FULL Garden Tour Week 5 | Heirloom Potager Tour | Roots and Refuge Farm

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[@amywithay]

Is it just me or do you love the sound when Jess moves the plants around? The sound of the leaves rustling is beautiful to me. ❤ Jess you and your family have been a huge inspiration to me to continue my journey in my garden and try new varieties and not worry too much. I love your channel and my dream is to homestead as well!

[@juliekooiker3408]

Love your beautiful smile. Got me thru an anxiety attack and I’m soothed from your video

[@GrowingWithNick]

Aww Julie, that's awesome to hear. Try checking out my gardening channel for more info

[@Yosemite2003]

I feel the same way. Each day I wake up I watch one of her videos and it eases my anxiety and helps me focus on my garden. She is so cute I just wanna pinch her cheeks and give her a big fat hug!

[@Emily-yp8zs]

I have to keep reminding myself that I'm in zone 6A. Because my garden is no where near yours! (I'm in the annual "convinced nothing will grow and the garden is a failure" phase).

[@kellydodge7626]

Me too lol

[@laurasparkman2660]

Same, girl, same...

[@dmakk767]

Thank you for resisting the chemical gardening approach. I am with you and one of the main reasons I grow my own food. If I wanted chemical laced food I would go the the store ;)

[@thisorthatcrafts]

dmakk767 I actually tried Sevin Dust last year, four times for the squash bugs. It didn’t even work! Chemical (harsh, bad) free is the way to go, because like you said, I could just go to the store if I wanted that stuff. 🤪

[@Candylandavenue1]

Awww! You just mentioned the post I shared in our gardening group! 🤣 That was pretty cute though! 😊 " I used to see a bee & go 'yikes! A bee!' & now I'm all like, oh wow a bee, hi, can I get you anything? Need a drink? Want a pillow? Need to borrow the car?" 😂

[@carolkeele2839]

Love your channel! I watch every day. Just want to add that Iillies are just about my favorite flower I have always had them. Also, I have always have a cat, now I have 2 that just moved in with us. My cats will eat all kinds of grasses, even my spider plants but I have never seen one even sniff the lillies, and they are everywhere, in my garden, down the drive, in the veggie patch, window boxes, and on the deck both front and back. The last kitty I had, Chloe, she lived to over 18 yrs of age. She didn't die of lily poisoning. So, yes, be careful but don't lose sleep over it. Thanks for the many hours of inspiration and courage you have given me for gardening and for life in general. Your devotionals are some of my favorites.

[@reighngold]

LOL the way you are with bees is exactly how I used to be, not only with bees but with paper wasps cuz they eat my aphids!

[@marylaw9814]

Hi jess! I have had had success cutting out the squash bug worm. Have you tried that? When I see the orange “castings” at base of plant I just take a small knife and snake a small slit in stalk and pull out the worm. Cover the hole with dirt and your squash will keep on going. I was skeptical that the squash would survive but the grown established plants just keep on growing!

[@Deerskin__]

Yesss!!! I'm so excited! It's so inspiring to watch your tours and to see your progress and all your hard work paying off. Someday we will be at your level- prayers and God willing- until then, I appreciate learning in your classroom for us dreamers ♡

[@GrowingWithNick]

Haha same, she's far ahead of me! Check out my garden and let me know what you think

[@TalkingThreadsMedia]

Hey, Jess... Try growing Algonquin squash (C. Pepo). It is a Native American variety that is resistant to squash bugs. The vines and leaves are a little "prickly", so you definitely need to wear gloves. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 6/18/2019.

[@nicolcacola]

She waters the garden, and he waters the wife. Good job keeping her hydrated 😂

[@julie-annepineau4022]

So excited to start this years garden and see where you have abundance. You have definitely figured out peppers at least!

[@CarrieNita]

Flowers in a veggie garden...food for the belly and food for the soul. I am trying something for squash bugs I heard about of FB last year. I am dousing fish emulsion on my squash plants right after it rains and several times a week. So far, so good.

[@travisambers6307]

Jess maybe you've covered this in a previous video but I haven't seen it - can you share how you meal prep around your harvests? I just started my first garden and im hopeful for good harvests but i am used to traditional meal planning around getting everything from a grocery store - exactly what I need in the exact quantity. So I'm a bit daunted about using our garden produce!

[@pineyhavenhomestead8947]

Beautiful garden, thank you for sharing. Have a Blessed Day **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and critters at Piney Haven Homestead.

[@GrowingWithNick]

Hey check out my garden on my channel. Let me know what you think

[@Ristina81]

Last year I had squash bugs badly. We always go visit family for two weeks and that’s when the squash bugs come. I ended up taking a small shop vac and sucking them up. It helped a lot.

[@mishax67]

So pretty with the sun coming thru the woods that have been cleared.. Your garden is beautiful!!! Can't waite to see more of the Alpacas!! As always Blessed be!!

[@paigejohnson1782]

I’m in Northern California but it is so hot! My garden almost died with all the rain in May but, I started my garden in April and I’m just now seeing tomatoes ripening and more squash!

[@abbie10001]

My butterfly peas are slow growing too. They’re just itty bitty, but I’m trying to be patient and let them do their thing.

[@tottering-by-gently]

Same! I am hoping they are just having a slow start, they are one of the things I was most excited about 🙁

[@juliaburdine9632]

Yes, potager! I'm always wracking my brain on how to combine ornamental and vegetables. Your garden is so inspiring! Love the fence idea for the lillies, I have the same concerns about foxgloves, so I'll have to use that!

[@tadef123]

Hello, I’m a new sub and really enjoy all your videos you post and thanks for sharing your garden with us all😁 I’m just wondering if you have ever considered doing a video on how you store all your harvest that u freeze?

[@randydeshane9991]

It has been so hot here in Modesto CA, I have been harvesting tomato’s, cucumbers, strawberries an bush beans. I made a giant bowl of fresh salsa with my tomato’s and peppers, yum. It won’t last long.

[@lindamartinez8557]

Jalapeño Poppers, yum. I made some with pecans inside dates surrounded by cream cheese inside a jalapeño then wrapped with bacon and grilled. Wow!

[@thedomestikatedegg7378]

Linda Martinez wait... pecan inside date, with cream cheese ALL inside a jalapeño?? Not sure if I got that right but that sounds insane and YUM

[@aprilstafford7986]

Oh wow!! 💞

[@sunnybigmc90]

😳that sounds amazing

[@lorannharris9034]

Jess, try kaolin clay.It's not a pesticide. The squash bug and beetles will get it on themselves and try to clean it off. Less bugs mean more squash. My problem is usually the borer. Good luck.

[@tinaeverhart8168]

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy all your videos. I have learned so much this year and I have put in about 6 raised beds. Trellis' with cattle panels are beautiful and have tried vegetables that I have never seen before. Thank you and I also appreciate your Christian love too. You don't see that very much these days. Keep going and teaching and God bless you and your family. Will keep watching!!!!!!!!!!

[@karenbrown5177]

In central Illinois it's been a horrible struggle with squash bugs. I planted early last but covered with a thin bug covering until they were blossoming. Then I kept close watch. First time we got a few zucchini in ages. Squash bugs came but the vine borer finished them off. What happened to the days when people had so much zucchini they left it on each other's porches secretly. Lol. Blessings to you all

[@ronirody9674]

Good morning to you Ma'am, Look at how GREAT your garden looks 👍🏻👌👏 I wish I had that many tomatoes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ keep up the GREAT work!!!! have an AWESOME week God bless you 😊✌

[@annanitschke6727]

PLEASE!! don't disturb the Blue Butterfly Pea. You'll regret it I'm sure. I bought seeds from Baker Creek too and only 1 germinated *I shared half with a friend and none came up for her. My one plant that I started in February is finally starting to get tall and I believe it's going to take off. Maybe give it some light food. ALPACA BEANS!!!

[@tammyhanson7843]

Can you give us the peroxide mix recipe and what to use it on, thanks

[@thepatriotfarmer3580]

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[@lorannharris9034]

It works.

[@meyergirl1]

my noodle beans got a slow start, but the beans have started growing and I'm so excited! I also ate my first nasturtium yesterday and I don't think I'll do that again! lol

[@melissaklingerman3018]

I also have cats and I have a LOT of lilies. Zero issues with the purr kitties.

[@GrowFamilyNetwork]

Just sit down with those peppers n tell them to grow for you because God created them to grow for you.....your voice will cause them to give in and give you all they got:) grow grow grow

[@MsDelacruz69]

Love, love, love 😍 your garden it's so full of life.🙏 I live in the P.J's and have some plants growing on my 8th floor balcony. I'm just hoping they dont ask me to remove them.🤞But I love your garden 💖

[@dorcascristy601]

Girl, I get so excited about your garden tours! Your camera skills get better and better every year.

[@loveofgrowing515]

Hey Jess, love these videos! I am in northern Alberta so watching your success is inspiring. I was surprised to hear you say plastic bags for the melons- Please consider or discuss using a reusable or at least biodegradable plastic or a fabric solution for tying up the melons and squashes. Not trying to be rude just a hot button issue right now. Thanks again for the content.

[@trosseter]

Mama always said if you had a bad temper you always had good luck growing pepper. Lol 😂

[@kellydodge7626]

Well this explains why I can grow peppers 🌶️

[@samanthathomas4327]

4 years later and I hope this is true!!! My pepper plants look so healthy but aren’t growing much. Fingers crossed

[@bethydurbin6796]

Looking great. So fun to start eating fresh each yr!! Hugs

[@paigegough6929]

You could also give your cats a cat corner, where you plant cat grass and cat nip to give them a place to want to be more than in your lilies and you could put a scaredy cat plant in the bed of lilies to deter you beautiful cats 😁

[@lootguitar]

Who dislikes these videos?... give me a break... The garden tours always make me smile :)

[@grandiesgarden175]

It's the green eyed monsters. (foolish, jealous people)

[@charityhillmicrofarm1142]

I've grown Lillies for decades with cats. Never had an issue. Never. I wouldn't worry too much. Animals are surprisingly good at avoiding what can harm them. ;-)

[@simplyraeann3711]

I agree. We have "stray" neighboring cats and they have been in the Lilly (aka bulb bed) and never had any issue. I would never put Lillies inside because the inside cats get curious and eat them (which is leads to poisoning). But the outside cats have more to be curious about.

[@lacteusorbis5696]

We did it as well. Our cat never touched our giant Lillies. I don't thik Jen needs to worry about them.

[@thedomestikatedegg7378]

How do you keep your cats from using the garden as a litter box? Particularly “naked” beds with seeds underground waiting to grow??

[@charityhillmicrofarm1142]

@@thedomestikatedegg7378,I suspect there are a number of people that want to know that! 😂 I've heard of some people using chicken wire over their beds, but it's not really practical when you have a ton of beds.

[@littlebiglife9275]

Charity Hill Microfarm same. All of my life, even. I’ve never had them mess with it...not even once.

[@maricelpagalan4528]

I love scents in the garden. Now I'm gonna have to get holy basil. My favorite herb scent is thyme.

[@angelicatitus]

Love The Effie Trinket quote

[@maryedmo7798]

I think that cliche of the abundance of squash is a northern thing or a seven thing. Gardening organically in the south, I think succession is our best option.

[@courtneyruth196]

youre garden is beautiful!! I brought out watermelon rinds for a black and blue butterfly today today, lol. I have 2 bee regulars i see, a fat one and a skinny one, but havnt seen big guy in like a week. he might be out front i put most of what i have blooming out front, bc i overhauled my front garden. Things to think about in these vids!!!!

[@ladyinthewater1045]

Beautiful🌿

[@palecompass3598]

I had no luck with my Blue Butterfly Peas, nor did anyone I shared seeds with.

[@jmthomas29]

You should post a picture of all that is harvested by the kids.

[@thehiddengarden9376]

I hope you see this but even if you dont, i just want to thank you. I dont think you realize how much you help some people. Not only have you taught me so much, you have and still are helping get me out of a really tough time in my life. I looked forward to your videos when i hadn't a thing left to look forward to. Since getting more into gardening with your videos as some what of a guide, i am finding my peace. You've opened my eyes to such an amazing community 💚 keep your heart green girl 💚

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Thank you ❤️

[@madeleineyoung2251]

What do you recommend for making the trellis sturdier for heavier produce? I planted watermelon and cantaloupe vertically on cattle panels from Home Depot, but I believe they might be too flimsy and the fruit will disturb the panels.

[@fairytalefarm830]

I feel ya on the squash bugs and flea beetles. I’m in 7b here in Tennessee and this year I’ve spent all spring pulling off squash bugs, and eggs. I even found a couple random nymphs even though I pulled all the eggs off, and found squash bugs mating on my basil this year! I am experimenting with coffee grounds around the base of my plants because vine borers are an issue as well this year. Will let you know how it goes. I just put up with the flea beetles, they make the plants look awful but never have seen them kill a plant like the squash bugs do. Do you get japanese beetles at all? They are defoliating my berries and apple trees this year. Pests are a bummer, but would much rather have them then toxic chemicals!

[@megiramos9695]

I have always been curious of this: are your beds placed on the original soil? Or do they have a bottom in them like the boys' garden beds? You brought up cutting the kale and letting the roots break down (which requires worm activity), so it sparked me to finally get around to asking.

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Love your Garden Beautiful

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

The few squash that seem resistant to the squash bugs, have you tried only saving the seeds from those particular plants?

[@sallyburkett1676]

No Just leave it. I planted carrots and they didn’t come up fast enough so I planted spinach, well I have them both coming up now!

[@GrowingWithNick]

hahah not a bad problem to have sally! Check out my gardening account for more gardening info :)

[@sarahmannluker7528]

I wonder if you didn't grow squash in your garden for a few years, and sowed them at Miah's mom's house in the mean time, maybe the bug cycle would break somewhat. Btw, all my squash died very early. Vine borers.

[@hiddenmeadowsranch4297]

I also have garden cats and have never had any issues with the lilies (I grow lots of lilies!) the cats never seem to go anywhere near them!

[@kaytmcmurray7484]

Same here! If you do worry, there's several plants like rosemary, Lavender, Lemon balm that cat's avoid because of their strong scent that you can use as deterrents just for that bed

[@lisabruce5181]

Jess, I've had lilies in my gardens for years and I have outdoor cats. The cats have never given the lilies a second thought. I wouldn't worry to much about it.

[@RockStarVee]

Same here. Lillies everywhere in my gardens, and then got adopted by a cat, and she is not at all interested in them. The catmint, she's got a bit of a fondness for. ;)

[@lisabruce5181]

@@RockStarVee My cat and his buddy both live the catmint too!

[@kristenheinmiller9826]

Search Results All parts of the lily - including the stem, leaves, petals, stamens and pollen - are poisonous to cats. Even minor exposures (cat chewing on a leaf or getting pollen on his or her haircoat or whiskers) can be fatal.

[@emilyhenderson4258]

Companion plant the squash with raddishes and garlic. Trombocino squash has a good resistance to the squash bugs. Good Luck from Alabama home of prolific squash bugs! Beautiful Garden!

[@jecriggs]

Hi, just wanted to mention that neem oil is toxic to bees ... best not to use it on actively flowering plants.

[@EhThaSay]

Your garden is very beautiful❤️. I would like to know where did you get your small watermelons seeds?

[@zeenascene6895]

I would too!

[@zeenascene6895]

I just found them on baker creeks website! They are spelled Beni Kodama

[@simplyraeann3711]

Can you talk about how you will use the scarlet runner beans? And Dragon tounge? I can't find anywhere online that speaks about how to use them.

[@tinamccartney3778]

I battle those stinken squash bugs daily! Im in West TN so have about the same weather as you. What is the name of the little round watermelons you showed after the white cuke? And dont you just adore the MIGardner? Hes great!

[@tinamccartney3778]

Well crud! Ive GOT to get some of those!!! My son is the only one in the house who eats watermelon. I grow regular ones and freeze what he doesnt eat right away. These would be perfect for us!

[@68baby1]

Try growing radishes with the squash plant I've been doing that this season and my squash are absolutely gorgeous

[@DIYSolarandWind]

I just ordered 300 lady bugs and one praying mantis for my garden over at Ebay

[@debcarpenter8519]

Jess, when doing your garden tours, do you have a cheat sheet, or an absolute awesome memory identifying what each plant is. I wouldn't ask except you have so many different types of say cantaloupe and the plants look exactly the same. Regardless, I'm impressed and feel you have the best gardening vlog anywhere!!

[@inyayardhomestead5693]

G'day guys, garden is looking really great. I planted black cherry tomatoes this year for the first time, got my first ripe ones the other day. They taste really good, will be growing them every year now. God bless you guys.

[@TheNeeenha]

Aha you get good years and bad for just about everything..one year all my cumbers and squash got fungus, wet spring and died..to a year where the cumber vines jumped the garden, started growing in the trees, never had a year that good Then the deer visited one night and everything was gone..except for the hot peppers...lol Do you have any problems with Fire Ants..they eventually chased me out of my garden..(when I lived in Georgia) I could not get them to move..they moved me..I hate those little beasts..thankfully they haven't found Ohio yet

[@janstiver3350]

Just ate our first zucchini! Sauted in butter! So good and more coming!

[@evergreenangel]

If you increase your predator population, the squash bugs will stay more in check. Consider hanging some bird feeders near by and some people will add a small pond or two (small being around 2-3 feet diameter usually) and place a few frogs and/or geckos. You’ll need to protect them with some large leafy perennials around the pond. Frogs and geckos love squash bugs and caterpillars and aphids. Birds of course love them as well.

[@mishalea]

I'd wait on the blue butterfly peas! 😁 P.S. Does your necklace have any back story/meaning behind it?

[@redpanda_ann]

KZbin quit automatically putting it on 480p don’t you get I wanna feel like I’m in the garden!

[@RootedInTx]

I keep hearing you talking about okra. I would love to grow some but dont know how to cook it. Anyone or maybe you jess have a great recipe for a good okra dish?

[@ArmindaHeart]

Runnith - I personally love throwing a couple of handfuls of okra into vegetable soup! It’s so tender and yummy this way! I chop and freeze my okra to use throughout the year. Some people fry okra, and that’s good too. I don’t like eating okra in dishes where it’s still slimy 😬

[@RootedInTx]

@@ArmindaHeartthanks for your input. 😊I knew that they are a bit slimy so that's what made me wonder how do some folks prepare dishes with okra.

[@indianne9781]

Can’t beat fried okra. Slice and fry until the “slime” is almost gone, add a good dusting of cornmeal, season with salt. And pepper. Sooooooo yummy!

[@RootedInTx]

@@indianne9781 Yum! That sounds so delicious, I need to get started on these okra plants since summer dont really leave us in the southern part of TX. Thanks for the tip

[@childofgod94]

You are the best seed saleswoman and aren't even on the payroll. They should give you all the seeds you can grow for free every year because you motivate me to buy more seeds than any ad could ever do.

[@samanthaquant7411]

When you said “well phooy” I smiled so much. We just love you Jess ❤️❤️❤️

[@destinerimmer2247]

The Garden is looking alive! I'm loving your tours so much! I'm happy you got your dream animals too! You are living the dream! 🌻🌱😁🍅🌶🥦🌼🌿 Thanks for always sharing Jess!!

[@ctgardener6026]

What kind of oil do you use for the dried flowers?

[@sarahmarathe6637]

Jess, can you please type out the name of the melon you showed? I'm hard of hearing, but the captions said "bene kadima", but when I searched Google, nothing came up. I'm know sometimes captions aren't correct. I'm looking for a smaller melon due to space. Thank you! ❤️

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Beni Kodima!

[@avonleanne]

sooo much wisdom and so many great tips thank you so much! I planted zinnias that were called candy cane, but they do not look anythinng like that, they all seem to be groving on a 70's looking theme, LOL...sorta oranges and yellows and creams and tomato reds, very cool, not what I was expecting, but that makes it neat! note to self, only a FEW plants on the trellis, not one at each square! sigh...they are all choking each other, getting some beans but not growing up like yours are....great learning experience..=)

[@janinam39]

I love cinnamon basil the way you love holy basil. I could keep my face buried in it all day!

[@missourigirl8447]

Not exactly sure what's going on here. We'll know when they get bigger. ..That sounds like my garden. I didn't put out markers for very many things.

[@j3hallway231]

I absolutely love the smell of basil. It’s almost transcendent for me. Putting a leaf on a tomato slice with a piece of mozzarella is just about perfect for me.

[@TheArtisanbard]

Patience. It will come in due time. The trellis with different sides is awesome. THOSE PUNKS!!!! (HAHA.. yeah they are, dumb squash bugs) Yep seems the growth of things here are 2 weeks behind you. My malabar spinach is sooo slow and heard they are until they start to vine. My melons are just still just young small plants.

[@danacutler4989]

I’m so glad that you took a break from new content, because I’m loving these old videos and watching you grow and learn. You are a natural born teacher! Love you, and hope you have a lovely Mother’s Day!

[@Paula-zx8mt]

I would LOVE if you could show me/us how to collect seeds from plants.

[@annanitschke6727]

There is a video on that from last year

[@thepatriotfarmer3580]

Patience Grasshoppah..... ;) I'm really looking forward to seeing how your rattlesnake beans do, I've grown them the last couple of years. I can't seem to get the production I've come to expect from other beans like blue lake pole and kentucky pole beans. I like the flavor, it's a good tasting bean and the plants did fine in the southern middle tn heat but when I pick beans anything less than a 5 gallon bucket is a let down. I grow a lot of bush beans throughout the season as beds become empty. When you can get a 5 gallon bucket from a 4x8ft bed (32 sq ft) it makes the work of a 32 ft row of pole beans seem futile at times. Not to mention the pole beans take twice the time to mature as most bush varieties do.

[@GrowFamilyNetwork]

Funny bee joke....i remember growing up like that now I'm begging them please come to my house lol

[@ErnieHatmaker]

We were just down in your neck of the woods today in Jonesboro, but only for lunch-- then back to the farm!

[@sherbrownsf2]

Rainbow Gardens has great luck with peppers especially in containers check out her channel I think she is close to your zone as well.

[@debrabooe901]

I learned to garden by Donna's videos, she's a great teacher and a wealth of information! So organized, and her gardens (both in the ground, raised beds, and containers) are beautiful!

[@cindypalmer5985]

Hi Jess, have you tried peppermint oil spray on your squash plants to mask the scent of injury?

[@GrowingWithNick]

Cindy it works very very well. Check out my channel for more info

[@ameliakat9982]

In Ohio, we're struggling with the rain and lower than average temperatures. My peas are going crazy, but my cucumbers are still dinky

[@heavenboundhomestead126]

I think Maya could make it. Make what looks like a wooden Birdcage over your Memorial bed. It would be unique, beautiful, and the bees would go in and out. Maybe something made out of wood scraps. Tiny slats not closed in. Even bear Willow branches. You know like the Victorian style bird cages. Blessings

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Oh that’s a lovely idea

[@crazycrittersranchallcritt5348]

Living traditions uses row covers. Might be an option. Love your garden!

[@GrowingWithNick]

Very true point! Check out my gardening account for more gardening info :)

[@carriem7832]

Really? Using Jess’ vlog to promote yours.......

[@GrowingWithNick]

@@carriem7832 yeah. great oppurtunity to spread content

[@heidim7870]

Hey girlie, beautiful garden!! A little tip I've tried personally based on another friends recommendation...(I'm 100% committed to Organic methods too, 7A, Central AZ) started last year, put Organic flour on you squash, it stops the squash beetle and grasshoppers, basically it swells in their mouths and stomachs, so they can't continue on the leaves. It doesn't look so pretty though, and it has to be applied when wet to stick. The downfall I thought about, was not being able to absorb the sunlight, but I did NOT notice a stunting of the plants. And... Chia !!! It flowers chest height with gorgeous little happy bright blue flowers, it makes me snoopy dance 😄🤗 lol ! Much love~ 👍💙

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Wonderful thank you!

[@AnnaMarie1395]

Can u do a full harvest video?

[@AnnaMarie1395]

If it’s not hard to video?

[@Yosemite2003]

I love you Jess! You make my day when I see your videos. They motivate me everyday to garden and enjoy the process!

[@su2471]

28:45 SMART choice with the Lillies. My friend's cat just ended up in the Vet ER just a few weeks ago with near fatal kidney shutdown. They were shocked to learn it was their anniversary lillies!

[@janetteclaridge1228]

Be patient and hang an art piece or something in the mean time??

[@kathygoodwin8360]

Consider the lily.....

[@timelgert817]

So grow about 50ft apart

[@pamelakilgus9309]

LOVE ❤️ your garden I love that we get to be with you in the garden 🥰🥰. Ok I have a request I LOVE when you said “ the best medicine for the garden is the Gardner “. That is a beautiful saying 🥰🥰🥰 Jess we need a T shirt 👚!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your T shirts what do you think 🤔

[@frasersgirl4383]

Pamela Kilgus Oh I would love that shirt for sure!