10 EASY GARDEN TASKS To Check Off My List

[@angelacapranica7701]

I am a 5b zone. I am newly divorced and get to finally create my own outdoor space. Incredibly excited and want to learn so much!!

[@juliej.9200]

New drinking game…every time Linda says arctic blast everyone drinks 🍹😉🌱🌸

[@anneschillinger9209]

😂😂🤣🤣 I’m in!!

[@sharronhinson1619]

Me 3!! Yay🥃🍹

[@danielallen138]

Because the arctic blast is mentioned so often by both Linda and by her devotees, I did a little online research; while I remember it being cold in NE Ohio in February this year, I didn't recall it being extraordinarily harsh. Can you believe that the lowest temperature recorded for the month at the Cleveland airport was NOT sub-zero? It was one degree F! So Oklahoma City got MUCH colder than NE Ohio did! Thus, our flora was only subjected to temperatures well within the bounds of hardiness zone 5b! Fascinating!

[@Cenepk101]

Linda !!!!! You are on page 72 AND 73 of my new Garden Gate Magazine!!!!!

[@LindaVater]

Yes! Kristen the editor is a great friend of mine!

[@Cenepk101]

@@LindaVater Every issue builds upon the previous & is really blooming into a fabulous resource for gardeners. Make certain you tell her a 12 yr subscriber HIGHLY approves of her hard work & her features which are truly helpful & not just fluff !!!

[@LindaVater]

I would agree that it has really improved under her leader ship. So practical and really great common sense ideas

[@juder515]

I really appreciate your “negative space” tips. Not only are they valuable in the garden but they’re useful inside my home. I’m learning that not every space needs to be filled with something.

[@dsflc]

Don’t know if anyone else mentioned this but if you’re having trouble with leaky faucets, get some white plumbers tape from your local Home depot/ Lowes etc and wrap it around the faucet before you put the hose on! Works like a charm! 😊

[@j.m.7056]

I just added the same information before reading your comment. Same last sentence!!! Great minds!

[@ThatBrickChic]

Came to say this too! Plumbers tape works a charm, afterall this is its purpose!

[@saraw8503]

Yes. I put Teflon tape on every connection. I love the quick disconnect fittings and every spray nozzle, every irrigation sprinkler etc. gets Teflon tape with the quick disconnect.

[@jillmcauley5291]

Daffodil and tulip foliage is finally to the point where I can cut it to the ground, but I am marking the bulb locations with old table knives found at our thrift store so I won't accidentally dig them up when planting annuals. Romancing the ordinary.

[@freyartz]

What a great idea!

[@missmyabcmissgm2918]

Zone 7b Plant summer flowers Place bamboo to cover space of the neighbor who had the audacity to cut to the ground my red roses of 20 years🌻🌻🌻

[@billierichardson5110]

Stillwater,Oklahoma! We’re 7a. I’m digging up shrubs and moving them. The ice storm made a shade garden sunny and other trees have grown enough to shade the sunny beds. My gardens are always a work in progress!

[@LindaVater]

Yes,definitely.

[@gardener5158]

I'm in zone 5b & right now because of this heat wave we're in (90's) I'm just trying to keep my plants/garden shaded & watered!

[@dawnmitchell11]

I think Texas stole your spring since you sent us your winter! 😄 Hydrate yourself first, then your pretties. Be safe and take lots of breaks!

[@patriciabaines5832]

I so enjoy watching your videos. I am a long time gardener, 70 + years, but I always learn something I can use or that inspires me. What a great tip for marking the seed heads of any plants I want to save. Thank you for sharing your love of gardening. 🌺🌼🌸🌷

[@LindaVater]

My pleasure!

[@margaretfrise8047]

I used a little square plastic things off the bread bags

[@rebeccatheis3188]

Garden in Zone 6. I use twisty ties, marking the color larkspur I want to have reseed. I don’t even pull the seeds off the plant…Just let them dry on the plant & then sprinkle over my flower bed. I dead head any larkspur stem without a twisty tie to keep all three colors in my garden.

[@robinkaragianis9735]

Garden task # 1: arise early, and garden before it gets too hot. I'm in Zone 5b (in Ontario, overlooking Georgian Bay), and it's supposed to be about 35°C (about 95°F) this afternoon. I usually avoid gardening in the afternoons when it gets that warm. Task # 2: I'm fortunate to have an automatic in-ground watering system, but I still need to water all of my pots that aren't on a drip system. Task # 3: I need to do my daily deadheading (I'm anal about removing dead flowers), and task # 4: get the last of my summer bulbs planted, before it's too late. Linda, I love your show, and you always look fabulous. :-)

[@mariale7821]

Would like you to make a video to discuss common pest/insects in the garden, pictures of what they look like and signs of what to look for if we might have those in the garden. I get so confused.

[@michellecrocker8749]

Please do this!

[@moniquemckenna6795]

Thank you for this. I have been very remiss in not documenting my progress in the garden even though I keep asking myself as the garden is evolving “ what was it like last year at this time? I do take photos but I think pen in hand making a diary will help me tremendously next year with, which plants I added and which were at what stage at what time of the year. Being diligent in not only doing the chores but also making the impatient gardener in me be a little more “patient “. We have literally 5 months to grow the garden and wait for last years plant to come into their full glory so it is a very small window before everything needs to be tidied up. Our weather has gone from cool rainy 16 C to 31 C. Thank goodness we do not suffer bugs only if it is very rainy mosquitoes are out. No gnats, black flies, white flies, Mother Nature gives us only 5 months but they are truly glorious in the garden. When I receive a gift with a beautiful satin ribbon I use it to tie climbers or roses that need to be secured, I secure the stem and tie a neat bow to finish off this wonderful package. Happy gardening 💐

[@LindaVater]

How lovely💙

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Every day I walk the garden and deadhead ,remove debris or water extra. I photograph plants or flowers so I can analyze the condition of the beds or plants. I garden in central Florida now only two years but previously in northern Michigan a challenge indeed. I’ve got a orchid house where I’m growing different things or start new plants. I like the challenge to start new plants like orchid cactus or plumerias. Every day in the garden is a blessing😎❤️

[@RevAcres01]

I've been gardening for years so fun to pick up a tip every time I watch your videos. Linda your a classy lady!

[@LindaVater]

How kind!

[@laddiegibbs-sackett4286]

Northern VA I think I'm zone 7. Spent the weekend topping Dahlias and Zinnias. Just planted Cosmos, sunflower and Mexican sun flower. Trimmed back the very tiresome Gooseneck Loosestrife which is trying to take over! Harvesting my volunteer Marigolds and Catmint. Spraying aphids with neem oil. Transplanting Calendula in Veggie garden. I even harvested an Autumn Joy Sedum that was growing on the side of my driveway. I'm afraid I didn't collect my Foxglove seeds correctly but now I will tag my plants. Thank you ! You make those clothes look like they were thousands of $$$$! Love the fashion segment.

[@lynnb1941]

Another great program Linda. Just come into the house after a day of checking off my list of things. Having pulled up my spent forget-me-nots, I had too much negative space, so did some rearranging and spreading out of plants. Also sowed a "bee bomb" and larkspur seeds. Our main seed collection (Oxford, UK) is August/September. Just started to tune in here very recently, and it's always like visiting an old friend. Love the garden info, the style recount at the end. What amazed me today was the commonality of plants you mentioned and the love of them. This commonality is what binds gardeners together, wherever they are. Even with the isolation of lockdown, we can reach out to one another around the globe and say "hey, I know what you mean, we have that in common in our garden"! I love reading all the comments from this community. Thanks for sharing today 😀

[@Candylandavenue1]

Ms Linda, I just love you to death! You remind me so much of my favorite Aunt, she speaks like you do & dresses like you do & her name is Linda Mona 😊. She was diagnosed with dementia last year & has changed so much😢. I just love your style, in your garden & your outfits! Thank you for always sharing with us.

[@LindaVater]

I am honored. Send me a picture of her if you can🙏

[@theresaodwyer2026]

I use white plumbers tape around the threads of hoses to seal from drips.

[@brechtiejjsgarden]

Hello Linda. I am in zone 8b, Belgium, Europe. I always heard you have to sow columbine (we call it “Akelei”) seeds directly after harvesting. I do that and I get flowers two years later. I have the double flowering “Blue Barlow”. I also give it to my guests because it is the plant in my garden with the most succes 😅

[@LindaVater]

So so beautiful it is!

[@shanonnunn4128]

Your fashion discussion kills me every time “thrift store”, “Burlington coat”..... When people see you, they think “nieman marcus”, “saks”, Mercedes on rodeo... ❤️❤️❤️

[@LindaVater]

It’s part of what I love about it! That tension between perception and reality…

[@danielallen138]

As a middle child who wore my share of hand-me-downs, I'm not real big on second-hand clothing. I was once going through a second-hand shop, and happened to spot a very unique, artistic-looking necktie... it was 50 CENTS! I think it's one of the most beautiful ties I've ever owned (and I have a lot of them!) and got so many compliments on it! Also found another one that is black with pagodas on it... definitely not something you see every day! I realize Linda's purpose here is to provide information, so she has a different reason for sharing where she purchased items. I used to work with a woman who was very stylish, and when people would compliment her on an article of clothing, she'd say, "Oh, I got it at the thrift shop for $3.99!" I used to think, girl, keep it to yourself and let them think you spend a bundle to look so great! Sometimes it almost seemed to me to be fake modesty.

[@LindaVater]

I’m one of ten kids Daniel so hand me downs are second nature! It was actually my stylish nieces in college who got me shopping at thrift stores! They found great stuff and really knew how to put it all together.

[@danielallen138]

@@LindaVater My older brother was very hard on clothes, so actually some didn't survive to be passed down. The ones that did were pretty worn out. I remember one holiday season, as I sat on Santa's lap to have my picture taken, the knee of one leg of the pants split wide open. Santa noticed, and tried to strategically cover the gaping hole with his hand, but it showed anyway. If someone looked at that now, they would think I was oh-so-fashionable way back then! LOL For me, it was mortifying, and cemented the idea in my mind that second-hand clothes were for the down-and-out who couldn't afford new. I know it's ridiculous, but one of those things that can just be hard to shake! I have no problem with other second-hand "hard goods" items, it's just clothing that I'd rather have new (and I find a lot of good bargains on the clearance racks!)

[@a.r.walker4779]

@@LindaVater Nothing, indeed, is wrong with thrift shopping! Of all the STUFF that is packed in all those stores, all across the country, someone needs to have sense to reuse it, rather than spending unnecessarily for similar stuff at many multiple times higher prices at retailers. Thrift malls literally excite the heck out of me!!! I just two days ago created a perfect side table for my deck chaise space which actually includes three distinct pieces. Black spray paint pulled it all together. I am like you, Linda: I do not mind sharing my unique finds from thrift stores. I am just particular about who I share it with. For those I choose not to disclose my secrets to, I just say thank you.

[@anitahadley2871]

You’re teasing us with those lattice plant supports! I can’t wait until my table/plant stand arrives. I got it in the galvanized finish.

[@fortressepiphany9068]

I garden in Australia’s equivalent of your zone 9 and it’s winter here but watching you makes me feel like it’s Spring and warming up. Thank you for giving me 2 Springs and Summers a year 😀 keep up the great gardening, your garden is gorgeous.

[@beckybarrow7993]

7A here on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, after three very warm days, it’s rain rain rain. My Columbine barely started blooming, but I had to move it to fenced back yard because the deer munched on it. My California poppies have not yet bloomed. I did water a bit under my tree canopy because of your tip on big trees taking up water, the soil was dry there. I trimmed bottom of some shrub/trees and have replanted scented geraniums in bigger pots. Planted some more black mondo grass.

[@rodneyfreeman4478]

Love the early morning release of your videos! It’s great to sit down with a cup of coffee in the morning and watch before I start my day.

[@lynnb1941]

I love this. Your early morning is my late afternoon when the video pops into my in box. I'm just winding down my day. Hope you had a good one and got lots ticked off your list 😊

[@Gajdacsi61]

I love your fashion presentation at the end. You have a marvellous sense of style so it's both enjoyable and useful to get these extra fashion tips. Thanks a lot.

[@razvanmihai3805]

Thanks Linda for always thinking of us gardeners, and making our gardening life easier with your videos 🌸❤️❤️

[@deborahr9237]

I can't live without plumber's tape. It saves the dripping at the faucet and at the nozzle. I don't use them but quick connects seem to work for other gardeners. Happy anniversary!

[@jawja100]

Love plumber's tape & use quick connect, arthritic hands are not as strong as they once were.

[@joycewilson2603]

Definitely 👍Plummers tape. Linda, I just started watching you. Really enjoy all of your postings! Thanks!!!

[@deborahbavas6514]

Happy Anniversary! Wish you would have shown a wedding pic! Where did you meet? I met my hubby at drafting school! He was taking mechanical drafting and I took Architectural drafting..some classes like the math class overlapped! Love any design...house, furniture, nature, gardens! As a I said before...love your home inside and out!

[@mimimd9652]

I'm MD, zone 7. I've always been part shade until my neighbor finally cut down some of her dead trees. Now I'm suddenly full sun, I'm cleaning up after the tree trimmers and I'm planting flowers in and around her tree stumps and vines. She doesn't know it (and neither does my husband) but I want some of her tree stumps! My husband always says it doesn't take much to make me happy. I want to use the stumps to elevate my potted plants. I always liked how they looked in your bistro area - and they're free!

[@bronwynodonnell8548]

I just wanted to that you are amazing. I have taken to heart negative space tips and the difference it has made to my garden is incredible. Thank you such. Cheers Bronwyn Australia

[@LindaVater]

Cheers from Oklahoma!

[@ellepienews6249]

Great, great tips. In Wisconsin , we’re in zone “ too hot, too soon”😂🤣😅(5a-b) Great tips again! Still had to stick a few annuals in ( against your tip…super hot now). Congratulations on your celebration of your anniversary. June bride here, also… this Thursday = 43! Cheers!

[@janwittman595]

I am in Cincinnati OH, which is zone 6a. This is that magical area where it can be 20 one day and 65 the next. I think there is some mad scientist somewhere with a control board cackling to himself, "Let's see how they like THAT!" And there is no easing from one season to the next, only crashing. Last week it was in the 50's and this week we have 80's!😮

[@LindaVater]

Yes! What an image!

[@judymurtaugh259]

Zone 5b- cutting down all my yellow daffodils- I inherited TONs of them in the house I bought- love them in April- not so much today as they really mess with my perennials now

[@kim8641]

Regarding washers!! I noticed when I changed mine out this spring that there a different shaped washers! I had the best success with the black washers that are shaped like a mine tire- no flat edges! Round like a donut 🍩! Best tightest fit! Trial and error and I found that to work!

[@jackiezerres3753]

I'm in zone 8a in South Carolina. It's fun to get to know your garden. For instance, when my "Lady Banks" rose starts to bloom I know it's time to spray my climbing rose, which is subject to black spot. One of my tips is to use plastic lids as markers. I'll take a coffee can lid and cut around the inside of the rim so that I have only the outer edge left. I use this ring to mark where a perennial or a small clump of daffodils has died back. Now, I can safely plant something in the spaces between w/o fear of slicing through roots or bulbs after their foliage has disappeared. The rings can be covered with mulch so they are not untidy.

[@PleasantPrickles]

We have millions of Cicadas now in Maryland. I don’t do anything with them because they are docile and harmless, and I don’t like to kill little creatures. But gosh are they loud and the sheer number of them is overwhelming! I grew a lot of tomatoes from seeds this year, and then my compost pile gifted me about fifteen tomato plants! My new policy will be to wait for volunteers! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌸🌸🌸

[@bettygotschall4504]

In NE Ohio, zone 6; just trimmed by boxwood along my walk for the first time this season, I am much behind due to our very cold Spring. I still have a hedge of box to trim tomorrow. Also trimming my blue prince and princess holly and china girl & boy holly. I am wanting to re-edge my borders. A lot of chores to do with our weather very humid and hot but storms are in forecast this week.

[@a.m.2807]

Linda and Hubs Happy Anniversary❣️

[@deekeene4273]

Love your eyelet white shirt. It reminds me of my white eyelet dress I got married in. Pattern is very similar but my dress had lining (fortunately 😲). Keep the videos coming, please 🤍

[@corey3151]

I'm going to have to plant some larkspur. I have never tried growing it. Its beautiful!

[@michellescountrygardens23]

I need to get the cannas and elephants ear planted. I'm in zone 4b and am experiencing wind and temps in the 90's even though we had temps as low as 38 just a mere 10 days ago. I will also start watering the potager as we have had little rain this spring. I use green painters tape to identify seed heads that I want to keep seeds from.

[@julienelson4874]

I'm in zone 4b, so I'm way behind. My Larkspur seeds have just poked their heads up this week. I'm excited because I've never had them in my garden before. Just a side note, I'm still recovery from putting my SI joint out from enthusiastically pruning my huge lilac tree after watching your video last week about creating negative space. I guess I may need a back brace too!

[@LindaVater]

LOL. Hope you’re ok.

[@bethreisman8869]

Zone 9a/9b......check, double check drip irrigation continually. As the temperatures rise, even desert plants used to drip irrigation suffer quickly if there is an issue qith the irrigation. I carry a small Rubbermaid tool box with me as I walk my desert landscape (an acre). The box is filled with my irrigation repair stuff..emitters, spaghetti tubing, connectors, etc. Saves a lot of running back and forth. Consistent water is the name of the game now!

[@j.m.7056]

In addition to replacing dried washers use Teflon tape on the threaded connection -- just as you would use it when replacing a shower head! Works like a charm!

[@nancyconnell8579]

In my zone 6 Connecticut garden, I bought two 50' collapsible hoses which I love: black Silver Bullet for watering front landscape; green (can't remember name) from Job Lot for my deck plants. Bought a 100' Takuvan for my daughter's new garden, too. They easily hide away from view. Try to maintain a regular diary online; very helpful discipline. Happy Anniversary.

[@Onandpopping23]

Happy Anniversary!!! Love the blouse!! Great tip on spreading out seeds twice in zone 7b!! My check list is find out how to stop deer from eating my stuff!

[@lindaadams1008]

Linda, your front yard is sooo beautiful. It doesn't even look like it sustained any damage.

[@deebutler2283]

I want to do a “walk about “ in your beautiful gardens; it’s high on my bucket list 🪴🪴🪴❤️

[@Mxtraveler]

I love the seed and sand tip. I’m also working on the topiary train!

[@cketts8128]

We’ve had an odd spring here too this year….very cold and dry throughout April with only one brief episode of rain. Then it started to rain and didn’t stop much for a few weeks. Now it is beautiful and around 68/70F every day! My plants are very much behind….even my peonies haven’t flowered. I’m in a zone 9 here in The Cotswolds, U.K. As ever, loving your videos! 🧡💚🇬🇧

[@denisedorsey2889]

I am in zone 8b, Willamette Valley, Oregon. I’m surprised to see that several of my plants are “behind” yours. For instance, my fox glove and feverfew are just staring to bloom. They are old varieties that were in my garden when we moved here 25 years ago. I love that they are still such a presence. My to do list: get the remainder of my coleus planted (had to wait for the 90 degree temps to drop -today in the mid 60s so perfect for planting). Also need to cut back spent blooms on the peonies and bring some into the house with some Cala lilies for a bit of pretty.

[@myrusticgardens]

Yes! Me too! I'm near you and my garden is much behind hers. 🙂

[@diannedballard2372]

Love your fashion section. You always look great!

[@antoniamaldonado2343]

I’ve gone mad following you and viewing your past videos. I’m even more mad buying online southern living plants. I just have to have them. I do start with gallon size plants, but have purchased a few large topiaries. I have been gardening for decades but feel the inspiration thanks to you. I feel so connected with some of your ideas and tips. Oh lastly my love for topiaries has increased tremendously. I too have a huge Oak tree that seats in a corner of my backyard. It too might be a hundred cause it drops lots of dead branches. I live in zone 9b. Lots of rain this May and June. Thank you!

[@LindaVater]

Thank YOU!

[@laraloyd8844]

Zone 6 here, very hot this weekend, most of my to-do list was completed very early this morning: water everything deeply, plant sweet potato slips, tie and tend the tomatoes. (And other misc things as I noticed them). I moved my hydrangeas in baskets to where they’ll get a bit more shade today. My hubs has mowing on his list, but that’ll have to wait for later in the day, when the heat is not so oppressive. I still have to trim my viburnum, and after watching this video I’m adding “cut some flower bouquets” to my todo list too!

[@shanonnunn4128]

Gardening in 9b Southern California; temps already in the high 90’s. Always on the check list is making sure water is all working properly. Also, starting to see some rewards from gladiolus bulbs and early planted vegetables. The hard part (to me) is fertilizing and pest control in such a hot zone, you need to do it very early or very late in the day. It’s very interesting to hear what people are doing in different zones, “winterizing” I don’t even know what that means 😊😳🤪.

[@coinkydink3984]

I'm not sure what zone this is, in central valley California... This week it got up to 107 already. Next week may be cool, in the 90's. My watering is early in the morning. It was so hot that my veggies in pots, shriveled up, no matter how often I watered. Some things love heat... if something they survive the heat, IO buy some more of the same kind of plant. Pretty soon, I'll end up with a succulent garden, haha!. I love your remark about over wintering, yeah, say what??? 😜

[@shanonnunn4128]

It’s so hard with sun loving vegetables and plants... Sun loving and 110 are two different things 😂. Pull your pots under some coverage in late (2:00+) afternoons. You can google “my growing zone” they will give you a website that you can put your zip code in, let me know your zone.

[@teresahaynes8757]

I have a stand up or some might call it a raised bed but I call it my transition station. I use to put free plants in until they are bigger and better to transplant. My husband made my station out of a large plastic barrel. It is a wonderful thing to have.

[@slau50951]

I have started my garden journal and I keep a bucket and pruners by my back door all thanks to you Linda! I am in my garden everyday now checking to make sure my plants are healthy and kept neat and tidy. I look forward to watching your videos and have watched several of them more than once. You are an excellent teacher!

[@LindaVater]

How kind of you to say so!

[@kylieky9169]

I keep a roll of teflon tape and bag of hose washers in with my garden supplies and change them each spring. Dramm quick disconnects are a game changer.

[@LindaVater]

I finally used some of that plumbers tape thanks to the recommendations of so many here! Works great

[@kylieky9169]

@@LindaVater gardeners sharing tips and tricks...LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@pamrawlings4433]

We’ve had so much rain in Dallas tx - plants loving it - I still have pansies I planted last November that look great - your gardens look beautiful -

[@rethastrom7391]

I’m north of Dallas and the rain is almost at flood stage but you’re correct about the plants loving it, bonus, I haven’t had to turn on my sprinkler system yet😃

[@mags7855]

Hi Linda! You have rekindled my love for gardening!! Thank you! Love your shows and learn so much from you. Will you offer the support cage you have around the transplanted tomatoe plant on qvc? I seem to remember you saying you were going to. That would be a tough one to keep in stock if you do! I love the story of how you found them. 🙂

[@LindaVater]

I’m hoping they might be available in next year’s collection! We kind of ran out of time for things this year LOL

[@mags7855]

@@LindaVater cool! Thanks so much for getting back to me!!

[@theresabrown6980]

One of my neighbors in Plano, TX has a snowball viburnum also and hers is re-blooming too. They are so beautiful.

[@shirleyhelms1105]

Thank-you for the Tips on Harvesting Seeds.Hope you Enjoyed your lunch with Your Hubby, look Forward to Seeing the Next Video.

[@hmatz12]

Gardening here in zone 9B. Heat is starting to come on with a vengeance. Loved the addition of your cute fashion segment! 😊 Happy Anniversary!

[@LindaVater]

Thank you! 😊

[@traceye.6428]

Hi Linda I love your harden and home!!! I’m in zone 4b south of Ottawa, Ontario Canada 💕🌸🌼🌻🌹💐

[@carolsmiarowski704]

Try using white plumbers tape on the threads of whatever is leaking. Works for me.

[@aktarango]

Zone 7a in central California. Keeping up on watering and protecting my plants from super hot weather.

[@bridgetulrich1711]

I love the tagging idea! Perfect! We’re collecting seed from late winter greens that went to seed: chervil, broccoli raab, arugula, lettuce, radish, Asian choys

[@jeng.6232]

Happy Anniversary to you both! Chicago area zone 5, drought and 90 degree weather. Love all your tips! You are the reason I'm a Gardner and so enjoy all your video's.

[@brendacejda7069]

Happy Anniversary Linda & Hubs! 🌿❤🌿

[@aalejardin]

NYC terrace garden with mature plantings: Zone 7. Chelsea chop on the phlox and chrysanthemums, setting out zinnias I started from seed. Lots of volunteers from last year. I love columbines: a. chrysantha still going strong, the rest are setting seed. Roses and clematis are exploding and I am trying to keep up with tying in and guiding errant shoots. We had a relatively mild winter and some of the tropical salvias are coming back (I usually treat them as annuals). New property in the Hudson Valley (Zone 6b). Lots of new plantings and I am certainly behind but trying to get as many perennials and shrubs planted as I can before the weather gets consistently hot (we have been alternating between temps in the 70's and temps in the upper 80's/90+). Moved a big pot full of a. chrysantha to the country garden with the hopes that it will spread its seeds around. Will also scatter some other seeds there from plants on the terrace when ripe. Eventually hope to divide the plants that are growing out of their pots in the city and plant the divisions in the country. I can finally plant some sizable shrubs -- it's very exciting. All a big experiment at the moment and it remains to be seen what the deer and groundhogs will or won't eat. I am enjoying your videos.

[@LindaVater]

I would love to see your new York city garden! How exciting for you

[@tonifoster660]

This year I doubled the rubber washer on my sprayer heads because one didn't seem to be working. Leaking stopped but I see I need to change a faucet head ♥

[@susangrother8931]

I love your fashion almost as much as your gardening but, I also love your make up. It is so natural looking. What brand/color is your foundation, blush & lipstick? Oh my!!

[@sharonsellers465]

Weeding, staking, mulching. Daily watering because we are having a week of 90 degree weather. Chicago - Zone 5b/6a.

[@joywhitley3141]

Hey Linda! In zone 8b right now I’m saving snapdragon, calendula and marigold seeds. 😀 Your sand trick is inspired.m❤️

[@LindaVater]

Excellent!!

[@joywhitley3141]

@@LindaVater 🥳 Have a super day!

[@Cenepk101]

Happy Anniversary, Linda !!!! Hope you enjoyed your lunch ! Great tips ! And ensemble!!!

[@shelleyl3793]

Plumbers Pipe tape works great for stubborn leaks on hose connections Linda. Love your videos. Thank you so very much.

[@peggywoods3184]

Only my 2nd year of having flower beds. Loving it! You are so much help in educating me on what to plant and how to maintain them. Thank You! I'm in Oklahoma.

[@LindaVater]

🙏🙏🙏

[@SharkSandwich451]

FABULOUS idea. I have a whole ton of those key labels and I will definitely do that!

[@8Gammie]

I would, also, love to know the answer to the annoying drippy hose! Great video with such good tips. Love watching you and your ending fashion tips. love, hugs, prayers. P.S. HAPPY Anniversary... our 39th is coming up next month!!!

[@LindaVater]

Happy anniversary to you as well!

[@8Gammie]

@@LindaVater Thank you very much!

[@r.e.625]

Love love love my quick connect ends. Once you get them on and not leaking you can switch between wands, sprinklers and connecting more hose without unscrewing. Great for quick disconnecting at the faucet between freezing warnings.

[@billierichardson5110]

Vaseline on the threads not only makes it easier to screw on but also enables you to get a tighter connection...less leaking

[@LindaVater]

New idea. Thank you.

[@judymiddleswart9350]

In pensacola zone 8b/9 I need to direct sow sunflower seeds weed lil mimosa weeds that seem really early coming up now usually it’s july aug...yes we have had an untypical low humidity dry spring we so need rain it keeps missing us..thanks linda great video.. FYI here on gulf coast I put in annuals supertunias in landscape March/april they have really spread out 2 plants have spread easily 16/20”.. the vista series is amazing from proven winners!

[@caroldieter2483]

Well Happy Anniversary 🍾 Loved all your tips today; I’m in 7b Baltimore MD and we are sweltering in 90 degree weather but my garden is glorious bc of your inspiration. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - I in turn try to help my neighbors with their gardens and now we are all sharing the happiness of gardening 🪴

[@staceyhaleysmit3451]

Oh yeah, speaking of topiary….Linda, I went to Pasiflora and got my Topiary from Angie..yeah. I live 15 minutes away from her store..love her store by the way. Thank you for the heads up on the info on her.

[@dianeshort8066]

Diane from zone 5. Planting zinnia and snaps.

[@beckybarrow7993]

I bought some yellow snapdragons on sale from Lowe’s, but now nobody has any. Is it too late to seed? I’m in 7b.

[@evanorvell8368]

I have to further stake my dahlias, which are three feet tall and have way too many shoots. I will thin them, too, since they are way too thick, as well as deadhead. (Overwintered inground) I'm in NE Texas, zone 8a, and my foxgloves and self seeders aren't ready to seed yet. Maybe because of all the rain we've had? 13 inches since the beginning of May. Hopefully we're about done with it, but I'm watching my foxgloves for reseeding.

[@margaretfrise8047]

Where do you get your chicken wire Cloches? The bell-shaped things you put over your small plants?

[@LindaVater]

gardeners.com!

[@margaretfrise8047]

@@LindaVater I will have to see if they ship to Kingston Ontario Canada or if I can find another supplier!

[@donnasmalley3713]

Happy Anniversary! Have fun

[@franshaddox3263]

I use plumbers tape to stop the drips. Works for me

[@marianhintz9981]

Thanks for the checklist!

[@lindylou3519]

Middle GA, zone 7a. Expanding my flower beds, snipping faded blooms on geraniums & saving seeds from my hollyhocks that are finished blooming.

[@jeanieh9386]

Happy Anniversary, dear one! I hope you had a happy lunch.

[@cherylw9442]

Zone 6B..... 2 hrs north of Oklahoma City and why I follow Linda because our climate and soil is so close to hers. Made more sense than following a zone 6B from the east coast that I was following Linda before I found this site!!! Love the seed tip....thanks

[@LindaVater]

Welcome to the group Cheryl🙋‍♀️

[@juliekahler632]

Zone 10b: getting a lot of ideas from you. Trying to figure out how to save the Purple African Daisy seeds so I can scatter elsewhere in the garden. I have collected plants from the grandparents and mothers yards over the years: Elephants Ears, Purple Wandering Jew, Cactus, Aloe Vera to name a few. I have collection of plumeria in my yard as well. 🐝😊🦋

[@chitracoulton7926]

thanks for all the tips Linda, Happy Anniversary, and God bless you both, love from Toronto,

[@wendywilson-fall3973]

Thank you! This information about seeds is really helpful. I have a ground cover - Ajuga Bronze Beauty - produced lots and lots of seeds. I'm in zone 6B. I'm wondering when to take the seeds off to put aside or to plant? Any comments anyone?

[@katysudol8960]

I’m zone 6a -northeast Ohio. This weekend. I pruned my peppers and put my echinacea that I started from seed in the ground.

[@btwh007]

Love your videos. My checklist includes cutting the grass around my raised vegetable beds. Now it seems we are in a wet pattern so the grass and weeds are taking over. I am also monitoring for worms on my tomato plants and picking the squash. I am trying to incorporate more flowers as well but it is not time to gather seeds from them here yet. Happy Anniversary. My husband and I celebrated 43 years on June 1st. Zone 8b-9a

[@LindaVater]

Happy Anniversary! Where are you?

[@btwh007]

Mobile Alabama.

[@judithgretes2191]

I am in 7b. My rose garden has Rose Rosette, I have been yolk it must come out and burned.... all 20 of them. At 73 I did not see this coming. So I think I will try some Hydragenas and other plants that don’t require a lot of work, like Hosta.

[@anotherdayatthefeast8100]

My PNW garden is overrun with spittle bugs this year. Waiting on my Neem oil to arrive from Amazon.