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Hi Carlene, All the self-watering containers I got from Costco.ca. Some containers are also available at Lowes. You can check them out there. (These self watering containers are great for our Canadian winter. Hopefully, I can do a container video soon.) All the best.

Hi Margie, I think this past winter was also challenging for us too! Have a wonderful week! 💚🙏💚

That's awesome! Bobo is truly one of my absolute fav dwarf hydrangeas! Happy gardening!

Me too! Looks like I may see my Quick Fire blooms in another 1-2 weeks...my guess is mid-June. This is unusual for our zone 5. The earliest I have seen these in bloom is end of June. Our unusual summer-like sunny May is responsible. Happy gardening!

Oh no, could it be they are a little late? Some of my Bobos don't have buds yet. Hope they bloom for you soon.

Unfortunately there is not much I can do other than to go out with soap water in early morning and evening to tap and drown them in the soap water. I tried to bag that you can buy at the garden nursery to attract them but it doesn’t seem to work due to the small size of my garden. 😳😳😳 The bag attracts them and trap them inside. This may work if you have a larger garden and you set the bag far away from your plants…this way the beetles will be attracted to the “bag” and avoid your plants. Hope you find a better solution for you garden soon.

I do have some blooms on old wood on my Jangles. We had a few ice storms during our winter that killed most of the blooms on old wood for me as well. In addition, we has some late frost that killed the rest. Again, I was so busy and forgot to check the weather in spring..so I didn't get to cover them. I hope we get some blooms on old wood as our growing season is often too short for them to bloom on new wood for us.

Hi Kathy, I get the seeds from my plants. Every year they give me new Columbine blooms...which is very exciting! If you plant two different varieties close by they will cross-breed and give you new colours and blooms. Happy gardening!

Hi Jenny, Last year it bloomed a few weeks after my LL…I think near the mid-end of August. I actually don’t like this. Our season is too short to enjoy them. People in the south should them as they have longer growing season to enjoy.

Hi Jill, Here is what I use: 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp dish detergent 1/4 tsp vegetable oil 2 L water This will get those aphids to avoid the foliage of the roses. All the best!

@@TracysHomeGarden thanks! 🤗🌹

Thank you Gris! I will try that! The squirrels killed one of my two hydrangea seedlings that year.

Hi, No, all the hydrangea pots stay outside during the winter. :-)

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Hi Michelle, I may a spray using: 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp dish detergent 1/4 tsp vegetable oil 2 L water I usually hand pick them off my plants and use the spray above on them. This usually works on most plants like roses and etc. If this spray doesn't work then you can consider other methods. All the best!

No, I keep them outside without winter protection. If you are in zone 3-4, I would move them up against the wall of the house and make sure the planters are at least 16-18" wide. Large soil reservoir will give them the most protection. All the best JZ!

@@TracysHomeGarden Thank you Tracy! Happy gardening 👩🏻‍🌾! 💖

Thank you so kindly Karen! I would love some but sadly I don't have any room for new plant.

I will remind myself to do that on the next garden walkthrough. Thanks Mayra!

Thank you Beata! It would be great if a viewer who speaks Polish could help translate and send me the file. :-)

Hi Lucy, As long as the roots are ok the stems will grow back. You should try the scratch test to see if the branch is dead or not. If the stems are dead, cut and remove up to the point you see some green. All the best Lucy!

Hi Zoe, I usually cut them all the way back in late winter. Leaving 3" should also be ok. I would just wait...some summer blooming dianthus take a little longer to fill. Happy gardening!

Hi Judy, All hydrangeas have seeds and you can collect them in fall. You can sow them then or in late winter by surface sow them. All the best!

Thank you Kevin! I think the dead roses are eaten at the root level too! I found some holes around the base. I'm hoping new canes will come back and survive (like my William Morris last year). Fingers crossed as they are very precious DA roses.

@Tracy’s Home & Garden yes, it's voles they live roses, varigated loriapi, and iris here in Georgia. They just finished off one of my roses. I'm moving my roses to pots. You can put the roots in wire cages make sure the cages com up an inch above soil level.

@@TracysHomeGarden These guys are vegetarian and can decimate a garden

The Bloodgood maple grows 15-20 ft tall. I got it when it was 3 ft tall. It has now double in height in 6 years. :-)

Me too! The caterpillars ate many buds off my Eglantyne rose. :-(