Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow

This is how you prep Camellia flowers from your garden as long-lasting cut flowers! The first thing to do is strike the bottom of the stem to remove the outer covering so that water will flow through the tissue. You can also cut into the stem vertically. Don't be scared, you won't kill the Camellia flower. Watch Shirley Bovshow step by step!

Did you know that there are many mulch options that benefit your plants but also add style to your garden and landscapes? When you're at the garden center, there are many different mulches to choose from? Which one do you get? Mulches are a practical and beneficial addition to the garden. A layer of mulch helps to block the sun's rays and retards weed growth. Mulch helps regulate soil temperatures. Mulch also benefits your garden soil when it breaks down. I'm sharing some of my favorite garden mulches today for different kinds of plants and applications. 1. "Gorilla Hair" mulch by Gardeners is an ideal mulch for the strawberry patch. The Gorilla hair mulch has the texture of cotton candy and knits and holds well together creating a solid physical block against the sun and weeds. It is spun redwood and is good for hillsides and my favorite for vegetable gardens. 2. Recycled Hazelnut shells have an architectural look to them and are good for accenting sculptural plants like succulents. Use a landscape fabric underneath to keep the hazelnut shells from digging into the ground. 3. Small Bark Redwood pairs well with azaleas and other acid-loving plants like roses, gardenias, and camellias. When redwood bark breaks down it imparts an acidic ph to the soil which these plants need to thrive! 4. Recycled Rubber is made into rolls and is a good mulch for an ornamental ( not edible) landscape. It is a practical material in commercial landscapes because it is low maintenance and lasts a long time. Recycled rubber mulch is for areas in the garden that are permanent and not planted often. Under trees, hedges, and other permanent plants! Find Recycled rubber mulch on Amazon! https://amzn.to/40ePasl Select mulch that is beneficial for your plants and that also adds a beautiful aesthetic and style to your garden and landscape! ------------------------------------------------ Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

I came across huge bromeliads growing in the ground in Florida! Take a look! The bromeliad garden was a "grove" of bromeliad mother plants and their pups, or "daughter plants!" Once a bromeliad flowers, it begins to decline or die. The mother plant guarantees its survival by birthing "pups" or "daughter plants" that can be separated from the mother plant once it is at least 8 inches tall and has sturdy roots. If you don't live in a tropical climate, Bromeliad plants may be a strictly "indoor" plant for you. It's fascinating to see a "terrestrial" bromeliad growing from the ground outdoors! Enjoy! Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Are you guilty of this landscaping mistake? I recently saw a majestic potted palm tree that was underplanted with Lantana that was sheared back so much, all you saw was a bunch of woody stems, no leaves, and one single flower! Lantana is a beautiful flowering plant that can be used as a spiller or a cascading ground cover in a large container. It attracts pollinators but this lantana was pruned back so much, all the leaves and flowers were missing. TIP: When planting a cascading plant like Lantana that can easily overgrow the container, do selective pruning of stems when the plant is still young and cut back to a lower node, but don't shear this plant! You will lose all the aesthetics of the plant and compromise it's health. FOR TIPS LIKE THIS, Follow my Channel, "Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow" Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

🩸Are you a Pre Diabetic or T2 DIABETIC like me and you love a great dinner salad that won’t SPIKE your blood sugar? Consider making my scrumptious, Salad Niçoise a French-style salad with tuna, green beans, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, and more ! ✅Traditionally, this salad includes potatoes but I eliminated them because they are high in the glycemic index. ✅At the core are high protein ingredients like tuna and hard boiled eggs! 🥗This salad will satisfy your hunger for a few hours! With the right foods, we can reverse T2 Diabetes together!😀 . . #edenmaker #foodiegardener #askshirley #shirleybovshow #salads #nicoise #nicoisesalad #diabeticfriendly #lowcarb #lowcarbfood #diabeticrecipes #t2diabetes #prediabetes #diabeticfood #diabetico #tunasalad #ketosalad #bloodsugar #bloodsugarbalance #diabeticlife #greatamericancommunity #gacfamilytv #gactv #gaclivingtv #saladrecipe #eggsalads

🩸Are you a Pre Diabetic or T2 DIABETIC like me and you love a great dinner salad that won’t SPIKE your blood sugar? Consider making my scrumptious, Salad Niçoise a French-style salad with tuna, green beans, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, and more ! ✅Traditionally, this salad includes potatoes but I eliminated them because they are high in the glycemic index. ✅At the core are high protein ingredients like tuna and hard boiled eggs! 🥗This salad will satisfy your hunger for a few hours! With the right foods, we can reverse T2 Diabetes together!😀 . . #edenmaker #foodiegardener #askshirley #shirleybovshow #salads #nicoise #nicoisesalad #diabeticfriendly #lowcarb #lowcarbfood #diabeticrecipes #t2diabetes #prediabetes #diabeticfood #diabetico #tunasalad #ketosalad #bloodsugar #bloodsugarbalance #diabeticlife #greatamericancommunity #gacfamilytv #gactv #gaclivingtv #saladrecipe #eggsalads

HELLO, HOLLYHOCKS! Enjoy the beauty of the Hollyhock summer flowers, an iconic plant in the cottage gardens, meadow garden, and English gardens! These tall, romantic plants flower from early summer through fall and will return year after year once they establish themselves in your garden! Hollyhocks freely reseed where they are planted but you can harvest the hollyhock seed at the end of summer and replant them elsewhere. ✅Full sun to part shade ✅Plant in well-draining soil ✅Water 2-3 times per week. Hollyhocks don’t like dry soil ✅Collect the dried seeds from the spent Hollyhock flower pod and replant them elsewhere. They will naturally reseed where they are planted! Which are your favorite Hollyhocks? Pastel-colored or jewel tone flowers?

Check out this new orchid plant also known as a “Keiki.” Sometimes a Phalaenopsis orchid will randomly sprout a new plant at the end of a stem (stalk). Instead of seeing new orchid flower buds, an orchid plant will grow a new plantlet complete with new leaves and roots at the top of a stalk! When this happens consider yourself lucky! There is nothing wrong with your orchid even though it may seem bizarre with aerial roots floating high above the plant! When a Keiki (new baby orchid) grows, it's best to wait until the roots grow a few inches long (take a look at the roots in the orchid in the video). When orchid roots are 2 or 3 inches long, you can cut the Keiki from the mother plant and repot the orchid in a new pot! Keiki’s are rare in Phalaenopsis but they do occur. Keikis are the easiest ways to propagate an orchid plant though you can not induce keikis to grow! They happen randomly on their own! This plant was rescued from a trash bin by an orchid lover. She was thrilled to see that her act of plant kindness rewarded her with not one, but two keikis on one orchid plant! Do you have any orchid questions? I have a playlist devoted to orchid care and two of the most popular orchid care videos on YouTube with millions of views! I have a 100% Reply Rate for all gardening questions! So go ahead and ASK SHIRLEY! ________ Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

DRIP IRRIGATION saves water and saves time watering plants by hand! Watch Shirley Bovshow demonstrate how to install a drip irrigation system to 5 different container plants in just a few minutes! You can do this without the help of a professional gardener or handyperson by using a simple drip watering kit! A drip irrigation system is a great watering tool during times of drought and watering restrictions. Drip irrigation provides efficient watering to plant roots where water is needed. Shirley uses a drip irrigation system kit by Rain Bird that allows you to install drip irrigation to 10 patio plants. The watering kit comes with all materials including: -A pressure relief valve that you attach to a hose bib. A pressure relief valve reduces the pressure flowing through the hose bib so that it doesn't overwhelm the drip tube hose -25 feet of 1/4 inch tubing that has a backflow filter built into the coupler. The 1/4 inch tubing is easy to cut with scissors to connect a series of potted plants to the drip irrigation system! -Plastic "T" connectors to connect drip hose -Drip emitters in two sizes for low and higher water flow plants -Stakes to support the emitters and keep them off of the soil Saving water is a serious issue in many areas of the country. A drip irrigation system will help you water your garden most efficiently! ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ FIND A DRIP IRRIGATION KIT ON AMAZON! Rain Bird PATIOKIT Irrigation Patio Watering Kit https://amzn.to/3wSqkBA I'm an Amazon Influencer and may earn a small commission on suggested products. ------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Do you want to grow corn at home? Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow explains different sweet corn varieties that are available including red corn, black corn, and even popcorn! You will also learn how corn grows and is fertilized and pollinated! Did you know that EACH corn silk is a future corn kernel when properly pollinated? Understanding corn anatomy will make you a more successful corn grower, even if you are a beginner! After watching this video, watch Shirley's video on how to plant corn, step by step. ----------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

I'm growing corn in a small, 4-foot by the 8-foot raised garden bed and you can too! Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow demonstrates how to grow corn in a very small space! As soon as the weather warms up to 75 to 95 degrees on a consistent basis, it's time to plant corn. Select a sunny spot that receives sun all day long because the corn needs it. Because corn is a very hungry and thirsty plant, it needs nutrient-rich soil. I'm filling my raised garden bed with a special soil blend made for raised gardens. It offers great texture, and moisture retention, plus organic nutrients to feed the corn. Corn is a part of the grass family. Spacing corn correctly is crucial to growing corn in a small space because it affects the success of pollination. Follow Shirley and her crew of beginner gardeners as she demonstrates step by step how to select healthy corn plants from the garden center, how to space them, how deeply to plant them,, fertilize them, water them, and when to harvest corn. You will be able to grow corn in a small raised garden by doing it correctly! Do you have a question about growing corn or any other gardening need? Want even more DETAILED information for growing corn in a small garden? Visit my blog for step by step photos and more information: https://foodiegardener.com/yes-you-can-grow-corn-in-a-small-garden/ ASK SHIRLEY! "Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow" channel has a 100% REPLY RATE in English and Spanish! We want to earn your subscription! --------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

I've had my orchid cactus (Epiphyllum) for over a year now and it's the first time it blooms at home! Did you know that the orchid cactus is an epiphyte plant? In the wild, epiphyllums grow on tree trunks instead of in the soil! We can grow them in well-draining soil or cactus mix. Another interesting note about epiphyllums is that they are "tropical cacti." Not all cacti are desert plants. Enjoy my #shorts video.

Do you love the white sage plant (Salvia apiana)? Did you know that this California native salvia (sage) is available as a compact variety for your garden or container? I was so happy to see a compact variety at the Theodore Payne Native Plant nursery in Southern California recently. The regular white sage plant can grow 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide while the compact variety grows half of that size! You can see the shorter, compact white sage in my garden thriving in full sun. White sage is a traditional ceremonial plant for indigenous communities and is also a popular natural therapeutic and medicinal plant. Many people like the scent of sage incense and as a decorative dried herb in wreaths and other natural crafts. Check out this beautiful compact variety of white sage! Do you have a question about white sage or other native California plants? ASK SHIRLEY! We have a 100% REPLY RATE for all your gardening questions. -------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Are you new to gardening and need a guide on the types of pepper plants to grow at home? Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow shares some guidelines for selecting pepper plants and explains how the amount of Capsaicin in a pepper dictates how spicy it tastes! Did you know that when your mouth is on fire after biting into a ghost pepper, it's all in your mind? Your tongue is only IMAGINING that it's on fire, but it's not really burning. It's the capsaicin in the pepper that is playing tricks on you. Peppers are rated from mild and sweet to intolerable heat on a scale called the Scoville Pepper Scale. Knowing the Scoville pepper rating for the particular pepper plant you want to grow is a great starting point! When you are ready to select your peppers and start planting, watch Shirley's video: "Planting Peppers in Raised Beds at Home! From Digging to Harvest! (Foodie Gardener)" for a true step by step guide! Growing food is fun. https://youtu.be/PO8Q4-7liuM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

New gardeners learn all about planting peppers in raised beds at home!! From digging into the right soil, in the right sun exposure, the right temperatures, planting peppers at the right depth and spacing, watering peppers, fertilizing peppers, supporting pepper plants, and harvesting., this video covers it all! Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow reviews all of the basics for growing peppers. Take your pick! Do you want to grow sweet peppers or hot, spicy peppers at home? Gardening tips include cautions about planting vegetables that are in the nightshade family (peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers) in the same raised bed every season. This can cause pest infestations as plants in the nightshade family tend to attract the same insects that will be waiting for new plants to feast on. If you are new to growing food and want to learn how to grow your first vegetable garden crops, follow our "Foodie Gardener" series here on the Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow channel. If you have a garden question that needs an answer, comment below. We have a 100% REPLY RATE to all gardening questions in English and Spanish! ----------------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

🍅Don't start shopping for tomato plants to grow in a container until you watch this video! Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow shares the information for the BEST TOMATOES to grow in containers! Not all tomato varieties are suitable as potted tomatoes! Shirley suggests that you consider some compact, smaller growing tomato plants such as cherry tomatoes or other "determinate" type tomatoes. All tomatoes are classified as either "Determinate" or "Indeterminate" tomatoes and they grow very differently. Determinate tomatoes are usually more compact plants, (perfect as container-grown tomatoes) and put out the fruit (tomatoes) within a short window of time. After the 2 or 3-week period, determinate tomatoes are done for the season. Many paste tomatoes are determinate, making canning and preserving them a timely project. Determinate tomato plants also tend to grow in bush form rather than tall and vining. Indeterminate tomatoes are the opposite of determinate tomatoes and have an "indefinite" growing period! Indeterminate tomato plants can continue producing tomatoes until the first frost. In mild climates, this can be all the way until December! Do you have questions about growing tomatoes in containers or growing tomatoes in general? Check out my "BEST TOMATO GROWING VIDEOS FOR BEGINNERS" Playlist! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCvO227h3WMocJu2H5RJvmoU807Xz99N Do you have a garden question and need an Answer Now? Ask Shirley! 100% Reply Rate in English and Spanish! Subscribe today. Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Enjoy this beautiful #shorts tutorial on how to dry flower bouquets like a pro! Here are the simple instructions: 1. Tie the bouquet into a bundle using cotton or other natural fiber string or twine. Rubber bands do not work as well because the stems will slip once the flowers start drying and shrinking. The twine has a natural texture that adheres to stems a lot better. 2. Hang the flower bouquets upside down from a strong rope or rod and space the bouquets so that there is good air circulation. The better the air circulation, the faster the flowers will dry. 3. Hand flower bouquets out of direct sunlight as the sunlight will bleach the flower colors 4. When the flowers and stalks are fully dry (crispy) spray a bit of hair spray or floral preserving spray to help lock out moisture. 5. Make decorative wreaths, hand bouquets, and resin flower art with your dried flowers! Be creative! For tips like this and to learn how to grow food as well as design a gorgeous garden and care for your houseplants, subscribe to my channel, "Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow!" We have a 100% REPLY RATE to all comments and questions in English and Spanish! Subscribe to Shirley's channel and start growing a beautiful garden. Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Features Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

The other day, I came across a stunning geranium plant, (an abandoned zonal geranium) thriving in an alleyway! The geranium was in the midst of weeds, up against a chainlink fence, and the soil was very dry. But it was looking GOOOD! Regardless of the lack of human care, the vivid red geranium plant was robust and full of life with many flower buds still to open! I used to NOT like geraniums a long time ago but have since come to respect these low water, low maintenance, and low care flowering plants! Geraniums are workhorse plants worthy of even better care as a potted or container plant, or planted in the ground in the garden! I can only imagine how much more beautiful this geranium could be with a little more water, some fertilizer, and love! You can find many different types of geraniums including zonal geraniums, ivy geraniums, Regal geraniums, Martha Washington geraniums, Scented geraniums, and many more. They are available in a rainbow of colors and are extremely easy to propagate through geranium cuttings. No wonder they are a perennial favorite! Give them full sun and they will reward you with lots of flowers from spring to fall! Do you LOVE Geraniums and Want to make more of them? Watch my video on propagating geraniums with stem cuttings! https://youtu.be/wP3ErmvaC-c Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow demonstrates planting tomato plants in raised beds, step by step! Learn tomato planting basics, If you are a beginner gardener, this video will help you understand how to plant a tomato plant correctly! You will learn from this gardening tutorial: 🍅 How many hours of sunshine does a tomato plant need? 🍅 What is the best depth to plant a tomato plant? 🍅 Why you should remove the lower leaves on the tomato plant stem before planting? 🍅How to use a starter fertilizer when planting tomatoes 🍅 How to plant tomatoes in the ground 🍅How often should a tomato plant be watered? 🍅How do you apply fertilizer to a tomato plant? 🍅When do I harvest my tomatoes? IF you still have questions after watching the whole video, please leave your questions below. Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow has a 100% REPLY RATE and answers ALL Garden questions in English or Spanish! Please subscribe and sign up for notifications! Two new videos every week! -------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

If you are new to growing tomatoes, you may ask, "What tomatoes should I grow for my first tomato garden?" Or, "What the heck are determinate and indeterminate tomatoes? Foodie Gardener, Shirley Bovshow explains tomato selection based on what you want to eat! 🍅 Are you dreaming of canning tomatoes or making homegrown tomato sauce? Grow paste tomatoes such as San Marzano! 🍅 Do you dream of juicy, organic heirloom tomatoes in all shapes and sizes? Select and plant an heirloom tomato. 🍅 Are you a hamburger aficionado and want to bite into a thick, juicy tomato that dribbles down your chin? Grow a beefsteak tomato! 🍅 Or, are you envisioning yourself plucking small, sweet tomatoes off the vine to eat fresh? Grow cherry tomatoes! Then there is the decision of buying a "Determinate" or an "Indeterminate tomato!" Don't let this confuse you! Shirley explains the differences in an easy-to-understand style that will make you feel confident and excited about planting your first tomato garden! Do you have questions about growing tomatoes? ASK SHIRLEY! "Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow" has a 100% REPLY RATE in English and Spanish! Subscribe to her channel and start growing with her guidance today! Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Do you have a very narrow garden bed and feel limited in what you can plant? Not anymore! Garden designer, Shirley Bovshow demonstrates some narrow space garden plants including, surprise!.... A flowering Hibiscus plant that she trains to grow flat against a wall. This is how you train a large plant to fit in a small space- espalier it! The technique is called "espalier" and it allows the Hibiscus to be exposed to maximum sunshine. The Hibiscus stems are tied to a trellis, opening and exposing the hibiscus to maximum sunshine, resulting in lots of Hibiscus flowers! In addition to the hibiscus, Shirley plants Agapanthus, a perennial summer flowering plant with strappy leaves, and an Aeonium succulent plant that grows tall and narrow. Watch and learn how to train a hibiscus to grow in a small narrow garden space and if you have any questions, post them below. Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow has a 100% REPLY RATE to all gardening questions in English and Spanish! Subscribe to Shirley's channel and start growing a beautiful garden. Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

One of my favorite diabetic recipes is “DEHYDRATED SPICY ZUCCHINI CHIPS” 🥒 My dehydrated zucchini chips are a great low carb snack and won't spike blood sugar just don't eat them all in one sitting!! Need a low carb, low glycemic index, and low glycemic load alternative to potato chips? Look no further!😀 I was diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes last year 😧 I can’t snack mindlessly anymore and reach for whatever tickles my fancy. Every bite is calculated, weighed, and carbohydrates logged. My goal is to #reversediabetes 😀 So that’s where these homemade spicy zucchini chips come in! -Fresh Zucchini ( I grow mine in my garden) -Spray olive or avocado oil -Old Bay Seasoning 1. *Slice Zucchini into thin, uniform slices. They will dry more consistently if the same size. * I bought a mandolin slicer for $4 at the Goodwill ho look for one! 2. Spray zucchini slices on both sides with oil and sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning or seasoning of choice 3. *Dehydrate slices for 12 hours at 120 degrees in a dehydrator. (You can also dry the chips in an oven on a cookie sheet and low temperature for several hours) * I also saw dehydrators at the thrift shop for $10! The Zucchini chips are ready when they snap and are not chewy anymore! The dehydrated chips taste the best fresh but you can store them in an airtight container for a week or so. Enjoy!! FYI- I am not a candidate for diabetic medication because of familial health issues that predispose me to thyroid cancer. So, I have to manage my blood sugar through proper nutrition, stress management, weight loss, exercise, and a great sleep schedule! I try different foods and measure my glucose levels before eating and then 30 min, 60 min, and 2 hours later so I know if a certain food raises my sugar or not! DO YOU HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES and want to join me in supporting each other to reverse it? I want to share my diabetes hacks with you and also learn from YOU!😀❤️ Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

As a Type 2 diabetic, I had to learn to eat strategically to avoid spiking my glucose (blood sugar). This #shorts video is about how to eat fruits for diabetics to avoid glucose spikes! Although fruit has carbohydrates that affect blood sugar levels, do this when eating fruit to avoid glucose spikes (blood sugar spikes)! 1. Select a fruit that is on the list of low glycemic index and low glycemic fruits. Today I am eating kumquats. 2. Limit your fruit to a small portion. You can always eat half a serving now and the other half later. 3. Add a good quality protein and fat to the fruit snack to slow down the absorption and digestion of the fruit carbohydrates. Fat and protein act like "speed bumps" and slow down the absorption of fruit carbs! Today I am combining the kumquat fruit with a half-ounce of cheese and a few walnuts. 4. Eat fruit very slowly and alternate between a small bite of fruit, the cheese, and the nuts. Yes, it makes a difference. Always combine fruit with fats and protein, that is the main food tip in this #shorts video on eating fruit for Type 2 diabetics! Let's encourage each other to reverse diabetes! Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

Watch Growing Organic Cucumbers for Beginners and start growing organic cucumbers in raised garden beds today! Cucumbers are a great first plant for new gardeners and planting them in raised garden beds, is a much easier option than planting cucumbers in hills. Learn how to grow cucumbers for pickling or slicing, it's the same planting method! Shirley demonstrates how to prepare the soil for cucumber plants, how far apart to plant cucumbers, how to fertilize cucumbers, water, and care for them! Learn important details about how much sun a cucumber needs and more! Cucumbers are harvested in approximately 60 days. Even if you are a beginning gardener, you can master growing organic cucumbers in a few growing seasons. Enjoy the best gardening video for beginners and start growing with Shirley! Do you have a garden question but don't know who to ask? ASK SHIRLEY! Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow is the only gardening channel on Youtube that we know that has a 100% REPLY RATE to all questions in English and Spanish! If you learned from this video, please give us a LIKE and Subscribe to the Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow Channel. Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Featuring Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow

When I saw this HUGE, spring to summer, non-stop flowering container garden, I knew I had to bring some of these AMAZING flowering plants home and create a special display! Check out my huge potted plant display filled with a special petunia variety called, 'Heavenly Blue' Surfinia that is unlike any petunia you've seen before! The Surfinia is one of the longest blooming garden flowers you can find- some flowering until the Fall. I used only three, 1-gallon plants to create a very large flowering container garden that will become a focal point in your garden! This is a very easy, beginning gardener-level planting project that will make you look like a pro! I demonstrate how to create the ultimate spring to summer flowering display and share step-by-step instructions on how to care for it year-round! *Best garden container or pot to use *Soil selection for your container plant *How to space your plants so they grow into each other to create a HUGE display filled with flowers! *How to water your container garden *How and when to fertilize your flowering container garden and fertilizer suggestions *How to maintain and prune (deadhead) flowers for a non-stop blooming container garden! * Last but not least, how to place and display your flowering container garden in the landscape! I show lots of different ways to create a focal point in your garden and there is no digging! Enjoy the garden tour of my yard filled with a bunch of these flowering container gardens! Do you have a garden question that needs an answer? ASK SHIRLEY! Eden Maker by Shirley Bovshow is the only gardening YT channel that we know of that answers 100% of all garden-related questions in English and Spanish! ----------------------------------------- Shirley Bovshow's "Eden Maker" gardening videos on how to grow and care for plants, orchids, garden makeovers, container gardening, garden DIY, plant and flower crafts, how to grow food, miniature and fairy gardening, succulents, how to propagate plants, indoor plants, floral design, hydroponic growing, garden design, and clever tips for life rooted in the garden. Inspiration and practical information. Watch, "Ask Shirley," a weekly, garden live stream show featuring garden questions and garden answers, plant care information, plant propagation, and gardening lessons by Shirley Bovshow. Features Los Angeles landscape designer, Shirley Bovshow, garden lifestyle expert for the Hallmark channel show, Home & Family. EdenMakersBlog.com Facebook.com/EdenMakers Instagram.com/ShirleyBovshow