SMOKED OUT Sunflower Stand, Harvesting Orlaya Green, Bouquet Making, Planting Geums During a Drought

[@MsForeverYoung924]

Danielle your bouquets are a work of art! I like the addition of ‘bouncy’ flowers around the outside of your bouquets, gives it movement. Looking forward to your series.

[@torimarie7659]

I love the idea of growing for a roadside stand in a hot humid environment. Can’t wait to see that video!

[@NicolesGardenNS]

Gorgeous bouquet. I can’t believe you have sunflowers blooming along with ranunculus!

[@GardeningOnTaylorMountain]

All of your videos are so valuable and helpful but I’m especially looking forward to the video you were talking about especially since I’m in the same climate as you are. Thanks for all the hard work you put into making great content for us!

[@sowmanyseedlings]

Hey Danielle! Yesterday was the first day in about a week that it didnt smell like campfire here! Such a strange feeling to know that it was in reality from the forest fires here in Ontario and Quebec. Thank goodness it started to rain just after we finished watering the field tomatoes on the farm ! We've got some more rain in the forecast this week thank goodness, we really need it! Thank you for your videos, as always

[@virginiaramirez4214]

Your Bouquets are just gorgeous! Happy Gardening 🪴

[@elmaelmar2761]

The bouquets are so beautiful!! We are so dry here the grass is all crunchy and our corn and alfalfa are suffering! We have not had rain in four weeks but the ten day forecast is saying rain on Sunday. Praying we get rain!!

[@rbrown2746]

Beautiful, I can't believe you have sunflowers already

[@Penny21691]

You are so incredibly talented. Praying that your channel gets to 1M.

[@rhondakieffer1666]

We have been dry here in the North Georgia Mountains too! I have been dragging the hose out to water already this year! Thank goodness we got a good rain last night! Good luck!

[@beatrizcrossman3351]

What a great idea for a new video. I can't wait to watch it. Your videos are such a wealth of information and beauty!

[@MicheleLHarvey]

Those look a luxurious & cheerful cottage garden bouquet! We have terrible drought & the wildfire smoke here in central NY too! It's been the oddest spring in memory. That Kousa Dogwood is an ongoing show stopper! Your pragmatic approach to what's best for where you are will make for a wonderful video! Can't wait to see/hear your choices.Thanks, Danielle!

[@lindaga820]

Michele I totally agree. I'm in sw Pa. and it sure doesn't feel like June , the nights are really chilly and we really need rain. Hope it comes soon. The farmers in the area have canceled their strawberry festivals.

[@lindaga820]

Oh my gosh Danielle, I didn't realize you are from the Pittsburgh area ! I am about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh. Really enjoy your informational videos and your beautiful gardens. Have a great day !!

[@joliewilkinson3]

Looking forward to that video(s) Danielle! Thanks for all you do, friend! 🤍

[@cmb9098]

Your bouquets are always so beautiful! I would have a new bouquet every week if I lived near enough!!

[@carolfield8803]

Your bouquets are stunning. I do love and learn so much from your videos. Thank you!

[@BigDemocracyEnergy]

Love your idea about climate specific.. !! Can’t wait for it!

[@2000disneyland]

Your videos are such a treat! I watch them when I come in from working in my own garden.

[@bluesky7226]

Danielle, we are getting all your rain here in the Denver area this year. It has rained practically every day for weeks. Torrential downpours, severe thunderstorms and very cool weather. Held up planting and dealing with hail. Your garden looks lovely! ❤

[@zaria5785]

Please wear a mask when you go out and take care of your health. In 2020 when we were dealing with 200+ active fires throughout the state here in California we couldn’t find air purifiers because they were sold out everywhere. One of the side effects of smoke inhalation is heart attacks 6 to 8 months after exposure. Please monitor your loved ones health and stay hydrated. Keeping you all in my prayers. ❤

[@sunniesflowerco]

For Clarkia I pull off the bottom blooms and let the top half bloom. I feel like cutting the tops off takes away the flowy shape of the stem. I've recently heard that the seed pods are very pretty, almost an alternative to rose hips. But I'm not sure if the variety makes a difference on that. I'm growing the grace series this year so I'm excited to find out! 💕

[@amoore0713]

I love bupleurum in my arrangements! Definitely a must grow filler for me🙂

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I’m watching this as it is raining here in my arid climate! I think somehow the weather flip flopped, we have had a cool rainy spring, which is unusual for us.

[@trisha4829]

I am so excited about the upcoming videos! We're in similar climates and I've started a lot more from seed this season from watching your videos.

[@sualol101dlm]

I watched this specifically for the Martagon lily update. Can't wait til mine are half as big as yours and can flower. Amazing garden you have!

[@michaelanneneal8439]

Your bouquets are AMAZING!!! I hope you get some rain...I love your channel!

[@akerudawn]

Looking forward to the flower-overview video!

[@DeAnne9743]

You're one of my favorite channels. Can't wait for the next video. Funny you mentioned bears breeches. I couldn't figure out why mine wouldn't bloom for several years. This year I finally thought to move it to more sun, and wouldn't you know, it has several blooms now! So when you find it, plant it in full sun. The rain situation here in Ohio has me very distressed. Last year I was complaining about cucumber beetles. It's always something! 🙏 🌧

[@RebeccaArsenault-c8l]

My Terrace City martagon lily smells like citrus I find. I love the fragrance. I love watching your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@victorial3293]

Such a great video, thank you for all of the effort you put into your channel.

[@jluebbers86]

This was so, so helpful! I really appreciate this deep dive and the generosity with which you share your expertise. Please do make another on perennials-especially tips for harvesting. ❤

[@metalyn]

We need rain in Baltimore and thankfully the air quality is better this morning. It was over 300 yesterday and 25 to 50 is good. Love your videos and Grace is a cutie pie!

[@PetrasGarden]

Looking forward to your next video! It will be very helpful for me here in Maryland!

[@rredmanwrites]

Thanks for the video! Meanwhile in our normally very dry 5b climate in Colorado we’ve already gotten half our annual rainfall in a month and a half!

[@UnderAPileOfScrap]

I'm always envious of the flowers you're able to grow, like you never have significant issues with keeping them alive. Your bouquets are always so pretty and I just love the wispy movement they have! I think so many areas are in need of rain right now. We were blessed with a 1/2"+ last weekend! It was a very isolated downpour with small hail. I was so happy to not need to water my gardens for a couple days, and it helped that it cooled off so that it didn't evaporate so quickly. We are getting a haze here in Northern Ind & I could smell it a little bit this morning. Agreeing to sending many prayers for those enduring those wildfires and praying for some good rains that won't cause mudslide issues.

[@alicesiebecker9835]

I just love the way you do your videos and the information you pass on; very easy to understand and informative; I live in a high altitude Zone 4 so I have a lot of trial and error plants but I can apply a lot of your growing techniques.

[@lynnlong1656]

Cannot wait for the new videos. I refer to your channel, probably the most, for information on growing cut flowers. I grow for fun and have benefited tremendously from your experience. This is my second year for my cut flower garden and am really excited about all the new bouquets to make and give away.

[@coloradotulips]

Thanks for the detail on geums, plus your experience about clarkia. The bouquet prep tips were really helpful. I’d have bought that bouquet, without a doubt! Wishing you good luck with the rain!

[@katherinecornette5315]

Even here in NC, we are experiencing some of the smoke. Thankfully we have had some rain and mild temperatures, especially for June. I love your garden and beautiful Grace!

[@eleanorroper5657]

I love the plant stand and bouquet making videos. It's a unique idea and it gives me ideas on arranging flowers. Thank you.

[@cherylbevis6535]

So much relevant info here for me! Thank you. Your bouquets are huge and gorgeous!

[@debbyfletcher2941]

I’ve been nursing my Bears breeches for two years, hoping they’ll really take off. Thank you for sharing your gardens with us, such an inspiration.

[@ivannastepaniuk9706]

Danielle, today we finally got rain here in Toronto, On. I really hope it will follow its path to your area, too! You are right about the smell of smoke - it's from the wildfires in Quebec and north of Ontario, we could smell it too. We have rain in the forecast for Monday, so hope it will save our forests and gardens from fire and us from that smoke. I totally agree with you about the effect of climate/weather rather than the assigned zone when growing plants: for example, I have had snapdragons and annual for our area salvia overwinter perfectly fine. Finally, I have to say, I love your bouquets, you have a great taste. Thank you for your videos and information you share with us. Keep up the great work!

[@glaizaroe]

Definitely can relate, Danielle!!! We're coming up to year 5 in our property and yes, money and lack of plant knowledge are big factors why we're making all these mistakes

[@sandrasmith5045]

As always your bouquets are beautiful ❤

[@melaniesloyer1253]

I am also in 6b (Chester County PA). Really looking forward to the next video as it will apply directly to my same situation. Thank you for all you do.

[@kmarshall53]

I’m in York, PA, and yesterday (6/8), we had Hazardous air until evening. It was so disturbing, and I saw a haze in the air and felt it in the back of my throat. Yes, we need rain badly. I spent my brief moments outside yesterday moving soaker hoses around my vegetable beds. I’m enjoying your videos and learning a lot! Thank you! 💗

[@wbflowersvt]

I agree with you about clarkia! I loved it last year, but concluded it didn't really work in bouquets, although I like how you used it. I have been on the lookout for totally tangerine in my area but so far no luck. I will keep searching! Excited about upcoming new series!

[@casandradickinson8518]

Gorgeous! If I lived in your area I would be a regular buyer😃❤️

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Gorgeous bouquets!!!! 💕

[@susiescott661]

Gorgeous bouquets!

[@tarar6926]

It was that smoke that you smelled. We can smell it in Ohio too. We just moved from California and it was the same experience with wildfires there. That campfire smell in the air is a hallmark of wildfires, strange tint to color to the sunlight, air quality warnings, and waiting for the winter rains to put out the fires. Now we have them here in the midwest too.

[@michellespringer3769]

I am in Chester County, PA and looking to start a cut flower garden so I am really looking forward to your upcoming videos! Thanks so much Danielle!

[@Karen-iw4qj]

Beautiful work as always. And yes I Dont ever see geums at nursery by me. I got mine through the mail

[@tammywinter9268]

If I lived nearby, I would definitely buy one of those bouquet, very pretty…I’m in Illinois zone 5.

[@itsmewende]

Beautiful as always. Your next video sounds so incredibly helpful, to so many. I'm on the shore in Md, smoke from Canada is here too. We're also in a drought right now, my friend 45 mins away in De., had rain all day yesterday, pouring at times. I'm like you, maybe 1 min here yesterday.

[@deniseb2571]

Beautiful bouquets. Looking forward to that video 🌷

[@joyceking7514]

Love your posts,I’ve learned so much ,thank you 💕💕

[@carolynvenema2264]

No rain here either Danielle. Very dry! Also, wildfire smoke/haze off & on. Prayers for our beautifully created world.❤

[@lafalto]

Love your videos and love watching you do bouquets

[@lacylejeune4699]

That video you're working on will be so helpful. You're so right. It's hard to find info for cut flowers that work in hot, humid, wet, climate with heavy pest pressure as well. I'm here in New Orleans La. Thanks for all the hard work you put into sharing valuable info in each video. I'm a beginner gardener and you've inspired me to grow cut flowers in my landscape this year.

[@rbrown2746]

Geum is great, and easy to split

[@maryschlotter108]

On LI we had so much smoke and poor air quality that I couldn’t cut my flowers, the following day I did cut but had to wear a mask. Your garden looks wonderful. I have a lot of orlaya I cut them very early or late at night and hydrate. If my bouquets are out early I do ok with them . Looking forward to the next video !

[@melissae.9842]

We are having a huge drought here in Michigan too. I don’t ever remember going two months without rain in the Spring! It’s supposed to finally rain here on Sunday. Your bouquets and gardens are gorgeous!

[@flowerpixel]

Would love to see this video bc im in a very hot humid climate. I don't even grow for cutflowers but i love cottage gardens

[@nadaferris5928]

Yes, the smell of smoke and the hazy air is often an issue here in the SF Bay Area when there are fires in the Santa Cruz mountains or north of us in Marin and Sonoma counties. Mostly this year we are having nighttime temps in the upper 40’s and daytime in the low 60’s. Termed June Gloom for coastal and Bay towns/cities.

[@yolaura]

I love Clarkia as a solo arrangement-just a few stems in a bud/slim vase. It’ll live for 2+ weeks in my experience with the flowers slowly opening up the stem. I generally harvested at 1/3 length open.

[@elanacrane7820]

Those bouquets were so colorful and chock full of so many different types of flowers.❤❤❤

[@thebuddinghomemaker]

I'm really excited about your upcoming video. I love the idea of a roadside stand, and I live in hot and humid and wet central North Carolina. Growing in this zone 7b is so much different than those cool northwest climates.

[@amyjones2490]

Definitely a change in what grows well here in south Michigan. It seems every summer now watering is what I do most of in my garden so drought tolerant plants are something I’m switching to.

[@lin2thez341]

I know exactly what day that was! It got so dark and windy, I thought for sure we were going to get rain......and nothing :(

[@theproperty541]

Ya…on the west coast we have winter, spring, hot fire season and cool fire season. Now the east coast can have a taste of our struggles out here.

[@kaymill5565]

The new series of videos sounds great. Interesting that you put ranunculus in the group that takes heat well. I am 8b and they shut down here very early.

[@kelliwebb2870]

I’m praying for rain too! I’m in zone 10a and we need it too!

[@emkn1479]

Extremely dry south of Pittsburgh too. The earth is like dust in many areas 🙁 It’s been a dry couple of years here. I have a lovely geum called Alabama Slammer that is part of a discontinued cocktail series. It divides well so even though I can’t buy them anymore, I can still have more in the garden.

[@joycedagostino8869]

Sorry you are having a lack of rain and that awful smoke in the air. Hope the weather and air improves for you. Love those bouquets. The Clarkia are pretty but it is odd that they bloom so low on the stem to make them workable. Always appreciate that you are willing to test plant something and then report to us how well it worked for you. Not familiar with Geums so looking forward to seeing how those do for you too. Grace is so cute stopping by to give you a kiss and Rocky had his opportunity in the closing shots to say hello too.

[@jennifermitchell2493]

I just love your videos so much…and I hope to be able to create a landscape cut garden with lots of perennials similar to yours. I love the vlog style and seeing the joy you get from your garden. It’s so peaceful to watch you. And I learn so much! Thank you for sharing your ideas, tips, and knowledge! I wish I was closer to buy one of your bouquets. ❤

[@MrsFusion]

You inspire me so much! I really want to make a space in my yard for a cut flower bed! I'm looking forward to your next video you talked about!

[@asaliden4584]

I started my geum from seed this year, both inside and winter sowing and both had good germination.

[@vivherman2296]

Loved that bouquet! We have had some haze here in In. from the smoke. We are getting badly needed rain today, and a cool down. So dry here we have big cracks in the ground.....so I doubt it will be enough. I do a farmers market once a wk. I tried ranuncs. for the second yr. under frost cloth for shade. I did get some blooms..not many so far. They are beautiful. My plan was to put them with my bupleurum that comes back from dropped seed every yr. It is perfect right now...can't seem to get the timing right with a flower to go with it!! I have more bupleurum than ever before! Love your gardens and your info. Trying to hold on to my big gardens and farmers market is getting too hard to do. I think the way you are growing and selling is a great idea!!! I may have just found a better way.

[@laurelsayer7557]

Yes we've got drought here in UK. Geum Totally Tangerine does amazingly in my garden, brilliant olant, very long-lasting flowers. But Acanthus is something almost invasive in my soil so dug it all out.

[@Hhaahland4]

Flower garden and bouquets look wonderful. I know everyone deals with micro climates in their area and their gardens but if you referenced the Koppen Climate classification for your area then those watching can get a more specific and universal understanding of the climate conditions you experience. Only US uses zones but Koppen Climate is international.

[@agnescarbone6815]

I would love for you to write a book about what you were just talking about that's going to be your next video ❤

[@mandocool]

I installed my new grass & in thr first year it browned out a lot in patches, but the second year was a lot more lush and green

[@pollinatorgardenfun]

I’m in upstate NY and the smoke here is terrible! We finally got some rain and it seems a bit better.

[@jcking6785]

Another wonderful video, Danielle. I can’t believe you were planting Totally Tangerine geums! I have wanted some of these and have never seen them at any of the local garden centers… ☹️ I decided I’ll have to order them someday. Glad you were able to find them even if they weren’t in pristine condition. 🧡

[@walksthroughlife900]

How about starting some from seed? Flowers next year...

[@jcking6785]

@@walksthroughlife900 Do you have a source for Totally Tangerine seeds?

[@debra9174]

Beautiful bouquets!, I wish I lived close by.

[@davidthedeaf]

Here in Vancouver, WA, pacific NW, we have had several years in a row wildfire smoke from Canada, other parts of Washington State, and Oregon. It smells just like you had a BBQ using real wood, except eventually the sky is orange, and those with asthma cannot breathe.

[@betsymaltby6788]

NJ on 6/7 the smoke was terrible. I had to wear a mask just to water my thirsty plants, otherwise, not a day to be out in the garden. Praying for Canada. Very much looking forward to your upcoming video!!

[@mikeroseberry6262]

I love all your videos, so helpful! Have u ever tried to use a spray wax on the flowers to keep them from melting in the heat. Keeping the water from evaporating usually helps my bouquets in the summer heat, I like to have fresh cut flowers at my outside sitting areas. Crowning Glory is what I use and I live in KY and it’s gets hot and humid. I find that it really helps prolong the life of the flowers. I’m so glad to find u, can’t wait to see your next vid!

[@jennieweho5633]

I can't wait for the next video!!

[@jeannet9592]

I’m in north GA and we are so dry. Your garden looks really good and your bouquets were stunning. I just love Buplerum.

[@jeannet9592]

I’m looking forward to seeing your next video too!

[@MissPossimpible1]

I love your videos ❤

[@jeanninekreis7328]

Thank you for your videos; I love all the flowers and information that you share. The Clarkia is beautiful in arrangements and bouquets as they keep opening up the stem in my experience. Zone 5b, Wisconsin

[@laurieh9388]

You got sunflowers early! Ranuclous and sunflowers at the same time! Beautiful banquets. Whats Geums?

[@gretchenkaszuba734]

What a beautiful boutique!

[@erinvance6547]

I would love to watch a video or set of videos like that! Im just starting out in zone 6b/7a. I bought a forsythia and viburnum this spring for foliage. Next I'll try to diversify more with focals and fillers. Thank you in advance! I can't wait.

[@Brightwatereq]

In va beach here! We got the smoke as well! Ended up in the unhealthy 187 air quality. I can’t imagine how terrible it was for those living closer. We however are not in a drought, we get rain consistently every week. So much so that my plants are struggling with all the water especially due to having clay soil. Not to mention still having temperatures in the high 40’s low 50’s which is very unusual here.

[@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812]

Hope you get a good slow soaking rain soon. 😎