I highly recommend a water wiggler for your bird baths. They are wonderful and keep the water moving even in the shallowest bird bath. Birds prefer moving water and lets be honest it's also beautiful.
Mosquitoes HATE wind and love vegetation. I keep two large standing fans on my back porch and patio to keep the air moving and it really makes a huge difference and extends our safe evening patio time. I literally turn them on high and point them directly on us and the dogs. 🤓😂 I have purposely kept our property wide open because of my disdain for mosquitoes, horseflies and deer flies. If you’ve never been nailed in the back by the razor tongue of a deer fly...be thankful for that! I went so far as to cut down 20 cedar trees which are mosquito and deer fly magnets and the dogs lay under them and I didn’t want to increase the chance of them getting mosquito heart worms. The more you can keep the breeze blowing through the property, the better it is. And the more you can keep Benjamin out in the open air and away from deep vegetation, the safer that little precious one will be. 👍. I also noticed so far...that the Japanese Beetles are way fewer this year after using the bags to trap hundreds last summer. But we’ll see.
Go to your local hardware store and they should sell Japanese Beetle trap kits. There is a bag in the kit and a little wax disk that emits a smell they can’t resist. They fly to in, go down in the bag by the hundreds and die. Don’t put it too close to your gardens and don’t let it hang there long after it is full as the heat of summer rots them quickly. 😊. They are about $8 and last year I used two kits but this year...none so far!
Laura about your mosquito problems my great nephew came to my house last year for the 4th of July we were supposed to meet up with his mom at the fireworks at the park. Before we left my house I got some lemon balm plant rubbed it in my hand & rubbed it on his head hands legs feet everywhere then me and we went to the fireworks everybody got eaten alive, except for me and him not one mosquito bite. Everybody was amazed and couldn't believe it! SO get you some lemon balm plant. The best mosquito repellent ever for Benjamin.
Thanks for talking about spraying responsibility. As a beekeeper it's good to hear, for the bees need all the help they can get. The trees will be great on the arches, Wisteria would be gorgeous too and cover them quickly.
thank you so very much for being so level headed in explaining that organic doesn't always mean safe, and that just because its not organic doesn't mean its not safe very well put. i have been in the feild over 20 years and it can be very hard to educate clients on balance :)
Those pesky mosquitoes are pests & don't like them! Thank you for passing along those useful products for taking care of those pests!! Love the arches!! Anxious to see what you plant!! Love watching Benjamin helping!!❤💙🌞👍🌺🌻🌿🌳🍎🍐🌿
Bats and dragonflies. But we weaken their immune system with pesticides and they dont reproduce as quickly as mosquitoes so everything is out of balance now.
Electric "zappers " can help in a pinch, for example a party night, though you need to use the attractant to bring the mosquitoes in other wise you only zap moths.
Laura I use Avon skin so soft for the mosquitoes, I have used it for years. When my kids were little I used it on them also. You can put it in your bath water or put it on a wash cloth & rub it all over yourself. It's a skin softener that keeps the bugs off you. Aaron can use it also. I have scars from mosquito bites tha TV got infected from when I w as s a kid. Then Skin So Soft by Avon came out. Now I make sure to have it on hand for summer or any time I go outside. Works like a charm every time. Now every body in our family uses it. Avon.com on line, then SkinSoSoft. Love this stuff.
You live such a charmed life. I love the way Russell just positions himself so perfectly and interestingly in your shots. Your interactions with Benjamin are so cute too! I love the Hornbeams. You can always add a flowering vine to them later if you want more interest.
Can't believe you found arches that big! I have a gate that I wanted an arch for and ended up repurposing a trampoline frame for mine. Absolutely love it! Covered it in branches to create a bit of a trellis pattern, and I'm growing Eden roses on mine. I don't need the evergreen look and just think an arch dripping in roses is going to be so romantic! I say do both arches the same. Evergreen. It'll solidify the more formal look into your garden!
Fruit trees for sure. Not only for the whimsical feeling you described, but also for the allure of the fruit that will draw your family and guests into your garden. I love fruit trees for their usefulness for the grownups and fun for the kids 😊
Clematis Princess Diana and clematis roguchi together! C roguchi is purple and it has an amazing, fruity fragrance and the pink of Princess Diana is stunning. The combination is purple and pink perfection and both are extremely vigorous and have the same bell shaped flowers. My clematis roguchi flowers pretty much all summer and fills the air with its fruity aroma. Winning combo!!!
I'm just flabbergasted that you actually found something bigger in the UK than in the US!! Also, obvs very proud because I live in the UK too 💚 The arches look fantastic!!
The European Hornbeam are fabulous, but I'd like to see them planted with Moonflower vines... the contrast of the green leaves and the huge white flowers would be amazing at dusk!
@@lynardok6654 Not at all. Different vine altogether. Only an idiot would plant bindweed, Moonflowers are more like traditional morning glories, but huge and night blooming.
Can I just say I am thrilled to hear that you have mosquitoes? As I watched your parent's and your own garden tours I thought "well that's fine (to have a big gorgeous garden like that) because she doesn't have mosquitoes!!. I stand corrected. Our mosquitoes (Canada) are out of control. I am inspired to hear you have this problem, too. It's a game changer.
You helped me save my plants after I used the bug and slug killer you recommended a few videos before. THANK YOU LAURA AND ARRON MY PLANT HEROS!!! 💐🌸💮🏵🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘🌲🌱☘🌿🍀
Aaron: if you put pieces of Re-bar in the holes & put the arbor over the Re-bar, it'll provide more stability & you'll never have to worry about the wind taking out the arbors/arch.
Such relevant information presented in an easy to understand way. I needed this. 👍 On another note, Love seeing Russell( Cheddar too when he makes a cameo) and baby Benjamin. They are adorable and they make the garden more enjoyable and delightful.
I'm loving the arches, and I like the trees that will climb on them, if I had a smaller arch which I will have I will either put clamatis or wisteria on mine, either one is beautiful. I can only imagine how beautiful a tree growing around the arch will be. Aaron was so funny playing with the bar and his hammer. Always fun to see Russell, and where is your new kitty? Sweet Benjamin and how sad that the mosquitoes won't leave him alone. Great video so much information that I appreciated, see you in the next one.
Hi Laura, Aaron, Benjamin and Russell ~ Thankyou for covering the mosquito repellents so thoroughly. That was very informative. I enjoyed Aaron's analogy and antics outside. Very fun! I like the Pyramidal European Hornbeam by the arches. I think anything evergreen and easy maintenance would be nice. Fruit trees would be nice, but very messy. It was so nice seeing Benjamin again. Hope you have him in more videos, Russell, too. Thank you for sharing!
I don’t know if you read the comments from these older videos but I have been using the Dynotrap mosquito attractor that is electric. I hang it in my back porch area and it covers the entire back yard of my house. It’s a game changer for me. It’s amazing. It attracts the mosquitos with a light and scent. The mosquitos get sucked into a basket and die. I do not keep one out in my front yard and you can get eaten up there but we don’t spend a lot of time out front. Trust me it’s amazing.
I trained a weeping larch along the top of my 6ft. wood fence and it was BEAUTIFUL! If you didn't want to deal with it going nude every winter, you could train any number of weeping conifers. They look so soft and adorable the way they hang down a little. No fruit of course, but you are going to need a big ladder to pick the fruit.
I would love to see peaches. I never seen a peach arch. It would be 100% whimsical. But you could traditional do grapes - for the sun arch. Or plums!!! Plums are so yummy and has a long harvest season!
The yucca bloom in the back is HUGE!!! I've never noticed the difference in height of the fences until you pointed it out! I'd grow some kind of Clematis or something that really puts on a show, or some kind of fruit...maybe both!! Amazing as always Laura and Aaron!! ❤️❤️
I have a native persimmon tree at the corner of my yard. By August the fruit has started falling (there's a lot!) so the wasps and yellow jackets begin feasting on it. I've never been stung when mowing or working in the area but it does make a mess and not very safe for Benjamin.
In NC Confederate Jasmine stays evergreen, which would compliment the box and more formal elements behind one of the arches. The smell is divine too and mine flowers almost continually.
Thanks for letting us know. I have grandchildren coming all summer friends from out of town BBQs luncheons tea parties in my backyard so I really needed something for mosquitoes because that can make a wonderful day turn into a miserable one real fast. Thanks
Mosquitoes are always swarming me! I keep cans of OFF Deep Woods spray by my front & back door so that it's right there when I go out to work in the yard. The mosquito dunks are good to have also if you have standing water anywhere on your property. I didn't know Bonide made these mosquito sprays though, so thank you for this info! I will definitely be trying this! ❤️
Hello Laura. I would definitely plant grape vines. I think they would look great dangling down and Benjamin would love eating from the vine as well. 💕❤️
I love hornbeam used this way! I think it could be fun to use the full sun arch with fruit, espaliered or trained fruit is always so magical and pretty productive and then in the shadier arch you could do say a copper beech. I think beech lends itself to training and I've seen some amazing beech hedgerows in England. Though, for Symmetry you'd have two differing colour arches, but the I also think this could inform your plant and design choice for the gardens you'd under under the arch. The copper beech arch having more (purple colours) and the Fruit arch playing up on the fruit theme with other trained fruits and fruit inspired statuary (pineapple, figures holding fruit etc) Just a thought, but whatever you do will be amazing. I'm determined to start sharing my own journey of my garden on youtube, which I never thought I would, but you just make me want to. Only, my hubby isn't available to film and edit, so I'll have to approach that all myself, we shall see. Always a fan, though I don't always comment. My own garden is on the New England coast and I literally deal with salt spray and sudden winds from our sea front home, so it would be an interesting garden to share I suppose. I also cannot wait for an update on the Chickens. My own current set of chickens (6 total) just started laying (always exciting).
Wonderful video, Laura! If you decide against the fruit trees (I agree, the mess from the falling fruit plus the bee problem makes me vote no for them,) but with all your wonderful fences, you might think about espaliered fruit trees. You can keep them to the height of the fence, and maintaining them would be much easier. A whole row of them along a fence line would be stunning! Thanks so much for all you and Aaron do!!!
Great info on mosquitoes! I would like to suggest putting on a shut off valve on the end of your hose before attaching the hose end sprayer! That way you can control the spray without running to and from the spigot. I vote Hornbeams or a native vine such as Wisteria, honeysuckle or trumpet vine if available in your area. I really enjoy your videos and learn much from them. By far some of the best videos available on TH-cam! ❤️🌿🌺🌲🌸🌱🌻❤️
My sister lives on a property where the owners planted a climbing Rose at the base of an ornamental cherry tree. He saw it in England. Now mature, it's one of the most stunning and unusual pairings I've ever seen. I thought about it right away when I saw the large arches.
Love your arches with the trees you have. You are more diligent in your garden than I am but I would be concerned about rotting fruit in the gravel. It could be a mess to keep clean and attract fruit flies.
I have a large apple tree on the side of the second drive way to my shop, it is 50 years old and beautiful in the spring. The biggest headache is in the fall. I am picking up apples everyday and it does attract wasp and I worry constantly about the kids getting stung that time of year as the wasp are more aggressive. I prune it in the fall and fertilizer in the spring and fall...best tasting apples ever! So some pros and cons.
I say leave the first arch, it’s fine. Once it’s planted you won’t see the bend. On the flip side to that. We are similar, saying that... you know it isn’t perfect, it will bother you forever. You’ll plant it up and down the road wish you had straightened it out. In order to fix it you’ll have to destroy what you planted. It does look fine, but I see the bend that you see. Do it right the first time. 😊 A fruit tree would be neat. Fruiting passion flower. A great learning video for your followers. If I had an arch I’d do a climbing hydrangea. Climbing roses. Honeysuckle for pollinators. There is so much you can do. Have fun planting them up! Excited for the update videos.
Oh those arches are just beautiful! I’ve never even thought about using trees on them before, didn’t know it was possible tbh. But the idea of them growing in and sorta hanging down in the form of an arch sounds perfectly whimsical. Also I love Benjamin coming out to help with your projects. He’s getting so big so fast!
I agree! But... fun fact: water is not completely benign. Drinking excessive amounts of water can lower a person’s sodium level, causing all kinds of problems even up to death.
Fruit trees would be fun for your sunny spots, then maybe consider Confederate (now sometimes called Star) Jasmine on the shady side of the one arch--heavenly smell & it would stay green all winter. We love ours--grows fast, too!
Okay, my comment has nothing to do with mosquitos or hornbeams. Although, I love the hornbeams but also love the idea of fruit hanging from the arches. This is what I want. I want a book. I know you are busy. I watch all your videos so I know how hard you work and can only imagine what we don't see you doing. But, I still want a book. I can already see it in my mind. I want to know how your parents met. How they got into gardening. The start of the gardening center. Pictures of their house when they first moved in. Black and white photos would be fine. Family photos. Where you and Aaron met. What drew you to each other. Pictures or your old house. How you got started with your channel. Old family stories. Books that have inspired you. Lots of gardening tips and lots of photos of plants. See, it practically writes itself.
I love the idea of growing fruit trees on the arches. I have been shopping for arches to grow tropical fruit vines and wisteria. So grateful to have caught your video as I want some large arches that will create a grand entryway to my backyard on both sides.
Unless your neighbors are doing the same; the mosquitoes will continue to come to your yard. I’ve used those products and it only lasts for a couple hours. I’ve found that growing repellent plants in containers works best especially in sitting areas; in addition with candles.
Laura, if you put Orajel on fresh mosquito bites, they will literally vanish within an hour. You can't scratch them or it won't work. I carry a tube in my garden bag. As soon as I feel a bite, I dab it on & before I know it, the bite is gone. This has been a life changer for me because they devour me, my husband & my children.
Great video with super info, and get to see Russell and Benjamin in action 🥰! I live in East TN so lots of mosquitoes but also fire flies/lightning bugs...would the treatments at dusk harm my fire flies? They are beautiful...like fairies 🧚♂️ drifting up from the grass and flower beds...just wondering
Love this video...once again ! I think the trees you are thinking of will look great as a living arch. To the eye, when the camera went pan lense, it looked like the trees were growing out of your beautiful classic pots...I liked the visual effect.
I’m just starting out on this gardening journey, and it is HARD! I found you by searching hydrangea care and although my hydrangeas are still struggling I LOVE your channel!!! I have literally binge watched your channel, it’s so educational. I just thought I’d let you know that you and your garden are goals. P.S your mom is sooo cute.
You are sooo lucky to have Aaron to help with the project you guys do all the time. Lucky lucky girl. Love watching. Get so many great ideas. Oh can I borrow Aaron for a while. Lol you have the same issue with lines and levels as I do. My husband ask all the time how does that look to you. If I say it’s ok he says it’s going to drive you crazy.
I think anything you decide to plant on those arches will be great but I love the idea of something that bares fruit. I loved how you planted pumpkin last year on the side of your drive way. It looked awesome. You have inspired me to do more of that myself.
Please Don't Second Guess Yourself Laura, The ' European Hornbeam ' Is A Far More UNIQUE Addition To Your Garden, Than The Other Choices Mentioned Would Be . . . Especially In Terms Of Grandeur.
I agree that it's exciting to grow a tree on an arched arbor that is NOT primarily grown for its flowers. I don't know if these trees flower, but I'm assuming they're grown mainly for their foliage. And, YES, their grandeur is outstanding.
Excellent info on the mosquito and fly repellents! We don't have as great of a problem with mosquitoes at our new place but definitely are dealing with an enormous population of gnats and horseflies. We are definitely going to make a few purchases of this today! Thanks again, Laura!
I don’t think it does work for most everyone. After all preliminary research indicates that smell is the primary factor for attracting mosquitoes. B vitamins doesn’t effect a persons smell.
Fruit trees!! That sad Elm tree is doomed anyway even if not this year it is going to go away. Definitely fruit trees. And thank you for the bug spray information. Must get that immediately
Get a dynatrap, it's amazing. Captures mosquitoes and 11 other bugs. They come in three different sizes, acre, 1/2 acre and quarter acre. They are worth getting
I bought one but afraid to put it out because we get lightening bugs night moths (which also pollinate our gardens) etc and didn’t want to kill them. Even using 1/4 in. hardware cloth they can still get inside. I’ve switched to filling half cut gallon jugs with water and adding Summit Mosquito dunks to kill the larvae. I use 6 around the property. Put them about 20 ft from where we sit because you don’t want to be in the path and attract them to you first. Break the dunks up into 1/8ths or 1/4ths for each gallon. I thought of getting a mosquito attractant like the ones they sell with Flowtron, Thermacell etc. I did put hardware cloth on top of the jugs so birds won’t fall in and drown. Aargh… the things we do for Mother Nature. But wouldn’t have it any other way. Hope you give it a try and curious to know what you think.
I appreciate your stance on mosquitoes. I’ve been spraying myself with DEET so I can be outside in the evening (it’s the only thing that works on me), but at some point, I have to ask whether it’s worth it. My husband, a landscaper (they get such a bad rap, but they are highly educated when it comes to applications - in our state, they are required to have annual horticulture courses to apply anything) uses a backpack blower retrofitted with a fogger and sprays at dusk. We still have SO many bees and other pollinators and loads of butterflies. Of course it helps that I have food for them all over the garden. It is a challenge learning to live with nature!
Hornbeams will make a beautiful arch and give you that beautiful formal look found in English stately homes. I loved that garden you and Aaron visited last week, formal structure with lots of loose planting - very Sissinghurst! For the other arch I would be very tempted to plant laburnum. Whatever you decide I'm sure will look wonderful x
This video was full of funny and cute moments, i loved it ! Aaron is like a kid with his rod, he should get lightsabers so that the 3 of you can play play with them ! Russel climbing up the tree was quite the show ! That moment where you stand on the bar of the arch to sink it into the ground reminds me of myself ! Sometimes i have to jump on my shovel to push it into the ground... And the overwelming sweet moment between you and Bejamin was a true gift ! My heart may have melt from such cuteness 😅
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ❤️❤️ Hate mosquitoes 🦟 this time of year so this vide is helpful ❤️🌹 the arches are so cute ❤️ Edited :I think you should plant those trees that you already have 💭 🤔
"Now we get to move on to the fun part" .....I agree!! One of my favorite kind of videos...chores on the property. Like the arches. Trees are really cool. Wisteria would be magnificent. Who saw the cat? Keep growing 🐈🌱🐈
So glad you take care not to kill anything beneficial. I live in Minnesota where we call mosquitos our " state bird" they don't seem to be attracted to me thank goodness. Once you have anything growing on the arches you won't see any flaws in spacing or twisting. The trees will make a beautiful archway. If I were to do that in my yard I would use 2 or 3 colors of clematis planted together. I do that on a couple of my trellises, combining a light and deep purple together looks so pretty. Still getting so many tips and ideas from you and Aaron and seeing little Benjamin makes my day.
Your videos come out so early in the morning it makes me wonder if you guys ever sleep. And put Wisteria up the arches. Fruit trees seem nice but the fruit has to be kept up with or you end up with rotting fruit in your walkway and the stinging insects swarm it for the rotting fruits so its a nightmare to be near.
Emma Thienes So true about the fruit. But I wonder how they would solve the challenge. Wisteria is beautiful. It’s considered an invasive species in my zone/ region. I wonder if it is in theirs.
Hi Laura and Aaron: I love your arches. They are fabulous. I think the white eden rose will be so perfect for it. I have a small arch back home and I have planted an eden rose and it is doing very well. I will send you some of my pictures very soon. Thanks for your videos.
I highly recommend a water wiggler for your bird baths. They are wonderful and keep the water moving even in the shallowest bird bath. Birds prefer moving water and lets be honest it's also beautiful.
Wow. Aaron was all over getting those pavers out for you. You are so blessed
Laura and Aaron are so kind and respectful to each other. Both so sweet and loving and not embarrassed to show it.
Mosquitoes HATE wind and love vegetation. I keep two large standing fans on my back porch and patio to keep the air moving and it really makes a huge difference and extends our safe evening patio time. I literally turn them on high and point them directly on us and the dogs. 🤓😂 I have purposely kept our property wide open because of my disdain for mosquitoes, horseflies and deer flies. If you’ve never been nailed in the back by the razor tongue of a deer fly...be thankful for that! I went so far as to cut down 20 cedar trees which are mosquito and deer fly magnets and the dogs lay under them and I didn’t want to increase the chance of them getting mosquito heart worms. The more you can keep the breeze blowing through the property, the better it is. And the more you can keep Benjamin out in the open air and away from deep vegetation, the safer that little precious one will be. 👍. I also noticed so far...that the Japanese Beetles are way fewer this year after using the bags to trap hundreds last summer. But we’ll see.
Can you explain how you used bags to trap the Japanese beetles, please? Need to know. Thanks ~ Lisa
Go to your local hardware store and they should sell Japanese Beetle trap kits. There is a bag in the kit and a little wax disk that emits a smell they can’t resist. They fly to in, go down in the bag by the hundreds and die. Don’t put it too close to your gardens and don’t let it hang there long after it is full as the heat of summer rots them quickly. 😊. They are about $8 and last year I used two kits but this year...none so far!
Laura about your mosquito problems my great nephew came to my house last year for the 4th of July we were supposed to meet up with his mom at the fireworks at the park. Before we left my house I got some lemon balm plant rubbed it in my hand & rubbed it on his head hands legs feet everywhere then me and we went to the fireworks everybody got eaten alive, except for me and him not one mosquito bite. Everybody was amazed and couldn't believe it! SO get you some lemon balm plant. The best mosquito repellent ever for Benjamin.
The mosquito control information is very helpful. We need our pollinators and birds. Thank you for wisely addressing the topic.
Thanks for talking about spraying responsibility. As a beekeeper it's good to hear, for the bees need all the help they can get. The trees will be great on the arches, Wisteria would be gorgeous too and cover them quickly.
thank you so very much for being so level headed in explaining that organic doesn't always mean safe, and that just because its not organic doesn't mean its not safe very well put. i have been in the feild over 20 years and it can be very hard to educate clients on balance :)
Those pesky mosquitoes are pests & don't like them! Thank you for passing along those useful products for taking care of those pests!! Love the arches!! Anxious to see what you plant!! Love watching Benjamin helping!!❤💙🌞👍🌺🌻🌿🌳🍎🍐🌿
Also put up bat houses on your property! Bats are amazing for mosquito control!
Bats and dragonflies. But we weaken their immune system with pesticides and they dont reproduce as quickly as mosquitoes so everything is out of balance now.
They’re flying in and out of my neighbor’s attic.
Lisa Davis Would you like to read how !any viruses bats carry on them which can be transmitted to humans?
@@georgcorfu Yes. Bats are not really appropriate for small properties or near houses. I have terrier type dogs who would gladly interract with them.
Electric "zappers " can help in a pinch, for example a party night, though you need to use the attractant to bring the mosquitoes in other wise you only zap moths.
Laura I use Avon skin so soft for the mosquitoes, I have used it for years. When my kids were little I used it on them also. You can put it in your bath water or put it on a wash cloth & rub it all over yourself. It's a skin softener that keeps the bugs off you. Aaron can use it also. I have scars from mosquito bites tha TV got infected from when I w as s a kid. Then Skin So Soft by Avon came out. Now I make sure to have it on hand for summer or any time I go outside. Works like a charm every time. Now every body in our family uses it. Avon.com on line, then SkinSoSoft. Love this stuff.
THANK YOU for talking about the organic, natural, synthetic. So many people get SO hot headed about that topic.
You live such a charmed life. I love the way Russell just positions himself so perfectly and interestingly in your shots. Your interactions with Benjamin are so cute too! I love the Hornbeams. You can always add a flowering vine to them later if you want more interest.
I would grow weeping cherry trees on them! It would be beautiful in the spring.
The Pyramidal European Hornbeam is a wonderful idea. I can already see it. You always do an amazing job!💕🌳
Can't believe you found arches that big! I have a gate that I wanted an arch for and ended up repurposing a trampoline frame for mine. Absolutely love it! Covered it in branches to create a bit of a trellis pattern, and I'm growing Eden roses on mine. I don't need the evergreen look and just think an arch dripping in roses is going to be so romantic! I say do both arches the same. Evergreen. It'll solidify the more formal look into your garden!
They are going to be fabulous! By-the-way, Benjamin stole the show! He is so cute!
Fruit trees for sure. Not only for the whimsical feeling you described, but also for the allure of the fruit that will draw your family and guests into your garden. I love fruit trees for their usefulness for the grownups and fun for the kids 😊
Clematis Princess Diana and clematis roguchi together! C roguchi is purple and it has an amazing, fruity fragrance and the pink of Princess Diana is stunning. The combination is purple and pink perfection and both are extremely vigorous and have the same bell shaped flowers. My clematis roguchi flowers pretty much all summer and fills the air with its fruity aroma. Winning combo!!!
That sounds like a beautiful combination!
Thanks I’ll check it out! I’m looking to plant a few different varieties of clematis for the first time.
Love Arron's go with the flow attitude. Those arches are nice and fruit trees would be fun. Can't wait to see an update.
Did anyone notice the cat running up the tree at 16:10? :D
Yes, I had to rewind and watch again.
Yep
LOL ! . . . Makes Me Want To Shout, " Squirrel ! " . . . As Is In The Movie ' UP ' By Pixar.
Love that cat!
Russell....he is a star and doesn't care.
I'm just flabbergasted that you actually found something bigger in the UK than in the US!! Also, obvs very proud because I live in the UK too 💚 The arches look fantastic!!
The European Hornbeam are fabulous, but I'd like to see them planted with Moonflower vines... the contrast of the green leaves and the huge white flowers would be amazing at dusk!
monkeygraborange I love this suggestion for one of the arches and fruit tree for the other.
Moonflower would be awesome on the hornbeam! I forgot about those.
Isn't it too cold in Oregon for moonflower?
Arent moonflowers a type of morning glory also known as Bindweed in her area?
@@lynardok6654 Not at all. Different vine altogether. Only an idiot would plant bindweed, Moonflowers are more like traditional morning glories, but huge and night blooming.
Can I just say I am thrilled to hear that you have mosquitoes? As I watched your parent's and your own garden tours I thought "well that's fine (to have a big gorgeous garden like that) because she doesn't have mosquitoes!!. I stand corrected. Our mosquitoes (Canada) are out of control. I am inspired to hear you have this problem, too. It's a game changer.
You helped me save my plants after I used the bug and slug killer you recommended a few videos before. THANK YOU LAURA AND ARRON MY PLANT HEROS!!! 💐🌸💮🏵🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘🌲🌱☘🌿🍀
I could sit and watch you play with Benjamin for hours. You can tell he wants to say his words. Every stage is so fun.
Wow..did you see Russell go up that tree? Oh the video was great too..Have a blessed day.
Joanie Miller 😹😹😹😹Didn’t notice Russell till I saw your post. He is a character
Darn, missed that, ha-ha guess I'll have to go back and watch it again :)
Yes!!!
I saw that! Crazy kitty!
Um yes! I'm impressed with how fast he went up. Haha guess those kitties are in the trees when you can't find them ;-)
I got a water agitator for my bird bath, cost me $30 on amazon. Runs on a battery. Best decision ever!
Olivia, do you have a link on which one you have? Thank you for mentioning.
Wisteria tree would look lovely hangibg off the arch. Love the color too 😍
America wisteria is better behaved and longer flowering but a wisteria might mangle the arch.
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Aaron: if you put pieces of Re-bar in the holes & put the arbor over the Re-bar, it'll provide more stability & you'll never have to worry about the wind taking out the arbors/arch.
Thank you for explaining organic vs nonorganic. Most people don't understand, that organic doesn't mean safe.
Such relevant information presented in an easy to understand way. I needed this. 👍 On another note, Love seeing Russell( Cheddar too when he makes a cameo) and baby Benjamin. They are adorable and they make the garden more enjoyable and delightful.
Can you please tour the garden centre again?
I'm loving the arches, and I like the trees that will climb on them, if I had a smaller arch which I will have I will either put clamatis or wisteria on mine, either one is beautiful. I can only imagine how beautiful a tree growing around the arch will be. Aaron was so funny playing with the bar and his hammer. Always fun to see Russell, and where is your new kitty? Sweet Benjamin and how sad that the mosquitoes won't leave him alone. Great video so much information that I appreciated, see you in the next one.
I like the pyramidals! In my garden, I'd set them up with lights woven in them for holiday use.
Thanks for sharing these videos!
Hi Laura, Aaron, Benjamin and Russell ~ Thankyou for covering the mosquito repellents so thoroughly. That was very informative. I enjoyed Aaron's analogy and antics outside. Very fun! I like the Pyramidal European Hornbeam by the arches. I think anything evergreen and easy maintenance would be nice. Fruit trees would be nice, but very messy. It was so nice seeing Benjamin again. Hope you have him in more videos, Russell, too. Thank you for sharing!
Whatever you choose, it's going to be spectacular!!💖💖💖
I don’t know if you read the comments from these older videos but I have been using the Dynotrap mosquito attractor that is electric. I hang it in my back porch area and it covers the entire back yard of my house. It’s a game changer for me. It’s amazing. It attracts the mosquitos with a light and scent. The mosquitos get sucked into a basket and die. I do not keep one out in my front yard and you can get eaten up there but we don’t spend a lot of time out front. Trust me it’s amazing.
Love the idea of Hornbeams, will make a strong hefty entry statement.
I agree. Do they have any flowers?
@@ellengill514 they do but it's not a flamboyant display, rather inconspicuous, but wonderful fall color.
@@jammysgems1720 Thanks for letting me know. They could be my fall interest.
I trained a weeping larch along the top of my 6ft. wood fence and it was BEAUTIFUL! If you didn't want to deal with it going nude every winter, you could train any number of weeping conifers. They look so soft and adorable the way they hang down a little. No fruit of course, but you are going to need a big ladder to pick the fruit.
I would love to see peaches. I never seen a peach arch. It would be 100% whimsical. But you could traditional do grapes - for the sun arch. Or plums!!! Plums are so yummy and has a long harvest season!
The yucca bloom in the back is HUGE!!! I've never noticed the difference in height of the fences until you pointed it out! I'd grow some kind of Clematis or something that really puts on a show, or some kind of fruit...maybe both!! Amazing as always Laura and Aaron!! ❤️❤️
I have a native persimmon tree at the corner of my yard. By August the fruit has started falling (there's a lot!) so the wasps and yellow jackets begin feasting on it. I've never been stung when mowing or working in the area but it does make a mess and not very safe for Benjamin.
In NC Confederate Jasmine stays evergreen, which would compliment the box and more formal elements behind one of the arches. The smell is divine too and mine flowers almost continually.
“Projects are never as straight forward as I would hope they would be” - I hear you sister! 🤔😳😫
Haha YES! Me too. I just did my first "dry shade" border, and man. I've never worked so hard to get plants in the ground.
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Thanks for letting us know. I have grandchildren coming all summer friends from out of town BBQs luncheons tea parties in my backyard so I really needed something for mosquitoes because that can make a wonderful day turn into a miserable one real fast. Thanks
Wisteria was the first plant I thought of. And it’s purple 💜
Me too! 😁👍
Can get incredibly heavy
Mosquitoes are always swarming me! I keep cans of OFF Deep Woods spray by my front & back door so that it's right there when I go out to work in the yard. The mosquito dunks are good to have also if you have standing water anywhere on your property. I didn't know Bonide made these mosquito sprays though, so thank you for this info! I will definitely be trying this! ❤️
Love The Martial Arts ' Bo Staff ' Demonstration Aaron ~ lol
Hello Laura. I would definitely plant grape vines. I think they would look great dangling down and Benjamin would love eating from the vine as well. 💕❤️
I love hornbeam used this way! I think it could be fun to use the full sun arch with fruit, espaliered or trained fruit is always so magical and pretty productive and then in the shadier arch you could do say a copper beech. I think beech lends itself to training and I've seen some amazing beech hedgerows in England. Though, for Symmetry you'd have two differing colour arches, but the I also think this could inform your plant and design choice for the gardens you'd under under the arch. The copper beech arch having more (purple colours) and the Fruit arch playing up on the fruit theme with other trained fruits and fruit inspired statuary (pineapple, figures holding fruit etc) Just a thought, but whatever you do will be amazing.
I'm determined to start sharing my own journey of my garden on youtube, which I never thought I would, but you just make me want to. Only, my hubby isn't available to film and edit, so I'll have to approach that all myself, we shall see.
Always a fan, though I don't always comment. My own garden is on the New England coast and I literally deal with salt spray and sudden winds from our sea front home, so it would be an interesting garden to share I suppose.
I also cannot wait for an update on the Chickens. My own current set of chickens (6 total) just started laying (always exciting).
Wonderful video, Laura! If you decide against the fruit trees (I agree, the mess from the falling fruit plus the bee problem makes me vote no for them,) but with all your wonderful fences, you might think about espaliered fruit trees. You can keep them to the height of the fence, and maintaining them would be much easier. A whole row of them along a fence line would be stunning! Thanks so much for all you and Aaron do!!!
We use the Mosquito Beeter powder here in MN when were camping. Works great and smells amazing.
Your explanation on using different products was spot on!
Love this!! Grape vine or pear tree would be beautiful on the full sun arch! Or you could mix vines!
Great info on mosquitoes! I would like to suggest putting on a shut off valve on the end of your hose before attaching the hose end sprayer! That way you can control the spray without running to and from the spigot.
I vote Hornbeams or a native vine such as Wisteria, honeysuckle or trumpet vine if available in your area.
I really enjoy your videos and learn much from them. By far some of the best videos available on TH-cam!
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😍☺ Benjamin is so sweet. Thanks for your vidios, love them.
My sister lives on a property where the owners planted a climbing Rose at the base of an ornamental cherry tree. He saw it in England. Now mature, it's one of the most stunning and unusual pairings I've ever seen.
I thought about it right away when I saw the large arches.
Love your arches with the trees you have. You are more diligent in your garden than I am but I would be concerned about rotting fruit in the gravel. It could be a mess to keep clean and attract fruit flies.
Joyce Hayhow I thought that as well.
I agree. Rotting fruit will bring yellow jackets, wasp, bugs in general.
i agree. plus you need to spray fruit trees a lot. lots of trimming and shaping.
I have a large apple tree on the side of the second drive way to my shop, it is 50 years old and beautiful in the spring. The biggest headache is in the fall. I am picking up apples everyday and it does attract wasp and I worry constantly about the kids getting stung that time of year as the wasp are more aggressive. I prune it in the fall and fertilizer in the spring and fall...best tasting apples ever! So some pros and cons.
I say leave the first arch, it’s fine. Once it’s planted you won’t see the bend. On the flip side to that. We are similar, saying that... you know it isn’t perfect, it will bother you forever. You’ll plant it up and down the road wish you had straightened it out. In order to fix it you’ll have to destroy what you planted. It does look fine, but I see the bend that you see. Do it right the first time. 😊 A fruit tree would be neat. Fruiting passion flower. A great learning video for your followers. If I had an arch I’d do a climbing hydrangea. Climbing roses. Honeysuckle for pollinators. There is so much you can do. Have fun planting them up! Excited for the update videos.
I think you should train Wisteria on the archways here in New Zealand i seen a Pergola with a mix of Wisteria and green grape vines it was beautiful!
Oh those arches are just beautiful! I’ve never even thought about using trees on them before, didn’t know it was possible tbh.
But the idea of them growing in and sorta hanging down in the form of an arch sounds perfectly whimsical.
Also I love Benjamin coming out to help with your projects. He’s getting so big so fast!
Great information and I love Aaron's analogy!
I agree! But... fun fact: water is not completely benign. Drinking excessive amounts of water can lower a person’s sodium level, causing all kinds of problems even up to death.
Fruit trees would be fun for your sunny spots, then maybe consider Confederate (now sometimes called Star) Jasmine on the shady side of the one arch--heavenly smell & it would stay green all winter. We love ours--grows fast, too!
Y do i want giant arches now! Haha
I would love seeing wisteria and grapes
Russell spotting at 13:09 and is that him running up the tree at 16:11? Benjamin getting so big. So nice to see he loves to be out in nature.💚👍🏻
A David Austin climbing rose on one side and a fruit tree on the other.
Okay, my comment has nothing to do with mosquitos or hornbeams. Although, I love the hornbeams but also love the idea of fruit hanging from the arches. This is what I want. I want a book. I know you are busy. I watch all your videos so I know how hard you work and can only imagine what we don't see you doing. But, I still want a book. I can already see it in my mind. I want to know how your parents met. How they got into gardening. The start of the gardening center. Pictures of their house when they first moved in. Black and white photos would be fine. Family photos. Where you and Aaron met. What drew you to each other. Pictures or your old house. How you got started with your channel. Old family stories. Books that have inspired you. Lots of gardening tips and lots of photos of plants. See, it practically writes itself.
How about adding a climbing hydrangeas or honeysuckle on the arch?
Edit: Or Perhaps a clematis?
I love the idea of growing fruit trees on the arches. I have been shopping for arches to grow tropical fruit vines and wisteria. So grateful to have caught your video as I want some large arches that will create a grand entryway to my backyard on both sides.
Unless your neighbors are doing the same; the mosquitoes will continue to come to your yard. I’ve used those products and it only lasts for a couple hours. I’ve found that growing repellent plants in containers works best especially in sitting areas; in addition with candles.
Which plants do you use?
Ruby Arias
Garden centers carry citronella plants, mint, dragonfly
Laura, if you put Orajel on fresh mosquito bites, they will literally vanish within an hour. You can't scratch them or it won't work. I carry a tube in my garden bag. As soon as I feel a bite, I dab it on & before I know it, the bite is gone. This has been a life changer for me because they devour me, my husband & my children.
Great video with super info, and get to see Russell and Benjamin in action 🥰! I live in East TN so lots of mosquitoes but also fire flies/lightning bugs...would the treatments at dusk harm my fire flies? They are beautiful...like fairies 🧚♂️ drifting up from the grass and flower beds...just wondering
Love this video...once again !
I think the trees you are thinking of will look great as a living arch.
To the eye, when the camera went pan lense, it looked like the trees were growing out of your beautiful classic pots...I liked the visual effect.
I’m just starting out on this gardening journey, and it is HARD! I found you by searching hydrangea care and although my hydrangeas are still struggling I LOVE your channel!!! I have literally binge watched your channel, it’s so educational. I just thought I’d let you know that you and your garden are goals. P.S your mom is sooo cute.
Love your thoughts on repellents :) wisteria please :)
Omg! Grow fruit trees on those arches! How amazing to have fruit hang down from them and pick it as you walk through! So magical!!!
If this was mine yard ...definitely passion fruit was going on that arch
You are sooo lucky to have Aaron to help with the project you guys do all the time. Lucky lucky girl. Love watching. Get so many great ideas. Oh can I borrow Aaron for a while. Lol you have the same issue with lines and levels as I do. My husband ask all the time how does that look to you. If I say it’s ok he says it’s going to drive you crazy.
Fruit trees would be cool. So would some sort of gourd hanging down like a luffa gourd.
I think anything you decide to plant on those arches will be great but I love the idea of something that bares fruit. I loved how you planted pumpkin last year on the side of your drive way. It looked awesome. You have inspired me to do more of that myself.
Please Don't Second Guess Yourself Laura, The ' European Hornbeam ' Is A Far More UNIQUE Addition To Your Garden, Than The Other Choices Mentioned Would Be . . . Especially In Terms Of Grandeur.
Fruit trees would be beautiful !
I agree that it's exciting to grow a tree on an arched arbor that is NOT primarily grown for its flowers. I don't know if these trees flower, but I'm assuming they're grown mainly for their foliage. And, YES, their grandeur is outstanding.
Excellent info on the mosquito and fly repellents! We don't have as great of a problem with mosquitoes at our new place but definitely are dealing with an enormous population of gnats and horseflies. We are definitely going to make a few purchases of this today! Thanks again, Laura!
"Vitamin B Complex" added to your diet wards off most biting insects. Works for most everyone.
Roxanne Strauss I take b complex for years and mosquitoes love me. So I don’t think that works
Yeah taking B doesn’t really work.
Note works for "most" everyone. I did not say works for everyone.
Roxanne Strauss I’m a mosquito magnet and I’m heading to Mexico for vacation. I’ll try it, worth a shot.
I don’t think it does work for most everyone. After all preliminary research indicates that smell is the primary factor for attracting mosquitoes. B vitamins doesn’t effect a persons smell.
We have a huge mosquito problem here in Texas and I appreciate this video! I will definitely try these products out! Thank you!
Fruit trees!! That sad Elm tree is doomed anyway even if not this year it is going to go away. Definitely fruit trees.
And thank you for the bug spray information. Must get that immediately
Get a dynatrap, it's amazing. Captures mosquitoes and 11 other bugs. They come in three different sizes, acre, 1/2 acre and quarter acre. They are worth getting
I bought one but afraid to put it out because we get lightening bugs night moths (which also pollinate our gardens) etc and didn’t want to kill them. Even using 1/4 in. hardware cloth they can still get inside. I’ve switched to filling half cut gallon jugs with water and adding Summit Mosquito dunks to kill the larvae. I use 6 around the property. Put them about 20 ft from where we sit because you don’t want to be in the path and attract them to you first. Break the dunks up into 1/8ths or 1/4ths for each gallon. I thought of getting a mosquito attractant like the ones they sell with Flowtron, Thermacell etc. I did put hardware cloth on top of the jugs so birds won’t fall in and drown. Aargh… the things we do for Mother Nature. But wouldn’t have it any other way. Hope you give it a try and curious to know what you think.
Are your neighbors professional basketball players? That's some crazy court they put right up against your property.
All I could stare at was the lights! Can you imagine at night? The better be really nice neighbors because that is insane!
Seriously! But probably no, that is just the cost of parenting these days. 😌
The lights, oh yes...and the noise. Could it be any more invasive to a peaceful time spent outside in this beautiful setting?!?
Is this maybe their court?
What were they thinking? I think I see another arbor vitae hedge going in right there. Neighbors.
I appreciate your stance on mosquitoes. I’ve been spraying myself with DEET so I can be outside in the evening (it’s the only thing that works on me), but at some point, I have to ask whether it’s worth it. My husband, a landscaper (they get such a bad rap, but they are highly educated when it comes to applications - in our state, they are required to have annual horticulture courses to apply anything) uses a backpack blower retrofitted with a fogger and sprays at dusk. We still have SO many bees and other pollinators and loads of butterflies. Of course it helps that I have food for them all over the garden. It is a challenge learning to live with nature!
I'm in South Texas and the mosquitos will carry you away 😭
Lol
Hornbeams will make a beautiful arch and give you that beautiful formal look found in English stately homes. I loved that garden you and Aaron visited last week, formal structure with lots of loose planting - very Sissinghurst! For the other arch I would be very tempted to plant laburnum. Whatever you decide I'm sure will look wonderful x
i like the idea of fruit trees, but not them falling on your head, or creating a gross mess on the gravel.
This video was full of funny and cute moments, i loved it ! Aaron is like a kid with his rod, he should get lightsabers so that the 3 of you can play play with them ! Russel climbing up the tree was quite the show ! That moment where you stand on the bar of the arch to sink it into the ground reminds me of myself ! Sometimes i have to jump on my shovel to push it into the ground...
And the overwelming sweet moment between you and Bejamin was a true gift ! My heart may have melt from such cuteness 😅
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ❤️❤️ Hate mosquitoes 🦟 this time of year so this vide is helpful ❤️🌹 the arches are so cute ❤️
Edited :I think you should plant those trees that you already have 💭 🤔
"Now we get to move on to the fun part" .....I agree!! One of my favorite kind of videos...chores on the property. Like the arches. Trees are really cool. Wisteria would be magnificent. Who saw the cat? Keep growing 🐈🌱🐈
Random question: do y'all ever deal with snakes? I always wonder!
No she’s so lucky to NOT have that problem. Huge problem here.
So glad you take care not to kill anything beneficial. I live in Minnesota where we call mosquitos our " state bird" they don't seem to be attracted to me thank goodness.
Once you have anything growing on the arches you won't see any flaws in spacing or twisting. The trees will make a beautiful archway. If I were to do that in my yard I would use 2 or 3 colors of clematis planted together. I do that on a couple of my trellises, combining a light and deep purple together looks so pretty. Still getting so many tips and ideas from you and Aaron and seeing little Benjamin makes my day.
Your videos come out so early in the morning it makes me wonder if you guys ever sleep. And put Wisteria up the arches. Fruit trees seem nice but the fruit has to be kept up with or you end up with rotting fruit in your walkway and the stinging insects swarm it for the rotting fruits so its a nightmare to be near.
They can schedule when the videos go live with a release time. 😉
@@saramasura Was wondering if it was something like that.
Sara M 😉 Yes, that’s what I was thinking. Thoughtful of them.
@@JM-bt1jq I love the early AM release times. I watch them in bed to start my day! 😎🌹🌳🌼
Emma Thienes So true about the fruit. But I wonder how they would solve the challenge.
Wisteria is beautiful. It’s considered an invasive species in my zone/ region. I wonder if it is in theirs.
Love the Arche idea!! Climbing Roses or grape vine would look awesome on that.
Benjamin would love fruit trees growing and picking the fruit hanging down! Anything you grow will be beautiful! Excited to see it!
I love the idea of the fruit tree arch. Really unique as you said. Thank you for the BENJAMIN BONUS 😄😄😄
Hi Laura and Aaron:
I love your arches. They are fabulous. I think the white eden rose will be so perfect for it. I have a small arch back home and I have planted an eden rose and it is doing very well. I will send you some of my pictures very soon. Thanks for your videos.