Getting the Garden Ready for Winter - Cutting Down our Flower Meadow by ARNE & CARLOS
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We are preparing our garden for winter. This week, we show you how prepare our meadow for next year by cutting it cut down. This is one of the ways we ensure that our garden will be ready for winter, and then ready for spring!
We have a big garden and want to share with you all the gardening that goes with it. Join us as we do gardening and get the garden ready for this winter. We have brought our scythe and Arne will demonstrate how we do ur gardening.
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Please share with us your garden preperations below!
My father grew up in Newfoundland Canada using it to cut grass and hay. And when we went to my grandmothers for vacation that is how we cut the grass.We pronounced it “sigh” even though it is not spelt that way. Brought back memories from the sound it makes
Wanted to share something I've been learning about lately because it's changed my thinking about how I deal with my flower beds. I have been working on adding native plants to my landscape here in Virginia USA and one of the things that the native plant societies recommend is to NOT to cut stalks of flowers in the fall. They provide safe space for pollinators to over-winter inside the stalks, the seed heads provide food for birds, and the meadows provide shelter for small mammals and frogs, etc. Then in the late spring, when green shoots start appearing, you cut down the dry stalks and add it to your compost pile or mulch with it. I've only been doing this for a year, so I am FAR from an expert, but I *did* find that the couple native flowers I had growing last year seemed to have no trouble re-seeding, even thought I made no effort to encourage it. I'm guessing if I had intentionally shook them, rather than counting on the wind and birds to do it for me, it would have been even more effective, but I really don't know. I will say that here in the suburbs, not all my neighbors onboard with the straggly looking beds, but I think the overall effect would be different in your larger meadow. I've added more flowers this year so it will be interesting to see what happens next spring . . .
Thank you so much for sharing, all gardening knowledge is greatly appreated!
Yes I read the same thing.
This makes a lot of sense Donna. Thank you for the information.
You described how I care for my plants here in Northern California. My back garden is planted with only native plants that are also drought tolerant since that’s an issue here. I let everything go through the seasonal cycles and it’s amazing how the birds and insects stick around and find lots to eat. Once we have no more frost, I trim back the old growth and very soon after the new growth begins. Thank you Arne and Carlos for sharing your process with your wild flower garden.
We practice the method of a spring vs a fall clean up with All of our flower beds and pasture on our acreage. The winters in Alberta, Canada are very similar to what you have in your part of the world. The dead plants create a natural mulch to insulate the plants over the winter. The birds and small animals appreciate the seeds and the shelter from the harsh winters. Insects, including lady bugs, hibernate for the winter, under the refuse. We have found literally 10's of thousands of lady bugs in the spring when we clean up the beds in late April/early May. Nature has a way of creating the very best of environment to take care of herself. Leaving your clean up until the spring allows the garden/meadow/pasture time to rest and to recover. Besides the insulation factor, the dead plants trap the snow for added moisture in the spring, when the meadow really needs it to restart. And decomposing leaves add much needed compost to the soil. We have plants reseed themselves that are Not perennials in our part of the world, just by allowing the deadfall to protect and isulate the beds. It is a great pasture/meadow management method. Cheers!
The new flower is "Anthemis tinctoria", in German "Färberkamille", "dyer chamomille" in English. The blossoms are used to dye protein fibers, like wool, silk, alpaca, and so on, yellow. They grow very well on poor and open soil. They are perennial in Central Europe, and seed and spread easily. The relatively large flowers are a real eye-catcher!
I just was about to write the same. Färberkamille is a nice flower and very usefull
I thought it looked like dyer's chamomile as well. An excellent perennial that can be used to dye wool. The flowers give yellow, the leaves and stems green.
I just set my lawnmower on high and mow the flowers after they are finished for the year. The lawnmower will mulch (if I leave the vent off) it up and scatter the seeds. If I don't do this, the birds will eat all the seeds during the winter (and I will not get more flowers until I buy more seeds and replant). I'm growing wild yellow Cone Flowers. They look a lot like Black-eyed Susan (Cone Flowers grow bigger, taller, and bloom later in the year than Black-eyed Susan). The mulch hides the seeds from the birds (the first snows puts the seeds in the ground).
I remember seeing my great grandfather cutting his small field for straw for his chickens by this method. It brought back a great memory.
The scythe brings back the image of my father cutting grass in our yard. I loved the rhythm of his movements. I’m sure he learned his technique from his Norwegian father
Nurse Jenny here,clutching her purse worrying about your elbow Arné. Arrrgghhhhh!!!
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Whether it’s cooking, sewing, knitting,or gardening, I enjoy watching it all! Thank you so much for taking the time to record this. Your property looks so beautiful! 🥰
We have an old-fashioned scythe that we bought at a garage sale to use as a Halloween decoration (The Grim Reaper carrying a scythe is derived from a combination of Chronus and Cronus), however, my husband purchased a hand sickle (at our local Korean grocery store of all places) which we've used this summer. This is almost a "wonder tool" for weeding raised beds and other areas that require intensive hands-on weeding. Thank you Arne and Carlos for sharing the latest news from your meadow. Wildflower meadows are not only beautiful to look at, but they also function as sanctuaries for wild life and insects.
We used a scythe on our farm in Fall to cut the wheat before we had a combine. It was a lot of work to cut it, bundle it and then shake off the seeds. My Dad sharpened it with a stone as well but in long straight motions, we children were told not to get too close to it ! Lovely memories and you have a lovely wildflower meadow starting. See you Wed
My dad used a metal file to sharpen the scythe. We had land in the mountains in Eastern Washington where we camped. Dad would cut down the native grass a couple times a summer in the area we used around our campfire. We had a table in the trees were we cooked on a white gas camp stove. Summer temperatures were in the 80s to 100 F, so much of the time we were in shade of the trees. It was dryland forest in that area. I live 50 miles NE of there now on the edge of the desert.
Even though you said at the beginning that no one lost a foot or arm I was still cringing at that sharp blade swinging around lol. Your garden is beautiful ❤
😂thank you!
Arne a man of many talents! I look forward to seeing the meadow in the spring. Love all your garden videos, they are such an inspiration. I'm gradually adding more pollinator plants to my own small garden. Takk!
Very nice episode. You both look so slim and fit as fiddles! Thanks for sharing.💐🌼🌹🌷🌺🌸🌻🪷💐🥀🥀🥀🥀
What a treat to share your beautiful home as you create your field of flowers! Arne, it was so interesting watching you sharpen and use the scythe-what a history lies within that tool! Love both your sweaters as well.
Thank you Barbara
I was reading about an old man who was that last of the reed cutters in Norfolk. His working day began early, with an hour spent sharpening his scythe! Good luck!
Thank you for sharing. Your home and gardens are so beautiful!
You are like a happier version of the artwork "American Gothic". 😁❤️
Can’t wait for the spring to see flower meadow come back to life after the winter snow!
I don't have a green thumb so I can't add anything. I would rather be knitting! I will enjoy your flowers! 😁😘🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🏵️💐
Live seeing your garden and that you still use old techniques.
That brought back memories of my father cutting the field back home. Loved the demonstration. Your field of flowers is beautiful.!
My neighbours are working on their wild meadow. Following the exact same process. My garden is a major work in progress. Just finished building a shed and raised beds for veg growing. Working on base for a greenhouse and chicken coop. Should be finish my end of next month. Planting tulips in December and then next year working on the leisure garden. Love this video xx
What a fun episode, thank you for sharing! I did wish that you would pose together for a picture with the pitchfork like the famous Grant Wood American Gothic pic; that would be delightful 😊
That would be something!
yes! that would be so cool!
Brave, brave, to cut the green with a scythe tool. That's work!!!👍👍👍🌻
Have a nice new week, both. 🤷♀️🌻🌻
I love shaking my seed pods back into the garden or collecting and saving them to share with my friend.
The way things are going in the world we all need to learn how to do things from the days of old. Thank you both, love what you do for us
Yes we'll need to use less electricity and less plastic
Nice to see your meadow. Wish we had some property that we could have a wildflower meadow. Great for our planet.
My father used a scythe on our adjacent property and I used to use as well not realizing it can be a bit dangerous. Those were the days.
You guys live in paradize! the landscapes, your gardens, it all just look amazing!
We are very fortunate
My late husband used a scythe on our meadow. It was custom made to fit his height. That was to prevent him from slicing open his leg… Those things make me nervous 😊🇨🇦🇫🇮
What a beautiful and natural location.
The yellow flower is Anthemis Tinctoria.
Your home and grounds are so beautiful and peaceful. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Always something interesting going on at Arne and Carlos home front. Enjoyed the video. Hope your meadow continues to get better. Our Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady was a wildflower enthusiast and really work hard to promote the sowing of wildflowers for our environment. Ty for sharing.❤️
Arne I can remember my grandfather here in Ireland cutting hay like that and I still have all the old tools. Your doing a grand job,wait to you see how many flowers you get next year. Love your garden it's beautiful xx
Michelle, I also remembering my Granfather cutting hay. He used to kneel on one knee, resting the point of the scythe on the ground he would sharpen the scythe, front &back up & down. I remember the sound & rhythm of the scythe cutting through the meadow. Thank you Arne for reminding me of a simpler time.🙋♀️💖
Thank you! What a beautiful view from your house and look forward to seeing the progress of your meadow xx
The autumn colours are beautiful in this episode… you are just a little ahead of us in the Okanagan Valley, BC but a definite crispness is in the air here!
My garden is my windowsill. Years ago I planted a seed from a cherry tomato and three years later its many descendants are still producing tomatoes! My tomato this year is full size, bright red, one of two. On our small deck I have 2 very enthusiastic petunias and a couple of geraniums who are very fond of bad weather, it seems. I love all of them but I'd love to live somewhere where I'd need a scythe. :)
That is impressive!
I think that the yellow flower is a meadow buttercup. I often see them on our walks/ scoots. ( I am disabled and cannot walk far, but I have a wheelchair and scooter so I can get out more and enjoy nature). I really love your videos, especially the ones you do outside. Thank you so much for making them.
Thank you!
I leave my flowers over winter. I cut some of the dried heads to collect seeds for next year. The birds really clean up all my bee balm and echinacea seed heads. I cut the dried stalks back in the spring and sow some more wild flower seeds.
Beautiful garden. Loved learning how to create a field of flowers.
It was a lovely sunny day for you. 🇬🇧
It was indeed!
You two always look so stylish!! Even when gardening. 😊
Thank you!
We mix seeds every spring. And we take them in the ground in March. We water it if it is dry in april and then we are hands of. During summer we shake seeds and pull invasive weeds (Japanese ones). The weeds are losing terrain. The flowers are getting more and more. In Autumn we make compost from the plantmaterial. And in spring we take that in the flowerarea as well.
As a kid i used to use "de zeis" every few weeks on the edges of the grass areas.
scythe you are right Carlos! What a beautiful location you live in! that yellow flower reminds me of the chamomile plant..huggggxxx
so cool to see your flower meadow progressing! it looks like you had a lovely day there, the lake in the background is beautiful, thanks for sharing! 💞
Thank you for watching, we are already looking forward to spring now!
I really enjoyed watching Arne demontrate how to sharpen and use the scythe. What a cool tool!
I think scything is a gentle way to mow. It also gives the ground creatures some warning to move away. I let my garden and pasture go wild in late fall for all pollinators and birds. Here in zone 9 there's still a chance of frosts in winter, so I put out sunflower seeds to supplement the birds but not much else because of bear problems. Please post pictures next year of your meadow if you can.
I’m not a gardener but love to watch OP. I adore wildflowers; in my mountains, we have beautiful, wild, spontaneous glorious “gardens” at every step, whether it’s in the forests or out in the meadows. And I love them.
I loved to hear the sound of the grains falling, nice also to see Arne use this special tool.
Actually, we don't have a garden at our apartment, but my grown kids have gardens in Oregon and one has recently been buying heirloom roses for her yard. She is about your age, and has loved gardening forever. Her son used to be my gardening buddy when he was three. I noticed those tall, pink flowers toward the background that seemed similar to the ones I have seen growing in Western Montana, where I was born (my favorite place on earth!), so I looked up the Latin name in case you want to see if yours is the same: Chamaenerion Augusstifolium. Many blessings, boys!
Thank you for sharing!
yellow one could be a buttercup plant - native here
Wow! That represents a lot of hard work! I’m impressed. Can’t wait for spring to enjoy seeing your new flowers. Onward…
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I like the way you used the so. Very professional. I tried it myself, I was useless at it. So I used a grass trimmer, as my grass was to long for my lawn mower. All the best
Hello from sunny Florida, USA...we love our flowers here but have to replant several times a year as they bloom themselves out with all the continuous growing season here! Loved seeing your garden and the beautiful lake! As my mother always told me...bloom where you are planted! Twothumbs up.
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Good, hard work on a sunny day! That will earn a dessert, for sure. When Arne pulled up his antique sharpener-holder and it was leaking, I could only think how wet one's pants would be! Then he made clear that wasn't supposed to happen. LOL. Thanks again for sharing with us--glad everyone including to frog, survived!
Frog will live happily ever after.
That flower almost looks like my dyers camomile. It’s hard to tell without a good look at the leaves. It also makes me happy to know you have a frog in the meadow. I’m a big fan of frogs and how well they take care of my garden from plant munching insects.
Maybe it's celandine.
Arne the Grim Reaper! Actually, a very happy reaper. We use petrol grass cutters (or strimmers as I also know them) for this task. Unfortunately, they have plastic components which always break and our garden is currently overgrown because we don't want to spend another $700 on another one which we expect to break too. I may get my husband a scythe for Christmas.
Thank you enjoyed watching! Scenery is so beautiful! Always good to see you both! Hugs & xx 💜🧶💜
Carlos you are looking so thin! You guys look healthy and happy!! Beautiful garden!!🍂🍁🌲
Arne and Carlos I love your garden vlogs, you live in such a beautiful place. Continued good health. Please pet Freya for me
Will do, and thank you for watching!
Hello, Arne and Carlos. Thank you for sharing your method of cleaning up your meadow❤️❤️👏👏👏😊
Beautiful garden!
The both of you take gardening to the maximum limit hence such a beautiful garden!!! I always learn so much from your channel and just love it and you❤
Thank you for watching Lori!!
It’s so cool seeing the lake at that angle.
Just love seeing the homes across the lake.
I too have been changing the look of our garden in Illinois USA. My husband and I are gradually changing over to plants that are native to our area. By doing that we've reduced the amount of watering needed to sustain the plants. They do well in hot summers and survive through most droughts. Our swamp milkweed, grown for Monarch butterflies, is expanding as well as our bed of black-eyed susans that feed the goldfinches. We have small patches of a number of other flowering plants. So enjoyable to see how all of this works together in nature. Looking forward to seeing your meadow next year, Arne and Carlos.
Wild yellow daisy your flower looks like I am in the UK. Wild flowers here are left alone in the fall time to do their own thing for wildlife. But if you are wanting to increase your flowers in the field for next year then cutting now is the time to do it. Also you can collect some of the seeds and put them in pots and next year any area that you would like to put in more flowers you will have them ready. Fabulous video.
Thank you!
My wild flower meadow is ready for cutting this week I have my work cut out for me🥰
You guys are really into hard work. Great exercise, for sure. I’m sure it will be more and more beautiful as time goes on. I hope you don’t have a sore back and blisters.
I never knew the technique of cutting and then shaking the dry seed heads. It certainly makes sense and I will try that. I don't have a scythe like that however. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome!
We have a very small area of wild flower meadow. Also frogs in it! Hard work but so worth it. Yours looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing. 🌻
You are welcome!
Arne- look for the rare video of Dolly Parton at 14 years, performing in Knoxville!
Simply wonderful. I wish we all had more meadows and fewer lawns. And no weed killers.
What an incredible property you have,exquisite view and garden. Lots of dedication and hardwork- which does not seem like it when you love gardening. Cannot wait to see it in the Spring. Thanks for another great episode Arne and Carlos. Always great to visit with you. Lisa, Ontario Canada ❤️
Thank you for visiting Lisa!
I have a scythe and cradle that belonged to my family. The cradle caught what you cut, saving Carlos’ job. Loved seeing your flowers
Love using my scythe to cut our fields too! So quiet and methodical.
It’s always so educational watching you both. I’m so glad to see you use caution 😅
You guys live in such a lovely area.
I love seeing you in your garden. It is beautiful!❤
It is just so beautiful where you live.video live in the city and have no room for a garden. So I will just enjoy yours every year. Have a wonderful week
You as well Janika!
This was a great video!! Thank you both!!
You are welcome!
Love to learn gardening tip from you! Wish I had as much space as you have ❤
i’m trying to do same in my yard- I live on the ocean so must be able to withstand the wind and sea salt
Beautiful garden
Thank you!
Lovely episode! Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us!❤
Thank you for watching!
Tak for showing us your beautiful, autumnal garden. When I worked as a full-time gardener and tutor, I was fortunate enough to help create several wildflower meadows. I remember the scythe was hard work but the action trimmed and inch off my waist lol! We did sort of cheat on one meadow though, we had a ‘goat tractor’ as we call it- a local farmer had a herd of goats and we borrowed them to graze on the land and when they left their droppings and the grass and stems were all short, we went through and raked the droppings off ( to keep the fertility low) and scattered the seeds that we had collected before the ‘tractor’ arrived. I didn’t get a good look at the yellow flower but it may be a native helianthus or coreopsis. Enjoy your labours! Be well, Sally 🌹
That must have been a very rewarding time in your life.
It really was, I still miss teaching students how to propagate plants, design gardens and so on. If you need a gardener, let me know lol! Be well 🌹
You have such a lovely home and garden! We recently moved into a condo and have very little room for gardening. I'll have to live vicariously through you and your flower meadow!
We will give you insight
Tell us about your sweaters. They’re wonderful.
Thank you Penny! We talk about our vintage sweater collection in these videos: ruclips.net/p/PLElv_tSbHW3olcvkjJufWX95c5gBoC5oa
very interesting video!
cool, Arne, how you still remember how to use the scythe!
It is like riding a bicycle
You need some horse manure and some top soil,mixed together and dug into your sparce flower bed it will do it really good and flowers will,bloom xx
I'd love to figure out how to apply this technique to our drought garden.
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I looked up “nelik” and it is “carnation” in English. Thanks for teaching my a new Norwegian word! BTW, I tried to find the Norwegian word you used for “fork”, but either I didn’t hear correctly, or it is a regional word which isn’t in Google Translate. But when I saw Carlos use it, that is what we call a “pitchfork “. Cheers!
You are welcome!
The kind of fork Carlos use is a grep/ gravegrep in Norwegian
and pitchfork is called høygaffel (hayfork)
🏵🥀🍁greetings from Sweden
Beautiful view! It's a pitch fork, we had them on our farm for the hay. I'm going to do that with my sun flowers . Thanks guys
Thank you for sharing. I love all the manual work outdoors, it's the peasant in me. A wildflower meadow is a lot of work but very rewarding. We have quite a variety, early spring be through late autumn. Canadian goldenrod, wild purple asters, tiny white and purple daisy like flowers, to describe a few, are everywhere. I'm always amazed at the hardiness of the wild plants. Carol from Wisconsin
I love your property ❤MFG❤️. Such a brilliant idea Arne had to buy it all those years ago. You both have done such amazing work to this quaint home. I want to come live there with you. LOL. Maybe in one of the guest rooms🫠. (I won’t keep any books. 🫣) BTW, when are you going to give us the grand tour of the inside?
Maybe one day!
i have used my scythe to cut a path through the weeds. there is something very magical about that work
That is true!
Ooooh! I love the scythe! I have only a homemade machete, but I would so love a scythe.
I made my husband stop mowing our lawn this year, because I wanted to pick the wild strawberries. Then the clover and dandelions grew up for the bees, and the goldfinches love the dandelion seeds...
We are wanting to plant a flower meadow out back so we can watch more wildlife. I never knew about the way to spread the seeds. Great information!
Cheryl
You are welcome Cheryl!
Your garden is lovely.Mine is similar a mix of natural forest and planted stuff.Ive been growing roses from seeds and it's a ton of fun not knowing what you get.I have a nice creek through my place that a disastrous mudslide after a huge forest fire gifted me with a new waterfall and a nice little pond to wallow in in the summers.I only have a lake view. I really liked that sharpening stone! I only have seen flat ones here.😁❤️🇨🇦👍