For the pool question, let me add not to plant large Crepe Myrtles or red cedar..PS Thanks Steph for making this an hour long Q&A. You know he can handle it and we all sure do learn from them!
@@zombiefukr626Okay, but how about my milk baths? By servants have already sprinkled rose petals, and the grape leaves that hold the candles don't sink too bad... 😂😂😂
Score so jealous of that amazing mulch pile! What a wonderful, informative & helpful video. You are THE best plant & garden resource. If you only knew the dramatic beautiful changes my landscape has undergone thanks to you & all these knowledge packed videos I’ve watched over the years. It began as simple as, “keep your soil covered “
Try ChipDrop! I don't think you get to choose the amount, or even the location they will put it on your prop, but I am thinking about trying it! Edit: just signed back in to my account, updated my address and number, took two pictures of locations I'd like my chips, and sent a request out! There's a few Droppers near me! Cheers!
I am hooked on your videos. I learn so many things. I have to say though that I laugh so hard when you talk about how much you talk. Every time I hear that I just crack up 😂. Thank you for the educational content as well as the laughs.
I've got one ear bud in, hearing your birds in my right ear and the same sounds in my left ear from my birds 😂 Early morning feeding frenzy! If no other reason for gardening with mostly natives, it would be the birds. When I'm not buying plants in the winter, I'm spending money on bird food. They give me company and free fertilizer while they help with pest control, totally a win/win. Thanks Jim
Lesson well-learned from Jim (thank you!!!): Purchased 5 new shrubs at a popular retail garden center this, assisted by dept head (who always works then). Wow, was there a hard push to purchase root starter fertilizer, bud & bloom fertilizer, and garden soil to amend my clay soil (SE 7b,8a) even after I told him I only use compost and pine bark when needed. I did not fall for the sales pitch 🎉👏. Kudos to Jim and Steph. (Note to Self: avoid that day at the garden center).
Agree with the zone issues. I am zone 8a coastal NC. I had a Butia palm 15 years. It thrived. Then came an extended extra coke period in January of 2018. Good bye Butia.
Hey Jim and Steph! Do newly planted deciduous plants and trees leaf out later than they might once they get established? I’m anxiously awaiting a few deciduous plants and was just curious if I can count on them leafing out the same time as they will this first season. Thanks for the inspiration and knowledge! 🍻
ChipDrop came through for me! OK, it took 3 years but still it's a great service. I received 10+ cu yards which will last me a couple years and allow me to give some away to neighbors. Thanks for the tip.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: I put a question here yesterday hoping for answers tomorrow in your q&a on sunday asking if you could recommend some plants for shade in my side-yard in-between some trees to provide privacy with deer resistance in zone 7a in oak ridge, tn, Knoxville area, but, after going through some of your screening plants videos, I ordered 2 Carolina midnight, 2 cleyera japonica (ternstroemia gymnanthera), and 2 illicium parviflorum(not sunshine; it's the hardy parviflorum yellow anisetree), they will arrive at the store this week, and so I am hoping you see this question for tomorrow's Q&A, because I will be planting them out this week. Here's the follow-up question: which of these needs the most protection or gets the most cold or wind damage? That way I can factor that in when I plant them. Im hoping you see this today, thank you so much for all you do. We sometimes get to zero but only for a few days out of the entire winter, but sometimes we will have a week straight in the teens and 20's. I will be planting on both sides of my yard, between me and the neighbor's house, one is in shade between some trees, and the other is alongside the yard next to the driveway so kinda wide open space with morning sun and indirect sun in the afternoons. Hope this provides enough info, and that you can reply tomorrow, thanks again!
When should I prune Walter’s Viburnum? I have a grouping of densa and one stayed green, two turned purple and one turned partially brown/lost leaves this winter, which was interesting. For Miss Saori.. I thought it bloomed on old wood but I currently only see new growth at the base. Should I cut back the old stems?
Yucca so far is the only plant in my garden deer leave alone, so do I. For leaves are like knives with slightest touch! So I would call it deer resistant.
Hi Jim and Steph! Enjoy your videos! Lots of very helpful info. Im in the valley in Ma. , zone 6a, . Any recommendations for planting perennials /shrubs over a leach field , in front yard? Im starting to add mulch near /along driveway and sidewalk. Full sun there.
Jim, Stephanie, So many good questions & not enough time to cover them? Maybe it's time to have an extra Garden Q&A session/week...if not every week, then perhaps every other one. Thank you. 😊
In case this is helpful to the person who asked the question about the pool plantings. I am in Zone 7a (formerly 6b) NY. I inherited a pool when I bought my property. I think the previous owner was going for a "natural" look. The pool edge is rough stones and there are beds surrounding all sides (except the stairs) originally planted with weeping conifers, ornamental grasses and a variety of shrubs, some rather large and thorny (looking at you barberry!). Anyway, from a pool maintenance point of view this is a disaster. It was next to impossible to walk around the pool to do maintenance. There was constant plant debris in the water and clogging up the skimmers. Some of the shrubs were innocuous, others were suckering (false spirea) so would shoot up all over the place. My advice is: don't have beds near the edge of the pool. Leave yourself a good border of even, flat paving material around the pool. Choose any plants carefully. Many ornamental grasses look great, but, unless you cut them down promptly in the fall, the leaves and seed heads will gradually disintegrate over the winter and add to the pool debris. Also, if you have young children using the pool, avoid plants that are attractive to bees. I have been removing or moving the plantings around my pool and, at some point, we really need to re-do the whole pool surround. Apologies for the long post!
One of the issues we're having with Loropetalum here in Central Texas, beyond getting seriously damaged during the recent hard winter storms, is bacterial gall. If the Loropetalum suffers any damage on its branches and stems where the plant is exposed under the bark, this bacterial disease can take hold at those spots. This also happens from chewing animals like deer. The only real solutions are to try and cut away the infected parts of the plants (disinfecting tools along the away) or replacing the whole shrub.
If I have swamped areas in my backyard, can I use woodchips or composed to help with water in that area? Or can you recommend something please. Thank you
QUESTION: I need a screening plant that can take dry shade next to a eastern red cedar and nearby there is also hickory and a black tupelo. Im in zone 7 east Tennessee (oak ridge/Knoxville area), but occasionally drops to zero degrees. It's in my side yard and if I am outside in my side yard, there's zero privacy between me and my neighbor. Need deer resistance as i have deer visits morning and evening. I'd really love to plant your lorapetalum inbetween those trees but not sure if it can be in dry shade, and not sure if it can handle our winters. Im zone 7a but sometimes zone 7 plants don't do well here, such as my gardenias dying back to the ground in winter. Would lorapetalum work, and if not, what would? Your lorapetalum would be fabulous but I'm concerned it will die back to the ground every winter like my gardenias. Do they do better than gardenias or do you know something similar to your huge lorapetalum but would be maybe cold hardy to zone 6? Was looking at your screening vudeo at chindo viburnum or cleyera too, but really just want the fastest growing evergreen that can handle 0 degrees and deer. What do you suggest?Thanks so much, I appreciate you 🌻🌺👍😊🌺🌷🌸🌻🌼🌹🍄
Thanks so much for your comments on lonely trees left in a desert by a contractor or other tree insensitive person. We had trees stolen ,1/3 of an acre mixed forest,from our property as a neighbor created a moonscape on his 5 acres. (In BC).This created many wind issues for our 2nd growth forest mix standing on the border. The strong will survive, but the losses continue. I have planted 65 conifers with some losses there, too . Micro climates and forests should be considered carefully! Thanks!
Pink impression is blooming tall (mid spring variety) came and went and now indian summer (mid spring) is also blooming tall. I kept them in the fridge for so long i forgot about them. Also barely any of my daffodils have bloomed, usually they are first. Im in Chickasha Oklahoma. I think the short blooms are still cute, mine were short last year. I love your easter basket! Blue or purple and yellow always look good together.
Last year purchased a beautiful beauty-berry…it was stunning! During the winter months it lost all its leaves and looks dead! I’ve pruned it back to about 6-8” from the ground. Is there any hope? South central Virginia zone 7b
Hey Jim, loving the neighborhood garden tour videos. Would like to know if the garden before and after series is continuing this spring. Just updated my garden pics since it’s basically peak spring here in central FL. Still holding out on seeing the next video. Love your content.
Hi Jim , Thanks again for all your hard work. You're so appreciated !! And a very big thank you for answering my question about loropetlum and the very hungry deer, lol. I only planted my purple diamond as it was a 3 gallon pot. I have two purple daydreams, Loropetlum going in containers until they get a little bigger and waiting to see how the purple diamond does after the deer sampling.
Suggestions for getting rid of English Ivy? This killed off a lot of azalea bushes at the house my husband and I bought (talking these are 10 plus year old bushes so even cutting them to ground level doesn't kill these things, but being choked to death by this weed of a vine sure did it..). Someone either had it in a pot and it was left to grow or planted it and it's everywhere. It took me all last year just to clear a small section of the stuff. I'm trying to not kill the bushes obviously.. and I have dogs and kids that are in the yard frequently.
I have a frost proof gardenia that has been in the ground for 3 years. It always looks like it has chlorosis. Nothing else in this bed looks like this; therefore, I don't think it is really chlorosis. I'm in Charlotte, 7b/8a.
I have a blue spruce about 25' tall thinning more and more every year in MA zone 6a. I suspect it's on the way out and I'm wondering if I can plant something else (Leland Cypress?) near it to take it's place as it has been a wonderful screening tree for an intersecting road directly in front of our house. I've been following you for years since before your channel blew up and I still refer back to your individual plant videos. Thank you!
Mulching Question! Raleigh NC : per your recommendation ( thank you! ) I tore up all the landscape fabric in my front foundation beds to try to improve the soil. I left the old mulch ( brown mulch, 12 months old ) and raked it on top of the soil as it looked to be in relatively good shape. QUESTION: should I add more / new mulch this season even though the old mulch still looks “good” ? Or did I set myself up to fail ? Thanks, Jim & Steph!
I’m in KC, zone 6a allegedly, but lots of violent weather. 😂. My skip laurels looked amazing for a few winters but then got hammered in back to back winters that were relatively mild but had dry cold wind and a couple super low temps. Thanks Jim for all your info. I have a huge pile of wood chips on my driveway that will keep me busy for a while.😊
Same (up by the airport). Tuesday: walk neighborhood @ 12:00 = 77, peek outside at 8:00 and 17 with ice and snow. Warm winter with wicked cold snaps. Not sure how the garden is going to look this year...A lot of stuff budding out but fear a nasty cold snap this month. Only a few new things to plant but when???
Very informative as usual, question about pruning osmanthus fragrance, I have them in a hedge, they are close to 9-10 feet tall, but they are turning into multi stem trees, no branches at the bottom. can I reset them by hard pruning ? Or shall I think about under layer. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us
We planted some salvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ last August that we got on sale. Over the winter, they have undergone moderate frost heave. When we mulch, should we leave them raised or try to replant to just above the surrounding top of soil?
You were talking in this video about blueberry pruning, but did you mean raspberry or blackberry canes? My blueberries grow in what looks like bushes/shrubs versus the canes that my blackberries and raspberries grow on.
Hey Jim. I live in zone 8a here in Piedmont North Carolina. I have a double row of very tall pine trees between me and the neighbor and would like to add some screening trees under them along the edge. Morning sunlight only. What can I use?
Here in central Ohio, generally speaking, if you are north of Columbus, watch for a 10 degree dip and if you are, where I am in southern Richland county close to I-71, it can reach very low temperatures (coldest part in the state in winter). Mother Nature typically tends to try and annex Ohio back into Canada in the spring. However, if you are closer to Lake Erie in western Cuyahoga County, it’s a total game changer. I’ve not found anyone or a show who can begin to address what to plant. It’s generally hit and miss. It’s quite the conundrum.
I have always admired your Empress of China Dogwood. I’ve wanted one for three years. None of the retailers here in Fairhope Alabama are familiar with it or sell it. What are your thoughts about how well it will do here on the Gulf coast? Dogwood are prone to disease here.
Question: what does the presence of earthworms and white grubs (scarab larvae) tell me about soil health? I have a lot of the former and some of the latter.
Dear Jim, question: I’m in zone 7a, central Virginia and I planted an Edgeworthia 1.5 yrs ago. For both winters the buds formed but did not swell and open and instead turned a little blackish. The leaves were gorgeous over last summer so I believe the plant is healthy. Do you have any recommendations? It is planted on the edge of some 20’ pine trees and gets sun in the afternoon. Thanks to anyone with some advice. I’m considering just digging up and placing in a large pot in case it’s some condition in the soil it doesn’t like. BTW your edgeworthia in the front of the house is gorgeous.
Im in 7a oak ridge tn and mine is 9 years old and has always done the same thing. I never get any flowers, just black buds. Looks lovely in summer though. But no flowers 😭
Great video, I live in Northern Delaware, 7a, we are 8 miles from Kennett Square, PA which is known for Mushroom growing. We have access to nice Mushroom compost from organic growers. What are your thoughts on mushroom compost? I have read its good for veggie beds but are there any flowers, shrubs or trees that would benefit? We have a large load at home waiting to be distributed 😅 thank you! Love your videos and your projects.
Question for Jim: near Atlanta in zone 7b/8a. I’ve gotten invaded this last year by both moles & voles. I’ve tried the Sonor stakes & poison worms to little affect. Any suggestions? Is it true that certain plants repel voles?
Great Q&A as usual. I have a 20 year old rhododendron (4x4) that blooms beautifully every year but is thin on leaves through out the season. Can I give it a rejuvenation prune for possible more leaves after it blooms. I'm 7A NJ. Thanks
Hello! Like you I ma a retired nurseryman and have a yard that is filled with one of this and one of that. I do not like seeing identification tags in my yard and was wondering how you keep track of everything? Is it old school landscape designs on Vellum? or is it a fancy computer program? Do you also keep a master list of all plants? Thank you for all the great videos.
I noticed Jim that some plants that you buy from nurseries are potted in wood chips. I have started putting pine bark mulch into the planting hole with native soil. I have compacted clay soil. I am hoping it will create air pockets for roots to breathe. Its mostly for my alpines. Hope i dont create worse anerobic conditions.
Hi there Jim. I'm in central Florida just south of Melbourne (9b-10a). With chip drop, should I be concerned about seeds from chipped invasive trees being delivered to me? Never used chip drop but it sounds like a great resource. Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge with us. 🌳
When is a good time to move my 2 year old peony? I was going to do it this week, thinking it’d be dormant, but it just popped up out of dormancy. I’m in Zone 7ish, in east TN, right on NC border in Appalachian mountains.
This is true, a deer once ran over my grandma, and then the rest of the pack are her up neat! It happened when she was on her way home on Christmas Eve. The coroner said there was no way, that deer don't eat meat. But as for me and grandpa, we believe!
I’d like to move a Harry Lauder’s Walking stick that’s been in the ground for about 8 years (about 3’x5’’). Are they fussy about being moved? I want to keep it and can figure out a work around it if I have to, but I’d rather work it in elsewhere as we revamp the front yard.
I have a question! We had some plants that I put pine bark mini nuggets into the soil trying to help compaction, I thought it was the same as pine bark soil conditioner...huge mistake I am now learning. Would you recommend digging up the plants I put in a month ago and replacing the pine bark nugget soil mix with normal clay plus compost or leaving and adding extra nitrogen?
Do weigela’s sleep late? Planted wine and roses summer of last year in zone 8. It is currently without any signs of growth and the leaf buds appear dried up.
I’m working on removing the rock around my house and replacing with mulch. My wife is concerned about moisture and bugs/rodents. Do you have experience with mulch against the foundation?
Such great content as always, Jim and Steph, with these q&a's. Question about Everillo carex: Love this plant in our zone 8A NC Sandhills shade garden. Large grouping in natural pinestraw. It's their second year in the ground and they have put up cute little whitish plumes. Quite unexpected. Do we need to prune these off at some point? Like you would prune a grass after winter? I understand that they do not really need to be pruned unless the ends look ratty. Although some local rabbits have done a bit of pruning for us 😂. We were hoping that they would be more rabbit resistant. That's gardening. Always an adventure and a learning experience. Thanks!
I'd love to try a Camilia in a pot in my 5b upstate NY property. I can overwinter in an unheated garage or a heated sunroom (50-55 degrees) Is it better to grow it in the ground and dig and transfer to pot for winter or keep it in a pot? I have been successful at overwintering fig trees in garage and sunroon. Also successful with brugmansia and crepe myrtle insunroom.
I’m planning to fertilize soon, I have mixed acid loving and non loving I guess close together, so your method of fertilizing would get certain fertilizer on that same group of plants/shrubs… I don’t see a problem but just saying…
I have three 30+/- yo Japanese tree peonies in zone 6b that I’d like to move. They appear healthy and bloom well but the base of the trunks are very woody, with cavities in them. What advice do you have in regard to moving them, in particular, the planting depth? (I didn’t know what I was doing when they were initially planted and the graft was left above ground).
My wife loves forsythia. Can I propagate by cutting off sprigs from current plants and pop them in the ground? They are along the border between road and woods. Zone 7a.
Question: In Virginia (Zone 7b), I have a Daphne ‘Rebecca’ that never seems happy in the winter. During the summer, she is happy. But in winter, her leaves are shriveling and brown on the edges if they haven’t dropped off. She still provides wonderful blooms in late winter, but she looks so sad. She has only been in the ground for about 3 years and has not grown much (about 18’ in diameter now). Do I need to move her, raise her, something else? What am I doing wrong?
Am I asking for trouble if I cut out large oak tree surface roots? On the other hand, I could bury them, but I know if more than a couple of inches, it will smother them.
Do you have any private water utility lines your property that you plant on top of? If so, do you only plant shrubs and flowers or do you also have trees and grasses? Our water meter is near the road and there’s about 50 feet of private water lines leading to our home and I’m concerned about planting on top of them but would also like some privacy from my neighbor in that strip. Thank you!
I want to plant a couple of camellias here in East Tenn, zone 6b/7a on the north side of a new garage. In the summer it gets 3 or 4 hours of sunlight, but in the winter none at all. Do you think camellias will do alright in that sort of situation?
Hey jim i cut back my crepe myrtles so far i haven't gotten and scale or sorty mold in my crepe myrtles they are older trees and id like to keep it from happening because my grandfather planted them over 40 yrs ago can i spray dormant iul on them before they start leafing oit to prevent it ??? Thanks for the answer in advance by the way this is the second time ive asked and im sure theres pleanty of peoole that could use the answer since theree are so many crepe myrtles around that are getting it already
I used chip drop nearly 2 years ago. 1) It was way more than I needed and 2) Life has taken over not once but twice since then. So, I still have a very large pile of chips. Is it safe to still use the chips to remulch the beds and to mulch new areas?
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For the pool question, let me add not to plant large Crepe Myrtles or red cedar..PS Thanks Steph for making this an hour long Q&A. You know he can handle it and we all sure do learn from them!
As soon as he said pool I was thinking crape myrtles 😂
Unless you want to swim in a blossom bath from June-September, never crape myrtles!
@@zombiefukr626Okay, but how about my milk baths? By servants have already sprinkled rose petals, and the grape leaves that hold the candles don't sink too bad...
😂😂😂
Score so jealous of that amazing mulch pile! What a wonderful, informative & helpful video. You are THE best plant & garden resource. If you only knew the dramatic beautiful changes my landscape has undergone thanks to you & all these knowledge packed videos I’ve watched over the years. It began as simple as, “keep your soil covered “
Ditto!!!
Try ChipDrop! I don't think you get to choose the amount, or even the location they will put it on your prop, but I am thinking about trying it!
Edit: just signed back in to my account, updated my address and number, took two pictures of locations I'd like my chips, and sent a request out! There's a few Droppers near me! Cheers!
Another wonderful show. I love your Sunday Q & A sessions.
I am hooked on your videos. I learn so many things. I have to say though that I laugh so hard when you talk about how much you talk. Every time I hear that I just crack up 😂. Thank you for the educational content as well as the laughs.
This Q&A was simply phenomenal Jim and Stephany! I've learned so much. Thanks!
Woodchips without the plastic bags!!! Love it!
I've got one ear bud in, hearing your birds in my right ear and the same sounds in my left ear from my birds 😂
Early morning feeding frenzy! If no other reason for gardening with mostly natives, it would be the birds. When I'm not buying plants in the winter, I'm spending money on bird food. They give me company and free fertilizer while they help with pest control, totally a win/win. Thanks Jim
Great thumbnail!
Lesson well-learned from Jim (thank you!!!):
Purchased 5 new shrubs at a popular retail garden center this, assisted by dept head (who always works then).
Wow, was there a hard push to purchase root starter fertilizer, bud & bloom fertilizer, and garden soil to amend my clay soil (SE 7b,8a) even after I told him I only use compost and pine bark when needed.
I did not fall for the sales pitch 🎉👏. Kudos to Jim and Steph.
(Note to Self: avoid that day at the garden center).
Bamboo is deer resistant
Agree with the zone issues. I am zone 8a coastal NC. I had a Butia palm 15 years. It thrived. Then came an extended extra coke period in January of 2018. Good bye Butia.
Hey Jim and Steph! Do newly planted deciduous plants and trees leaf out later than they might once they get established? I’m anxiously awaiting a few deciduous plants and was just curious if I can count on them leafing out the same time as they will this first season. Thanks for the inspiration and knowledge! 🍻
Your knowledge is vast and I enjoy your delivery.
We healed in a hydrangea(s) and a camillea at our last property while having a garage built and they did great transplanted!
Thank you so much for the Q and A always very helpful.
ChipDrop came through for me! OK, it took 3 years but still it's a great service. I received 10+ cu yards which will last me a couple years and allow me to give some away to neighbors. Thanks for the tip.
I look forward to these question-and-answer videos on Sundays! Thanks!!
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: I put a question here yesterday hoping for answers tomorrow in your q&a on sunday asking if you could recommend some plants for shade in my side-yard in-between some trees to provide privacy with deer resistance in zone 7a in oak ridge, tn, Knoxville area, but, after going through some of your screening plants videos, I ordered 2 Carolina midnight, 2 cleyera japonica (ternstroemia gymnanthera), and 2 illicium parviflorum(not sunshine; it's the hardy parviflorum yellow anisetree), they will arrive at the store this week, and so I am hoping you see this question for tomorrow's Q&A, because I will be planting them out this week. Here's the follow-up question: which of these needs the most protection or gets the most cold or wind damage? That way I can factor that in when I plant them. Im hoping you see this today, thank you so much for all you do. We sometimes get to zero but only for a few days out of the entire winter, but sometimes we will have a week straight in the teens and 20's. I will be planting on both sides of my yard, between me and the neighbor's house, one is in shade between some trees, and the other is alongside the yard next to the driveway so kinda wide open space with morning sun and indirect sun in the afternoons. Hope this provides enough info, and that you can reply tomorrow, thanks again!
Just updated my ChipDrop information and I'm looking forward to getting my own monster pile of wood chips!!! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🍁
When should I prune Walter’s Viburnum? I have a grouping of densa and one stayed green, two turned purple and one turned partially brown/lost leaves this winter, which was interesting. For Miss Saori.. I thought it bloomed on old wood but I currently only see new growth at the base. Should I cut back the old stems?
Jim, a cicada brood will be emerging in North Carolina later this spring. Do you do anything to protect your young trees or shrubs?
Anxious to hear his answer, too! 7b/8a north metro Atlanta
You are my go to! Thank you from an older lady a bit south of you.
Yucca so far is the only plant in my garden deer leave alone, so do I. For leaves are like knives with slightest touch! So I would call it deer resistant.
Zone 8a Milton FL. I have about 18in of foliage on all my daffodils but no blooms. Should I be concerned? Anything I need to do?
Hi Jim and Steph! Enjoy your videos! Lots of very helpful info. Im in the valley in Ma. , zone 6a, . Any recommendations for planting perennials /shrubs over a leach field , in front yard? Im starting to add mulch near /along driveway and sidewalk. Full sun there.
Wow snow lovely..mm leave now😊. Like God watered my garden. Okay now leave.😊 Yes I want my way😊!
Jim, Stephanie,
So many good questions & not enough time to cover them? Maybe it's time to have an extra Garden Q&A session/week...if not every week, then perhaps every other one.
Thank you. 😊
In case this is helpful to the person who asked the question about the pool plantings. I am in Zone 7a (formerly 6b) NY. I inherited a pool when I bought my property. I think the previous owner was going for a "natural" look. The pool edge is rough stones and there are beds surrounding all sides (except the stairs) originally planted with weeping conifers, ornamental grasses and a variety of shrubs, some rather large and thorny (looking at you barberry!). Anyway, from a pool maintenance point of view this is a disaster. It was next to impossible to walk around the pool to do maintenance. There was constant plant debris in the water and clogging up the skimmers. Some of the shrubs were innocuous, others were suckering (false spirea) so would shoot up all over the place. My advice is: don't have beds near the edge of the pool. Leave yourself a good border of even, flat paving material around the pool. Choose any plants carefully. Many ornamental grasses look great, but, unless you cut them down promptly in the fall, the leaves and seed heads will gradually disintegrate over the winter and add to the pool debris. Also, if you have young children using the pool, avoid plants that are attractive to bees. I have been removing or moving the plantings around my pool and, at some point, we really need to re-do the whole pool surround. Apologies for the long post!
Thanks for the advice! I will keep that in mind 😊
That is also my goal, to point my camera everywhere and it all look good in my backyard
One of the issues we're having with Loropetalum here in Central Texas, beyond getting seriously damaged during the recent hard winter storms, is bacterial gall. If the Loropetalum suffers any damage on its branches and stems where the plant is exposed under the bark, this bacterial disease can take hold at those spots. This also happens from chewing animals like deer. The only real solutions are to try and cut away the infected parts of the plants (disinfecting tools along the away) or replacing the whole shrub.
If I have swamped areas in my backyard, can I use woodchips or composed to help with water in that area? Or can you recommend something please. Thank you
❤hello everyone, my gardeners friends. Jim putnam and Stephany. Great free mulch. 😊😂
QUESTION: I need a screening plant that can take dry shade next to a eastern red cedar and nearby there is also hickory and a black tupelo. Im in zone 7 east Tennessee (oak ridge/Knoxville area), but occasionally drops to zero degrees. It's in my side yard and if I am outside in my side yard, there's zero privacy between me and my neighbor. Need deer resistance as i have deer visits morning and evening. I'd really love to plant your lorapetalum inbetween those trees but not sure if it can be in dry shade, and not sure if it can handle our winters. Im zone 7a but sometimes zone 7 plants don't do well here, such as my gardenias dying back to the ground in winter. Would lorapetalum work, and if not, what would? Your lorapetalum would be fabulous but I'm concerned it will die back to the ground every winter like my gardenias. Do they do better than gardenias or do you know something similar to your huge lorapetalum but would be maybe cold hardy to zone 6? Was looking at your screening vudeo at chindo viburnum or cleyera too, but really just want the fastest growing evergreen that can handle 0 degrees and deer. What do you suggest?Thanks so much, I appreciate you 🌻🌺👍😊🌺🌷🌸🌻🌼🌹🍄
Thanks so much for your comments on lonely trees left in a desert by a contractor or other tree insensitive person.
We had trees stolen ,1/3 of an acre mixed forest,from our property as a neighbor created a moonscape on his 5 acres. (In BC).This created many wind issues for our 2nd growth forest mix standing on the border. The strong will survive, but the losses continue. I have planted 65 conifers with some losses there, too . Micro climates and forests should be considered carefully! Thanks!
Pink impression is blooming tall (mid spring variety) came and went and now indian summer (mid spring) is also blooming tall. I kept them in the fridge for so long i forgot about them. Also barely any of my daffodils have bloomed, usually they are first. Im in Chickasha Oklahoma. I think the short blooms are still cute, mine were short last year. I love your easter basket! Blue or purple and yellow always look good together.
Thanks for answering my question 🙂
Last year purchased a beautiful beauty-berry…it was stunning! During the winter months it lost all its leaves and looks dead! I’ve pruned it back to about 6-8” from the ground. Is there any hope? South central Virginia zone 7b
Hey Jim, loving the neighborhood garden tour videos. Would like to know if the garden before and after series is continuing this spring. Just updated my garden pics since it’s basically peak spring here in central FL. Still holding out on seeing the next video. Love your content.
Hi Jim ,
Thanks again for all your hard work. You're so appreciated !!
And a very big thank you for answering my question about loropetlum and the very hungry deer, lol. I only planted my purple diamond as it was a 3 gallon pot. I have two purple daydreams, Loropetlum going in containers until they get a little bigger and waiting to see how the purple diamond does after the deer sampling.
Suggestions for getting rid of English Ivy? This killed off a lot of azalea bushes at the house my husband and I bought (talking these are 10 plus year old bushes so even cutting them to ground level doesn't kill these things, but being choked to death by this weed of a vine sure did it..). Someone either had it in a pot and it was left to grow or planted it and it's everywhere. It took me all last year just to clear a small section of the stuff. I'm trying to not kill the bushes obviously.. and I have dogs and kids that are in the yard frequently.
I have a frost proof gardenia that has been in the ground for 3 years. It always looks like it has chlorosis. Nothing else in this bed looks like this; therefore, I don't think it is really chlorosis. I'm in Charlotte, 7b/8a.
They like iron, try ironite granules.
I have a blue spruce about 25' tall thinning more and more every year in MA zone 6a. I suspect it's on the way out and I'm wondering if I can plant something else (Leland Cypress?) near it to take it's place as it has been a wonderful screening tree for an intersecting road directly in front of our house. I've been following you for years since before your channel blew up and I still refer back to your individual plant videos. Thank you!
Mulching Question! Raleigh NC : per your recommendation ( thank you! ) I tore up all the landscape fabric in my front foundation beds to try to improve the soil. I left the old mulch ( brown mulch, 12 months old ) and raked it on top of the soil as it looked to be in relatively good shape. QUESTION: should I add more / new mulch this season even though the old mulch still looks “good” ? Or did I set myself up to fail ? Thanks, Jim & Steph!
I have a neglected rose in a back corner that sounds a lot like the blueberry plant, I'm going to try pruning it by removing 1/3 of the old canes.
I’m in KC, zone 6a allegedly, but lots of violent weather. 😂. My skip laurels looked amazing for a few winters but then got hammered in back to back winters that were relatively mild but had dry cold wind and a couple super low temps. Thanks Jim for all your info. I have a huge pile of wood chips on my driveway that will keep me busy for a while.😊
Same (up by the airport). Tuesday: walk neighborhood @ 12:00 = 77, peek outside at 8:00 and 17 with ice and snow. Warm winter with wicked cold snaps. Not sure how the garden is going to look this year...A lot of stuff budding out but fear a nasty cold snap this month. Only a few new things to plant but when???
@@judsonbertoch7928 Bradford pears already blooming....pretty crazy
Can you give us a mulch breakdown. I’ve always used and like black mulch, is there a advantage to disadvantage of using natural hard wood mulch??
Another stellar performance! Thank you Jim and Steph
Very informative as usual, question about pruning osmanthus fragrance, I have them in a hedge, they are close to 9-10 feet tall, but they are turning into multi stem trees, no branches at the bottom. can I reset them by hard pruning ? Or shall I think about under layer. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us
We planted some salvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ last August that we got on sale. Over the winter, they have undergone moderate frost heave. When we mulch, should we leave them raised or try to replant to just above the surrounding top of soil?
Mulching over the leaves was a good question,although I already had the answer for it
You were talking in this video about blueberry pruning, but did you mean raspberry or blackberry canes? My blueberries grow in what looks like bushes/shrubs versus the canes that my blackberries and raspberries grow on.
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Hey Jim. I live in zone 8a here in Piedmont North Carolina. I have a double row of very tall pine trees between me and the neighbor and would like to add some screening trees under them along the edge. Morning sunlight only. What can I use?
Here in central Ohio, generally speaking, if you are north of Columbus, watch for a 10 degree dip and if you are, where I am in southern Richland county close to I-71, it can reach very low temperatures (coldest part in the state in winter). Mother Nature typically tends to try and annex Ohio back into Canada in the spring. However, if you are closer to Lake Erie in western Cuyahoga County, it’s a total game changer. I’ve not found anyone or a show who can begin to address what to plant. It’s generally hit and miss. It’s quite the conundrum.
Wood-chip Angel 😂🌸🐝
what do you feel about the cheep compost bags and cow manure with compost at lowes for garden building
Can you please recommend a place for homeowners to buy good triple shredded hardwood mulch in the Raleigh area? Bulk and/or bagged. Thank you.
I have always admired your Empress of China Dogwood. I’ve wanted one for three years. None of the retailers here in Fairhope Alabama are familiar with it or sell it. What are your thoughts about how well it will do here on the Gulf coast? Dogwood are prone to disease here.
I was looking yesterday for it online and I didn't see any retailers with it either. I'd love to get one or two of them.
Question: what does the presence of earthworms and white grubs (scarab larvae) tell me about soil health? I have a lot of the former and some of the latter.
Dear Jim, question: I’m in zone 7a, central Virginia and I planted an Edgeworthia 1.5 yrs ago. For both winters the buds formed but did not swell and open and instead turned a little blackish. The leaves were gorgeous over last summer so I believe the plant is healthy. Do you have any recommendations? It is planted on the edge of some 20’ pine trees and gets sun in the afternoon. Thanks to anyone with some advice. I’m considering just digging up and placing in a large pot in case it’s some condition in the soil it doesn’t like. BTW your edgeworthia in the front of the house is gorgeous.
Im in 7a oak ridge tn and mine is 9 years old and has always done the same thing. I never get any flowers, just black buds. Looks lovely in summer though. But no flowers 😭
Great video, I live in Northern Delaware, 7a, we are 8 miles from Kennett Square, PA which is known for Mushroom growing. We have access to nice Mushroom compost from organic growers. What are your thoughts on mushroom compost? I have read its good for veggie beds but are there any flowers, shrubs or trees that would benefit? We have a large load at home waiting to be distributed 😅 thank you! Love your videos and your projects.
Question for Jim: near Atlanta in zone 7b/8a. I’ve gotten invaded this last year by both moles & voles. I’ve tried the Sonor stakes & poison worms to little affect. Any suggestions? Is it true that certain plants repel voles?
Great Q&A as usual. I have a 20 year old rhododendron (4x4) that blooms beautifully every year but is thin on leaves through out the season. Can I give it a rejuvenation prune for possible more leaves after it blooms. I'm 7A NJ. Thanks
Thank you! 😊
Great video! Thanks Jim and Steph.
Hello! Like you I ma a retired nurseryman and have a yard that is filled with one of this and one of that. I do not like seeing identification tags in my yard and was wondering how you keep track of everything? Is it old school landscape designs on Vellum? or is it a fancy computer program? Do you also keep a master list of all plants? Thank you for all the great videos.
I noticed Jim that some plants that you buy from nurseries are potted in wood chips. I have started putting pine bark mulch into the planting hole with native soil. I have compacted clay soil. I am hoping it will create air pockets for roots to breathe. Its mostly for my alpines. Hope i dont create worse anerobic conditions.
Thanks so much for the explanations. They're easily understood.
Hi there Jim. I'm in central Florida just south of Melbourne (9b-10a). With chip drop, should I be concerned about seeds from chipped invasive trees being delivered to me? Never used chip drop but it sounds like a great resource. Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge with us. 🌳
When is a good time to move my 2 year old peony? I was going to do it this week, thinking it’d be dormant, but it just popped up out of dormancy.
I’m in Zone 7ish, in east TN, right on NC border in Appalachian mountains.
Lol! Deer resistant does not mean deer proof. They will eat anything if hungry enough!
This is true, a deer once ran over my grandma, and then the rest of the pack are her up neat! It happened when she was on her way home on Christmas Eve.
The coroner said there was no way, that deer don't eat meat.
But as for me and grandpa, we believe!
I’d like to move a Harry Lauder’s Walking stick that’s been in the ground for about 8 years (about 3’x5’’). Are they fussy about being moved? I want to keep it and can figure out a work around it if I have to, but I’d rather work it in elsewhere as we revamp the front yard.
I have a question! We had some plants that I put pine bark mini nuggets into the soil trying to help compaction, I thought it was the same as pine bark soil conditioner...huge mistake I am now learning. Would you recommend digging up the plants I put in a month ago and replacing the pine bark nugget soil mix with normal clay plus compost or leaving and adding extra nitrogen?
My last chip drop got here insanely fast too!
Do weigela’s sleep late? Planted wine and roses summer of last year in zone 8. It is currently without any signs of growth and the leaf buds appear dried up.
I’m working on removing the rock around my house and replacing with mulch. My wife is concerned about moisture and bugs/rodents. Do you have experience with mulch against the foundation?
Didn’t i hear at some time on q&a that rose tone can also be used on azalias, lilacs, hydranga & rhododendrons as well as roses?
Love your q&a
Is it ok to plant annuals above bulbs while they're dormant?
Such great content as always, Jim and Steph, with these q&a's. Question about Everillo carex: Love this plant in our zone 8A NC Sandhills shade garden. Large grouping in natural pinestraw. It's their second year in the ground and they have put up cute little whitish plumes. Quite unexpected. Do we need to prune these off at some point? Like you would prune a grass after winter? I understand that they do not really need to be pruned unless the ends look ratty. Although some local rabbits have done a bit of pruning for us 😂. We were hoping that they would be more rabbit resistant. That's gardening. Always an adventure and a learning experience. Thanks!
I'd love to try a Camilia in a pot in my 5b upstate NY property. I can overwinter in an unheated garage or a heated sunroom (50-55 degrees) Is it better to grow it in the ground and dig and transfer to pot for winter or keep it in a pot? I have been successful at overwintering fig trees in garage and sunroon. Also successful with brugmansia and crepe myrtle insunroom.
I’m just south of Atlanta zone 8a. When can I plant my tropical perennial bulbs around my pool? (Canna Lillie’s, hibiscus, elephant ears )
What time of the year is best for planting carex plugs? Zone 6b Connecticut, dappled sunlight under oak trees. Thanks!
Lol I watched mule deer eat my purple coneflower. Lol. Cuz I just separated purple. Put it out to my vegi bed.😊
I’m planning to fertilize soon, I have mixed acid loving and non loving I guess close together, so your method of fertilizing would get certain fertilizer on that same group of plants/shrubs… I don’t see a problem but just saying…
I have three 30+/- yo Japanese tree peonies in zone 6b that I’d like to move. They appear healthy and bloom well but the base of the trunks are very woody, with cavities in them. What advice do you have in regard to moving them, in particular, the planting depth? (I didn’t know what I was doing when they were initially planted and the graft was left above ground).
My wife loves forsythia. Can I propagate by cutting off sprigs from current plants and pop them in the ground? They are along the border between road and woods. Zone 7a.
Question: In Virginia (Zone 7b), I have a Daphne ‘Rebecca’ that never seems happy in the winter. During the summer, she is happy. But in winter, her leaves are shriveling and brown on the edges if they haven’t dropped off. She still provides wonderful blooms in late winter, but she looks so sad. She has only been in the ground for about 3 years and has not grown much (about 18’ in diameter now). Do I need to move her, raise her, something else? What am I doing wrong?
Am I asking for trouble if I cut out large oak tree surface roots? On the other hand, I could bury them, but I know if more than a couple of inches, it will smother them.
Do you have any private water utility lines your property that you plant on top of? If so, do you only plant shrubs and flowers or do you also have trees and grasses? Our water meter is near the road and there’s about 50 feet of private water lines leading to our home and I’m concerned about planting on top of them but would also like some privacy from my neighbor in that strip. Thank you!
If you do have plants above the lines, what kinds are you using? Would boxwoods and osmanthus be okay?
I want to plant a couple of camellias here in East Tenn, zone 6b/7a on the north side of a new garage. In the summer it gets 3 or 4 hours of sunlight, but in the winter none at all. Do you think camellias will do alright in that sort of situation?
Have I missed the members meeting? I know you mentioned it a while back but I haven’t seen a message about it.
Thanks Jim. 🪻💚🙃
Hey jim i cut back my crepe myrtles so far i haven't gotten and scale or sorty mold in my crepe myrtles they are older trees and id like to keep it from happening because my grandfather planted them over 40 yrs ago can i spray dormant iul on them before they start leafing oit to prevent it ??? Thanks for the answer in advance by the way this is the second time ive asked and im sure theres pleanty of peoole that could use the answer since theree are so many crepe myrtles around that are getting it already
I used chip drop nearly 2 years ago. 1) It was way more than I needed and 2) Life has taken over not once but twice since then. So, I still have a very large pile of chips. Is it safe to still use the chips to remulch the beds and to mulch new areas?
Absolutely, they have aged , composting a bit which you will see in the interior of the pile. Good stuff!
How many seasons before dogwood tree blooms.❓
really good one
Buried wood chips will rob nitrogen from the soil pine bark doesn't. I have made this mistake once.
Great video!
I’ve been on the list for over a year never got any chip drop 😕
Be careful Jim - there could be poison ivy vines ground up in there too - I know from experience!
Is it safe to plant flower or bulbs under fruit trees