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Join us, Daphne and Ian, as we embark on our new chateau renovation projects! This week we are visited by Sebastian, an architect who helps give us ideas for our wedding suite renovation. Francis returns to help repair the farmhouse roof. We finish digging out the remaining garden boundary design and happen to find something hidden just beyond the trees!
Our beau chateau (The 500-year-old, Chateau De Lesigny), is located near Paris, France. Most of the structures around the chateau domain need a full restoration, so we are investing everything we have into making the property thrive! We are learning more about french culture and developing new skills along the way!
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I’m a keen gardener & can’t wait to see this garden get going. However, this is a massive space& I would encourage you to please consider giving a garden designer (especially some one who specialises in a food garden a call before you dig anything in), it will save you lots of mistakes , time & money.. 🌳
That is a great idea! We will look into that before we get carried away. Our goal is to plant the fruit trees before January, so we have some time 😊 The cypress trees are a nod to the original garden design from the 1600s, which have cypresses lining the middle cornered straight through the garden along the fountain.
The space looks huge! Great advice. A designer can also help balance the space with structural ornamental plants so that veggie gardening doesn’t become a full-time job for you. The decorative herb gardens, especially with some perennial herbs and flowers, are a great way to fill spaces in a way that is useful, edible, aromatic, and ornamental, and often lower maintenance and water use than a lot of veggies are, so you could grow just enough veggies for the two of you to eat and fill the rest of it with flowers and herbs!
Maybe Stephanie Jarvis could spare David (?)
i was about to recommend the same
@@TheBeauChateau There are some good books on large estate gardening design if cash is an issue. I assume David will be cheap for Stephanie as he loves staying there but for anyone else he’ll be full price.
Be sure to talk to the tree people about whether each type of tree you want needs to be done in pairs (males & females), or more, for pollination & fruit production. In my experience, a single variety often doesn't thrive properly. Love the stairs/walls area you found! Can't wait to see what it looks like cleared! Love your channel. I want to buy a château to restore & live in, but so far my husband isn't up for it. He likes watching your channel too though, so there's hope. 😊
Staircases and walls are most likely a promenade. A raised viewing platform that you would walk (promenade) along to get the best view of the garden and it’s design pattern. Often times musicians would play as the guest would mill about. You might even find a structure or remains of a pavilion or other architectural features. It might be worth checking out the possibility of getting a historic garden grant for restoration of the garden. It seems that the bare bones are already in place and you could tweak it to incorporate todays garden interest - food production, more drought tolerant plantings etc. Incorporating the past and today. Definitely encourage you NOT to purchase and plant until you do a basic garden design yourselves or have a professional do a master plan design that you could chip away at by buying/planting as finances enable. I know it’s hard when you want to get going -guilty myself- but with thoughtful planning the garden could be an additional financial resource on its own, not just an accessory to the chateau. Either way best of luck and can’t wait to see what you discover once the chainsaw gets going!
I hesitate to say this because I love your content. The property is so significant. The fruit trees, as you know, would have been relegated to an orchard or kitchen garden. The garden you have unearthed would have been formal. I concur with the other viewers that perhaps you should have a garden designer make an overall plan for the property. Thank you again for your wonderful videos and for sharing your lives with all of us francophiles!
You may already know about this but at least here in the US, you can buy screen wire design to go on top of the gutters so you don’t have to go clean the gutters all the time they just sail off over the screen wire which would make your task a lot easier. Good luck love, Kathy.
Pretty standard world-wide.
Unfortunately it just does not work as leaves and debris pile up on it and it makes clearing it all away doubly difficult. The only solution is frequent maintenance .
The gutter guard we have even sits with a slight angle so that leaves that do try to build up get washed over the edge with a little rain or a leaf blower. We have been really happy with it, but I am not sure how the design would look aesthetically on these buildings vs a modern house.
The expensive gutter guards we had installed clogged up regularly with mostly fir needles - we finally had to uninstall them as they stopped up the whole gutter system. Flushing out and/or just cleaning the gutters on a regular basis seems to be the most inexpensive and less time consuming solution.
@@Alleykat49 yes, needles on a pine tree are another thing altogether not so good. Leaves work a lot better. Kathy
Great discovery of the stairs. Agree that hiring a landscape designer would be beneficial. I like the fact that the garden is open and creates space between the woods and the chateau, covering with trees would decrease the look of grandiose and can just make it look like an addition of the forest. Absolutely love your chateau!
What an amazing discovery! Can you imagine a terrace overlooking the garden for weddings and events 💕
Chateau de Lalande has a landscape designer who suggested espaliered pear trees. Not suggesting that you need a designer, but espaliered apples pears and cherries would be appropriate in the parterre. A true parterre garden that size would be impossibly high-maintenance but a modified version with, for example, lavender or rosemary hedges instead of box would be nice.
I totally agree..it's excellent suggestion
Exactly what I was thinking!!
Perhaps researching the designs of André Le Nôtre, the French landscape architect and gardener to Louis XIV and Versailles would give you some inspiration for your lovely formal gardens. As always, your videos are beautifully produced and a joy to watch. Thank you from Minneapolis.
Yes..I agree..take more design planning please
If I were you I would consult a landscape architect first before planting. Your property has a lot of formality to it and I would keep a formal, Renaissance style garden in this space as an additional asset to your Wedding and Movie set business, photo ops for brides etc. You could plant your fruit trees and vegetables closer to the cottage you live in. Is there space for the fruit trees in front of the farm building you had the roof fixed in this episode? Is there space for some raised beds? As a passionate gardener I have made a lot of mistakes in the past 3 years. Main lesson learnt: planning is key, knowledge about soil quality, light, water requirements etc. I had to shift a lot of things around, install new sprinklers etc. Vegetables don’t like overhead watering. You need water access to hook your drip irrigation up to. Tomatoes can look messy in summer. Once it gets very hot, they focus on survival, don’t produce fruit and look messy. You don’t want that in the big formal garden. To cut cost, you could buy a few lavender plants and propagate them. Dahlias multiply in one season. Plant them near your house, dig up the tubers in fall and use them for the big bed the next year. Maintaining a big flowerbed like the ones you are restoring is a lot of work and expensive. Depending on your water quality, you may need to water through drip irrigation to avoid hard water staining and mildew on your plants. There is a lot to consider. Check out the KZhead channel Garden Answer. Laura set up a garden in four rectangles, like yours. She calls it the South Garden. She has sections for flowers, vegetables, a secret garden. You can learn a lot about the set up. She just planted a formal garden around her greenhouse. You get an idea about plant quantity, spacing for optimal growth. Why don’t you contact her? She and Aaron are the kindest, generous and helpful people….and just planted an Orchard. Another very important thing to consider: dear and boar resistant plants. Your garden beds are not protected by hedges etc. What you plant can get eaten. Start to observe that space. Take notes of animals near the space, light at certain time of the day, drainage after rain. There is a documentary called “The Gardener” that is very inspirational. It’s the journey of a former businessman that created one of the most remarkable gardens in this world
What a lovely surprise. Hidden stairways in the woods is one of my favorite fantasy tropes.
You should look at the gardens of Château d’Ussé. It would be nice if you kept it original to the era of your château.
That's a parterre garden. Not really meant for fruit trees, except perhaps orange trees in Versailles tubs. If you have an orangerie type building, you could put fruit trees out in tubs. Otherwise if you put trees in the ground, it won't look right. It's not that type of garden. Perhaps talk to a garden designer who understands period garden design? Planting trees willy-nilly means transplanting them again later.
This is superb advice! I hope they read this comment. The types of trees they talked about are don't have the same requirements either. Figs need some shielding and some warmth - like near a stone wall. (not next to a building)
Yes..needs more design on paper and then plant
I think the beforementioned André Le Nôtre (1613-1700) would be a great guide - he was of great influence for many gardens
I can see box hedges in the straight lines and around where you want the trees. Lavender, roses and fragrant herbs along with lilacs would be nice as well.
8:38 I love how Francis is so obviously a cat person!! So cute!
May I suggest checking Classic French Garden Design for guidance before settling on a scheme for your garden. The Vaux-le-Vicomte is a good one to start. (For the designer and it’s layout significance as a reference for many to follow; including chateau Versailles)
Bag up the leaves into black plastic bags make a few small holes in the bottom and tie the top store outside until leaves have rotted down. This leaf mould then can be used in the veg garden to improve the soil.
That is a great tip! We have been blowing the leaves into condensed areas on the grass, then mowing it so that small leaf shreds return to the soil and keep the grass looking clean 😄
Oh I love a new discovery!! Y'all are so precious!
Daphne and Ian...Hello from Canada! A hint / tip for getting rid of the weeds, etc. in the cobblestone. Try a strong, undiluted mix of: straight white vinegar (1 litre jug poured into a spray unit), epsom salt (at least one cup - it will eventually dissolve in solution, the more salt the better), and a table spoon or two of dish soap / dish washing liquid. The vinegar is a great acid base, but the epsom salt vastly increases the drying / dehydrating impact on the plant - right down to the roots, and the soap aids in holding the salt solution on the plant. Do a test, but I use this regularly on cement, flagstone, etc. without any issue. If any salt residue remains, it will evaporate or just give it a quick washdown. Love your channel from day one. Have been a longtime viewer (via cable TV) but my 'Subscriber' status did not validate for some reason until I logged in and re-subscribed through the computer just now. You and the property are an inspiration in our search for a future property in France or Italy.
I use the same mixture on my concrete driveway. It works very well and doesn’t cause damage. Weeds due within 2 days.
Yep, the vinegar, salt and detergent mix has worked for me before 👍🏼
Does that mixture also work on algae on concrete patio stones?
@Cat Gray It does, however it is extremely bad for the environment. So bad in fact that in my country it is illegal to use. Alternatively you can use a broom to sweep sand over the algae or boiling water and some elbow grease.
I’m pretty sure salt will degrade the stone
Get a vacuum attachment for your lawn mower to pick up the leaves!
Great idea! We have been piling the leaves in a certain area, then mowing them to return the shreds to the grass. So far that has worked well, but we are always open to new suggestions 👍
You could try a fire/flame torch (don't know what they are called!) to kill the cobblestone weeds - it's what they use at a couple of the other chateaus!
Thank you for the tip! We have had several mentions of torching the weeds on the moat walls, so we plan on giving that a try 😊
L’arboriculteur vous donnera sûrement de bons conseils ! Je ne planterai pas de figuier à côté de cerisier 😊 (pas tout à fait les mêmes caractéristiques) plutôt des pruniers (très jolie floraison aussi !) Peut-être que des fruitiers en espaliers seraient approprié ? Mais je comprends que l’entretien puisse être un frein ! Les figuiers pourraient être plantés aux abords des escaliers découverts, comme des petits massifs 😉, avec des choisya (oranger du Mexique) par exemple 😊 Quand aux oliviers, demandez conseil si le terrain/climat est bénéfique ! Pour les noyers, n’oubliez pas que la hauteur est bien différente des cerisiers ! Il faut aussi y penser dans votre plan et perspective 😉 Vous êtes adorables tous les deux (et aussi le chien) Prenez bien soin de vous ! Ah ! Une idée aussi : planter des tas de bulbes le long des limites des carrés de ce jardin ! Ainsi cela repousse tous les ans !! Bonne semaine ! 🌸🌸🌸
In reading all the comments, it seems that you shouldn't rush into this. A lot of great points made.
So exciting about uncovering the hidden structures of the garden. I see lots of good content to come. ❤️😊
I believe they should be considered apart of the design structure of the circle..to be fountain
@@patoshea5351 agreed. Maybe create hidden areas of the garden.
I agree with the other comments on here re the trees and garden design. I’ve got some free time and would be happy to do some research on the type of trees and a great historical based design that fits your aesthetic. Espaliered trees are what I would highly recommend instead of free standing. And those stairs?!?! Bestill my heart❤
I agree that you have to have some basic knowledge of gardening and plants before you can devise an effective plan. The espalier method is interesting. There is a country house that uses apple trees as a short hedge. The question is whether the gardens are purely decorative or are intended to be producing.
A small suggestion on planting your fruit trees. I had a garden (nothing on the scale of your stunning chateau) and had cherry and fig trees as well. The fig tree, although they're delicious, as a tree it's not the most attractive. Putting it next to the cherry, which blossoms beautifully, is going to ruin the symmetry and aesthetics. Try almond trees, they blossom as well. Definitely plant fig trees, but not in the front garden for display. Just a suggestion.
Wow, the fig trees in the Mediterranean are really beautiful trees, much prettier than almond trees. But they are enormous. So maybe they need to be older?
Thank you for your tip! We got the idea of fig trees from visiting another chateau that had very old Mediterranean fig trees that look huge and make a beautiful canopy, but we will definitely put aesthetic design first for the main chateau garden. We hope to ask a lot of questions when we go to see the local fruit tree supplier 😊
@@rachbryant I live in the Mediterranean and I'm of greek descent married to a Spaniard, hence the last name. Figs are probably my favourite fruit of the summer season, the fig trees apart of being messy looking with large leaves they don't blossom like almond trees. As I mentioned above I had a fig, almond, cherry, orange, lemon and walnut trees in my garden in the south of Spain. Anyways, it was just a suggestion from my own experience.
@angela moreno I guess it is just personal prefernece then. Because I am also speaking from experience, having lived surrounded by many of these trees ( almond and fig). Almond trees always look spiky and messy without their leaves in the winter. Agree the blossoms are very pretty though. However even with leaves, they are quite a prickly looking tree. Whereas a large (old) well shaped fig tree creates this big beautiful canopy and has softer lines that visually I find more pleasing and feels more grand in scale and texture.
How exciting finding the stairs and walls !
So fun planning your orchard / garden! Reckon you could fit a lot more in those spots, check out a method or pattern of planting fruit trees - called "quincunx" - if you imagine four trees planted on the corners of a square, and one in the middle (makes up the five), then repeat the pattern as far and wide as suits. Some trees love shade more than others - local knowledge will help you here. Apples are amazing - I have a few, something I've had to learn with all my fruit trees is that each one may require a "pollinator", being another variety. It can get quite mathematical trying to work out if you have pollinators for each tree. Same goes for some cherries and plums. Look forward to seeing your progress, love your videos, and oh-em-gee - the hidden terrace or was it an orangery or was it a glass house or, or, or......
Every time is interesting & exciting seeing what you’re both doing and finding!! Looks like you’re having fun with the garden plans! The cute little sneeze made me laugh!
Guys the garden is massive and it deserves a proper professional planning! Play with the circular center and do geometric shapes interlocking. Then you’ll at least have a thought out master plan within which you can plant! Bon Courage 💪🏼
I love how your cat it’s always right there, like taking care of you guys. I just found your Chanel, love it. 👍🏻😁
You two are such a joy to watch and it is so much fun to see all the things that are hidden on the chateau grounds. Thank you for taking us along with you on this wonderful journey. Bless you both 💝
Garden already looks beautiful but with blooming trees it will be just magical.
You need a pull behind lawn sweeper for the leaves and they make a netting to cover the gutters to keep them out. Might make your job easier. Your doing a great job!
La découverte de l'escalier est un beau moment. Ce jardin a plein de beaux secrets. Très belle vidéo, merci pour le partage.
So much progress! And the hidden staircases will be so interesting to uncover. I agree with some comments about maybe consulting a garden designer, just because it is a big investment in trees. But I like the ideas you already have, maybe add two more cypress at the back for symmetry. ♥️
I would suggest to get inspired by other French chateau gardens and to choose plant well adapted to your region.
ohh the stairs 😍THE VIEW! On the garden and Chateau... This is becoming a very special place! Thank you for sharing the garden layout sketch and process already, it's so interesting to see and learn. "Perspective and difference" is a great tip and it makes all the sense in the kinds of trees you mentioned. 🍀
One sun terrace and one shade terrace. Perfect. See if there are young trees on your grounds that are the kind you like, and transplant them to where you like them (in winter). Free trees!
Figs and nuts are to bushy to be in the ornamental garden, walnut will take 20 years to give any harvest and the grow to 6-12 meters in hight. Stick to pear, apple, cherry and plum They can be grown on different root stocks so you can choose the same finished hight for all the trees Along a sunbathed wall you can plant abricot nectarine and peach and then put fig and haselnut in a place where you can have some big bushy plants If you have time go visit "le potagere du roi" in Versailles just 5 min from the castle or see the gardens of Villandry 😄
Always love watching you two! With the holes in the roofs, I immediately thought of that movie with Tom Hanks & Shelly Long, The Money Pit. If you're having a rough day thinking about all the repairs, perhaps that will offer some comic relief as you adventure through your own version. 😘
You guys are doing a great job chipping away at such a massive project :)
Love finding the stairs and what they could have lead to: a orangerie? Performance Stage? Hmmm 🧐
Have you found a Folly...all English Gardens have a Folly..a place to set to reflect...maybe there
In the Philippines we call the beverage exactly as you make it (boiling peeled ginger root and lemon juice ) as "salabat". Well not exactly as lemon is not endemic to the Philippines. We use native Phillippine lemon (looks more like lime actually) we call "calamansi". Surprised this beverage is a lot more common in the West. It is said to soothe a sore throat and helps improve ones singing voice. 😊
That’s great! 😄 We always make this when someone is sick or if we are in the ginger mood. We love it!
@@TheBeauChateau I'm a mentee of a Chinese acupuncturist (TCM) and ginger is a natural detoxifying agent and helps with digestion. If one has heartburn on a regular basis, make ginger tea with the root like you did here in the video. It burns going down and seems it will give you digestion, but it has the opposite affect. Have a flu? Boil ginger root for 30 minutes and drink. It burns but you'll be surprised by the effects. If people drank this on a regular basis, they will feel the benefits.
yes i am agree, you have an historical garden, it could be interesting to ask a gerden designer specially in historical garden
What a cool discovery those hidden stairs were. Can't wait to see them uncovered. I think Archea ( sorry about the spelling) had probably already found them. 😉🐕 hugs to both the fur babies. I so enjoy your channel. Your personalities and voices are calming and positive, something most of us need now.
I think whatever you do in the garden that you should keep it symmetrical to preserve the heritage. Olive trees get HUGE. You should plant the trees at the tip end of all the cross points so that when you walk the paths between your trees frame each end point anchoring the entire breadth of the garden. Also you should plant the same tree opposite sex across from one another for pollination and symmetry
When you used the vinegar did you happen to use house hold vinegar, the reason being is that if you use i.e. 2 cups cleaning vinegar, 2 tbsp of salt and 1 tbsp of dawn soap after 2 days of sunshine you should see the green go white....I know that this works as I use it often on my garden stones....you would have to figure out ratios that would work for you....
This is so adorable. Can't watch it without smile.😍
I can't wait to see what the stairs look like!!! Amazing new things to discover.
Pico is the best part of these videos 😻
These grounds are really beautiful even in their state of disrepair. Your antique garden illustrations in another video hint at another garden structure at one of the outer corners of the moat.
Just a thought, while leaf blowing is wildly satisfying a mulching lawn 'vacuum' will remove the leaves, not just move them and it will give you a super mulch for around trees, io garden paths and as an addition to any kitchen waste composting you do.
Thank you so much for bringing your charm, gentleness, magic, and love to the fascinating story of your restoring of this beautiful Chateau.....you are both such a joy to listen to, and to follow in all of your Chateau Beau escapades...........also such great music choices! Love & Blessings
So much fun to discover the hidden stairs. You know there was a purpose for them the exciting thing is just what was the original intent? I love stuff like this! So nice to see Francis again, love to listen to him speak. Knowledgeable and funny. I love the grounds and buildings so much I am living vicariously through your videos. Just adore you two and the animals! See you next week.
About 5:01, I had to laugh as Daphne and the Cat both looked like they were holding court! The Cat does not look impressed.
Have you thought of maybe planting espalier fruit trees around the edge of the garden, rather than planting trees that will grow very big in the middle of the squares? For a formal garden I think espaliers could be lovely and you could keep them quite low, so they wouldn't cast too much shade on other plants. I also love Daphne's idea of an olive tree in the middle of each square - but I would put one in all four squares to keep the symmetry. Personally I think figs and cherries would be too big and unruly for a formal garden. The hidden stairs are so exciting - can't wait to see you reveal them :)
• 2 cups salt • 1 gallon of white vinegar, 5 percent acidity • ¼ cup Dawn dish detergent Works wonders
Table salt. Not epsom salt.
I've discovered a burning torch from Amazon goes a long way on keeping weeds down, I love it fairly quick and no chemicals obviously doing it safely to avoid a fire.
The Chateau Diaries KZhead channel uses one quite often for killing weeds in their gravel driveway.
It is amazing how life pushes on! I wonder how long, how many years it would take for the trees to jump the moat?
The discovery of the hidden garden is amazing.Love your channel.
How exciting to find the stairs and garden wall! Can’t wait to see what you both do with it
Terrace stairs were a gorgeous find which will enhance your fruit tree garden. These things are not built over night, but over time, I think you will end up with a fantastic garden. Another wonderful video.
You have a beautiful cat. And it goes every rooms you go to. It is awesome!
Wow what an amazing discovery of the stairs and wall I can not wait to see what you do with this area.
What a beautiful find in the garden. It would be nice if you could find the original plans of the garden somewhere. I must say that I am not really afan of what you are propsing to do. You actually really need a garden designer to guide you . This garden needs to be symetricly like its foundations are and historicly correct.
I really encourage you to find a landscape architect or garden designer to work with and guide you on your journey it would be money well spent.
Great channel, great stories, great efforts! As for an orchard/vegetable garden … there is almost certainly an area elsewhere in the domain where such a utilitarian garden previously existed, versus the formal venue that you’ve been uncovering. I agree wholeheartedly with the suggestions to utilize the services and vision of a landscape designer.
Oh this is so interesting, please show us what the arborist recommends :) A whole new area to discover!!
Our neighbour uses his leaf blower to blow the leaves out of his gutter.s. Works pretty well.
What a treat you found the steps could it be where musicians played? Or watching the sunsets?? It’s exciting all the same. Love your music choice and drone footage makes me lose myself in times past… thank you.
The stairs are part of a terraced wall that extends that whole side of the garden. It was hard to see on camera but it will be great when it is uncovered (hopefully this week 😊)
Such a dream to be able to do this , so I will live in your dreams !! How much fun to Watch
You have plenty of places to plant trees on your estate. If it were me I would wait a bit before planting anything in the formal gardens. You might discover some old pictures or plans that reveal its original design. I have feeling those squares were probably filled with box woods and flowers, probably a fountain, concrete benches and some statues. Much more appropriate for a wedding venue, views from the chateau and film locations. Your fruit trees and veggie gardens could be in a working area of the estate. I have been into permaculture for years and it is not pretty much of time. Rather unsightly half the year. It would be better in a walled garden near the kitchen. The fruit trees beyond that.
Consult with a landscape garden designer to get some advice prior to spending money on trees, shrubs . Each property has different orientation to North, South, East, & West, which will dictate which type of tree should be planted where. Also the amount of water a species of tree require varies a lot. The exposure to sun, shade & the prevailing winds are also big factors in how successfully a tree will grow. Spending the money on a consultant will save you money in the long run , because you’ll know the best location for specific trees. Since the cost of trees is very high, you need to plan ahead. Do you have access to water out on that huge garden? Because if not you’ll need to figure out how you’ll water new saplings you plant, or they will die if there is a repeat of excessively high temperature next summer.
That terrace would be a great place for a big giant greenhouse.
Wonderful discovery 🥰 you are making some wonderful changes with the gardening clean up 🥰
Thank you, Jasmine! We are excited to uncover the terraced wall that connects the stairs this week 😄
you can plant small trees and large shrubs in Versie boxes, and move them around until you find the ideal location for them, Instant garden
Yes, I also suggested Versailles tubs or boxes
What a wonderful discovery. Your energy and passion for the property is amazing.
What a find!!! So exciting all the treasures waiting to be awoken again! I love it!
You guys are so sweet.🥰 I can’t wait to see more of those garden walls and steps! How exciting!
Pretty blossoms from prune, plum, and cherry. Nice couple improving the grounds and experience for the guests.
Power washing the cobblestone will remove the grass. Leaves=free compost 😊
What a find, that's so exciting!
The problem with really old buildings is that there will always be surprises. Most rather expensive and some pleasant.
Life is full of surprises, and chateaus are full of life 😆
Vinegar will not have a bad effect on paving stones. Actually they will look even better. If you want good results and kill weeds, use undiluted vinegar.
Natural Weed Killer Recipe. 1 gallon white vinegar · 1 cup salt · 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap. Could use organic dish soap with citrus or sunlight soap. We used this soap on our organic mango plantation inside and recycle it as grey water to feed plants. Also, you need gutter guard, it protects the gutters from leaf built up and would save soooo much time
The roofers in France must make a lot of money since there are so many chateau being restored.
Please talk to your local gardeners before planting fruit trees. Those you mentioned have differing requirements. I'd hate to see you having to spend more money to relocate or worse have to buy replacement trees. The chateau looks wonderful!
It’s SO BEAUTIFUL.
you have to spray the weed with pure cleaning vinegar. I do it myself in the spring, it has to be dry for a few days in a row and a little warm can't hurt. Once you've sprayed it and it's dead, you can brush it away with a back mower. after that it is only a matter of maintenance
wow, so awesome!
So very cool the stairs you found near the garden! Your garden is going to be fabulous, I just know it!! I love the music you always choose, the photography is amazing, and your voices sound so relaxing! Another lovely video! Great job!!!!
you are doing such a good job!
As always, great job on the video!
fantastic content once again
I just found your channel and watched you struggling with your unwanted grass in the cobblestones. I'm an avid urban gardener and have found that orange oil works wonders in eliminating unwanted grasses even insect nests (in Texas that would be ants). The strength/ratio of oil to water depends on the strength of the root system you want to eliminate. I suggest trying a 1to1 ratio to start with. The plus; an incredibly lovely citrus fragrance in the area in which you apply the solution.
Excited to see what the stair area looks like. Beautiful addition I am sure.
Thank you, Brenda! The terraced wall that connects the two stairs should be mostly intact! We hope to find out this week 😉
Daphne and Ian...Hello from South Africa! A hint / tip for the Garden - perhaps Hedges on the outline where there there is shade by the stairs that you found - no Chateau is a Chateau without hedges ;)
Thank you for your tip! We realize now that the video doesn’t show the old wall that is connecting the two stairs. It was had to see in person, but we hope to uncover that this week. It will make for a beautiful terraced space on that side 😄
Sensational vedio! Love you guy's! ♥
Morning guys,another lovely episode, thanks again for sharing!! ❤️