June Back Garden Tour and Talk 

So much appreciated Peggy-Ann! At first I was a bit shy or self conscious about showing all the messy parts. But then I thought, who am I kidding, we all have these same work in progress things. It’s life. I’m glad you’re here, Thank you! 💜🥰

Such a lovely thing to read at the end of my day. Thank you Wendy for watching, and being supportive and kind. 💜

Thank you Blake! I really try, and love to garden very much.

Linda is fab with design. A couple seasons back I did a tour on her RU-vid and things look so different here now. Fun to see how things evolve over the years. Thank you for watching!

Agreed

You’re so nice to watch and give such appreciated feedback. You know I’m a big Sullivan fan. 🥰 love the tapestry analogy! Hope you are enjoying your garden, more than working hard. But I have a feeling it might be the other way around. We can rest when we’re dead. 😆

This is so nice! Thank you! It’s come a long way. I appreciate your kind words! 💜

Agreed. My hydrangeas have tiny buds, and roses are just starting to open. Fortunately, here in SW Ontario, we've finally had rain, so everything is growing like crazy but darn it's chilly tonight 😢

@@RenefromOntario yes thats great we are so far behind here i am still planting bedding plants and seeds.

We need rain here in southern Manitoba, no buds yet on my Little Quickfire Hydrangeas but they will come. Compared to the areas burning right now, I’ll take my blessings! Have a great summer fellow Canucks!🇨🇦

@@peggy-ann1961 yes i am grateful as well the fires are terrible. I do not have any blooms yet on my hydrangeas this will be their second summer in the garden so crossing my fingers. Rabbits did alot of damage i lost a few but many are coming back now.

Thank you so much Barbara! I always cringe a bit watching back 😆, but I always want everybody to feel like I’m talking to friends, because I feel that way. 🥰

Thank you so much! 😃💜

You’re such a needed and supportive friend Donna, and I’m lucky to have you here. Thank you! Love ya! 💜

Haha! Thank you Erin! 💜 Maybe I should just plant all hydrangeas. 🤣🤣

This gave me the biggest smile. This year I lost an ivy plant I had in a pot for 10 years. As I was pulling it out, I saw little violas sprouting and remembered I planted some seeds when I first planted the ivy. Isn’t it amazing? 💜

@@HowsItGrowing I know! They are just looking for the right place at the right time and it really made my day since not much will grow under oak trees because of their sensitive roots! I'm glad you had a pleasant surprise too! They are a solid base of happiness!

Thanks so much! 💜

So appreciated! Thank you! 💜

Thanks so much!

Ahhh so nice of you! 💜 your kind feedback is appreciated and motivates me to share on here. Thank you!

Nita you’re so kind, thank you so much for watching! 💜

Ugh! I’m so sorry. That’s one critter I don’t have poking around. 🙈

I’ve not ever seen one in person I don’t think. I love the name. It’s got to be beautiful!!

Exactly! Always something to look forward to! Thank you for watching!

Susan thank you so much!! 🥰💜

Thank you so very much! My husband Marc is so handy and has built many things for me. He built all of my obelisks from scratch and he made my sink table in the greenhouse too. 🥰 He’s pretty amazing. The trellis on the fence is attached with screws. There are mounting holes around the perimeter.

Thank you Dennis!!

Absolutely! I want them all. 😆 The drumstick alliums are fabulous. I love the coloring and how it’s a nice variation in shape. Thank you! 💜

@@HowsItGrowing Yay! Plant them en masse for the best effect. They sway in the breeze and are really elegant.

Thank you for sharing your good experience with me! I’m absolutely going to try it! 💜

I overwinter them in zone 6, SWPa. I know some folks even store them as bare roots over winter and they bounce right back when potted up in spring. Very resilient plants, and I just LOVE the smell of the foliage 🤩

Thank you so much Eileen. I wish I knew the variety. I don’t know many of the hostas in my garden. Some are from my parents house, and the ones you’re interested in were purchased at Home Depot many years ago and at the time just said “hostas” Such a helpful label! 😆 They are massive because they desperately need to be divided.

Thank you so much!!! 💜 that color is “topiary tint” by sherwin Williams. It’s very pretty.

@@HowsItGrowing Thank you so much!

Thank you! 😃 those are from Home Depot!

Thank you so much! So nice of you! I have tension wires across the fence. It was initially installed for espalier apple trees, but sadly all but one perished from fire blight. I think it might be excessive depending on the vine you are growing. I might try just screwing in some cup hooks and using thick fishing line or wire as a guide. I do this in some other areas. Clematis for example isn’t so thick it would need a lot of heavy support, but a rose gets thick heavy canes and might need more help. Thank you for being here!!

Thank you so much Laura😊

You absolutely can burn them, root ball and all. It’s a recommended method of disposal.

Thank you! It’s from garden-fountains.com the Williamsburg Pineapple

Thank you! Mostly from lowes or Home Depot. I find them online more than in store.

I typically use hardwood shredded mulch. I haven’t yet this season but need to. I’ve not had any trouble with carpenter ants. I think that mixture could work out well. I’ve never used gravel as a mulch except on pots, so I’m not sure. It may really dry out or deplete nutrients over time. In pots I top with gravel to retain moisture.

@@HowsItGrowing Thank you so much, I never thought of gravel drying out or depleting nutrients. Good thought.

Hi Laurie! I got it from lowes. There are so many options. I would google for best price. Look up Achla diamond trellis. 💜

Thank you so much Monica! My husband Marc built it for me. I’m kinda blown away with it. I found the sink on Facebook, and he built the table based off of just sketches and photos I liked. I did the plumbing. Team work. 💜🥰 thank you for watching!!

I forgot to mention - the hardware was on Amazon. I looked for months until I found one open box on a great sale. 💜

Thank you! 💜 No, they don’t. Complete disclosure: Proven Winners ColorChoice (who is the maker of proven winners shrubs) has sent me trial size plants over the past few years. But the majority of my garden is a mix of plants and shrubs I’ve purchased. I definitely don’t want to ever be committed to featuring just one company, when there are so many good ones out there, and gardening is way more than a popular name brand. Thank you for watching I appreciate it!!

😆 my dog is just nutso, period. 😆 he eats everything. Everything. 😩 it’s not fun. I feel your pain. 🤣

💜 yes! My husband built it for me. He’s pretty wonderful. I found a used vintage cast iron sink on Facebook marketplace. He built the base, I did all the plumbing. It’s really such a great help in there. We will need to winterize it and get some frost proof spigots for it to function over winter. But for now in the warm seasons, it’s perfect!

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Thank you! It is the Neoclassic urn by Williamsburg and Campania International. From garden-fountains.com 💜

Thanks so much :)

@@HowsItGrowing Thanks so much. But wow, those are soooo expensive!

I appreciate your feedback. Honestly, it’s all I can do right now for many reasons. Once things get more established here, I’ll be able to do more things I really want to do on RU-vid. Right now I am wanting to give updates, but simply can’t make it all work with my schedule. When my kids are at school, it’s precious time that I take to plant and get things done. I can’t devote that time to setting up tripods, microphones, and not looking like a whole mess for a video, all the editing and getting it all together. It’s very time consuming. I also don’t want to miss out on sharing, or not post at all like last year. It’s a bit of a juggle. Many other RU-vidrs don’t have small children, or they have a ton of help filming, and with garden chores, allowing them to get camera ready and do cute fun little projects. I don’t have that. And that’s ok. While others have a crew building a green house, just 2 people here did that, myself and my husband. We both work as well. And the kids will always be number one above everything. I just need to make it work until I have more completed here with the big projects. Hope you’ll stick around. 💜

Wow thanks for explaining I had no idea it took so much to do the videos and that u have another job as well u make it look so easy when you do it !! Of course I will stick around i look forward to all your videos and yes I agree with small children things are even harder to do I have three under 5 so I know ! Kids re always number one and still use take time to garden as do I …its such a passion even in sunset to dark I garden. I even wake up at sunrise to get out there as its th e only time I have. So I understand the limits thanks for being kind about it and explaining I do appreciate it !!! Can’t wait until ur next update :)

Laura, I absolutely LOVE your videos! Linda 🌼🌸

Hi Stephanie! I actually bought it as a tiny plant start on Etsy. It took off pretty quickly and this past winter it stayed in the greenhouse where it would get pretty cold at night. I put the heater on to keep above freezing but not warmer. It’s really fun to grow. Definitely try getting a small starter plant. 💜

Thanks so much...💜

Not even a little. I’m the one doing all the garden part of the work. Anything dug up, moved, running the drip, shoveling gravel. I do all of it alone. He will do some handy things, like building the sink. And he built my greenhouse (I only helped a little there) He’s an architect so he likes to build and design. But the garden part is not really his thing. He does appreciate what I come up with and gives me honest feedback when I ask. 💜