Garden Musts For Fall And a Scary Story

Get those garden journals ready, and let’s record a lot of fall to do in the garden. How we’re going to tackle those scary cucumber spotted beetles now and in the future what things are screaming pull me… I don’t look presentable anymore! And then a fun, scary garden related story at the end.
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[@susanaeh]

Your most recent videos are reminiscent to tone and structure of your videos from a few years ago when I first found your channel. I'm loving it. "Outfit of the day" is something I've always enjoyed and seems unique to your channel. You and Stewart do a wonderful job as a team creating and providing content. Thanks for all you do and for all your sharing.

[@mrs.m1752]

Yes - I could not agree more with your observation; the tone & structure reflects the high-quality videos made at her former home, and Stewart & Linda really click & are a dynamic duo!

[@Joy-TX]

Enjoying your talks about your garden. I don’t garden, no one in my family ever gardened, none of my friends do, yet I enjoy everything about you and the garden. I’m 83 , I find it all very pleasant .💕

[@bonniescheufele6444]

Hahaha! My husband and I had a good laugh over the wisteria pods popping open. We had a dining table under our wisteria covered arbor and the first time they started opening and sending their seeds out we jumped and ran. We thought we were being shot at. We teased our guests about needing hard hats to sit out under the arbor. while enjoying a glass of wine. We would start yelling "incoming" to the delight of our grandkids. Very fun and Very cool.

[@noreenmorrison9662]

Loved the surprise at the end so much. I'm laughing at picturing you and hubs trying to figure out what it was😂

[@beckyscheller9358]

Glad you have the outfit of the day back also

[@ceahorse56]

I find it so satisfying to do fall clean up and see empty space again . Empty space to dream what I can plant next year!

[@annclark8573]

Leave the baby redbud. Let the angel wing begonias go and replace later in Spring. The wisteria explosion birthed beautiful pods. Enjoyed the whole walk about.

[@janaharvey658]

What a delight this entire episode was! I'm in the leave-that-baby-redbud-volunteer! camp. If it doesn't work out, no harm. And I so enjoyed the wisteria pod shenanigans! So fun!

[@johnniekuykendall2696]

Loved your scary story! Thanks for sharing!

[@Murphyetal]

Love the exploding seed pod story! But it truly would have scared me out of my gourd until I discovered what it was! Who knew? I know it will give John a big chuckle!

[@puciohenzap891]

Gorgeous outfit, these boots are amazing.

[@michelemarquez7333]

😂😅 did Linda say, "little turd," 😅she did. Sophisticated, well-read, worldly, Linda said turd. This and many more reasons are why I just love Linda😊 Thanks for the laugh.

[@cindythibodeaux8604]

So love how down to earth Linda is. So relatable! ❤

[@jamescross1395]

The wisteria pods! LOVE it! I think John T set you up with a wee surprise with those pods. Thanks for sharing this 'mystery' event!

[@karenlehn2351]

Linda! I laughed and laughed! Thanks for your mystery noise in the night !

[@beckyk2581]

Tip: Remove all the soil from the roots of your geraniums, put them in a paper bag, and store them in the basement for the winter. Replant them in the spring, and they will come back to life. I've done this for years with great results. On another note, I would talk to your arborist about the redbud so close to the foundation. If it wouldn't cause an issue, I would definitely keep it! 😊

[@eileen6470]

I do this too.

[@jillbassett9470]

Very much enjoyed this video and you got me to look up all the new perennials I put in my garden this year to verify how to prep them for winter. I bring my geranium and begonias into my garage and allow them to go dormant. I place geraniums in one black landscape bucket with soil and begonias in another. Fantastic story about the wisteria!!!! Nature 🌿💗🍂 Thank you!

[@anaharp4505]

I think I would see how the redbud does over the next year or so. Small caliper trees are easy to remove usually. I'm letting several redbud seedlings develop because of the age of my old redbuds. They are beginning to get messy with dropping (what seems like) too many small limbs/twigs. My redbuds signal to me new beginnings, hope for the new season...and sunny days ahead!😊 They sure make the spring glorious with those first blooms popping out from all the redbuds, my beautiful and finally very productive plum, the new nectarine, then the Crabtree. along with the spring blooming shrubs and bulbs.. SPRING ☘️🌷 Time to get back in the garden beds again ❤. Love all your videos. Thank you Linda and Stewart

[@karenlehn2351]

My worst battle with bugs,are the Japanese Beetles,with my beautiful Hybrid Tea Roses, and all my Climbing Roses. This last month,the roses buds have been none stop with beautiful blossoms.It’s such a shame we have to wait until mid September to really enjoy the garden W/ O insects. We just had our first real frost last night in Minnesota,north of Minneapolis 30 miles. PS: Had to pot up all 27 large Eugenia 3 ball 4 ball, Spiral , some are 8 ft. Tall. My garage is now holding over 50 repotted plants. Will be transporting to basement,as soon as they dry out some,for ease to handle. I’m soon to be 76 yrs. my Husband is 81 yrs. In a week. We look at one another,this time each year,and think,can we keep doing this another year. My answer always is , I will garden,until I can’t. 🤣🥰🎃🌻🍁🙏

[@karenlehn2351]

Correction ( Hybrid Tea ) - must be exhausted tonight !

[@jenniferkessener1111]

Just brought in my angelwings and geraniums. I enjoy the blooms all winter next to South facing windows, my garden indoors.

[@jeannebrinkman8889]

Oh my gosh… keep that 🌳tree…you can always transplant somewhere else🪴 By the way….hearing your lovely ❤ church bells in the background

[@CADK993]

Definitely a phenomenon--the pods do explode. Many funny you tubes on them.

[@LadyCourtney13]

I just brought my eugenia's in, first I trimmed them kinda hard and then I sprayed and drenched with insecticidal soap. As I did with my Myrtles, we haven't had a frost, but temps in the high 30's here in mountains of Virginia. Its just a matter of time. Leave the redbud, I love that option and all your plantings will love it. I had a volunteer redbud sprout, I have four currently going to move in the next week, but this one shot up and was going to be a one trunk tree, I cut it as high as I could, and then it acted like it was topiaried in a ball. But I had a cedar deodar planted near, and in a few years, it was not sending branches out on that side, so I cut the redbud down to the ground, I now have a redbud bush. It was a risk worth taking...well I saw it at Gunston Hall many years ago, and the gardener had accidently mowed over a seedling. Geraniums love fall. I only over winter my scented geraniums and my ivy geraniums. In years past I overwintered everything, but my own personal space is limited, and my collection of citrus has grown, in numbers. This past winter, I needed valuable room in my "winter greenhouse", not a greenhouse, and I enjoyed my geraniums in the garden until frost killed them. I actually started most of my current geraniums from seed, easy peasy and much cheaper. Currently asking garden club members if they have wisteria....lol. Happy Fall y'all! .

[@QueenAnnesLace13]

I thought Linda would say a poor bird came down the chimney. The exploding pods is hilarious😆.

[@nancycyr4553]

Hi Linda, I so enjoy your videos, but had to let you know I noticed that at about time marker 33:00 there is daylight coming in at the bottom corner of your front door. We had a similar incident with a gap in the weather stripping and had a mouse enter our house through the hole. It probably felt the warm interior air escaping and snuck in. Just thought you'd want to know. Nancy in Minnesota.

[@beverlyasleson3321]

What an interesting thing for those pods popped open like that glad you found it.

[@samaradixon4376]

I loved how you used trees in your old garden for shade. And some shade may be nice on your porch. I would leave it.

[@marciamellow1211]

Well, I feel exhausted. So much to think about..At your age...you must have alot of energy...The yard is beautiful,I have always had large gardens...now at 72...sold everything, have a much smaller home 2000 sq feet smaller yard,still garden...I think my energy Has changed...keep going, I do enjoy❤

[@lindylou3519]

I’m 71 & like you my energy has suddenly changed & I honestly don’t want to have a large garden anymore. I would like to sell & have a very small garden about the size of a courtyard! lol (like the nice shady ones in Savannah GA). I spent the last week transplanting coneflowers into garden beds that I had in 5 big plastic whiskey barrels to try to simplify watering & to declutter. I got rid of all my geraniums in pots because they never do well throughout the summer. I have several tropicals that I have to bring into the garage to overwinter, but this year I’m keeping only half. It’s still too much. 😊

[@RosemaryOltarzewski]

My Hubs and I have totally downscaled and moved South of England, oh my gosh it's so cathartic and freeing to have small home from a 4 bed 100foot rear garden. Which took a lot of care phew 😊. Trust me do it, oh and we have more money at the end of the month to boot. 😂❤🎉

[@VickyElyse]

Love the seed story😂 Your videos are always so great!

[@psinva3076]

Thanks for the tips re: my garden journal. I’m usually a bit tired of it by this time of the year, but there is so much that can be useful for short term and next year planning.

[@kimkelso1360]

Hi Linda...love your videos...my husband has a robust vocabulary but yours is a marvel. Thanks for your creativity and garden knowledge.

[@gwenwade6059]

Nature rules! Linda and Stuart you are both so fun!❤❤

[@jordanyeager9220]

Love every in-garden segments ❤

[@tinafehr8394]

I think I’d let the redbud stay. I like the the thought of pruning it up and giving the space dimension and shade

[@brendamichalowsky1710]

April fool early,what good friends he’s probably having a good laugh!

[@sunitashastry5270]

Loved your scary story’s. Re redbud, I’ve had it happen. .I kept it for a while then had to take it down.. I do have one volunteer which is protecting my bird feeder. The birds love it as a perch so I’ve left that one for awhile.

[@pambrownpcccfre2240]

I'm in Nashville Zone 7 and my dahlias overwintered in the ground last year. I simply mulched very well.

[@janetneill2660]

Sweet pea pods do the same thing! Scared me half to death one night! I thought a small animal had gotten in the house! 😂

[@carolfisch9750]

The spiral pod halves would be great strung up as christmas tree ornaments.

[@esthersnell2357]

I CAN NOT thank you enough for recommending Truskin! Absolutely best serum I’ve yet to try! Thank you Linda!!!!!!

[@michellemihalko2302]

That’s so funny! I just love you and your videos! I’ve learned so much from you! Thank you!

[@vernellevale2226]

I agree with you on the dahlia to cut it back and leave it in the ground. I also agree that the redbud seedling will give you a better idea if you want it there by leaving it til spring. As for the geraniums and begonias, I would overwinter them in the greenhouse. I prefer established plants vs getting new plants to grow as I want them. All the best to you, Stewart and your family!

[@dignit1620]

Love your risk taking!

[@charlesperez9976]

The Geranium conundrum. I agree completely,a plant that has delivered in the past deserves any and all final chances. Greenhouse away! Plants can be funny that way,if you have faith in them,they often pay it back,twofold. Yeah,greenhouse.

[@shirleymcdougal2716]

Leave Red Bud to see how it grows! Blooms there would be gorgeous!

[@peggy-ann1961]

Great ending to the mystery! Please keep us posted as to what John has to say! 🇨🇦🍁👏

[@scpmdt]

Great closing comment to enjoy nature.

[@janicemurphy4373]

Linda you have so many great things to say about your beautiful redbud, I would leave it alone and go from there and then take it out, instead of regretting you took it out, sounds like you would love it and it sounds like a great idea!!!!

[@barbaracarlson1331]

Wow! That sound would be unsettling in the night!

[@barbaracarlson1331]

Wonder what your friend, John, has to say?! :)

[@rachelmontoya2314]

Wow you have some great hearing

[@phylliszimmerman7068]

Your scary story was hilarious! Leave the Redbud! I have several growing in my garden and I love them. Thanks Linda for your wonderful videos!

[@williamdahm8930]

Hi, Linda. I am in metro St. Louis, MO. I apologize if you already have extensive redbud experience, but I have found them to be extremely high-maintenance. Once your redbud gets to the height providing the shade you desire, it will begin to shed dead branches and you will be constantly weeding out volunteers. Also, if you decide to remove it, it will be extremely deep-rooted and difficult to extricate. The counterargument to my position is that my redbuds were in significant shade for about half the day, so that may be one consideration. Love your videos - I use them to relax!

[@patriciaprough6656]

I love Stewart's comment about the exploding seed pods, "Nature's fireworks!"

[@carriemartz8952]

Great Scott!! Exploding seed pods!!!! Lol .. love that!!

[@ordiekelleher2641]

So I hope your day is wonderful! Hugs Linda!

[@jenniferroberson5822]

Leave the redbud and also I would do a fun experiment with one of the geraniums. Cut back when freeze arrives and tuck it under the woodpile and pack with straw. Check again in spring 😉

[@TraciLMiller]

Leave the redbud, you have to see what it does and you can move it later. A very informative and entertaining episode! I love your style and your gardening advice is simple and easy to understand and follow. Cheers!

[@sudahiawad4498]

Lol! The seed pod mystery was hilarious!😂 I have a Redbud up against my house, but it’s in a big pot. The leaves/flowers look gorgeous up against the window from both the inside and the outside. When & its roots outgrow the pot, I’ll plant it out in the yard. But, for now I enjoy its beauty up close. 💚 💚💚💚

[@roserizzo3094]

Love your scary, funny story!

[@tc-gd8ln]

love the fridge texture of the cedar. wouldn't cone it. overwinter geraniums and dragon wings.thanks for sharing lovely Linda. gonna looking this wisteria explosion thang.

[@bettecannavino4047]

Leave the redbud. Thanks for the tip on the sale of your garden journal I bought two for gifts!

[@lindaperry9950]

That is hilarious about the seed pods. 😅

[@CynthiaCindyBeach]

I love your KZbin channel so much...

[@GabrieleThompson]

How wonderful of a story about the Wisteria seed pods "-) By the way:" Pride of Barbados seed pods explode the same way lol.

[@gardengal26]

Keep the red bud seedling! I had one volunteer a few years ago and decided to keep it. It’s put on a lot of growth this year. My plan is to prune it like you did at the other house to keep it airy. Mine hasn’t flowered yet but when I researched that, I found that the young trees often do not. Hoping for some flowers this next year.

[@foxkorio]

Ahaha! Wisteria shot. This happened to us - there was a noise in the middle of the night. It turned out that the pine cones were opening in the warmth. They shot like firewood crackling. But they didn’t fly away like wisteria, so we spent a long time looking for what it was!😜

[@jlanvers]

I saw you garden journal in the very most chic nursery in Salt Lake City : Cactus and Tropicals! I took a picture immediately!

[@loisspencer5968]

Hi Linda I would leave that little redbud I think it would look gorgeous as it matures and flowers❤

[@sandyprather9133]

I'd leave the redbud as it will give shade & add to the beauty, interest & symmetry to the area.

[@jodidann6410]

😂I’m dying here in Oregon with your exploding wisteria pods. I have never heard this before either. Curious have you asked your friend John if he set you up? 😂 thanks for sharing this funny story.

[@myrahclemens1983]

That was fun😊

[@conniep.4408]

Of course, give that redbud a Chance! ❤ Add some type of simple trellis to support it and shape it.

[@kirkholbrook2768]

I love the idea of your garden journal. i only wish it came in a three ring binder format so that I can add pages that I would like to keep all together in one place

[@betweber266]

I have red buds pop up all over won’t be just one ! I say in that spot go. Look around bet u have baby’s some were else . Your yard is getting so full , looks good .

[@melissaturner7236]

Hi Linda! I would caution against keeping the red bud seedling that close to the cottage. We had to remove 2 small redbuds that were damaged by the wind and we were shocked with how deeply rooted they were only after a few years. The roots were very thick and had run underneath our above ground pool that was nearby. Removing the red buds was very difficult because of the deep roots and I’ve also not been able to plant near the location they were growing because of the amount of thick roots we’re still trying to dig up.

[@janiceyoung283]

I vote let it stay and see what happens you may change your mind in the spring

[@JLee-pc2vc]

Linda, did you know you can overwinter geraniums in a paper bag with no pot? There's a Garden Gate Magazine KZbin video that can tell you how. I'm in zone 7 and have done it for several years. Some survive, some don't, but it's always fun to see the ones that make it come back to life!

[@JamiePeterson-g6d]

Keep the Redbud, ditch the begonias-they've been faithful plants for more than one season. 🎃 I love spooky stories right before Halloween.

[@jeanniecollier6763]

I would leave the small redbud tree, as it is a gift from above!! I moved my flowering maple tree (Abutilon | Tiger Eye Chinese Lantern) inside since we are projected to get into the 30s at night this week. I placed a 4 X 4 greenhouse under my open carport which also gets some sun each day and is blocked from the cold. Last year I was able to place my Boston ferns, spider plants and my Foxtail ferns in the small greenhouse and they all lived. That way, I do not have to put up with all the dead leaves from the fern during the winter.

[@carolfisch9750]

Question, could the redbud baby be succcessfully be replanted elsewhere or a bit further from the landing? Just wondering if that would be an option?

[@tinafehr8394]

That’s hilarious about the seed pods. I had a similar experience with pine cones. I heard this crackling almost hissing sound and could not figure out the sound when I realized it came from the pine cones. I checked to see if it was bugs in them but nothing. I did record it on my phone because I’d never heard of this before.

[@lindaables7492]

Oh keep the Redbud where it is. That is a wonderful idea. Take the risk. Love you.

[@gwenwade6059]

Toss the dahlia for winter interest. Gardening must oft be ruthless.

[@mkitchens8163]

The seed pod story is so funny. I believe Mexican petunia seeds explode similarly to this, also. I've had to remove a few zinnias due to powdery mildew, but my dahlias are coming into their own right now; they haven't looked as good all season. We had our first frost at 33 degrees last night here in N MS, but no plants seem to have suffered damage--frost was apparently confined to rooftops and windshields.

[@harriettebarnette2414]

Caster bean seed pods do the same thing. When I harvest, I put them in a paper bag and staple closed.

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Keep it!😊

[@AnitaSellsProperties]

Hi Linda, the water-wise landscape designer recommended a red bud for my front, I looked up what the roots are like, it says to plant 8 feet from the house so that’s my plan. Thank you for encouraging experimentation in the garden 😊

[@rosemarymodic2090]

I have been growing dahlias for many years. I would cut down the dahlias call it a day for this year.

[@dignit1620]

I think some support and nurturing would be good for the red bud volunteer! Time will tell if it will be damaging to the foundation.

[@GardeningSpirit]

Dig them up completely is what I would do. I don't have patience to limp stuff along in my garden. IMHO.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Was this John’s trick😂❤️

[@gwenwade6059]

Save your wisteria seeds and plant upas gifts in the Spring. I have a cascading one over an apricot tree and it has also awakened me as the dry heat shot those seeds out against my lounge window.😂 Staccato and over a two week period. Use pods as Xmas ornaments. They must have been the original inspiration for those baubles.

[@dianepitts1861]

Oh how I enjoyed this video! Please share you parlor wall color!!

[@carolynfuller6237]

Keep the redbud in the boxwood village. I think that it will be beautiful.

[@nitahiltner3348]

Save your geraniums!!!! And other plants. It seems to me the Halloween decorating outdoors has gotten much darker than it used to be.

[@gaylagenecarder4343]

Volunteer redbud is definitely a risk worth taking!

[@ordiekelleher2641]

That's funny😊

[@LauriOrkney]

Amazing

[@htas6888]

My redbud tree is already almost all golden and dropping leaves, here in Portland Oregon. Also it is planted very close to the foundation of my house. It was here when I bought my house 15 years ago. I did some research and found that it is a tree that can be planted close to foundations because its root goes straight down.

[@janmccall1]

Old house...mysterious sounds emanating in the darkness...next morning "For Sale" sign in front yard !!!!

[@jodybradley765]

Remove the Red bud. Replant somewhere else. It takes away from the boxwood collection.