Planting 5 Big Gorgeous Evergreens & 2 Lilacs! 🌲💜🌲 // Garden Answer

[@chrissihr1031]

Plant those extra sumacs you’re going to pull from the south garden into some big pots! Once they’re contained, you can have that amazing fall color wherever you want it in the garden! And with their shallow roots, you don’t have to worry about them escaping the pots you put them in. 😉

[@belindam3797]

That is a great idea.

[@RTCPhotoWork]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@AB-ol5uz]

The pots lining the driveway for fall color ;)

[@myrusticgardens]

Good idea! 🎉

[@billballard1343]

Another experiment worth a try...

[@tammydeschenes4857]

It just amazes me how you don’t have rocks or stones in your soil. Soooo different from what we deal with in my area. Having the right tools must be so nice too.❤

[@MarybethGrassi]

you are right

[@maryshields1935]

I am always amazed, I havd rocks and roots galor!!

[@BridgetWeedon]

I know! Their soil is so fluffy! While I have clay soil and rocks. Ugh.

[@2006marsha]

I feel your pain. We dig up boulders, some of them were close to 50 pounds 👊🏻💪

[@joyceschneider8377]

Laura and Aaron have really started from ground up adding, cleaning etc. End...beautiful dirt, yards, plants and property.

[@Mof3MB]

I gasped as Laura took after the blackberries and bare-hand grabbed the canes! I was like, dang Laura's getting tougher every year! I forgot they were thornless until she mentioned it hahaha

[@mernany]

Same! Blackberries are a weed where I live and I cringed when she put those in 😅 then when she just manhandled them barehanded I was like am I a baby?? Oh nope she just has thornless 😂

[@marybethgardener111]

OMG ME TOO!!! I'm like Wow, Laura is invincible! lol

[@CWCNRBS]

The Bobcat certainly has made your life so much easier. I did not want this episode to end.... I could have watched you plant all day. Your gardens are just beautiful and can't wait to see them in full bloom. And your grass! So green and beautiful . Thank you for the nice start of my day😊

[@robinstokes3602]

Do you realize how many of us live our gardening life through you all. Never miss a video❤️

[@carabelue7648]

Aaron and Paul have their own sign language! He is a gift! 🤟🏻

[@w.bovgvereav5761]

Their Sign Language Skills Can't Hold A Candle To The 'Oregon Green Austrian Pine' Trees They Planted ... Lol

[@asaliden4584]

Beautiful cedar trees! I really want one. 😍 And I have a confession, the other day when Laura planted a larch, I thanked for the inspiration to plant trees I never really bothered to look more closely at. Today I’ve just planted a larch too. 🤣 Copy cat gardener - I know! I even have Golden rain trees started from seed just bc of that beautiful tree beside the brick patio. 😊 Even if my garden is microscopic compared to Laura and Aron’s, even if my budget and assortment here in Sweden is much more sparse, I have a ton of plants and small pockets of garden beds that are inspired from Garden Answer. I’m so so thankful. ❤

[@samanthatorres9517]

Same!!❤

[@shellyroman1321]

Whoa! All those new trees make such a difference in your landscape! They look so beautiful through the camera, but I am sure it is nothing in comparison to what your eyes see in person!♡ In MN, our lilacs are just getting ready to burst into bloom... always ready by Mother's Day.♡ I planted 3 Miss Kim lilacs last year near my front door. They survived the winter without trouble and are full of buds.

[@WandaLeeMedlin]

Hey Sweet Laura, Aaron, Paul,and Children, we've just had a terrible tornado here in Bartlesville, Ok. Monday it did quite a bit of destruction here.Today is Wednesday,they finally got our electricy back on around 11.AM.I lost a lot of food, in my freezer,But, thank God we had no lifes lost here.But our small town of Barnsdall, Ok. Is a total loss.Sadly one life was loss, one still missing, and eight in the hospital. God is wonderful, and did a wonderful job of keeping everybody safe.Sorry for the sad news, Keep the Faith, and Keep on Smiling.Sending my love and God's Blessings to you all.Love your new plant placements.Wanda In Bartlesville, Ok.

[@annehedlund7333]

Glad you are safe. Sad news from Oklahoma.

[@marebear09]

Praying for you all.

[@DarrinsDaffs]

Love Paul’s Soil Packin’ dance! Can’t wait to see the planting of all the goodies from the evening stroll at Andrews!!!

[@mdattia]

I like that Paul is getting more comfortable in front of the camera. I remember back in the day getting a glimpse of him through a window or outside off in the distance wondering who he was.

[@hollysaylor2292]

The Weeping Alaskan Cedars are just glorious! So satisfying watching the big auger in action, especially as he was reversing it to sling the dirt off.

[@sandy-rr1by]

WOW! I'm exhausted after all this work we did today!!! HAAA!!! This was a fun video to watch.

[@graciemae9309]

We all need a Paul! He’s so great at everything he does.

[@annespun]

It’s just so cool that you got that tractor and can do all of this big work on your own now. It just seems extra satisfying for some reason knowing that all of this equipment is yours!

[@LindaKing-jr4fz]

Love the cedars and the lilacs. Aaron looks like he's having a great time!! Amazing how it only takes a few trees and shrubs to make a big difference in the landscape!

[@swankyclass8654]

I’ll say this, Augers are worth their weight in gold. So amazing to me how quick and easy they make gardening 🧑‍🌾. The trees are so beautiful and that fluffy soil makes me jealous since I work with clay soil here. Happy Gardening everyone!

[@theresatyree3904]

😂 showing my age I could not help remembering Lucy and stomping the grapes

[@tina1907]

I never realized how much I would enjoy seeing the dirt fly off the auger. Thank you for putting that in! and creating this channel!

[@GardeningSpirit]

Every time I see a tree planting video from you guys (one of my favorites types of videos you do) I think of all those negative comments you received yrs ago when you had to take some old, dying trees out. If those ppl could see you now! The amount of trees you've put on your property is so commendable!!

[@roxannebrooks3054]

Thank you for going slow and showing us step by step in planting trees. It’s so interesting to see the new equipment and how well it works. I find it fascinating. Great video!

[@donnaburbank1871]

Now that Aaron has his new toy “plant them high” seems to have gone out the window 😂😂😁

[@lindaga820]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing ??

[@KZ-xj4tt]

That Oregon pine looks like it’s flipping us off. 😂😂😂

[@heatherperry5664]

👍👍 to Paul for wearing a Vice Grip Sweatshirt! Garden Answer and Vice Grip Garage are the 2 most watched channels in this house!

[@edcglassworks5771]

I didn’t notice that myself but I share your VGG and Garden Answers addiction lol great channels.

[@maryquitecontrary93]

Glad to see you got rid of the sumac. Here in CT, that and bittersweet vine are the bane of my gardening experience. You have restored my faith in your wisdom. PS...I usually burn what I don't want to come back in my fire pit. They sometimes think they are Lazarus!

[@annehedlund7333]

I had a really bad experience with a tiny bittersweet vine that took over the world.

[@christiemay4444]

Aaron is amazing with his new toy! Loved the "x marks the spot"😅 How accurate Aaron is. Paul little dance was so cute! Your place is absolutely beautiful! How on earth do you find time to do everything you do Laura! You are Super Woman!

[@peggymurray7627]

😁Sumac, sorry but, we all told you so. If you aren't planning to burn that brush pile, those sumac might re-root. Fairly hard to kill those. Ask me how I know this!

[@Marie-lx3wg]

I could watch Aaron dig holes all day long! 😂 another lovely video… thank you 🇦🇺

[@susanlynch1071]

The bobcat sure does make it a lot easier on all of you. Everything planted today looks beautiful. !

[@deezahm9143]

❤Laura and Aaron and Samantha Grace & Benjamin, such beautiful trees and lovely additions to each area you plant. And Paul and Bethany are the most wonderful people to help in the ongoing process. Do send prayers to Jenny & Jerry and Family at Creekside Nursery who have suffered a terrible loss of their plants and shrubs and trees in the wake of the horrific storm flooding. To all our friends suffering in any of the storms these past months, prayers and good thoughts during the cleanup are with you all 🌷🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸🙏

[@phillipsgirl3278]

I can imagine the smile on Aaron's face digging those holes with the auger. I am jealous, my soil is full of rocks. That auger might handle it, but Laura's small one for the hand drill is out of the question for me.

[@javierruiz118]

The Quaking Aspen from yesterday’s video; the one your Mom pointed with the leaves moving in the wind, would be a great replacement for that Royal Frost Birch that was just removed! 😍🥰❤️🌳🌲🌴

[@JanetHouck-h5h]

Laura's enthusiasm is contagious.

[@Susanne219]

Right!? She’s made me an optimistic and flexible gardener.

[@bettyjrogers]

Let Laura just run to her tree closet and pick out perfection to dress up the property. Breathtaking. Oh so beautiful.

[@paulah7222]

My neighbor across the street passed away and her property sold to the local school district. She had a beautiful weeping Alaskan Cedar for me to enjoy everyday, but in razing her home, the district ripped out the tree. Broke my heart. Now I can enjoy yours. Thank you so much. I love watching you plant trees, talk about trees, tour the trees!

[@marebear09]

Sad :(

[@zukosmom3780]

No respect for anything anymore

[@MsJay0913]

And I noticed that Aaron figured out how to let the weight of it get the tip in position as he slowly lowered it from an angle over the hole... Instead of trying to catch it in the right spot while dangling. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@MeDusa68]

I would love to see Paul do a weekly video on camera showing us some of the projects he does around the garden!

[@erinlebrubes]

The bloomerang lilac video you did 6 or 7 years ago is what brought me to your channel. I had just bought my first (and current) home and it was property line to property line grass. I just planted this year my first bloomerang!! You have taught me so much about gardening and structure and this spring I’ve just walked around my garden so thankful for the knowledge you’ve imparted to us all. I can say, with pride, I’ve touched the rootballs of every single tree and shrub we have permanently planted here. It was a feat but you are a great motivator. Thank you for sharing!

[@donnahageman6289]

Wish I could time travel 20 years into the future to see everything grown.

[@LindaKrippel]

I need that auger! It is amazing! Sure makes your life easier with all the trees you plant. I so envy your property, it is just gorgeous! making bread on top of it all! You are a super woman! Love seeing Paul in more videos with you and Aaron. Thanks for sharing, and making my morning after a horribly STORMY day and night in southeast Wisconsin!

[@kathleenvadney6217]

LOL🤣!!!!! I love the grub execution! That was priceless! I hate those things and attack any I find in my garden with the same enthusiasm. It’s great that you’re able to plant those trees and every time it’s obvious just how invaluable it is to have the right equipment, ie., the new Bobcat.

[@billballard1343]

I love seeing trees planted!! To me they are peaceful beings...

[@salimorton641]

😊 Paul can really stomp well! He has great rhythm and technique! I give him a 10! And those trees are nice, but those pick tulips really caught my eye. Your property is so amazing. Great working day to everyone!

[@salimorton641]

Pink 🩷

[@gardenandjoy]

I really loved how you zoomed in on the planting process and really showed the steps. Sometimes editing makes it hard to see what you are actually doing.

[@lydiamclaughlin7100]

So glad you got rid of that sumac- was never a fan of that and the seed head reminds me of a big poop....not very pleasing to look at...LOL ...LOVE everything else though! Blessings from Canada

[@jenmazz1257]

Love the big tree planting and seeing Aaron with his toys 😂 I enjoy the ground level camera 🎥 shots too!!

[@carolhettinger3696]

So beautiful Laura. I don't know to thank you for being you. A special part of my day watching your channel. ❤ it so much!!

[@kathleenpalmer845]

That was SOOOOO COOL watching the big auger spin off the soil it extracted from the hole it dug. !!!!! Love it !!!!!

[@saschacat]

It is so satisfying watching the holes being dug so easily and efficiently.

[@kathydove5429]

Good morning from Missouri!! Laura, no! Feed those grubs to your chickens!! What a treat for them! I love your trees! And thank u for the videos!

[@rosealvarado264]

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️

[@emma_9876]

"Well I'll be dipped!" Paul is wearing a Vice Grip Garage hoodie.

[@thegardenhouse8892]

I had planned a royal frost birch, did good for three years, then died, cut dead stuff off, and it started sprout, so I left it, grew for three years and then did same thing again, then I removed everything. Told someone at the place I purchased it at, and they said yah it can do that, it’s a weak cultivar!

[@SoilTherapy]

It was so kind of Paul to do a little dance for us!! 😂 Bet you couldn't have guessed that would ever happen!

[@casaroccafamilyking]

SOoooo glad you mentioned that about the Tiger Eye sumac being "normal" in spreading growth! I planted them after seeing how stunning they were in your garden, but discovered runners many feet away from the mother plant, just like the invasive species. But they're too beautiful to take out completely!

[@Brodmann312]

Put them in big pots and save your future self a multi-year headache.

[@victoriakreative]

It’s so cool to watch the giant auger in action, it must feel very satisfying to see everything coming together.

[@kerrihiggins2106]

The Oregon green Austrian pine almost looks as if it's flipping the bird 🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣 I can't unsee it now.

[@hiltonhillhomestead]

I'm obsessed with those beautiful Weeping Alaskan Cedar trees!! I now need to surround my whole backyard with them!! LOL!!

[@debmarlowe1204]

The John Deere hat driving the Bobcat!

[@hilarykennedy3544]

No question -just a comment or two... I love watching you show us what you've planted. It is as though you are painting with plants. Your intuition (obviously coupled with a TON of experience and knowledge) is truly amazing. And WOW - what a difference the bobcat is making to your lives and presumably to your backs as well.

[@marebear09]

"Freedom!" (From burlap and wires, yes!) P.S. It's neat watching the auger drill in reverse to let all the excess dirt off :).

[@tourmaline7742]

The best place for sumacs is a berm or island garden bed with grass all the way around them. The baby runners can be cut down by the lawn mower.

[@WIPsandKits]

I yanked out my Tiger Eyes Sumac after it crawled UNDER our cement steps and started growing in the raised bed 4 feet away. Plus in about 17 other spots around it.

[@tinogonzales2919]

Incredibly exciting to see the swelling number of trees - larger additions - filling up shaping up the south garden. Absolutely beautiful.

[@cherylramsey3409]

Fascinating watching all of you plant those huge trees. What a great way to do that. Awesome biodiversity. I understand how it warms your heart and makes you feel happier when you plant big trees. It’s a good thing for the environment and a better things for your heart and soul, during your cold bleak winters.

[@colleenfrancis5899]

That auger is worth it's weight in gold! What a timesaver! Also I'm enjoying my new kneeling pad. So cushy!

[@janeclancey8044]

The cedars and lilacs are going to make a huge impact! So inspiring to watch your videos! Thanks!

[@laraemitchell9064]

I miss having lilacs. They don’t do as well where I am now. Plus I don’t have room. Luckily I can watch you do yours!

[@dianahanvey203]

Evergreens 🌲 make me smile 😃. Love love all your variety of trees.❤

[@risalangdon9883]

One of our neighbors back yard is less than a half an acre. But, I believe it was the original owners of the house planted two Plane trees in that yard. Those trees are massive! And I've never seen a tree with such huge leaves! They do provide great shade. However, I've noticed that they have a lot of surface roots. And constantly drop small to medium sized branches and twigs with just the slightest breeze. The leaves thatfall and blowinto our yard, though huge, are easily mulched and mowed up by our mower. So not really a problem. But the constant dropping of branches which also fall into our yard are quite annoying. And their surface roots have made their way under the shared fencing into our yard as well. But, they do provide a ton of shade.

[@sweetmommyof5763]

I still can't get over how great of soil you have to plant in. That big blade might have struggled digging in our hard Oklahoma soil. Thanks so much for the videos I'm learning a lot. ❤

[@vallietmc9553]

Have you ever considered putting in brick edging amongst the formal flower garden? What about using a larger brick for extra height to hold in a thicker layer of mulch? Vertically placing the larger bricks for an even higher height? And what about integrating quite a lot more large boulders among your various beds to bring continuity from the pond area to the rest of the section? It would help to create more of a natural wild life area which could include tortoises and other native animal dwellers? Experiment? Have you been kite flying with the children during spring yet? Front lawn is perfect!

[@laurencarleton236]

Such a satisfying video! Paul was doing the "Pack it in Polka"!

[@yvonnealexander3241]

I could watch you guys plant trees all day

[@shirlydejarnette]

I was so shocked when I saw the color of your native soil. I am lucky and have been puttiing in compost since I moved in 25 years ago in a heavy clay yard in Oklahoma. I love the ever greens and thats one tree I have not planted.

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Laura and Aaron! Loved watching Aaron on the Bobcat with the auger and pinchers! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@pennyritter4020]

I really appreciate the way you showed and explained each step. Makes the process so much clearer. I hope you keep doing this on future projects

[@katiedc8239]

Can never go wrong with evergreens! I LOVE the weeping Alaskan Cedars, too! And it does my heart good to see you all using that giant auger to give the tree's roots room to grow and develop before they have to spread into the deeper, dryer and more compacted soil! Cheers!

[@FrediOlson]

The new trees are just gorgeous. You definitely have an eye for placement. So sad about the birch. I remember seeing it last year and wondering about its health. I may have even commented on it. You're making me hungry with your rolls. Thanks everyone for a great video.

[@juliemitton86]

Would you consider doing a detailed tour series in sections of your property? It would be so fun to see how things have matured in your garden. I loved seeing the mini tour of the evergreens.

[@sc3pt1c4L]

Credit where it is due Laura - that landscaping is outstanding and shows what a mastery you have of horticultural vision!

[@carmendoyle9786]

Love all u doing ❤ I don’t know how u be able to maintain it when u get older it a lot work ! Love all the new trees beautiful

[@lilygirl2719]

They need more kids, lol. That's how it was done in the old days. They can start a savings solely to pay for extra help in their golden years.

[@ruthagar6707]

I like the idea of planting sumacs in metal tank holder in the ground. They are so gorgeous in the fall.

[@DebWh]

Laura, I just saw your picture in a 2023 PW brochure. All the trees and bushes are Awesome!!!❤ from Canada 🇨🇦

[@kristinstevens1349]

Oh that Bobcat is amazing! Hard to believe you hand dug all of your trees up until now!!

[@karenclarke1778]

So much fun to see your passion for your garden! I lived in England for 10 years and I was very passionate about my garden and when I moved to Healdsburg in Sonoma county California, I was also very passionate about the gardens in the two homes that I owned there and I really miss my gardens now that I have a condo in Huntington Beach

[@sheilalovesgreg3489]

Laura, you are beaming, the look on your face when you look at these trees being planted is priceless. This is an amazing property you are creating. You, Aaron and your family are very blessed. The Mother’s Day.

[@janb2162]

I am mesmerized watching that big drill dig in and even better come out of the earth and whirl out the soil!!

[@bumblebee2798]

First and most importantly I received my kneeling pad. Love it definitely didn’t disappoint!! Also thank you for taking us on your journey with your gardening.

[@robertparker8669]

Wowzie, some serious equipment going on there! You don’t have to wait on anyone, you can really get things done on your time frame.

[@ChrisieCouncil]

How exciting! Have you planted the pear espalier?

[@usafmagpie]

Everything is filling in nicely. Textures, colors, bulk, seasonal.......coming together.

[@sharronr]

Amazing that this garden was started 2/3 years ago.

[@buhgy1]

21:29 a red-tipped Photinia would be great there!!! Evergreen, fluffy soft full texture, shapeable to fit the space, add a touch of ‘tidy’ to the area. Loves our alkaline soil. Fast grower.

[@mmelven8558]

Photinia is a beautiful plant. I don't know how hardy it would be in their area but would be a great addition in the the "dirtland" as a hedge.

[@thegardensandgraveyardschannel]

We were excited to see Paul’s Vice Grip Garage sweatshirt! 😊 (our *2nd* fav KZbinr) represented on our Favorite YT channel❤

[@dylan8285]

Alaska cedars are so graceful it surprises me they aren’t used more. Also for the sumac just buy some bamboo barrier and put that in the ground in the area where you would like to contain the sumac

[@debrabeard1830]

Is bad that i dont want your videos to end! I cant wait to see them and see what beautiful things you working on! Also those rolls looked wonderful! You make the best of everyday!❤ wishing you joy 😊

[@Sisteryoda1440]

I’ve never particularly liked evergreens before, but you have changed my mind🌲!! My favorites today are the weeping cedars and the one with those beautiful candles. That was one gigantic auger!! 😮

[@melodykaufer5696]

Love the tree planting dance ! Sorry for the demise of the Birch. Do you think it has something to do with type of soil? Glad to see the other Birches thriving. The backdrop view of the newly planted trees with the cottage in the background is so pretty! Wow...what a difference a tree makes!❤

[@everythingbeautiful58]

Oh my what a good investment for you and Aron to plant trees with🦚