Good morning, everyone. I'm team pool! 😁 Now read me out...., I'm a gardener in Louisiana. It gets HOT, and HUMIDITY is ridiculous here. With that stated, it is so nice to be able to jump into the pool right afterward. I know y'all pack up and head towards your parents, but there is nothing like doing it at your own home, at any time. It's your own privacy, your own comfort, because it's yours. Your kids and you and Aaron will LOVE IT. It doesn't mean you can't still have a pool get-together at your parents. I know my two cents doesn't matter, but from gardener to gardener, I thought I would share how refreshing it is to jump in, sometimes with my gardening clothes on😂😂.
I think because her parents r SO close, combined with their excellent relationship. Laura probably likes the "excuse" to go over there to swim. I bet her parents love the fact of them utilizing the pool also. Deep down, Laura may feel like getting her own pool would disappoint her parents. . . . Imo A splash pad for the kids would be a good option for their own homestead. Again, Imo. 😊
Same for me here in Florida! I have to drop into the pool throughout my gardening time. My summer “uniform” for days at home is a swimsuit with a skort so all I do is pull off the skort and step into the water for a cooldown. Nice!
Wonderful recap! Aaron melted my heart when he told the story of Benjamin being concerned about a move in the future after all your hard work. You have the most precious children and that is directly related to the amazing parents they have. My favorite u tube family!💕🤗💕
I loved the back and forth between you guys when talking about a swimming pool! I will say this about pools. When your kids get a bit older and want to hang out with their friends, if you have a pool your house is where they will all want to be. Having your kids and their friends at your house is nice as you know what is going on and get a chance to meet and know the kids they are hanging out with. Build the pool. Watching a yard full of your kids and their friends is a wonderful way to grow older
I will agree 💯. You know where your kids are and who they hang with. I absolutely loved it. If you worry about liability, just put a sing no diving. We just told the kids and it was fine. We live in the country so no fence needed. We had a deck and fencing around it so no one could just go there without being seen.
Washing towels, kids in and out of the house all the time, feeding half a dozen kids all summer. I raise four boys and my house was the fun house with the pool, motorcycle, side by side and horses. I’m now enjoying our pool. The boys are grown and the house is quiet. I did enjoy the busy summers, with my boys and their friends. I still see the boys we raised during the summer break. They still tell me how much fun they had, and will reminisce with me.
i love the Highlights every week. Its been a staple of mine for 4 years. And never once have i been like "oh the audio is bad" because i think you guys are such perfectionists. you guys did a great job on this video. Very commendable. I continue to learn everytime i watch your videos and thats the best. Im grateful and cant wait to see the grass fill in. Laura we see your vision. Aaron we see your analytical mind in every project. One day. All the sacrifices and hard work will pay off. This beautiful estate garden you are creating. Its really magical. ❤ cape town south africa
Laura&Aaron, I was watching your vlog highlight from six years ago when Benjamin was a baby. So much fun to see you two as new parents. To hear what your fantasy garden would entail for the future was fun. I believe you achieved your vision, heaven on earth! You have changed my life as a viewer and brought me back to the love of planting & growing again❤🎉❤
Ditto, I also enjoy watch the old videos and loved how Benjamin sucked on the crocheted fox 🦊 and toddling around with this lovey in his mouth….so cute xxx
Hey here's a thought how about instead of a pool pool maybe add a swimming section in the pond/dream stream a a swimming hole would blend into the design and since the kids are accustomed to the pond and know rules maybe that would carry over to the swimming hole instead of the new interest in a pool and u fill both more water features added to your stunning waterway and and a swimming place big enough to do so .just a thought
When you have teenagers, you want your home to be the destination, the hang out. I promise the less worry and stress is worth it. Get the pool. Get saltwater. We have always had one with four daughters. Not to mention after gardening, jumping in is heaven.
I'd love to know if you had a chlorine pool before and what you've liked about switching to saltwater? (I'm just guessing you might have since it was the norm only until the last several years lol)
@@FloraM44 we have had both. The first we put in was salt water. It doesn’t stink, your skin feels nice after swimming, some of our kids had eczema and it helped immensely and treating it aka adding salt was so easy. A second pool we owned was chlorine and we converted it. We are on our third and went with salt again.
Laura you and Aaron and all your family, have been inspirational to watch🥰 We have never been able to garden on our 1/3 acre city lot with all our trees. My dream has been a sunny flat productive garden and I have lived it vicariously through you all……..until COVID when we needed to flee, we decided to go to a “dude ranch” to escape. I did not want to look like a city slicker and know nothing about riding horses, so three years ago we started lessons 30 mins away down in the country and fell in love with horses,and the country living, as well as the people! So we bought two horses and began looking for our country home! We bought 18 acres close to our cowboy horse trainer and now we are going to develop our home site. Watching you all, has given us a roadmap for developing our home. Infrastructure moved to the top of the list watching all your videos. Thank you for all the inspiration and knowledge, we don’t have as many years as you do to wait for things to grow, so seeing you bring in the mature trees as well has inspired us to go for a blank slate💚Someday our horses will live with us, but being new to all of this is gives me great peace knowing they have a trained eye observing them when we are not there. Think about letting Bethany keep your horses and start that bond now, when a great horse comes along your facility may not be ready yet, and that’s what happened in our case. I can’t imagine not having our girls now🐴,they are amazing beasts and the joy they have brought to my husband and I is immeasurable. I couldn’t believe it when you started thinking horses, since we had started that as well, but now you are starting sourdough too😳I swear the creativeness and hard work of being in the country, gardening and horses, leads us back to the right way to do things….once your start making sourdough bread you are never going to waste your palate on store bought junk again! Thanks again for all your inspiration you all have been a blessing and a beacon light for our journey🙏🏻💪🏼
I'm team Let the Grandparents Have the Pool. I'm sure it makes for a wonderful family time and memories every time they go over there. If they had their own, the frequency of visits (and play with the cousins) would probably drop dramatically. It's not far at all, there's no concern about anyone having an accident unsupervised, and there's absolutely no maintenance.
Right, I was thinking this same thing; it's a special thing for everyone to go to the grandparents' house....all the surrounding family meets there, and it's so close, just 10 minutes away. As a FL pool owner, I would opt for that, because a pool has a LOT of maintenance and cost, more than people realize. BUT....since you are getting the dream stream with waterfalls, a natural rec pond could be added on to that. They look natural and are great for swimming....no chlorine! Something to consider.
Good morning. I only have a clover lawn as I live in a rain forest and that means lots of rain. I also do it because lawn in general has never thrived for me. In the fall it would always revert back to mud. So for me it has been a pleasure having the clover as well as I have thrown in a packet of wild flower seeds to grow in with the clover. I have not mowed this season and it just looks like a lush meadow. The clover that I have planted/sown does not produce a lot of white flowers or maybe it will be next year. Enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from both you and Aaron.
So happy you are getting into sourdough. It’s so worth it. As I have coffee with sourdough toast every morning watching your videos. Thanks for all you do to teach us all and let us live vicariously through all your awesome projects. One thing that seriously helped me with my sourdough journey was to get a proofer - helps you really maintain correct temperature thereby controlling the process timing. I bake about 4 loaves each week - have a bunch of people that give loaves to and they tell me they are all addicted.
I love baking bread for other people! So many have never had homemade bread or realize how easy it can be, but several became interested enough to get them started making their own! I make yeast breads, but have sourdough on my list to start this fall when the yard work dies back a bit.
33:12 I think the term is SPLASH LINE or "string rock" which is simply a fishing line with a rock on one end. The rock is the anchor to hold the line in place on the top level and the water follows the string into the lower basin to reduce splashing. I get that Laura wants to direct water but I think this could help. There's a video on YT by Angelo Decor titled "Using Splash Line to Curb Splashing." I hope this is what you've been looking for. Searching Amazon doesn't work for either term, but it would be easy enough to make yourself, and the video would probably go viral! You could measure the amount of string needed and put a rock on both ends to keep it in place.
I just wanted to say I love all your videos. It always inspires me especially since I’m not a gardener. I have annuals that came back this year in my flower pot. They’re purple/pink petunias. I was so excited since I didn’t plan on planting anything in it since we’re going to be away for a while. So happy.
Deer✅ Japanese beetles✅ Humidity✅ Heat✅ Wind✅. Still LOVE being outside and gardening. You’re right Laura, we all have our challenges. I’m thankful we don’t have the Black Widows and powdery soil that are your challenge. Keep up the great work and sharing your videos. Love seeing how Garden Answer has grown through the years.
Another team pool person here. Dream stream could be stream meandering into a dream rec pond. One thing I really miss about having a pool and gardening is the cooling off after hard work outside!
I grew up in a neighborhood that used to be an orchard. We didn't have grass, we had clover. It was always green, we played in it, we got stung, we made clover flower crowns and petted the bumble bees. I have that type of yard now & I do enjoy it ❤ 🍀 😊
My grandparents also had clove in the lawn. I did get stung several times, but we would find several 4 leaf clovers and i pressed & laminated one. Still have it after probably 50+years.🍀
Yes I told my son to put a drip into his fountain that the hummingbirds just absolutely love and I told him make sure the drip is out of the water or will siphon it back out, and it has worked really well for him. I had the drip system running into my Koi pond as well.
Mock orange branches make the most magical flower arrangement …. And the scent!…… the whole house is beautifully perfumed !! Please be patient with it❤
Hi Laura, I think what you are looking for is "String Rock" for your fountain. I found a video on TH-cam. I was not able to find them on Amazon. I'm wondering if fish line with a weight on the top end would work. Just a thought. Hope this is helpful. PS love your videos. So full of information. Sidenote, your family are just so sweet.
Laura, google splash reduction line or splash line. A few options show in the results. I also found some amazing gloves by Watson called stealth zero gloves. You can feel the dirt! I still prefet bare hands but these are my fav so far after years of searching. Thank you for all you do ❤
I once watched a TH-cam about an established British garden and they planted certain trees in large pots with the bottom of the pot fully cut out so the trees appeared taller and their roots were in the ground.
Not being judgey but we love our clover lawn! It is more lush than the grass we had and dog urine does not burn it. If we have kids coming over we just mow the flowers off! 🍀(BTW we got our clover from American Meadows and we used the micro clover)
I am so glad to receive the updates on the new properties. I cannot wait to see it done. Question: Do you plan to have any type of illumination in your garden? Like spotlights for the trees, candelabras, walkway lights, etc?
We put in a 55 gallon plastic pond with a water pump this year and were missing about half the water overnight. Someone finally mentioned the siphoning, so I fixed the water inflow line and it’s full every day. I also attached it to the drip irrigation and it’s a solar fountain.
I laid a small area of sod one year when changing something in the yard. Even though one piece looked as if it didn't survive at one point - it came back just as good as new the following spring. Something to keep in mind.
If you cant find splash lines for your fountain you can use a river rock with string tied on it (or maybe fishing line?). The string has to be long enough to touch the water. Larger ones are called rain chains. Used more for gutters. Hope this helps! I love watching your videos and always learn something new! 🌿
I have an old photo from the early 1930's of my grandparents home. There's a younger oak tree on the right, and it looks like the trunk was about 9" thick, maybe a foot. By the time I was a kid living with them for a few years, the trunk was easily a yard thick, with branches 14+" reaching over the spine of the roof. I loved seeing the change from the old photo to the current times.
One thing a lot of people don’t consider about sod is how important prepping is. The drag is important to remove rocks, and for leveling and, or smoothing, but what’s also really important is soil should be nice and moist, before laying sod, then drum rolling the soil flat and firm. I’m not sure what the drum is called, but it’s a big drum with handles on it like a lawnmower, and you add water into it for weight to press down the soil. You can rent them. Then once the sod has been laid it needs rolled to aid sod’s firm contact with soil. Lastly, the worst time to install sod is now. But you still can if you make sure it’s kept watered! It shouldn’t have an issue if you are on top of that. I learned when the laid sod looks dark in spots, it means, “it needs water.” Keep some sprinklers out there, because the automatic water is on timers, and you’ll need additional watering. Believe me.
We’ve used clear heavy fishing line to direct water in our fountain. And I think what you’re looking for is called FOUNTAIN SPLASH REDUCTION LINE or STRING ROCKS
I live in Texas and best decision we made was having a pool built. It is unbelievable claiming walking out you back door and getting in and relaxing on a hot summer day. I usually do some gardening and then will get in and cool off.
Regarding your “drag” I think the phrase you’re looking for is harrowing 😂 it’s usually done (well in the U.K.) with a chain harrow which looks like someone has knitted a square using lengths of steel instead of wool 😂. One side of the harrow has spikes and that side is usually used first to break up the lumps of soil and to kind of fluff up the loose soil then you flip the chain harrow over and use the “flat” side with no spikes to make the surface even. I hope this makes sense! 😊❤️
@@ontarioyamon I’m glad my explanation made enough sense for you to recognise that is the same in Canada. I’m VERY envious of where you live, visiting Canada is the very top, No 1 on my bucket list. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my comment 😊 xx
@@smurfmonsteras another Canadian, your comment made me smile! We just welcomed extended family from Portugal to Niagara Falls yesterday and had a blast showing them around. It's a beautiful (and HUGE) place and I hope you get to visit!
There are many *lawn-alternatives* that are a nice option and more ‘eco-friendly’ than a traditional grass yard 👍🏻 Worth looking into, but I agree with Aaron: choose what will work for your space!!
I believe here in Canada the fountain line thing is called a 'Splash Line' or 'Splash Reduction Line'. Angelo Décor International Inc makes them and sells them with Home Depot here, not sure if its the same in the US though.
Hi Guys! It's called a Splash Line! (I googled 'string gadget used to control water in a fountain '.) Love Love Love Everything About Everything You Both Do! Thank you for sharing so much of your lovely lives!
Why not get Greg to design a natural pool at the end of the new stream next to the play area? When you were in was waiting for you to say we need a pool for the kids, lol😂😂😂!! I think that a natural pool would be awesome!
I think Laura has gotten or will get almost everything she wanted around the property, and so I'm Team Pool. Aaron seems to really want a pool, so I think he should get one. Maybe it's easy for Laura to gather the kids and go to her parents, but Aaron might not be able to go as often as he'd like. Laura wants a Marshy pond, not the best for Aaron to swim in. And no matter how lovely Laura's parents are, it's not Aaron's own home.
Laura and Aaron I can’t have a day without you. Watching this morning it dawned on me one thing that you should have done for the children’s play area. A splash pad. Would that not have been the greatest thing for them when it’s hot outside?
Awesome that you're doing sourdough! I started a few years back, and grind my own Einkorn flour. It's the original wheat, very digestible even for those sensitive to modern wheat ❤ great recap!😊
The kind of swimming pool I'd like is the natural kind...It's like swimming in a very clean pond. The water is pumped through an area that is planted with water loving plants such as iris, certain grasses, lotus, pickerel and others. The plants filter the water. There is no need for chemicals in this pond other than occasionally fertilizing the plants.
I totally feel Laura on the pool thing. I grew up with pools. They are so much work and yes us kids were tasked with vacuuming and skimming. Doesn’t sound like much but you would be amazed at the amount of Debris a pool collects. I know, they have some pretty amazing things to keep pools clean now. Robots that traverse the bottom of the pool. I still would hesitate to agree to have a pool in my back yard. You have the pond you can dip into, unless you want to swim laps I don’t see the point of a pool now.
Hey Laura, I found this thing on Amazon, it’s called a rain chain. It controls the spatter. Hope that helps. PS I love love love your channel. I have benefited from the tips you share. God bless ❤
Laura, don't feel bad. My begonias are not performing well this year either. There are a few other plants (Lantana, Diamond Frost Euphorbia) that just aren't right this year either. I'm hearing the same thing from other gardeners around the country. I'm in zone 7B Virginia, so I'm hot and humid.
We dug wild cattails and put them in our pond. That pond is located on the Central Oregon Coast. They behaved quite well. They are easy to pull out if necessary.
Happy Sunday, you can get the Splash Reduction Lines at Home Depot. The ones I have are by Angelo Decor, come in set of 12 and work great. Hope that helps. Thanks for sharing all you do.
I love your recap videos of you and Aaron chatting. I have a question about my supertunias, they were flourishing at one point ( mind you I had vistas and bubblegum) and now they are either wilting or look fragile with no flowers. I fertilize them weekly with the proven winners ferlizer. I’m thinking overwatering? Some are in mulch too. I’m in New Jersey and we do get rainy then dry at times. Also, my thoughts about moving? Just buy another home not too far away like a vacation home and go back and forth. Maybe put a pool there. My dream home is a log cabin where I can go especially when it snows and for holidays!
Good morning from central Virginia! Thoughts on clover before I hear a thing is that the bees do surely love the clovers! All of them. That being said, we invariably get bee stings every year. No walking with bare feet or flip flop, sandals, etc.
Fountain suggestion: You can shove some aquarium filter foam or floss into the watering can spout where the water comes out, that will slow down the flow and it will filter out some of the calcium in your water so you don't get a build up on the cement so quickly. You can just cut the aquarium filter foam/floss to size.
Horses vs Pool…. Hmmm. I can see why you would want horses but WAY more expensive than a pool. More maintenance and worry- you should make a pro/con list for each and a list of expenses for each…
Good Morning Have you ever tried using copper pipe pieces to help with the algae? I’ve used pieces of copper in birdbaths and it’s worked really well! Also our saltwater pool uses a copper generator and we’ve never had algae issues! Thank you for all that you do, truly appreciate it ♥️
I think Aaron’s audio sounds fine. If you hadn’t said anything at the start, then I would have no idea it sounded different. I wonder if it’s noticeable with headphones? I’m listening over casting to the tv and he sounds normal.
For your fountain, perhaps you can make paper clip chain and attach a fishing line weight at the end to weigh it down. No doubt you already have those things on hand
Good morning, everyone. I'm team pool! 😁 Now read me out...., I'm a gardener in Louisiana. It gets HOT, and HUMIDITY is ridiculous here. With that stated, it is so nice to be able to jump into the pool right afterward. I know y'all pack up and head towards your parents, but there is nothing like doing it at your own home, at any time. It's your own privacy, your own comfort, because it's yours. Your kids and you and Aaron will LOVE IT. It doesn't mean you can't still have a pool get-together at your parents. I know my two cents doesn't matter, but from gardener to gardener, I thought I would share how refreshing it is to jump in, sometimes with my gardening clothes on😂😂.
I think because her parents r SO close, combined with their excellent relationship. Laura probably likes the "excuse" to go over there to swim. I bet her parents love the fact of them utilizing the pool also. Deep down, Laura may feel like getting her own pool would disappoint her parents. . . . Imo
A splash pad for the kids would be a good option for their own homestead. Again, Imo. 😊
Same for me here in Florida! I have to drop into the pool throughout my gardening time. My summer “uniform” for days at home is a swimsuit with a skort so all I do is pull off the skort and step into the water for a cooldown. Nice!
MaYbe later when the kids want a ton of friends over…..won’t be as fun for her parents …. And maybe Aaron wants to host his family for swimming
I am team pool, too. Aaron doesn't ask for much and there's 8 and a half acres. Maybe he wants to swim at his own house. And not in a pond with fish.
They have the cool food storage room in garagefor now... Kis at Grandparents is best for now. Kids are young and nee pool supervision now.
Wonderful recap! Aaron melted my heart when he told the story of Benjamin being concerned about a move in the future after all your hard work. You have the most precious children and that is directly related to the amazing parents they have. My favorite u tube family!💕🤗💕
The strings are called Splash Lines. The only ones I could find were on the Home Depot website. Angelo Décor Splash Reduction Line, Set of 12
You can also buy them at their website.
Item #AD49337 @Angelo Decor International Inc
They are also called rain chains
Exactly what I found, easy enough with a quick Google search
They are only on the Canadian site, it doesn't look like the US HD has them.
Who else is waiting for the video "Aaron Gets a Pool Installed; Laura Gets Dirt"?😆 He seemed really excited about the neighbor's pool.🏊♀
I loved the back and forth between you guys when talking about a swimming pool!
I will say this about pools. When your kids get a bit older and want to hang out with their friends, if you have a pool your house is where they will all want to be.
Having your kids and their friends at your house is nice as you know what is going on and get a chance to meet and know the kids they are hanging out with.
Build the pool. Watching a yard full of your kids and their friends is a wonderful way to grow older
But liability does enter the scene.
I will agree 💯. You know where your kids are and who they hang with. I absolutely loved it. If you worry about liability, just put a sing no diving. We just told the kids and it was fine. We live in the country so no fence needed. We had a deck and fencing around it so no one could just go there without being seen.
Washing towels, kids in and out of the house all the time, feeding half a dozen kids all summer. I raise four boys and my house was the fun house with the pool, motorcycle, side by side and horses. I’m now enjoying our pool. The boys are grown and the house is quiet. I did enjoy the busy summers, with my boys and their friends. I still see the boys we raised during the summer break. They still tell me how much fun they had, and will reminisce with me.
@@barbaracarlson1331Good point! Parents may see the LeBoutilliers as having deep pockets and sue, sue, sue if there is a mishap.
i love the Highlights every week. Its been a staple of mine for 4 years. And never once have i been like "oh the audio is bad" because i think you guys are such perfectionists. you guys did a great job on this video. Very commendable. I continue to learn everytime i watch your videos and thats the best. Im grateful and cant wait to see the grass fill in. Laura we see your vision. Aaron we see your analytical mind in every project. One day. All the sacrifices and hard work will pay off. This beautiful estate garden you are creating. Its really magical. ❤ cape town south africa
Laura&Aaron,
I was watching your vlog highlight from six years ago when Benjamin was a baby. So much fun to see you two as new parents. To hear what your fantasy garden would entail for the future was fun. I believe you achieved your vision, heaven on earth! You have changed my life as a viewer and brought me back to the love of planting & growing again❤🎉❤
I was watching those older videos too!! It's so sweet to see Benjamin
@@vicki9298 ,So sweet to see where those youngsters came from ❤
Ditto, I also enjoy watch the old videos and loved how Benjamin sucked on the crocheted fox 🦊 and toddling around with this lovey in his mouth….so cute xxx
Using sod is the common method here in Florida.
Clear chalking could be formed to direct the fountain flow/drip. It was used on our fountain by the installer. You don't even notice it.
Hey here's a thought how about instead of a pool pool maybe add a swimming section in the pond/dream stream a a swimming hole would blend into the design and since the kids are accustomed to the pond and know rules maybe that would carry over to the swimming hole instead of the new interest in a pool and u fill both more water features added to your stunning waterway and and a swimming place big enough to do so .just a thought
When you have teenagers, you want your home to be the destination, the hang out. I promise the less worry and stress is worth it. Get the pool. Get saltwater. We have always had one with four daughters. Not to mention after gardening, jumping in is heaven.
I'd love to know if you had a chlorine pool before and what you've liked about switching to saltwater? (I'm just guessing you might have since it was the norm only until the last several years lol)
@@FloraM44 we have had both. The first we put in was salt water. It doesn’t stink, your skin feels nice after swimming, some of our kids had eczema and it helped immensely and treating it aka adding salt was so easy. A second pool we owned was chlorine and we converted it. We are on our third and went with salt again.
Laura you and Aaron and all your family, have been inspirational to watch🥰 We have never been able to garden on our 1/3 acre city lot with all our trees. My dream has been a sunny flat productive garden and I have lived it vicariously through you all……..until COVID when we needed to flee, we decided to go to a “dude ranch” to escape. I did not want to look like a city slicker and know nothing about riding horses, so three years ago we started lessons 30 mins away down in the country and fell in love with horses,and the country living, as well as the people! So we bought two horses and began looking for our country home! We bought 18 acres close to our cowboy horse trainer and now we are going to develop our home site.
Watching you all, has given us a roadmap for developing our home. Infrastructure moved to the top of the list watching all your videos. Thank you for all the inspiration and knowledge, we don’t have as many years as you do to wait for things to grow, so seeing you bring in the mature trees as well has inspired us to go for a blank slate💚Someday our horses will live with us, but being new to all of this is gives me great peace knowing they have a trained eye observing them when we are not there. Think about letting Bethany keep your horses and start that bond now, when a great horse comes along your facility may not be ready yet, and that’s what happened in our case. I can’t imagine not having our girls now🐴,they are amazing beasts and the joy they have brought to my husband and I is immeasurable. I couldn’t believe it when you started thinking horses, since we had started that as well, but now you are starting sourdough too😳I swear the creativeness and hard work of being in the country, gardening and horses, leads us back to the right way to do things….once your start making sourdough bread you are never going to waste your palate on store bought junk again! Thanks again for all your inspiration you all have been a blessing and a beacon light for our journey🙏🏻💪🏼
Laura, the kids and husband outvote you on the pool. So does the viewers. It's time to get a pool! 🏊♀😁
Your folks are so near that you can use their pool so I don’t see the need to have one in your space. And you have the pond and stream to splash in.
@@barbaracarlson1331And it's just another thing to maintain. Pick your work!
Good morning! Yes share the sourdough links! Love it!! 🌱🪴🍞💚 Thank you for all your goodness in our world!!
That would be great!
That would be great!
Yes absolutely!
Maybe your sister in law would do a live video of making and baking sourdough
Definitely team pool! You all will need it when Benjamin and Samantha build their own houses on your property!
Agree...get the pool but with a hot tub.
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“One could, but one shouldn’t” My favorite Laura quote! ❤
YES, You took the words right out of my mouth.
Yes I agree ! You need a pool up by the house ! It will be the go to house which is great so you know there friends .😊
Such great re-cap information. You and Aaron are such a great team. Love listening to your conversations.
Thank you for all the great videos
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My goodness that overflowing abundant container at the beginning of the video!!!
I'm team Let the Grandparents Have the Pool. I'm sure it makes for a wonderful family time and memories every time they go over there. If they had their own, the frequency of visits (and play with the cousins) would probably drop dramatically. It's not far at all, there's no concern about anyone having an accident unsupervised, and there's absolutely no maintenance.
Right, I was thinking this same thing; it's a special thing for everyone to go to the grandparents' house....all the surrounding family meets there, and it's so close, just 10 minutes away. As a FL pool owner, I would opt for that, because a pool has a LOT of maintenance and cost, more than people realize. BUT....since you are getting the dream stream with waterfalls, a natural rec pond could be added on to that. They look natural and are great for swimming....no chlorine! Something to consider.
That painting of your house sounds amazing! How cool that is has stayed with the home.
Good morning. I only have a clover lawn as I live in a rain forest and that means lots of rain. I also do it because lawn in general has never thrived for me. In the fall it would always revert back to mud. So for me it has been a pleasure having the clover as well as I have thrown in a packet of wild flower seeds to grow in with the clover. I have not mowed this season and it just looks like a lush meadow. The clover that I have planted/sown does not produce a lot of white flowers or maybe it will be next year. Enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from both you and Aaron.
I absolutely love the walk by the house where you planted the purple supertunias and yellow flowers. It turned out so gorgeous.
YES! I think it's so pretty and obtainable for the average homeowner.
Stainless steel ball bead chain is what my friend used to help reduce fountain splatter and it worked well!! Love your channel
I don’t understand why you haven’t done a pool already!!!! You have the space! And the weather! Go for it!!!
Love these Sunday GA Highlights👍👍
Thanks for the weekly recap. Always enjoy them.
So happy you are getting into sourdough. It’s so worth it. As I have coffee with sourdough toast every morning watching your videos. Thanks for all you do to teach us all and let us live vicariously through all your awesome projects. One thing that seriously helped me with my sourdough journey was to get a proofer - helps you really maintain correct temperature thereby controlling the process timing. I bake about 4 loaves each week - have a bunch of people that give loaves to and they tell me they are all addicted.
I love baking bread for other people! So many have never had homemade bread or realize how easy it can be, but several became interested enough to get them started making their own! I make yeast breads, but have sourdough on my list to start this fall when the yard work dies back a bit.
Recipe?????
33:12 I think the term is SPLASH LINE or "string rock" which is simply a fishing line with a rock on one end. The rock is the anchor to hold the line in place on the top level and the water follows the string into the lower basin to reduce splashing. I get that Laura wants to direct water but I think this could help. There's a video on YT by Angelo Decor titled "Using Splash Line to Curb Splashing." I hope this is what you've been looking for. Searching Amazon doesn't work for either term, but it would be easy enough to make yourself, and the video would probably go viral! You could measure the amount of string needed and put a rock on both ends to keep it in place.
Thanks!
I just wanted to say I love all your videos. It always inspires me especially since I’m not a gardener. I have annuals that came back this year in my flower pot. They’re purple/pink petunias. I was so excited since I didn’t plan on planting anything in it since we’re going to be away for a while. So happy.
Deer✅ Japanese beetles✅ Humidity✅ Heat✅ Wind✅. Still LOVE being outside and gardening. You’re right Laura, we all have our challenges. I’m thankful we don’t have the Black Widows and powdery soil that are your challenge. Keep up the great work and sharing your videos. Love seeing how Garden Answer has grown through the years.
Another team pool person here. Dream stream could be stream meandering into a dream rec pond. One thing I really miss about having a pool and gardening is the cooling off after hard work outside!
Yes, REC POND!
Great recap. Love watching these. Have a blessed day everyone.
I grew up in a neighborhood that used to be an orchard. We didn't have grass, we had clover. It was always green, we played in it, we got stung, we made clover flower crowns and petted the bumble bees. I have that type of yard now & I do enjoy it ❤ 🍀 😊
Morning guys. Hey Laura, give the guy a pool. I think you all would use the heck out of it.
My grandparents also had clove in the lawn. I did get stung several times, but we would find several 4 leaf clovers and i pressed & laminated one. Still have it after probably 50+years.🍀
Oh my gosh you are going to love sod!! It’s like presto change-o you have an instant lawn! So happy for you!
Another great recap video. I'm so glad the aged stored onions went to the pigs instead of being wasted.
Pre seasoning the meat 😂
Yes I told my son to put a drip into his fountain that the hummingbirds just absolutely love and I told him make sure the drip is out of the water or will siphon it back out, and it has worked really well for him. I had the drip system running into my Koi pond as well.
Oh Laura, I've been wanting to start sourdough. Share with us please. 😮
Mock orange branches make the most magical flower arrangement …. And the scent!…… the whole house is beautifully perfumed !! Please be patient with it❤
Hi Laura, I think what you are looking for is "String Rock" for your fountain. I found a video on TH-cam. I was not able to find them on Amazon. I'm wondering if fish line with a weight on the top end would work. Just a thought. Hope this is helpful. PS love your videos. So full of information. Sidenote, your family are just so sweet.
Let Aaron get a pool! You have 8 and a half acres. He may want the pleasure of having privacy, or hosting his friends and family.
They actually have over 12 acres now.
The purple fountain grass amongst all those annuals at 33'48" makes such a difference!
Laura, google splash reduction line or splash line. A few options show in the results.
I also found some amazing gloves by Watson called stealth zero gloves. You can feel the dirt! I still prefet bare hands but these are my fav so far after years of searching.
Thank you for all you do ❤
Stealth zero gloves are awesome.
@@natmccallum8885 agree
I once watched a TH-cam about an established British garden and they planted certain trees in large pots with the bottom of the pot fully cut out so the trees appeared taller and their roots were in the ground.
Not being judgey but we love our clover lawn! It is more lush than the grass we had and dog urine does not burn it. If we have kids coming over we just mow the flowers off! 🍀(BTW we got our clover from American Meadows and we used the micro clover)
I agree, love my clover lawn (mixed with grass)
Hi all, sending love and best wishes from a sunny Sunday afternoon in North Wales 🏴 U.K xx
I’m in Suffolk. It’s warm here as well today!!!
Would love to see the picture of their house that Laura was talking about that was painted by the original owner
Yes!!! I was thinking the same thing!
The coleus in opening remarks is gorgeous ❤ double green thumb gardener. I always enjoy your videos
I am so glad to receive the updates on the new properties. I cannot wait to see it done. Question: Do you plan to have any type of illumination in your garden? Like spotlights for the trees, candelabras, walkway lights, etc?
We put in a 55 gallon plastic pond with a water pump this year and were missing about half the water overnight. Someone finally mentioned the siphoning, so I fixed the water inflow line and it’s full every day. I also attached it to the drip irrigation and it’s a solar fountain.
I would love to have a small pond. Yours sounds amazing.
Pool yes yes yes. So good in the hot summer.
Splash pad!
Thanks Laura and Aaron!
nice hearing from you. 🎤👩🏼💻
Yes to the pool. For sure when your kids are teens. Then all their friends will gather at your house and you can keep an eye on them. 😅
For the fountain try a piece of heavyweight fishing line with a ball sinker on the end…😊
Laura, a pool for the kids and their friends would be amaze balls
I can't believe how many people solved the string rocks question! We have the power!
I laid a small area of sod one year when changing something in the yard. Even though one piece looked as if it didn't survive at one point - it came back just as good as new the following spring. Something to keep in mind.
You’ll have the dirt when they put in the pool Laura!❤😂
😂😂😂so funny‼️
If you cant find splash lines for your fountain you can use a river rock with string tied on it (or maybe fishing line?). The string has to be long enough to touch the water. Larger ones are called rain chains. Used more for gutters. Hope this helps! I love watching your videos and always learn something new! 🌿
I have an old photo from the early 1930's of my grandparents home. There's a younger oak tree on the right, and it looks like the trunk was about 9" thick, maybe a foot. By the time I was a kid living with them for a few years, the trunk was easily a yard thick, with branches 14+" reaching over the spine of the roof. I loved seeing the change from the old photo to the current times.
One thing a lot of people don’t consider about sod is how important prepping is. The drag is important to remove rocks, and for leveling and, or smoothing, but what’s also really important is soil should be nice and moist, before laying sod, then drum rolling the soil flat and firm.
I’m not sure what the drum is called, but it’s a big drum with handles on it like a lawnmower, and you add water into it for weight to press down the soil. You can rent them. Then once the sod has been laid it needs rolled to aid sod’s firm contact with soil.
Lastly, the worst time to install sod is now. But you still can if you make sure it’s kept watered! It shouldn’t have an issue if you are on top of that.
I learned when the laid sod looks dark in spots, it means, “it needs water.”
Keep some sprinklers out there, because the automatic water is on timers, and you’ll need additional watering. Believe me.
I wonder if Laura will put down the biotone🤔
@@neckbone1584 probably and most definitely compost. Sod needs organic matter. I don’t think biotone.
We’ve used clear heavy fishing line to direct water in our fountain. And I think what you’re looking for is called FOUNTAIN SPLASH REDUCTION LINE or STRING ROCKS
I live in Texas and best decision we made was having a pool built. It is unbelievable claiming walking out you back door and getting in and relaxing on a hot summer day. I usually do some gardening and then will get in and cool off.
Regarding your “drag” I think the phrase you’re looking for is harrowing 😂 it’s usually done (well in the U.K.) with a chain harrow which looks like someone has knitted a square using lengths of steel instead of wool 😂. One side of the harrow has spikes and that side is usually used first to break up the lumps of soil and to kind of fluff up the loose soil then you flip the chain harrow over and use the “flat” side with no spikes to make the surface even. I hope this makes sense! 😊❤️
Yep. What you are referring to smurfmonster is a harrow here in Ontario Canada too.
@@ontarioyamon I’m glad my explanation made enough sense for you to recognise that is the same in Canada. I’m VERY envious of where you live, visiting Canada is the very top, No 1 on my bucket list. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my comment 😊 xx
@@smurfmonsteras another Canadian, your comment made me smile! We just welcomed extended family from Portugal to Niagara Falls yesterday and had a blast showing them around. It's a beautiful (and HUGE) place and I hope you get to visit!
Yes you can trim the sweetshrub into tree form, i do that with mine and i love it!.
Good morning! Another fun recap.
Aaron! Get the pool estimate! I was reluctant to get one but my husband wanted it. I love it. Even just sitting and looking at it.
Sourdough rolls with the discard is amazing.😊
There are many *lawn-alternatives* that are a nice option and more ‘eco-friendly’ than a traditional grass yard 👍🏻 Worth looking into, but I agree with Aaron: choose what will work for your space!!
Happy Sunday everyone! It's always great to get a Sunday recap, Thanks Laura and Aaron you guys are amazing!
I believe here in Canada the fountain line thing is called a 'Splash Line' or 'Splash Reduction Line'. Angelo Décor International Inc makes them and sells them with Home Depot here, not sure if its the same in the US though.
Hi Guys! It's called a Splash Line! (I googled 'string gadget used to control water in a fountain '.) Love Love Love Everything About Everything You Both Do! Thank you for sharing so much of your lovely lives!
Why not get Greg to design a natural pool at the end of the new stream next to the play area? When you were in was waiting for you to say we need a pool for the kids, lol😂😂😂!! I think that a natural pool would be awesome!
I so agree with Aaron about they layered blue spruce
I think Laura has gotten or will get almost everything she wanted around the property, and so I'm Team Pool. Aaron seems to really want a pool, so I think he should get one. Maybe it's easy for Laura to gather the kids and go to her parents, but Aaron might not be able to go as often as he'd like. Laura wants a Marshy pond, not the best for Aaron to swim in. And no matter how lovely Laura's parents are, it's not Aaron's own home.
I have sprayed cheap hairspray on the cattails. This keeps them intact and keeps them from exploding! Just a hint....
Laura and Aaron I can’t have a day without you. Watching this morning it dawned on me one thing that you should have done for the children’s play area. A splash pad. Would that not have been the greatest thing for them when it’s hot outside?
Awesome that you're doing sourdough! I started a few years back, and grind my own Einkorn flour. It's the original wheat, very digestible even for those sensitive to modern wheat ❤ great recap!😊
Laura, did you know if you spray your cattails with a cheap hairspray like Aqua Net for example that will seal the cattails and they won’t explode.
The kind of swimming pool I'd like is the natural kind...It's like swimming in a very clean pond. The water is pumped through an area that is planted with water loving plants such as iris, certain grasses, lotus, pickerel and others. The plants filter the water. There is no need for chemicals in this pond other than occasionally fertilizing the plants.
Loking foreward to see the progress! Have a blessed week!
I totally feel Laura on the pool thing. I grew up with pools. They are so much work and yes us kids were tasked with vacuuming and skimming. Doesn’t sound like much but you would be amazed at the amount of Debris a pool collects. I know, they have some pretty amazing things to keep pools clean now. Robots that traverse the bottom of the pool. I still would hesitate to agree to have a pool in my back yard. You have the pond you can dip into, unless you want to swim laps I don’t see the point of a pool now.
In Canada we call your “drag” a harrow. Love your channel and I’ve learned so much!
Hey Laura, I found this thing on Amazon, it’s called a rain chain. It controls the spatter. Hope that helps. PS I love love love your channel. I have benefited from the tips you share. God bless ❤
I started sourdough almost a year ago and it is awesome! It is all we eat now.
Would you consider doing a video about what plants would be beneficial for birds during the winter?
Laura, don't feel bad. My begonias are not performing well this year either. There are a few other plants (Lantana, Diamond Frost Euphorbia) that just aren't right this year either. I'm hearing the same thing from other gardeners around the country. I'm in zone 7B Virginia, so I'm hot and humid.
String rocks for taming fountain splashing. Just Google string rocks for fountains and watch the video for them. Love your channel ❤
We dug wild cattails and put them in our pond. That pond is located on the Central Oregon Coast. They behaved quite well. They are easy to pull out if necessary.
Good morning! As much as we would love gardening videos, we would love to see a video about sourdough !!! Greetings from lebanon 🇱🇧 ❤❤❤
Happy Sunday, you can get the Splash Reduction Lines at Home Depot. The ones I have are by Angelo Decor, come in set of 12 and work great. Hope that helps. Thanks for sharing all you do.
I love your recap videos of you and Aaron chatting. I have a question about my supertunias, they were flourishing at one point ( mind you I had vistas and bubblegum) and now they are either wilting or look fragile with no flowers. I fertilize them weekly with the proven winners ferlizer. I’m thinking overwatering? Some are in mulch too. I’m in New Jersey and we do get rainy then dry at times. Also, my thoughts about moving? Just buy another home not too far away like a vacation home and go back and forth. Maybe put a pool there. My dream home is a log cabin where I can go especially when it snows and for holidays!
Good morning from central Virginia!
Thoughts on clover before I hear a thing is that the bees do surely love the clovers! All of them. That being said, we invariably get bee stings every year. No walking with bare feet or flip flop, sandals, etc.
Fountain suggestion: You can shove some aquarium filter foam or floss into the watering can spout where the water comes out, that will slow down the flow and it will filter out some of the calcium in your water so you don't get a build up on the cement so quickly. You can just cut the aquarium filter foam/floss to size.
String Rocks is what the fountain item is called for reducing splash.
Horses vs Pool…. Hmmm. I can see why you would want horses but WAY more expensive than a pool. More maintenance and worry- you should make a pro/con list for each and a list of expenses for each…
I have to agree - horses are very expensive pets. It's definitely something to consider strongly.
@@terry3596agree. When will they have time to ride them, the kids are too small and they are dangerous to be around.
Good Morning
Have you ever tried using copper pipe pieces to help with the algae?
I’ve used pieces of copper in birdbaths and it’s worked really well!
Also our saltwater pool uses a copper generator and we’ve never had algae issues! Thank you for all that you do, truly appreciate it ♥️
We got layered Colorado blue spruce at Victory Gardens in Meridian. 12 ft and it has grown so beautifully and quickly.
I think Aaron’s audio sounds fine. If you hadn’t said anything at the start, then I would have no idea it sounded different. I wonder if it’s noticeable with headphones? I’m listening over casting to the tv and he sounds normal.
For your fountain, perhaps you can make paper clip chain and attach a fishing line weight at the end to weigh it down. No doubt you already have those things on hand
Speaking of black flowers, I combined black petunia with Cineraria Angel Wings in an urn this year. Love that combo!