Sip & stroll ☕ Garden tour

[@josweatt898]

Your garden is so dreamy. Love it all.

[@bernadette1510]

Erin thank you for your awesome tours, they are fun super educational! Since the addition of Magnus to your family, I can no longer pay attention to the plants you showing, Magnus steals the show! What a joy!

[@MissCorgi315]

You are the absolute best! Thank you for answering questions and thank you for being so so real! I love you and your channel

[@adz5bneweng589]

Thanks for the yellow jackets tip! I have a nest inside a wall if my house! It's been treated multiple times by a well-respected exterminator, but the yellow jackets keep coming back/surviving. (Side note: i think having the yj"s inside a house wall limits the type of chemicals used.) I'm getting a couple of traps for next spring. Maybe I'll catch the queen. Fingers crossed.

[@reneetempleton9148]

I had an exterminator tell me to take a paper lunch sack, crumple it up, then blow it up, then tie it to make it look similar to a new nest. He said to wait until after they had got down the current one and then put up the sack somewhere near the old real nest and that the “new nest” being there would make them go build somewhere else because they are territorial.

[@lindamoll2282]

I tried the paper bag 4 wasp and they made a nest inside the bag😢

[@lisac.8266]

I could just watch videos of Magnus and be very happy. 🤣❤️

[@dindyuhl2727]

Love the "Don't look up it gets expensive" line. You've got a great sense of humor.

[@colleenmacpherson7187]

Love the wider angle. I often thought I wish I could see more of the area you are showing.

[@SteveL2012]

“Always something that’s gonna getcha.” Gardening is an allegory for life (which is why it’s essential). ❤

[@aliciayoung3743]

I would like to thank your parents for allowing us to see their "real" garden. Your videos are so enjoyable and informative.

[@Susan-hn4dd]

I so enjoy your garden videos….love your “real” garden attitude and personality!

[@kelliwebb2870]

Magnus is soooo adorable! The garden looks wonderful too!

[@gracefulgrowing144]

First, I love your mom's garden. I got so much inspiration from it, As I said outside with strong wind, which is making leaves fall all around me, including in my coffee cup! Everyone has a fall garden right now. And if people are bothered by seeing a garden in the fall and not the summer, well pumpkin guts to them! Your gardens are looking quite lovely. Second, I saw that Magnus is no longer afraid of the little skinny bridge. He's going over it without any problem. At least, I think he is. He is so stinking cute. I love your channel. Keep up the Sip-n-strolls.❤❤

[@cindijohnson7282]

Always enjoy spending time with you 😊 Thank you for sharing Magnus with us, he is beyond adorable!

[@karenjohnson7355]

I agree, I don’t rip my plants out of my pots until a freeze kills them. I want every minute i can get with my babies.

[@1tuinman]

You are correct about selling houses in the UK with Japanese knotweed, the only treatment I know that works is Glyphosfate, I can't use it because my patch borders onto a body of water and that's a definite no-no...

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

BIDENS are definitely on the list for next growing season! A great unifier. This was a cool Sip & Stroll!

[@DalhiaSun]

Erin I just love you! I ve been in my garden and playing w grandchildren but I will be catching up on all your fantastic videos. I’ve missed you! You are just my bestie! Xxx🫵🏻 One day I’m going to get a pkg in the mail…

[@maureenlevy207]

Aren't those Bidens so amazing? I will never be without them, just glorious and still going after another brutal Austin summer. My Mom is 90 and can't get out to garden anymore, but I put them in a raised planter on the patio for her, and they just won't stop! I can't believe I've never heard of them before, but they will be a staple in my beds from now on. I'm always so jealous of all the beautiful things you can grow up there, but it's fun to know that there is one plant that we can both grow together!

[@kathymorrow9951]

I really prefer the wider view, good idea! Love your weekly tours!

[@bonniejackson7476]

I love your garden. I’m adding more plants as we speak. You are definitely an inspiration. Thanks😊

[@LakesideQuiltmakingArts]

Our puppies are the same age, but ohhhhh soooo different. Mine is 9 lbs and just beginning to fluff out. She’s a pembroke Welsh Corgi. It’s stunning to think of her mischievous self the size of your pup!

[@karenf8470]

Can someone remind me about Erin's source for first salt-marsh hay, was it, now this latest mulch? Want to look into both but cannot find link(s) and, frankly, I'm not patient myself to go through videos again. Many thanks. Love these easy-going, unscripted garden strolls.

[@JennJenn9]

Thanks for your comments at the end that there will always be challenges, but we should press on & keep planting. I’m a newer gardener and sometimes despair (like when I found plastic 8” under my new no dig pollinator bed)… so I really appreciate seeing your challenges…I learn from your approach but am inspired by your attitude!

[@carolynmaccord3635]

What beautiful weather and gardens. It is great that Magnus has Dorothy to emulate and bond with. They are gorgeous! I hope things slow down for your mom so that she can sit back and enjoy her garden. It is lovely. I saw a rosey maidenhair at Ladew Gardens, MD with my mom and thought of y'all.

[@carmenbailey1560]

Love seeing garden areas and watching your new member of the family. I just finished cleaning up a lot of hostas, flocks, and peonies, now my knee is pooched. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden beds. 👍❤️😊

[@Gardener-LVM5xz7uy1i]

You're a very thoughtful daughter. You clearly have a lovely family. Love that shot of Dorothy and Magnus ❤. My goodness you're busy. Love the show.

[@kathystarnes6744]

Great video! Magnus is so darn cute he makes me laugh with his puppiness 🥰

[@upnorth21]

Love sipping and strolling with you. Like the person in the post card said, we feel like we are your friends! :) Thank your mom & dad for letting us see their garden. As a plant lover, we love the plants and look beyond any tidiness. My persicaria starts out great, then ok, and then great again in the fall. Loved seeing Magnus have so much fun in the garden.

[@Youlooklikeafriendofmine]

Your comment “sometimes I plant things and walk away” in regards to the hydrangea made me chuckle. I feel you. I plant it and forget it a lot. 😊

[@frasersgirl4383]

The garden is looking absolutely fabulous but I could watch Magnus chase that pot around for hours……❤️💫🐶💫❤️

[@BsDumas-x4h]

Get some peppermint oil … I used it around our garage door and they stopped building their nest there … maybe if you soak cotton balls and put above the window… they may move along … I had great success

[@wendyjohnson8508]

The morning light was so pretty in this video!

[@KathyMallory-zr7ir]

I really appreciate your attitude towards all the invasive because sometimes it can get so frustrating

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Sip & stroll garden tour I enjoy.

[@joandavis3586]

I love the morning light video

[@carlas872]

Hi Erin! Love seeing Magnus. He's so adorable! I love the Diana Clare pulmonaria you have planted in your garden and bought one to see how it would do in mine. I noticed it requires more water than the other pulmonarias. Looks like the leaves aren't as fuzzy or thick?

[@irma_brenton]

Yay! Perfect happy Sunday!! 😁💘

[@kimirvine6310]

I agree in Erin , hang on to plan, as long as we can. When. So so long . Love how are you interact with your dog.

[@annespun]

I love how shredded the banana gets. It’s just gorgeous like that! Thanks for our video, as always. And I love hearing the lake in the background.

[@vickieeichof2998]

In your new area maybe consider native silky or grey dogwood ( lovely white drupes) or one of serviceberries - all have spring flowers.

[@MyFocusVaries]

The morning light is beautiful. 🌞 We taught our dog, Shadow, the command, "Excuse me," 😂 to teach him to move out of our path (he loves to follow from the front.)

[@Kriskat6]

I wish I could stop by sometime as I love the smell of a garden too. Your garden is amazing. I have just put most of my gardens to sleep and emptied the few containers I have. I do leave the German thyme in their pots. I have my front yard and southern part of yard in prairie as well as patches all over my back yard. Even though most of the color is gone, there is still so many textures. I also now have small flocks of birds visiting, which is nice to view from inside with a cup of coffee. If you need any natives feel free to pick some from my yard. I have found that if you want to get an idea of what weeds and invasive plants are in the area, just walk and look around the parks nearby. That is the case with the park next to me. I finally got creeping bellflower from the park this year, just hoping not to get the poison ivy or Japanese lantern.

[@folklover-405]

Erin, we need to get you a classy letter opener! :)

[@lkh511981]

I don't know how any garden can criticize you for wanting to hang onto your container displays for as long as possible! I also have some porch planters I want to save a few plants out of, but they're so full and beautiful right now I can't bring myself to start tearing them apart. I'm just crossing my fingers for a light frost that will nip them a little so I feel better about it but not totally freeze the ones I want to keep.

[@DalhiaSun]

When my front door pots are no longer front door adoorable (pun) I carefully remove the pot and sit them upright on the”woods” side of my driveway. They really refresh themselves with no pot and no sun. I get another month of beauty in a place that is visible every time we go out without having to worry about them for watering and deadheading.

[@betsymaltby6788]

Our hanging baskets are still looking beautiful...want to enjoy them as long as I can. I really wish garden centers and the big box stores would do a better job discounting their inventory; I see "holdovers" from the previous season being sold at the same price as the new shipments the following season (and the holdovers look like crap). Granted that hydrangea or whatever, is probably a healthy plant, but at least give us the discount for us having to take a year to revive and establish it. Rant done. Cheers!

[@thebestduofr1210]

Absolutely 💯

[@rickyt3961]

thank you Erin! 🪴 Very nice property!

[@LittleIowa]

Might give pine straw a try.

[@CA-rx9ze]

Same here with the cucumber beetles. I did a late planting of cosmos and have amazing flush of blooms late September and now well into October and those beetles are ruining my blooms.

[@brianseybert192]

Those are paper wasps up in your peak of the eves. In the spring after the night time temps are in the 50'sF, spray a dilute solution of malathion under the eves, the wasps will not nest there. 35 years in the bug business, it works. Gorgeous garden, you need some butterfly bushes, I am going to attempt to propagate some for a friend next year, if it works I'll let you know if interested. Stay well!!!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

We’ve done that, multiple years. Rented a scissor lift twice. They are still there. Hired a pro. Still there.

[@brianseybert192]

@@TheImpatientGardener I am sorry my old bones will not allow me to do wasp proofings any longer, I guaranteed wasp proofing the full season. I used a .25% malathion solution, timing was critical. Whatever "Pro" you used, wasn't really. The best thing I liked about my bug business was how appreciative my clients were. From bed bugs to bats, the only contract was a handshake, and my word. Stay Well!!!!

[@neldahargo5933]

I learn a lot from your program. I just have to add a couple weeks to be up to my zone 4b/5a. I also learned I would never have the energy or space for your dogs. they are lovely and entertaining but bigger than me. I'm not up on video equipment but I like your new camera wider view.

[@terrivance8750]

Erin, Tickled pink that you're trying to root the Fatshedera cuttings--looking forward to finding out the results. Thank you. 😊

[@marybethgardener111]

We had our first hard frost last night! Western Massachusetts

[@Chefabs911]

I just purchased giant poppy seeds from The Gardner’s Workshop. I can’t wait to see them next summer

[@parkerallen848]

I picked the biggest zinnia bouquet yesterday!! And some of my dahlias just put out buds, probably won't be able to see them though😂

[@judybonnaure2595]

I hold on as long as possible with my garden too. PS. You should see my 90 pound black labradoodle glued to the tv to see Magnus! 😂. ❤

[@Braedensground]

Great garden tour again, Erin! Just a few tips. Maybe some calmagrostis ,'Karl Forester' grasses behind your Geranium macorhizum for height and movement. Those in your parents garden look amazing. And please try Milorganite fertilizer around your hostas to deter the deer and bunnies. I use it all year long. Especially in winter months. I have deer strole through, but they don't munch on any plants or shrubs. (So far) And dont yrim. Back your hostas. Wait until spring to pull of dead foliage. Cutting them can spread Hosta virus HVX. You may have it and not know since it can lay dormant. Your deer browsing may spread it as is. It is a big topic in the Hosta societies. Good luck! Bryan from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

[@karenschwartz5209]

Great garden, yep it's a beautiful day, I have to get in my garden too.

[@LynnLouisePS]

I really like the wider angle!

[@j.c.linden]

Totally enjoyed the plantings in your parent's yard. With the next 3 nights predicted to be 37, 35 and 31, I need to take a few cuttings and try to move a lovely apricot mandevilla inside. An early cold for central Indiana this! Of course it was 80 just yesterday! My monkshood is blooming now too.

[@aptkeyboard3173]

The wide angle does get more of the garden into the frame but it also makes it feel like I’m looking through a fish bowl

[@lindamoses968]

The lavender farm is in Harwich, MA - a beautiful place to visit! My blue hydrangea was beautiful this year (hasn’t bloomed well in many years)- probably because it wasn’t a harsh winter (MA zone 6a/b). Love seeing your gardens in different seasons during your sip & strolls, it gives me ideas of plants to add to my garden!

[@MsKhanada]

Just beautiful! My monkshood just started blooming also (5b/6a) and a couple of them are near 8’ tall touching my soffit

[@evanorvell8368]

Thought you might like this story. I loved your salvia argentea so much that I ordered seeds to start. Of course, that didn't happen this spring, but recently, while watering my violets, I accidentally spilled a little water on the seed package. Seeing it a couple of days later, and knowing they would have sprouted in the damp package, I opened it thinking it would be molded and was about to throw them away when I noticed healthy roots! I hastily put potting soil in a small pot and tossed them in. I've been babying them under lights, thinking I just might be able to salvage some plants. Fingers crossed!🤞

[@missouriartiste]

Where's the link to the pine mulch Erin...did I miss it? I looked on your Amazon I didn't see it.

[@kimbar11]

I grew feverfew last year and it reseeded in various spots all over my grass. I was surprised to see it coming up in an established lawn this spring. I had to pull the main plants this year as well as the seedlings. Such a shame. Very pretty, but I didn’t want that much of it.

[@Talula72]

A couple years ago I had an invasion of beetles that decimated my flowers. They were the shape and size of the spotted cucumber beetle but all green. I came up with an ID of corn root worm beetle. I thought I had lured them in because I grew corn that year. So now I'm not sure what they were.

[@stephaniebalducci6248]

Feverfew, foxglove, love in a mist, honesty and campanula are all over at my place. Love it and its easy to pull if I want. 😅

[@KathieRobinson-f3p]

Persicaria roots very easily in water. I have a beautiful shades of burgundy one which I love. I have a plain green and the flowers aren’t much to write home about. I’ll have to look for the different varieties.

[@backyardrailroader]

The weather has been dry but fantastic here around Philadelphia. I live in Northern Delaware. Big temperature swings. Though. 8i today on Sunday. In the upper fifties for highs Tues-Wed. This is my first year with most of my garden... so it's a learning curve. When the Mum flowers start wilting, it will be time to start transplanting a few plants.

[@markgolden6265]

Erin, I love how you explain things. It's very cool at night. You didn't show you swimming in the lake this year. Or did I miss it?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I didn’t but got in there once. Need to make that many more times next year.

[@MichelleSuggs-ls1ki]

I have a wasp issue too and they keep building nest! 😠 I got that same trap and it has only been out a week but nothing in it yet. I sure hope I start catching them like you have. Great stroll and Magnus is just adorable

[@LauraLachelt]

Where do you buy your pine straw mulch?

[@terrypauloregon]

Hi Erin, a while back I heard you mention a plant. Now I’m struggling to remember which one. Common names because I can’t spell them. 1. Kiss me over the garden gate. 2. Angels fishing rod. Have you tried either of these? I have seeds for both. Next year in my garden.

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

Angel’s fishing rod is dierama. I bought 8 or so from Dan Hinckley and Robert Jones at Windcliff this summer. I adore them. I think they look so magical. I hope they survive and thrive for me and you can bet I will be buying more. I am very curious about growing them from seed! Kiss me over the garden gate is persicaria and she has that growing in her garden. Maybe not the exact one . I would love to have that. I hope your seeds do great!

[@terrypauloregon]

Sorry for all the comments I’m trying to rein in. But if you collect the toad lily seeds and do a winter sowing container you may get more that way. Works well with poppies.

[@discolemonade8794]

Magnus ❤‍🔥

[@missouriartiste]

Too funny, I just rediscovered the Monk's Hood in one of my flower beds. I remember planting it but couldn't remember what it was, because it never bloomed until this year. I am thinking my season is too short??? OR it doesn't get enough sun...not sure. Also found out it is incredibly poisonous!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Yes, it's poisonous ... best to plant in a spot that's not easily accessible. I'll also note that I cut that thing down every year and forget that it's a baddie and I haven't died yet. :)

[@missouriartiste]

@@TheImpatientGardener Oh I agree, I have been messing with the plant for years now not know that it was poisonous. So far so good. Love your channel and your personality Erin.

[@terrypauloregon]

So I bought a bunch of plants from a garden friend. I did have Japanese knot weed but I killed it. I also got four persiciria lance corporal, Red dragon, painters pallet and. Purple fantasy. I love them. But need to be kept in check.

[@lgarden7086]

I enjoyed seeing your parents garden, and the Russian cypress looks perfect where you placed it. Where did the epimedium end up? I ask because I have a lot of three different epimediums and I’ve been trying to move it around in my own garden. I’m not as young as I used to be and digging it up was quite the chore…mof I should go water while I’m thinking of it. I’ve been waiting for the rain but it looks like I may need to water. Good for you on not buying those trees…all the nurseries here are having sales now. Thanks for another great s&s.

[@Sherri-vn5qg]

To someone’s comment, “why don’t you just rip the plants out, it’s Fall!”…I feel the same way, if there’s many blooms or nice foliage I cannot rip them out. I do move them off my deck, however, into a rock bed that I call their “retirement village” lol, they are all together looking like a huge splash of color, they get the last bit of late season sun that struggles on my deck this time of year, and I can water them all at once easily. They just keep smiling,blooming for me, cannot just pull out. However here, in South Bend, Indiana across the lake from you, we are expecting frost and possibly freeze 3 times in a few days!😮

[@angelabromley3712]

I have a forsythia with variegated leaves. I love it. I think it's called kumsom

[@hikingskiing]

The wide angle is an improvement. It also seems like the background is in better focus. Thanks!

[@barbjesson]

Just had to pull all my green tomatoes and bring in my canna acidenthera and geraniums inside today here in zone 5b 🇨🇦. Hard frost possible tonight 😢. I heard putting green tomatoes in a paper bag helps them ripen indoors. Is this correct? I have a good amount and would appreciate any info. Love your channel!!

[@irma_brenton]

What website do you use for the pine mulch? It is unbelievably pricey here

[@dianacecilie]

Japanese knotweed makes it impossible to sell houses in Sweeden as well.

[@Flower_hoarder]

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[@marionmcmillan7279]

How do you deal with the knot weed? Perhaps others need to see the plant growing to identify. The tell how and show how's are your strong point as a garden video and you have not done this for quite a while. Please do knotweed segment. Appreciate your personal garden sharing. Marion

[@terrypauloregon]

28:58 what is the green fuzzy leave plant here? Still haven’t found this one.

[@CynthiaHollenberger]

I love using pine straw. Do you order it locally or is it shipped to you?

[@marthabourassa7909]

Erin, the “coffee mug point” was somewhat helpful, but a finger point in the viewfinder would DEFINITELY be helpful. Your garden is so jampacked with stuff that when you talk about or refer to a particular plant, there are so many of them in the picture, it’s hard to know which one you’re actually referring to. At least it is for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@marthabourassa7909 good point! I’m sure my casual coffee mug wave is not the most helpful!

[@marilynruggeberg]

When you divide your Pulmonaria, will you please do a video about it? I have Pulmonaria, but it isn't big enough to divide yet, but I know I want more, and that is a good way to get more. Maybe the next time you get the lift to try to get rid of the wasp nest, hang that lovely(?) trap from the eves near the nest so the queen will hopefully be attracted. I would think that like the Bee Queen, they seldom if ever leave the hive.

[@sarahmarti141]

Have you thought about putting Evergreens in pots so that you can leave them out all year long and have at least half the pots have something?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@sarahmarti141 Oh yes, I do a rather elaborate pot display for winter. The pots on the deck have to go because it’s a pain to shovel around them but every other pot gets a full makeover.

[@terrypauloregon]

Erin this angle is good. I just have a problem well at your parents the light/ dark. Not camera wiz. Maybe brightness. Also a couple things you talked about the camera was tilted a bit to high to see the plant well. I’m only saying because you asked. But right now perfect. I also get a bit distracted by the dogs. 😂❤. So sweet. I love them.

[@parkerallen848]

I used diluted neem oil from a concentrate, and watered my plants with it. (Cause apparently you can do that) But it's working so far cause I haven't noticed any Mealy bugs/spider mites.

[@heathertebb645]

You can sell a house in UK with Knotweed. However .... you have to declare it or you will be sued. And you will not get tthe price you wanted because of the cost of getting rid.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you for the clarification!

[@chrischristopher9460]

You get to see so much more with the camera "aspect", the movement gets a little swirly vertigoish if the camera moves quickly. Thanks for your hard work, education and entertaining.

[@Dustindbest]

Hello can I ask what the variety of Geranium plant you were talking about the ground cover. Can it handle full sun or is it part shade only. Thanks

[@j.m.7056]

Russian cypress extended along the bank will look so fine!

[@asaliden4584]

I really like your pergola and took a bunch of screenshots for a maybe-DYI-2025. It would be really nice if you could mention dimensions and length of it. 🥰

[@jordanyeager9220]

Ever considered visiting the RHS flower show? ❤

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Absolutely!

[@emilydebates8810]

“Thanks for sharing your banana, Tim. It’s beautiful.”😂