January Garden Walk, Perennial Talk, and Garden Design Discussion

[@peggy-ann1961]

I am such a fan of your property! Thank-you so much for the walk through!👏🇨🇦❄️🇨🇦

[@growformegardening]

Thanks for watching!

[@MelindaBrooks-vj3fr]

It's the dead of winter and your garden is stunning! Thanks for braving the weather and giving us a look. I need to up my winter game!

[@growformegardening]

It is definitely worth it to consider where you need the winter interest

[@katiehaight]

You've touched on so many things I hope we get to see your follow-up on. Candling pine trees, how the smoke bushes and willows turn out, results of overwintering perennials in raised beds... Beautiful garden somehow still looking full in winter! I bet you spend much more time in the back than the front, but I can picture the two front yard island beds expanding towards one another until there's just a pathway between- kind of like your hydrangea room entrance but without the arbor.

[@growformegardening]

You know we thought about doing that but they are a lot further apart than it might look. I think it would look nice to have them bigger but right now I think they are staying the same size!

[@ruthannecoro6198]

That once in a melon echinacea is going on my list! Love your garden tour ❤ beautiful even in the cold grey days of winter! Mine is under a couple inches of snow.

[@growformegardening]

I’m excited to try it. Such a pretty color

[@ruthannecoro6198]

@@growformegardening I have a bunch of echinacea.. it’s a great winter interest, and the birds absolutely love it. I currently have dozens of juncos and goldfinch feasting on mine 🙂

[@growformegardening]

What kind do you like? The native is so beautiful

[@estella2007]

I love all your walkabouts and the plans that you share. You have made a beautiful landscape. It is so fun to watch and listen to you. I hope the deer don't eat your new asters and coneflowers. They love to eat mine, as well as dayliles, hydrangeas, rhododendron, holly, hosta and more. But I grow so much of them all that I still have lots of blooms.

[@growformegardening]

We are planning to be much more aggressive with deer spray this year. What kind of deterrence do you use?

[@estella2007]

I've used lots of deer repellents that contain coyote urine. Lately I've used a product called Deer Out that is mostly peppermint oil, with garlic, pepper, and rotten eggs, but it smells like peppermint to me and I don't notice the rotten eggs. When deer browse my hydrangeas I just consider it a Chelsea Chop, and I get more blooms in late summer. I grow about 80 varieties of Daylily, and mostly I let the deer have some, especially early in the season when I have so many of each variety. But for my cherished late season daylillies, that bloom in late August through mid October, I spray them when the buds are almost full size. "Our" deer like to eat daylily buds the evening or morning before they are about to open. I am in Massachusetts in the same zone as you but we're still covered in snow. Thank you again for your wonderful videos. I worry about you standing out in the rain. Take care.@@growformegardening

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

[@wilmasgarden3098]

Just love your channel. It feels like you are taking us along the process, which I gratefully appreciate. On the downspout erosion. When I bought my home, my career left no time for gardening, but we had a great garden nursery who went to town on my front. He put drain pipes from the downspout under the garden beds and curved up into the yard for any heavy excess water . Very rarely do I see any come out. This was 25 years ago, so not sure what is new and improved, but fortunately, mine is still working.

[@growformegardening]

I installed a drain on the other side of our house and it works great. We had hoped this spot would sort itself out as the plants filled in

[@wilmasgarden3098]

@growformegardening I am a novice on these things and just grateful for a few landscape nurseries that were forward thinking back in the day! Now, I just get to dream, plan, and plant. Videos like yours help bring my dreams to reality. We are in the same zone and weather conditions, but in different states.

[@growformegardening]

Absolutely! We still have plants from our first trips to the nursery when we had no idea what to look for

[@marypalmer2088]

You two amaze me on how you remember all the plant names! My garden walk would be all snow here in Maine, I can't wait for spring! Have a wonderful day 🌻

[@growformegardening]

It switched to snow an hour after we did our walk! It is so beautiful out there

[@GardenDayZ]

Thanks for the garden walk, it's one of my favorite things to do. Very interesting to see what's going on during different the seasons. 😀

[@growformegardening]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

[@Dustindbest]

Hi Guys thanks for the Garden walk. I seen you talking about the Shilo Birch, I love that tree but my started to revert to full green leaves and now 90% of the tree is green. I did not know that it would revert back. So I would cut out the full green leaves/branches out so you can keep your variegated look. Once again thanks so much for taking the time to share your home and garden great inspiration to me.

[@growformegardening]

Thank you for watching! We have snipped a few solid leaves off. It seems to be keeping the reverting to a minimum. I’ll definitely keep an eye out.

[@lisbethfonseca3226]

I so enjoy watching your videos. I love when it rains, it is my favorite time.

[@growformegardening]

It changed to snow just after we finished. A very damp day!

[@ChristinesBackyardGarden]

I'm glad to see Eric is feeling better. Great walk through.

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@christophertaylor9826]

Great garden tour despite the ❄️ and wet weather.

[@growformegardening]

It turned to snow a little while after we finished

[@angiecarn2239]

A Lady Banks rose would be lovely on your pergola. Can’t wait to see your garden in spring. 🙂

[@growformegardening]

oooh she's a beauty!

[@Mindy-s-channel]

Great video! I love hearing you guys think out loud and talk through design and structure and color concerns. I am so excited for spring.

[@growformegardening]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@daiseegray9110]

I ❤LOVE you guys! You are so entertaining and have great style design. Can’t wait until this spring 🌼🐝

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much!

[@GardeningSpirit]

Sounds like exciting projects for you (& videos for us) are ahead! How pretty to see the snow falling while you took us along. I can't wait for our own upcoming family vacay in 2 wks... I'm over the winter, it's been like living in a dome (a dull, nothing but gray glare dome). 🥴. Wonderful to see your channel growing so much! xo

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much! January is the best time for a vacation. The month zooms by! Enjoy your travels

[@rhondaschenk5727]

Your landscape is looking great guys! Can’t wait to watch it wake up! 49 days til Spring! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@growformegardening]

So close!

[@erlindamendez8633]

Wow even so the garden asleep it’s extremely beautiful and your ever greens are thriving too !🥰

[@growformegardening]

They are holding up beautifully this winter

[@mjecheverria4197]

Congratulations..even though it is winter your exterieur is nice and clean.Nice and sunny in the south of 🇫🇷. We are enjoying a mild winter this year.

[@growformegardening]

Sounds great! The south of France is one of my favorite places!

[@lizmerritt2148]

Thank you for the inspiring garden tour. Loved hearing your future plans as well.

[@growformegardening]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@khayescobar1819]

Thank you for your garden tour even raining, your garden looks beautiful even in Winter time.👍😊❤️

[@growformegardening]

Thanks for visiting

[@andrarosenegger5512]

I really like the garden tours. It's great to see the progression of the landscape throughout the seasons. I think it would be a good idea to plant some daffidoil bulbs. By doing that you will not only have color much earlier in the season but they are going to decrease critter pressure (they are detered by the smell). 🙂

[@growformegardening]

Just wait. There are soooo many!

[@andrarosenegger5512]

I can't wait to see them. If you have many different varieties could you maybe speak about witch of them bloom first and how they last in youre garden? That would be very interesting. With so many varieties it is quite hard to choose, so i'm always curious about what other people grow and they're experience with it. @@growformegardening

[@casandradickinson8518]

@@growformegardeningyes, you planted a lot of them.

[@growformegardening]

We discussed that in our bulb planting video in the fall! Scroll back and have a watch!

[@growformegardening]

I am so so so so excited to see all of them

[@christineschueneman4147]

Thank you! I really learn so much with you 🌸🌸🌸

[@growformegardening]

That is great to hear

[@seriejohnson698]

The Lime Light looked prune right now..looks so neat.

[@growformegardening]

We cut the blooms off earlier in the fall.

[@eileenchang2173]

This tour and discussion is great timing as we all plan for our 2024 gardens ! Every time I watch your tour I keep on adding things to my “to buy” list!😂🇨🇦

[@growformegardening]

Wonderful!

[@helenpearson1873]

Pleased to see Eric is feeling better, A lovely walk through your gardens. X

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@Beautiful12no]

Really enjoying your channel. Glad I happened upon you and have joined.

[@growformegardening]

That’s awesome! Thanks!

[@allthingstravel443]

Another amazing video!!

[@growformegardening]

Thanks again!

[@elainewashington3004]

Very inspirational. Need that at this time with our southern Ontario winters that seem to last forever!

[@growformegardening]

How far north in Ontario?

[@elainewashington3004]

@@growformegardening Not far north just an hour north of Toronto!

[@growformegardening]

Oh not too bad. Do you get lake effect snow or is that just on our side of the lakes

[@debbyfletcher2941]

Thank you for sharing your ideas and thoughts for your gardens. I enjoy your input on things and feel your gardens are realistic to most suburban homes. I can picture some of your ideas in our gardens. Can’t wait to hit the garden centers looking for new plants. We’re focusing on shrubs this year mainly hydrangeas Im addicted to. Again thank you for inspiration 🌻🌻

[@growformegardening]

You are so welcome!

[@brandonbigelow5835]

Love your videos!!! Your garden is going to be absolutely stunning!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@growformegardening]

Thank you so much!

[@janetschuchter238]

Great video, so helpful.

[@growformegardening]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@rhondaschenk5727]

Cant wait to see all of your hydrangeas!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@growformegardening]

It is going to be a bloom party!

[@julespeve7409]

your garden design is my dream! too bad all my gardening is on slopes...haha. but I love a winter garden tour. You guys have done such a great job of adding winter interest.

[@growformegardening]

Too kind

[@SHARONRENEA15]

Thanks for the tour. Excited to see your new ideas for the garden!

[@growformegardening]

More to come!

[@JaniceBart]

Love your videos, your landscaping always nice to see. You do great work. (Someone was watching you from the west side window.) Meow!

[@growformegardening]

They always keep an eye out!

[@prettypothos4me290]

Nice to see your smiling faces this morning! I have a lot of Walkers Low and Geranium Rozanne to divide. It’s everywhere! Love it now that I have a nice small hedge trimmer to trim it with. Last summer I left a few without their July 1 trim, and they were still bloomed well. What wonderful plants!

[@growformegardening]

I divided our Rozanne last year and it really appreciated it.

[@malindamiller845]

Thanks for the tour, I always take away ideas and knowledge from your videos.

[@growformegardening]

Our pleasure!

[@jennsmith4832]

Love watching. Eric, the deer problems. I use Safer Brand deer off repellent. Used go be called Deer Off. They have it in stations you can use the wire to hold it on ground or hang rom whatever you want to protect. It's also in a spray, I have many host's and as long as you spray or put out stations before deer get taste of plant it's been working great. The brand you mentioned never worked for me. Love your home and garden.

[@growformegardening]

If this doesn’t work for us we will give that a try

[@mkowal1112]

Thank you both for braving the rain, I really enjoyed the recap!

[@growformegardening]

About an hour later it turned to a pretty heavy snow!

[@casandradickinson8518]

Good morning😃nice to see Eric feeling better, you have a lot of good bones going on with the landscape, it looks great, have a nice day.

[@growformegardening]

Thank you! The evergreens are doing the work! I am interested in adding more dwarf varieties like that Blue Feather hinoki cypress. Such a fun texture!

[@casandradickinson8518]

@@growformegardeningabsolutely, they are definitely the support for the borders during all seasons. Iseli Nursery out of Oregon has incredible varieties of coniferous plants. Check your local Nurseries for their products. I buy many beauties from them for the business. Of course I can not resist and always have to get some for our garden at home😉

[@growformegardening]

One day we are going to visit Iseli. It is so incredibly beautiful.

[@casandradickinson8518]

@@growformegardening do visit, it is enchanting, every time we go out west we visit them, nice folks too.

[@growformegardening]

We definitely plan on it.

[@kaystinebrink1220]

So glad you'll have a arrangement with Proven Winners. Love your garden. I'm copying some of your design ideas for my son's home.

[@growformegardening]

They are a fantastic partner

[@Provysjourney]

So glad you did this video!! We get to see the bones of the garden!! I love it!! ❤ Oh, I really want to see your pollarding technique. I have 4 dappled willows and I’m interested in possibly pollarding 1 or 2 or all of them!

[@growformegardening]

Coming soon!

[@hollyb8993]

Even in the dead of winter your space is so pretty and inspiring (just saw the reel with the fresh snow- Chef’s kiss!)❤ You mentioned your irises aren’t doing well and I noticed they are in the area where you have a lot of water opportunities. You may want to try moving them to a dryer location as they don’t love being wet Looking forward to all the new plans coming to fruition. 😊

[@growformegardening]

I think you’re right.

[@irma_brenton]

Good morning! Little late on this video sorry my handsome dears. If I was y’all I’d take out 1 arc & make west side (Vanders Pine area) garden bed deeper. I recently did this to all my beds & the impact is instant & wonderful.

[@growformegardening]

We definitely will be making the area deeper

[@2wheelsforever174]

A climber up the pergola would be lovely. Perhaps an annual to start so you can change colors for variety if you want. Nothing with thorns since people will walk near it

[@growformegardening]

Yeah I think we have moved on from a bougainvillea. Wisteria is a possibility

[@Peoniesandpinks]

I have the perfect plan for the blue juniper. I’m going to visit by parents in a few weeks who live nearby. I’ll slide it into my van and drive it back to RI. 😂

[@growformegardening]

Haha there’s a plan!

[@annak3015]

What is the funky evergreen (pine?) you see at 28:37? It’s next to the bush clematis. I love it!

[@growformegardening]

That is a Japanese white pine

[@chirpingbird7873]

I'm so envious of all your lovely conifers. I'd love one of those weeping white spruce but sadly can't seem to find a place that sells them in the UK 😥 We had such a strange mildish winter this year that I even had some perennials still flowering in January until a couple of recent frosts finally got them. Glad to see that Eric is getting over his recent illness.

[@growformegardening]

It has been such a strange winter!! I hope you find the white spruce! I'd love to add more small conifers!

[@bocachucka]

What a wonderful tour. You have a really beautifully designed garden. And how shocking is it that you can remember every name of every plant?

[@growformegardening]

It takes work!!! haha

[@aboylej]

Hey Chris & Eric, A possibility for the pergola blooming vine is a mix of clematis and honeysuckle. I combined the two and they work well together. Hummingbirds seem to enjoy the continuous nectar. I have the Jackmanii clematis. I cut both back and they have come back nicely w/blooms.

[@growformegardening]

That’s a lovely idea!

[@jcking6785]

Very inspiring garden tour. I’m dreaming of turning a large portion of my front yard into a shrub and perennial garden and many of your plants are going on my wish list. (Regarding the runoff problem at the corner of the house, red twig dogwoods really appreciate “wet” areas; have you considered maybe moving that closer to the wet spot? That won’t solve the excess water but it’s just a thought). My favorite chuckle of the video: If you have a friend who is an owl or a hawk or a fox, send him to our garden. LOL!!! 😂

[@growformegardening]

That’s a good idea…maybe we can add another

[@anngarnett4390]

Love your channel and love the huge variety of plants. Your property all has swoopy lines except the area by the limelight hydrangea hedge area. The straight line is actually jarring. Have you thought of doing swoopy lines there and adding different plants...or just swoopy lines.

[@growformegardening]

At one point we did consider planting in front of the hedge. What we decided on is letting be! As it continues to mature it creates the most magical cloud of blooms that it really doesn’t look much like a straight line

[@kayessnorcal]

Hi Guys -just to let you know, unless PW has done major refinements , Eucomis is an absolute giant blob of slime after it blooms. I finally gave all of mine the heave-ho this year . I'm in Z9 Northern California. They grow well here but the post bloom mess was just too much . I probably moved the clump to 3 different locations to try to camouflage the aftermath and finally gave up. A very large container that you can hide in an 'offstage' spot is a good solution. By the way, your fortitude in strolling you garden in what looks like damp snow-ish cold is impressive to this zone 9 weather wimp. I'd have to buy a new wardrobe.

[@growformegardening]

Well this will be an interesting experiment trying them out. I wonder if the different climate will change the slime issue?!

[@kayessnorcal]

@@growformegardening Well if I think about it my growing season is much longer than yours so maybe the timing might be more tolerable where lot's of other stuff is declining too. I don't even usually have my first frost til early December.

[@growformegardening]

You have almost four months more than we do!

[@GardeningGroomer]

I am loving your gardens so much! I am wondering if you could do like a “map” from above of the plants you have. They make so much sense put together and I’m trying to make my garden look better and it’s just kind of “ugh” at this point LOL . Love you two and thanks for sharing your knowledge and gardens with everyone!

[@growformegardening]

Great idea!

[@marcishacklock]

With your love of purple, what about a purple hyacinth bean vine.

[@growformegardening]

They are soooooo fast growing I’d be afraid they would tangle in the louvres!!!

[@felicitywhite7190]

Love your videos, as always. I have a question. At the beginning of the video, when you're on the west size of the house, there is a border of rock between the house and your planting bed. What made you decide to use rock there? And, what do you do to keep weeds out of the rocks? I really appreciate all the education and inspiration you to put out into the world.

[@growformegardening]

That acts like a dripline around the house to keep water from hanging out on the foundation. When it was installed there was landscape fabric put down and honestly we have very minimal weeds popping up!

[@erikaj9841]

Love!❤

[@growformegardening]

Thanks!

[@theunretireddesigner6448]

I love the idea of planting something on the pergola post but may I suggest 2 posts for symmetry? My suggestion is one of the PW Rise Up roses. Some of them grow up to 8’, some are shorter. They shouldn’t interfere with your louvres.

[@growformegardening]

That's a great idea! We chose the inner corner of the pergola because it will be visually balanced from all sides.

[@sabinagrasic8774]

I enjoy watching you😍 I would like to know what plants, flowers would you recommend to someone like me, new in gardening, doing flower bed for the first time in zone 7b-8? ❤from Croatia

[@growformegardening]

There are so many considerations! First you want to figure out what kind of sunlight you have. Then we usually start with trees or larger shrubs and work down to smaller plants

[@sabinagrasic8774]

Thank you for your help,advice so much. 😊

[@livgiardina2868]

Clematis for your pergola would look nice, just love you guys.

[@growformegardening]

If it was the kind that blooms non stop definitely

[@julespeve7409]

also, if you have not ever looked into it, check out Willow Leaf Spicebush- Lindera angustifolia. It has the most vibrant fall color, and keeps it's orangish colored leaves through winter. they grow quickly to 8x5 feet but could be pruned to whatever. They make a great sort of privacy hedge or just a nice focal point among conifers. I have two and I absolutely love them. they are kind of hard to find, but if you can you should check them out.

[@growformegardening]

I am going to look it up!!!

[@Edu_Kate]

I need to do a walkabout in my winter garden to see where I can make some changes. For a dark shrub, I really like elderberry. I have mine in full sun among my panicle hydrangeas and pale pink roses. It grows fairly large in a season, but I cut it back hard in the spring to keep it sized appropriately for my back yard. I "mulched" my agastache with gravel. I read they don't like rich soil...not an issue in my very sandy soil. 🥴 That might solve your heaving problem. I just got a cordless leaf blower and want to get outside now (January!) to blow leaves into a pile where I want to visualize a new island bed/berm. I plan to plant dwarf conifers and trees and shrubs so the setting sun won't poke me in the eye when I'm at the kitchen sink. Come on spring! I've got so many projects in mind. EDIT: I just got to the part where you said you haven't had much luck growing elderberry. Maybe it could be more successful in a different spot. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@growformegardening]

You have lots of great stuff on your plate! I will check out the soil by the agastache...it might be mostly compost that they are popping out of.

[@pamelapilato]

Thanks for the tour. If you could find a way to make spring arrive in a week, you would! 🌳🪴🪻🌺🌸🌼

[@growformegardening]

Mayyyyybe. It is nice to have a bit of rest from digging

[@tessamarshall4147]

Thank you for the tour! Are those Techo Bloc pavers on your raised patio? If so could you please tell me what colour they are (I like the mix of greys and beige). Thanks!

[@growformegardening]

Our raised terrace is all techobloc in the color Champlain Gray.

[@chellrockk5646]

May I ask where you said the orb planters are from on tour covered patio? I absolutely LOVE them!! ❤

[@growformegardening]

I have looked and looked....I can't find them anywhere. The website Eric bought them from is gone

[@chellrockk5646]

Np! Thank you for checking!

[@growformegardening]

One day I will find them again

[@growformegardening]

@@chellrockk5646 Eric found them! rstyle.me/+aJHBPd5ZKfSSoavQY7PgeQ

[@chellrockk5646]

@@growformegardeningomg yay!!!! Day maker, thanks so much!!🥰😆

[@Mindy-s-channel]

I had issues with mice as well. But then I found out about the mixture of 50% baking powder and 50% cornmeal. You just mix it together on a plate and leave it outside near where you believe the mice to be and within a month they are completely gone and they never come back. I put a little cage over mine, so that larger animals cannot disturb it. I put a couple of bricks on top of it so raccoons can’t knock the cage over. But mice can still get in. Every winter I freshen the plate just in case there’s any mice that are coming back.

[@growformegardening]

Interesting! I might give this a try

[@Mindy-s-channel]

@@growformegardening I had tried all kinds of traps for over two years to remedy the situation. Only to find out that the remedy was in my kitchen the whole time.

[@Tami24945]

I enjoyed your walk through today! What zone are you in? I’m in the Upstate of SC and sometimes they say it’s 7b and sometimes 8a? I am disabled but enjoy my garden of flowers. How did you get Proven Winners to use you as a test site? Since I am disabled I can’t afford to buy the things I want for my garden and would love to hook up with them! All my neighbors walking by always ask about my flowers so I finally had to get plaques made for the ones in front. If you could help me I would appreciate it so much!

[@growformegardening]

We are in zone 5b/6a. The zones are definitely interesting this year...we haven't gone below zero so the temperatures are more like a 7a!

[@carolsteele3253]

What about using a rain barrel for that downspout?

[@growformegardening]

That’s a great idea

[@lisabritten7042]

You can have your downspout trenched underground away from the house. That would solve your erosion issue I think.

[@growformegardening]

We did that on the other side of the house….this one we thought we had worked out. It should be too hard to fix

[@sarahchristine546]

What about putting purple bell vine in a container to crawl up the pergola? The container would allow you to trial the vine look without committing to cutting the landscape fabric. That’s what Erin, The Impatient Gardener, grows on her posts.

[@growformegardening]

Oh I love when she does that. I hadn't considered it but I will take a look

[@karenschrantz2307]

What if you put tall rudbeckia behind the asters in between the evergreens on the berm. Summer color

[@growformegardening]

Do you if there are any pale yellow varieties? We don’t do orangey tones a lot

[@karenschrantz2307]

@@growformegardening I think so! More like bright gold. Mine are not orange but yellow for sure.

[@growformegardening]

Ok I will be on the lookout!!!

[@BloomThereItIs]

Suggestion on climber. David Austin uses twine to tie around columns. What about a downspout trellis or the half Essex trellis. James Galway is supposed to be shorter climber and few thorns. I love my rise up roses. Wonderful scent. Too bad the new Oso Easy En Fuego and Rise Up Emberays only gets 4-5 feet since it’s the fire pit. Bougainvillea is a big shedder so make sure a place you can blow the flowers petals away easily. I did see a multiple colored one that was beautiful in Waikiki.

[@growformegardening]

These are great suggestions. I am in love with Strawberry Hill.

[@BloomThereItIs]

@@growformegardening I ordered James Galway for this year. It was a toss up with Strawberry Hill. Can’t wait to see what you do and see how James does at my home this spring. If you moved Gertrude Jekyll she might bee too tall in that location and a bit thorny for the relaxing area it is.

[@growformegardening]

That’s also a thought. She might be too shaded where she is now

[@Tami24945]

Hey again, I think I heard you say you live in zone 7. Do you have red clay dirt? If so I would love to see how you go about widening your boarders! Do you add soil conditioner or have topsoil brought in?

[@growformegardening]

We are in zone 5b 6a. No clay for us. Mostly sand actually

[@LIDIABACA-if1pw]

Can you provide a link to the obelisk that is against the fence?

[@growformegardening]

I just added it to the description box for you! We have the 7’ but kept one piece in the garage until the rose grows!

[@DianeSchicker]

what if you moved the raised beds to another area and put the pond in the raised bed area

[@growformegardening]

I think if the elevated beds moved....a soaking pool would move in. haha

[@katharine5606]

Just curious if you cold stratified the agastache seeds. I’m trying cold stratification followed by indoor sowing, with my agastache and other native perennial seeds, which is a new process for me. I know that some say it can work without cold stratification.

[@growformegardening]

I don’t think I did…but as I learn more I think it could be helpful for perenials

[@apriloestman8304]

Love the idea of a flowering vine growing up the pergola post. A Clematis might be just the ticket. Are you familiar with Alla of Linden Grove Gardens? She is a beautiful Ukranian gardener featured in Floret's documentary Gardening in a War Zone. She grows unique Clematis vines and sells the seeds, which helps provide food for her family.

[@growformegardening]

I haven't watched it yet but I plan to. Thank you for the tip, maybe that could be the choice.

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Thank you for another really great video!

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I just looked at her website and the seeds are all sold out! I'm so happy that she got so much support. @@apriloestman8304

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@@growformegardening Oh wow! That’s great! I placed an order just yesterday but I imagine that between Floret, the Flower Podcast and the New York Times interviews a lot of awareness and support was generated.

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Happy Eric is feeling better. Im guessing this was taken on the weekend where it was raining but wanted to turn into snow. It basically melted but mother nature was like I'm not done with you. Do you guys shake off the snow on all plants or just certain ones?

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Not everything….just things looking really weighed down!

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What are your favorite hydrangea? What is the name if the the hydrangeas that the bush stays small, I can't keep up with the names when your showing. I have an Endless summer, I get most 2 blooms, same area on bush. I guess it has to go, Itakem too much space and i fertilizer but nothing. Are you in Facebook?

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We don’t do Facebook actually. In our first Q and A video we talked about our favorites.

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Hey guys, your fan club wants to know your birthdays please? Thanks! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Haha I’m sure we’ll mention them

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