Happy Friday! Friday just might be my favorite day of the week. I love that the week is winding down to a close and the weekend, with all its possibilities, is at hand. On today's episode of The Clueless Gardeners, we prepare our garden for spring.
Gardening is a family affair. It's very important for us to involve the children with choosing the plants and even planting them. They just love seeing our fruits and vegetables grow. They also love planting seeds and watching them sprout. There's nothing like getting your hands dirty when you are a kid!
In today's video, Ben plants my favorite rose, The Double Delight. It is the most magnificent rose to me because of its beautiful color (two-toned pink and white) as well as its amazingly sweet fragrance.
I would love to know... what is your favorite rose?
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13 comments:
Hi Jennifer, it's mid-morning and I have my cup of Japanese Sencha green tea here. I've been so busy this week that I've not checked in with your blog since Monday. Now, I have a real treat ahead of me as I watch your posts from this week. I love my quiet time, alone while I watch your posts. Thanks for all you do. Have a blessed weekend.
I think there is an app where you can take a photo of a leaf or flower and it tells you what it is.
I am going to try and find that because I am a relatively clueless gardener, too. :-)
Thanks for a pretty and peaceful video!
Hey Jennifer,
I love your clueless gardener videos because they make me realize that I am not alone in my gardening struggles. My husband and I like gardening and want to get better at it, but we too are completely clueless! I love going to Pike’s and picking out beautiful flowers and different vegetables and herbs. Even though we choose the “deer resistant” kinds, the deer still somehow manage to eat all of our hard work. My favorite flowers are blue hydrangeas. Unfortunately, those are also one of the deer’s favorite snacks! 😁
What fun! You and your family inspire me to finally get our garden started. My favorite roses are sterling roses. I think they're exquisite, and because they can be rare to find, so I think they're extra special. :) I also adore peonies in the spring and dahlias in the fall. We had very colorful dahlia arrangements at our wedding, so I love having dahlias on our kitchen table each fall.
Lovely video enjoyed seeing an American plant nursery(always love seeing the babies, my grandchildren growing so quickly I do miss the tinies! My favorite rose is Pierre de Ronsard.I hope this does not seem too forward but do you feed your garden soil with compost or something similar before you replant?Roses are particularly hungry.Best wishes from southern Australia x
It's always so much fun seeing Family Connoisseur in action and getting ready for a new season. I can't wait to see how your garden grows and Double Delight roses are my favorite due to their white and red-tipped flowers and their amazing scent. Our college president planted and would bring in roses regularly and that was how I learned about this variety. I also like the Rosa Mister Lincoln, a classic red rose with a wonderful fragrance. We don't have a garden in our yard, however we do have some pretty potted Italian Cypress trees on each side of our door leading out to the backyard. Covering the soil in the pot, to make it look pretty, we have grey river rock and spaced in between the rocks we have red and white flowers. It's simple and looks really nice. I'll try to add a photo with your hashtags on my Instagram account so you can see it. I think your idea of a designated pot for your blueberries is a spectacular idea (like I know what I'm talking about! I don't.). I look forward to seeing your blooming garden full of flowers and produce. It was interesting to watch the different gardening styles of your children. One daughter was barefooted with no garden gloves and your other daughter had gloves and shoes and socks. Although I'd be covered with gloves and shoes, I admire your eldest daughter enjoying the feel of the earth and digging right in. You've got a terrific family.
I love these videos! I'm kinda "clueless" myself when it comes to gardening but I believe zinnias are annuals (they don't come back) but your jasmine should make a comeback. Google on whether or not to cut it back to make for a fuller plant.
All your weeds have reminded me what is waiting for me in my backyard....YIKES! By the way, I discovered that Preen really helps with weeds (don't know if it is safe for edibles) as is cardboard under the mulch to help with the prevention of weeds.
My favourite roses are:
- "Margaret Merril", a floribunda rose;
- "Septer'd Isle", an English rose;
- "Felicité Perpétué", a rambling rose.
There are many book on gardening that eventually could be useful, but with a British citizen in the household... :-), I would suggest "How To Be a Gardner", by Alan Titchmarsh. I am sure your husband knows him.
Have a lovely weekend!
Greettings from Germany,
WR
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Hi Jennifer, I enjoyed this video. I live in Northern New York state,and it is still mostly winter here, but I am looking forward to spring. We are about to move into a new house that has raised garden boxes, so I can have a go at a garden of my own. I am about as clueless as you, but like you I am willing to try, enjoy the process, and (hopefully) learn from my mistakes. And if I get some fresh homegrown veggies and herbs in the process, so much the better!
A word of caution - One thing I have learned in my Oregon garden is that lemon balm, like mint, can be very explosive and take over, so I suggest keeping it in a pot rather than plant it into a bed. I had lemon balm for a couple of years, and I am not exaggerating, ten years later I still had lemon balm popping up in corners all over our yard (and the neighbors...)
Hello Jennifer, I'm a long-time flower and vegetable gardener. I had no expertise at all with berry plants. However, I love blueberries and planted two, each in a large pot. They've survived, but not produced many blueberries...just enough to feed the birds. It's only recently I've learned that you need each one of your two (you need at least two) blueberry plants, each a different variety for proper pollination. I added a third last year, one of those purported by the ads in gardening magazines to produce a continuous multitude of blueberries all on its own. Didn't produce as advertised and also didn't encourage my existing two blueberry bushes. I'll buy another two varieties this spring and see what happens. Do, however, enclose your blueberry bushes in bird-proof webbing, otherwise, the birds will get most. Also, Lemon Balm is lovely, but Ulrike Coulliette is correct that it's a thug, as is peppermint. Plant them only in pots. In my opinion, gardening is a fun and rewarding family (or individual) activity, except for the weeds. A gardener must, however, steel themself against Mother Nature not always cooperating. Just ask a farmer in flooded Nebraska.
I’m almost as clueless as you guys:) but you should see the amazing tomatoes I grew 2 years in a row! I bet you will get a ton out of that garden.
I love spring! Enjoying your posts, and videos. My favorite rose is Blue Girl hybrid tea rose...It smells delicious, with notes of lavender, rose, and lilac in a beautiful lavender color.
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