The Magic of Self Seeders in the Garden!

[@kfetter9046]

Mother Nature is the best landscape designer! Thank you for sharing your garden with us Fionuala💐

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

You are so welcome!

[@marybethgardener111]

Fionula - I could listen to you talk all day! Tell us more!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you! Any time!

[@margolyn8291]

❤magical..love the white one

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I know....me too! I cherish that plant and its couple of buddies, and will save those seeds and keep my fingers crossed that I get more white ones next year!

[@bevjensen2278]

Wowzer!!! that is just beautiful and who would ever imagine that most of those plants just chose a new location for their seeds and off they went. Stunningly gorgeous.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

So nice of you! I think so too..

[@LindaBaker-l1b]

This garden looks like fairytale magical kingdom! Absolute splendor in every way! This is God at His best!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!!

[@ranskaespanja7479]

Thank you! Very beautiful❤ Greetings from Finland!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Hi there! Welcome to my California garden!

[@paularose331]

The garden of my dreams, how beautiful!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you so much! 🌸

[@marilynsmith8054]

When they set seed where they want they are happy.❤

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

So true!

[@astridovern275]

Your garden is so unique and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your love of plants with us.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it - it was so much fun!

[@5262janna]

What a beautiful garden.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks for visiting with me!

[@emanuelad3534]

In my zone 7 b I have calendula and cosmos as self seeders and love them.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I LOVE when Cosmos self seeds! Calendula too of course, but Cosmos seems to be more imaginative about where it pops itself..

[@katethegardener]

A beautiful native that looks a lot the same and works in my zone 6 (colder climate perennial) is Ironweed. I love mine and I get the same effect as I can't grow this plant in my zone.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing! I love Ironweed too...

[@sabrinassuburbangarden9448]

Beautiful!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you!

[@gardentours]

It's really magical 🌸🌸🌸🌱👍

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you so much!

[@Bev-ob8tm]

Stunning! So whimsical!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you!

[@vickimiracle5077]

I loved this tour of your garden. Thank you for sharing. I will be checking to see if these plants will grow in my zone.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Let me know!

[@VickiesGardenEvolution]

Stunning garden tour! I'm so jealous here in zone 5. I would definitely grow some of those if my zone permitted it.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you! I bet there's a plant that happily reseeds in your area? Experiment! Don't be too diligent about weeding next spring is my best advice....Have fun!

[@darlenethompson1438]

So beautiful ❤

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you!

[@AndreaHartman-l5g]

So happy to see your channel, look how fast it's growing! I am in awe not only of your garden but your beautiful nursery!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you for your kind words - I am so excited to share the magic world of gardening with everyone!

[@grisespino5342]

Those geraniums 😍!!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I know! Magical!

[@dawny.9101]

What a joy, Fionuala! 🩷

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks so much!

[@ladylocust1118]

Beautiful garden ~ would be helpful in intro to state the growing zone ( just a suggestion). It’s amazing 😊

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Great suggestion! I am in Northern California and in Zone 9b.

[@melodykaufer5696]

How would the Ginormous Geranium do in 8b..S. Oregon, your garden and garden center are beautiful! Wish i were closer! So glad you are going to do your own show.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I just saw this question! Apologies for the delay....I think it is going to do just fine in your location with a little protection if the weather threatens to freeze up. Maybe try growing your Geranium madarense in a large pot (they get huge), then you can shelter it over winter and plant it out its second spring. 🌼

[@shilpapatel5]

Coming from Janey's channel ... Happy to be here !!!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Welcome and thank you for watching!!

[@maryd6745]

So beautiful - what a wealth of knowledge - Thank you for sharing!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@nadaferris5928]

It’s a great look with this much property! Not so much for much smaller areas, though, in my experience. Thanks for the tour and lessons.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeangassaway9843]

stunningly beautiful

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you - it makes me happy!

[@oliverlondon5246]

Amazing!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks!

[@keliza64]

Really beautiful 👏👏👏

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you so much 😊

[@rosemarythyme6351]

LOVE at first sight!😍I've been a self-seeding Cottage gardener in Minnesota for decades. Cosmos Sensation, Larkspur, and Hollyhocks are my faves, but I'm definitely going to give geranium matense (Cranesbill) a try. Thanks for highlighting this beautiful garden and I'll be subscribing to Cottage Gardens of Petaluma!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your successes in the self sowing department and in Minnesota!!! Thanks so much for subscribing!

[@TheLARAS-gh4bp]

Yippee Skippy Fionuala! I’m so happy you have a you tube channel. Love your garden, thank you for sharing.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks for watching! That's so sweet of you!

[@valeriejensen1505]

Such a beautiful garden!!!!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@PlasBachGarden]

I’m blown away by the masses of Geranium maderense! I have one in a pot that I have to treat like a diva to get it through the winter here in Wales! Oh to have them self-seeding… There’s video of my sad-looking Geranium maderense shivering in the greenhouse over winter on my KZbin channel if you want to compare! Anyway, new subscriber alert! I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Welcome to my little slice of heaven! We can bond over Geranium madaranses!!

[@PlasBachGarden]

@@CottageGardensofPetaluma Definitely, it's a good plant to bond over! Mine's a white variety although it hasn't flowered yet - hopefully this year. Although I just love the foliage to be honest.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I have a few whites - and I love them dearly! And yes, the foliage is gorgeous all by itself.

[@barbaracole4314]

I have that euphoria also it only self seeds in containers that I left sitting around with soil in them , don't know how it spreads so fast , Holly hocks is another self seeder, keeps coming back without replanting... you're garden is so beautiful, would love to come see your CG nursery in Petaluma.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

So nice of you! Come visit my nursery any time! We're open 9-5 every day!

[@joannefuller]

This is a most gorgeous video!!! Look at the amount of views already. I have watched at least 10 times.❤❤❤ I have searched for the Geranium Maderense seeds. Can't locate any. If you ever decide to sell any PLEASE let us know. I will order immediately. Not sure if that stunning plant will grown in north Texas but I would sure attempt it with glee. Please make more videos of your magical garden. So stunning. Pure heaven. ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing with us.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Wow, thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed the ramble through my garden!

[@DS-rf7si]

Echium is adored by the bees. It requires No water after the first year. Make sure you wear long sleeves when pruning cuz the milky sap itches!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks for the reminder! The bees absolutely adore those plants!

[@marilynsmith8054]

I would love to grow Pride of Madeira but in UK it wouldn’t survive. I envy you.❤

[@ruralangwin]

FINOLA!!!!!! I let Echium Tower of Jewels and Euphorbia go wild!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

It is amazing how lovely it is when they self-seed exactly where they want to be!

[@jeane561]

Absolutely gorgeous. It’s breathtaking. Wonderful video. Love and blessings 💚🩷💚

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeane561]

I did subscribe. Looking forward to more videos😊

[@lindaphillips7936]

Beautiful I so enjoy the video 😊

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

I'm so glad!

[@nancybaldridge2137]

❤

[@AmiBhatt-x3r]

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing g Where can we get the geranium seeds or plants from?

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thank you! Make your way to Cottage Gardens of Petaluma if you're in the area and I have them here!

[@lisarokusek8107]

I live in Iowa I wonder if I could grow some thing like that here.? Does it flower the first year I cannot remember sorry? I am a zone 6

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

It flowers in the second year.....I bet if you got creative like my subscriber from Wales and kept it in a big pot in a greenhouse over winter, you could make it work! Let me know how it goes?

[@topaz3468]

Suggestion: Please identify at the beginning of a garden vlog, what the growing zone is. Thank you!

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

Thanks for the suggestion! I am in Zone 9b!!

[@KatMcNamara-fh1nc]

Beautiful. Obviously this isn’t in Canada.

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

No.....Me and my garden are both in Northern California!

[@jeannesmith1761]

What zone is at geranium I'd like to know cuz I like to try to find it I'm in zone 6B so I love to have that plant I'm the one with the 30 gardens at memorial Park in New Kensington PA I love anything that shows off like that okay talk to you later thank you okay bye Jamie

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

You have 30 gardens!!?! Jealous! I bet you can figure out how to make this amazing geranium work for you, though it's only winter hardy to 23 degrees. A winter stay in a greenhouse maybe?

[@louisedumais6496]

what zone do these grow in

[@CottageGardensofPetaluma]

They're really only hardy to 23 degrees F, so if your zone gets colder than that over winter, be prepared to bring it indoors or build a little greenhouse over it!