1 00:00:02,799 --> 00:00:06,400 Happy New Year, coming to you from Studio A. Here at proven Winners 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:11,080 Color Choice Shrubs. It's time for the Gardening Simplified Show. We're going to 3 00:00:11,199 --> 00:00:19,440 establish a resolution constitution for you this year on today's show with Stacey Hervella, 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:25,239 Me, Rick Weist, and our engineer and producer Adrianna Robinson. Happy new 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,320 Year to both of you and here we go. This is going to be 6 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:34,439 fun resolutions, not from us, from you, and we thank you very 7 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,320 mulch. I loved the first resolution right off the top Stacy from Anne. 8 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,039 She says, Happy New Year. I'm in six B and have been gardening 9 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:47,280 for thirty plus years. My new year's resolution is to start a cut flower 10 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:53,880 garden. I've felt guilty for cutting flowers to bring them indoors to enjoy no 11 00:00:54,039 --> 00:00:58,000 more. Well, I think that's a great resolution. I think that it's 12 00:00:58,039 --> 00:01:00,920 just as important to stop feeling guilty about stuff you're cutting, as well as 13 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:06,319 giving yourself a place to you know, cut other stuff. But cut flowers 14 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:10,120 are the fastest growing segment in agriculture right now. Cut flower growers, and 15 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,599 I think we've said it on the show before, it's the ultimate luxury to 16 00:01:12,599 --> 00:01:17,519 be able to go into your own backyard and pick a fabulous bouquet. So 17 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:19,120 kudos, Ann. I can't wait to hear how that turns out. Good 18 00:01:19,159 --> 00:01:23,359 work, Anne, and I love this one from Nadine. She says, 19 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,159 my name is Nadine. I am from Belgium, Flanders. I was in 20 00:01:26,239 --> 00:01:32,079 Holland this past year. I wish I would across the border into Belgium. 21 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,920 What a wonderful place. Nadine says. I am a blind gardener. My 22 00:01:37,079 --> 00:01:42,400 resolution for next year is to sew more flowers and hopefully succeed. Kudos to 23 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,959 you, Nadine. Way to go. Yeah, that's a really interesting situation. 24 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,000 I'm wondering what she's going to plan. We'd like to hear from you 25 00:01:49,079 --> 00:01:53,439 again, Nadine. That's fantastic. Also, you know, it was interesting 26 00:01:53,519 --> 00:01:59,680 to me. A lot of the resolutions related to something that I bemoaned last 27 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:05,319 year and I'm working on and have resolved, and that is irrigation and drip 28 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,919 irrigation. Althea says, my resolution is to learn how to lay drip irrigation. 29 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:14,240 I'm so overwhelmed and clueless it actually scares me. But I know if 30 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,639 I plan to be a successful gardener, I have to learn and it'd be 31 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,719 great if you guys speak on this topic. Cecilia says the same thing twenty 32 00:02:21,759 --> 00:02:25,319 twenty four. Resolution is all about garden beds and pots have to be on 33 00:02:25,719 --> 00:02:32,919 drip before I plant anything, and Carol Rose says the same. One resolution 34 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:39,199 is to follow my plans and then install drip irrigation. Well, you can't 35 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,919 argue with that. I have had drip irrigation before, and for me that's 36 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,599 the ultimate luxury. Because I do not enjoy watering my garden. I enjoy 37 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,199 the results of a well watered garden. It's kind of like cleaning your house, 38 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,840 you know. I don't like the process of cleaning. I like that 39 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:55,360 it's clean. Similarly, I like plants that look watered and healthy, but 40 00:02:55,439 --> 00:03:00,280 I do not personally enjoy watering. I'd rather weed than water. And so 41 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:04,159 I've had a garden under irrigation and it is fantastic. You just you do 42 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,639 nothing and you get all the credit, and you know, and it uses 43 00:03:07,719 --> 00:03:10,639 less water because it's a very low water emission. So it sounds like it's 44 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,840 a resolution for a lot of people to get away from those kinky hoses and 45 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:22,000 install some drip irrigation. I love this one from Brandon, I've got to 46 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,879 share this here a minute, Brandon says. My resolution, which started about 47 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:29,960 a month ago, is to make and throw more seed bombs out of my 48 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:36,280 car window on highways and interstates. It sounds a little dangerous, but every 49 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,840 winter I make seed bombs with native prairie plants to make these areas a little 50 00:03:39,879 --> 00:03:45,280 more attractive, mostly to help out with insects, birds, and small mammals. 51 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:49,240 I take care not to throw them in mown areas or areas that are 52 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:54,120 adjacent to farmland to avoid spreading them into crops. But he's doing more of 53 00:03:54,159 --> 00:03:59,599 that this winter, and his sore shoulder is there to prove it. I 54 00:03:59,759 --> 00:04:03,080 like that few seeds germinate and survive to maturity. But when you see something 55 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,759 you've planted a couple of years prior, puts a smile on your face. 56 00:04:05,759 --> 00:04:13,759 Happy New Year from your southern Hoosier neighbor in Indianapolis, Brandon. That is 57 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,680 not a resolution. That is a revolution. Wow. Yeah, Brandon's an 58 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:24,000 MVP Most Valuable Planter. Ah, So way to go, Brandon. I 59 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:30,639 love I love that resolution. Lisa is going to continue resolutions from last year 60 00:04:30,959 --> 00:04:35,360 to continue digging in trench edging around garden beds now. Of course, last 61 00:04:35,439 --> 00:04:40,439 year we discussed the topic of edging, and I'm doing more of that too, 62 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:46,279 that trench edging along grassy area. So it sounds like some people are 63 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:50,040 looking at edging as a resolution also, well, hopefully we inspired them. 64 00:04:50,079 --> 00:04:54,120 But it is a nice thing to have an edged garden, especially if it's 65 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,639 a low maintenance edge. Exactly if there is such a thing to live, 66 00:04:58,399 --> 00:05:02,839 if there's such a thing, here's a limb a rick for all these resolutions 67 00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:06,279 that you've sent us, and again, thank you very much. You can 68 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:11,439 find us on Instagram, of course YouTube if you watch us on YouTube, 69 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:15,879 our website Gardeningsimplified on air dot com. All right, here it goes. 70 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:21,480 I keep my expectations on a tether and keep my eye on changing weather no 71 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:27,000 matter how it goes. The consolation, I suppose is that we're all in 72 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,199 this together, and that's very true. So go ahead, stick your neck 73 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,160 out. No room here for self doubt. And so to improve, we 74 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:40,879 resolve our garden skills to evolve and our dreams to grow and sprout. So 75 00:05:40,959 --> 00:05:45,199 that's the first lima rick for twenty twenty five. That's delightful. Thank you, 76 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,920 Thank you very much. All right, Don says Happy New Year to 77 00:05:47,959 --> 00:05:51,319 both of you, looking forward to another year of gardening with you for twenty 78 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,759 twenty four. I want to bring my garden plans with me when I purchase 79 00:05:56,879 --> 00:06:01,600 new plants. Now. I have seen this also from other folks who jumped 80 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,959 in on the resolution thing, and that is this year, I'm going to 81 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:09,839 have a plan, and then I'm gonna stick to the plan. But the 82 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,600 issue is, in spring, we get so inspired. We walk into the 83 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,399 greenhouse or the garden center. Everything looks good. It's kind of like going 84 00:06:16,439 --> 00:06:20,800 to the buffet when you're hungry. Right, Yeah, that's exactly right. 85 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,519 And then you overdo it. All those good intentions go out the window and 86 00:06:24,519 --> 00:06:26,759 you say, oh, but there's this. I didn't expect to see this 87 00:06:26,759 --> 00:06:30,160 this year. And then next thing you know, you're at home trying to 88 00:06:30,199 --> 00:06:31,319 sort it all out, which is a great feeling. I love that. 89 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,439 Personally, I'm all for it. Oh, we're part of the problem too. 90 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,439 And plants on trial, I mean, we talk about fabulous plant It's 91 00:06:38,439 --> 00:06:41,839 true that we'd love to have you put in your garden, and then before 92 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:45,160 you know it, you're walking around in the yard with a shovel in one 93 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:47,079 hand, a plant in the other and trying to figure out where you're going 94 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,839 to put it. But that is, of course, you know, and 95 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:56,879 I'm not so sure. I'm not so sure that that is a resolution you 96 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,959 can keep. Well, you can try, if that's what you really want 97 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,920 to do, But I think that takes out a lot of the fun of 98 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,240 going to the garden center. You know, It's like, does anyone go 99 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,759 to Costco with a list and only get what's on their list? No, 100 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,319 never happens. It should we should have the same freedom at the garden center 101 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,959 as well. You've got a jumbo pack of everything from Wendy Rick, the 102 00:07:16,079 --> 00:07:19,839 Mulchman, Vice more Power Rick, you get the reference. Yes, Tim 103 00:07:19,879 --> 00:07:25,240 Allen right made me laugh. I have a resolution to redo the west bed 104 00:07:25,279 --> 00:07:30,000 and some hardscape projects that I've been talking about for years. But what I 105 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,480 loved here from Wendy is she said one other thing. I love Stacy's pins 106 00:07:33,519 --> 00:07:38,439 she wears. I think they were her grandmother's. Can she do a piece 107 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,519 on them, even if it's only online since it's not gardening. The one 108 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,720 she had on today was beautiful, Happy New Year, love your show. 109 00:07:45,839 --> 00:07:47,920 Ah, that's so nice. Thank you. Wendy. Yeah, maybe an 110 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:53,639 Instagram post. Yeah, maybe we'll do an Instagram post of some of Grandma's 111 00:07:53,839 --> 00:07:57,079 holiday jewelry. Even though the holidays are over, I have a bunch of 112 00:07:57,079 --> 00:08:01,720 it, so it's not all holiday themes. Great, right, Jack, 113 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:07,639 or maybe it's Jacques. I don't know it's spelled jac How would I pronounce 114 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,920 that? I don't want to mess it up for you, Jack or Jacques. 115 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:13,319 I think if it sounds like it's short for Jacqueline. Oh you know, 116 00:08:13,319 --> 00:08:16,920 because if it was just like the man's name, Jack would probably if 117 00:08:16,199 --> 00:08:20,560 who knows, So we'll go with that, Shack. I resolved to remove 118 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:26,800 all the weed barrier fabric installed by the previous owner in my flower beds, 119 00:08:26,319 --> 00:08:31,720 utilize all the cardboard I've been saving in the garage to sheet mulch to improve 120 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,120 the soil Stacey. I put that one in there for you. Oh, 121 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:39,639 thank you, And I appreciate you doing that, because you know, it's 122 00:08:39,639 --> 00:08:41,720 one of those things. I can rant on this all day, but it 123 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,840 sounds like a good idea, It sounds like it should be helpful. But 124 00:08:45,879 --> 00:08:48,879 any gardener who has ever had to deal with it, whether it was a 125 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:52,879 previous well intentioned gardener or a previous well intentioned version of their own self. 126 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,840 It's a nightmare to try to get it out and it's not even effective. 127 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,399 It doesn't even really keep the weeds down. So it's lose lose. There 128 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:05,600 you go, so sorry, And Jones says, simply, I want to 129 00:09:05,639 --> 00:09:09,600 buy less and divide more, divide and conquer. You know, have you 130 00:09:09,639 --> 00:09:13,000 ever heard about a perennial exchange? Oh, yeah, yeah, they It's 131 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,159 such a great idea. You get together with a bunch of other people in 132 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,039 your community or town, friends, whatever, and you just divide and swat 133 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,679 perennials. And that's a great way to expand your plant palette. And I've 134 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,399 thought of organizing one myself. It is great, It is great. And 135 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:35,639 we also got resolutions from people interested in a topic that I touched on in 136 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,320 a previous show, and that is layering. There's different types of layering that 137 00:09:39,399 --> 00:09:45,279 you can do for propagation, but also layering as it relates to establishing and 138 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:50,399 planting your garden and combining plants together. And I appreciate and love that. 139 00:09:50,759 --> 00:09:54,360 Let's see, it was Meghan in Rhode Island, So thank you Meghan. 140 00:09:54,399 --> 00:09:58,759 And yes it's on the agenda and upcoming show this year on The Gardening Simplified 141 00:09:58,759 --> 00:10:03,919 Show to talk about layering. We're gonna handle more resolutions a little later in 142 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:09,000 the show. But next up plants on trial. Let's see what Stacy's gonna 143 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,759 roll out first for twenty twenty four. That's next here on The Gardening Simplified 144 00:10:13,799 --> 00:10:22,399 Show. Proven Winner's Colored Choice Shrubs cares about your success in the garden. 145 00:10:22,639 --> 00:10:26,039 That's why we trial and test all of our shrubs for eight to ten years, 146 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,720 making sure they outperform everything else on the market. Look for them and 147 00:10:30,799 --> 00:10:37,720 the distinctive white container at your local garden center. Creating's Gardening Fronts and welcome 148 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,440 back to the Gardening Simplified Show. The first one of twenty twenty four. 149 00:10:41,879 --> 00:10:43,480 And since it's a new year, I thought it would be the perfect time 150 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:46,480 to talk about a new plant. I like that. You know, every 151 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:52,279 year proven Winter's Colored Choice Shrubs we have anywhere from twenty five to thirty five 152 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,480 new varieties coming onto the market every year. Now, that does sound overwhelming, 153 00:10:56,519 --> 00:10:58,559 but we like to say they're not just new, they're better because even 154 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,600 though they are really pretty, and you couldn't be blamed for thinking that, 155 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:07,679 we introduce something simply because it was beautiful. There actually is another reason behind 156 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,240 everything that we introduce, whether it's that it's you know, doesn't produce seed 157 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:16,399 and get invasive. It's a native alternative to an invasive plant, it has 158 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,519 a better habit, a new color. We look for all of these different 159 00:11:18,519 --> 00:11:22,879 features and ideally more than one, and that's how we determine whether a plant 160 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,039 is worth introduction if it meets all of those qualities after our trial and testing 161 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,799 process. So, I know a lot of people think, oh my gosh, 162 00:11:30,799 --> 00:11:31,799 more new plants. What am I going to do? There's so many, 163 00:11:33,639 --> 00:11:37,799 But it's like an upgrade or an update on your cell phone. That's 164 00:11:37,919 --> 00:11:41,320 kind of what it's like. Well constantly it is. It is. And 165 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,919 you know when people when people often say like, oh, more new plants, 166 00:11:45,159 --> 00:11:46,879 why, it's like, well, do you say that about your phone? 167 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:50,360 You want your phone and just like stay stuck in two thousand and five 168 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:54,799 and not do all the cool stuff it can do and have a great camera 169 00:11:54,919 --> 00:11:58,799 and all the helpful things. No, you like, welcome that in other 170 00:11:58,879 --> 00:12:01,320 aspects, but with plants, some people just want the same old sable and 171 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,600 if so, well, then the show probably isn't for them. So, 172 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:09,879 but there's always new plants. And the one that I am covering today is 173 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:15,960 juiced orange jessamine. Wow, and you're going to have to explain to me, 174 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:20,879 Stacy, why is it jessmine and not jasmine? Right? I'm glad 175 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:22,720 you asked that because I'm sure a lot of people are thinking, like, 176 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,480 wait, did I hear that? Right? Did she say jasmine? Because 177 00:12:24,519 --> 00:12:26,759 it didn't sound like it, but it kind of sounded like it. So 178 00:12:28,279 --> 00:12:31,000 this plant is a cesstrum. That is the scientific name C E S T 179 00:12:31,159 --> 00:12:37,120 R U M. And the common name is indeed jessamine j E S S 180 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,679 A M I N E. So not jasmine jessamine. And no, I 181 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,759 don't actually know where that name comes from. To you. I did a 182 00:12:45,759 --> 00:12:52,519 little research and it said jessmine and jasmine are used interchangeably. They had here 183 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:58,360 you go, Joint Resolution number five thirty four that established South Carolina State Flower 184 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:05,200 in nineteen twenty four and described it as Carolina jessamine. So I guess it 185 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:11,720 is interchangeable. Oh, interesting, because the plants certainly are not exactly. 186 00:13:11,799 --> 00:13:16,559 If you grow juice orange jessamine expecting a jasmine, you're gonna have a really 187 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,360 cool plant, but you're probably gonna be disappointed number one, because it's not 188 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:22,679 fragrant. And so that's one of the biggest issues is that this is not 189 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,879 a fragrant plant. It looks like it should be, but it actually is 190 00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:30,960 not. But let me give you sort of a taste of what it looks 191 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,720 like. So it is a compact shrum where it is four to five feet 192 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:39,759 tall and three to four feet wide, so much smaller than the average one, 193 00:13:39,759 --> 00:13:41,919 which is one of the reasons we selected it for introduction. It's more 194 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:46,120 compact and easier to use in the landscape. But the main thing that this 195 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:52,240 plant does is it is just covered in yellow trumpet shaped flowers all summer long. 196 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,919 And these the trumpets are small, so don't think of like a trumpet 197 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:00,559 vine, which has really large trumpet shaped flowers. These are many small trumpet 198 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:05,120 shape flowers that are arranged together in these clusters that kind of remind me of 199 00:14:05,159 --> 00:14:09,000 a honeycomb. They have like a unique sort of geometric look to them, 200 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:13,919 and they boom like that all summer long, and they attract tons of hummingbirds. 201 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:18,159 So they have a lot of nectar. But what they don't have is 202 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,120 fragrance. So that's why I would not argue for using those terms interchangeable. 203 00:14:22,159 --> 00:14:26,559 I would agree Stacy not using them interchangeably. It's just something I read in 204 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,879 my research, but very different from the tropical jasmine plants that we would bring 205 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:37,320 up from Florida. And they're super fragrant, right, And so the flowers 206 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,320 are yellow and not white, although some jasmines can have sort of kind of 207 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:43,159 yellowish flowers, so if you want to be perfectly correct, you can call 208 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:48,840 it cestrum. Those two are actually interchangeable. And so this is a plant, 209 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,759 and I have to say, first of all, most people might be 210 00:14:50,799 --> 00:14:56,080 hearing about it for the very first time, but I do want people to 211 00:14:56,159 --> 00:15:00,559 understand that it is not a super hardy plant. It's only hard to about 212 00:15:00,639 --> 00:15:05,039 USDA Zone seven B, and even there in if you have a harsh winter, 213 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,759 it might actually die back like a butterfly bush wood, you know, 214 00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:11,480 in our climates, but it will still come back from the roots and it 215 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:13,879 will still go on to flow or just fine through the summer. It flowers 216 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:16,240 on new wood, but it's also very heat tolerant. It grows all the 217 00:15:16,279 --> 00:15:20,960 way up to USDA Zone ten. It's native to South America so loves the 218 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:28,159 heat, humidity, warm climates. But for those of us in colder climates, 219 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,919 you are not going to miss out on this plant because it is an 220 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:35,559 awesome patio plant. So I love this plant because it takes all of my 221 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,840 must have boxes for my annuals or patio plantings. It's yellow, which I 222 00:15:39,879 --> 00:15:43,799 love hot colors, and it attracts hummingbirds and that's kind of where it ends 223 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,840 for me. Those are my most important factors when I'm choosing them. But 224 00:15:46,919 --> 00:15:50,960 so I did grow this from a small one court plant like you could find 225 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,879 mail order, and it grew really fast and it literally did bloom all summer 226 00:15:54,919 --> 00:15:58,360 all the way up to frost. And so it's such a great way to 227 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,639 just keep having those flowers forms like an annual, even though it's actually a 228 00:16:02,679 --> 00:16:06,559 shrub. So if it performs like an annual, is this something Stacey that 229 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,639 you put in the compost pile if you're a northerner like me, or could 230 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,720 you potentially overwinter it and keep it alive? Well, So that depends on 231 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:18,440 you. You can absolutely try to overwinter this. Generally speaking, the more 232 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,519 heat tolerance something is, and this one goes all the way up to USDA's 233 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:25,360 own ten. But the more likely you will be able to overwinter it. 234 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,399 Okay, Usually it's plants that need more cold that are harder to overwinter. 235 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,159 That said, if you are going to try to grow it indoors a very 236 00:16:33,279 --> 00:16:36,879 cool spot, much cooler than what you would want to live in your house 237 00:16:36,879 --> 00:16:41,519 in winter and bright and good air circulation, So it's possible and you should 238 00:16:41,519 --> 00:16:45,320 certainly try. You might just wish it had died if it starts looking really 239 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,279 bad, you know, getting powdery, maildew and passed out breaks, just 240 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:52,039 because it's kind of struggling. It's not it's preferred environment. My whole goal 241 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,360 is just to keep it alive until next year. Yeah, and then you 242 00:16:56,399 --> 00:16:59,240 can reuse it. Yeah, So it's absolutely worth a try. But on 243 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,360 the other hand, if you do find yourself going online and purchasing a twenty 244 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,960 twenty five dollars plant that you can grow and enjoy, I mean, compare 245 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:11,200 that to most other annuals. Most annuals are usually costing nowadays six seven dollars 246 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:15,000 for a quart themselves. People are buying hibiscus, jasmine mandavilla, and those 247 00:17:15,039 --> 00:17:18,680 are costing upward of thirty dollars. Oh, yeah, and this is one 248 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,119 that not everyone else is going to have, so it's really going to bring 249 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:26,759 a lot of unique color dimension and like I said, my favorite hummingbirds. 250 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,119 Yeah, well worth it. And if you can attract hummingbirds butterflies to your 251 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:34,759 landscape, that's ideal. Now, I will say that my success with this 252 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:40,640 plant I was fertilizing it regularly, so as I fertilize my other annuals probably 253 00:17:41,079 --> 00:17:44,440 every other week or so, that's going to definitely in a container give you 254 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:49,160 the best flowering fertilizer and sunshine. Hey, I got to mention this has 255 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,799 nothing to do with the what do you call it? Jasmine? Jasmini, 256 00:17:52,880 --> 00:18:00,319 Jessamon Jessamine. That'sa but I've got this cool new lambs Ear cardigan sweater that 257 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:06,920 Stacy and Adriana gave me at Christmas time. This thing's just fantastic and I'm 258 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:11,000 able to dump my other mister Rogers cardigan because of it. And it's got 259 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:15,359 these great little pockets, so there's a meant for it. Thank you, 260 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,000 Rick, appreciated Christmas Happy. Well, you know, we just won't stand 261 00:18:19,039 --> 00:18:23,119 for anyone teasing you about your mister Rogers, so we wanted to make our 262 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,200 love clear. I appreciate it. So a couple more things to know about 263 00:18:27,279 --> 00:18:32,359 juice orange systrum. It is deer resistant, yes, I know, we 264 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,680 love that y and I grew it on my patio again with all my other 265 00:18:34,759 --> 00:18:38,240 deer resistant annuals, and they never touched it, so that I took as 266 00:18:38,279 --> 00:18:42,359 a great sign. It's going to want full sun. Another thing's definitely great 267 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:48,119 for me. So you want at least six hours of bright, uninterrupted light 268 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,440 to be successful with this. Now in the landscape, if you live in 269 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,279 a hot climate, you can probably get away with some shade, but if 270 00:18:53,279 --> 00:18:57,799 you're growing it, certainly as an annual in seasonal color, you're definitely gonna 271 00:18:57,839 --> 00:19:00,680 want that full sun. And right along with that, of course, good 272 00:19:00,759 --> 00:19:03,160 drainage. So this is not going to be one that you're going to plant 273 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,839 in a container that doesn't have any holes or in a spot where it gets 274 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:12,000 water. Full sun, good drainage is going to be best and semi evergreen. 275 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,440 So if you live in an area where it loses its leaves, it 276 00:19:15,519 --> 00:19:19,559 keeps ones at the end just the tips of its branches. So all in 277 00:19:19,599 --> 00:19:22,720 all, a really great plant that I think is a lot different than what 278 00:19:22,759 --> 00:19:29,000 most people are used to seeing and Stacey, if you live down south, 279 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:33,720 you're in Florida, whatever it is Texas, and you're warmer than let's say, 280 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:40,000 Zone seven B. Is pruning concern any concerns as far as pruning, 281 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,759 it's concerned oldwood, new wood, that kind of thing, or are you 282 00:19:41,839 --> 00:19:45,039 just good to go? It's a good question. So it does flower on 283 00:19:45,079 --> 00:19:47,920 new wood, which is why it's able to flower so much during the summer. 284 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,720 Okay, And because we did select this to have a more compact habit, 285 00:19:52,079 --> 00:19:56,160 it's not going to need as much pruning as one more conventional variety wood. 286 00:19:56,759 --> 00:19:57,759 But you are going to want to make sure that you are giving it 287 00:19:57,799 --> 00:20:03,400 some pruning, managing it to do what you want in your landscape. So 288 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,440 that's it for the first plant on trial of twenty twenty four juiced orange Jessamine. 289 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,240 You should be able to find it at a local garden center, especially 290 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,319 if you live in an area where it is hardy. If not, look 291 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,799 online at the number of places that sell proven Winter's Color Choice shrubs and find 292 00:20:18,839 --> 00:20:21,279 out what the fuss is about. I think this is a great plant that 293 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,200 definitely deserves to be better known, and that is why I am making it 294 00:20:23,559 --> 00:20:27,319 Today's Plants on Trial love it. I'm juiced about this one and I'm going 295 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,319 to give it a try. Hey jazzed about it. I'm jazzed and juiced, 296 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:33,440 jazz juiced and Jessamine. We're gonna take a little break. When we 297 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,720 come back, we're opening up that garden mail bag and we're gonna have more 298 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:45,119 of your resolutions, so police stay tuned. At proven Winter's Color Choice, 299 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:49,279 We've got a shrub for every taste and every space. Whether you're looking for 300 00:20:49,319 --> 00:20:53,839 an easy care rose and unforgettable hydrangea, or something new and unique, you 301 00:20:53,839 --> 00:20:57,480 can be confident that the shrubs and the white containers have been trialed and tested 302 00:20:57,559 --> 00:21:04,119 for your success. Look for them at your local garden center. Creating's Gardening 303 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,839 Friends, and welcome back to the Gardening Simplified Show. Everyone knows it's my 304 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,799 favorite part of the show where we answer your garden questions and we are going 305 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,119 to be taking some time to also share your resolutions. It was so great 306 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:18,440 to hear from everyone. It was fantastic, and you know, winter's a 307 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,359 great time to plan to think about it. There were folks who sent us 308 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:26,519 messages saying, well, they love to buy seeds, at this time of 309 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:29,400 the year, so do I. It's fun to look through a seed wreck 310 00:21:29,519 --> 00:21:33,559 or a seed catalog at this time of the year. So again, we 311 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,039 garden three hundred and sixty five days out of the year. Yeah, if 312 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,880 dreaming counts, and I think it definitely does. Absolutely, you got it. 313 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:45,039 Karen sent us a New Year's resolution. I love this, she says. 314 00:21:45,039 --> 00:21:48,599 This year, I vow to spend more time enjoying my guarden. Amen. 315 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,599 And we had a show on that also, go back and look at 316 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:56,440 it, the art of enjoying your garden. We'll talk more about that in 317 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,359 the coming year. Way to go, Karen, she says. Usually I 318 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,519 sit down a cup of coffee, try to actually enjoy my garden. But 319 00:22:02,559 --> 00:22:06,559 then I see a weed that needs pulling or a flower that needs dead heading, 320 00:22:06,599 --> 00:22:08,759 and next thing you know, I'm up and attending to the many tasks 321 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,920 the garden REQUI you know I do that too. It can be early in 322 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,319 the morning and I've poured a cup of coffee and then I spot something in 323 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,480 the garden and next thing I know, I'm out there in my bathrobe with 324 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:23,319 a cup of coffee. I'm weeding and doing stuff out in the yard. 325 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,960 So we got to sit back and enjoy our garden. The coffee's cold, 326 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:32,880 it's full of dirt. You know my recommendation in this situations in the coffee, 327 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:36,480 I'm one hundred percent in support of anybody enjoying their garden because really most 328 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,079 gardening tasks can wait, and the more important thing is to enjoy it. 329 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,279 Well you can, but I have I personally have a little bit of a 330 00:22:42,319 --> 00:22:45,319 cure for the weed situation. Okay, can you pick a weed? Go, 331 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,759 sit back down and look at the weed. It's always so interesting. 332 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,160 Oh good, idea good I would do. All right? Sounds good and 333 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:57,720 Stacy. This from Trixie, who lives in south central Texas newly named Zone 334 00:22:57,799 --> 00:23:03,359 nine A yes. Wow. By late June, my garden looks wrecked. 335 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:07,920 I need to stay focused on consistent water, routine maintenance and weekly or bi 336 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:12,279 weekly feedings, if for no other reason then to have a nice garden, 337 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:17,799 even if that's possible in the Texas heat. Boy, I feel your pain, 338 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:22,279 Tricksy, and a great job on working on your garden in that kind 339 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:26,599 of heat. Again, it goes back, Stacy, to the fact that 340 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:30,079 a lot of people are looking at watering issues and that sort of thing moving 341 00:23:30,079 --> 00:23:34,799 forward. Absolutely, yeah, so Stacy. A resolution from Drew says, 342 00:23:34,799 --> 00:23:38,319 I'm starting a new garden with a blank slate at sixty five. It's not 343 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:42,640 as easy. I understand that, Drew. I'm right there with you when 344 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,559 I put my last garden in, but I'm motivated to give it a shot. 345 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:51,319 Unfortunately, it's solid clay soil. Oh, I'll be buying lots of 346 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,000 sand and top soil. I would recommend, Drew, no sand. No 347 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,880 sand. You mix sand with clay, you get concrete, So don't mix 348 00:24:00,079 --> 00:24:03,720 that. Save yourself the time, and don't mix the sand with the clay. 349 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,759 Muriel says, I'm always thinking about gardening. I just ordered seeds and 350 00:24:07,799 --> 00:24:15,440 some of the plants for next year's garden. Muriel's resolution is to be less 351 00:24:15,599 --> 00:24:22,519 of a procrastinator in her garden in the coming year. Peggy also included a 352 00:24:22,559 --> 00:24:26,000 shot a part of her garden New year's resolution. Because of our age, 353 00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:30,480 our backs, the size of our garden, we want to start replacing some 354 00:24:30,519 --> 00:24:34,839 of our higher maintenance perennials, spreaders and large grasses. Less summer deadheadings, 355 00:24:34,839 --> 00:24:40,440 splitting fall clean up, fewer annuals. This is tough because I love them 356 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:45,279 all with medium to small evergreen and colorful shrubs. So yes, looking for 357 00:24:45,519 --> 00:24:52,039 medium to small evergreen shrubs and evergreens, very doable. Peggy. Again, 358 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,200 over the course of last year, we talked often about how plant breeders, 359 00:24:56,279 --> 00:25:02,240 the golden age of plant breeding. We're finding a lot of plants that can 360 00:25:02,279 --> 00:25:04,400 fill the bill for Peggy. Right. And you know, Peggy included a 361 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,079 picture of her garden and it was one of those ones where I said, 362 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:11,640 Okay, look at the picture and my eyes popped out of my head when 363 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:12,759 I looked at it. And we will have that on the YouTube video as 364 00:25:12,759 --> 00:25:17,559 well as on the show notes at Gardening Simplified on air dot com. You 365 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,519 have to see Peggy's garden. It is spectacular. Way to go. Peggy 366 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:26,160 and says my new year's resolution is to learn more about plant diseases and be 367 00:25:26,279 --> 00:25:33,279 more responsible about organic management. My new year's resolution for Cindy is to enjoy 368 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,839 the garden more as it is. Last year, I scurried around so much, 369 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,799 buying new plants and changing things. I know why I did that, 370 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,160 but I think it took away some of the joy from the garden. To 371 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:51,880 find solitude and relaxation. So busy Miss some of the beautiful and simple enjoyment 372 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:56,319 a garden can bring. And eastern North Carolina is such a beautiful place to 373 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:00,799 live. I intend to appreciate that and revel in that. I like that 374 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,720 a lot, Cindy, that's well done. And you know, that's another 375 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:11,640 reoccurring theme that we're finding from people, is again to embrace the joy of 376 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,319 gardening, to enjoy their garden more, not be too hung up on the 377 00:26:15,319 --> 00:26:18,119 fact that we got a little problem here, or we got a plant that 378 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:23,240 basically kicked the bucket over here. But we keep trying, and as I 379 00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:29,519 said in my limerick, we're all in this together, right. And I 380 00:26:29,519 --> 00:26:33,039 think that Anne's comment about learning more about diseases and pasts so that you can 381 00:26:33,079 --> 00:26:37,640 be a better manager of your garden is such a great one for all of 382 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,319 that, because if you do take the time to learn a little bit, 383 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,279 you know what's crucial, you know what's not crucial, you know what you 384 00:26:42,279 --> 00:26:48,160 can procrastinate right exactly, And timing is everything, Laura says, not really 385 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:53,480 a resolution. But we're moving from central Ohio to northwest Indiana, and I 386 00:26:53,519 --> 00:26:57,680 can't wait to visit Zeeland, Michigan. Now, of course here at Proven 387 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:03,519 Winner's Color Choice Shrub Studio A. We are broadcasting from let's call it Spring 388 00:27:03,599 --> 00:27:10,880 Lake or Grand Haven, Michigan, very near Zeeland, Michigan. And Laura's 389 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:17,440 been following these proven winned Proven Winner sponsored youtubes and wants to know the best 390 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:22,519 place to see tulips. So I sent a note to Laura about the tulip 391 00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:26,960 fields in Holland, Michigan. And usually most years, you know, if 392 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:32,559 we get a really warm early spring, you can have a stemfest out there, 393 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,759 but they try to hit it the best they can. Can't control nature. 394 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:41,319 Usually the first week of May is when those tulips will be in full 395 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,799 blooms. Well, and if you mess the tulip festival, there's always the 396 00:27:44,839 --> 00:27:52,640 dandelion festival in Forculo. So that's a fun one too. Bamby House says, 397 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,759 I want to collect more rainwater. So we talked about the hoses, 398 00:27:55,960 --> 00:28:00,000 we talked about drip irrigation, but yes, what about rainwater. There's an 399 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:07,039 another great responsible way to garden. And Jackie wants to enjoy more colorful dwarf 400 00:28:07,519 --> 00:28:11,920 conifers. Now what I'm seeing here is daisy is a trend that there's a 401 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:18,440 number of people who have a renewed interest in four seasons of gardening and evergreen. 402 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,079 Yeah, you can't go wrong with shrubs. I mean I eat and 403 00:28:22,079 --> 00:28:25,680 breathe them here, so I am on board, and I'm glad to hear 404 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:30,519 that so many other gardeners out there are as well. And then finally here 405 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:37,279 on this segment, make Go Grow is the handle here for this person who 406 00:28:37,319 --> 00:28:45,359 says I'm joining Rick on the shed organization wagon and any suggestions for organization systems. 407 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:52,200 There were some folks who sent us messages saying putting shelving in their garden 408 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:56,960 shed was a game changer for them and helped them organize. So maybe there 409 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,599 are some shelves in my future. Not a bad idea. I'm going to 410 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:07,440 get that shed organized. Branching news coming up next here on The Gardening Simplified 411 00:29:07,519 --> 00:29:15,880 Show. Stay tuned. The Gardening Simplified Show is brought to you by proven 412 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:22,039 winners Color Choice Shrubs. Our award winning flowering shrubs and evergreens have been trialed 413 00:29:22,079 --> 00:29:26,920 and tested for your success so you enjoy more beauty and less work. Look 414 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,200 for proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs and the distinctive white container at your local garden 415 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:37,839 center. Welcome back to the Gardening Simplified Show. Okay, I tell you 416 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:44,599 what resolutions fun looking forward to twenty twenty four, and we want to thank 417 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,359 everybody for your support. It's been overwhelming. Podcast, radio, YouTube, 418 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:52,240 Thank you very much. This is going to be a great year and we're 419 00:29:52,279 --> 00:29:57,759 glad you're joining us in this year. Like the resolution from Kristin Stacey, 420 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:04,160 Christen's here, Hi guys, faithful show watcher, and I'd like to say, 421 00:30:04,519 --> 00:30:08,880 why would I buy a Word of the day calendar when we can listen 422 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:14,960 to Stacy? I like that. That's so nice. Thank you, Kristin. 423 00:30:15,119 --> 00:30:18,079 Yeah, I'll tell you what Kristen. Stacey taught me more words last 424 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:23,000 year than I had learned in some time, and I think twenty twenty four 425 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:29,319 will be the same. So I agree with you. And also Kristin has 426 00:30:29,319 --> 00:30:33,880 a resolution to add new garden paths, just like I did this past year. 427 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:40,440 So that's fantastic. Plant more proven winners Vista in Kristen's landscape of course 428 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:47,319 the Vista Supertunias. I'm a big fan of Vista Supertunias and I would agree 429 00:30:47,599 --> 00:30:52,599 with that. Also want to mention Froca also sent us a resolution planning to 430 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:59,000 pre order annuals instead of making do for the ones she can find at the 431 00:30:59,039 --> 00:31:04,519 greenhouse when she comes back in early May home from warmer zone. So wintering 432 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:07,759 in warmer zone, you know, I feel that, and it's a problem 433 00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:11,440 because I get an idea in my head about, oh, I want these 434 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:14,000 annuals. They had them last year, I'm gonna do this, or I 435 00:31:14,079 --> 00:31:15,559 hope they have it, and then I go and no one has it. 436 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:19,200 Yeah, the supply chain is, you know, it's not reliable. Unfortunately, 437 00:31:19,559 --> 00:31:22,000 except for things like Vista, Bubble Comes super Tunia. There's a couple 438 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:26,119 of things that you'll know you'll always find unless they sell out. But yeah, 439 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:30,400 you know, pre planning and pre ordering. If you are very set 440 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,920 on what you want, you know, your color scheme, you're not one 441 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,000 of those composing on the spot kind of gardeners, then it's a great idea. 442 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,599 Strike while the iron's hot. Now here's some ideas for branching news possibly 443 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:45,799 you could do in the coming year. How about this. Shore Bird enthusiasts 444 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:51,839 share their best imitations of seagulls, sand hill cranes and other birds at Alaska 445 00:31:52,319 --> 00:31:56,240 at an Alaska Festival bird calling contest. So there you go, Yeah, 446 00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:01,519 Adriana I think wants to do this. The Homer Brewing Company Bird Calling Competition 447 00:32:02,279 --> 00:32:08,759 in Ketchemac Bay, Alaska, May eighth through twelfth. So if you think 448 00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:13,880 you've got some really good bird calls, that would be a good place to 449 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:19,960 go. Or how about July sixth of this coming year the World Championship Snail 450 00:32:20,079 --> 00:32:24,559 Racing event in Congham, England. The event was founded in the nineteen sixties 451 00:32:24,599 --> 00:32:29,480 and the Guinness Book of World Records is now named the annual event the longest 452 00:32:29,799 --> 00:32:36,680 running Humane Snail Racing World Championship. Oh, the addition of humane in there 453 00:32:36,799 --> 00:32:40,079 is very concerning, not because of this particular race, but that there were 454 00:32:40,119 --> 00:32:45,039 in humane snail races happening before. Apparently, oh, I must be they 455 00:32:45,079 --> 00:32:49,480 were happening, so now Guinness recognizes it. The snails attempt to cover a 456 00:32:49,559 --> 00:32:54,680 distance of thirteen inches aw world record of twenty two seconds was set by a 457 00:32:54,839 --> 00:33:00,319 snail named Archie in nineteen ninety five. And if you go to it, 458 00:33:00,359 --> 00:33:06,279 you'll get a tankard of lettuce. That's your prize for the winning snail. 459 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:08,920 Oh. I'll bet they really appreciate that. It is. That's Shelarius, 460 00:33:09,079 --> 00:33:13,599 is what it is last year's runner up. Was heard saying I'll get you 461 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,640 next slime. Okay, let's see here. Oh, I wanted to mention 462 00:33:17,799 --> 00:33:23,359 this top ten tasks that relieve stress as we head into the new year tasks. 463 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:28,880 So not top ten things that relieve stress, but we're going to post 464 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,759 this survey on our website, Gardening Simplified on air dot com. So here 465 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:37,039 you go, Stacy, Top ten tasks that relieves stress. Number one. 466 00:33:37,759 --> 00:33:40,519 What do you think the number one task is a task that you have to 467 00:33:40,559 --> 00:33:44,839 do that you're like, I'm going to do this because it's going to relieve 468 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,680 stress for me, and it can't be gardening, right right? I mean 469 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:52,519 I would say cooking for me. You got it. Cooking by far was 470 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,640 number one on the list. Nice cooking top of the list, cleaning number 471 00:33:55,640 --> 00:34:01,119 two, gardening number three, doing the laundry number four, folding the laundry 472 00:34:01,599 --> 00:34:06,400 number five, Mowing the lawn number six. I can see that, doing 473 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:10,400 dishes, organizing, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, and then last on the 474 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:15,440 list, weeding. I think we both enjoy weeding. The lad I do 475 00:34:15,559 --> 00:34:19,159 enjoy weeding. I'm surprise didn't just get lumped in with gardening. But I'll 476 00:34:19,199 --> 00:34:21,880 take it. Yeah, and a big thank you, very mulch to all 477 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,039 of the folks who watch and listen to our program, the podcast radio show. 478 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:30,840 We just appreciate you so much. And last year, here's a follow 479 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:34,519 up to a story that we did. Let me see what the name of 480 00:34:34,559 --> 00:34:37,119 this chicken was. Peanut. You remember Peanut. Last year, Peanut the 481 00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:45,400 chicken, the oldest chicken in the world, died on Christmas Day. Oh 482 00:34:45,519 --> 00:34:50,400 yeah, sad story. Twenty one years old. Peanut died at her home 483 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:55,039 in Michigan on Christmas morning. So was born in two thousand and two and 484 00:34:55,199 --> 00:35:01,960 is in the Guinness Book of World World Records. That's extraordinary, is what 485 00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:07,079 it is. And I've been following this as far as Peanut is concerned. 486 00:35:07,079 --> 00:35:10,519 And so, yeah, twenty one years is a chicken. That's not bad 487 00:35:12,199 --> 00:35:15,480 sniff, as they say, the plot chickens. So there we go. 488 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:19,760 A story we'll post it on the website of a gal who went into a 489 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:24,320 good will store and bought a vase for three dollars and ninety nine cents. 490 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:29,800 Now I like this because I like to go out there goodwill hunting also to 491 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,960 these stores. It's just fun. Found out that it was a rare vase 492 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,880 and it sold at an auction for one hundred and seven thousand dollars. Nice 493 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:43,440 return on investment. Whoa, it's a pretty cool vase. Bought it three 494 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,599 dollars ninety nine cents. Let's see. It's a good will store just outside 495 00:35:46,599 --> 00:35:52,800 of Richmond, Virginia, I believe. And it was December nineteenth where the 496 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:59,400 vase sold through the right auction house for one hundred and seven thousand, one 497 00:35:59,519 --> 00:36:05,800 hundred dollar. The buyer a top collector from Europe. Also in the news, 498 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,440 Well, we'll put it on the website. They've found a mole that 499 00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:16,119 they thought was extinct. They call them Dewinton's Golden moles. They hadn't been 500 00:36:16,159 --> 00:36:22,559 seen since nineteen thirty six. They used us let's see, they used a 501 00:36:22,679 --> 00:36:27,400 dog by the name of Jesse to pick up the scent of the mole and 502 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:32,760 tunnels and were able to find this in South Africa. In South Africa and 503 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:38,719 this mall generally operates in sand. So there you go, the mole. 504 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:44,199 The merrier. They found this mole that they thought was extinct. And it's 505 00:36:44,199 --> 00:36:46,000 a beautiful mole too. When you see the pictures of it, it really 506 00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:51,000 is golden and kind of shimmers in the sun. You probably don't want to 507 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,800 get me started on moles. I know that they will be abstructive. I 508 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:58,760 know they can be destructive, but they are just fascinating, amazing creatures. 509 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:05,199 They are amazing and hard workers. Will put a link to some trends that 510 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:12,800 are from the Royal Horticultural Society for twenty twenty four and they're saying fruits that 511 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:19,960 thrive in hot weather and weeds such as cow parsley to decorate borders are some 512 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,360 of the twenty twenty four trends for them. I thought that that was interesting. 513 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:29,840 And then finally in a future future Gardening Simplified show, I'd love to 514 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:35,159 hear from folks what their favorite gardening movies are, or a movie that has 515 00:37:35,199 --> 00:37:40,239 a gardening trend or whatever. My favorite lines as it relates to gardening from 516 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:45,519 movies have got to come from Bill Murray in Stripes when his girlfriend is leaving 517 00:37:45,639 --> 00:37:47,840 him and heading out the door and he says, you can't go. All 518 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:53,360 the plants are going to die. You remember groundskeeper Carl Speckler in Caddy Shack. 519 00:37:53,920 --> 00:38:00,920 And then I love Walter Mathow from Grumpy Old Men. He says I 520 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:04,199 got a cactus in my bathroom, but we got nothing to say to each 521 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:07,199 other. Talk to your plants. It'll help get you through this winter. 522 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:13,519 And then Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy in Batman. You must be new in 523 00:38:13,559 --> 00:38:19,800 town in Gotham City. Batman and Robin protect us even from plants and flowers. 524 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,519 So down the road. Love to hear from you. If you've got 525 00:38:22,519 --> 00:38:27,920 a favorite gardening movie or a line that relates to gardening from a movie, 526 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,400 we'd love to hear about it here on the Gardening Simplified Show. As always, 527 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:35,360 you can send us your emails. Just go to Gardeningsimplified on air dot 528 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:39,320 com, look for the Gardening Simplified Show on Instagram, and of course, 529 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:45,960 as far as tuning is in is Concerned Radio podcast or look for us on 530 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:50,039 YouTube. Stacy, Happy New Year to you, Happy New Year Ic, 531 00:38:50,119 --> 00:38:52,719 Happy New Year around it, and happy New Year to all of you,