Dahlia And Grass Border Tour // Cottoverdi

[@patti952]

I find the names extremely helpful, especially when I'm looking to purchase new plants and seeds! Thanks so much for your wonderful videos and I'm glad you are feeling better.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Patti, and tank you for replying. It looks like many others also like seeing the names so I'll keep adding them. I appreciate it when others do it too. 😊

[@LdyLixil]

I have ordered many seeds based on your channel. I really appreciate your effort in putting up plant names. Thank you

[@cottoverdi]

That's good to know, thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll carry on adding the names 😊

[@Mrs.dhplatt]

Absolutely same here

[@reginariedel9261]

Hope you’re recovering! I do appreciate you posting the name of your lovely flowers. Watching your tour of your gardens is the highlight of my day! Feel better.

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much Regina! That's is such a lovely thing to hear 😊😊😊

[@lindajones9191]

I find having the names on the screen extremely helpful, so thank you! I hope you're feeling 100% soon!! Your garden looks lovely despite your absence, btw.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Linda. I'll keep on including the names because it sounds like you're not alone in appreciating them. 😊

[@suemurphy9552]

Hope you are feeling better soon. Please carry on putting the names of the plants up. Thank you.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Sue, I'm definitely on the mend. I'll continue to add the names because others appreciate it too 😁

[@julianamcnaught1852]

I’m glad you’re on the mend Annette. I love you put up the plant and seed names. As a newish gardener I find it very helpful ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Juliana. I'll carry on doing it as it sounds like others appreciate it too 😊

[@VivSimmons]

Adding the plant names is really helpful. Frustrating to see plants that you would like to add to your own garden but have no idea what they are called. Thank you. I like your single minded ruthlessness too.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Viv! I'll definitely continue to add the names. It sounds like lots of others appreciate it too 😊

[@janekozlovsky9383]

So glad you're back and feeling better ! I love the way you put the plant names and pictures on the screen. I've learned so much from you. ❤ Everything looks great!

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Jane - I'll definitely carry on doing it 😊

[@kotsifou]

Your garden is simply stunning but first and foremost, please, take care of yourself and then you can continue rejoicing us with more of your gardening videos. Feel better soon!!!

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you, I will 😊

[@laurelsayer7557]

I VERY much prefer having the full plant names put up on screen so do please continue. That way, if I see something I really like it's easy to order. So thank you making that extra effort.

[@cottoverdi]

Will do! Thanks Laurel 😁

[@AndreLommerse-sf3ms]

Yes please I find very helpful with the plant names.😃🌹

[@cottoverdi]

Good to know Andre, I'll carry on doing it as it sounds like a lot of people appreciate it too 😊

[@digvintage5769]

I'm glad you're on the mend - the border is looking absolutely stunning. I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos - the names are very helpful!

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks! and thank you for replying. I'll carry on adding the names because it looks like many others find it useful too 😊

[@ilsekestemont1084]

I didn't deadhead my cosmos, I collected ALL seeds and I now have several (little) bags full of seeds. So I'm looking forward to a jungle of cosmos next summer 😉

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Really appreciate the extra time taken to add the names of the plants . Big thanks to you both ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Most welcome 😊

[@jennycook3330]

So glad you’re feeling better. Very thankful for the names of the plants on the screen. Jenny

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Jenny 😊🦋🐝

[@margaretsims4344]

The borders are looking beautiful. Glad you are feeling better and back to the garden. Yes, please keep putting the names up if its not too difficult! 😊😊😊

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you Margaret, I will 😊

[@adjesprangers3738]

Good to hear you are on the mend. I highly appreciate the names of the plants on the screen. I learn a lot from you and your lovely garden. Making the videos is already a lot of work but to me all your effort is worth it. Thank you very much. Greetings from France 🇫🇷

[@cottoverdi]

You are so welcome, thank you. 😁

[@studiorootsjmb7098]

Missed you Annette, hope you get well very soon. I love the pop ups from all the flowers, so please continue doing that. Kind regards Joke.

[@cottoverdi]

Ah, thanks Joke. I'm feeling better every day 😁 I'll keep on including the names because lots of others have asked too! 😊

[@Mrs.dhplatt]

So glad to see you back, doing what you love. Sorry to hear you were under the weather. I love you everything you do for this channel, your time , knowledge and energy mean so much to me. I have gained so much confidence and joy watching your passion come to life. But most importantly you feeling your best, you are precious . So take care of yourself first, save your energy where needed. Sending lots of love, good and healing thoughts and prayers. ❤❤❤

[@cottoverdi]

Ah, thanks so much, that really means a lot to me 😊😊🌸

[@jamielewis7012]

I like when you put the names on screen. I don't post very much I just wanted to tell you I hope you feel better soon and I love watching your videos!

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Jamie and thanks for letting me know - I'll keep on adding them as it sounds like others appreciate it too 😊

[@safiyahjacqueline7082]

It’s super helpful to have the plant names on screen, thank you.

[@cottoverdi]

Glad it's helpful - I will continue to add them 😊

[@susanwhite1641]

I love how you put the names on the screen. I take a screen shot of it then I have the info and pic. Thank you 🌻

[@cottoverdi]

Brilliant. So glad you find it useful. 😊

[@JackieShorter]

Glad you are on the mend. I appreciate the effort you put in inserting names and pictures, please continue. Your boundless energy in researching the plants is also very useful and has helped me and I’m sure others make informed choices in developing their borders. Keep up the good work.😻

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Jackie. And thank you for letting me know. 😁

[@Gardener-LVM5xz7uy1i]

Glad you're feeling better Annette. I have missed your garden updates. Everything looks beautiful.

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much! I'm back! Hope you have seen the Dahlia Tour? 😁🌸

[@MarieCB916]

Lovely to see you back Annette and glad you are feeling better. Yes, I love seeing the names of plants put up when you are talking about them. I find it really helpful especially when choosing a new plant. Love your channel🌺❤

[@cottoverdi]

So nice of you Marie, thanks. I'll carry on including the names - lots of other people have said it is useful too. 😊

[@Ralphyflower]

I love that you write the plant names. It helped me when purchasing seeds.

[@cottoverdi]

I'm so glad! 😁🌸

[@athomewithjoe1817]

So pleased you are feeling better Annette. The names are SUPER helpful!! ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you!

[@bewoodford2807]

Hello Annette, so pleased you are better now- have really missed your videos too. I love channels that put the names of plants on screen. It is really helpful and I hope others agree. It might be then lack of water is due to blocked dripped holes in your drip tubing. I wanted to instal drip hose but my hubster said our water is too hard and the lime would block the holes after a season's use, so I have to hand water the whole garden which takes me 2 hours daily and I only do a section at a time. This Summer my plants have needed so much more than I am able to provide in the time I have, especially as I have the allotment to water too. I dead headed my 'Esprit' penstemons , which I grew from seed, but to date it hasn't re bloomed. Whether this variety is once flowered I don't know? I hate tidying the ground after I've dead headed and the debris sometimes sits on the ground until my hubster moves it- lazy me. I don't know why I don't like doing it- I really must try and have a different mind set, lol! Currently I have a pile of dahlia heads on the gravel- oops! Loved seeing your grass/dahlia border- thank you so much for sharing. Make sure you get plenty of rest and don't get overdoing things. Give yourself time to heal fully. Take care. Happy gardening 🙂 x

[@cottoverdi]

Hi Be! I've missed you all 😊 Yes, I agree, I think we need to check the irrigation pipes this weekend. I need to get it sorted as we have a few more months of warm weather (hopefully). I'm just the same with the debris of garden work - and Richard does get a bit fed up. My excuse is that I don;t want the weeds on the compost heap - so I dump the weeds and only put the compostable debris in the bucket. Thank goodness Richard is such a tidy person! 😁

[@bewoodford2807]

@@cottoverdi Our hubsters come in very useful, bless them 🙂

[@robbinmcgourty3882]

I really appreciate that you put the names of the plants. Love your videos.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Robin 😊🌸

[@sannaericditsler4034]

Yes putting up the names of plants is helpful. Thanks for the video. Hope you get all better soon.

[@cottoverdi]

So nice of you, thank you 😊

[@clarewhitmore7155]

Hope you are recovering quickly, I love your videos and I also appreciate the names and photos of the plants on the screen 😊

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Clare 😊🌸🦋

[@JelLake-m5g]

Hope you’re on the mend. Always enjoy your videos, informative and fun. I personally like the names of the plants popping up on the screen, it helps me a lot. Thanks you. Miss your outtakes😊 Buckinghamshire UK.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much. I'll carry on adding the names as it sounds like others appreciate it too. Thanks for the note about the outtakes - I'll think about adding some more in the future 😁

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Glad you are feeling a bit better. Yes please to the plant names. Wonder if l could ask you when you are feeling up to par, to draw a simple plan of your garden so that we could see your layout. Thank you.

[@cottoverdi]

Hi Penelope, thank you. Yes it's been a tough month! I will try to include a plan of the garden in a future video. Thanks for the suggestion 😁

[@KatWoman_]

Gorgeous tour. Yes, I like the titles. It is helpful to have them. I do hope you are feeling your very best soon, Annette.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Kat. Glad you find the names helpful - I'll definitely carry on 😊

[@toogie6267]

Hello from Missouri! Really appreciate your beautiful garden and the names popped up!❤

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@partyofyoung]

I'm glad you are feeling better! I noticed that you hadn't uploaded recently and was hoping you were alright. I LOVE that you add the names of plants to the screen! There are some names I would never be able to discern without it. I also love that you usually say & display both the botanical and the common name... it's really helping me to associate each with the corresponding plant.

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much! I'll definitely carry on adding the names as you're not alone in appreciating them, and thank you for noticing that I include both the botanical and common names - it can be so confusing without them! And I find it fascinating that we, as a gardening group, use the botanical names for some plants and the common names for others - it's so amusing to see - who decides?!? 🤣

[@Neytjie]

Plant names are the best!!! ❤ really appreciated

[@cottoverdi]

I totally agree, thank you for letting me know you appreciate the extra effort 😁

[@richbishop7896]

Thanks for the tour and I enjoy seeing the plant names. Glad you're feeling better Annette. Bonny

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Bonny 😊 How is life in Canada? We saw that Jasper had devastating fires recently. Such a shame and loss for the community in a town we have grown to love 😢

[@richbishop7896]

@@cottoverdi I'm in Ontario and not effected by the fires in Jasper. We've had a hot and rainy summer here. Jasper residents are allowed back home now and are slowly rebuilding. One third of Jasper was burned.

[@cottoverdi]

Glad to hear you weren't affected. I feel so sad for people who lose their homes a businesses like that (and in war, of course). We're off to Banff in a few weeks - can't wait!

[@richbishop7896]

@@cottoverdi Enjoy your trip!

[@paulinecrispin121]

Hi, I am very grateful that you put up the names. 😊

[@cottoverdi]

My pleasure 😊

[@wendybartlett6717]

Good to have you back Annette. I thought the virus had taken hold as you had mentioned the start of it in your last video. Our gardens take off when we can't get out in them but yours is looking so lovely and colourful. I had to do the same with my Knautia last week. It always amazes me when it is chopped back that so much comes out of such a small base. Hope you'll soon be feeling 100%.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Wendy. It's good to have my voice back (and taste buds!) I can;t wait to get out in the garden every day - there's so much to do and so much to appreciate 😊

[@LindaPadian]

so sorry youve been unwell but hopefully you are on the mend The garden is absolutely lovely So looking forward to your dahlia tours You inspire me and give me ideas for my garden Thankyou

[@cottoverdi]

Gosh, thanks Linda. yes, definitely on the mend - it's great to have my voice and taste buds back! 🤣

[@carolmcintyre8485]

So glad to see another of your videos, I was concerned for you. I hope your well soon. I'm always happy that you display the botanical names in the corner. In the US we call everything by its common name. The additional work you do is teaching me. Thank you.

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much Carol. I'm so glad you find the names useful. I love learning all the names too 😊

[@LinensandGardens]

Excellent video as always, Annette! So glad you are starting to feel better! I very much appreciate you putting up the plant names on screen. I’ve bought many plants from your recommendations and this is my first year with dahlias, after watching your videos. The grass border looks amazing, I love the squirrel tails! Hope you’re feeling 100% very soon 😊

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much. Yes, I love the Lilac Squirrel too - new to me this year and I feel like I just want so much more of it! 🤣

[@amyjones2490]

I like seeing the names of your plants. I find it’s very helpful.

[@cottoverdi]

I'm so glad it's helpful. Thank you 😊

[@elizabethpoulter2736]

Glad that your feeling better,rest 😊

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you Elizabeth, I will 😊

[@susanwhite1641]

That’s a yes for the plant names 💕

[@cottoverdi]

Excellent - thanks for letting me know 😁

[@moniquegodon5712]

Hi Annette. Glad you are feeling better. Actually I too love to read the name of plants off the screen as you present them. Thank you. Loved your garden tour. Your beds are lovely.

[@cottoverdi]

So nice of you, thanks Monique.

[@suewilkinson910]

I love that you put the names of the plants up because I don't know the half of them! And it's very useful. Despite having lost you to the virus, your garden has done very well. Mine is looking very tired now. I have been dead heading but it hasn't encouraged new growth. I think the weird summer weather has really done a number on my garden. Too wet, too cold, too hot, too dry, too windy. Shuffle and repeat. And I'm working in a bed that was a building site 2 summers ago and I don't think there are any nutrients left to be had in the soil. I need to get mulch and food into it somehow. I hope you feel much better soon. These things knock us for six as we get older. Viruses are horrible. You must not push yourself. I have a long term chronic lack of energy due to hypothyroidism that has not responded well to any medication I take for it. It's horrible. I start off with grand plans and have to count myself lucky at the end of the day if I've managed a 1/4 of it. Your garden is looking lovely and the colours are wonderful. I planted 6 new Peter Beales roses this summer and 5 of them now have blackspot, yellow leaf and shedding! So sad about that and clueless as to why and what I need to do about it.

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Sue. It's been so sad to see that I lost almost all my Snaps to rust - I've had to pull them out. We really have had to oddest weather and it's just messed with the natural rhythm of things, I think. I've also had so many issues with black spot this year and it just makes me want to cry, especially the James Galway roses on the fromt of the house. I hope you can get your medication sorted. There's nothing worse than lack of energy when we just want to get things done! And yes, Mulch, mulch, mulch. It'll work wonders. 😁🌸🌱

[@suewilkinson910]

@@cottoverdi I walked past the leading garden in the village for roses yesterday. She has a beautiful stone wall with all sorts of roses showing above it. All of the bushes have black spot. If her garden is full of blackspot then at least I know it's not my lack of care that's done it. She has a very good gardener working for her. To cheer myself up (also have a tooth issue this week that is given me severe nerve pain in my left jaw and can't be seen by my dentist in a timely manner!!! What's the use of him then?!) I bought a pair of the snips you use. Using secateurs to deadhead perennials etc is cumbersome and slow. They have just arrived. Despite the wind having picked up and thunder predicted and the stink from the muck spreading around the village, I'm going out to deadhead with new snips. It will be enjoyable. I will try not to look at the blackspot. I think I'm going to take the lupins down to ground level too. They are awful looking. Pale, yellowish and covered in lupin fly! I hope your husband gets all the bigger tasks sorted for you this weekend.

[@suewilkinson910]

@@cottoverdi Also, I'm sorry about your snaps. They were magnificent. I didn't even know they could get rust.

[@cottoverdi]

Yes, such an annoying trait. I tend to get rust on them each year to be honest so it wasn't a surprise to me and that's why I tend to pull them rather than leave them to perennialise each year. For me, Snaps are short season, earlies no matter what I do!

[@catherinehenderson627]

Hi Annette sorry to hear that you have been poorly. Enjoyed your video, you are like me a devil with the secateurs. I deadhead like a demon and tidy up any brown or dried up foliage. Great to get plant names on screen

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Catherine - fortunately I'm on the mend now but it's been quite an eventful few weeks! yes, I do love a good garden tidy - it's so satisfying. I'll keep adding the names because loads of people have said they're useful. 😊

[@carolferencz1922]

Haven't been on You Tube for a few weeks Annette so sorry to hear you have been unwell and I hope you start to recover soon. Well! your garden is looking AMAZING. All your hard work is certainly paying off. What I noticed (besides all the lovely flowers) is your silver birch. That white bark looks stunning in that bed. I like it when you put the name of the plants on the screen as it helps me to remember them if i have a visual cue. Beautiful border and get well soon🌻🌷

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Carol. I love the look of the silver birch too. We tend to wash the trunks to help them shine!

[@claresalmon438]

Your garden looks so colourful We have just come back from 3 weeks away and despite having a watering system, it all needs deadheading and all the tubs have died back. Definitely find the names helpful too

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Clare - sounds like a lovely long holiday but a shame about your tubs. Yes, the deadheading is a never-ending task but one I enjoy. I tend to do an hour as the sun goes down and it's a peaceful time that I treasure in the garden. Will carry on adding the names as it sounds like lots of others find it helpful too 😊

[@andyh4573]

We have missed you, We hope you are on the mend and Richard has been your Florence Nightingale, less the dress ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks Andy! Yes, Richard has been wonderful and I appreciate your support. It's nice to have my voice back! 😊

[@angieknaphus9537]

I LOVE that you list the names! ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Brilliant, thank you for letting me know 😊🌸

[@roxanaiacob2797]

Great video, and yes it is of great help to have the names of the plants on the screen

[@cottoverdi]

Excellent, thanks for letting me know 😁

[@Gardener-LVM5xz7uy1i]

Hi Annette. This is Lynn (Sran's wife). I'm the gardener 😊. I hope your health is improving. Poor you. You've had a tough summer. I really miss your updates.

[@cottoverdi]

Ho 'Hi Lynn'! Thank you for your encouragement. Hopefully I'm on the mend now and I can create some more videos 😁🌸

[@louisejohnson3851]

Just "found" you from the US. Love your cheery attitude, amazing variety, and the names of plants. Some of the plants are much less common in the US, or maybe we have different names, such as for Dahlia varieties. Where a name was recognized, I started searching to find the plant for myself (example: champagne dahila.) (Also watched your seed starting video for snapdragon / larkspur, Very inspiring. Found it through the link you offered on a end of season video.)

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Louise 😊 and thank you for watching 🌸

[@TracyCarson-wd6kw]

Love the names really helpful.Just found you a few days ago, loving your info and garden. I have also purchased seeds from Alla, cc ant wait to try them, I look forward to seeing yours. Hello from Melbourne Australia

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Tracy 😊

[@lynnewirth5523]

The names are very helpful, thankyou

[@cottoverdi]

My pleasure 😊

[@lisab.6818]

Oh Annette I am so glad that you are back! I told my hubs I thought you went on vacation with your family. I always enjoy the names of the plants as I take notes for potential growing. I did find the birds eye seed to buy. Did you play the piano piece while cutting the macedonia?

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks so much Lisa. I wish I could play the piano...I had lessons a few years ago but I just didn't manage to commit to the practising required to be any good 🤣 The garden always took priority so I guess that's where my heart really lies 😊

[@lisab.6818]

@@cottoverdi ❤

[@lisab.6818]

I have an antique upright piano that I bought in the '80s and every year I say this is the year that I will start learning to play again...Maybe a Xmas song? Not happened yet🤣

[@cottoverdi]

@@lisab.6818 I know the feeling! I've always wanted to learn - since I was a child (My Dad wouldn't allow it) and even when both my kids learnt, I was so envious and appreciative of the gorgeous music they could create. My son went on to Grade 8 and I just love to listen to him play but alas, he has now grown up and left home!

[@lisab.6818]

@@cottoverdi I did play until I was a teen and we moved. I was a military brat and didn't like my teacher where we moved to. My piano is in need of a tuning and having problems finding someone as we live in a rural area. Your property looks large, how big is it? We have 3.5 acres but I only harden in 1.5.

[@gaymer313haha]

It is helpful and I truly appreciate it ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you so much William. ☺️

[@staceyallard2692]

The names a very helpful. Your garden is beautiful. New subscriber here. I live in Michigan in the states. 😊♥️

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks and welcome! 😁🌸

[@jasenkakovac9214]

Thank you! Very useful.

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you 😊

[@debwatts2035]

Good morning x. Please forgive me if i have missed it in your recent videos, but earlier in the year you planted a dahlia called Rumble Bumble. It looked beautiful and I’m very interested to see how it has turned out. If you have already covered it, can you point me in the direction of the video. Or if you haven’t shown it yet, please can i request that you do! Thanks so much. Xx

[@cottoverdi]

Hi Deb, no worries at all - I haven't done any full dahlia tours yet because they aren't all in flower at this point. Bumble Rumble is wonderful and I have posted a reel on my Instagram account (with a bee 😁) so take a look there. I will definitely include it here on YT when I do my tours. 😊

[@jillerdmann4598]

Please continue to add the names of the plants. I very much appreciate it.

[@cottoverdi]

Will do, thanks Jill 😊

[@tomatoespoppieseverything]

Stunning!

[@cottoverdi]

Thank you! 😊

[@dianewilson8905]

Like names on screen. 😊😊

[@cottoverdi]

Good to know, thanks Diane 😊

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Can I ask how your David Austin roses were this Summer and which ones were the best ? Please ❤

[@cottoverdi]

Ooh - so much to say. Eustacia Vye and Queen of Sweden have performed the best but my non-DA roses have performed much much better! I should do a video about it 😁

[@lynnelarkee962]

Yes please keep the plant names

[@cottoverdi]

Ok, will do Lynne 😊

[@lib_f]

Names are very useful. I expect you'll get a lot of comments asking for names without them?

[@cottoverdi]

Thanks, that's good to know. I'll carry on doing it as it sounds like others appreciate it too. 😊

[@lib_f]

@@cottoverdi Excellent! I learn a lot watching your videos and I'm in the process of adding some new raised beds so I can try to grow more dahlias next year (slugs allowing!).

[@cottoverdi]

@@lib_f Ooh, that sounds like fun!

[@KylaA5952]

Please keep the names on screen!!

[@cottoverdi]

Ok, will do Kyla, it as it sounds like others appreciate it too 😊

[@susanwhite1641]

Havnt heard from you in a while. Hope you’re ok 🌻💕

[@cottoverdi]

Hi Susan, thank you so much for checking in with me. Yes, I have been so exhausted from Covid - it's ridiculous really but it knocked me for 6 and I've had very little staying power but I'm back now. 😁🌸

[@susanwhite1641]

@@cottoverdiso glad your back we’ve missed you 💕

[@ilsekestemont1084]

I thought Wine Eyed Jill would be rosier, and not thàt yellow. Too bad I ordered one.