When you went to check on your chickens it just warmed my heart...talking to them, making sure they were ok and offering them a broccoli treat was precious.
I appreciate your “real life” videos where you show unfinished projects, necessary transplanting in the midst of the growing season (and heat) and the ongoing garden challenges. Helpful because we’re all facing these realities!
Another fun day in the garden with Laura ... and did I hear you, an Oregon girl, say " fixin' to " ???? That just warms this Southern girl's heart ❤ looking forward to seeing the new hedge get planted and the area buttoned up. And I might say the repurposed water fountain in the center of the patio is looking quite spectacular !!!! As always, I am so grateful you (and the whole family) have chosen to take us along on this gardening journey - it's has been a great ride !!!
I love your channel. I watch you move and rearrange things to help better the plants on your property and I learn an awful lot. I'm glad I'm not alone when my 1st choice location doesn't work out. I'm happy to watch you dig up, divide, and conquer. I learn so much. Thank you!
When hubby and I were stationed in St. Thomas, USVI….there were tons of what we called, “Century Plants!” They look very similar to your blooming mangave. At Christmas time, Christmas trees were hard to come by and expensive, so we would cut down the dead or dying bloom stalks and bring them into our homes and decorate them for Christmas. ❤
OMG! I had to pause to look at that mind-blowing display in the center of the patio. Such a glorious collection of beautiful plants. Very satisfying mangave project. Lamium would be beautiful in that space. So happy she showed us the Mangave out in the south garden. The Chicken chorus today was something to hear.
Might be worth checking in the coop. Maybe a snake or rodent. Our chickens usually fussed for a reason. Everything is beautiful as always. Watching your video brings so much joy to my day.
❤Hi. Well we all know Laura , Treats all these plants with such care and Love! She is amazing! Those chickens love her. Everything is going to be be even more spectacular. Thank you Laura!
I was thinking that Benjamin and Grace may need a small cabin spot too, especially with them growing older. I remember being a kid and being miserable because my parents could only afford a one-bedroom apartment. Nobody had privacy, and my older siblings spent most of their time outside of the house as soon as they were able to
Such a great idea using the pot that the plant came in to measure for height in its transplant pot. I always have problems judging this, but this idea will help so much. I think I just need to keep a notebook while watching your videos, Laura, I am getting so many wonderful ideas.
Just a thought: Every county in the US has a Cooperative Extension Office that offers university-based information to home gardeners, community groups, and businesses. These offices provide fact-based, localized guidance tailored to each area. In a previous recap video, you discussed your approach to using pesticides. What you’re practicing is known as Integrated Pest Management, which is a major focus of the Extension Service.
I love your show, Laurie! It is what I watch every morning with my tea. BTW: I think the chickens were squawking bc they are wondering when you are going to get around to removing that wisteria and pallet walkway leading to no where.. haha
I love the the color combination of the three shrubs on the upper left corner of the screen at 25:35 mark. The orangey yellow the blue and the chartreuse all together.
The heat is showing on you. Im sorry. 😢 It's all going to look amazing! I cannot believe what you manage to do in ur soil. So inspiring. Forever grateful for you!
Hi Laura, I have the same issue with shade all day then sun in the late afternoon and I have had great success with Ajuga. I did Lamium for a few years in that space and it was a complete pain to keep the weeds out of it but the Ajuga just spread nicely and very tight. No weeds what so ever! The ajuga with the purple leaves and blue blossoms in the spring are just gorgeous!
This comment is very helpful. I have ajuga planted in my front yard and it’s doing pretty good. I have a spot in my backyard that is 1/2 shade and 1/2 sun and my daisies are not doing well there - why had I not thought of AJUGA! Brilliant!!! Thank you for the inspiration 💜💜💜
@@pamelacallaway3922 I hear you! And definitely love what it’s doing in my front - I don’t know why I haven’t thought about adding it to my backyard. Thank you again for the idea.
You should plant some 'Lemony Lace' Elderberry underneath the Golden Rain Tree. Based on how well they did underneath the locust tree, they would likely thrive in that tough location.
Loved hearing the chickens...natural sounds so much better than all that background music that I have to keep muting. That repurposed fountain planter is gorgeous
Love real, live chickens; they have personalities. I'd give them canned corn - drained as a treat, and the entire barn yard would fly to me when I was broadcasting them including the white doves. It was fun to see them coming and eating their treat when I finished my chores and was ready to leave.
Hi Laura, thanks for this fun glimpse into your shift into "Check Things Off This List mode. I love to watch your design style that makes what you do so special. It's like you're arranging outdoor flower arrangements. It's all so beautiful. What about making the mostly all-day shade area a Fairy-garden / Army men area, or just an area for Samantha and Benjamin to plan and plant and water?
I love the mangave trio! In May Walmart had one “Freckles and Speckles” and I snatched it up. It had almost a dozen pups which I separated and have rooting in pots. In the low desert they need to be protected from our intense sun.
Love your Hosters I grew some hostess a couple of summers ago in my landscape flower bed in my front yard and the slugs always got to them I always had to sprinkle slug bait It worked wonders
Skin cancer survivor here. I’ve had huge sections of my face removed. A plastic surgeon had to graft the right side of my face back together. A 6 inch section was removed from my leg and I had to relearn how to walk. Lymph nodes removed from both legs. Cat scans every six months. I am still under the care of an oncologist and I will be a dermatology patient for the rest of my life. Protect your skin by covering up with 60 spf clothing and wear Tula hats. Wear gloves and use a white umbrella. Please please heed the warning. I’ve been cancer free for a year. My doctors saved my life. The threat is real.
@@jandolph7509 thank you so much. I danced a jig after my last cat scan. And still an avid gardener. I have a mobile shade pavilion that I move around and I work on shade projects during the hot summer months. Tula hats and 60 spf long sleeve shirts and gloves. It’s a challenge, but I found a way. 😊
It’s amazing how you can move Panicle hydrangeas around and they will do fine. We had a huge limelight that was too close to the house. We moved it one fall and it acted like it didn’t even know, it got moved. We are in Eastern Canada, so after we moved it , we watered and mulched it well and it looks so good in its new spot. We moved it with our tractor 😊
This may seem silly, but I wish Aaron would take a picture of Laura in the garden like @15:14 and make a portrait of her. She's such a pretty woman and what a wonderful gift to her children one day.
That's a great idea but would be hard to choose, when planting the hosts or during a garden tour or 16:56, 17:03, so many and she is not only beautiful on the outside but her inner beauty shines through when (talking with her hands) and explaining a new planting project😊
Laura, I've had really good luck with Black Scallop Ajuga in areas that transition from sun to shade. They quickly cover the ground and have pretty blue flowers in the spring. They might do well under your tree by the patio. 🙂
