July Garden Update // How's It Growing?

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@DCT14 Күн бұрын

Laura, I’m loving this evolution of your garden space. You know, as I’m getting older, I have realized that things I once didn’t care for, I now love 😂. I think it’s more that I’m open to new and different things. Plus the world of social media exposes me to new things, which is how I met you! Thank you for your garden knowledge , your wit & humor and most importantly, your friendship! 🥰

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Hi Donna!!! I love seeing you here! You know, you have been a source of inspiration to me many times! The entire time we were putting pickets back I kept thinking of you and chuckling thinking back on our past picket discussions! 😂We are just two peas in a pod and I wish we lived closer! You’re a great friend! 🥰🥰

@annwoleben5439 2 күн бұрын

Love your garden! I appreciate your ideas and how you are always willing to make changes. Gardening is never static.

@pandorar1388 2 күн бұрын

Your garden is looking so beautiful! What an eye you have for landscape design. I have to tell you that ever since I first found your channel a couple of years ago, I can't drive by a house with a long driveway and garage like yours without visualizing how it COULD look if they would only turn it into a garden like you did. I had never seen anyone do this before and I just think it's brilliant! It makes me wish I had a long driveway to turn into a garden...and the new shed looks like it has always been there, it just fits right in, so pretty.

@gardengal26 2 күн бұрын

I did this too! Previous owners continued a concrete driveway into the backyard with red stone. We never parked there and it became a weed haven every year. About 5 years ago, I decided to remove the stone, add soil, and make a cottage garden out of it. One of the best decisions I ever made!

@user-rp6bb2fz6o 2 күн бұрын

The entire garden is so lovely. I can’t express how much I love the new doors and the entire transformation. You and Marc are such a wonderful team.

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

So nice Mary! I really appreciate your kindness and encouragement. Thank you! 😃💜

@suzannebartow6390 18 сағат бұрын

That's what is fun about the joy of gardening because many of us are always changing our garden. Without change is becomes just a yard.

@kenbresee9873 2 күн бұрын

My wife wants to tell you how much she loves your little garden! You do a fantastic job and have fun doing it! Love to hear you talk about all your plants KEEP UP THE FUN GARDENING

@thepottedplanter1184 2 күн бұрын

Your garden is beautiful. I love the curves you added, it really soften things.

@gina5827 2 күн бұрын

Your garden is beautiful as always. Love the new pavers. They do draw the eyes to those gorgeous doors. 😊

@nicholasryan5401 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful looking garden and containers, they are the bees knees.

@daiseegray9110 16 сағат бұрын

Laura your garden looks so beautiful. I’m constantly making changes to my garden. Love the changes 🌼🐝

@angelaengler2387 2 күн бұрын

I’m only a minute and a half into this video but I have to say how BEAUTIFUL your garden is! You must be so pleased Laura!!! You and your husband have made a wonderful garden❤️

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

How nice! Thank you so much Angela! 😃💜

@agnescarbone8257 2 күн бұрын

I think when you change your garden it turns out looking even better . GREAT JOB

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

I appreciate this so much. I had a piece of this video I edited out because it felt like a pity party. But a very nasty comment on here said “I’ve been following you a long time and you’ve removed all the charm” Totally uncalled for. You made me smile. Thank you! 💜😃

@peggy-ann1961 21 сағат бұрын

What a lovely transformation! I appreciate this transition video as that’s the way most of us are as gardeners! Your space is so welcoming, thank you so much! 🇨🇦👏🌸

@HowsItGrowing 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much! I agree! It can take years, but that’s the fun of it. 😃 always love to see my Canadian friends on here. Thanks for watching and Happy belated Canada Day! 🇨🇦🍁

@peggy-ann1961 11 сағат бұрын

@@HowsItGrowing Thanks and Happy Fourth of July ( tomorrow as I’m watching this) to you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@joannetullini6814 Күн бұрын

Everything looks good. So thankful for the soaking rains. More heat coming soon. Still enjoy your videos.

@eileenchang2173 Күн бұрын

Stunning garden ! I also love your sense of humour ! Squirrels , earwigs and boxwood caterpillars are active this year 😢 in my garden . Now I notice a bunny who dug a path underneath fence from the neighbours ! 😩🇨🇦

@beverlyasleson3321 2 күн бұрын

Everything looks great pavers do the trick ❤

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@denisesmith6359 2 күн бұрын

Everything is looking so lush and green. The pavers are a nice addition. As always, it is nice to see you. Have a good week

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Thank you Denise! Hope you have a great week too!!

@leshamonk9311 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful garden. Thanks for the video

@Joy-zp5lv Күн бұрын

It´s looking fantastic - not like an ex driveway at all. Well done! Your garden is so sweet - I love all the little details. Mine is totaly out of hand - it rains on and off and the mosquitoes are so bad - you can´t go out there - they will eat you alive. On Sunday I was brave - I can not even count all the bites. 🙄Happy gardening! Hugs from Germany 🤗

@charlottehawes4699 Күн бұрын

I just love your garden and all the changes you have made. I also love that thalictrum. I’ve tried to find one for several years now, but so far I haven’t found one. I saw it in a bouquet once and knew I had to have one! 😂 thanks for sharing your garden with us.

@TheBlacksheep777 2 күн бұрын

I’m excited about the watermelon!

@lindaa7183 Күн бұрын

I just wanted to thank you. In an older video, you showed how to use a conduit pipe to hold a hoselink. I am not handy and never knew how I would be able to mount a hoselink. I took a chance and purchased a hoselink, knowing I would try your pound a pipe technique, and it has been working great. Thank you for sharing it!

@HowsItGrowing 22 сағат бұрын

Oh this is so nice to hear!! It really works well! The one on my patio is mounted this way. I did mount the other to my fence because I wanted to raise it up some more. Very happy to hear you’re enjoying your Hoselink! 😃💜

@gardenfairygodmother1893 Күн бұрын

So much has changed in the garden since the Wine and Weeds tours, and all for the better. You are one of the most relatable gardeners here on YT with a beautiful garden. You should be so proud of what you have achieved . That watermelon plant better live after all that effort! My twins came home with a runner bean plant from school but them both succombed to a slug attack after being planted. Still have not lived down the deaths of last years sunflowers from school.😢

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Oh thank you so much for such nice feedback. It’s so appreciated! I feel like it’s an entirely different space now. So happy! Oh gosh! Those are high pressure situations 🤣 I fully understand. Last years marigold from 4th grade class did not survive. 🙈

@amyhoff1501 Күн бұрын

I have always been a big fan of your channel, your gardens are thriving, I love 💕 the echinacea with the downward petals so much , it’s my favorite, greetings from Massachusetts

@HowsItGrowing 17 сағат бұрын

Hello friend in MA! Thank you! I love where you live. I used to travel to MA for work quite often. Enjoy this beautiful garden season!!

@shelleyscarborough9171 2 күн бұрын

Everything is so beautiful! I love all the changes you have made...they inspire me!

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you! 💜💜

@gardengal26 2 күн бұрын

That was a fun video! I have many of the same plants as you, but you gave me a couple of new ideas. I have the yellow coreopsis and it glows during the golden hour, I love it! I’d like to find the pink. I agree with what you said about your garden changing. Gardens are always evolving and I used to settle for things, but not anymore. If I don’t quite like something, gotta change it. 💚😊

@nomadtraveler7081 7 сағат бұрын

Floret seeds very expensive but very beautiful

@2BitRanch Күн бұрын

Lol 🎉 floret seeds! I was sucked in too! I'm waiting for the fireworks and unicorn sparkles.... 🎉🎉

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

🤣🤣 My friend told me at that price he wants to hear them sing! 😂

@marylynnhaynes7558 2 күн бұрын

Looking good!

@madessajett4101 Күн бұрын

I had the American Dream Coreopsis, and it was beautiful, but I didn't like how much it reseeded- but as you mentioned it was easy to pull up.

@marianhintz9981 Күн бұрын

Your yard looks fantastic!!!❤

@krybastian2611 2 күн бұрын

Love it! So beautiful!

@virginiaramirez4214 2 күн бұрын

Absolutely beautiful garden 🌺 we are going to hit triple digits this week here in California 🥵

@beckyogas0619 2 күн бұрын

Longtime subscriber 😊you have the best garden design style 😊 it's always fun watching your videos 😊

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

I appreciate your support and kindness so much! Thank you! 😃💜

@td8866 Күн бұрын

Stunning garden! I would buy concrete pavers in the same size as the porcelain tile and glue them together using polyurethane glue. It would fortify the porcelain tiles and keep them from moving and cracking.

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you! 💜 I hear you, and that’s a really great idea! But, these are very heavy. They are intended for outdoor use, patios, walkways. No cracking potential even in snow or inclement temps. I was concerned about that and contacted the manufacturer directly.

@corinabecerra953 2 күн бұрын

Pretty 🌸

@mrykrysiak1375 Күн бұрын

Looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing ❤

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you for watching!! 😃

@jasminelouisefarrall 3 сағат бұрын

Beautiful 💓💓💓

@brucewayne-cn4vd 2 күн бұрын

Its not changing its improving!!

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Ahh! Yes! I like that! 😃💜

@summerofstacey6676 Күн бұрын

I completely understand your squirrel problems. They have taken out almost all of my sunflowers, some of them don’t even get to bloom. It’s so upsetting. And yet I keep planting sunflowers every year 😂😜👻🌻🌻🌻

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

😆😆 oh I fully understand!! One thing I’ve done that worked for me, I plant my seeds in a tray, let them grow a bit out of harms way, then plant them. It definitely helps save some!

@summerofstacey6676 Күн бұрын

@@HowsItGrowing oh no these are fully grown sunflowers. They climb up the stalk and bend it over, sometimes before the bloom has opened, other times they climb up and gnaw the blooms off. I have two shorts on my channel showing what they do. I’m still trying to get over it, even though we literally go through this every year. 🤪

@tammywinter9268 2 күн бұрын

Love your garden, it is very inviting…the potting shed doors look so nice. I have a hedge row of that moonbeam coreopsis, I never thought of trimming it back for more blooms, so I’m gonna try that this year…I have always liked the wispy foliage so never thought of cutting back…thank you for that..

@tammywinter9268 Күн бұрын

What is the cage extension on your raised bed garden, I like it.

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thanks Tammy!! Those are panels from greens fencing. I did have to modify them a bit to fit on top of the raised bed. It’s there to hopefully keep the bunnies out of my strawberries. The squirrels were already in. I may have to screen the top of it somehow.

@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica 2 күн бұрын

Your garden looks amazing!

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!! Have a great Summer!!

@kareharpies Күн бұрын

I like all the changes you made (except I do miss the garage-garden's charming cottage planting before the boxwoods made it so formal) and think every one of them is an improvement over how it was before.

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thanks! Certainly a lot of thought went into that big change. I know it’s very deceiving sometimes on videos, but that previous space was massive raised veggie beds that would never be able to bloom and thrive in the shade from above. Then just a long row of dahlias along a fence. When those weren’t in bloom it was an empty mass of dirt for 10 months. That’s a long time with emptiness. I actually don’t find the boxwoods formal in this setting. If a heavy concrete urn or statue was in the center, and different more structured plantings in between I think it would look much more formal. Thank you for watching!! I think it helps to explain the reasons behind things. Have a great week!!

@deniseb2571 Күн бұрын

Perfection 🤩

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃😃

@kimwilliams3088 2 күн бұрын

Hi Laura, I would love the color you used on the shed doors. It's beautiful. Thank You

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

💜💜 thanks so much Kim!! It’s “Inland” by Sherwin Williams.

@kmrolland67 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful! Does your town do garden tours? You should definitely be a part of it if so, and I would come!! Your garden is exquisite!!

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

This is so very nice! They do! And it’s an honor they have invited me to be a part of it the past few years. It falls on my sons Birthday every year and it’s so hard with the kids being small to navigate things like an open tour to public. One day when they are a bit bigger I’ll jump at the chance. 💜💜

@joydaniel597 2 күн бұрын

Hi may I know what happened to your Sugartip Rose of Sharon? I love that delicate pink bloom on those. Beautiful updates.

@user-rosesroses 2 күн бұрын

Nice

@user-pk5pj3wr5x 2 күн бұрын

I love your garden. I didn't see the bird houses do you still have them?

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Thank you! 💜 oh yes! The post bird house is still there. I did have another that was smaller a couple of years ago, and sadly it began to rot. I kept the roof in case we ever wanted to try and make a new one out of a composite material. The one by the greenhouse is vinyl material, and it never rots or has issues. Thank you for watching!!

@emkn1479 2 күн бұрын

Ok I need this hat! Looking for this exact thing for my XL head 😂 can you please share where you got it?

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 it’s a great hat! I got it from terrain! 😃💜 big noggin stamp of approval here! 😆

@Godisincontrol325 2 күн бұрын

😃🎉 Excellent I subscribed to your channel 🙏

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

Oh thank you so much! 😃 enjoy a beautiful week!

@Godisincontrol325 Күн бұрын

@@HowsItGrowing You're very Welcome 😁 Happy Growing 🙏🌱

@gardenloveinthemountains Күн бұрын

Hi…Love all your ideas and what your garden has become…Please tell me where you sourced the diamond trellises on your fence from? I need just 1…

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thanks so much! They were from Home Depot, they are still sold, but the manufacturer reduced the size of them quite a bit now. I bought one more not knowing this and it didn’t match up. I called them and they said the size was reduced to help with shipping costs from weight.

@yazmin444 2 күн бұрын

great garden I love your rabbits please let me know where you bought them thank you kindly. I garden in zone 8B Texas.

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I got one at Lowes. Another from Campania international and then the one in the galvanized tub I got at thf Philadelphia flower show.

@walkinginheavenlyplaces4103 2 күн бұрын

What's the name of beautiful evergreen trees on the back fence? Love your channel❤❤❤

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Those are Emerald Green Arborvitae. 💚💚

@judywhittlesey4010 2 күн бұрын

Ok, so when you move to England don't be surprised to find a stowaway in your bags! 🧚‍♂️ ME I'm loving everything and I want to seore of all; front, back, sides, even the nooks and crannies! Love to all, especially your mom and dad.🫂

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

🤣🤣 thank you so much Judy! You are more than welcome to come! xoxo

@Jessimac52 2 күн бұрын

Moving to England?

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

@@Jessimac52just a day dream. 😊

@judywhittlesey4010 2 күн бұрын

YES,A daydream to live in Laura 's garden and/ or England!@@Jessimac52

@catherinezornischenko-pr-bn9wo 9 сағат бұрын

What's wrong with changing ? I change my garden every year I think about it all winter long. Isn't that the beauty of gardening ? Keep up the good work your garden is Beautiful Keep up the good work. Personal Please yourself no 1 else

@HowsItGrowing 7 сағат бұрын

You are so spot on! Thanks for saying this! I feel the same. I think I got really bothered by a nasty comment. They said “you’re always changing everything. You have taken away all the charm” Of course I find that comment ridiculous and rude, but, I let it linger and bother me. Thank you for being kind! 💜

@stephanieberrocal8196 2 күн бұрын

Love all of your garden updates! Do you happen to have a source for that adorable Peter Rabbit garden statue?

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

I wish I did. I got it at the Philly flower show years ago. Saddest thing, the vendor selling it told me their shop had just burned down. 😢

@stephanieberrocal8196 2 күн бұрын

Ok thank you. 😢

@SydneyMykala 12 сағат бұрын

Where did you buy your pot cloches?

@HowsItGrowing 11 сағат бұрын

Those are rhubarb forcers, I think that’s what you’re asking about. They are by the amazing potter Peter Wakefieldhandmade.com

@lidiajimenez2728 2 күн бұрын

😊😊😊

@claudiaolalla4292 18 сағат бұрын

Hiya! Why do you have the little clay pots on the tall stakes?

@HowsItGrowing 15 сағат бұрын

Just decoration here. But, they can be used to trap earwigs which I should try. Fill with newspaper and they will collect in there apparently. Also they are used to cover lower stakes so you don’t poke your eye.

@miller4hats Күн бұрын

New sub here. Can you please tell where you got your cement rabbit eating a carrot?😮

@HowsItGrowing Күн бұрын

Thank you so much for subscribing! Isn’t he adorable!! I don’t have the best answer on where you could find him. I got him in person at the Philadelphia Flower Show a few years ago. What I can tell you is, it said his name is “Sir Henry” so you may be able to find him online. 💜🐰

@kerry4261 2 күн бұрын

Did you consider staggering the pavers? Just a thought.

@HowsItGrowing 2 күн бұрын

We did lay them out in a couple different patterns and straight looked the cleanest and less competing with everything else in the garden. Thank you so much for watching!

@kerry4261 2 күн бұрын

@@HowsItGrowing My pleasure - I enjoy your style!