A trio of planting projects 🌿 Beautiful groundcover, bulletproof evergreen, perennial from seed

[@eury5405]

I am a Garden Answer fanatic and have been watching Laura and Aaron for years. Laura introduced me to your channel and I absolutely love it. I live in Southern Arizona, so I live in a totally different climate than you....but I learn so much watching you! I feel like I am just hanging out with another gardening friend. Thanks for sharing all of your hard work 😊

[@cindywilson2990]

Love this channel, always looking for new ideas. I’m AZ too! Although up near Flagstaff

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you for watching!

[@lorihanby6733]

Same here! So glad Laura introduced me to your channel. Love your laid back gardening style and videos.

[@normarideout62]

Same as me…. I always watch Laura and the your channel if your own. I just just your relaxed way of gardening

[@glendatate1542]

OMG i thought your dog was a black bear for a split second and i was like RUN Erin RUN, LOL then i remembered you had a dog, I need a ground cover that stays low and loves sun still looking for one, all the ones i like wants shade

[@irma_brenton]

Yes girl.. go to garden store for one thing and get everything else but the intended thing lol

[@dylan8285]

One statement I heard from a gardener that’s stuck with me is plant the weeds you want otherwise you’ll get ones you don’t

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I love it. So true.

[@snu3877]

Haha, that is pretty funny. My current weed seems to be Conoclinium, or blue mistflower (sometimes called perennial ageratum.) SO pretty, and it blooms late with the goldenrod and asters, but oh boy, does it spread. I am going to be moving mats of it from one area to alongside the neighbors' fence to displace weeds growing there.

[@Anirras-got-a-bergenia]

This compliation format is no problem to watch. It makes sense to do which is probably why it works.

[@thedivide3688]

Everyone should grow Plumbago. It's just late to come up each year. Beyond the flowers the leaves have great fall color. After it blooms the flower heads still make it look like it's in flowers. It gives so much and is no fuss.

[@mdwalker3034]

Plumbago ground cover in my 7a/7b garden is wonderful. I have propagated in 1 gallon, above ground containers over the winter. Snuggled together & protected from wind. They survived! I think you will definitely see success in your in-ground plantings!

[@joyces.9021]

So happy to see someone else stand up while gardening! My knees don't like kneeling...

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Yeah crawling around on my knees rarely seems worth the effort. I’ve had too many knee surgeries for that.

[@fransak2723]

I used to be a stand up and bend over gardener too. After losing a substantial amount of weight I am now able to get up and down and weed on my knees which gives the back a break. It does both my wrists a bit so I change it up to spread the pain around. It’s not easy getting old 😂

[@ytubechannel997]

I so agree that Russian cypress is underutilized. Its a true workhorse of a plant.

[@jeffhingson159]

I planted 3 types of columbine, 70 total, I started from seed this year. I also planted 80 Foxglove in my garden started from seed. Nothing is a bigger $ saver then perennials started from seed. It's June 1st and all of these plants are looking great and will be ready to bloom in my garden next year.

[@matthewheeke4377]

I need that hardy plumbego in my life. Love the color contrast with the true blue blooms and the red flower heads. Reminds be a bit of the flowers on lungwort.

[@TerryGoetz-js8ht]

Yes you do! There is nothing else this color, and it lasts deep into fall. Worth waiting for it to emerge in spring. A bit wild looking, which is fabulous.

[@taylorswf23]

I love watching these odds and ends garden chore videos. It’s very much what I’m doing this time of year- planting, weeding, expanding, etc. 💚

[@jillsimpson8716]

Another great time in the garden with you. I feel like I learn so much and appreciate plants in a new and different way. Love what you do!

[@sharonlibby5110]

I really enjoyed this episode. I liked the combination of the short episodes on different days.

[@rhus36]

Your instincts are spot on about thinning Columbine. I work at a native plant nursery where we grow everything from seed. We never once have had to thin any plant when we pot them up and the native columbines always do wonderfully. More seedlings per plug just mean more chances for success.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Great to know. Thank you for that.

[@lauriraube8301]

My columbine self seed EVERYWHERE! I love it tho♥️

[@margaretpervier8357]

Seeds are more affordable.😊

[@dustyflats3832]

I’m excited to see a pink Columbine this year amongst the red! I’ve started a golden one recently and hope I can get it to survive also. They are a cheery plant that picks up after spring bulbs.

[@GardenKath]

I agree on ‘microbiota’. I immediately think of gut health. 😂 I’ve been dithering about plumbago for a few years now; you may have inspired me to get off the fence.

[@mistygeller3193]

I love a mishmash or anything that you put on here, it’s always interesting and you always make me laugh 😊 You don’t have to try, that’s why it’s funny! Love it, please give updates as things start to root in!

[@roslynholcomb]

Love columbine. We started out with blue, pink and white and they crossbred into some fabulous combinations.

[@kasiacholewinska]

Hi Erin! Really enjoyed your random planting projects, really appreciate that you care to drag your camera while working out in the garden. Especially that it’s not like you have all the time you need to do this. Very much appreciated ❤ Selection of plants is prime for those locations. Columbine will most probably take over and fill this space with spring joy &color before hakonechloa fills it with waves of green for the rest of the year. Russian cypress in the mixed hedge is an excellent choice. It should keep the weeds down and make the all year green carpet. Plumbago is new to me, but looks very interesting, looking forward to the updates. BTW, microbiota sounds more like other name for plankton in squarepants Bob 😊 Thanks again for sharing, you’re the best! Happy gardening!

[@veryblessedChris]

I really like the way you are doing your videos now.

[@thomasschrader8272]

This spring I grabbed a handful of Liatris from a seed stalk and tried germinating them. Now I have like 5 dozen baby liatris to add to my garden and give away. I'm stoked! Free plants!

[@conniewesselman9655]

Your honesty is refreshing!

[@tammykuhar4420]

You are my kind of gardener Erin. Love your videos!!

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

I love my hardy plumbago! Zone 8 , GA , full sun . I just pull out what I don’t want! So pretty💙

[@ltcneedstoplan]

I winter sowed 5 varieties of columbine with great success. At least 5 plants of each emerged and are still here. Haha. So much less expensive than purchasing from the nursery. Now if I can just keep them alive to see them bloom.

[@e.manshreck9850]

Thank you for the suggestion of the siberian cypress. I'll definitely go look for it.

[@SunnyBlueSkyDay]

Love the texture & low wandering Russian Cypress ✨🌱

[@colsen4616]

Love the hardy plumbago in my pnw 8b garden. I wish it didn’t take so long to wake up in spring - some green finally showed up last week - but once it does it’s off!

[@emkn1479]

Columbine is my favorite 😻 I sprinkle the seeds everywhere. I have the native red and yellow, the ubiquitous purple and white, and several of the Barlow series (the dark red is particularly lovely). I just got seeds for ‘Pink Petticoats’ because my mom wants to grow them. They’re the easiest, most lovely thing. Cute seedlings too. Love the foliage color and form.

[@denisedelgado3350]

Hi Erin. I didn’t purchase columbine at the time, as it started coming up everywhere in my yard, from my neighbors yard. Black Barlow, a medium lavender and a pink. Beautiful. I shared it for years with family and friends. Then I purchased an orange, red, pink and white, and 2 different blues with white. They are so easy, and their foliage is pretty too. I want to add some yellow next. You’re right, it is the most carefree plant. Enjoy 🌿

[@upnorth21]

Celtic Pride sounds looks great. So great to find an evergreen for part shade. That columbine looks cool too. Enjoy your videos!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Erin! I planted some plumbago ground cover last fall. Its beginning to leaf out for me here in my zone 6b/7a. I agree the blue with the chartreuse will look great. Columbine is so pretty! I had to laugh with you about the colors. Anytime I think I have one color, it turns out its another. I grew some columbine Nora Barlow, and Lime Sorbet from seed last year that are getting ready to bloom. The foliage is also so pretty!! Great video. I love compilation videos. That's the reality for most of us gardeners, we do small projects as time allows.

[@jordanyeager9220]

Awesome segment! ❤

[@sandistolle4874]

Nice! Wish the Celtic could handle my high zone. This vid format works well.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Erin.💐💚🙃

[@missouriartiste]

Can you do a list of perennials that are easy to grow from seed Erin? Great information, thank you!

[@Talula72]

I grew some Columbine from seed last year and it was as easy as all my annals. This year it has quadrupled in growth and looks amazing.

[@terrivance8750]

Erin, A couple short videos stitched together into one is A-OK w/ me. Thank you. 😊

[@gracefulgrowing144]

I love plumbigo. I did not realize there was a hardy plumbigo that I could have in my Indiana 6a garden. I'm so excited!!

[@snu3877]

There is an annual plumbago which is not the same as the perennial that she is planting. She is planting ceratostigma plumbaginoides, commonly called leadwort. I don't think Erin even mentioned that the leaves turn red/burgundy in the fall, when they bloom, and wow, that color with the electric blue flower is to die for!

[@altheab.8907]

Sempervivum is a good ground cover too. Grows in sun or shade and just keeps multiplying and filling in. I started using it in my herb garden several years ago and it works out well. Keeps the weeds down, holds moisture in and nothing eats it. 💕

[@KelNash]

I have what you called hardy plumbago. Love it so much. And it has fall color which is so pretty. Dies back in the winter and the moment I see new growth come spring, I use my hedger to cut it back as low as I can, and it comes back so pretty and fresh. It’s already thick and lush. Can’t wait for the flowers ❤️ It does spread, but it’s not insane. Have to stay on top of it. Just pull the wayward ones as they come up. Easy.

[@terrypauloregon]

Erin, I hope I spelled that right. That’s an excellent way to describe ground covers. And I’ve falling into that myself with vinca and another one green and white and I can’t remember the name. I don’t hate them but they can’t live in my new smaller space.

[@irma_brenton]

Love it.

[@salimorton641]

I remember you removing your boxwoods! What shocked me was the year you mentioned! Wow, time flies! Florida 9b/10, we have a shrub called Blue Plumbago, plumbago capensis. I planted four last year. Now is the time to trim and feed them. They grow 5'X5' and to me very pretty. Last year they were six inches tall in a one quart can. Now they are all different size. About to grow crazy this Year. I am excited about them. They flower from spring to winter. Very pretty with Mexican Heather, Cuphea Hyssopifolia, which also blooms all year till winter.

[@scallywags12]

I have plumbago in my part shade which get sun in late afternoon. Does fine even in dry part shade conditions. Nice having more color in late summer.

[@halleferrier28]

Love these kind of videos!!! I learn so much and gain so much inspiration !!

[@Flower_hoarder]

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@marilynmcgillick2931]

I'm definitely going to look for the Russian cypress you planted. We just cleared out an area behind a shed that is a slope. What could be more perfect?! AND the deer will leave it alone!

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Love your videos. So different from my semi tropical climate in Australia.

[@matthewheeke4377]

I love my columbine, but between the leaf miners and cut worms I go crazy. The leaf miners make the leaves look horribly variegated, and cut worms and caterpillars take out the rest of the foliage. They leave the seed heads so they seed themselves everywhere. I let them seed because the flowers are awesome, then they get defoliated again, the bugs come, and the cycle repeats itself 😂😂

[@gardengatesopen]

Celtic Pride - You're right, that's a great list of reasons to plant it! I just need one more tiny reason... It would have to be Spider Mite Free - FOREVER. My area is prone to Spider Mites, and they seem to love conifers & plants like that. And I just can't deal with them! But that's just me.

[@LivingwithBIGdogs]

Could you do a parental seed growing video please? ❤

[@christineschueneman4147]

I just planted 3 Russian cypress

[@ruthannecoro6198]

I love columbine 😊 I have it reseeding nice thru my garden. I’ve tried starting it .. for the varieties .. but haven’t been successful yet!

[@dustyflats3832]

🤣🤣My lumbago is acting up😂😂. Sorry, couldn’t resist. I grew Columbine from seed 2 years ago and didn’t think they made it until I spotted a pink one in the middle of the native red ones👏🏼💃👏🏼💃. So happy! They take a bit to grow, but every year the oak gets bigger the shade makes the Columbine patch get bigger. And I had an annual visit of the Karner Blue butterfly. Every May as soon as I turn a bit of soil he visits-briefly, and I planted Lupines and of course the oaks they like. Deer resistant here in cedar oakville means if it’s green, not picky and no fence it’s edible.

[@AlicePRabbits]

Interesting to know about columbines! I planted an Oragami Pink And White a few years ago. Some of the ones that reseeded were true and I ended up with a solid purple and a solid white !

[@Thorn99855]

We grow some absolutely stunning columbines in our garden if you want some seeds. There is an tall yellow one that is very airy and flowers borne high above the foliage; some double star uprights in cranberry, blush, and white and when they bloom it is in an enormous cluster; and a handful of the basic ones as well. Just let me know.

[@gwen6518]

Hi Erin I have no luck sprinkling poppy seeds in my garden but have great luck winter sowing them and planting them out in clumps. I'm hoping to try growing more perennials from seed this coming winter.

[@emkn1479]

Please keep us updated on the deer hardiness of your cypress…I’m pretty sure I had the same thing and it got nailed. I’ve since moved it into a pot on my deck. We’ll see…

[@staceyalarcon4027]

I have the kiragami rose and blue columbine planted together in a bed and LOVE it! I would love to grow the Celtic Pride it is on my wish list. I’m a zone 9 though. I am a coastal zone 9 so I might try it as an experiment but I’m pretty sure it needs the chill hours 😢

[@terry3596]

Love your channel because we are similar zones. I'm in Colorado 5b. Of course, our state flower, columbine, does well here. Mine comes back every year but don't self seed 🤔

[@susiescott661]

Love this! Where does one get a tray of plumbago plugs? I would be thrilled to be able to do that.

[@jeannesmith1761]

I have some of those diapers that I planted a few years ago they're really nice I like them and they're kind of like a slope coming down like and real pretty thank you for your show I'm the one with the 30 gardens at memorial Park in New Kensington PA I just want to let you know okay thank you bye

[@snu3877]

Diapers??

[@AnEmmeni]

Luv columbines, one of my fav plant. Just love the their colour and joyful look.

[@patternandcraft]

My hardy plumbago is just unimpressive so far… maybe I need to wait for its “leap” year or give it a sunnier spot?

[@allisonsnz]

Do you know where we can buy trays of plugs?

[@sherikruger8871]

I’d like a source for them as well

[@kimpaynter]

How do you clean your tools after being in the boxwood area❤ bleach water or Lysol spray

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I use aerosol Lysol, spray well, allow to drip.

[@rbrown2746]

Where do get your plug trays?

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Any suggestions for leaf miners?

[@Momofcute2]

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[@barbaraperkovic1996]

At 12:05 (looking at transcript) you mentioned heck cloas being happy and getting 4 from a gallon pot. What is the correct spelling of that plant so I can look it up? Thank you ❤

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Hakonechloa (aka Japanese Forest Grass). I actually got two from each gallon pot (sorry if I said four).

[@cyhomer]

Hopefully your neighbors are going to ‘tidy up’ all that junk laying around that area between your driveways. That would drive me insane. 😮

[@TheImpatientGardener]

They are mid-construction and pushing hard to get the exterior work done by June. Like most projects it’s moving slower than they had hoped but we’re all hoping things move inside soon.

[@katieculshaw3999]

LOVE Russian Cypress buuuuuuut, it's stupid expensive - like 4 times the price of other evergreens! Why????

[@8helenjhouston8]

Promiscuous plants - you are too funny!! 😂

[@tombrown5883]

We don’t watch garden answer. Can’t relate. We don’t have millions of dollars worth of equipment, a crew of people doing the actual work, and no one “gives” us a pond or millions of plants to “ try out”.

[@TerryGoetz-js8ht]

So happy you found the right channel for you.

[@joymiller7516]

I agree

[@roisindubh8676]

Your garden is lovely.

[@barbaramccann7944]

Thanks, Erin, the poppy seeds I scattered in late winter are growing; northwest Michigan, zone 6.

[@neldahargo5933]

this format is good for learning at my pace, thanks. I also enjoy the weekly walkthroughs. if you figure out how to deal with Lily of the Vally, let us know.

[@patriciadowney6483]

I love Microbiota too! (russian cypress) It really is a fabulous ground cover, and also to note that it is not pricky like low growing Junipers are! I think that yours like mine, will get at least 4-5ft wide.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Where did you get your shovel? Think I need that one. Love columbine. I have it and let it spread and also collect the seeds for other areas

[@lbrazill]

Just planted our fourth Microbiota. Our original two are huge. Love them

[@C123abc]

My Siberian cypress turned out to be a perfect winter home for someone and the next year it just up and died. Very disappointing as it had the perfect location and looked lovely for the first two years.

[@adz5bneweng589]

Love plumbago. I'm in z5b MA and mine does well here in part sun. I've also seen it growing in part shade. One thing about plumbago...it's very late to emerge in spring. If you're looking for a fabulous blue/lavender early blooming ground cover for part shade, I highly, highly recommend phlox stolonifera. Very low growing, a carpet of flowers for 2-3 weeks in early-late May. Fairly good weed suppressant and easy to manage and transplant. If you like a longggg blooming part- to almost full shade perennial, I love my yellow corydalis. Blue green, mounding foliage to 14" × 20" or so. It will self sow after a couple of years fairly prolifically, but very easy to scuffle out.

[@carriehuston9437]

OMG I thought that was a bear behind you Lol

[@TheImpatientGardener]

You're not the first to think there's a friendly bear lurking about rather casually! :)

[@bettyboop1524]

Thanks for taking us along with your various projects. If you ever see a Cherry Explosion Hydragnea pick it up. I bought one a few weeks ago, put it in a container and it has the most stunning lacecap red flowers. I'm in KY and still waiting for my other flowers to start blooming and this one just said - get out of my way and watch me grow.

[@Tracymw99]

My columbine went crazy this year. First blooms and first time to gow by seed. Will do more for sure.

[@fransak2723]

I have never had any luck with columbine.

[@Briarygarden]

Always enjoy seeing your garden

[@rickyt3961]

Thanks Erin!

[@toddwiese7023]

I like the auger and plant it up technique- no messing around