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[drewoldfield]

That's my old boss John! He's the best! Working in the Garden was the best experience.. many wonderful mornings

[leeroywolphagen]

One of my dreams is to have a greenhouse like this. Plants are very beautiful, peaceful and very attractive. Can't never get enough of it

[eraserewrite]

I love listening to passionate people talk about the things they’re passionate about. I especially love the analogies of us to plants. He’s such a lovely soul.

[CrankyAuntyLinda]

In the 50’s and 60’s it seemed everyone had the Lunaria Silver Dollar plant (at least on the East Coast)
Then it seems to have disappeared for 40 years.
Last year I found a garden center which, tucked away in a cluttered corner, 6 or 7 small (4” pots) and maybe 4 larger 6 inch pots of Silver Dollar plants. Priced between $4.00 to$8.00 and yes I just had to buy one. I’m 70 years old and it was just a blast from the past! Several people around me came to listen as I recounted my memories of the plant and the times with how people decorated with the dried seed pods (they looked like Silver Dollars).
Several months later I had to return to the garden center for help transplanting the mass of babies that covered the bottom of the pot. I’m running out of people to give plants away!
They are so easy to grow and they are fast growers too. Sometimes I feel as if I’ve become the crazy Lunaria Lady 😂. Perhaps this plant will be the next fad. Or at least in Colorado 😊

[ericarichardson]

Love the “weakly weekly” idea! I always stress about how frequently and remembering what to feed when. Weakly weekly makes it easy

[lukeblossom]

Love the video! Just wanted to let you know that the “Philodendron Brasil” is actually a varigated Cnathea/Calathea of some sort 🌿

[averagegalsgarden]

Absolutely LOVED this! I had tons of houseplants that I grew from the 70's through to the mid 2000's. Some of my spider plants were babies of babies of babies from the original plant in 1978! When my husband and I moved to FL in 2005, we had no idea where we would end up, so I gave away to loving homes, most of my collection. This has inspired me to start again! I currently have 3 orchids. One just bloomed again for the first time in over 3 years. The other had a pup that I divided and both of them are thriving but no bloom indication yet. If they do, they should be blue!! Thank you again for an awesome and inspiring episode!!

[nuclearscarab]

OK, so no plants natively grow in houses, but what about a tree house?

[blubalub]

Thanks for giving us this view behind the scenes! Although I would have like to hear John reply to your questions with less interruptions. He seemed like a great orator.

[MsWDWFAN]

My grandmother grew gorgeous orchids. She also loved growing roses, bird of paradise & stag horns.
She could pretty much grow anything!

[danielmuller]

Amazing plants, great "guest"
you can really see how passionate you both are about plants!


I honestly never got the variegated versions, they look "sick" to me.. so I'm definitely either way behind the curve or way in front of it 😅

[mollypitcher]

GREAT INFO on maintaining terrariums!
ADVICE: filtered water, also - “weekly, weakly”

[daplantbaby]

The Spiritus seems to be doing great after a part of it was stolen in 2020! Glad to see it is still growing well.

[MsWatchdog]

Who would ever want to go on holiday when they have a green house like this!

[PlantGuild]

This is a great way I see Epic Gardening evolving! I hope that going forward we see a lot more of you going outside of the gardening to showcase different plants, but more importantly, different people doing just as many great things as Epic Gardening. Thank you!

[NadineTouzet]

What a lovely interview, I want a specimen of each of these plants, they are gorgeous! Two years ago I moved to a newly-built house with better insulation, a more stable air environment (no nasty drafts) and my living space has generally good natural lighting. My houseplants, some of which have survived 4 moves, have literally taken off. The only thing I have to learn to do is give them water regularly and feed them.

[claireincolour]

Loved listening to all of the knowledge Mr. Clements was sharing. It'd be amazing to have his wealth of plant experience just a conversation away at the local botanical garden. Loved this tour!

[randyo]

Everything is absolutely gorgeous! Definitely on my list to visit hopefully soon. Thx for your visit with John

[BritInvLvr]

I would love to see a part two and three. Great episode.

[geisenma]

I remember making a suggestion on your channel like 6 months ago that I would like to see some greenhouse tours- maybe you were already planning this then, but seeing this video definitely made me feel like you have been listening to our requests! Thanks!