Cutting back perennials 🌿 Why, when and how

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  • @lizshoemaker8713
    @lizshoemaker8713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Two things. First, I don’t understand why people give you a hard time about wearing flip flops in your garden, I do the same time and sometimes don’t even wear them.
    Second, the sound of your shears clipping in the video was extremely satisfying haha.

    • @darleneoldakowski4966
      @darleneoldakowski4966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in tick/Lyme Disease country .... I wear long pants, high socks and shoes. I wouldn't dream doing flip flops and shorts, but that's just me.

    • @christycoalson36
      @christycoalson36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I had to wear shoes in my garden all the time I wouldn't be in it very much at all. I love being grounded...it connects us to mother earth in a wonderful way.

    • @beckynd80
      @beckynd80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree with the clipper sound! Actually came down here to see if she added a shopping link. lol

    • @kernykitty
      @kernykitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was just coming to the comments to say that it looks like something is bedding down in them!!!

  • @AJsGreenThumbLLC
    @AJsGreenThumbLLC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hahahaha I love it! Erin says: "I'm just not gonna put up with this behavior"... as she cuts back the unruly salvia. I needed that right now.

  • @ruthgilbo889
    @ruthgilbo889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    It could be that the 'Summer Crush" did not 'fall' down. It looks to me that a deer left her fawn there while she went to graze. That's where the fawn laid down. Just a thought....

    • @Nanaslegacy
      @Nanaslegacy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s exactly what I thought too!

    • @SweetStuffOnMonarchLane
      @SweetStuffOnMonarchLane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, at 4:32... I was just about to type that same comment! 😀

    • @johannawilson3807
      @johannawilson3807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep, deer overnight campsite.

    • @sunnyday7869
      @sunnyday7869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree!😁

  • @breakingburque2200
    @breakingburque2200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I loved “I’m just not going to put up with this behavior”

    • @LIMABN
      @LIMABN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      'I'm mad at this salvia'- LOL

  • @jennifersauer3257
    @jennifersauer3257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m liking your recent focus on making a garden “your own” - from pruning back perennials when and if you feel like it, to seeking out those underused or unknown plants. I admire certain looks, but I personally never want my garden to look “over thought” - or just like my neighbors’ gardens. Thanks!

    • @kentaylor3319
      @kentaylor3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Jennifer Sauer..
      How are you doing today?

  • @laurelsayer7557
    @laurelsayer7557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Like the 'Chelsea Chop', carried out around the same time as the Chelsea Flower Show here in the UK, your cut back of perennials after the first flush in mid July is known here as the 'Hampton Hack', after the Hampton Court Flower Festival.

  • @FlowerPatchFarmhouse
    @FlowerPatchFarmhouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is just so satisfying to tidy up the misbehaving plants, isn't it? Been doin' the same in my garden. I have a few things flopping that cannot be staked up that just need to go and my thought is similar "I am just not going to put up with this behavior". I have so many other things coming into beautiful bloom that they won't be missed. And I just found my beautiful Zinfin Doll hydrangea was so kindly pruned for me by some deer. I have not had any deer issues in so long that it took me by surprise. It was so full of blooms and I was so proud of it as it was dug up by snowplow driver that didn't know where the road was and plowed right down my side garden this past winter. Ah well, such is the life of a gardener in the mountains.

  • @charlottem6876
    @charlottem6876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Raggedy bits, my life in a nutshell🤣🤣🤣🌱🌱🌱

  • @eivlysdranoel
    @eivlysdranoel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was hoping you would show us the final bouquet you made. Must be beautiful.

  • @martinlugus7242
    @martinlugus7242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yours is the only garden I have. Great video, as always.

  • @alisonsneed3707
    @alisonsneed3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best advise on this EVER. It’s gardener’s choice on whether you like a bit of froth & mess or if you’re ‘not putting up’ with the way it flopped and dried. Brilliantly explained.

  • @apark9538
    @apark9538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found your channel from Linda V's. I'm so glad I did! you have a beautiful garden! I love to cut back my perennials after they bloom, it's so satisfying!

  • @renejohnson37
    @renejohnson37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you. Very helpful. I agree with someone else - the sound of the secateurs is very satisfying.

  • @bryonyhellis
    @bryonyhellis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m glad it’s not just me with floppy perennials this year! My Shasta’s never recovered from a torrential downpour flattening. I got so fed up of trying to stake them up and just called it a day and cut ‘em back!

  • @karensamscaldwell9149
    @karensamscaldwell9149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the sound of your clippers. They sound nicely sharpened

  • @wsog3
    @wsog3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ‘Tis the season for floppy perennials! Drives me nuts🤣🥰love a good prune to clean them up.

    • @kentaylor3319
      @kentaylor3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Jeanne...
      How are you doing today?

  • @nelidascott6917
    @nelidascott6917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    " rescue mission for other plants " , love it haha ! Thanks for this very helpful post, I was actually contemplating about pruning today, now you gave me confidence ! 🥰

  • @7martiansonmars941
    @7martiansonmars941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm so loving your channel. Your gardens are gorgeous and you are so real

  • @sherrywhitaker3369
    @sherrywhitaker3369 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful-especially for Cat’s Pajamas Nepeta! Cutting mine back this week! I just purchased this spring-I love ❤️ love ❤️ love
    the color in my garden!!!
    Thanks for the demo!!!

  • @edgygardener2826
    @edgygardener2826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know. I know I need to cut lots of stuff back. And now that you've done it, I will do it. Thank you for the inspiration and tips. For Lady's Mantle, I didn't think of cutting it back. I will start with that

  • @GardeningSpirit
    @GardeningSpirit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "so... i'm a little mad at this salvia right now"... OMG you are the best!

  • @marymathis9299
    @marymathis9299 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not familiar with Ladies Mantle, love how yours look, but here in FL, we could be too hot! 🥵
    Thanks so much for hanging in there and encouraging us...now, get a glass of Pinot Greigo and make a lovely bouquet! 🥰👍❤️🌺🦋🌹

  • @fiercegirldesign1
    @fiercegirldesign1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super helpful! Thank you! Now show us how your bouquet turned out. 😁💐🌺🌸🌼

  • @suziqbrown7073
    @suziqbrown7073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    so relaxing how you do videos

  • @evergreengarden1M
    @evergreengarden1M 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice garden

  • @charmainerohde8575
    @charmainerohde8575 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your attitude and gardening advice. Thanks for making me a better gardener and making me smile while I'm at it!

  • @carriefrost3552
    @carriefrost3552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the sound of those clippers, so satisfying!

  • @bloomsbyamelie
    @bloomsbyamelie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love cutting back the perennials- makes the garden look fresh! Great video!

  • @NewMindGarden
    @NewMindGarden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing sharing.. 🌸🌸🌿🌿🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸👍👍

  • @beckyscheller9358
    @beckyscheller9358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree that is the fun part. I cut bee balm and sedums this year to keep them from flopping. Very therapeutic!

  • @ClausDalbyEnglish
    @ClausDalbyEnglish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job, we are also cutting back here. Such a pleasure. Kr Claus

  • @PJEC
    @PJEC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The trimming was very therapeutic lol . Beautiful bouquet 💐

  • @angelahagood7143
    @angelahagood7143 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get great therapy in pruning back! The sound of my clippers (like yours) is comforting. I did this yesterday afternoon. Crocosmia...down, Shasta daisies...down, spent hosta blooms...down! It’s like my beds can take a deep breath...ahhhh! I’m new to your channel but I was wondering do you know the proper way to prune a wisteria? Mine is eleven years old and out of control. I’m not afraid to prune, just don’t want to mess up the blooms. Love your videos and expert advice! 🌿🌻

  • @dianeruesch8655
    @dianeruesch8655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG Erin! You’re killing me with that bouquet of Lady’s Mantle. My fav but can’t grow it here in San Diego 🥲

  • @marilynbaldwin2934
    @marilynbaldwin2934 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everything always looks so neat when things are cut back and your gardens are beautiful!

  • @laurellel6978
    @laurellel6978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi there - would love if you gave us an update on your compost / compost bin and process. I just set up 2 of the same lee valley bins (love them) and would like to learn more about how you compost

  • @meredith3588
    @meredith3588 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are two new plants in my flower beds this year so thanks for this!

  • @nancylafferty8362
    @nancylafferty8362 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful! Thank you🌸

  • @dignit1620
    @dignit1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this video, like your approach to tidying up the gardens! Now I’ll be excited to do a mundane job!

  • @Stephanie-cq8mf
    @Stephanie-cq8mf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My hollyhocks finally fell over Monday, and they were driving me nuts too. Looking all lazy and also making it hard for my husband to get to his truck. They got the chop ✂️ yesterday morning and I felt so much better 😁

  • @tylinall
    @tylinall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cut back my ladies mantel one stem at a time. There is new growth under the old leaves and I don’t want to cut them. Does it take me awhile? Yes but so worth seeing the new growth.

  • @adz5bneweng589
    @adz5bneweng589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I find caradonna the prettiest Salvia. My experience to prevent flopping: it needs a lot of sun, little water and breathing room so nothing too close to it.

  • @jilladcock5648
    @jilladcock5648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like this kind of garden maintenance too. I need to keep a journal so I can remember what reblooms! The sound of you cutting back perennials was like music to my ears. Happy gardening.

  • @1mrsbett1
    @1mrsbett1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love perennials! Your garden is beautiful. Also when mine start flopping in the middle sometimes is because they need to be divided.

  • @suzetteccc
    @suzetteccc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video. I've got some nepeta and alchemilla that are driving me crazy. Can't wait to get out there! Cheers!

  • @MollyJoAnn
    @MollyJoAnn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maybe a baby deer nested in your stachys. Thanks for all the tips 🌱🌼

  • @janetucker4355
    @janetucker4355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went back and rewatched your "Chelsea Chop" video. Do you have an update on the Penstemon you chopped in that video? Thanks!

  • @wherami
    @wherami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looking good!

  • @intuitivegardens9035
    @intuitivegardens9035 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great information! 👏

  • @greeneryeveryday5699
    @greeneryeveryday5699 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good one ma'am very effective

  • @lizduttom3547
    @lizduttom3547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grow so much alchemilla Mollis. I love it edging the gardens or as a ground over with geranium bloody cranes bill for areas I ignore. I handle the cut back different ways. I usually cut back every other plant on the edge so I don’t lay the entire border edge bare. OR I twist and pull out the flowers which helps to thin out the crown of the plant. Love that flower in fresh or DRIED boquets!

  • @sallyloosli4379
    @sallyloosli4379 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you especially for the ladies mantel pruning!! Although alot of people love this plant, i find it to be invasive, reseeding in my grass 🤬 and wasnt sure how to trim it!!! I'm going for it!!!

  • @sandyg8794
    @sandyg8794 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Erin! This was very enjoyable and somewhat soothing to watch. I had my salvia cut back earlier because it flops every year and looks very messy and unkept. We'll see how it does. As others mentioned, I was hoping to see a bouquet out of the cut flowers. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @lindafraser1396
    @lindafraser1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your philosophy Erin! Could we please have a garden tour soon?

    • @diannefields6637
      @diannefields6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look on Linda Vater’s UTUBE for a tour of Erin’s garden.

    • @lindafraser1396
      @lindafraser1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@diannefields6637 thx 🙂

  • @yangsu2235
    @yangsu2235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was so inspired by your video and ran out to cut back some perennials, but I had to come back to ask you what the bug spray do you use and how do you control the mosquitos. thank you.

  • @glendariggs2391
    @glendariggs2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The pretty pink flowers that were laying over in the middle, they may not have just fell over. It could have been an animal, like maybe a deer laid down for a little rest there. Not sure, but it's a possibility.

    • @Graycat1735
      @Graycat1735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought the same thing.

  • @Sullivan_Owen
    @Sullivan_Owen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you're really making the case for me with Lady's Mantle, I have an aversion to it because when I was doing my floral training-I worked for someone who made us use it in everything and made us call it Alchemilla Mollis even though we used common names for everything else 🙄

  • @melissamybubbles6139
    @melissamybubbles6139 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been snipping some overgrown things lately. I guess now I'll find out whether I did it correctly.

  • @dreamasue
    @dreamasue 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been chopping some of mine for the last 2 days ! 😜

  • @chillstudio545
    @chillstudio545 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet gardening as well u ♥️♥️

  • @SweetStuffOnMonarchLane
    @SweetStuffOnMonarchLane 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos! I have May Night Salvia and it never flops... makes little babies sometimes, but never flops. I cut mine back a few weeks ago (zone 4)... hoping for a second flush of blooms. Boy, was it COVERED in bees this spring! I REALLY need to cut back my catmint... thanks for the reminder! I don't know how it could be the middle of July already...

  • @GardenMoxie
    @GardenMoxie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did the deer sleep on that persicaria? Maybe that is why they went flat. I'm amazed where I find deer taking a little snooze. Your garden is looking beautiful Erin.

    • @cyhomer
      @cyhomer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Persicaria??

    • @GardenMoxie
      @GardenMoxie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cyhomer The pink flower that is slumped over in her video. I think that is Persicaria (bottle brush). It looks like my yard when deer take a nap in the plants.

    • @cyhomer
      @cyhomer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GardenMoxie ..no, she said what it was…Stachys…’Summer Crush’… it’s not persicaria.

    • @GardenMoxie
      @GardenMoxie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cyhomer Thanks Cathy! I missed that. Thanks for letting me know.

  • @jhadz7507
    @jhadz7507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just did this today! Hoping for maybe some new blooms for the fall 🤞🏻 but the plant flop is real and annoying!

  • @RevAcres01
    @RevAcres01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Erin your video came at a perfect time. My yarrow is tall, blooming and going crazy however it’s flopping over onto other plants driving me crazy. I have it corralled with string snd stakes should I just cut it back and see if it will refresh blooms. 🌸

    • @leighcontella811
      @leighcontella811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did mine. Really glad too, it was making me crazy laying there. 😂

  • @anitahadley2871
    @anitahadley2871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks like a deer took a little nap in the middle of your stachys. I’m going to do a big chop of my monarda. In fact I may yank it. I love it but it’s in the wrong spot and just gets out of hand. Maybe I’ll try to move it ,not sure if that’s good to do right now.

  • @achnix3167
    @achnix3167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same experience with caradonna... i think it might actually be better to not cut it back all the way because a lot of side shoots and blooms appeared after just taking out the biggest blooms. It definitely reblooms either way.
    I wonder if leaving some stems longer at the bottom would Support it more / chelsea chop

  • @laura2842
    @laura2842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. Nepeta is going down!!!!

  • @adz5bneweng589
    @adz5bneweng589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, those pruners make the most satisfying sound! What brand are they? Just love it when I get that sound as I prune.

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are the Niwaki GR Pro pruners. I love them so much.

    • @adz5bneweng589
      @adz5bneweng589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheImpatientGardener just ordered them from Niwaki. Can't wait for them to arrive!

  • @diannefields6637
    @diannefields6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have an irrigation system? Your plants look luscious!

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't. Only in the vegetable garden and in one bed along the house.

  • @gwenyates5428
    @gwenyates5428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What type of clippers you use sounds very sharp?

  • @rhorho1
    @rhorho1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Random question. Did you change your hair? Color is great!! Loving the new Friday show. Getting my cocktail ready already 🤣🤣🤣.

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a moving target, especially in summer when one day on the water turns it really blond and then I go and dye it darker but it doesn't last long.

  • @dawnmitchell11
    @dawnmitchell11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry to put this question with this video. I just saw your garden tour on Linda Vater's channel and wanted to know one of the plants if you don't mind.
    What are the blue flowers (looks like you have two plants) below your dahlias along your house between your front door and the cellar doors? So pretty! I have a MINOR obsession with the color blue! 😆

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      'Cheer Blue' delphinium. It's an All-American Selection that I grow from seed. Actually the ones you saw in that video reseeded themselves!

    • @dawnmitchell11
      @dawnmitchell11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheImpatientGardener thanks!!

  • @gregkedrowski1624
    @gregkedrowski1624 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Erin, it is Nov 1 and we still have not had a hard frost (or two) to blacken and kill many of the hosta, ligularia, and peony leaves. Can they be cut back now for winter or do we need to wait for the killing frosts? Thank you.

  • @suekuly4723
    @suekuly4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How are the new plants doing that you planted between your place and your neighbours?

  • @alice_rabbit8345
    @alice_rabbit8345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cut back my salvias last month and they’re blooming again. Last year I didn’t and they were a mess!

  • @feyrie
    @feyrie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    me with shears? I will cut everything in the garden and will probably go indoors and give myself a new haircut. I get way too carried away

  • @emptynestgardens9057
    @emptynestgardens9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looks like a deer took a snooze in the summer crush. 😊

  • @sallywoods7131
    @sallywoods7131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think “I’m just not going to put up with that behavior” should be on a tshirt with a picture of clippers👌😄 I’m going to have to cut back my ladies mantle before they go bye through no fault of theirs just so much rain here this month that the blooms are just laying down in the mud 😟

  • @silviuvarzaru9664
    @silviuvarzaru9664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just cut back lavender and youtube recommended this.

  • @jamie9230
    @jamie9230 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wondering how the Chelsea chop worked for your penstimons? I could see some in the back ground at the end of this video. So pretty!! I’ve never done that to mine, but this year they got very tall and then started to flop. Would the Chelsea chop help that? I wanted to leave the remnants of the blooms this year but couldn’t because they were flopping over other plants 🤔.

    • @gardengatesopen
      @gardengatesopen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohhh!
      Good call!
      I had forgotten about that!
      I'm going back to look for it!
      Thanks ❤

  • @kenitabober1785
    @kenitabober1785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TY for the encouraging tutorial! Not sure of the name of the Pink perennial you cut back at the end of the video? "Summer crush" Is it a Penstemon?

  • @emkn1479
    @emkn1479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question: what about annuals? Can I cut back nicotiana at all to prolong flowering, etc?

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! On Nicotiana yes but approach other annuals carefully.

    • @emkn1479
      @emkn1479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheImpatientGardener Thanks so much for the quick reply! If it wasn’t violently storming at the moment I’d go out and do it immediately.

  • @robbiegeboy2524
    @robbiegeboy2524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My lavender is done blooming. Can I cut spent flowers off now?

    • @zaria5785
      @zaria5785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Check for any pollinators or spiders that are still living off those spent blooms first.

    • @susankilpatrick2918
      @susankilpatrick2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If pruning back, prune just above woody part.

  • @jcking6785
    @jcking6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That flat space in the middle of the stachys looked a lot like a place where deer may have bedded down, IMO.

  • @greenthumbelina7331
    @greenthumbelina7331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Erin, what is the plant behind you as you're cutting back the salvia? It almost looks like rhubarb, but that doesn't look quite right. I need to cut back the monarda, which I planted last year. Is there a trick or tip you use to keep the monarda floppiness to a minimum? I haven't had it in my garden before. Of course, our 40-60 mph wind and heavy rain, were more than likely what caused the floppiness! Also, how late is too late, to cut back fall flowering perennials, like Matrona sedum? Next spring I will definitely need to divide it ~Margie

  • @christophertaylor9826
    @christophertaylor9826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always enjoy your videos, wish you were my neighbor.

  • @mrspaulsen1717
    @mrspaulsen1717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When do you start ordering seeds for the coming year?

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to wait until January (in fact it was like my favorite January activity) but last year everyone started ordering in fall and I panicked that everything would be gone so I think I ordered in November or December.

  • @jonplatz2929
    @jonplatz2929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I did what you just did I would have bug bites all over my legs. What’s the deal there? Any clue?

  • @michelebushnik2874
    @michelebushnik2874 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Erin! I'm pausing video at 2:55 because I went to Google Ladies Mantel to see if I could grow in my zone. It does say it is toxic to skin when cutting, I hope you don't have a reaction? It also said toxic to dogs and I have a new pup, who I don't think will eat it, so I'm going to try in my zone 7. Thank you for sharing this lovely new specimen to me!

    • @michelebushnik2874
      @michelebushnik2874 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Um I don't think this toxic information is correct, when I went to the sight to read more, I got the spam of you won, you are our billionth customer, and warning of a fraudulent website! Ugh!

  • @TheMiddlesizedGarden
    @TheMiddlesizedGarden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you call Nepeta 'Cat's Pyjamas'? We call it catmint, but Cat's Pyjamas is so much more fun!

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is more fun, that's a specific cultivar (new in the last couple years here).

  • @findmysoulgarden914
    @findmysoulgarden914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Raggedy bits..😂😂😂🌼

  • @annesweeney5552
    @annesweeney5552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder if a deer laid in those pink flowers 🌸

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Several people suggested that and I think that's probably exactly what happened!

  • @denisewax5396
    @denisewax5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I think you have deer sleeping in your garden for a few hours, smashing your plants, I have deer too😡

    • @dougandsuepflum7526
      @dougandsuepflum7526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely, I was thinking the same thing.

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep ... I bet that's it.

    • @yangsu2235
      @yangsu2235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had a doe having her midday nap everyday on a patch of peonies and nipped on my limelight hydrangea. Somehow, she stopped for almost a month, which made me worried about her so much. Now she comes back with her new companies. To be honest, I developed a very complicated feeling about her. I checked the video with a defeated, angry but released feeling every time when I spotted her.

  • @kyleparker775
    @kyleparker775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought I was the only garden with bare feet😂

    • @nekovero93
      @nekovero93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No no no, me too..😉

  • @dianegiordano7365
    @dianegiordano7365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes deer will sleep in the flowers. (Stachys problem)!

    • @TheImpatientGardener
      @TheImpatientGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very good guess. Wouldn't be surprised at all if that was it.

    • @barbw.7183
      @barbw.7183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheImpatientGardener I thought it could be deer too. At least they didn't eat the stachys!

    • @kb1236
      @kb1236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes cats will too, a stray I was feeding on the porch would lay in my daffodils.

  • @dylan8285
    @dylan8285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With the Summer Crush it defiantly looks like a deer laid down in their

  • @dorothyleeuw8774
    @dorothyleeuw8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think possibly a deer made a bed in your beautiful flowers. 😍

  • @judyroyse6091
    @judyroyse6091 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perhaps a deer laid down in midst of the stachys?

  • @RoseMary-vs3io
    @RoseMary-vs3io 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👌✨👍

  • @yonokzeller5402
    @yonokzeller5402 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙏👍🏽🥰