How to Plant Aubrieta: Spring Garden Guide

[@KLUVATL]

"If you're a gardener, you're an optimist." YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 💖

[@georgcorfu]

Kevina Franklin Lovely thought. Thank you. I am a gardener!

[@clownstangler]

Great video. Setting, studio and frame is excellent. You're a natural host also 👊

[@Excellence321]

This guy is fantastic. Wish he did more instructional videos. I followed his begonia instructions this year. Love his passion, great to understand, fabulous attitude (and accent)

[@NettiGaming]

Absolutely. I could watch him all day

[@erikaweirdsurname4150]

Such a nice, clear and straight forward video! Thank you so much :)))

[@engagingtragedy5895]

My FAVORITE!!!! Everytime I see it somewhere, I’m mesmerized by the color and vibrancy.

[@sianiflewog63]

Me too

[@nathanboyd7460]

Thanks for the tips. I believe alpine grit is called pea gravel across the pond in the states.

[@ginajohnson3862]

J Parker I love these videos. So straight forward. I followed you begonia one last year and they were fab. Thank you. ♥

[@zasr7171]

Think iv tumbled across ur vid a little late ,it's already spring ,so think I may have left it too late. What a simple yet informative video 👍

[@sandrad2506]

Thank you so much for your video. I have just rooted about twenty cutting in a large pot and did not know how many to group together to form a pod, yours look to have about five. Thank you ,that is so helpful.

[@JParkersBulbs]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and happy gardening :)

[@blah72250]

I want to be like this gentleman when I get older.

[@susannahhart9660]

Great and informative video, good to see the spacing. Thanks very much.

[@JParkersBulbs]

Thanks for the lovely comment Susannah!

[@georgealderson4424]

I am going to plant (aka "bury" in my experience RIP! I am no optimist) some aubrieta in the hope that it lives long enough to feed a bee, as I saw one (a bee) on a market stall where they were selling the plants!

[@cepheus9856]

Is there a reason he stopped uploading? I really like his videos. Hope he's alright and healthy, I feel like I'm watching TV produced video

[@littyvarghese7]

Do we need to change the potting mix every year or fertilize on top of the gravel?

[@1185Elizabeth]

How do you start from seed? Also what’s the difference between this and creeping phlox?

[@daisyhair2009]

I love these flowers so much but didnt know what it is called until I saw your video. Thank you so much for an easy, short and very informative video. Does anybody know where I can buy these beautiful flowers in Toronto, Canada? I am having a hard time finding it.

[@gingerbreadhaus3700]

Bought it online, mine just arrived two days ago. 😊 I’ve watched this video a few times by the way. Lovely tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[@JParkersBulbs]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching, and I hope you find some Aubrieta in your part of the world :)

[@akcreatif1100]

Nice video, thank you

[@JParkersBulbs]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching :)

[@goleylla]

My Aubreitas in the garden have grown very large. Even though they’re still in flower, the centres of the plants have opened up to expose pale quite dry stems. I’m aware you can cut them back to promote bushiness but if cut back to the pale bare stems, they would look terrible (dead) and I’m wondering if they would grow back or not (I’m thinking along the lines of when a plant has woody stems and you’re not supposed to cut back that far as they won’t regrow). Please could you make a video advising on the correct time of year and a successful method of cutting back Aubreita without killing them? Or if anyone else who reads my comment who knows the best time of year and method for cutting them back, please reply to this comment. Thank you ☺️

[@elainecheetham6249]

Loved this video. Thanks Jeff. X

[@militarymummymackin]

I love these my only issues is they ate so short flowering so then left eith patches in the rockery that look dry!

[@ebenezermarley]

I think I will try these. So it's plant in pots in January? Do they ever need to be watered and/or fed? Do they need to be kept indoors until they start to bloom/ Thanks

[@JParkersBulbs]

Hi there, Aubretia can be planted from autumn up until spring (in non freezing weather). Water on a regular basis when planting in pots, whenever the surface soil is dry. We recommend for potted Aubretias to be prepared indoors about 7 weeks before they should be put outside (once the last frosts of spring have passed). Apart from these tips, Aubretia are generally easy plants to look after. Hope this helps and thanks so much for watching!

[@craigathonian]

You might want to add lime or gypsum to your potting mix. This plant is in the cabbage family, which doesn't like acidic soil... they'll put up with what they can get but, they will absolutely thrive in the right chemistry.

[@draconianTL]

Love your channel.

[@JParkersBulbs]

Thank you!

[@Gemzstone1]

I'm growing this for the first time, I usually grow lobelia but I wanted something different coloured to blue but was a similar plant. Is each one of those plugs just one aubrieta plant or multiple? I know you can grow several lobelia in a clump like that but I'm not sure if you can for this one. Because the seeds were so tiny I planted them the same way I do lobelia but I've planted about a dozen seeds per cell in my trays, I'm wondering if I need to spread them out a bit or not?

[@olliemoore11]

does it flower only in the 2nd year after sowing?

[@juliesanchez77777]

Does it like full sun or part shade?

[@gardening_experience]

Thanks

[@TheRockerxx69]

Luv ya.

[@AniaBumba]

Thank you! Very useful information.

[@JParkersBulbs]

You are welcome! We're glad you found it helpful :)

[@manasikashyap]

Thank you!

[@TheRuffryder82]

What about it trying to grow from seed?

[@dindasari1923]

Thank

[@afsanareevu2917]

Can I grow these in warm country? I'm from Bangladesh and I ordered these seeds online.

[@JParkersBulbs]

Hi Afsana, I'm not too sure if they'd be suited to such warm weather. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help!

[@markmapson4938]

My aubretia plants are dieing from the middle! Any reasons why?

[@yestinwhite5297]

Need to be divided every couple of years

[@skydaver2]

what zones can they grow in? I am in zone 6 in the usa. how long before they bloom?

[@mutantmacrophage6653]

"zone 3-9" on my Aubrieta Hybrida / Audrey Red Purple Mix perennial Aubretia seed packet. Blooms June-July. 6-10 days to sprout. 30cm spread. 1.3cm seed spacing. 3mm seed depth (so just sow directly on ground and stir soil around with hands). My seed packet says partial shade but the company's website says full sun. Wikipedia says both. mckenzieseeds.com/product-directory/aubretia-audrey-red-purple-mix/

[@rudra7615]

Dude has unusually big hands. Threw me off how large his hands are. It is crazy!!

[@giuliom7428]

Why people pronounce it 'aubretia' while it's actually 'aubrieta' is not very clear to me...

[@imagonk1]

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[@miriamfernandez8454]

Buenas tardes, que lastima que no entiendo el inglés, se ve que sabes de jardinería.

[@PlatinumPlatz]

Picture had nothing to do with video!