May is when the magic happens along the Texas Gulf Coast! It isn’t too hot yet, and garden plants are thriving and loving their lives. Join me for part 2 of the May Garden Tour as I focus on the full sun areas of the backyard gardens.
Backyard Garden
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So beautiful your garden is I have lots of gulf caterpillars all over my passion vine plants I love it.
Good morning neighbor! Lake Jackson here 😊 😮 the Woodpecker 😍 That Mexican Sunflower has such a stunning color 😍 I wish I had the room for it. I did get an Amistad and a Hot Lips this year, and they are doing great! And I am growing the Cuphea along with other different flowering plants from seed.. (my 1st time doing seed starting 😊) I need to get some Lantana. Does it grow fast? I thank you for sharing all the wonderful plants that grow so well here. I too have a Blue Chiffon! I had a firebush at my old house in Texas City. It was huge and covered in blooms for quite a long time! (7+ft × 5+ft) I should have brought some here, the new owner totally got rid of it 😢 Love all the beautiful color 😍 Thank you for sharing.
Isn’t it Tithonia wonderful?! If yours performs like mine here in Florida, it will flop over at some point, but I just have ceilings ready to pop in when it gets ready looking and it will continue all summer long. My butterflies second favorite flower are heirloom Red Pentas
How wide would you say one Mexican sunflower plant grows to? My seeds just arrived and after seeing your big area I'm wondering where I will put some.
Hi Crystal 🌷Absolutely beautiful garden 🪴 Are you seeing alot of hummingbirds in your backyard? My Cardinal Climber is getting tall, but no blooms yet. And my Mexican Sunflower, I just planted, so it had a white to go.
Good morning! Is it appropriate to pinch back the bloom stalks on porterweed when they seem to be done blooming?
For some reason, my tithonia never blooms until later in the summer every year! Thankfully it's usually in bloom in time for monarch migration! Hummers love it, too!
Hello Crystal, I'm in middle Georgia and I also grow several Salvia. I keep reading about shearing them back after the first flush. I'm curious if you do that. I tend to just deadhead. Have a lovely day, Deborah 😊
Greetings from Ireland, You have a beautiful garden, Its the bees knees. I have salvia amistad and salvia love and wishes growing in pots. They do ok when they are tall enough I place the pots up against the inside of the front wall and It looks like they are growing in the ground.
Your garden is beautiful🩵💛🩵💛
I have to admit, you've not only got a beautiful garden, but your plants are so healthy and vibrant! Also, you have a wonderful selection. Now, if we all had a few more acres, lol.
Adding stokes’ aster to my list! What a magical color.
Your videos are great and you really give a great narration on what specific plants you grow and why you have selected them etc.
Question: Do you ever bait for species of butterflies that prefer fruit or sap using very ripe fruit like peaches, bananas or watermelon? ( I know wasps can be a problem when doing this,) You can also spike the fruit with a little brandy or cognac.
Second have you ever tried setting up a dish or old birdbath of sand for the butterflies to “puddle in” to get nitrates for their eggs to develop and mature. There are videos on YouTube on this of course 😁
I love the variety of plants in your garden, just beautiful.
Love your yard, it's just beautiful. I lived in Dallas, Tx most of my life, and now we are in Southeast Georgia. I'm learning to deal with 🦌 deer and four-legged visitors eating my plants. So disappointing.
I can’t believe how massive and how full and early blooming the tithonia is in your garden! Best stand of this plant I’ve ever seen. Never seen it that big and so many blooms so early. You must be doing something special
I am watching your video and I am admiring your garden. I am wondering, where did you get your seeds for the Tithonus from. I would like to try growing them in my garden.