Life changes constantly same as the garden. beautiful, magical & peaceful plants.

@17m2garden

15 күн бұрын

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Howdy, Dominika! 👋Lovely garden tour. 😃 Your garden is full of color...all the shades of green, purple, etc...that's also color! Thank you for inviting us into your sweet enchanting space! 💕 See you next time!

I always enjoy your monthly tours. My container garden is more of a courtyard style. However, your knowledge of plants and what does well in container conditions is always so helpful. I look forward to your next video. ❤

@17m2garden

14 күн бұрын

Aww thank you for your kind comment, I'm very happy to hear that 🥰!

I like balcony tours with perennials, because you can see the effort and the talent of the owner to be able to overwinter or keep a plant, you exercise your patience , waiting a plant to recover and to bloom and the satisfaction is infinit bigger. I find your balcony fascinating, even if there is not blooming everything right now, plant lovers know what I mean. For the shade corner I have a fatsia japonica, it grows like crazy. About the hydrangeas, I am so frustrated because at the end of july I had to cut them , they were done. I wish they keep longer the blooms. Although I got in april 4 blue little hydrangeas as a present, 3 of them bloomed surprisly for a second time, not many flowers, not big, not blue , but still a big surprise. I wonder if it will happen again next year or it was only because they bloomed very early in april (forced) and they had enaugh time to recover. I see the leaves of your rose are are healthy, so that is encouraging. I couldn t keep roses and dahlias on my balcony. I have to repeat , I am sorry you didn t kept the geraniums, I know you wanted to try new plants, but.... they were absolutely gorgeaus. The favourites of july: acer palmatum, caladium, hedera helix gold heart. Have a wonderful day!💚🌴

My hydrangeas were later than usual too.

Yes, the last two weeks here, near Paris, have been beautiful. Cool and partly cloudy. Your garden is beautiful. Congrats on the blue hydrangeas. Beautiful caladiums. Impressed by how much fruit and vegetables you get. I would try wrapping the maple with "fairy lights" or "Christmas Lights" meaning a garland of LED lights for a tiny bit of warmth and good light for photosynthesis. Even if the lights are of no use, in winter they will look pretty from your living room. I am enjoying my zucchini and strawberry plants. Cheers.

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

It's a nice change, isn't it 🌥️? Thank you, trying to develop that vegetable part more and more! It's great that you also grow veggies, do you have them in the ground or in pots? I think that's a lovely idea with the lights, I usually hang them around Christmas because I have to run all the cables into the apartment to be able to turn them on, which isn't very convenient (solar-powered ones don't charge well enough in the shade 🫤)

@quicknumbercrunch8691

15 күн бұрын

@@17m2garden Have four zucchini plants in the ground and four in big pots. My neighbors are eating a lot of my zucchini. I am growing strawberries and basil in pots. I guess I think they are better protected from weeds and pests. So far so good.

Just gorgeous! I'm a hosta lover and your selections are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.🥰

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

Aww thanks so much! Which varieties do you grow in your garden 😍?

@aprilanywhere3879

16 күн бұрын

@@17m2gardenIn pots, Van Zyverden Minuteman, Cherry Berry (love the cherry colored flower stems with purple flowers). Every year I try a new hosta in ground, my last planting was El Nino(blue) but it's not looking so good. I will probably move it to a pot also. ☹️ I'm thinking my soil needs help.🤷

Your small balcony looks 10 times better than my 'real' garden😂 I think I'd rather have your balcony! One thing I guess you don't experience is slugs? I went to pick some lettuce outside after it rained here yesterday and the slugs were partying away merrily all over my beds 😲

@17m2garden

14 күн бұрын

Haha that's very kind of you 💚! Actually I have a TON of slugs, whenever I lift a pot there's at least 4-5 of them under each. I think they initially come with plants or compost and then they just stay on the balcony, so I try to handpick them whenever I see some.

Orange dream and Jordan are very fussy.. look at summer gold very similar but can take a lot more sun and wind 👍

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

That's so true! I hear that they do better when planted directly in the ground. Thank you for the idea, I'm thinking about adding another maple to my garden, so I'll definitely keep it in mind!

@Moonbase-jh6wn

16 күн бұрын

@@17m2garden I have 32 Japanese maples it’s my main passion

@Moonbase-jh6wn

16 күн бұрын

@@17m2garden I got 26 thousand likes and 2 thousand comments when I posted them in a gardening group on Facebook.. I was very grateful for all the lovely comments ❤️

@17m2garden

15 күн бұрын

@@Moonbase-jh6wn Oh wow that's truly impressive 😍👏🏻!

Beautiful container garden! Have you tried growing Astrantia, Geum, and Geranium in your garden? I think they will suit your taste.

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! These are all lovely! I've actually been eyeing some lovely Geums recently so I'm hoping to plant a couple of them this autumn!

Beautiful garden! I have a similar shady situation. I notice the you favor terracotta pots. Do your plants do better in Terracotta or is it a design decision?

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

Hi! Thank you very much! I actually made a video a couple of months ago diving a bit deeper into this topic ☺️ If you're interested in checking it out it's called "Plastic vs Terracotta & Why Am I Replacing My Larger Pots" .

@ROlson-dx2jc

16 күн бұрын

@@17m2garden Thank you!

Beautiful balcony garden! What do you do to save the hostas from being eaten by bugs ? Meanwhile my hostas in containers consist almost only of holes and the hostas in my garden are delicious food for slugs every year. Do you use anything special ?

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Most of my hostas are raised from the floor on upside-down placed pots, I also use pinecones as mulch in most of my containers and I have the impression that this is quite effective in deterring slugs because it is difficult for them to glide on pinecones! Other than that I handpick them whenever I see them.

I recently discovered your channel and I am enjoying your videos a lot. I have a container balcony garden in central Germany and I learn so much from you. In which country are you? Also I am very intrigued by caladiums but will I be able to grow them in Germany with all the cold and rainy weather we have or would it be better to try them at my other home on Crete where it is a lot warmer?

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

Hi! So glad to hear that you're enjoying my videos! I garden in France. You can totally grow Caladiums as well! Treat them similarly to other summer bulbs like Dahlias or Begonias. So either plant them indoors in March/April and move them outside when temperatures reach 15°C, or wait and plant them directly outside in May. They will go naturally dormant in the fall, so the tubers can be dug up and stored until next year ☺️! They can also be grown as house plants!

@kotsifou

16 күн бұрын

@@17m2garden Excellent!!! I'm so glad I can grow them in Germany. I'll follow your instructions. Thank you for your prompt response and I look forward to your future content!!!

Hi, Dominika! Do you deadhead your hydrangeas?

@17m2garden

14 күн бұрын

Hi! I don't deadhead those that bloom on old wood (in my garden that's macrophylla and serrata), even though you can technically prune or deadhead right after they are done blooming, I noticed that they bloom better if I just leave them alone 🌸

Where is your coleus ?

@17m2garden

16 күн бұрын

I left my seedlings outside on one warm spring day, and completely forgot to bring them indoors for the night, and unfortunately the temperature dropped below freezing that night....