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Thank you! No, I don't use any landscape fabric in my gardens, only compost and mulch. Landscape fabric is not very healthy for soil or plants so I avoid it entirely.

Thank you! I fertilize once per week from late May/early June through mid-September or so. I might miss a week here and there but not often. It has made a huge difference in how my annuals perform since I started fertilizing!

Thank you! I have also learned so much from other gardeners on CZcams! It made me want to post my own videos sharing my experiences 😊

Maybe I can recruit my sister to help me film that when she visits 😊

​@@laurelrosegardens6454 I'll definitely be your videographer! 😊

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I want to do more monoculture pots next year as well. I did more of that this year and am really enjoying it! 😊

Thank you! It depends on how much time/energy I have to get things done around hard frost time. I usually leave them out until they start going dormant. Sometimes I get them in the shed before they die back all the way and sometimes I can't get to it until later. If there is risk of temps getting below 15 degrees or so I do try to get them in the shed to keep the roots safe. They can probably take much lower temps but I prefer not to risk it.

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Awwww, I bet if they got to know you they would like you! 😆 I didn't have much luck until I grew supertunia vistas but even those need maintenace. Have you tried Petchoa/Supercal? Those have done well for me too.

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That is the Sweet Caroline Raven Sweet Potato Vine by Proven Winners. My favorite from my planters last summer so I had to grow it again!

Thank you! Most of my container plants I buy and I grow flowers from seed to plant in the garden beds. I dig up the canna rhizomes and elephant ear corms and overwinter those and a handful of annuals will survive as houseplants for me.

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Thank you! So far the beetles have not attacked either of those plants but you never know. It seems like they pick a different favorite to swarm every year. I have heard they release something like pheromones when they find something they like and that attracts more beetles to the plant. I don't plant sunpatiens anymore because they ALWAYS go after those.

Thank you! I wear gloves most of the time in the garden to avoid skin irritation as well 😊

I always get a little bummed this time of year because summer just feels so short. It's like we just got going and now we're already heading towards the end. I just have to remember to pause and savor it once in a while!

I have battled mites on that patch of echinacea before and treated them by continuous deadheading of affected blooms. I also lost one of the original plants to aster yellows a few years back. It was stunted and deformed while the others grew well so I pulled it out. The green blown-out look of the seed head is what worries me on that flower. Those plants self-seed prolifically and there are lots of new seedlings coming up constantly so I decided to pull it out just to be safe. I can't even tell one is missing now! 🙂

That is Little Lemon Solidago. At least, two of them are for sure. One was on clearance without a tag so I took a chance. 🙃

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Yes, it is called Noblessa Yarrow and it is amazing. Peter Cottontail is another similar variety if you can find that one. Phlox and Echinacea also have some nice white varieties if you don't have them yet. 😊

Yes! It will take me some time but it will be so nice to have more evergreens dotted along the fence.

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That is Kintzley's Ghost Honeysuckle and I planted it in 2019. It got big very fast. For 2 years I had a hanging basket on the laundry pole it is climbing but the 3rd year the basket got engulfed. I think any honeysuckle can get aphids but I suspect mine was stessed after several years of drought. The aphids don't seem as bad this year so I'm hopeful I can get rid of them. Bobo is a great plant and I've been very impressed by Opening Act so far! Thanks for watching, I appreciate it! 😊

I will be posting a quick tour where I talk about my fertilizing routine a bit more and show what I use. Plus at your suggestion I added on a little segment to show my hoses and connections. 😊 Stay tuned, it should go up soon!

I don't have any Boston or Kimberly Ferns. I used to have some Boston Ferns that I would overwinter as houseplants but they got too messy indoors. I've been wanting to do a statement fern in my shade containers again so maybe next year!

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I love love love coleus! Really all foliage plants in general because the are never without color. 😊

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Thank you! I'll be sure to share how I prep things in the fall! 😊

Amazing! It is fun to keep planting new containers once you get going! Thank you for watching 😊

@@lauriediekrager8332 Thank you! Most of the time I just cut the stalk so it's beliw the foliage and out of sight. Looks tidy and I don't have to bend down as far. 😂

@@laurelrosegardens6454 Totally agree. I'm SE MN technically zone 5A, but on a ridge so I plant for zone 4. I want my hosta to be full like yours. The flower spikes are beneficial to the birds and butterflies, so I cut them back after they fade but getting down to the ground disrupts the foliage. Thank you. Also, I would like to see you divide the giant ones.

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Sounds like you have a beautiful garden! Do your perennials live year round in the containers or do you plant them in the ground?

@@laurelrosegardens6454 My perennials stay in there containers all year, I don't have room for them in the flowerbeds.

What a blessing. Do you have a CZcams channel? I would love tonsee a tour of your garden and learn more about the variety of flowers and vegetables you have and how you care for them

@nicolasryan please see my message above above your garden. If you don't have a CZcams channel please start one.

Beautiful channel love your garden

They're so adorable!

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Woo hoo! Thanks for tuning in! ❤️

Ugh the mosquitoes are epic this year. The extremely mild winter we had started increasing their numbers then the cool and rainy spring and summer has caused a nightmare population boom. I think I'll end up buying a bug suit to survive. I want to enjoy the cool evenings outside still! My sister in Texas says people think mosquitos are bad down there but when she comes up here they're 10 times worse. Aren't we lucky!

Thank you! 😊 And hello from your Minnesota neighbor!

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