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Good morning. People have mentioned previously that you are more than a TH-cam channel and I hope you know that is true. A month ago I was watching a recap video when it dawned on me, I should take a test. 5 minutes and 2 lines later I’m rewinding and pausing because I was in too much of a hurry to stop the video before.
You’ll forever be a part of my memory of finding out I’m pregnant. When my nephew was diagnosed with DIPG (terminal brain cancer) you were the first channel I caught up on for some normalcy.
You’re more than a TH-cam channel. You’re more than a business. Thank you for not only your gardening and family content, but for being a staple in so many of our lives!
What a lovely note. Many prayers and blessings being sent your way from all your GA friends.
Does anyone else go ‘awwww shoot’ when you hear Laura say, ‘and that will be all for today’?
Every day!!
I sure do.
Every time! 😊
Yes, everyday!
Yep, as I just posted in another place!
Thoughts on the formal boxwood planting in the back garden…What about a compromise? Take out the outer circle of bushes leaving the inner circle. The scale of the size of the mature bush has always appeared too large, leaving the inner flower bed too small.
I was thinking the same thing as Laura was showing that area!
I thought the same but since hearing about possibly taking down the white fence and redo that part of the misleading corner in the driveway … it will all open up!
exactly my thought! I just posted the same suggestion.
Oh no, I think the charm of the circles is the two together. The Nepeta and Alliums in the middle - just gorgeous!
I don't usually say my opinions on social media, but my heart just went No No! Two circles please! Funny how I've fallen for plants I'll never see in person lol!
count me as one of those thinking this is a great idea !!
Please don’t take out the large rounded area of boxwoods. That was one of the first areas that so impressed me when I started watching your site! It makes such a huge formal statement in your yard. There aren’t too many people that are able to have enough room to have such an elegant planting. It is the one statement area that sets the tone for the whole yard. Makes me want to see the other areas when you see that spot👍🏻👍🏻💕💕My husband and I vote on Laura’s side to definitely keep it.!!!!
I hope she does
Laura, I want to thank you and Aaron for the excellent example you and your family are. You are great ambassadors and who you are translates even over the screen and it is perfect to set the mood for the day. Even if someone is going through a hard time, your positivety is uplifting and seeing beautiful things grow brings hope into hearts. Thank you and your family, Mom, Dad, Sister for touching the so many lives 😁 including Russel, Cheddar and others. May God pour out abundant blessings and favor on you exemplary ambassadors always❣️
I love these videos but I'm always so sad when they come to an end. I certainly enjoyed seeing Benjamin and Samantha this morning and of course Russell. How could we do without Russell!
At the beginning of the pandemic, I bought whole pineapples not only to eat but to start new plants. After two years, I have two beautiful pineapples growing! So excited. The important start was to cut the top off, let it dry for a couple of days, and then place in a small glass of water with just the bottom 1" in the water. Within a couple of days, roots started. You can always try again!
That's what I have done also. They are so fun to grow. I live in So California in zone 10b and I have to protect them from our extreme heat (110+ degrees)
Thanks for this!
I grew a pineapple 🍍 plant years ago. It grew a little pineapple and I was so excited! Unfortunately, something fell on it and broke off the pineapple. I may try it again after watching this video!
Have had 100% success with water rooting method, I have even left them in water for 6 months because they look pretty in the kitchen, I have only ever had 1 pineapple fruit though, after about 5 years! They do make great plants in pots and in the garden with their spiky leaves and very little care required.
I've grown out grocery store pineapples before but they've never fruited. Live in zone 6b-7a. Couldn't overwinter in unheated greenhouse but could in my kitchen with south facing windows. They just get so big and I already have so many houseplants I gave up trying. Fun experiment though!
How are the chickens handling the disruption around the coop? Do they even care 😅 maybe less eggs as a result? Just curious 💝
Ha! I was wondering the same thing. 😁
Good question!!! 🙋🏻♀️
Oh, Laura! The boxwoods are SO GREAT! Please don’t take them away! 🙏🥰 In few years all the great evergreens will grow and take the boxwood formation to the next level! Think in perspective! ☺️😘
& once the fence is gone, the outer ring will be needed for best scale. Although distance/size & perspective is probably different than seeing in real life. She will get it just right.
I can't get over that sweet baby girl walking all over the place!!!! So precious 💖
The scent of Lilacs is so ingrained in my brain from having a lilac hedge at my childhood home, that I could smell those blooms through the screen. 😂 I love them so much
KEEP KEEP KEEP the boxwoods!!!! Far too beautiful to remove. They will look more proportional as things evolve in this space :) They look so happy & healthy as they are!
So true.
Happy 🌍 earth day gardeners! 🌳
For many years, I purchased perennials but ignored shrubs and trees. Our ground either contains large tree roots or rock. I just didn't wish to dig large holes. You have convinced me shrubs and trees are necessary to really make my yard have a finished look. The yard is beginning to really look special. Thanks for all of your ideas.
it is remarkable how clean and precise the trenches are. What an amazing job he did
I love when you says things like ‘do you remember when we dug these up/planted these?’ Makes me feel like I accomplished something 😘.
Aw its always nice when you have helpers, your children...sweet
I love the way Russel hangs out with you. I used to let my cat hang out with me in our fenced back yard. He would smell around but when he needed to potty, he would ask to go back inside. He was definitely domesticated
I love how Russell just “casually” places himself in each shot. 😄
Everything is shaping up nicely. I vote to wait to remove boxwoods until the fence is down. Then you will have a bigger picture view. I was wondering if you could just remove the outer ring and leave the inner ring of boxwoods? That would make the scale easier for walking around it.
Ditto!! Let’s wait and see. I’m not a fan of boxwoods, but they have been so cared for that they should have a chance to see if they can be integrated into the landscape.
Did anyone else notice the arbour laying off to the side behind Laura at the end of the video... oh my goodness wouldn't it be glorious to have several arbours covered with climbing roses all along that path from the raised garden area to the south garden. Using those old oblisks for peonies is a great idea. I'm going to have to try that for my unruly peonies.
The obelisks on the peonies look lovely. I use the gridded peony hoops, a less expensive option but definitely not as pretty.
Oh boy! So many things! When you add up all the new stuff that’s gone in in the last couple of weeks, my brain is exploding! Not even counting the changes to the landscape around the Hartley! And can we just stop for a second. Since when has there been lilacs with purple leaves??? That plant is like a unicorn to me! I’m completely enthralled and envious!!! Love it all!!!💚💚💚
Ohhh that lilac bush was GORGEOUS.
I agree! What kind is it?
@@Nickierob ~ Lilac : 'Old Glory'
@@w.bovgvereav5761 Thankyou!
I tried to find where she said that and couldn’t !
@@Nickierob ~ You're Welcome. She States It @ 8:38 ... It Sounds A Bit Like A Catchphrase ... Lol
Cats, kids, and you!
A perfect combination.
The new obelisk are perfect, and the new tree plantings look very happy in their new garden area.
I think Russell needs his own show!
So sweet. 😻😸😺
There are terracotta saucers that look unglazed but which are actually waterproof. Here in the Netherlands they're sold under the Elho brand which I have spotted in the background of your videos too (I think it was in a big box store like home goods/sense).
Anyways, if you ever see some unglazed Elho saucers, check the bottom if they're marked as waterproof.
Could've been home depot too. I don't really know the names of the stores over there ;)
I believe I spotted it in that video where you found really cheap topiaries out the front of the shop. It was one of last year's videos.
🍃You can find them thru Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target and several other shops🍃
I’m here to give another vote to keeping the boxwood circle. It’s so beautiful, and it adds such structure to the garden. (Aaron, I dare you to choose this comment for the highlights video!) 😂
Good morning, Laura ☕️ My word, Samantha Grace is getting so big! She’s adorable 🥰. Everything is coming together nicely. Very interested in the pineapple 🍍 tree! I could seriously watch you All. Day. Long. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈
I vote for wait to remove the boxwoods until the fence is removed and the corner and back garden are joined! I also liked another commenter's idea about putting a few openings in the box woods to make it kind of maze-like. I love watching everything go into your gardens and watching the evolution. I have a couple big garden projects this year and next year I get to start a completely naked piece of yard for myself, finally! I'm having so much fun watching and planning out ideas and getting a jumpstart on as much as I can. Thanks for being my gardening company.
Regarding the boxwood rings, how about removing the inside ring and making the space a children’s garden. The outer ring will still provide the formal boxwood look. The inside garden could have a spiral walkway leading to the fountain or a seating area for childrens tea time. The space between the spirals could be planted with various flowers, mosses and “stepables” for aromas. The walkway could have a hopscotch game imprinted in one area. There are so many fun options for a space like this and it gives the children their own special play area. It might be a good compromise for your family.
Love your channel, thanks for all you do!
Wow! The crabapple and the lilac are gorgeous, the obeliscs too! Russell was full of it today🤣🤣🤣. You got such cute helpers😍 Samantha Grace is walking so well, wow, very stable on her feet!. I am curious how the pineapple will grow! Fun!!!! 🤗💜🤗💜🤗
I think once you have the formal gardens behind the Hartley and that fence down that the existing boxwood circles will provide continuity to that design as you look out across the garden and will make sense.
The way you're redesigning this area is just beautiful. All the colors and textures, evergreens and deciduous, really draw one in. I always enjoy seeing the kids out in the garden with you. Samantha seems very much like you, Laura. Fearless. And, it's obvious from this week's videos that Russell wants his own show. What a ham! ~ Lisa
Thank you for your calming video, where the world seems ideal and beautiful, even amongst your new changes, Laura. I had some frightening personal things come up today, and between a little prayer to God and your consistent presence, I was able to ground myself to prep for whatever might come next. Many others have said it before, and I’ll say it again. You, Aaron, and the Garden Answer team give us joy in this sometimes dark world. Thank you and bless you! 🤗🙏🏻🌱💕🌎Happy Earth Day!
For a "free" pineapple plant: Cut the top off of a fresh pineapple (grocery store kind) and set in the top of a pot filled with potting soil. Water in. Do not overwater, just occasionally. FULL SUN is great, but very warm temp (85 degrees is good) is critical. 2 years or so before you will have a pineapple, but growing it is SO MUCH FUN! They get HUGE!
That's what I did!
My mom actually grew a small baby pineapple.
I saw a vid from Hawai'i on how they peel the bottom leaves off the top cutting about 3 inches before planting in the soil for rooting. I had always kept a sliver of fruit on it. This works better.
Would you recommend a heat mat?
@@rebeccamclaughlin4992 I didn't need one in north GA. They can't tolerate cold below 40° f, and we had hail the first summer that left spots on the leaves where they touched. It recuperated well.
Just a thought. For the back formal garden, have you considered wrapping the two outer urns with smaller boxwood hedges to match the boxwood formation that’s already there, with all the grass ripped out and all the flowerbeds with all the plants, with a gravel pathway lined with bricks to tie in with the driveway? Just hate to see the boxwood formation go, but I’m sure it’ll be beautiful whatever you decide either way! I’m sure we are all encouraging you to do what you want to do in your own space and we are sooo excited to see it all develop! Thanks for bringing us along for your exciting journey.
Russell is living his best life!!!💛
Just got home from a busy 12 hour shift and it’s nice to see your video before I sleep in order to relax me!
I just love your vision for your back garden space with all of the trees and shrubs and your idea to create secret garden spaces. Every time you mention secret garden I can just envision Samantha Grace and Benjamin running around back there playing hide and seek and Russell and Cheddar following them around🥰. Such a fun space. Can’t wait to see it all planted up! 💕
I have a thought about the boxwoods. Why not wait until you have a firm plan or at least get your formal gardens around the greenhouse started, then see if the boxwoods still make sense there? Have beautiful day!🌷🌞
I know you love your boxwoods, but they are so formal. I would vote with #teamAaron 😌
Wow the area around the Sun Porch has sure changed! It used to be a jungle of beautiful plants and now there's nothing, nada, a blank slate. I know, I know it's all going to get a new design, but it just seems odd to not see a lush background. I'm in love with everything you do in your little spot of heaven, so no worries. Thanks for continuing to be a daily inspiration with your little homestead of outbuildings, different garden areas, young family, older family and your continued community service. Thank you, Laura & Aaron, for sharing with us your lives, passions and all you do that help give us a boost of normalcy in our crazy little world. Much love : D
It makes me so happy you show the neighbor’s shelter while you are describing what you are doing. That’s real life a lot of us have to deal with and just watching you work around it so gracefully is refreshing. 😊
Just rewatched your trimming the birch tree with Aaron! Amazed at the view from the roof! So much change in a year..in garden and family! What a view you will have from your balcony..so beautiful..especially the Hartley! So excited to see tha view once your plans take place! It would be fun to see a timeline video of ALL the changes of your evolved garden! It would be a chore..but a good history to refer to! So glad you are rerouting water..electric..it will be sooo worth the mess!
Really torn about removing the hedge..I know I was shocked at how much removing the arbor..fence! It made such a good difference to opening up that space! Lol..like removing the birch that wasn't doing so well! Whatever you choose will be good..excited to see the result!❤
Team: Keep the boxwood hedge. It is such a magnificent structure. Hopefully the removal of the fence will allow Aaron to be at peace with it. The lilac may have to find a way into my garden. The color of the blooms is so intense you can almost smell them.
Hey Laura! I love the circular boxwoods in the back garden, please don't remove them! Maybe cut new horizontal openings in the hedge, and plant some new boxwoods to fill in the openings that are facing the driveway. When you're looking down along the new back garden, you'll have an opening in the box hedge and can see whatever new beautiful fountain you put there. I think that would be a good compromise and would draw your eye down along the new garden. It would be a shame to take out a unique garden feature like that! Another option would be to still add new openings on the sides, and widen the original opening facing the drive. Then you can put your Gothic arbor there. You would be able to grow some climbing roses to soften all that hedging. It would be beautiful! Whatever you end up doing is going to be great, even if removing it feels best! We trust you!
Amazing to watch you pot up a pineapple😄 Beautiful daffodils containers. I also transplanted Daffodils in early spring and they bloomed perfectly in their new spots. However, the tulips I transplanted didn’t do that well. The crabapple looks fantastic in that spot. Love, Love new obelisks, great to see a complete other design and color👍🏾
Good evening from Australia 🇦🇺
Awesome video, can’t wait until those plants grow, they will certainly fill in the spots perfectly.
Laura so relieved to see you potting up the pineapple plant into a heavier pot. Last year we got 4 of these into our garden centre where I work. They all had small pineapples about the size of an egg. They were in plastic pots and were a tad top heavy! Over a couple of weeks 3 of them got nudged by staff watering them, and tipped over, breaking the pineapple off each one every time! And a customer bought the last one. Every time they come in on a delivery now, it stresses me out, putting them on display. Terracotta pots are a must for these plants! Good move!
I know you love the boxwoods but those are just there in the middle of an area where they look quite out of place with your vision of the area . You are very successful at transplanting so I would remove them
Please transplant the boxwood. After seeing this video today (thank you) I have to agree with Aaron. Sorry! But it takes away from your vision of that gorgeous new tree area! Btw your little ones are a joy to see 😁
That bed is already beautiful, in a few years it will be glorious! That lilac is perfectly placed too! Another well timed and educational video for us…you’re amazing! Well done Laura!
LOVE pineapple! My son had a science project, and selected to learn about pineapples. We grew a total of 8 of them showing the stages of growth. We started them from actual pineapples that we ate. We were lucky enough to enjoy eating a few of them. We lived in south Florida (zone 10a) at the time, so they were really easy to grow and care for. WE are now in zone 7b -and Im still adjusting (lol) I really enjoy everything you share with flowers, shrubs and trees. I don't have a green thumb, but I am always willing to learn and try. I love digging into the dirt and its a great stress reliver! Thank YOU!
Your comment about Rusell's nerdiness made me day! Now that I see the boxwood circle juxtaposed with the new hedge, I see Aaron's point about removing it. feels like they will be out of proportion with the rest of the hedge long term.
I love how you have layered the trees in this area! I am deciding on the same types of things in my yard. So fun to see how it's coming together!
Love watching the back garden come to life! I immediately jumped on that Fiskars rake, you have the power to make things sell out once you mention them 😜! Now I just some cute helpers ❤️
😊 Still looking forward to your antiquing vids 😊 love seeing you with your mom while antiquing ❤️
Have you considered removing only half of the formal boxwood hedge in the back garden? Either the inside or outside ring around the fountain.
This is a very good idea. Leave the ring fits the scale of the area. It would be the perfect contrast to the mixed border,
keeping the structure and formality that Laura loves.
Near the camper you shoud switch the evergreen and the birch tree. You want the evergreen to screen the camper and you want a green backdrop to the bare trunks of the birch tree. Do it before they get established. It’s bugging me no end.
The boxwoods are beautiful but don’t go with the more natural design you are creating. Maybe you can incorporate them as separate shrubs in the new beds? #teamaaron
I Love the boxwood hedge !!! Such a unique design it adds structure and character to the garden
Hi Laura - I love watching the transformation of the back formal garden! Regarding the circular boxwood hedge, why not compromise by taking out some of the boxwood to create a center path through it (parellel to the back fence). This way you get to keep this amazing hedge while allowing for the open access to the other side. Just a thought...
Good morning! Everything looks wonderful. Hoping that pineapple plant grows well for you. Always good to see your little helpers along with Russell.
Morning Everyone 💕 absolutely gorgeous Laura from start to finish 🌸🦋🌸
When I had Lilac's, I planted them close to the front and side door's of the house. When I opened the window's, the whole house smelled beautiful. Thanks for sharing Laura. :)
I have one on each side of my front porch, and 2 more near the patio. I started cuttings last year toward the idea of sprinkling them into my Rose of Sharon hedge.
I adore the boxwoods. It looks so classy and is so unique. It looks beautiful with the Hartley in the distance ❤️
I love those new obelisks!! I love that square shape and that they are black! 🖤🌱👌👏
Howdy y'all, I'm all for keeping the round hedging with the album's so pretty 🙏🌼
“Keep” on the boxwoods; they are gorgeous!
Oh ~ please keep the boxwood hedge around the fountain! It is so glorious!! I love all the trees you are planting in that area, and can't wait to see what perennials you decide to add to the beds!! I agree with Julie F who commented below - I could seriously watch your videos ALL DAY LONG!!! So inspiring....
We are excited to see the pineapple 🍍! We love tropicals in our zone 6 garden to give us those happy tropical vibes 😀
Everything is coming together beautifully!! I am team Aaron on the boxwood.
I've had a lilac for 20 years, blooms from April to May, cut back by half after blooming.
Laura, we always cut the tops off a store bought pineapple and plant it in potting soil and leave it outside. We live in FL and never bring them in during the winter. We have had great success with them. The Pineapples are small, but sweet.
Happy Earth Day Everyone! Now go out and plant something. 👩🏻🌾🌲🌳🌾🌺🌻🪴🌹🪺🐝🐞🦋
Happy earth day to you too!!!
I would keep theboxwoods, they are sooooo beautiful! 🎉 what ever you choose, the area will still look great!!
The boxwood hedges are so beautiful and healthy, I think they are telling you please let me stay😉
Good morning! 😊 Laura @12:08 - Did you guys get a golf cart?
Team Aaron on the boxwoods! Fresh slate!! Another awesome video!! Thank you!!
Hi Laura and Aaron! Can you pretty pretty please show us the mini meadow in the South Garden? I so want to see how all the bulbs came up!
What if you took off the outer rings of the round boxwoods? You could still have a smaller but beautiful ring of box.
I vote to keep the boxwoods! So pretty with the alliums or other flowers coming through.
Russel is living his best life there.
I like every plant and trees in your garden and your design makes the garden very beautiful.🌺
A friend of mine has some pineapple plants that are going nuts! He has them out in the full blazing sun, (zone 8b). Hope yours is every bit as happy! I’m with you on the hedges, I think you will be able to see more clearly once everything is cleared out. You can always remove them later if need be. 🌳
I am an 8B gardener (south central Texas) and my pineapples love the direct, skin melting sun. They thrive in giant pots next to the brick wall on the west side of my house. Those plants are crazy! 🤩
It’s good to see your helper out today! I have two grandchildren probably about the same age. They love helping grandma in flower beds. Going to see how well they help out in the garden as soon as the water drys up… I really enjoy your video so helpful and the beautiful landscaping. I can’t wait to see what y’all get done this year 😍
Keep the boxwood! It’s such a beautiful classic look that you rarely see anymore.
Love starting my day with your videos. Have you thought about removing just the outer ring of the boxwoods? With a fountain in the center, it could be a good compromise.
Those boxwoods are work of art I think you're crazy if you touch them!
Wow Samantha Grace getting used to the feel of trees already is too precious. Foreshadowing I hope! Thank you for sharing so much with us. That lilac is stunning! And good luck with the pineapple, they can be so finicky.
Russell: I must get into as many shots as possible, either me or my paw prints. Lol! The garden beds are looking lovely, too!
Hi guys! Could you create sort of a potager garden with the existing boxwood circle?? That may work out beautifully... Just seems so terrible to dismantle such a beautiful, mature vignette...love love to begin my day with you. Thanks SO much!
The boxwood circle - maybe a path through it the other direction so there's better flow? It's so well established and a cool feature! I vote the compromise route, but I get that it might be simpler or easier without it. Whatever you decide, we trust you and we'll be excited to see the beauty of this area down the road.
Hi Laura, I live in Florida and routinely grow pineapple. If you are successful growing your new pineapple baby it will need potted up again. My friend uses whisky barrels, they get that large. Mine are in FULL sun and planted in the ground. At 12-18 months, when they are huge and mature, I start fertilizing with orchid bloom booster weekly until I see a baby pineapple. Then I use fish emulsion weekly to get bigger pineapples. I grow mine outside so the last step is to protect the pineapple from critters by caging the plant with chicken wire - 360*. I hope you have success! 😍 Maybe you would like to try a dwarf banana next? 🤩
Love the crabapple and putting all the dirt back made a big difference, but I think it's shouting for a bench underneath it. Good luck with the pineapple plant too.
So many exciting things happening!!! Love the new obelisks!! ☀️💕
I love those boxwoods! Hope you keep them. The crab apple tree is gorgeous.
Oh the suspense You're killing us. LOL We are all waiting to see the floor in the Hartley. Guess not this week ☹️
I am such a huge fan! Made even more so buy Russel and Cheddar. I love that they follow you around and “help.” You inspire me in my garden. Thank you for the education. ❤️
I could watch Russell all day
Laura's growl of excitement makes me smile every time. I've even started doing it and my husband thinks I'm a weirdo 🙃