1920’s garden makeover - 3 year timelapse!

I want to bring you all up to speed with our garden renovation over the last 3 years. When we bought this house the garden was overgrown and full of invasive plants such as snowberries and bindweed. It’s been a lot of work but we’ve finally broken the back of it. We now have a blank canvas ready for growing our own veg and lots of planting in Spring. More about that next time.

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Time lapse of the house renovation:

Garden Makeover Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Initial clearance
02:30 - Tree removal
03:15 - Studio build
04:00 - Re-grading
04:50 - Studio power
06:00 - Shed removal
06:40 - House extension starts
07:00 - Studio cedar cladding
07:15 - Initial planting
08:40 - Stump grinding
09:00 - Root removal
10:10 - Lawn
12:20 - First cut
12:50 - Compost heaps
13:15 - Raised beds
13:50 - Greenhouse

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[vyvienvp]

Wow, what a gem. So glad this garden had you to protect it's integrity. Some beautiful piano music too X:)

[taswegian]

Love the work . Great work done by you and the missus mate . Two tips for you from a cranky old bugger who has spent a lot of time on the tools . Buy long handles, length gets leverage and saves the back . Only buy wooden handles, you can hear them groan when they reach maximum load . Metal and fibreglass just leave you on your butt wondering what happened when they give, you get no warning . Loved it when the fork broke, you looked like you just lost a friend 😂

[RafaelbySuzannah]

found you randomly and I'm so impressed

[d.k.s.]

Wanted to say I enjoyed watching you carefully break up soil clods and cover the new plants as you put them into the ground- my father always said you could tell a man who respects and loves the earth by how he reverences the growing process and helps the plants to take root and thrive-- he handled planting like this himself-- nice to see a man of the earth-- thank you and I am having a warm, happy memory as I write this-- bye

[constancewhite]

I’m into gardening and the title of. 3 year time lapse caught my attention. I enjoyed it

[rachelchanel]

This is my first video of yours. It showed up in my recommendations. You all put a lot of work into the place and it turned out beautifully.

[margiehelberg]

Come hail, rain, snow, nothing was stopping you, working like two Energiser bunnies!! I thoroughly enjoyed the restoration of the house too and mightily impressed. So wonderful to be young and full of love and dreams. I wish you every happiness there!! ❤ Much love from South Africa

[vickiefowler]

This just showed up in my recommendations! What a transformation! Really beautiful!!!

[vikirising]

I’m always keen to watch anything garden themed/related.

[doloresfuertes]

I came here from your house renovation video. I am very impressed with your new garden. It is sooo beautiful! With a small river on the back - no surprise you fall in love with the garden even in its old condition.

[marky]

Impressive root removal. Many would have skipped that part. Well done

[jiucki]

What an enjoyable video. I loved the music, the background sound and the result garden. Great job!

[galacticgrape]

Your house renovation showed up on my feed, and I couldn't resist your amazing work here in the garden.From the compost pile to the new grass, to the raised beds, the shed and the lovely new plants...lovely!!

[barbbinsfeld]

Watched the house renovation first, then your garden...back yard. It was wonderful.
Barb B, MN, USA

[MADCATZ]

Absolutely awesome job, you rescued an overgrown garden and made it a totally functional place to live and have fun in, great work

[p-san]

This video made me just realize the english accent is really relaxing for me. It's like a university student leaving the house for the first time, and phoning in some time later to catch up and hearing the comfort of your parents voice.

[carolinegreenwell]

It was a bit of a shock to see the original garden because I've become so used to seeing it as it is recently. I've followed your house renovation from the beginning and came here from there.
I hope you and your wife are proud of all you've achieved. Retrospective videos like this put it all into perspective.

[yukey]

Pretty good for amateurs!
My Brit friends moved to Canada, and were horrified to see huge signs everywhere saying "SOD" in massive letters with big arrows.
We had to let them know that sod was the word for pre-grown rolls of lawn that you could lay like carpet, rather than seeding.
Their relief was palpable.

[janerector]

I've done this in my younger years . Enjoyed it all house included. I felt the soreness in your muscles after a long day, and the satisfaction when it was each portion was completed. Enjoy

[traceysallotment]

Wow such a hard worker and what a transformation 👏