Great job cleaning up. I do want to just toss this idea out there. To rejuvenate shrubs that are very old, taking out one third of the OLDEST wood, at the base, each year for three years will get the shrub in to a much more manageable, and healthy, condition. When I bought my current home, in Iowa, it had two lilacs that were probably a hundred years old. They didn't bloom much at all. Over three years, I cut out all the old wood, and now they are full of blooms. They are also much shorter, so I can smell the blooms more, and pick them easier! Just an idea for you to think about. It looks great and I look forward to seeing the rest of it!
Yeah I pulled a couple fully rotted chunks out. I'm sure the trimming I did will kick start those things again. You could probably spend another 2 hours just fine-tuning / trimming all the dead out of them.
@@UpNorthMowingDude especially the grasshopper 400d with the 4rxd rear discharge deck you can cut 3 foot tall grass and even brambles Mow everything with his mowerdeck
@@kathyjean4785hi, while l can't buy you a coffee, l can praise your good work, you really care for the people you help, l know they think of you as their Knight in Shining Armor!! Stay cool and hydrated as much as possible! A Fan!
Gel ice packs stuffed into a fanny pack might feel nice cooling your spine as you work. If two get too warm swap them out with a couple more during your hottest time in the day. Watching reminds me I need to drag some black earth around the lawn to fill the dips the push mower struggles in. Nice work, thanks for your video.
UNMD, thank-you for showing some MUCH NEEDED love to this yard! Make it a multi-video series if you have to, it's a joy to see a home get it's dignity back and look elegant again! Doug👍🤓🇺🇸
Hey Brent, It's looking Good !! 👌 Lots of Hard Work that you've put into this property so far !! 🤗 I think you already know, I'm from Pulaski, WI.. Well until next time, God Bless You !! 🙏😇🙏
You are very methodical like my husband when it comes to yardwork. And as you said you want to do the job right. There is nothing wrong with doing the job right and taking your time to do it quality work at this day and age is hard to find. Just keep on plugging along and eventually you will have that looking very very wonderful. And I’m sure the family will be very appreciativeof your hard work. I am a new subscriber, and I will continue to watch your videos. KAT from Birmingham, Alabama.
Great job. When shrubs/trees have been neglected for a number of years you have to do a hard prune. The plant will recover and be better than ever. Hello from Elgin in Scotland. ❤
Keep on doing the complete job! We enjoy watching you turn their crappy yard into something that looks like our yard. I’m 59 so I can relate to the hydration! Try one of the liquid iv powders…they really help!
love lilacs, the smell is wonderful, maintenance is a pain, I get pruners in my hand and end up with truck load of brances, and we won't talk about the pole saw, those dandelion type flower are sow thistle and they are edible too, you could have a salad there, thats a lot of work to clean that yard good job
Western PENNSYLVANIA. It already looks so much better. I would keep the ferns, but ask your customer. Those Dandelions were gigantic 😂. Everytime you pulled, and dropped, 50M seeds went flying 😅 Can't wait til next time. ❤😊 PS...I liked the info on the lilacs.
Thank you Teri, that's nice. They must have been a different type of dandelion because their roots were shallow. Normally they shouldn't be that easy to pull out. Yes I saw those seeds flying too...ugh! :)
Great job! Looks a lot like our area. I'm from Michigan (living in IL)and when I saw "Up North" I thought yay! Cuz by me that meant the Upper Peninsula. But still I enjoy your videos😂
Ha hi Cheryl. Yeah most of the guys on YT are down south so that's why I called myself "Up North". I'm originally from MI too. It's really my home, although I'm in WI right now. All the best!
You are not geriatric, my friend. The fact that you can sit on the ground cross-legged while you prune is evidence of that.😂 Great job! Looking forward to Part 2.
@@UpNorthMowingDude Love the pinned comment. Seems like something us GenX survivors would do. I use the elephant phrase a lot, one bite at a time. This yard is a marathon, not a sprint. Sit down in the shade and drink some fluids and avoid heat exhaustion.
Reading comments below, I'm 82 & have cleaned about 600 ft of our street for 50 years. Got arthritis in my shoulder PT wasn't much help, picked up pruners to see if I could get them above my waist, barely, well I cut out stuff growing around trees on corner, house sold but nobody there yet, more I cut & weed wackered, more I could do so asked another neighbor, can I trim your bushes. OK, 1 year later now & I can do almost everything & reach my arms over my head. Pain, plenty at 1st but I didn't give up!.
Have you heard of LMNT? They have electrolytes too, which I normally drink every day but didn't bring any on this trip. I definitely will next time. LMNT doesn't have all the sugar and bad stuff that Gatorade does. It's actually not very good for you.
If yo have a jar of dill pickles at home nearly empty, save the juice, put it in your cooler. A shot of that every so often will cure your leg cramps. Stay hydrated. Great work.
Watching from Bedford, PA. Love your channel. Quality is better than Quantity. It already looks so much better. I am a lot older than you. I have found that the older you get, the more you grunt. Take it from me, it is gonna get a lot worse before it gets better. 😉😉 Congrats on the weight loss. When I go out in this horrible heat, I take a cold wet towel and hang it around my neck. Helps keep you cool and you can wipe your face. Be careful and take care. 🥰🥰
you're correct, taking the time to do the work done is the best way to get everything done. sometimes I ask myself, why people don't let the mowing team to get everything clean instead of keeping plants that they never will look for a moment. they have a overgrown yard, we know that this will go back again. Also, family should be involved in maintain the yard clean.
Oh that's Cool !! I suppose you heard of the Raccoon Whisperer, 🦝 Jim Blackwood? I watch him on a daily basis. He's from Nova Scotia, Canada and I hear him mention Halifax too.
Great start, looking forward to seeing Ur end results. I'm in Australia, central west nsw, dead centre of nsw (New South Wales), in a rural remote town called Condobolin, with a population just over 3000.
You have a very calm demeanor. I like the educational information along the way. And I like seeing how you trim trees. This property was once a gem and you’re doing a very good thing helping the father and daughter.
Watching from Nebraska. Great job and I'm with you, take the time needed and do it right or don't do it at all. With the heat this Summer all outdoor cleanup/maintenance is a bit at a time for sure. Hard to tell until you get into the beds around the house but I'd definitely say leave the ferns. Hopefully you'll be able to see more once you get in there as to what goes and what stays.
Thank you Diane! Yeah I really don't want to have to pull all those tall weeds by the house but I wonder if it's the only way to keep the good stuff in there. I've been too scared to look TOO close. :) We'll find out soon enough. Thank you Nebraska!!
I'm your age and it's 100 plus where I live and a couple of things that help me out is a wide brimmed hat, a blue cooling towel (Walmart) that you soak in cold water and keep around your neck that'll lower your body temperature and a good hydration drink mix like liquid IV.
@@UpNorthMowingDude So awesome to live down here. Seeing my American Friends. Watching you from afar. I reckon I be the only pinned one from here. Cheers man 👨 👍👊💪👍
Looking great. Thank you for the lesson on lilacs. Well appreciated. Don't forget to take your electrolytes with you. Thank you for all the hard work you do.I'm unable to work. It's nice to have something to watch. From Arizona
Well God bless you Alonda! I'll definitely take the electrolytes next time. No doubt! I'm glad you're able to get some entertainment from my videos, that means a lot.
Great job cleaning up. I do want to just toss this idea out there. To rejuvenate shrubs that are very old, taking out one third of the OLDEST wood, at the base, each year for three years will get the shrub in to a much more manageable, and healthy, condition. When I bought my current home, in Iowa, it had two lilacs that were probably a hundred years old. They didn't bloom much at all. Over three years, I cut out all the old wood, and now they are full of blooms. They are also much shorter, so I can smell the blooms more, and pick them easier! Just an idea for you to think about. It looks great and I look forward to seeing the rest of it!
Yeah I pulled a couple fully rotted chunks out. I'm sure the trimming I did will kick start those things again. You could probably spend another 2 hours just fine-tuning / trimming all the dead out of them.
@@UpNorthMowingDude especially the grasshopper 400d with the 4rxd rear discharge deck you can cut 3 foot tall grass and even brambles Mow everything with his mowerdeck
Yes trimming them down will help to make them bloom more. It’s the time to do it now. Toledo, Ohio
@@kathyjean4785hi, while l can't buy you a coffee, l can praise your good work, you really care for the people you help, l know they think of you as their Knight in Shining Armor!! Stay cool and hydrated as much as possible! A Fan!
@@sylviagarrison6606 Thank you Sylvia!
Davidsonville, MD 21035... good job.
You have that wonderful Homestead Gardens there, don’t you?
Looks as though no trimming has been for years, lots of work!!
That is for sure.
Oregon
Exterior of house and other structures need a lot of repair work. Doing a great job with landscaping.
Ukraine... you are in great shape...
Thank you!!
Once again awesome job❤
Awesome job 👍💯😊🌻
Good job..😊😊
Great job. I’m watching from Cincinnati Ohio
Ok Mr. Normal, thanks! Ohio in the house!
London Ontario! 🇨🇦❤️
Gel ice packs stuffed into a fanny pack might feel nice cooling your spine as you work. If two get too warm swap them out with a couple more during your hottest time in the day. Watching reminds me I need to drag some black earth around the lawn to fill the dips the push mower struggles in. Nice work, thanks for your video.
Great Job. Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Looking great
Just two words.......thank you!
@@leecarey4375 Thanks Lee!
UNMD, thank-you for showing some MUCH NEEDED love to this yard! Make it a multi-video series if you have to, it's a joy to see a home get it's dignity back and look elegant again! Doug👍🤓🇺🇸
Hey Brent, It's looking Good !! 👌 Lots of Hard Work that you've put into this property so far !! 🤗
I think you already know, I'm from Pulaski, WI.. Well until next time, God Bless You !! 🙏😇🙏
Very nice job! ❤❤❤
Thank you Helen!
👍👍👍
Wow great job 💚💚💚👍👍👍👍
You are very methodical like my husband when it comes to yardwork. And as you said you want to do the job right. There is nothing wrong with doing the job right and taking your time to do it quality work at this day and age is hard to find. Just keep on plugging along and eventually you will have that looking very very wonderful. And I’m sure the family will be very appreciativeof your hard work. I am a new subscriber, and I will continue to watch your videos. KAT from Birmingham, Alabama.
That's nice Kat, thank you!
The Netherlands, Vriezenveen
Poppies would be the darkest, broadest green leafed plant in the circle. They would be a clustered looking plant.
Yeah I wasn't really sure where the poppies were in there. They may not even be in there anymore.....I don't know.
Super Duper job keep it up more videos thank you😊😊
Great job. When shrubs/trees have been neglected for a number of years you have to do a hard prune. The plant will recover and be better than ever. Hello from Elgin in Scotland. ❤
You're exactly right Julie, thank you!! A lot of people don't understand that.
Great job,nice attention to detail. Viewing from Far Nth Qld Australia.
It looks great. That is a big job but better to break up in manageable segments.
Keep on doing the complete job! We enjoy watching you turn their crappy yard into something that looks like our yard. I’m 59 so I can relate to the hydration! Try one of the liquid iv powders…they really help!
And I’m in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
I’m from Denmark 🇩🇰 and looking forward to seeing more from this project. Good job as always 👍🏼
Thank you Nina!
i am watching from uk. scotland.
love lilacs, the smell is wonderful, maintenance is a pain, I get pruners in my hand and end up with truck load of brances, and we won't talk about the pole saw, those dandelion type flower are sow thistle and they are edible too, you could have a salad there, thats a lot of work to clean that yard good job
Looking great 👍. Cambridge Ohio
@@pamclift5446 Thanks Pam!
Western PENNSYLVANIA. It already looks so much better. I would keep the ferns, but ask your customer. Those Dandelions were gigantic 😂. Everytime you pulled, and dropped, 50M seeds went flying 😅 Can't wait til next time. ❤😊 PS...I liked the info on the lilacs.
Thank you Teri, that's nice. They must have been a different type of dandelion because their roots were shallow. Normally they shouldn't be that easy to pull out. Yes I saw those seeds flying too...ugh! :)
You did a great job travelers rest sc
Thank you Margaret!
Great job! Looks a lot like our area. I'm from Michigan (living in IL)and when I saw "Up North" I thought yay! Cuz by me that meant the Upper Peninsula. But still I enjoy your videos😂
Ha hi Cheryl. Yeah most of the guys on YT are down south so that's why I called myself "Up North". I'm originally from MI too. It's really my home, although I'm in WI right now. All the best!
Great start to the series. Thanks!
You are not geriatric, my friend. The fact that you can sit on the ground cross-legged while you prune is evidence of that.😂
Great job! Looking forward to Part 2.
😂 That's nice, thank you!
@@UpNorthMowingDude Love the pinned comment. Seems like something us GenX survivors would do. I use the elephant phrase a lot, one bite at a time. This yard is a marathon, not a sprint. Sit down in the shade and drink some fluids and avoid heat exhaustion.
@@kat8canary77 Yeah the pinned comment - people want to be famous so I just try to help them out. 😁
Can't be too far out in the country.
They have curb and gutter as opposed to wash board gravel. 😂
Arizona, good work. Keep electrolytes with you always!
Watching from the thumb of the mitten state
My home away from home!! I love the mitten! My college roommate is from Bay City.
Reading comments below, I'm 82 & have cleaned about 600 ft of our street for 50 years. Got arthritis in my shoulder PT wasn't much help, picked up pruners to see if I could get them above my waist, barely, well I cut out stuff growing around trees on corner, house sold but nobody there yet, more I cut & weed wackered, more I could do so asked another neighbor, can I trim your bushes. OK, 1 year later now & I can do almost everything & reach my arms over my head. Pain, plenty at 1st but I didn't give up!.
My saga. I'm 82 also. 83 in April.
That's really great!!! Good for you.
Looks great, so much better than before!! Greetings from Tilburg in the Netherlands 🥰
Thank you Monique!
Watching you from West Union, OH.
Thank you Mary!!
BEAUTIFUL WORK ❤❤❤❤❤
Springfield Missouri here!
Alright, Springfield!
Looks better already and so far you cleared around the mailbox!
Illinois / Wisconsin
I watch your videos from Arizona so I know all about heat because so far, we have had 50 days in a row of 105+ f weather this summer.
I can't imagine that.
I drink Gatorade when working even just in my home. Water is great also. But sometimes electrolytes need replaced.
Have you heard of LMNT? They have electrolytes too, which I normally drink every day but didn't bring any on this trip. I definitely will next time. LMNT doesn't have all the sugar and bad stuff that Gatorade does. It's actually not very good for you.
I love this old house and all the old lilacs! I can't wait until you finish. You sure have your work cut out for you!!
Thank you Mary!
Matamata, North Island, New Zealand. Great job so far, much more to come.😮❤❤❤
If yo have a jar of dill pickles at home nearly empty, save the juice, put it in your cooler. A shot of that every so often will cure your leg cramps. Stay hydrated. Great work.
Good idea, thanks!
Newman Lake Washington
you are doing a good job keep it up
Awesome help
Watching from So. Texas ,🇨🇱🇺🇸🧑🏻🦳❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love Texas! Good deal.
New follower here, Louisville KY! Great work, looking forward to more!
Hi Pamela, thanks! Good to have Louisville represented!! Cheers.
Great start!! A little goes a long way and just keep chipping away, a step at a time.
Chico, California! ❤
Watching from Bedford, PA. Love your channel. Quality is better than Quantity. It already looks so much better. I am a lot older than you. I have found that the older you get, the more you grunt. Take it from me, it is gonna get a lot worse before it gets better. 😉😉 Congrats on the weight loss. When I go out in this horrible heat, I take a cold wet towel and hang it around my neck. Helps keep you cool and you can wipe your face. Be careful and take care. 🥰🥰
That's nice, thank you!
Savannah,Ga. Nice job. ❤️🙏😎
If you're in Wisconsin, I'm just on the opposite side of Lake Michigan...Chesterfield Michigan.
Oh you're way over on the East side of MI, huh? Near the thumb?
@@UpNorthMowingDude about a half hour south of where the thumb "starts" at Pt Huron.
Great improvement already , viewing from Scotland Clydebank.
Alright, Scotland!!
Where's Big Mike wen u need him? x
Greetings from North East England x
East providence Rhode Island
Talk talk talk. I enjoy it. Oh and I like Liquid IV added to my water if I am dehydrating.
@@kat8canary77 Thanks! Liquid IV, I've heard of it.
I sure wish I could get on the ground and do all that stuff. Course I am 75. I go out to my daughter's house and do trimming.
@@lindastewart3720 That's still good. Anything is good for you. Keep it up!
Awesome job!!
Watching from Sydney Australia
😮😮 Thank you so much for helping others out. Amazing job done ❤❤
Thanks Denise! Have a great day.
Great Job! Glad you are going slow! Eastern Nebraska has the HOT Humid weather too 🥵. We are old but tough ... looking forward to part 2 3 4..... 🤔😉
Thank you Jeannie!! This humidity lately has been crazy!
Great job - From Rural Hall, North Carolina
Alright NC!
I love the old barn. it must have been beautiful when it was new.
you're correct, taking the time to do the work done is the best way to get everything done. sometimes I ask myself, why people don't let the mowing team to get everything clean instead of keeping plants that they never will look for a moment. they have a overgrown yard, we know that this will go back again. Also, family should be involved in maintain the yard clean.
❤❤❤❤Reading, MI USA😊
Love my Michigan people. My home away from home!! Thank you.
Ferns can stay,although the flower boarder should be only two feet in depth, I'm speaking from Christchurch New Zealand
You are doing a great job. Love watching from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Oh that's Cool !! I suppose you heard of the Raccoon Whisperer, 🦝 Jim Blackwood? I watch him on a daily basis. He's from Nova Scotia, Canada and I hear him mention Halifax too.
It may be tedious, but you time lapse a lot and I like that anyway. Good job.
Thanks Jack!
Chicago checkin in dude....love everything about Wisconsin except for the packers. Lol
Alright Chicago! Yeah I don't like the Packers either. I was born in Detroit so....you know. :)
You could make this a series like the last videos with a total transformation that would be great! As you know, Saginaw Michigan here!😊😊❤❤
Thanks Lynn. Yes this will be a series for sure - just too much to do.
Hi lm from Gainesville Georgia, enjoyed watching your cleanup job, look forward to watching the next part.
@@sylviagarrison6606 Thank you Sylvia!
This is a beautiful house place. I love the flowers and shrubs,I just need sometlc see one tlc
He
Tri-City Washington as in the state
Great start, looking forward to seeing Ur end results.
I'm in Australia, central west nsw, dead centre of nsw (New South Wales), in a rural remote town called Condobolin, with a population just over 3000.
Awesome, great to have an Aussie represented!! Thanks mate!
you are amazing, but that is a job for more than 1 man, over several days. I admire your perseverance. Well done.
Thanks Annette! You are right, it will be very tough to do it by myself. We'll see how it goes.
Sure enjoyed your video. The extra cleanup really made a huge difference.
Leave the fern.
East Tennessee here!
Thank you!
My son's in your area working , he been in debuke Iowa and went into Wisconsin yesterday. Said it's pretty up there
Yeah a lot of nice spots up here. VERY humid today though. Best to stay in the AC.
@@UpNorthMowingDude were from GA we can take it lol
@@markstanfield4345 I bet so, Mark. Gets toasty down there when you don't have hurricanes rumbling through.
You have a very calm demeanor. I like the educational information along the way. And I like seeing how you trim trees. This property was once a gem and you’re doing a very good thing helping the father and daughter.
@@Kathy-j6s Thank you Kathy, I appreciate it!
I live in Cuero, Texas ! Great job sir!🧑🏻🦳❤️👏🏻👏🏻
Watching from Nebraska. Great job and I'm with you, take the time needed and do it right or don't do it at all. With the heat this Summer all outdoor cleanup/maintenance is a bit at a time for sure. Hard to tell until you get into the beds around the house but I'd definitely say leave the ferns. Hopefully you'll be able to see more once you get in there as to what goes and what stays.
Thank you Diane! Yeah I really don't want to have to pull all those tall weeds by the house but I wonder if it's the only way to keep the good stuff in there. I've been too scared to look TOO close. :) We'll find out soon enough. Thank you Nebraska!!
Red Wing, MN
We have ferns at the front of our house.
Alright MN! Good to know about the ferns, I'll try to leave them there. My trimmer goes rogue every now and then but I'll try to save them. :)
Topeka Kansas
@@drusabs Kansas in the house, sweet!
I'm your age and it's 100 plus where I live and a couple of things that help me out is a wide brimmed hat, a blue cooling towel (Walmart) that you soak in cold water and keep around your neck that'll lower your body temperature and a good hydration drink mix like liquid IV.
Great Job man. Looks pretty great. San Ignacio belize man. Cheers man. 👍💪👊👍💞
Hey Jeri, all this time I didn't know you were checking in from Belize. Cool!!
@@UpNorthMowingDude So awesome to live down here. Seeing my American Friends. Watching you from afar. I reckon I be the only pinned one from here. Cheers man 👨 👍👊💪👍
@@jeriwollmann7366 I think you definitely are the only one. Have you lived there your whole life?
@@UpNorthMowingDude no. Moved here 15 years ago. I am 40 now. Pretty amazing life change back then.
Wonderful work! Thank you very much for sharing. I grew up in Southwestern Wisconsin, Grant County. Have transplanted to Southeastern Idaho.
Oh good deal, thanks! You get the first Idaho pin!
Cleveland, Ohio
@@denitabrown7529 Thanks Denita!
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Oh yeah, Dearborn Heights. My grandma lived in Dearborn. I was born in Pontiac!!!
@@UpNorthMowingDude it’s definitely a small world.
Great job a real nice difference 🙏🙏❤️❤️. I’m from Dresden Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 not far from Detroit border. Enjoy your videos 🤩🤩
Thank you Judy! Great to have Canada represented!
watching from Amarillo, Texas
Hi Kaye! Amarillo comin' in HOT!! Stay cool down there. Been warm?
Thunder Bay Ontario Canada. Love watching your videos
Great job! Keep up the good work. I live in NC.
Thank Sherry!
Watching from Vancouver Island, British Columbia in Canada. Great video 👍
Looking great.
Thank you for the lesson on lilacs. Well appreciated. Don't forget to take your electrolytes with you. Thank you for all the hard work you do.I'm unable to work. It's nice to have something to watch. From Arizona
Well God bless you Alonda! I'll definitely take the electrolytes next time. No doubt! I'm glad you're able to get some entertainment from my videos, that means a lot.