July Front Garden Tour! The GOOD, The BAD, & The UGLY!  

Aww, thank you so much!! 🥰

Thank you so much Jen! Yes, I've done Angelonia and Gomphrena before but for whatever reason did not include them in my garden this year- regretting that now! Going to include pentas next year too. I've never tried torenia, but would love to. I tried Blue Daze Evolvulus last year and it stopped blooming when the temps were over 100. I picked up another one on clearance a few days ago and I'm going to give it another chance in a different location, hoping it does better! Backyard Garden Tour will be posted tomorrow afternoon! Thanks so much for watching!

I’m in west Tx (Permian Basin), and I plant gomphrena from seed every year. It always does amazing with our hot temps and lack of rain!

Thank you so much! ❤️

Yessss!! How tall is yours this year? Curious to see how much height they get in 2nd year!

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry!! That would be so frustrating. I hope they bounce back once the dead is cut off!

@@GrowRoots23 I hope so, too!

Hi Stacie! Hope you had a Happy 4th! Which zinnia variety did you start? Zinnias are so fun because there are so many different varieties! Which type is your favorite? So far for me this year, and you'll see them in my backyard garden tour soon, is the Cactus mix! I'm also growing Zinderella Peach Zinnias in the backyard and a couple of other types, but the Cactus mix is giving me the biggest and prettiest show! The Dreamland series seedlings are just starting to flower, and are more compact, so I'm excited to see how those turn out, too.

I started two zinnia seed varieties; they are both Burpee brand. Color Crackle, which is a multi-color burgundy/cream, and Purple Prince. Two of my Dusty Miller died yesterday. I was so sad! I did find and trap the culprit...a mole! That little guy even popped up all my begonias. I was able to get them back into the ground. Hopefully, they will recover.

Thank you Stacey! Yay for your Supertunia Jazzberries! Hope they make it! Same for your Quick Fire Fab, just remember with them that they can be dramatic and wilt during the day. Don't water unless the soil is dry. They do love morning sun and afternoon shade!

@@GrowRoots23 ok thank you! Also I wanted to say that you inspired me to get another video out this week on my channel…i was thinking ‘oh things are looking not great’ but i decided to go ahead and post one today!

@@summerofstacey6676 YES! I am so glad you changed your mind! I feel like we doubt ourselves and our gardens and don't want to share that with everyone, but I like to look at it as "documenting the garden", no matter what struggles the plants are currently facing! We have real struggles, and others can still learn and be inspired by how you face those challenges (including ourselves)! I am SO looking forward to a bit of cooler weather that is coming though! It feels amazing outside this morning!!

@@GrowRoots23 yes! I’m out here too!!

Thank you so much!! And thank you for watching!!

Thank you Maria!! I have a video ALL about how I care for my hydrangeas! Feel free to check it out, I hope you like it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BDEijHUB7a0.htmlsi=M1BW8i-O_NjGB4Lc

Thank you SO much for watching and subscribing!! ❤️

Thank you Doreen! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Really it's just the annuals that are struggling with the heat, the perennials I have now are specialized for our Texas heat! It's my fault for trying out Supertunias one last time, and now I can add impatiens to the no-go list, too! I'll be sticking with Zinnias, Cosmos, Vinca, Caladium, Coleus, Begonias, Pentas, Purslane for my annual color!!

Hmmm. I have many hydrangeas and I've finally gotten most of them looking good with their foliage! This one is usually my star but the top leaves are definitely nutrient deficient. It's strange!

I actually grew my Limelight Standard myself! I bought a Limelight Hydrangea shrub a few years ago, planted it in the backyard, and one of the stems actually got buried and propagated itself. I let the roots grow and cut it from the parent plant, planted it in a pot. From there, it was a single stem. I cut off all of the other shoots that it tried to send up and kept only the single stem it's first season. Second season that stem shot off shoots from every node of the single stem, but I only kept 4 shoots at the very top to form the bottom branches of the limelight standard. It takes a long time and many seasons to get it to where it is now, but I am so happy I did it! The Black Eyed Susan Vine was grown from seed that I purchased on Amazon (Seed Needs brand). If you are interested on how to care for hydrangeas in Texas, I do have quite a few videos on them as they are my absolute favorite!! Check them out!

@@GrowRoots23 Ty for the info! U’ve done a fabulous job with ur hydrangeas!!

Thank you!

Woohoooo!! ❤️

I am just north of Dallas! Pretty far away, but it looks like you are zone 8b- we are on the border of zone 8a/8b. Thanks so much for watching!!

Park Seed! 😊

I love mistic spires. I planted 3 in the garden. They are huge, and the pollinators love them. I also love salvias they do well in the East TX heat and humidity.

@@user-gk5ph2kj8p absolutely!