Mini Tour: Bearded Irises + Planting Sunflowers // Backyard Flower Farm

Hello everyone, welcome back to the garden lots of stuff long time no see we're gonna get into this But first I did want to say this video. It was sponsored by Tranzi not sure how to pronounce this that seems to be the going thing. I never know how to pronounce Anything it seems and even want to do somebody still has a problem with it. Anyway, this is a mini Chainsaw you may be familiar already with the piles and piles of yard debris that I have laying around the yard here Long story short this property was abandoned for approximately 30 years and as a result There is a lot of really invasive overgrowth lots of invasive species that I have been clearing out I have been using a regular gas-powered chainsaw for months now Trying to clear this space out just slowly since I don't have a tractor or anything like that But it's tedious it gets it's hard work Especially when a lot of the branches are these little twiggy things and you don't necessarily need a chainsaw But there's no other way to cut them So I said absolutely I would love to test out this little mini chainsaw They didn't pay me, but they did send this to me for review. So take that as you will I always like to just be upfront about it Anyway, I opened up this little Gadget case I'd already opened this you see to plug in and charge some of these batteries But we have our little mini six-inch chainsaw so cute It's about the size of a hand drill about the weight of a battery-operated Hand drill very lightweight feels pretty good feels pretty sturdy Also, there are two batteries that come with this as well as the charger pack that you see here in a second I'll pull that out finally the box also comes with a replacement chain for it So that's convenient. Obviously if I'm burning through all these logs over here, I'm gonna need a replacement chain sooner or later As well as some cool safety glasses and tinted safety glasses There are also a couple tools in here I got a screwdriver and Some gloves and of course we have our instructions you guys know I absolutely love instructions I am a big instruction fan and these look like pretty good instructions. There's how to replace your chain in here It looks pretty simple Not too many errors and everything. I tried my gloves on my gloves were a little too big for me. I have tiny hands It's like a running joke that I have chipmunk hands, but that's besides the point I was eager to get this going. So I put the battery on it just clicked in very easily and I was pretty much ready to go So I wanted to attack some of these mulberry trees that I have growing in my yard. These are invasive mulberries So I believe they are technically paper mulberries But they are everywhere and they're a little bit tougher to cut so I was surprised to see how easily this just went right through everything Without even trying really so I mean awesome I also had this branch that fell in the yard, so I guess that was convenient This is very easy to use This is definitely a good choice for somebody who does not have experience with a chainsaw like a real chainsaw But wants to be able to you know cut and prune things on their own without help from somebody else I think it's a great choice You know, I'm always a really big fan of accessibility for people especially if they don't have a lot of experience getting into like lawn and garden things and I think this is a good choice because It feels very safe to use and I'm gonna definitely keep using it really excited about that. So thank you to them For sponsoring this video is really appreciated on with this mini kind of bearded iris tour now before Anybody says you've got grass in your irises down in the comments These irises are actually grown in containers. These came from the old garden They were dug up and put in containers and I have not had the opportunity to plant them yet Because they were in containers. This first one is but darling It's that kind of salmon peach tone with the purple falls the next one. I want to just show you is this one It's white. It's called cloud dweller. It's got kind of the Yellow tongues, that's not the correct word. What's that fuzzy part called? Can somebody tell me it's not the tongues Another one that I really really like this year is called Angels rest. This is the first year that I've grown angels rest. It is this gorgeous Shade of pale pink. It's that, you know, really pretty pale pink that everybody just loves and goes bananas for but Very interesting this one was a little bit fragrant in my yard as well. It's kind of like citrusy smelling. So The next one is padded shoulders It's a white one and it's got a little bit of a orangey salmon color on the petals the falls there I think the up and down pointing up pedals are called the standards. Is that correct? I'm not an expert of that. So I'm learning with you guys Next is one called a center line Center line is kind of a peachy pink color and the The veining is like this real deep purple. It's a nice contrast. It's very pretty Another one in the garden that was one of my absolute favorites I couldn't get enough of is one called entitled and I really thought that this was a good name for this one because it is Gorgeous the photos the videos do not do it justice It is such a creamy peach color and that mauve Kind of lavender shade on the lower petals is insane So pretty I really really like this one I think this one was hands-down one of my Favorites in the whole garden the next one. I wanted to show you I think this is the last one for this video was celebration song if If any more of the bearded irises bloom By the next video be sure to show them to you, but not many blooming in the bucket so far Also in bloom in the garden coming into bloom. Are these Chantilly light pink snapdragons? Gorgeous absolutely love Chantilly snapdragons In my snapdragon video people always want to debate whether or not these are actually snapdragons. Yes, they're open-faced snapdragons They're incredibly gorgeous I'm kind of kicking myself because I haven't had the opportunity to pick them and to give them away and everything because everything is just a big whirlwind trying to clean up this property and kind of get things going and You know my routine back to normal. There's so much to do for just one person. I Admit, it's a little bit Overwhelming but at least I can browse by These gorgeous snapdragons and feel a little bit better about it Also coming in the bloom right now are the agra stemma you might know this one as corn cockle some places This is considered a weed. I think it's absolutely gorgeous to grow it as a hearty annual here in the yard. I Love the bright purple lavender color. I love the kind of deeper veining on it I love everything about these you can absolutely use them as a cut flower Unfortunately, like I said, I haven't had much of an opportunity to do so this year But honestly, I just like watching these kind of sway in the breeze, especially on a nice windy day It's kind of relaxing and peaceful Lots of ticks in these for some reason lots of ticks in the garden I'm not used to that I guess because this used to be an overgrown field One of the main things I did want to show you guys I was able to finally get some of the sunflowers in the ground This year. I'm really hoping to grow a large patch of sunflowers because I've never had the room To actually grow a bunch of different types of sunflowers before so now I'm taking full advantage of it to sow all these sunflowers I Went ahead and started them in trays just because from my experience the birds and stuff always get into the seeds when I direct So so I transplanted in these long rows Each of these rows is about 80 feet long, which is insane to me Never have I ever had this much room to plant anything let alone just two big rows of sunflowers I've already had since I've recorded this video. I've already already had deer and things into this So who knows how this is gonna turn out? I feel like this is going to be a big learning experience for me this season I also planted the Lysianthus I ordered the Lysianthus plugs way back in the beginning of April and I should have gotten them in the ground sooner But fortunately they are very patient when it turns, you know in terms of waiting for me to transplant them They still look pretty good. I just Planted them into my six-inch spacing burned holes and Fingers crossed that all the animals and stuff stay out of these. These are expensive Also coming up in the garden. I have some pumpkins and some watermelon seeds that I had direct sowed About two weeks ago Are finally coming up. We haven't had much rain and then it just rained a lot all of a sudden so they're finally Poking out of my black plastic, which should be I mean, hopefully good other vegetables that I have coming up I have some beans and things also the gladiolus were among the first things that I planted Back when I started tilling up these beds and they are poking up now. They look like swords poking out of the soil It always looks like I'm trying to impale somebody walking through the you know, gladiolus beds I swear it won't hurt you also doing some trellises and Hopefully have some beans and some moonflowers or something like that The whole thing is just kind of a topsy-turvy mess at this point I really really really need to get my zinnias into the ground and have a lot of specialty Hybrid zinnias that I've been working on breeding my own favorite hybrids But overall it's on the list of things that I need to do hopefully I'll get it done sooner rather than later That's it for this video. I really appreciate you taking time to watch it. It really means a lot to me Because without you this garden literally would not be possible. I genuinely mean that It means a lot that you watch this. So, thank you. I Hope that the weather is gorgeous wherever you are. Hope it's nice and sunny I hope you're having a really great day because you totally deserve it Links to the blog and patreon and everything else down in the description below if you want to check that out Love to you're more than welcome there, and I hope you're having a really great day. Talk to y'all later. Bye