Professor Chris Baines - The Complete Interview - His Life, His Work & His Very Own Wildlife Garden
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2022
- In this video I travel to Wolverhampton to interview THE MOST influential person in wildlife gardening in the last 60 years. My hero and the standard-bearer of gardening for wildlife - Professor Chris Baines.
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Hey everyone 😊 Appreciate that this a pretty epic interview, but viewable in bite-sizes of course or several sittings - trust me when I say every minute of this is worthwhile. From Wildlife Gardening to Rock Music, to Chelsea Flower Show, to Chris’s own garden, to Environmental Campaigning and, above all what YOU can do best to help wildlife not only in your own garden, but further afield too - best wishes to you all - Joel 😊
Hi Joel! Please don't ever feel the need to apologize for the length of your wonderful content. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos on behalf of wildlife and conservation - our world is a better place because of it, and I am glad to be learning from your channel how I can play a helpful part!
Superb many thanks 😊 I followed Chris’ books in creating a wildflower meadow last year. Really helpful advice!
You are so very welcome - I've a few more interviews to upload and am hoping they can get us through those colder months and helping plan for our gardens to become more and more wildlife friendly - thank you, best wishes - Joel
Hi Joel, amazing point about the spotted flycatchers, just had a spotting of one at were I work, in Somerset, haven’t had them there in years so great to see them back!
Hi Spencer, hope you and yours are well. Really pleased to hear about the spotted flycatchers, no doubt down to the wonderful work you are involved in and your natural passion. Great news - best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Hi Joel, yes doing well thank you, I hope you are all doing well too! Yes it is very good news, we are very lucky and like you say down to the hard work everyone puts in! Thank you for your reply and kind words.
Best wishes, Spencer
What a man. What a day. I know that this is going to be a stellar watch and listen 🙏👍😊
One of the best days of our lives I'd say! Couldn't have done it without your support, you for one know how hot it was and how nervous I was, and think it shows 😅😂
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Watched and listened from start to finish Joel. I rarely use the words "epic" or "hero" and do not recollect ever using them both in the same sentence or paragraph but both words apply in this case. This interview with Chris is epic in every sense of the word, you are quite right, and testament to the fact that not all heroes wear capes (I don't think that Chris owns one 👀🤔) but my longstanding hero as covered in this interview wrote a book titled "How to Make a Wildlife Garden" that was purchased for me by my parents after I pestered them (got to get the latest edition) to buy it for me and let me make our childhood garden more wildlife friendly. When I read the words "wildlife service station" and understood the logic behind it, it resonated with me instantly as it perfectly described what I wanted to create and maintain with all features and plants needing to pay their rent. Shortly after receiving the book the adjustments began and a wildlife garden was born with wildlife soon beginning to grace it with its presence. I am looking at the book now on my bookshelf and have to pinch myself to remind me that I have met the author, a true hero of mine and wandered around in his magnificent wildlife garden in semi-urban Wolverhampton before sitting down to watch and listen intently whilst you Joel, now another hero of mine and capeless (a wildlife hero of mine interviewing another) interviewed Chris whilst trying to keep your cool and not get flustered 😅. You did magnificently... as cool as a cucumber in fact 😎🥒😂. The smile never left my face on the way home and it is a stellar day that I will never forget, that of course, included meeting you and the lovely Nikki the evening before 😊. Thank you very much for the generosity of your invite and including me in the credits at the end. I did not expect that. Watching and listening to the interview has brought it all back in to vivid focus. Wonderful. Paul 😊🙏😍👍#natureistheantidote #notallheroeswearcapes
@@PaulOutdoors Searching fruitlessly for a dry eye in this house right now 😆I'm so glad you were there with us and I have really fond memories of the day and the night before, over drinks when you shared your wonderful wisdom, support and encouragement, the laughs too and I think it paid off! I want as many people as possible to know this great man and everything he has given us, toiling away before I could walk and I know you know already that he has to be the reason that I am where I am today, hopefully sharing all I have with as many people as possible, hopefully worldwide - the support on this channel and the great community we have built in such a short time amazes me every day - onwards and upwards and I hope more and more people ensure that Chris's teachings go forward to each generation 🙂when work eases a bit during the winter we must try to get together again, so much more to share. Best wishes - Joel
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What on earth can I say in response to that Joel other than you must have allergies 🤣... No seriously, Chris' legacy is a great one and for him to see and feel the great influence that he has had on you and what you are doing now with that spark that he lit inside of you must be a truly wonderful feeling. That spark is now a raging inferno. Of course, often behind every great man is an even greater woman 😉
Yes, a catch up when work and time allows is a must. I will look forward to that. Paul 😊
He was my hero in my earlier days of Wild Life Gardening and I bought his books and watched his tv series on wild life gardening. I got up at 6:00am and watched and enjoyed all your interviiew and I could relate to the many topics you both discussed.
Hi David - well I include you as one of my wildlife gardening heroes, as you know :) So glad you enjoyed this, I do hope you and Audrey are doing well. Best wishes - Joel
Watched and listened from start to finish Joel. I rarely use the words "epic" or "hero" and do not recollect ever using them both in the same sentence or paragraph but both words apply in this case. This interview with Chris is epic in every sense of the word, you are quite right, and testament to the fact that not all heroes wear capes (I don't think that Chris owns one 👀🤔) but my longstanding hero as covered in this interview wrote a book titled "How to Make a Wildlife Garden" that was purchased for me by my parents after I pestered them (got to get the latest edition) to buy it for me and let me make our childhood garden more wildlife friendly. When I read the words "wildlife service station" and understood the logic behind it, it resonated with me instantly as it perfectly described what I wanted to create and maintain with all features and plants needing to pay their rent. Shortly after receiving the book the adjustments began and a wildlife garden was born with wildlife soon beginning to grace it with its presence. I am looking at the book now on my bookshelf and have to pinch myself to remind me that I have met the author, a true hero of mine and wandered around in his magnificent wildlife garden in semi-urban Wolverhampton before sitting down to watch and listen intently whilst you Joel, now another hero of mine and capeless (a wildlife hero of mine interviewing another) interviewed Chris whilst trying to keep your cool and not get flustered 😅. You did magnificently... as cool as a cucumber in fact 😎🥒😂. The smile never left my face on the way home and it is a stellar day that I will never forget, that of course, included meeting you and the lovely Nikki the evening before 😊. Thank you very much for the generosity of your invite and including me in the credits at the end. I did not expect that. Watching and listening to the interview has brought it all back in to vivid focus. Wonderful. Paul 😊🙏😍👍#natureistheantidote #notallheroeswearcapes
It seems it's that little seed that grows inside us from childhood that inspires us all our lives. So glad you got witness 1st hand these men's words. Meeting your hero's is epic!
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Yes definitely and I don't think that it has really sunk in properly yet 👍😊
I hope this isn't duplicated but I can't see my original response Paul - so here it is again!!
Searching fruitlessly for a dry eye in this house right now 😆I'm so glad you were there with us and I have really fond memories of the day and the night before, over drinks when you shared your wonderful wisdom, support and encouragement, the laughs too and I think it paid off! I want as many people as possible to know this great man and everything he has given us, toiling away before I could walk and I know you know already that he has to be the reason that I am where I am today, hopefully sharing all I have with as many people as possible, hopefully worldwide - the support on this channel and the great community we have built in such a short time amazes me every day - onwards and upwards and I hope more and more people ensure that Chris's teachings go forward to each generation 🙂when work eases a bit during the winter we must try to get together again, so much more to share. Best wishes - Joel
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It is duplicated Joel and I replied to the first posting of this comment but better to have two than none 👍😊
Hurray Chris Baines on Joel Ashton's channel. I started with the 'Blue Tits and Bumble Bee' programme and the leaflet. Glad he is doing the work now. Thankyou to him and yourself joel for your channel and work.
I feel the same Viviana! I don't need to tell you that meeting Chris again and being able to speak to him at length has to be a life highlight :) It's so good to hear so many people remember Blue Tits and Bumble Bees so fondly and for you to have had that leaflet too. Thank you for your encouragement too, it does make a difference - best wishes, Joel
What a fabulous conversation. I'm really intrigued listening to what others have done, or are doing in life. Both of you have such wonderful stories, and what fond memories. By the way, I love my frogs 😊🐸
Thank you Wende - without this guy there wouldn't be this channel and without that there wouldn't be the great community that we have here, all fighting for the same cause, worldwide as you have proven - your support and encouragement for so long now really has helped and I'm so very grateful - best wishes, to you and your frogs - Joel
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If I didn't have a load of cats, I'd have my bird feeder table out. Saw Monty Don yrs ago show how he turns his potting table into a huge bird feeder, I did that after seeing how cool that was. Had birds I never seen before, unfortunately I lost one to a hawks mate. My brother ask me what I expected laying out a smorgasbord for him.
Joel the work you hazelwood shows that' something is not nothing'. Keep the energy brother
Thank you Barry, so much. It was so good to meet Chris and I hope this gives a lot more people the enthusiasm and help to create their own green space for wildlife :) Best wishes, Joel
Hey Joel! Saving the second half for tomorrow but had to comment. So wonderful listening to this great man talking of his childhood and when the first wild seeds are sewn that set him on his life path. You don't look uncomfortable at all and have so many similar memories to share which I'm sure he enjoyed hearing as much as I did. The first jar of tadpoles, bird watching and the wonder of wild flowers. I'm sure other viewers have had exactly the same experiences and that's why we want to make a difference and why we care about our surroundings. Looking forward to some more tomorrow! Great job!
Well done on getting through half of it and I'm so glad you enjoyed it - I know you know already that editing out any of this feature length interview would have been selfish at worst and remiss at best! ;) This will certainly also be a video for those darker evenings when we're planning next year's gardens and waiting for those first signs of Spring again. Towards the end of the video it really does hit home that we have to do what we can with our own green spaces and help in the wider countryside too. Thanks so much, as always, for your support and encouragement, I certainly was nervous and it was one of the hottest days but I could have sat there talking for the whole day, believe me! Best wishes - Joel
Fantastic video. The length didn’t matter at all. With someone as knowledgeable and distinguished as Chris baines, it needed to be that long as we don’t see him often enough. We’ll done Joel. Top work
Thanks Joel, that was a great watch. Very inspiring man.
You're welcome Jamie, I know it was pretty epic in length but so glad you enjoyed it, every minute worthwhile I'd say. I am thrilled so many people are already aware of this great man and I hope he knows how many lives have been changed - and not just human! - by the work he has done and the message he continues to spread. Best wishes - Joel
Wide awake here Chris. Thoroughly enjoyed Joel and thank you for delivering such a great video. Really interesting lots of great in-site of course from such an advocate of nature. He summed it up for me when he talked about the 70 yrs of depletion of land for wildlife, be it mass agricultural land being baron of wildlife or brownfield sites disappearing. Being in my 60’s this is what I have witnessed too. I’ve witnessed small pockets of urban brownfield sites disappearing fast around me, living in the black country these were my haunts as I roamed as a child, were I caught insects, tadpoles, frogs, toads, newts. Picked wildflowers, blackberries and generally developed my fascination of wildlife. I fear that’s gone and can’t be brought back but, I’m also aware that in the bigger picture more people are becoming aware of what is happening. Most days I read of some positive news of someone developing their farm or land over to wildlife. Just recently a piece of land along our local canal has been planted as an orchard with a wildflower undercover and a local park as opened a stream that was underground to enable a wetland to form with a boardwalk and selective marsh loving plants planted. Chris is right it’s the younger generation that hopefully will begin to develop the corridors needed to help the migration of insects, mammals and birds around the country opening up isolated oasis’s. As a member of Birmingham and Black Country alongside Worcestershire WLT. I’m pleased to see that this is the way they’re going. Buying up, where possible, adjoining land to develop corridors for wildlife. At the same time providing school programmes to help inspire young people into action. Can’t wait for Brett too! now there’s a fountain of knowledge.
Thanks so much Tracey. I certainly had you on my mind a lot when preparing for this video and sitting with this inspirational man. He has helped so many people and I am so glad that there are many more people gardening in the way that Chris hoped all those years ago. Some wise words from you here too, I hope to be able to edit and upload the interview with Brett in the next few weeks but another announcement to come soon which might delay it! ;) Best wishes, as always - Joel
I watched this in one piece. And must say a massive thank you to you both. The information, background and future was amazing to hear.
I grew up with an empty concrete balcony we never used. When councils filled in Victorian parks and laid grass. Taking down a greenhouse I would visit and filled in a Victorian sunken garden. It took a long time till I had my own space, but I'm still learning. And this year I'll finally have my own pond.
Once again thanks for an inspiring interview.
Thank you so much - I ensure I remind Chris to look at the new comments every now and again. He is such an important figure in gardening for wildlife and a wonderful mentor to so many. I wanted to ensure he was recognised for everything he has campaigned for and encouraged in others, particularly the wildlife gardening of course. Not sure if you have seen already but there is a 3 part series on the channel of how I make the ponds - but this short video shows just a few of the many made over the last 18 years and how beautiful a wildlife pond can look:
ruclips.net/video/jG1w7MUhhXs/видео.html
I hope this helps inspire you - best wishes, Joel
It took a while, but I have finished watching the videos in parts. I love his garden and his pond. Cannot wait to implement more native trees/bushes and plants into my garden. We have lots of woodland areas here to and I filmed parts of it while walking. Will upload it sometime soon hopefully. I still have pictures from early spring and my garden transformation each month to share in some way. I think in video form would be nice, but I'm not that fast yet with video editing. It takes a lot of time behind a screen, which I don't always like🤦🏼♀️
Hi Titia, I empathise completely re the editing and uploading, this video took a long time and even longer to actually upload, around 4 hours to upload to YT. But I was so glad when this was finished and able to be uploaded so I could share this very influential man with you all :) Best wishes - Joel
Really enjoyed watching this, Joel. I vaguely remember Pebble Mill at One. My hubby John remembered it was from Birmingham. He’d remember it more being 7yrs older than me, 60. He recognised Chris’s face from yrs ago. My back has been fixed by our private housing association. Slabs moved & reused with concrete being dug up. Areas re turfed. I’ve got a big pot with sunflowers 🌻 opening up. Beautiful garden 🪴 🌺 Chris has. Have a nice week. ❤️ this video as it’s so relaxing.
For a minute there Janie you had my utmost empathy, when you mentioned that your back has been fixed... but then I read by the private housing association and realised what you meant! ha! Pebble Mill was just about still being broadcast when I was at school and if returning at lunchtimes it was on if my mother was watching it. Such a huge influence to so many people and I will keep Chris updated about the fact that even to this day his legacy has not been lost and is going from strength to strength - so many here make wonderful contributions in their own gardens and I know this will please him greatly, even more than being recognised! ;) In Derbyshire again tomorrow to plough on with a huge but very worthwhile project for another wonderful client - and of course every step is being filmed for you guys. Best wishes - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I realised there whilst reading this that I forgot to put back garden 🪴 😂
A vital conversation . Thankyou both for your expertise and sharing it . Really enjoyed it 😊
Thanks Rebecca, I think you'll enjoy the one with Iolo Williams too :) Appreciate your feedback, it does make a difference! Best wishes, Joel
I've recently discovered your channel Joel. Just sat an enjoyed the very interesting and inspiring interview with Chris. After a forty year career in horticulture, building Gardens i have taken over the management of a private school, very much an opportunity to create a more diverse landscape. I will be visiting your channel a number of times for inspiration I'm sure. Keep up the good work 👍🏿
Thank you Clive, so much. I really appreciate this and for you taking the time to leave such encouragement, it does make a difference. How wonderful re the private school and time for some diversity. Best of luck, enjoy the channel and thanks again - Joel
Great!
Thank you Rosa - I hope you are having a good weekend, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshtonThanks, best wishes!
Great video joel loved watching chris years ago on his videos building the wildlife pond in his back garden 🐸💚🐸
Thank you! I really enjoyed this interview, I hope Chris's message continues to reach more and more people, without him I know I wouldn't have the career or support I have now. Best wishes - Joel
Wow! And I don’t use that word loosely. It would be impossible to say a few words and if I got started, I may never cease. But yes, wow!
A bit like us! 😂 so much to talk about and every minute as interesting and informative as the last. I enjoyed the day with Chris so much, it has taken a while to edit and upload but I couldn't miss out a minute of this wonderful chat, no script just a flowing conversation and I'm so grateful that he willingly gave up his time and made us feel so welcome :) Thank you so much, hope you are enjoying the weekend - best wishes, Joel
A thoroughly enjoyable listen Joel and I feel so much better about not having frogs , only newts in my small pond, knowing Professor Chris Baines hasn't ever had any in his .😀
Hey Lyn! Sorry if this is the second reply to your comment but I typed one and then it seemed to disappear - annoying. But I am so glad you enjoyed this and I have heard many times that a pond will either be a newt or frog pond on occasions and this is usually due to predation of each others' young so nature plays a part and a balance is found, like the many frogs in the pond in the park just opposite Chris's house :) Hope you are keeping well - best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Ha Ha! Thought that only happened to me! To be accurate I did see a tiny frog a few months ago but like Chris Baines I never get frog spawn.
I managed to watch all of it. VERY interesting. Thank you.
You're very welcome - sorry I missed your comment, but so glad you enjoyed it. Very best wishes, Joel ☺
Absolutely loved this, just so inspirational. Well done Joel.
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it. Your kind words and encouragement certainly help me keep going! Best wishes, Joel
What a treat this was! I know we all feel a bit hopeless sometimes at the way nature is being ruined around us but this gave me, and I hope others, renewed inspiration to wild as much of my garden as possible. He has had a wonderful life and has a wealth of knowledge and it was lovely he shared it with us. A great interview Joel, really enjoyed it. Best wishes.
I do hope as many people as possible get to see this wonderful man and what he has to say, his experiences etc - I haven't watched the video back in full now it's complete but I plan to this weekend, and it'll hopefully be in one sitting - it took about 1.5 hours for the editing suite to process and then 4 hours for it to upload and be checked by YT before it could be published, I was so relieved to wake up the next morning and see it there on the channel. Thanks so much for your kind words and continued support - best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton It was all worth it.
Amazing video, I always re-asses my garden to see if there are more I can do. Its amazing work you have both done, its so inspiring to watch people lead the way you both do. I always love these sorts of videos. Thank you Joel
Thank you so much Rebecca, I really appreciate this. It was wonderful speaking to Chris and I am so glad you enjoyed the video, many more interviews to come :) Hope you are having a good weekend, best wishes - Joel
Loved this conversation, you both are how I got into wildlife gardening and it’s a joy to see the birds, bees and butterflies in my garden now 😊
Thank you Matt, so glad you enjoyed it and even happier that Chris, and now I, have helped to encourage this way of gardening, it certainly has many rewards and the hard work pays off in no time :) Hope you are having a good weekend, best wishes, and thank you for the support and encouragement - Joel
I watched it all, great show.
Thank you - sorry I missed this comment, so many notifications across all the videos, but I'm so glad you enjoyed it
Loved this interview. Opened my eyes to a few things (new to the wildlife garden idea). Hope you can carry on with a few more in the future. Now off to watch the rest 😁
Hi Andy - apologies for the delay in acknowledging you, there's over 250 videos on the channel now and so many comments, but I'm determined to answer everyone :) I really appreciate the encouragement and so glad you enjoyed this. I've been making wildlife gardens and habitats in larger multi-acre sites for 20 years now so if you need any specific advice or help then drop us a line at enquiries@wildyourgarden.com. We have a great community here and I'm so glad you're about to be part of it :) Best wishes, Joel
Thank you for an informal and interesting conversation.
I have tried to incorporate all the aspects featured in Chris's books in my garden,
I am lucky to have a seven acre wood next door, and lots of established trees in the garden, which I am under-planting.
When I am working in the veg section of the garden, I absolutely love stopping and listening to red kites, watching the bees, and shooing squirrels off the hazel nuts. Keep at it Joel
Thank you Sue, so very much. I am determined that Chris's teachings spread further and further and I am so glad that you are already aware of him and his great work. Your garden and the seven-acre wood sounds wonderful, gardening with wildlife in mind has so many rewards and you are testament to that :) I appreciate your support and kind words, they do make a difference to me. Best wishes, Joel
Another great interview Joel. I watched it in one sitting. Such an inspiration, and makes me want to further improve my garden for wildlife. I remember him on Pebble Mill all those years ago. I must look out for those children’s books for the grandchildren (and their parents), we are after all custodians for our time here and the next generation need to be on board too. I’ll probably watch this interview a few times. Regards Keith
Time flies with this interview doesn't it Keith, I couldn't possibly have edited anything out for sure :) Chris has, and continues to be, such a wonderful influence on so many people. The books on the table were all from mine and Nikki's collection, the children's books she had had for many years and I think Chris was quite surprised when I placed them on the table :) What a wonderful man, and when I get a chance I am going to watch the whole video, I have only seen it through when adding the additional footage so am looking forward to the weekend! Best wishes, and thank you - Joel
This interview should be shown on terrestrial tv after gardeners world to get people to understand that manicured gardens isn’t good for nature. Basically what we need to do is leave the lawnmower in the shed.
HI Joel, I watched this great Interview today with this reality impressive man and enjoyed it ver much here in a great sunday morning in Germany. Tank you very much! Here on the continent wildlife gardening is as well a great upcoming theme and many people are just fond of it. I always watch you tube videos made by a great wildlife gardener in Austria Markus Burkhard which I can recommend very much. Hope my englisch is not too bad to understand...😊 Greetings from Germany and a nice Weekend
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...should have corrected it before sending ... really impressive man... , grey sunday morning.... Thank you ver much...😊
I had a spotted flycatcher in my garden this year.
Fabulous! Thanks so much for letting me know, I'll let Chris know too, he'll be pleased :) Best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton there’s an abundance of insects with all the new nectar borders. It was so small and kept jumping into my leylandii and hanging off the branches. It came regularly for about a couple of weeks when it was very hot.
@@rigajykra3159 Brilliant, just brilliant - loved reading this :) You're very lucky and the nectar borders providing for the insects also provide for the birds - proof! Thank you
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton believe it or not it is still in my garden. I just saw it. And I’m in north of England.
@@rigajykra3159 Fantastic! I'll let Chris know too - so good to read this :) Thank you
It’s so sad. And shocking. But the next generation is growing up with this, little insects, little birds. For them this is normal. Will they have the same urge as we to change that back?
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Thank you Finlay, I really appreciate it and so glad that you enjoyed the video, a rather unsung hero in my book - best wishes, Joel
Joel, I've been planning a fairly decent sized pond for months, then my man and I decided we really wanted a bridge, so to make a long story short we've dug out a 16m by 11 m pond. With a naarrow part in the middle for the bridge lol. Its lined, with the under liner and the pvc liner is lying beside it ready to go on but I don't know where to start. Will we start at the edge and roll it out or will we put in in the middle and roll it out from there? I've more fleece for the top, obviously that part was easy but now I'm a bit stuck. Maybe someone did this? Anybody?
Hi Mollie - I am not sure if you have seen the rest of my channel yet but there are a few videos that should help you, this is part 1 of a 3 part series that shows how I make the ponds and you'll see me rolling out the liner - it's the same whatever size pond you make:
ruclips.net/video/lKrjMv6TMlU/видео.html
This video shows a larger pond liner being rolled out:
ruclips.net/video/mIXurNx9uPA/видео.html
Hope this helps Mollie - best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thanks, I have been watching your vids and I was chatting to you about the pond a while back. Though I was planning 4 or 5 meters. Not 18 x 10. I followed to the letter so far ;). Just when the liner was delivered and we couldn't even lift it, I had a little panic lol. It's huge. We're going to use the tractor and see if we can roll it down from the side. I'll post a pic to the website. And, thank you for the vids, I wouldn't have started without them.
@@mollie3244 Sorry Mollie, of course! So many people to respond to on YT (I want to ensure everyone is acknowledged) and I forgot about that! Do send some pics to hazelwoodlandscapes@hotmail.com as I'd love to see it, and of course if you need any other help just shout. Thanks for your support and encouragement, it makes a difference :) Best wishes, Joel
anyone know the bee hive/ hotel he shares about ???
Hi there - it is a while since this interview and of course it's pretty long, but was it a bug-hotel that I showed that I'd made or referencing one in Chris's garden? Best wishes, Joel
Councils ought to be legally ordered to stop mowing grass verges.
Thanks Joel, I really enjoyed this talk. I’ve been saving it until I had time to watch it in full and as I’m off work with a heavy cold, I had the perfect opportunity to see it. I had 3 of those books and watched all of Chris’ programmes back in the eighties. He definitely influenced my love of nature and I have always gardened with wildlife in mind thanks to him.
Thanks Nicki. He really is a true inspiration and an incredible human! So glad you found the time to listen to everything he had to say. You’ll now appreciate why I couldn’t cut anything out in the edit process! 👍😆😊