Sunday Morning Garden Tour Zone 9a June 2nd 2024

[@glassiegirl]

Rachel, I could spend all day looking in your garden. It is so beautiful!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Awww, thank you!!!!! You are kind!!!!!

[@kelliwebb2870]

Absolutely gorgeous as always Rachel!!!I planted all kinds of stuff this week. But of course I still need more. Lol. Spoken like a true gardener.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Kelli!!! LOL about still needing more!!! I know what you mean! I was driving over to Pensacola this morning to pick my daughter up from the airport and I was looking at all the empty lots on the way there and thinking, “We could grow so many plants there!” Then I got tickled because I thought that God thinks the same thing about empty ground because He fills in bare spaces with plants all of the time, even cracks in the sidewalk!

[@kelliwebb2870]

@@gulfcoastbutterflygardening so true!

[@vanessab2726]

Your gardens are filled with so much wonder 🌸 just lovely ☺️absolutely magnificent!!!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Vanessa!!! I’m so thankful to have been able to start things from seed! And I have Jo from Jo’s TX Garden on KZbin to thank for learning about the right trays to use!

[@vickiperkins476]

Looking so beautiful…. Paradise for all the critters 😊 Especially the butterflies ❤️

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Vicki!!! I have been seeing more butterflies this week! Whenever I look out the window, I see a few fluttering around now!

[@Elle.Smith.]

Gosh, your garden is just soooo beautiful! Thanks for saving that little 🦎 That hollyhock is stunning!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Elle!!! I’m having a bunch fun out there! So much is happening all of the time! Whenever I look out the window I see another butterfly! It’s so rewarding!!!

[@Clairescottageaspirations]

I am loving your garden chair setup, that’s a front row seat to the best show in town! I cannot wait to see how your Venus flytrap experiment turns out!! Your garden is looking like a jungle of amazingness! I love how your despair plants are rallying! I love your garbage plants 😂 what a score! Your anxiety over possibly not doing it “right” made me die laughing! What a treat to have a honeysuckle drink, I need some! I’m so glad that little lizard didn’t drown to death! I am still living for your hollyhock! That hyacinth is so enchanting with the Spanish moss, very southern gothic ❤ all of your pairings of plants make such an amazing treat to look at!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

LOL!!!!! You are cracking me up!!! “My garbage plants!” And the Spanish moss with hyacinth bean vine being Southern gothic! Yasssss!!! I can try to be all English cottage gardeny as I can, but my county, Southern girl shows through and through! It’s a very fun aesthetic, and sums up the kind of life we have being torn between love and longing for the old country and being planted where we are!

[@DebFLGardener]

Your gardens are certainly thriving and are so beautiful!! I collect rainwater in 5 gallon buckets and now always keep a long stick in them now after finding drowned lizards in them. I felt so bad for the little guys! I'm in central Florida and we could certainly use some rain! Thank you for sharing your gardens!!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Oh, Deb! That is a great idea!!! I had no idea that lizards could be in jeopardy like that until I found that poor little guy! I hope that you’ve gotten some rain by now! We got some, but you know how it is, it’s so hot and the ground is so porous that everything needs water within a day or two.

[@kimfox5186]

Hi Rachel. I thought your garden couldn't get more beautiful. Well, I was wrong. It really is stunning. You must be so happy to walk through those colours, textures, and perfumes. We have had a week of cold, wet, and windy weather, absolutely horrible and more like October than June. I didn't even venture out into my garden for days, so yesterday, when it was only foggy and cold, so much had changed. Today, there was sunshine, what bliss to be playing outside again, digging up here, transplanting there, a real delight. Rose blooms and honeysuckle are the plants of the moment, and the dahlias are ready to be planted out, as are the vegetable plants that I've been protecting in the mini greenhouse I'd like to say that it's all systems go, but you never can tell. Never a dull moment 😅. Thank you so much for sharing 💖

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Oh, Kim!!! Isn’t gardening life exciting?!? I love knowing that you are having so much to look forward to and that things are starting to bloom! The scent of the combination of roses and honeysuckles must be intoxicating!!! - I know your dahlias are going to be superb!!! I wish that you would do some videos and share them with us!!!!! It’s super easy to do!!!!! Or if you don’t want to shoot a video, you could take photos and share them on Pinterest. I’m on there as Gulf Coast Butterfly Gardening also! - I hope you’ve had a full week of sunshine and bliss!!!!!!!!

[@kimfox5186]

@gulfcoastbutterflygardening hi Rachel, yes the fragrance is quite something. I do take photos and videos, and I use Instagram to show the evolution of my garden and my dear assistant Suzie, who does really doesn't assist me very much, but she thinks she does 🥰

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

@@kimfox5186 I’m not on Instagram, but I bet I could see your photos. What’s your name on there?

[@nicholasryan5401]

Beautiful looking garden and containers, They are the bees knees.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Nicholas!!! I love that expression, too! 💕🐝💕

[@gardensglory1229]

Rachel. I feel like we are kindred spirits! Taking those plants and then calling and admitting what you had done is so something I would do! I am loving the Peter rabbit garden! Deanna

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

LOL, Deanna!!! We ARE kindred spirits! Everyone has been teasing me about my ill gotten gain AND the way I wrestled with the guilt of it. I’m so thankful that they were cool with it when I called. Otherwise, I would have dug everything up and taken it back to them or given them money. Whatever it would take to absolve myself!

[@HoustonKeith72]

Your garden is a joy to behold as always. I cracked up at the Nights of the Plants Jubilee. Plant adventures! I love your Peter Rabbit garden. So charming. We have had so much rain in SE Texas this spring and early summer. And crazy wind storms. Lost part of my fence. I had to move some of my plants, so the fence can be repaired. I have to tell you I've created a little pot garden on my patio. I have some roses, daisies, pentas, salvia, gomphrena, agastache, bee balm, and a number herbs. I'll have to monitor because our summer sun can be too much even for the "full sun" plants. But I also bought a big patio umbrella to provide some shade if I see them suffering. All that too say you've certainly inspired me to think outside the box!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Oh, Keith!!! I’m sorry that y’all have been having such crazy and damaging weather!!! Isn’t it funny that instead of throwing in the towel on gardening when the going gets tough that it just makes us gardeners get more creative with our gardening?!? You can’t keep a good gardener down! And WOW! It doesn’t sound like you have a little pot garden going! It sounds like you’ve got an entire garden going on your patio! I love the idea of getting a patio umbrella to give them some shade if they need it!!! My garden gets so limp in the afternoon, as if it is saying, “Um, I know that I said that I liked full sun, but where are we….the surface of the sun?!?”

[@iartistdotme]

Your garden is magnificent and at a wonderful climax in it's symphony right now. The millet is adding exclamation points on the story being displayed. How do you even come inside? At one point I thought maybe you are missing an opportunity to earn some money by creating a jigsaw puzzle from all the gorgeous views and selling the puzzle for creating donations for some worthy cause. I saw a video this morning about a man that has dedicated his life to getting fresh clean water to the millions in our world that don't have that luxury. I'm so happy for him to have found this 'calling' and couldn't help but think about your garden and the joy you share with others with these videos. We each have our special talents that assist God in making this world a beautiful and loving place. Thank you for your sharing and what you are doing.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Oh, Mary!!! Thank you! Your calling is stringing words together to make sense of things seen and heard. I always think “poetic” when I read your comments! You paint pictures with words!!! I used your description of the purple majesty millet as exclamation points in the garden because that perfectly describes them, and people would know what that looks like even if they couldn’t see it for themselves. Being able to describe things like that is such a gift! Are you a writer? - Wouldn’t this world be such a different place if we all were able to use our gifts all of the time and didn’t have to worry about whether they were economically viable?

[@iartistdotme]

@@gulfcoastbutterflygardening I have the supreme gift of being retired! Now I wonder how in the world I got stuff done before - use to quilt, scrapbook, sew, garden, preserve, cook, it was busy since I worked horribly long hours and never got to do much of what I really wanted - write. I have attempted to write the bible into handmade books and illustrate them so they are fun to look at while reading. I always said the reason homework was so important was it helped us to remember the things we were trying to learn - hence my desire write the bible. I was only going to do the new testament but I got side tracked at the end of Matthew and haven't picked back up. I did make copies for my immediate family members and am proud of that. The little kids love looking through them at the pictures. Makes me so happy. I will pick back up but at 78, I don't have a lot of time left.How in the world do people have struggles with finding things to do. Those are words I'll never be able to say - that's for sure. Too many wonderful things in this world and people to share it with. Your channel is really sweet and certainly get a big dose of the beauty of nature and I so appreciate what you do. Thank you so much for this site! It's a treasure for sure.

[@ann-marierobinson1861]

Hello Rachel!! Your garden is absolutely bursting with beauty and color!! Ok they’re not done refreshing the flower beds.. bring your reusable bags and your pots and let’s go fill up your car!! 🤣🤣🤣.. I got about 40 plants Friday night and got them in the ground. Hopefully all this rain will help them root in!! Can’t wait to meet up again soon!!💜💜💜 Ann Marie

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

LOL, Ann-Marie!!! That’s sweet of you!!!!! I hope you have an entire garden filled with those plants now! That’s such a fabulous boon to the community! There ought to be more gardens in Fairhope than any other city in the county because of it!

[@TruthSeekerHuman-je5pd]

Lovely as usual for your garden.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you!!!

[@areb3312]

Beautiful as usual ❤. Especially the view at 23:07 🥰. Thank you for sharing!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you!!! I had to go back and see what view you were talking about and yassss, I love that, too! It’s been thrilling me beyond belief! I’m even more determined than ever to start more things from seed next year! AND to try to make more plants from cuttings. It’s the only way I will ever be able to afford to pack every available space with plants! LOL!

[@pc1189]

Thanks for today’s tour! The up side of gardening using containers is moving them from place to place without disrupting their roots and stressing them out. The commitment of raising the butterflies can become a bit much, we’ve lost so many eggs leaving in the garden so I’m trying covering the fennel with toile hopefully they will have a better chance of survival I don’t mind raising a few but not all of them 😂 We desperately need rain the garden is struggling with high 90’s temps so am I 🙃 Wish we could share photos on KZbin. See you next week happy gardening and God bless.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you for watching my garden tour!!! - Being able to move things around is my most favorite part of container gardening! I can be fearless in placing things because I know that if I don’t like it or if the plant doesn’t like it, then we’ve got options! - Oh, yes! That’s smart to cover the eggs and caterpillars!!! Let me know how that works out! I might have to try that! Because I also love to raise butterflies, but sometimes, I don’t want to. LOL! - I hope that you have had rain by now!!! Having to water the garden every day gets old really fast, and it just barely keeps things happy. They want water from the sky like kids want happy meals. Haha! - Can you post photos of your garden on Pinterest? I’m on Pinterest as Gulf Coast Butterfly Gardening. I would love to see your garden!!!

[@pc1189]

@@gulfcoastbutterflygardening the toile didn’t work out will try again because I should have wrapped it around the pot instead of just trying to cover the plants 🧐 We finally got good rains last week and everything perked up so nicely and loads of new butterflies 👏👏Dealing with powdery mildew and mealy bugs now. Always challenges and always learning curves 💓 gardening.

[@tammyinnalabama]

Rachel I love all of your pink! You have so many tall, beautiful blooms! I'm trying to add more tall perennials to my garden beds. I have Flamingo Hybrid Phlox that I divide yearly. The clump I gave to my neighbor last year is looking fabulous in her garden!😊 We've had a very rainy weekend. I'm glad to spend time inside. The 4 baby bluebirds have hatched!😀🥰🐦🐦🐦🐦 I still don't have any passion flower vines showing up and they are not available at our nurseries. 🤷‍♀️ I may not get to raise Gulf fritillary caterpillars/butterflies this summer. 😢 Have a beautiful week and enjoy all of your free rescues! ❤

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Tammy!!! I’m loving all of those tall things, too! They bring so much drama to the scene! - I didn’t know what Flamingo Hybrid Phlox looked like, so I looked it up and it is stunning!!! I love that you have been able to share it with a neighbor! That’s so special! I wonder if mine can be divided, too? I will have to show it to you when it dies back and see what you think about its size and if that would be possible. I would love to have a jillion clumps of it, as you know! - I’m so thankful that you got rain!!! And baby bluebirds!!! - Oh, no! I’m sorry that your passion flower didn’t come back! I just happened to come across some passion flower vine at a random nursery today! So, there could be some for sale in your area! I hope that you will stumble across some, too!

[@tammyinnalabama]

@@gulfcoastbutterflygardening The last two springs I have removed the Flamingo hybrid phlox from their pots, taken my handy garden saw, and divided them into 3-4 clumps! I have 5 in pots along the side of our shed on the attached deck, and 4 clumps in the ground in my gardens now. 😀❤️ I'm anxious to see how well they'll spread in the gardens over the next few years. I suspect they will. 🥰

[@lindylou3519]

Good morning! Looks amazing! Yes it is definitely the peak time when everything is at its best. I thought I had better do a video for my own records. I wrote down the name of that fantastic zebrina hollyhock. Hopefully next year I can find the seeds. I bought a pink “butterfly candy” buddleia bush yesterday. I have 2 purple “pugsters” but had been hearing about the butterfly candy & wanted a pink one so I bought it. Now I have to figure out where to plant it. lol There is only so much room for these things I sporadically buy. Ugh. Have a great week. Hugs from GA❤

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thanks, Linda!!! Yay about the pink butterfly candy buddleia!!! I bought two last year because I couldn’t resist them, but they were hit by the freeze during the winter. One of them I cut back all the way, and the other I let limp along. The limper has bloomed a little bit, but it’s still limping. The other one looks way healthier and may bloom soon! So I’ve learned my lesson with that. Don’t be afraid to cut it to the quick when it needs it! - LOL about not having anymore space! Sometimes when I feel like I don’t have anymore space, I start thinking that the driveway has so much gardening potential. LOL! Containers to the rescue!!! I hope that you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!!! I can’t remember if that was when you were going to Panama City. I bet y’all had a fabulous time down there!!!!!

[@cindyenglish3130]

Everything looks beautiful. Please send the rain down here. I had a Peter Rabbit garden for my granddaughter. I planted mustard greens in the flower garden and let them bloom. I have a plow, and I still want a little blue jacket.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Cindy!!! Oh, I hope that you have had rain! Having to water a garden is a daunting task and no fun! I’d rather do anything else than that, but sometimes it’s the only thing that you can do. - Oh, I love that you had a Peter Rabbit garden, too! It’s such a sweet way to bring a story to life, add whimsy to the garden, and get kids to use their imagination and to enjoy being outside! Some kids are going to come to the baby shower and I’m hoping that I can read the story to them!

[@MariaSantoy-p6r]

I learned from watching your videos that if a plant doesn't succeed in the ground for any reason, to plant it in a container. Thank you😊 Love your container garden!!

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Oh, yay!!! I’m glad that you gleaned that from watching my videos! I wouldn’t be able to have much in the garden at all without using containers, and I’m so thankful that I can help others be able to see possibilities for themselves if they have limitations with space or soil or naughty critters. Container gardening is very freeing and enjoyable for so many reasons!!!

[@wernermcgann3792]

Beautiful, thank you 😊

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you for watching, Werner!!!

[@LibbysBackyardWildlifeHabitat]

Looks amazing! 😊

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Libby!!!!!

[@ginarendon4275]

Oh my gosh that bumblebee buzzed so loud! 😂

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Wasn’t that funny, Gina?!? Thank God that it knew that I didn’t mean it any harm! It was like, “I don’t wanna get up, Mom! Let me sleep!!!”

[@lorrainemaccarelli4655]

Very Lovely garden.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Lorraine!!!

[@SusanBlank-v9p]

Lovely sunday morning to work . Do you know if you can save seeds from your holleyhock. I grew mine from a seed package but only was able to get 2 to germinate. Are they perennial? How much of our Alabama sun can they tolerate? Have you thought about a hibiscus mallow on your bare area. Their blooms are awesome

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you!!! I bet I can save seeds on those zebrina hollyhocks! I might even have some out there now! They are perennials, but only up to zone 8. I guess zone 9 temps are too much for them. And I can tell that the poor things are starting to struggle now. Only two of mine bloomed and another one has one flower on it at the moment. I wonder if I should have started them from seed in the fall? I might do that a try! - You know what loves the Alabama heat AND is a perennial AND is related to mallows?!? Okra! I need to grow more mallows for sure! And okra, too! I’ll look into that hibiscus mallow! We have giant mallows that grow in Gulf State Park, and they are lovely!!!

[@wendy5006]

I am so mesmerized by your container garden, really looks so happy and lush. I also have most of my "collections"? in containers for lack of actual dirt. Guess you could say my plant wants exceed my planting dirt!😅 I've been stressing with a decision on whether I should install some type of drip system So far I can't fathom such a system would be satisfactory with the way I move things around. So far I water everything by hand. However that causes me to be unable to go away for any extended time. So I hear you say you use overhead sprinklers? Do you have them on timers? With having plants so close together, I'd be concerned with fungal problems yet I don't notice this on your plants. So you don't really experience alot of problems with overhead watering? How long do you let a sprinkler run in the morning? Well anyway, looks wonderful. I lust after your Gertrude jeckyl!😂😂

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Wendy!!! LOL about your plant needs exceeding your dirt limitations! That’s very true for every gardener! Haha!!! - I know what you mean about agonizing over putting in a drip irrigation system. I’ve thought about it myself and shopped for them and priced them, but it’s just too fiddly for me to want to deal with. I bet it would be fabulous though! - I use regular sprinklers. Oh, I videoed them going the other morning! I will add that to tomorrow’s video! I don’t even have them on a timer, but from what I’ve heard, they are inexpensive and easy to use. - It is surprising that everything is growing together as well as it is right now without fungal problems. Although, the hydrangeas will get brown spots on them, and I think that is from the overhead watering. I run the sprinklers for about an hour every morning if it hasn’t rained. - Isn’t Gertrude Jekyll so fabulous?!? I wish you could smell her! She’s a right good rose, that one!

[@stephaniefuller]

Thanks again for another beautiful tour. Do you sell your seeds? You should, I would definitely be interested to purchase some. I am in 9b in Florida.

[@gulfcoastbutterflygardening]

Thank you, Stephanie!!! I’m so glad that you enjoyed my garden! - I don’t sell seeds, but I will tell you where I got mine from. I order seeds from about 8 different companies because they don’t all carry the same things. I’ve even ordered some seeds on Etsy before!

[@jillbruce3624]

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[@carloslebron2226]

Of course the lizard is grateful, he/she stayed looking at you.