Planting France's BIGGEST forest garden.

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

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  • @jillwestgarth9495
    @jillwestgarth9495 Год назад +317

    You posted so early!! Go to bed. Sleep. Rest We as supporters are here behind you. Sleep. All is well and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. Go Dan!!!!

    • @MrGazzaj
      @MrGazzaj Год назад +4

      No! The day is planned around regular postings. No,no,no,no

    • @Skattie
      @Skattie Год назад +12

      Only prob is weather is going to turn nasty so plants need to go in

    • @jillwestgarth9495
      @jillwestgarth9495 Год назад +5

      Weather dependant with all planting. Seeds sown in viewers. Waiting for the development of walls, roof? , landscape. All together the whole.

    • @leslierosslentz1988
      @leslierosslentz1988 Год назад +2

      Julian of Norwich

    • @dianalyman5950
      @dianalyman5950 Год назад +2

      +🤗❤️🌈🙏🕊️

  • @Cheesemood578
    @Cheesemood578 Год назад +482

    It's nice to see the return of Dan the Gardener

    • @utGort
      @utGort Год назад +27

      I was going to say it is nice that the Knights who say Ni have returned.

    • @crae3422
      @crae3422 Год назад +3

      @@utGort lol! Well played. :)

    • @jenh9361
      @jenh9361 Год назад +6

      Absolutely, Dan's the garden Man🎉🎉🎉

    • @Motherhubbard170
      @Motherhubbard170 Год назад +3

      I had to think a bit lol but good one

    • @katehobbs2008
      @katehobbs2008 Год назад +2

      Exactly

  • @calamityjane9920
    @calamityjane9920 Год назад +269

    The plants are a symbol of hope for the Chateau, that it will rise again!

    • @karenmetcalf-pugh5
      @karenmetcalf-pugh5 Год назад +9

      Well said. Thank you.

    • @Peter-jo3wt
      @Peter-jo3wt Год назад +6

      The plants are a tangible declaration that life and Grace have returned to the Chateau.

    • @gordonnadolni
      @gordonnadolni Год назад +1

      Breathing in Life in a House that has been abandoned and unloved.

    • @gordonnadolni
      @gordonnadolni Год назад +1

      That metal stuff looks like its for the Guttering to be used on the Roof .

  • @amandalevy1227
    @amandalevy1227 Год назад +266

    What a wonderful collaboration!!! Dan, Davie, Nick and Cameron. Making the vision a reality....and in no time flat. Exciting. Thank you gentlemen. Inspiring!🙏👍😍

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Год назад +1

      @amandalevy1227 - illegal building work is never inspiring

    • @brijansen1231
      @brijansen1231 Год назад +9

      @@majorrgeek what a ray of sunshine you are. Let's find the silver-lining in everything in life.

    • @stevensilverberg605
      @stevensilverberg605 Год назад +4

      Winter is coming dan the gardener needs to become dan the roofer.

    • @deltasquared7777
      @deltasquared7777 Год назад +8

      don't for a moment underestimate the importance of the work put in by two four-legged contributors

    • @justinjonbaugh
      @justinjonbaugh Год назад +7

      @@majorrgeek What's the basis of that statement?

  • @RuthellenHerzberg
    @RuthellenHerzberg Год назад +84

    Well, Dan the gardener. This is what you were doing for Stephanie when I first started watching Chateau Diaries. Glad to hear you got advice from Davey.

    • @judy-angedv7590
      @judy-angedv7590 Год назад

      who is Davey?

    • @valslater3001
      @valslater3001 Год назад +5

      Davey is a Belgian garden designer whom Dan met at Chateau Lelande and who is working with Stephanie ( the chatelaine ) on her garden redesign. He is currently at Lelande and can be seen on the daily Chateau Diaries vlog.

    • @judy-angedv7590
      @judy-angedv7590 Год назад

      @@valslater3001 🙏

  • @clarefoskett9959
    @clarefoskett9959 Год назад +131

    The garden feels brilliant and I feel the chateau is no longer a ruin....😊

  • @NancysBungalowLife
    @NancysBungalowLife Год назад +18

    Let's take a moment to appreciate Nick's beard artistry!

  • @joannedavidman6773
    @joannedavidman6773 Год назад +54

    Nick must be so happy, trees being planted to refresh the land. What a team you , Cameron and Nick are. Congratulations

  • @TheKruizr
    @TheKruizr Год назад +66

    I love that you're planting a forest of plants native to the area!! 👏👏👏

    • @crispijnwind6640
      @crispijnwind6640 Год назад +2

      Agreed for most of what he's planting but I don't think Laurel and Rhododendron are native to France/western Europe.

    • @TheKruizr
      @TheKruizr Год назад +1

      @@crispijnwind6640 I know a lot more about California than France, I'll take your word for it..

  • @edwinaflannery9828
    @edwinaflannery9828 Год назад +103

    Unbelievable..what a job, love that you have included Burch, cherry, maple to name a few, this forest is going to be amazing, what a great team job..

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Год назад +1

      @edwinaflannery9828 - you're right, illegal building work is unbelievable

    • @lolodee3528
      @lolodee3528 Год назад

      Illegal? Why illegal?

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Год назад

      @@lolodee3528 he has no building approvals or engineering reports to legitimate his work

    • @MarkZart
      @MarkZart Год назад

      @@majorrgeek🙄

    • @LaReynedeNeige
      @LaReynedeNeige Год назад

      ​@@majorrgeekI've already established that you're telling lies about that, and every time I see you make a comment to that effect, I'll be advising the viewers about it.

  • @karenmetcalf-pugh5
    @karenmetcalf-pugh5 Год назад +10

    The plantings are food for the soul. Dan will be living in the yurt for a few years and the man needs the balance between the stone of the chateau, the living garden, future water feature, and the cozy fire of the yurt. Dan, enjoy.

    • @NurseSherry
      @NurseSherry Год назад +2

      Well said ❤

    • @basseynz
      @basseynz Год назад +2

      Yes Dan is wise to do the landscaping in tandem with the restoration of the Chateau. Dan is a creative and I agree it will nourish his soul. The world famous garden, Sissinghurst, was also created at the same time that the castle and its out buildings were restored as a home for the family back in 1930 - by a gardener, poet and writer.

  • @jeffdownunder4116
    @jeffdownunder4116 Год назад +36

    What a great effort Dan and what a magnificent change to the Chateau. Good to have people like Nic and Cameron helping you too. You are so right in saying it gives the Chateau a new life and while you won’t see the growth over the next year or two when you look back you will realise what a difference it is to forward plan. Well done my friend and keep safe.

  • @robertmdaniels
    @robertmdaniels Год назад +42

    It's beautiful already. The three of you did a fantastic job! This will look great on Nick's resume! An arborist and a landscape architect!

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Год назад +3

      @robertmdaniels yes but not one of them is qualified to make structural repairs to this dilapidated building - I have asked them to show some evidence of planning approval and I have come under attack - that says it all

    • @TalkTalk44
      @TalkTalk44 Год назад

      @@majorrgeek That could be a very serious problem .

    • @MarkZart
      @MarkZart Год назад +1

      @@majorrgeek🙄

    • @shirleyw8531
      @shirleyw8531 Год назад +19

      ​@@majorrgeekthey don't " have " to show you anything it's none of your business

    • @cindygarrison6338
      @cindygarrison6338 Год назад +4

      I certainly wouldn't, in Dan's position!

  • @keepitnoice
    @keepitnoice Год назад +102

    Yay Dan the Gardener! You've chosen so smartly plus they're my personal favourite plant varieties for a big garden like this. I used to have so many of these when I had a big garden! Can't wait to see what varieties of rhododendron you chose. They're an amazing plant that lasts for literally generations. Are you planting any hydrangeas? I hope so. A big planting of pure white and deep indigo hydrangeas will look after itself in an acid soil like yours and apart from their wow factor when they're blooming, they're great for cut flowers in giant vases in big rooms! Also, you can prune them back to a quivering stump and they'll go 'pffft!' at you and grow back bigger and stronger than ever! I love absolutely everything about Chateau de Chaumont. Oh, and Nick and Cameron, you are amazing. Just sayin'.

    • @pinkelephants1421
      @pinkelephants1421 Год назад +1

      And Hydrangeas take so readily from cuttings harvested from prunings. I often take a quick look after pruning sessions of any plant/s to see if there's potential cuttings material; can't bear to look a freebie triffid in the proverbial horse's mouth...😜🤪😂

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 Год назад +117

    The landscaping changes the look dramatically, it looks fantastic already. ❤

  • @gailst55
    @gailst55 Год назад +86

    Amazing!!! all very exciting. I had the sense again that the chateau would be settling even more as the trees and shrubs are planted around it. Gosh you have done a great deal - you're moving mountains!!!

  • @stevepringle2295
    @stevepringle2295 Год назад +22

    Now that’s gardening 👩‍🌾

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown Год назад +68

    When I did my garden I didn't have that much money so I bought a lot of bare root shrubs, trees and roses. Comparing their growth with the later planted potted ones, the bare root ones grew twice as fast once established and were generally healthier. My old farmer neighbour used to joke about how much each hole cost me as I used a 'praline' for the roots that I made myself and added bone ash or blood depending on the plants need and made sure that each hole was big enough. It took me five years to plant everything alone but it was an amazing garden. The house was sold and I have no idea if the new owners were gardeners. I don't look back.

    • @nickfosterxx
      @nickfosterxx Год назад +7

      Agreed, smaller is better in the long run, but can completely understand Dan wanting something transformative. Instant morale booster and all that. Something so visitors can see the vision.

    • @madswansfan1
      @madswansfan1 Год назад +1

      I’ve often heard that smaller, younger plants grow faster because they take less time to establish themselves.

    • @TheFiown
      @TheFiown Год назад +2

      It is often a mistake to go for bigger plants that are more expensive rather than small ones. I tested many variations with my garden, soil acidity, need for water or not, shade vs sun etc. I got a few things wrong but mostly things really took off. Planting close together is another mistake that many people make, you have to consider the adult size of a tree of shrub before planting. You can 'fill in' with things that are easier to take out later. I made a potager with four large raised beds with gravel paths and put a small cherry trees in the center of the layout THEN it grew and grew and created too much shade for the plants! I had great success with hedges and although the plants seemed tiny and weak, they really grew to be strong and filled out. I saved a weeping willow from a gas station as it lay on the ground with a broken pot, needing water. I paid ten francs, about 1.5 euros and planted it on a wet area of the lawn and ten years later it was a magnificent tree and I used to sit under it on a small bench. Another rose saved from a bin became enormous with ten metre branches that I trained along the wall. I think that plants know, like some animals, that they are being saved and pay us back in full.@@madswansfan1

    • @TheFiown
      @TheFiown Год назад +1

      I totally get where he is going and yes it is important for the moral. I have been there and on restoring my house I had so much pleasure from seeing the garden take off when sometimes work on the house slowed. He has vision with this project, he needs it ! I can't wait to see it rooved, if I live long enough ! @@nickfosterxx

  • @wyldchild346
    @wyldchild346 Год назад +1

    CONGRADULATIONS DAN 400k weeeeee!

  • @jeanrichardson2044
    @jeanrichardson2044 Год назад +6

    The garden will be a haven for birds, to nest, to feed to sing.

  • @peterwhite9261
    @peterwhite9261 Год назад +3

    The garden will be beautiful.

  • @emmafrenz4300
    @emmafrenz4300 Год назад +47

    It has become more beautiful with Christmas trees, with lights on Christmas trees, fruit trees and roses. How wonderful the place will be. You deserve all this. Wonderful work.🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

  • @-miekeb-
    @-miekeb- Год назад +5

    😄 Nick your beard looks wonderful and the Biggest forest garden is going to be amazing!! Thank you and Greetings 👋

  • @johannelanglois2208
    @johannelanglois2208 Год назад +114

    So happy for you Dan

  • @trixiegirlism
    @trixiegirlism Год назад +5

    I remember the first day we were introduced to Dan the Gardener at Lalande. And who would have dreamed that you would be planting your own epic garden at your own Chateau and your number of subscribers overtaking both Stephanie and the Pethericks. Kind of amazing!

  • @sandylee9564
    @sandylee9564 Год назад +5

    I had no idea that a big planting job of trees and shrubs could be done this time of year. I learn something new everyday. Keep on keeping on guys.

  • @Leed216
    @Leed216 Год назад +2

    Yea Dan the Gardner in his happy place playing with soil, diggers and plants.

  • @brettwarburton1428
    @brettwarburton1428 Год назад +60

    Dan, a man who doesn’t take half measures.

  • @clindsay8362
    @clindsay8362 Год назад +22

    Such a special joy, planting something that will give joy for generations. And great to see Dan in his element! 🥳💜

  • @julielaw135
    @julielaw135 Год назад +3

    No one could disagree you're a grafter Dan! Keep doing what you're doing! And we'll keep watching

  • @dianemiller7994
    @dianemiller7994 Год назад +2

    I don’t know who was happier - Dan or the puppies. This was such a joyful video. Continued best wishes to you.

  • @OmaAdams
    @OmaAdams Год назад +25

    So glad to see you amending the soil. If a farmer close by has aged manure that would give your trees that extra boost! That black soil is a gardeners dream

  • @judynail1690
    @judynail1690 Год назад +4

    "Dan, the hardest working man alive" - "Dan, then Man!", - "Dan, the gardener" - Dan, the builder man" - "Dan the Movember Man!" - whatever you call him, we're glad to see ya Dan!

  • @debragonser745
    @debragonser745 Год назад +26

    So amazing! Remember, whom ever can donate to Movember, please help. It’s for a great cause! Garden is looking amazing Dan!

  • @lvm74
    @lvm74 Год назад +1

    Dan the gardener is back 😀❤

  • @SueLegg-lh6fj
    @SueLegg-lh6fj Год назад +4

    Love it all! Amazing transformation.
    Can't wait to see it again when the sun is up. Beautiful work men, just lovely.
    💙🌲🌲🌲🍺🍺🍺

  • @eugenius1192
    @eugenius1192 Год назад +103

    It's good, for a change, to see Dan secure on the ground instead of leaning from scaffolding, balancing large stones.

    • @gigglegiggles3189
      @gigglegiggles3189 Год назад +8

      DId not even think of that, instant chuckle seeing this lol

    • @cindygarrison6338
      @cindygarrison6338 Год назад +7

      I always remind myself that if I'm seeing the vid, he came to no harm. But.....gee!

  • @ta3970
    @ta3970 Год назад +3

    Your energy level is nothing short of a Force of Nature... whatever he's having I'll take 2.. Do Tell us your secret Dan... 😀 Amazing 👏🏼

  • @SylviaSchenkelsvan57
    @SylviaSchenkelsvan57 Год назад +8

    Dan the (midnight)gardner is back! I already see the difference in the garden... and yes! You ARE the better vlogger!💋

  • @a.j.935
    @a.j.935 Год назад +4

    Best chateau vlog on RUclips.

  • @lukecxyv
    @lukecxyv Год назад +4

    Dan, you are relentless.....how much energy, how much good will, I wish I had 1% of your energy and possitive attitude towards everything. I found your channel yesterday and couldnt stop watching. And how precise you are in your work. Please, I would like to see the chateau totally rebuilt even if it takes years...

  • @Twistnsine
    @Twistnsine Год назад +3

    I’m so excited for you Dan! Landscaping is vital! How blessed you are to have a team like Nick, Cameron and Davie to assist 😍💪🙏💚

  • @DC9848
    @DC9848 Год назад +5

    Almost 400k subscribers, earned every single one. Fantastic channel

  • @ensatlantic
    @ensatlantic Год назад +8

    veri wise to plant this park so early and take the time to garden.

  • @Kentuckygardengal
    @Kentuckygardengal Год назад +2

    Way to go, Dan!!!! You have something to look forward to in the spring. The dogwoods will be beautiful.

  • @laurensouthgate2458
    @laurensouthgate2458 Год назад +4

    The chateaus got its first piece of dressing and its going to be beautiful.

  • @maryellenkrause7126
    @maryellenkrause7126 Год назад +40

    Love watching the dogs be part of the activity. The scrubs are beautiful!!!

  • @pamkullman8839
    @pamkullman8839 Год назад +14

    Look at how happy Dan is out with the dirt and dogs and friends and plants. Nice to see and the place is going to be amazing in the spring!

  • @Hairyegg
    @Hairyegg Год назад +2

    Nice to see someone who’s found their place in the sun.

  • @georgebyars4049
    @georgebyars4049 Год назад +22

    Every plant / tree has a front and back … by finding the spread of a bush and accounting for growth you can extend a hedge by 20%

  • @canadiangirl
    @canadiangirl Год назад +2

    Putting things back into the earth is so wonderful. Your soil looks amazing.

  • @Barnzoid
    @Barnzoid Год назад +14

    The little helpers look to be in heaven! Fun to watch all the changes.

  • @sueharper1976
    @sueharper1976 Год назад +19

    Well done Dane and the team. I’ve read all the comments made so far and glad to see so many people behind you, understand your goals and processes. For my part, I’m really Impressed with your foresight and planning eg the rich compost, the planting of the garden so it grows as will the chateau. It’s lovely that Davy has designed the garden for you, and that Nick and Cameron are working along side you on this part, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your excitement and pride x

  • @jesschee5891
    @jesschee5891 Год назад +5

    Nick’s braided beard is fantastic, I noticed it yesterday but the up close really showed how amazing he’s rocking the look ❤

  • @DianaB-q2k
    @DianaB-q2k Год назад +1

    Put a couple of dog beds at the top of the chateau steps, so the dogs can see what you are doing without bothering you in front of the camara or being in the way while you plant ! Show the bed to the dogs and give them a a couple of bones to keep them entertained. The garden looks great, the new landscape is beautiful, congratulations!!

  • @nancytysor7098
    @nancytysor7098 Год назад +4

    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!! What a way to celebrate Christmas...with such woodsy, lovely evergreen trees..Way to go....❤Heave, ho!!!!

  • @Tubemanjac
    @Tubemanjac Год назад +2

    Dan, i would like to advise you to keep the water in the river vital bij creating stream vortexes, for example by streaming along river boulders or by a fountain with a vitalizing nozzle. Sometimes air is being pumped air into the water to keep it lively.

  • @philipp5254
    @philipp5254 Год назад +3

    Dan the gardener is back

  • @icandivideos5743
    @icandivideos5743 Год назад +2

    The old girl is getting dressed! Looking good! ❤

  • @dianayavetz6286
    @dianayavetz6286 Год назад +5

    The chateau is really feeling the love now!

  • @TheLostTowerDiaries
    @TheLostTowerDiaries Год назад +2

    Looking brilliant - you are so lucky! We have a lot of home-grown trees to plant - would love a mini tractor like yours! 😃💚🌲🌳🚜

  • @cherbinsted2378
    @cherbinsted2378 Год назад +5

    Love Nick’s beard! 😂😂 Eat your heart out, Captain Jack Sparrow. 😂😂

  • @kathygoodwin9600
    @kathygoodwin9600 Год назад +2

    Wow so proud of you and all that you accomplished so far. Also Nick and Cameron for all their amazing hard work.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.

  • @emorel48
    @emorel48 Год назад +15

    Wow! Seeing all those trees and plants in place is an amazing job that you all have done.

  • @ellenmadsen7308
    @ellenmadsen7308 Год назад +13

    Glad to see those rhodies. Cannot wait to see the full planting with stream and ponds.

    • @abigailaxton7461
      @abigailaxton7461 Год назад

      No, really disappointed to hear rhododendrons were going in. They are an invasive plant that degrade woodland soils, out-compete native plants and are a vector for disease in trees. Many responsible woodland managers in UK are trying to eradicate the stuff from their land, and it looks like the rest of Europe are starting to take notice too.

    • @ellenmadsen7308
      @ellenmadsen7308 Год назад

      Mostly thuggish in Britain.

  • @jenh9361
    @jenh9361 Год назад +18

    WOW... SUPER WOW!!! Now this is right up my alley... the progress on the chateau is amazing, to say the least!!!
    BUT, this landscaping is top tier for sure!!!!
    The layout is already screaming, "THIS IS THE QUENTISENTIAL GOLDEN TICKET"!!! Wish I were there to get my hands in that soil and smell the earth... Boy Oh, Boy!
    Remember, all those little darlings need room to grow and the root balls need to be planted high enough that they don't get root rot!
    Crack on Boys, Crack on...

  • @magdaw1844
    @magdaw1844 Год назад +4

    Witam, pięknie będą rosły bo sadzili je ludzie którzy kochają świat roślin i drzew. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.

  • @jwthrussell8786
    @jwthrussell8786 Год назад +7

    Wow you’ll single handedly massively improve the ecosystem in Northern France ! Brilliant job!

  • @mannyortiz4814
    @mannyortiz4814 Год назад +12

    Dan,Nic and Camron my forest planters. It is looking amazing like a small forest. It’s a good change from repairing the chateau. Until tomorrow. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🍺😇🌹🇺🇸❤️👏🙏👍🕊🌞🌈🎄🎅🔔☃️

  • @Gadgetmumma
    @Gadgetmumma Год назад +8

    Dan the Gardener is back! And how!! Wow! I’m loving the drone shots because it is hard to imagine what you’re doing from ground level.

  • @cornishcoves9399
    @cornishcoves9399 Год назад +3

    sometimes I wonder if your filming genius is just a by-product of the unending inspiration you exude each day in your tireless adventure....the garden is already beautiful and I don't know what it will look like.....I once did this on(smaller level) a blank pc of land but only 1 acre (and almost on my own ...yes I planted trees too. May you be as enriched in spirt as that dirt, always Dan. 💚🌱🪴🌲

  • @jfs59nj
    @jfs59nj Год назад +1

    Wow! I’m impressed! The delicacy of the digger work is like watching a ballet! Everyone is doing an amazing job.

  • @Lemma01
    @Lemma01 Год назад +3

    What a lovely day for it! ❤

  • @michon9009
    @michon9009 Год назад +2

    From one gardener to another, im super excited to see how this planting comes along, especially the Yew.
    Ps,i love a good rummage through my compost 😅😊

  • @thedigginggardener
    @thedigginggardener Год назад +3

    Those Hazels, when they get too large you can coppice them and make hurdle fencing. They are plants are respond well to it and a millennia old tradition.

  • @akshayvatel
    @akshayvatel Год назад +1

    They are all looking great. Usually, in India we do not plant trees at night.
    Do add Epsom salt as it helps the plant for the shock of being planted

  • @justinanovak8040
    @justinanovak8040 Год назад +4

    Yippie for compost!
    It is amazing how a large property will eat plants.

  • @henryblicharz5556
    @henryblicharz5556 Год назад +2

    Amazngwhat a little tractor can do these days!

  • @lianie4606
    @lianie4606 Год назад +6

    You are breathing new life into the Château Dan. 🌲 🌳 🌲🌳

  • @tamithirion7766
    @tamithirion7766 Год назад +2

    Dan ,Monty Dawn would be so proud of your compost. The grounds will be very beautiful with your landscaping project 🤗

  • @WanieB
    @WanieB Год назад +14

    The dogs are gonna have a blast digging all that back up. 😂

  • @brijansen1231
    @brijansen1231 Год назад +15

    Amazing as always Dan, you and your team are outstanding, oh and Davey is to be thanked as well. All beautiful plants, you'll have you own Arboretum in no time!

  • @jameshuff7135
    @jameshuff7135 Год назад +15

    Wow, you definitely have earned that rest! Enjoy some well deserved sleep.

  • @crystalisbell2552
    @crystalisbell2552 Год назад +1

    So glad you have the girls for company. They must pass out in the evening. I can’t believe the plants. Amazing.

  • @paulinebaker9302
    @paulinebaker9302 Год назад +6

    WOW JUST MAGNIFICENT. DAN,DAVIE,CAMERON AND NICK -(with your big pants on, must be cold) CONGRATS ON ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
    IM SURE THE WARMTH OF THE YURT IS WONDERFUL AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK. Dan you cleared your throat and the dog left the camera alone!!
    Good training. Blessings to all. Love ya.❤❤❤❤

  • @guillermodelnoche
    @guillermodelnoche Год назад +18

    So close to 400K subscribers! Garden looks brilliant!

  • @annettearties8538
    @annettearties8538 Год назад +24

    The grounds are gonna look fantastic.

  • @panoreapan470
    @panoreapan470 Год назад +1

    I believe too this is an important step . when my sister start building her house I urged her to plant her trees, as soon as the house was finished she was picking fruit from her trees : )

  • @lindabrooks8242
    @lindabrooks8242 Год назад +8

    These beautiful plants, trees, and flowers will surround the lovely chateau with tremendous, loving energy. Gardening becomes you, Dan.

  • @susangillespie7226
    @susangillespie7226 Год назад +1

    The pup are having the best life love when they come over and check in 😅

  • @pambonfr
    @pambonfr Год назад +34

    Dan,
    I discovered your channel on few weeks ago and have binged your videos (All the chateau ones in 2 weeks).
    I keep wondering why France in first place. I was also wondering if you have created any social bonds with French people as your videos are only about your English friends.
    Keep going on you rock and are quite inspiring

    • @michellebyrom6551
      @michellebyrom6551 Год назад +8

      You need to look at the earlier vlogs where Dan and his ex, Anneliese, restored a derelict farmhouse. They used all their savings to buy it. Chose the farmhouse as that's what they could afford. Dan started working at La Lande as a gardener to earn some money. His life, and family, grew from that.

    • @cindygarrison6338
      @cindygarrison6338 Год назад +4

      You need to watch The Chateaux Diaries sir! That's where Dan started out, thanks to the chateaux owner there! But he's worked hard to deserve his own audience.

    • @sheilaghk6350
      @sheilaghk6350 Год назад +8

      And he hated being in the vlogs and would hide when Stephanie was around with the camera. Just look at him now.

    • @LaReynedeNeige
      @LaReynedeNeige Год назад +5

      He and his former partner bought in France because property is a lot cheaper than in the UK.

    • @Sgirl
      @Sgirl Год назад

      He seems to be friendly with his French neighbor (who sold him the château) as he's mentioned having a beer with him and he was invited to a birthday party there. He's been on camera a couple of times briefly, when he was helping out, but not everyone likes being filmed. The French seem more private and reserved.

  • @charlotter.morrill6503
    @charlotter.morrill6503 Год назад +1

    The chateau is beginning to look loved. We all knew it, but now, with the backdrop, it will be such fun to see it, and its background, grow.

  • @pv6450
    @pv6450 Год назад +4

    OMG!!! Finally someone who has planted correctly. Thank you for massaging the roots and taking the burlap and strapping off! Now, how the heck are you watering all that stuff jn the summer?

    • @NurseSherry
      @NurseSherry Год назад +1

      There is a well on the property

    • @pv6450
      @pv6450 Год назад

      @@NurseSherry yes but no power or pipe to the chateau

  • @nanellevantonder3767
    @nanellevantonder3767 Год назад +2

    All those trees will provide a lot of oxygen. The chateau will slowley come to life and start breathing. I can hear the heartthrob already. Well done team!

  • @charmees6637
    @charmees6637 Год назад +3

    Beautiful plants the Chateau grounds will be glorious again 👏

  • @bexp436
    @bexp436 Год назад +14

    Wow!!! I am so excited to see the progress and this is making such a huge difference to the château. I imagine it will give your spirits a massive boost to see the outcome. 😊

  • @lindsayblundall8140
    @lindsayblundall8140 Год назад +3

    Loving Nicks beard jewellery x

  • @lastock01
    @lastock01 Год назад +1

    What an exciting, well thought out, and beautiful transformation!

  • @kb4951
    @kb4951 Год назад +12

    Love watching the doggos running alongside. They just know when to move.😊

  • @VisionaryGardener
    @VisionaryGardener Год назад +1

    That hedge is already giving the chateau grounds so much more privacy from the neighbour. Amazing what can be accomplished in such a short time with some money and hard work. Well done, all of you!