When we adopted this abandoned, overgrown garden, we could tell it had loads of potential. After carefully inventorying all the plants and adding recycled hardscape, it has transformed into the fairytale garden of our dreams. And we show how we constructed pathways with FREE recycled materials.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
01:37 – Inventory of Garden
05:10 – Hardscape Projects – Garden Shed
07:28 – Front Walkway
09:10 – Stone Patio, Path and Aclove
10:39 – Mixed Materials – Pathways and Patios
14:57 – DIY Demo for Mixed Materials
21:19 – Final Projects
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Your husband is a saint ❤
Some years ago I put in a paved driveway and had many leftover. They really over ordered! My neighbor came by straight away asking about them. I graciously declined. Had a guy move them all into my backyard I managed to use many of the brick shape into the front yard for paths and edging. Still adding more to the back. Getting my money's worth and enjoying every minute!
Love your video.
Why didn't you move in for a year? (first time to your channel)
I need a “TED” 😢
Thank you 💐
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️ thank you for sharing! Sooooo fascinating!
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!!!❤❤❤❤ this video will help many of us establish a diy garden !!! Can you do a video of the Flowers/plants in your garden, which are annual/perennial…love sun/shade etc? The story of your mom was beautiful and heartfelt ❤❤❤❤thanks!
I love it! Wow!!!!!
Excited to learn about your discoveries…! 🤗💚🪷!
Had to subscribed to my dream ! Thank you dear lady from venice italy .
22:00 Great video! We have been working on our large property for many years as well. Your videos are inspirational. We also have a son with quadriplegia and my elderly parents living with us. Adding accessible paths to m our designs is a must. All of us should be thinking about accessibility for the future and for resale. Thank you!
Wow so beautiful
Thank you for sharing your garden. Your story of your garden and family is wonderful. I know my husband will enjoy watching this video as well. I can see Linda Vaters' garden ideas in your landscape and it looks great!
Such a lovely video. Thank you for making my day so much better. You are right that watching your husband install the pavers and bricks is mesmerizing! He's a genius by the way with all of his intricate and beautiful patterns.
Thank you for sharing your “loves” all of them 🥰🌺🌸
You are by far my kindred spirit … plant nerds unite
You may have used Linda Vater’s pathway style as your guide, but your pathways are so much nicer. Having them level for your son to traverse will also be beneficial as you and your husband age and want a more level walkway. Kudos to your husband’s talented design and installation! I look forward to seeing more of your garden and renovation.
Increíble trabajó en el jardín
Just beautiful, you can see all the love your husband put into the pathways, my husband was like that. The previous owner had the same love for gardening as you do. I hope when it’s my time to leave this earth someone like you will continue to care for my garden like you are doing at your home
wow wonderful sharing
Great story!
Ooh I enjoyed this so much!!! This is my first visit. Your narration is just so lovely! Thank you for sharing! 🌼🌿💗
We also live in a little cottage type house over 100 yrs old. I have had some health issues and with working as a busy professional chef…i didnt have the time to do it all at once. But little by little its getting there. 9 years later im still working on it. But we also added a vegetable garden . Redoing old flower beds and also making a perennial garden w fountain. We have alot in common. Im now retired & need a knee replacement, but still gardening. Thankyou! I loved this video! I also have collected bricks for many years from old houses being torn down.
Your arden is absolutely fantastic 👏 👏👏👏
Beautifully transformed. I love Virginia creeper. It doesn’t harm bricks and gives my walls movement (the leaves bouncing up and down in the breeze).
Absolutely beautiful garden 🌹
I love how you appreciated this old garden from the first minute on.:) Many people cannot come to a conclusion like you did and would clean an old garden up by shredding most of the plants and putting "easy-maintaining" gras in it (what*s not true at all that lawns are so easy and cheap to maintain!) We real gardeners know that, don´t we? 😉 A beautiful piece of freedom, silence, etc. – your garden is so beautiful. warmhearted regards from Vienna/Austria.
I was watching half of this with the sound off as my husband was asleep next to me. At first I thought, another pretty video to attract viewers. But no. The reality of all the slow patient hard work that it takes to create a garden. I have done all the paths and paving at mine. More like you than your husband. So lovely to watch. And so honest. Such a breath of fresh air. ❤ to you all.
So glad I found your channel! You must be a very loving, compassionate person. And I love that you have a storytelling kind of format in this video. Have a great day!
absolutely beautiful! I'm inspired by the walkways your husband built – love the mixed materials!
I absolutely love it !
Love your garden and pathways!
Where do you live that you get free composting? I'd love to talk to them to see how I can make that happen here
I love it!! ❤❤❤
One of the most beautiful properties I have seen in my life. The restoration is so amazing. Thank you sharing this with us.
Oh my Word!! You are truly amazing for this accomplishment! I am so happy I have found you all…my house was built in 1913, still working on landscape, hardscape. You are my new inspiration! What a great path for your son, I have to go now to complete the video…thank you so much! I LOVE this!
Lina
How inspiring!!! We purchased 2 acres of wooded land with a home that needed to be gutted to the studs. The house is now done and on to the plantings so your video is so relevant to our situation.
Where do you live and what growing zone are you in?
Thank you so much for the great video!
I just watch this video over and over again. so inspirational. Thank you so much.
This was a beautiful video. You are a kindred spirit. I cried at the end. You are blessed.