Although this 59 second Wonder-How-To video is entitled “How To Grow And Care For Black-Eyed Susans”, it really only tells you how to water the newly-planted established plants thoroughly. According to the Wonder-How-To spokesperson, “It’s really important to reduce transplant shock by soaking perennials very well.”
You use a hose, preferably with a long nozzle attachment, that is producing a gentle stream of steadily trickling water. You water them from the top first then move the hose down to the base and let the water really soakd the root area. Leave it there for an half an hour if you can. That’s really all there is to it…
Here’s the real deal on pruning a rose bush. It’s easy! At least one Nick Federoff on Revver makes it looks easy, and he takes only 1 min and 43 seconds doing so. Maybe it’s the Rasputin beard that imparts a sense of confidence in the viewer.
Anyway, Nick calls roses “one of America’s most beloved plants.” Yeah, and the rest of the globe, too. But he cautions that if you want beautiful flowers in spring, summer and fall you are going to have to prune those bushes right.
Nick applies his “3 Point Rule” when pruning roses and they make a bunch of sense. ONE Cut it knee-high, which is about 12 to 16 or 18 inches.
TWO Put your hand palm upward and form a cup shape. That’s how you want the pruned rosebush to look, with three to five main branches cupped around a hollow. The knuckles represent buds, which should face outward like your knuckles. Cut away the excess internal growth to create the hollow, airy space where the new rosebush will thrive. THREE Prune the roses diagonally about a 1/4 inch above the outward facing bud.
Oh, Nick adds you should use a good bypass pruner, availabe at your local nursery or garden centre. ADDITIONAL POINT FROM ME: Wear gardening gloves when pruning roses.
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This video on “Choosing Annual Flowers” is full of more great tips from David Epstein of Growing Wisdom. This man really is full of lots of useful gardening knowledge and this video is certainly no exception. If you watch this video, you will find it to an excellent resource and of good production quality. The total time on this video is two minutes twenty-nine seconds. This video is highly recommended.
David begins by discussing annuals in general. Annuals are plants that you put in the ground every single year. They are a great way to add a splash of color to your garden all season long. Where perennials have a blooming time period, annuals bloom from the time you put them in all the way to the fall.
David spends the time in the video showing and discussing these annuals:
· Verbena – This annual is great in the sun. It trails off the containers.
· Petunia – this annual loves the sun but tolerates a little bit of drought as well. It will come right back from wilting when watered. You can let petunias run along the ground, put them in a container, or a hanging basket.
· Ageratum – This annual does well in the sun or part sun. It is a great border plant.
· Diascia – This annual is more of a trailer. It will not get very high and loves the full sun.
· Marigold – There are a great variety of marigolds available with a beautiful color selection of yellow, orange, or red.
· Alyssum – This annual is great for the border. It is very low growing and has a great smell.
· Geranium – This annual is very reliable and great for window boxes.
· New Guinea Impatiens – The foliage on this annual is often darker. This plant likes a little sun.
· African Daisy – This annual is great in the center of a container or along the border.
David points out that annuals require some care, although minimal. They need a little bit of feed. You also need to pinch them back through the year and deadhead them.
This video on “Reblooming Flowers” is presented by David Epstein of Growing Wisdom. In this video, David interviews Pam Spry of Weston Nurseries. This video is full of detailed examples of flowers that rebloom. The video is simple yet well done. The production is of good quality. It is excellent information for a beginning and possibly intermediate gardner. The total time of this video is two minutes twenty-six seconds.
If you watch this video, you will learn that there are plants that extend one season by having multiple seasons. If you cut the dead stuff off of these plants, then they will keep reblooming until frost.
Numerous examples were given in the video. They are:
· The Buddleia (also known as the Butterfly Bush) starts blooming in July with nice flower heads. After the flower heads turn brown, you trim them off and a new flower is formed. They have a wonderful fragrance and attract butterflies. This plant requires dry soil and a hot, sunny spot. Some of them even get up to six feet wide. If there is a cold winter, you can trim them up, and in the spring they will flush back up.
· Roses are another example. When the flower passes, you should trim it off and the bush will bloom again and again. Trim the plant if it gets too wide. This plant will bloom until frost.
· Hydrangea (Endless Summer variety) will bloom again and again, even after a cold winter.
· The Potentilla (Shrubby Cinquefril) is another example. This plant requires full sun and very dry soil (sandy soil). It will bloom all summer long under the right conditions.
This video is recommended for your viewing. It is a source of good, basic knowledge. If you watch this video, you will gain the knowledge base needed to have flowers blooming again and again.
Did you know that a lot of the fragrant foliage herbs and perennials have the greatest smell? Or, did you know that these same plants tolerate the dryer conditions because they were originally Mediterranean plants? These two facts are just two valuable bits of information you will learn if you watch this video on Wonderful Scented plants.
The expert being interviewed in this video is Wayne Muzitt from Western Nurseries. Wayne seems to certainly know what he is talking about. The total video time is two minutes twenty-seven seconds. This short video is nicely done and well worth your time. Production quality is good and you will get nice up close shots of the plants introduced in the video. You will certainly turn the video off having gained a plethora of new information on scented plants.
There were numerous wonderful scented plants discussed in this video. The first discussed was the Clethra. Wayne talked about both the Summersweet Ruby Spice (pink form of the Clethra) and Hummingbird (white form of the Clethra). Most Clethra’s (including the pink form) reach six to eight feet. However, the white form of the Clethra is frequently chosen for its more compact growing and smaller stature as it only reaches four or five feet in height. If you watch this video you will learn about the Buddleia (also known as the Butterfly Bush), which flowers all summer, the Summer Azalea, PJM Rhododendron, April Snow Rhododendron, and Caryopterus (Blue Mist Bluebeard). All of these plants and more are very fragrant and have their own distinct fragrance.
This video is highly recommended. It will definitely give you something to think about when you add new plants to your garden. Imagine smelling the wonderful smells of scented plants when you walk outside. The possibilities are endless. You should definitely watch this video.
This terrific video about rose gardening shows you how to get your roses bushes to bloom a second time by deadheading.
You’ll also get a great tip about using banana peels to add potassium to your rose bushes, and several other unique and interesting pieces of advice.