OMG, now I'm scared 😂 It's a bit hard to compare, because I planted mine not all at once but different areas in different years, starting, actually with the apples in the front garden in 2016 - in grass - had no idea about permaculture or food forest back then. Because I hated mowing around the trees I underplanted with blueberries and flowers in the spring of 2018. Then I started the stone fruits in another part in fall 2018, pears in 2019, cherries in 2020. This morning I happened to look at photos from the stone fruit patch in 2021 and the trees were tiny.... Last year they doubled their hight 😳 Same with the apples and the shrubs... The pears, aronia and the blueberries are a bit slower. And the herbaceous layer is EXPLODING for three years in a row, basically 😨Everything wants to conquer the neighbors' gardens and the street 😱 I need this Harry Potter charm, that makes the inside way bigger than the outside is. 🤣🤣🤣 BTW you make the life force of your food forest come through the screen of my laptop and jump at me with al might 😍 I love how you always giggle when talking about it. I giggle, too, when I walk through mine. Food forests ARE like that charm in a way. They are sooooo much bigger and better then the sum of the plants that where planted. Nature is awesome!
Hahaha - I love your description Martina. It's true, you are in REAL TROUBLE :) I am constantly in awe of the power of nature to grow and to thrive if given the space and the chance. It is really quite beautiful to behold! I am with you on the Harry Potter spell, wouldn't that be great to be able to expand endlessly. I have a growing list of plants, trees and bushes that I NEED, but no more space to put them.....
@@inspiratoriet96 I have wishlists and shopping carts in several online nurseries 😵💫 And I shuffle them from wishlist to cart and back again because my bank account says NO!!! 😂 The dogs say no, too, because they want to keep the lawn that is left but I guaranty for nothing. Wasn't there that reclaimed piece at the back of the food forest... That looked about the size of my whole garden?? 🤣 Come ooooooooooon, you're going to do it! Right? RIGHT??? 😉🙃😂
@@MartinaSchoppe Hahahah I feel the pressure! According to my husband and all the retreat-participants, they need the grass that we have for yoga and meditation practices :) But I am trying to get my husband to agree that we need to buy another piece of land for MORE trees
I can almost feel the vibrancy and energy! Stunning 😊
Those are massive roses. The rain has definitely helped with the rapid plant growth this year.
Your love of nature and your beautiful garden is a joy to see! ❤️
Thank you Garrett 😊
Your roses look amazing! 💚🌱
Thank you Kara - I don't think I have experienced a wilder rose - season, ever 😊
OMG, now I'm scared 😂
It's a bit hard to compare, because I planted mine not all at once but different areas in different years, starting, actually with the apples in the front garden in 2016 - in grass - had no idea about permaculture or food forest back then. Because I hated mowing around the trees I underplanted with blueberries and flowers in the spring of 2018.
Then I started the stone fruits in another part in fall 2018, pears in 2019, cherries in 2020. This morning I happened to look at photos from the stone fruit patch in 2021 and the trees were tiny.... Last year they doubled their hight 😳 Same with the apples and the shrubs... The pears, aronia and the blueberries are a bit slower. And the herbaceous layer is EXPLODING for three years in a row, basically 😨Everything wants to conquer the neighbors' gardens and the street 😱
I need this Harry Potter charm, that makes the inside way bigger than the outside is. 🤣🤣🤣
BTW you make the life force of your food forest come through the screen of my laptop and jump at me with al might 😍 I love how you always giggle when talking about it. I giggle, too, when I walk through mine. Food forests ARE like that charm in a way. They are sooooo much bigger and better then the sum of the plants that where planted. Nature is awesome!
Hahaha - I love your description Martina. It's true, you are in REAL TROUBLE :) I am constantly in awe of the power of nature to grow and to thrive if given the space and the chance. It is really quite beautiful to behold! I am with you on the Harry Potter spell, wouldn't that be great to be able to expand endlessly. I have a growing list of plants, trees and bushes that I NEED, but no more space to put them.....
I am so happy that my Joy of all of this is coming through the laptop!!!
@@inspiratoriet96 I have wishlists and shopping carts in several online nurseries 😵💫 And I shuffle them from wishlist to cart and back again because my bank account says NO!!! 😂 The dogs say no, too, because they want to keep the lawn that is left but I guaranty for nothing.
Wasn't there that reclaimed piece at the back of the food forest... That looked about the size of my whole garden?? 🤣 Come ooooooooooon, you're going to do it! Right? RIGHT??? 😉🙃😂
And you could plant a few kilometers along the borders with the neighbors - with hazels and walnuts and pecans and more hazels and cherryplums *drool*
@@MartinaSchoppe Hahahah I feel the pressure! According to my husband and all the retreat-participants, they need the grass that we have for yoga and meditation practices :) But I am trying to get my husband to agree that we need to buy another piece of land for MORE trees