CHATEAU LIFE: Going up in smoke! ep.37
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
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I have officially given up regular tv. Phillip is more entertaining than anything I could find there. Love this vlog!!❤️❤️❤️
Phillip deserves his own show I also have given up on regular TV! All hail Phillip!
l to have given up the TV u tube & Philip are so much better
OMG the kids pictures 😂😂😂
I honestly don't think he's even trying to be funny which makes it all the funnier.
except I don't know how anyone could have a serious conversation with him without laughing., he's a true classic as well as Anna whose face says it all when she's dealing with him.
Well said!,
Anna's Dad is such a sweetie. Helping out his daughter at the chateau. Well done.
Yes, seeing the parents so happily involved in the works is heartwarming. It may sound like an oxymoron but doing menial work for a chateau can be very meaningful and rewarding and here is the proof.
@@jean-jacqueslavigne3109 agree with you.
“Pools and donkeys, you can’t combine them.” Gotta love Philip’s humor.
“I think I just got bitten by a mosquito here…..it’s good to be humble.”😂😂😂 Phillip, you crack me up!
“And I think I am excellent at being humble.” And so you are, Philipp!
I need to add, that was some SERIOUS mosquito bite!
I missed that he said that!!! Makes it even funnier!!!!! I freaking LOVE his humor!!!
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Those are some serious guns. He must have developed them doing all that plastering.
Burst out laughing at what Phillip had in his back pocket after his heartfelt dismissal of plastic 😂🤣😂
I know, it took me a minute. He's certainly witty in a covert way at times. Still charging chuckling 😃😃
This is a great fire starter...lint from the dryer stuffed into empty paper toweling and toilet paper cardboard! I really enjoy watching your videos! You have a beautiful little family
I also noticed he didn’t use them! They were on the ground when Anna came to talk to him lol! So it was just for the joke
Philip, you kill me! Your sense of humor is amazing! Even as humble as you are.
Of all the chateau renovation shows, truly yours is the best. Best couple, best taste. Most fun
HTRAC is simply the best chateau lifestyle video! Anna, the classical stylist, and Philipp, the Influencer, are such a formidable team, ably supported by hard-working, knowledgeable gardening parents; these vlogs are informative, entertaining and inspirational! Congratulations, and many thanks!
Thank you!
Anna your Father and Mother are "AMAZING" they really enjoys working in the garden and do a beautiful job ! your so sweet to bring Dad refreshments !
I find myself smiling from start to finish, and not just this episode but all of them.
Anna, in case no one has mentioned it, you can preserve hydrangea blooms by simply letting them run out of water in the vase - but only at this time of year when the petals have "hardened" a little. It will give you some beautiful dried arrangements through the winter.
TY!! I'm learning a lot. Hope Anna is too. 🤭
Good advice.
I have sort of noticed that myself but never thought about it. When the blooms are brown, they definitely preserve better and make a lovely part of any fall arrangement.
Phillip is so entertaining. I love his sense of humor. This is a fun way to watch others work. Nathan also is a card.
I’m so sorry to hear that Phillip had to decline the offer from Victoria’s Secret ☹️!
One of the best episodes! Phillip was definitely on fire😉with his jokes! Loved it x
Anna's Dad is so pleasantly good-natured ... and handsome! ( Sorry Philip - there's a new stud in town! ) LOl!
Anna I lost my dad last year. You are so blessed to have a wonderful father building memories at your beautiful chateau! Love watching you and your whole family.
Condolences Kelly. It's a pain/loss that can be crippling even over time. 🌺
@@barbibutton9619 Truth. My folks have been gone six years, but they were my parents for 50 years, as well as my best friends, particularly later in life, and I am still in agony over their deaths.
Kelly Priest, I am sorry for your loss. I understand.
For those with Chronic allergies consider faux flowers for decorating the interior bedrooms. It’s one thing for foliage to be outside but another to sleep with it in your room. The more I watch your videos the more I find myself down the rabbit hole of binge watching. Your small snapshots of home and renovations make exceptional content. ❤️ from PA USA
Another great video. Love watching you guys. Philip is so funny and Anna is simply adorable. Your blue hydrangeas are macrophylla. Be careful how much you prune them as they flower on old wood. It is better to cut them in spring late March or early April time, when new buds are appearing. Cut previously flowered stems down to the pair of healthy buds. The white hydrangea in your "trouble bed" is arborescens, it can be pruned back harder as it flowers on new wood.
Thank you for the tips!
I can’t imagine living with this jokester all the time. I would die from laughing.
Philip is such a funny man! I loved the plastic bags hanging from his pockets, his thoughts about being humble and his being a role model! You always make me laugh. Thank you!
Nathan is so entertaining
The starter that Nathan showed us looks wonderful!
Put melted beeswax in the leaky flower pot, swish it around while it cools & coats, and it should create a perfect natural waterproofing inside that shouldn't crack like cooling paraffin wax would.
Very cool!
Thank you for that good idea 👍🏻
How much beeswax do you use?
You can also use a liquid glaze to coat the inside of the vase and then put it back in the kiln.
I love Phillip’s wicked sense of humor and the banter between Anna and Phillip. Love watching both of you and the Chateau grounds. Can’t wait to see how things look in the fall
Anna, ce serait charmant de planter du muguet, des violettes et des plantes à bulbes autour de l’arbre dégagé par ton papa 😉 ! Au printemps cet endroit serait surprenant… et ça repousse tous les ans 😊 et aussi des bulbes de cyclamens de Naples !! Cela fait des “tapis” de fleurs !!! 🤩
J’espère que Nathan est bien rémunéré ! 😄
À bientôt !
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Merci pour ces suggestions, Christine !
Anna, if you do not trim the hydrangeas back, the next year they will grow smaller heads and many more of them, which can be very very helpful and beautiful.
Stinging nettles are a wonderful healing and nourishing plant… tea, cooked greens… nettles cleans the blood while it nourishes.
Phillip! You would have not had such a mild response if you had taken my children’s paintings as a fire starter!!!
Anna has a ton of self control and maybe you brought them out to just see how many people you could aggravate with that sacrilege, but wow, and actually not funny in my opinion.
Otherwise, I enjoy your humor a lot. Mostly I appreciate how hard working each of you is, how much care and thought you put into everything, and how you share your journey with such a lovely combination of elements: historic perspectives, how to do…, humor, overview, ideas, tribulations… thank you.
The trick to keep peonies and hydrangea upright is to put peony rings around them early in the spring. They grow up through the hoops and cover them and the hoops keep them off the ground. The ash from your burn could be a good thing to add to your compost, as long as you don’t use gasoline or other chemicals to ignite your fire.
Philip, you do make me chuckle.
Your dad is so Kool 😎
Anna, I always love those moments when you scream "PHILLIPPPPP" 😂
Wish they uploaded twice a week but I know that would likely lead to Phillip nervous breakdowns so I will settle for once a week. Just love this channel so much, it’s helped me heal after my father’s recent passing. Thank you Anna & Phillip.
Philip sometimes you remind me of Charles Shultz animated character CHARLIE BROWN! It's not all of the time just some of the time! When Charlie makes a wilted shriveled up Christmas tree into a cute tree...the thought that counts right? The love! You are a man of many talents...he cooks too...fresh shrooms from the garden no less! "WOW!" Then you install a new gas stove! You both are an amazing couple doing these renovations to a French Chateaux...awsome!
Phillip is always so funny and Anna’s response so perfect. So nice to have mom and dad there for a great visit and helping hands.🇨🇦
I'm sorry Phillip your opening lines made me spit my drink out. 🤣 Hilarious!
Phillip ich liebe deinen trockenen Humor, finde ihn sehr erfrischend. Extrem witzig 👍🏾👍🏾
I ❤ the music..the start of a hunt ( for cardboard) ❤❤
Watch out Anna, I think there is going to be a lot more ladies watching Phillip in the videos, especially after the mosquito bite episode. You are both so delightful to watch.
Phillip, you crack me up, you humor is so spot on, I hope others enjoy it as much as I do.
Glad you enjoyed it
Your videos are getting funnier and funnier, just love watching. I think Anna’s dad is an amazing addition to the vlogs as well as her mom, I hope they stay for awhile.
Loviest people, loviest project, beautiful life to me.
😂😂😂 the kids artwork. I love the smell of fire. Reminds me of Tonga ❤ Makes me want to burn a witch 😂😂😭🤣
Once those type of hydrangeas are established they are very forgiving. If you do nothing they will either get surprisingly tall or flop over & root from the stems. As far as pruning is concerned I just cut the flower stems down to the crown in early spring because it ‘s nice to see the dried heads through the winter with frost on them. Any branches that didn’t flower leave as they flower next season. Newer varieties may flower on the same years growth but perhaps a bit later. Also a lovely new variety I bought my sister changes into rich russets & holds the colours deep into autumn. Make friends with people who have hydrangea collections as they take cuttings easily, another plus is that even your lovely cut flower hydrangeas will root. Try some Oak leaved hydrangeas whose leaves get great autumn coloring & also have fantastic flowers & the magnificent Paniculatas- Vanille Frais, Sundae Frais, Diamant Rouge etc! They would all look great with your chateau!
Thanks for the tips!!
Loved all the vases. More hydrangeas in a vase the better! Loved Anna saving the girls’ artwork. It will be precious when you’re my age!
Philip you cheer me up everytime your just Greatxxx
Anna. A tip for your hydrangeas. Cut them now and hang them to dry. Then you can spray paint them for Christmas vases. They are the perfect filler with greenery.
My Grandmother would sometimes plant a rusty nail in with her hydrangeas for a rich purple colour 💜💟🌺🌸🌷💐
This is my favorite Chateu Renovation channel for sure! ❤️
Ahh Phillip, you are such a card! Makes me laugh which of course is the plan! And Dad is such a sweetie. All around,,,,,,an entertaining video with lots going on!🥰🇨🇦
You have to be careful burning cardboard because it shaves off and wind will carry the embers away very quickly .it’s wonderful that you are able to have guests again. Start putting your coffee grounds and tea leave on the hydrangeas to feed them over the winter for good color next year. You do not need to prune them . They bloom quite well and early on old wood. There are several good articles on line . If you prune wrong they will not bloom. You can lacquer the inside of the vase to seal it.
Love you guys. I laugh at Philip. Then minutes later I laugh again, re-remembering what he said. "Influencer". "Hired by Givenchy". "Mosquito bite right here". "looks rather female". And the recurring Nathan bit is Adorably Funny. (and even helpful with the French lessons!). Anna's dad interacting with her is so dear.
Philip you are just so so entertaining I am in stitches here
Ya'll are too funny!! Phillip is the humblest of the humble 😃 Its really impressive how much you have accomplished in such a short time. The property is looking fantastic!!
You know how lucky you are that your parents are such master gardeners? I LOVE what your dad did in your judas tree bed. Hey Phillip, smaller burn piles are far more manageable lol. You guys are great! (The chateau is stunning.)
Honfleur, such a beautiful spot on the coast of Normandy. An excellent spot in France to visit!
So true! It was gorgeous; the filming was spectacular. I never thought of visiting Normandy until I saw how Philip captured its beauty. Well done. From the Prairie State USA.
Your videos are so entertaining and thank you. Phillip, you could be a stand up comedian and make a great living at it. You're hilarious 😂 and, while making really hard work look easy. Anna is doing a fantastic job of pulling it all together and is amazingly gifted, you too Phillip. Anna's parents are wonderful and it's easy to see where Anna gets her artistic talent from. You guys are a lovely bunch, the kids too of course. Looking forward to next Mondays video 😁 and thanks again.
Anna. I love you. I would love to spend time in your shoes. Phillip cracks me up so much. I would be laughing all the time or just sit down with a drink and watch the show. I cannot get enough of his humor.
Debbie here 👩🌾 , if you want to plant there, throw a good soil down and then the wood chips…I use this method all through my garden,
Thank you for the tip!
With those lovely hydrangeas, at the end of their season, they need to be cut way back. You should also use the ashes from Philip's burning, oops...not his personal ashes but the ashes he made burning the lawn debris!! 😁 This will help intensify the color of the flowers plus flowers like hydrangeas & rhododendron love acidic soil. If you have any pine or other acidic needle bearing trees, place under hydrangeas as well.
Good luck with everything...we love your videos and beautiful family. Much needed laughter!!!!! 💕😁
Anna;
I'd suggest when you pick ANY material you immediately place in a bucket with some water to cover the base of the stems.
When you vase them cut a half inch off the bottom of the stem and IMMEDIATELY place it in the vase water.
Plants have a rapid cut-off system for the stems and if you cut and leave for anything more than 30 seconds or so the capillary cells of the stems begin to close and the cut flower cannot drink from the vase-water to keep the blooms and leaf materials turgid and pretty.
Never any leaf material below the vase water level, always change the water every day and again cut off one half inch from each stem when replacing in vase.
While I enjoy and appreciate a 'natural garden look' I would suggest you:
1. Cut the bed-edges clean with a spade and create V shaped edge of every bed - this allows you to take the edge/whipper snipper-trimmer and walk along and cut the grass edges easily and to keep the gras out of the beds too. Also helps capture and traps rain and hose watering allowing it to slowly infiltrate into the ground away for the thirsty grass.
Grass is a hungry plant, taking a lot of nutrients from the soil and any other plant it is near!
2. If you go back to the pretty mature garden you love so much and take a look you'll see a lot of the beds will have either some sort of edging material or be cut in this V shaped edge.
I'm a firm believer with some species that solid stone or thick timber edging helps maintain a steady moisture and temperature in the soils. Contain nutrients around the plant roots too.
Hand hewn stone coping stones look beautiful and ad a natural yet structured look to some bedding.
NOTE: a. I'd suggest you use this method with your shrub borders up against the house to keep out the heat form the driveway gravel and retain moisture.
b. In this proposed house-border bed why not add some taller rounded (lollipop shaped) topiary e.g. Camellia's to add a touch of romanticism and colour.
I think to ideas to just have a low clipped hedge is too harsh and linear just by itself. There are full sun as well as afternoon shade loving Camellia's which will grow beautifully in your soil and climate.
3. I would add throughout the Spring and growing seasons manure and composted mulch to all your beds (you can save on the areas done by placing the compost and manures around each plant in a ring shape - out to the drip-line of each plant. - from what I can see of your planting's it seems to show me, that while the soil is okay if could do with organic matter boosting to promote healthier growth.
4. NO fresh chipped or fresh raked leaves ON gardens EVER - except where you're trying to smother/cook weeds.
5. Use your ride-on to cut all this material up smaller and to mix it with the grass cuttings from all the large lawn areas you have ... then pile up or better still put into some large square compost bins/bays to rot.
You have ample material to create compost for the gardens - this is a superb conditioner and food and if you organise the mover for a newer one (that Cub you have is a not the order needed) with a grass catcher, and a small trailer you can easily and quickly create and move tonnes of compost to and from the compost bay area.
In as short a time as one spring summer season you'll have beautiful composted almost (cost of mower, catcher, and small trailer paid for in no time) free food.
6. Collect and compost your kitchen scraps?
7. Compost bay system - (can make out of old pallets) - simply take the kitchen compost bucket out to the bay and add it to the decaying pile.
You will make wonderful food for the gardens and a ready source of weed/mulch deterrent too. I am not sure but perhaps the Hydrangeas are a tad droopy because, and looked (not exactly sure of this comment?) they might have needed a drink.
It might be the 'leggyness' is because they are trying to reach to the light, or it could be (if fed) that too much nitrogenous food was added?.
Hydrangeas can withstand morning sun and like a cool root-run, but if you plant in too dense shade with not enough morning sun they will get leggy and produce smaller and fewer flowers (not good to let them 'bake' of course as they will burn and flowers be small). Not wet feet but a cool temp regulated, moist. organically rich soil.
If you feed them some Azalea or a small amount of rose food they will reward you doubly.
If you like Pink as a colour and would adore pink Hydrangeas then add a handful of lime per m/2 and lightly till into soil and a month or so later you'll start to see the blooms develop and change to pink.
8. I would hazard a guess you just planted the Hydrangeas straight into the ground without first adding compost and manures to the soil is this right?
I've watched carefully Phillips planting and he digs a small hole and plops the plants in.
I would advise to always dig and break up the soil out to twice to three times the rootball size, break up the soils in and around the hole, remove any stones or large bits of wood, then return the broken up soil back into the hole as you plant. Of course big plants in 400 mm pots or bags need a larger hole and digging way down is not necessary - rather with such large advanced plants dig deep enough to accommodate the plant the dig out sideways to break up the soils as with smaller plants.
9. It's a great idea (if you can plan it) to dig the ground adding manure, compost, pelletised complete spectrum fertiliser etc pre-planting anything. e.g. When you knew your hedge was going to be planted then dig the holes or trench, break up the soil as advised, add manures and complete fertilizer pellets, lime or blood and bone meal (as species like0 - RESEARCH Philip!, till into soil, rake (nail rake) soil to contour and level, cover with mulch, leave for a few weeks then go back and plant a few weeks hence.
10. NEVER just dig a sharp hole with a spade and drop a plant in - its hard work for those young roots to break through the hard walls of the hole to stabilise and feed the plant.
11. Always water plants in with a slow, prolonged gentle spraying - you must close the soil pore-spaces around the roots and get the roots in contact with the soil - large air pockets in the soil are not good for the new plants.
12. Don't plant out of season. There are very few plants that should be put in to the ground in cold, dark, late Autumn or Winter.
13. I know Philip is a genius (we Philips seem to share this trait) BUT he needs to read, consult and learn BEFORE he goes sticking plants into the ground. All good amateurs and even professionals consult 'written planting guides' my namesake.
I found this marvelous channel and am busy binge watching to catch up to you. Today I am watching a lot because our garden tiller (Grillo walk behind tractor) is getting repaired. I also have to put a new handle on a hoe after my husband broke it prying a rock out of the garden. God bless you all!
Anna, maybe you can make the vase waterproof by putting glaze inside of it once again and firing it in the kiln once again.
Your friend, who you made the kitchen tiles with, he for sure knows if that works.
Otherwise, you could save that vase for dried flowers😊❤
You know how you have a problem with a) weeds, and b) needing a new lawn mower? If you get a mower that collects the grass, you'll have almost endless supply of weed-suppressing mulch. (downside: have to empty the mower and move the grass. Upside: no one needs to weed during the hottest day and ruin their knees.)
ps. Anna, those flower arrangements look great.
Must take good care of Dad!!! Philip looks snazzy in the boots and shorts! I really like the plastic bags in the pockets!! I like Anna's idea for an inflatable donkey and a real pool! It's amazing how Philip manages to look stunning while working outdoors and being a role model for Nathan. Lovely to see Anna's Mom!! The vase Anna's grandmother made is beautiful!! What a nice memory to have. Anna,your flower arrangements are really lovely!! Philip is an excellent "Dumpster Diver". Another talent revealed. Love from Vermont
"Looks female" lol! Anna, you have such patient and loving parents. Also, your grandmother was such a creative. I love her work.
I love your choice of colours Green is my favourite one… your mum and dad are doing a grand job of helping out in the garden.. Phillip is soooo funny 😄 and the young mans food looks exquisite
Philip your influencer game was on point in this video! Well done!
Anna, you need to research the different types of hydrangea you have before any hard cutting back. Some on bloom on old wood, this is where you only want to cut the bloom once its spent, so that buds can form and also, the stem can start to thicken and harden. There are are some that bloom on new wood and these are ok to cut back.
Also when the blooms begin to get spent you can pick and dry them for fall arrangements.
TY. Didn't know this. It's my daughter's favorite and she has a few started so this is helpful to me as I'll be their volunteer gardener. 🙂🌺🌷🌸
Yes. You can still do a hard cut back on an out of hand hydrangea if it blooms on old wood, but you will forfeit one year of blooming.
@@barbibutton9619 Your daughter should watch Garden Answer :)) Phillip should too😉
@@pomme800 will check it out
I love the Judas tree. The garden is lovely
Your channel is the best on utube. Yes....put in a pool!!
Anna, you parents are lovely. Great job with the fire Phillip.
A new fan from Minnesota. Your fire hopefully will be kept under control. Good call Phillip on the Christmas wrapping paper. 😎
❤❤❤❤❤Phillip you are so fun to watch, don’t change at all, you and Anna are a good balance. Love watching. ❤😂😂😂
Treasure having a Dad like that, in my lifetime mine wouldn't lift a finger to do a thing to help me other than tell me what to do.
Anna your dad is a gem! Your mom is so sweet! Really enjoyed watching. Thank you Kathy x
Philip is so funny and together you are wonderfully entertaining. Plus, I am fascinated with your renovation progression.
Anothe superb sequence of Philip’s journey and work at the beautiful Chateau💐Such collaboration for all as a team each with their own specialty!With such dry powerful humor Philip entertains himself and all viewers in the same moment !Happy Hearts💕make work light!
“ I’m excellent in being humble… “ this really got me … hahahah
Phillip is really hilarious !!!! Hahaha c”,)
Phillip cracks me UP!!! Love your channel, thanks for the entertainment and beautiful chateau views!
Hydrangea begin to change as the season progresses. The flower heads that have gone green with hints of pink are the blue flowers changing to their Autumn colour. The florets begin to go papery, this is the perfect time to dry the flowers. Put them in your vases as usual, leave only a small amount of water in the vase and they will naturally dry out. These dried flowers can then be used instead of the fresh for the Winter months.
Oh Philipp, you never fail to bring me joy on a Sunday night. Love the plastic!!! hahah
Well done you two. I always have a laugh when I see that you have posted. The banter between you and Philip is brilliant. It is really great fun.😂
That was so funny. Thank you I really needed a good laugh. The Fire reminds him , he needs to burn a witch. Thank you for the laugh. I am watching from North East , Maryland, USA. Yes we are going through some crazy stuff right now. But it will turn around. It’s like the movie the “Crazies” . Keep up the good work , love the Château and your family. And Philip you and your wife both are funny , very sweet people. You’ve got me hooked watching your videos.
I loved your grandma's paintings already, and she even made such beautiful vase? Amazing!
Great job Nathan with the Tomato dish!
Lovely and so much fun to watch. Anna, your parents are a dream. Phillip, you really should stop being so humble! 😉😁 Nathan has quite the role model to aspire to!
I absolutely love your Vlog!! I have ran out of episodes to watch sense ive come across the Vlog 3 days ago!! Lol..Anna your Brillant in your decorating! .. Philip is Hilarious!! I cant wait to watch him in every episode and new ones to come! Im obsessed with your Vlog!! Hurry and make more!! Love you guys!!
Thank you so much!!
Best parents ever!!!! Wow so smart and creative!
I am in bed at home in Australia with Covid (thankfully I am triple vaxed) and would be so bored - you are making my isolation pleasant under the circumstances thank you!
It just wouldn’t be a Sunday without You. So entertaining thank you both xxx
So great to have your parents around for a few weeks! They are such a great help getting the gardens ready for the winter and next spring's plantings! Donkeys LOVE swimming pools! The mountain of hydraengeas are amazing!!!!! Cheers!
Love the uncluttered beauty and elegance of the decor..........
Loved seeing your mom and dad. The cardboard is such a good idea 👍 Phillip I’ve alway been told by my mother that things come in 3’s so you have met your 3 for the year 🤪 🤷♀️ I absolutely love watching y’all.
Great episode. Anna’s parents are the best! Now I know where Anna get her work ethic from-such hard workers! 😊 I think hydrangeas are gorgeous at all stages. Lovely arrangements and vases. I hope you can get a larger mower-would save a lot of time. I vote for the donkey, too 😊. Have a good week.
Another wonderful video!
You should find antique roses or old garden roses to plant around your property! That would be gorgeous!
Great idea!!
Philip, those days when everything goes wrong happen to keep you humble, and so even though you are excellent at it already.... this will make you even more excellent at it 😊😊 And what excellently humble person doesn't want to be even more excellently humble? 😂
Not sure anyone answered, but the mop heads, hydrangea, flower on old wood, so as you pick through the season they will grow branches that will flower the following year. If you want to reduce the size of the bush, do it during next season, during the growing season, preferably after flowering has started, if not you will cut off all the buds that would be flowers. From what i see those are the hydrangeas you have. For preserving, once the flowers turn colors, and start to look as if they are drying, they will sound like paper rustling. you can clip and bring in the house and put in dry vases. I have dried hydrangeas all over the house from the growing season during the winter. I'm watching through again. Both of you together are VERY INTERTAINING! KEEP UP THE VLOG!
Anna, regarding your Grandmother's lovely vase, a trick I use when a vessel isn't watertight, is to put a small container inside. I often use plastic water bottles, or if the aperture is small as in this instance, I look for empty bottles from bathroom and beauty products. You can fill the vase with sand/rice/paper/bubblewrap etc to achieve the correct height for the bottle inside the vase. When you only have a few stems, such as these hydrangeas, you should only need to top up the water once in the week, if at all. You probably know already that the hydrangeas can also be left to dry out. if you collect up a decent bundle of them, they can be great for Christmas decorations, particularly if you hit them with some bling gold spray paint.
Much thanks to both you and Phillip for making this vlog, it is an absolute joy to follow your journey.
I love the changing colors of Hydrangeas and it doesn’t surprise me that you enjoy using them too.
Put clear varnish in the vase (no spray, but liquid), turn the vase back and forth -
and let it dry on the head. Repeat once or twice. Complete. Waterproof ;-))
It's all go at your Chateau, so nice for you to have your parents there Anna helping out, Philip your sense of humour is right up my street. Everywhere is looking lovely x
Enjoyed the video Anna and Phillip!!!
Seeing your parents make me think of mine!!!
Enjoy every minute you have with them. Means so much!!!
Awesome video also, Phillip, you need a TV show!!!