Garden Tour (unscripted): David Austin Roses, Hydrangeas, Clematis + more blooming in Late June 2022

[@ninachumnanvech5212]

THANK YOU SO MUCH TRACY FOR SHARING YOUR GORGEOUS GARDEN, YOUR SELECTION OF DAVID AUSTIN ROSES, YOUR COLOR SCHEME IS SO REFRESHING,. YOU GENEATE MY HAPPINESS ON YOUR HARD WORK..................... THANKS AGAIN TRACY.

[@Pervydachny]

Hello! Thank you for an interesting and wonderful video. I wish you peace and good💐💐🌿

[@tingczhao]

Tracy, you have the most clean and healthy plants in the garden. I am amazed how great a job you do with your garden even with a fulltime job. God surely has blessed you with great talent. Be blessed!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Ting! 💚💚💚 You are super 🙏🙏🙏

[@adk4419]

Just beautiful. Sitting in my garden with my coffee watching your video. I was always afraid to plant roses, but you changed my mind. GTA is calling for rain today. I hope 🤞 too hot especially for our grass.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you ADK! We got rain but it was not enough to wet the mulch. 🌧 We need more rain….our grass is definitely “burning” from all the early heat/sun…roses and clematis are most beautiful at this time of the year…I wished I had more space for more. Happy gardening 💚🙏💚

[@jolielutrario6930]

Tracy, your gardens are absolutely stunning. You are such a pro at maintaining hydrangeas, roses and so many perennials and annuals. I have learned so much from you. I recently bought a David Austin climbing rose named Bathsheba. Beautiful apricot color with a petal count of 170! I am going to re-watch your "How to care for roses and clematis video for your expert tips. Thank you for being such an inspiration...

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Jolie! Bathsheba roses are beautiful 🤩…give her a season and she will climb and bloom beautifully next season. Happy gardening!

[@democratpro]

Raciss!

[@traditionalmehndiartsuppor7277]

Very nice dear freind keep connected

[@kristineobrien8878]

OMGoodness…Magical❤

[@aramhouse]

Your pretty garden today. I am so happy to see the garden that I want to have💓

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you aramhouse! 💚🙏💚

[@ticklebee99]

Enjoyed this video with my Sunday morning coffee this morning…thank you 💚💚💚

[@Saahib_K]

Gorgeous!!!

[@peggymalabuyoc9150]

Your garden inspires! It reminds of a beautiful painting I came across many years ago. With your garden as your pallet, you can create so much beauty. You are clearly gifted. Thank you for sharing. Such a joy to see! 👌🌺🥰

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Peggy! 💚💚💚 I’m so glad you enjoy them as much as I do. 🙏🙏🙏 These videos are what I also prefer to watch myself…especially at times when I need to wind down and/or during the long winter days when I need a little boost to help remind me of the warmer spring days when I could garden 🪴 again.

[@joannapocock6055]

What a lovely garden you have ,thanks for sharing it with us

[@victoriacann770]

Lovely garden and very tastefull selection of plants. Bravo!

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Wow. The most beautifully composed gardens I’ve seen in a long time.

[@Pixics]

Having a great front yard garden is that people in the neighborhood like to talk to you about it. A Good ice breaker. I'm sure you've met a lot of neighbors because of your pretty garden.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

I do talk to many people in the neighborhood…lol…may be a bit too much?! 💚💚💚

[@ginger76661]

Gorgeous!!! Absolutely stunning!!! You have a great eye for detail and contrast/texture.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you D Roar! 💚🙏💚

[@victorcd9653]

Wow. So inspired 😎🔥

[@northjerseygardener]

You’re garden it’s so beautiful I found your videos during the pandemic and I was one of my inspiration to start my own small garden 💕🤗

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Oh…thank you so much…I could see on IG your garden is absolutely gorgeous now! 💚💚💚

[@ggraham8751]

After a very long day I get an awesome treat!! I get to see your awesome garden. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge with us. Have an amazing week!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you so much for your kind words G Graham! 💚💚💚

[@joannaeiman8358]

Piękny ogród ! Gratuluję dobrego gustu ! Niektórych kwiatów nie znam ! A szałwię w moim ogrodzie zjadły ślimaki !Pozdrowienia i życzenia radości z ogrodu !

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Tracy, if my gardens were as gorgeous as yours are, I'd spend most of my time outside among the flowers, without actually living out there... lol! I'm drawn to the cool soft colors, pinks, purples, whites, apricot, soft yellows, and all shades of green. Actually, I don't think there is a bad or ugly color in the garden. Have a wonderful week! ~Margie🦋🌿🐝💕

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Margie! Happy long weekend! 💚🙏💚

[@brendasams8603]

Just beautiful gardens

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh my goodness, as always your garden looks amazing. I always go out in my garden with a coffee every morning with a coffee too. Isn’t it a lovely way to start the day? Your garden is stunningly gorgeous 🥰 happy weekend.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Happy weekend to you Jeanette 💚🙏💚

[@tuathadenan]

Oh wow the garden looks so beautiful.

[@zalehaburude7752]

Those flowers in your garden are truly beautiful and colorful....i love it very much...💙💚💛💜💖 Thank you for sharing your lovely garden...Tracy! Have a wonderful week ahead...

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Zaleha! Have a wonderful week! 💚🙏💚

[@gaillefebvre8967]

You should be proud of yourself, you have lovely gardens.

[@debbiestott3651]

Everything looking so healthy and happy. Beautiful garden.

[@mangotango5704]

What a beautiful garden you have created. Thank you for sharing. Your garden is inspiring. ❤

[@gardenvistas]

Great garden tour, thanks!

[@LifeTogether000]

Such a beautiful garden I love watching all the flowers beautiful rose nice colors

[@kellyb6541]

Your gardens are absolutely beautiful and they are giving me some inspirations for my own front garden.

[@ritataylor324]

Gorgeous garden

[@GardeningWithKrishan]

Your garden is so beautiful 😍🌹☘🍀🌺⚘ Thanks for sharing 👏👏

[@laurahale5774]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us! What a blessing.

[@rulu3345]

Your gardens are stunning, thanks for sharing and including plants' names, etc.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

You are welcome 🙏 Ru Lu! 💚🙏💚

[@cherie4615]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@soniab.estacio3008]

Beautiful garden indeed ❤ Greetings from Chicago

[@chrisolson1755]

Always impeccably presented🌸🌸🌸 thank you for sharing Tracy!

[@ogroddlaoszczednych]

Beautiful Garden ❤️

[@gloriaruiz2332]

Wow 🤩 👏🏻❤️

[@SanghaGarden]

most beautiful

[@indie8189]

You have the most beautiful and healthy garden I've seen anywhere!!!! Love it. Love it. 😍

[@angelabarker8611]

Beautiful!

[@GrandmaSandy]

Hi my sweet friend, always love a beautiful garden video you have put together such a beautiful garden for all of us to enjoy and such beauty and everything so well executed in this garden hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy and Debbie I could look at this garden for hours on end and find something new and different to enjoy hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy and Debbie

[@nmleung]

Wow, I love your garden. Thanks for introducing so many beautiful plants to me, I will look for them and try to plant some in my own garden.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

That’s great nmleung! Have fun plant shopping &. Happy gardening! 💚🙏💚

[@MrsTerrebonne]

Tracy, what an inspiration you are with your beautiful gardens! I will tackle and create one of my own this fall with hopes it becomes as dreamy as yours. I can't wait! 🙂

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hope you will get your dream garden soon! 💚💚💚

[@marciagriebel3279]

pleasant video of your beautiful garden. Thanks for including names of perennials written on screen. I like to take screenshots for my garden album. I’m going to try some penstimones.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Penstemons are one of my favs! Happy gardening Marcia. 💚💚💚

[@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow]

Very pretty

[@hailyten]

Everything is beautiful in your garden Tracy….also sitting out here in my garden watching your video. We definitely had some extreme days of heat in the GTA…and our grass and plants 🪴 are in much need of some deep soaking of rain. 💚💚💚

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi HeidiT, Hope you got more rain 🌧 than us here…we barely got the mulch wet. Happy gardening 💚🙏💚

[@nadetostaykova]

Thank you for the wonderful tour in your garden Tracy! 🌺🌼🌸

[@KharessCares]

Such a lovely garden. I love every plants and flowers in it. Absolutely beautiful

[@michellepatterson9743]

You have a magnificent garden with all my favourite plants. 💚💚💚

[@mssumerloving]

You said your outdoor furniture looks outdated. It looks beautiful and new to me, and I'm serious!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Ibi! We got them in the spring of 2009 and they were considered to be “in” at the time and have using them for very year since then. I still like them and are in the process of looking for a seamstress to make new covers for the furniture. Hopefully we will be able to use them for many more years. 💚💚💚

[@helenpearson1873]

Hi Tracy. Your gardens are looking beautiful. Always look forward to seeing the rear garden in particular. I'm glad you were able to save the Clematis. Have a fabulous and happy week. X

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Helen…that windstorm we had gave me a scare. Have a great week! 💚🙏💚

[@LamVuononGiansimplegardening]

You have a wonderful garden. I really like the content and topic of your channel. Wish you a lot of health, always happy and successful in life. full

[@lesliehardin7963]

Always beautiful 😍

[@truthofthematter9409]

Your garden is lush and gorgeous! Like you I keep my patio furniture until it's no longer functional! I don't need the next new thing to be happy. I still have my teak furniture from my Mom that had it for probably 12 years, herself! I'll continue using and taking care of it until there's no use anymore. Love the roses but cannot bring myself to pay for David Austin roses! I do however have a couple of old David Austin's that are no longer under patent! I've found so many beautiful roses that way, so much cheaper. I'm just diving into heirloom and antique roses due to that. You certainly have a very "green thumb"! Thank you

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you 🙏…DA roses are very pricey and always sell out. Since the pandemics, they have gotten more popular and so one rarely sees DA roses on the shelf…nurseries says that you can only get them by special order. I sometimes see other roses go on sale but never DA roses. I agree with the outdoor furniture - we will definitely continue to use them until they break apart. Thank you again & Happy gardening 💚🙏💚

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Your garden is filled with beauty, so relaxing! I am trying to add roses in my garden and see how they grow. your Clematis are growing so well! much bloom on it! thanks Tracy!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Ana! 💚🙏💚

[@PershijsmachnijKherson]

Hello my friend. This is more than just a video, you put love and passion into it. Great job! New power for your channel. Good luck ✌️👍🌷🌷🌸

[@smedgirl1]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@gardentours]

The clematis is absolutely stunning 🤗🌸👍

[@myaustrianfarmhouse]

Such a beautiful Garden! The flowers are awesome!👏👏👏 thank you for sharing! Greetings from Austria 🤗🤗

[@ChronicallyIllandCrafty]

We moved into our new construction house back in November so I’m starting from scratch with all our landscaping. Your garden has been a huge inspiration, and I hope it looks as beautiful as yours some day!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Andrea, That was us 6 years ago. New constructions have the worst possible garden soil…devoid of any soil decomposers. I still recall that 1st year…all the sweat of digging and tilling we did….all the rocks and boulders and gravel we dug out of the garden beds. You will definitely be rewarded in the coming seasons. Happy gardening Andrea! 💚🙏💚

[@ChronicallyIllandCrafty]

@@TracysHomeGarden thank you, that definitely sounds similar to how our summer has been! 😆

[@bobbiwithane]

Good morning Tracy! I’m watching and learning more every time! I can’t believe how lush and beautiful your gardens are! Again, stunning!! Inspirational to say the least! You mention the soil in one chat. Btw I have been gardening/learning for 30+ years but never learnt as much as I have on utube and someone like you!! So thank u thank u thank u!! Could you do a video on soil preparation or improving? I’ve added sheep manure every year and triple mix this year (& other years) but feeling like the soil is lacking but don’t know what? And mulch too at times. I have hot areas that are “dry dirt” mainly under trees! Suggestions? And bugs are happier then ever but learning from you on preventative measures. Thanks so much.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Bobbie, I too have problems with soils being suitable for the pests….😊. I planted an English daisy, a perennial lobelia and a few other plants that were eaten by the pests in the soil. If you have been watching some of the other videos you may know that I’m most fond of using the least fertilizer in the garden as possible. I know that roses and clematis (especially roses) tend to do better with a lot of food and/or fertilizers so I don’t have too many choices other than giving them rose food. I know while growing up my parents usually give their roses a lot of liquids that they saved aside after cleaning fish and stuff like that to their roses and thus they didn’t need to feed their roses with fertilizers. This sounds good but is not practical for me so I think feeding rose food to them is most suitable for my life style. I’m so flattered by a seasonal gardener like yourself…when you say you learned for me. 💚💚💚 Thank you so much Bobbie! 🙏 I usually save aside used coffee grounds and give to my plants…which serves as a source of nitrogen. I’m a coffee and tea drinker and saving so this makes perfect sense for me. Every 2-3 years I add about 2-3” of leaf compost on top in the spring. That is pretty much everything that I do for the garden. Hope that helps. Happy gardening Bobbie! 💚🙏💚

[@bobbiwithane]

@@TracysHomeGarden thanks Tracy! I’m now not just saving and cooking my eggshells (& whoever gives me theirs) but adding tea/coffee grounds! Lol. Always learning! And always a work in progress!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Everything is looking absolutely gorgeous Tracy 🌸💕🌸

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you 🙏 Jasmine! 💚💚💚

[@randomlifeobserver]

Beautiful garden.

[@GardenDoodles]

Wow! Your garden is just so amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@DeeDeeDeeLu]

Msgnificent!! 😍😍😍

[@SamihaChowdhury]

Your garden is beautiful. Glad to see your David Austin roses pulled through! I lost three roses (2 DA, 1 other) but another two DA roses I thought to be a lost cause made it!! Weird spring here in the GTA.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

We definitely had a very strange year so far…extreme cold/heat/snow….so sorry to hear you’ve lost some roses. Perhaps, you can try to plant them a few inches deeper than in the can and cover the base with with 4-6” plants f mulch or compost before the 1st frost…that was what I always did in my previous garden when I had roses that were not as hardy.

[@EdenViewLiving]

Wow, your garden is beautiful 😍!!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

💚🙏💚. Thank you 🙏

[@ma.guadalupezunigaflores963]

Muy lindo espacio de jardín

[@hangpiper4665]

Beautiful garden! Love it!

[@MyPlantWorld]

Awesome 😍💚

[@PakHajiAmuntai]

Beautiful garden, thank for sharing ❤️

[@alexandrinavictoriagarden583]

Hi Tracy! I have a clematis to plant soon and I can’t believe how big yours is. Everthing looks lush and beautiful! 🌸💕

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

You have the healthiest looking plants 🪴

[@madelinerivera7445]

Your DA rose looks more like Desdemona or Windermere. I couldn't find Rose Marie on their website. Your Sarah Elizabeth clematis is absolutely beautiful! I would move the Eglantyne rose; much too pretty to be hiding behind the hydrangea. Your garden is absolutely beautiful though. I can see why you spend your morning coffee out there. Thanks for sharing!

[@denise1087]

Beautiful gardens. Thank you for the full view of your garden. It is so helpful to get an idea of the overall garden design. I just purchased 9 BoBo hydrangeas and last year I added a quick fire. I am trying to train it into a standard but so hard to trim off flowers blooming on the sides. Also added a Pinky winky in a container. I have so many Limelights and they bloom amazing in our heat but so excited to add other varieties. I am also trying to root some cuttings. I have some in garden soil mixed with perlite and some just perlite. I hope at least one or two take off.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Garden soil with perlite or sand is most suitable to root hydrangea cuttings…you will definitely get 100% success. Rooting them in garden soil works but not as close to the soil perlite mixture. Your collection of hydrangeas is great. Pinky Winky is one I do not have and love as well. Happy gardening 💚🙏💚

[@SusanMiddleton1]

An excellent video as usual! I’m watching it outside with the birds chirping away and hearing the Chickadee. Then I realized it was your Chickadee, not mine.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Susan! We are lucky to be right across from the ravine which is apart of the Green Belt…Chickadees are everywhere. 💚🙏💚

[@GrowingonVancouverIsland]

Gorgeous garden 😍

[@ВалерияАбдиева-ж9ф]

Всё настолько красиво, каждая деталь, игра цвета, фактуры.. Хочется смотреть и наслаждаться снова и снова!! 👍👍👍🧡💛💚🌼🌿

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you so much 💚🙏💚👋

[@zakashiXninja]

Girl ur furniture is still really pretty 😍 i was surprised when u said 14 years old

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you 😊

[@Suburbanoasis]

That penstemin is stunning Tracy! I hope you don't get this dry, blowing heat we have so they can stay pretty! 🥰🍀🌷💐

[@mythriftedhomeandgarden830]

Your garden always look beautiful! You are one of my garden inspiration. If I can make my garden look even just half of yours in the future, I will be very ecstatic. I bought a Bobo hydrangea and I am planning to experiment on making a Limelight standard because of your influence. Thank you!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

You are too kind. Bobo is my fav dwarf panicle hydrangea. You will not regret planting hydrangeas in your garden as they provide so much colour for so many months out of the year. Happy making LL tree! 💚💚💚

[@voramai6286]

How did you get rid of the Japanese 🪲 beetles that was consuming your roses? Can you make a video on how to get insects under control on roses thank you. Your garden is intoxicating with beauty!

[@aquafishcspeia2921]

Isn't running out to save plants in the middle of a storm the mark of a gardener? 😅 Had to get out to stake a newly planted tree in the middle of a windstorm + icy rain a few months ago. I read that some swaying is good for young trees but the trunk was near parallel to the ground. Despite staking we still needed to replant it afterwards because it was leaning so far. Think it was 60-70km/hr wind at the time. The neighbour's semi-mature tree is now leaning halfway over the sidewalk. Thinking it might snap in the winter once we get a big load of snow. Hope no one will get hurt ☹️ On a more cheery note, thanks for another beautiful video Tracy! ❤️

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you so much! I was worried that day watching the garden from the house. I was literally watching the vines swaying in the wind and telling myself to get the garden clips ready if things get worse. 🤣 One of our Limelight on the east side of the back garden almost got uprooted too! It is now leaning away from the fence. I’m afraid of disturbing the roots as it is about to bloom…will have to wait until next spring to anchor it back in place. Some of our neighbours were not so lucky and had trees and/or branches falling down on their car. Happy gardening

[@HookedandRooted]

Everything looks so beautiful Tracy! I love the onxy and pearls penstamon. I haven't been able to find it in my local nurseries yet, but I do have some of the midnight masquerade, that has similar dark foliage, but different color blooms. I also love the quick fire hydrangea. I have one and it grows quickly! Yay for the return of that DA rose. I lost a couple this year. I've decided to stop replacing roses after this year (at least I'll try lol) I have a terrible time keeping them happy. I also have a hard time with clamatis. They always seem to get that wilt in my garden. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden with us. P.S. I also can't stop growing allysum from seed! So easy and they are so pretty!!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you 🙏 so much! DA roses are my most favorite and are very popular in our area. They usually sell out and must be ordered directly from the nursery in autumn. I was thinking that if they don’t survive I may never be able to get my hands on one…unless I order directly from DA website. I did a video on what I use to reduce the chance of fungus killing the clematis vines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYG2iYehlpWkg80 Hopefully you can find the product and give it a try on your clematis. Happy gardening!

[@irisrr3778]

My first time seeing your absolutely beautiful garden! I love the layers, colors, and textures you have! I would love to have my morning coffee looking at something that beautiful too! How old is your garden?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Thank you Iris RR! I started the garden back in fall of 2016. The home was a new built in a new subdivision so we practically started with builder’s “top soil”. Looking back at the garden now, I realize all that work I did to improve the soil was so worth it. I don’t think people realize how important the soil is to a garden. 💚💚💚

[@Hlegzudas]

@@TracysHomeGardenThat is so so true! The most important thing!

[@edgygardener2826]

First time seeing your gardens and they are stunning. I love how many plants and flowers you place together. Do you ever have issues with your rose leaves being eaten by bugs?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Yes, unfortunately I too have plenty of bugs 🐛😳😳😳

[@brooke1615]

Everything is looking so beautiful. I put some sky scraper lilies in my garden this yr but a few of them have come up but no heads on them. Do you think I should pull them out this autumn and plant new ones.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

No, they will bloom next year. The plants will mature and feed the bulbs to store nutrients for blooms next season. Hope that helps. Thanks 🙏 Brooke.

[@Lealelan]

Tracy your garden is beautiful. Responding late, but hoping if you see this and know the answer, you might be able to respond. I'm in N. CA, zone 9B. I can't grow things that require a hard frost (like peonies unfortunately) and always thought that was what set me apart from other zones perhaps.I have many hydrangeas and they do well. I just ordered the Limelight prime (large variety) and didnt realize it is zones 3-8. Do you know why? The zones still confuse me. Im in a coastal environment so we get cooler temps in the summer as well as fog. Yet inland 40 miles where it can be 100 during the summer is also zone 9B I believe. Anyway, I'll plant this and hope for the best, but just really curious why this hydrangea stopped at zone 8 (vs. 9). Any ideas? PS your garden furniture is perfect and love that hammock!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hello there, The high intense heat in zones 8+ can can cause damage, poor health/growth to the plant and the plant may respond by not blooming as well. Since your climate is “cooler” you may get away with planting in your zone. Because your season is longer and the sun is more direct (and intense), I recommend you planting it in an area that gets only morning sun when the heat is not as intense…and don’t forget to water slow and deep to keep it happy. Happy gardening!

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Beautiful garden I love when you name the plants! What zone are you in?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

We garden in equivalent to zone 5A. Thank you Cathy. 💚🙏💚

[@MakingKihappy]

Love your garden!! I just planted my little quick fire about a month ago but there are blooms forming. I wonder why

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Do you mean “no” blooms? There are a few reasons: 1) not getting enough sun…zones 6-8 you can get away with less sun but the blooms may be delayed 2) the plant was over fertilized; hydrangeas are not heavy feeders like roses and clematis; they tend to need very little food; you should feed hydrangeas by adding 1-2 cups of compost per plant in spring. If you have poor soil, you can add some fertilizer but I would add 1/2 of the recommended amount - less is always more 3) the plant buds may have been eaten by deers or 🐇. 4) the blooms may be delayed as the plant is trying to get rooted in. Hope this helps to eliminate possible reasons.

[@traceyjackson84]

Just absolutely gorgeous 😍 I really enjoy watching all that you share! Do you mind if I ask how many feet/(meters?) of planting space you have between your fence and your patio edge in your backyard garden? Everything is so wonderfully layered. Nothing looks too crowded out. It is just perfect. Thank you for your channel ❤️

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Tracey, It is about 5+ ft…but I think you need at least 6ft for better airflow. Happy gardening 💚🙏💚

[@elainetang6328]

Tracy, your yards are the most beautiful ones in Ontario, you are amazing gardener👍👍👍. I am also a fan of DA roses😍. Lastly, may I ask what is your recommendation of fertilizer for Bobo hydrangeas? Thanks again for your excellent video. Always love to see your garden.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Elaine, Bobo hydrangeas don’t need fertilizers. All you need is a cup or two of leaf compost or composted manure every spring or so. Happy gardening Elaine. 💚🙏💚

[@kaidotran2302]

Hi Tracy, how do you water your plants do you have drip irrigation or do you hand water certain plants. The plants leafs look healthy and green. How often do you water your plants during the hot summer. Thank you.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Kaido, During the hottest days of summer, I hand water the plants every 2-3 days….usually in the morning. I water each plant deep - to make sure they are hydrated. Drip systems don’t work well for us due to the deep thaw/freeze in our garden zone. In our previous garden, we had a drip system, and we set up two 2 gal/hr emitters per mature hydrangea and set it for 20-30 mins and run it twice-three times a week during the hottest part of summer. Our spring and fall are usually wet and mild so we usually run it once a week or none (depending on how much rain we get). Hope that helps.

[@sunnygardner1246]

Ever consider cutting the tags off the patio pillows?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

🤣 you actually “watched” the video! Thank you Sunny Gardner🙏….we always had the side of the with the tags on the cushions down so the tags were never visible. Now that we have them facing up you can definitely see the tags. We will send the children out with scissors ✂️to remove the tags right now! Happy gardening 💚🤩💚

[@khatabshahid51]

Hi,minimum I can say love your garden ❤ . I have a question if you would like to answer I love roses but for last two years bcz of back problem I can't take care of my flower beds can I put river rocks in the flower beds or no?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Yes, river rocks will do. Some people put garden fabric underneath but I find that the fabric makes it more difficult for us to pull the weeds out. 💚

[@farhanarasheed5845]

Hi Tracy, I love to watch your videos. you have an absolutely beautiful garden. I am a new gardener every time learning and getting many more different ideas from your videos. Thank you so much! I want to plant David Austin roses in my new garden but do not know how/where to order them. I am also in Ontario. Can you please help me out in this regard? I like your fence post lights. Are they solar lights?

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Hi Farhana, You can order them from Sheridan Nursery. I got some of mine from there. VANDERMEER, Terra, Cannon, Bradford etc…all the large garden nurseries and greenhouses have them as well. You may have to search up the closest location to you and ask when they take orders and do so because they usually sell out fast. All the best.

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@@TracysHomeGarden Thank you, Tracy, for your valuable information. I like your fence post lights perfect for your garden and fence color!

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Oh I forgot to mention, the lights on the fence posts are wired to a switch. I had my husband run electrical wires around the fence connected to a switch inside our house for me to turn it on and off when needed. Most of the times the solar torch lights are enough…but the lights are great for entertaining in the evening when you need a little more lights to see.

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Do you have any pollinators up there in Toronto? Down here in Windsor not one butterfly or bee, it’s very strange!

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We have bees 🐝…but you are right about butterflies 🦋…not sure if I have seen any this season yet. We have weigelia, salvia, Penstemon…they all help to attract pollinators. Hope you can plant more of them to attract pollinators.