Making a Garden in Appalachia - FIRST Garden Tour 2023

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[@cathyrichmond6178]

Love your garden Tipper. Im a container gardner now. At 72 yrs old that's the best I can do. Your excitement over both flowers and veggies is contagious. Thanks for sharing. Continued prayers for Ms Cindy.

[@vertieriggins7561]

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[@stomper2582]

Everything gets a little harder as you age but hard work is what keeps me going. I get stiff when I stop. Still tilling my garden planting and am having tho hand water here in the mountains of NC too. Hope we start getting rain again soon. I’m 73 and love watching my garden grow. Thanks for sharing the garden tips and letting us see your garden. Really looking good. 😊

[@claudiafarmer2726]

Tku for sharing I'm a old mountian girl from wva I haven't got to garden for while I have parksion I'm praying for miss Cindy and y'all .

[@grammie9240]

I am so excited, I ordered grow bags, 3 gallon ones, from Amazon today. God has blessed husband and I, I am 75 in August, he will be 80 next May. So far, I have 6 tomato plants, one cucumber hill, one zucchini hill, one yellow crooked neck, a huge raspberry plant, and 4 rhubarb plants. I mowed grass for 2 hours yesterday, self propelled rear wheel drive mower, no driving one for us yet😅 I ordered 9 bags, and will plant nasturtiums, and whatever else catches my fancy. Planting is later here in Oregon, but I already have the above started really good. I so appreciate your blog. My daughter and I already have your cookbook, one a piece. Pickled peaches are my next project from it, when they get ripe here in Oregon. My daughter is making the chicken and dumpling recipe. I also love the fried apple pies. I made rubarb and strawberry hand pies yesterday. Keep blogging and God Bless Grammie Joyce in Oregon Note: I'll have to forego the poke sallet recipe, since I don't have any. You might tell Jim that there's another toxic chemical in the poke, as the Vitamin A is normally good, unless it's in toxic amounts. The toxin is phytolacine. I also rinse mine three times and boil them three times. Then the hot bacon grease and chopped onion. Tipper, I found some poke sallet festivals online, but none in North Carolina.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you! Your garden sounds wonderful!

[@patriciabeller64]

Gardening is an exercise of your internal faith, hope, love, and patience! If you're a gardener, even just one pot on your porch, you are an optimist--don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

[@MsKindaSorta]

I like that.

[@bethgiesey9405]

I have used plain flour to dust my cabbage so the worms don't invade them. My dad told me this trick so I didn't use any pesticide on them. I've even used it on flowers. Your garden looks so nice. I'm anxious to hear how the blueberry Tommy toes are 🙏 & hugs

[@mstuckey311]

Thanks for the tip!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Great tip!!

[@janehunter2560]

I jus love it when you reach down and take a bloom in your fingers and tell us about it, and they hold their pretty little faces up to look at us. Then they go back to whatever they were doing in the garden. They remind me of our little orange cat Dooley's sweet face looking up at us, and then back to his busy day.

[@maryboekehill4887]

You are going to think I’m goofy in the head, but as you are taking us through your garden, I can actually smell your plants. We aren’t able to grow plants anymore, but I am enjoying “smelling” your plants and herbs!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that 😀

[@bettypogue7021]

Tipper I guess I walk out to my garden at least ten times a day lol. I am just so proud of it. I love all my flowers too. My favorite flower I have ever had my Daddy gave me when I was 23. It is a beautiful Clematis Vine that grows all the way to the top of my house. It shows out every year. It is now 34 years old and stunning. I think Daddy is helping it along from Heaven. Continued prayers for Miss Cindy and all the family

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I know it is beautiful Betty!! I’m glad you have it 😀

[@Juniper687]

“It calls out to your soul”- that is so true Tipper. Thank you for sharing with us and thank you for encouraging others to grow something. It truly does make you stop and think about what a glorious and amazing world we are all lucky enough to live in.

[@christyjohnson6967]

Tipper, I’ve already commented in this video. Hope it’s ok to chime in twice. But I just felt I had to say more. You are a kindred spirit my friend, and how I wish we were neighbors. I wonder if you know what a comfort you are to countless people. These are troubled times. You don’t get political and you don’t often refer to it. But your messages convey such a sense of comfort, hope and peace, which so many need right now. And I just know they are grateful. What a treasure you are. I know how busy you are. I know what it takes to have gardens such as these. It is so sweet you take the time to make videos and to inspire others. 💕

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for the kind encouraging words!! So glad you enjoy visiting with us 😀

[@rebeccabsomanybooks3558]

Planting a garden is hope for the future. You are right it is good for the soul. Lovely garden.

[@paperfaeries3725]

Hello, dear Tipper, I've been watching your videos for about a year now, and I just want to thank you for sharing your life with us. I live in Florida, but my family are all near your neck of the woods and watching your videos helps to make the distance feel not so far away. You are just the dearest lady and your family are some of the most kindest, funniest, authentic people. I have recruited my sister to buy your book and get your signature this Saturday; she's a great little sister! I will be keeping you and your family in my prayers. Sorry this is so long winded but I wanted you to know that even as far south as Fort Lauderdale Florida there is someone Celebrating Appalachia ❤ Ellie

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for the kind words! So glad you enjoy our videos 😀 looking forward to meeting your sister 😀

[@tc2503]

Just watched it again, and let's appreciate the videographer and the editor. They did an excellent job. The crisp focus, perspectives and smooth narration are spot on.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Nasturtium is one of favorite Flowers 💐 ❤❤

[@darlenemartin248]

That was an amazing tour. You all have really made a big garden, adding everything together. That does inspire me! I sure wished I planted a garden before I became disable. I never even thought about it. I worked so much that there wasn't time for that. Knowing that it's impossible to go back and do different, I'm constantly telling my son, daughter and grandchildren to learn to grow their own food. This year they finally have given it a shot. They are doing great considering they have never done it before. I'm proud of them. They get so excited and send me pics. of how big the vegetables are getting. Thanks, Tipper, for inspiring us to try. It's working for my family.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is wonderful!

[@tc2503]

Thank you for sharing your lovely and productive garden with us. So calming and inspirational, I feel like I had a mini vacation. Love your earrings, btw.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@charlottebolton6244]

I’m excited too when you give a tour of your garden. It’s like I’m there too, talking to the plants. Come on now, grow, grow, grow. I can’t wait to see you again next week.

[@carlapoorman8137]

That orange lilly, which just showed, is what we call a tifer lilly in central Illinois. ❤

[@MrsEyes512]

I grow flowers in containers and you are 💯 right about what you said!! I had no idea i could keep flowers alive but i can and the amount of joy my little containers bring has surprised me so much. I encourage anyone reading this who hasn't tried it, to give it a try. If i can do it... literally, anybody can. 😆

[@leighflorkevich9916]

Thanks for the tour Tipper! Everything looks so lush and green! I can taste the green beans cooked with some bacon and little new potatoes or peas! I like them with a few slices of tomato and some green onions along with some good cornbread. Those purple peppers might be nice with them, too. I don't know what they taste like but they're so pretty they have to be delicious, and maybe some kilt lettuce. That would be all I need for a great meal!

[@patriciadominguez6343]

Your grape plant is actually "the common grape" VITIS vinifera AKA as the wine grape or the European grape. It is native to most of Europe and has a long history of cultivation mainly for wine, but can be eaten just for the grape, raisins and also jellies and juice. It is cultivated in most of the US with the exception of the West coast states where it is considered an exotic. Carbon dating in eastern Europe has traced the wine grape back to 6000 years BC.

[@Prepping_mimi]

Having our grandsons living here has been wonderful. They each have a little cardboard box. They each have a zucchini plant growing. They helped grow strawberries and I let them eat every one. Last night we kicked several peas. They didn’t even make it inside. They devoured every single one! Even if I don’t get a big harvest, watching their wonderment and their accomplishments is worth every little thing we do grow.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is so wonderful!!

[@karengibbs3252]

I so enjoyed the tour of your garden, Tipper. Everything looks wonderful. Our garden really needs some TLC. It’s growing well but so is the grass. Since Mama recent illness, I’m at the nursing facility everyday with her & my garden is being sacrificed. This year we discovered peaches on a tree that had never made any before. I spotted them while mowing a few weeks ago. Last Saturday we picked almost a bushel of peaches !

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yay for the peaches! Praying for your mama and y’all!!

[@sandramena3234]

The orange poppy looks like a California Poppy ❤our state flower!!!

[@debbeasher-k4764]

My Grandma had a wonderful green thumb like you do now. I miss her.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

❤️

[@deewhiffen]

I haven't seen Lambs quarter in so long, my Grandma would mix it with other greens like poke and mustard greens. I just love your garden. I love your channel and the family. It's so comforting to be reminded of my family. Thank you to all of you all .

[@melissalambert7615]

Yeah - garden tour! That is a lot of plants. Don't pull your volunteer toms, just snip off at the ground. So, you don't disturb the cucumbers. Love lamb's ear. So soft. Read native peoples used the leaves like a band-aid. The little orange poppy here is called a California poppy. Cannot wait for more updates. It is such a blessing to have a garden. I have plants in pots. You are right. Just grow something.

[@teresaburleson7226]

I said California poppy too😉

[@rhondalampe6676]

Hey Tipper, So glad you share your garden with us. It is beautiful! All the best . Prayers for Miss Cindy. Hello to Matt.

[@swoodhaus]

The orange lilies you were showing, aren't they tiger lilies? Very common on the roadsides here in middle TN. Your garden looks beautiful! If something doesn't get in your garden, you will yield a huge bounty! Thank you Tipper! Continued prayers for Miss Cindy and your family!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Lots of folks said they called them that 😀 thank you!

[@TRMTRM-qw7ov]

I've known so many people who have become concerned with the quality and healthiness of the vegetables and fruits in the chain grocery stores. As a result, they've turned to gardening to provide a healthier diet for their families. I've directed many of them to your channel and they have shared how much they've learned from watching. Your channel is responsible for new, vibrant gardens throughout Ohio.

[@coffeenow35]

Wow the fruits of your labor everything looks great 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much I appreciate that!

[@annelawrence9127]

At the 35:43 when you discovered the plant was a lily, we’re here in southern Virginia, call that a ‘ditch lily’ because you will see them growing in ditches. My very dear friend and fellow flower gardener Sandra Lambiotte who passed away, recently, told me ‘every self-respecting Southerner should have ditch lilies in her garden. I love it I have them in my garden too. ❤

[@patsatterfield7573]

Love this Garden Tour! I can't wait to show it to Quincy, He loves to sucker tomatoes & hunt for those ugly horn worms on tomatoes. Thank you for your nice comments about us & Satterfield's Briarpatch! We appreciate you so much & can't wait to visit with you all, again. We are going to have to exchange some plants. I don't have any of several ones that you are growing. Hugs & Best Wishes to you all!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

We can’t wait to visit you all again 😀

[@lianawelch5852]

Your garden is really lovely, I planted potatoes this year does it mean they are ready when they bloom? I'm so behind,my Mike had to have surgery, I told you he hurt it,well it was a crushed disk two pieces had broken off and embedded in scar tissue from another surgery years ago, anyway,we made it home after a couple of days in the hospital,we spent our 43rd anniversary in the bed,he was really in pain and I was trying to keep him comfortable my point, isy garden isn't finished I got the metal planters like y'all got,I need some bush beans,okra, jalapeno peppers, maybe some cantaloupe,,thank you for showing your garden, you inspire me Daly, you and your whole family,thank you honey, every thing is a little crazy here,until he heals,but I'm telling you the garden, it's my Zen,so is cutting the grass at this point, y'all are included in my prayers and I do pray for miss Cindy and Granny and we'll, every one 💗 have a wonderful day and thank you for sharing your garden I'm learning through you, it's been wonderful ☮️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I’m so sorry about Mike! I will be praying for him!! The potatoes will die back when they are ready to harvest. Thank you!!

[@fields-n-feathers]

Those ORANGE flowers that grow along the side of the road and that you featured near the end of the video are called TIGER LILLIES. They're also EDIBLE.

[@LauPulstar]

mat's tomato sandwich day is around the corner 😉

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@Jean-ko4xv]

A wonderful 39 minute walk in your garden,, Thank you Tipper. God Bless. Jean ❣🙏

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@patsynewby2162]

Oh Tipper! I watched when you and Matt planted all of those beautiful seeds. Today I have so enjoyed seeing how they are growing,the flowers,the squash,the beans ,peas,onions, blueberries, and my favorite tomatoes, okra and potatoes It was so exciting. The plants are so rich looking and beautiful. You all have green thumbs as they say, but really you work so hard to prepare for the winter. Prayers for you all and most of all Miss Cindy.❤️

[@teresaburleson7226]

can't believe everything came up so quickly. I sowed some flower seeds a week or so before theirs and I'm still looking 👀 nothing yet🤔

[@tonytherf-mb3dg]

Tipper your memory is amazing. I love how you recall the various names of your plants and where they came from. I certainly don't wish time to go by, but I can hardly wait for July to see how everything has prospered. 😊

[@PepperplacewithShawna]

Your enthusiasm for watching the gardens grow is so special. I am the same. When I plant seeds in the ground and they start to emerge,I get so excited! Love your gardens! Prayers for Miss Cindy and all your family.

[@oniewall4328]

Thank you and the family for sharing your love of gardening!! I enjoy watching and learning from watching your videos! My husband and I have always tried having a garden , I so enjoy watching the plants grow and Gods creation in the garden! Thank you for sharing your knowledge on gardening, it has helped me to venture out on growing more and how you can plant more in the space that you have . Praying for Ms. Cindy and the family as you go through this season of life . Jesus Christ is there with you all ! Love ❤️ and prayers 🙏🙏

[@tammyreichert3636]

If your sweet 100's are anything similar to sweet millions, they're the BOMB! I agree about growing something - it feeds the soul as well as the body. I can't grow a garden right now, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing 🤗

[@Grammysgarden]

Good morning, I think your garden is beautiful and so varied. I wish I could send you all the Lambs Quarter I pull every year. My grandma used to send my little sister and I foraging for Lambs Quarter, Polk, and Sour Dock. She boiled it on her wood stove and it was delicious.I’m 74 and am so thankful to be gardening and I have taught my daughter about Lambs Quarter. I sometimes just eat it when I’m weeding. I have put it with my lettuce when I wilt it. You have a blessed day❤️

[@roydenandtracymarran4359]

I love it! Beautiful….. there’s nothing prettier then a garden in your back yard … in full bloom! I love to watch the wind blow through the leaves ….. it’s so beautiful…… ❤…. My garden calls to me every morning…. Bout 5-6 am…. I love to work in the garden and pray or listen to the Bible ….. it anchors me for the rest of my day…

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love your morning routine 😀

[@ramonahierholzer3163]

Your garden and property look absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! Good thing Princess April was around to keep you straight on the tomatoes! 😂❤️ I've heard that planting Borage everywhere you can , around your garden, helps keep the unwanted bugs away. I'm so glad that your garden is coming into a stage that allows you to start feeling the rewards. ❤🙏

[@garybrunet6346]

I remember last year, when the arches met each other. It’s such a beautiful sight. Are the grapes, maybe, concord? Continued prayers for Miss Cindy!😊🇨🇦🙏

[@maryturner3473]

I'm not sure, but I think Concord's are purple.

[@garybrunet6346]

@@maryturner3473 Concords start off green and turn purple, if I’m not mistaken. I could be totally wrong about this particular grape. I’m just throwing it out there😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Gary! They might be 😀

[@maryturner3473]

@Gary good point, you are most likely right.

[@cindysmith1162]

You can only grow a little flower and it makes your heart happy. Thanks for another beautiful video.

[@elizabethpiveronus3359]

Miss Cindy and and you all in my prayers 🙏

[@keeptrying5962]

Amen. 🙏🏼

[@paulaestes567]

Such a beautiful garden! And your flowers are so pretty! I do miss growing a garden and feeding the family with the harvest, it is such a wonderful feeling to be able to grow your own food, and nourish our bodies with what we've grown. You know it's in our nature..after all wasn't Adams job to grow, work and til the garden? It is truly a blessing to be able to watch the growth, tend it and finally be able to actually feast on it. My favorite things from the garden are rattlesnake beans, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and squash, and zucchini. So many more but those are my favorites! Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us, I am excited for the harvest!

[@elizabethpiveronus3359]

Marigolds help keep critters away and I always loved the yellow and orange color

[@kimberlykelly7280]

I planted Okry and collards this year and can’t wait to see if I can cook them up to taste good since I am on the west coast. Your garden is so healthy looking. I am growing more beans this year since we really like them and I can freeze them. Trying the bush variety for the first time too. Trying new things keeps it fun but the tried and true squash and tomatoes are also so exciting. Thanks for such a peaceful and pleasant walk through your garden.

[@dianneC1979]

I absolutely love the serenity of your garden.

[@BR-nl8eb]

Enjoyed the tour. I'm not physically capable of growing a garden, but you inspired me to plant some beautiful flowers and herbs. I have a couple containers that are strictly flowers and others that are all edible. Herbs and edible flowers. It has been an amazing joy!!! ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@krissyjohnson5551]

Awesome video loved seeing how your garden is growing and the flowers are so pretty. Y’all are definitely gonna be busy with the harvest but I think that’s the best part of it.😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@nataliestrasser3117]

I’m just tickled pink watching you show off your beautiful garden. I can’t wait to see the harvest!

[@dustyroselansall8185]

this was a fabulous garden tour Tipper....just so much growing in varying stage and having the additional raised bed area has certainly given more planting options. It all looks so beautiful! I get excited by hearing your excitement! 😄 Thank you for taking us along.

[@janh519]

Tipper, your garden is absolutely beautiful! You and Matt got it out early and it looks great!. I grew up in Appalachia and I will always feel I need to plant veggies in spring because I love them! My parents always had a large garden. My father passed away before my mother did and she kept on planting the last four years she lived after my dad was gone. When she died in the summer of her early nineties, she had four rows planted! There were two rows of tomatoes and two rows of corn and beans! I was out late this evening watering my four tomato plants and one sweet pepper. They are looking quite good, but not as nice as yours! I live a few states north of your area. You are going to harvest wonderful vegetables this year and you and Matt will certainly enjoy them!

[@peggyreid6836]

Thank you Tipper for the nice tour of your garden. Everything's looking good. Praying for Ms. Cindy and your family.

[@mjhepburn11]

Tipper, I thought of you today. I walked into my local public library, and on the table in the center of the room was a box of free small tomato, pepper, and marigold plants. I picked up a tomato plant to look at the little identifying tag, and it was a Tommy Toe! You know that I took it right home and planted it! I'll think of you again when I'm enjoying my handful of tiny tomatoes.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that 😀

[@patrickrwhite8354]

Wow, I am so surprised at how many peppers you already have and spring is barely over. Well, you know what they say, Tipper? You can tell how hard a person works in his/her garden when everything is beautiful as yours is. I love the flowers. I am sure God will bless every seed you and your family planted. Just Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this. There is always a lot of work to Gardening. If you keep going you will Be able to welcome Tourists to Tipper & Matts Botanical Gardens Just think. So beautiful. Gorgeous property. You are truly Blessed.

[@patsyerrington]

Your garden is beautiful! I can't wait to see your harvest. When we were doing a big garden I never thought of planting flowers in with my garden, but I wish I had, what a beautiful difference it makes. We have some tomatoes, berries and grapes growing, but that's about it this year. Maybe next years growing season we'll have more. Hope Miss Cindy's pain is eased today. ❤🙏

[@teresaburleson7226]

my granny always had flowers in her garden. I remember Holly hawks, maybe cosmos. They were usually tall ones, she probably had marigolds, I just don't remember ❤

[@lisahollingsworth2663]

Your enthusiasm for gardening is contagious. I'm so glad you planted some Sweet 100's in your garden. You are going to be so glad that you did. They are simply wonderful - sweet and delicious. You'll find yourself pulling a handful off at a time and eating them as you go about admiring your other plants.

[@cherylmaynard5796]

So excited to see your garden. Its beautiful. I like how you have it in different places. When I was a kid, I didn't appreciate it as much as I did/do the older I got/get. My mom and dad didn't just have gardens they had fields. I guess as a kid I took it for granted. Although the work was hard I wish I could go back and appreciate it so much better. So many good memories. One memory was when my dad would turn the ground, he would attach an old car hood to the tractor and my sister and I would stand on it, along with cinder blocks he had on it, and it would bust up the big dirt clods, that was so much fun. Can't wait to see your next garden update. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm not able now to have a garden so I'll just watch you with yours. Have a blessed day. Continued prayers for Miss Cindy and all. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mariontheantiquarian7849]

Your garden is beautiful!! I am excited for you… you have fueled my interest in gardening too. When we move next month, I am planning to plant some flowers & maybe some fall veggies. Next year will be my big year!! There are pear & pecan trees on the family farm that were planted by my great parents… I hope to start a couple trees from seed to put in the yard. Quite the undertaking for someone who has never done anything like this before 😂😂😂

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You can do it! 😀

[@kristenquinn3000]

You inspired me, I went out and bought a pot and a tomato plant to go in it.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@dawnedwall5419]

Tipper your gardens are amazing. I love gardening but I’m unable to do it anymore but I enjoy watching you and Matt and Katie, Courie with your gardening. God bless you all.

[@kimmcnear6843]

It's fun to talk about flowers and vegetable plants

[@juliemattingly3356]

You gardens are beautiful! Love all the hosts and like Katie I can’t wait to see the poppy’s. I bought a gardening magazine years ago that had bright blue poppy’s on the cover. I contacted the gardener who was located in northern Washington and was able to purchase seeds. Needless to say they didn’t do well in our humidity and clay soil. Best of luck on your summer veggies.

[@Pembroke.]

Tipper your garden is amazing, and I'm pretty sure everyone's going to be excited when its harvest time.

[@caroldurusau2866]

You will have plenty of lambs quarters from now on. Another good thing about them is that chickens love them too.

[@normasavitsky184]

My Grandmother called them Tiger Lilies and hers grew along her back road.

[@margaretevans1934]

It is so lovely I could sit there all day. I can't grow big veggie beds as I used to but I have strawberries, raspberries, blackberrys, apple tree, blueberry bushes, a few little box planters with salad stuff and my little greenhouse packed with tomatoes. I have been out there this afternoon and the perfume coming off so many plants was wonderful. I was having to move a few big plants and containers from around the fish pond as my son is going to empty it tomorrow, dig it out bigger and put a new liner in (without a leak). There are big containers everywhere for the fish big and small, newts, frogs and all the plants. It should make for an interesting day. Like you we haven't had rain for over a week so I will be out watering this evening. Thanks for sharing.

[@warp9p659]

Love your garden! Be careful with that lemon balm. From one small pot of lemon balm I planted 4 or 5 years ago, it is now all over the back yard, in every planting bed, in every space it can find. It will really take over, and it's hard work to try to dig it all up and get rid of it (which you can't).

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 😀

[@teresaburleson7226]

It's a good plant to put in a container🙂

[@keeptrying5962]

Tipper my husband is so excited about the nasturtiums I put all over (after seeing them in your videos) and I told him they're not only edible, but apparently very good for you. I told him I'm pretty sure Tipper cooked with some of the greens (or put 'em in a salad) last year in one of her videos. So then he wanted to try them and like a little boy, just plucked some leaves and blossoms and ate them. He loves them! I mean he genuinely thinks they have a really complex, cool flavor. (I am not so adventurous as he is, but I'm delighted he's delighted 🙂. ) Everything looks amazing there, it IS so exciting. THANK YOU! 🙌🏼 💓

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yay 😀

[@robinsnell7249]

Hi Tipper, I so enjoyed the tour! I especially love the flowers. We live in FL and I do have a flower garden out front. I have birds of paradise and delphenium along with grasses that bloom. I'm anxious to see how the little blue tomatoes taste. I've never seen them before. Have a good evening.

[@marywhitlow5806]

Love the tour through your beautiful garden! So much hard work for you all but we can tell you love “playing in the dirt” like most of us Southern women,because that’s what we do. The harvest is well worth all the hard work. I would love to meet your chickens in one of your videos. I have a few chickens that are like pets. Praying for Miss Cindy and all the family. God will provide for all your needs. God bless you, Mary Whitlow

[@loveforAppalachia]

I thoroughly enjoyed the garden tour, so beautiful and bountiful! We were hoping so much to make it tomorrow to Roanoke, but our daughter has been sick. We ended up in the ER with her night before last and she has a terrible virus. I can't risk y'all getting sick and/or carrying it back to Miss Cindy. I hate it so bad, we wanted to come and fellowship with you and Corie (we were hoping to see Katie too but you mentioned in another video it would be you and Corie)! We are still keeping all of you in prayer and we send our love. Prayers also for traveling mercies! 🙏🏼 ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I’m so sorry she is sick! I will be praying for her!! Don’t worry about missing us take care of that sweet girl!

[@lindafox9969]

I loved the tour. Your flowers are beautiful. I can imagine looking out your window and seeing the flowers. I am happy for you.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@pamelab5480]

Wow very good job Tipper and Matt I’m so excited and I’m especially excited to see Katy’s poppy bloom too!

[@inkreo65]

Thank you for sharing your excitement of your garden in the late spring. It brought me a few moments of joy and happiness. I look forward to seeing you and your family enjoy the benefits of your vegetable garden in your cooking videos.

[@eileenmayberry2731]

Tipper it is so wonderful to watch you pass on traditions of gardening, history and family to your daughters. It is important to remember the past and amazing that your daughters are so interested when most people their age could care less.

[@vickiwood9192]

Made me think of "The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land." NKJV Song of Solomon 2:12 Nature reveals God's ability to renew, restore, replenish. Your garden bears witness to God's grace.

[@lesliekendall5668]

I was able to identify the day lily you correctly identified because a year ago (even though I have a lot of day lilies) I saw one online that I liked the bloom of and when I saw that the leaves were growing up just like your transplanted one (which IS different than the leaf growth of my other ones), I recognized it. I thought maybe the flower you didn't know the name of was maybe echinacea but I didn't get a very good look at the leaves so I might be way off. And WHAT? NO GARLIC??? Even if a person doesn't like to eat garlic it's SUCH an important medicinal. Thank you for showing us your garden. You're a lucky duck being in the limited Scuppernong region.

[@teresaburleson7226]

Corie loves garlic

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 we do have garlic in several places I just failed to show it 😀

[@kimberlylyerly2207]

I love your excitement over your beautiful garden. ❤️ Hard work does pay off! I can't wait to see the bounty. God bless you and yours, sweet lady! ❤️🙏❤️

[@deborahstrickland9845]

Scuppernongs are the BEST! I can sit and eat them like candy. What a beautiful garden Tipper!💚👏

[@deborahstrickland9845]

I forgot to mention that I grew up eating pinkeye peas. Aren’t they wonderful?❤️

[@KB-ku4um]

My favorite of your videos so far this spring/summer! May it all be beautiful and bountiful!

[@bethmichaud3209]

This garden stroll, show & tell, is perfectly lovely !🌺🏵️🌻🌸🌿. A family Crown Glory !

[@lindahays8444]

Your garden is so green and pretty.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Linda 😀

[@lindahays8444]

@@CelebratingAppalachia you are very welcome.

[@relax2dream164]

Thank you for showing us around. I was just thinking I’d like to see a garden tour and here it is! I love lilies! Yours is so beautiful and meaningful. ❤️🇨🇦

[@csnanny1882]

Thanks for walking us through your garden. It’s just beautiful. God bless ,and take care. ❤

[@TeressaJ1960]

Your gardens are gorgeous! You've created such a serene, peaceful yard, I imagine you enjoy sitting out there often.

[@debbiecryan4882]

Marigolds DO work! They also help with aphids. I plant them around my garden every year. Your garden looks great!

[@lanagonzalez3359]

Hello, thought I’d share with you that I believe the flowers (not the tall one,) you wasn’t sure their name. My mama grew them back home, they’re called Stokes Asters or we called them Stokesia , the blooms we had were a really pretty blue . They may be in other colors, too, I think they’re perennials, also. I just loved following along with you through your wonderful garden, and that your getting some rain, it hasn’t rained here in about a month the earth is literally cracking up. I’m going to try to grow some sweet potatoes in a grow bag, I ordered the slips from Hoss Tools . I was surprised to find out Hoss Tools is just a few miles from my home town, in South Georgia. Your right Tipper, trying to plant a few seeds is really rewarding. I so enjoy watching each one of your videos of your garden progress through the summer and pray that you are blessed with the rain it needs. 🙏❤️🙏

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 😊

[@Alicia652]

Everything is looking great, Tipper! Looks like the Lord is going to bless you with a wonderful gardening season that will produce a bountiful harvest! ❤❤

[@carolynholloman6911]

Really enjoyed taking a garden tour with you, everything is beautiful!!

[@--RJ--]

So wonderful to see how everything is growing. Thanks.

[@HolmansHomestead]

Everything is looking so good. People that have never growed some of there own food are missing out. To start with a seed and a plant and get food oh boy nothing like it. Take care. God bless

[@sarahthomas9153]

Seems like some of the best plants in my yard are starts from friends and family's yards.😊

[@christinej2358]

Your garden is coming along beautifully! Y’all going to have a bountiful harvest with lots to eat fresh and preserve to eat all winter long. Plus the flowers are just lovely! Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@brendawoods554]

Lovely flowers, and the garden is beautiful. The orange day Lily is also called a June Lilly. I just love the old fashion flowers so many memories attached to them. Thank you Tipper.

[@blanfamily6026]

Tipper, your excitement is contagious! So fun to see all the growth that has come on since y'all planted. I'm amazed at all the growth up on the bank, as well. Nasturtiums and all those volunteers are my very favorites! Although we need rain here in Central KY, we are thankful that our garden is coming along. Thank you for sharing your excitement and encouragement to grow beautiful flowers and food for our family!☺