Hi Marc! Thank you! I appreciate the compliment. I hear that a lot, but of course, it's hard to look at yourself and see that. I just see what I don't like or what I could have done better when watching one of my videos. The videos......Marc, I've gotta say I enjoy making them so much, it's all my pleasure! It's fun!!! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
That was absolutely fascinating! I've never seen trees that big being moved before! Talk about up close and personal! Great video! Got to tell you Mark, while you were talking, as they were about to dig the first tree, Holly made me a nervous wreck! Lol She is such a sweet girl going up to each tree guy and saying hello! Your overall plan sounds fantastic and I can't wait to see it happen for you! Love your vision! Thank you!
Hi Tom! Glad you enjoyed the video! It is interesting seeing that, isn't it! That was actually Holly's one year older sister Annie. (same mom) Annie is the sweetest dog and loves people as you can tell. She is the official "greeter" at the greenhouses. Loves kids too. If you sit next to Annie, she will take her head and rub it on your chest. The most social Rottie I've ever seen. Typically, they can be asocial. The plan......it's gonna be fun watching as the layers upon layers of things are completed. I didn't go into to much of the details because that would bore people. I think with the several thousand Azaleas and Rhododendrons, hydrangeas, Crepe Myrtles and probably 100,000 bulbs in the spring, it should turn out pretty nice. All that will have night lighting also. Under and over lighting both. I want the night reflections from the lights to show in the lake. The lake will be surrounded in the grass apron that surrounds the lake with tall victorian looking street lights as if you were on a street back in the 1890's. I want it to appear as a park that not only has a day life, but a night life as well. Now I'm probably boring you too! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Wow, that's going to be spectacular! No, you're not boring me at all! I think it wonderful! I'll be following along every moment! 100,000 tulips? And my planting 20 tulips and 10 daffodils seems trivial in comparison! 🤣 Your vision and plan are exciting to me! Have an awesome week, Mark, and again thank you!
Hi Donald! You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video too! Road noise....I don't think it will cut down on it all, but every little bit helps. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! Donald, you have a great week! Best, -Mark
WOW!!! Amazing process to move those hollies after learning about each variety! Thanks for creating this video, Mark, to share the process!!! So much fun to see this!!!
Hey Jeff! I'm glad you enjoyed! Sharing.....to tell you the truth, it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Jeff, you have a wonderful week! Best, -Mark
Those guys made that job look so easy. I was always told to 'think big', but your vision for that area is on massive steroids! Thanks for sharing, Mark.
Hi Wayne! They sure did, didn't they! Can you imagine if all those had to be dug by hand! If you saw everything going on with the entire property, you'd really think it was on massive steroids! lol Get it done while I'm young and than I can enjoy it for the next 60 years, right! I don't think you ever get done on such a large place though. Wayne, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi John! Isn't that something! It's going to be a multiyear project. You would not believe all that you have to go through just to put in a lake here in MD with all the permit process. It's a multi-year process alone. Just crazy! I appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your comments as well. Have a great week! Best, -Mark
What a fascinating process Mark! Can’t wait to see the hollies all planted and your grand plan for the property completed. I would love to see the farm/nursery someday. If you have an “open house” in the future, I am all in. Thanks for being a great host!
Hi Robert! It's fun to watch it come to fruition. The grand plan......I don't think I'll ever get finished! lol So many gardens planned to be going in from a 2 acres Japanese Garden to French formal gardens and even a huge sunken garden! I may film some of it while it's being created. The Japanese Garden has some trees being moved into it this month. And yes, one of these days I am going to have some open houses for my viewers who would be interested in seeing where I live and I hope you can make it. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Robert, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi John! Holly and Annie both! Annie was in the red collar in most of the video and Holly the very end when I was describing the plans for the hillside. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. As always, thanks for watching and commenting too! John, you have a great Sunday as well! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I didn’t realize that Annie was too! Double shot! Also, can’t wait to see the transformation of the meadow! Your plans sound awesome!
Hey Ray! Thank you! I needed the break to take care of personal/business things. Yeah, Holly, holly and Annie too! Annie is in the faded red collar. Holly has a chain collar. Annie is Holly's 1 year older sister with the same mom. Ray, thanks for watching and commenting too! You have a great week! Best, -Mark
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The grass is so green and growing so much, it's driving the man who does nothing but mow here on the large mowers full time crazy trying to keep up lately! It really was beautiful last night when Holly and I filmed the last segment out in the pasture. A perfect late afternoon! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Ivan, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Arelette! That was Holly and Annie both at different times. Holly has a chain collar and Annie has a faded red collar. They are sisters. (same mom) Annie is just a year older. Holly was in the beginning and end of the video and Annie was in all the rest. I'm glad to be back. I appreciate you waiting for me to get back in the groove. As always, thank you for watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well. Arelette, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
such a cool video. we once installed 40 foot oaks in Raleigh NC where we had to crane lift the trees over a 3 story house to make it to the backyard. That was a nail biter for sure. Great work! Cheers Mark!
Hi Kory! Thank you! 40' oaks.........now, that is a big tree to move! I bet you were biting your nails! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting too! Kory, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
How cool is this? 😃 The size of the tree digger...and the size of your trees...just WOW! That was really great to see. Great job Mark on another informative and entertaining video 👍👍 Your description of the project sounds awesome. Thanks for taking us along, look forward to watching the progress. Cheers! 👍⭐️✨
Hi John! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! I said wow too when I saw the first tree being lifted out of the ground! As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well. John, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Betsy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Mark. This was AWESOME!!!!!!! Your videos keep me so entertained. What a great shot of your Holly too. She is adorable. Was absolutely amazed to see how these huge trees are uprooted and moved. Can't thank you enough for your informative videos. Please do a follow up when the project is complete and I can't wait to see how you progress with the new pond too. I look forward to ALL your new videos and have been spreading the word about your channel too. All the best from across the miles here in NYC. PS Hope you received my latest packages in the mail too. :)
Hi Jonathan! I'm glad you enjoyed the video with the Hollies. Thank you! Actually, that was Holly and her older sister (1 yr. older) Annie. Annie has the faded red collar and Holly has the chain collar. They have the same mom and look very much alike. I appreciate you spreading the word! Thank you! Actually, I need to go to the post office tomorrow to clean out my PO box, so they are probably sitting in there. Thank you! That's very kind of you! As always, thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! Jonathan, you have a great week! Take care, -Mark
I've never seen how these massive trees are moved, very interesting! Your plan for the forest area & pond sounds amazing, can't wait to see it all evolve. Thank you for sharing it all with us.
Hi JGL! Isn't that something! The hillside....I can't either. It's always fun seeing a project with so many layers evolve over time and even after it's planted, watching it grow and come into it's own. Sharing.......I really enjoy making the videos and it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Absolutely amazing! What a great vision for your plan. Anxious for your updates as progress proceeds. Thanks Mark for sharing this fantastic Journey you are partaking.
Hi Neil! Thank you! It's going to be a multi year project. You should see how long the permit process is on putting a lake in! The journey......it's all my pleasure. It's fun and I love it! Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate you commenting as well. Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Yes, it's me again Mark! Great video. Amazing long term planning. I was worried for a moment about some antics ( like saying Holly dug those holes lol) I rather envy you having the land , skills and talent to create a series of beautiful gardens. Best to you and yours.(and Holly of course) See,,, that wasn't to dull,was it!🖤🇨🇦
Oh no! It's that whiny Tye! lol Antics?......Holly digging the holes? No, it was Holly and Annie! Thanks for watching and ? . Well I'll skip that part! lol You have a great week! Best, -Mark
How interesting to watch this process. I was worried you were taking apart the amazing formal garden ...... so glad it did not happen. The big new project will be STUNNING. lots of love from South Africa.
Hi Schalk! I'm glad you enjoyed watching. The formal garden......no, that's here to stay. It's getting some new neighbors in the next few years. A formal oval french style formal garden and a 2 acre Japanese Garden. The new project......I think it will be a lot of fun with all the layers of various things going into it. I can't wait to get the brick gate post built and install the 12' high pair of massive antique iron gates along with a pair of massive cast iron antique lights going on the front of the post with 2 massive urns going on the top of the post. It's all fun to create. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well. Btw, the property manager here is Dutch and uses a small v on the van part of his name. Schalk, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Amazing! First time to see such a big tree being transplanted. You have major plans for your farm. Thanks for sharing all the process of such a big job.
Hi Wilson! Glad you enjoyed the tree moving. Major plans....lol That's only a small portion of what's in the planning stages and now going on. I love creating. As we move some of the trees going into the 2 acre Japanese Garden going in, I'll do a video on that also. That's a really interesting project too. I flew out west and spent 3 weeks touring all the major Japanese Gardens on the west coast and learned a lot. I have the perfect area too for a Japanese Garden with many very old huge trees in the entire area where it's going. There is also a huge french oval formal garden, a sunken garden and two more huge formal gardens being added along with a 500 foot tree allee. Lots of fun! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Wilson, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Isn't that something to watch! I was thinking while watching that spade take that tree out of the ground so effortlessly how long that would take if it had to be dug by hand! I'll post more videos as things are added. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
You are a visionary leader with a green thumb!. I'm excited to see how the transformation of your plan will become with the installation of the holly trees, azaleas, and a grass runway leading to the edge of a man-made lake. I can picture the land becoming a tourist attraction. Thank you for the videos Mark. I look forward to your next segment. Peace!
Wow! So kind! I don't think I can live up to all that, but it's very nice of you to say. I enjoy all the "layers" of a project and seeing it evolve over time. Tourist attraction......lol Let's hope not! It's nice to have a quiet place to escape with the dogs. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! Have a great upcoming week!' Best, -Mark
Hey SFG! Isn't that tree spade something! It's going to be a multi-year project with so many other projects going on at the same time, but that's OK. I'm young and have plenty of time ahead of me! Updated....I certainly will! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well. You have a great week ahead! Best, -Mark
Very interesting, mesmerizing to see those trees being moved, the final state of this property will be gorgeous, I’m so intrigued to follow the process. Thanks for this video!
Hi CME! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you! The final state......I don't think it will ever get done! lol A place this large always has something to be done. The video..........You're very welcome! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a great week! Best, -Mark
What a great video! It was so cool to see the trees being transplanted! The lake project and grass runway will be beautiful I'm sure! Have a great day!
Hi Matthew! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Isn't that something that they can move such large trees! Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hey RM! I'm glad you enjoyed watching the video. Isn't that amazing how quickly and effortlessly that it slices through the ground. The owner of the company told me each of those 4 blades cost $9,000! They must be made of some real hardened steel! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Linda! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Linda, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Yes, they were. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sharing.....I really enjoy making the videos, so it's totally my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Gary! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Actually, that was Holly, & her sister Annie who is one year older. (same mom) Holly has a chain collar and Annie has a faded red one. They are hard to tell apart. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Gary, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
What an amazing project - and, as you say, this is but the first phase. I'm completely involved in this just by watching and hope to be around to see upcoming phases. You guys are amazing, Mark. Thanks for including "us" in some remarkable plans. Hope to see it in person one day!
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the tree moving video. One of these days I will have an open house here on the farm. I'd enjoy doing that at some point here in the near future and your close enough to visit if you'd like to see it all. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I love the idea of an Open House - you've shown so much of the farm that to see it "up close and personal" would be great. Thanks again! One day I'll run into you when up at the Nursery.
This was so much fun! It's content like this and your great personality that makes this channel so different from others. I hope the beckoning of TV won't mean the demise of Mark's Garden Life.
Hey SB! Your gonna give me a big head if you keep all that kindness up! And my head is wide enough as it is! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed watching the equipment moving the trees too. TV....I really don't know what the future holds at this point to be honest. I don't think I could handle doing both, but I will probably try because I love doing it that much. I'm going to have a 2nd channel starting this winter which is going to be fairly interesting I think. I'm looking forward to doing it anyway. As always, thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well! SB, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
What a fascinating video! Who knew you could move trees that large. Loved the bit of history on the holly trees. How do you remember all that lol! Can't wait to see the finished product with the lake and all the plantings. Have a blessed week Mark.
Hi Mick! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you! Isn't that something seeing those huge trees being taken out of the ground with so little effort! History......I always like hearing the history behind things. I think it just adds to the subject you are talking about. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! Mick, you have a wonderful week as well! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Yes I can't believe that they can move such large trees with ease. I got into history when researching for a local legend and been hooked ever since. That area is going to look awesome when your done. Sorry for the late reply but work has been crazy lately. I'll try to watch your new video later tonight. Thanks, Mark.
Hi GS! Sharing....it's all my pleasure! I really enjoy making the videos. Thanks for watching and commenting as well! You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Joseph! I'm sure Holly and her sister, Annie will be in there all the time during the summer. lol Thanks for watching! You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Kalani! I think my dogs have me beat by far as far as the goes! lol What's the old saying. Never be on camera with children or animals! They'll take all the attention every time! lol Thanks for watching and of course, commenting too! Have a great weekend! Best, -Mark
Hi! Isn't that something! It's nice that I can find large older trees and purchase and move them into my grounds and don't have to wait for years to enjoy them. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Bob! I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I have a color rendering being done of the final look it will have, so when it's done, i'll share it with you guys. It's fun creating new landscapes. There are several more large gardening projects around the house in the early stages too and I will be doing some future filming with them too. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hi JC! I'm glad you enjoyed it! You're very welcome and it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! JC, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi David! Isn't it! Sharing......it's all my pleasure. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
excellent video. please do open your place to visitors a few days a year and let us know the dates. so worth the drive from Indiana to see what you and your family have built. give us a history of your family's farm and business. do a video on your history
Hi William! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you! When I'm ready enough to open it up for viewer tours, I certainly will do a video and also will talk about all the very interesting estate gardens to visit within a 1 1/2 drive and there are a lot of things to do in that range. From Washington DC to Philly and just so much in between. Incredible estates, museums and just so much in a short drive. The family.....I'm the only one who doesn't mind the camera or what comes with becoming known. lol Everyone else is very private! I guess I'm the black sheep! lol I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Btw, I'm going to be visiting Indiana next summer to film the county with the 31 covered bridges. William, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Dan! I wish I could keep roses in pots here, but most likely they would freeze out during the winter. I love roses. I just did a video at a place with 3,400 and it was spectacular with them all in full bloom. I'm glad you liked the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! Dan, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Hi Mark, thanks for getting back as i know you must be very busy. I have Old French Roses such as Charles de Mills, Comte de Chambord and Felicite Parmentier to name a few. They are excellent growers in Scotland and have natural abilities against diseases. They work well in pots too especially when we move house, this time to North Berwick near Edinburgh. I plan to keep watching your programmes and note how gracious you are with people and customers. It's a credit to you. Keep up the great work Mark and have yoursel a fantastic week. Slainte!
Hi Dan! I love the english roses such as the David Austins. One of these days, I want to put a large rose garden in. I have a video coming up this coming weekend filmed in a rose garden. How far a move is that? Moving for a new job? Dan, have a great week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I'm really excited to hear that you're doing a video on roses. I pick up some really good tips from you so thank you again for your expert advice. We're moving in two years or so about 40 miles closer to the east coast of Scotland, to East Lothian, Robert Louis Stevenson country and I'm taking my roses with me. I'm hoping to do some teaching over there in Edinburgh closer to our children who both have fiances, one from the Black Isles in the Highlands near Inverness. I'll look forward to seeing your Rose video. Stay healthy and watch out for those thorns mate! Cheers, Dan.
Thank you! The video.......you're very welcome. It's all my pleasure! Thanks for watching and of course, I really appreciate your comments too! Have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
This will look incredible Mark! How exciting! U sure have a great eye for detail and what will look good! Your property looks amazing and cos its so big you have so many options on what u can do. I really like those Holly trees alot! Great video and I don't mind these longer ones..i liked it so much didn't realize it went for over 40 mins! lol
Hey YJ! I think it will work out well when it all gets completed, but it's going to be a multiyear project. Having a large property does allow you many options. Wait until you see the other gardens going in adjacent to the formal garden. A 2 acre Japanese Garden, a sunken garden, a oval french garden, 2 more formal english style gardens and a 500 foot allee with Crepe Myrtles and than also a huge landscape in the woods where the grass is kept cut at the west beach on the property along the river. That one has several thousand hosta, fern, azaleas, rhodos and various other shade loving perennials being installed. I put in a Daylily bed last fall with 1,500 2 gallon daylilies, but the deer ate every bud off before they bloomed, so I could not do a video on that one. Next year, during bloom time, I 'm going to put deer fence around the entire bed! lol Well, as always, thanks for watching and of course, I always enjoy reading your comments! Have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi! thanks for your reply. Oh my goodness Mark it sounds a dream and I can't wait to see it all unfold! I like the sound of everything you have plans for! Japanese gardens are stunning and u can't go wrong with a formal english style garden! Good luck with it all and u enjoy your week too!
Hi! Glad you liked the video. Like any large project, it all takes lots of time when you get down to the details. Thank you for watching and commenting as well! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Bryan! Glad you enjoyed it! Isn't that something that such large trees can be moved! I'll post some more videos as things move along. As always, thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate you commenting as well. You have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Love the vision, Mark! 😍 So excited to be able to see this from the start. Those machines are mind blowing! Technology has its proper place with those monsters. Watching those spades cut through the ground was incredible! It looked like a knife through butter. I couldn’t imagine trying to dig those trees up by hand! Around here our ground is a rock manufacturer. No matter how many you clear out, you’ll get another harvest next year. I’ve dug up a massive boulder in the middle of my turf in my last house. And multiple more in my gardening here in my current home. Getting a spade in the ground is a feat in and of itself 😆. The soil I had to move from the raised beds I acquired is filled with rock too. It’s been a slow process of manually sifting the dirt mountain, shovel load by shovel load, into the wheel barrow. 🤦🏼♀️🥴. Only half way done and I’ve gotten over (17) five gallon buckets of rock! A bucket is filled for every wheelbarrow load lol. The rock has been mostly repurposed so far. Using all that rock to make a French drain through the deep swale before covering it all to level out the yard. Worth the effort so we don’t get a flood.😊 Super dense clay soil here too. I can’t wait to see the vision for the new farm entrance unfold and come to fruition! Grateful for the video, Mark. Looking forward to the next one with all the trees done. Thanks for sharing with us!! Take good care over there. Many blessings! 🙏🏻🙌🏻💞
Hey Tina! I'm glad you like it. I have a lady doing a color rendition of what all that will look like when complete. There was so much I didn't talk about to shorten the video. All the trees will be underlit with various lights placed to make the night view amazing. There will be paths leading throughout the "woods" and over 100,000 bulbs will be planted in there when all the tree planting gets completed. The lake will have huge antique looking lights surrounding the entire lake in the grass apron that surrounds the lake and there will be an island on the lake with a bridge going out to it with an old fashioned gazebo like they used to build them. I already purchase a massive pair of 12' high antique gates and a massive pair of antique victorian looking cast iron old gas lights I had converted to electric for the front of the 15' high brick gate post. Than I purchased two 4 foot high urns for atop of the gate post. It's all fun! lol Yes that spade is something. The owner told me each blade (4) cost $9,000 each! I have some rocky parts of the property here too. All in the wooded areas though. It does make it difficult to work with, doesn't it! Tina, as always, I appreciate you watching and of course, it's always nice to hear from you! You have a wonderful week! Any more camping trips? I have a friend who grew up in Idaho. He lived there for about the first 30 years of his life. Thank you for the wonderful candy too! It only lasted a day! That was so thoughtful of you!!! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 oh my goodness! You are speaking my language with all those plans!! I can totally see it! I’m on the edge of my seat so anxious to see this all come to fruition. 😂 Glad you got the candy too! Not surprised it didn’t last lol. It’s super yummy! Did you open the envelope??? There were more little surprises in there too. That’s cool your friend lived here. I’m bias, but I’m truly in love with this place...well the Northern Panhandle that is. Never been in southern Idaho 😂. Camping season has come to a close til next year. I’m still dying to get to Glacier National Park! A bucket list item for sure. There’s a nearby lake that I might hit before the snow comes. I’ll send pics if I make it happen. Just saw that we will get freezing temps in a couple days! 🥶. I’ve got to get these beds complete! I did pick up a pop up greenhouse today so my tomatoes are protected while construction continues. Finished leveling the garden area and I’m almost done with the full perimeter of the beds. Phew! Cutting it so close lol. I hope you share those renderings of the plans! Take care, Mark. Talk soon. Many blessings! 🙏🏻🙌🏻💞
Hey NH! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. As always, thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments. Have a great remainder of your week! Best, -Mark
Hey Chet! How was your past week? Sharing......I really have a great time making the videos and truly, it's all my pleasure! As always, thanks so much for watching and commenting too! Chet, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Loved the field trips with you. You are very handsome all dressed up. It is nice to see you back in the overalls and flip flops (my attire for gardening). 🪴👩🏻🌾 Very interesting watching the hollies being moved.
Hi GRG! Field Trips......I appreciate the feedback and am glad to hear that. I'm creating a 2nd channel, so the field trips are sort of the trial runs for the channel. Dressed up.....thanks! I guess I clean up not to bad. lol I think that surprised people seeing me in something other than jeans and coveralls! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Stephen! I have fun creating things like that that will be around for a long time. At least my life time and more! With all the landscape projects from the lake hillside to a 2 acre true Japanese Garden going in, I don't think I'll ever finish! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Stephen, have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hey Eljay! I wasn't sure anyone would want to watch a video of trees being moved, but again, I'm surprised! lol I'm glad you enjoyed it too! How you been btw? Eljay, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Sam! I guess comfort always comes with time doing it. Thank you! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for the comments too! Have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Michael! Glad you enjoyed it. I think it will work out pretty nice when it's all done. It all just takes time and lots of effort. And money! lol I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
That was really cool to see. It’s crazy how resilient they are. They’re absolutely massive! It’s beautiful already. Are you making the lake with self sustaining ecosystem / wetlands. I’m thinking that could be the perfect instant hot tub machine ? 😆 maybe next time?
Hey! Glad you enjoyed it. Hollies are really a very tough tree. The farm manager tells me of the story of the hollies that were used in the formal gardens and what had happened to them in the beginning and it amazes me when looking at them today. The lake.......yes, I have a designer working on those aspects. A muddy hot tub! lol Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Amazing machine and process. Thanks for sharing that with us. It must be expensive, but you gave a lot of beautiful trees a new life. And an incredible backdrop for your new landscape and lake. It's going to be really beautiful.
Hi John! Standing next to that huge piece of equipment and watching it remove those huge trees from the ground so effortlessly is something to watch. I'm glad you enjoyed watching. Sharing.......it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! John, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
I got to see a tree spade in action a few years ago - very cool to watch the entire process. I guess with mature Hollies you don’t have to worry about sun orientation like you do with some trees? Nelly Stevens is a great variety and I’m using them as a privacy hedge. In zone 7B, the late spring “surprise!” freezes we get often kill off the emerging flower buds. Especially this year, almost 0 berries. 🥲. Personally, I think 6-8 Dutch Warmblood horses, and maybe a couple of Belgians, would look great in that field! 🤪. Great video, Mark! Glad to see you’re back to gardening!!!
Hi Stella! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing how the trees are moved. I wasn't sure when filming it if there would be much interest in seeing that, but by the response I've received, I was very surprised! My channel....thank you! That's very kind of you to say. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! Stella, you have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Just Wow, Mark. One of your most fascinating and informative videos yet! Lighting is perfect, audio perfect, and the topic is unique and useful (somehow). So this has gotta be how they dig and move the Rockefeller Xmas Tree. Can you give us a guesstimate on the cost of this equipment without the truck? I’m guessing way North of 75K.
Hi JM! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Actually, the Rockefeller Center tree is a cut tree with no ball. I don't know the cost of the machine, but he did tell me each blade (there are 4) cost nine thousand each to replace. Isn't that horrible! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! JM, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
That was really interesting to watch. Gotta think whose idea was it to make a machine that will wrap around a tree, dig it out and transplant it to a new hole. Very interesting
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Can you imagine having to do all that by hand! It would take weeks instead of 4 or 5 days. Thank you for watching and I appreciate you commenting too! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Good morning Simon! Isn't that spade something! The project......just one of many going on at the farm. I'll film some of the other ones in the future weeks. Thanks for watching and of course, thank you for your comments! Simon, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Mark, You are a modern day 'Capability Brown' in my opinion. Fascinating to learn how semi-mature tree planting can be managed causing least transplanting stress. Keen to see your ideas for gates and supporting pillars. Project supervisor Holly excelled in her duties! Those power lines look very low from a UK perspective. I'd refer to your water feeding into pond as a Cascade. Do you plan to stock pond with fish?
Wow! Actually, I had to look up who he was! What a great compliment! Thank you! Stocking the lake......yes. The power lines......yes, they are low. If I can afford to have it done and they are willing, I may have them buried so I don't have to look at them. I hate seeing them. They were installed in the 1940's when electricity was first available out this far and the poles probably are original to that era. Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hi Steven! Isn't that something they can move such large trees! That's just one of the many projects going on right now. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for commenting too! Steven, have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Bryan! Did they have a good survival rate with the Crepe Myrtle? I have a 500 foot long tree allee which I am going to use Crepes on. In time, they will create a canopy that can be walked under. I saw that at the Texas Botanical Garden and it really is wild after they grow together. Thanks for watching and commenting too! Bryan, you have a great week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Oh yeah, it was a few years ago and all survived, is a favorite tree used here because it does so well in the hot humid NC weather.
Hi Tracey! lol You think I'm nutts! That's just one project going on now. Ambitious.....maybe just crazy! lol As always, thanks for watching and of course, always love your comments! How things going up your way btw? You have a wonderful week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Ha, Ha. I mean, its just that I am so burnt out on gardening and I am only doing the bare minimum right now. I have sosooo many tomatoes still coming in everyday that I have to preserve and still some squash, peppers and eggplant. I am super grateful for all the success and abundance, I am just overwhelmed with the day in and day out of producing your own food. So, the thought of all that is just, well, I mean, well, yeah, crazy. I do everything 120% which is why I am in burn out mode. But that is like 189%. Maybe its because you have been traveling so much that you are refreshed. Me, I haven't been farther than a 45 minute drive from my home since the pandemic. I miss travel and I need a recharge.
You need to get away and get refreshed! It's easy to burn yourself out when your looking at the same things all the time. Canning, freezing, etc. is a lot of work. I've decided I'm hiring a cook or a few part time cooks next year. Simplifying my life some. With getting pulled in all directions all the time, it wears me out and I realize that is just going to get worst in the future.
Hi Lulu! There are both bush and tree forms of Hollies. The work.....I'll certainly try! Thanks! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! You have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hi Mike! I always thought an allee was when trees were planted close together, but it could be referred to that even though it will have fifty feet of grass width between the standard hedges. I think it should look pretty good by the time everything is planted and worked out. I like taking my time with projects and adjusting things as things evolve. It seems the finished product always comes out better in my experiences anyway. I forgot to mention too that I am going to plant tens of thousands of daffodil bulbs, crocus and species tulips on the hillside as well and most major trees will be underlit to create a really interesting night appearance that reflects on the night lake water as well. If I can find some huge antique street lights, I will place them along the lake greenway that surrounds the lake. It will be an evolution with new ideas as it goes along. I think landscapes can be as attractive at night as in the day if you light things right. Actually in some cases, even more attractive. Mike, thanks for watching and commenting too! You have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hi Carol! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Isn't it something seeing that large piece of equipment lifting those huge trees out of the ground so effortlessly! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too! Carol, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Love these machines. Question though... do you plug the "tree" hole" with the plug cut from where it's going to be transplanted? I'd assume that would be the ideal situation.
Hi James! The machines....What would we do without them! The plugs......yes. They don't always fit perfectly, but I'll get one of the gardeners to run the big backhoe which is very heavy and has wide tires to run over the plugs and push them down all the way into the ground. Thanks for watching and commenting too! Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hey Tina Marie! My friend Siloe from another youtube channel commented to me about using that. I hadn't even thought of that one when picking the thumbnail! And he was right, much better! lol -Mark
Hi David! Thank you! You know, I haven't been there yet. On the do list! I'm familiar with Olmsted's design concepts and he truly deserves his place in history. I would like to film at Biltmore if they would let me in the future. Not so much the house, but the grounds. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well. Have a great week! Best, -Mark
Hi Anton! I deserve a little privacy, don't I! lol Just joking! I may do drone views of the garden next year. I am going to open the farm at some point for tours for the viewers who may be interested in seeing it in the future. Maybe 4 or 5 days a year if there is any interest. The nice thing for people who come a distance, within an hour there are all kinds of incredible public gardens. Some of the best in the country. One of them is the best actually. Thanks for watching and of course, commenting too! Anton, you have a wonderful Sunday! Best, -Mark
Hi Roger! Isn't that great that such large trees can be so easily moved! Watering.......I will have the guys water them in once very throughly if we don't get a good steady rain and that should be enough for this fall. They will also be sprayed several times with an anti-transpirant such as Vapor Gard to keep the tree from losing to much water. The first ones for the National Cathedral I will be posting the video tomorrow and the ones for Hershey I am still waiting for an email from the winners so I can do a video with at least their first name and where they live. I guess next time they are on youtube, they will see that they won from the comment I sent them back. If they don't respond within a week, than I will just go to the 2nd person who guessed corrrectly. Roger, thanks for watching and of course, commenting too! You have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
Hi Mark! 🖐 How are you, it's been a while, i hope you're doing well. What a video it is soo amazing to see how the process for this machine to take the tree out and move it to the new place, i have seen this machine somewhere before but to see the whole process like this was amazing, i really enjoyed watching this and Holly lol so cute i missed her, also did the tire's of the truck damage the grass and the power lines did they get in the way? The plan you have i can imagine how it will all look and i'm loving it. I cant wait to see it all done, you have done amazing work Mark! and i'm hoping soon that i can come and see you're farm/nursery. Our daylight saving started last weekend so now the sun sets later like 7:30 now, but unfortunately we are still in lockdown and i dont know if the news there said anything about that Melbourne Australia has surpassed the world record for being the city most lockdown in the world, and our temperatures have not gone up much like the first week of September it was in the mid to high 70's now it is high 60's to low 70's, but everything is growing well here which i am happy, also we had a problem with a possum eating my plants so i had a trap and caught the possum and moved it to a nice place to live where there are a lot of trees and so now all my plants are happy again lol. So good to see you again Mark and Holly too and hope you're Fall is going well. Best Gabby 👍
Hi Gabby! I'm doing better after my break. Isn't that something that can move such large trees without to much effort! That was actually Annie in most of the video (Holly's 1 yr. older full sister). Annie has a faded red collar and Holly has a chain collar. Holly was in the beginning and the very end. The grass....yes, lots of damage. Just more for the guys to fix! Power lines......They took the cherry picker lift we have here and pushed the wires (phone, cable tv) up so the tree spade could move under them. I am going to have the wires relocated. It's going to be a long project. Just the permit process for the lake takes several years! It gets dark here now by 6pm. I hate it! Melbourne.......no, I haven't seen that in the news. I do see that Australia is now my 2nd largest viewership after the US, so I guess it's the lock down. What are the lock down rules? My issue around here is deer! Fall is the most beautiful time of year around here. Perfect low humidity days, clear and the temps are very comfortable. Have a great week! Take care, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Annie ah ok oops 😅 and the rules are you can’t travel more then 9 miles from you’re home there’s a curfew from 9pm till 5 am, you can’t see you’re friends or family you can only go to work, grocery shopping, get tested, get vaccinated and there’s one more but can’t remember lol and several years wow why so long? I hope it won’t take that long for you so you can do the project. Does it cost a lot to have that truck come and move the trees 🌲? And that’s awesome people here must really love you’re channel, I’m soo happy for you, I just hope that you keep enjoying what you love to do all you’re days 😃
That really is lockdown! The permit process. I have no idea why. Stuff like that can move very slow over here. Cost of the tree spade.......Around 12 to 15,000 dollars. Australia number 2. Yes, that is great!
Hey Matthew! Yes, they are Green Giants. A much better choice than Leylands. They have none of the issues Leylands have. Have a great upcoming week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 They are looking so good! Really looking forward to watching this develop. When I lived in Towson, a lifetime ago, I planted a Leyland hedge at the front of my double size rowhouse lot (the coveted end of group rowhouse) in 1996, 3 feet tall. Even if read the tags, I would have still planted them as I did, 3 to 4 ft apart. 5 years on and 35 ft plus, they were taller than my house, out of scale and dominated the block. 20 azaleas, planted in a staggered pattern, as you're doing with the arbs, reds and white, 3 sizes replaced 7 leylands. I'll never plant another leyland unless it's a golden leyland. Ironically, i just bought an 11 ft beautiful golden for my current project. I love your channel. Parts of your farm and gardens remind me of LaDew. Watching brings back so many good memories of my years in Maryland. Thank you! Cheers
Hi Mike! That can be many factors causing that. First, have you sprayed anything close by such as roundup? Do you see any sooty looking mildew on the bottom leaves? Have you had a longer drought in your area and the tree is not irrigated? Have you had anything such as annuals growing tight up against it?
Hi Laurence! I prefer the cooler times like early spring and early fall. Hollies are so tough, that's why I chose fall because if I had planted them in the early spring, the guys who work here would have had a lot of watering to do all summer long and I wasn't sure if they would be able to keep up with all the other maintenance that this place requires. That's why I want to put a lake in and fully irrigate the entire 30 acres of gardens, grounds around the house. It's cheaper in the long run to have automated watering. To answer your question though, it depends where you are, what type of trees they are, and how large the balls dug are. Those are 8 foot which is a fairly large ball. Hope that answers your question. Laurence, you have a wonderful upcoming week! Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Thanks Mark for replying, i have transplanted large palms before but the root zone is much smaller on palms. Your right, keeping the water up after transplanting is vital.
My friend Wade calls her that too! lol That was actually Annie, Holly's older sister (actually blood sisters). Annie is one year older than Holly and Holly was in the video, but the very beginning and very end.
Mark you have such a great natural presence. Your content is always entertaining. Thanks for taking the time to put out such quality videos.
Hi Marc!
Thank you! I appreciate the compliment. I hear that a lot, but of course, it's hard to look at yourself and see that. I just see what I don't like or what I could have done better when watching one of my videos. The videos......Marc, I've gotta say I enjoy making them so much, it's all my pleasure! It's fun!!! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Fascinating! Excellent production, Mark!
Hi Barb!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!
Have a great upcoming week!
All my best, -Mark
I can imagine how beautiful and love the vision of what it will be. Always good to watch your videos and see you.
Hi Christopher!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Have a great week!
All the best, -Mark
That was absolutely fascinating! I've never seen trees that big being moved before! Talk about up close and personal! Great video!
Got to tell you Mark, while you were talking, as they were about to dig the first tree, Holly made me a nervous wreck! Lol She is such a sweet girl going up to each tree guy and saying hello!
Your overall plan sounds fantastic and I can't wait to see it happen for you! Love your vision! Thank you!
Hi Tom!
Glad you enjoyed the video! It is interesting seeing that, isn't it! That was actually Holly's one year older sister Annie. (same mom) Annie is the sweetest dog and loves people as you can tell. She is the official "greeter" at the greenhouses. Loves kids too. If you sit next to Annie, she will take her head and rub it on your chest. The most social Rottie I've ever seen. Typically, they can be asocial. The plan......it's gonna be fun watching as the layers upon layers of things are completed. I didn't go into to much of the details because that would bore people. I think with the several thousand Azaleas and Rhododendrons, hydrangeas, Crepe Myrtles and probably 100,000 bulbs in the spring, it should turn out pretty nice. All that will have night lighting also. Under and over lighting both. I want the night reflections from the lights to show in the lake. The lake will be surrounded in the grass apron that surrounds the lake with tall victorian looking street lights as if you were on a street back in the 1890's. I want it to appear as a park that not only has a day life, but a night life as well. Now I'm probably boring you too! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Wow, that's going to be spectacular! No, you're not boring me at all! I think it wonderful! I'll be following along every moment! 100,000 tulips? And my planting 20 tulips and 10 daffodils seems trivial in comparison! 🤣
Your vision and plan are exciting to me! Have an awesome week, Mark, and again thank you!
Thank you Mark. I really enjoyed the first phase process. The place will be even more beautiful without all the road noise. Good luck! DA
Hi Donald!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video too! Road noise....I don't think it will cut down on it all, but every little bit helps. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
Donald, you have a great week!
Best, -Mark
WOW!!! Amazing process to move those hollies after learning about each variety! Thanks for creating this video, Mark, to share the process!!! So much fun to see this!!!
Hey Jeff!
I'm glad you enjoyed! Sharing.....to tell you the truth, it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
Jeff, you have a wonderful week!
Best, -Mark
Those guys made that job look so easy. I was always told to 'think big', but your vision for that area is on massive steroids! Thanks for sharing, Mark.
Hi Wayne!
They sure did, didn't they! Can you imagine if all those had to be dug by hand! If you saw everything going on with the entire property, you'd really think it was on massive steroids! lol Get it done while I'm young and than I can enjoy it for the next 60 years, right! I don't think you ever get done on such a large place though. Wayne, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
I can't imagine moving one tree that size and you moved how many? Great team. And I love the final vision. That machinery is amazing.
That plan sounds beautiful! I can't wait to see it progress.
I'm hoping it works out nicely and I can't either! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments.
Have a wonderful week!
Best, -Mark
Wow, I didn’t know all that was possible with one machine! The whole project will be stunning! Well done.
Hi John!
Isn't that something! It's going to be a multiyear project. You would not believe all that you have to go through just to put in a lake here in MD with all the permit process. It's a multi-year process alone. Just crazy! I appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your comments as well.
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
What a fascinating process Mark! Can’t wait to see the hollies all planted and your grand plan for the property completed. I would love to see the farm/nursery someday. If you have an “open house” in the future, I am all in. Thanks for being a great host!
Hi Robert!
It's fun to watch it come to fruition. The grand plan......I don't think I'll ever get finished! lol So many gardens planned to be going in from a 2 acres Japanese Garden to French formal gardens and even a huge sunken garden! I may film some of it while it's being created. The Japanese Garden has some trees being moved into it this month. And yes, one of these days I am going to have some open houses for my viewers who would be interested in seeing where I live and I hope you can make it. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Robert, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Holly had to make an appearance in this video for sure! Great video! Have a great Sunday Mark!
Hi John!
Holly and Annie both! Annie was in the red collar in most of the video and Holly the very end when I was describing the plans for the hillside. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. As always, thanks for watching and commenting too!
John, you have a great Sunday as well!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I didn’t realize that Annie was too! Double shot! Also, can’t wait to see the transformation of the meadow! Your plans sound awesome!
Hi Mark, so happy to see a new video of you, Holly and holly!
Hey Ray!
Thank you! I needed the break to take care of personal/business things. Yeah, Holly, holly and Annie too! Annie is in the faded red collar. Holly has a chain collar. Annie is Holly's 1 year older sister with the same mom. Ray, thanks for watching and commenting too!
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Very cool. It looks so pretty and green there. Bright beautiful skies. Thanks Mark!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The grass is so green and growing so much, it's driving the man who does nothing but mow here on the large mowers full time crazy trying to keep up lately! It really was beautiful last night when Holly and I filmed the last segment out in the pasture. A perfect late afternoon! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
Ivan, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 😊. You, also, have a great week! All my best.
Mark, nice to see you and Holy, your beautiful dog,again! I enjoyed those big plants also.
Hi Arelette!
That was Holly and Annie both at different times. Holly has a chain collar and Annie has a faded red collar. They are sisters. (same mom) Annie is just a year older. Holly was in the beginning and end of the video and Annie was in all the rest. I'm glad to be back. I appreciate you waiting for me to get back in the groove. As always, thank you for watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well.
Arelette, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
such a cool video. we once installed 40 foot oaks in Raleigh NC where we had to crane lift the trees over a 3 story house to make it to the backyard. That was a nail biter for sure. Great work! Cheers Mark!
Hi Kory!
Thank you! 40' oaks.........now, that is a big tree to move! I bet you were biting your nails! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting too!
Kory, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
How cool is this? 😃 The size of the tree digger...and the size of your trees...just WOW! That was really great to see. Great job Mark on another informative and entertaining video 👍👍 Your description of the project sounds awesome. Thanks for taking us along, look forward to watching the progress. Cheers! 👍⭐️✨
Hi John!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! I said wow too when I saw the first tree being lifted out of the ground! As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well.
John, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Just…… “””””WOW”””””!!!! Please keep showing us progress as you move through this huge gorgeous project. Stunning!!!!!!
Hi Betsy!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Hi Mark. This was AWESOME!!!!!!! Your videos keep me so entertained. What a great shot of your Holly too. She is adorable. Was absolutely amazed to see how these huge trees are uprooted and moved. Can't thank you enough for your informative videos. Please do a follow up when the project is complete and I can't wait to see how you progress with the new pond too. I look forward to ALL your new videos and have been spreading the word about your channel too. All the best from across the miles here in NYC.
PS Hope you received my latest packages in the mail too. :)
Hi Jonathan!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video with the Hollies. Thank you! Actually, that was Holly and her older sister (1 yr. older) Annie. Annie has the faded red collar and Holly has the chain collar. They have the same mom and look very much alike. I appreciate you spreading the word! Thank you! Actually, I need to go to the post office tomorrow to clean out my PO box, so they are probably sitting in there. Thank you! That's very kind of you! As always, thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
Jonathan, you have a great week!
Take care, -Mark
I've never seen how these massive trees are moved, very interesting! Your plan for the forest area & pond sounds amazing, can't wait to see it all evolve. Thank you for sharing it all with us.
Hi JGL!
Isn't that something! The hillside....I can't either. It's always fun seeing a project with so many layers evolve over time and even after it's planted, watching it grow and come into it's own. Sharing.......I really enjoy making the videos and it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Absolutely amazing! What a great vision for your plan. Anxious for your updates as progress proceeds. Thanks Mark for sharing this fantastic Journey you are partaking.
Hi Neil!
Thank you! It's going to be a multi year project. You should see how long the permit process is on putting a lake in! The journey......it's all my pleasure. It's fun and I love it! Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate you commenting as well.
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 thanks for your reply mark. Sounds as if we are going to have a lot of content for videos for years to come!
This was fascinating thanks Mark for documenting!!
Hi George!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Yes, it's me again Mark!
Great video. Amazing long term planning. I was worried for a moment about some antics ( like saying Holly dug those holes lol)
I rather envy you having the land , skills and talent to create a series of beautiful gardens. Best to you and yours.(and Holly of course)
See,,, that wasn't to dull,was it!🖤🇨🇦
Oh no! It's that whiny Tye! lol Antics?......Holly digging the holes? No, it was Holly and Annie! Thanks for watching and ? . Well I'll skip that part! lol
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
How interesting to watch this process. I was worried you were taking apart the amazing formal garden ...... so glad it did not happen. The big new project will be STUNNING. lots of love from South Africa.
Hi Schalk!
I'm glad you enjoyed watching. The formal garden......no, that's here to stay. It's getting some new neighbors in the next few years. A formal oval french style formal garden and a 2 acre Japanese Garden. The new project......I think it will be a lot of fun with all the layers of various things going into it. I can't wait to get the brick gate post built and install the 12' high pair of massive antique iron gates along with a pair of massive cast iron antique lights going on the front of the post with 2 massive urns going on the top of the post. It's all fun to create. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well. Btw, the property manager here is Dutch and uses a small v on the van part of his name.
Schalk, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Amazing! First time to see such a big tree being transplanted. You have major plans for your farm. Thanks for sharing all the process of such a big job.
Hi Wilson!
Glad you enjoyed the tree moving. Major plans....lol That's only a small portion of what's in the planning stages and now going on. I love creating. As we move some of the trees going into the 2 acre Japanese Garden going in, I'll do a video on that also. That's a really interesting project too. I flew out west and spent 3 weeks touring all the major Japanese Gardens on the west coast and learned a lot. I have the perfect area too for a Japanese Garden with many very old huge trees in the entire area where it's going. There is also a huge french oval formal garden, a sunken garden and two more huge formal gardens being added along with a 500 foot tree allee. Lots of fun! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Wilson, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
This process was amazing to see. Looking forward to the pasture project evolution.
Isn't that something to watch! I was thinking while watching that spade take that tree out of the ground so effortlessly how long that would take if it had to be dug by hand! I'll post more videos as things are added. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
Have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
You are a visionary leader with a green thumb!. I'm excited to see how the transformation of your plan will become with the installation of the holly trees, azaleas, and a grass runway leading to the edge of a man-made lake. I can picture the land becoming a tourist attraction. Thank you for the videos Mark. I look forward to your next segment. Peace!
Wow! So kind! I don't think I can live up to all that, but it's very nice of you to say. I enjoy all the "layers" of a project and seeing it evolve over time. Tourist attraction......lol Let's hope not! It's nice to have a quiet place to escape with the dogs. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
Have a great upcoming week!'
Best, -Mark
I never knew holly trees could get as big as they already are!
Hi Pat!
Much larger too!
Amazing equipment! Good job with the video, it's gonna look fantastic when you're done! Keep us updated!
Hey SFG!
Isn't that tree spade something! It's going to be a multi-year project with so many other projects going on at the same time, but that's OK. I'm young and have plenty of time ahead of me! Updated....I certainly will! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well.
You have a great week ahead!
Best, -Mark
Very interesting, mesmerizing to see those trees being moved, the final state of this property will be gorgeous, I’m so intrigued to follow the process. Thanks for this video!
Hi CME!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you! The final state......I don't think it will ever get done! lol A place this large always has something to be done. The video..........You're very welcome! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
What a great video! It was so cool to see the trees being transplanted! The lake project and grass runway will be beautiful I'm sure! Have a great day!
Hi Matthew!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Isn't that something that they can move such large trees! Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Yes, please! A follow-up video would be excellent. Actually, any video you produce will always be excellent. Kudos, as always, to the cameraman.
Thanks Mark! I'll pass the word along.
Mark, have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
That was so cool to watch Mark. TY . That machine sliced through the ground like Buttah !
Hey RM!
I'm glad you enjoyed watching the video. Isn't that amazing how quickly and effortlessly that it slices through the ground. The owner of the company told me each of those 4 blades cost $9,000! They must be made of some real hardened steel! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Thanks for showing us the process and machines. Cool stuff.
Hi Linda!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Linda, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
They were planted before you were born. This was very interesting and thank you for sharing. Have a great week.
Yes, they were. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sharing.....I really enjoy making the videos, so it's totally my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Fascinating... the tree moving project, Holly and Mark. Thanks.
Hi Gary!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Actually, that was Holly, & her sister Annie who is one year older. (same mom) Holly has a chain collar and Annie has a faded red one. They are hard to tell apart. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
Gary, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Thanks for your reply. You made my day!
What an amazing project - and, as you say, this is but the first phase. I'm completely involved in this just by watching and hope to be around to see upcoming phases. You guys are amazing, Mark. Thanks for including "us" in some remarkable plans. Hope to see it in person one day!
Hi!
I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the tree moving video. One of these days I will have an open house here on the farm. I'd enjoy doing that at some point here in the near future and your close enough to visit if you'd like to see it all. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I love the idea of an Open House - you've shown so much of the farm that to see it "up close and personal" would be great. Thanks again! One day I'll run into you when up at the Nursery.
This was so much fun! It's content like this and your great personality that makes this channel so different from others. I hope the beckoning of TV won't mean the demise of Mark's Garden Life.
Hey SB!
Your gonna give me a big head if you keep all that kindness up! And my head is wide enough as it is! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed watching the equipment moving the trees too. TV....I really don't know what the future holds at this point to be honest. I don't think I could handle doing both, but I will probably try because I love doing it that much. I'm going to have a 2nd channel starting this winter which is going to be fairly interesting I think. I'm looking forward to doing it anyway. As always, thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well!
SB, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
What a fascinating video! Who knew you could move trees that large. Loved the bit of history on the holly trees. How do you remember all that lol! Can't wait to see the finished product with the lake and all the plantings. Have a blessed week Mark.
Hi Mick!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you! Isn't that something seeing those huge trees being taken out of the ground with so little effort! History......I always like hearing the history behind things. I think it just adds to the subject you are talking about. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
Mick, you have a wonderful week as well!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Yes I can't believe that they can move such large trees with ease. I got into history when researching for a local legend and been hooked ever since. That area is going to look awesome when your done. Sorry for the late reply but work has been crazy lately. I'll try to watch your new video later tonight. Thanks, Mark.
Never have seen this done. Thanks for sharing. That’s a call before you dig project. 😀
Hi GS!
Sharing....it's all my pleasure! I really enjoy making the videos. Thanks for watching and commenting as well!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
It is going to look great and Holly the dog will have a nice lake to play in
Hi Joseph!
I'm sure Holly and her sister, Annie will be in there all the time during the summer. lol Thanks for watching!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
you’re so adorable with your doggies and i love when you say something “off tangent” in a low mumbling-like voice haha!
Hi Kalani!
I think my dogs have me beat by far as far as the goes! lol What's the old saying. Never be on camera with children or animals! They'll take all the attention every time! lol Thanks for watching and of course, commenting too!
Have a great weekend!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971
aloha 😉🤙🏽
I'm watching you from Spain, handsome. Love your looks, voice, gestures, everything.😍 you are so nice. Cute cute cute 💕
That's incredible! I don't think I could have imagined such an incredible machine.
Hi!
Isn't that something! It's nice that I can find large older trees and purchase and move them into my grounds and don't have to wait for years to enjoy them. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
That was mesmerizing! So cool. The overall plan sounds gorgeous.
Hi Bob!
I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I have a color rendering being done of the final look it will have, so when it's done, i'll share it with you guys. It's fun creating new landscapes. There are several more large gardening projects around the house in the early stages too and I will be doing some future filming with them too. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Fascinating! Thanks so much!
Hi JC!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! You're very welcome and it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well!
JC, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
It is astounding what can be moved. From buildings to grown trees. It is fascinating to watch. Who thinks up this stuff? Thanks for sharing
Hi David!
Isn't it! Sharing......it's all my pleasure. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
excellent video. please do open your place to visitors a few days a year and let us know the dates. so worth the drive from Indiana to see what you and your family have built. give us a history of your family's farm and business. do a video on your history
Hi William!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you! When I'm ready enough to open it up for viewer tours, I certainly will do a video and also will talk about all the very interesting estate gardens to visit within a 1 1/2 drive and there are a lot of things to do in that range. From Washington DC to Philly and just so much in between. Incredible estates, museums and just so much in a short drive. The family.....I'm the only one who doesn't mind the camera or what comes with becoming known. lol Everyone else is very private! I guess I'm the black sheep! lol I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments as well! Btw, I'm going to be visiting Indiana next summer to film the county with the 31 covered bridges.
William, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Great, Mark! I have to move some roses into large pots and bushes to new places here in Scotland. Good timing and thanks for your video.
Hi Dan!
I wish I could keep roses in pots here, but most likely they would freeze out during the winter. I love roses. I just did a video at a place with 3,400 and it was spectacular with them all in full bloom. I'm glad you liked the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
Dan, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Hi Mark, thanks for getting back as i know you must be very busy. I have Old French Roses such as Charles de Mills, Comte de Chambord and Felicite Parmentier to name a few. They are excellent growers in Scotland and have natural abilities against diseases. They work well in pots too especially when we move house, this time to North Berwick near Edinburgh. I plan to keep watching your programmes and note how gracious you are with people and customers. It's a credit to you. Keep up the great work Mark and have yoursel a fantastic week. Slainte!
Hi Dan!
I love the english roses such as the David Austins. One of these days, I want to put a large rose garden in. I have a video coming up this coming weekend filmed in a rose garden. How far a move is that? Moving for a new job?
Dan, have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I'm really excited to hear that you're doing a video on roses. I pick up some really good tips from you so thank you again for your expert advice. We're moving in two years or so about 40 miles closer to the east coast of Scotland, to East Lothian, Robert Louis Stevenson country and I'm taking my roses with me. I'm hoping to do some teaching over there in Edinburgh closer to our children who both have fiances, one from the Black Isles in the Highlands near Inverness. I'll look forward to seeing your Rose video. Stay healthy and watch out for those thorns mate! Cheers, Dan.
I don't blame you for taking them. You are a teacher? Sounds like a nice move.
Take care, -Mark
What a great plan! Good luck!! Thanks for the video, never imagined moving such large trees!
Thank you! The video.......you're very welcome. It's all my pleasure! Thanks for watching and of course, I really appreciate your comments too!
Have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Thanks for another fascinating video. I have never seen one of these in action before! This was quite educational!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
-Mark
Neat view of how it's all done
Hi Suzanne!
I wasn't sure if anyone would want to look at that. Did that ever surprise me!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
This will look incredible Mark! How exciting! U sure have a great eye for detail and what will look good! Your property looks amazing and cos its so big you have so many options on what u can do. I really like those Holly trees alot! Great video and I don't mind these longer ones..i liked it so much didn't realize it went for over 40 mins! lol
Hey YJ!
I think it will work out well when it all gets completed, but it's going to be a multiyear project. Having a large property does allow you many options. Wait until you see the other gardens going in adjacent to the formal garden. A 2 acre Japanese Garden, a sunken garden, a oval french garden, 2 more formal english style gardens and a 500 foot allee with Crepe Myrtles and than also a huge landscape in the woods where the grass is kept cut at the west beach on the property along the river. That one has several thousand hosta, fern, azaleas, rhodos and various other shade loving perennials being installed. I put in a Daylily bed last fall with 1,500 2 gallon daylilies, but the deer ate every bud off before they bloomed, so I could not do a video on that one. Next year, during bloom time, I 'm going to put deer fence around the entire bed! lol Well, as always, thanks for watching and of course, I always enjoy reading your comments!
Have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Hi! thanks for your reply. Oh my goodness Mark it sounds a dream and I can't wait to see it all unfold! I like the sound of everything you have plans for! Japanese gardens are stunning and u can't go wrong with a formal english style garden! Good luck with it all and u enjoy your week too!
The holly trees would be beautiful decorated for Christmas. Red light on one tree,green and blue light and some and white lights .
Yes, that would be pretty.
Amazing! Can’t wait to see the finished project
Hi!
Glad you liked the video. Like any large project, it all takes lots of time when you get down to the details. Thank you for watching and commenting as well!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
As always another interesting video. This so cool to see how large trees are transplanted. Look forward to seeing to progress of this huge project.
Hi Bryan!
Glad you enjoyed it! Isn't that something that such large trees can be moved! I'll post some more videos as things move along. As always, thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate you commenting as well.
You have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Love the vision, Mark! 😍 So excited to be able to see this from the start. Those machines are mind blowing! Technology has its proper place with those monsters. Watching those spades cut through the ground was incredible! It looked like a knife through butter. I couldn’t imagine trying to dig those trees up by hand!
Around here our ground is a rock manufacturer. No matter how many you clear out, you’ll get another harvest next year. I’ve dug up a massive boulder in the middle of my turf in my last house. And multiple more in my gardening here in my current home. Getting a spade in the ground is a feat in and of itself 😆. The soil I had to move from the raised beds I acquired is filled with rock too. It’s been a slow process of manually sifting the dirt mountain, shovel load by shovel load, into the wheel barrow. 🤦🏼♀️🥴. Only half way done and I’ve gotten over (17) five gallon buckets of rock! A bucket is filled for every wheelbarrow load lol. The rock has been mostly repurposed so far. Using all that rock to make a French drain through the deep swale before covering it all to level out the yard. Worth the effort so we don’t get a flood.😊 Super dense clay soil here too.
I can’t wait to see the vision for the new farm entrance unfold and come to fruition! Grateful for the video, Mark. Looking forward to the next one with all the trees done. Thanks for sharing with us!! Take good care over there. Many blessings! 🙏🏻🙌🏻💞
Hey Tina!
I'm glad you like it. I have a lady doing a color rendition of what all that will look like when complete. There was so much I didn't talk about to shorten the video. All the trees will be underlit with various lights placed to make the night view amazing. There will be paths leading throughout the "woods" and over 100,000 bulbs will be planted in there when all the tree planting gets completed. The lake will have huge antique looking lights surrounding the entire lake in the grass apron that surrounds the lake and there will be an island on the lake with a bridge going out to it with an old fashioned gazebo like they used to build them. I already purchase a massive pair of 12' high antique gates and a massive pair of antique victorian looking cast iron old gas lights I had converted to electric for the front of the 15' high brick gate post. Than I purchased two 4 foot high urns for atop of the gate post. It's all fun! lol Yes that spade is something. The owner told me each blade (4) cost $9,000 each! I have some rocky parts of the property here too. All in the wooded areas though. It does make it difficult to work with, doesn't it!
Tina, as always, I appreciate you watching and of course, it's always nice to hear from you!
You have a wonderful week! Any more camping trips? I have a friend who grew up in Idaho. He lived there for about the first 30 years of his life.
Thank you for the wonderful candy too! It only lasted a day! That was so thoughtful of you!!!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 oh my goodness! You are speaking my language with all those plans!! I can totally see it! I’m on the edge of my seat so anxious to see this all come to fruition. 😂
Glad you got the candy too! Not surprised it didn’t last lol. It’s super yummy! Did you open the envelope??? There were more little surprises in there too.
That’s cool your friend lived here. I’m bias, but I’m truly in love with this place...well the Northern Panhandle that is. Never been in southern Idaho 😂. Camping season has come to a close til next year. I’m still dying to get to Glacier National Park! A bucket list item for sure. There’s a nearby lake that I might hit before the snow comes. I’ll send pics if I make it happen. Just saw that we will get freezing temps in a couple days! 🥶. I’ve got to get these beds complete! I did pick up a pop up greenhouse today so my tomatoes are protected while construction continues. Finished leveling the garden area and I’m almost done with the full perimeter of the beds. Phew! Cutting it so close lol.
I hope you share those renderings of the plans! Take care, Mark. Talk soon. Many blessings! 🙏🏻🙌🏻💞
Wow beautiful holly trees. We have Blue Prince and Princess, but nothing like your trees. Great content; that was impressive. enjoyed watching.
Hey NH!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. As always, thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments.
Have a great remainder of your week!
Best, -Mark
Thanks again for sharing and I can’t wait for you to share the transformation with us. Exciting times!
Hey Chet!
How was your past week? Sharing......I really have a great time making the videos and truly, it's all my pleasure! As always, thanks so much for watching and commenting too!
Chet, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Loved the field trips with you. You are very handsome all dressed up. It is nice to see you back in the overalls and flip flops (my attire for gardening). 🪴👩🏻🌾
Very interesting watching the hollies being moved.
Hi GRG!
Field Trips......I appreciate the feedback and am glad to hear that. I'm creating a 2nd channel, so the field trips are sort of the trial runs for the channel. Dressed up.....thanks! I guess I clean up not to bad. lol I think that surprised people seeing me in something other than jeans and coveralls! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
I've never seen a tree transplanting processes. Very educational video
Hey GB!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! I appreciate you watching and of course, thanks for your comments too!
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971😍🥰 🤸♀️🤯🤸♀️😍🥰
Wow! Awesome
Hi Raquel!
Glad you enjoyed!
-Mark
Really cool project!
Hi Stephen!
I have fun creating things like that that will be around for a long time. At least my life time and more! With all the landscape projects from the lake hillside to a 2 acre true Japanese Garden going in, I don't think I'll ever finish! lol Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Stephen, have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Wow! That is so cool!! I've never seen anything like that before.
Hey Eljay!
I wasn't sure anyone would want to watch a video of trees being moved, but again, I'm surprised! lol I'm glad you enjoyed it too! How you been btw?
Eljay, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
You are getting much more comfortable in front of the camera. Good job!
Hi Sam!
I guess comfort always comes with time doing it. Thank you! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for the comments too!
Have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Amazing ! Nice to see the creation of forest vs destruction
Hi Melaine!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for watching!
Have a great day! All my best, -Mark
Cool process it's going to look amazing when it's all done
Hi Michael!
Glad you enjoyed it. I think it will work out pretty nice when it's all done. It all just takes time and lots of effort. And money! lol I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
The entry concept with the new gate is called an allée, it can be paved or unpaved, as you are planning on doing.
Hi Michael!
I knew a narrow line of trees, etc., was an allee, but wasn't sure of such a wide area as that will be. Thank you!
That was really cool to see. It’s crazy how resilient they are. They’re absolutely massive! It’s beautiful already. Are you making the lake with self sustaining ecosystem / wetlands.
I’m thinking that could be the perfect instant hot tub machine ? 😆 maybe next time?
Hey!
Glad you enjoyed it. Hollies are really a very tough tree. The farm manager tells me of the story of the hollies that were used in the formal gardens and what had happened to them in the beginning and it amazes me when looking at them today. The lake.......yes, I have a designer working on those aspects. A muddy hot tub! lol Thank you for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Amazing machine and process. Thanks for sharing that with us. It must be expensive, but you gave a lot of beautiful trees a new life. And an incredible backdrop for your new landscape and lake. It's going to be really beautiful.
Hi John!
Standing next to that huge piece of equipment and watching it remove those huge trees from the ground so effortlessly is something to watch. I'm glad you enjoyed watching. Sharing.......it's all my pleasure! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
John, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Thanks Mark, you!
Just beautiful 😍
Hey Devin!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching and commenting too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Oh no the pleasure was all mine Mark. I hope you have a awesome week as well, looking forward to your next vid! 😁☺️
Wow! So amazing 👏!!
Hi Gretchen!
Yes, they were some big holes. Approx. 8 foot wide and fairly deep. It takes that for 25 to 30' trees. Thanks for watching!
I got to see a tree spade in action a few years ago - very cool to watch the entire process. I guess with mature Hollies you don’t have to worry about sun orientation like you do with some trees? Nelly Stevens is a great variety and I’m using them as a privacy hedge. In zone 7B, the late spring “surprise!” freezes we get often kill off the emerging flower buds. Especially this year, almost 0 berries. 🥲. Personally, I think 6-8 Dutch Warmblood horses, and maybe a couple of Belgians, would look great in that field! 🤪. Great video, Mark! Glad to see you’re back to gardening!!!
Mark, LOL, you failed to mention WHERE they got that orange bucket!! HAHA.
@@S-7sm Hey, I'd take Clydesdales too!
Very interesting, didn't have any idea. Those big of trees got moved. Your channel is definitely very fun to watch.
Hi Stella!
I'm glad you enjoyed seeing how the trees are moved. I wasn't sure when filming it if there would be much interest in seeing that, but by the response I've received, I was very surprised! My channel....thank you! That's very kind of you to say. I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
Stella, you have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Hope you have a great week too.
Just Wow, Mark. One of your most fascinating and informative videos yet! Lighting is perfect, audio perfect, and the topic is unique and useful (somehow). So this has gotta be how they dig and move the Rockefeller Xmas Tree. Can you give us a guesstimate on the cost of this equipment without the truck? I’m guessing way North of 75K.
Hi JM!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Actually, the Rockefeller Center tree is a cut tree with no ball. I don't know the cost of the machine, but he did tell me each blade (there are 4) cost nine thousand each to replace. Isn't that horrible! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
JM, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
That was really interesting to watch. Gotta think whose idea was it to make a machine that will wrap around a tree, dig it out and transplant it to a new hole. Very interesting
Hi!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Can you imagine having to do all that by hand! It would take weeks instead of 4 or 5 days. Thank you for watching and I appreciate you commenting too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
Your dog is hilarious.
She's something!
-Mark
Awesome machinery. This is a huge project - it's going to look amazing.
Good morning Simon!
Isn't that spade something! The project......just one of many going on at the farm. I'll film some of the other ones in the future weeks. Thanks for watching and of course, thank you for your comments!
Simon, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 You too Mark. All the best!
Mark, You are a modern day 'Capability Brown' in my opinion. Fascinating to learn how semi-mature tree planting can be managed causing least transplanting stress. Keen to see your ideas for gates and supporting pillars. Project supervisor Holly excelled in her duties! Those power lines look very low from a UK perspective. I'd refer to your water feeding into pond as a Cascade. Do you plan to stock pond with fish?
Wow! Actually, I had to look up who he was! What a great compliment! Thank you! Stocking the lake......yes. The power lines......yes, they are low. If I can afford to have it done and they are willing, I may have them buried so I don't have to look at them. I hate seeing them. They were installed in the 1940's when electricity was first available out this far and the poles probably are original to that era.
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
That was amazing. What an insane project! Wow!
Hi Steven!
Isn't that something they can move such large trees! That's just one of the many projects going on right now. As always, I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for commenting too!
Steven, have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 You are very welcome my friend.
Looking great,we did a similar thing with crepe Myrtle at my parents farm
Hi Bryan!
Did they have a good survival rate with the Crepe Myrtle? I have a 500 foot long tree allee which I am going to use Crepes on. In time, they will create a canopy that can be walked under. I saw that at the Texas Botanical Garden and it really is wild after they grow together. Thanks for watching and commenting too!
Bryan, you have a great week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Oh yeah, it was a few years ago and all survived, is a favorite tree used here because it does so well in the hot humid NC weather.
Another great video and very interesting.
Thanks John!
Wow ambitious.
Hi Tracey!
lol You think I'm nutts! That's just one project going on now. Ambitious.....maybe just crazy! lol As always, thanks for watching and of course, always love your comments! How things going up your way btw?
You have a wonderful week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Ha, Ha. I mean, its just that I am so burnt out on gardening and I am only doing the bare minimum right now. I have sosooo many tomatoes still coming in everyday that I have to preserve and still some squash, peppers and eggplant. I am super grateful for all the success and abundance, I am just overwhelmed with the day in and day out of producing your own food. So, the thought of all that is just, well, I mean, well, yeah, crazy. I do everything 120% which is why I am in burn out mode. But that is like 189%. Maybe its because you have been traveling so much that you are refreshed. Me, I haven't been farther than a 45 minute drive from my home since the pandemic. I miss travel and I need a recharge.
You need to get away and get refreshed! It's easy to burn yourself out when your looking at the same things all the time. Canning, freezing, etc. is a lot of work. I've decided I'm hiring a cook or a few part time cooks next year. Simplifying my life some. With getting pulled in all directions all the time, it wears me out and I realize that is just going to get worst in the future.
I never knew that holly was a tree…somehow, somehow I thought it was a bush. Keep up the good work. Lulú
Hi Lulu!
There are both bush and tree forms of Hollies. The work.....I'll certainly try! Thanks! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
I think that row is called an allee. At least the french would call it that. Going to be beautiful
Hi Mike!
I always thought an allee was when trees were planted close together, but it could be referred to that even though it will have fifty feet of grass width between the standard hedges. I think it should look pretty good by the time everything is planted and worked out. I like taking my time with projects and adjusting things as things evolve. It seems the finished product always comes out better in my experiences anyway. I forgot to mention too that I am going to plant tens of thousands of daffodil bulbs, crocus and species tulips on the hillside as well and most major trees will be underlit to create a really interesting night appearance that reflects on the night lake water as well. If I can find some huge antique street lights, I will place them along the lake greenway that surrounds the lake. It will be an evolution with new ideas as it goes along. I think landscapes can be as attractive at night as in the day if you light things right. Actually in some cases, even more attractive. Mike, thanks for watching and commenting too!
You have a great week!
Best, -Mark
That was so amazing I love it never seen it done before.
Hi Carol!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Isn't it something seeing that large piece of equipment lifting those huge trees out of the ground so effortlessly! I appreciate you watching and of course, thank you for your comments too!
Carol, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Love these machines.
Question though... do you plug the "tree" hole" with the plug cut from where it's going to be transplanted? I'd assume that would be the ideal situation.
Hi James!
The machines....What would we do without them! The plugs......yes. They don't always fit perfectly, but I'll get one of the gardeners to run the big backhoe which is very heavy and has wide tires to run over the plugs and push them down all the way into the ground. Thanks for watching and commenting too!
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
This is amazing
Hey Chris!
You'll have to stop down and watch. They'll be working on it most of this week.
-Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 I’m down to see!
Yup, much better thumbnail! 👍🏻😂
Hey Tina Marie!
My friend Siloe from another youtube channel commented to me about using that. I hadn't even thought of that one when picking the thumbnail! And he was right, much better! lol
-Mark
Beautiful property Mark. Have you been to or studied the gardens at “Biltmore” house. You may get inspiration from Olmsted’s work there.
Hi David!
Thank you! You know, I haven't been there yet. On the do list! I'm familiar with Olmsted's design concepts and he truly deserves his place in history. I would like to film at Biltmore if they would let me in the future. Not so much the house, but the grounds. Thanks for watching and of course, I appreciate your comments as well.
Have a great week!
Best, -Mark
You’ll like the garden drive in, the details are incredible. Your ideas remind me of the thought process Olmsted incorporated into his plans.
Wow. 10 grand a piece. Cha ching
Yaay the flip flops are back
Double yaay!
lol Yep!
What about proximity to those power lines as the trees grow. Are you keeping the 14‘ clear either side for the power line cut?
Hi Maria!
I'm going to have the power lines moved and buried. I don't want to see them.
Best, -Mark
Hi Mark, I would give my front teeth to get a drone view of your farm. Would you ever consider this?
Hi Anton!
I deserve a little privacy, don't I! lol Just joking! I may do drone views of the garden next year. I am going to open the farm at some point for tours for the viewers who may be interested in seeing it in the future. Maybe 4 or 5 days a year if there is any interest. The nice thing for people who come a distance, within an hour there are all kinds of incredible public gardens. Some of the best in the country. One of them is the best actually. Thanks for watching and of course, commenting too!
Anton, you have a wonderful Sunday!
Best, -Mark
Fascinating! Will you need to water them? Oh and I was was wondering if you announced the Felco winners yet?
Hi Roger!
Isn't that great that such large trees can be so easily moved! Watering.......I will have the guys water them in once very throughly if we don't get a good steady rain and that should be enough for this fall. They will also be sprayed several times with an anti-transpirant such as Vapor Gard to keep the tree from losing to much water. The first ones for the National Cathedral I will be posting the video tomorrow and the ones for Hershey I am still waiting for an email from the winners so I can do a video with at least their first name and where they live. I guess next time they are on youtube, they will see that they won from the comment I sent them back. If they don't respond within a week, than I will just go to the 2nd person who guessed corrrectly. Roger, thanks for watching and of course, commenting too!
You have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
Hi Mark! 🖐
How are you, it's been a while, i hope you're doing well.
What a video it is soo amazing to see how the process for this machine to take the tree out and move it to the new place, i have seen this machine somewhere before but to see the whole process like this was amazing, i really enjoyed watching this and Holly lol so cute i missed her, also did the tire's of the truck damage the grass and the power lines did they get in the way?
The plan you have i can imagine how it will all look and i'm loving it.
I cant wait to see it all done, you have done amazing work Mark! and i'm hoping soon that i can come and see you're farm/nursery.
Our daylight saving started last weekend so now the sun sets later like 7:30 now, but unfortunately we are still in lockdown and i dont know if the news there said anything about that Melbourne Australia has surpassed the world record for being the city most lockdown in the world, and our temperatures have not gone up much like the first week of September it was in the mid to high 70's now it is high 60's to low 70's, but everything is growing well here which i am happy, also we had a problem with a possum eating my plants so i had a trap and caught the possum and moved it to a nice place to live where there are a lot of trees and so now all my plants are happy again lol.
So good to see you again Mark and Holly too and hope you're Fall is going well.
Best Gabby 👍
Hi Gabby!
I'm doing better after my break. Isn't that something that can move such large trees without to much effort! That was actually Annie in most of the video (Holly's 1 yr. older full sister). Annie has a faded red collar and Holly has a chain collar. Holly was in the beginning and the very end. The grass....yes, lots of damage. Just more for the guys to fix! Power lines......They took the cherry picker lift we have here and pushed the wires (phone, cable tv) up so the tree spade could move under them. I am going to have the wires relocated. It's going to be a long project. Just the permit process for the lake takes several years! It gets dark here now by 6pm. I hate it! Melbourne.......no, I haven't seen that in the news. I do see that Australia is now my 2nd largest viewership after the US, so I guess it's the lock down. What are the lock down rules? My issue around here is deer! Fall is the most beautiful time of year around here. Perfect low humidity days, clear and the temps are very comfortable.
Have a great week!
Take care, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 Annie ah ok oops 😅 and the rules are you can’t travel more then 9 miles from you’re home there’s a curfew from 9pm till 5 am, you can’t see you’re friends or family you can only go to work, grocery shopping, get tested, get vaccinated and there’s one more but can’t remember lol and several years wow why so long?
I hope it won’t take that long for you so you can do the project. Does it cost a lot to have that truck come and move the trees 🌲? And that’s awesome people here must really love you’re channel, I’m soo happy for you, I just hope that you keep enjoying what you love to do all you’re days 😃
That really is lockdown! The permit process. I have no idea why. Stuff like that can move very slow over here. Cost of the tree spade.......Around 12 to 15,000 dollars. Australia number 2. Yes, that is great!
the Emerald Green Arbs look so similar to Leyland Cypress
I think those are ‘Green Giant’
Hey Matthew!
Yes, they are Green Giants. A much better choice than Leylands. They have none of the issues Leylands have.
Have a great upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
@@marksgardenlife5971 They are looking so good! Really looking forward to watching this develop. When I lived in Towson, a lifetime ago, I planted a Leyland hedge at the front of my double size rowhouse lot (the coveted end of group rowhouse) in 1996, 3 feet tall. Even if read the tags, I would have still planted them as I did, 3 to 4 ft apart. 5 years on and 35 ft plus, they were taller than my house, out of scale and dominated the block. 20 azaleas, planted in a staggered pattern, as you're doing with the arbs, reds and white, 3 sizes replaced 7 leylands. I'll never plant another leyland unless it's a golden leyland. Ironically, i just bought an 11 ft beautiful golden for my current project. I love your channel. Parts of your farm and gardens remind me of LaDew. Watching brings back so many good memories of my years in Maryland. Thank you! Cheers
We have a holly tree it losing it leaves at the bottom any suggestion should I trim branches thanks mike in Texas.
Hi Mike!
That can be many factors causing that. First, have you sprayed anything close by such as roundup?
Do you see any sooty looking mildew on the bottom leaves? Have you had a longer drought in your area and the tree is not irrigated? Have you had anything such as annuals growing tight up against it?
Will look at bottom for mildew no weed killer. Thanks
Let me know.
Is there a "best time" of year, season wise, to move large trees?
Hi Laurence!
I prefer the cooler times like early spring and early fall. Hollies are so tough, that's why I chose fall because if I had planted them in the early spring, the guys who work here would have had a lot of watering to do all summer long and I wasn't sure if they would be able to keep up with all the other maintenance that this place requires. That's why I want to put a lake in and fully irrigate the entire 30 acres of gardens, grounds around the house. It's cheaper in the long run to have automated watering. To answer your question though, it depends where you are, what type of trees they are, and how large the balls dug are. Those are 8 foot which is a fairly large ball. Hope that answers your question.
Laurence, you have a wonderful upcoming week!
Best, -Mark
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Thanks Mark for replying, i have transplanted large palms before but the root zone is much smaller on palms. Your right, keeping the water up after transplanting is vital.
Holly Berry
My friend Wade calls her that too! lol That was actually Annie, Holly's older sister (actually blood sisters). Annie is one year older than Holly and Holly was in the video, but the very beginning and very end.
@@marksgardenlife5971 They are both very cute ^^