Planting Birch Trees & 3 Varieties of Groundcovers!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Wilnellia
Hello Laura and Aaron. I don't question anything you guys do. Everything you do and how you do it works for you and looks great! I've earned a lot from you and you've inspired me since 2020. I dragged my husband and my then 7 year old to help me dig up a flower bed infront of our house. I still have a lot to plant but my little garden is my outlet. My dad passed 8 months ago and he loved to garden. This is where I find my peace and connect with my dad. Thank you to you and Aaron and all who help in your garden. You all are a blessing in my life.
PS: Please update us if you find out what landed on your bush. Perhaps a drone?
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Hello Laura and Aaron. I don't question anything you guys do. Everything you do and how you do it works for you and looks great! I've earned a lot from you and you've inspired me since 2020. I dragged my husband and my then 7 year old to help me dig up a flower bed infront of our house. I still have a lot to plant but my little garden is my outlet. My dad passed 8 months ago and he loved to garden. This is where I find my peace and connect with my dad. Thank you to you and Aaron and all who help in your garden. You all are a blessing in my life.
PS: Please update us if you find out what landed on your bush. Perhaps a drone?
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Theresa
Oooh so pretty! Birch is also my favorite! Im from Alaska where Birch is abundant. Living in the Midwest now I find I really miss what I once took for granted. I had no idea there were so many varieties. Thanks for opening my eyes.
I noticed in the background one of your Tan Hoselinks. Im aware you prefer the darker ones. Have you considered using a heat tolerant paint on them such as the type you can get for bbq grills. Maybe a winter project? Id be all over that!
P. S. Let me know if youd like to hear about the snowbirds that overwinter in tree bark
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Oooh so pretty! Birch is also my favorite! Im from Alaska where Birch is abundant. Living in the Midwest now I find I really miss what I once took for granted. I had no idea there were so many varieties. Thanks for opening my eyes.
I noticed in the background one of your Tan Hoselinks. Im aware you prefer the darker ones. Have you considered using a heat tolerant paint on them such as the type you can get for bbq grills. Maybe a winter project? Id be all over that!
P. S. Let me know if youd like to hear about the snowbirds that overwinter in tree bark
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robin
love the size of those trees. hard for me to imagine down here in tiny yard land, lol. but wow, in a few years? spectacular! i love ajuga. i have it planted in several areas and it does very well for me here in zone 10b with consistent water (3 x week. i'm becoming a big fan on no dirt seen in the gardens - makes weeding almost a non-thing (i said almost, ha. but i'm doing the zone method of maintenance and it's working so well for me! wonder what broke your butterfly bush? weird. looks like a good day in the gardens! thanks for the video!
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love the size of those trees. hard for me to imagine down here in tiny yard land, lol. but wow, in a few years? spectacular! i love ajuga. i have it planted in several areas and it does very well for me here in zone 10b with consistent water (3 x week. i'm becoming a big fan on no dirt seen in the gardens - makes weeding almost a non-thing (i said almost, ha. but i'm doing the zone method of maintenance and it's working so well for me! wonder what broke your butterfly bush? weird. looks like a good day in the gardens! thanks for the video!
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Sharon
I do not often comment but I wondered when you planted the birch trees. wouldn't it be better, since birch love to be kept wetter, if you extended the drip irrigation out a bit past the root ball so that it would encourage the tree to send roots outward from the ball? Seems like with your hardpan issues that the roots would tend to stay only where there is water. I garden in the same type climate as you and similar soil, and I always try to water a tree at least up to the edge of the tree's canopy.
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I do not often comment but I wondered when you planted the birch trees. wouldn't it be better, since birch love to be kept wetter, if you extended the drip irrigation out a bit past the root ball so that it would encourage the tree to send roots outward from the ball? Seems like with your hardpan issues that the roots would tend to stay only where there is water. I garden in the same type climate as you and similar soil, and I always try to water a tree at least up to the edge of the tree's canopy.
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Anita
Everything is coming along beautifully! Can you talk more about groundcovers? How do you keep them from spreading out of control? When they flower and if not dead headed will they spread seed? Do they spread by root or from the stem part of the plant rooting into the ground? This could be a video in its self, discussing various types of ground covers, the pros and cons of using them, where to use them, as well as tips in care of them. Thanks for sharing your gardening adventures and knowledge!
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Everything is coming along beautifully! Can you talk more about groundcovers? How do you keep them from spreading out of control? When they flower and if not dead headed will they spread seed? Do they spread by root or from the stem part of the plant rooting into the ground? This could be a video in its self, discussing various types of ground covers, the pros and cons of using them, where to use them, as well as tips in care of them. Thanks for sharing your gardening adventures and knowledge!
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Kristy
Don't you hate it when people give unsolicited advice? Well, go ahead and hate me, because here it comes. LOL! If I were doing that pathway and I had all stones on a pallet, I would grab all the largest stones first and spread them out along the entire pathway, then grab smaller and start filling in. If cracks will be filled only with mulch, give some thought to footfall and spacing so a normal stride doesn't have you stepping on (or hop-scotching over) the large gaps as you stroll through.
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Don't you hate it when people give unsolicited advice? Well, go ahead and hate me, because here it comes. LOL! If I were doing that pathway and I had all stones on a pallet, I would grab all the largest stones first and spread them out along the entire pathway, then grab smaller and start filling in. If cracks will be filled only with mulch, give some thought to footfall and spacing so a normal stride doesn't have you stepping on (or hop-scotching over) the large gaps as you stroll through.
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sharon
I had been working in the yard and was suddenly starved so I went to a fast food place for a burger. When I got back I glanced in the mirror as I was washing up and discovered my hair was full of small, spent blossoms that looked like spiders. I wonder what the waiter thought! Looks like I am am not the only one whose gardening leads to not only dirty hands but hair full of spent blossoms!
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I had been working in the yard and was suddenly starved so I went to a fast food place for a burger. When I got back I glanced in the mirror as I was washing up and discovered my hair was full of small, spent blossoms that looked like spiders. I wonder what the waiter thought! Looks like I am am not the only one whose gardening leads to not only dirty hands but hair full of spent blossoms!
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Monica
When my mother was in rehab from surgery her companion gave her a small plant of Golden Euonymus and that thing grew in a container. But when my mother passed away and I kept all of her plants this one was the only one that didn't survive. I was planning to plant it in the front yard (zone 9b) but I didn't get the chance. Hopefully, I will be able to plant one in the future.
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When my mother was in rehab from surgery her companion gave her a small plant of Golden Euonymus and that thing grew in a container. But when my mother passed away and I kept all of her plants this one was the only one that didn't survive. I was planning to plant it in the front yard (zone 9b) but I didn't get the chance. Hopefully, I will be able to plant one in the future.
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Theresa
Laura and Aaron, I can appreciate the hard work that goes into creating a stone path thecorrect way. Im sure we are all anxious to see the finished project, but Im looking forward to watching as it slowly progresses, and Im not gonna lie I think Im jealous of your hard pan in this case. A nice trade off for the tough ground youve had to dig and amend.
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Laura and Aaron, I can appreciate the hard work that goes into creating a stone path thecorrect way. Im sure we are all anxious to see the finished project, but Im looking forward to watching as it slowly progresses, and Im not gonna lie I think Im jealous of your hard pan in this case. A nice trade off for the tough ground youve had to dig and amend.
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