Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden. I live and garden just north of Richmond, VA and grew up in Spotsylvania!! Look forward to seeing other tours of your garden! 🐞
Wonderful video, lucky ducks going to your garden party. Thank you for the leisurely stroll and showing us your successes as well as what isn't doing as well.
Thank you! I think it's important to discuss the things that aren't going well. It shows the reality of gardening - there are challenges every year. I get so many suggestions, ideas and help from other commenters too!
If you're looking for an evergreen plant for that semi-shaded corner, consider Ilex vomitoria - the Yaupon Holly. Native, Evergreen, and you can treat them like a boxwood and shape them as formal as you want. On top of that, you get the benefit of it being America's only caffeine-producing plant, so you've got a lifetime supply of delicious tea if you want to try the leaves. And considering that the house is white, I'd opt for "White Lightning" Beech tree over a Japanese Maple. The bright white bark of the White Lightning is absolutely gorgeous and would really help to brighten up that corner. Again, a native plant that helps to support the ecosystem, and a rare specimen that not many people have.
For that corner spot where you wanted to put a conifer, you should consider an American plum. They are tolerant of less awesome spots and support lots of creatures. I think you'll love it.
Thanks! When I first establish a new garden bed, I lay out contractor paper over the existing soil to suppress the weed seeds and then I apply a 50/50 mix of top soil and compost over it. I still get some weeds, but I pull a few here and there every few days to stay on top of it.
Thank you! I have been gardening since I was a kid, helping my dad with our veggie garden. When my husband and I moved into our house, my love for gardening was unleashed. I really prefer landscape and flower gardens over edibles. The pollinators, birds and other creatures that the garden invites in are always such a joy to see.
Thanks! I've found many "fancy" varieties at the big box stores over the years. Now is the right time to find them at pretty much all garden centers. Keep looking and I'm sure you'll find some!
Have you figured out what to do with the rosette mites - I'm having the exact same issue on my double coneflowers too! I have a large variety of echinacea- but you actually have a few I don't have. where do you get all of yours?
I've just been trying to deadhead as many infected buds as I can to keep on top of it...but at the moment, the mites seem to be spreading 😞 I might just let them take over. I'd rather have deformed blooms than none at all. I got all of my Coneflowers from local nurseries. Since you're from the area, check out Meadows Farms, and Deep Roots. If you're up for a bit of a drive, go visit Colesville. Worth the drive. Make sure your vehicle is empty before you go lol
@@justletitgrow7a deep roots is my favorite place and actually I live in Caroline County so colesville is pretty close to me lol if you're up for a different experience and don't mind driving you must go to Sandy's Plants! You get to drive a golf cart to pick up all your plants lol it's bigger than colesville lol
I just remove the infected buds/blooms as soon as I see the distortion in the cone. There will be less chance of them spreading to other buds on the same plants or drifting to other coneflowers nearby. There are insecticides you can use but I would avoid these products as they will kill the other foraging pollinators that come in contact with it 😢
What are you serving at your garden party? I'm asking because I'm having a garden tour on June 25th and I want to serve non utensil food. Basically just finger food. Any ideas?
You could try cutting up some fruit and putting a large spoonful into a fancy plastic cup served with a toothpick, that way your guests can use the toothpick in place of a fork. Also, a dollop of hummus or ranch dip at the bottom of the cup and add in some carrot sticks, and other veggies. Easy to grab, portable, and perfectly portioned. Check out Key Lime Pie Dessert Shooter recipe on Pinterest. Yes, they require a spoon, but they were a huge hit!
