After 21 days of over 100-degree temperatures, it is time for a serious garden reality check. In this Working Wednesday Walkabout, we are tackling the harsh truth of extreme summer heat and making the tough decision to say "enough is enough" to struggling plants.
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Join me as we walk through the "stages of grief" that come with gardening in a historically hot El Niño year, and why it is perfectly okay to finally let go of the plants that just aren't thriving. We are doing a mini makeover to relieve some garden congestion by removing a fried Arborvitae and hard-pruning overgrown Pure Joy sedum so it can regenerate. I also need your design input on whether to prune a thriving Little Miss Figgy tree to create more negative space!
Plus, we’ll tidy up the squirrel-damaged cedar debris, retire some tired summer geraniums to the compost pile, and share a quick garden "Outfit of the Day" featuring a Zara top from a Parisian lost-luggage adventure.
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In This Video:
0:00 - Welcome & The "Enough is Enough" Theme
0:25 - Removing the Struggling Arborvitae & Hard-Pruning Pure Joy Sedum
3:00 - The "Stages of Grief" in Summer Gardening
5:00 - Design Question: Pruning the Little Miss Figgy Tree?
6:30 - Re-styling Pots for Less Congestion & Protecting Boxwood
9:19 - Garden OOTD: Zara, Esprit, & Linen Pants
11:28 - Mini Makeover Reveal & Shop Your Garden Topiaries
17:25 - Retiring Tired Geraniums & Cleaning Up Squirrel Damage
22:33 - Garden Inspiration: Quotes from Wendell Berry & Oscar Wilde
Quotes of the Day:
"The forest does not withhold itself from death. What it gives up, it takes back." – Wendell Berry
"I have got to make everything that has happened to me good for me." – Oscar Wilde
If you enjoyed hanging out in the garden today, please hit the like button, subscribe, and let me know your thoughts on the fig tree in the comments! Fall is on the horizon, and we can do hard things.
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