Transplanting Pugster Blue Butterfly Bushes & Mulching a Front Garden Bed 🌸👩‍🌾🪴// Suburban Oasis

[@jeanineg5703]

So I actually get what your saying about taking time and pacing yourself. I hurt my back last year lifting a heavy bag of mulch into a wheel barrel and took many months to heal. The constant bending forward is bad too. I've learned now at 50 that I what to enjoy my garden more and less be a slave to it. Although gardening is therapeutic for many including myself, somethings it can revert to the opposite. You eventually know in your heart and body when your dream garden space is at the end of completion and then that's when you can fully enjoy the fruits of your labor as they say.

[@Suburbanoasis]

Exactly what I was getting at! 🥰🌸🌷💮

[@lindathompson8100]

A girl after my own heart, love that color mulch and so satisfying to see a bed freshly mulched. I'm in northern Illinois and just received snow, so ready for spring.

[@Suburbanoasis]

That snow will melt, Linda! 🥰🌺🌷🌸

[@Flower_hoarder]

🪴Yay bonus plants‼️🪴

[@sandyl.7608]

I have been able to get free wood mulch from an arborist who takes care of our neighbor's trees. It is nice since I know that they don't spray their trees with stuff that I would rather not have in my garden. And last year my husband purchased a shredder machine ?? that takes care of all the yard trimmings, and I use that as well. I totally agree with pacing ourselves in gardening. I worked a good amount of time in cleaning up my flower beds a few days ago and the next day when I got out of bed... well let's just say I felt every bit my age! I took it a bit easier the next day. 😅

[@Suburbanoasis]

That mulch is going to feed your garden so well, Sandy! 🥰🌿🌺🪷

[@pollinatorgardenfun]

I adore the look of water on Lady’s Mantle. ❤Lori

[@TheGardeningMe]

Yes! Love a freshly mulched bed - it looks so good! We normally pick up 'the good stuff' from a local place with our trailer, but this spring we were able to get about 20 yards of 'standard' mulch from a local arborist, so we jumped on that. It won't look as pretty but it will do the job & I figured that I can top it up with the 'good stuff' later. I hear you on taking it easy & always having to keep learning that same lesson - I WAY overdid it a couple of days ago as I knew we were in for some really cold/rainy days (someone's gotta deal with that mountain of mulch, lol!)

[@Suburbanoasis]

That arborist mulch will be great and I have done the same thing by putting a thin layer of colored mulch over it. That's a lot of mulch to move, take it slow!! 🤗💐🌸🌷

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Sunshine. 🌷💚🙃

[@joycefleming4986]

Those daffodils are looking goegeous Soleil. Here in Australia it is Autumn and daffodil bulb planting time. I have just bought four different varieties of daffodil and planted them in a new garden bed. The mulch looks great too. It always makes such a difference.

[@Suburbanoasis]

Have fun planting, Joyce! 🤗💮🪻🌸

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Looks beautiful Soleil 🍃🌸🍃

[@barbarapruitt3978]

Tks now I am going home and remove 2, rose of Sharon cause they can get big but in the wrong place

[@richbishop7896]

I agree mulch makes such a difference. I mulch my gardens too. I tried growing butterfly bush but it was not hardy for me in my zone 5b garden. Bonny

[@Suburbanoasis]

Bummer, Bonny! I didn't have any luck with it in the past either, but the pugster ones seem to do well for me. 🤗🌸🪻🏵

[@kathy5216]

Mine looked dead but today I saw a little green…crossing my fingers!

[@richbishop7896]

@@Suburbanoasis I have tried other butterfly bushes in the past with no luck either. I have never tried the pugster ones.

[@kathleengillard9120]

Mulch looks nice! I use that color too. That encourages me to get started with it, as most of my perennials are up already, also here in Michigan. 17:54

[@Suburbanoasis]

Thank you, Kathleen! 🤗🌺🪴🌹

[@kimmkenney6809]

Last year I tried to move my pugster and it died. Can’t wait to see how yours do.

[@Suburbanoasis]

Well, I hope they survive and at least I have two in the pot for back up if they don't. I hear if you move them in the fall it's iffy. 🥰🌸🌷💮

[@MakingKihappy]

Love love love your garden!! How do I know if my hibiscus plant is an annual or perennial? I can’t remember which one I purchased last year 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Suburbanoasis]

Wait until the end of May or Early June for signs of life! They wake up really late. 🥰💐🪻🪷

[@dianedalrymple7711]

Soleil, is that shovel you are using called the Root Slayer? I was just looking through my Gardner’s Supply catalog and it sure looks like the same one! If it is I sure will be getting one. Thanks so much for your great videos❤️

[@Suburbanoasis]

Thanks, Diane! Yes, it is the Perennial version which is the smaller version as I am a small person. 😄🌸🌷🌹

[@MindysPlace]

You picked all of my favorites for the intro. 💐💚🪴 The mulch really improves the look of the garden.

[@Suburbanoasis]

Thank you Mindy!! 🥰🌺🪻🌿

[@maryferguson6586]

Since I’m a fairly new viewer I’m curious as to what amendments you put into the soil of your fairly new (2 years old) flower bed. I too have clay soil. I have used composted cow manure and leaf mulch.

[@Suburbanoasis]

In the half moon bed, I used ashes from my fire pit and chopped leaves and mulch. 🤗🌸🌷💮

[@kaystinebrink1220]

Do you mulch each year?

[@Suburbanoasis]

Yes! 🙃🌻🌼💐

[@judymckerrow6720]

Oh man I thought you were going to fall on your butt when the root let loose ! 🌷💚🙃 oops and then you did. 🌷💚🙃

[@Suburbanoasis]

And then I fell on my butt. 🤣🌺🪴🌸

[@judymckerrow6720]

@@Suburbanoasis Butt you were very graceful about it! 🌷💚🙃

[@Suburbanoasis]

@@judymckerrow6720 pun intended?!?! 🤣🤣🥰

[@judymckerrow6720]

@@Suburbanoasis Yes I’m glad you get my sense of humor! 🌷💚🙃