Laura, you are so blessed to have parents who are grounded, loving, hard workers and who have taught you wonderful values. I just love watching you talk and be with your mom. Thank you
Your mom has such a quiet grace, I could listen to her all day. She makes me feel like I'm a friend and welcome to pop by anytime. 💖 So kind of you to allow us into your private life.
Love this!! "I am the parent and this is how it's going to be" is a parenting skill that seems to be falling by the wayside these days. Thank you for sharing that with the world. A lot of parents these days just want to be their kids "friend" and it's not a good choice. As an educator, I love how grounded and down to earth both of you are!
So you can say "I am the teacher and this is how it's going to be". Teachers should use that. Give them structure in class even if they do not get it at home. They cannot disrupt the milieu. One thing my daughter said always interrupted her concentration was a teacher talking to another student from across the room instead of going to the student or the student going to the teacher. Blake I hope you have a good year teaching.
I could totally see a podcast coming out of this. “Garden Questions with Laura and Susan”. I know that would be easier said than done, but just saying, how fun!
I have laughed hysterically at the "watermelon over the phone" customer interaction. I worked for a short while in customer service for a public service clothing company. A guy calls in and says, "I want a shirt just like the one I have on." After questioning him on what brand, style, etc. he says, "I don't know, it's just like the one I'm wearing." At that point I had to remind him we're on the phone and I can't see what he has on! 😂
LOL Great story! When I was a teenager I worked at a Pizza Place. I was new and still in training and they had me answering the phones. I got a call from a customer that asked me "How much for your large females?" and I hung up on him! I walked over to my boss with a disgusted creeped out look on my face and I said "A man just called and asked how much our large females are" My boss said "If he calls back, tell him he can take Peggy (my coworker) for 20 bucks" and he jokingly punched a male coworker in the arm and they both started laughing. Then he explained that our business phone number was one number different from a seafood place down the street that sold crabs. The guy on the phone, thought he called the seafood place and wanted large female crabs! I was relieved. I was soo freaked out.
I wish your mom was on the next presidential ticket. She has it all, wisdom, encouragement, diplomacy( the answer on your antics as a kid), understanding of others, empathy, eloquence… I can’t say enough about how absolutely charming she is. You’re getting there Laura, but she’s the Queen.
This was a lot of fun and a lessen on how to be more positive. Request - how about a q&a with Aaron and his mom? I think it would be so much fun to hear how Aaron became so willing to try new things and learn what he likes in the garden.
I remember someone suggesting that Laura and her dad could do a tomato taste test this year! I think that would be a fun video to give Laura's dad some air time!
I pray so hard that I have a relationship like this with my children. As someone who does not have a mom, i appreciate all of this insight and advice ❤ Thank you so much for opening up to us, this is genuinely so heart warming to watch.
I didn't think you could top Q&A Part #1, but I L😍VE Part #2 even more! You both seemed so at ease. It felt as if your audience was cozied up in your living room with a cup of coffee, enjoying a visit! These moments are priceless and so very precious! Wishing continued blessings, healing and good health to you all!
Good afternoon from Halesowen, England. I have been watching your lovely show for the last 6 months and never miss it. You are very informative and comforting to watch. I find whenever I feel down just the act of sitting down and watching an episode of Garden Answer lifts my energy up again. So thank you for the joy, happiness and enthusiasm that you spread. xxx
I would love to see a tour of your mother’s home inside. She is my kind of decorator. I saw her lamp sitting on two books and it inspired me to do the same. It made such a difference to the lighting and was so pleasing to look at. I was always accused of wearing rose colored glasses by my family. I think that is why I can relate to her. I can’t stand to drink out of plastic either just like your mom. What a lovely session. Thank you so much for sharing your mom with us. You and your mom should have a monthly podcast.
Yes.., a monthly podcast. We can’t get enough of your sweet family. I laughed when I saw Benjamin on the floor. He is so cool.. Aaron reminds me of an oak tree… strong, sturdy and reliable.
OMG! The LOOK Laura gave Arron when he said he’d be an oak who keeps its leaves. 🤣🤣. I laughed out loud. A good start to the morning! An enjoyable video chatting with your mom.
I love these q&a with your mom! That teen story was such a great example of parenting, sometimes it's not what's most convenient or easiest but what's best for your kid! 💖 All this gardening and life knowledge is great. Your mom is a GEM 💎✨
When my husband sees new garden tools in “my personal spot in the garage”, he says, “ I see you been listening to Laura on Garden Answer” . I do let him use them with supervision.😌
I just LOVE this video. I truly feel like I'm sitting in the room with you guys, in a wing-backed chair right across from you both. I have belly-laughed so many times. I also have to say the multiple camera angles and editing are fabulous and so adds to the feeling that I'm there with you. And while I'm commenting (this is my first Garden Answer comment), Thank you so very much Laura and Aaron for this channel. You have no idea how important your videos have been to my world in the last few years. I couldn't have gotten though COVID without the garden I started based 100% on what I learned from you guys.
I so agree with every word of this comment. I, too, discovered Garden Answer during the beginning of the shutdown. It broadened my world then, and still does! Pleasant times, smiles, happiness, pure joy, and information are the qualities it adds to my life! Thank you for every minute you share with us!
These interviews were Absolutely Wonderful. So refreshing in these times to see Mother and Daughter that have a Genuine Love and Admiration for one another. God has truly Blessed You Both and Your Families. Thank You So Very Much for Sharing your Personal Life’s. P.S. looking forward to future Antique hunts!
Loved the question about Laura’s early teen years. I yearned for guidance at that age but my parents didn’t want to be bothered or whatever! To all of you parents out there your children need you to watch over them as teens as carefully as you watched them as toddlers and young children!!! Laura is SO LUCKY to have such a wonderful Mom!
Agreed with this wholeheartedly. The questions about mom/Laura’s relationship really warmed my heart but also made me yearn for that type of connection with my own mother. Bittersweet for sure. PARENTS: your kids won’t remember every name brand item you bought them, but they WILL remember when you were there for their sports and how you cared for them. Absolutely loving these Q&A’s. Laura, I hope you continue this “series” with mom and maybe even dad too!
Totally agree … You’re not your child’s “friend,” you’re so MUCH MORE important than what a child perceives and defines as their friends! Remember, the job of a parent is to guide your little human into adulthood, thoroughly prepared for a pretty varied and many times rough world out there, and that’s NOT what their friends do for them! A parent’s goal should be in the end of your parenting job when your children are adults … you’d want them as the best of “friends”! Seems that’s exactly where Laura’s and her mother have ended up! 😊👍🏻
I agree Angela Engler. I was #7 of 8 kids and felt invisible as a child and teen and still feel the same at 63. My Mom is a wonderful person, even at 92. It used to bother me that things weren't explained to me. It also didn't help my cause by being excruciatingly shy. That is why I so admire Laura's relationship with her Mom.
The fact that your mom would love to live in my home country makes my heart sing! My older brother and his wife moved to the cotswolds, and love it! We are excited to visit some time soon! If you’ve never been to the Lake District of England, you need to make another trip! That’s where my hubby proposed to me, at Lake Windermere. Such a beautiful place. We now reside in south central Virginia at Smith Mountain Lake, where my garden gets many compliments from the neighbors and it’s all thanks to Laura and her gardening wisdom!
Best advice ever..make garden beds deep! Every season I make mine larger and larger. My husband jokes that eventually we’ll have no more lawn. Love the Q&A with mom ❤️
Oh what a special treat this morning!! Love, Love, Loved this. Laura's Mom (Susan) is such a joy to be around. I learned a few things too ~ "Plant in multiples" not just one or two. Thank you so much Laura for bringing your Mom to us. Hey, we learned your Dad's name today too ~ Michael. You all enjoy your day. I have to go and make breakfast now. I put my spouse on hold until I was done with the video. xo
I'm sure many, many comments have said this, but this was family history preserved for generations! You will never know how absolutely precious this Q&A with your mom, in this loving and casual atmosphere, will mean to you down the line when everyone is older, or not with you anymore. Don't want to be maudlin, but time passes for us all, and this time with your mom will be a treasure for you, your siblings and your children. I'm in my 70's now and realize how fast time goes by! Seems like yesterday when I was your age, and then your mom's age! Loved every minute of both Q&A's. An absolute treasure. ~~M~~
I love the love and respect you have for each other. I have to say that I actually got emotional listening to your Mom talk about how she handled situations with you. As a parent I can completely understand and appreciate what she said❤️🥲
OMG! I JUST LOVED THIS! Can we see this at least once a month? It is like visiting the both of you. Besides being wonderfully informative, it is just a calm peaceful moment in the frenzy of life. Cozy comes to mind. I had the very best time watching 1 and 2. Thank you both! ❤️
A blessed family who enjoys each other. A lovely visit. I always feel uplifted watching any Garden Answer videos but especially love hearing anything that Laura's mom has to say💗
Loved this “part 2”! Your mom is so pleasant to listen to and such a kind person. I’m wishing her a successful recovery on her leg so she can get back to doing what she loves. Love you guys!
Your mom is so adorable! I’m so proud to be watching her, she is an inspiring lady, boot and all. Definitely makes me want to meet Dad. Haha. Susan you are just the kindest person 🤩💐
Just caught up with this video, oh my goodness, what an amazingly lovely Mum you have Laura, beautiful, thoughtful & kind and such an awesome role model x I lost my beloved Mum 18 years ago now and so watching this and knowing you will always have this recording to keep forever, makes my heart happy for you x ❤️ Love from Karen in South Wales, UK x
When I first started working at a garden center 27 years ago my manger told me the same as your Mom to read the plant signs when I was watering to learn the stock. It helped that I had just moved from a zone 7 to a 6 and had already did a lot of studying over the winter to landscape my new yard. Then I took the master gardener course and once I had enough work hours became a Ohio certified nursery technician.
I gasped when I saw her rabbit planter. I would love to know where it came from. I just love you two and your relationship. I wish her a speedy recovery.
So grateful to hear what Susan said at 13 minute mark about being the parent; Dr Gordon Neufeld speaks of the same thing, that we parents need to show the child we are in charge. Such a great mum, just amazing person!
Loving these q&as. I am learning so much about gardening. I have been gardening for 30 plus decades. Since watching your channel I have learned even money. I am very grateful for channel.
Oh Laura. Q& A with your Mother!!!! I know their are so many podcasts & channels with gardening advice but you have hit on a WINNING team! Your Mother has so much to share with a much different perspective! You asking questions about gardening & her life is perfect combination. I’m thinking a side channel for your Mother 😘🥰
Your relationship with your Mom reminds me of my Mom and I. Being a grandmother of five now, I'm loving being a NaNa and my daughter in-laws are all wonderful and great Mothers.. I love watching Laura and her Mom's relationship, it's special and a great example to others. The gardening knowledge between two of you is extremely helpful and lovely.
I just loved this video. Even viewing it many months later. Hopefully you can keep up these Q&A segments, even when your mom is not laid up from some surgery or injury. These little sit down chats are so sweet and endearing, much as a visit with wonderful friends.
This was so pleasant!!! Please do more parts until your beautiful mom heals!!!! When I look at her she always makes me think of Goldie Hawn with those smiling eyes and a smile that lights up a room. Her kindness, positivity and encouragement should be what every child is gifted with and the world would be such a better place! Thank you for sharing your mom with us Laura and I’m glad you are staying cool inside. 🌷🌷🌷
I so enjoyed the conversations with your mother. Her home fits her. Classy but relaxed and inviting. I took her (and yours) advice about winter interest. Bought two small mungo pine trees as a start. Later in the fall I plan on adding some larger evergreens.
Hello Ladies, I was truly blessed this morning to watch the Q & A. Love the honesty you both shared and the words of gardening wisdom. So, me and my family have a saying... "We are the greedy club". On any given day, my children will show up and before you know it, we're cooking and the house is hopping. We love the family time and the unity it brings. Thank you for sharing and the inspiration!
You probably get a million responses but I just wanted to thank you both for doing his Q and A, Your mum has a gentleness about her that oozes on the screen. How lucky you were to have and still have your beautiful mum with you to guide you . I do hope she recovers well with her injury. I really appreciate the advice regarding group plantings, will definitely take this advice on board as we endeavour with our next gardening project. With kind regards Sharon.
What a beautiful way to get my day going!! A cup of coffee and a wonderful conversation with Laura and her mom. Now my day is set. Thank you for doing this interview with your precious and inspiring mom!
These Q&A's with your mom are my comfort food! Thank you so much for sharing your family, expertise, and experiences with us! Will you take us to tour your mom's butterfly garden again soon? I'm looking forward to seeing how's it has grown. I bet it's magical!
such a joy to listen to your mom; she is so very wise.. fyi: "romancing the ordinary" is a book by sarah ban breathnach... an excellent read for self-care and learning to love your life... thanks so much for giving us the joy of listening to both of you... 🥰❤ thanks for the video 🥰❤
Hey Laura, I have absolutely enjoyed these sit down chats with your mother. I've been wanting to do a road trip out your way and would love a peak at your gardens. Now I just want to sit down and have a cup of coffee with your mom!! 🙂I am closer to her age and appreciate her hard work and parenting. I am so happy you followed her guidance. Isn't it a blessing when you follow what God says when he said "Children Obey your Parents." Look at how he has blessed you for that!! Love your sweet relationship. You two made me laugh and cry on this one. 🙂 PS...Tell your mom, sometimes God allows these set backs (broken leg) to bless us. Same thing happened to me! Two "set backs" turned into awesome life long blessings!!!
I really enjoy the interactions between these two gals. Whether they are shopping together or these Q &A’s. I’m not surprised at all that there are no “secrets” between them. This is perfection in family relationships from my point of view. 💚💚💚
Good Morning!🌞🌻 Always enjoy listening to your Mom, I have learned so much from your Mom! So happy she is on the mend, wishing her a continued speedy recovery! 🙂💚💐🌸🌹🌺🌻🌷🌲🌳🍁🌿
Loved the Q & A. Your relationship reminds me of what good friends my Mom and I were. Now that she is gone, I realize just how much I learned from her and how much I appreciate thshe taught me to love gardening and all the tops she taught me about appreciating nature and how important to make your environment beautiful. Your Mom's home is so inviting and welcoming like your lovely home. I love when you two go antique shopping. While I have learn a to of good advice from your videos, I think I have learned even more about relationships that are loving, fun and joyful. Your Mom is my kind of "Peppy" & you are so lucky to have one another. Tell your Mom Happy Birthday and I know you will all enjoy the celebration meal.
Susan has reminded me to get out all the journals my grandmother wrote in the 1920’s…still have them all! Love to see you two together♥️And, I love the junior high story!!! I am a retired teacher.. if more parents followed through and meant what they said we’d have less troubled children!
What a wonderful morning coffee time. I loved spending this precious time with you two. I laughed when you mentioned the POS system. My husband and I have a business that my in-laws started 63 years ago. We still do everything on paper and we still count back change lol.
Oh how I’ve loved these videos with your mom! Could you do this a few times a year? She is such a sweet, kind and joyful person. It is so easy to see where you come from and why we love you, Aaron and kids so much. You all just bring joy to our lives. Thank you for sharing!
Thank y'all so much for doing this! What a blessing to wake up and spend a hour with y'all and a cup of coffee. This has been fun and I just love Laura and Susan's style. I hope she is recovered soon and back out touring the garden! ⚘
Your Mother is such a sweet kind person. How lucky are all of you to have her bless your lives with her sunshiny personality that just drips love from her heart. She just exudes warmth, kindness, joy, love in a softness of strength and character. Gosh I pray she has a total healing in her leg and foot so she can get back into her life unencumbered from its ravage. She gracefully has taken on the enormous seriousness of this injury and has made light of its current disability to her daily life. I pray it doesn't have any lingering long term effects in her mobility. Even one bit! That would be awful and just unkind to her beautiful heart that she gives so easily and shares openly that influences others lives in so many ways. So my prayers for her is a total healing free from pain and it inhibiting her in any way moving forward. God's Blessings❤️
Laura, I simply love these questions and answer videos with you and your beautiful Mom...💖... getting to know you both, as well as all of your gardening knowledge, wisdom, experience and video's...🥰 You are so very blessed to have such a beautiful, loving, grounded and down to earth parent's and family to continue to learn from, share and bless your families and children's lives...🥰💖🥰... which are one's most precious and greatest assets in life!! Family is everything...🥰💖🥰 What ever you do... each day Laura, with utmost respect and love for you ... let your Mom, Dad, Eric, Benjamin and Samantha Grace (?) each "NEW DAY"... just HUG THEM TIGHT a LITTLE LONGER, GIVE THEM an EXTRA KISS, TELL THEM how much YOU LOVE THEM, how PROUD YOU ARE of THEM, and HOW THEY have IMPACTED your LIFE and CHANGED IT for the BETTER...💖🕊💖🕊💖🕊💖🕊 No matter how tired... fustrated... or ...upset you (we) maybe on any given day... 🤔 please, REMEMBER how extremely BLESSED you "all" truly are...🥰 BECAUSE... on any given day... 😪 "They... anyone of them... may NOT WALK BACK THROUGH YOUR DOOR... 😪 ... WHEN EVENING FALLS!!!! NOT everyone is BLESSED to have or even know their parent's, or have their spouse or children still with them...🕊🕊🕊🕊 May, God continue to richly bless, guide and protect you and your beautiful families...💖 You and your Mom would be awesome neighbor's...💖🥰💖 I too, love to garden, cook and bake from scratch and love to eat and entertain and spend time with those I love... #making #precious and #priceless #memories... 🥰💖🥰
I love y’all’s story. Such a remarkable mother and daughter relationship. I bet you two can’t wait to go antiquing! I love watching y’all shop. I get chuckles out of it!
Laura, your beautiful mother and all of your family are really good, kind people. You are a family with great values, moral, and integrity. I admire the unity and the love that you guys show for each other. The world would be a better place with more families like you all.
I have thoroughly enjoyed these Q&As with you and your mom. It feels like I am sitting in the room and personally engaged in the conversations with you. Thank you so much. 💗
You are delightful individually and twice as much together. Lots of wisdom about plants and gardening but life wisdom was embedded in all of it. Thanks!
Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 We are hitting 90's today and humidity is high 80's% AC is definitely necessary 👌 I have my coffee and listening 🎶
I finally got a chance to see part 1 and 2 of this interview with Mom and I soo loved this!! Mom is so sweet and you guys are so fun to watch. Hope you get Dad in on this too. It's nice to see the love you guys share along with your love of all things gardening!! God Bless!
It's amazing to hear Laura's teenage past as a teen myself, so I can learn what Not to be. What are your favorite plants you grow from seeds? Will you ever grow roses from seed? Do you guys get volunteer plants from your branded plants(aka the PW plants have reseeded, even though it's rare)
Love you and your Mom's interaction! I lost my Mom three years ago and she was such a source of grace and good advice for her daughters! Watching you and your Mom warms my heart! ♥️
Ok, i enjoyed this SO MUCH! I am ready and waiting for Part 3...hehe. For real, i hope this happens. I love gardening so much but you two are so knowledgeable but also so fun and positive and uplifting that it encourages me and lifts me up. Y'all's JOY is contagious and we need more of that! P.S. I love Aaron also and love his comments. He always has a good perspective. And i can't leave out your precious children. They are adorable!
Good Morning!! What a beautiful video!! I enjoy this vidios with mom Laura, but she gives awesome information on plants and ideas. She's totally awesome!! Thank you Susan and Laura and Good Morning to your cameraman Aaron!! Hi Bengamin!!❤👍🌹
These are the BEST videos. I enjoy spending time with your sweet Mom. She’s a treasure. I lost my Mama in October and it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Spend as much time together as possible. Y’all are a special family. Love spending time with y’all.
