Container Competition One Month Update! 🌸🙌🪴 // Garden Answer

[@kaniliachumi3853]

All the containers are performing well, but most beautiful one is husband and wife working together, appreciating each others work and effort, that's the rare beauty, ❤

[@dwilkerling]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@carolhettinger3696]

❤amen❤

[@terrivance8750]

AMEN!!!

[@laurieolk5643]

Fun to see their growth. What is the purple flower on the ground between your feet on the backside of fence by Laura's pot #2?

[@bev.albright6873]

@@laurieolk5643looking back, I think it is wild violet. Glad you noticed it, lovely color!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

The winner for me is just seeing Aaron coming into his own with this type of gardening and competition. At first he seemed pretty intimidated, but now he’s much more comfortable, I love it!

[@msmith985]

I was just saying how nice it is to hear his perspective in front of the camera. Great job, Aaron, and thank you for your willingness.

[@melialei]

I personally like Aaron's one plant pot. That's likely what you'd find in my garden. $$ cost being a factor.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

@@melialei I agree. I know Laura’s full pots are what most people would want, to me they look overdone, like they are exploding.

[@judyklein3221]

We are the winners in this contest! Just getting to enjoy your videos is my prize.🤗💕🤗

[@ann2155]

Absolutely love the fact that Aaron gets so much more involved now in the past year or two. He has a lot of knowledge that we all want to know.

[@be_you2023]

Hi Laura, Aaron, I think all the pots are great because they each give us an understanding of how each plant works and under what circumstances. Thank you for being good sports with this initiative. ❤ 💪

[@kebergify]

Aaron "petting" the lemon coral sedum was adorable. I can see how the Laura method of packing more plants in can give you a massive display quickly! Some of those pots are really jammin'.

[@LindaKing-jr4fz]

I like ALL of the containers!! Watch out Laura...Aaron may be giving you a run for your money! I like how you're both so positive with each other. Aaron..you may find yourself preferring flowers over lawn!!

[@annehedlund7333]

Haha!

[@marywilson7669]

I love the pink bubblegum container…would be perfect for my home but at last…..deer 🙁

[@judithdomangue9995]

Wow, this competition has been very enlightening for me. I am blown away by the difference that plant choices can make. I hope we get to see another video on these pots in the future.

[@TheHippo1971]

I like Aarons last one; Lemon Coral Sedum and Petite Pink Gaura

[@rtshaw3621]

Ditto I love the different look not at all like the rest.

[@iartistdotme]

#4 is GORGEOUS! Unusual and not in an in your face way. Perfection. WOW Love it. Amazing.

[@chichitex1252]

The “Playin’ the Blues salvia” are hard to beat! I L.O.V.E. them!❤❤❤

[@janemitchell4045]

Watched from the start. I most love how you admit "fails". It helps when MY garden fails happen - Your strawberry pops - your pots that are not so glorious. One thing I tried was the poppy seeds tossed in the snow. That was a great success for me but I never saw your outcome. I simply love you and Aaron. Thank you.

[@thesearethedays9398]

You two are just so sweet together. Congratulations on your beautiful life and beautiful property ❤

[@tvcat3665]

Congratulations on 10 years of Garden Answer! 👏❤

[@wendyswearman6561]

I love 4, 7 & 9! Great job! I love how you encourage each other in your "competition".

[@christiemay4444]

What a fun video! Love to see you two working together, always brings a big smile.

[@suziperret468]

My vote is for both, Arron and Laura. Good job! I’d love to have any of these planters in my yard! Great flowers!

[@wendycole703]

I like how you lift eachother up when something doesn't look so good ❤❤❤

[@roselewis24]

4 is still the winner for me, until the pots by the front with the metal spheres 😍

[@Meg_Davis]

I was rooting for that one from the beginning. So excited to see how it has turned out!

[@thedafarmer1305]

The gaurav planted with the sedum I'd beautiful. I've not seen one with so many blossoms before

[@karlabarefoot8382]

You both win ! All of the containers are beautiful!

[@alisonjukes-nb6cx]

They are all lovely , I think Laura’s purple and grey was absolutely gorgeous. I love it when you guys film together, you’ve such a lovely relationship. Thank you for these vlogs, I absolutely love them. My husband says I’m obsessed 😂.

[@cozyplantlady8044]

Can I just say based off the videos of course as I do not know y’all personally but you and Aaron’s friendship in y’all’s marriage is so fun to see. Y’all are such a lovely couple

[@VeryGreenly]

I second that! I found myself smiling at their discourse in the middle of the video.

[@amysgardenstead2879]

#4 is my favorite but those are my favorite colors. Alternating #7 and #4 down the lane would be beautiful and cooling and totally lead your eye down the lane. I also love the structure and formality that Aaron’s # 9 gives. Those would be so stunning by the Hartley. Super interesting how the #10 pot looks so much better by the house.

[@debberoeder-mf7gb]

All of the planters are looking good but #4 has to be a favorite.

[@lblak59]

Your home & gardens are so pleasing to see….what a wonderful place to live!

[@maretteschulz8898]

You know what....I live in FNW Qld Australia where our temps in summer get over 40C (104F ) for weeks on end and our winters in the single C digits (but not for long).......and I love GREEN and TROPICAL...even though I have lived/born & bred out arid here for 69 years. My garden is chock full of golden cane palms ( that some coastal/tropical folk hate and get rid of🤣🤣), big evergreen trees, drought tolerant murraya hedges, crotons and cordylines. Not that I don't love or appreciate flowers and annuals, it's ALL about constant shade,shade, shade and green, green, or shades of green and foliage texture for me......but this channel is just so so relaxing to watch. I love roses in someone elses garden - but not mine - so tuning in here is like going to the movies and living someone elses life without doing any of the work.....and eating popcorn if I wish. BRAVO🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌💕💕

[@Deerskin__]

My 10 year old son watched with me this morning and he votes for the pots with the spheres up by the house 😅💜

[@Sisteryoda1440]

That’s my favorite too!

[@Gin0827]

They are magnificent!!

[@LietteL-ll7nu]

The challenge of gardening, every year brings new experiences.

[@tinav5987]

💖Congrats !! 10 Years of Garden Answer !! 🥳🎊🌱🌿

[@lisanewkirk3936]

Love the one with the lemon coral sedum! It shows the Gaura quite vividly!

[@camicri4263]

Good morning everyone! I like😮 that each of you experimented with different colors and combinations. I think that the location of each pot has something to do with the growth of the plants. Very interesting to see how they perform each month, thank you! I am so happy you guys are so gracious to each other! Well done!💜💕 Blessings 💞💜 PS the containers in front of the house are my favorite, gorgeous! 🥰😊

[@walters29]

I enjoy watching you two getting competitive into your pots and your very loving friends with a professional vibe. Very sweet couple

[@naharmon]

You just made my husband's birthday! I am constantly after him as we get a lot of Earwig damage. It's his birthday today and I showed him your last pot with the damage as a gift that Earwigs even happen even to you. I'm always showing him all your amazing vegetables and plants as your magic touch never ceases to amaze me! Pot #4 is stunningly beautiful💜. I learn so much on the growth, sun and plants performances during the container challenge too.

[@JermaineGertse]

My three favourites: 1. Aaron: Playin the blues+ superbells 2. Aaron: Gaura + Lemon Coral Sedum 3. Laura: Graceful grasses + Bubblegum supertunia. Laura, your experience with arrangment in pots and in the ground shows here. All your pots except one look fantastic. But Aarons dumbluck with those 2 pots as mentioned above is breathtaking. I think I wanted more of the unusual. I have terrible luck with Persian shield too. Its a perennial for me and they grow terribly if subjected to very dry condtions. They will crisp up even in full shade. I bought 2 and they are twigs. But they are soooo beautiful once you get it right.

[@kaseyfarmer8232]

I agree totally with you... My very fav is Aaron's #2,,,Im a huge Gaura fan!!

[@helenes2249]

From my experience Persian Shield needs plenty of water and indirect sunlight.

[@willowtreehill19]

I have tried Persian Shield 3 different times always in shade in containers on our protected patio space, and plenty of water - and they ALWAYS crisp up. 😬

[@helenes2249]

@@willowtreehill19 I have to keep an eye on them and give them water when their leaves started to wilt. Giving them water at regular times would work well and they should be alright. Also try growing them in a container alone not mixing with other plants. Good luck. Don’t give up. The colour of their young leaves are beautiful.

[@Gin0827]

Bubblegums are showing some white mutations this year. My sparkling amethyst has lulled this year too. Not sure what is going on. They all are beautiful but #9 is my favorite. Love the plants at the front door!! Love the Columbine too in the background of the container with the blue, yellow combo. Absolutely gorgeous!!🌼🌼🌼🪴🌸❤️

[@KathleenAhart]

I love this competition. It's interesting how each plant progresses in just a short amount of time. It will be interesting to see what they look like a month from now. Thank you for giving us different ideas on plant combinations. ❤

[@nancygraceful]

The color combo & textural differences in #4 are stunning!

[@brandontaylor4924]

Discovered a love for planting and flowers and cool landscapes this year thanks to my Dad. Have a lot to learn still but these videos are incredible. I’ve taken so many tips from a bunch of the in depth videos and they have been a HUGE help. Appreciate all you guys do! ❤

[@MarigoldsintheGarden]

I really enjoy seeing your container competition Laura and Aaron. Such a fun idea. Some plants don't as well as others, yet all of the flowering pots look very pretty. Can't wait to see them in another month or so.

[@ch59088n]

Aaron is taking over !!!! I love it - can we get an all Aaron video he's come a long way in camera!

[@mbd5182]

Love all pots. But Aaron's Gaura and lemon coral sedum is my favorite so far. I bought plants today to match. Can't wait to see next month's update

[@FunAtDisney]

I enjoy seeing all the new property and the pond and all, but it’s so nice to sort of go back to Garden Answer’s “roots” and see the containers around the house and lane.

[@3in2Art]

#4 and #7 are my favorites! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐🌼🌺🌸

[@terrymaki7086]

That one with all the pink and falling grass in middle of Laura's is gorgeous 🎉 I caaaaannnt pick. Lol 🎉

[@rosealvarado264]

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️

[@camicri4263]

Thank you, you too ❤! Blessings 🙏🏻

[@rosealvarado264]

@@camicri4263 ☺️

[@jenmazz1257]

“Pet the sedum” 😂😂😂 love the container competition every summer! Go Aaron! 🎊 RIP 🪦 Persian Shield 😂

[@Blake.Cooper]

My Superbena wintered over in the ground and is ROCKIN' it this year. Last year was a lot of lull. I'm in zone 7a, south central KY. WOW on container #4!!

[@DavidPeterson-s1b]

That would be awesome!! Once in a while we have something that surprises us here in 5b western central Pennsylvania!

[@brookemontes3816]

3 of mine did too in zone 5B!!!??

[@Stephanie-cq8mf]

I love containers number 4 & 7 💜

[@donnajones2332]

The big win here is your wonderful relationship❤

[@Julie-m6j]

Good morning, number 5 is my favourite. Love the colours.

[@GenasChannel]

That’s my favorite too!

[@karenlampe5426]

They are all pretty and I just love this idea and seeing you both work together on this fun project. I had to look this up...Last month my favorites were 4, 9 and 10. Now, I'm switching to 4, 7 and 9. So...I think that's two votes for Aaron and one for Laura. Surprise surprise! 🎉 I do love Laura's containers on the porch. ❤

[@amw3083]

I love this experiment! Thank you! I’ve planted a non-branded variety of the Persian Shield last year and it was labeled full shade. I put in my shade garden for a pop of color with hostas, lamium, and sweet woodruff. It did great.

[@maggiew7293]

Love them all. So nice of you to plant and review these for us so that we can see real plant performance. Love #4 because it is so unusual. ❤❤❤

[@julievanagtmael787]

Thank you for this. I really appreciate seeing the ongoing results!

[@cynthiag3065]

Arron, I was thinking the sedum looked like a plant I would want to pet.😁 I’m glad you did the single (bubble gum) plant, so I know how big one plant can get. I can’t decide which is the prettiest, yet.😊 This was so much fun, thank you for sharing.😊

[@TeresaStAmant]

We grow Persian shield in the southeast. We have major humidity. And we grow them in shade. So, when you put those in there, I was pretty sure they would struggle. As you said, all the wind and dry air y’all have is prolly why it isn’t performing as well for ya.

[@lindis2660]

Thank you for the update. Did anyone else see the green dinosaur face with pink spiked hair on Aaron’s lemon coral sedum pot? Love it!

[@charlenegomez8385]

Four is my favorite and seven is a close second. So fun!

[@Diane-cv7jb]

Same💛

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

All the containers are so beautiful, love seeing Aaron and Laura having fun together and talking pla ts. Great video .❤

[@judymckerrow6720]

A tie between 4 and 7 I’m partial to purple. 💐💚🙃

[@GoodShepherdBandFan]

Me too! Also love the pots 14:00 minutes.

[@anneh7217]

Hi, I didn't see your input until after I made my comments. Yes, 4 and 7 are the best displays! Great minds think alike!

[@VeryGreenly]

Maybe the superbena cobalt would have had that “punch” of color that Aaron was looking for.

[@feliciacardone8900]

I think they are all looking great with the exception of the last one. The summer just started so I imagine they will be a beautiful show. Great project for a beautiful couple❤❤

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

I absolutely love #4 & #7 the best but they are all beautiful 💓💓💓

[@susanmikan8447]

Aaron’s plant with the green all around the purple plant is my fav. 😊

[@jenniferbourgeois-op2ze]

4 and 7 are my favorites . My Persian shield comes back every year but are still unusually small for this time of year .

[@MS-cl5lz]

Love all the planters ( except the one with only one pink plant and the last one ) anyway , WAY TO GO AARON ! Giving Laura true competition !!! Lol ! Tfs

[@JamiePeterson-g6d]

I planted two Persian shield plants in a flower bed and they have both doubled in size. I have them in mostly shade with coleus and hosta. planted

[@snicklie]

It was really helpful to see how all the different types of plants are performing. So many pretty combinations. I loved the moment with Aaron's "sensory plant." 😊

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Afternoon Everyone 🥰🥰

[@camicri4263]

Good morning ❤

[@randomharts]

#4 and #7 are my favorites…the purples and blues are beautiful together and the annual Salvia is such a show stopper plant! I basically lost almost all my garden this last week in a horrible hail storm. So I will be living through your gardens vicariously! I’m still cleaning up from the aftermath😢

[@lfc286]

I didn’t even notice the grass behind the pots. Looks normal summer grass to me. 😎. In Australia our grass looks the same.

[@jewelllowe3054]

These container challenges are one of my favorites. Beautiful. 🌸🌺🌼

[@franpaszkowski-hood1565]

I’m loving on Aaron you have such beautiful posture with your feet placement- you two together is a beautiful love story!!

[@dianequist835]

This is kinda creepy

[@gregglenn6360]

I live in NE Mississippi with high heat and thick/ heavy humidity. To Aaron’s point, “not every plant works for every area,” Persian Shield does great for me in full sun. I have given up on petunias and verbena because they get so diseased and usually die by this time of the year. Our night time temps don’t really drop so there is not a reprieve period for them. We all have to find plants that work for our area. The pots look great!

[@BlueberryHillFarmVirginia]

I think it would be helpful to be identify the retail value of each combination... just using the cost to purchase from the PW website. I am wondering the bang for the buck!

[@megrosa78]

Most of their annuals are $6.99 in my area. So just multiply that by how many are in the pots. The only difference would be the pot with the perennial grass and the ones she planted from seed last year.

[@shellyroman1321]

I think it would be different depending on your area. Garden Centers and retail store charge slightly different prices, so cost would vary. I just bought some beautiful PW plants at my local GH on sale.

[@ellenreilley3938]

PW pots in my area are $7.99

[@laurelcomeaux4723]

I love plants like the sedum and gaura that are perennials for us in 8a-lots of bang for your buck then.

[@nashnash7997]

Take a trip to a garden center. 7-9$ for a small container of 1 plant usually. Lauras pots are around 50-60 bucks per container

[@karenbarnes5517]

I love when Aaron and you go together and talk about making the beautiful landscapes together “Aaron is the Tree 🌳 expert” what a great part as husband and wife !

[@zamplify]

Bless Aaron's heart. He tries.

[@Meg_Davis]

And we love him for it! He is our “everyman” next to Laura’s expertise 😁

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I think he did great!

[@alisonmills5877]

Laura pink Guara and the bubblegum is looking fabulous.

[@virginiaramirez4214]

5, 7, 8, 9 container are looking beautiful. Great job to the both of you 🥇🥈👍🏽

[@christinawyckoff2164]

Love #4. Beautiful color of big planter 💕

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

#4 is beautiful! I think #1 will look great when that tut grass gets a bit bigger.

[@PlantsPlusPetals]

Love the container competition update. I love all of them but I think my favourite is Laura’s container with the Dusty Miller. But the most impressive is how you two work together and compliment each other’s work. 😊😊

[@michellepollino4986]

Love all the containers, looking beautiful.❤

[@firestartermoogi56]

Love how pretty (except the one you had to treat) the containers are! And I love how you two work together ❤️

[@amyq84]

#4 is gorgeous and love Aaron's #7. Loving this competition. It's amazing how fast things can grow.

[@christinawyckoff2164]

Love #6#7 purple 💜 pinks 💞👍💓

[@jeanbrewer576]

Good evening Laura and family. Wow the containers look great, thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful rest of the day. 🙂👋

[@meganparsons3214]

I think container number 4 wins! I just loved seeing the two of you work together on this project though. I love it when my husband finds something that he loves and I try to go out of my way to put it in our garden, even if it's not one of my favorites because I want him to be more involved. He takes care of the food production portion of our garden.

[@terrymaki7086]

The last one of Aaron's is amazing too. 👏

[@delanepamplin425]

Great job on all the pots! Stop worrying about the dead grass, time will make a difference 🥰

[@cookiescott2165]

All containers are beautiful. I love Aaron's #2 & Laura's #5. Rocking containers beautiful colors. Did not even noticed the grass😅 ❤❤❤❤

[@thedirtygardener]

Love the container challenges. It’s nice to see so many different mixes and how they perform. It’s like 10 chocolate chip recipes and we get to decide which we like best. If the pasture is 1-2 years out, why not seed it with a drought tolerant flower meadow mix and see what happens. ❤

[@morphinegirl3446]

Laura! Did you skip Aaron’s pots when you fertilized??! 🤣🤣🤣

[@cathrinagroiss604]

Love the mambo #5 Aaron. I think that potato vine intermixing with everythin rather than trailing down, gives it all a very balanced and glowy look. The mambo indeed 💃 Well played

[@Meg_Davis]

I love this series! Thank you for being so kind and celebratory with each other in your “competition”! ❤

[@jennrowsell7868]

Love them all except the grass. I’m always pulling grass that looks like that out!🙄 love this competition for husband and wife.❣️

[@pt8019]

Loved this video and enjoyed listening to both of you talking! I would like to comment on the sedum Aaron planted. I plant that every year because it looks fantastic wherever you put it. I live in MN and it takes the harsh heat as well as being a champ in the cooler weather. Watering is not issue...dry or wet it rocks! It roots and grows so fast!! I just take a snippit and stick in the areas I want it. It grows in lickity split. Looks great in window boxes, planters and ground. I winter over a plant and take starts from it in the spring. Adds a nice texture everywhere. When you live in MN that flexibility is a winner! 😊

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Wow a month went by already and they all look great I love how Aaron remembered each plant kiddos Aaron. I love the sedum Aaron plant looks so soft sweet. Good job.

[@lindapetro5594]

Containers 2 and 4 are my favs so far. Good job kids. 🥳👏👍😎

[@jennmable]

Love number 4 but I am bias because purple is my favorite color. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@terrymaki7086]

Really pretty one of Aaron's with the finch. 🎉