August Garden Tour! 🌿 (Best August Ever!) 🙌🥰 // Garden Answer 

14:13 "There's something so magical about gates in a garden - you just kinda want to go through 'em" *Immediately steps around gate* 🤣🤣🤣

Laura, you make all the garden tours so fun because of your excitement at everything you see along the way during your walk around your beautiful property.. and Aaron did a fantastic job on the video. Thanks for the August update!

Thank you, Aaron and Laura, for this beautiful garden tour. This tour took a lot of time and I wanted to share my appreciation. I hope you have a wonderful day! 🪴🪴🪴

Oh my gosh, when Laura said she could spend all day by the pond and she asked Aaron “should we?” That was so sweet. I hope y’all take a day off often and do just that! The picture of the crew that worked on the one made it teary-eyed. I love the different rooms that Laura has created. I’ve learned so much for Laura, Aaron and her team! Their videos remind me to enjoy nature more 😍! It’s nice to see the grounds at different times of the year to see what’s blooming, what’s changing and what’s fading. One day maybe you guys can put in a lake or pond and stick the pond. A few of my son’s friends have this in their back yard and they spend a lot of time fishing. I know it’s a lot of work, but it’s just a thought!

Gates just make you want to go through says Laura who promptly goes around the gate!!

So glad to have a garden tour. I’m smiling from ear to ear. Thank you for being so unselfish with your gardens. Love it.

Laura, "There's just something magical about a gate in a garden. You just want to go through them." Then she proceeds to fix the latch and walks around the gate. 🤭😉 Love it!!

"THE TRUEST MEASURE OF A GARDEN'S WORTH IS NOT IN ITS APPEARANCE BUT IN THE BIODIVERSITY IT SUPPORTS."

Love the way Douglas follows you around - he's like a little dog, bless him. Great garden tour

It is hard to realize just how the south garden is showing sooooo much growth. I watch everyday and have been doing so from the time you were showing the last few videos from the town house. Who knew what all you would achieve in this South garden from the time it was just the original dust bowl. You have such a vision….I have to smile when you say there is just no overall plan. You have such an innate talent in placing all the trees and plants. You do have a plan…it just hasn’t been designed….. you know where each plant needs to go. 👍💕👍LOL

What a glorious world you live in! Everywhere you look there is something to see. You and Aaron and Benjamin and Samantha and the amigos 3 🐈 🐈 🐈‍⬛ and the chickens have a wonderful life. Your hard work is paying off and your joy and thankfulness are contagious.

I just want to thank Aron for being such a good video person. I don’t get dizzy😊

Love your enthusiasm........... your garden is just beautiful.............. your cats add a delightful addition!!!!!

What a wonderful environment to raise children. There is beauty, learning, and imagination everywhere you look. Thank you for sharing it so that we older children can enjoy it as well.

Husband and wife....what a team!!!❤

Laura: "There's something magical about gates in a garden, just makes you wanna go through em!" Also Laura: Walks around closed gate twice...☻

Wow everything is looking so good. Beautiful gardens. It is hard to believe it was just a "dust bowl" a couple of years ago. All your garden areas are looking great this year. Thank you for the tour. I hope you have a cooler and wetter spring again next year. Have a blessed day everyone

Wow! Your garden is looking STUNNING, it really is breathtakingly beautiful!! Each area/room seems to have it’s own personality and the garden seems to have grown into itself all of a sudden somehow. For a while all of your hard landscaping was acting like a main feature within an area but now it’s just one cohesive space where one thing enhances the next, with nothing screaming for it’s own attention. Your garden now reminds me of an orchestra with each individual piece having it’s own intrinsic beauty but truly coming into it’s own when it becomes a part of a whole new thing of beauty by working side by side with all of the other elements. It’s all looking so lush and healthy, great job by the whole team. Sending best wishes to you all and your families from Kathy - North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 U.K. xx

I love how Douglas followed you through the entire tour! What an adorable cat. Garden looks spectacular!

Wow it seems endless with so many different sections - joy around every corner, your space is wonderful 👍👏😊❤️🌱

Laura, remember that big round bubbler fountain you/we saw in a recent garden centre video? That would be perfect in your circle area on the patio! Make a “splash” area around it for the kiddos and wee pets to splash in too.

I always want to call the pond area “the woodlands garden”… it’s such a refreshing space!

I am totally shocked that this channel is stuck at 1.78M subscribers for awhile now. This is one of the best channels on the RU-vid. Keep up the fabulous work Aaron and Laura!

Loved seeing Douglas rubbing on of all people, Aaron 😄😻👍.. Great video, you truly look SO happy with your new pond.. I am genuinely happy for you🪷 ❤️. Best of luck with it...

☕️A morning walk with Laura and Aaron is truly ‘soup for this soul’. I just keep thinking that a movie needs to be made using this beautiful backdrop…a very romantic one! Enjoy a great garden day wherever you are 🌼💛📽

I am so grateful for this channel really grateful thank you for all your efforts. This summer in Texas has been a nightmare. Brutal heat no rain no relief and no change in site. I tried to keep my flowers and garden going but the heat index was just too much. As soon as we get a break I’ll be back at. Started some zinnias inside yesterday. This heat wave will not beat me. Thank you again.

I can’t believe you spent years w a “9 to 5” job and then you exploded once this YT endeavor came together. I bet you’ve surprised yourself this experience. Wonderful (literally!)! 🌸

I have to chuckle. You were talking about how magical that gate are and you just have to go through them. Then you checked to make sure it was closed and walked around it. Made me smile. I am also amazed at how you can remember all the names of the plants. Love your gardens.

The video quality is really great on this video. The pond and your gardens are so gorgeous! Thanks for the tour! 🌿🌲🌳

Your extra rain this year sure made a big difference! Beautiful!

Love Douglas helping conduct the tour. Your garden is so beautiful.

Only a glimpse of Russell inside the Hartley so I guess it's official Douglas took over the Garden Tour!? 😍The best August Garden Tour 2023 ever! 🌺🌸🌳Thank you for taking us along!...

The pond area is spectacular and looks so perfect and natural on your property

Oh my gosh, that container with the Bermuda beach improved supertunia and the white gaura is so so beautiful! I love how that gaura is dancing above the supertunia flowers, like little fairy lights on top! What a magical combination.

Every time I go to any nursery I dream about bringing one of everything home with me, which means you are living my dream!! To have the support of someone who shares and understands the enthusiasm and passion for surrounding yourselves with all the beauty you can bring to it…blessed!!

I'm a former pond owner (converted it after several years to a waterfall and patio): you can simply pull out that algae. It comes out in long strings. And chickens like algae, so you might try supplementing their diet with what you pull out of the pond. Eventually - a few years - the string algae will stop forming even if the area is sunny (or at least it did with mine).

Love the garden tours, and this one was almost 1hr...wonderful! This is food for the soul and just what I needed today! Thank you for sharing your beautiful spaces and having such a positive channel, it is so appreciated. Aaron did such a wonderful job videoing! You guys are just awesome! Have a wonderful week! Kathy (Ontario, Canada)

Thank you for always keeping it real and showing us the things that work and don't work. I love all that I learn from watching your channel. I went from a beginner gardener to owning my own micro cut flower farm and selling bouquets inspired by you and a few other youtube garden channels, but garden answer was the first ♡

Douglass... he's just one of the Garden Answer team😊💜

I could wander for weeks on end through your property soaking up all the peace, love, calm and energy. What a sight your place would be for someones natural end days. Hope that comment doesn't offend anyone. But what a magical way to spend that time.

❤BEAUTIFUL everything is BEAUTIFUL.. So excited to see the stones being put in around the pond.. excited to see the new stone walkway by the house to the Hartley. ❤ I’m here for it all!!

Beautiful garden tour. Absolutely love the colours this year. Douglas is such a beautiful boy. Love his colouring. You are blessed to have 3 beautiful cats. They are such characters and a blessing

I feel like Douglas knows the name to all of the plants and flowers as well. 😂

I want the aquascape lifestyle with my dollar tree budget! 😂

Good morning Laura. My mother in law uses barley bales meant for ponds to help with her algae problem in her pond. You might ask your guys if that will help your pond. They are small and hide well. Hope that helps you. 😊

Absolutely Beautifullllll Laura and Aaron!!! Thanks for including us on all the Transformations!! I am in Awe, but expected nothing less!!! Your Property is a Masterpiece; Enchanting and Mystical!🌺🌺❤️🌺🌺

Oh my - DOUGLAS is such an affectionate kitty! He loves his people! I enjoy seeing him immensely, and how much he is loved!

Omg I giggled every time your sweet kitty kept rubbing up against you. What a sweetheart. I love everything you've done! I also have taken out almost all of my grass and planted flower beds. Much more satisfying.

Your garden is absolutely beautiful. You've done a fantastic job with it. It's also funny how Douglas follows you around...I wonder what Russell thinks about that.

Yay!!! Garden tour🥰Have a great day everyone!

there are not enough adjectives to let people know just how gorgeous your gardens have become!! there is nothing out there that come close to the beauty in your gardens. thank you.

The most beautiful private garden in the whole world that I have ever seen! Congratulations!

Oh, how I enjoyed this garden tour. Your gardens are so beautiful. The Hartley, the pond and the stone paths add so much beauty to your gardens. Just heavenly!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Good Morning!💗 I love that pond, it is so tranquil & soothing!! Everything is so pretty & looking so good!! I enjoy these tours so much🥰🪻🌾🌹🌻🪷💦🌿

Love watching your videos. Wow can't believe how fast the kids are growing. I can't remember if you have planted azaleas or rhododendrons. I live in Vancouver BC Canada and at this time of year almost every yard has them blooming which is spectacular. If you are thinking about getting the kids a dog, there is a guy called Lee Asher who rescues animals. He is located in Oregon. He has over a hundred dogs. If you tell him what kind of dog you want, he will suggest what would be right for you. Alot have been rescued hours before they have been scheduled to be put down. He has horses rescued from kill pens. His website is The Asher House and also Lee Asher's World. All others are fake. When my daughter gets home from work we sit and watch your videos. Your videos have given her inspiration to make our garden and her BF's garden beautiful. Thank you🥰

Maybe put a wading/misting fountain in the center for those hot days? The kids would love it. I love the purple flowers and the pond looks peaceful. Everything looks so pretty and perfect!

Just gorgeous your whole garden , awesome landscaping 😍😍👏👏👌

Douglas is the new Russell 😹. He loves to follow Laura everywhere.

I SO enjoy seeing your cats in your vids! 🐈 🌸 🌲 🌱 🐈‍⬛

It was hilarious watching Douglas trying to catch the butterflies behind the hollyhocks!!

You have a beautiful property. Those gardens will provide you with happy busy times and lots of enjoyment to us your viewers. Thanks for sharing your passion with us.

Have you ever considered making a series of small flattish painted river stones on which you write the names of the landmark plants. This might be a great project for the kids to help them remember the names of the plants and they can give a tour for you and friends. The stones could then be tucked in near the plants as a reminder of the name.

I remember watching a video on how cats “choose their person”. It was something along the lines of: the more you ignore them and give them space, the more they love you... Poor Aaron 😂. Absolutely beautiful garden, you guys have done an amazing job… and that pond, my goodness!!! Thank you for the update!

Beautiful. Love tours. Douglas is a handsome boy.

I'm so excited for this tour!!! ❤ I'm loving all the updates to your wonderful garden space! 🌼 🌸 🌻 🌹 🏵

Absolutely chuckled as you passed a chair and fixed a pillow as you walked by!

I think the colors (Pink Tulips) with the Pansies and Violas on the back patio looks amazing. To be so early in spring, the extra pop of color is amazing!

I have a Julia Child rose bush and it is blooming it’s heart out. My husband and I plant our churches four brick planters and did yellow and purple with a sprinkling of pink. They are so full and pretty despite our earlier dry weather. I have fallen in love with Japanese Aralia. It is such a pop of lime green in the garden. We have been getting some beautiful rains in the last two weeks here in west central Iowa. Your pond is just gorgeous.

An AWESOME video!!! It's becoming breathtaking, all the work you've done over the years and the incredible results you're now enjoying. Thank you for taking us along!

Beautiful! One thing, that might have been mentioned before by the experts....a way to clear up algae fast without using chemicals is to have the water pass through a UV light. We got ours through The Pond Guy. Have had our pond for almost 20 years, and the frustration with algae was part of our pond journey. Creating shade, using sails, water exchanges helped some, but boy did the UV light attached to our filter system make all the difference! We have crystal clear water...All.the.time!!!!! :) Never had an issue since putting in the light four years ago. It was piece of cake to install! Our pond has koi, frogs, snakes and marginal pond plants. We live in 4b-5 Zone. Some shade from aspen trees, lodge pole pine. We must bring the pump and UV light in during the winter to avoid freezing. The koi go into their cave -6 ft below the surface and have survived for about 18 years. Our pond is a little smaller than your pond, but not by much. Another consideration is human use of the pond. Without chemicals, nasty rashes and swimmers itch can happen. So, something to think about with the kiddos. But, really, this pond addition is just lovely! Best of luck!

I love how you are more relaxed showing your garden when things are fizzing out. Seems more real. The things that getting ready to be done in your garden are also ready to be done in our own gardens. 🥵I spent three hours out in my garden cleaning some things out today. The pollinators buzzing and fluttering all around me made it more relaxing and enjoyable.

OMGOODNESS!! The garden is looking absolutely beautiful!!! Love all the colors everywhere. Mr Douglas has taken Russell's spot... and Cheddar is very camera shy lately. Your hard work is definitely paying off ♡♡♡

Is Douglas the new Master of Ceremonies? This is my favorite Cat Channel! 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️

When you smiling at 44:38 you look so much like your mom! I love this video so much! I’ve watched it a half dozen times so far ❤

"There's just something about a gate that makes you want to go through it" ~goes around it~ This part made me giggle. 😂

So much overwhelming beauty in so many spaces! My inner child just bounces up and down seeing all of this nature doing its glorious work of art! I need to change my career path and get my very own patch of heaven 😍 you guys work so hard and all of your plants are showing it! I love everything about this channel and have learned tremendously from all of your experiences and knowledge. Thank you! My balcony is in full bloom and I just cant wait each morning to go out there with my cup of coffee and see what has grown and what I need to give my attention to. Heaven!

TO HELP KEEP YOUR DRAIN HOLES FROM GETTING CLOGGED USE A PIECE OF WINDOW SCREENING. I cut into squares then cut ✂️ to the center and place around drip. Works like a charm.

it's just mind boggling how the your entire plot of land has developed over the last couple of years. it's watching all of your visions come to life. as i said on instagram, you've created your own living paradise. have come across a black widow before. they are fascinating. But 10 of them. . . .that's a village, haha! btw, that little douglas is a beauty.

Thanks for the tour. What a treat! I bet your anemones and hydrangeas are performing better this season due to all the rain you’ve had!

Beautiful, thank you for the tour! I agree with your mom on the purple! I’m thinking the same thing for next year!

Love that you’re looking for biological controls instead of chemicals hearing that from you made my heart sing. I hope it has an effect upon other American gardeners, who seem to be much more chemical happy than some European gardeners.😉❤

Beautiful!! Loving the garden tours each month or so! Can you do a video later this year where you show/compare some of the video of the gardens in each month? It would be amazing to see the progress and changes over time!

Douglas is so sweet and loving... The garden is very beautiful and coming along beautifully! Love the new pond. Have a super day! Carol

I love the garden tour . What an amazing garden you have created .I remember when that wasn’t even your land ,what an amazing transformation you’ve done . I so enjoy you’re videos so much .I have been watching for years .I have been watching with my morning coffee and it’s such lovely habit I’ve created.Thank you for all the information you’ve shared and that pond , oh my it looks like it’s always been there .Enjoy it !!!! I can’t wait for an antiquing adventure with your mom and Monica . Have a wonderful day !!🌸🪴🌼🌻

Everything is just so lovely! I haven’t been able to garden in three years due to medical reasons, so watching your space develop is my substitute! And it is such a joy!

hard to believe how fast they developed that new property!! these people get things done!!

I didn’t want it to end! So much inspiration. Thank you for sharing!

Oh how glorious! Thank you for taking us through the gardens!❤

Cute Douglas helping with the tour 😘😘😘😍😍😍

You can never have too much purple!!💜💜💜💜

Good morning! I was just thinking that we needed an updated garden tour! Thank you for this beautiful video ❤

Great tour! Thanks, Aaron for the wonderful videography!! The close up views were very helpful ❤

Laura & Aaron, you two have such amazing vision and talent! I love so much, how you have transformed your property and home into this beautiful and wonderful garden oasis. I love even more that you share it with us, your Garden Answer Family, along with all of your gardening knowledge. I’ve learned so much from watching your videos over the years! I have one request though, and I’m certain that I can’t be the only one with this request…. As much as we all enjoy strolling THROUGH your gardens with you, I would LOVE to see some videos of what you see as you’re sitting inside your beautiful home looking OUT into that GLORIOUS SPACE that you’ve created. I’d love to see it from all the sides and even from the second floor windows. It must be a magical view!!❤😍😁 Come on GA Family, help me out here with some 👍

Thank you Laura and Arron for this wonderful tour of your beautiful garden. I look forward to all your tours. Since you have so much land, have you ever thought of putting in different colour zones/rooms? It would be so interesting and would create new secret rooms to go to. Imagine what you could do😀🤩Knowing your amazing creative gardening and design abilities, it would be tastefully put together. You could challenge yourself Laura, to even have a red room! (I'm not keen on red either) however, it would be beautiful and whimsical to see the different tones of foliage and flowers all used in one space! Imagine a blue zone, or the use of a couple of complimentary colours, for example, blue and lemon, or blue and pink, and so on. You could even use high hedges to create hidden rooms, so that it gives purpose and creates interest to go for a walk and visit each colour room through the changing seasons. I get so excited about your garden and what you have both accomplished, Laura, that I can't help expressing my enthusiasm. We used to have 5 acres when our children were growing up, and we both really miss that. I wish that RU-vid had been around back then.

Really nice addition to your yard. Lovely views ❤️

Such a magical space! Thank You for sharing it with us. Aaron, thank you for never, ever making us dizzy!

the best garden nothing compares truly the garden of Eden

I love that we were able to crash Douglas' private garden tour! 😂

Absolutely 💯 Beautiful 🤩 Wow thanks for the viewing of such great plants !

Great tour. Looking so wonderful. Lots of upkeep. Wow. I miss Russell but Douglas is just glued to you guy’s how cute. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦