My husband was disabled and we got this glaring metal ramp the va installed for him,i created a sensory garden all around it one to camaflouge the glare and 2 so when he wanted to go out side he could experience the smells of the lilacs and the butterflies n bees on the beauty bushes and clematis i also planted a white,red,azeals,blue hydrangea with red hot pokers around the front beds, dinner plate hibiscus too.❤❤❤❤❤❤
May you and your husband have a glorious life, full of ease + contentment. Thank you for your and your brave husband's service & intense sacrifice. Love, hugs, prayers + working, laughing angels to help you EVERY day.🍃🪻☔🌈🦠🥢🍻🎖️📷🔫🥁⛑️💜🇸🇽🇹🇭🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Michelle- love your suggestions and how you provide us with the important characteristics so that we can make decisions that bring gardening success. ❤
I’m zone 6a southern Ontario and I’m always jealous of the beautiful loropetalum (and the nandinas, too) that my friends to the south can grow in 7 & up. I know there are a few now that are said to be zone 6 hardy but I question how true that is because I never see them for sale anywhere in my neck of the woods (I imagine they’d be popular so it makes me wonder how reliable they’ve been here…). Now this is no loropetalum substitute BUT if you, like me, like the idea of multi-coloured foliage of some loropetalum varieties, have a look at Rainbow drooping leucothoe. Mine has been low maintenance and has stayed very compact in full sun. Blooms remind me of a Pieris. It’s a pretty backdrop shrub for my border. I can also attest to the beauty & carefree nature of the My Monet Sunset Weigela featured in the video. Another great multi-coloured foliage shrub for our zone. 👍🏻 I just wish it came as a larger Weigela too for singular impact because at this tiny size, it’s best planted en mass IMO (or dotted in multiples around the front of a border as I have done). And they are quite expensive per shrub, at least here.
I have 2 Mr bowling balls, and even though they are still baby plants I love them and want more to tuck in my flower beds. The foliage is so pretty and as you said soft. It's a must have for sure.
Great video! I also garden in Illinois. I have some plants you mentioned. I absolutely love the smaller hydrangeas and butterfly bush. I have both the pink and blue pugsters. They are amazing!! I bought two large ones on clearance and planted them in the Fall. Fingers crossed that they make it!!
the flash cards r great. i do flash cards for myself @🏡 so i can remember what chores i have to do. welcome to the flash card club. i dont hear things plainly, so i get what ur talking about when i read it.
Low-scape mound is loved by either rabbits or deer during the winter. They have eaten mine within 3 inches from the ground two years in a row. Zone 5b.
I'm in zone 5 WI. I'm having a patio installed in a few weeks, and I've been trying to think of ideas for small shrubs for around it. This was the perfect video with so many great ideas. Thank you!
Hi Mi hello, First time I heard not to plant Pugsters in the fall. That totally makes sense with the plant characteristics and why in the past years my shrubs did not survive.! I was fortunate to see three of them survive this year! 🌸❤️🇨🇦
Really enjoyed this video. These are all great! I planted some pugster this year along with some others you had on your list. I am a hydrangea addict and added 5 more to my collection this year. My 4 tidbits are 3rd year and are planted between 3 dappled willows. They look fabulous! You have given great info on so many smaller shrubs. The weigela is now on my wanted list. TY
Hello - I was hoping you would mention the shrub Blue Mist/ Bluebeard/ Caryopteris - just 2-3 feet tall/ works in clay soil/ lovely blue flowers/ pollinator magnet late season blooms - beautiful shrub!
Nice video with lots of choices. I am in Ohio and look specifically for natives like Saint johns wort. I will say that we have been pulling out butterfly bushes because they are invasive and spread by pollinators. They are damaging the environment because they are crowding out natives, which we need to improve our soil/Eco system.
Pugsters are like the fairytrail bride hydrangeas they have one more shot in my garden; those things die because it’s Monday! Finally, I figured out the fairytrail bride; it wants protection from everything; pugster I’m still figuring out; all I know is it loves sun!
My husband was disabled and we got this glaring metal ramp the va installed for him,i created a sensory garden all around it one to camaflouge the glare and 2 so when he wanted to go out side he could experience the smells of the lilacs and the butterflies n bees on the beauty bushes and clematis i also planted a white,red,azeals,blue hydrangea with red hot pokers around the front beds, dinner plate hibiscus too.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sounds wonderful🥰
May you and your husband have a glorious life, full of ease + contentment. Thank you for your and your brave husband's service & intense sacrifice. Love, hugs, prayers + working, laughing angels to help you EVERY day.🍃🪻☔🌈🦠🥢🍻🎖️📷🔫🥁⛑️💜🇸🇽🇹🇭🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Michelle- love your suggestions and how you provide us with the important characteristics so that we can make decisions that bring gardening success. ❤
You are so welcome!
Thanks for a great tutorial! I am still hoping for a small zone 6 loropetalum
I’m zone 6a southern Ontario and I’m always jealous of the beautiful loropetalum (and the nandinas, too) that my friends to the south can grow in 7 & up. I know there are a few now that are said to be zone 6 hardy but I question how true that is because I never see them for sale anywhere in my neck of the woods (I imagine they’d be popular so it makes me wonder how reliable they’ve been here…).
Now this is no loropetalum substitute BUT if you, like me, like the idea of multi-coloured foliage of some loropetalum varieties, have a look at Rainbow drooping leucothoe.
Mine has been low maintenance and has stayed very compact in full sun. Blooms remind me of a Pieris. It’s a pretty backdrop shrub for my border.
I can also attest to the beauty & carefree nature of the My Monet Sunset Weigela featured in the video. Another great multi-coloured foliage shrub for our zone. 👍🏻 I just wish it came as a larger Weigela too for singular impact because at this tiny size, it’s best planted en mass IMO (or dotted in multiples around the front of a border as I have done). And they are quite expensive per shrub, at least here.
The flash cards reminds me of all my post it notes around the house
Love listening to you, you are so full of energy and great info
I have 2 Mr bowling balls, and even though they are still baby plants I love them and want more to tuck in my flower beds. The foliage is so pretty and as you said soft. It's a must have for sure.
You are a character 🥰love your enthusiasm and depth of knowledge!
I appreciate that
Great video! I also garden in Illinois. I have some plants you mentioned. I absolutely love the smaller hydrangeas and butterfly bush. I have both the pink and blue pugsters. They are amazing!! I bought two large ones on clearance and planted them in the Fall. Fingers crossed that they make it!!
I love boxwoods and hostas in large pots. Mix in a few annuals and...tada!
I will have to try that next year
😊so much information! Love it! ♥️
Glad it was helpful!
You've given me food for thought with my garden plans for next year. Thanks
Wonderful!
You can also shear those daylilies down and new foliage will replace all the old and tired leaves.
the flash cards r great. i do flash cards for myself @🏡 so i can remember what chores i have to do. welcome to the flash card club. i dont hear things plainly, so i get what ur talking about when i read it.
Low-scape mound is loved by either rabbits or deer during the winter. They have eaten mine within 3 inches from the ground two years in a row. Zone 5b.
That is a bummer...hopefully mine didn't get eaten...have not checked them yet....planted them last year
Yes, I purchased a My Monet several years ago, and I’m loving it!!
I'm in zone 5 WI. I'm having a patio installed in a few weeks, and I've been trying to think of ideas for small shrubs for around it. This was the perfect video with so many great ideas. Thank you!
Good luck!
Great video! I underplanted hydrangea trees with bobo hydrangeas. So pretty!!!
That is awesome! Sounds beautiful
Lovely options to choose from for small areas. Next time, would you mentions the zones for the plants. Thanks.
I did.......
Hi Mi hello, First time I heard not to plant Pugsters in the fall. That totally makes sense with the plant characteristics and why in the past years my shrubs did not survive.! I was fortunate to see three of them survive this year! 🌸❤️🇨🇦
Such a helpful video!!! Thank you for sharing. I have saved this for future reference and have shared it already. 😍
Great video, thank you for all your hard work and sharing all the great information on everything you show us. You gave me some good ideas.❤
Glad to help
Really enjoyed this video. These are all great! I planted some pugster this year along with some others you had on your list. I am a hydrangea addict and added 5 more to my collection this year. My 4 tidbits are 3rd year and are planted between 3 dappled willows. They look fabulous!
You have given great info on so many smaller shrubs. The weigela is now on my wanted list. TY
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video. Thank you!
Love hydrangeas but so do the deer that come to visit. Unfortunately makes me limit them as choices
Thanks I want to try St. John’s wort and Bobo
Hello - I was hoping you would mention the shrub Blue Mist/ Bluebeard/ Caryopteris - just 2-3 feet tall/ works in clay soil/ lovely blue flowers/ pollinator magnet late season blooms - beautiful shrub!
I love that one too. In colder climates, like where I like it is classified as a sub-shrub so that is why I did not include it.
Thanx for your reply
I have my monet but they don’t get many flowers, just a few.
Flower production is sometimes dependant on how much sun a plant is given.
Are any of these plants deer resistant? Deer numbers in PA are a real problem.
Do you sell the tee shirts at your garden center that you were wearing in this video? Great content in this one. Thank you.
Not yet!
Question, when to use Neem oil on coneflowers with mites and since im planning to split them, can i use it on roots too? Im you're biggest fan!
Im going to say no.....neem oil is a smothering technique and you want your roots to breathe
Michelle have you grown the Arctic Pink hydrangea? Thanks for a great video as always.
Not yet!
Nice video with lots of choices. I am in Ohio and look specifically for natives like Saint johns wort. I will say that we have been pulling out butterfly bushes because they are invasive and spread by pollinators. They are damaging the environment because they are crowding out natives, which we need to improve our soil/Eco system.
The ones I recommended are sterile
Pugsters are like the fairytrail bride hydrangeas they have one more shot in my garden; those things die because it’s Monday! Finally, I figured out the fairytrail bride; it wants protection from everything; pugster I’m still figuring out; all I know is it loves sun!
Good luck
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Do Japanese beetles eat your knockout rose?
No, but they would if I did not treat them. I use: www.fertilome.com/product/rose-and-flower-food-with-systemic-insecticid-0
@@gardeningTLC Thanks!
Can you please put stats of the plants on the screen?
I do now...
Is St. John's wort listed as invasive in your area? It is in Upstate New York, zone 5b. Can't get rid of it once planted!
Wow. I did not know that. I looked at several extension offices in quite a few states and did not find that info at all. Thanks for the heads up!
QUESTION Are your hydrangeas planted in sun or shade? Thank you for this video; I really needed this for my zone 8b new landscape.
My panicles are in sun...I'm in zone 5. My smooth and big leaf hydrangeas are in morning sun and dappled shade.
Is there a hydrangeas variety that will do good in 7 hours of sun?
The panicle hydrangeas will grow in that.
@@gardeningTLC Thanks!👍
What zone is the Tid Bit?
Zone 3-8
More shrubs for hotter summers. I live in zone 8.
I think the wee white hydrangea is not incrediball - it is invincibelle wee white 😂
Thanks
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Can we order from your store?
Not yet. Working in it
Spilled Wine Weigela is NOT deer resistant!
It is amazing how deer adapt in different areas.
Bo-Bo gets about 5X5 her in the South zone 8a Atlanta
Wow. That's a happy Hydrangea
Yes!