I don't think you and Aaron fully grasp how much your audience depends on your daily show of stability, enthusiasm and normalcy. It is so appreciated. (Notice how I didn't even mention all the joy that Russell also gives us!) Thanks for making the world a better place! 🙏 💐 💐 💐

I am NOT a gardener but I stumbled upon your channel several months ago and have become an avid viewer. Laura, your passion is contagious and your encouragement leads me to believe that I may be able to come up with some sort of garden this year! Last year I was paralysed with the gardening 'what ifs' but this year I'm filled with excitement and I owe that all to you. Thank you so much and keep spreading your passion and light - it's truly contagious!

I’ve been following for about 2 years now. My husband and I lost our baby when I was 20 weeks along in June 2021. I haven’t gardened anything since that happened. Today, that has changed. Thank you so so much for giving me that willpower again. Love y’all!

Perfect timing. I bought some of these pelleted seeds . I started a small cut flower garden last year after being inspired by your channel. My daughter is going to get married in July in our back yard and she wants me to grow the flowers (yikes...no pressure) Her colors are green and white. I'm going to start mine today...thank you for the reminder. I'm a 61 year old beginner , so I need all the help I can get! Thank you so much. Your channel has been I life saver in a world full of so much Chaos and uncertainty! Always can rely on "hi guys" and your love and knowledge....and the courage to try!

Ha ha goodnigh from Sydney Australia i always watch your videos before I go to bed!!

I would love to see follow up segments on these beautiful flowers in 3/6/9 month’s time, to show the harvest by types 1-4. Also, a segment when you transfer them to the soil, showing that process and the ground conditions. Thanks for all the great information. Give our regards to Russel and Cheddar!

Good morning! 🌻🐝

Good morning.. I woke up around 0630 and started my coffee and no sooner did I think " No garden answer video this morning?" I looked at my phone and there it was... I have errands to run before work but that had to wait until after the video and after my first sips of morning coffee before I could even get ready. Can't wait to see how beautiful these turn out.

Me: oh! Laura and Aaron posted a new video. Let me like it before I forget. OK now I can watch. I already know I’m gonna love your video, so I always make sure to like it before I even start watching it. 😆

I learned lisianthus focus on root growth for a good long while before above ground growth! & their seeds want to be really moist when germinating. I am growing every color from 5 different series this year! 🤪 (Crazy I know!) But I love them sooo much! They look like roses but last longer in a vase! I bought pelleted seed last year & luckily they germinated just fine for me again this year! I loved the picture of the apricot but the rain damaged those more. Surprisingly though, the white & purple "blue picotee" didn't get a lot of damage? Those were my favorite. They are soooo much more beautiful in real life! I'm so jealous of your lack of rain!

Good morning from Canada! -30c here but that’s not stopping me from ordering seeds and dahlia tubers!

Am I weird that I love these planting videos where I hear the crinkle of the bags and the crunching as you mix the soil? Sometimes you need to speed through that part, I understand. Today was a feast for my ears as well as my eyes 🤗 I can’t wait to see these plants in bloom as those flowers are gorgeous! Happy sprouting🌱🌱🌱🌱

Lizianthus are native to my North Texas-called “Texas Bluebells” where they grow naturally in prairie black gumbo soils along swales and creeks where the soil stays moist longer into summer. It’s always amazing to find these beautiful delicate blue flowers growing and blooming on blazing hot and dry summer days when everything else is crispy brown. As hard as these are to grow from seeds in controlled environments it’s seems unbelievable that’s they grow so well in terrible soils and in crowed prairie habitats. Nature is amazing.

Morning Everyone 💕

Good Morning from Massachusetts!! These flowers will be beautiful !! can't wait to see them!!

Good morning all have a blessed day

The olive tree looks amazing as the backdrop for this video!! 😍

GA saves the day as usual. I have been in hospital with the virus. I haven't been able to look at phone since before Christmas. Lots of joy to be had with catching up. Love you guys. I really mean it.

Hi Laura, my grandchildren and I planted 14 containers for the winter sowing method. We all had so much fun. Lots of laughter. A few containers were named “unknown “. Somehow the seed packets got mixed up. Hee. But overall they did great with the whole process. I’m looking forward to the seedlings sprouting so I can take pictures for everyone to see.

You bring joy to my life. Thank you!

Good morning, Laura☕️ The seed starting has begun! I got my Lupine in the water jugs done ✅ We’re expecting snow ❄️ Friday here in Boston. Good luck! Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈

So I have a funny story! My brother and Father got a huge grow light on a track. So they decided to use my brother old pool table. They pulled off the felt. Placed heat matt's and covered the whole top with seed trays with flower seeds and vegetables trays. One day my Dad is having coffee at my brother's house sitting in the kitchen with my sister in law when a knock came to the front door. When my sister in law answered it...it was a whole swat team! A neighbor had noticed the grow light from the basement window and reported my brother to the police. Who actually monitored his outside electrical box! My Father and brother had built up the sides with panels of aluminum foil boards to reflect the light within the pool table top. And they had a small fan running. Those two were so proud of their garden and some of the flowers were budding up. But from the window you couldn't tell what was growing but it did look like a large grow production area. Upon answering the door my sister in law was taken aback and her behavior caused my Father to come to rush to the door to see what had caused her reaction. It was and entire swat team and they surrounded the whole house. They had a warrant to search the house.... Needless to say when the furnace kicked on all you could smell was allsyum blooming all over the house. Needless to say they searched every inch of that house and was embraced to find their two months of surveillance was for nothing. It became a big joke in the neighborhood and rendered an apology from the police department on the news. That year town locals would drive by the house where my father and brother had really abundantly over planted my brother's yard and garden. We still joke with my brother when he starts his seeds and say, "better call the chief of police and tell him it's seed starting time!" They probably had a thousand plants that year. I mean you could shake hands with your neighbors from any window in that house. Small city block home plots! Those two bought tons of seed packets like you Laura and planted every seed! They even expanded it onto a table the length of the pool table on the side and just as wide not seen by the basement window. That light cost those two $400. The next year they decreased the size. But, boy oh boy it was like a jungle in the basement! Talk about embracing a police department local and the swat team from the city!!!!! But my sister in law was not amused with those two!!!! It was quite the ordeal!!! My Dad told them the pot was growing at the neighbors house don't let that old guy fool ya!!!! LOL They actually planted up his flower beds too....the neighborhood ate fresh vegetables that year and all had beautiful flowers up and down the street! Also they had dug up the whole back yard for vegetables!!!!!!!!!! It really was pretty amazing!!!! They had expanded into the abandoned alley and planted blackberries and raspberries....... They had created a little oases of a garden.... that over flowed through the neighborhood. You make me think of those two and that time when you start your seedlings! Then I call my brother and we laugh again over it. My sister in law even after all these years just rolls her eyes and says only you two!!!!!! ❤️🥰🌻

Absolutely love Lisianthus 🤩 I saw the Arena Blue Picotee in person at a nursery and it was stunning! I usually buy Lisianthus as plants but now you’ve got me thinking…😊 I just made my Johnny’s seed order last night 😭 Thanks for the great video 💚

I look forward to these videos and the joy they bring to this dreary time of the year. It is grey and cold outside and I am all comfortable watching Laura and Garden Answer. What a wonderful start to the day.

Good morning 🌅! From North Texas 👋

Good Morning!

I planted verbascum last year and they were so dainty and sweet in the flower bed.

The snow is absolutely beautiful.❤ A true winter wonderland. We've had zero snow in Ohio and dandelions popping up in our yards.🤦‍♀️ Can you update the merch store please and thank you? We need more colors of crew neck sweat shirts. Matching sweat pants would be pretty nice too.

the way this video ended really shows a gardeners nature. That “oh and one more thing” way about us 🤣 and of course we planted one more thing ♥️🤫✨

I blame you for my addiction to seed shopping. I’ve never had luck growing seeds, though I realize quite a few of my mistakes now. That said, we moved to a new house with 3 acres of landscaped yard and most of the flowerbeds are covered with decorative rock so there is a lot of potential for flower planting once I get my husband to move the rock. There are 5 beds ready for flowers and I pulled the black eyed Susan’s and white daisies simply because I”m not a yellow and white flower girl. I have a ton of Zinnia seeds in vibrant colors waiting to be planted but also several new poppies and cosmos and other fun flowers waiting to go in. Fingers crossed I manage to keep the seedlings healthy

Good evening 😊🤚🇵🇭 Russel is on top of the pot 😆🐈

Good morning, Laura. As a retired teacher and novice at seed starting I really appreciate how well organized and informative your planting lessons are. It gives me confidence to go forward with starting my plants from seed. Thanks!

Thank you for sharing this video Im in Ohio zone 6A and received seeds today finally starting. I enjoyed watching the sweet kitty in the background to,,,, I've adopted 6 feline family members here!!

You can "P.S." a hundred times a video and it is just a treat to watch! Here's to planting seeds, all!!!

You help me keep my 88 straight it can get overwhelming and my yard is smaller than yours so You give me courage THANK YOU West Coast Canada I'm in snow too Chilliwack BC

Good morning ☕🌄 🙏 ☺

Ive been seeing a lot of videos on Lisianthus, I’m not sure why I’ve never them before. But you inspired me to order them and try to grow them this season. THANK YOU!!!

Last year I showed a $5.00 packet of Lisianthus from Johnny’s. I was able to put 3 per cell in 18 cells. While all of the cells had germination, in the end there was only one sole survivor, that bloomed for me beautifully. I sowed the beginning of December and saw germination in 2 weeks. They grow so slowly you can never tell whether they are growing. However the roots are growing during that time. I planted them out around April first which was like a month before the last frost. They didn’t mind, however the temp never went below 23 degrees I made many different mistakes that eventually led to their death. Firstly, I am not good at remembering to water. The pots definitely dried out several times. One the leaves begin to wrinkle it’s beyond repair. I also sowed them in sterile soil with no nutrients, these were pots they stayed in for 5 months. When I planted them outside, 2 were dug up by rabbits and a third shriveled and died. The sole Lisianthus bloomed for me around august 1. It stayed colorful until around December 1. This is in 5b, WISCONSIN, by the way. It wasn’t bothered by high 20s frost. However I will not be doing it again! Haha

Lisianthus is one of my favorites to design with! You will have an amazing crop of great colors this year!

Aahhh you're killing me with seed starting lol I can't start yet. I have a cold frame. I have heat lamps in there that keep the temps above freezing. But too cool to germinate just yet. I wait until night temps stabilize to around 40° before starting seeds. So at least March before I can start. So yeah you're " killing me over here"😁

Awesome - started mine on Sunday!! LOVE this video!

You have the best equipment. So organized, and you make it look so easy!

I love these flowers since I have seen yours. They have that soft touch of looking like roses!

I enjoy your enthusiasm about getting seeds started early. My climate is opposite of yours with high humidity and lots of rain. I'm not sure these plants would enjoy our weather without some cover. Cosmos, zinnias and marigolds do well planted in the garden. Rabbits are a big problem for us and ate all but a few of my sunflowers last year. I put up a fence but the rabbits climbed over or squeezed under to eat my beloved sunflower seedlings.

Good morning everyone. We are expecting a few inches of snow here in Nebraska today and tonight and the wind is crazy. Planting seeds is so relaxing. Thank you for all of your help and advice, I really appreciate it with flowers. I'm good with veggies, but not so much with flowers.

I was just looking at Lisianthus and was on the fence about trying to plant them! I just bought a couple of packets...you make me buy all the things! 😆 I also bought some cosmos and zinnias...and snapdragons. 🤣

Is there anything more hopeful than a gardener and their seeds??! ❤️ Hopeful for germination… hopeful the plants put up with us until we can get them outside… hopeful to see a bloom or two… even finding hope for next time if they don’t work out, knowing we can look back at the errors and try again. I love that something so tiny can fill us with so much!

The olive tree in the background - making me chuckle remembering you eating it straight off the tree!

Russel is magic! 😯 how did he disappear like that? I knew he was different. 😁 ☮️💟

Thank you Laura, I'm so Excited for spring!!!

You are such a breath of fresh air to everyone. Thank you for your channel.

This is so exciting! We are expecting -35 windchills in MN today, so it does my heart good to see some flowers getting planted already! Thank you for your show.

We downsized in 2018 from 6 acres to a 1/2 acre. While I've done everything possible to love it here, there just isn't enough land. Watching you most every day has convinced me the old adage holds true to me, "you can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl". We are seriously looking to size up in land, down in house size. You've inspired me to live my dream while I can. Thanks, Laura!!

Timely video. I am all set to try these this year! Thank you!

I give you so much credit for planting this lisianthus, I did them last year and will never do them again, I got 3 plants that bloomed well after other things were over, and it was inside in window, I have 2plants overwintering under grow lights, and they look good, granted I am in Alaska and dumb me wanted a challenge, so best of luck, I will watch yours bloom on your channel 🤗

This is my favorite flower. Can’t wait to see them bloom. Love your videos and start my mornings with you every day. Thank you for sharing your family with us. Much love to you all

Laura, I’m so excited I just bought my first haul of seeds from baker creek heirloom seeds. You have inspired me to try seeding and growing my own plants instead of buy them all full grown. This will be my first time sowing seeds and I’d have to admit im a bit nervous, but watching your videos about how to sow seeds has giving me a bit more confidence. Wish me luck and if I successfully grow them I’ll take a picture and tag garden answers on Facebook!! Love your channel and thank you so much for all the info you provide!!

Your enthusiasm is so contagious Laura! I learned about pelleted seeds today. Your videos are full of “ garden nuggets of wisdom.”

Laura, your excitement and enthusiasm are absolutely contagious! I must have caught the bug from you because I've been setting up my grow lights and propagation area! All the while, I'm trying to resist the temptation of starting seeds early! 💚

Happy new year love! Thank you for keeping us winter busy " we need stuff to do till spring now. Yay " heated green house!!!

A long-time favorite. Thank you!

I ordered my first two varieties of Lisianthus last night! How exciting!!! Thanks for the tips. Snagged some vermiculite this morning. Ready to get my hands dirty. 😊 Gonna edit this to wish everyone a happy Floret seed day!

Was anyone else watching Russell like a hawk around that one pot? 😆😆

Morning from Arkansas!!

I purchased lisianthus plants last year and was successful growing them here in Zone 7B, North MS. I was encouraged when the plants formed new basal growth in the fall, but after seeing this video, that may not be a good thing! They may possibly survive our winter since I see them listed as hardy to Zone 8, especially if we don't have a freeze like we had in February 2021. I'm ordering more, just in case! I will wait until another less busy year to try starting from seed. I think you'll find the verbascum will be very easy. Mine bloomed the first summer, and they are hardy for us. They reseed, but not aggressively. I have grown Southern Charm and Snowy Spires; both were equally easy. I got a very late start with my seed last summer and they still bloomed for me in the late summer and fall. They also take well to transplanting.

Total agree with pre watering soil before hand.. so much better.

I think I will try these guys this year! Great video! Love your channel ❤

Laura, I just got an e-mail saying you and Aaron and Jenny and Jerry are all going to be at the Proven Winners Grand Garden Show on Mackinac Island! All of you together and only one state away! Oh to go to Michigan in August! Will so be looking forward to those videos! You all together again!

Watching you fill the seed trays reminds me of the actions I do when I’m making Italian focaccia bread!

These are so beautiful!! It looks like a cross between a poppy and a rose! I’m going to try to grow them myself!

Hard to believe these flowers need to get started in January. I was wondering if Lisianthus would do well in containers?

Super,Dankeschön...🕊

One of the things I love about GA posting in "real time" (i.e. not with a few week editing delay) is that y'all give me a good idea of what I should be doing right now too. Thanks a mill for helping me stay on track with you! Random question - do you ever feel guilty thinning out your plants? I can't bring myself to do it, the seeds have overcome so much just to bring some green into the world. Cheers from Galway! 🍀

The landscape is fantastic snow-covered! Lisianthus are so beautiful! We never planted from seeds. Very informative!

I just love how effortlessly you teach… it’s so clear that you are always learning, observing, and thinking through the intricate details of endless things. It’s so fun to watch you work so hard and enjoy what you do!

how fun is this!!! always amazing to see a tiny spec of something turn into beautiful plants and flowers!! you are inspiring me to try more seeds.. typically here in socal we can direct sow, and i've never had much luck with it... but i've turned a raised bed that's too shady now for veggies into a little nursery for cutting and seeds, so we'll see!! i love that you have so many spaces now to plant to your heart's content!! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤

It’s exciting!! I hope we can see some of these when they’ve bloomed this year 🙏🏼😊♥️

My dad grew these for years. He has been gone 3 years now and I miss seeing him in the green houses in the middle of all that color.

I just love that you do all of this in all your beautiful jewelry. I do too!

I love lisianthus

They are my depression pill. They get me thru this pandemic . Make me get up ,, get out for a walk and think spring. They are mental health heros

That apricot color one is really pretty! Can’t wait to see them grow!

Oooooo can't wait to see all those flowers. They looked gorgeous!

I’ve always wanted a cut garden, so hopefully, next year.

I started the verbascum last year and did have a couple smaller blooms so waiting for this years show, like my holly hocks that were show stoppers last year. Its a nice gift after two yr wait.

Wow! A wealth of information! You are always so comprehensive in a very tidy quick fashion; very easy to listen to!! Thank you!! 😋

Thank you for this. I bought the same seeds from Johnny's and now I know how to get them growing

Thank you for this! I loved your Lisianthus last year SO much that when I saw some at my local nursery early last summer I got all 3 colors they offered. Since then I've wondered about starting more from seed this year! I've had many adoring and curious compliments on them in my front yard!! I'm in 9b So.CA, and some haven't stopped blooming, even through our mild winter. I love them, even though I've felt much like a new mother with them! The "blue"(more royal purple color) gets the most swoony compliments, but surprisingly I love my "green" ones! They are the prettiest ivory white color with a soft lime green center. I also have "white", and they're so bright white they are beyond pristine! I didn't know about the various blooming times but this seems to explain why two plants slowed down at the end of summer, and the rest are still blooming. Thank you Laura! You always inspire me!

It's so much fun playing in the mud!! Your videos have really helped me with my gardening. Love seeing your cats helping you

"A lot of excitement yet to be had" !! YES!!

I'm adding a stop on my errand list today to get some seeds! I already posted on the buy nothing Facebook page a request for empty jugs. So slowly and on a much more modest scale, I'm looking forward to having pretty things in bloom too

I help do the flower arrangements for our church. I live on an acre in zone 6b. You have inspired me to plant a cut flower garden this year. It will be a labor of love for God, I can’t wait to spend time in my new garden. Pray for me, that I don’t mess it up too much. 🌸🌷🙏🏻

There's absolutely no need to make such a muddy mess when you can have a large low pan with water where you can submerge the seed trays to absorb water, no mess, no movement of seeds. But I absolutely agree on vermiculite or fine grit for topping them it makes it great for growth and monitoring of germination.

Oh Laura I'm so excited to see your Lisianthus grown this year! I'm motivated to get my seed studio cleaned up and organized to start some of my own! Thanks for sharing your tips and experience!

I agree about mixing soil and water before potting. Makes things so much easier! I like using a spoon to fill my pots and cells. It's so much more accurate than using my hands.

Russell is a scene stealer. 😁

Perfect timing, was thinking of seeding them today. Thanks for the tips as this is my first trial…

I, like others, am watching past videos. I seem to keep going back to 7/26/19 video: AMAZING ANNUAL TRANSFORMATION. :)

I ordered mine today! I'm going to try them. I ordered three different verities. So excited!!!

Thanks for the great information Laura. I didn’t know about the pelleted seed short shelf life. I have a few seeds that need to be replaced before planting time I guess. 🌸🌻🌺