Even though I’m in NC with a similar zone, 8a, it is crazy to see how different our gardens can be. We rarely break 100 degrees, which is drastically different from Texas, so gardening is a different beast. I absolutely love the desert willow. There is an intergeneric cross between the northern catalpa and chilopsis (desert willow) called chitalpa which is very cool as well. I love your garden and I learn about a new plant everything time I watch your videos.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. You’re right, while 8a and 8b are literally bordering each other, they can really be an entirely different climate depending on region. I had a viewer from southern France reach out looking for plants because our climates are similar, which feels equally surprising. Someone else has mentioned the chitalpa to me…now it feels like I need to buy one😝 Thanks again for the kind words and for watching the garden come together😊
Greetings from Ireland, Very interesting garden tour, you have plants I've never heard of. The only native American plants I grow in my flower beds are Echinacea, Gaura, Rudbeckia, Bee balm and Asters the bees love them.
Greetings Ireland! 🇮🇪 I’m always excited when someone from another country watches a video. It makes the world seem just a bit smaller. Moving to a majority of native plants in my garden has been incredibly helpful with upkeep, especially once our Texas summers hit. However we have had an incredibly wet spring and a few of my natives haven’t tolerated it as well given my clay soil. In the last year I’ve started amending my soil with expanded shale(improves drainage)which has really made a difference so far. I really enjoy each plant you listed. My fall asters haven’t done as well this spring. It’s my first year with bee balm and it doesn’t disappoint in terms of bringing the pollinators. I almost enjoy what visits the garden as much as the garden itself. Thanks for taking the time to watch and share a comment!
Oh my gosh, another great garden tour and a little bit of rain never hurt anybody. That’s a great thing about my hair. It already is naturally curly and with a little bit of rain and moisture it kinks right up into real curls.
THIS is the “visit!”(did you see how I literally thought you were coming to Texas😝)Thanks for stopping by and watching. You’re an amazing gardening content creator AND a bright spot in the RUclips community. 😊
Love the video, all your trees look amazing! Same thing happened to my Salvia Farinacea, I’m cutting it to the ground, I know it will grow back nicely but is painful to loose all those flowers. Thanks for video.
Thank-you! I had watched a video that mentioned only cutting half the stems on salvia so that you still retain some flowers as the new ones grow in, but I feel like mine would look even scragglier if I do that. So they’re getting a buzz cut😝
Lovely tour even if you need to cut back some things. My coneflowers only have leaves right now. I'm ready for them to fully wake up. I have cherry skullcap and it's glorious right now. Yours is beautiful!
What a beautiful garden! LOVE your walkways! So impressed how you show such strong restraint to give your plants the room they need to shine and do their thing. I seem to want everything I see in my flower beds. Therefore they become a cluttered mess. 😕 I too have a “Bubba” Desert Willow! It is a mystery to see that you have darker blooms this year which are gorgeous !! Nothing should surprise us I suppose! Ha
Yay! You can do it! youtube.com/@newgardenroad?si=spaX4YckJ62WORJj has a ton of great info on citrus trees. He’s in Austin. I just checked and he’s got several citrus videos that I really need to watch as well!
It was a great tour of your garden. I have most of the same plants; however, I don’t know how my Mexican Petunia didn’t make it. It’s my favorite plant. I’ll try again this year.
Thank-you! I’m not sure that I’ll chop the gaura…I feel like that’s just how this one grows. My other two gaura that have fuchsia-colored blooms are more upright. We’ll see…
Im very much a beginner compared to you. Have you checked out sedum plants? Ive planted a couple, as they are pretty and look like they can hopefully withstand the heat in TX. I'm sure ive gotten ahead of myself and planted some plants that look nice in spring but will get torched by summer😬
I have been thinking about sedum. There’s a landscape designer/gardener that I really enjoy in Tarrant county TX who recently showcased her sedum!Here’s her FB link if interested: facebook.com/tonisignaturegardens?mibextid=LQQJ4d I feel like it’s a sign…I should go buy some😬 As far as getting ahead of yourself, you’re in good company! I have really found Agrilife extension an invaluable resource in making more informed garden decisions here in TX: agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/topics/#plants-crops I’m excited you’ve jumped in. You’ve got this!
Even though I’m in NC with a similar zone, 8a, it is crazy to see how different our gardens can be. We rarely break 100 degrees, which is drastically different from Texas, so gardening is a different beast. I absolutely love the desert willow. There is an intergeneric cross between the northern catalpa and chilopsis (desert willow) called chitalpa which is very cool as well. I love your garden and I learn about a new plant everything time I watch your videos.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. You’re right, while 8a and 8b are literally bordering each other, they can really be an entirely different climate depending on region. I had a viewer from southern France reach out looking for plants because our climates are similar, which feels equally surprising. Someone else has mentioned the chitalpa to me…now it feels like I need to buy one😝 Thanks again for the kind words and for watching the garden come together😊
I always enjoy your tours.
Appreciate you Kae!
Great to see more of your garden! Love the magnolia!
Thank-you! It’s a top performer in my garden for sure!
@@theplantninja-texasgardener And it looks perfect in that spot. 👍
My desert willow is doing the same thing. dark pink. I love it.
Do you think it’s the rain? It’s a fun garden conundrum 🤔
Greetings from Ireland, Very interesting garden tour, you have plants I've never heard of. The only native American plants I grow in my flower beds are Echinacea, Gaura, Rudbeckia, Bee balm and Asters the bees love them.
Greetings Ireland! 🇮🇪 I’m always excited when someone from another country watches a video. It makes the world seem just a bit smaller. Moving to a majority of native plants in my garden has been incredibly helpful with upkeep, especially once our Texas summers hit. However we have had an incredibly wet spring and a few of my natives haven’t tolerated it as well given my clay soil. In the last year I’ve started amending my soil with expanded shale(improves drainage)which has really made a difference so far. I really enjoy each plant you listed. My fall asters haven’t done as well this spring. It’s my first year with bee balm and it doesn’t disappoint in terms of bringing the pollinators. I almost enjoy what visits the garden as much as the garden itself. Thanks for taking the time to watch and share a comment!
Oh my gosh, another great garden tour and a little bit of rain never hurt anybody. That’s a great thing about my hair. It already is naturally curly and with a little bit of rain and moisture it kinks right up into real curls.
Thanks so much! I’ve just started to embrace my curls in the last 3 years…definitely so much easier to take care of, especially in the humidity😊
You have it going on lady! The garden is amazing!
THIS is the “visit!”(did you see how I literally thought you were coming to Texas😝)Thanks for stopping by and watching. You’re an amazing gardening content creator AND a bright spot in the RUclips community. 😊
Love the video, all your trees look amazing! Same thing happened to my Salvia Farinacea, I’m cutting it to the ground, I know it will grow back nicely but is painful to loose all those flowers. Thanks for video.
Thank-you! I had watched a video that mentioned only cutting half the stems on salvia so that you still retain some flowers as the new ones grow in, but I feel like mine would look even scragglier if I do that. So they’re getting a buzz cut😝
@@theplantninja-texasgardener I feel the same.
Lovely tour even if you need to cut back some things. My coneflowers only have leaves right now. I'm ready for them to fully wake up. I have cherry skullcap and it's glorious right now. Yours is beautiful!
Thank-you! I’m excited about your coneflower, I have a purple coneflower that’s only budding as well. Yours will be showing off in no time!
Thank you so much for sharing my my dear friend another wonderful garden tour watch from the beginning to the end
You are most welcome! Thanks for stopping by and watching💗
What a beautiful garden! LOVE your walkways! So impressed how you show such strong restraint to give your plants the room they need to shine and do their thing. I seem to want everything I see in my flower beds. Therefore they become a cluttered mess. 😕
I too have a “Bubba” Desert Willow! It is a mystery to see that you have darker blooms this year which are gorgeous !! Nothing should surprise us I suppose! Ha
Thank-you! You might be giving me too much credit on my spacing restraint. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve totally overplanted a garden bed😝
You have inspired me to get a lemon tree. I’m totally jealous of the magnolia!! Give the canna time, I have them everywhere.
Yay! You can do it! youtube.com/@newgardenroad?si=spaX4YckJ62WORJj has a ton of great info on citrus trees. He’s in Austin. I just checked and he’s got several citrus videos that I really need to watch as well!
It was a great tour of your garden. I have most of the same plants; however, I don’t know how my Mexican Petunia didn’t make it. It’s my favorite plant. I’ll try again this year.
Thank-you! I’m in the same boat with my Turks caps…I question if it’s really a good idea to replace mine with the same plant but, maybe one more try😬
Hi, new sub. Zone 8A Nc. ❤
Welcome to the journey! I love learning from others and welcome your feedback😊
Everything looks beautiful. My gaura looks like yours, kinda laying down. When do you cut it down? Will it grow more upright when it grows back?
Thank-you! I’m not sure that I’ll chop the gaura…I feel like that’s just how this one grows. My other two gaura that have fuchsia-colored blooms are more upright. We’ll see…
Im very much a beginner compared to you. Have you checked out sedum plants? Ive planted a couple, as they are pretty and look like they can hopefully withstand the heat in TX. I'm sure ive gotten ahead of myself and planted some plants that look nice in spring but will get torched by summer😬
I have been thinking about sedum. There’s a landscape designer/gardener that I really enjoy in Tarrant county TX who recently showcased her sedum!Here’s her FB link if interested: facebook.com/tonisignaturegardens?mibextid=LQQJ4d
I feel like it’s a sign…I should go buy some😬 As far as getting ahead of yourself, you’re in good company! I have really found Agrilife extension an invaluable resource in making more informed garden decisions here in TX: agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/topics/#plants-crops
I’m excited you’ve jumped in. You’ve got this!
@@theplantninja-texasgardener 🤣 Thank you for the information.
My skullcap was flattened out like a pancake. So I moved it. It was green and had some blooms so not sure why it wasn’t fluffy and mounded
Oh! Mine is sort of doing the same. I’m going to see how it plays out once it starts getting more sun later in the season.
All of my esperanzas didn't make it this year either!😭
It’s always bittersweet when I lose a plant…mostly I just get excited to buy something new😝