Our gardens, homes and hobbies don't have to be perfect. They just have to be good enough for me - and yours just has to be good enough for you! Join me as I garden in Zone 5a (formerly 4b) in Southeastern Minnesota.
Our lot is only about 1/10 of an acre. I try to make the most of a small space and prioritize native perennials and gardening for not only myself but the creatures with whom I share the garden. Aside from native plants, I love growing tomatoes, hostas, dahlias and building patio ponds. I love to plan but rarely follow through - so if you like haphazard chaotic gardening with no pressure to make things perfect, you're in the right place!
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I clicked on the video because of the EARWIGS. I am also SE MN but not buying into the zone 5 as I live on a ridge top. Besides earwigs, I'm battling Japanese beetles. I'm using Captain Jacks organic spray and picking them off into dish soap twice a day. Ugh. Your garden looks nice.
That very odd quality of Jennifers wedding mine came out beautiful and large and full size. Maybe you need more hours of sunlight. I'm in western Pennsylvania.. zone 5B. I think you would get bigger blooms and better quality of plants if you use 5-7 gallon pots oer tuber.
You are probably right!! I will definitely be using larger pots plus LOTS of feed in the future...
You are hilarious 😂
@@afloareidaniel5197 haha thank you!
All this rain is revenge because we complained about the drought. But most of my plants are loving their lives this year and I'm not flooded so I can't complain. 😊 I love your little coleus pots too and the blue container with the elephant ear. Looking good!
@@laurelrosegardens6454 thank you so much! And I know - definitely need to be careful what I wish for. I am also glad for the rain, though, and fortunately I’m not flooded either. Whew!
Beautiful looking garden, its the bees knees.
@@nicholasryan5401 thank you!
Great your, I love your garden.
The pond looks pretty awesome 👍 yeah earwigs eat up my garden too. I try to keep debris clear especially after it rains
@@SuffolkSusie good call! I will definitely be more careful of all the mulch + rain in the future. Lesson learned 😅
Absolutely love it!!!
I live in zone 6a. If I plant mine in a plastic pot can I just bring pot and all inside to store for the winter?
I think that might work! I might try something similar this year. As long as it doesn’t get too moist or too dry they should be ok.
Love the bee slow-mo at the end 😊 It's nice to have a real spring for once, isn't it? It seems we are now getting as rain all the snow we didn't get this winter. Maybe some of last summer's rain too! Slug bait has worked for me but I read you should put it away from your tasty plants so it draws the snails away from the garden.
I agree! I was worried it would be a dry spring but all the rain has been so nice! Trying to appreciate it and not complain too much about the bugs 😊 I may have to try some slug bait - thanks!
You have a beautiful looking garden, Its the bees knees.
Thank you!!
Great tour I loved seeing everything.
Thank you!!
Really enjoyed the tour and your easy nature, but I did almost fall off my chair when you spun around the camera so quick!😂😂 Slow down girl!🤣😂 I love your Spiderwort and will be getting some now that I’ve seen a good view of it, it has a grassy texture which I love. Doesn’t look like slug damage to me, I don’t know but I don’t believe they take the whole leaf? Slugs I get usually just attack Hostas and you can usually see where they have chomped away half or so of the leaf, but I’m no expert! I have always used Slug Bait and it does the trick. Great video, loved the slow motion bumble bee view, such cute bums❤️ Brenda🇨🇦ZN4
Thanks Brenda! And i do definitely need to slow down a bit 😅… I agree though about the slugs. I will continue my investigation! 🤓🧐
I love it. how lovely to walk out the front door and be greeted by a beautiful garden. ........................................
Thanks! And I agree. I feel very fortunate 🤗
Ohhhh the animals are so cute ❤️
Don’t worry I definitely tripped while gawking instead of watching where I was going 😅
Great Video 🎉 Keep up the amazing work 😁🙏
Thank you!
@@goodenoughmn you're welcome 😁
A beautiful peaceful video - I loved it didn’t want to end.
Thank you!!!! 😊
Beautiful BeAuTiFuL BEAUTIFUL 😻 all of it!!
Kudos to mom😃👍
This woman is a hot beam of sunlight on my otherwise dreary life.
Keep us updated! 😂
Hell yeah brother
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I came for the garden and stayed for the cat! Both are lovely, just subscribed!
Thank you!!!
Hello from Edmonton, Alberta 🇨🇦 This is my first year seeding verbena bonariensis & mine are about the stage of yours. I was concerned that they wouldn’t mature & bloom bc they’re so small. I assume i don’t have to worry about it?
Hello fellow northern gardener! It’s likely they will mature and bloom during this growing season. Last year I also winter sowed verbena and got some great blooms! They were later in summer but still made it. Good luck!
OMG those daffodils!!!!!! Love 😍
I like the new borders and curves you did. I can’t believe how much your garden changed over the last couple of weeks!!! So different than down here
Thank you!!! It’s fun to watch everything wake up suddenly! Your yard is looking great too 😊
It’s like we’re related!!!! No front yard lawn 😂
Hi 👋 to your mom!
What kind of milkweed do you grow up there? I grow Swamp (Florida ecotype) and Aquatic.
I have a type that is also called “swamp” but I’ll have to see if it’s the same as yours. The type I started from seed is “butterfly weed” aka asclepias tuberosa. I haven’t had great luck growing it from seed before so I’m happy it’s taking off!
That red bud is beautiful 🤩 I want one! But they don’t grow where I live… North Florida but not this far south
They are one of my favorites. There’s one specifically developed for MN so obviously I am a fan 😁
Being in the southeast, zone 8A, it is interesting to see how different our growing seasons are. Redbuds and daffodils have been done for around a month. Although you have us beat on lilacs, which is something we can’t grow too well down here. Love your garden:)
It's wild how different some areas are! I'm often jealous of folks like you in warmer zones, but you're right - there are some pluses! Lilacs are some of my favorites, and I would miss them if I was somewhere warmer. Thanks for watching!
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Thank you for the tour. I always enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much!!
Always enjoy a good garden tour
Let the garden tour it was beautifully put together love that little cat so cute. Looking up at you such a wonderful display and a wonderful video you put together today.
Thank you!!! Thanks so much for watching. And he is a very cute cat. :)
Great video! Just found you and subscribed, love your laid back nature… kinda like me. I’m interested in the tall plant with purple blooms you referred to as ‘Honesty’? I can’t find any info on it, so wondering if I heard you correctly. Does it have another name? Thank you, Brenda 🇨🇦ZN4
Thanks for subscribing, Brenda! The plant is "honesty", also called "money plant" or "lunaria". I got the seeds in a flower seed swap. Here's some more info I found, if you're curious: plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lunaria-annua/
Good news…. I found it! Bad news… ZONE 5…Darn it!! Thank you so much for checking for me 👍
Some varieties don't like heat and some don't like cold. They blow out when not happy.
Sorry I know little about chickens 🐓 But it looked nice last year!
I like the asymmetric curves for your garden borders
Zone 5!!! I’m zone 10
You have double the zone!!! 🤣
Ratatouille Kitchen! 😄
Chào bạn rất vui đc làm quen bạn👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
Blueberries grow really well under evergreens, maybe you shoul try growing some under the tree!
Oh great idea! I have a couple of blueberry bushes I dug up that need a new home. Maybe I will try that...
Wait....is this a spoof on gardening? If not no offense meant. I'm just so confused. I did have this wild thought, you could grow everything in grow-bags, then you could move things around, daily, but only if this isn't some sort of Garden Catfish thing. I think I'm going to have to go back to your 1st garden video to get your style or goal.. Great video!
No offense taken! Not a spoof... I do actually garden and do a lot of projects, but in a very silly way. :)
@@goodenoughmn I think my confusion was because every video (with few exceptions) is super "YOU MUST DO IT THIS WAY OR YOUR PLANTS WILL DIE" - I'm sure you know what I mean. I do things in my garden (zone 7a/b New Jersey) that failed when I followed advice, and stuff that thrived when I broke the rules. I didn't expect to find someone like you, who isn't so uptight. I can only think of one other (The Impatient Gardener) who isn't uptight about gardening. Not to make this some long message - I just wanted to clarify that finding your videos was shocking to be so relatable, I guess I didn't believe it. Not a spoof- really damn cool. I've only been gardening in a real way 4 years - I don't know S*&^%. In fact I'm pretty sure I'm training a weed and not a clematis to go up the trellis.
@@erint2419 OMG that makes me so happy. That is *lit'rally* why I started making videos... I'm super imprecise, don't follow directions, and have learned SO MUCH and have so much fun. My goal is to remind people that for most of us, gardening is a hobby and it should be fun and it doesn't matter if you do it "right" or not. I hope you will stay in touch. ☺
@@goodenoughmn OK good, 'cus I'm pretty sure I came off as salty or high with my first comment. That's the thing right? Reminding ppl why we are out there doing this, sweating, nurturing little plants, dealing with bugs and all the crap - the behind the scenes of an Instagram post. I was caught unaware with genuine gardening- your videos. I've moved roses over and over, I've got another arbor in my front room for us to put together, my dining room is overtaken with dahlia tubers pre-sprouting, it's a glorious mess! Need some dahlias? Winter east coast days drove me to clicking away and adding to my cart- let me know. I'm feeling some shame at the idea I clutched my pearls! LOL. I can't wait to see how your garden grows- I'm really excited to find your video!
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😂I’m doing the same damn thing 😂 redoing the beds.
I do it almost every year!!! Can’t leave em alone. To be fair, I also rearrange my furniture nonstop 💁🏻♀️😅
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What?!?! Snow?!? In April… is that normal?
OMG YES. Haha. In 2020 it was 70* two days before Easter and then we got a foot of snow Easter Sunday. It happens pretty much every year. 😅
gravel fy is gonna be real hard to keep the weeds and grass out of. good luck! you're doing great tho!
Yes I used to have way more gravel and I have learned my lesson! Hoping by covering it with topsoil and then sod will solve some of those issues. But who knows!