Weekly Garden Tour: 1 July 2024 part 2

I’ve been keeping the back yard pretty well watered and it looks dramatically better!

[@nicholasryan5401]

Great tour, it was the bees knees. We haven't seen many butterflies in the garden so far this year which is a concern and there has been a big drop in the number of bees in the last week. We have a lot of pollinator plants in the garden and I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe they will return in the near future and we have coneflowers, knapweed and rudbeckia ready to bloom for them. Hope the heavens open and lots of rain comes your way.

[@willaerley7140]

Yeah, here in CT I haven’t seen one butterfly or honey bee. Even at the garden centers, there’s little activity. I don’t miss the wasps, but they’re gone too.

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Wow that’s terrible

[@natalie_tn]

Haven't seen many butterflies in East TN either

[@TRAVEL.WITH.JAFARI]

Hello my friend 🙋🤝🙋🇨🇭🇨🇭 Thank you for your very beautiful video👍👍

[@gwen6518]

The Japanese Beatles have just taken out my roses and have now started everything else. I hand pick them off and put in soapy water to try to control them.

[@ellengraves8146]

Brie, I just found your channel and I am so enjoying it! I’m in Benson, NC and have not gardened before, but I am learning from your channel!

[@BrieThePlantLady]

So glad you found me! We aren’t far apart!

[@joannc147]

Ah Brie, you must be a terrible poker player. You are unable to disguise your disappointment with this weather. 🤷🏻‍♀ I concur! I’m scrambling to save a selected few of ny beloved ornamental trees as they are shriveling up. It’s been heartbreaking! However….we got a great dousing on Sun night (which will be reflected in your upcoming videos, no doubt). Got about 4” on this side of town! Gave me a break from watering….whew. Small mouth toads are singing and some insects have appeared outta hiding! Yes, agree with other comments. I’m pretty low on butterflies this year tho still have my abundance of dragonflies. Hope you are enjoying your break!

[@BrieThePlantLady]

Oh wow 4”? We got 1”. You are lucky!!!

[@joannc147]

@@BrieThePlantLady isn’t that weird? Yes, some friends on your side of town got the same 1 to 1.5” of rain. Gosh, that 1” would be just a tease of moisture. Not the first time this oddity has occurred.