Laura! I have even more respect for you now. For 3.5 days of memorial weekend and 2 days this past weekend, I planted and reconfigured the gardens in front of my house. Whew! I am sore and tired. You, Aaron, Paul and Bethany are true rock stars! I figured out I planted just over 45 pots( approx 215 plants) transplanted 11 plants and added 12 new plants to my front landscape plus weeding, mulching, watering...sweating. Wowza, it is already looking so beautiful, and I am going to enjoy the summer watching everything grow. However, I am staying away from the garden center until fall😂 Thank you for all you do to inspire, encourage and teach us the joys of the garden! Much love and continued success to Garden Answer!♡
It's all your fault, Laura! I never thought of planting dahlias until I got dahlia envy from your gorgeous dahlia bed. I purchased several from Swan Island, decided to test some in pots first here in zone 8a since I have an urban garden and wasn't certain where I would put them. Only had one come up the first year. I left them in the pots thinking they were probably goners. Amazingly, more of them are coming up in the pots this year. I purchased more when I saw some at Costco. Now I'm looking for more space to put them in the ground here. Most of my garden these days is all your fault. Thank you so much! )🥀😃🥀
Sweet Laura really is a big troublemaker 🤦🏼♀️. I know she’s twisted my arm to buy so many more plants & to invent more flower beds. She also has caused me to have such a much more beautiful view to enjoy. Love her💝
I just started buying dahlias from the clearance section at our big box store because I had no idea if I could grow them. They are working hard for me and I love them.
@@improve9395 yes! Best gardening “troublemaker” ever! Along with her sweet friends in NC, @Jenny at Creekside Nursery. They continue to get me into “good trouble.” 🌷🌺🌸🌷👩🌾🌼🌺🪴
Laura you have changed my life! I've never attempted gardening until I found your channel and started watching your videos last year. I've always been way too intimidated thinking I'd mess something up. You have taught me so much and I've enjoyed making new beautiful spaces outside my home with my best pal, my 11yr old pup Daisy 🐾🌼by my side. Unfortunately Daisy crossed the rainbow bridge two weeks ago and I've been having a really hard time navigating life without her. I found that spending most of my day outside taking care of my plants/property helps, as it was her favorite place to be. I am even planning a new pollinator garden in memory of my girl. She loved watching the bees and butterflies🐝🦋Just wanted to say thank you Laura, I am looking forward to watching and learning from you as long as you'll let us! 💕
I'm so sorry for your loss. I totally understand as I too have lost my best pal Ruby 2 months ago. She was an adorable 14? yr old Heinz 57 that soneone just didn't want anymore; one of the best days of my life. Cancer. She was my shadow. I'm glad to hear you are finding peace and comfort in your garden. Your plans for a butterfly area sounds like a lovely tribute to your best pup. When you see a butterfly, you will know that your pup is with you. Take care. Most sincerely from, The Great Lake State of Michigan 🐢
Sorry about your loss. Pets are our buddies. Gardening has alway been my therapy. My brother once told me that he thought I was part Mole cause I always had a shovel in my hand.
I just love it when viewers send in plants to Laura because they always end up being the most amazing variety and put on a show. Really looking forward to see how the dahlias turn out.
@@majorzipf8947 I think, in many videos, Laura is doing the majority of holding the camera and positioning the cameras to capture the process of the work. The whole team is fantastic; Ken is a great editor! Aaron and B-man and Samantha Grace and Bethany and Paul, Moms, Dads, Sisters and Brothers are all amazing. Thanks Guys, for all you bring!
How much do you want to bet that at least a dozen of Laura’s amazing viewers send her some B-Man tubers? This year I’ll have my biggest dahlia patch yet, though I still don’t have my designated spot since this is out first summer in this house.. so I just used my auger and plopped them right in the middle of the yard 😅
Good morning, Laura! As a fellow z6 follower I was so inspired by your experiment that I did it myself last October and I'm thrilled by our results! Of 47 tubers, 45 survived and are loving their life. Years prior I'd dig and store them, but never had more than 5 survive because I don't have a good place to store them. So, I figured I had nothing to lose. And like I said, I'm thrilled! I wasn't sure which order of layers you were doing so I put a thick layer of compost, mulch, and leaves (total thickness close to 8"), and then covered with a tarp. I placed a few bricks around the tarp's edges and that was it. Thanks again for inspiring the overwintering dahlia hack. I'll definitely be repeating this natural storage method ❤
Wonderful results! I've been timid to start my own patch but hearing such results gives me hope! I am in zone 7 so I'm thinking it might go quite well.
Definitely worth the try! My neighbors can't believe it worked either. They're seeing the dahlias growing and are shocked. It was the best feeling when I pulled the tarp off and saw little patches of green. Laura said she uncovered hers when nighttime temps were above freezing, but I left mine on until the last week of April. I don't recall the temps, but it was well above freezing. Like I said, I'm definitely doing it again this year. 🎉
I'm 6b and after watching this I'm really wondering if I could pull off not pulling the tubers up. All the ones I tried storing died last winter so def didn't do a good job at storing them!
Well, while some are lost, survivors will also be multiplying and making more tubers so you’re not really “losing” (except if a whole variety is killed of course). Aaron’s grass is epic!
All those houses behind you must love the spectacular bloom when the dahlias are showing off. I'd love to live there & be so close when they're flowering❤
I use painter’s tape and a garden markers on my large labels. They last the entire season and are easy to peel off and reuse as varieties change. Also, I don’t have to sort old labels as I reuse them.
I followed your advice this past year and covered and mulched my ONE dahlia plant! It worked! Zone 7a. It’s up, and has tons of buds on it! I believe the variety is Sunset, and the flowers on it took my breath away last year. I cannot even imagine the mammoth task of your dahlia patch, but it’s going to look glorious! Well done!
Same with me. My son gave me a collection of 12 for mothers day. I know I've lost 3, but the other 9 are beginning to sprout. They've kind of made me nervous, and I don't think I've ever researched so many different places to see what they do in growing, but I'm glad to see the sprouts!
Me too! I wanted to “only try a few”…..couldn’t decide and ended up with 7 varieties (2tubers in each bag,. Then a local farm did a tuber sale so I had to check it out…..added 4 more. Now I just propped all the cuttings after pinching, cuz why not try! Oh boy!
Garden Answer just has the best instructional videos on any plant. And Laura, darn how many plants do you actually know? I need more of your knowledge...
Sweet Natalie. Awww Laura I will never stop loving Garden Answer. I live in Ethiopia now and the soil here is amazing and the weather too. Everything grows here well. Keep being a blessing to us all Globally. ❤❤🙏😇💯🇪🇹
Good morning, Laura ☕️ For the amount of work Dahlias pose, I would say your expirment was a success. Cafe Oley is my favorite 😍. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈
Nice to see you've had mostly success with overwintering of your dahlias. Have to say I always pinch my dahlias, I notice a major difference with the productivity. I also pinch my sweet peas, zinnias, cosmos, and snapdragons. I feel once you have confidence to do this technique and discover the benefits you never go back. Happy gardening ya'll!
☕️Good morning Laura and GA friends. These “experiments” are so interesting, Laura, and fun, too. All in all, I think it was a success and there is more beauty to come as they continue to pop and grow. Thank you again for the inspiration and have a wonderful garden day everyone 🌱🌼🌸💚
I know you’re talking about dahlia’s but all the gorgeous pathways , oh my goodness yay to Aaron ! I’ve been watching you for so long and this garden has totally become such a haven , beautiful 🌸🪴🌼
Hi Laura, perfect timing with this dahlia video as I have some tubers that I need to plant this week. Thank you for all you and Aaron do to bring us all the information and inspiration!! I watch every morning while drinking my coffee, it's a positive way to start the day.
I didn’t get mine into the ground until last week and I was so glad to hear you say it was May 29! Whew. I’ve gained so much confidence in knowing that if Laura can do it so can I! I have learned how to pre sprout them to give them a head start and about so many flowers I never would have tried without seeing you do it. Although I will admit, I still can’t do ranunculus. Getting closer, but no cigar. 🌸
Good Morning! 🌞 I am catching up this morning, watching 2 videos!Monica & Nick's backyard is going to be gorgeous!! I am glad so many Dahlias came back! It's always good to have a refresher! 🙂🙌🥰🌸💚🌿
I’ve tried so many new things in the garden thanks to Laura! I purchased several raised beds so I could start a cutting garden. My dahlias and zinnias are coming up beautifully and even have some buds! We garden in Zone 8a so we’re a bit ahead of you. Thanks so much for all of your amazing inspiration 🦋
I too, started a Dahlia bed this year (because of Laura and Jenny GWCS ). They are starting to bloom. Thanks for introducing us to growing new things! Your enthusiasm is Contagious!
Hi Laura , you are an amazing person your enthusiasm and energy is definitely contagious 😂 So thank you for the inspiration . I think the experiment was successful the most in the middle rows , probably because there was more insulation and more heat
So happy I have your videos to watch as I recover from Covid! We went on our first vacation in 3 years-a wonderful trip to Europe, but got sick after returning home 🥴. Love your positivity and enthusiasm-it really helps brighten my day. Your garden has exploded with growth 😊
I’d say the dahlia experiment was a success!! I bet it was a pain cleaning all that winter mulch/protection off! Thank you Paul & Bethany! I would’ve like to have seen that. Looking forward to seeing all the pretty blooms! 😊♥️
I live in mid Michigan! Last year mild winter and some of my small Dahlias came up in spring. I thought I’d dig them all up. Surprisingly I lefted a few. Super cool surprise.
I would love to be able to afford to have just a small cut flower garden. I love dahlias, zinnias and roses. I watch you videos every morning while getting ready for work.
I overwintered my dahlias in zone 5b and all came back! I used 12 inches of leaf mulch and then covered with tyvek house wrap we had laying around from a two-story addition project. We had a fairly mild winter and the dahlia patch is between a tall fence and a potting shed. So happy to not have to go through the indoor overwintering process.
I don't know how many people asked about your dahlia experience with hilling up at the Seattle Garden show But i was the one and the one who had that baby in front of me who waited perfectly in line. I was so excited to see this video and clicked on it right away! It's so neat to see what you can do when you push the limits. Great job and so interesting. Meeting you and Aaron was one of the most fun things I've done! Happy Dahlia growing! -Erin
You've convinced me. I moved my dahlias to a separate area just so I could tarp them in one group this fall. I hate the digging, storing, dividing, checking, and hauling them out again to plant, etc and there are always some varieties that just don't store well for me. They have always been worth it in the end to present neighbors, friends, colleagues, and others with beautiful flowers. But, if there is a better way, I am all in. I also watched Jenny Love's video on her process and was inspired not only for the idea of not digging, but that it's better for the soil and you get a head start on the blooming time. Thank you for being my push to try.
I live in zone 6b. We get a lot of rain and cold temperature's. I covered my Dahlias with one piece of cardboard and two inches of soil. They made it through our winter! I also had one that has out grown the other ones. Some are just stating to grow and some that are getting ready to bloom!
Good morning Laura and Aaron! So happy to see the cutflower shed and orchard area looking so healthy. Overall the cutflower garden area has turned out both neat and tidy as well as beautiful when all is a mass of blooms. Hugs from N.C..❤️
This is going to be gorgeous 🎉Grew my first dahlia last year in a pot!! It was so beautiful! This year I have two pots one tuber in each! They’re going for it and I am already in love!
I can't thank you enough for bringing us along this gardening journey with you and Aaron! Can you show us how you are laying down the flagstone pathway?
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Boy, I for one did not think those Dahlia tubers would survive your winter freeze and just could not justify such a huge loss, both in terms of value and sweat equity. That experiment was risky, but you proved my thinking wrong. Especially, when you did pull out and put aside your favorite tubers and then loss most anyway. I'll bet your Dahlias put on the most spectacular show this year and cannot wait to watch it. Thanks again and keep challenging the ordinary.
Thank you Laura I'm glad you saved some and grew them on in the green house. I hope you plant the seeds. I heard they for tubers. Amazing. Bless you Laura.
Very educational vlog today. I appreciate the pop up screen with the mature plant as you are describing the tubers. 🏵I believe Dainty Dress Diaries over wintered her dahlias this past winter as well. Waiting to see the results.🌺 I planted my first dahlia ever, Lavendar Perfection, from grocery store tubers. One is potted, one in the ground. Let's see how they do in coastal zone 8.🌸
Hi Laura and GA friends! I love the cut flower garden and seeing all the amazing plants and ways to structure/stake the plants. Have you ever ever done a video on different “staking methods” and what works the best for different types of plants in a regular Garden environment? I have my first ever dahlias coming up and I am not sure how best to keep them standing tall and proud 🥰
As I grow older, I am thankful for labor saving measures. I liked them before, but at 76, energy is a limited resource. In Z8, I will leave dahlias in the ground over winter.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of your followers has a Benjamin dahlia. You never know if they'll share. I agree with other comments that it was a good experiment, successful. Love learning along with you. Couple nights ago I was sitting on my front porch and realized how much I love my yard this year!! Not so much because i knew better but I ended up with a nice array of color and variety. Also there is always something in bloom. One dyes off and another is starting!!! I watched bumble bees enjoying the flowers. Love it!!! 💜💙💚💛😎
I think these are my most favorite thing you grow! I just love the details of dahlias and how stunning they ALL are! Just love them!!!! Can't wait to see them in arrangements!
I left my dahlias in the ground over winter and I'm in a zone 6. I dug them up this year to move them, they were the size of a huge sweet potato. It was crazy to see how giant they got!
Question about watering - I understand watering the tubers in initially, but how will you mange the mix of plants and tubers until the new tubers have sprouted? Will you hand water the plants only, or will you allow your drip system to water them all? I try to be good, but I'm always so tempted to water those tubers before they sprout! Thanks again for everything you do, Laura! We all love you!
I’ve been gardening for too many years to mention. I’ve planted, ripped out and reconfigured my garden areas numerous times. My style was probably considered cottage style, but became a bit too high maintenance and slightly out of control. Since watching this channel a few years ago, my style has evolved into a more “ orderly” style with hard work in Spring and being able to enjoy my yard more in summer with weekly quick and efficient maintenance. I’ve purchased soooooo many new plants, fertilizers and tools thanks to Laura, but my yard has never looked better. You can teach an old dog new tricks! Of course I still need to work on my garden center addiction, but not ready for that yet🙄🤣. Seriously, Laura and Aaron are amazing gardener role models.
Hi Laura, I planted Dahlias for the first time in April, They are looking good, but I can't wait to see all your rainbow of Dahlias. They are going to be just beautiful!! Have a great day
I have a Dahlia cut garden this year, thanks to Laura! I planted some last year and enjoyed them so much that I dedicated a space just for dahlias this year!
I happened upon a TH-cam video recently that explained that dahlias are actually a perennial! They aren't meant to be dug up! Since they are native to Mexico & Central America, they grow best in warmer zones, but we love them so much that we all want to grow them no matter where we are, haha. When I happened upon that video and now yours, I'd already overwintered my 6 dahlias due mostly to laziness and I'm happy to report they ALL came back. I'm in zone 8a/b. We left the stalks completely in tact this time to hopefully provide winter food/habitat for insects but mulched heavily with straw. I live in Western Washington, where all winters are WET so I had no idea if this experiment would work. So glad it did and I'm excited to see more gardeners embracing this no-dig method of overwintering. So much less work, less disturbance to the soil and plant, and definitely less worries about storage. Impressed with you as always!
I'm such a huge fan of GA. Beautiful flower gardens, as always. Say, what would you think about painting the T-post black so that they would kinda disappear. Just a suggestion. Always look forward to your videos. Much thanks.
Omg I just love love love the new plany tags!!! I've been watching you for many years and watching everything come together is just so special! Thank u for allowing us to join in!
Every time I have dahlias, the second they start to bloom the wind knocks the whole plant over, regardless of how I have it tied up. This year I have sprayed the one Red Russian I have with silica and tied it up at various heights to keep the whole plant going kaput. Looks great so far, knock on wood, fingers crossed, etc. What is knocking my socks off at the moment are my lilies; Some are nearly nine feet tall, one ses to be mutated and looks like a rose, and another is two stems fused into one which is doing all kinds of crazy things with the leaves and flowers. Nasturtiums, marigolds, and petunias I grew from seed all started flowering this week. 👍👍
How totally awesome that you decided to leave these dahlias in the ground! Now you know you save yourself a lot of time and trouble planting, and pulling them up and storing and all of that! Now you just know to just add mulch cover them really good even if you put a tarp over the mulch it’s all good.
Good morning Laura and Aaron. Thanks to you I overwintered my tubers somewhat successfully in our basement, and grew them on in our guest bedroom under grow lights on racks. Bought new ones and as they came in the mail I potted them and added them to the temporary upstairs “greenhouse”. They are all planted in our peony gardens now and seem very happy. Now I have to clean the bedroom 😂. I put a heavy tarp on the floor, so it’s not really bad at all. Thanks for the inspiration, but a greenhouse would make life a little easier!
I did not lift my dahlias this past year either. Of course I do not plant over 400 nor do I plant in rows I just placed eight around my garden. I live in zone 6 also. I however did not cover with mulch or anything else I just left them in the ground. We did have a fairly mild winter compared to usual. But I have six of the eight back. So that is exciting. I show everybody that comes by. You guys are so full of information and fun stuff. Thanks for everything you guys are doing. Very inspiring. Have a great day.
Good afternoon all, Laura the grass looks great and your garden is so organized. I love the varieties you are showing and how simple you make the planting.
I was tempted to do as you bc of all the work digging and storing. But I’m Z4 and didn’t. Glad I didn’t though. I’m constantly amazed by the range of time my potted tubers come to life. There has been some that are a month or more apart sprouting. Just when I’m about to give up and toss, I see green! I guess I’ll continue doing the same. Dahlia really are a commitment.
It’s weird. I’m in the UK and you’re garden, on the whole, is way ahead of mine but my delphiniums have been flowering for at least a fortnight! Nature is wonderful and weird. 😁
Hello, @EnglishMadeleine (beautiful name!) I grow in the "high plains" in the Texas panhandle (That's the top of Texas up by Colorado and New Mexico. Our weather is typically very similar to Laura's. They are a bit cooler because they are in a "high desert" area. They got a lot of rainy cool weather earlier this spring and it set their plants back about a month from their normal times. We started out windy and dry but in the lost 3 weeks have had a lot of rain and much cooler temps than normal. We are normally in the low to mid 90s by now and we are rarely reaching the 80s and it's been wonderful but it's slowed a lot of our plants down a bit, even with all the moisture because of not having our normal heat. Their is doing the same. You don't get a cold in England as we do or as Laura does. It takes a while for them ground temps to warm up from our (both here and in north eastern Oregon) cold winter. It doesn't take ad long, even with your cooler temps, for your ground to warm up and start producing. I have a dear friend who lives on Beccles. She is 83 years YOUNG and has the most beautiful little English garden. I am always amazed at her growth in the spring. Everything "wakes up" faster and her roses bloom, usually, around the same time as ours do and her perineals come up much earlier. Her spring bulbs are always ahead of mine. Normally, even though ours get a later start, the heat and sun cause them to grow on faster. All this to say, climate has a lot to do with it and it's always a little or a lot different from year to year. 🤣 Happy gardening! 😘
@@mariankay6482 Hello to you, too Normally I would completely agree with you but this last winter was exceptionally cold, with two spells of below freezing temps for 2-3 days and the cold winter weather didn’t end until the beginning of May and very slowly warmed up but somehow, by mid May, the delphiniums were already up about 18 inches. I’ve only lived here two years (Norfolk, SE England) so gardening here is new to me (I used to live in the North) and I’m learning as I go. Happy gardening to you, too. I wish I could grow big cacti and succulents outdoors as I presume you do, but it’s too wet.
Laura, I got an email supposedly from you for a gift. I guess it was a hack. I didn’t respond because I think you said you didn’t do gifts. The dahlias look beautiful. I have 2 that look like they will be blooming by the end of the week. Have a great week. I love all those beautiful Dahlias. You gave me a vision for my own little cut garden so I do enjoy everything you shared. Pat in North Carolina.
I have to believe someone has to have ONE B Man dahlia tuber they could mail you. Maybe even Eden Brothers could find one since they just received free advertising. Lol.
Hi Laura! I just wanted to clarify some info you brought up about pinching. So pinching out the central growth point stops the production of auxin, a chemical that keeps the lower buds from leafing out and taking any enery away from the main leader. Now, what you may be interested in is pinching to encourage longer stems. Instead of the central point, you are supposed to pinch off the 2 lateral flower buds that most dahlias will have when they produce buds. By pinching tbose 2 smaller buds off allows all the energy to go that one main stem and bud. Thus creating the potential for much longer stem length overall. ☺️ I hope that makes sense and helps! I love dahlias, I found my passion for gardening while pregnant with my son ☺️ (who shares a bday with your little guy too, Jan 12th) and grew Arabian Night variety. Gorgeous, two toned depending on tempature (my experience). Ill send you some this fall ! 🌻💙🦋 Thank you for sharing your garden and family with the world. For me, you are a bright moment in what recently have been some of dimmer days. You and your family are truly blessed, fhank you for sharing your blessing and gift with the world. 🌻💙🦋
Laura! I have even more respect for you now. For 3.5 days of memorial weekend and 2 days this past weekend, I planted and reconfigured the gardens in front of my house. Whew! I am sore and tired. You, Aaron, Paul and Bethany are true rock stars! I figured out I planted just over 45 pots( approx 215 plants) transplanted 11 plants and added 12 new plants to my front landscape plus weeding, mulching, watering...sweating. Wowza, it is already looking so beautiful, and I am going to enjoy the summer watching everything grow. However, I am staying away from the garden center until fall😂
Thank you for all you do to inspire, encourage and teach us the joys of the garden! Much love and continued success to Garden Answer!♡
I'm like a kid in a candy store in garden centers 😀
@@crazyflowerlady1060 I am OUT of control.
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@@crazyflowerlady1060 me too! Especially in the clearance section, I think those plants need homes!
@@lisag6796 lol yes
I think a lavender field in the new new property would be amazing
What a great idea! Planting many varieties…. Perhaps using the results to create other items (wreaths, gifts, ointments/tinctures, and in cooking!)
Ditto! There are so many different kinds! Culinary, oils, ones for cleaning products .... the pure beauty and scent 💜
It's all your fault, Laura! I never thought of planting dahlias until I got dahlia envy from your gorgeous dahlia bed. I purchased several from Swan Island, decided to test some in pots first here in zone 8a since I have an urban garden and wasn't certain where I would put them. Only had one come up the first year. I left them in the pots thinking they were probably goners. Amazingly, more of them are coming up in the pots this year. I purchased more when I saw some at Costco. Now I'm looking for more space to put them in the ground here. Most of my garden these days is all your fault. Thank you so much! )🥀😃🥀
Also zone 8a and same!
Sweet Laura really is a big troublemaker 🤦🏼♀️. I know she’s twisted my arm to buy so many more plants & to invent more flower beds. She also has caused me to have such a much more beautiful view to enjoy. Love her💝
I just started buying dahlias from the clearance section at our big box store because I had no idea if I could grow them. They are working hard for me and I love them.
@@improve9395 yes! Best gardening “troublemaker” ever! Along with her sweet friends in NC, @Jenny at Creekside Nursery. They continue to get me into “good trouble.” 🌷🌺🌸🌷👩🌾🌼🌺🪴
Same! 🥰
Laura you have changed my life! I've never attempted gardening until I found your channel and started watching your videos last year. I've always been way too intimidated thinking I'd mess something up. You have taught me so much and I've enjoyed making new beautiful spaces outside my home with my best pal, my 11yr old pup Daisy 🐾🌼by my side. Unfortunately Daisy crossed the rainbow bridge two weeks ago and I've been having a really hard time navigating life without her. I found that spending most of my day outside taking care of my plants/property helps, as it was her favorite place to be. I am even planning a new pollinator garden in memory of my girl. She loved watching the bees and butterflies🐝🦋Just wanted to say thank you Laura, I am looking forward to watching and learning from you as long as you'll let us! 💕
That's a hard loss..thankfully you have your gardens❤
I'm so sorry for your loss. I totally understand as I too have lost my best pal Ruby 2 months ago. She was an adorable 14? yr old Heinz 57 that soneone just didn't want anymore; one of the best days of my life. Cancer. She was my shadow. I'm glad to hear you are finding peace and comfort in your garden. Your plans for a butterfly area sounds like a lovely tribute to your best pup. When you see a butterfly, you will know that your pup is with you. Take care.
Most sincerely from,
The Great Lake State of Michigan 🐢
Sad to hear of your loss. Daisy will love her namesake’s garden, and I’m sure she will send you signs she’s still with you in spirit 🐝 🦋
Sorry about your loss. Pets are our buddies. Gardening has alway been my therapy. My brother once told me that he thought I was part Mole cause I always had a shovel in my hand.
I just love it when viewers send in plants to Laura because they always end up being the most amazing variety and put on a show. Really looking forward to see how the dahlias turn out.
Right? Imagine people love you and send you beautiful plants to show you?!?
Of all the gardening shows I watch Aarons' method of video photography is the best. And the music is not overbearing. Great job both of you.
And Ken! He’s an amazing editor!
@@majorzipf8947 I think, in many videos, Laura is doing the majority of holding the camera and positioning the cameras to capture the process of the work. The whole team is fantastic; Ken is a great editor! Aaron and B-man and Samantha Grace and Bethany and Paul, Moms, Dads, Sisters and Brothers are all amazing. Thanks Guys, for all you bring!
And, Laura + Aaron are fabulous parents!!
How much do you want to bet that at least a dozen of Laura’s amazing viewers send her some B-Man tubers? This year I’ll have my biggest dahlia patch yet, though I still don’t have my designated spot since this is out first summer in this house.. so I just used my auger and plopped them right in the middle of the yard 😅
It’s raining out. So excited I put flower tone out yesterday. Good morning everyone.
Lucky you! We haven’t had rain in weeks. 🙁 NW Pa
Good morning, Laura! As a fellow z6 follower I was so inspired by your experiment that I did it myself last October and I'm thrilled by our results! Of 47 tubers, 45 survived and are loving their life. Years prior I'd dig and store them, but never had more than 5 survive because I don't have a good place to store them. So, I figured I had nothing to lose. And like I said, I'm thrilled! I wasn't sure which order of layers you were doing so I put a thick layer of compost, mulch, and leaves (total thickness close to 8"), and then covered with a tarp. I placed a few bricks around the tarp's edges and that was it. Thanks again for inspiring the overwintering dahlia hack. I'll definitely be repeating this natural storage method ❤
Wonderful results! I've been timid to start my own patch but hearing such results gives me hope! I am in zone 7 so I'm thinking it might go quite well.
Definitely worth the try! My neighbors can't believe it worked either. They're seeing the dahlias growing and are shocked. It was the best feeling when I pulled the tarp off and saw little patches of green. Laura said she uncovered hers when nighttime temps were above freezing, but I left mine on until the last week of April. I don't recall the temps, but it was well above freezing. Like I said, I'm definitely doing it again this year. 🎉
@@paulalackie3750 fantastic!!
I'm 6b and after watching this I'm really wondering if I could pull off not pulling the tubers up. All the ones I tried storing died last winter so def didn't do a good job at storing them!
Well, while some are lost, survivors will also be multiplying and making more tubers so you’re not really “losing” (except if a whole variety is killed of course). Aaron’s grass is epic!
All those houses behind you must love the spectacular bloom when the dahlias are showing off. I'd love to live there & be so close when they're flowering❤
I love that instead of seeing loss you see opportunity! A reminder to all of us 😊
I use painter’s tape and a garden markers on my large labels. They last the entire season and are easy to peel off and reuse as varieties change. Also, I don’t have to sort old labels as I reuse them.
Great idea!
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Great idea! Do you use Sharpie or a specialty outdoor marker?
That’s such a great tip! Do you use garden marker on the tape? I’m wondering what will work best to last through the season.
I followed your advice this past year and covered and mulched my ONE dahlia plant! It worked! Zone 7a. It’s up, and has tons of buds on it! I believe the variety is Sunset, and the flowers on it took my breath away last year. I cannot even imagine the mammoth task of your dahlia patch, but it’s going to look glorious! Well done!
Same I had one plant survive. After buying three too much watering I think. So I leave it in the ground covered it up and it survived in 7b
I’m growing dahlias for the first time…so excited to see the blooms 🥰
Same here. I only bought three just to see if I could grow them. All three are up 👍🏼🎉!
Same with me. My son gave me a collection of 12 for mothers day. I know I've lost 3, but the other 9 are beginning to sprout. They've kind of made me nervous, and I don't think I've ever researched so many different places to see what they do in growing, but I'm glad to see the sprouts!
Me too! I wanted to “only try a few”…..couldn’t decide and ended up with 7 varieties (2tubers in each bag,. Then a local farm did a tuber sale so I had to check it out…..added 4 more. Now I just propped all the cuttings after pinching, cuz why not try! Oh boy!
Bought 2 -2 years ago
Last year (1.5) bought probably 150 & same this past (fall) year
The bug will get ya!😊
Garden Answer just has the best instructional videos on any plant. And Laura, darn how many plants do you actually know? I need more of your knowledge...
I can’t wait to see the stone pathway. It’s gonna add so much to your garden.
Sweet Natalie. Awww Laura I will never stop loving Garden Answer. I live in Ethiopia now and the soil here is amazing and the weather too. Everything grows here well. Keep being a blessing to us all Globally. ❤❤🙏😇💯🇪🇹
Good morning, Laura ☕️ For the amount of work Dahlias pose, I would say your expirment was a success. Cafe Oley is my favorite 😍. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈
Cafe au Lait
Nice to see you've had mostly success with overwintering of your dahlias. Have to say I always pinch my dahlias, I notice a major difference with the productivity. I also pinch my sweet peas, zinnias, cosmos, and snapdragons. I feel once you have confidence to do this technique and discover the benefits you never go back. Happy gardening ya'll!
☕️Good morning Laura and GA friends. These “experiments” are so interesting, Laura, and fun, too. All in all, I think it was a success and there is more beauty to come as they continue to pop and grow. Thank you again for the inspiration and have a wonderful garden day everyone 🌱🌼🌸💚
Saving work and enjoying beautiful dahlias? Now that's awesome :)
I know you’re talking about dahlia’s but all the gorgeous pathways , oh my goodness yay to Aaron ! I’ve been watching you for so long and this garden has totally become such a haven , beautiful 🌸🪴🌼
I have an idea. Aaron needs to do a episode on his grass planting and upkeep process. Yes please 🙏🏻
Eine wunderbare Arbeit...schön Dich so glücklich zusehen, Laura ,alles Gute...L.G.Anja
Hi Laura, perfect timing with this dahlia video as I have some tubers that I need to plant this week. Thank you for all you and Aaron do to bring us all the information and inspiration!! I watch every morning while drinking my coffee, it's a positive way to start the day.
I didn’t get mine into the ground until last week and I was so glad to hear you say it was May 29! Whew. I’ve gained so much confidence in knowing that if Laura can do it so can I! I have learned how to pre sprout them to give them a head start and about so many flowers I never would have tried without seeing you do it. Although I will admit, I still can’t do ranunculus. Getting closer, but no cigar. 🌸
Same here! My ranunculus are lovely plants, but I just haven’t had any luck with them flowering… must have done something wrong?!?
@@rofleury2801 they are a mystery I am determined to solve.
Good Morning! 🌞 I am catching up this morning, watching 2 videos!Monica & Nick's backyard is going to be gorgeous!! I am glad so many Dahlias came back! It's always good to have a refresher! 🙂🙌🥰🌸💚🌿
I’ve tried so many new things in the garden thanks to Laura! I purchased several raised beds so I could start a cutting garden. My dahlias and zinnias are coming up beautifully and even have some buds! We garden in Zone 8a so we’re a bit ahead of you. Thanks so much for all of your amazing inspiration 🦋
Kudos to you guys and your team! The south garden looks so green and lush and the row crops are beautifully neat and tidy👏
I too, started a Dahlia bed this year (because of Laura and Jenny GWCS ). They are starting to bloom. Thanks for introducing us to growing new things! Your enthusiasm is Contagious!
Hi Laura , you are an amazing person your enthusiasm and energy is definitely contagious 😂
So thank you for the inspiration .
I think the experiment was successful the most in the middle rows , probably because there was more insulation and more heat
Whew woman!! You wear me out!! But your hard work does produce gorgeous gardens...so keep on planting and I'll enjoy watching!!
So happy I have your videos to watch as I recover from Covid! We went on our first vacation in 3 years-a wonderful trip to Europe, but got sick after returning home 🥴. Love your positivity and enthusiasm-it really helps brighten my day. Your garden has exploded with growth 😊
Hope you are healthy and whole again soon!
Your such a hard worker💪🏽 you put so much love and thought into your gorgeous garden.
Happy Gardening 🪴
I’d say the dahlia experiment was a success!! I bet it was a pain cleaning all that winter mulch/protection off! Thank you Paul & Bethany! I would’ve like to have seen that. Looking forward to seeing all the pretty blooms! 😊♥️
I wonder if they just dragged the tarp to the new property and dumped it off?
I live in mid Michigan! Last year mild winter and some of my small Dahlias came up in spring. I thought I’d dig them all up. Surprisingly I lefted a few. Super cool surprise.
Good to know! Thanks for sharing as that’s what I’ll do starting this year.
It will be interesting to see what happens ❤
I would love to be able to afford to have just a small cut flower garden. I love dahlias, zinnias and roses. I watch you videos every morning while getting ready for work.
I overwintered my dahlias in zone 5b and all came back! I used 12 inches of leaf mulch and then covered with tyvek house wrap we had laying around from a two-story addition project. We had a fairly mild winter and the dahlia patch is between a tall fence and a potting shed. So happy to not have to go through the indoor overwintering process.
Good thinking. Mine spent their time in paper mulch in the basement!
I don't know how many people asked about your dahlia experience with hilling up at the Seattle Garden show But i was the one and the one who had that baby in front of me who waited perfectly in line. I was so excited to see this video and clicked on it right away! It's so neat to see what you can do when you push the limits. Great job and so interesting. Meeting you and Aaron was one of the most fun things I've done! Happy Dahlia growing! -Erin
You've convinced me. I moved my dahlias to a separate area just so I could tarp them in one group this fall. I hate the digging, storing, dividing, checking, and hauling them out again to plant, etc and there are always some varieties that just don't store well for me. They have always been worth it in the end to present neighbors, friends, colleagues, and others with beautiful flowers. But, if there is a better way, I am all in. I also watched Jenny Love's video on her process and was inspired not only for the idea of not digging, but that it's better for the soil and you get a head start on the blooming time. Thank you for being my push to try.
I live in zone 6b. We get a lot of rain and cold temperature's. I covered my Dahlias with one piece of cardboard and two inches of soil. They made it through our winter! I also had one that has out grown the other ones. Some are just stating to grow and some that are getting ready to bloom!
hi helen .... do you live in pa ? ....i was just thinking about doing the same thing this year
Good morning Laura and Aaron! So happy to see the cutflower shed and orchard area looking so healthy. Overall the cutflower garden area has turned out both neat and tidy as well as beautiful when all is a mass of blooms. Hugs from N.C..❤️
We either win or learn. I’d say there’s such a good mixture of both. Good job!
This is going to be gorgeous 🎉Grew my first dahlia last year in a pot!! It was so beautiful! This year I have two pots one tuber in each! They’re going for it and I am already in love!
I can't thank you enough for bringing us along this gardening journey with you and Aaron! Can you show us how you are laying down the flagstone pathway?
Yes, enjoyed the heck out of seeing the dahlia return! Such a success last year last year. The Cafe O was a surprise fav. Would have thought pink!
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God has blessed you with so much energy,I can’t believe how much you do everyday. Watching you is a pleasure 👍🌹💐🌺
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Boy, I for one did not think those Dahlia tubers would survive your winter freeze and just could not justify such a huge loss, both in terms of value and sweat equity. That experiment was risky, but you proved my thinking wrong. Especially, when you did pull out and put aside your favorite tubers and then loss most anyway. I'll bet your Dahlias put on the most spectacular show this year and cannot wait to watch it. Thanks again and keep challenging the ordinary.
Thank you Laura I'm glad you saved some and grew them on in the green house. I hope you plant the seeds. I heard they for tubers. Amazing. Bless you Laura.
Gosh that went quick! Wasnt it just the other day and nothing was growing and now you have blooms! 🤯
Love all those beautiful flowers👍😊💜🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Love to see the beautiful flowers bloom.❤
Very educational vlog today. I appreciate the pop up screen with the mature plant as you are describing the tubers. 🏵I believe Dainty Dress Diaries over wintered her dahlias this past winter as well. Waiting to see the results.🌺 I planted my first dahlia ever, Lavendar Perfection, from grocery store tubers. One is potted, one in the ground. Let's see how they do in coastal zone 8.🌸
Hi Laura and GA friends! I love the cut flower garden and seeing all the amazing plants and ways to structure/stake the plants. Have you ever ever done a video on different “staking methods” and what works the best for different types of plants in a regular Garden environment? I have my first ever dahlias coming up and I am not sure how best to keep them standing tall and proud 🥰
As I grow older, I am thankful for labor saving measures. I liked them before, but at 76, energy is a limited resource. In Z8, I will leave dahlias in the ground over winter.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of your followers has a Benjamin dahlia. You never know if they'll share. I agree with other comments that it was a good experiment, successful. Love learning along with you. Couple nights ago I was sitting on my front porch and realized how much I love my yard this year!! Not so much because i knew better but I ended up with a nice array of color and variety. Also there is always something in bloom. One dyes off and another is starting!!! I watched bumble bees enjoying the flowers. Love it!!! 💜💙💚💛😎
The "Pooh" variety is my favorite. 🧡😁
I think these are my most favorite thing you grow! I just love the details of dahlias and how stunning they ALL are! Just love them!!!! Can't wait to see them in arrangements!
I left my dahlias in the ground over winter and I'm in a zone 6. I dug them up this year to move them, they were the size of a huge sweet potato. It was crazy to see how giant they got!
This was my first season planting dahlias! They are absolutely gorgeous. I am going to try to winterize them. Thanks for your encouragement.
Question about watering - I understand watering the tubers in initially, but how will you mange the mix of plants and tubers until the new tubers have sprouted? Will you hand water the plants only, or will you allow your drip system to water them all? I try to be good, but I'm always so tempted to water those tubers before they sprout! Thanks again for everything you do, Laura! We all love you!
I’ve been gardening for too many years to mention. I’ve planted, ripped out and reconfigured my garden areas numerous times. My style was probably considered cottage style, but became a bit too high maintenance and slightly out of control. Since watching this channel a few years ago, my style has evolved into a more “ orderly” style with hard work in Spring and being able to enjoy my yard more in summer with weekly quick and efficient maintenance. I’ve purchased soooooo many new plants, fertilizers and tools thanks to Laura, but my yard has never looked better. You can teach an old dog new tricks! Of course I still need to work on my garden center addiction, but not ready for that yet🙄🤣. Seriously, Laura and Aaron are amazing gardener role models.
I my goodness. The archers of beautiful landscape are amazing. The grass is gorgeous. You all have really made this land gorgeous.
I have to agree that the row crops are satisfying. The beauty of the whole area is clear due to Aaron’s artistic filming.
Hi Laura, I planted Dahlias for the first time in April, They are looking good, but I can't wait to see all your rainbow of Dahlias. They are going to be just beautiful!! Have a great day
Can't wait to see all the Delia's in bloom. Love the varieties you have chosen.
I have a Dahlia cut garden this year, thanks to Laura! I planted some last year and enjoyed them so much that I dedicated a space just for dahlias this year!
I am a first-time Dahlia grower. I bought two and can't wait to see them bloom.
Good morning! So many beautiful flowers! Love the dahlias! Can’t wait to see the blooms.
I happened upon a TH-cam video recently that explained that dahlias are actually a perennial! They aren't meant to be dug up! Since they are native to Mexico & Central America, they grow best in warmer zones, but we love them so much that we all want to grow them no matter where we are, haha. When I happened upon that video and now yours, I'd already overwintered my 6 dahlias due mostly to laziness and I'm happy to report they ALL came back. I'm in zone 8a/b. We left the stalks completely in tact this time to hopefully provide winter food/habitat for insects but mulched heavily with straw. I live in Western Washington, where all winters are WET so I had no idea if this experiment would work. So glad it did and I'm excited to see more gardeners embracing this no-dig method of overwintering. So much less work, less disturbance to the soil and plant, and definitely less worries about storage. Impressed with you as always!
Congratulations on the success of the dahlia experiment! I can't wait to see all the blooms this year!
Laura, I'm with you on the purple potatoes. I can't wrap my brain around that, either. Looking forward to future dahlia flowers.
First year for Dahlia for me, my purple is Gorgeous! Can’t wait to watch yours grow. In zone 8A so I ll be thinking about covering it by winter
Wow, what a beautiful variety of flowers you are going to have Laura! Everything looks fabulous..
I can't wait to see all the blooms!
Yes. And can’t wait to see the beautiful floral arrangements.
Dang. How satisfying that must be to fill up a huge bed and create all that space again in the greenhouse! Nice work!!!
I'm such a huge fan of GA. Beautiful flower gardens, as always. Say, what would you think about painting the T-post black so that they would kinda disappear. Just a suggestion. Always look forward to your videos. Much thanks.
Good morning
The dahlia garden is going to be absolutely stunning when they are in bloom!
Omg I just love love love the new plany tags!!! I've been watching you for many years and watching everything come together is just so special! Thank u for allowing us to join in!
Every time I have dahlias, the second they start to bloom the wind knocks the whole plant over, regardless of how I have it tied up.
This year I have sprayed the one Red Russian I have with silica and tied it up at various heights to keep the whole plant going kaput. Looks great so far, knock on wood, fingers crossed, etc.
What is knocking my socks off at the moment are my lilies; Some are nearly nine feet tall, one ses to be mutated and looks like a rose, and another is two stems fused into one which is doing all kinds of crazy things with the leaves and flowers. Nasturtiums, marigolds, and petunias I grew from seed all started flowering this week. 👍👍
How totally awesome that you decided to leave these dahlias in the ground! Now you know you save yourself a lot of time and trouble planting, and pulling them up and storing and all of that! Now you just know to just add mulch cover them really good even if you put a tarp over the mulch it’s all good.
Gone be a beautiful show your dahlias garden. Can't wait to see. And your grass is just so lush and green just beautiful.
Good morning Laura and Aaron. Thanks to you I overwintered my tubers somewhat successfully in our basement, and grew them on in our guest bedroom under grow lights on racks. Bought new ones and as they came in the mail I potted them and added them to the temporary upstairs “greenhouse”. They are all planted in our peony gardens now and seem very happy. Now I have to clean the bedroom 😂. I put a heavy tarp on the floor, so it’s not really bad at all. Thanks for the inspiration, but a greenhouse would make life a little easier!
The grass is incredible! It changed so much in a couple weeks.
I did not lift my dahlias this past year either. Of course I do not plant over 400 nor do I plant in rows I just placed eight around my garden. I live in zone 6 also. I however did not cover with mulch or anything else I just left them in the ground. We did have a fairly mild winter compared to usual. But I have six of the eight back. So that is exciting. I show everybody that comes by. You guys are so full of information and fun stuff. Thanks for everything you guys are doing. Very inspiring. Have a great day.
Good afternoon all, Laura the grass looks great and your garden is so organized. I love the varieties you are showing and how simple you make the planting.
I painted my first Dahlia barn quilt a few weeks ago and posted it on my youtube channel. I loved it. This video makes me want to paint another one!
I was tempted to do as you bc of all the work digging and storing. But I’m Z4 and didn’t. Glad I didn’t though. I’m constantly amazed by the range of time my potted tubers come to life. There has been some that are a month or more apart sprouting. Just when I’m about to give up and toss, I see green! I guess I’ll continue doing the same. Dahlia really are a commitment.
Dahlia farmers also say it doesn't matter the size of each tuber....you still get good growth.
It’s weird. I’m in the UK and you’re garden, on the whole, is way ahead of mine but my delphiniums have been flowering for at least a fortnight! Nature is wonderful and weird. 😁
Hello, @EnglishMadeleine (beautiful name!) I grow in the "high plains" in the Texas panhandle (That's the top of Texas up by Colorado and New Mexico. Our weather is typically very similar to Laura's. They are a bit cooler because they are in a "high desert" area.
They got a lot of rainy cool weather earlier this spring and it set their plants back about a month from their normal times. We started out windy and dry but in the lost 3 weeks have had a lot of rain and much cooler temps than normal. We are normally in the low to mid 90s by now and we are rarely reaching the 80s and it's been wonderful but it's slowed a lot of our plants down a bit, even with all the moisture because of not having our normal heat. Their is doing the same.
You don't get a cold in England as we do or as Laura does. It takes a while for them ground temps to warm up from our (both here and in north eastern Oregon) cold winter. It doesn't take ad long, even with your cooler temps, for your ground to warm up and start producing. I have a dear friend who lives on Beccles. She is 83 years YOUNG and has the most beautiful little English garden. I am always amazed at her growth in the spring. Everything "wakes up" faster and her roses bloom, usually, around the same time as ours do and her perineals come up much earlier. Her spring bulbs are always ahead of mine. Normally, even though ours get a later start, the heat and sun cause them to grow on faster.
All this to say, climate has a lot to do with it and it's always a little or a lot different from year to year. 🤣
Happy gardening! 😘
@@mariankay6482 Hello to you, too
Normally I would completely agree with you but this last winter was exceptionally cold, with two spells of below freezing temps for 2-3 days and the cold winter weather didn’t end until the beginning of May and very slowly warmed up but somehow, by mid May, the delphiniums were already up about 18 inches. I’ve only lived here two years (Norfolk, SE England) so gardening here is new to me (I used to live in the North) and I’m learning as I go. Happy gardening to you, too. I wish I could grow big cacti and succulents outdoors as I presume you do, but it’s too wet.
And the delphiniums are now over 5 feet tall!
Laura, I got an email supposedly from you for a gift. I guess it was a hack. I didn’t respond because I think you said you didn’t do gifts. The dahlias look beautiful. I have 2 that look like they will be blooming by the end of the week. Have a great week. I love all those beautiful Dahlias. You gave me a vision for my own little cut garden so I do enjoy everything you shared. Pat in North Carolina.
You should create rows of flowers named Benjamin and Samantha, maybe near the kids play area you already started!
I grew Mystery Day a few years ago. It was fantastic! One of the most prolific flowering dahlias for me.
Always something to learn and it's free! Thanks Laura
Hi Laura and Aaron! The dahlia bed is looking good. Thank you so much for sharing!
I love Dahlias ❤️🥰❤️
I have to believe someone has to have ONE B Man dahlia tuber they could mail you. Maybe even Eden Brothers could find one since they just received free advertising. Lol.
Hi Laura! I just wanted to clarify some info you brought up about pinching. So pinching out the central growth point stops the production of auxin, a chemical that keeps the lower buds from leafing out and taking any enery away from the main leader. Now, what you may be interested in is pinching to encourage longer stems. Instead of the central point, you are supposed to pinch off the 2 lateral flower buds that most dahlias will have when they produce buds. By pinching tbose 2 smaller buds off allows all the energy to go that one main stem and bud. Thus creating the potential for much longer stem length overall. ☺️ I hope that makes sense and helps!
I love dahlias, I found my passion for gardening while pregnant with my son ☺️ (who shares a bday with your little guy too, Jan 12th) and grew Arabian Night variety. Gorgeous, two toned depending on tempature (my experience). Ill send you some this fall ! 🌻💙🦋
Thank you for sharing your garden and family with the world. For me, you are a bright moment in what recently have been some of dimmer days. You and your family are truly blessed, fhank you for sharing your blessing and gift with the world.
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