This is the video I have been waiting for!! Thanks so much for all the information and inspiration! In Connecticut and New York(Hudson Valley Area) we have The Pollinator Pathway Project . Not every town is participating but alot are. You sign a pledge at town hall and for 12.00 you can purchase a sign to put in the garden. The goal is to connect all the gardens throughout the state to make a "Pollinator Pathway". I joke that the sign is a rest stop ahead for traveling pollinators ☺ I am a URI Master Gardener Intern and there is so much to learn about native plants..its terrific 🌸
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Anyone can sign up through the website and it's not limited to Connecticut and New York ☺ I've enjoyed spotting the Pollinator Pathway Project signs when I am out and about!
Always learn so much from your beautiful and inspiring channel. We noticed milkweed growing in our meadow this spring and choose to allow the 4 acres to go natural and not mow it this summer in an attempt to increase refuge and food for wildlife and pollinators. Perhaps monarchs will find a host plant.
What a beautiful arrangement! I love natives...my garden center has a whole section and it's the first place I head to every visit! They are no hassle...it's a no brainer to me that I need more of them in my yard.
So so wonderful to see native plant love being shared and spread, and your bouquet is just gorgeous!!! I would love to be certified one day! We visited the garden center today and man, it is evident just from looking out over the perennial section how much native bees adore native blooms. So fun!
That sounds like fun... I think I will take a walk down my little country road and pick some native items to make an arrangement. Thanks for the inspiration!
When you put together a beautiful bouquet while in your beautiful garden with soft music in the background just feeds my soul. Bees and butterflies and hummingbirds in the garden make me so happy. I try to always have host plants in my garden for my butterflies.people walk down my street and are amazed at all the butterflies in my yard. So inspiring. I thank God everyday for this wonderful creation.
An absolutely beautiful video. We need more of this sort of thing from our you tube gardeners!! Very educational. Combining beauty with resource stewardship- so important. Thank you for your inspiration
From Toronto Canada - also love Danielle’s accent, along with her open and friendly sincerity. In the top handful of you tube gardeners from around the world, in my opinion.
Good to hear you talk about natives. I didn’t realize what natives meant until the last couple years and their impact on our ecosystem and wildlife. Thanks for bringing more attention to them and how beautiful they are ❤️
Great video, Danielle! I live in Western North Carolina about 10 minutes north of Asheville and my garden is certified by Asheville Greenworks. They have an online application that you'll fill out and it will then be reviewed. The process sounds similar to yours where they want you to have a certain amount of native trees/shrubs and perennials. They ask about what invasive species you are trying to eradicate in your garden. They also want to be sure that you have native plants blooming throughout the season and a good water source, so if someone is in the Asheville or WNC area they can check that out.
New garden lover here and I am new member . My garden is only 10 months old so I have way to go to catch up. Greetings from Australia. Your Oasis is amazing.
I am so excited, my friend just gave me four more Joe Pye plants. I have created a stand of them in one corner of my garden. I have black eyes Susan’s all around my yard too. They are the Maryland state flower. Those bring in the goldfinches as well as the pollinators. Your native flowers are so lovely! I don’t use any pesticides or herbicides either. That was interesting to see the certification process. 🌸🌸🌸🌱🌱🌱🌱😀
It's evident a garden of natives is a beautiful thing by looking at what you've put together for yourself and the pollinators. I wondered if you had that in mind when you looked for your property.? Think I'll add that idea to my list of want to have when I search for a new place. Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful trip in the garden and that amazing bouquet.
such great info about getting certified! I downloaded the application form and it's really a great guide to build towards a pollinator friendly garden. Thank you so much for sharing!
Your videos are truly wonderful. My cat enjoys watching them too as we watch the beautiful flowers, wildlife that frequent your garden & the relaxing music. Thank you for creating such inspiring & educational content. Do you play the piano music yourself. The pieces sound like something you would play yourself. The piano itself is consistent from piece to piece. If you do, thanks for sharing that too ❤️
Great information. I am hearing more and more about "native plants". It isn't my goal to have a pollinator certified area but I will keep what I have learned and I know it will influence my behavior in my yard and garden in Indiana.
You always amaze me with your knowledge and inspiring words for us backyard gardeners. Over the years, I have been including native shrubs and plants into my garden. I didn’t know that the university’s had a certification program until you mentioned it. Now I am curious to see if in Ontario, Canada has such programs. I’ll do some research and get back to you. Thank you for always planting the seeds to help us all help Mother Earth stay healthy.😘🌸🙏
Passionnant... Merci pour toutes ces informations. Je ne crois pas qu'un tel organisme existe en France, ou dans une de ses régions... Biensûr, il y a des plantes indigènes et on peut les trouver ponctuellement dans certains jardins, mais j'avoue que ces plantes sont rarement utilisées. Personnellement, j'en ai installé plusieurs dans mon jardin... et je les trouve formidables !! bien plus résistantes que celles venues d'ailleurs... Les plantes indigènes d'un endroit sont celles cultivées et appréciées dans une autre région du monde. Vos rudbeckias et échinacea sont très recherchés par ici, en France, et nous en avons dans tous les jardins ou presque !!! Par contre, nos simples marguerites blanches, que l'on peut trouver dans les prairies ou aux bords des chemins, sont beaucoup plus rares... Les hémérocalles oranges toutes simples sont dites "sauvages" et elles-aussi sont peu présentes dans les jardins alors que les hémérocalles hybrides sont nombreuses dans les potées ou les jardins. Ici, on ne trouve pas de lupins en état sauvage,... mais chez vous, il y a des contrées merveilleuses remplies de lupins... Encore Merci de nous montrer la Beauté partout... A Bientôt, Cécile Bon dimanche !! PS : Pourquoi installer dans votre jardin, autant d'hydrangeas (hortensias) ????
Native plants where I live are not what you would think of as beautiful, though. Sagebrush and cheat grass. High desert. That was a beautiful arrangement!
Wonderful video, Love the native arrangement! I think natives are my favorite. We have so many here on the farm. Lots of native Joe Pye Weed too! I’ve got a bunch of video clips waiting to be made into a video of the native plants on the farm here in Virginia. Gotta get on that! We do have quite a few invasive trees/plants here too that would be impossible to remove so I’m not sure I could be certified. As always, thanks for sharing with us! 💚👩🏼🌾
I had nothing but 1 crate myrtle, and it l was sad! Now 2nd year, next year will be better, trying to move! I've seen more butterflies, bees, ect. More pest as well! This summer has been bad
Hi there. I love that you’re an organic gardener. I live in California zone 10b. I am growing vegetables and flowers, and I am doing it organically. However, all my cut flowers when I’ve cut them for the vase, I’ve been surprised with caterpillars or worms on the buds. I’m curious how you treat for similar pest. Finding the surprised pests as made me feel sad because I don’t feel right to put them up for sale or even to gift. Thank you!! ☺️
Hi Karla! Wonderful to meet you. Are you are on Instagram? Could you send me a picture of the Caterpillar in a DM so we can see exactly what bug we are dealing with? Hopefully then I can help. I do some trapping, hand removal, and netting for certain bugs. The more birds the better with caterpillars. Any fellow 10b gardeners that could share their thoughts? Thanks!
It seems to me that the inflorescences of Aesculus parviflora could be fantastic for bouquets - provided the vaselife is good (and you have the space for them).
I love how you carefully landscape your garden and make a cut flower business out of it. I always see cut flowers formed in rows to resemble a farm. Your garden inspires me to create one too. I am a new subscriber and you may have already mentioned this in one of your videos, do you use a drip irrigation or do you use a hose to water?
Hi Emmy! Nice to meet you. We get so much rain here that I usually only have to water things in initially. I don't have irrigation or a hose. Just my watering can and lots of rain.
Thank you for taking the time to share. I love how you know what you have and who is just popping up. Can you tell me about your pathways. I think I have heard you say they are clover. Do you need to mow clover? Just clover or a combo? Benefits? Thank you
Hi Suzanne! It's a mix of clover, violets, grass, and plantain pops up too. The clover itself does not need mowed, but the grass in the mix does. Usually once a week is enough here.
I'm in PA and surrounded by farms and often wonder if they're using pesticides that kill the honey bees. I see one or two very early in the spring--maybe early April on warm days..but then I don't see any the rest of the season. Sometimes I see trees along our roads that appear to have been sprayed with some kind of nasty chemical that turns everything along the roadway brown. It's weird to see the state make so many requirements, but it appears they aren't holding themselves to the same standard.
I’m in Idaho and we barely have butterflies left, except the cabbage butterflies, it seems. It’s so sad to me. I have left milkweed to grow for years and never have had Monarch caterpillars on it. Somehow we still seem to have bees. I think we are on the top of the list for pesticide use in the US.
@@cynthiafisher9907 I just saw monarchs today in my area and I have 3 milkweeds now so hopefully they'll lay eggs on them! I have waaay more of those darn white moths too! It's sad..we're living the Lorax book.
Do you still use Joe Pye Weed? How long does it last in a vase? I'm currently researching more native cut flowers because I have applied for the NR. C. S how tunnel green in pollinator program where they will remember you for purchasing plugs and planting out. A pollinator patch. I've already been planting Up a large patch in my front yard full of wild flowers that I have grown from seed (Mostly annuals), but they are going to pay for perennial plugs.. It's a 3 year contract, where you have to have the garden in place for the pollinators & I'm actually not site if I'm allowed to cut some of the flowers in those 3 years or not, but regardless I would like to plant some that are also good for cutting, So that after the three year contract is over at least, I can cut a few here & there...
Hello Danielle, my name is Caterina. Nice to see you on TH-cam. I am new to native plants. My garden is 3 years old and in zone 6 Ontario Canada. Do you add compost, and or mulch? Do you make your own compost? You inspired me about certification here in Canada. Gorgeous bouquet and informative positive video.
How wonderful! Welcome to the wonderful world of natives! I do make my own compost. The great things about natives is that they generally need almost no assistance from us. They are truly easy care plants! I look forward to hearing more about your garden. Have a great one!
My zone in US terms is 5 when I read someone’s comment from Chicago. I went to double check zones and apparently we zone different from US. Thank you for your interest in my tiny venture. I actually do not own property and Harmony garden sits on city property. I would love to see how you compost and know more about spring natives. Thank you for taking the time to read our comments.
We’re certified by the National Wildlife Federation that covers all types of wildlife [native insects, critters, plants, etc]. Their website has a similar format of what is necessary to obtain and keep the certification.
I loved this! I’d like to add joe pye weed to my garden next year and didn’t even think of using it in my kitchen table arrangements-they’re so beautiful! How long do you find the flowers last once cut? Also, is there a best time to harvest for max bloom life? Thanks for the great info, as always!
Hi Jen! They last a very long time! At least a week I would say. I like to pick them in bud stage or just after they have opened (like you see in the video). Later in August (in southern PA) when the flowers are older they can make a bit of a mess on the table. They shed if picked too late. Little Joe is great for cutting and stays 4-6 feet. I have the older variety that gets sometimes 8 feet. A little hard to cut at that height.
I have comment it on other video not reliving that is not recent , but don't wory I will be frequent visitor. I am in Australia and creating my garden too, but I will never have garden like yours because your garden is in Europe and my in Australia. Weather is different. I am wandering which plant you calling bleeding heart as my bleeding heart is white flower with red heart in shape os small bells.
I read over the invasive plants to remove but am wondering why butterfly bush is in that list? I have several in my garden and the butterflies love it!
Hi there friend! They may not be invasive where you live, and some newer cultivars are bred to not spread as much seed as older varieties. I believe there may be a few cultivars that are sterile. Older varieties in PA are vigorous seed producers and when the seed is dispersed in natural neighboring areas they outcompete native shrubs. Here is a good article from the Brandywine Conservancy - www.brandywine.org/conservancy/blog/invasive-species-spotlight-truth-about-butterfly-bush
Danielle, thank you for the video! The bouquet was so lovely - would you be willing to share your process of how you arranged it - example, big flowers first, ensure Susan’s all over etc? I would love to create one since I have most of the flowers in your arrangement. Also I seek help from Penn state master gardeners through email and am delighted to know that you are one of them, such an invaluable resource!
Hi there friend! I like to always start with a strong stemmed focal flower. Here is how I make all my hand held bouquets - th-cam.com/video/LkwQXH8DWbs/w-d-xo.html
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Ah ha! You are a mind-reader! Thank you for sharing the other video - what a nice tutorial! You are very generous with sharing your knowledge and it is much appreciated, Danielle. I am so excited to give this a try!! - Ash
Would you be able to share what specific type of joe pye weed and ironweed that you are growing? Also, how much work (if any) is needed to keep down unwanted spreading? Thank you!
Hi friend! I believe the variety is New York Ironweed. It floats over from my neighbors meadow. The Joe Pye Weed is Eutrochium purpureum. I would recommend Little Joe for cutting. It does not get as tall as the one I have. I need to divide the joe pye weed about every 3-4 years. Other than that, no maintenance!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Thanks for the response! I actually have been looking for Little Joe this season with no luck. I've only found Baby Joe at a single nursery and got it anyways since they are so hard to find in my area. Eutrochium purpureum is on my list and is supposed to do well in my area, but again, no dice on finding any. Even independent nurseries tend to look at me funny when I ask about Joe Pye... I'm planning to try and grow some from seed as my plan B.
Hi Danielle! Does the pollinator certification look specifically to have the exact cultivar of that plant? Or just in that family? For example, we just planted a first editions standing ovation serviceberry, and serviceberry is on our native plant list on the audobon but not sure if it’s that exact type. Thanks for the help :-)
Hey friends! I noticed Penn State address this on their website. I'll copy it here - "Is it okay to use cultivars? Will they count toward certification? This is a complicated question. It depends on how the cultivar is derived. Some plants with cultivar names are natural selections of plants found in the natural environment. Others are actually hybrids between plants from different continents. A good example is Agastache 'Golden Jubilee', which is derived from an Asian Agastache. In our pollinator trials it performed very poorly. Still others are man-made cultivars, created to appeal to our desire for bigger, showier blossoms. To achieve this, sometimes nectar and pollen is sacrificed. Hydrangea arborescens, smooth hydrangea, is a good example. The straight species has many small nectar and pollen-rich blooms, and just a few large, sterile flowers with no pollen or nectar, around the edges to attract pollinators. The horticultural industry has created a cultivar from Hydrangea arborescens called Hydrangea 'Annabelle'. 'Annabelle' has almost all large, sterile flowers. While the large flowers may appeal to us, they have no value for pollinators.
Where can I find the straight species of native plants? The Pennsylvania Native Plant Society website offers a list of nurseries that handle native plants. Most will offer a good selection of straight species. www.panativeplantsociety.org/native-plant-sources.html There are several mail order sites that work with east coast native plant nurseries to offer retail sales. Izel Native Plants consolidates the inventories of wholesale-only growers and retail nurseries into a practical mail-order solution. The Pollen Nation offers landscape plant plugs (small, but deep rooted plants that will reach mature size in a year). New nurseries and mail order options are showing up each year. For the best results and to most value to pollinators, purchase plants as local to your location as possible." All that to say - I have a serviceberry and I did not keep track of the cultivar. I checked off serviceberry on the application. I notice that they list cultivars in the perennials sections but not the tree section.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens This is extremely surprising to me. There are many compact cultivars of native plants that have simply been developed to enable people to plant them who have smaller garden spaces. For example, we love love love our Agastache scrophulariifolia - but our Kudos Agastache can be tucked into the front of any border and is always covered in bees... Could this program be specifically about supporting our native bees? My understanding is that solitary bees do have a preference for true natives...
I would love to hear more about your Grandma and her garden and her influence on your love of gardening.
nice.
This is the video I have been waiting for!! Thanks so much for all the information and inspiration! In Connecticut and New York(Hudson Valley Area) we have The Pollinator Pathway Project . Not every town is participating but alot are. You sign a pledge at town hall and for 12.00 you can purchase a sign to put in the garden. The goal is to connect all the gardens throughout the state to make a "Pollinator Pathway". I joke that the sign is a rest stop ahead for traveling pollinators ☺ I am a URI Master Gardener Intern and there is so much to learn about native plants..its terrific 🌸
Thank you for sharing this information Leslie! I love the idea of a pollinator pathway. What a great way to get more people involved.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Anyone can sign up through the website and it's not limited to Connecticut and New York ☺ I've enjoyed spotting the Pollinator Pathway Project signs when I am out and about!
Love to see this pathway in Ontario.
You are a very talented young lady. I looked at your bucket of natives and saw a mess, you looked at it and created a beautiful bouquet!💚🙃
beaytiful.
Always learn so much from your beautiful and inspiring channel. We noticed milkweed growing in our meadow this spring and choose to allow the 4 acres to go natural and not mow it this summer in an attempt to increase refuge and food for wildlife and pollinators. Perhaps monarchs will find a host plant.
Good job and I'm sure the pollinators will appreciate it.
What a beautiful arrangement! I love natives...my garden center has a whole section and it's the first place I head to every visit! They are no hassle...it's a no brainer to me that I need more of them in my yard.
I just went to Longwood Gardens( from Georgia) because of you....THANKYOU SOOO MUCH. IT WAS AWESOME!
Beautiful Danielle 💕 I love native plants they are great fillers 🪴🌺🪴
So so wonderful to see native plant love being shared and spread, and your bouquet is just gorgeous!!! I would love to be certified one day! We visited the garden center today and man, it is evident just from looking out over the perennial section how much native bees adore native blooms. So fun!
That sounds like fun... I think I will take a walk down my little country road and pick some native items to make an arrangement. Thanks for the inspiration!
When you put together a beautiful bouquet while in your beautiful garden with soft music in the background just feeds my soul. Bees and butterflies and hummingbirds in the garden make me so happy. I try to always have host plants in my garden for my butterflies.people walk down my street and are amazed at all the butterflies in my yard. So inspiring. I thank God everyday for this wonderful creation.
An absolutely beautiful video. We need more of this sort of thing from our you tube gardeners!! Very educational. Combining beauty with resource stewardship- so important. Thank you for your inspiration
Gorgeous, thanks for sharing !!! GO NATIVE !!! 😁
Great video Danielle :) More native plants is what I'm attempting to include in my beds!
Your accent is so distinctive.I rarely hear anyone on youtube with it.Im from England and lots of distinctive accents here too.Lovely garden you have.
From Toronto Canada - also love Danielle’s accent, along with her open and friendly sincerity. In the top handful of you tube gardeners from around the world, in my opinion.
You make making bouquets seem so easy!! Someday I hope to be able to do that! Just lovely 😍
Good to hear you talk about natives. I didn’t realize what natives meant until the last couple years and their impact on our ecosystem and wildlife. Thanks for bringing more attention to them and how beautiful they are ❤️
Great video, Danielle! I live in Western North Carolina about 10 minutes north of Asheville and my garden is certified by Asheville Greenworks. They have an online application that you'll fill out and it will then be reviewed. The process sounds similar to yours where they want you to have a certain amount of native trees/shrubs and perennials. They ask about what invasive species you are trying to eradicate in your garden. They also want to be sure that you have native plants blooming throughout the season and a good water source, so if someone is in the Asheville or WNC area they can check that out.
Thank you so much for this information Thera!
New garden lover here and I am new member . My garden is only 10 months old so I have way to go to catch up.
Greetings from Australia. Your Oasis is amazing.
I love that a monarch flew over your head at the 11:03
I am so excited, my friend just gave me four more Joe Pye plants. I have created a stand of them in one corner of my garden. I have black eyes Susan’s all around my yard too. They are the Maryland state flower. Those bring in the goldfinches as well as the pollinators. Your native flowers are so lovely! I don’t use any pesticides or herbicides either. That was interesting to see the certification process. 🌸🌸🌸🌱🌱🌱🌱😀
So beautiful!
Loved this video!! Thanks so much for sharing 😁❤️
Such lovely colors together
It's evident a garden of natives is a beautiful thing by looking at what you've put together for yourself and the pollinators. I wondered if you had that in mind when you looked for your property.? Think I'll add that idea to my list of want to have when I search for a new place. Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful trip in the garden and that amazing bouquet.
Great video...
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such great info about getting certified! I downloaded the application form and it's really a great guide to build towards a pollinator friendly garden. Thank you so much for sharing!
There are beautiful; I like it. Thank you for sharing
Absolutely amazing.. 👍👍
Great information. Your bouquet was amazing! So beautiful! 🌸
Your videos are truly wonderful. My cat enjoys watching them too as we watch the beautiful flowers, wildlife that frequent your garden & the relaxing music. Thank you for creating such inspiring & educational content. Do you play the piano music yourself. The pieces sound like something you would play yourself. The piano itself is consistent from piece to piece. If you do, thanks for sharing that too ❤️
Great information. I am hearing more and more about "native plants". It isn't my goal to have a pollinator certified area but I will keep what I have learned and I know it will influence my behavior in my yard and garden in Indiana.
Such a beautiful arrangement and information.
Always an inspiration! 💞
Awesome I should apply for this in my gulf coast garden 🖊 pensacola fl,, great info
Beautiful as always!
You always amaze me with your knowledge and inspiring words for us backyard gardeners. Over the years, I have been including native shrubs and plants into my garden. I didn’t know that the university’s had a certification program until you mentioned it. Now I am curious to see if in Ontario, Canada has such programs. I’ll do some research and get back to you. Thank you for always planting the seeds to help us all help Mother Earth stay healthy.😘🌸🙏
I am in Ontario as well! I'd love to hear any information you find, and to share if I find out anything! :)
I've been looking at applying through the CWF: cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/gardening-for-wildlife/action/get-certified/
So so lovely ☺️
Such a great channel thank you!
waw so beautifil flower and garden.
Passionnant...
Merci pour toutes ces informations.
Je ne crois pas qu'un tel organisme existe en France, ou dans une de ses régions... Biensûr, il y a des plantes indigènes et on peut les trouver ponctuellement dans certains jardins, mais j'avoue que ces plantes sont rarement utilisées. Personnellement, j'en ai installé plusieurs dans mon jardin... et je les trouve formidables !! bien plus résistantes que celles venues d'ailleurs...
Les plantes indigènes d'un endroit sont celles cultivées et appréciées dans une autre région du monde. Vos rudbeckias et échinacea sont très recherchés par ici, en France, et nous en avons dans tous les jardins ou presque !!! Par contre, nos simples marguerites blanches, que l'on peut trouver dans les prairies ou aux bords des chemins, sont beaucoup plus rares...
Les hémérocalles oranges toutes simples sont dites "sauvages" et elles-aussi sont peu présentes dans les jardins alors que les hémérocalles hybrides sont nombreuses dans les potées ou les jardins.
Ici, on ne trouve pas de lupins en état sauvage,... mais chez vous, il y a des contrées merveilleuses remplies de lupins...
Encore Merci de nous montrer la Beauté partout...
A Bientôt,
Cécile
Bon dimanche !!
PS : Pourquoi installer dans votre jardin, autant d'hydrangeas (hortensias) ????
I love this! My garden is a Certified Pollinator Habitat too!
How wonderful Karen!!!
Great idea! And very pretty too…..
I have been looking for this information! Thank you!
Native plants where I live are not what you would think of as beautiful, though. Sagebrush and cheat grass. High desert.
That was a beautiful arrangement!
Wonderful video, Love the native arrangement! I think natives are my favorite. We have so many here on the farm. Lots of native Joe Pye Weed too! I’ve got a bunch of video clips waiting to be made into a video of the native plants on the farm here in Virginia. Gotta get on that! We do have quite a few invasive trees/plants here too that would be impossible to remove so I’m not sure I could be certified. As always, thanks for sharing with us! 💚👩🏼🌾
I cut extra, when making bouquets, and make one for outside!
Normally I place it on the picnic table
Love the video... Interesting and educational...
Great info as always 🌸☀️
Thanks for the links. Great info
Hi..i'm from indonesia..always enjoy your flowers,,
Love it. 🥰
Native is usually best since bees and bumble bees recognise and use them first usually
I had nothing but 1 crate myrtle, and it l was sad!
Now 2nd year, next year will be better, trying to move!
I've seen more butterflies, bees, ect. More pest as well!
This summer has been bad
Just started some orange milkweed!
Awesome!
Hi there. I love that you’re an organic gardener. I live in California zone 10b. I am growing vegetables and flowers, and I am doing it organically. However, all my cut flowers when I’ve cut them for the vase, I’ve been surprised with caterpillars or worms on the buds. I’m curious how you treat for similar pest. Finding the surprised pests as made me feel sad because I don’t feel right to put them up for sale or even to gift.
Thank you!! ☺️
Hi Karla! Wonderful to meet you. Are you are on Instagram? Could you send me a picture of the Caterpillar in a DM so we can see exactly what bug we are dealing with? Hopefully then I can help. I do some trapping, hand removal, and netting for certain bugs. The more birds the better with caterpillars. Any fellow 10b gardeners that could share their thoughts? Thanks!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Hi Danielle! Thank you for the reply. I do have an ig. I’ll message there- thank you! 🤗
It seems to me that the inflorescences of Aesculus parviflora could be fantastic for bouquets - provided the vaselife is good (and you have the space for them).
What a great suggestion Emma! And wonderful fall foliage color too! Thank you for mentioning this great native shrub.
I love how you carefully landscape your garden and make a cut flower business out of it. I always see cut flowers formed in rows to resemble a farm. Your garden inspires me to create one too.
I am a new subscriber and you may have already mentioned this in one of your videos, do you use a drip irrigation or do you use a hose to water?
Hi Emmy! Nice to meet you. We get so much rain here that I usually only have to water things in initially. I don't have irrigation or a hose. Just my watering can and lots of rain.
Wonderful video!
I am in zone 10a/b
Thank you for taking the time to share. I love how you know what you have and who is just popping up. Can you tell me about your pathways. I think I have heard you say they are clover. Do you need to mow clover? Just clover or a combo? Benefits? Thank you
Hi Suzanne! It's a mix of clover, violets, grass, and plantain pops up too. The clover itself does not need mowed, but the grass in the mix does. Usually once a week is enough here.
thank you!
I'm in PA and surrounded by farms and often wonder if they're using pesticides that kill the honey bees. I see one or two very early in the spring--maybe early April on warm days..but then I don't see any the rest of the season. Sometimes I see trees along our roads that appear to have been sprayed with some kind of nasty chemical that turns everything along the roadway brown. It's weird to see the state make so many requirements, but it appears they aren't holding themselves to the same standard.
I’m in Idaho and we barely have butterflies left, except the cabbage butterflies, it seems. It’s so sad to me. I have left milkweed to grow for years and never have had Monarch caterpillars on it. Somehow we still seem to have bees. I think we are on the top of the list for pesticide use in the US.
@@cynthiafisher9907 I just saw monarchs today in my area and I have 3 milkweeds now so hopefully they'll lay eggs on them! I have waaay more of those darn white moths too! It's sad..we're living the Lorax book.
@@laurieclarkson9180 Wow, good for you to have monarchs! I think it was about five years ago that I saw one here.
Do you still use Joe Pye Weed? How long does it last in a vase? I'm currently researching more native cut flowers because I have applied for the NR. C. S how tunnel green in pollinator program where they will remember you for purchasing plugs and planting out.
A pollinator patch. I've already been planting Up a large patch in my front yard full of wild flowers that I have grown from seed (Mostly annuals), but they are going to pay for perennial plugs.. It's a 3 year contract, where you have to have the garden in place for the pollinators & I'm actually not site if I'm allowed to cut some of the flowers in those 3 years or not, but regardless I would like to plant some that are also good for cutting, So that after the three year contract is over at least, I can cut a few here & there...
Hello Danielle, my name is Caterina. Nice to see you on TH-cam. I am new to native plants. My garden is 3 years old and in zone 6 Ontario Canada. Do you add compost, and or mulch? Do you make your own compost? You inspired me about certification here in Canada. Gorgeous bouquet and informative positive video.
How wonderful! Welcome to the wonderful world of natives! I do make my own compost. The great things about natives is that they generally need almost no assistance from us. They are truly easy care plants! I look forward to hearing more about your garden. Have a great one!
My zone in US terms is 5 when I read someone’s comment from Chicago. I went to double check zones and apparently we zone different from US. Thank you for your interest in my tiny venture. I actually do not own property and Harmony garden sits on city property. I would love to see how you compost and know more about spring natives. Thank you for taking the time to read our comments.
We’re certified by the National Wildlife Federation that covers all types of wildlife [native insects, critters, plants, etc]. Their website has a similar format of what is necessary to obtain and keep the certification.
I loved this! I’d like to add joe pye weed to my garden next year and didn’t even think of using it in my kitchen table arrangements-they’re so beautiful! How long do you find the flowers last once cut? Also, is there a best time to harvest for max bloom life? Thanks for the great info, as always!
Hi Jen! They last a very long time! At least a week I would say. I like to pick them in bud stage or just after they have opened (like you see in the video). Later in August (in southern PA) when the flowers are older they can make a bit of a mess on the table. They shed if picked too late. Little Joe is great for cutting and stays 4-6 feet. I have the older variety that gets sometimes 8 feet. A little hard to cut at that height.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardensthanks so much! Super helpful-luckily I don’t mind a bit of flower mess on the table! Haha
I have comment it on other video not reliving that is not recent , but don't wory I will be frequent visitor. I am in Australia and creating my garden too, but I will never have garden like yours because your garden is in Europe and my in Australia. Weather is different. I am wandering which plant you calling bleeding heart as my bleeding heart is white flower with red heart in shape os small bells.
I love your garden! Love the tree in the background. What type of tree is this. Great for outdoor Christmas tree.
Thanks Cynthia! When I was sitting down closer to the end? That is a Golden Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).
Yes, that one. Looks so beautiful in your garden.
I read over the invasive plants to remove but am wondering why butterfly bush is in that list? I have several in my garden and the butterflies love it!
Hi there friend! They may not be invasive where you live, and some newer cultivars are bred to not spread as much seed as older varieties. I believe there may be a few cultivars that are sterile. Older varieties in PA are vigorous seed producers and when the seed is dispersed in natural neighboring areas they outcompete native shrubs. Here is a good article from the Brandywine Conservancy - www.brandywine.org/conservancy/blog/invasive-species-spotlight-truth-about-butterfly-bush
Did a pollinators garden also... and ive had less pest!
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Danielle, thank you for the video! The bouquet was so lovely - would you be willing to share your process of how you arranged it - example, big flowers first, ensure Susan’s all over etc? I would love to create one since I have most of the flowers in your arrangement. Also I seek help from Penn state master gardeners through email and am delighted to know that you are one of them, such an invaluable resource!
Hi there friend! I like to always start with a strong stemmed focal flower. Here is how I make all my hand held bouquets - th-cam.com/video/LkwQXH8DWbs/w-d-xo.html
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Ah ha! You are a mind-reader! Thank you for sharing the other video - what a nice tutorial! You are very generous with sharing your knowledge and it is much appreciated, Danielle. I am so excited to give this a try!!
- Ash
Great info thanks! UConn is a great resource for my area. 🌱
Would you be able to share what specific type of joe pye weed and ironweed that you are growing? Also, how much work (if any) is needed to keep down unwanted spreading? Thank you!
Hi friend! I believe the variety is New York Ironweed. It floats over from my neighbors meadow. The Joe Pye Weed is Eutrochium purpureum. I would recommend Little Joe for cutting. It does not get as tall as the one I have. I need to divide the joe pye weed about every 3-4 years. Other than that, no maintenance!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Thanks for the response! I actually have been looking for Little Joe this season with no luck. I've only found Baby Joe at a single nursery and got it anyways since they are so hard to find in my area. Eutrochium purpureum is on my list and is supposed to do well in my area, but again, no dice on finding any. Even independent nurseries tend to look at me funny when I ask about Joe Pye... I'm planning to try and grow some from seed as my plan B.
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What about digitalis and sweet pea? I have seen these growing all over Washington state...
Hi Marla! I'm not well versed in native plants to Washington state, but hopefully someone else here can help us. I'm in PA.
where can a person find the joe pye weed?
I never see it in the nurseries...
I'd like to get a certificate
Hi Danielle! Does the pollinator certification look specifically to have the exact cultivar of that plant? Or just in that family? For example, we just planted a first editions standing ovation serviceberry, and serviceberry is on our native plant list on the audobon but not sure if it’s that exact type. Thanks for the help :-)
Hey friends! I noticed Penn State address this on their website. I'll copy it here -
"Is it okay to use cultivars? Will they count toward certification?
This is a complicated question. It depends on how the cultivar is derived. Some plants with cultivar names are natural selections of plants found in the natural environment. Others are actually hybrids between plants from different continents. A good example is Agastache 'Golden Jubilee', which is derived from an Asian Agastache. In our pollinator trials it performed very poorly.
Still others are man-made cultivars, created to appeal to our desire for bigger, showier blossoms. To achieve this, sometimes nectar and pollen is sacrificed.
Hydrangea arborescens, smooth hydrangea, is a good example. The straight species has many small nectar and pollen-rich blooms, and just a few large, sterile flowers with no pollen or nectar, around the edges to attract pollinators.
The horticultural industry has created a cultivar from Hydrangea arborescens called Hydrangea 'Annabelle'. 'Annabelle' has almost all large, sterile flowers. While the large flowers may appeal to us, they have no value for pollinators.
Where can I find the straight species of native plants?
The Pennsylvania Native Plant Society website offers a list of nurseries that handle native plants. Most will offer a good selection of straight species. www.panativeplantsociety.org/native-plant-sources.html
There are several mail order sites that work with east coast native plant nurseries to offer retail sales. Izel Native Plants consolidates the inventories of wholesale-only growers and retail nurseries into a practical mail-order solution. The Pollen Nation offers landscape plant plugs (small, but deep rooted plants that will reach mature size in a year).
New nurseries and mail order options are showing up each year. For the best results and to most value to pollinators, purchase plants as local to your location as possible."
All that to say - I have a serviceberry and I did not keep track of the cultivar. I checked off serviceberry on the application. I notice that they list cultivars in the perennials sections but not the tree section.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens This is extremely surprising to me. There are many compact cultivars of native plants that have simply been developed to enable people to plant them who have smaller garden spaces. For example, we love love love our Agastache scrophulariifolia - but our Kudos Agastache can be tucked into the front of any border and is always covered in bees... Could this program be specifically about supporting our native bees? My understanding is that solitary bees do have a preference for true natives...
Where oh where can I get iron weed?
Fantastic video. I'm reading Silent Spring rn and it's disturbing
I’ve never heard of that. I think I need to check it out
Agreed Holly. Very disturbing. And to think that was written in the 60s...
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