Road Trip. Buying & Planting a Golden Falls Japanese Maple. Dahlia Tubbers & More.

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About this video:
Today we visited a local farm to pick up some dahlia tubbers and and also visited Tolland Garden in CT to pickup a new Japanese Maple called Golden Falls. George finds bugs eating one of our maples and takes it upon himself to diagnose and treat the situation all by himself using Google Lens to identify the bug. Go George!
Open Gate Farm in Westport MA: opengatefarm.bigcartel.com/
Tolland Garden, Tolland CT. (Japanese Maples & Conifers. Run by Hassan): / newenglandjapanesemaples
Thanks for watching - Steph (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b) #plants #planting #tree #japanese #maple #googlelens
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[@HookedandRooted]

Today we visited a local farm to pick up some dahlia tubbers and and also visited Tolland Garden in CT to pickup a new Japanese Maple called Golden Falls. George finds bugs eating one of our maples and takes it upon himself to diagnose and treat the situation all by himself. Go George! Tolland Garden, Tolland CT. (Japanese Maples & Conifers. Run by Hassan): facebook.com/NewEnglandJapaneseMaples/ Open Gate Farm in Westport MA: opengatefarm.bigcartel.com/

[@Kathi_3454]

George is a great addition to your channel. Hope he continues to work in the yard with you.❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Kathi, I agree. I love when he works in the garden with me 💚

[@jennifero7189]

Steph, you and George have quickly become one of my favorite KZbin gardeners, along with Laura and Aaron. I really enjoy your videos

[@annaizak8639]

Me too, such a great team! Pleasure to watch!

[@yvonnecox4078]

Totally agree!

[@cherylt6888]

Yes! Me too!

[@cherylt6888]

Way to go George! You are becoming a great Gardner! Loved the two evergreens that Steph picked up as well as that beautiful maple. Can’t wait to see them grow❤️

[@donnagent6046]

Me too, along with Jenny at Creekside and a young lady named Jes from Michigan.

[@tahoe13868]

Great job George on diagnosing the aphid problem and using the Neem Oil!! Love how helpful he is in the garden! Steph, you have a winner in George!! 🌱🪴🌳

[@fromseedtobloommedia9340]

When you start spraying Neem oil, you’re definitely a gardener; welcome to the family!

[@BrenIvelisse2795]

👏👏 to George for venturing & resolving the aphids problem.

[@romafoster473]

Love you and George working together! Love your video’s one of my favorites. Please keep George in your video’s. 🥰

[@anaelechavez8358]

I'm proud of George, he's coming through with gardening very well. Keep up the team work it's extremely healthy.❤

[@Darceys_Flowers]

This is such a fun video. So entertaining. You guys are so good together ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@deniseb7013]

lol George reminds me of my husband who told me he didn’t like gardening years ago. Then all of a sudden he started helping me in the garden. 🤷🏻‍♀️When he first started helping I would ask him are you feeling alright 😂. Happy planting.

[@GardenMoxie]

Such a great video Steph. That is a beautiful Japanese maple. I enjoyed watching the views of the beautiful garden center. Thanks for sharing.

[@renapunte6591]

Love the maple garden your trees are gorgeous. Your style generates tranquility. You guys remind me of me and my husband he started off as my helper now he’s really come into his own . 🌳

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

We should have George every Sunday in the garden 🪴 wonderful video as always especially seeing all the gorgeous Acers and Evergreens which are my favourites 🪴 everything looks amazing xx

[@BobbyMammoth]

Love seeing George! ❤

[@margievaughan2456]

What a fun road trip. The trees are gorgeous & George is a natural on camera. You both work together so well & make your videos so enjoyable 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Margie! 💚

[@debradoerksen5815]

So enjoying your channel and so awesome to see you work together with your husband. You are so fortunate to have him take interest in gardening too.

[@user-sn1jt5sh2x]

Wow, George, you passed , you are gardener on KZbin ❤ CONGRATULATIONS ❤

[@jeansandhoodiegardengal2975]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS GUYS!!!!!!! George has definitely become quite the gardener/tree/bug killer MAN!!!!! And Steph when ya said “I just threw 2 things in”…. I always call or text both my hubby and best friend and say “ooooooooops I did it again….they fell into my cart!” 😂😂😂 Left Lowes earlier today $109.00 got me 29 hostas and one Monrovia 2gallon butterfly bush all on clearance!!!!

[@newt52864]

I just love all of your Maples...who knew there were so many varieties !!! 🤩

[@tammycolvin2343]

ive noticed lately on quite a few youtube channels that the husbands are becoming way more involved in the videos!!! Awesome!!!!!

[@barbb.9489]

What a fun day, so proud of George who deserves a promotion! ❤ lucky Steph got a couple freebies today, love them. 😂 Thanks to friends also sharing. ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Barb! Thank you so much!! He really does, such a hard worker. I'm lucky to have him and it makes me so happy when he joins me in the garden. Bonus points, when he pays for my plants 🤣🥰💚Gardeners who share seedlings, speak my love language.

[@lindakay8171]

Look out Steph, you may have some competition with George cutting in on your video time. Good job George!!

[@kp-gbuniqueinterest]

Couples that garden together stay together. hehe. I hope I find my significant other who loves to garden. My mom tells me every time I go to the garden store i light up like a kid in a candy store.

[@juliafiore120]

15:11 a direct quote from Aaron! Love it!

[@francisjoseph9642]

Fun, you two! Thanks

[@sherrypitt9889]

🌺Hi Stephanie and George, You’re yard is Fabulous! Stunning! Thank you for sharing all your adventures. Have always wanted to visit Connecticut. Seems so beautiful!

[@PeggyDeKay]

George is great on video. Both of you do a great job!

[@GardenwithJoanna]

All it takes is that one plant to get you hooked on gardening and then it becomes a slippery slope into full on obsession! The maples seem like they’re George’s gateway plant. 😂

[@teresataylor8267]

Great video! I can't wait to see your new gifts of plants grow and flourish. ❤

[@GardeningFeedingCookingFolk]

Wow khu vườn cây cảnh của bạn đẹp không thể chê vào đâu được 👍.

[@mariacosta6086]

George did a great job and is becoming a great gardener….so fun. ❤🍁🌺🦚

[@SnappyR]

You guys make a great garden team♥ Please let us know how the treatment worked on your maple - my Rose of Sharon's were peppered with black aphids this year right at the stage of starting to form buds - I cut them way back and sacrificed blooms until later in the season. I never use sprays so this is a good video to show how the treatment worked - thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and love of gardening (you too George!) with us!

[@klk12399]

It's so fun watching you two in the garden!

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@pamd1861]

Great job George !!

[@msmaddox2918]

You guys are so cute! 😊 Good job figuring out what was eating the Japanese Maple, George! 👏👏

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Mary! I was so proud of George 💚

[@serenababy6358]

Oh wow! I love the purchases and those dahlias are going to be BEAUTIFUL!!! I had no idea aphids liked Japanese maples! Yikes! There are already at my roses.

[@gloriaruiz2332]

Gorgeous trees ❤

[@beckyk2581]

Love the info about the Japanese maples. I planted 3 last year. They are just starting to leaf out (zone 5b). P.S. You and George make me smile 😊.

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

I love Tom Thumb!! I have it on a high graft and it’s a lollipop gorgeous conifer that is about lo have the yellow new growth!!! Thank you so much for your amazing video! 🌸🙏

[@neelieyb5636]

Gorgeous new trees! One thing that will help with aphids is to work on controlling the ant population in the garden. Ants farm aphids the way humans farm livestock. They protect the aphids from predators and herd them onto your plants to graze so that they can collect their droppings.

[@lajoyceneafus3021]

Can you send George to my area in Illinois? Lol I cannot get my hubby convinced that it is fun. Wow! The Japanese Maples really look infested. Good luck. ❤❤

[@K414nn4]

You guys are the cutest😍😍😍😍

[@user-fx5sq1zc6l]

Love when you both take us with you on your garden adventures 👍🏼💯

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Stef 🌺. The Japanese Maple looks so pretty with this golden color with red edges. I lovet also the the ice breaker and Tom thumb are amazing . Agood choice is that George sprayed Japanese Maple with neem oil . Have a great day .🌺🌻🌺

[@maureenmckenna5220]

You are just a font of information and so timely. Enjoy watching for your experiences. Am looking for a cascading Japanese maple that stays about six feet tall and four or five feet wide. I don’t want to rush the decision, because of the investment and the final look. I’d also thought I would like a burgundy coloration, but your yellow and orange look fantastic. Thanks for sharing your day.

[@jomassey4207]

George, I hope you read this asap. Ladybirds are great for your garden. They will eat aphids and small pests. That's why the Ladybirds are on your maples....they have found the aphids. Please don't spray....hold off and the Ladybirds will do the job. Jo from New Zealand 😊

[@soniewhitten4844]

loved the video, you and george make a great little team. thank you for sharing. have a great day!!!

[@lauraw128]

Love your channel, look forward to each video. I like using Ferti-lome tree drench. First heard of it from Jenni at Gardening at Creekside. We garden in Delaware 7a and the product worked great protecting all my trees from Japanese beetles. Hope this helps for your situation

[@jcwest5964]

Steph, check out gardening with Creekside. She posted last week or so about using Fertilome a systemic, it lasts for 12 months. She uses it on all her trees.

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Great video, so nice to see George, you're a beautiful couple, & obviously both love your garden.

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Marie 💚

[@debradoerksen5815]

Living in zone 4, our climate is not really conducive for growing Japanese Maples but have been wanting to try and grow one for sometime now. Just maybe I'll find a protective spot this summer and plant one.

[@alcg3981]

Steph (or George)😊, will you tie up a leader branch to the bamboo? And then cut that off where you want to start cascade? I ask because I have a red Japanese Maple and I didn't really see a leader, so I googled and chose one that was leaning and tied it up so branches would start off of it. That was last Summer, and it just leafed out with more stems along the tied-up trunk!

[@sheilalovesgreg3489]

Oh, I love subway as well and I get there miss Vickies chips but I like the salt and vinegar ones. I think my husband got the jalapeño ones once ibut was a little too hot for him. Love you guys and you’re so cute. ♥️

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Sheila! I enjoy it too, and the miss Vickie's chips are yummy! Thank you so much for your kind words 💚 Have a great rest of your week!!

[@Islandgirl4ever2]

Hi there... Since spring hit us, I have had caterpillars on my flowering cherry trees AND all my Japanese maples!! Cankerworms, the are green and brown caterpillars, both change into moths.. I have NEVER liked to kill insects, but they have been decimating my cherry trees.. not so bad on the maples, but they are really hard to see.. Hope you don't get them.. Cheers..

[@jeremiah6429]

The steel blue ladybirds are there because of the aphids. That’s what they eat.

[@user-mo3tu8vu4h]

Great job, George!

[@michellefrance1165]

Beautiful additions 😊

[@staciejackson7497]

The lady beetle is the treatment for your aphids.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Stacie, Thank you so much for your comment. Once George started researching this beetle he also found that to be the case. Thanks.

[@jomack4448]

I totally agree Im in Gippsland Australia and we have aphids infestation occasionally I keep and eye on them hose them and then nearly always the lady beetles turn up and have a party. Nature is amazing and doesn't need so much of our "help"

[@TamaraLMJ62]

Love your Japanese Maples! I collect them too. My favorite one in my collection is Geisha gone wild. It's a varigated pink. I enjoy your garden tours!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, we also have a Geisha Gone Wild and it is a beautiful and unique tree. Thanks for watching!

[@Linda_Reed]

Great job George 💪go get em'. Steph, those dahlias are gorgeous. Thank you for taking us along. P.s. I also love oatmeal raisin 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Linda! He knows more than he thinks. I can't wait to see the dahlias grow and bloom, and they are so delicious!! Thank you for watching, and for your comment 💚🌱

[@thejillykilly]

What is your favorite sun loving maple? How do you like the katsura maple?

[@user-qr5og5gg6i]

Maybe you can ask Mr Maple they have a KZbin channel as well, good info

[@s.barlow7062]

George you could call your county extension agent and take a sample in or send them a picture of the beetles. They will be happy to help.

[@pacjam418]

I live in their area. The local extension office is only taking calls from businesses & registered farms. They’re only taking emails from us regular folks. Called them a few wks ago with a strawberry bug problem.

[@bonsaisn]

Hello

[@aliceelbradey6278]

Need oil is good and safe for animals

[@lizmiller8084]

I wonder if the trees should be sprayed several times?!? And maybe spray all of them to prevent any future big problems. I would hate to see any more damage on your collection.

[@bseriesclassics1023]

🍁 ❤

[@kater8730]

So maddening when you find unwanted bugs and beetles on your beautiful plants. My first thought was dreaded Japanese beetles but it's too early for them. Please give us an update to see if they are gone. George doesn't like gardening at all lol (George yes you do)

[@HookedandRooted]

Hello! Its so frustrating. We'll be sure to update on the bug situation. Lol, he's a natural gardener! Thank you so much 💚

[@yesidtac7863]

Buen top

[@emmalavenham]

How did the ossorio gold umbrella pine do? Trying one this year. Thanks

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Emma! Its still alive! It lost some needles over winter, but I'm hopeful it will get some new spring growth soon. I just fertilized it with some holly tone. I'll be sure to show it in the JM garden tour I'm planning in May. Thank you for your comment.

[@emmalavenham]

@@HookedandRooted BTW I am really liking Picea orientalis Firefly if you are looking for something else small that brings a pop of yellow to your space, but need a bit of shade tolerance…

[@HookedandRooted]

@@emmalavenham hi Emma! Thank you so much for the recommendation! I'm always looking for more conifers to add to my ever-growing wish list 💚

[@mapndo2337]

Lmao George doesnt know what Neem Oil is....Bro turn your trowel in on the way out😂😅

[@ceahorse56]

Gardening has never grown on my husband, he will help otherwise if he never saw another garden center he would be fine.

[@tammycolvin2343]

aphids are horrible garden destroyers!!!!!

[@cyndikatzen5675]

Great job George!!!