JULY HOME GARDEN TOUR // HAKONE GRASS // DAYLILY BLOOM SNEAK PEAK

Full home garden tour where we will give you a live update of our sun garden, cottage garden, patio garden, and vegetable garden. Take a peek at some of the daylily seedlings in bloom! Peak bloom is about 2 weeks away!

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

I’m a man so I can’t get excited about the beauty of flowers but all these day lilies are amazing! 😂❤

[@carlas872]

I need Burst of Interest! I think that is the prettiest daylily I have ever seen!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I actually had the tag wrong on that one… the real name is “Heavenly Magical Moments”. That one and Burst Of Interest look similar so I always get them confused and the tag was wrong from last year… I obviously didn’t fix it because I got it wrong again this year 😂.

[@paulinematengu5913]

Can i like this more than once..🥰

[@joyreaker387]

You can drink coffee and watch you guys lol😂😂😂😂

[@susanschuck8124]

Beautiful video! Gorgeous gardens! You two surely keep busy between your home, the gardens at home,the barn, your jobs, two kids! I surely admire your amazing energy and fun you have while gardening.

[@barbstoltzfus56]

Oh good! I do miss watching your beautiful flowers,I do also enjoy you farm project... can't win right!!

[@richardeidemiller6739]

I absolutely love your enthusiasm for all things gardening. I am the exact same. Your gardens are beautiful and love your husband's dead pan humor. Vicki

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks Vicki!

[@ineedmickey5170]

Love the finger cover up for the smashing of those Japanese beetles … 😂

[@63cebuflip]

I love watching your videos, it’s educational and entertaining at the same time. Your husband did not say much in this video, your garden is still beautiful even with weeds, it’s real life situation and I admired you both for being so hard worker!

[@ExposingFamilyCourt]

Always a pleasure to watch & learn, kind-spirited lady!! Refreshing.

[@lovelight9164]

Thank you so much for today's beauty, I missed seeing your gardens.

[@lindagadourey9021]

Love the farm project. I am so happy to see your home garden, please keep us updated - you are so happy showing it. Everything is your favorite. Lol. Looking forward to more videos

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Haha! I asked Bryan how many things I’ve said are my favorite…. He said “nothing is not your favorite” 😂😂😂

[@101candlelight6]

Greetings from Barbados, i’m really enjoying this video and your cameraman is hilarious lol.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for saying hi!!

[@williamtaylor2412]

boy you have a outstanding garden LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@melab.5596]

So glad she did the talking because when he does 😅 he gets talked over and she doesn't like his jokes. I think she likes all the attention. Flowers are beautiful

[@meemawstexasgarden]

Greetings from deep in the heart of triple digit Texas. Hubby and I had the same problem with discussions of daylilies that I hybridized so we started naming them song titles so he could know which ones I was talking about. He helps me name them! You should get your hubby to help you name yours.

[@itsmewende]

Are you guys where the flooding happened, looked really bad on the news. Always a pleasure walking the garden with you guys. I didn't see any weeds, only those you pulled. The Japanese beetles hit here late, I did get to enjoy the first Rose blooms. They've taken over every bloom of everything since arriving mid June.

[@quick9smitty511]

So beautiful. Love all your videos. We get to tour your garden, get the names of plants, AND advice of propgating and care. Thank you so much!❤

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@floriguevara7049]

Beautiful garden ❤

[@cyhomer]

Shelley, could you address your planting technique (specifically coneflowers)…i.e; do you use manure, what fertilizer when planting? My coneflowers just don’t seem to grow well. They stay kind of small, even after 3 years..Do I need to have my soil tested? I would die for coneflowers like yours. TY!

[@prettypothos4me290]

Love my Paul Owen daylilies, but he sold his nursery and isn’t breeding them anymore. They are super hardy in zone 6b. I still have several of his on my wish list. He paid particular attention to the branching, and liked the fruity colors. I like to use plain ones to set off the patterned ones. My favorites of his are Hotta Pinkie, Oy Vey, Soul Custody, and Work It Girl.

[@paulinematengu5913]

Oh, I just love you--You made me love gardening even more. Love your energy and the passion you put in those little cute babies. The garden is beautiful.

[@jodiv2928]

I Just wanted to share with you that I just started this year to try and hybridize daylilys for the very first time and today I have my first seedpod!! I am so excited. It is a peach day lily I have no name for I got 5 plugs on ebay 3 years ago.. I crossed it with a proven winner Lake of Fire.. I only have 5 different daylily right now but am dreaming next year getting about 20 of them from a michigan daylily farm.. Thank you for all you knowledge of instructions how to successfully be able to do something fun and exciting adventure with our passions for gardening

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

How exciting!! Congratulations! It’s SO fun and addicting!

[@roberte4204]

Very good video, you guys pump me up. How fun !!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Shelley and Bryan, I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel and I get a kick out of the verbal banter between you. The gardens at your home are gorgeous (even the weeds are lush and lovely). Shelley, keep on squashing those Japanese beetles, Bryan, you just need to close your eyes because Shelley knows what she's doing! The progress on your farm is so exciting, especially the barn restoration! Have a wonderful week! ~Margie🤗🪲💐

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Hey Margie! Thanks! ❤️❤️

[@capecodcottagegarden]

Love the tour! I love the hokonechloa grass LOVE IT. I have some but my dog keeps eating it right down so it didn't do so great this year. 2nd year in the ground, hopefully it takes off next year. Your daylilies are amazing!

[@emptynestgardens9057]

Oh yes, Wild One made me audibly swoon and I have a feeling even better in person. 😊

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

It’s amazing!

[@bethjohnson8234]

Very pretty…beautiful

[@joellenjones3410]

Gorgeous gorgeous garden! I controlled my Japanese beetles this year with two lawn applications. I only had to kill about 10 Japanese beetles a day for about a month. It’s usually 100 a day! I have had a lot of slugs and snail problems this year! I think it’s because of the rain here in South Carolina too! I put out shallow plastic dishes and put beer in them.🙌🏼That helped! I have not been able to enjoy my beautiful salvias this year! They have been eating off the blooms! I have them back 3 times! I I can tell there are less and less that I’m catching so maybe I’ll get to see them bloom this time. Third time is a charm!🙌🏼

[@shirlenehigbie5677]

Awesome ... So fun ... Thanks for sharing ... !!!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@TexasRanchu]

Amazing property..

[@GardenerOnAMission]

I started watching last night but life called and today has been raining for the last 4 to 5 hours so I went out picked up a kismet red echinacea. As you I like coneflowers a lot.. The lily gardens are gorgeous also and I'm thinking of starting to play with those too. I have yet to tackle growing my own things but I have started purchasing the necessary equipment for when I do finally bite the bullet. You guys are fun and informative to watch. Have a joyous time gardening, as you do always, which makes watching you guys so much fun.

[@dianebenner2550]

I live in Maine and have been battling snails and slugs like never before! Love. your gardens!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Same!!

[@CA-rx9ze]

So happy to see your gardens. I have seed pods going first year for crosses thanks to your videos. Excited to see what I get.

[@dianepelletier574]

Do you sell the festivus or ruby spider seeds? On Etsy perhaps? They are beautiful daylilies!

[@lindaga820]

It was so nice to see your beautiful flower beds at your home . Sooo many gourgeous daylillies !!! Everything is so pretty !!! Thank you Shelley .

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks Linda!

[@Michellemybelle1996]

Beautiful work! Loved the tour and update of your home gardens. Although I’m used to Brian and his wise crack remarks (never offended me) it’s clear he loves and supports you - I must say the video was Very Peaceful without the constant commentary. That being said- I do appreciate your humor Brian- laughed out loud at your rare comments in this one. Best to you both from Michigan 5b.

[@bronlynbennett3371]

Your land is absolutely gorgeous!!❤

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

I haven't bought any day lily.all of kine was given to me by my friends. Do you fertelize your day lilies. They just look gorgeous. Stunning! ❤

[@lv1689]

I absolutely love your Daylillies. When will you be selling seeds for your Coneflowers and Daylillys Loretta Charlotte, NC

[@maryrekar2150]

Always a good time watching!

[@brunojones2308]

I love cone flowers.

[@lisajelle714]

You have inspired me to start crossing my daylilies in the last few weeks! Thanks for your straightforward, nonfussy, fun approach. Can’t wait to see what I get from my crosses this year!

[@kathyryan4153]

Malaysian Monarch, Bela Lugosi, Canadian Border Patrol are gorgeous also...but unable to take care of my small 6 rows this year due to my hip replacement...wish I could send you some for the farm...I have Cherry Cheeks that could be matched with the Cherry one...TFS

[@cathyscreationandvlog4224]

I have fallen in love with coneflowers this year!! definitely going to start seeds next year.

[@nikkinichols832]

This tour was gorgeous!❤ Thank you for bringing us along!

[@janetn1925]

Love, love the tour! I could listen to you talk about Daylilies all day long. It's funny. I have 3 or 4 Cheyenne Spirit Coneflowers and they have never bloomed yellow! Lol So glad your tree is doing ok. My Daylilies are doing OK except for my King of the Ages which is normally super tall. This year so far the one scape is stunted and the flower bud is short and not doing anything. I need to get in there and see if I can see what's going on. Hopefully it's OK. Tons of rain here all season in Southern Maine. I think that may be why the Monarchs are not here yet. Any cats on your Milkweed yet? Good job on the Hydrangeas Bryan!!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

No monarchs yet! I’m looking everyday for eggs! So bummed! They usually come later but my friend in 2 towns over has cats so I’m scouting for them! The rain is unbelievable! We have a storm every day and currently have a bad storm happening outside lightning and all! Ugh!

[@janetn1925]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs We are in for that storm tomorrow and the next few days. I asked my Facebook plant group and none of them have cats either. Last year on this day I saw my first one. I think the weather is just delaying them. Hope to see them in your garden in an upcoming video. And in my garden!

[@rosiesingleton6480]

Well now this was fun 😁👍🏻❤️

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Everything look so beautiful in your garden.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@judywright5424]

Hi this is Judy this will be my second year planting my seeding since I start watching you I enjoy it but I sown this seeds to early. Lost some and did on some I’m going try to make a calendar like you but don’t don’t where to start. I live in in 7b South Carolina. We usely plant in April and end March can you help me figure out what first I should start sowing the seeds first yours are beautiful I know you know . Thank you

[@sherryjimerson3983]

Your gardens are absolutely beautiful!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you so much!

[@loribrown2381]

Oh don’t worry Shelley… we get it! We are excited too!! And we can tell the difference 😉

[@kathyryan4153]

Love meadow rue and mine is pink and holds up well in a bouquet...great tour!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Cool!

[@Tiny_Yard_Bouquets]

Your garden is gorgeous!!!!!! Can you also show us how you water them. It’s a big space so I wonder you use some water system? Drip irrigation? Thank you very much.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

No irritation and I don’t water unless we’re 6+ weeks without rain. It’s over 10 years old so a lot are pretty established. Only newly planted things or newly moved plants get watered by hose. 😊

[@marianstallings7344]

I hope you film when you dig up and divide your day lilies and grass. Also when you move coneflowers, is there a certain time you do it? I need to divide some day lilies that have gotten too big where they are. I’d love to watch you divide yours. I’m 68, things are starting to get harder to do. Love you two. You’re so fun to watch and listen to.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Sure! I can certainly do a video on how we dig and divide!

[@joanshute3384]

I am new to your channel. You two are just to funny. Your Gardens are just Beautiful. I Love all the lillies. Ihave a lot of lillies in my gardens. I love your coneflower also. I love them but don't have any yet. I was wondering do you share your seeds or are they just for a giveaway? If you do I will send you my address. Thank you for letting us visit you and your husband for a while and I enjoyed every minute of it. It has been so Hot here in New Jersey that it is so hard to keep up with the watering. So until next time God Bless you and your family and have a Blessed day tomorrow and stay safe my dear and Special Friends. I hope you had fun at you daughters game. Can't wait for the next video.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Love seeing your daiylily collection! Festivus daylily is amazing!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marky3131]

Garden looks great despite havi g to have things slide a bit. On the spout redbud the zip ties will eventually kill the tree. A common solution for a split like that is to drill thru the tree s d add a bolt and nut. Probably need more than one given the size of the steer. Good on u for trying to keep it

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks!

[@nikkichevere]

The cameraman is a bit brash towards her a bit.. u can definitely hear it in his voice when he says they all look alike... ugghh. Well I will say this is so exciting. You have done an amazing job those babies are gorgeous!!! This was a really interesting video I'm so glad I came across it I've been trying to hybridize some of mine. Its always such a surprise. I was really bother tho by how he treated you instead of telling you how amazing you've done and him saying "I'm a guy so" that's not an excuse many men don't act that way my husband definitely would never treat me like that. . You've done fantastic. Screaming cherries and the terracotta would be a beautiful flower. Terracotta cherries maybe😊

[@williamtaylor2412]

love this

[@marianstallings7344]

Ever since I saw your echinaceas, I’ve been trying to find a seed source. I bought Cheyenne Spirit seeds from Johnny’s, but where can I order the Kismet Raspberry and others like that? Your day lilies are beautiful and unique, some reminds me of parrot tulips the way the petals curl. I love your excitement and love seeing everything, it’s all beautiful.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Some can’t be grown from seed… they are propagated only from dividing so that is part of the issue with finding seeds. Cheyenne spirit is one you can get from seed, Pow wow wild berry and green twister are also grown true to seed. Most hybrids if you collect seeds will only grow the purple native one. 😊

[@margievaughan2456]

Your gardens r beautiful, how do u keep the deer from eating everything

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I spray with Liquid fence but if I don’t keep up on it, (especially with this rainy season!) they know. I get damage every year, it’s not foolproof for sure.

[@bagsshebuilt]

Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous gardens! But I have to know...what is the name of those purple poppies? 💜 💜

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Lauren’s Grape poppy! I offer them as part of a seed giveaway contest on my Facebook page every fall… you can follow my page here if you don’t already 😊 facebook.com/GreenThumbDesigner?mibextid=LQQJ4d

[@wendygish3732]

I am so impatient waiting for things to grow. I had beautiful gardens and then we moved so i am starting from scratch 😢 how do you remember their names?

[@bronlynbennett3371]

I’m yelling at you to back up and tell me what “that one” is.😂😂We need to FaceTime ❤😂

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

😂😂

[@staceyallard2692]

I want to know why the beautiful purple poppy’s are??? Love those!!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

They are called Lauren’s Grape! 😅

[@EM-md1bi]

I had some cone flowers that looked like the ones you have that you said insects are eating the petals. I heard that there is a fungal disease called aster yellows that can affect them and spread to other plants by leaf hoppers. I sadly pulled mine out so as to control the disease from spreading. I hope that is not what your cone flower has as there is no remedy for the disease and all your cone flowers are so beautiful.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I had panicked a couple years ago about asters yellow but it turned out to be europhyid mites. Asters yellow has a distinct look to the deformity and leafy growths. I fear ever getting asters yellow but so far so good here!

[@srollins8789]

Here is what happened to my redbud tree several years ago. I had someone give it a trim the tree. Turns out they didn't understand what I was asking and they trimmed the entire top off. I was heart broken but then it started coming up from the base and became the most beautiful mulitrunk redbud tree

[@christiekrueger1984]

I thought I was bad spending $20.00 for a plant. But $500.00 wow

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

It gets nuts!

[@paulineanderson3985]

I have watched a few videos on this site and first of all the gardens are beautiful and secondly, pithy comments aside, this lady has got her man wrapped around her little finger😀

[@Debbiesbackyard]

If you sell any of your coneflower seeds please let me know. I love the variations. 😊

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Sign up for my newsletter on my website… I’ll be sending an update when seeds are available! 😊 www.guidinggreenthumbs.com

[@Debbiesbackyard]

Just sent my email.

[@chrispetersen6402]

Great video! I planted Strawberry Black tomatoes on an arbor. Guess where I got that idea? Thanks

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Ahh!! Im jealous! How are they doing this year?!

[@chrispetersen6402]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs They are about 2’ tall with fruit on the vines.

[@bobbihofacker2706]

How do you get such large coneflower plants?

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Plant tone and Fish emulsion! I swear that makes everything just jump!

[@jim.fee.sullivan]

How can we get seeds from the coneflower and daylily plants you have, you have crazy pretty varieties

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I have a seed giveaway contest on my Facebook page that I do every fall where I include a mix of seeds collected from my garden. 😊 Follow my page here if you don’t already: facebook.com/GreenThumbDesigner?mibextid=LQQJ4d

[@DeesPlayhouse]

You never noted the name of the 3 beautiful shrubs that you said you hit with fish emulsion; one was golden and the other two a bright green. What are they?

[@amyhoffmann6429]

Amazing day lilies some of them wouldn't make it in my zone.

[@MadebyAwna]

do you put mulch in your garden(s)?? I love your pug, we have 2.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Usually yes, except this year we’ve had so much going with the farm purchase and kids garden renovations that we didn’t have time. First time ever we haven’t mulched. Weeds def knew and took advantage 😂

[@robertvestri9190]

How do you actually cross the daylilly during the flowering stage to produce the cross seed pod from that plant??

[@kathys9999]

What variety of shasta daisy is that? They are beautiful!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

That variety is called ‘Becky’ 😊

[@onetwocue]

Imagine how much she will spend if she became obsessed with orchids. Im grew roguchi this year and im obsessed with the color and the bell shape flower

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Yes! And princess Diana was amazing this year too! I’d love to mix the two of those!

[@ColleenNurse]

I pulled in my driveway today and a deer ran out and ran across the street. I live downtown lol

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

They are terrible and overpopulated this year! Ugh!

[@janicestandley909]

How do you cross them without putting little baggies over the flower? Do you transfer the pollen as soon as you see the 2 prospective lilys open? And then u dont bag it because maybe it cant be pollinated twice or how does that work? Because all of the pollinators will go and add their own pollen from whichever lily they just came from.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I don’t bag them. I usually get out to hybridize in the morning before the pollinators are really active. It takes only about 30 min for the plant to “accept” the pollen. The pistol generally sticks much farther out than where the stamens with the pollen are. There are only a select few doubles where the stamens and pistil are pretty close together and that could present a challenge but I’m not worried about those. I do this for fun. 😁

[@moonbeam603]

If Frank Sinatra and Milla Jovovich had a baby, it would be you. You really favor them. So pretty.

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

Redbud is very prone to this issue. Unfortunately it's not uncommon for the wood to split

[@echomountain3370]

The tree should heal itself over time but you should replace the zip ties every so often so they don't choke the tree or get absorbed into the tree.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks!

[@nildanatsiz1420]

the terracotta daylily on 24:09 mark. I's gorgeous. Does it have a name?

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

That is one that grew from seed and is BRAND NEW! I’m so excited about it. I may have seeds from this daylily in the fall for sale! Stay tuned!

[@prettypothos4me290]

Heavy dew makes those weird markings on my red daylily blooms.

[@CA-rx9ze]

Also my coneflower got aster yellow. I panicked and dug it out in the heat so the rest did not get it.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

That’s the one disease I am obsessed with fishing if it ever hits! 🤪😅🥴

[@CA-rx9ze]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs completely agree I freaked. Got all overheated digging in the hot weather. Could not stand the thought of it being there for 1 more second lol.

[@nickolascrego5716]

May I ask what kind of trap are you using for the Japanese beetle?

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

It’s one from Spectracide. You just hang the lure and they attract the beetles and the fall In but can’t fly out. My favorite one is made by tanglefoot. Reusable hard cylinder that works better than the bags in my opinion.

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

Is screaming cherries your 698$ daylily? I haven't found the name of this one in your videos

[@janeenclark8728]

I’d take a happy meal😅

[@jodiv2928]

funny story...I ordered a daylily from ebay last year. Diva's Choice frilled pink and yellow. Beautiful. It came to me about a 1/2 inch tall with black roots. They sent a replacement and I planted both just to see what would happen. miracle they both survived.. My first one got buds this year and so excited.. Until I noticed the buds looked skinnier then they should and now they have a red tint. I am 100% sure they sent me the wrong lily.. I think it will open today so who knows what it is going to look like. But not anything close to Divas Choice. Went on ebay and the seller is no longer there.. Figures. Hopefully the one that did not bud this year will be Diva's but I have to wait yet another year in hopes it will bud and blossom. As disappointed as I am all I can do is laugh and say of course it happened to me that out of the 50 plus ebayers I could have bought from it would be a unrealiable one and perhaps a scammer

[@jodiv2928]

Yep it bloomed.. A very plan dark red with yellow throat.. It's ok but nothing like I wanted and nothing special that I would have said I wanted it my garden. It will probably stay but will be seen forever as the disappointing lily. Pray the second one is not this lily. If it is I will then be giving it to someone

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

eBay is known for that! I would def stick with reliable and reputable sellers. There are so many people who do that and close up shop and since it takes a year usually for them to bloom, it’s almost a foolproof scam. Sorry that happened!

[@jodiv2928]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs Thank you I had no idea I could be scammed . I had bought 5 peach dayllies from an ebayer and everything went fine. So I had no idea this issue could be a problem.. I do plan on hopefully buying some from a daylily farm in my state of michigan about 2 hours away next year. Excited about that. This was just a lesson learn moment for me. luckly I only spent $22 dollars and we forced them to send a second one free of charge.. So at least money wise I cant complain too much over it

[@robertvestri9190]

How does one actually pollinate the daylilly flower to produce a pollinated seed pod??

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Hey thanks for the question! I have a video on this very thing! Much easier to see than explain 😉. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fF6weGSNbbWCfJYsi=dc3whfc0w41MNb39

[@lovelight9164]

Can comfrey be grown from it's seeds? If so do you have any you would sell? Put me down for seeds this year if you do a give away please.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

This one is very easy to grow from division! It grows the plain green invasive-y one from seed. 🥲 it won’t grow new ones true to the variegated variety unfortunately.

[@lovelight9164]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs Thank you so much for the reply, it is very much appreciated.

[@SMElder-iy6fl]

I think you have thrips on your dark daylilies

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks I’ll look into that!

[@karlaplatt5538]

This old house has a video on how to cable a split tree (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWOpaHp3rJd-erM). Laura from Garden Answer had a tree split and had to do it for one of their trees. Your could use a much smaller device for your tree.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks!

[@donnalindsey611]

🤪

[@donnalindsey611]

😒🤔☹

[@carolyngreen5458]

🤣🤣🤣🤣you don’t introduce the plants😂😂😂

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

😂

[@hangoutwithannie]

I thought only here in Georgia is HOT 😮

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

The heat and humidity is out of control this year!