Pulling Out DARA, Zinnias & Sunflowers, Training A Climbing Rose, & Planting Vincas 🌺

[@cathyversteeg3051]

Weeding is like the laundry, there's always more to do!

[@bethw.3168]

Dirty dishes too

[@shesamadgardener]

Truth!

[@sarahheffernan5176]

So true 😂

[@mycraftroom6872]

Such a good idea of training the rose branches horizontally! Now I just have to remember to do it!

[@shesamadgardener]

I’m so glad it helped!

[@sarahheffernan5176]

A great productive day! 😅🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@shesamadgardener]

I think so too!

[@laurajeffcoat4731]

You are so smart to head back in and not over doing in this insane heat . Especially if no one is around. Continue to stay safe. You are more important than the flowers even though we love them sometimes it's just not worth it. 🤗💓💕💞

[@shesamadgardener]

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[@LindaBaker-l1b]

Amanda, I'm so glad you're giving vinca another chance! Your color selections are so charming, and I bet they will thrive very happily in this new ideal location! They really love heat and not too much water. Your raised beds will drain perfectly for them. 19:31 19:31 We are cleaning up after Berle in Houston. Power still is out in our area, but thank the Lord we have a generator! I always love watching your videos, and you always teach me something new in every one of them! 💗💗

[@shesamadgardener]

Ugh I’m sorry your power is still out! My family in that area has a generator which has helped them so much … they’ve lived there for 30 years so it seems like they are pros with this scary weather.

[@joecannon5593]

Thank you for explaining why you go horizontal with the climbing rose. Makes sense. Time to tie up mine.

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michellepollino4986]

Stay safe and cool out there. You know I live in NY and that hurricane aftermath came right across the country today with lots of tornadoes, rain and winds. We do not have tornadoes here. It was pretty scary. I love vincas. I hope putting them in the raised beds makes they grow beautifully.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thank you, I will! And yes, this weather has been insane!

[@sharonhart1232]

After people suggested you were over watering your vinca, I backed off on watering mine so much and they started thriving and are now looking like they should look.

[@wandakelly2173]

Same!

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome! Glad it worked for you!

[@litaapreston9605]

I’m maybe a bit weird but I like pulling weeds. I find it satisfying especially when I am frustrated at something 😅

[@shesamadgardener]

I definitely think it’s satisfying too!

[@mhubertcfi]

I planted those Seeds of Change sunflowers last year and lived them. Saved seeds and now I’m waiting to see what the second generation brings! Like your 7th grade yearbook says: stay cool!

[@shesamadgardener]

Oh, I hope mine turn out as good as yours!

[@MelindaBrooks-vj3fr]

You inspire me to get out there and I am always glad when I do. A little bit done is better than none! I go out early morning and come in around 9:30 or 10:00. It's about survival now!

[@shesamadgardener]

Definitely survival mode! Little bouts of time is about all I can do too!

[@JerilynnSchultz]

The vincas look pretty in the raised beds. I like the colors of the sunflowers you chose. We got an inch and a half of rain here in San Antonio yesterday! It was so needed. ❤😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Yay for rain!!!

[@donnajoy6951]

Just another great teaching video-Thanks!😊

[@shesamadgardener]

You are so welcome!

[@najwaseiya]

Very nice sharing, thanks😍😍😍😍

[@shesamadgardener]

You’re welcome!

[@susanschellberg4509]

Weeding never ends. I set a timer for 15 minutes. It's amazing how much I can accomplish in 15 minutes and it doesn't feel so overwhelming. My dara is looking brown, too. You inspired me to cut it back.

[@shesamadgardener]

Good idea on setting a timer!

[@cranerygardens]

Hi Amanda, thank you for a peaceful video, feel like hanging out with a flower friend. Love your shade wall/section. I am glad you decide to wait on the arch, and hope you get to cool down inside, sit rest a bit. Take care. Crane ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@shesamadgardener]

Hi Crane! Hope you are doing well, flower friend!!!

[@cranerygardens]

@@shesamadgardener 😊🥰❤️

[@trainingolives3370]

Ugh yes, too hot, indeed. Summer is literally just survival mode for us. I always tell myself that it’s our down time like the far north has in deep winter. I look forward to cooler temps and getting back out there every day with enthusiasm.

[@shesamadgardener]

You are right about the down time!

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

❤❤❤❤stay cool amanda

[@shesamadgardener]

You too!

[@MarianneHuff]

Hi, I do short spurts also in South Florida. Hot and humid. I already have some mildew. I love your videos.i also love vincas. Mine reseeded themselves so now i have rose colored vincas in a lot of pots. Good luck with yours. Mine like a little shade😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Oh, I hope mine reseed like yours!

[@nancystoltenberg3564]

It’s hot in California now, too. Love your channel!

[@shesamadgardener]

It seems like the whole country is having a heat wave!!!

[@bethw.3168]

My new gardening time is before sunrise. I use patio lights.

[@shesamadgardener]

I bet that’s actually very peaceful!

[@vickijackson9115]

One of my huge problems is getting attacked by Mosquitoes. Especially in the mornings and evenings. The bites turn into huge whelps.😩 the Vincas are pretty. Fingers crossed. ☺️

[@shesamadgardener]

Oh no!!! I haven’t dealt with mosquitoes lately but I do have poison ivy in multiple places 😬😬😬

[@michellefrance1165]

I think your vinca will thrive in your raised beds ❤

[@shesamadgardener]

So far so good on them!

[@stephmoore22]

I planted the tigers eye this year at the first of the season. They ended up just a few inches tall. 😆 I have no idea why? They were planted spaced out and given plenty of water. Maybe too much water in all the rain we got. I’m in Flower Mound.

[@shesamadgardener]

The amount of rain was ridiculous this spring! Maybe it wasn’t warm enough for them!

[@terigreen8649]

Keep hydrating

[@shesamadgardener]

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[@rebecca5969]

Really hoping the vincas work out for you this time.

[@shesamadgardener]

Me too!

[@mardisteffenhagen]

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[@shesamadgardener]

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[@annsmith5625]

Be safe !! ⚾️

[@shesamadgardener]

You too Ann!

[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

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[@shesamadgardener]

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[@eliseleu4717]

Amanda thank you for this video, at the previous video you went to a nursery and I saw the Pentas plant in the video. This plant has many colors. what is your opinion about the Pentas plant?

[@shesamadgardener]

In the past, my Pentas have gotten eaten by something in my garden … like the entire plant t except the stems. So I no longer plant them.

[@eliseleu4717]

@@shesamadgardener OK

[@lesliehardin7963]

Do you mind sharing where you got the trellis ?

[@shesamadgardener]

It’s actually a headboard that I got on Facebook Marketplace.

[@beckynett]

@@shesamadgardener Amanda, I've admired that headboard and even searched on FB Marketplace for one of my own for my Peggy Martin rose but I realize I don't know how to attach it to my brick wall. I'll have to find and rewatch the video in which you put it up.

[@Montoahunt]

How did you keep your containers watered while you were away on vacation?

[@shesamadgardener]

They are setup to drip and have timers!

[@terigreen8649]

I don't have vinca but I heard dahlia were heat lovers and mine are all dying! I try to water well and tubers don't look rotten. Can't find the balance.

[@shesamadgardener]

I struggled with dahlias for years. This year I grew them from seed and have them in a raised bed with drip lines … they are doing great!

[@jenniferhooks2454]

Everyday I spend some time weeding. It is not my favorite thing to do because there will be more weeding tomorrow. I am in coastal southeastern NC. The 80% humidity makes 82 feel like 91. 80% humidity is very oppressive, and there is no cool down at night. I can only be out working in my garden for about 3 hours. I have no interest in giving myself a heat stroke. You take care of yourself.

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad that you are watching the temps and taking care of yourself!

[@rggonzales6248]

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[@shesamadgardener]

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[@ellenemerson3617]

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[@shesamadgardener]

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[@jeaniemcdaris8276]

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[@shesamadgardener]

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