Thanks for watching the detailed garden tour videos over the last few weeks. I’m answering questions from those videos (except for the last one which was posted after I filmed this).
Follow the time stamps to jump ahead.
00:01 THANK YOU! 💕
2:38 Answering your questions
39:00 Swim break
39:06 Postcards from viewers
VIDEOS + LINKS MENTIONED
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🌿 Sunny entry garden + veg garden: https://youtu.be/mRuWC8vRhLc
🌿 Made in the shade garden: https://youtu.be/R0m61cXTRkk
🌿 Looser, more natural gardens: https://youtu.be/esKopWJSsoA
🌿 Flowers everywhere: circle garden, skinny patio bed: https://youtu.be/9Sccl_BUUfw
🌿 Reimagined side garden tour: https://youtu.be/g9hkMDX7IUs
🌿 Detailed patio tour: https://youtu.be/O0WOz6CbmdM
//Garden Watchdog (Dave’s Garden): https://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/
//Building a retaining wall: https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/putting-up-walls/
//How and where to buy plants online: https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/plants-online/
ABOUT
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My name is Erin and I love sharing inspiration and information with real-life gardeners. I live and garden in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5b.
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36 Comments
Love that hydrangea behind you during postcard segment. Gotta go rewatch your tours to find out what it is. Love your gardens and gardening attitude!🤣😎✌🏻
Just a thought, if you buy from another gardener, be sure to verify they do not have jumping worms.
LOVE your videos. I do a lot of screen shots of your videos and plants for plant ideas and landscaping ideas. Thx for putting the names of plants on the screen for us to see. Silly me I forgot to ask my question about your banana plant. How cold can it tolerate before you need to bring it in. Right not when it gets in upper 40's I slide into garage for the evening. Poor cars don't have a home right now. 😊
Erin…. Roflmbo!!! Story of my life in regards to "I was a decade younger when…."
A few weeks ago I was pressure washing the north side of the house with just a 6ft ladder. The neighbor guy made the comment of it looking good. I said that's the best it's going to get because I'm not going up the big extention ladder because I don't bounce as good as I used to, I just go splat! He thought that was funny lol. Mmhhmm, wait till you get another 10 tp 20 years on you and you'll understand hahaha 😆
I don’t think I’ve ever felt more relieved when you made the comment about drip irrigation. I thought I was a horrible gardener for not wanting to (or able) to do this. I appreciate your more natural and realistic approach. I love Garden Answer, but it’s not a natural environment. Appreciate your insight so much
It actually might be worth complaining to the FTC about that nursery. If they are regularly sending out deficient products, they might be investigated. I'd recommend suggesting that path in the comments … if the FTC gets enough complaints it will increase the likelihood of an investigation and potential fines.
You must be getting bitten by mosquitos? 😅 I have them really bad this year!
Anyone try Meconopsis? The blue ones are supposed to be really hard but there are a bunch of other species in the genus with white and/or yellow flowers. Are they easier? Would love to get some of those going.
Love the Q&A videos! 🥰
Thanks Erin for your realistic garden tours. Also thanks for posting the name of plants on the screen. It makes it so much easier to make a list of plants and have names correctly spelled. Thanks as always for your time and information.
Great comments on watering. Planting too many plants that are really can’t survive without watering is way too much work and uses too much precious water.
Erin, maybe in the Spring, would you consider doing a video on staking??
Question: Please recommend an obelisk for climbing clematis that can withstand a 5b climate. Thank you! (Not sure this has been covered.)
Natures Hills Nursery’s address is only an office building. I live in Omaha, Nebraska and I know of no nursery grounds here. Love the question and answers, and watching your videos. Thank you so much for your time and sharing with us. I’m in 5B also.
So I am curious, can you over winter tender plants in a shed, that is not heated?
Haha, "it's a patience problem, as you might, um😅 imagine
Glad to see you are coping after the passing of your Oden, the pain and grief can be crippling. And good to hear Dorothy is adapting as well. 🐶
Erin, the number of dry leaves we can see in your lawn tells us that the drought has impacted your mature trees like ours (Zn 6b – west suburbs of Chicago). I don't ever remember our tiny honey locust leaves beginning to yellow & fall around Labor Day – almost 2 months too early.
Thanks for talking about the drip. I always feel bad that I don’t do drip and we water only as needed. We pay attention to the vegetable garden and some pots.
Hello Erin, we live a few miles East of these grounds – Cantigny. It's a French word, pronounce 'can TEENY'. A village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918. Cantigny is a 500-acre park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune newspaper. It was named after a small village in France, where Colonel McCormick commanded an artillery battalion in 1918 as a member of the U.S. Army’s First Division. The Battle of Cantigny was America’s first victory in World War I. Some LOCAL history we're mighty proud of!!!!
Thank you for including my comment about trying Oakleaf hydrangeas. 🩷
I wanted to let you know that I found a Haas Halo hydrangea at Woldhuis Farms Nursery in Grant Park, IL. Thanks for inspiring me to try to find one!
I’m with ya sister. Hate me a day lily 😂🌹
I ❤️ Stehekin, pronounced Stuh-HEE-kin. I always thought it would make a great setting for a novel, much like Forks, WA, because of its remote location at the end of gorgeous Lake Chelan (SHUH -lan). You can’t drive there, no roads, you either take a boat or a float plane. But it’s very small in population. Anyway, I love that someone sent you a postcard from there!
Yes! Wine and Weeds is coming back! I surely miss those!
Can you do a discussion on buying online plants. I purchased a rare Dogwood tree from Nature Hills Nursery, NE. It arrived sick with brown spots on every leaf; brown edges, and someone chopped every branch. After sending 2 rounds of pictures, they refuse to refund my $80. The tiny buds just turned black. The sales person, Coli Hunter, refuses to acknowledge the tree is sick. The CEO, Jeff D, will not return my calls. Argh! Buyers beware.
Hi Erin, first of all I also know that pain of loosing a dog child and a granddog. Pain that I still have years later. I am so sorry for yals loss of Oden. I am so glad you brought up your girl because I had been wondering. I miss back when they were outside with you. 2nd I want to tell you that I also am tired of hose end sprayers lasting such a short time. I called the company and found out they have a warranty on Melnor products for lifetime. The customer service lady said I didn't need a receipt, she would send me 2 on Monday. I don't usually write comments cause I watch on my tv, but had to tell you that. 3rd do you only use seaweed fertilizer on your annuals? What brand of deer repellent do you use? 4th You do a great job with your garden and your videos. God bless you (you mentioned the hose end sprayer a long time ago. lol)
I’m with you on the daylillies! I’ve been saying I’m going to get rid of them but never seem to have the time or figured what I want to replace them with. They’re across the front of the house ( here when I moved in). It’s one of those beds on the north which is shade to the back and sun to the front . Sedum to the back, astilbe I the middle then the daylillies in front. They just look nasty this time of year!
I just appreciate all the hard work you put in for us gardeners.
When you say you’ll put a link for further information ..it’s there.
You name the plants your talking about, or you put it on the screen.
Your wealth of knowledge is like thanking a fun Mater Gardeners Class with friends, so Thank you🥰
Butchart gardens my big idea inspiration. Family owned and managed – impressive and now in its third generation. Rose garden the best. Victoria is lovely too. Filoli gardens and estate also a special place. Built in true English style. Not far from San Fran if you ever get there. Portland's rose garden a must if you're serious about roses. A great place for a walk.
Non gardening question – I really love the blue and pink fish t-shirt you're wearing – where'd it come from? 🙂
“Growing plants hard.”Same!!! I have several beds I never water and they are thriving. Would not enjoy gardening as much if I was constantly watering. Definitely over watering containers and once they die off I will be fine with it. Enjoyed them for several months
Erin, and all who watch this…I'm in the same zone, 5a, but north of Toronto, On Canada. Anyway…any guidance, on dividing peonies, in the fall? I know this is the time, to do it, but don't want to 'kill' my beloved, peonies! Thanks!
Thank you, Erin, for doing your gardening in 5b. And especially for Q & A that pertain to zone 5b. So many others are in the South or CA.
I’ll tell my husband I need more plants! Erin said I need to block the sun so there’s less weeds!
We all love you, too! ❤