October Garden Tour

[@1955missellie]

What a gorgeous tour! Love all the beautiful fall colors ..... I'll bet yours is the prettiest yard in the neighborhood.

[@nanci6134]

Love the fall because you get to see the fruit of your labor. Thank you!

[@HorticultureGeek]

Yes the fall is a great time to just sit down and enjoy the garden. Thanks for watching.

[@gracepeace487]

I don’t have nut grass thankfully but boy do I have pepper vine like crazy. It pops up EVERYWHERE! It seems to grow underground off of vigorous roots that I can’t seem to get to the end of!! Drives me nuts. 😡 I love your backyard. It still looks good. I’ll be there someday!!

[@KokoraLife]

Beautiful! Love it. 🌿

[@HorticultureGeek]

Thank you! 😊

[@suesci]

Thank you for your lovely tour. I appreciate your beautiful gardens and creative artistry. You maximize your yard space and effectively allow some restful contrasts with your lawnscape amongst the beds. Your front yard beds and autumn display are so enjoyable. What an amazing shade garden & patio area! Ever try European Ginger (shade) and Butter Burr (sun)? I wonder if planting your asclepia in a tub and planting the tub in the bed would prevent it from spreading? Thank you for your welcoming, healthy perspective on gardening!

[@HorticultureGeek]

I have not tried ginger yet but it is on list of things I want to plant. I am not that familiar with butter bur I might need to look into it. The only thing I know is some varieties get large. Thanks for the kids words, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@suesci]

You're very welcome. Butterbur does get invasive. I have a bed surrounded by a walkway & and driveway, so it's a good spot for it. The leaves are about 12" in diameter, which is a good contrast in my landscape.

[@anthonytaylor6841]

Hi Ray, i'm gonna ask your advice about trying to revive a tiny Bonfire Patio peach tree that someone gave me. It came from a full grown tree that someone has and is about 8 inches tall. It was given to me in a tall plastic cup with dirt in it and I think it had 2 or 3 leaves on it. Anyhow I re-planted it in an average size pot with I think compost soil and the leaves fell off and it may be dead. So now I want to put it in a different pot, give the roots a good spraying before repotting it and maybe keep it in the house during this winter in TN and hope it revives next Spring. I thought i'd use standard potting mix for soil but wondering if you have any advice before I repot it? I'd like it for an ornament tree and care nothing about getting peaches. Also wondering if you have any experience with Sago Palm trees? Thanks!

[@HorticultureGeek]

I would say check to see if the plant has any life in it. Do the branches have any green left in them are they pliable or are they dead and dried out. If your plant has any life left then yes repot it. Overwintering it inside at this small size would work but in general it shouldn’t be inside as long as you are zone 5 or higher. I would really recommend a root stimulate such as Espoma Bio Tone during reporting to encourage the roots to grow to support the tree. Hope that helps and sorry no experience with sago.

[@anthonytaylor6841]

@@HorticultureGeek Thanks much for your response! I am going to repot it (Bonfire Patio peach tree) becuz I don't know where I want to plant it yet on my property, and I also want to wait to see if its going to survive before planting it in the yard. I just thought I would keep it in the house this winter but if you recommend keeping it outside then I will. I will just ask one more question. I have packaged top soil and general Miracle Gro potting soil...would you recommend using one of those to repot it with or buy something more appropriate?

[@HorticultureGeek]

@ if you keep it in the house either soil is fine. If you keep it outside use the general soil. The miracle grow has fertilizer in it that will encourage the plant to try to grow and you don’t want fresh growth outside in winter to get frost damage.

[@anthonytaylor6841]

@@HorticultureGeek Thanks and I just subscribed.