A relaxing and productive day in the garden, herbs and finding treasure 🌻
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Come along with me to the cottage garden, where I'll be taking care of Summer tasks such as deadheading, pruning, and weeding. After tidying up some bolted lettuce, I went on to plant fragrant herbs in planters. This week's video is slow-paced and relaxing, and I hope it inspires you to tackle any gardening tasks you have. I even got my hands on some treasure from a skip too!
The herbs I planted were:
Lavender
Immortelle
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
Chives
Rocket salad
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That red hydrangea is breathtaking!
It is my fave x
Absolutely stunning!
That deep colored huge hydrangea is the most beautiful plant I’ve seen! I have never seen one so dark. ❤️❤️❤️
It’s stunning isn’t it 😍😍
In SA i have never seen that color. Just pink and blue❤
I love it too - variety name ? ❤
@@JacquiQ
I wonder too??..
I´m gonna.try to look it up (google)...
I love it too ❤❤❤❤
It's always nice to find treasures 👍 The illuminated greenhouse looks so cosy. Have a great week 🌻🌝🌼🌞
Giving all the autumn vibes 😍😍
A tip from a greenhouse worker is to put the plants where you want them and leave them in their pots and live with them for awhile and see how they do and if you like them where you’ve placed them. I always think I need to get them planted right away. I never considered waiting before 😊
As always just love your videos ❤
This is really helpful, thank you so much for sharing this x
Wow, that is a great tip. Thanks!
It makes total sense yet I'd never thought of this!
You are just a lovely person. No matter what you are talking about or doing, it is a joy to watch and listen to you.
That is so kind of you, thank you x
I look forward to your videos every Sunday and Thursday. You’re like a breath of fresh air to us tired folk. Maybe because you’re over in Ireland and I am wishing I were there 😉… no but really, I love your garden , greenhouse and the whole shebang even down to the hedgehog door 😂. Keep doing what you do. 👍🏽❤
Wow, thank you sweetheart x
I love that you are so kind and respectful!! It should be the way life is and I love the beauty of your garden!! Can't wait to see what you do with the gutters!!
So nice of you Sue x
February 15 2024 Maryland USA; To say I enjoy your video’s is an understatment. This one in particular gives a sense of transquility that is so needed. There is a neighbor with sunflowers and amazing no matter what the weather brings they stand so tall! Loving to take time and watch and take note of your garden that inspires me. You are such a lovely lady.
What a lovely vlog and so informative about your plants. I’m also in Ireland and the old rain has played havoc with my plants. All I want is a bit of colour around me. I’m 77 now and it gets harder every year but like you I use loads of pots and can move the best ones nearer to where I can see them.🎉🎉
Yea the rain was definitely not been on our side this Summer, a little bit of sun wouldn't go a miss
wow!!! That first shot is just dreamy!!
Beautiful garden - hope you can take time to sit with a cup of tea in your Adirondack chair (I live in New York State and have camped and hiked I those beautiful mountains) and enjoy what you’ve created.
I’ve had 2 astilbes - one dark red, one a lovely peachy color - for many years that flower very little, while my neighbor’s in similar conditions of sun and soil are glorious every year. Your viewers’ comments are leading me to believe that the neighbor’s automatic watering system is making the difference. I am not dependable enough, clearly! My zinnias in every color and shape think I’m a perfectly adequate gardener and reward me profusely.
Thank you for all you shared beautiful garden have a realy nice week❤.
Who won? You or the ivy! When you were talking to the plant like it was human, you made me laugh. I do it too!😂
Astilbes like shade and moist/wet soil . They are also good in the amount of sun we got this year
same here but not deep deep shade your hydrangea is absolutely gorgeous
Hi Catherine, I just love your videos, I’ve been a gardener (for a living) all my life - now 61! And although you’re often learning when you’re sharing your gardening journey I get so much pleasure from your enthusiasm and can feel the joy your garden brings you, you remind me of my younger self. I also sew, do diy etc so enjoy all the videos you put out. 💕 As for the astilbes they will live in the shade but struggle to flower without a few hours sun each day, even partial/dappled sun will do. Much love from Scotland.
Awww thank you Alison ☺️ thank you for the kind comment
Bees, oh I can't wait. 😊♥
Good morning from California. You are so genuine and kind that it makes it easy to compliment you in the same way.
I am so inspired to do renovations of my own. I am currently scouring for items. I “will” be successful at it.
Props to you my dear for being you and inspiring the rest of us. ❤
Aw, I love this! Thank you xxx
The view of the lighted greenhouse in the beginning is so beautiful! I took a screenshot so I can look at it over and over. You are so creative. I love your videos and look forward to them every week. 💖
aw, I have a rainy video of it on my Instagram x
Hi Catherine. I'm loving the cut flower garden! Cosmos, Dahlias and Zinnias all great flowers😍 noticed the fully planted and growing pallet collar box too. Looks great. Great idea to reuse those rain gutters
Thanks so much 😊 yea that box is from a few videos back x
Your garden becomes more beautiful every year. Its so pretty and looks like a relaxing place to sit with a cup of tea .
Aw, thank you, so kind of you x
Love, you deserve a grate community here, yours is truly an up lifting feel good channel. Thank you and well done.
Aw love this Cliff, always so kind x
That deep wine Hydrangea is gorgeous. 💕🤠
Wow, Catherine! You've come a long way, baby! Especially in the garden. Lovely! God bless you!💕💕💕
Thanks!
apples ❤ poppies sunflowers zinnias hydrangeas and many more surprises all so beautiful ❤ excellence a la Dainty
Oh, the gutters from the house will make a great place to plant stuff. I love all the flowers in the yard. So relaxing to just watch and I bet even more sitting in the yard.
Your channel is truly such an enjoyable escape from the crazy world that we’re all living in , much love, from Tennessee
Thank you Connie x
Wow! Those dahlias are gorgeous. We had loads years ago. Then all of a sudden, one year, nothing 😢
Isn’t it fun to sit back an look at all your hard work! 🙂👍🌻🌸🌹
Your garden looks so lovely!!
"The Lazy Gardner" .. that should be your next book 😉
Your Garden looks Blooming Lovely now! , more so considering we have been having some warm weather.
I wouldn’t say you were a amateur gardener anymore either. 👍❤️
Thank you Catherine, as usual you have shared a lovely, relaxing, and informative video. I also grow Astilbe. We live in the southern part of New Brunswick, Canada. I have found, through trial and error, that our Astilbe grows the best with morning sun and afternoon shade. We have it growing in several places, under a tree, and in a bed with Hosta and Heuchera. We have built up the soil so that it is loamy and covered in dark mulch. This summer has been rainier than usual and the Astilbe have loved it and have full blooms. I hope that this helps. Laurie
The whole time I was waiting for you to cut the bud wire instead of the string! 😮
Your videos gives me hope and calm and joy, altogeter! Love them!
Hello! I just wanted to say that, this year, I actually sowed my zinnias in a deep pot then transplanted them into the garden. They have been magnificent all Summer and are still going strong. I love your videos ❤
My astilbe is in partial shade, protected by a ninebark. They get very thirsty though. Your potted red hydrangea is an absolute beauty!
I think mine might be too thirsty where it is, maybe it is too dry x
Garden goals!! Thanks for making the Sunday Blues a little better :)
Your thumbnail for the video is gorgeous!
What a wonderful video! I love the strawberry wall idea!!!
Hi Catherine that is so great that you can upcycle the old rain gutters. Lovely video. 👍👍❤
Beautiful garden and lovely video you deserve positive comments, your always a joy to watch i can't wait for your next posting and looking forward to your living wall it's bound to be amazing with your green fingers
So nice of you Alison x
Good luck w/the gutters!! The hydrangea is magnificent!!!
You flower garden just gets prettier. ❤
I love your apron. Mighty fancy!! Your Farren is beautiful. 😊❤
It is pretty ❤ think it was a Cricut diy from a while ago
Your garden is so beautiful all the lovely colors and I love your sunflowers
Lovely that your neighbors have those beautiful large trees to help shade your property. Your back garden is so pretty & just the right size.❤
Yes I love the trees, loving the borrowed landscape and so helpful for the birds x
G'day from Australia, excited for Spring and Summer.
Oh wow, that hydrangea! ❤ I can’t grow them successfully (yet!) so that’s amazing to see. Love the strawberry wall, I’m wanting to be doing that too 🍓🍓🍓
TFS. I enjoy your cottage and garden. I never had trouble growing Astilbe in MI. I had woods on the back of my yard and a 100 plus foot shade garden with bulbs. I had a lot of clay in that soil which I believe they like. Also grew well in the shaded part of my pond. I had beautiful pink Lily of the valley flourishing near the water amongst my pink Astilbe. I lost a lot of plants but did not give up although hubby was not always happy to see me replace perennials. But like you I needed earth in my fingers to be stress release from many hours as a night ICU nurse. God bless. Cannot wait to see you upcycle those gutters! What a grand idea.
Green house looks so pretty all lit up. Now you have the garden looking tidy. Not to much damage. Love the deep red hydrangea and also the white ones beautiful with all your rain. Thanks for the up date. See you next week.
I tucked my astilbe on the north side of the house and it bloomed the most of any I have ever grown: not much sun, a lot of water running off the roof, and suddenly I had a beautiful plant.
Your hydrangeas are absolutely gorgeous!!!
So nice of you, thank you I love them x
You have inspired me to concentrate on my garden more, so thank you. Love from Adelaide, South Australia
Aw I’m so glad to hear that ♥️ enjoy some quality time in the garden xx
🎉 South Africa is also going into spring 🌼🌱 makes me so excited for all the work I put in during the winter. Love your channel because of the warm feeling I get while watching.😊
Oh my goodness Catherine, your garden is looking great!! Yes, as Monty Don says mulching is really good for the garden. And I see you have your lovely apron that you made on. And as usual I love watching your videos, there’s always something new to learn…thank you for this 😊❤.
Aww you’re so kind ♥️ thanks for that x
Fab seeing what new plans you have for your plants. Total bargain prices. Strawberry wall sounds fun. 👍
Catherine to the ivy branches : STOB IT ! 😂😂 that came unexpected and made laughing a lot 😅 love all of your videos ❤❤❤greetings from germany ☺🙋🏼♀
haha, those frisky ivy leaves x
I enjoy so much your yard and new ideas. Motivates me to continue working in my garden….. 💪💪💪💪♥️
Great video Catherine lovely garden cosy greenhouse.
What a relaxing and beautiful video to start my week. I loved it. I also appreciate what you said about he comment section and community here. I very rarely comment on other channels because it can be brutal but everyone here seems so nice and legit helpful.
Thank you, and I am so glad you feel safe around here to chat in the comments x
Yes seed your zinnias in little pots then transplant into the ground. They like full sun Hot weather. If you want big ones get the California giants. Mine were amazing this year. But I live in Florida. But so worth the try !
Love seeing your videos!! Love your garden and your kindness!!❤
Hi Catherine, I give my astilbe a lot of water and they seem to do well, good luck with the new batch, 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀😊
Awe thank you. You are such a ady. Keep sharing. Much 💕
It's holiday today in our country so no work today and happy to see your video pop first. I love cutting flowers from my garden and makes my room colourful.
Yayyy enjoy the holiday ♥️👏 fresh cut flowers are the best 😍thanks for stopping by!
😊 I'm always excited when Thursday's and Sunday's are coming course I knew your new vid will come out. And even if I'm doing my paper works at the office I'm watching your video, but making sure my boss is not around 🤭
We are heading to ireland September 2024 and I’m looking forward to hiking a couple of the trails you’ve shown us…
AW September is a lovely time to visit, I hope you have an amazing trip x
@@DaintyDiaries thanks I’m so looking forward to it….going to visit all my ancestral homes
Catherine, your flower garden blows my mind! It is amazing…it seemed to happen so quickly. 🌺🌸🌼
😂Tell that Ivy to stop being fresh touching your leg lol thank you for sharing 😊 have a wonderful week
Hi Catherine it’s great when you find treasure, fab idea to grow strawberries. Your garden look’s beautiful and good luck with the new bargain plant’s. Have a lovely week 😊
You too Jo, I hope you have a great week ahead x
Such a lovely channel you have (this is the first episode I've seen). We have a half dozen different varieties of astilbe in our pacific northwest garden and most are in partly shaded areas of the garden. The ones in the sunnier end of "partly shaded" are shaded by other shrubs during the sunniest, warmest part of the day. Even if the outermost most leaves get a tad crispy by the end of the summer, the plants return every year and reliably produce flowers. Similar to your experience, none of the astilbe planted in full sun have survived (I practice "survival of the fittest" gardening--if a plant survives and fits, it stays).
Aw I am so happy you found my channel, thanks for commenting x
Never liked astilbes much until I had success with one. It grew to be a huge plant, prolific with blooms. I’min the U.S. in the S.E. corner of Wisconsin, zone 5b. Here’s what I learned and what worked for me: my Astilbe needed more sun, didn’t like deep shade. My plant got about 4-5 hours of dappled sunlight. Not direct, hot sun. It also benefitted greatly from mulching with compost. I also use worm castings as a soil amending agent whenever I initially plant. My Astilbe also likes drainage so planting in clay was a problem. Keep amending the soil with manure (bagged/well rotted), compost, or perlite for better drainage. And they like slightly acidic soil…..threw a handful of organic sulfur at it and scratched it in around the roots. Also, watered it regularly so the efforts I went to in the soil actually benefitted/reached the plant. Once established, watering and an occasional feeding with an organic, slow release fertilizer right along with the rest of the garden was all it needed. Hopefully you’ll have the success I had and enjoy your Astilbe. 👍
I was just coming to type basically the same thing, except my astilbe get 4 around 3-4 hours of morning light. So not a great deep shade plant. And yes they like it moist and are heaven feeders. I believe they are in the rose family and it seems like everything in that group LOVES fertilizer.
Years ago I had a shade garden. I planted Astilbes in an area that got partial sun. They were very happy!
Warm & cozy community! Love it. It's your kindness and smiles that keep us positive!
I love this, thank you x
Beautiful pictures this vid and love watching your garden progress and change. I envy your variety of sun and shade that you have 😊
Great video, watching you & Karen has inspired me so much, this is the first year I have enjoyed gardening & that’s partly due to you 2 ladies ❤
Aw I am so happy to hear that x
I always look forward to your videos. I’m so inspired to work in the garden or give a piece of furniture a refresh. Unfortunately, my garden has suffered from 40+ days of over 100 degrees (F) in Austin, Texas. I’m living vicariously through you, Catherine 😅💐🌷
Lovely Catherine 😊
I planted my astilbe under the canopy of a large tree.. limbed up the tree and brought in more dappled shade, mostly morning sun, so not too hot, they flowered, beautifully.. good luck ❤️❤️
Hello Catherine always love watching your videos I too always read the comments for helpful information and tips your right we can all learn from each other My niece just bees too for the first time❤
Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden.
Beautiful Love your videos keep them coming!
I love your beautiful hydrangea. I also have a red hydrangea along with a blue one. I also have a climbing hydrangea and a variegated leaf with denim and lace flowers😊my favorite. I live in the USA , north Georgia. Last winter was extremely cold and sadly not a single bloom on any hydrangea this year. My Cannas, however have had the very best year ever❣️👏 I have a purple rambling rose and a soft pink rose that was my mom’s running on a trellis that was breathtaking earlier this year. Thank you for sharing your creative videos and your gardening experiences and snippets of your life in Dublin with us🥰🤗
Wow 😍all of your flowers sound amazing!!
My astilbes grow in full sun, right on the coast on the wild Atlantic Way, in really wet soil, and they are thriving !
The garden is looking and sounding magical at the moment!
Thanks Sally x
I remember when you put the bar in the garden… it has come along so nicely. So lush and full and glorious! Very inspiring! ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
I enjoyed the start of this video with you showing in green house and the lights on inside it makes that corner of your garden magical. I wish I had enough room for a green house. Happy gardening
Strawberries take a lot of sunshine. Also, I love that hydrangea? bush that’s a beautiful color (maybe it’s not a hydrangea bush🤷♀️)
Love your garden vlogs .
I have good luck with awhile. It likes morning sun and afternoon shade. It also is a borderline bog plant so close to a easy pond is ideal.
Hello from Alsace, East of France, I'm sure you get nice and kind comments because you are nice, knd and respectful yourself. Here after a heatwave, Autumn has arrived . From 35 degrees Celsius to 18 in a matter of days and rain, wonderful rain. have a successful week, looking forward to seeing rhe bees.
Hi Catherine, my astilbe do best when I remember to give them enough water. I have filtered sun, now that I thinned the tree canopy. They need some sun to flower well. Good luck!!
Watch out, your rosemary's roots dig deep and you may have difficulty digging it out. Plant your 3 plants in 3 different areas and see which one grows best. You're an inspiration to grow a beautiful garden like yours. Keep it coming.
I never had any luck with Astilbes, and I have tried to put them on different places in and out of the sun. But I love them so much, so I keep on trying too 🥰
The garden where I used to work had some amazing, very established, astilbes and the garden was south facing - the only shade being provided was dappled due to surrounding trees
I’ve had a bit of reno work done and had plans just like yours to use bits of the old guttering! (must be something in the water🤣)
You captured magical views Catherine. 💚 your garden. Plant strawberries and flowers together. 🍓's shut down for winter. ❄ Pansy, violas, ornamentar cabbage, lettuce, and cyclamen can give you color till 🍓 come back. I'll be adding lettuce also as foliar interest and eating. Kale, beets and Swiss chard.
You may also like Cleome among the Zinnias and Cosmos. Easy to reseed too.
Beautiful MS Catherine. Just simple beautiful thank you❤❤🙏🙏🇺🇸
Now I know what happened to my Astilbe…I planted them in a south-facing garden, and they must have got fried…oops! You’re doing wonderfully well with your garden. I love having this look at how much it changes, week to week. It’s kind of amazing!
Apparently they need a lot of water, so I think this is where I went wrong x
You are a darlin 💞🙏🏻💞