Early Spring Garden Tour ✿ Walkabout ✿ Part 1
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In this episode we are sharing a garden tour with you all! It was filmed on March 23rd, 2024. My favorite things blooming in the front garden right now are Eastern Redbuds, American Plums, and Violets! This is just part 1. We hope to create multiple parts so you can enjoy many areas of the garden this spring. I want to show you each garden zone, so you can see how you can utilize native plants in your own garden design. I'm working on moving plants around currently, and am trying to make my design more attractive, by placing plants in logical locations. Join me as I show you what is blooming and leafing out on March 23rd in my East Tennessee city garden!
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Love seeing all the Violets scattered throughout your garden! I believe the white-flowered ones with purple throats are just a variant of the same species (Viola sororia) and one of their common names is the Confederate Violet; I wish I had some to mix in with my own small patch.
I've been trying to convince my in-laws of the importance of keeping Viola sororia around because they have so MANY on their property in Lenoir City, but I haven't been successful so far in steering them away from only seeing them as a lawn weed. So, hopefully soon, I'm going over there to dig up as many as I can and re-home them throughout our space.
Do they like butterflies, your in laws? Because sometimes I use that to tug at peoples’ heart strings. Violets are important host plants for fritillary butterflies, which are gorgeous medium sized butterflies! And you may not see the caterpillars using them only because they are incredibly good at hiding during the day time! Plus, violets are great to use as groundcovers. They have attractive leaves even when the blooms are done. I know…I know….I’m preaching to the choir. I had to try just in case you hadn’t already told them these things.😉🦋🫶🏼
@@awildapproach I appreciate the help! Unfortunately, after telling them about their ability as a living mulch, about how they can support baby birds through caterpillars, and the near 30 species of butterflies and moths that utilize these plants in our area - especially mentioning the fritillaries and showing pictures of 3 different species that entirely depend on Violets to begin their life cycle - they left me on read 😅 Father-in-law specifically said that he doesn't like them smothering his non-native flag irises, orange day lilies, and the like. I won't give up though, gonna keep hammering away. The one good thing is that they do have so many that I don't think they'll manage to wipe them out.
@@embrustzwei oh wow. They just don’t get it. I’ve also never seen violets smother those plants. I have those non-natives and they do fine next to violets. I still have daylilies and bearded irises. Some people just don’t care about anything but lawn. Baffles me still…lawn bores me and even saddens me when I see it overused (as we often see). Well, you know what though? You’re benefiting from their rigidity by getting free violets for YOUR habitat.😌😉Win for you.✨
@@awildapproach They really don't, and it's a disappointing reminder of the mountain of traditions that we have to collectively overcome and change. I suppose they just have really strong sentiments and attachments to what they've known; at the same time, perhaps I've come on too strong in my attempts. However, I'm completely dedicated to the goal of convincing them to convert one small part of their lawn into a pollinator garden this year...and in the meantime, I'll be snatching up their violets!
@@embrustzwei you may have planted a seed. It can take time for that seed of knowledge to grow. ;)
Early Spring YAY!!! Thank you for this video. I look forward to watching your videos as the year progresses. You have learned so much in the time you've had your garden, like being able to identify all the little green bits and even the gray stubble. I was sorry to hear your Mom passed in 2020. My Mom passed in 2020 too. :( I have Four O'Clocks from her that are not native of course, but like you, they are sentimental.
Awww sorry about your mom. I'm glad this video brought you some joy. I'm happy that I finally have more early season blooms. I want to provide as much nectar and pollen for our little pollinator friends as I can. I'm always open to adding more and more native plants that bloom early, too! I see my elderberries and viburnums will be the next shrubs to bloom. :) So excited to watch each season unfold.
Thanks for the tour! I have the same attitude as you re: the non-natives (they can stay until I figure out what to replace them with). Looking forward to seeing how your gardens grow over the year! 💚
Thank you so much for that. This year I have a ton of seedlings growing and I really hope they survive until I put them in the ground, because if they do, then I have the most seedlings I've grown from seed, and it means I could share some with my friends. What a lovely thing, if I can keep them alive til then. And it also means I can replace non-natives and invasive plants even faster! Happy gardening!
I’ve noticed birds tearing at the Butterfly Weed stems as they have that silk in the stems for their nesting material. Your garden is looking great!!
Thank you so much! Yeah, I've seen the birds here messing with aster and goldenrod stems. Sometimes I suspect they are looking for the stem nesting bee larvae or something, too. :)
Are you on Twitter?? I would love to share photos of our garden here in Eastern NC with you.. Thank You.
I think I deleted twitter, as I didn't use it much, but I'm pretty active on Instagram: instagram.com/awildapproach/
If you don't have instagram, contact me through my art website and send me an email. I'll reply so you can send another one with attachments after (it won't let you do attachments in that first email). maceylou.com/contact
need to swap out those non native iris borders for iris critata ;)
True!!! I do need more native irises. I have a few dwarf crested ones in the backyard.
splitting them makes that extremely easy! I am currently dividing and expanding my number of the white cultivar but also have some of the natural lavender. they multiply so fast @@awildapproach
@@JC-nl3nhMine are just now coming up through the soil out back. :) I wonder if they have multiplied enough yet...I've only had them a couple years.
@@awildapproach I split mine every year so far, a single rhizome will become 5-10!
@@JC-nl3nh That's fantastic!! :O Thanks for the tip.
What ninebark species do you have?
I think it's the straight species: Physocarpus opulifolius (Common Ninebark)