Susan Papanikolas is a garden coach and garden designer in Seattle, Washington. She founded How Does Your Garden Grow in 1997, and has been working with clients, teaching workshops, filming informative videos, and leading field trips to share her love of gardening and empower gardeners with the skills and confidence they need to make the most of their outdoor spaces.
Susan has a biology degree from Amherst College and a Master of Science degree from the Center of Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington. She advocates for organic practices and sustainable gardening, and believes that plants and gardening have a powerful effect on our health and well-being.
The How Does Your Garden Grow Plant Profiles series features Susan's favorite plants and gives you helpful information about how these plants look throughout the year, how to care for them, and how you might use them in your own garden.
Learn more at www.howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com.
yes, but I think they'd do better if the wires were horizontal rather than vertical, and there needs to be a little bit of space between the wire and the wall.
Yes, star jasmine can definitely be grown in large containers. If you want it to get really big and thrive, it needs a pretty big container. The ones at 2:33 in this video are grown in containers. I'd say about 20-24" tall and at least as wide. They can also be grown in a large rectangular planter.
Great video. I went and read your Bio and thought maybe you would have an answer. I'm in Central Coast California zones 8b-9b. I have a stunning Birch tree and want to replace the lawn with low growing, no mowing green ground cover. I love Ruschia Nana but it's not water compatible with the Birch. Landscaper suggested clover but between the bees and needing occasional mowing, may as well keep the lawn. Also recommended Silver Carpet which looks hairy and faded green. I love that people from the UK and Brazil responded. Sweet. Thx for the video...baby tears is beautiful and lush as you indicated
Hi - thanks for your nice message - isn't it cool that gardeners can connect from all over the world?!? I love that too! I don't have a lot of experience with the drought and heat of Central California - even though we're close to the same climate zones, our weather is so different! I'd ask around at good garden centers or discuss further with your landscaper to narrow down to your favorite choice.
Here in the UK we call it Mind Your Business. It had been planted in the garden before we moved here and its a nuisance. It has spread throughout the lawn and one of my neighbours gripes that it has spread to her garden. Bane of my life.
Love that name! I can think of a few plants here that I'd like to call "mind your business!" It's funny how a plant that can be just the perfect thing in one place can be such a problem in another place!
I'm so glad you liked the video - I have not ever seen this grown indoors. I'm not sure that would work very well. My guess is that it would be too shady and warm inside for it. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
@@HowDoesYourGardenGrow Thank you for the reply. I will surely try it. I learnt about this shrub totally by chance when I saw your video. Thank you for sharing it.
What a bummer. It must be a little colder in Vancouver than Seattle - I thought they would be very similar - but I haven't lost any here in Seattle due to winter cold.
Can this be grown indoors in a pot as well? I have mine here in sweden and it seems the warm season is too short for it to grow fast enough, after 3 years it''s still not wider than 10cm or taller than 30cm.
I think it would mostly stay under the mower blades, so I think that mowing wouldn't kill it. But if the mower blades were set really low and gouged into it, it would set it back.
That’s really interesting re dry tolerant as I’m in Melbourne Australia and thought it was to dry in summer for these but maybe not. Thanks for sharing first time watching your post
Hi @meliss36. At the end of each of my videos (at about 3:27 in this one), there's a screen with the zone along with other data like the size, sun requirements, scientific name and common name. Hope that helps!
I would just google Anemanthele lessoniana to find a mail-order vendor - I did a quick search and saw that Dancing Oaks has it. They're a great resource. And the song is Setting Out to Sea by the Onlies. www.theonlies.com and soundcloud.com/onlies/14-setting-out-to-sea. Thanks!
@@HowDoesYourGardenGrow Dancing Oaks is still growing them out. Just wanted to make sure there was not another vendor out there who specializes in this. It is really strange that such a wonderful grass is not widely sold. Thank you for the link to the song.
I've had really mixed experiences with the fragrance. I've found some to be INCREDIBLY fragrant, and some to barely be fragrant. I'm not sure why. And yes, I agree - what a wonderful addition to the garden - thanks for bringing that up!
@@HowDoesYourGardenGrow That's true! Interestingly, sometimes I have to put my nose right up into the flowers, other times the fragrance hits as soon as I step outside (I have Winter Cream Chrysantha). The creamy yellow is the most fragrant, the red and orange aren't fragrant. I think chrysantha is supposed to be more fragrant than papyrus. But at least I got unusual blooms for my shady back yard! :D
Is it a pretty new plant? Most plants don't grow very fast the first year or two and then really take off after that. There's an old adage that the first year the sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap. If it's been there for a while, pruning can help it branch more and be a bit denser. Also make sure it has adequate water.
HI @Musclecar67. Good question! We are a little warmer than you here in Seattle. The new hardiness zone maps recently changed us from USDA Zone 8 to Zone 9. And I've noticed it can get damaged from cold temperatures, just outside of the city of Seattle where it's a little colder. So I think you're right - it's too cold in Zone 6 for star jasmine to grow. But you get better tomatoes than we do! :)
I should had bought some of star Jasmin for 130' chainlink run 6' high, though I just planted morning glory vines for that 130' run don't want to take the chance of morning glories to strangle the Jasmin vines, another thing that concerned me was how deep does the roots go down into the ground being I'm on septic system & didn't want roots disturbing my leech lines do you think that would be a problem?
Hi Susan, Enjoy watching your videos~ 🌿 Wondering how your New Zealand Flax is doing now . . ‘Has it come back yet?’ Would you make an updated video on your New Zealand flax? And what is the Variety of that N.Z. Flax? Thank you very much! 😊
Hi @SingerStage Thanks for your question! it's still a little too early to tell because things haven't started growing in earnest yet. I've cut New Zealand flax back many times before and they've returned beautifully - but we had a particularly nasty cold spell in January - I'll know more in the next few weeks and I'll report back! That one is Phormium 'Pink Stripe'
Hi @@HowDoesYourGardenGrow Love your videos! 💛 Looking forward to watching your upcoming ones~ p.s.) Yes, I also LOVE Phormium 'Pink Stripe'! They are Gorgeous~🌷
I am from Seattle too and wound up putting in pretty much all the plants and trees (even a Japanese snowbell on my daughter’s birthday!) that you had on your previous series. Looking forward to some new recs!
I have a nice size bush but it doesn't bloom. It's probably a different species. I live in Italy in the Central Appenine. Any info you could provide ? Thank you.
HI Adela. I'm not sure. There are a few species, but they all bloom. Some bloom in fall before the leaves have fallen so the flowers aren't as noticeable.
Great video. Lovely plant. Wish I could smell the blooms. I have never heard anyone talk of using one decoratively in their garden. I don't know why because they look great in your video. There are a lot of Japanese maples around where I live in the city, and I like them, but a witch hazel might make for a nice little something different. I use the product witch hazel all the time. It's good after coming in out of the heat to cool off and freshen up before sitting down to take a break.
It looks really lovely! I really like the dark foliage on the Rudbeckia. Just a minor correction, the plant variety is called “Goldsturm” which is German and translates to “golden storm”
they will die in a summer direct sunlight in Zone 5 or higher ,I am in Zone 5B or 6 , they don't like dry sandy soil , if you grow in sun , the soil should be moist all the time and provide afternoon shade , or it will turn black and dry out .and more sun the foliage wont turn out good .
I bought a random large hazel with no name it blooms when the leaves are dropping I want to think its the hamamelis that grows here in the Appalachian mountains does anyone know???? Any input would be appreciated
@@HowDoesYourGardenGrow lol I'm the same person that channel is dead I'm pretty sure it is the native. I found it suckering this past fall when i piked its fall leaves to show its flowers. Do you think that a native that i bought here in its native environment would be grafted?? I almost left them but didn't take any chances. I love anything with winter interest my Diane witch hazel is in full bloom wish it'd grow faster lol. I got an arnolds promise the other day so Diane would have a buddy lol. Love these trees slash shrubs
Thanks for the video on this excellent specimen of a Japanese snowbell. It is just the kind of ornamental tree I've been looking for to grace my back yard.
