Hydrangeas & dahlias! Summer garden stroll

[@natalie_tn]

We came for the garden and stayed for the humor.

[@adamwilhelm6580]

I agree with the viewer who commented on Erin's sense of humour. Always get a chuckle or two with each video, love your sense of humour

[@tarawatterson4188]

💯

[@kimbar11]

Agree! 😊

[@cherylt6888]

Agree!!! Always makes me smile and chuckle.

[@ChristineMaleck]

"Finish your sentence Erin" I love how real you are 🧡

[@discolemonade8794]

Yes to Impatient Gardener mugs! ☕

[@betsymaltby6788]

"Don't let the garden get in the way of you having a great summer." Thank you Erin for your words of wisdom...I completely agree. BTW, I do love your dry sense of humor, am always smirking when you say something funny and clever.

[@jillerdmann4598]

I agree! If you have to go to a nursery for a sale, what can you do? It just has to be done!🤣

[@BetsyAlt-d8n]

I love your sip and stroll videos. It's like walking with a friend. I do the same thing but I talk to myself! Also love your humor. My husband hears me chuckling & asks "isn't that a garden video?" Yep!

[@thefumblingcuisiniere]

Erin, I feel like I know EXACTLY what you avoided saying with the special tree at the end and all I can say is if you have to take it out, maybe you can mulch it and that way she's still there no matter what takes that tree's planting space. 😉❤️

[@joycemoulis4392]

I understand your feelings and concerns about the special place and meaning your serviceberry tree holds for you. Been gardening in the same place for 52 years. It is so difficult to lose one's my late husband and I planted so long ago. Plants are family, too.😢

[@agmin2098]

🙏🏼

[@rachellecromer3838]

Thank you for the reminder to enjoy your summer and not worry about the garden! The weeds are winning and I as well have been feeling like I’m failing at gardening. I am considering making my garden much smaller so I won’t feel this way every year at this time but come spring, I will have hope again lol

[@cherylt6888]

Strolls could never be repetitive for me! You bring cheer to us each week😊❤️

[@kittyvine823]

Joyful waking on Sunday to a garden stroll. Thank you for keeping a sense of humor and thank you for sharing your space.

[@brookemontes3816]

Finish your sentence Erin! How the gardeners mind works….1000 paths it takes in one conversation…hence our ability to garden with 1000’s of plants and ideas.

[@gardeninfatuation964]

Sunken Garden and Walled Garden reminded me of my grandmother 😅😅😅 She loved Royality and British Aristocracy and had a Garden that she called The Sunken Garden! It was the old foundation to a barn! We used to have our family BBQ's in the Sunken Garden!

[@zorimiller9834]

You’re such an inspiration . Whenever I feel defeated by Florida gardening I watch you for inspiration 😂❤

[@judyrhine234]

Love the garden walks no problem never boring

[@upnorth21]

The thalictrum is a beauty. it caught my eye. I can't remember which one you said it was. Lol, "I won't be spray painting my flowers". Me neither! Glad that you are balancing your love of gardening with summer fun. I am also letting go of having everything in order in my garden, to enjoy the fun of summer!

[@bonniejackson7476]

Thanks Erin, I always appreciate all you share!😊

[@evalindell2757]

No you are not nuts! The sedums look their very best at just that state. I am looking forward to seeing that bed get nice looking quickly! Loove you dip & stroll! 👌❤️

[@kimbar11]

I’m still enjoying the weekly tours. Some areas of my garden are looking overfilled and crazy now, so it’s helpful to see that happening to you too!

[@lynnthorson1349]

You have the best sense of humor! You make me laugh out loud often. 😊

[@maureenlevy207]

Beautiful stroll, and I never find them repetitive! Erin, this is so off-topic, but it's another blistering day here, so I have to ask! Last year, during a wine and weeds video, you made the most incredible blended cocktail with vanilla ice cream and I can't remember what else. I ran out and got everything that very day and it was so yummy. I think you said it was invented by somebody in Chicago or something. You could do a huge favor for a girl who misses Wisconsin blended drinks by repeating the name of the cocktail and the recipe or maybe incorporate it into your next sip and stroll when you film on Saturday evening. I searched the old videos and just can't find it. Cheers!🎉🍹

[@tarasz6288]

Thank u for the remainder that it will all be ok. Sometimes u just got to b ok w an imperfect garden

[@cgilly1858]

Have fun enjoying the summer. The garden work can wait!

[@beverlyzientara4502]

I love seeing the progression of everything!! ❤

[@melonieroe7310]

Great video. Garden looks great. I enjoy every week seeing even just small changes. Enjoy ur summer

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

I too like the sedums in that pale green shade, before they color up. I've always thought that in my mind, that it would be so cool if they came out with a sedum that stays pale green or lime green.

[@BsDumas-x4h]

Great video… thanks for bringing us along …so relaxing 🥰

[@pt8019]

Oh my gosh you make me chuckle!!! Thank you for keeping it real. You help all of us tremendously because most of us struggle. I so love watching your videos. Trim and drop 😂 because that is what you do!

[@heatherjung8941]

I love lacecap hydrangeas as well. They seem to attract more pollinators than the full panicles. 😊

[@TheImpatientGardener]

They absolutely do!

[@jilladcock5648]

I feel like both the plants and the gardener (me) both flail a bit in mid-summer. Then after a brief respite of not worrying and fussing in the garden fall comes along and the cooler weather hits and I love my time in the garden again. It’s good to enjoy summer in and out of the garden!

[@carolynmaccord3635]

I think we garden because they do make us feel good. Thanks for the tour!

[@mikrostone3149]

Yassssss!!!! To the mug and t-shirts etc ❤

[@gailforbes7834]

I do love your sense of humor! It is right up my ally! I love your videos, you are so real, full of information and I am so on the same page with gardening philosophy! So go and enjoy your summer, and hit a few nurseries on your fun adventures! Lol

[@carolynmareck1182]

I think Quick Fire may be my fave hydrangea! Lovely video…thx, Erin!!

[@Gardener-LVM5xz7uy1i]

The garden is looking fabulous. My big annabelle is flopping too. I'd like to replace it with a tree hydrangea so I can grow things under it, but I don't have the courage to dig it up. You're absolutely right about taking time to enjoy summer. 😊

[@irma_brenton]

Yayyy! Dobro jutro! ☀️ cant wait for that coffee mug!

[@ginnysulya9805]

Thanks Erin, the Dahlias and Hydrangeas look great! As do all your little pops of color and whimsy! Enjoy your time away! Summer is flying by and I know I will miss it before it is even gone! Peace and blessings 🥹😳🤪😉🤗

[@lizmorris206]

Nice video. We feel the same. Great to enjoy vacations but so nice to get back to weeding.

[@deborahmertell2683]

I look forward to every garden stroll. How is the banana in the ground vs pot doing?

[@BarbieJ-1957]

Watch for swallowtail caterpillars on your fennel 🦋

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@BarbieJ-1957 oh you’re right! I’ll leave some for them.

[@JonathanBrenden]

The only thing better than your stunning gardens is the Soggy Dollar ! 🍹🏝️🪴🌷

[@nnagle9224]

Honesty is the key to sharing your garden. Thanks.

[@vickijackson9115]

Always enjoy your videos whatever you are doing. Thank you for taking the time to share. 🤗

[@kathyszeremet7138]

I look so forward to your videos. You made me laugh with “Erin finish your sentence “. Your garden is beautiful!

[@marymurphy4825]

Hi Erin, I love the garden tours, and what you have paired together, it gives me inspiration and great ideas to try in my garden. Too much rain, heat, and humidity here in zone 6a in Connecticut to take care of the overcrowding, powdery mildew and those never-ending weeds! this July, but everything always gets done...eventually. I love those big balls of annuals you have hanging from the tree branch. So pretty! 😍

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Your garden looks beautiful!😎❤️❤️❤️

[@najwaseiya]

Such a nice sharing💛💛💛💛Tahnk you, very interesting

[@terrivance8750]

Erin, My all time fav mint is Calamint "Montrose White"--love it, love it, LOVE IT!!! ❤❤❤

[@maureennordstrom4496]

Brown flowers provide winter interest 😊 and I completely agree with the spray paint comment 😂

[@pocketsofmayhem]

Hopefully the traveling this week is by sailboat 😉. England would hands down be my pick for an only able to or go to firs and I would go back in a heartbeat. The number, variety, and availability of gardens to see is phenomenal. I would say Scotland has more natural beauty and vistas.

[@neldahargo5933]

please keepup the good work. My knee gave out and I am waiting to see what the doctor thinks so I've been in this stupid bed since 4th of July. I can't even see my garden from here so I'm enjoying yours for now. thank you.

[@annapeitasimecek6859]

Your garden is in full flight! Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing, don’t work too hard 😂

[@kellymichalec9126]

Love you and your gardens! If you were to repeat something every day I’d still watch your movies. I enjoy you and your visits as much as your garden. In other words you are never boring. See you on your next video.

[@kjrobinsontelusnet]

I watched the end of this video today. And Erin I so needed to hear you talk about being overwhelmed by your garden n enjoying summer activities. Love you to bits. ❤

[@dianacecilie]

Lemon basil ice tea is my favorit ice tea!! Really recomend it 😊

[@BloomThereItIs]

White cloud Calamintha from High Country Gardens was added to my garden this year. I only got 3 plants to plant next to dark side of the moon astilbe. I am so impressed. It just sparkles. I will add more and divide the 16:59 three in spring. Highly recommended

[@MarilenaVazquez]

Erin, thank you for sharing your lovely garden. The plant you thought was Phlomis is a South African plant that used to be named Leonitis leonorus. Lovely tall plant with orange blooms.

[@valeriezendiver263]

Thanks another great (and REAL) garden tour! My favorite part of Sundays 😊

[@user-wr7yl7xp8d]

I like your weekly garden updates. I’m in a new garden, new zone and it shows me what I should expect from my plants. Plus you always have good advice to offer.

[@terrypauloregon]

I really love your mind set. Because unless you have hired gardeners, your garden is always a work in progress. Sometimes areas look better than others times. But weeds always pop up, pruning, deadheading watering. And so on. I love your gardens. Reminds me of my old place on 5 acres. Big grass areas, wooded, and a winding creek. But now I have a small yard but more time. I love seeing your Garden over and over. It gives me a chance to see things I want to try. Like the summer blooming alliums. And the meadow rue thing. And many more. It’s sometime hard to catch all the names. But I do and right them down. Thanks Erin.

[@kibibishaw1194]

I said “Wow” a dozen times! Thank you for this video. 🌸🪴🌱🫶🏽

[@EJaneS]

Thank you.

[@hobbitlady7568]

❤so great to see you

[@brookemontes3816]

Lifted my serviceberry that I realized was too deep (planted 2022/fall)this year thanks to the thoughts on your serviceberry and one of Jim Putmans’ videos and I think together we saved it! So much happier, so thanks for sharing your struggle and gratitude towards your serviceberry for the lesson.

[@saraholson790]

would love the mug!!!!

[@francineh.7825]

The garden looks great!! My mom had a datura years and years ago (before the internet lol) and we didnt realize how toxic it was. She had it in the house eeek.

[@jomassey4207]

Quick fire hydrangeas look like rhododendrons from afar and I agree, they look very woodlandish and would suit being under big trees. Applauding you for your mellenium alliums and thalictrum....they're so beautiful! Enjoy what you want to do....go paddle boarding!😊Jo

[@LS-um3zq]

Are you going to make a special bed for the seed you received from Scotland? I'd love to see how well it grows.

[@SunnyBlueSkyDay]

I was wondering when your shop was going up✨🤗

[@sherriianiro747]

Boy, your climbing hydrangea is spectacular! That's the perfect spot and I love it! 😊

[@Plummyable]

Sending my best wishes for the serviceberry!

[@newt52864]

You could always play it safe and put the zinnias in the veggie garden 😜

[@brookemontes3816]

Even put them in an empty spot in one of the beds in there to put on growth before putting them in the ground….perhaps if a bit bigger the rabbits will not enjoy as much as they just love that tender new growth!

[@julipolito7761]

Seedlings?? Omg! It’s so hot and miserable, here in Tucson. I can’t even get my head around planting and being outside. Erin, do you hate cloches? I spend money on some metal, beautiful, cloches to protect seedlings that I direct sow. Just to get the seedling big enough that they have a fighting chance at life. Please, my girl, I love the sip and strolls! Thank you so much, for sharing yourself and your garden with us. 🌵🌵🌵🌵🪴🌱🌱🌱

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Omg gosh. Cloches. Why did that not even occur to me. I am brain dead. Thank you!

[@amynelsongreen3243]

Love these tours anytime in the season, so please keep them coming as you have capacity. I love your garden and it’s lovely to see it regularly. Enjoy your summer too!

[@carolynfaulkner5643]

Hi Erin - where did you get that blue glass bird bath? It’s so beautiful!

[@brookemontes3816]

Quick fire my fave panicle, so airy

[@AngelaSissySnyder]

I adore these unedited vids! Your sense of humor cracks me up and your sometimes chaos gardening I can totally relate to. Love from Oklahoma ❤

[@pcrice-lr2dn]

No spray paint 🤦🏻‍♀️my favorite stage of sedum ,also . When you said Bobo,my thought was that’s HUGE,then you said there was 5 ,I like it because the plant seems to make a perfect round ball . Little Quick Fire is definitely a favorite I have them all around my deck it’s simple but makes a statement. 🍃🌿. Thanks

[@OlysZoo]

I think it was this video. The plant that you said looks like a weed that is a native wildflower and grows chest high with fine foilage does not bloom until late Aug and Sept when everything else is faded out. It is a perennial down here in the south and will probably self sow for you. The flowers give a baby's breath appearance.

[@bettyboop1524]

I agree about the lace caps. I have a red one Cherry Explosion I bought this Spring and it was stunning, now so much, funky leaves.

[@sharonrobillard5163]

I think your garden looks amazing! It’s Summer and everything is at the peak of performance… It’s a huge amount of gardening and you work too! Enjoy your beautiful space … the cooler temps will be coming soon enough! Love your strolls thanks for sharing and have a wonderful August💕

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

Love seeing your garden from our 100* heat! Refreshing🌿

[@sandram5664]

Love the Soggy Dollar tee! I need to get back there someday soon.😀

[@deborahpellerito6117]

Thankyou so much Erin I enjoy this so much every week it's relaxing ❤

[@amydumas7823]

I wish I had your basil plants. Mine are a bit leggy despite my efforts. Lemon Basil Tea is phenomenal...

[@bethlynch1909]

I understand your feelings about the service berry. I have my mother's fringe tree that I transplanted from her house in November 2002 right after she died. It isn't doing well either and I don't know what to do to make it better. It blooms for me every year on Mother's Day.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Fringe trees are the other plant that emerald Ash borer will attack. It might be worth looking into systematic treatments if it’s not too late.

[@cynthiakendall557]

Hi Erin - have been watching you for years and love your videos. thank you! Do the squirrels not climb into your veggie garden and eat things/destroy things? I live in Chicago and squirrels are just awful. I have a fairly big apple tree and every year they knock down every single one. They also dig up pots where I am sowing seeds and eat all my cherry tomatoes. I think I might prefer your deer :)

[@shanachrisman6638]

“Not quite sure what to do with a lemon basil”, says the gal whose go-to cocktail is a gin and tonic!!!!! 😂😂😂. Love me a basil infused G&T-that lemon stuff is perfect!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Yes! That needs to happen!

[@emkn1479]

I heard of klip dagga on Margaret Roach’s podcast. I have some tiny guys growing right now! Baker Creek had seeds.

[@JennJenn9]

Veronicastrum at 26:35 is really striking- love the structure and white “candles” against dark green backdrop- why do I feel like folks don’t use that as much as they should 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@carmenbailey1560]

I’m not Mary, but I have to say I loved Scotland, while my husband choice was England. So one should do both and then tour Ireland and Wales and why not .😁 👍❤️🙂

[@angelaengler2387]

I’m so envious of that gorgeous Aralia! It’s so beautiful 😍 I have a Sun King Aralia and I usually end up cutting it down to the ground because it looks so bad this time of the summer. I wish I had known that it would need so much water! I’ve never heard anyone ever mention that it is a water loving plant. Do your Aralia’s need lots of water?

[@kbsuzyful]

I have a clematis growing on a trellis on the west side of my porch. It's an early summer bloomer. I would like to grow different clematis with it that bloom at different times. I know clematis have different types and prune times. Is it even possible? You are a clematis queen😊 😊

[@helenpetersen7174]

Thank you for the video. Mug is too small (Doc said I can only have 1 cup, so I make it a double size) & needs lid to keep bugs/plant bits out. Hee hee. I digress. I appreciate your videos. :D Note: No service berry for me, U helped me make up my mind on that, was considering it or cherries.

[@blakemarkwell]

For what it's worth, that Aster Twilight will look magical mixed in with Deschampsia. The Twilight does spread quite a bit by rhizomes

[@anounimouse]

Erin, you have GOT to plant CALIMA green beans!! Jess (at Roots & Refuge Farm) recommends them - we have never grown such long beans (averaging 8" - 10" long) which do not develop seeds inside for a long time.Very prolific too, picking every 3 - 4 days.

[@sallythompson2635]

Enjoying this blackberry free garden. I’m in the process of digging out a huge bed of blackberries and cleaning it out. Some roses have survived Jude the Obscure is showing signs of life. Wish me luck and any tips would be appreciated 😊

[@robertclifton9999]

Hi from NC 7b Really enjoy your laid back style. have you ever visited Plant Delights in Raleigh. A awesome day stroll. keep it up, we love your videos.

[@linhmoberly4493]

Thanks for the tour. As usual, ur garden is beautiful. I am in NJ zone 7 a , we had 3 inches of rain , so all my hydrangeas are flopping to the ground . what is ur recommendation for flopping limelight hydrangeas…? Sticking them now ( after rain fall ) , or just leaving them alone and hope that they will perk up? Unfortunately the forecast for the next few days is also predicting rain… like to hear ur advice. Thanks. I learn lots from ur videos.