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😭omg I'm so sorry. Literally this week I left you a comment asking where you went. I had no idea the extent of which life has been throwing @#%& at you! Glad you're pulling through and the fire turned out alright.

Aw, I'm so sorry you had all those terrible events converge! You have a really good attitude and, like your garden, you'll bounce right back.

...and who told you that God didn't answer? He knows what you are going through, he listened and the answer, given, is on its way...

Get some mosquito bits or dunks into that standing water.

your attitude is enviable. I wouldn't have handled it as well. many kudos to you <3

Wow! That’s one hot compost! I guess it’s done. That would have been nerve wracking. With the planetary positioning it doesn’t surprise me and because Uranus is all about surprises and electric…well, it was fitting. Glad no major destruction. And hope your dad is doing better. We took care of both our parents simultaneously and it was a challenge that ultimately ended in losing one almost every year in a row and several other members non stop. Terrible years since 2008 and I blame Pluto and it won’t be totally out of my sign until the end of this year. The bindweed-use a brush killer and all you do is cut the vine off and treat the cut and it will go to the root and be gone.

Wow! Glad you all are ok! Sorry about the plants and potential digging! Staying positive is hard sometimes but you did it! Onward we go!

Talk about the trials of Job. It’s not a spring you will soon forget. God bless.

Yikes! Glad no one was hurt and that it didn't spread to the homes. Thankfully you got that motion alert! 😱

Yeesh, that's a tough turn of events. Your beautiful plants and thriving garden are a balm in difficult circumstances. Sending healing thoughts as you and the garden recover!

Nice vernal pool

Must be the year for disasters. My bedroom curtains caught fire from a recharging lithium battery fan. Just as we finally got the new carpet in and paint, etc., we had my dad, aunt, and son in law hospitalized in the same week. I’m kind of afraid of what’s coming next.

PS. When I saw the video in my subscriptions I thought the fire was metaphorical!

Glad it was not worse -- hope your family member is better. I had a recent unexpected health issue and my adult son has been such a blessing helping us out, including in the garden. He planted all the berry bushes that I had ordered before I fell ill and now he is the first one to go check to see how they are doing. I am also fighting bindweed -- it's now gotten itself all tangled up in a Mrs. Robert Brydon clematis. I like your solution! Does glyphosate do it?

I bought bright magenta be balm from a garden center in Massachusetts is where i have planted it on the place bed. It had blooms all over in June but now nothing. I deadheaded it but haven't seen any new but in a week. I initially watered it a lot but read somewhere it needs infrequent deep watering sand that's what o have been doing for 2 weeks or so. Would you invite why isn't it blooming? Would it still live and be ok next season?

www.patreon.com/LisaLikesPlants Thank you so much to everyone who's been patient for the next video! Looking forward to talking more about plants and less about disasters next time! 🌱🌱🌱

This was a great video! Thanks for sharing. Hope you’re family is doing well:)

I hope your family is feeling better and has a better month, sometimes life and adulting are not fun if there is a silver lining, at least you now have compost and biochar

I cannot believe that happened, how crazy. So sorry. You have a very positive outlook!

I'm with you. I love nature, but these cicadas were nasty. They tore up all of my shrubs and trees.

OMG - what a string of events!!

omg, i guess that's one way to find out how fire tolerant your natives are XD 7:25 what is that plant that's growing through the pavers? I always see it in the summers here but never remember to look it up

You’re a positive person with a fantastic channel!

Oh, Lisa, I'm so sorry you went through all of that and all at once! Sheesh! I'm glad you are okay, and the fire was put out fairly quickly before it could spread further. Wow, I don't think I've ever thought about compost piles catching on fire. Unfortunately, there are some folks who have set off fireworks in not so safe ways in my neighborhood, and uh...it makes me think. Even though you went through so much, you still made a funny and entertaining video about it. Your attitude is great and that cicada brood was HUGE!! Wow! I wish we had that this year! I know, kind icky when there's so many, but I love cicadas. I just also will duck for cover if I think they are flying toward me. It's a mix of emotions. Hugs to you, Lisa!Your garden will continue to get more and more wonderful as the years go on, I'm sure of it. I love what you've created so far.

I thought you were being very positive about all this. As an older person who is starting to experience health issues, it really puts things in perspective. Yes this will set you back a little bit, but before you know it your garden will be as beautiful as ever. I hope that your family member is doing better now.

Good to see you again Lisa! Don't let the bad things get you down!

For anyone who is going to mulch, highly recommend not using black mulch (or dyed mulches in general). Black mulch is made from carbon black dye, which uses an extreme amount of energy (1300 Celsius) to heat up coal tar/petroleum byproducts and is thought to be carcinogenic/negative organ effects

Oh no! Where did you go? Come back!!

I always get so annoyed with my father when he has a truck collect our leaves that we rack up…it’s literally free mulch that breaks downs easily

I love your hair.

I got one from a native nursery but I think I unfortunately killed mine 😔 it was already 4ft tall and I believe I ripped too many feeder roots trying to untangle the roots. I have similar soil, do you have any advice that I should do differently cause I'm not giving up and Im gonna buy a 2nd chinquapin oak

so when do you deadhead the blooms to get more flowers? When there are no more little flowers at all? Thx

Watering needs?

Thanks!

Another fabulous video - love the taste test at the end. I want to have a lovely lush bee balm, but mine tends to be a bit spindly and sparse! Maybe in time it'll fill out! 🤞🏼

buy mulch?! i get truck loads of arborist wood-chips delivered free. i have changed the soil of my entire little orchard with it. doing the work with sedges would have taken hundreds of years. sedges are great but if you need serious soil amendment ask your area arborist for chips and age them for a few years. you can wipe out all the weeds, and you would not believe how it changes your soil. the level of life and diversity i have in my soil makes me not have to water as much or buy fertilizer which is another thing i never buy. i also never have to water my mature fruit trees and still get insane amount of very high quality fruit. i am in mountain north west mind you so summers are hot and dry. last year we got no rain for 5 months. good info on sedges 🙂

not medium moisture, it like dry. here in n. idaho, i never water it at all just like catnip. they are perfect for outside garden borders. gold finches do love them very much. i did not have any at the orchard until i put in the anise hyssop. another great thing about having them along with catnip on the perimeter of the garden is that they attract pollinators and repulse many of the problem pests. if you are going to do cuttings, it is best to use mashed willow paste which will speed up rooting considerably. i grow all the mint family around my orchard. they are great flavoring for my stew providing many health benefits. i also make a bug spray for myself that is much better than deet and acts like a force field when i am working in my little orchard / food forest / garden 🙂

Great video…. However, the white rabbit is not a wild bunny. I rescue and rehabilitate Eastern cottontails and Snowshoe Hares. I also rescue and live with domestic rabbits. Seeing a domestic bunny outside means that they have been dumped (or not well-cared for, if they have a family) Thank you for the excellent bee balm info.

Learned a lot from your video. Thanks so much! 👍

So many great tips! Thank you! Adding your video to my "check these creators out playlist" - you have such great info and a fun and engaging way of sharing it! Keep up the amazing work 💚

Can you please help me? Something eats up my BES every year. When they develop buds, they get eaten and chewed looking. They never even get to thrive. Something is eating them a few weeks before developing a flower bud. What could that be. I’m in N. E. Georgia.

A good friend of mine absolutely loved the black eyed Susan! Unfortunately, he died a few yrs ago, so I figured I would grow 'em from seed, and leave his favorite flower on his grave... I miss you, Kevin😢

Let's try a google monarda tea recipe. Smiles.

I have tropical milkweed

The grasses here in the PNW don’t need sun. lol. But it sucks trying to keep them alive in the summer.

Lisa could you do a video on how to plant Milk Weed plants from seed

I think this is the first video i have truly enjoyed listening to. Honestly, I promise you'll enjoy her voice, consistency, and overall education.

In Arizona, no mulch would mean get your veggies at the store.

Mulch is the most important thing you can do to support soil health. It mimics the natural process of soil formation that should dominant the forest ecosystems across north America. Do not follow this, it is not based on science.

I live in Oxford, once the gravel capital of the US. Don’t wanna hear it. 😊