How in twenty five years of struggling to remove plants have I never thought of using a pick axe!? This is the greatest gardening find of the year!
@edmowrey97553 жыл бұрын
Well that's certainly one way to deal with tall daisies that fall over--get rid of them! I thoroughly enjoyed watching your enthusiasm, but I'm still wondering how to deal with falling over daisies that I want to KEEP. LOL
@lgrillo2 жыл бұрын
Same here! This solutions doesn’t actually answer the question. Felt like a bait and switch from the video name.
@Brockthedog315 Жыл бұрын
I cut them back to the lower bud he showed.
@growtoeat41735 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with gardening you never stop and you never stop learning. You have an awesome garden.
@patriciashanks58705 жыл бұрын
I love watching you. I feel the same way. EVERY year I say I'm finished moving plants. And I still keep moving, learning and growing. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
@richardc80295 жыл бұрын
I've had a problem with leggy plants like Shasta Daisies, Echinacea and Autumn Joy Sedums. This Spring I bought a roll of 30"high x 50' black welded fence. I cut off 30" lengths and made a barrel vault (a semi-cyclinder) about 14" high at the center that I set over the newly sprouted plants. I pushed the cut edges into the soil and added a garden staple. All the plants grew in a natural form through the fence and were supported. The fence completed disappeared into the foliage within a couple of weeks, and not one plant has fallen over yet (Sepember). Average cost $2 per plant.
@chalice35714 жыл бұрын
Now, that's being ingenious!
@grahamthomas4114 жыл бұрын
Can you do the chealsea chop !! May help
@barit9244 жыл бұрын
The “Chelsea Chop” works beautifully on the sedums.
@jimsgardenproject35074 жыл бұрын
barit924 problem I’ve found with the sedums though is the new growth is thinner and falls over more easily. Thicker plant but you’ll need to keep it really short
@barit9244 жыл бұрын
Jims Garden project - They grow into a tight dome for me. Depends on your soil and light levels, probably.
@samanthabohr5284 Жыл бұрын
Love this style of just getting on with accept why works what does not and not over planning and then the growth of how a job changes
@bunnyfrancis70064 жыл бұрын
You Sir, are a gem to say the least. I am in the USA watching you ........loving every minute. Thank you for sharing and helping us all have better gardens and more fun doing it. Love you for all you do for gardens and animals.
@ashlimac4 жыл бұрын
My heart hurts to see the lovely blooms hacked out and trampled. But it’s obvious you are an artist and know very well your craft. Amazing (but painful) to watch.
@sarahwbs4 жыл бұрын
Me: Ooo, what's that pretty pink flower next to the daisies? John: *hacks plant with ax*
@bernadette15103 жыл бұрын
The pretty plant next to daisies that were🙈😂 is persicaria.
@annettebowersox19765 жыл бұрын
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. I wish my Shasta daisies were as lush as yours!! Thank you from the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas - The US!
@dabhenjiman86945 жыл бұрын
Annette Bowersox all depends what variety you got
@mmsanrio3 ай бұрын
I had it on 1.5x speed for a video prior, but kept it. You’re about as energetic as gardener Ciscoe Morris! Love your pup! 🐶
@8806Erika4 жыл бұрын
Omg lol when you started hacking away I died 💀 😭
@Mony04254 жыл бұрын
Lol same here. I was going to try to thin mine out at least or give away
@laurenb64513 жыл бұрын
I am rationing my watching of your lovely videos but like everybody else I sure hope you make some more! 1.I’ve used my brother’s mattock, it is very useful for making neat narrow drainage channels but it is really heavy for me. After some thought though, I can’t think of anything better for a fight. 2. I am trying out a Helenium called Mardi Gras. It seems to be very dwarf and it is a blooming beast! Just about everything else is done but it is still unscathed by the frosts we have had and in full bloom. I hope to divide it or take cuttings next year. 3.I was absolutely surprised that you would consider shasta daisies to go in front of the hydrangea and was saying to the screen, “Try this cute Helenium.” 4. I still cannot just rip out plants and discard them. I either give them away or plant them in a strip in the very back of my yard. Cuz I am not a professional and am too sentimental.
@nspector5 жыл бұрын
Ya, like others are saying, why not prune the daisies in late May/early June, even mid June so that they're shorter, fuller, and less likely to flop? Hey! Thrilled to see those cutting John stuck in the ground last year because after watching that video this past spring, I went out and took hardwood cuttings from a 100 year old hydrangea (yes! original planting with the house that turned 100 this year) that now gets almost no light, and a 100 year old once-beautiful rose bush that is now so shaded it barely grows, let alone flowers. Aaaaand, after doing nothing but sticking them in the ground (and watering them...I'm not in Ireland, alas), about half of them took, like John said, and I'm thrilled. So: Thank you for that so much.
@juliejay54365 жыл бұрын
NSpector that is amazing, I didn't know hydrangeas and roses could live longer than most people. Fantastic.
@nspector5 жыл бұрын
@@juliejay5436 They do! Unfortunately, the lilac which was planted at the same time just sort of stopped growing a few years ago, not dead, but not growing even tho I cut back 2/3 of it 7. 8 years ago. Looked it up this spring and found out that their life span is, coincidentally, about 100 years. So....will probably have to take it out soon. : (
@carmenbailey82095 жыл бұрын
I’m going to have to get one of those wide axe type chopper. You don’t mess around you just get the job done . 😊❤️👍
@lindaadams10083 жыл бұрын
You can just tell everything he touches turns to something beautiful...
@agonz14385 жыл бұрын
Love to watch your passion! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous garden!
@jackie50462 жыл бұрын
"I'll take yas all on !" ,😂 Love it. He must have a lot of vases in the house.
@pansepot14905 жыл бұрын
To be fair to the poor Shasta daisies it is difficult not to flop when growing almost under a huge hydrangea bush. 😁
@Dahliaismypassion5 жыл бұрын
Kinda did the same to my annuals in their glory today in favor of Hydrangea shrubs 😂 Its hard but if you have a vision you gotta go for it😆Good job John, I enjoy your videos, you have a magnificent garden!
@cathy88195 жыл бұрын
Hello from Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania. Home of the Penquins and Steelers. Your pup is adorable. Good choice with the gold flowers in front of the Annabelle. I didn't even know about the chelsie chop, and here I've been cutting down many flowers all along thinking I was an original.
@mesenteria2 жыл бұрын
Just catching up on some of John's older videos. Very delighted to see him come around on the lowly Helenium. When I first saw them open in my own garden, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. They're in my top three or four flowers. Perhaps understandably, one of my other top four is the Gaillardia (blanket flower). Cone flowers included, and the treasure flower (Gazania). Love John's videos. Upbeat, fun, informative, and just visually so appealing.
@victoriajimenez21614 жыл бұрын
I love my nights gardening and thank you for all I being learning from your channel!🙏
@juliejay54365 жыл бұрын
Hey, as always, fantastic video, it's a joy to watch you working and transforming this gorgeous place. Many thanks.
@vallgrl24 жыл бұрын
Easy to understand and enthusiastic
@daniellegaudet11615 жыл бұрын
Omg! Teddy at the end!
@fseelye5 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Heleniums a few years back myself. Very different and colorful look. Like a "birdie" in Badminton. Some do get leggy.
@missmaryhdream65603 жыл бұрын
Beautiful little dog. Don't you grow the dwarf sunflowers John, they are really cute x but they always remind me of overgrown daisies. I love that pampas grass lovely and shaggy.
@MsArdieT3 ай бұрын
I need those tools, and the muscles to use them!! I really like his methods!
@fderon3 жыл бұрын
RIP shasta daisies!
@jessiehunter25592 жыл бұрын
Garding aside sir, you have the best collections of shirts!
@chalice35714 жыл бұрын
Okay, Mr John Lord, please send these beautiful Shasta Daisies to me to Indiana.I will be glad to take them and care for them... please don't destroy them , but plant them on the side of the road somewhere, ... God bless you
@SJLamb-te3dt4 жыл бұрын
It occurs to me that if you treated it like the helenium and chopped it down earlier on it may have flowered at a lower height and no flopping would have occured. Of course with a large garden like yours the clever thing may be to plant a shorter variety and skip the extra chore altogether.
@sc3pt1c4L5 жыл бұрын
welcome to another episode of John Lord butchers plants
@verawallace90555 жыл бұрын
😀😀 funny
@zerogoldfish2015 жыл бұрын
I was quite happy to find this channel and to see a professional do it that way. Took a whole lot of guilty feelings off me.
@moonpi46043 жыл бұрын
But he butchers them with love...for their own good.
@sharonp.65053 жыл бұрын
It's killing me watching you digging up that beautiful ground cover persicaria. I've been looking for that plant for ages. Very difficult to find here in the USA. I love how rough you are with the plants. It has made me a more "fearless" gardener! LOL
@СветланаКузнецова-г9к2 жыл бұрын
I m happy with my shasta daisies, never thought they are floppy. Just learnt I have a shorter variety
@noracoolen21673 жыл бұрын
Im with you John, if it has to be staked pull it up and replace
@happyfamily86244 жыл бұрын
very nice video my friend I like it. like # 400
@jimberg92432 жыл бұрын
Se your garden soon. We take a plane to Dublin in the late spring 2022. From Stockholm.
@carmenbailey15604 жыл бұрын
Gardening grows legs, how very true 😄😀😁
@lindyresnick74185 жыл бұрын
The ones I had in full sun fell over. I noticed the ones I left in a shadier area stand nice and tall.
@laurenb64513 жыл бұрын
It can also be affected by soil fertility and amount of H2O.
@Kerrin77JIH5 жыл бұрын
As the Hydrangeas in the background fall to the ground...but they are Hydrangeas! So, they get a pass. LOL
@benneb6635 жыл бұрын
I knew you weren’t gonna put more white next to the hydrangea. I know you too well now.
@sweetwoodruff62465 жыл бұрын
Ben Neb I was thinking the same thing. 🤣
@cherylhaskell9830 Жыл бұрын
WOW! John reeally does "HATE" Shasta Daisies that fall over.
@movednorthhomestead72445 жыл бұрын
In part of your opening, you are standing next to a tall patch of something tall and white and you shake one. Just wondering what it is
@jyotikagonsalves65054 жыл бұрын
OMG.... poor daisies 🙁 .... beautiful garden though !!
@destiny3423 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering why you would put white Shasta daisy next to a white hydrangea. I am very happy I watched the video till the end and see you've changed your mind. 🤣 Now, can you please tell me how I can deal with with tall daisy I want to keep ?
@convinth3 жыл бұрын
My Bishops are somewhat smaller than yours, John. With larger varieties such as Riverton Beauty you do the Chelsea Chop at the end of May and it results in later flowering and less chance of flopping over.
@OldGardenerGuy4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Tommy Tiernan had a gardening channel 😂😆😅
@GranRey-05 жыл бұрын
So would the Chelsea Chop have saved these Shastas? Although I think changing it up and adding more colour was a good choice too. 4:50 John's true colours? xD Poor persicaria D:
@andyhudgins94433 жыл бұрын
You should hear how the plants talk about him when he turns his back.....
@nowirehangers28153 жыл бұрын
Stand up straight or we get the chop!
@julieh70095 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@tessmonro71024 жыл бұрын
What do you mean the gravel was only put on for the soil? Thankyou- your videos are so informative and humerous 😁
@johnlordssecretgarden4 жыл бұрын
I mean it was put on top of the soil to make a path without the usual hard core base underneath. It works fine if there’s no heavy traffic on it
@tessmonro71024 жыл бұрын
@@johnlordssecretgarden Thank you for replying. I live in New Zealand and love your videos - I take notes for my own garden😁
@ruthkeeling-holt20315 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the pink flowering plant next to the Shasta Daisy. Really enjoy your show
@internette5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same. I think it is Persicaria affinis, from this video of John's - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJy9Y3Rnf5isq5Y
@ruthkeeling-holt20315 жыл бұрын
@@internette .... I think that you are correct !! Thank you
@Thelmageddon3 жыл бұрын
Me (new to this channel): Ooh good, someone's going to show me how to rescue my daisies that fell over in a storm.... John: HACK! Me: 🤤 😆 Hi everyone!
@grahamthomas4114 жыл бұрын
Could you not do the chealsea chop to save it !!!!! Thanks for your time 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@wildlifegardener-tracey62065 жыл бұрын
Why trample over all the pink flowers? Are you removing them too? Then you did.
@jimsgardenproject35074 жыл бұрын
John, I have some rudbeckia maxima. They’ll grow as tall as 7-8’ but first slight wind they’re resting on the ground. They flower but are now curling to reach sunlight. Would I get the same affect as the sunflowers if I cut the original flowering stems with the maximas? Will trimming carnations do the same? My wife loves them but they fall over. I’m like you. I’ve removed a bunch of things because they just fall over.
@johnlordssecretgarden4 жыл бұрын
I’ve stopped growing the taller rudbeckias because they tend to fall over which is a pity because they are so elegant. I’ve never tried to Chelsea Chop them to reduce their height but it’s certainly worth a try. I might try it myself next year. Carnations are I think somewhat different and will naturally flop without staking.
@jimsgardenproject35074 жыл бұрын
John Lord’s Secret Garden thanks John.
@jimsgardenproject35074 жыл бұрын
John Lord’s Secret Garden I’m going to note for next year to try your cutting back method. I’ll talk to you in 9 months haha. Great garden and videos. Appreciate all the labels / names of plants.
@hilaryreed97635 жыл бұрын
Love your videos.
@neverlostforwords5 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see how you resolved the problem with tall perennials that need staking or they will fall. I have those taller shasta daisies too and have to support them by surrounding them with stakes every summer. (See old video of shasta daisies on my channel.) Currently, as it is the start of spring, they are just starting to grow again. I will give them the Chelsea chop when they are around a foot high, and that will keep them a little smaller. I don't mind how they look when they are supported. They still look beautiful. :) But it's good to know there are smaller varieties, for when I tire of propping the tall ones up. I will be interested to see how your dwarf varieties look when they are fully grown. I do agree that a garden is never finished. There are always new areas to develop or old ones to refurbish. Thanks for the great video!
@flowerfairy19505 жыл бұрын
I had a look at your channel but there appears to be only three short videos.
@pennyfulton34185 жыл бұрын
Yes , I've got the ones that start a beautiful buttery yellow and turn white with age , so the small white ones won't be the same ... All my plants seem to flop mid summer ! maybe too much manure , John doesn't like manure, I think because it makes the plants weak and sappy, hence floppy . The soil is so poor and dry otherwise though, a combination of having removed the top soil for wild meadow in the past, a hedgerow taking up all water and being hot south facing . When they are are a foot high, how much do you cut back ?
@neverlostforwords5 жыл бұрын
@@flowerfairy1950 Thanks for letting me know. There are more than just three videos. I will have a look into it.
@mathafok3r5 жыл бұрын
best part @11:09
@convinth5 жыл бұрын
From where did you get that floral print?! Not from your garden, I hope.
@juliejay54365 жыл бұрын
convinth it looks great on him though. It matches his colourful personality.
@dabhenjiman86945 жыл бұрын
Great in a fight😂😂
@flowerfairy19505 жыл бұрын
Poor Shasta cut off in her prime. Hah! I was thinking about Helenium for the Shasta spot.
@verawallace90555 жыл бұрын
I covered mine up in the Spring, it was too tall, now am going to start all over again with some seeds I have ,I saw Laura with the shorter ones, wish I could get some
@clarissamiles3 жыл бұрын
Wow, well, that's one way to deal with it. Too drastic for me. Just todsy i spent 4 hours deadheading my shastas that fell over. But I just cut them at a bud and staked them up.
@beckyjones82854 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, that's brutal what a waste of plants ???
@Urko20053 жыл бұрын
You can deal with anything by getting rid of it lmao.
@TrungTran-yg3uv3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the dark pink / pastel pink plant next to the daisies? Persicaria?
@frankanderson35034 жыл бұрын
I also knew you woudnt put white in front of white
@SuffolkSusie5 жыл бұрын
Brutal lol.😀 and genius. Just don't remove all the gravel for the puppies sake 😀
@groundhogday53922 жыл бұрын
Getting rid of them was not what I was looking for
@redlantern33715 жыл бұрын
Savage!
@LeyserDJGuate3 ай бұрын
And a lot of people paying for roses in may 🤣 everywhere that’s insane 😅😅😅
@tutsecret4993 жыл бұрын
Why did you kill the daisies?
@deltatrippers5 жыл бұрын
No one noticed that you Chelsea Chopped your hair. That floppy hair had to go. Looks good. You are now a spry young man. You didn't use your garden pruners did you?
@verawallace90555 жыл бұрын
I did
@tiffanienguyen71742 жыл бұрын
What causes the Shasta Daisies to infested with aphids???
@nowirehangers28158 ай бұрын
Lack of lady birds
@fgb31262 жыл бұрын
@4:30 you really should cut that Shasta back before digging it up. Make it easy on yourself Johnnie. And set a good example for your viewers too.
@petitelidi4 ай бұрын
Nope. I won't destroy them. When you grow them from seeds ...you cannot do that. They are beautiful in any way, even on the ground if they like so....
@nowirehangers28158 ай бұрын
Hate my daisies They are definitely going
@TheGrubbyGirl4 жыл бұрын
I don't think an 11 minute video on how to did up daisies is very useful
@Noworneverever4 жыл бұрын
I’m kind of scared to watch your videos. I request you to please dig a plant out with some rootball 🙏 and give it your friends and family members. The otherwise healthy plans and the friends will appreciate it.
@katharinedavis49473 жыл бұрын
You vandal John . Those poor persicarias ! K
@nemroud3 ай бұрын
This guy has absolutly no respect on how he stomp on persicarias
@tlrandel2 жыл бұрын
Don't like the color of your house? Burn it down!
@susanaloomis54783 жыл бұрын
WTF? THIS IS THE WORST GARDENER I SEEN ON KZbin! WHY DONT YOU GIVE THE PLANTS AWAY INSTEAD OF BUTCHER THEM LIKE THAT? 😡