Container Competition September Update! 🌿🌸 // Garden Answer

[@mrsmac1974]

Aaron's "VICTORY!" cracks me up. :D Great update with ideas for my own planters next year.

[@michelle72]

Aaron’s victory fireworks! Loved it! And the cute little ladybug....

[@honeytearz1228]

Your neighbour's lawn looks magnificent. Perfect backdrop for your containers.

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

Laura I know you love symmetry, but I have to tell you I really loved this video series it was so fun. I also loved seeing all the different looking plants it really gives you a good idea of how different combinations grow together. And lol I think Aaron was the upset winner in this competition! He had some interesting choices that really looked great in the end! Happy gardening guys.

[@laurieanne9712]

I vote YES for another contest next year--fun!!

[@MsJdub99]

Yafa Pareve agree! I was thinking what if they did all the same centrepieces and varied the surrounding filler/spillers. That way they’re a little unified but still a fun experiment.

[@conniemartin8535]

@@MsJdub99 eeeeee

[@Lizbpv]

Thanks for the update. I understood perfectly what you meant about them appearing as one when they are planted all the same. This was a really fun little competition. Hope you do it again.

[@rebeccawoodbixler9536]

This was fun from the planting until now! Aaron...funny pop ups,especially the fireworks!🤣🥳💚

[@paulinewqi]

Now....after 3rd video following progress of all the pots of beautiful plants....I vote Aaron as the winner....Sorry, Laura. This is a surprise for me...almost every flower pot of Aaron's turned out pretty gorgeous. In the beginning, I was thinking you will win hands down cos Aaron's pots were nothing much...haha.. Thanks so much for sharing...💖💝

[@charlascovil1630]

What a difference from planting, to July, to September. I think his last pot wins for beauty in the face of such diversity! Great job! I loved the competition and the ability to see so many options! Thank you!

[@kathyguenther5866]

Ode to the last poor pot I think next year you should plant them all to honor him. Simplicity at it's finest.... Great job Aaron, Laura I love your fill the pot full attitude. Thanks guys..... Love the before, after and in-between photos nice work......

[@margievaughan2456]

You’re both big winners. I loved the update & am always so inspired after watching your videos. Loved the cousin it & especially loved Aaron’s cute video additions. You’re such a lovely couple. 😊

[@marieclark4609]

Those Princess flowers you're talking about I think they're very pretty he did a great job🤘👍👍👏👏😘😍🥰🤩🧡💛 all that lavender and purple is pretty together

[@imahappygal1]

Love Aaron’s touches great sense of humor! Can’t believe you can grow wild berry and hosta in part sun in your heat!! Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing!🌞😁

[@Luvyatilyouactup]

There’s something to be said for planting less and waiting it out instead of instant gratification. Aaron’s containers look great! 🍾

[@zariawilliams1901]

I don't even know you. I love you. You've saved my quarantine.

[@kimby81]

The containers look great, I think Aaron stole the show! PS, those pop ups are awesome!

[@muttnjeff9030]

I love seeing the containers from start to finish with check-ins along the way. It gives one a better idea of what to expect the plants to do over time. Thanks. I really loved this project. (I think Aaron won with the 2 plants in one pot!)

[@marilynbaldwin2934]

Aaron's video with fireworks were great! Have another context next year loved this one!

[@jonicarter9684]

I think this should be a annual event. Really enjoyed the containers

[@beachseeker634]

Thank you for the update on the container plants. It was a fun project to watch. LOL at Aaron for the victory fireworks and all the other little "enhancements" to the video. 🌸🌿🌼😀

[@conniethingstad1070]

I like doing the different pots and learning what works well together for future plantings. thanks for doing this project and the update. we are all always learning!

[@maryjanegarvey2124]

Love how Laura gives the positive & negatives of the plants.

[@ksedlock]

Aaron's victory fireworks and Cousin It touches were priceless!!!! I loved this project, so gorgeous...much love...

[@ninawill8053]

One of my favorite posts this year! Love the competition part of it and seeing results of it is fantastic. Aaron's "handy" work in this video was hilarious and i laughed so hard at the Victory one that i spilled my coffee on myself! And Laura you gave me mini stroke by pushing on that giant spider and then after that keep putting your hand back to that general area,you are my hero lol.

[@camicri4263]

Oh my goodness, they look good with little problems....here and there. But the last container that had so many problems... looks glorious! Good job Aaron! Loved the victory fireworks Aaron....lol. They look great! And please have another competition! So much fun!

[@dianamay3609]

So this is how devoted I am to this channel. I watch every Ad...and if I accidentally click Skip Ads I get mad at myself!

[@alisabanda1938]

😂

[@irmadiaz2838]

The success fireworks the lady big the flowers saying I’m here!!! I can’t wait for more animations just love watching these videos my 8 month old falls asleep to Laura’s voice 😭

[@patriciarowe9031]

I LOVED #4... THE WAY THE FLOWERS HUGGED THE VASE WAS STUNNING AND DIFFERENT LENGTHS.... LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT..... AARONS #3 POT WAS STUNNING...

[@peggyjk]

This really helps all of us to see how so many different plants grow, kind of like a trial garden. My favorite was the second pot with no centerpiece. But you know they all began to look a little weary this time of year, time to think about next year!!!!!! We’re not defeated, let’s do it again, that’s what gardeners do!

[@noemierollindedebeaumont1130]

Aaron, i had so much fun with the little touch of special effects you added 😀😆 ! My favorite is "i'm down here" 😉 i had a good laugh 😁 I absolutly loved this serie of videos, it gave me great ideas for next year !

[@dolomitic]

I will plant earlier next year and get bigger containers, I looove the no centerpiece style and how it creates a huge ball ❤️. Thanks Laura ❤️

[@peggyscott2180]

This is exactly what I wanted to see. So sad about the fall. I must wait until February before planting begins again. 5 months!!!

[@lindaplaidduck]

Loved everything about this... Aaron, you're so clever with the "Cousin It" glasses, the lady bug "Yelp" and your "Victory" fireworks!! You two make a great team!! Thanks! 😄👓🐞🎆👫🌱👍❣

[@BozackZodiack]

I absolutely LOVE getting to follow your projects like this one, with the July update and now this later update! It's so interesting and beautiful to see how the plants are doing together and how you handle set-backs! And oh my god, the editing on this video is hilarious! The little speech bubbles and the plant name tag hiding when you couldn't remember the potato vine name, it was so funny! :D

[@bemfawkes3214]

I love the cousin it and the salvia pot, absolutely beautifully messy.

[@happynature6529]

Bem Fawkes yessss they are my favorites too 👍👍👍

[@mya2541]

the cousin it was my favorite so I copied it this year and I wish I could show you a picture the black eyed Susan vine is growing like crazy and it's not even July

[@bemfawkes3214]

@@mya2541 I'm sure it is absolutely wonderful 😍

[@maxinemiller3226]

I enjoyed watching the process of the planting of your pots from beginning to September video. Hope ya'll will do this contest next year!!

[@saolyartstudio752]

Wow ... Amazing landscape ❤️. Beautiful pot of flowers ❤️

[@sueknee8813]

Oh I love Aaron’s container with the sedum and canna is absolutely gorgeous.

[@e.c.8951]

This contest was so fun. You guys should do this every year.

[@cinziadeluca5074]

I honestly don't mind the planters without a centrepiece! I love them all in general though! I actually really like the one with the fountain grass in the middle and the peachy keen. The very last one looks gorgeous. Maybe keeping them smaller might work well in my container garden, I often worry that I won't have enough room.

[@bellamiamb]

Good to know the Lemon Slice performed equally well in direct and indirect light!!

[@chezgirlrose7654]

Thank you Laura and Aaron for the update on your pots ... you two work so great together 💜💐💜 🌸🌿🌺🌱🌼🍃

[@fribelenesoliven4305]

Enjoyed all your plants but I enjoyed more the husband wife tandem as you both share the love of your life which is planting beautiful flowering plants

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I actully love that one that has the hosta in it! Doesn't overtake the container too much! I love the look of the overgrown mounding ones too though... *sorry for so many comments!

[@rlbx58]

I grow black-eyed Susan's every year in containers. I have a large trellis that I hung horizontally on a fence and the containers sit underneath. Every year I have a gorgeous wall of yellow. 🌼

[@lucieengen7046]

Cousin It, LOL! I would definitely try that it was very dramatic. Aaron, you crack me up with your victory fireworks 💥 lol. Great job you two and what a fun competition!

[@teriratterman6389]

👍💟You made perfect sense! And probably why the plants look a little better on the grass side is they are not getting the heat from the gravel.🥰🌻🍁🌾🌿

[@pyewacket60]

This video was so refreshing; you own up to experiments gone on a different direction than you expected. Gives all of us the permission to follow our creative inclinations. ❤️

[@jimoviegirl]

I think having them all different keeps your eyes moving and you go past going oooh like that ooh that one is amazing. Ladybird was epic. Loved them all .Thank you for the share. Xx

[@smccoy42]

Thank you for the update on these containers. I loved that you did the competition this year!!!

[@amandaloewen6479]

Very nice update! It’s lovely to see and hear ya talk about pros and cons with the different combinations. It was cool to see your competition and would be awesome to see another competition between you and Aaron. Have a wonderful day 💐😀

[@katiegray14]

I’ve been eyeing these containers in the background of your videos. 😂 Thank you for the update!! Your videos are the best!

[@eugenemaeganfaber7680]

I actually really love the last one with the hosta, heuchera, and euphorbia.

[@artsyladie7]

I have really enjoyed this potted flowers competition between you two! Yes, a great learning process. Suggestion for next year, two different selections of plants alternated all the way down drive would be gorgeous!

[@marcyfarrell5369]

I love this experiment with the different selection of flowers. They are all beautiful and it’s nice to know you have the same issues as the rest of us....I tried a lot of new plants this year, some were very successful and a couple weren’t, but that had to do with the amount of sun they get and I knew that going in. You guys are fantastic......

[@audreywy1743]

What a fun update and experiment. I think that having them uniform is more pleasing or at least just 2 different types that alternate. Aaron keeps cracking me up with the editing! Lol thanks for another great video!

[@dawndawn6946]

This competition was so much fun! Thank you for updating us! Aaron, great job! 🎉 I so enjoy watching your very professional videos with just the right amount of you two in them (four if you count Benjamin and Russell, and we can’t leave them out!).

[@gjb79ful]

Great video, Laura you are an awesome presenter, you have a great way of speaking to the camera.

[@Candylandavenue1]

Aaron!!! You did a great job on your pots! 🤣 They all look so amazing! #gardengoals

[@georgeaguirre9426]

All those containers look great. Think i am gonna try some of those this weekend.

[@giselsqui5912]

I love to see a container competition with your mom. That thought just came up and i think that would be exiting❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@iartistdotme]

So glad to see this update. It's interesting to see how things progress and hope you do another just to see the full cycle for the pots.

[@wandakerstetter6352]

Love all the pots, can’t believe how good they still look. Hopefully we get another video when they bloom again. Aaron and his VICTORY shot Oh my goodness I loved that. WTG Aaron!!

[@barbll000]

This competition was so fun to watch and to follow with updates. I hope you do it again next year.

[@dannac_8888]

That slow release fertilizer is powerful. I think if you had time to manicure them and spray them daily, we'd have a completely different look for September. That one Red Canna thrived as a solo, perhaps overcrowding the pot with 3 is why they say to put spacing between plants, it really helps them not fight for nutrients and water. Aaron's red canna had no crispy edges at all on the leaves.

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Laura and Aaron! Thank you for showing the competition pots! They are all so pretty. I vote for you doing this again next year. Since your hayracks are all the same, I like the variety of these pots. Aaron, your editing was spot on again! I love the Lantanas. I put one in a rectangle pot with a blue bacopa on each side. I bought a yellow Lantana for a pot that lost a plant. I grew some Dahlias in pots and they've done really well. One pot has 3 and 2 other pots have 1 each potted in with Nasturtiums. They were a mix, so I don't know the varieties. I would say overall, IMO, Aaron had the most wins! Good job Aaron on the "less is more" ideas. It's nice to see how each variety of plants did in the pots. At least most of them were wins. Thank you for sharing!

[@leesaaugustine1444]

A great learning experience for what to plant or not to plant! I agree with the "Victory" container, congratulations Aaron! You grew cousin It! Love it!! All the containers put on their shows at different times, love watching the progression through the season! Your competition has given me inspiration & I have taken notes for my containers!!!! 😃🌻🍁🍂👍🙌💚💗🌿🌱🌹🌺🌼🌾🌿

[@melissaluttrell4159]

It always cracks me up how bundled up you are!

[@melissapaul3348]

great video, fun competition, really hope you bring it back in some form... my favorite was the coral sedum and the wildness of the salvia - two extremes

[@pyewacket60]

My favorite is the hosta, euphorbia and heuchera planter. Love the contrasts and that they look like they play well with each other. ❤️

[@jacquelinecadogan204]

I really enjoyed these pots this year. Hope you continue with more red next year. Great fun you 2.

[@JadeGiggles]

Loved Aaron’s whimsical additions in editing. His victory made me lol!

[@marthemorais7636]

Love the competition......the first one you showed is my favorite.

[@kaykoehlmoos3236]

I would really enjoy a video of what plants go well together and which ones don’t before next spring planting. Kay from Easter SD

[@MomDroogs]

They all have been beautiful! Fun experiment!.... I think my favorite is "Cousin It"

[@ibethalfaro236]

Congratulation to Aaron, thank you guys for your videos and the good ideas❤️. God keep blessing you guys. I hope you guys can make another contest😊.

[@laurenwellman2516]

Awesome job! Please do something like this next season. I agree with you that it is a great experiment to see not only how the plants perform but what works well together.

[@radhikam2401]

YES to another contest. This has been super fun to follow along. Fingers crossed we get another update.

[@heatherpink75]

Wow, playin’ the blues salvia sure is gorgeous. It just speaks to my flower lovin’ heart. 😍

[@deannededemariehampton768]

SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!! I VOTE FOR THE SAME CONTEST NEXT YEAR, SO MUCH FUN!!! Thank you Laura and Aaron (love the special effects) the planters are so beautiful, it's great to see the update. The coleus is so GORGEOUS. I'm getting back into them, I just got a new one that I hadn't heard of, I will try to post a picture of it in the group page. Thanks again you guys. GOD bless you.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I always come back to these types of videos when planning my container combinations! Love them!

[@Della5474]

YASSS i"ve been loving the container episodes all summer. what a fun idea and i hope you two do it again :)

[@Birdhouselady]

I really loved watching this compilation. I hope you do it again next year.Also i think it would be fun to see your mom and dad have a competition with their flower pots.

[@happycamper4328]

My overall favorite is the one with the Playing the Blue Salvia in the middle. I love that color combination with that yellow, just so, so pretty and soothing to look at.

[@marthafigueroa4686]

Thank you for showing the pots I think they all still look beautiful.

[@3in2Art]

Aaron’s humor always brightens my day! 😂👍🤗

[@shaunamuztafago3079]

Container Competition every year! All stunning!

[@gardenbugdesigns]

I say make the competition an annual thing!!! I loved that one, and I’m not competitive.

[@pambuehler6402]

Such a fun project, and all of them are beautifully different!

[@christinalw19]

Great video, Laura!!! I learned a lot. Thank you! 💚💜💛

[@GardenerPhyl]

Absolutely have an annual “competition”, it was so much fun to watch your different styles and approaches to choosing your plants. I enjoyed seeing how the various plants progressed throughout the season. I think this was one of my favourite video series. PS, Aaron’s victory fireworks made me laugh out loud!

[@peachesandapril]

My absolute favourite is the "cousin it" pot. I love the colour combination.

[@co1ten]

I love this series! Its so fun in general with all of your garden to see all the progress throughout the season. Can't wait for next year!!

[@SEHull-jy7kz]

Loved this competition. It really gave lots of info on different plants and gave me some great ideas! I have learned so much from you. Thank you!

[@theresaburg5881]

The purple/green sweet potato vine with the yellow lemon peel (?) would be amazing and out of control. Love all of the containers.

[@carolbeatty2468]

Coffee with Laura and Aaron in for the win!!! Too funny to see Aarons's victory sign and the lady but and small pink flower. I love the container that you called Cousin It, that black Susan vine is amazing and I want to find a spot for it in our garden next year for sure!!! Thank you for doing this as it was fun to see all the plants and how you both made your choices!!

[@carolsuesamuelson7935]

I planted the yellow cousin plant in a pot with 7 ft support. It has taken it all summer but it is blooming up a storm. My husband says to plant this again next year. When the sun shines on the blooms they look like a sport light is on them. Thank you for the update. You must be my long lost granddaughter i can sometimes over plant my pots!!

[@kaseyhulton3185]

Aaron’s editing is perfection on this video!!!! Loved all the containers!! The prince tut grass and canna center pieces were my favorite

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I love how you all are doing these container trials for us! Its hard to spend that much money on plants that might not do well!

[@shawnamuschamp8972]

What you were saying totally makes sense! I much rather a monochromatic flower pot garden!