Climbing Honeysuckle (Lonicera Serotina) & Other May Projects 🌺

[@NatureHerbsandTea.]

Very nice ❤️ Thank you ❤️

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

And thank you so much for visiting me in my garden today … have a lovely week 💜🩵

[@mjecheverria4197]

Rain ,hail,and thunderstorms for the past few days in the south west of France.And to top it all off lots of snails in my vegetable garden having a feast...hoping for better days soon. Take care Janette..Lets pray for nice sunshine this week.😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there MJ and we are expecting thunderstorms here today too and it’s raining right now. Oh no! Like you, my snails 🐌 are having a wonderful time here ☹️ they are everywhere in my garden. Yes let’s hope for good weather, can’t be much longer! Thanks for watching and wishing you a marvellous week 🩵☺️

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

Hey, I have a few suggestions for deterring snails/slugs from your garden. Diatomaceous Earth is excellent. It’s all natural, a soft sedimentary rock that crumbles into a fine white powder. It’s non-toxic. Coffee grounds, crushed eggshells, vinegar and salt all work. I’ve used salt around my pots to create a barrier between snails and pots/plants. They won’t cross it. I haven’t tried Epsom salt but I’ve read to use it like I use salt. You can also mix Epsom salt with water and spray the foliage for other pest. It’s mix of one cup Epsom salt to five gallons of water. I try to use all natural remedies for everything. I hope this helps. I use it and have never had many problems with snails. I hope your weather improves and you get some sunny weather. It’s been bad in the U.S. as well. I’m in the Gulf Coastal area and it has suddenly turned extremely 🥵 hot. Hopefully it cools off next week. I do know it’s been a trying Spring for us here and for my gardening friends across the pond. 🌞🌱🪴🌻💚 have a great week 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

@heartofdixieprepping4797 that’s so interesting thank you. Does the salt upset the plants in any way? Trouble is we have lots of rain which would wash it all away a lot and I’d have to keep reapplying. I’ve kind of accepted the slugs and snails and I tend to just mostly have plants they don’t care for much. I can’t plant things with crunchy ‘celery’ type stalks. I only have 2 hostas now which I’ve put in the black raised pot which is right next to my new wooden mushroom, so far they haven’t found them 😂👍🩵🌺

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener yes those snails are pests. My neighbor use to go out every night with a flash light and pull them off of her flowers. lol so far I haven’t seen any this year. Salt does wash away with all this rain but it’s never hurt my plants, but I never put the salt too close. Another thing is-that I use pots mostly so no problem for me but the egg shells are great. They don’t like to go over it, or won’t but all of those things work. I have only one hostas left. And it’s pitiful. They just haven’t grown well for me here. I’ll look up what plants you can add to your garden that 🐌 don’t like as well. I can’t remember at the moment. I hope you are having sunshine today. We desperately need some. Everything is still so well. ☺️💚

[@GrandmaSandy]

Even in all the rain this is a beautiful, beautiful garden and it’s so green and lush and healthy. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thank you Grandma Sandy, that’s so lovely of you to say so 🩵💜

[@GrandmaSandy]

Oh my gosh, your garden is just beautiful. You’ve done a wonderful job putting this beautiful garden together to share with us. Even with all the rain you’ve managed to share something beautiful. Thanks so much for a wonderful video I watch from the beginning to the end, beautifully put together by a wonderful partner, and everything looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home and garden with us. Hugs and kisses from grandma, Sandy, and

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Grandma Sandy and oh such lovely comments, thank you so much! We are finally having a few days of lovely warm weather here so I’ve managed to get most of my weeding done, still have Shady Corner left. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend 💜💚🌺

[@SnappyR]

Your garden art is so rustically, quirky, colorful, interesting, and beautifully FUN!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Aww thank you Snappy, that’s just so lovely of you to say so ☺️ hope you’re having a great week 💜🩵

[@cassandrasmith5517]

I love your yard and garden! The plants are beautiful and the little unique finds add a bit of whimsical delight that makes it unique❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Cassandra and thank you so much for watching and for your very lovely comments. I hope you’re having a really great weekend 🩵💜

[@marthaschermann5562]

everything is looking gorgeous. Love all your ferns and adore the mushrooms. I hope Richard didn't get to exhausted from his planting foray. We would love to see more of him planting and getting more involved.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning to you Martha and thank you 🩵 I think Rich secretly enjoyed it 😎 hope you are having a great week 🩵🌺

[@Mary-lp9pq]

I always enjoy seeing ur garden rain or shine! Send some rain here for our garden!😆. I love the changes u have made n the cute n playful additions as well! That plant stand is beautiful n ur artwork is so lovely! If only I had ur enthusiasm but maybe eventually once I see progress!💕🥰

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Morning to you Mary and that’s so nice, thank you 🙏 i might have a go at turning the fungus thing into a caterpillar 🐛 and if it goes wrong I can cover it with more pebbles 😂 wishing you a great week 🌺🩵

[@olgavantveld6946]

Hi Janette I enjoyed watching you work in your garden , Cleaning out the gutter was very much needed you did that well. I love Tulips coming from a Dutch background but where I live its to hot I have grown them but nothing like when they grow in a cooler climate. I love all your ornaments in your garden You are a real collector do not stop We also have had a lot of rain. . Happy gardening

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning to you Olga and thank you for your lovely message. Clearing the gutter was SO satisfying ☺️ I quite enjoyed myself 😂 thanks for loving my ornaments too, I don’t think I’ll stop collecting them - as least they are super inexpensive 🩵 hope you’re having a great week, I think our rain has stopped now for a few days 🌺

[@yayla86]

I am in Essex too. The weather is miserable again today but it will do my grass seed good 😊 I really like to watch your videos every now and then. Thank you 🙏

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Dee and thank you for watching 😊 I’m in Langdon Hills. Yes, very wet today but like you say it’s excellent weather for your grass seeds 👍 hope you’re having a great week so far 🩵💜

[@yayla86]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I am over in Halstead. It’s lovely here, we used to live in the city and to be honest I hated it and couldn’t wait to get back out to the countryside again. I grew up in the countryside so now it brings back such fond memories hearing the birds singing in the mornings. Here’s hoping for some dry weather again so we can get out and enjoy our hard work! 🥰

[@suecarroll8693]

Great work cutting back neighbours overhanging branches and clearing the gutters. You put whatever you want in Woodland Corner they all add interest and give you joy. . I love the little birds and your lazy susan and that mushroom is lovely. Let’s hope the weather perks up soon and we can spend more time in our gardens.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hey there Sue and I’m glad I’m getting the thumbs up 👍 from you all. Just been to the garden centre (as it’s pouring with rain here) and somehow some more bits fell into my basket while I was looking the other way 😂 I’m sure I’ll keep adding ☺️ they’re only a couple of pounds each these things and far more fun than buying shoes or handbags (which I never do) 😂 hope you have a great week 🩵🌺

[@jane3730]

ooh I like the curvaceous lines of the plant stand Janette, I will watch on with interest and see how it fairs with regards to stability. Please keep us updated. 🤞I hope the weather has turned a corner now we deserve some warmth. Good job on the gutters bravo. Thanks for sharing.🐞🌻🌱

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Jane 👋 thanks for watching. I must say clearing those gutters was so satisfying 😂 glad you like the plant stand too and if it all topples over, I will definitely tell you all 😂 weather has been glorious today hasn’t it? Hope you’re having a great week 🩵☺️

[@OCDishChick]

Hi Janette! It rained a lot here too. Your garden benefited from it though. Your garden is beautiful as always. Good to see you! Much Love Always! 🥰

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello lovely Niki and always so lovely to chat to you 💜 thank you 🙏 and we’ve actually just had our first warm weekend this year so far so that’s been wonderful. Hope you have a really lovely week 🩵

[@soniewhitten4844]

wow, you have a beautiful garden. and the rain is so nice in the video. i love just walking around in the garden when it is raining. i can't wait to see another video of yours. thank you for sharing. and have a great day.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Sonie and thanks so much, she for joining me today. It’s pouring down here again today but I just took a quick trip to the garden centre instead ☺️ hope you’re having a great week so far 🌺🩵

[@nancyboston201]

We seem to have rain every weekend too in Ontario Canada. Oh well, everything is beautiful and green. It’s so nice to see all the changes in your garden. I’m making fish out of willow tree branches, my husband likes to make tin men. We get lots of things at the thrift shop for the garden, you never know what you’ll find.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh Nancy now you have me very intrigued with your fish and tin men!!! I love doing things like that and there’s nothing more fun than going thrifting and finding treasures ☺️ hope you’re having a great week so far 🌺🩵

[@lindylou3519]

lol…I need somebody to tie my hands behind my back, too! Not only do I like “bits & bobs” but I keep buying flowers because I love the color but have no clue what I’m going to do with them…my garden beds are so full. Ugh.! That hard fungus growing is so cool…looks like wood. Very cool. I like that area now. Looks clean & freshened up. Your garden is gorgeous.❤

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hey LindyLou and thank you and I’m glad it’s not just me that loves the bits and bobs 😂 the hard fingus is weird isn’t it? Keep buying the flowers!! I’m sure you can fit them in 👍 have a happy week 🌺🩵

[@dawndawn6946]

Hello, Janette! We're expecting rain today. However, it isn't raining right now, so I think I'll get outside and pick up all the weed piles I pulled yesterday. Hopefully, I can get some plants in the ground before the rain so I won't need to water them.😆 Have a lovely week!❤

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Excellent idea Dawn, I hope you managed it ☺️ I’m pleased to say I am very nearly at the end of the weeding, with just Shady Corner left. So satisfying, and I promise myself I’ll keep on top of it from now on … whether I do or not remains to be seen, but I have the best of intentions 😂 hope you got your plants in - it’s pouring down here today. Have a great week 🩵🌺

[@kimfox5186]

Hi Janette. I did wonder how you managed to have sun when we'd had the elements thrown at us all weekend 🤣. I was thinking that maybe I should go back to Essex and leave this soggy froggy France 🇫🇷 🤔. Yes, Richard certainly made his basket with determination 😀, but unenthusiastic he must remain. Your garden is forever lovely 😍. We should be getting some fine weather this week so I'm off to the garden centre in the rain 😉. Have a great week.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Kim and you’re the second friend from France 🇫🇷 saying it’s wet down there (a comment made on last week’s video). It has to be sunshiny soon for you ☺️ we have rain right now and thunderstorms coming as well today so I might pop to the garden centre ☺️🌺 have a lovely day 🌺🩵

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

THAT FUNGUS wow I’m impressed . Your garden just is thriving such foliage color which I love and am working to have similar. Inspiring . Your creative juices are like Reggies love the shelf and the plate on top now the acer has a focal point. Yep honeysuckle will love new home and you will love to see it bloom and trellis up !! Great to see your garden grow! Richard was very intent ha ha ha!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Teresa! Yes that’s an impressive fungus, I hope it’s not poisonous ☹️ maybe an expert will be able to enlighten me. A few years ago Rich got rid of it with a hammer and chisel but as you can see it just returned, so I don’t think there’s much point doing that again. That’s very kind to compare me with the wonderful Reg, but really I can only paint flowers 😂 have you had your open house yet of his artwork? Pouring with rain here - hope your week is a great one 🩵🌺

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener open house June 7-8 come over stay with us🥂. I’ll do a video for sure😊. Love the fungus!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I wish I could, I really do ☺️🥰

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener perhsps I’ll see you sooner😏

[@laurenwellman2516]

Hello Janette! Good to see you and your garden is looking lovely as usual 🥰. Our spring here is a little less rainy - we are getting more equal amounts of sun and rain which is very nice ❤

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh that sounds the perfect mixture of weather Lauren. It’s pouring down here today with the promise of thunderstorms ⛈️ so I just had a quick visit to the garden centre instead ☺️ wishing you a wonderful week 🩵🌺

[@irismoles9369]

Well done Janette the guttering was a job on its own Love all the bits you buy don’t stop loving Woodland court yard happy gardening 👩‍🌾

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh thanks Iris, I won’t stop buying I’m sure 😂 love all those bits. I loved clearing the guttering too, it was completely satisfying 👍 have a fabulous week 🩵🌺

[@pamelathomas5676]

I too love little trinkets in the garden so totally understand the compulsion to buy more Janette. I was amazed at the volume of weeds and ‘soil’ in your guttering - good job clearing it! Lovely video 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh me too Pamela ☺️ so glad I’m not alone there 👍 I actually enjoyed cleaning those gutters, most satisfying 😂 thanks for watching and have a great week 🩵🌺

[@brendabennett2439]

It’s amazing all those plants growing in your gutter Janette. They looked so healthy. How fortunate that you live in a bungalow x

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😂😂 yes very healthy weeds in my gutter Brenda 😂 but goodness me, that was so satisfying to do. Hope you’re well and having a great week so far 🌺🩵

[@jcking6785]

Your garden is beautiful even in the rain. I’m with Richard on the stripey tulips. 🌷 I rather like them. Shady corner looks lush. Your little tchotchkes are part of what makes your garden so charming, IMO. I especially like the little birds! 😊 What a brilliant idea to use that lazy Susan as a table top! And your painting skills are enviable; I have zero talent in that area. Getting the gutters cleaned is so satisfying; all that mucky stuff goes right on my compost pile. Your compost area is pure genius! I’m sure the honeysuckle will be quite happy in its new sunny home. So glad you went back and reviewed Richard’s planting method. I was gasping as he crammed those poor little plants into his basket; truly planted with “gusto”! 😂😂😂

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😂😂 yes, no enthusiasm, just stuff them in as hard as you can - that’s Richard’s style. 😂 I don’t really gave painting skills JC, flowers are the only thing I can do 😂 I actually enjoyed cleaning those gutters (never done it before in my life) it was completely satisfying. I do like my compost bags, but I might upgrade to proper bins and am having a look at the moment. Just been to the garden centre as it’s pouring down, and some new little bits fell into my basket. I think the fairies left them there for me 😂 have a lovely happy week 🩵🌺

[@jcking6785]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I think I have some of those fairies at work over here across the pond! 😊 🧚

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😂😂😂😂

[@markborder906]

Well done on the Polystichum pronunciation. The polyblepharum is pronounced “ polly-Blair- far-um. The ferns you had up as Dryopteris affinis in the troughs are Polystichum setiferum. The fern in the ground just before you get to them is Dryopteris affinis, or one of that group of species - very difficult to tell them apart. You managed to do so much between the rain storms, it’s looking lovely.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello!!! 😂 just as I think I’ve learned them, the name changes 😂 I think sometimes they are labelled wrongly too, do you? Never mind, I will get there 👍😊 Great to have the pronunciation too!! Thank you for my lesson for the day Mark 🥰 hope you’re having a great day - it’s pouring down here today 🌺🩵

[@markborder906]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener It’s raining here as well, so I have been working on the next fern society newsletter I produce.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

@markborder906 oh it’s an ideal day for that Mark 👍 hope it goes well … have a happy day my friend 🌺🩵

[@geraldinefay7058]

Love all your little purchases Janette

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Aww thank you Geraldine. Have a wonderful week 🌺🩵

[@wendybartlett6717]

Love all of your new bits and pieces Janette. I'm like you and can't stop buying. What a great idea to reuse the lazy Susan and your painting looks amazing. Hope your Honeysuckle enjoys its new home.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thanks so much Wendy and glad we are the same and love buying all the bits - they’re so cheap anyway aren’t they? ☺️ glad you like my painting, I can only do flowers 😂 have a happy week 🌺🩵

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

Hello 👋 Janette and Richard. So sorry about all of the rain, but like you said it’s great for the garden. I took a screen shot of your ferns, wow, they are gorgeous 🥰. I need to have a few, they really look beautiful in shady corner and they really took off. Nice job trimming the neighbors tree, it looks much tidier🙌. Omg I love your mushrooms, we have the same taste, great minds😂. You have been so busy in the garden, everything looks so beautiful. You have sent the rain to NY because this past Sunday was a washout, no loss it was mow day🤩😫. Janette you got so many tasks done wow I’m so impressed my friend🫶.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning to you Elizabeth and I hope you do try some ferns in a shady area because they’re just so easy to look after and they can take real highs and lows in temperatures. It poured with rain here all day yesterday too but I think it’s going to brighten up for the rest of the week. We do have the same taste too ☺️ wishing you a wonderful week 🌺🩵

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

GM Janette, I already began my ‘mission’ last night and started to look for some ferns😆. I love how delicate and soft they look against the other plants in the garden.As for houseplants they can be very tricky being they love night humidity so I just have 1 at the moment, a rabbits foot fern, and she’s so cute☺️. Have a great week as well and I’ll keep u posted on my quest to find some ferns lol. My local garden center doesn’t have any.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I do hope you find some! Yes, do let me know 🩵

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

Thank you☺️I will.

[@77sun222]

Good morning Janette Another interesting vlog. Yes, it's now the 6th of May. Rather a wet bank holiday so far. Love the new mushroom. What is a woodland corner for but to fill it up with magical friends❤ My tulips were a disaster this year too. All flopped. Haven't found nothing as lovely as the photo i sent you a few years ago. There are so many ground covers. Have you tried the creeping phlox? I think that is a perennial. Keep enjoying your garden🌟💯🍰💞

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning lovely Sharon! You are right, and I’m loving my magical friends in Woodland Courtyard. And I love the idea of creeping phlox which I’ve just been googling so and it is a perennial, what a great idea you’ve come up with 👍 I will look for some, I think it would be perfect. Pouring with rain here today. Might take a trip to the garden centre 🌺 have a wonderful week 🩵🌺

[@peggydove8756]

Your garden looks so nice!! Have a wonderful week! 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Peggy and thank you so much for always dropping by 🌺 have a lovely week too 🩵🌺

[@fionamacdonald899]

Thanks, Janette! ⭐️ Your garden is looking fabulous as always! 🌺🪴🌸 Your painted design in Woodland Courtyard is wonderful - you’re so creative! 👩‍🎨 Love your little faux grass snail feature too! 🐌 I’m sure your honeysuckle will like its new home! 💛 Well done with the gutter! 👏 More rain here in Scotland today but the sun was shining over the weekend so we gots lots done in our garden - however still a big long to do list as always!! 🤣🌻🌳 Happy gardening! 😎

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Fiona and thanks for coming down south this morning ☺️ as I just said to another friend in the comments, I can only paint flowers 🌺 😂 we have rain today, and supposedly thunderstorms on their way. Nice to have a day inside sometimes though, especially if like you, you managed to do gardening at the weekend. Have a lovely week 🩵🌺

[@ladymannas17]

Woodland Courtyard is looking lovely. I love all your cute ornaments and i say.... don't stop buying, it brings you joy and that's what gardening is all about. There are so many beautiful ornaments out there and i think they add to the character of your garden. We have quite a few too, it's so hard to resist 😂. Happy gardening it's all looking gorgeous🥀🌻xxx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh thank you Jane. I certainly cannot resist ☺️ but it’s amazing how much joy Woodland Courtyard does bring me! I just want to encourage everyone to brighten up small north facing corners, it’s so worthwhile. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful week ☺️🩵

[@ladymannas17]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener You too, x

[@bronwyncook4111]

Hi Janette, so much rain? Even in Sydney we've had a week of rain and it's still going. Do you get to eat some of those blackberries? I love all the little friends in woodland courtyard, so colourful and cheery. I've been going quite well playing the weeding game in between the rain. Wasn't it Mary Poppins who said to make every job into a game. Thanks for that good idea. Maybe hard to find the fun in clearing the guttering but it must have been very satisfying picking up those long strips. The honeysuckle and the potato vine should look so pretty together. Hope you and Richard have a great week. Much love, Bron xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello dear Bron and yes so much rain! I like the Mary Poppins way of thinking. Actually, contrary to what I thought beforehand, emptying the gutters was extremely satisfying indeed 👍☺️ the blackberry bush from next door doesn’t have any fruit yet, just the long canes. But I did pick loads of them last year and made a crumble 👍 hope you’re having a great week ☺️🩵

[@VictoriasRoses]

Hi I love all of your special touches you put in your garden. I hope it stopped raining. I live in Oregon USA. Finally, next week here, we are going to have warm weather after months of rain since about November. We have very similar weather to parts of England. I am so excited to go weed and work in the garden. You really inspire me!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Rebecca 🤩 oh my goodness that’s an awful lot of rain for you. I quite enjoy weeding and it’s easier after rain, I just put my headphones on and an hour flies by. Hope you manage your get out today, have fun ☺️🩵

[@squirrelsarepeopletoo6678]

Hi Janette, thanks for sending the rain to Pennsylvania it's been raining nonstop since Saturday morning. I've told you before I don't have much luck with ferns.I only have a Japanese painted fern that barely grows it's probably 10 yrs old , but this year it's already looking better than it ever has. My Acropolis clematis is in its 3rd year ( leap year of sleep, creep, leap ) and it has at least 100 flower buds on it and it's only about a foot tall right now. It gets to about 4 to 5 foot tall every year.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh my goodness, 100 flower buds?!!! That’s going to look incredible 🌺 we are back to clouds and thunderstorms here again today. I’ve just watered all my pots as well 😂 hope you have a great week ☺️💚

[@JoyceKing-i8l]

Loved your rejigging,do hope your honeysuckle does better,your composting area is so tidy ,well done with clearing your gutter and keeping so clean 🥰🥰

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Joyce 🤩 and thank you for joining me today 🌺 I have never cleared gutters before 😂 (Richard normally does that) but oh my goodness it was so satisfying 😊 yes I hope by honeysuckle does well now, poor thing deserved a break in life after being forgotten for a few years. Fingers crossed 🤞 hope you have a fabulous week 🩵🌺

[@hluskin]

What a lot of work Jeannette! I hope you added the "gunk" from the gutter to your compost! That kind of stuff really helps the compost to break down. Your honeysuckle will love it's new home!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there and thank you xx I was at first thinking I didn’t want the gunk in my compost as I didn’t want the weeds, so I was trying to put it all in my pop up bag for the garden waste wheelie bin, however it all toppled over and ended up in the compost bags anyway 😂 so yes I did 😂 hope you have a happy day 🩵🌺

[@hluskin]

Janette - you have me chuckling away! I do things like that all the time!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😂🥰🌺🩵☺️

[@adrabruzzese7610]

Hi Janette, I love your mushroom, I have the same problem with buying things for the garden. The little area with snail looks great with the fake grass. Your flamingos are so pretty, I got the cheap plastic ones but from a distance they do look good. Your garden always looks beautiful. My garden is just starting to come alive. Have a wonderful week.😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Adra, it’s fun adding little bits and pieces isn’t it? Love my mushroom too. And we have matching flamingos 🦩☺️ hope you had a great weekend ☺️🩵

[@steviesfishandplants]

I love your bloodgood acer. I recently bought one myself. Your garden looks great.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Stevie, thank you - I’m loving it the Bloodgood too. We will have to compare notes on them. I know I’ll have to relocate mine from that pot at some point down the line, but I’m sure it’ll be fine there for the moment. Is yours in full sun? 🌞 🌺🩵 wishing you a great week ☺️

[@steviesfishandplants]

⁠@@TheEnthusiasticGardenerI’ve got mine in the shade at the moment while it’s small. Then I’m going to try it in a spot that has full sun for a couple of hours. I’ve heard they can take some sun as they get bigger. I’m planning on keeping mine in a pot by pruning its roots every few years.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

@steviesfishandplants we have the same amount of sunshine then and the same plan. That’s good to know Stevie 👍🤩🩵

[@donnawright5749]

I love your videos..

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thank you so much Donna, how lovely of you to say so 🌺🩵

[@Gillwillz]

Looking lovely as always Janette … I was thinking that fungus you can’t get rid of … is it like a snake like shape … if so maybe put 2 eyes on it to go with the snail 🐌. I have a stone mushroom too and a glow in the fats mushroom. I’m terrible when it comes to the garden centre .. I spend way too much!! Your garden is beautiful .. well done xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Ooh Gill that’s an idea?!!! A couple of years ago Rich hacked the fungus out with a hammer, but as you can see it just came back so no point in trying that again. I’ll have another look at it when it ever stops raining and see if there’s a snake shape there 😂 and as for buying garden bits, I bought a couple more things today 😂 it’s fun! Hope you have a great week 🌺🩵

[@newt52864]

Just paint up that funcus and create a caterpillar or something, you are creative ,you can come up with something 😉 Just love your creativity in the yard ❤ Btw, Richard agreed to plant it, not take care of it 🤣😂😉

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Lorraine! Well I could try! 😂 someone else suggested a snake but I like the sound of a caterpillar more 🐛 I will see what I can do 😉 and yes, you’re right about Rich, his commitment to the project ended as the last plant was stuffed in 😂 have a lovely rest of the week 🌺🩵

[@debshomegarden8501]

Hi Janette, love all the purchases you've made, especially the wooden mushroom. Can you believe how much rain we've had recently. I don't know if you saw my latest video but we have a problem area. Where the monkey puzzle tree is! Its too big a tree for that space and its so spiky we can't do anything else there because of getting cut to shreds!!! Would you get rid of the tree? xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Debbie and oh my goodness it has rained all day today. Still going strong now!! I’m going to watch your video right now and I’ll comment. Thanks for watching 🩵🌺👍☺️

[@helenwilliamson7099]

Hi Jannette, the gardens looking lovely, that's a great idea for the compost ,can I ask where you got those bags I think I'd like to try that as I spend a fortune on compost. Love all your new things they look great. Have a lovely week Janette and Richard. Xxx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Helen and thanks for joining me. I bought those sacks on Amazon, here’s a link for you: amzn.eu/d/glpUTO2 However I just watched a garden video of a lovely lady revamping her side yard and she bought herself a new compost bin which has got me thinking that I could get a couple of those, so I’m on the hunt right now. But the bags work just as good. Hope you have a lovely week 🩵🌺

[@helenwilliamson7099]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener thanks so much Jannette, I'll get some of those. Xxx

[@barbaracogiel3224]

Beautiful willow,any tips? Seen one in the garden centre, but now looking at your garden I am going to go back to get one or two.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Barbara, they’re lovely aren’t they? I only planted mine recently, so all my tips are in that video, link is here (unless you’ve already seen it): kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzdYX5viKqtldUsi=3z-S4w5xigbDcM93 My main tips so far are they love lots of water and I’ve had one or two little shoots growing further down the stems and you have to rub those off. Do let me know if you get one (or two) 🤩💜🩵

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

I love your woodland courtyard. It’s so charming. I’ve noticed all the little cute items that you’ve purchased in your video today. I always look around as you’re talking about an area to see what’s new. The big wooden mushroom is so pretty. But I love everything you’ve added especially the mushrooms, birds and the hedgehogs. They are so cute. We don’t have them here😢but I do intend to buy me a fake one. lol I bought some cute things this year too. I picked up a concrete bunny that’s curled up sleeping. I can’t decide if I want to leave him as is or paint him. I think most cottage gardens leave them as is….. any suggestions? Then I found the cutest ceramic rain boots. Adorable! They were $1.25 each at a Dollar Tree Store that we have here. Everything is $1.25. It was a dollar but inflation 😮after the pandemic raised everything. Everything looks so beautiful. Have a great week. Let us know what ground cover that you choose to use around your chair.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh I’m so glad you like all my bits and pieces. We had the same thing here … our shops that used to be called the Pound Shop (your Dollar Store) are now called Poundstretcher 😂 and nothing is a £1 any more 😂 but all my bits are inexpensive. You don’t have hedgehogs over there? I didn’t realise that. But we don’t have hummingbirds here or anywhere in Europe. Which is a shame. I cannot resist painting my concrete things I must admit. Thanks for all your lovely comments today 🩵🌺

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener lol I love the name “Poundstretcher” that’s so cool. Yes, I do love all of your bits and pieces. They are so much fun to look at. I sometimes go back and rewatch your videos so I don’t miss anything 😂 and I do love finding good deals on mine. Some items of course aren’t cheap like my 🐰 bunny…but most are inexpensive and I just love them. No, sadly we don’t have hedgehogs 🦔 I so wish. None in the U.S. at all. A lady I follow has one in her garden. She cut a little like mouse hole in her wooden gate for him to come in and out of the garden. It’s adorable. I didn’t realize y’all didn’t have hummingbirds. They are so beautiful. I don’t have feeders like most do but I have the real thing, flowers! My honeysuckles are blooming and so is my jasmine. I think they feed on those. But I really love to have flowers vs feeders for them. I watch them from my bedroom windows. 🪻🌺🐝🌸🦋 hummingbirds migrate south in early autumn. How they make it across the Gulf of Mexico is unbelievable…long travels for them. I’m thinking about painting my bunny. He’d be so cute. 💚

[@paulinecrispin121]

Hi Janette , it's been a typical bank holiday here in not so sunny Hampshire, rain and more rain. I like you lovely knew toadstool. Is it wooden? 😊😊😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Pauline, rained here ALL day today ☺️ yes it’s wooden, I should have said, it’s carved from a tree trunk. I think it will age to a greyer colour over time. They had them all different shapes and sizes, I’ve been wanting to get one for over a year ☺️😊 hope you have a very lovely week 🩵🌺

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

Oh my, I do love the fungus thingy. It looks like a desert truffle (it’s not) but also looks like a Matsutake mushroom. But the Matsutakes are not in season yet. Is it growing from the stump from your tree. What type of tree was it? Another question….has it been there for a while or just coming up? I don’t remember seeing it before. But it’s very nice especially with the added rock. I love the “fake” grass. It looks real. I think you have nailed this area now. Snail is happy. I love fungus and have identified around a hundred different species on our land. The are so beautiful to me. I’m standing with Richard with the tulip. I do love it. It reminds me of salt water taffy. The strawberry looks like these tulips. You’ve had some rain for sure but your garden is absolutely beautiful!!!!! Shady area is lovely with all of the ferns and the purple flowers with all the green. I love the mushroom that you picked up. I would have too. I do love mushrooms. 🍄 but I don’t eat them at all. lol I just study them. I’m a wanna be mycologist. I hope your weather turns nice. Have a great week.💚🌻🌞

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there!!! I’ve been trying to find out what the fungi/mushroom thing is. My only guess is that it is Ganoderma, have you heard of that? As you can see it is rock hard. A couple of years ago Rich hammered away at it and chiselled it completely off and we threw it away, but of course it just came back. The tree was an Oak tree which we had to remove shortly after we moved in because it was huge and very close to our bungalow. And that was maybe 18 years ago. So then when we had the cabin installed about 8 years ago, the concrete base covered only half the stump and we have the other half of the stump left in that little “snail bed”. I don’t mind it at all, I don’t think it’s poisonous or toxic, Lotte never goes near it anyway. Interesting isn’t it? I’d be interested to hear what you think. Thanks for watching - you are my first ever fungi/mushroom expert garden friend 👍😊 hope you’re having a great week 🩵🌺

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener yes, I have two ganodermas in my house that I found on our land. They are different than what you have. But there are many species of this fungus. Yours may be one that I haven’t seen or read about or could be a growth from the oak stump. But I do know that they grow on oaks. I’ll research that. We have a lot of oaks here. The ganoderma fungus are absolutely beautiful and have medicinal properties. Mine are the reddish/orangish ones or a wine color. They get darker with age. I’m not an expert. I’m a mushroom enthusiasts I guess. lol but I wish…..it is so much fun to hunt for them and do the research. Under the grown is an entire interstate for mylecim . These run for hundreds of miles…across states even….then under the right or I should say perfect conditions a mushroom pops up and blooms overnight. They are amazing. I have gorgeous mushroom pictures. I actually grew Lion’s mane last year and made a crab cake type dish out of some. It was fun but a lot of work.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener Oh, it shouldn’t be poisonous so your baby will be safe. But if a red mushroom 🍄pops up get it out asap. I think Europe has the death mushroom. I’ll check that for you. With dogs we have to be careful with the poisonous ones. 🐶

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

@heartofdixieprepping4797 oh yes I read up all about them and their medicinal qualities. Amazing information about the underground activities!!! You are a wealth of knowledge 👍🩵

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener You’re so kind, thank you. It really is amazing that beneath our feet is another world. lol I really enjoy studying mushrooms and other fungi. I’ve found some amazing stuff.

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

👋💖x

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning to you Rose Mary, thanks for watching and have a great week 🩵☺️

[@sunitashastry5270]

I like all your garden decor. But you do need to stop! Goodness, you have a whole garden in your gutter!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😂😂 Ok 😂 I did have lots in the gutter didn’t I? That was so satisfying to do I have to say. Hope you have a wonderful week 🩵🌺