunch of other plants are dying back. Extra bonus: It smells basil-y when pruned!
🎄Good morning GA viewers and friends, and hi Laura! I love this video, and can’t help but wish I could send you some cardinals to enjoy the cover of evergreens in your property, and for you to see them perched on the snow covered branches during winter. When I had my yard I planted arbs to replace other trees, and every winter in Wisconsin I had at least five pairs of cardinals loving my trees! Thank you for all your amazing information and love of all nature and people, too! Enjoy a safe and happy weekend everyone 🌲🍁🍂🧡
Dee, this SoCal gal fell in love with Cardinals when one of my Sisters moved to North Georgia. We don't have them in CA nor here in France where I live. I looked forward to each Summer vacay. Mom put out Bird feeders and we'd spend lots of time watching them. My fave birds and they remind me of my Mom, who passed 2 years ago tomorrow.
Our property in NH is in the woods, so we have blue spruce, pines, evergreens that are part of our landscape . I’m more drawn to the cypress , and junipers.I would love to add some around the house. Thanks for telling us about the different types! The Leland cypress would look great ! And I would love topiaries in planters! I laughed when you described one of them being “Dr Seuss like” as one of my neighbors in our town has planted tons around his house. Every time I drive by I think “ it’s Who-Ville”. 😄
Love love love your top 10 things videos! There are some I have watched multiple times!!!! They are so informative and inspiring. Your one about berries in winter inspired me to plant several Berry Heavy, Berry Poppins, and Coral Berry bushes - can't wait for them to grow up. Thank you for all the inspiration and "get it done" attitude - my gardens have truly never looked better as a result of being inspired by you and Aaron and all you do! THANK YOU!
Absolutely wonderful and informative video. I love that you included zone 9!! Zone 9 is hard because we are very wet with alot of humidity ...lol.. like 100% humidity and it's hard to find things that can grow in that type of environment. Anyways, I hope everyone is having a beautiful and blessed Friday. Take care and God Bless you all.
My parents garden in a zone 7b/8a in Alabama and I planted an emerald arborvitae in their front yard when I was 18 (I’m now 31) and that tree has just been the most beautiful winter interest and structure in their yard. It literally needs no special care or pruning while having a really beautiful natural shape (we did buy from a local garden center and made sure the plant we bought had a nice shape and strong leader). It was about 4ft tall when we planted it. It’s now 12 feet tall!
This video was packed with so much new information for me. We are new to zone 6 and there is so much to learn. This very timely episode has started me in a new direction. Thank you so much. I'll be watching this one multiple times since it is loaded with useful information
Great List of evergreens. I love evergreens to give structure to the garden and also during winter while everything goes to sleep, the evergreens continue shinning and showing an amazing display in the garden.
I love pines & spruces!! My Father in Law when he lived in our home, planted several pines & spruces & now I am continuing to plant to continue what he started years ago! 😃🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
When I moved in, I had zero evergreens. I had to remedy that. Now I've got Green Gem boxwoods, Holmstrup arbs and a Fire Chief arb. I'm loving all of them, but the Fire Chief is especially cool. It's a lime green with bronze/orange tips all year round. I highly recommend checking it out.
Wow!! You mentioned my home province of Newfoundland! But I need to correct the pronunciation (which I always do!) it rhymes with understand - so, understand, Newfoundland. And yes if it grows in Newfoundland, which is in the North Atlantic, it will undoubtedly be super winter hardy. Love your tree selections and have added some to my own garden in Nova Scotia.
Good morning! Even though all of your content may not be relevant to me (in my present space), I somehow find myself compelled to watch every video. I guess you can say I'm a dedicated supporter of G.A. Thanks!
Perfect timing! I was just going through your archives for videos on evergreens! I’m planting in a new yard and really have become obsessed with evergreens-especially conifers.
You are a beast in the garden. I'm having a dry creek bed installed to replace my lawn. Hopefully we can divert the gutter downspout so when it rains in winter I'll have a bit of a creek. I wanted a very wintery type feel to accompany my white Birch. I have no idea what it's called but it's majestic and it will be given it's own drip line. It has these very large eyes that I can see from my living room window. Amazing what nature can do. Ok so I love Junipers and love you added zones and showed them in real time. Thank you for doing this video. You are a natural. Cheers and best wishes
We are about to loose our big spruce trees. Terrible bc we are old and do not have the time to enjoy them when grown. First is the worse - canker, those have to be cut down. Second is needle drop. They can be spray two times in the beginning of new spring growth. I hope you do not get these problems. The one small blue spruce we have that is so nice is called Baby Blue Eyes. Stays fairly small. Ours is about 8 tall now. So far it seems to be in unaffected. It is such a pretty blue. You planting a huge mix is wise! Just bc of disease. We have a hedge called Golden Hillside Privet. Stays green year round. Can be shaped. We live in the middle of Iowa. Near the top of zone 5. But we usually plant things from zone 4. Super cold here. Thank you for the information. We might need help now planting those evergreens. But love them too. Plus like to plant trees that live a super long time. Have you tried the male Ginkgo. Very yellow in the fall. November 16, 2022
Can you help? Is there anything new for the spruce trees that might have maybe a canker? I really do not want to cut them down! Please give me some ideas! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas!!! December 11, 2022
Good Morning! Evergreens are my favorite. They are the backbone of the garden. And best of all no messy leaves to deal with each fall. . We have many but I do pine for more. Your ten examples offer enough choices to fit any size garden. I have followed your practice of planting some in pots and then transferring to the garden.
This is perfect timing! I need to grow a hedge, and decided I'd start buying small trees for winter decor on the deck, then plant them out the following spring. Avatar here I come!
Planted 2 Carolina Sapphire Cypress trees this year…either side of our driveway…so excited to see them grow. Sitting on my couch I can look up to the top of the driveway and their backdrop across the street are maples, oaks and poplars and it’s just so pretty having my “blue” in the foreground. Always makes me think of your moms rule of colors to make a complete garden! Thank you for another very informative video, you’re always teaching me something I never knewr!
Anyone else notice the movement to the left of the boxwoods at 4:44. Looked like a black cat. Zone 9a here in Southern California. About 30 minutes from Big Bear so we do get snow on occasion. Planted a pine two years ago and it is doing great. Plan on adding more. Love everything you do Laura. My husband and I found your channel on March 15, 2020 the first day of California's shutdown. We had no idea what we were going to do. Thank you Lord, for Garden Answer. You got our views, Lowes, Home Depot and our local nursery got the $$$. LOL
We have two Princeton Maples in our yard. They are so beautiful and give a chartreuse colour all summer. A little brighter in the spring. In the fall, they go to a beautiful yellow. We have them next to some Blue Spruce and the contrast is so striking, that we have people mention it. We live in Canada and garden in a zone 4. If you can grow them in your area, I know you would love them. They would look so great in the south garden. Love your videos!
My blue Spruce is getting too tall, I bought it years ago from A Catolog, it was two of them ,did have to get rid of one because I couldn't find any takers, I love it just doesn't want a big tree 🤔
Hi, I'm Serbian, like the spruce, we call it "Pančićeva Omorika", after Josif Pančić, who was a Serbian scientist who first described it. I'm always confused when americans say "Serbia, so cold"... are you mixing up Serbia and Siberia? We're not the same place. Sure, I live in a rather small pocket where is extra warm, capital, Belgrade, I checked, it's what you'd call zone 8a (we don't use zones tho), and rest of Serbia is colder, but we're mostly warmer than you in zone 6, right? I don't think there are parts of Serbia in higher zones than 6, maybe somewhere in hills, where Omorika grows anyway. We're a tiny country on Balkan peninsula, smaller than a state of NY, with less citizens than NYC, so really small. Together with Bosnia, we were part of Yugoslavia, rich and prosperous communist country that was destroyed the very moment Soviet union fell and we became last communist country in Europe, or, last "big" (for European standards) communist country in Europe, and we had to be dismantled. We were taken out by installation of idiot president, who allowed religion back into Yugoslavia, so brothers and neighbors suddenly became "the other" and it all collapsed with horrible war between different sects (catholics, muslims and orthodox xtians), until 6 tiny countries emerged. So, yeah, we're the bad guy from pilot episode of your favorite cop show. And word to "balkanize" came out of that war where strong and rich country was turned into 6 useless countries with nothing much to show for Siberia on the other hand is basically a continent sized area of Russia, preposterously larger than Serbia, and by the virtue of being so humongous, sure, some parts are really cold, but others aren't, it's just too big to speak of particular climate, like how you can't really speak of usa climate. However, Siberia is known as a super cold place, probably because labor camps (political prisons) in days of USSR, were located in north of Siberia, where it's preposterously cold, like northern Canada, or alaska perhaps. Obviously, this horrible place wasn't chosen for death camps on accident, they put them there cause it was such a horrible place to live. So, really it's not that entire Siberia is cold, it's just that death camps were put at the very cold place, which happened to fall under "Siberia", which, considering it's size, wasn't surprising, it's basically quarter of the world. Close enough >
I believe she said that the Omorika was cold hardy, not that Serbia is cold. It IS cold hardy, because it's from our mountainous regions (I'm Serbian too), but I have several specimens planted in the Morava river plain area, where very hot summers and months long droughts are fairly common, and they're doing just fine there as well. So they're both cold hardy and heat and drought resistant. Anyway, I believe we're zone 6 as well, or maybe zone 7 now, with climate change and everything. (Mountainous regions being colder, of course.) And if anyone is wondering, it's pronounced Oh-MORE-ee-cah. Rhymes with America.
Perfect timing! I'm clearing out an overgrown area of our property and was just staring at it yesterday thinking evergreens were what I needed to start with and go from there...thankyou!
These types of videos are super helpful! I would love to see a follow up on how to garden under evergreens. My garden is full of old pine trees. They’re beautiful and provide to much shade but it makes gardening really difficult.
I started out thinking I was going to watch this video because I love Laura and all things GA, but wouldn't come away with good options for my garden today. I was pleasantly surprised! I SO appreciate it when you list the full zone spectrum of the plants, thank you! I'm in a zone 8, but I grew up in upstate NY and I love Colorado blue spruces so much, but I know I can't grow them here. This video gave me some fantastic ideas for beautiful evergreens I can substitute for my favorite!
This is such a helpful video for people starting out. Three evergreens that I would be so happy if you had, are Taylor Junipers for very narrow spots, Horstmann's Silberlocke, which has a gorgeous two tone look, and beautiful holly for hedges and topiary. Also for people in zones 7 and warmer, don't forget camellias. Their foliage is gorgeous all year but best of all, they flower in autumn or winter when nothing else does.
I don’t know how holly of any variety do in Laura’s area. I am from there, and nobody seems to have any. (Maybe they don’t do well in alkaline soil). Similar looking alternative, Oregon grape.
@@laraemitchell9064 I am in Laura’s area and I have seen holly here, not a lot, though. And I think it takes a long time to get very big. It’s not the ideal environment for it.
Those Arborvitae and the Pinpoint Blue cypress are gorgeous! I will add them to my "list" for my landscaping reno considerations. I am in northern Georgia with thick red clay soil where we are classified as Zone 7b. Thank you!
WOW!! THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVE SPRUCES! & ARBS & needed to know of Boxwoods. Your Fruit Tree video was GREAT TOO! WHERE OH WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR BOUNDLESS ENERGY FROM!?! How does your husband get any work done seeing your striking beautiful eyes! And THIS ENTIRE VIDEO YOU NEVER nocked your coffee cup! Mine would've long gone -oops-flying across the room ! Your videos and knowledge & Vitality is such a joy to behold! I Always look forward to what garden adventures in planting await! Enjoyed The Pond Guy video too! I loved seeing your folks garden ! I'm so glad I removed the wire basket from my Norway Spruce gift tree. ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! So INSPIRING !!
I love this video I've watched it twice now. This time of year that the deciduous trees are all going to sleep it makes me appreciate the evergreens in landscapes! The red tipped one sounds wonderful! Your south garden is going to be like a Botanical gardens. So many unique specimens. I'm excited to see how many spring blooming shrubs you add next year!
Colorado Blue spruce has been the most common tree to blow over in the last couple of high wind events we have had in Salt Lake City and Bountiful Utah. It is also the most common tree to die from boring insects. Beautiful tree though.
ahhh, i do have blue cypress envy, lol... zone 10b, no dice unless i buy one as a christmas tree just to enjoy for the season... so many beautiful types of evergreens and what a variety of growth habits; pretty much something for everyone... we do get junipers down here, but they stink, ewww, lol... however!! you introduced me to the adorable lemon cypress in a pot, and i have one that just LOVES it here!! it's put on beautiful growth and i found a spot i can put it in my yard if it gets too big for the pot (and then i'll start over because i love the look where it's at)... so yea for that!! i pet it, lol... it will be so much fun watching all the ones you've planted grow and add a stunning vibe to your gardens... great video, lots of good info!! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤
Thinking you should go with the light covers as sun fades your pretty ones. Keep them for when your entertaining in the greenhouse. Your Mum has great taste must run in the family.😀
Thank you for all the information on evergreens. I was hoping you could recommend an evergreen that stays relatively small, slow growing that would be good for either side of a garage.
I could not leave the house this morning without listening to this video LOL. I love evergreens especially the trees. Myzone here in Indiana Southern is a 6. I have a couple Acres I planted some pine trees on but I want to make a screen fast-growing across the front of the property and this really helped me make some decisions on the trees that would be perfect for that thank you so much
This is very timely for me. I live on the shores of Puget Sound and have a garden that is 15 years old. I’m getting older (75) and beginning to realize that I need to make some changes in the types of plants I’m choosing. I’m redoing one bed to become primarily an evergreen garden, but space is limited. Could you recommend dwarf evergreens, primarily conifers, that could be suitable. I already have two good sized English yews and two Japanese maples. I’m removing roses and other random shrubs. I do love watching your program…keeps me enthusiastic about gardening 🤗
Leila, I second that request for smaller evergreen trees and shrubs Every time I think I want to put a few different evergreen in, I look up and see utility wires. UGH.
I am in Maine and am older also. We just moved to our forever home when I retired this year and put in garden beds all around the house. Hopefully I haven't done too much. I just finished bulb planting. But it's mainly maintenance now. I think a dwarf Blue Spruce would be good. I was thinking of one of those for our garden. I think more perennials and less annuals also makes less work. I do a little at a time and so far that has worked for me. It might take me a month to plant 100 bulbs but no one has me on a clock. I am retired! :) Good luck with your garden! Enjoy! P S. Hollies bring a lot of joy and most do not get that big. The China Girl series is not too large. I have those and the Prince and Princess Hollies.
@@janetn1925 If you're looking for a dwarf blue spruce I would highly recommend these to cultivars. The first one is called Montgomery blue spruce which grows 6ft tall by 3-4ft wide, and the second one grows 3ft by 3ft, a ball form called globe blue spruce. Sometimes you can find the globe train into a topiary form.
Hi, Leila, I also live in the Puget sound. I just spent an afternoon at Sunnyside Nursey looking at small conifers. I really liked the black dragon Japanese cedar. I recommend walking through a nursery and taking pictures of plants (and their tags). Then I come home and research the varieties to see what would fit in the best.
Thanks for the great descriptions. I would also recommend yew (Taxus) and Canadian hemlock (Tsuga) for more urban landscape applications with deep shade where other conifers will not thrive. And, personally, living in the northeast, I can't imagine a landscape without the long soft needles of Eastern White Pine with its majestic wild form and the tallest tree in our forests. There are lovely dwarf garden varieties of it too.
Hello Evie. How are you doing? Very nice comment. I planted a bird nest spruce this fall they i am really excited to see grown. I have been trying to figure out which boxwoods to plant Next spring so this is pertinent timing.
Just bought a home that has a cute deer family in the yard daily. I am coming from a home where I did not have to worry at all! Talk about game changer! I’m mourning my wild abandonment in my tulip beds and hydrangea borders 🌷🌱 🦌 😩
Thanks for this detailed study of evergreens, Laura. I'm refurbishing a 50-year-old zone 9b garden, and some of the original bones are now broken, or at least severely bent. Having these height, width, sun and shearing characteristics is such a help in deciding which to choose!
I'm with you on spruce vs pines. We have 4 very large pine trees on our property and they're the dirtiest trees ever, dropping their very long needles year round.
Thanks for the vibrant flavor/colors added to the sun porch back ground. I felt soooo, stifled without color in your garden! Thanks again and happy growing..
These videos aren't overwhelming at all! I've been waiting for this one! It's hard to keep track of all your evergreens when you plant them randomly (but don't stop the random plantings because I love them!)
Your channel has made me understand that having evergreens for year round interest has helped me establish my 2 year garden. Been a subscriber and avid watcher 4ever
Zone 3 here!! We don’t strictly follow the two zone lower rule because then I’d only be growing Arctic shrubs and grasses lol Which I’ve done! My dream is to have an established perennial garden 💜Love the videos and being able to grow vicariously through you!
Congrats on your great coffee cup! It reminds me of the one my Mom received as a Mother Day present from my little boy many years ago . It has the thumb type hold and the curved lip making for a fantastic cup to drink from. She just loved it and constantly said "don't ever let anything happen to this cup" ! I have it in my cupboard now in a safe place! Good luck to you and your family....greg zone 5
Laura, I’m so glad you made this video as we moved here, Oklahoma from Indiana and I’ve planted tons of flowers but, no all year round greenery just bc I don’t know a lot about it. I’ve been grateful for you and your family making these videos I’ve learned so much. Thank you!
Love the selection you offered. I see a couple I'd like to try in my GA zone 8A garden. I'm surprised you didn't mention hollies. They are evergreen, gorgeous colors and they offer berries for the birds. I've got Nellie Stevens hollies in my yard and they can either be trimmed to hedge or left to grow naturally. I've got some in full shade - which grow more slowly and sparsely - and some in full sun which are lush and full. Another evergreen that grows well in zone 8 is the Sweet Tea Olive. Glossy green leaves, can grow very large or be trimmed to keep smaller, and they bloom tiny white flowers that have a HEAVENLY scent. Calloway Gardens has a huge hedge of them and when they are in bloom, oh. my. word. One is transported... 😍😍
@@cynthiafisher9907 Hello Cynthia. How are you doing? I have been trying to figure out which boxwoods to plant Next spring so this is pertinent timing.
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Ok. This is the second time I spend the night trying to figure out some kind of plant...... and the next morning Laura uploads a video with all the information I have been trying to find all over the internet. Thank you so much!
It’s happened to me before too 😂 Psychic Laura 🤣❤️
Not exactly next morning. But just watched this one again to try and figure what to put in my mostly shade corner. My idea is sticking with a cinder block wood rail edge. But changed again for prob 10 the time. Will do the euconymus green and yellow on left edge with a bench and potted forcynthia in more forward in the yard rather than at edge. Or maybe forcynthia on left edge and euconymus in the pot ?
More pictures of trees. Less of her. Ego trip. 😮
Good morning everyone in the garden answer community! Hope you have a beautiful day wherever You Are. Today we will be raking leaves hopefully for the last time. The garden is all tucked in for the winter and now we are ready to decorate for the holidays. Thank you Laura and Aaron for this lovely place to come every day and enjoy with fellow gardeners. You help remind us there is a lot of good in the world. Love you both!
Goodmorning from Ohio! Yes leaves, I just went and put up a leaf mold for great compost next year! So I found these huge heavy spikes at walmart and got chicken wire to make it!
This is my favorite topic!!!!
@@BrittanyS143 care to share a link to leaf mold structures?
Here in coastal NC, we haven’t had frost so summer annuals are still blooming.
I'm in SE TN zone 7b and we just started raking 😊
There’s just something about evergreens with snow on them, especially when everything else is so brown in the winter months. It’s magical! 🌺💚🙃
I agree. I think because it reminds us of Christmas and the holidays! Or maybe that's just me! 🎄🎄🎄
The pine evergreens and cypress trees in our area are all dying! Hollies and magnolias are fine. The boxwoods are struggling. It looks like the dogwoods, crepe myrtles and fruit trees are dying from the same thing. Dead patches show up and then the whole thing dies. This is affecting about a mile square of housing with large wooded lots. Any input would be a big help.
@@dlsdyer9071 Ykes; it could be canker or blight, or even borers. You might have to google the "symptoms" of your trees and see what pops up. If it's borers, you might have to trash them. If not, you can always call an arborist. Good luck!
@@gardenrulez Thanks for the input.
@@dlsdyer9071 It was just a little offhand, but there is so much crud that attacks our plants, that it's hard figuring it out.
My grandma is into gardening, and she has alot of tropical plants in our garden. Every time i watch your videos, i always remember my grandma! Kind and loving like you. Thank you for everything you have done! 🌿🌱
Embracing my garden passion by rocking my Duluth Veggie print overalls on my way to work on this Philly rainy day. Hello all from PA ♥️ 🌧
Whenever i see you speak about Serbian spruce I wanna say hello from Balkan (Croatia) 😂👌
These kinds of sit downs focusing on just one category or plants are SO helpful. Keep up the great work!
One of your best videos with so much important information. Your parents could use this as a "self-instructive" video outside among the trees for sale at the garden center. I imagine your garden will be cooler in temperature compared to your neighbors' yards once your beautiful trees get some growth. Thank you, Laura and Aaron, for continuing to create and share through your many videos. It's always great to see your family.
Hello Linda. How are you doing?
It’s sad to admit but I never thought of evergreens, shrubs, trees or ornamental grasses when planting gardens growing up. Since watching GA & you Laura have opened me up to and given me a new found appreciation of all of those things. & I can’t thank you enough! 😊♥️🌲🌳🌿
I love Laura's enthusiasm while talking. It fuels my urge to just keep planting!
I love to walk around a nursery and see all the evergreens and in the back of my mind saying that would look great in arrangements! Thanks Laura for great ideas for future plants!
Hello Cheryl. How are you doing? I agree with you it’s a very beautiful ideas !
Am I the only one who looovesss the smell of boxwoods?? Brings back happy memories of my grandma's garden (she used to own a nursery)
Hello Dieneke. How are you doing?
Good morning from New York, zone 6b. Off today, get to watch with my feet up and a cup coffee.
I have a boxwood that flowers and the fragrance is so lovely! very sweet and beautiful! no idea what variety it is. the fragrance is so pleasant I have cut the flowers off and put them in a vase.
Before I even got of bed this morning I was thinking about North Pole Arbs. Who knew you would talk about them this morning. My head is so full of garden info that came from you over the past couple of years. I Iive in North Dakota so it's fun to see that you mentioned some varieties that I could grow.
Same, am planning my next move in my head
When you impart all your knowledge about a particular topic on us I feel so blessed. It's like I went to school without leaving my house or paying a big tuition. I share information I get from you with all my friends. They think I'm a real plant expert. I always send them to your channel because I think you are one of the best gardening teachers on RUclips. Thanks for all your research, knowledge and how skillfully you share. You make it look easy but I know it's a lot of work.
Hello Cindy. How are you doing?
Hi Laura, When I started my garden 5 years ago, I committed to planting 50% evergreens, 25% flowering shrubs and 25% perennials. I don’t always follow the rule, but keeping evergreens a priority in the landscape has rewarded me with satisfying winter interest. My Fat Albert Blue Spruce and Hynoki Cypress being me joy all year long. I can’t wait to find a spot for an Alaskan Weeping Cedar. Thanks for all your inspiring videos and your positivity and kindness. The world needs more people like you.
Hello Mary. That’s Great you started your garden on time. How are you doing? I really learned more anytime I watch this video
Thank you so much for listing zones, growth size and personal descriptions of each variety. Very helpful for us that don’t live in your grow zone!
Your information comes at a perfect time as we are in the process of removing beds and going to 🌲 evergreens, you are appreciated more than you know!
Hello Elaine. Very nice comment how are you doing? I really learned how to do boxwood.
I love these videos because I think every region has different favourites and it’s amazing to hear about something else for a change! I’m a landscape design student in Ontario and show all my gardening friends and family your videos!!! Thanks so much for all you do!
Great Info 👍 more than most videos. I hear the name Boxwood used to loosely with out explaining how many varieties there actually are and how different the growth patterns can be.
The knowledge you have and remember is amazing.
Good morning 🌞. I planted 42 Sprinter boxwoods around my front porch on my 1870 Queen Ann Victorian. It was like you said, hard to have something formal that would take shade and sun. I had to ordered them. I would never had known of these if not for your wonderful channel and never ending knowledge I keep learning. Thank you for always giving so much detail information about so many plants. Love your new lamp in the sun porch!
Going to get some Sprinter boxwoods on your recommendation! Also want a taller evergreen/spruce that can take mostly shade? Zone 6 ( was 5 in Michigan) thanks
@@donnatrobaugh1676 Hello Donna. How are you doing? My sprinter boxwood needs to be use !
Your ability to reel off the names, sizes and growing zones for tree after tree without any obvious notes is amazing! How do you remember all those details and present them to effortlessly?
My biggest flex is that I live in a similar climate to Laura (eastern WA) and can essentially plant whatever she’s planting in her videos. Now the skill part I’m still working on 😂
I live in Northeastern Oklahoma. My zone also is 6 like Laura's. Only thing is I have very high humidity. I have to be careful about planting plants to close together.😊
Happy Fun Friday has to begin with GA! Have a great weekend, everyone!🍂
Wow. Look how much things have changed in the landscape since this was uploaded.
Hello Dee. How are you doing ?
Good morning! 🌻🐝
Isn’t it so funny how a smell can be so nostalgic? The boxwood smell is one of my favorites because it reminds me of the boxwood hedges at my grandparent’s farm when I was little. I just loved that smell and what I associated it with. Now when I smell it my heart feels full in memory.
Hello Heather. How are you doing?
Zone 8 here! Thanks for your recommendations! I’m going through an evergreen kick😂. My personal favorite shrub are Hollies🌲! I don’t mind the needlepoints. The berries are my favorite part❤️! I just planted a 75 foot long hedge of needlepoint hollies🌲. Have yet to film a video on it for the channel 😅 but I just love how fast they grow!!
I'm in GA zone 8! Try adding a few Tea Olives as well. The scent is heavenly...
Another zone 8 evergreen (I think zones 7-10): Mexican Mock Orange (choisya ternata). I love this plant! Incredibly low-fuss for me, covered in shiny green leaves all year long (think there's also a variety called "Sundance" that's more yellow) and I typically see blooms multiple times a year -- in spring when tulips and daffodils are blooming (makes a great filler in bouquets) and also in fall as the weather gets colder and a bunch of other plants are dying back. Extra bonus: It smells basil-y when pruned!
🎄Good morning GA viewers and friends, and hi Laura! I love this video, and can’t help but wish I could send you some cardinals to enjoy the cover of evergreens in your property, and for you to see them perched on the snow covered branches during winter. When I had my yard I planted arbs to replace other trees, and every winter in Wisconsin I had at least five pairs of cardinals loving my trees! Thank you for all your amazing information and love of all nature and people, too! Enjoy a safe and happy weekend everyone 🌲🍁🍂🧡
I always lived in the northwest and got into my 60’s before I ever saw a cardinal. They are very beautiful and sing so nicely!
Dee, this SoCal gal fell in love with Cardinals when one of my Sisters moved to North Georgia. We don't have them in CA nor here in France where I live. I looked forward to each Summer vacay. Mom put out Bird feeders and we'd spend lots of time watching them. My fave birds and they remind me of my Mom, who passed 2 years ago tomorrow.
Our property in NH is in the woods, so we have blue spruce, pines, evergreens that are part of our landscape .
I’m more drawn to the cypress , and junipers.I would love to add some around the house. Thanks for telling us about the different types! The Leland cypress would look great ! And I would love topiaries in planters!
I laughed when you described one of them being “Dr Seuss like” as one of my neighbors in our town has planted tons around his house. Every time I drive by I think “ it’s Who-Ville”. 😄
Love love love your top 10 things videos! There are some I have watched multiple times!!!! They are so informative and inspiring. Your one about berries in winter inspired me to plant several Berry Heavy, Berry Poppins, and Coral Berry bushes - can't wait for them to grow up. Thank you for all the inspiration and "get it done" attitude - my gardens have truly never looked better as a result of being inspired by you and Aaron and all you do! THANK YOU!
Hello Kristin. How are you doing? I love this video very much I always lean more boxwoods
Absolutely wonderful and informative video. I love that you included zone 9!! Zone 9 is hard because we are very wet with alot of humidity ...lol.. like 100% humidity and it's hard to find things that can grow in that type of environment. Anyways, I hope everyone is having a beautiful and blessed Friday. Take care and God Bless you all.
Not every zone 9 is humid. It just means you don’t get very cold in the winter.
My parents garden in a zone 7b/8a in Alabama and I planted an emerald arborvitae in their front yard when I was 18 (I’m now 31) and that tree has just been the most beautiful winter interest and structure in their yard. It literally needs no special care or pruning while having a really beautiful natural shape (we did buy from a local garden center and made sure the plant we bought had a nice shape and strong leader). It was about 4ft tall when we planted it. It’s now 12 feet tall!
This video was packed with so much new information for me. We are new to zone 6 and there is so much to learn. This very timely episode has started me in a new direction. Thank you so much. I'll be watching this one multiple times since it is loaded with useful information
Great List of evergreens. I love evergreens to give structure to the garden and also during winter while everything goes to sleep, the evergreens continue shinning and showing an amazing display in the garden.
I love pines & spruces!! My Father in Law when he lived in our home, planted several pines & spruces & now I am continuing to plant to continue what he started years ago! 😃🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
Absolutely love evergreens! So beautiful, thanks Laura for demystify the evergreens for us! Hugs🤗💜🤗
Hello Cami. How are you doing? It’s has been a while since we learned many things from Laura. I started my 5 year ago
When I moved in, I had zero evergreens. I had to remedy that. Now I've got Green Gem boxwoods, Holmstrup arbs and a Fire Chief arb. I'm loving all of them, but the Fire Chief is especially cool. It's a lime green with bronze/orange tips all year round. I highly recommend checking it out.
Wow!! You mentioned my home province of Newfoundland! But I need to correct the pronunciation (which I always do!) it rhymes with understand - so, understand, Newfoundland. And yes if it grows in Newfoundland, which is in the North Atlantic, it will undoubtedly be super winter hardy. Love your tree selections and have added some to my own garden in Nova Scotia.
Hello Susan. How are you doing?
Good morning! Even though all of your content may not be relevant to me (in my present space), I somehow find myself compelled to watch every video. I guess you can say I'm a dedicated supporter of G.A. Thanks!
Perfect timing! I was just going through your archives for videos on evergreens! I’m planting in a new yard and really have become obsessed with evergreens-especially conifers.
Hello Kaitlin. How are you doing?
You are a beast in the garden. I'm having a dry creek bed installed to replace my lawn. Hopefully we can divert the gutter downspout so when it rains in winter I'll have a bit of a creek. I wanted a very wintery type feel to accompany my white Birch. I have no idea what it's called but it's majestic and it will be given it's own drip line. It has these very large eyes that I can see from my living room window. Amazing what nature can do. Ok so I love Junipers and love you added zones and showed them in real time. Thank you for doing this video. You are a natural. Cheers and best wishes
We are about to loose our big spruce trees. Terrible bc we are old and do not have the time to enjoy them when grown. First is the worse - canker, those have to be cut down. Second is needle drop. They can be spray two times in the beginning of new spring growth. I hope you do not get these problems. The one small blue spruce we have that is so nice is called Baby Blue Eyes. Stays fairly small. Ours is about 8 tall now. So far it seems to be in unaffected. It is such a pretty blue. You planting a huge mix is wise! Just bc of disease. We have a hedge called Golden Hillside Privet. Stays green year round. Can be shaped. We live in the middle of Iowa. Near the top of zone 5. But we usually plant things from zone 4. Super cold here. Thank you for the information. We might need help now planting those evergreens. But love them too. Plus like to plant trees that live a super long time. Have you tried the male Ginkgo. Very yellow in the fall. November 16, 2022
Can you help? Is there anything new for the spruce trees that might have maybe a canker? I really do not want to cut them down! Please give me some ideas! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas!!! December 11, 2022
I am in contract on a 10 acre house in Hudson Valley, NY and I can't wait to get my hands dirty. Love this video.
Good Morning! Evergreens are my favorite. They are the backbone of the garden. And best of all no messy leaves to deal with each fall. . We have many but I do pine for more. Your ten examples offer enough choices to fit any size garden. I have followed your practice of planting some in pots and then transferring to the garden.
Hello Karen. How are you doing? I have been trying to figure out which boxwoods to plant Next spring so this is pertinent timing.
This is perfect timing! I need to grow a hedge, and decided I'd start buying small trees for winter decor on the deck, then plant them out the following spring. Avatar here I come!
Planted 2 Carolina Sapphire Cypress trees this year…either side of our driveway…so excited to see them grow. Sitting on my couch I can look up to the top of the driveway and their backdrop across the street are maples, oaks and poplars and it’s just so pretty having my “blue” in the foreground. Always makes me think of your moms rule of colors to make a complete garden!
Thank you for another very informative video, you’re always teaching me something I never knewr!
Hello Chrisrfan. How are you doing? It’s has been a while since we learned many things from Laura!
Oh yes, I have so many pretty variety, we’re 6b so it’s exciting that we can get some longer growing season
Anyone else notice the movement to the left of the boxwoods at 4:44. Looked like a black cat. Zone 9a here in Southern California. About 30 minutes from Big Bear so we do get snow on occasion. Planted a pine two years ago and it is doing great. Plan on adding more. Love everything you do Laura. My husband and I found your channel on March 15, 2020 the first day of California's shutdown. We had no idea what we were going to do. Thank you Lord, for Garden Answer. You got our views, Lowes, Home Depot and our local nursery got the $$$. LOL
We have two Princeton Maples in our yard. They are so beautiful and give a chartreuse colour all summer. A little brighter in the spring. In the fall, they go to a beautiful yellow. We have them next to some Blue Spruce and the contrast is so striking, that we have people mention it. We live in Canada and garden in a zone 4. If you can grow them in your area, I know you would love them. They would look so great in the south garden. Love your videos!
My blue Spruce is getting too tall, I bought it years ago from A Catolog, it was two of them ,did have to get rid of one because I couldn't find any takers, I love it just doesn't want a big tree 🤔
I really love this kind of videos, with varieties of plants. I think it's a really good opportunity to learn gardening landscaping. ❇️💚
Hi hallo 🥰🥰 ma'am
Hi, I'm Serbian, like the spruce, we call it "Pančićeva Omorika", after Josif Pančić, who was a Serbian scientist who first described it.
I'm always confused when americans say "Serbia, so cold"... are you mixing up Serbia and Siberia? We're not the same place. Sure, I live in a rather small pocket where is extra warm, capital, Belgrade, I checked, it's what you'd call zone 8a (we don't use zones tho), and rest of Serbia is colder, but we're mostly warmer than you in zone 6, right? I don't think there are parts of Serbia in higher zones than 6, maybe somewhere in hills, where Omorika grows anyway.
We're a tiny country on Balkan peninsula, smaller than a state of NY, with less citizens than NYC, so really small. Together with Bosnia, we were part of Yugoslavia, rich and prosperous communist country that was destroyed the very moment Soviet union fell and we became last communist country in Europe, or, last "big" (for European standards) communist country in Europe, and we had to be dismantled. We were taken out by installation of idiot president, who allowed religion back into Yugoslavia, so brothers and neighbors suddenly became "the other" and it all collapsed with horrible war between different sects (catholics, muslims and orthodox xtians), until 6 tiny countries emerged. So, yeah, we're the bad guy from pilot episode of your favorite cop show. And word to "balkanize" came out of that war where strong and rich country was turned into 6 useless countries with nothing much to show for
Siberia on the other hand is basically a continent sized area of Russia, preposterously larger than Serbia, and by the virtue of being so humongous, sure, some parts are really cold, but others aren't, it's just too big to speak of particular climate, like how you can't really speak of usa climate. However, Siberia is known as a super cold place, probably because labor camps (political prisons) in days of USSR, were located in north of Siberia, where it's preposterously cold, like northern Canada, or alaska perhaps. Obviously, this horrible place wasn't chosen for death camps on accident, they put them there cause it was such a horrible place to live. So, really it's not that entire Siberia is cold, it's just that death camps were put at the very cold place, which happened to fall under "Siberia", which, considering it's size, wasn't surprising, it's basically quarter of the world. Close enough >
I believe she said that the Omorika was cold hardy, not that Serbia is cold. It IS cold hardy, because it's from our mountainous regions (I'm Serbian too), but I have several specimens planted in the Morava river plain area, where very hot summers and months long droughts are fairly common, and they're doing just fine there as well. So they're both cold hardy and heat and drought resistant.
Anyway, I believe we're zone 6 as well, or maybe zone 7 now, with climate change and everything. (Mountainous regions being colder, of course.)
And if anyone is wondering, it's pronounced Oh-MORE-ee-cah. Rhymes with America.
Who cares
Laura, your enthusiasm about plants is inspiring! I learn something in every video! Thank you!
I could listen to you talk all day about gardening! Your videos are always amazing, informative, and just fun to watch!
Perfect timing! I'm clearing out an overgrown area of our property and was just staring at it yesterday thinking evergreens were what I needed to start with and go from there...thankyou!
Thank you so much-needed information regarding adding new evergreens 🌲 😊.
Hello Jennifer. How are you doing ? It’s has been a while since we learned many things from Laura!
These types of videos are super helpful! I would love to see a follow up on how to garden under evergreens. My garden is full of old pine trees. They’re beautiful and provide to much shade but it makes gardening really difficult.
Living in the southwest coastal zone for so long I've missed snow on evergreens! Nicely documented~~
Hello Michael. How are you doing? I planted a bird nest spruce this fall they i am really excited to see grown.
I started out thinking I was going to watch this video because I love Laura and all things GA, but wouldn't come away with good options for my garden today. I was pleasantly surprised! I SO appreciate it when you list the full zone spectrum of the plants, thank you! I'm in a zone 8, but I grew up in upstate NY and I love Colorado blue spruces so much, but I know I can't grow them here. This video gave me some fantastic ideas for beautiful evergreens I can substitute for my favorite!
New lamp looks gorgeous laura! good find. and yeah thanks for informative video.
Greeting from Serbia! Thank you for the wonderful content :) !
Good morning! Always like this type of video. I’ve learned so much from watching you.
Excellent selection. Beautiful evergreens. Thank you Laura!🌷
Hello Change. How are you doing?
This is such a helpful video for people starting out. Three evergreens that I would be so happy if you had, are Taylor Junipers for very narrow spots, Horstmann's Silberlocke, which has a gorgeous two tone look, and beautiful holly for hedges and topiary. Also for people in zones 7 and warmer, don't forget camellias. Their foliage is gorgeous all year but best of all, they flower in autumn or winter when nothing else does.
I don’t know how holly of any variety do in Laura’s area. I am from there, and nobody seems to have any. (Maybe they don’t do well in alkaline soil). Similar looking alternative, Oregon grape.
@@laraemitchell9064 I am in Laura’s area and I have seen holly here, not a lot, though. And I think it takes a long time to get very big. It’s not the ideal environment for it.
Indeed, the Weeping Alaskan Cedar is a so beautiful tree! The Layland Cyprest too. 🌱🍃🌿
Those Arborvitae and the Pinpoint Blue cypress are gorgeous! I will add them to my "list" for my landscaping reno considerations. I am in northern Georgia with thick red clay soil where we are classified as Zone 7b. Thank you!
WOW!! THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVE SPRUCES! & ARBS & needed to know of Boxwoods. Your Fruit Tree video was GREAT TOO! WHERE OH WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR BOUNDLESS ENERGY FROM!?! How does your husband get any work done seeing your striking beautiful eyes! And THIS ENTIRE VIDEO YOU NEVER nocked your coffee cup! Mine would've long gone -oops-flying across the room ! Your videos and knowledge & Vitality is such a joy to behold! I Always look forward to what garden adventures in planting await! Enjoyed The Pond Guy video too! I loved seeing your folks garden ! I'm so glad I removed the wire basket from my Norway Spruce gift tree. ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! So INSPIRING !!
I love this video I've watched it twice now. This time of year that the deciduous trees are all going to sleep it makes me appreciate the evergreens in landscapes! The red tipped one sounds wonderful! Your south garden is going to be like a Botanical gardens. So many unique specimens. I'm excited to see how many spring blooming shrubs you add next year!
Colorado Blue spruce has been the most common tree to blow over in the last couple of high wind events we have had in Salt Lake City and Bountiful Utah. It is also the most common tree to die from boring insects. Beautiful tree though.
And very prone to needlecast infections.
ahhh, i do have blue cypress envy, lol... zone 10b, no dice unless i buy one as a christmas tree just to enjoy for the season... so many beautiful types of evergreens and what a variety of growth habits; pretty much something for everyone... we do get junipers down here, but they stink, ewww, lol... however!! you introduced me to the adorable lemon cypress in a pot, and i have one that just LOVES it here!! it's put on beautiful growth and i found a spot i can put it in my yard if it gets too big for the pot (and then i'll start over because i love the look where it's at)... so yea for that!! i pet it, lol... it will be so much fun watching all the ones you've planted grow and add a stunning vibe to your gardens... great video, lots of good info!! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤
Thinking you should go with the light covers as sun fades your pretty ones. Keep them for when your entertaining in the greenhouse. Your Mum has great taste must run in the family.😀
Thank you for all the information on evergreens. I was hoping you could recommend an evergreen that stays relatively small, slow growing that would be good for either side of a garage.
I’m super excited for the aquavita junipers! Nice small size and pretty color! Perfect choice for my zone 8 😍
You join me in your journey adventures plz 🌹🥀🌻🌺🌼🌹
I could not leave the house this morning without listening to this video LOL. I love evergreens especially the trees. Myzone here in Indiana Southern is a 6. I have a couple Acres I planted some pine trees on but I want to make a screen fast-growing across the front of the property and this really helped me make some decisions on the trees that would be perfect for that thank you so much
This is very timely for me. I live on the shores of Puget Sound and have a garden that is 15 years old. I’m getting older (75) and beginning to realize that I need to make some changes in the types of plants I’m choosing. I’m redoing one bed to become primarily an evergreen garden, but space is limited. Could you recommend dwarf evergreens, primarily conifers, that could be suitable. I already have two good sized English yews and two Japanese maples. I’m removing roses and other random shrubs. I do love watching your program…keeps me enthusiastic about gardening 🤗
Leila, I second that request for smaller evergreen trees and shrubs
Every time I think I want to put a few different evergreen in, I look up and see utility wires. UGH.
I am in Maine and am older also. We just moved to our forever home when I retired this year and put in garden beds all around the house. Hopefully I haven't done too much. I just finished bulb planting. But it's mainly maintenance now. I think a dwarf Blue Spruce would be good. I was thinking of one of those for our garden. I think more perennials and less annuals also makes less work. I do a little at a time and so far that has worked for me. It might take me a month to plant 100 bulbs but no one has me on a clock. I am retired! :) Good luck with your garden! Enjoy! P S. Hollies bring a lot of joy and most do not get that big. The China Girl series is not too large. I have those and the Prince and Princess Hollies.
@@janetn1925 If you're looking for a dwarf blue spruce I would highly recommend these to cultivars. The first one is called Montgomery blue spruce which grows 6ft tall by 3-4ft wide, and the second one grows 3ft by 3ft, a ball form called globe blue spruce. Sometimes you can find the globe train into a topiary form.
Hi, Leila, I also live in the Puget sound. I just spent an afternoon at Sunnyside Nursey looking at small conifers. I really liked the black dragon Japanese cedar. I recommend walking through a nursery and taking pictures of plants (and their tags). Then I come home and research the varieties to see what would fit in the best.
"Evergreen garden" just sounds so enchanting 🌲💞
Spruce trees are beautiful! 🎄
Really respect your in-depth knowledge! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the great descriptions.
I would also recommend yew (Taxus) and Canadian hemlock (Tsuga) for more urban landscape applications with deep shade where other conifers will not thrive. And, personally, living in the northeast, I can't imagine a landscape without the long soft needles of Eastern White Pine with its majestic wild form and the tallest tree in our forests. There are lovely dwarf garden varieties of it too.
Hello Evie. How are you doing? Very nice comment. I planted a bird nest spruce this fall they i am really excited to see grown. I have been trying to figure out which boxwoods to plant Next spring so this is pertinent timing.
Thank you for sharing the different varieties of evergreens.
Your ring is gorgeous!! Great job Aaron
All that and you did not even have a sip of your coffee! Very interesting! Thank you so much!
Thanks for showing the various evergreens. I’m thinking about putting a couple of them in. Deer resistance is a major requirement.
Just bought a home that has a cute deer family in the yard daily. I am coming from a home where I did not have to worry at all! Talk about game changer! I’m mourning my wild abandonment in my tulip beds and hydrangea borders 🌷🌱 🦌 😩
Thanks for this detailed study of evergreens, Laura. I'm refurbishing a 50-year-old zone 9b garden, and some of the original bones are now broken, or at least severely bent. Having these height, width, sun and shearing characteristics is such a help in deciding which to choose!
I’m doing the same and am also in 9b. I just tore out 30 years of mature plants that just looked so bad. 🥴 It’s been overwhelming.
@@sherric.2190 Hello Sherri. How are you doing ?
Love the red tip. Great video. Thank you so very much for sharing. We’re just having a 4 day blizzard so gotta go and snow-blow. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I'm with you on spruce vs pines. We have 4 very large pine trees on our property and they're the dirtiest trees ever, dropping their very long needles year round.
Thanks for the vibrant flavor/colors added to the sun porch back ground. I felt soooo, stifled without color in your garden! Thanks again and happy growing..
I am a 3- 6 zone. That covers New England. 😊
I love pine tree. I would like to have every typed of pine on my property.
Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
I`ve been searching for this kind of info for weeks and here it is, in one video. SUBSCRIBED!
These videos aren't overwhelming at all! I've been waiting for this one! It's hard to keep track of all your evergreens when you plant them randomly (but don't stop the random plantings because I love them!)
Hello Rebecca. How are you doing?
Your channel has made me understand that having evergreens for year round interest has helped me establish my 2 year garden. Been a subscriber and avid watcher 4ever
Hello Jacqueline. How are you doing?
That Gold Rider plant would look great in a few spots in your garden! That is so beautiful!
Loving your vids Laura, from Ireland. Your depth of knowledge is astounding. ❤
Hi Laura! Those are some beautiful trees. I like the blue ones the best, too. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hello Sandy. How are you doing? I planted a bird nest spruce this fall they i am really excited to see grown.
Zone 3 here!! We don’t strictly follow the two zone lower rule because then I’d only be growing Arctic shrubs and grasses lol Which I’ve done! My dream is to have an established perennial garden 💜Love the videos and being able to grow vicariously through you!
Congrats on your great coffee cup! It reminds me of the one my Mom received as a Mother Day present from my little boy many years ago . It has the thumb type hold and the curved lip making for a fantastic cup to drink from. She just loved it and constantly said "don't ever let anything happen to this cup" ! I have it in my cupboard now in a safe place! Good luck to you and your family....greg zone 5
Laura, I’m so glad you made this video as we moved here, Oklahoma from Indiana and I’ve planted tons of flowers but, no all year round greenery just bc I don’t know a lot about it. I’ve been grateful for you and your family making these videos I’ve learned so much. Thank you!
Hello Rosie. Very nice comment about Laura. How are you doing? I planted a bird nest spruce this fall they i am really excited to see grown.
Thank you ,i like how you typed out so we can find the exact trees.
Love the selection you offered. I see a couple I'd like to try in my GA zone 8A garden.
I'm surprised you didn't mention hollies. They are evergreen, gorgeous colors and they offer berries for the birds. I've got Nellie Stevens hollies in my yard and they can either be trimmed to hedge or left to grow naturally. I've got some in full shade - which grow more slowly and sparsely - and some in full sun which are lush and full.
Another evergreen that grows well in zone 8 is the Sweet Tea Olive. Glossy green leaves, can grow very large or be trimmed to keep smaller, and they bloom tiny white flowers that have a HEAVENLY scent. Calloway Gardens has a huge hedge of them and when they are in bloom, oh. my. word. One is transported... 😍😍
Hollies don’t grow very well in Laur’as area, so she wouldn’t know a lot about them, probably.
@@cynthiafisher9907 Hello Cynthia. How are you doing? I have been trying to figure out which boxwoods to plant Next spring so this is pertinent timing.
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