Answering Your Questions! :: How Did I Get Started In Gardening? What Do I Do For My "REAL" Job?

[@karencassar5340]

The Gardening bug is the BEST BUG to be bitten by 🌺🌼💐🌲🌴🌳

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

100 percent agree Karen! 🙌🏼

[@daiseegray9110]

I’ve been gardening for over 25 years and we will never know it all. It’s so refreshing to hear you say we can’t do it all! I stressed myself out trying to keep everything organized, clean and perfect. I’ve learned I would rather be gardening and enjoying myself and will get to the house work when I have time. It was so nice to get to know you! You are such a sweet person and I enjoy your videos 🌸🐝

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh thank you so much Daisee! Yes I’ve been there trying to keep everything perfect, it’s just not worth it! So glad we found that out sooner rather than later! 🙌🏼😘💗

[@tulle7358]

Gardening is therapy for body, Mind and Soul 🙏 “ happiness is to plant a garden “ “ to plant a garden, is to believe in tomorrow “ ❤️🙏❤️

[@sharonbannister6564]

Things had gotten so out of control that I was staying out of my yard, I just felt so guilty about the mess. In February we found a gardener who will come with a helper to prune and weed for an hour a week. Game changer! As Gerardo cleaned an area I saw opportunity to refresh my 30 year old landscape. When my daughter offered to organize a party for my 70th birthday I went into high gear. I already knew that KZbin is where you go to learn anything so I started subscribing to garden channels. Linda Vater was first but Jim Putnam is my go to for nuts and bolts. The problem was “zone envy”. Then I found you, my 9b buddy! I celebrated my milestone birthday this past weekend in my now beautiful garden with friends and family. Thanks for all your help!

[@RockinGFarm]

I am a nurse of 30 years. I know how you feel. I had an anxiety attack in Walmart one day after leaving work. I was required to attend work (due to my position) while other nurses had to find other places to work ( like checkpoints in the hospital or covid hotlines). Gardening the other 5 days a week helped me cope.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh my, that must have been so difficult for you! I think you nurses got the worst of it these past few years! 💗 I'm so glad you have gardening to help and I hope the next few years calm down for ALL of us! 💗💗💗

[@barbaraghose8226]

I’m a retired Registered Nurse, I retired more than 5 years before Pandemic thank God…I would be overwhelmed and stressed dealing with Covid patients. I started gardening after I retired and loving it…my therapy and good for the soul, I’m in Zone 6a New Jersey.

[@candynamynanik8432]

Janey you did a great job expressing your life and love for gardening. Don’t stop sharing with us because you are so real and such an inspiration to me. Your garden is beautiful with intentional plantings. Thank you very much. Candy Zone 7b -Georgia

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Candy that is SO kind of you to say! I was nervous to do a video like this so I really appreciate you saying that! 💗

[@claudiaceleste777]

You know what Janey, as long as you’re being the best Mama you can be, and love with all your heart, as long as you take the time to just be in the moment, your life is pretty awesome. Plus your hair is perfection so there’s that 😂

[@tammywinter9268]

So after I watched the tour of your new house I had to come back and watch a few of your first videos…gardening is a wonderful therapy, it is a gift from our creator. I love the espaliers, I may try to do it on my garage wall, I’m a long time gardener, but always leaning from others…zone 5. I am anxiously awaiting your new garden….and thrilled you were able to only live in this garden for 3 years and already have a new place to spread your wings.

[@linakhoury6623]

You are a special person my friend Janey💕 your job and Jason job very good because it helps people . God bless all of you.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh thank you so much Lina! 💗💗💗

[@CarolynRedpath]

It’s so funny that I’m watching this video from 2 yrs ago and you now have a huge property that you are beautifully transforming! We can never say never! 🤣🤣♥️♥️

[@juliewilliams793]

I so agree with you Janey. When I had my boys, I was really stressed about not being able to keep the house clean and it was the biggest adjustment for me. I learned not to worry about it and for people to take the house as they find it. All the people that love me don’t care what the house looks like. Love your channel ❤️

[@Maplecook]

My wife and I don't even have children together, and she is constantly stressing about keeping the house clean...due to me being here. haha

[@mimi03231]

Thanks so much for sharing! You are so right gardening is such a stress reliever. I am so glad I had this hobby while working and even happier I found your channel.

[@ivanhawkins3552]

I don’t know how to say this but you look great on these glasses

[@kfetter9046]

Is it possible to love someone you have never met? I think so. This was such a delightful video, and thank you for giving us a chance to get to know you a little bit better. Your honesty and openness are a big part of why your subscriber numbers are climbing. I could relate to so much of what you shared about yourself, and I agree that being in a garden, and better yet, working in a garden is the most healing activity there is. As I think back, I have always loved gardening. It really did not become clear to me that gardening was my passion until the day we closed up the home we had rented for 9 years and prepared to move into our own home. I remember glancing back at the garden, and suddenly being aware that I was leaving that space more beautiful than the day we moved in. Everything was in bloom and looked so cheery. It was like a fond farewell. I have just recently retired, and finally have the chance to spend as much time as I wish in the garden, and I love it. I think the world would be a much better place if everyone had the chance to garden. And may I give a shout out and big thank you to all the healthcare workers (many of whom are your viewers) for getting us through what I hope was the worst of this pandemic. You are heroes in my book.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Kathy this comment... This was amazing to read! I love that you made your rental home so amazing! What a wonderful way to know how much you love being out in the garden! I wish I had that mindset when I was a renter. I think it would have been sooo much better for my mental health! I'm so happy for you to get to spend more time out there now, I hope you enjoy every minute of it!

[@kfetter9046]

@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Thanks Janey! Sorry if I gushed too much in my previous comment - gardening does that to me, haha!

[@sherimatthews2958]

Our gardening zones are so different (same with Laura from Garden Answer) but I love learning from you both. I am also new to gardening. I started with fruits and veggies four years ago (still my passion) but have gotten into cottage gardening the last three years (and I’m now equally if not more so passionate about it). You’re so right how therapeutic it is and I think everyone should do it. The whole green thumb thing is silly. Anyone can learn with KZbin and be successful if they stick with it. Glad you did! Thanks for all you share! Great to see your husband joining you too. I see your path being like Laura’s.

[@lisagerlach2960]

Great video Janey! I feel the same way about the garden…a place of peace.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Lisa! Absolutely! It makes such a difference in my day when I get out there and clear my head! Thank you so much for watching! 💗

[@Yeli.Larios]

Thank you Janney for sharing a little more about yourself!! Gardening too gives me peace during those long stressful days💗

[@GardenHappy]

Every time I watch one of your videos I say “thats my favorite” but this video was the best!!! You are such a beautiful girl on the INSIDE and OUT and it was a true pleasure getting to know you a little more. God is using you to share your light with the world! Keep shining!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh thank you so much!! That is such a wonderful thing to say to someone and it is very very appreciated! 😘💗

[@allison471]

Hi Janey! Thank you for sharing this video and so much about yourself. You are such a lovely person, and I wish you continued success in gardening and everything that brings you true peace, joy, and happiness in all you do! 😊❤🦋🌿🌱🌹🐝

[@lorriplatt6864]

That was so nice getting to know you better and how your love of gardening began. My husband and I owned a home for 15 years. In 2015 we needed to move so our daughter could go to a better high school. We ran out of time to find something to buy, so we have been renting now for 7 years. We love this neighborhood and this house, so we have stayed much longer than we originally planned. Our other house had a huge backyard, but I was busy then with babies and little kids and wasn’t able to do more than keeping up a tiny garden. In this house I only did container gardens for the first few years because I was expecting to move. I asked the owner if I could put in raised beds and he is fine with anything. Since 2019 I have taken over the yard! We have a huge lawn in the front that I would like to make smaller to use less water, but we haven’t changed that yet. Since we owned for so long, we take great care of the house and yard. We have pulled out several big dead or ugly bushes and replaced with beautiful things. My yard is my happy place so I see it as making it prettier for me and I don’t think about it as someone else’s yard! Thank you for your videos!!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Lorri I love that!! Before we bought this home, Jason and I were considering just RENTING and not even trying to purchase a home and when we were discussing that, we talked about going all in and really making our rental home our home. It sounds like you have done a wonderful job doing just that!

[@lauraadair9276]

Loved your Q&A Janey! I garden in Zone 8b and, like you, enjoy hearing only the sounds of nature when I am getting my garden therapy! I really appreciate you taking the time to post videos that share your love of gardening with others. I’m a recent subscriber and am making my way through all of your videos and learning a lot along the way. As a side note I love your “United in Kindness” t-shirt. While your outer beauty is obvious, your kindness and inner beauty shines through in your videos. 👏🏼👏🏼🌸🌼🌺

[@MaLuDramatic]

Aw I really connected with you in that you work in healthcare and starting with houseplants before gardening. I work in healthcare as well and gardening has been self care for me as well. I completely relate to being in a “quiet garden” it’s a world away from what’s going on in the news and even being at work. Loved this Q&A and getting to know more of you!!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh thank you so much! It has been really tough these past few years at work so I'm glad you found gardening as well for an escape! 💗

[@luciannedemarco6296]

Hello from Northern Chicago (zone 5b). I'm in my mid 50's and just got bit by the gardening bug. Better late than never :) Always loved it but just never dedicated the time, which I soooo regret. Makes me so happy to see a young gardener in action. Your garden, come my age, will be spectacular! I too watch hours and hours of gardening KZbin. Would love to see "how to plan" videos so to create a cohesive garden. Please consider. Thanks so much, sweet Janey! XO

[@DaughteroftheLight]

It was life saving for me too. I bought our home in May 2020 and it absolutely helped my mental health. My husband is a resident (family medicine) and we’ve been out through the wringer with Covid so I get it. Especially when everyone was quitting at the height of it. He was pulling soooo many hours and I was basically a single homeschool mom for the last 2 yrs. I commend single moms for all that they do everyday.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Kimberly!! I can only imagine how hard that was for your family! I’m so glad you had gardening in your new home. I think the silver lining of the past few years has at least given us that and now we will have it for the rest of our lives! Thank you to you and your family for keeping us all healthy! 💗😘

[@pamelakilgus9309]

Good morning 😃 well I missed seeing that announcement 😞 I am now following you on Facebook!!! Loved the Q&A 😍😍 loved hearing your answer that you are in the health care field as I am a nurse !!! I did not fair so well during the pandemic 😷 I worked the Covid unit and experiencing too many deaths and heartbreak 💔 I got out of nursing after 37 years…….. my gardens are my refuge and peace and have helped the healing process for me 😍😍😍😍😍😍. Have a wonderful day friend glad we get to know you a little more 😘😘

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Pamela!! You were in the THICK of it!! I don't blame you for getting out, I honestly would have done the same had I been in a covid unit. I saw the patients that GRADUATED from the covid unit, so only the "happy" stories! I'm so excited for you to get some peace now and can garden your heart out! 💗

[@grammytammysadventures]

I got goosebumps when you said, "it was just me and it was my garden and it was life changing" That resonates with me so much!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much Tammy! If you know you know! 😉😘

[@lindaga820]

I think gardening is one of God's special gifts to us !! In this crazy world it is such a great relief !!

[@kimberlywilsonvincent6608]

I’m a new gardener and recently found your channel. I’ve been enjoying your videos and you’ve given me a lot of inspiration to get out in my garden each day🌸

[@kimpaynter]

You are just awesome !! Your face just lights up about the garden !!! I hope your vacation is amazing 😊

[@fluffyanne1177]

I also struggled with anxiety due to the COVID hysteria so I turned off the news and started adding many houseplants to my collection. I am now out in my garden and just recently added a large raised garden in my backyard. Love your content! I’m in healthcare also

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh yay! Sounds like you got bit by the gardening bug as well! I'm excited for your raised bed this year! How fun! 💗

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Your garden is awesome- you are an amazing person- have a great day👍

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much Dave! You are so sweet! 💗

[@karencassar5340]

Hi Janey, hope you are doing great 🤗 Great video too!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Karen! Thank you so much! 🤗 Have a wonderful day! 💗

[@athomewithelisa]

Loved your first Q &A Janey, so nice to learn more about you. With gardening, planning and anxiety we could be long lost sisters! Lol. Thanks so much for sharing. Gardening is serenity for the soul 🌼

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Haha I think so Elisa! Just across the world from each other! 😆💗

[@robintranchina6588]

Janey, Great video! Good morning from zone 9b Terrytown, LA (New Orleans area). I would love to plant Forsythia, with those lovely yellow blooms, but they don’t grow here. I’m very blessed to be married to a wonderful man who doesn’t care if the house is not perfect if I’d rather be out in the yard. As always, your honesty is a blessing to each of us! Thank you!

[@marilyncanaday4862]

Love your videos, especially this one. I feel like I got to know you better. I found you through Laura at Garden Answer. Thanks for sharing!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Marilyn! Thank you so much for watching and for saying that! 💗

[@joannschultz3679]

Janey, loved the Q /A. I am 81 and been gardening for many years, however my yard has never looked as well as yours. It is nice to dream of more space for more flowers but I have found in the last ten years I am thankful my yard is on the small side. LOL. Your smile is infectious and I wish you so many great years of gardening. I also garden in zone 9b.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi JoAnn! Thank you so much for watching and your sweet comment! 💗 I think you are probably right about the smaller garden. There is something so wonderful about knowing every spot and having the time to tend to it. Thank you for reminding me to enjoy it! 💗

[@SueTNguyen]

Very inspiring ! Thank you for sharing your journey!

[@tammyrice1529]

Your first Q&A was fabulous. I enjoyed learning more about you. Thanks for sharing your time with us. I totally agree that there aren’t enough hours in the day to be perfect. I asked myself just over 15 years ago Do you want your chid to remember you when you are are gone as my Mom had a perfectly clean house and yard or My Mom loved spending time with me. I chose the second option and I never regret that decision. You can’t do it all. There will always be weeds and messy places in my house but my 15 year old loves to garden with me. That decision took a lot of stress off of me and made me enjoy my garden again. I am glad you found a way to relax and have a better day. Lucky for us it was in your garden and you are willing to share with us. Have a wonderful day.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Tammy, you are one smart cookie to be aware of that when you had a baby! It took me YEARS to come to that conclusion and I'm so glad I finally got there! I feel like life got so much better once I did realize that you can't do it all and it just doesn't matter! Thanks for watching and saying that! I love it!💗

[@living4himjoshayden]

Such a great, interesting video! LOVED it all! I have been gardening off and on for 20 years, planting a few flowers at every house we were in. This was all due to being a military wife so we weren't in one house for more than 5 years at a time. We moved into our forever home in NC two months ago and I have unleashed the gardening frenzy within me!! I am already thinking about how I want to extend next years garden lol. Love your garden so much! May you enjoy this hobby for a long time to come!

[@ivanhawkins3552]

What do you plant in your garden

[@Amber0220]

Loved your Q&A. I was definitely curious what your job outside of you tube was. I definitely thought you worked in nursing. I worked in nursing for over 20 years and had a back injury in May of 2020 and they had to medically retire me. I was actually thankful as my Dad lived with me and he is immunosuppressed from a heart transplant. I look back now and I know if I had to work through the whole pandemic I would have definitely brought it home to him. I am just thankful how everything turned out. Thank you for another great video. ❤️

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Amber, thats so tough but it sounds like it was for the best for you to get out of nursing! Almost everyone I work with (including my family) got ill from patients so it was probably for the best that you got out for your fathers health! Thank you so much for watching and your sweet comment! 💗

[@n.e.p.a.gardenpatch5753]

Great Q&A!!! Thanks for all of the great information, I’m going to be on the hunt for large containers on sale this fall to upgrade with some larger perennials or small shrubs next year!! P.S Isnt’t home health great! I worked almost all fields, except ped’s and definitely feel like I’m giving the best care in the home one on one, not to mention the benefits on my own mental health!🤣

[@cherylpoppa5015]

Janey…you are a breath of fresh air!! I love your honesty, your smile and your love for gardening makes you an inspiration to start my day! So glad I found your channel❤️

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much for saying that Cheryl! That is so sweet! 😘

[@staceyalarcon4027]

It’s so true how our gardens heal us. I often joke that weeding is therapeutic for me. So if you see my garden full of weeds, my mind is probably a little chaotic. It was so much fun to learn more about you. Now that I know your profession, I had guessed it was in healthcare, maybe a video with some tips/exercises/stretches you do to prevent or treat soreness/injury from gardening.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Stacey I completely agree with you and weeding being therapeutic! Its just those mundane tasks that I just love sometimes! That is a WONDERFUL idea about the tips/stretches for gardening (now I just have to follow them myself as well! 😆)

[@crystalclark9939]

Fun to learn more about you and your garden journey. Even without anxiety, people would be better off not watching the news and spending more time in nature.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

I completely agree with you Crystal! Thank you so much for watching! 💗

[@jaynerudkin6832]

Hi I just want to pop on and say how much I’m loving your videos. I’m over in the uk and although I’ve lived in our current home for over 30yrs I’ve only just started to really garden rather than just have a garden if you get what I mean. I can’t wait to see more of your videos as you give me motivation to get out into my garden and experiment. Thank you

[@marcelaguaman182]

Love how beautiful your purple queen is looking now! Wow... Gorgeous. Just saw your Bougainvillea video. Thank you for all the tips and your journey~

[@tlcgarden2300]

Wonderful video! Gardening has always been my place to decompress and reenergize, too. It’s so healthy for all of us. 🌷M

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you've found gardening to be your relaxing place! 💗

[@gaylerichards7409]

You’re awesome and I love your channel! It’s cool you talk about Laura so nicely too. I’ve been following her for years.

[@Cottonstatecountry]

Girl, give it a year. When you reach a couple hundred thousand followers, y’all will be looking for acreage to expand your channel and gardens! Your PT days will be over and this will be your job! Wouldn’t that be awesome??

[@NowGardening]

Hi Janey, what a fun video. It was so good to get to know you better. I have bougainvillea envy, but at least we get loads of elderberries and hydrangea over here 🌸💗

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Fun video!!!! So nice to hear about your family and background! 💕

[@favoritehobbygardenerOKLAHOMA]

Im LOVING your channel!! You're an inspiration! Subscribed & following along from Oklahoma, Zone 6b.

[@pinkfrangipani5131]

That backdrop with the magenta Bougainville looks beautiful. You are very eloquent. I am surprised you have only been seriously gardening for two years. Your garden repertoire is very knowledgeable. It is amazing how gardening has become a lifelong hobby for many people since the pandemic. I agree that you should keep a smallish garden so you can do as much yourself - otherwise it is no longer a hobby. Thank you for introducing yourself in more detail. I am glad gardening helps relieve your anxiety. Love from sunny Sydney, Australia.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much for saying that! I am definitely on the newer side of gardening but have just become so obsessed with it! 😆 I appreciate you watching and always enjoy your comments my friend! 💗

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Great video Janey! Great to learn more about you. My Daughter is a new OT, out in the workforce now!! She loves working with her PT's! Such a rewarding job! I'm so glad you found the gardening bug! You're a jewel in the gardening/homesteading community! Have a great week!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Rich I didn’t know your daughter was an OT! How great for her! Tell her when she feels comfortable she should try home health. The flexibility is the best! 💗

[@lettucegobackinthyme1075]

We are so similar Janey! I also started gardening in 2020, my dad passed from COVID and I was suffering. It was winter and I watched every KZbin video for gardening. Spring came and I got to work and haven’t stopped. I love it and it is also my therapy to ease my anxiety and grief. I’m glad that you started to share your garden with us!💙🌸

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh my friend I’m sooo sorry for your loss! I was exactly like you. Just escaping into my garden! Im so glad you found it like I did! Such a lifesaver! 💗😘

[@arelettebreaux938]

I totally agree with you about gardening being therapeutic. It keeps me sane. I've been doing it a long time now. I'm even outside when it's raining. I have my greenhouse, my pergola, porches, which is where I can be when I have to take cover. My poor husband don't see me for hours, sometimes. I like your personality. You come across as a down to earth person. I anticipate your channel even more, this season.

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

This was awesome Janey !! You and Jason should be proud, the work you do is invaluable and often under appreciated. I know for my Dad and Sister Doctors couldn't do much but professionals like you two made a huge difference in their quality of life. Too often we put longevity over quality in my experience. I'm really happy you do what you do, the little I know, but feel, you're perfect for it 💛 Amazing J&C 🌱💛🌄🌱

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh thank you so much for saying that! I agree with you so much. It's a hard thing to say but it makes such a difference in the patients and the families lives for the years that really matter! You both are so wonderful 💗

[@nicolechew1029]

It was great getting to know you better! I'm in healthcare as well, and these past 2 years...man. No words. It's been rough 🤣 if we can get through that, we can get through anything. Your Q&A was great!!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Nicole! Yep, it has been pretty intense! I agree though, I feel like I'm stronger having been thru it! 💗

[@homesteadingwithapurpose9681]

Thank you for sharing. Your garden is beautiful. My husband and I took up veggie gardening also in 2020 when his work shut down for a few weeks. It was definitely peaceful, it gave us a distraction from the outside world. I really never thought of myself as a flower 🌺 person. But something this winter sparked my interest in adding them in to our growing food forest.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you for watching! I’m so glad you and your husband found gardening. It’s such a wonderful addition to our hectic lives! Have fun trying flowers! 💗

[@keelymccormick3652]

OMG, you would be the best PT! My husband had a stroke April 12 and hopefully is coming home this Friday and will start in home therapy next week.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Keely! I'm so sorry you all are going through that! He has some work to do but he can do it! 💪🏼 I'll be thinking of you all! 💗

[@keelymccormick3652]

@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Thank you Janey.

[@KP-gw5zv]

Good morning. Loved this video. One thing most people should do if they need to water their lawn is give it a good soak for about 1 to 1.5 hours once to two times a week and that is all it needs. Another thing is to cut your lawn only 1/3 of the top of the blades of grass and nothing shorter. If you go shorter you mays a well say you just killed your grass. Just my opinion. Have a great day.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Ooh great tips thank you! 😘

[@barbaracole4314]

I agree with you , only want a garden that I can manage, want to be able to say I did it myself... of course if I need help my husband helps me with the heavy stuff.

[@karenbaker5485]

This is my second comment but I forgot to mention how I’m dealing with the drought. Zone 9b Fresno. I keep a container under each faucet with a pitcher nearby to collect water & also a bucket in the shower. I use chemical free (Norwex) products so if a little gets in the water I do not worry. I’ve been watering my outside pots with no problem with this collected water. I wanted to do my part even though my husband says it’s only a drop in the bucket….. California Native Plant Society has a discussion on KZbin ‘Gardening in a Drought’ that has excellent info.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh I like that Karen! I think every drop in the bucket can make a difference. Especially this year! Thank you I think I will get some pitchers for under my faucets too! Thats a great idea! 💗

[@ginnyraska9634]

Loved this. Thanks for sharing!

[@medinasod2013]

Love your Channel you and Laura from garden answer. I hs2 medical field I have MS and 62 and have been gardening since I was 12 I'm in a power chair so it's a little more difficult you have to let go and let other people do some things. Anyway I love your Channel and your garden is beautiful!💜🌱🌷🦋

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Kerry! Thank you so much! I'm so impressed with you. Let others help when you need it but keep getting yourself and your chair out there and garden! Thanks for watching and your kind words. 💗

[@SStoll-dz1cp]

Great Q & A. Just spent time with scheduling water soluble irrigation, bug spraying my supertunias that have a thrip infestation & mealy bugs.Had a horrible infestation last year so trying to keep that under control. Also had budworms on my begonias.(sprayed B.T. & cleared up within a few days). I too started a “flower garden” in 2020! Opened an account with Proven Winners at that time & I have nearly every variety! So I’m hooked! Although, ornamental shrubs, bonsai, & sculptured olives trees have been my passion & been trimming for 30 years now. Coincidentally just planted a bougainvillea & it’s going through some shock ..losing blooms & dropping petals. It’s the third one that’s done that & they have eventually survived & thrived…so just giving it sometimes to recuperate. Keep up the good work & inspiration. Greetings from sunny Central California👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍😎.

[@iwonnasalak2578]

Hi, just have found your channel which is really interesting, well done! I actually live in Italy in zone 9a/9b (recently we have much less frosty nights here), but I know that also in zones 10 and even 11 here people plants mop-head hydrangeas without problems IF they stay in total shade. Only sun of early morning or late afternoon is accepted by the plants. I have a huge mop-head hydrangea in a large pot under the stairs and it feels amazing. And yes, it needs a lot of watering.

[@narvinasearle1086]

LOVED this video Janey! I so enjoy getting to know you and your beautiful family. I've learned so much from you and I appreciate you taking the time to educate and share your life with us. 2020 is when I found gardening as well and I can very much relate to your description of that time. In a world full of chaos and uncertainty, gardening brought so much peace into my life and was the ultimate escape for me. I'm so happy I found you and I look forward to joining you on your gardening journey! 🌼 ❤

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Narvina thank you so much! What a wonderful thing to say! 2020 was tough and I think gardening really saved a lot of people! I really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a sweet comment! Have a wonderful day! 💗

[@NicoleSmithGardening]

OMG, I loved this so much! Darn, I missed the announcement. I was so certain that you were a stay at home mom. Healthcare suits you beautifully 💓 How you have time to make these amazing videos everyday blows my mind! Ok, I feel much better now, knowing you are not a perfectionist; although you are pretty darn perfect to me. 😊 You're views on life are exactly on point, in my opinion. 💘 And, I feel the same about gardening; I'm glad you found it for yourself my friend💚 It's very healing.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much Nicole! I am pretty much the opposite of perfectionist! 😆💗

[@sherimatthews2958]

As far as pots and bougainvillea, using an olla (clay vessel) to water it has been best for me. They do need time to establish with hand watering until it drinks from the olla.

[@CristalMermaid]

I can totally relate. I am a very anxious person and thanks to gardening I was able to keep my sanity during Covid shutdowns. My garden is my safe place. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

I feel you Naomi! It makes such a difference to have that safe place! I'm so glad we found ours! 💗

[@janeta2559]

great video Janey. as a kid growing up I always remember my mom saying Thats good enough". And I love how you are putting everything in perspective and starting to feel like there are only so many hours in a day and do the most important things and don't sweat the small stuff. "Thats good enough". So happy to be a subscriber to your channel

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Janet! Thank you so much my friend! 💗 Your mother sounds like a smart lady. I think that makes such a difference in life to not hold yourself up to unrealistic standards! Thanks for the sweet comment! 💗

[@lustraveller717]

Hi Janey. Loved the video. Gardening is therapy and I'm so glad you found it to help with your anxiety. I also think it's great for families to garden together and enjoy all the rewards it offers. I also had thought that your vocation was in the health field and as someone who has undergone 2 hip replacements due to congenital hip dysplasia, I would like to thank you for all you do. It couldn't have been easy to endure covid while having a young family that you wanted to keep safe and healthy. I know you brighten many people's lives through your work just like you do on KZbin. Enjoy your day.

[@rosanapasquini8714]

Thank you Janey, for all the answers very well done.

[@bourisranches]

Commenting on your daffodil bulbs 3 weeks ago. You need to visit Daffodil Hill in Sutter Creek.

[@veronicabyrd3699]

I really enjoyed this video. I always wounded what you do for a living and I guess a nurse. I was close! I love your channel. You have such a lovely home and garden. Thanks for sharing!!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

You were super close Veronica! 😆 Thank you so much for watching!

[@jeanniecollier6763]

I am a nurse and I started seriously gardening in 2020 as well!! I knew we had things in common!(Healthcare and gardening)

[@ItsSammi29]

Janey, I LOVED this video! I’m blown away that you have another job! Like, HOW?! I sincerely appreciate the work you put into this channel. You’re wonderful, thank you for sharing your gardening journey. ❤️

[@Gardeningathelake]

Totally enjoyed the Q&A , Was really nice to get to know you better! I do have a question, who is your favorite youtube gardener ? Maybe you can recommend some of your favorite channels?

[@dinac7361]

Thank you Janet I really enjoyed your first q and a so inspiring!!I also have anxiety and the garden has allways make me so happy ,a place I can go to to let go of my anxiety and stress!! I’ve been divorced for 14 years ,my youngest daughter is still at home ,and I lovd it ,thd other one bough a condo and even know I already paid off my home a couple years ago I’m a person like you I plan ahead I m saving gif tomorrow that’s why I’m still working so much ,which some people don’t understand but I know what I’m doing !! Even know I have an acre and half I do and love to do everything myself and I do it ,I don’t want to hire anyone ,because I lovd to do it myself !! So I totally understand what you are coming from!! It might and it does take me more time to get projects done but eventually I do get them done and it’s such a pleasure and I feel proud of myself achieving what I plan on achieving!! It’s a ton of work but in the end it so worth it !!Im redoing all my flower beds this year the way I allways wanted too!!I redid my walkway so the possibilities are endless to what I can do and it’s looking so amazing if I may say myself!!Love your channel🤗

[@ThePieceFullGarden]

Seriously loved your first q and a! It’s great to get to know you better! I started gardening to help with my anxiety too. I work at a 24hr pet emergency and we were open all through the pandemic, so gardening became my creative outlet/stress reducer. Thank you Janey for inspiring me everyday to get out in the garden. Have a great day 🥰

[@deannaginder-west4995]

Bless your heart for being so honest with us! I too struggle with anxiety and Covid made things much harder for me too. So glad you were able to garden and find your peace!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Hello Janey! Loved learning more about you! "Planning" is one of my hobbies as well. If you haven't heard of the company "happy planner" I definitely recommend! But be careful! Like gardening, It has been a very expensive hobby! 🤣

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Haha I have heard of happy planner and am purposely AVOIDING it 😆 I'm sure I would become addicted just like I have to gardening! LOL!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

@@DigPlantWaterRepeat hahaha!

[@gingerlawson8460]

Thank You for dedicating your time in traveling physical therapist, I know how important that is. My son is a Dr. of OT in Denver, and when COVID hit his team was doing therapy for the COVID patients, because all surgery was shut down only for EMERGENCY, and now back to regular OT, the staff is back doing Athletic teams recovery after there surgery, plus other types. You have come a long way from house plants to outside gardening. Gardening for me was a life saver during 2020, it help keep me sane and my marriage intact. LOL I was so scared for my kids all in Health care and people that I love. Keep up the good work I enjoy watching you and gathering information from you. I have even adopted your day by day chores on the out side it is SO SO NICE. This winter will work on the inside chores LOL, but now it is outside I have look forward to each day. Stay Safe and Plant On.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh Ginger, that must have been tough to sit back and watch your son be in the thick of it! 💗😘🌸 Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@joannaclark9331]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing more information about you and your family. I appreciate your honesty and openness about your anxiety. Gardening has been way for me to relieve stress and anxiety too. I have a very stressful job and at the end of the day, just walking through my garden and watching things grow calm me down. Keep up the great work with your videos!

[@lindaga820]

Janey, we love you just like you are! I thought you had been been gardening for a much time !! So glad I found your site, I really enjoy your videos their "perfect". Gardening for a much longer time is what I was trying to say above. ( My mind works faster than my typing) I agree with you about the housework , life is too short !! God Bless you and your family !!

[@dinodiaz4348]

Thank you for your videos. I’m the same way gardening. It focuses all my thoughts on gardening and takes all my stress away. I limit myself to only 15 minutes of local news. Then I’m doing other stuff. Made I live much better. I’m glad to have found you I’m in 9b also.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Dino! That is really smart to limit yourself, it can be a black hole sometimes if you get started! Thanks for the sweet comment and watching! 💗

[@jeanniecollier6763]

Cardboard is your friend, not landscape fabric. The cardboard keeps the weeds out and it is environmental friendly as it breaks down and feeds the soil. If you do have a weed peak through you just push the mulch back and add a layer of cardboard. Eventually the weeds stop as they cannot get light. Plus a thick layer of mulch on top really makes the difference.

[@laurenpage3301]

Does the cardboard kill the actively growing weed?

[@jeanniecollier6763]

@@laurenpage3301 yes it takes a few months.

[@emptynestlife1889]

Hi Janey, great Q&A! I know you more and feel more connected with you because I am a essential worker too. Best wishes from Southern California

[@simplybloom]

So fun to learn a little more about you!! Gardening is a great way to have all the stress and worry just melt away!!

[@chrishunsaker85]

Awesome video Janey!!!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thanks so much Chris! 💗

[@alcg3981]

Perfection (who invented THAT word anyway) is like Art, it's in the eye and mind of each person .. impossible to define.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Love that Alysen! 💗💗💗

[@dawnmitchell11]

This is SO cool!! I'm trained as a massage therapist and used to work as an aide in a PT practice in Sacramento, behind Sac State. That was in early 2000s though. I studied music ed in college. If I had to do it over again, I very likely would have gone for a PT degree instead. The body is just so fascinating!! Thank you for serving patients during Covid! God bless you both!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh how funny Dawn! Jason actually went to Sac State for PT school! Thank you for watching and for your kind words! 💗

[@chafrajayfra32]

You’re doing a great job. I appreciate what you teaching and you’re inspiring people. Trying to be perfect paralyzes people.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Thank you so much for saying that Chantell! I agree! 😘💗

[@aelliott8196]

Loved the q&a! 💛

[@francesgraves4550]

Thank you so much for sharing so much about your life to us. You are an amazing person, and I am sure you and your husband have helped people so much in your careers. The garden is such a peaceful place to unload your day, I worked in long term care for over 30 years, and found this out myself. I love my garden too. It is so important to have a quiet place to go too. I am retired quite a while now and can go there anytime now!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Frances! Oh boy LTC is so tough! I’m glad you had gardening to unwind after your day! Thank you for watching and your kind words! 💗

[@clevisforharrow]

Love your channel so much! You are just a light! Thank you! Patti

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Patti thank you so much! That is so kind of you! 💗

[@olgak506]

you forgot peonies )) with pushing the zone , I'm super invested to see your success in that :)

[@LovesOfJuneBug]

Here in Santa Rosa, the city will subsidize installation of smart irrigation and rain collection systems. They even come out for free and assist with identifying efficiencies in landscaping and watering. They even provide free shower heads and hose nozzles.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh that is awesome! Good for Santa Rosa for doing that!

[@misciasimmons5337]

You can frame the outside of your greenhouse, add gutters, and a rain barrel on each side. The same with your older plastic fabric greenhouse. It would also add stability and more protection for the structures.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Ooh I like that idea Miscia! Thank you! 💗

[@1luckychica1]

Your back yard is gorgeous! Where did you get your little green house?

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Hi Chloe! Thank you so much! That is the Palram hybrid greenhouse, I purchased it from Tractor Supply Company! So far I’m loving it! 💗

[@sembrandopaciencia9697]

OMG Janey, I’m moving back to Davis at the end of the summer after many years living in the Bay Area.. I don’t know how I got to your channel but I truly appreciate your videos. They are helping me get an idea of how to plan for my future veggie garden once there. Here in the Bay I get away with watering once, maybe twice a week. I remember how hot It get there! Thanks for all the info :)

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

Oh yay!! I’m excited for you! Thank you for watching and welcome back to Davis! 🙌🏼💗