“Pizza is ALWAYS a good choice.” Well-said Aaron, well-said! 😂

Aaron just cracks me up! He tries to be so diplomatic... yet tells the truth in a gentle way. The facial expressions never disappoint.

Thanks for another great informative video! Aaron needs to put one or two game cams around the pond. You'll be so surprised at what critters come in the night....raccoons, fox, deer, neighbor dogs! You build it they will come!! ❤❤❤

I have to tell you, Hoselink changed my life. I am 75 yrs old and they (one on front of house, one on back) have made it so easy for me to keep taking care of my plants by myself. I wish I had started gardening at a younger age, but I am loving it even if I am a bit on the slow side.😆 I have also been a copy cat on my augers and drills. LOVE the ease of using them ❤🦋 Thank you Aaron and Laura for all of your inspiration.❤🦋

You do a great job with the types of exposure your kids receive. It gives them a well rounded ability to deal with multiple situations. You’re great and loving parents!

There is an incredible artistry to rock placement. This is why DIY ponds often fall short visually.

"You can't bubble wrap [children]" Best parental advice since the last time I said it. Props, Laura.

I’m with Laura…a stacked stone edge between the gravel and the berm would look so much more natural. To me, the bricks beings formality. Now we know where Samantha Grace got the saying, “it’s not my fault!” from! Lol!!😂

I grew up on Lake Michigan sailing with my dad and mom. I had a healthy respect of water where some kids, who hadn't had experience around water, did not understand that water needs respect to be around or they could get in trouble. As an adult, my kids were used to being outdoors near water - they understand the safety rules because of their experience. Some of their friends (and especially parents) couldn't understand the dangers of water or climbing on rocks out on Lake Michigan. Water safety and outdoor safety became part of my inner language bc of my parents.

It would be interesting to set up cameras to capture all the wildlife visitors the pond will attract. I’ll bet you have deer before Christmas . Thanks for bringing us along on your journey I’m enjoying every minute of it .

The question about keeping a garden journal caused me remember seeing a story of an old barn. The owner drew a basic map of his garden/yard on the wall of the barn. Drawings with Name, date planted and location of trees and major plants. I’m talking, about a hundred years ago! That wall now considered “folk art” and a family treasure! So wonderful for family to see❤❤

Awesome that you include the children in what all you do. I agree, the more they are around it all, the more knowledgeable they will be. Love your family dynamics.

"Children need to do dangerous things safely." I've heard this recently and I have decided that this is wise. You teach them to be near water and in water-which could be dangerous-safely. The same, really, with anything. You are right to not let them be in a bubble.

This was delightful to watch - especially the interaction between you and Aaron. Such a happy and respectfully relationship.

Roflol Laura!! Hahaha when my oldest daughter was about 3-4 years old. I was in my room putting fresh sheets on the bed. My daughter walks past my door, backs up a second and says "I don't have nothing" lol. I said what is it you don't have? She replied, "I don't have your stapler". lol. She also always told on herself hahahaha. Small children are a joy and a source of amusement! I just love being around their innocent perspectives on life.

Laura do you remember saying, “I want our place to feel like the destination where we want to be.” Why go to a paradise when you are living in it. Kuddos to all that you both have accomplished! 👏👏👏❤️✅

I feel bad that Laura has to defend what she wears. Many laborers that work outdoors wear long sleeves. And…huge difference being in a dry climate! The sun can kill you. Keep on keepin on, Laura. ❤

SPF info: I was a cosmetic chemist before I retired and I manufactured skin care products. I can tell you that any SPF above 30 does very little. SPF30 blocks 97% and a SPF 50 only blocks 98%, SPF100 99%, the difference is not worth the expense. Higher is not really better. It is a marketing ploy to charge more money. also buy store brands because often they are made by the same company. I know from experience.

One of the greatest thing I loved was Benjamin moving the first dirt. Can we say Memory to the Max.

Leaving a forever home is hard. We retired and moved from a property that I thought we would never leave. I still miss it , but when one door shuts another door opens. Your videos have given me a new interest, where I didn’t have the time on the the horse farm to garden much. I look forward to to your videos every morning and have learned so much-thank you!

Be careful not to disturb the fish too much in the winter as they slow down their metabolism to adapt to the cold.

You need to teach kids to manage risk to stay safe, not avoid it. You have handled this pond and Benjamin and Samantha so well.

I grew up on a coastal island. In my generation, kids were free range. We went home for meals, but aside from that, we spent summer days leisurely exploring. I can’t recall anyone ever drowning. We were all part fish.

You are amazing parents to Benjamin and Samantha! Including them in your activities increases their life knowledge immeasurably. You are correct in educating them to the dangers and great results of hard work. Lucky children to have such terrific mom and dad! This is another wonderful recap of a very productive week.!💕

I loved how Aaron said ok it’s my fault lol I could see Benjamin when he said that 😂 you guys bring so much happiness to me. Thank you for sharing everything that you do with us .

Yes! 50 years ago parents raised their kids to be adults. Example: at a young age they had them doing farm chores, cleaning, cooking, ect. They taught them how to be grown up when they were still little. Included them in all the activities. Nowadays they say “well, kids need to be kids.” Or “they grow up fast enough, let them have fun” and I think that is a real disservice to young people. They get stuck in their room playing or with a babysitter while their parents tackle the projects. I think I prefer to raise them as adults so that they can see the successes and failures and learn early in life how to handle them. Hard work is a fact of life and I think people will always find time to play so to me it would be more beneficial to include them in the big projects.

Can you even IMAGINE Christmas Lights this year? Y'all just bring GREAT JOY! to the world.

That is hilarious that Samantha says it’s not my fault. I remember when my daughter was young she suddenly started crying and ran to timeout. I never did figure out what she done lol.

Laura! I almost cried with relief when you said you talked to your kids about the pound and kinda got in their face about it. My baby brother drowned when he was 2. I have so many fears with this kids around water because of it. Little bit of lifelong PTSD. I am sure you guys will have a lot of fun with it!

LoL, It wasn’t my fault! We now know where Samantha get’s it from🥰 I love you all so very much and appreciate knowing you are so real, good or bad, success or fail you bring us along ❤

Great recap. Aaron hope you feel better. Have a great week everyone. Hope our heat wave in Austin ends soon. Brutal summer so far.

We have drip and I can't agree more!!! I put a few new planters around my back patio recently and ran drip to them. My husband couldn't understand why I went to all the effort to do that. Well, it's one day of effort for HOURS of time saved and healthy plants later!

You are so adorable, I just loved when you assured us “ It’s not my fault” about the aqua pots. Wonder where Samantha got that saying from You have so helped me thru the last couple years. I so look forward to each new video. I’m 79, lost my. Husband of 59 years , my son has cancer and lives with me. he had spent 3.5 months in hosp. Yup your my. Happy place. Thank you

Laura I love all your videos. The Sunday videos are my favorite just for the banter between you and Aaron.

Good morning, Laura & Aaron ☕️ Another great recap. Looking forward to a followup with Greg & Chris🙌🏻I heard a stream of some sort…? How super awesome! Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈

Thanks to Hoselink for todays lovely recap. They tidy up the hose mess!

Skin Medica sales just sky rocketed after this video lol♥This really must work as I agree, your skin always looks radiant for being in the sun so much!

Yes to Hoselink! I have purchased three (so far) and gotten other family members to purchase them after seeing them on your videos! They are amazing! Glad Hoselink now offers the pipe/pole to install them on.

I really enjoyed the pond build!n It looks beautiful AND I I can't wait to see it all finished with the stone pathway and stone deck area!

I can't tell you how much i enjoy getting up early Sunday mornings and watching the recap videos. I enjoy my morning Mt Dew (cheers Aaron 🍻) and getting on with my day.

Great recap. I love your pond. You are great parents and it shows in how your children behave. We have let them play, explore, and learn while we are there to keep them safe. Your videos bring such joy and knowledge to so many of us. Thank you

It wasn't my fault! Laura said it in reference to the SuperPots. So we know where Samantha picked it up. 😂 Thanks for sharing ❤and see you next week ❤Peggy❤

If you were in a humid climate, it would not be cooler with your hair down lol.

I have said it in the past and now with the pond added you are creating a lifetime extravaganza of a garden, something I can only see in Philadelphia at Longwood Gardens, Thanks for letting me enjoy watching you create this masterpiece garden.

3:48 I love when Benjamin observes while his hands are on his hips; he looks like the safety inspector. 😂😊

Laura and Aron, you spoke of mosquitoes in the South Garden and you still have the pondless waterfall. After the pond was completed you saw how it attracted dragonflies and birds that eat mosquitoes. The pondless waterfall could do the same thing and both of the water features will also attract bats at night that help to eat those nasty bugs too! The South Garden may need the pondless waterfall.

Self watering pots do have their place. I was the horticulturist for the City of Rosemount MN. We had 60+ hanging planters and 45 large planters placed downtown and at several buildings. Watering those every day took ALL day for 1 employee including weekends. By switching all of those to self watering we were able to water the hanging baskets 2 to 3 days a week and the pots 1 to 2 days a week depending on temperature and rain. What a difference! It was the best decision for labor costs! 😁

Just imagine what a trail cam by the pond might reveal!

Morning Laura n Aaron the pond is absolutely gorgeous n all your gardens are so beautiful love how you let the kids help do things n you are so encouraging with them to do things

I freakin LOVE Aaron’s realistic points of view and wisdom!! (28:35-ish) Such a cool guy!! Thanks for sharing!❤

Terrific video as usual! Your parenting skills are spot on!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us all on GA!

I learned a fun fact a year ago about water. When streams come down mountains and meander left and right, this affects the charge of the water, and helps with aeration of course. And by charge of the water, I mean if the stream is bending one direction, the water gets charged positively, and when the stream bends the opposite direction, the water gets charged negatively. And it all has a balance.

Love the new benches, they look wonderful in the flower garden!! A great place for you to stop and rest Laura!! Love your show ❤

I have to defend the AuquaPots. We live in Northern Illinois and the AquaPots are a game changer for us. I have only watered/filled them once per week and they are thriving. I have them around our front door area that is challenging to reach with a hose and I LOVE them. I only have drip set up to our raised bed garden and a few containers in the backyard. There are benefits to both. We ❤️ AquaPots! I cannot wait to try the new light ones.

The pond has been so fun to watch come together. It looks amazing

We bought a hoselink for the front of the house this spring. After a few months we bought a second for the back. Love them! Thanks for the rec. Your pond is beautiful!

Even with the existing pond project I still do enjoy and look forward watching you plant anything in your garden and learning from your experience. I enjoy watching you and Aaron talk about the week too. People love this channel because you both are obviously kind, talented, hard working, great parents and sweet to each other. Your hard work has paid off and the both of you are able to create this amazing space for your family. Good on you!

Experience and exposure to hands on makes for very capable kids! Kudos!

Morning everyone 😊

What an incredible week you and your family had with big changes with finishing the pond area! And then all the garden maintenance which is vast even with your marvelous staff. So enjoyable to see you and Aaron siting down and have such fun making the recap video and passing along such great information!

I decided to bite the bullet and buy a hose link this Spring and it's been so so nice. I already want another one, or two lol. My husband has said several times how much he loves it.

I clutched my pearls at the price, but I was surprisingly comforted to hear you've been using a good sunscreen all along. It's always nice to find people you admire are taking care of themselves.

Couldn’t help but thinking how honored all the Pond experts felt collaborating with you guys! Think you are selling yourself a bit short 😉

Laura and Aaron you are both so refreshing to watch. You get along so well and your bantering back and forth cracks me up. Your marriage should be envied by many because your personalities are matched so well. I’ve loved watching your videos from the first video I watched. You explain things in plain English for us backyard gardeners. I do have a question or a favor to ask, could you please show a close up picture of Paul and Bethany in one of your up coming videos?

My husband hand dug a lily pond for me about 25 years ago. We've always had fish in it and never had a heater in it for them. I'm in Kansas so our winter temps can be as low as -10. We keep a water bubbler going so that the pond doesn't freeze over and some of our fish are over 15 years old. I didn't think that I could overwinter a tropical lily in it.

We have four Hoselinks and will never look back. They have changed our watering lives 🥰

Laura: "hair-brella" ☺️🤣🥰

People need to try out long sleeve sun shirts. They are so cool and you don’t need sunscreen all over your arms. So great.

It's so much fun watching you guys bust each other's chops!

I’m with you, Laura; my landscaper suggested we paint our fence and I said the same “then it’ll require RE-painting….the garden will hide it eventually.” I think he was disappointed 💁🏼‍♀️

I'm 76 years young 😉 and seen many family's....you two are the best parents l've ever seen. I agree with 99% of everything you say and do ❤ WTG ❤

I'm the same way about remembering the names of plants. When you love them, you just remember them. If I don't, I stick the plant tag in an area you can't see.

MOSQUITOES love standing water as Laura said --- that's why you will NEVER be bothered by them at DISNEY......Walt Disney was adamant about 'NO STANDING" water on his property --- it is ALWAYS MOVING.... a little known Blessing that most people never think of - cause we are not bothered by those nasty little mosquitoes. He was a true businessman that thought of the people.

You and Aaron are very gracious, especially with the explanation of the kids and the pond safety... I heard you and I truly know you two are on top of it. You didn't need to but thanks for addressing it, again. ❤️. Pond is beautiful, you all enjoy it.. Safely 😁🙌.

Funny story (to us, at least): my SIL in Austin bought some very expensive koi for a pre-existing koi pond at their new house, and a few days later saw a great blue heron standing out beside the pond, gulping them down one after another like a buffet smorgasboard!

You don't have to worry about mosquitoes as the dragonfly larvae and the fish will eat the mosquito larvae.

We have large rocks in our yard. We chiseled some rocks to make bird baths. Honey bees and birds love them. We use the hose and clean them every few days.

Thank you for all you do. And the opportunities that come with your friendship. A gift card is an amazing gift. Thank you

(You can call me Mary) Just wanted to comment on how well you and your Hubby work well together. It is VERY RARE these days to see a man and women (Husband and Wife) working TOGETHER like a well oiled machine. God has blessed you two! It really shows! My Husband and I are that special set as well! Keep loving, Living and always keep God first! THAT ALONE is what makes a great relationship!

3:07 my parents got me my first hoselink for my birthday in July. Game changer! They knew I had been wanting one for years from watching all of your videos, and I finally got one! It was the best birthday gift EVER!!!!❤❤❤

Good morning! 🌻🐝

Aaron, I am the Live Plant Specialist for my Home Depot (zone 8A). Of course, that also means that I'm the dead plant specialist, LOL. I purchased the Picture This app and have been generally very happy with it. Although I don't have a hort degree, I have years of gardening experience in the Southeast US.

Watching the whole project was amazing!!

Hoselink has been an absolute garden life changer!! To be able to have the hose put away sooo quickly makes watering a joy!

As I was watching you read the questions, I wanted to tell you all the answers you were unsure of!! I'm in my 3rd year of "Living the Aquascape Lifestyle"!!! It's an amazing journey, and you will love it! My pond is a couple of feet off my front porch. I wouldn't doubt you'll want one closer!! A cup of coffee and throwing food off the porch is the way to go!!! ❤❤❤❤

Dragonflies, which eat insects as adults, are a great control on the mosquito population. A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day. 12 ) Hundreds of dragonflies of different species will gather in swarms, either for feeding or migration. According to an article in Smithsonian magazine, dragonflies can eat from 30 up to hundreds of mosquitoes in a day, along with other insects. And this spring when we've had so much rain, it's great to see such a nice influx of dragonflies.

❤ pond >pool for chill aspect

I love your attitude with the kids. They learn soo much by watching you and you including them by explaining. It is soo important to kids attitude.

I have 4 Hoselink hoses because of your videos. They have changed my gardening life! Thank you!

I hv too Say Home made in a wood fire Veggies Pizzazz the Best, when U plan Ur outdoors Kitchen put in a fire burning box with Pizzazz Oven cooker on top, One Of Our Best decision in Our remodeling best Ever, Hubby's also built cooking half wall, smoker, grill, and yep overboard a flat griddle grill too yep 😊 we are the go to Families gathering house 😊 Grand kids are learning and enjoying cooking with Grand's, Wonderful Best choices Ever!! ❤😊

Good morning Laura! 🌿

Yes kids learn fast and the swimming skill is very important. They will be great little fish. Snorkeling and just a great place to cool off. I love the pond project and I am soooo excited for you guys and can’t wait to see the pond progression! ✌🏻🙏🏼❤️

I got a hoselink from your recommendation. My whole family uses it. It’s truly the most used and useful garden tool we have.

Great recap video. Everything was fantastic. Love the recap because sometimes I forget what happened that week and this is a fabulous reminder. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us. Appreciated.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

You guys rock! And crack me up! Thanks for taking us along for the ride! :)

Thank you for your comments about a pool vs a pond. I would love a pond for the exact same reasons Laura does. It's pretty year round. We have an inground pool & it's depressing 7 months out of the year seeing it covered. Thank you to Laura, Aaron, Greg & all the wonderful people who created this beautiful oasis. ❤

Still can’t get over the pond videos. Incredible!!!

I think these recaps are my favorite videos. I usually wonder some of the same things that others have asked.

Glad you said they are in swim lessons!!!!!!!!!! Yahoo!

“So far as to get a quote” to him saying he jokes about things is hilarious!