The couples working together discussion was so awkward with my husband in the room, LOL. After 47 years we rarely risk the working together on a project situation. I was so excited at the end of the video when you mentioned that it is almost vest season. My brain jumped directly to where i had it hanging in my closet. Excuse me now, i have to go order some baskets. Thanks for the great recap!
I live in a Dark Sky community, at first when moving here, I was skeptical of the impact of down lighting, but find it is lovely. It might be worth considering, or checking into, as a less distracting method of achieving the benefits of highlighting the features in your beautiful gardens. (No pun intended 😅)
Laura & Aaron I just love the way you work together, you get so much done by respecting each other's ideas. The world would be a better place if we all got along at least a little better. Thank you for all your great examples and ideas.❤🪻🌲🌻🌿🍁🍂🌷
Laura would prefer to NOT have a Chevy Chase Christmas light show all year long. I do love smaller architectural trees bottom lit upwards in strategic places so I would go with Laura on the lane light up. But NO SHOW can beat Aaron's Christmas treat! Aaron and Laura, precedent from Pluto requires smaller trees to be called dwarf trees!
In my opinion the gravel makes it look like an entrance- if you've has so many people drive into the Persephone garden then I'd block it off by planting something big.
Hello 👋🏻 Laura that story about mom and daughter from Seattle brought me tears. That’s how I feel and I purchased some roses last fall for my mom and now that’s how we can connect without any issues or bickering about life …. Mom and daughters. Such a wonderful story. Hello I am from Seattle and please do another meet and greet here! 😅love this channel it’s really helped my mental health and “gardeners know all the dirt” is my moto garden therapy and sweat equity ! ❤❤❤
Yep, the persephone door and columns look like a front entrance. Our brains auromatically rely on house design/ visual to navigate driveways. Also drivers might take the shortest way out which is to turn around there instead of going all the way around the house where they can't see where it goes.
You guys are a fabulous couple! Of course, you will not always agree but you work stuff out! Bravo! The Persephonie Garden – I would bet – was originally a circular driveway to the living room – easy to be confused. I think two big beautiful pots in each entrance to the "circle" would be lovely. People almost never listen – they only see. Following your growth and progress all these years has been a really positive lesson in life! Thanks so much!
Thank you for the info about bird feeder cameras. I despise bate and switch! I'd been looking at them for Christmas gifts. On to plan B! Love you guys!
For the light situation, would it be worthwhile to get a few sets of uplight solar lights and move them around the garden so you can get an idea of what you'd like to have lit and help make a permanent plan? You could live with it for a while and easily change it to test configurations to your preference
Omh. It makes me feel so much better when I hear you guys don't speak the same language. My husband and I are the very same way. Now that he is retired it's been interesting..lol
I had to laugh at the in-front vs behind conundrum. My husband and I have opposite views on which Interstate lane is the inside versus the outside lane. Not a great place to miscommunicate!
Re: lighting the maples, have you considered using moonlights in the maples rather than in-ground up lightning? Moonlights can be very soft and subtle and add definition to the trees without adding a ton of light polution.
No, no, no. Just plant that fig outside in soil somewhere. I have figs for years outside, true, maybe it's not same varieties but I'm sure you can find figs suitable for continental climate. Twice, when we got really cold temps, like -18°C(-0.4F?) thinner branches froze, I cut them out in spring and they continued to grow. But last harsh winter we had was in 2014, since then, winters are mild and figs are just fine outside, I get two crops, spring one and just now, second-fall crop. Don't bother with growing figs in pots, they are such a resilient plants.
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The couples working together discussion was so awkward with my husband in the room, LOL. After 47 years we rarely risk the working together on a project situation. I was so excited at the end of the video when you mentioned that it is almost vest season. My brain jumped directly to where i had it hanging in my closet. Excuse me now, i have to go order some baskets. Thanks for the great recap!
I live in a Dark Sky community, at first when moving here, I was skeptical of the impact of down lighting, but find it is lovely. It might be worth considering, or checking into, as a less distracting method of achieving the benefits of highlighting the features in your beautiful gardens. (No pun intended 😅)
Laura & Aaron I just love the way you work together, you get so much done by respecting each other's ideas. The world would be a better place if we all got along at least a little better.
Thank you for all your great examples and ideas.❤🪻🌲🌻🌿🍁🍂🌷
Laura would prefer to NOT have a Chevy Chase Christmas light show all year long. I do love smaller architectural trees bottom lit upwards in strategic places so I would go with Laura on the lane light up. But NO SHOW can beat Aaron's Christmas treat! Aaron and Laura, precedent from Pluto requires smaller trees to be called dwarf trees!
I'll gladly volunteer to be a part of your focus group to get a tour of your beautiful gardens. ❤❤❤
In my opinion the gravel makes it look like an entrance- if you've has so many people drive into the Persephone garden then I'd block it off by planting something big.
Hello 👋🏻 Laura that story about mom and daughter from Seattle brought me tears. That’s how I feel and I purchased some roses last fall for my mom and now that’s how we can connect without any issues or bickering about life …. Mom and daughters. Such a wonderful story. Hello I am from Seattle and please do another meet and greet here! 😅love this channel it’s really helped my mental health and “gardeners know all the dirt” is my moto garden therapy and sweat equity ! ❤❤❤
I think the lighting of trees should be minimal. Too much lighting looks harsh and commercial. Gayle
Yep, the persephone door and columns look like a front entrance. Our brains auromatically rely on house design/ visual to navigate driveways. Also drivers might take the shortest way out which is to turn around there instead of going all the way around the house where they can't see where it goes.
You guys are a fabulous couple! Of course, you will not always agree but you work stuff out! Bravo!
The Persephonie Garden – I would bet – was originally a circular driveway to the living room – easy to be confused. I think two big beautiful pots in each entrance to the "circle" would be lovely. People almost never listen – they only see.
Following your growth and progress all these years has been a really positive lesson in life! Thanks so much!
You don’t have to do super bright lights. They can be a soft light
If everyone is doing it, then that's on you. Must not be enough room or it's an inconvenience. Can you put exit signs out?
Thank you for the info about bird feeder cameras. I despise bate and switch! I'd been looking at them for Christmas gifts. On to plan B! Love you guys!
For the light situation, would it be worthwhile to get a few sets of uplight solar lights and move them around the garden so you can get an idea of what you'd like to have lit and help make a permanent plan? You could live with it for a while and easily change it to test configurations to your preference
Omh. It makes me feel so much better when I hear you guys don't speak the same language. My husband and I are the very same way. Now that he is retired it's been interesting..lol
I bet Bethany must have a nice garden too at this point 👍🏼
Sounds like you need a fence in front of the Persephone garden… 😂
I believe the dividers in windows are called mullions.
😂😂😂😂 a crab apple a scrub😂😂😂😂
My rose of Sharon definitely did the sleep, creep and leap thing, it’s still in its creep stage I think. Anyone else have this experience with them?
I had to laugh at the in-front vs behind conundrum. My husband and I have opposite views on which Interstate lane is the inside versus the outside lane. Not a great place to miscommunicate!
Re: lighting the maples, have you considered using moonlights in the maples rather than in-ground up lightning? Moonlights can be very soft and subtle and add definition to the trees without adding a ton of light polution.
When can we get another Q&A with your dad or mom or both together?
Lighting pollution?, no thank you
Instead, consider just an "exit" sign/arrow to end the 12-point turns
The banter was awesome level today: 5 stars. Out of 5.
No, no, no. Just plant that fig outside in soil somewhere. I have figs for years outside, true, maybe it's not same varieties but I'm sure you can find figs suitable for continental climate. Twice, when we got really cold temps, like -18°C(-0.4F?) thinner branches froze, I cut them out in spring and they continued to grow. But last harsh winter we had was in 2014, since then, winters are mild and figs are just fine outside, I get two crops, spring one and just now, second-fall crop. Don't bother with growing figs in pots, they are such a resilient plants.