Tour My Sunny Patio Garden and Containers | Here She Grows

[@luciannedemarco6296]

Just all so pretty! Your hard work shows. For the future, would you please consider panning out when doing a video so we can see the space from afar? I appreciate, very much, the detailed close ups but seeing the space as a whole would be so great too. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@joandavis6107]

Just beautiful

[@heatherhereshegrows]

That’s an excellent tip and I’ll keep that in mind for future videos! Thanks for watching!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@joandavis6107thank you!

[@susankilpatrick2918]

Absolutely lovely patio garden. So much inspiration. Watched a second time to make a list of plants to consider for my gardens.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Susan! Thanks for watching. I keep a pen and paper handy when I’m watching garden shows too.

[@ettietti8533]

beautiful collection of plant pleasing to the eye thank you for the video , you do have a lots of sun on the patio , a lots of little details I love it thank you😊👍

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hello and thank you so much for watching! It’s the hottest spot in my garden and I’m so pleased with how these plants have performed.

[@ettietti8533]

I know what you mean the full sun is ideal for most flower, I am professional designer, and I was impress with the variation of plan that you have, i.e., color, shape, and Hight and etc.

[@patriciamcgonigal2688]

Gorgeous garden. I used to live in Naperville now metro Atlanta. Your garden is so lovely for what I consider a short growing season.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you so much! Quite a difference between Naperville and Atlanta!

[@lillianmcclinton8866]

It will be great if you added the name of the flowers in your description. Your viewes will love that.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@lillianmcclinton8866 I’ll keep that in mind, thank you!

[@kenbresee9873]

LOVED the video! First time watching you. I will be watching again

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Ken! Thank you and welcome to my channel!

[@LGGGlove]

Ken I had the same reaction to this video lol

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@LGGGloveThank you so much!

[@Cheryl.Gardner]

Awesome garden ❣️everything is so beautiful, love your garden design🌸

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Cheryl, thank you!

[@sissmith2750]

I just learn from you that geraniums don’t like a lot of water and yours are beautiful and mine won’t bloom I think I have been overwatering them so I will cut back on watering them taking your advice thank you

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Deadhead them too! Thanks for watching!

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Gorgeous patio garden！

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there! Thank you!

[@LGGGlove]

Stunning

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you!

[@ginafriend1690]

Absolutly Stunning, Heather!💫❤ Girls got "it" going on! Would be quite hard remembering all the names. Yes, Cannas don't require much water, a pleasant surprise and quite welcoming. Love your Banana Tree 🙌 What a grand Statement she provides! Nice fountain 😊 Cousin It 😄 gotta luv it. Container succulents are a love of mine, as well. Wonderful on your Mangave!💜! Wow, the color on that Dahlia. You've achieved your Professional Gardening, Landscaping Award. Cheers To You, sweetie! 🥂🥰 Now, if the neighbor would only give the dogs and All, a dang break, and let them, Inside 🤪

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you, Gina! 💕💕💕 I just can’t catch a break with those darn dogs! No matter what time I film, they always bomb my videos. I tried shooting super early, like 6am, and still can’t beat them. Oh the joys of suburban living! 😂

[@ginafriend1690]

​@@heatherhereshegrows When I go to visit my Mama, she has a neighbor, 3rd house up, who has 2 small dogs. Ma can't hear them, but I sure do, any day of the year 😬 I always want to report them. So neglectful and just So Wrong.

[@montyshinn8704]

❤Thankyou for a wonderful tour of your garden❤

[@heatherhereshegrows]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@lilybethlangomez6390]

beautiful garden

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you!

[@angelaengler2387]

Your garden is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Excellent plant combinations and so inspiring 😍

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thanks Angela! I love experimenting with plant combos. They aren’t always successful but I’m always learning.

[@joogle3328]

Cousin It is spectacular! I’m definitely going to borrow the TeePee idea and now I know why mine has stopped flowering - excessive heat in my area. The Angel’s Trumpet looks healthy despite something snacking on it. Hope it flowers for you soon. Mine has flower pods which will open any day now. I look forward all year to it blooming. 😊

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you for watching! I think it could be Japanese beetles munching the Brugmansia. I’ve never had anything eat it before so this is a first in all the years I’ve had it. The bamboo teepee is such a great way to make use of vertical space on a budget.

[@lorinsmall5403]

It's all so beautiful! This year, I grew a white thunbergia with that dark purple center in a similar teepee. I planted mona lavender plectranthus at the base. This plectranthus is so easy to propagate. The back side of its leaves ha s the same black purple color as the thunbergia. For the trailer, I used creeping jenny that drapes around the whole pot.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Quickly Googles Mona Lavender plectranthus and adds it to next year’s plant list. Your combo sounds dreamy! 🤍🤍🤍

[@geraldineoha9433]

Love the view at 30.58 like vacation island💌🏝

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you so much! I love that view too!

[@dawndawn6946]

Beautiful garden!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you!

[@LGGGlove]

Had to subscribe so gorgeous ❤

[@heatherhereshegrows]

I’m so glad you joined me here! Welcome!

[@thomasphillips6612]

What a beautiful garden you are Awesome!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you for watching!

[@thomasphillips6612]

@@heatherhereshegrows Absolutely as a beginner gardener you have given me some great ideas thank you so much….👍🏼

[@kathy8832]

So beautiful!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thanks Kathy!

[@perennial-garden]

Beautiful! We're big sedum fans here, too :)

[@heatherhereshegrows]

It’s one of my late summer favorites!

[@darleneoldakowski4966]

Lovely!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thanks Darlene!

[@lananicolas160]

Thanks for sharing

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thanks for watching! 💕

[@mz.amazing]

If you like orange flowers, try the 'pretoria' canna. It has pretty variegated foliage.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Pretoria has been my favorite for years and this is the first year I’ve not grown it. I wanted to try something a little different.

[@kathrynnorrisctmltbsascp2913]

I was wondering if you were going to mention that dog; bet it’s a terrier!😊

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Between my two neighbors, there are FIVE terriers and the barking is a real menace to our peace around here. Sorry about that.

[@ZPiiLe1]

beautiful garden try planting a lemon tree it would look beautiful in your garden

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thank you! I would LOVE a lemon tree but it would have to come in for the winter and I don’t have a lot of space for it.

[@dorothybahmuller44]

What zone are you??? Beautiful garden. First time watching your channel. Very inspirational.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Dorothy! I’m in the south subs of Chicago. Zone 5b but recently upgraded to 6a. Thanks for watching!

[@maryannwhitten5123]

Hi Heather

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Mary Ann!

[@mrohde2067]

What a beautiful garden ! I need more see through plants for my sloped bed at the head of my driveway . I love the whimsical verbena b.. any other see through varieties for zone 6 ? I’m in N . Carolina .. I think that’s my zone 😂

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there and thanks for watching! See-through plants are wonderful and here are a few others that I recommend… Tassel flower ‘Irish Poet’ Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’ Molinia ‘Transparent’ (purple moor grass) Bouteloua ‘Blonde Ambition’ grama grass

[@mrohde2067]

@@heatherhereshegrows thank you ! Also , how do you get your verbena b to stand up straight ? Mine is tall but nearly horizontal , flopping over its neighbor verbena b 🙁

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@mrohde2067hmmm, I’ve not had that problem. My first thought is soil that’s too rich. If you’re fertilizing or adding compost that could cause flopping.

[@bellarosa009]

So beautiful, Heather!! Love the combo of the hibiscus and rudbeckia - I'll have to copy that idea. What's the name of the PW dahlia that you mentioned towards the end of your video? So pretty!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there and thanks for watching! That last dahlia is called Virtuoso Vibrant Violet from Proven Winners. It’s new and will be available in 2025.

[@bellarosa009]

@@heatherhereshegrows Thanks, Heather! BTW, I know you mentioned that you live in Illinois. I also live in Illinois - NW Illinois 'burbs. Did you have any dahlias come back? I had 1 dahlia and 2 Amistad salvias come back! How cool is that?

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@bellarosa009oh wow! I’ve never had dahlias make it through the winter. Last year was pretty mild as it goes. Maybe I’ll leave a few in the more protected spots just to see.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@bellarosa009and I’m In the southwest subs

[@bellarosa009]

@@heatherhereshegrows agree - it was very mild. I was so surprised to see a dahlia and my Amistad salvias come back. Fingers crossed we have another mild Winter!

[@wandatotten7738]

I also have trouble getting butterfly bush to return, the third year they die, but I’m trying again.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

I plant them high too just to be sure they have better drainage in my heavy clay soil.

[@kturula7017]

Love your patio area. It's so colorful and varied. I wonder how you deal with the burrowing animals. I have a chipmunk problem. Whenever I add a new perennial, invariably I find a chipmunk hole going right under the plant. I don't know how to deal with that.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, chipmunks are a special kind of nuisance. Have you tried Plantskydd granular repellant? You shake it around whatever it is you want them to avoid and it seems to do a pretty good job. And you don’t have to reapply constantly.

[@rebeccanisley8709]

Get a mouser or a ratter!!

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@rebeccanisley8709my neighbor’s cat helps me from time to time.

[@marilynmourdock3688]

Beautiful garden tour! Do you have to dig and store your canvas? What zone are you?

[@marilynmourdock3688]

Are some cannas tropical?

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there! I’m in 6a, recently upgraded from 5b, and have to dig my cannas and dahlias every year.

[@superH3108]

This is just a suggestion I would like to make cos the outcome is self tested and found to be 100% sucess. Whenever you're out in your Garden, ALWAYS be totally barefoot because our soles love and deserve that freedom. They love to feel various textures of soil between their toes. Apart from n it's very healthy to be barefoot outside. Take for example two plants, one grown inside a pot and tge other grown in Nature. However much you water and use fertilizer, it never looks as healthy as the latter. This is simply because the roots have a limited space to stread and the Nurishment too is the same. The soles of our feet are like the roots of a tree.When you're not barefoot that natural process is obstructed. Our soles are designs to absorb things which are essential to lead a healthy lifestyle. However, use of footwear deprives this process. Apart from that there are a large number of Sensors / Nerve endings on the soles of our feet, which connects from head to toe. When we walk on Sand, Gravel and Tiny Stones /Pebbles,our entire body gets stimulated through these sensors. Once again Footwear deprives this natural process. So, go barefoot always for good health and happy feet and soles.

[@milankatz9628]

If you leave your Banana plant in the ground, how do protect it over the winter? Mine died and we are in he same zone.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there! If your banana is musa basjoo (hardy banana ) it has a chance of overwintering in place. Mine is located on the south side of my home out of the way of the northwest wind and protected by the house. I cut it down after frost hit it then covered it with a layer of compost and about two feet of leaves corralled by chicken wire. If you look through my videos, you’ll find the video I did on winter protection.

[@milankatz9628]

@@heatherhereshegrows Thanks, I will check out your video!

[@thomasphillips6612]

What zone are you in?

[@heatherhereshegrows]

I was 5b, recently upgraded to 6a

[@thomasphillips6612]

@@heatherhereshegrows Truly outstanding!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@sheila5621]

Didn't get the name of your yellow rudbekia variety?

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi Sheila! It’s Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’

[@sheila5621]

I think it was the yellow one

[@sheila5621]

The taller one

[@heatherhereshegrows]

@@sheila5621there’s the Suncredible helianthus (an annual) in front of the cannas along the patio then closer to the house are the Viette’s Little Suzy rudbeckia.

[@sheila5621]

That's the one the little Suzy thanks

[@dorisr3310]

I understand that once a mangave blooms, the plant will die.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Yes, I reached out to Walters Gardens to confirm that once it flowers, the parent plant will die but the pups are good.

[@fireflyrocks1]

Beautiful garrden, annoying dog.

[@heatherhereshegrows]

I’m at my wits end with those dogs. So sorry. No matter what time of day I film, they always come out.

[@CelesteStephens-uh6ib]

Could you please tell me what zone you live in?

[@heatherhereshegrows]

Hi there! I’m in the southwest subs of Chicago. Was 5b then bumped to 6a