I agree with the others who commented. You are a true artist in so many unique ways. It's not all about pleasing others and giving them what they want, it's more about showing and sharing the world, your world, through your artistic eyes, which makes your videos so uniquely special, and quite interestingly different than any other gardening channel. You have a lot to offer, and it's best to just be yourself. You may not always know what a difference you make, although I have no doubt that you and your ways will affect people and cause them to think, grow and change, slowly and surely.
I literally came here to say the same!!! I love what you’re doing and how you’re being yourself. Your romantic vision and view of the world is beautiful and captivating. I found myself smiling and gently breathing while watching and learning/listening to you describing things
Truthfully; It's not really your specific content so much as it is the way you present it. It is your obvious passion, coupled with your genuine desire to give that passion to others that has kept me patiently watching and waiting for another offering from you to arrive. I suppose it might sound corny but you are the reason I watch your videos with such delight. It is not everyone who can lay their soul out in front of an audience the way you do with such obvious pleasure. Your openness deserves recognition. Thanks for doing what you do. Incidentally; the garden looks incredible!
Thanks man! I must say that on the other side of the screen here it can be hard for us to understand the friends we make. I would hope people enjoy the videos because they enjoy my company, and hearing that you think this is the case makes all the difference. It makes it worthwhile! Also, glad you liked the "wild" garden!
I loved all three of your documentaries. I love the history and the quirky details as well as the music and graphics, the whole thing. That being said, I have also at different times binged several of your shorter video's and loved those. I've learned tons and enjoyed watching you learn and grow as a gardener. You have a wonderful personal style. You need to do whatever inspires YOU, the rest will come because you are VERY talented.
Thank you Karen for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad to hear the older short videos are still worth binging. I will take this in consideration for future plans.
This is said exactly how i would have. You are amazing creator!! From your quirky details or how you say things, to your clothes style. Love it all!!! Wish we were real life friends
"If each flower that blooms is a note, each day the garden sings in a crescendo, forming ever more complex harmonies, and at times, cacophonies of excess." Muito obrigado Siloé :) Your videos are a delight, and your words are wonderful and joyous.
I just love everything you're creating. You are an amazing artist, gardener, musicien and story teller. But I have to say I learned a lot about techniques in gardening from your videos, very interesting. Thank you Siloe.
@@suburbanhomestead Your are welcome Siloe, yes and I'm a gardener myself since over 25 years and since 5 years I use permaculture. I think the contenance of your videos is just fabulous. You should have millions of membres on your youtube channel. Greetings from France, Sabina
I’m new to your channel and I realize this request for feedback is a few months old. I did have an idea: I’m very interested in the way you talk about the design elements of a beautiful, interesting, intriguing garden. I would love to see you walk through other gardens and point out the design elements that work well and why they work -layout, materials, plant choices, sound, etc. The way you tie in art and history and a sense of place into gardens makes a lot of sense to me. My goal would be to try to take that learning to my own backyard garden design. I really enjoy seeing your own gardens and I especially appreciate the perspective of how they mature over time. In addition to that I’d also love to hear your thoughts on other either public or private parks and gardens. Maybe, “here is a spot that I love and let me tell you why it works and what I see happening here.”
Thanks for the feedback Meredith. I did think about doing videos similar to what you are describing. I may try to do one later on and see if there is broad interest from the community.
I also think this would be a great idea. I would love to learn about how you view a garden and see if I can use your observations to practice that for myself in my space. I don’t know if you have watched Arvin Olano but I love how he analyses interior decoration in a way that helps me to understand its components.
I find the documentaries fascinating personally. I like that you go between history and your own plants instead of just one or the other. They're beautifully researched and shot. As much as I love gardening and your personal gardening experience, I do feel like having specific subject videos show exactly what parts you feel are most interesting or important. It gives a lot of insight into your personal interests and philosophies which is always interesting for me. I enjoy seeing what people feel are the most impactful things in their view. I find your videos restful and beautifully shot. No matter what you go with I think it will be a success.
Thanks for the thoughtful response, Holly. You are probably my core target audience that understands the unconventional approach I'm going for. I concur that the mix of personal and public, macro and micro is what gives these videos a differential. Showing my personality through them, which is naturally pensive may be what brings people like you to cherish the content. I don't know how compatible it is to bigger audiences, but I'm trying. Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your reaction.
I enjoy your videos for the beauty in the animations and in general. There is a calmness that isn't in a hurry to stuff as much stuff as possible but rather invites tangents to the story. UA-cam is full of videos with tips. I prefere your magical storytelling much more. The amount of love and care you put into your videos oozes out through the screen and is probably the best thing about them.
Thank you. This is what I suspect the core viewers of the channel prefer as well. I wish I could make those complex videos a bit more often (at least once a month) but I may have to do them a bit shorter, and still hold on to the relaxing pace. I'm always worried about the tangent, that are not 100% essential to the story, but they provide color. I'll see if I can find a happy middle that works, even if I have to cut back a bit on the animations :-(
Yes, longer documentaries! But also the shorts. I like seeinf how you have changed from using plastics, but at the same time not wasting them but using til they naturally expire. And I like seeing the practical steps of soaking, planting, up-potting, and hardening off, while you tell some history or legend from another time, place and/or culture. Then the planting out takes on more meaning than just my efforts. And I feel a part of the stream of human history.
Aside from my feedback on the video format, I just wanted to say that the cottage garden is absolutely beautiful, and it really is a testament to the hard work and thoughtful garden design that you've put into it.
@@suburbanhomestead All your hardcore fans love both your short practical videos and the long documentary-style. As for me I prefer the short format, just because I try to limit the time I spend on youtube. But I think you don't really need to sacrifice the depth of your documentary videos nor compress all that information in a few minutes. Maybe you could just split them in shorter parts, this would also make you able to post more frequently...
Personally, I have a newfound interest in history and your productions are nothing short of FASCINATING!! Your creativity in the production room is so impressive, too! Far superior to most content on big networks as well. Your personality and interests shining through makes everything riveting for me.
I can add chicory to pastry! I just realised as an edible garnish either onto scones or a decoration to open sandwich! Thank you for the idea! What a Summery idea! 😊
#1 Your personality and enthusiasm is why I watch. Your corny sense of humor too. #2.Something about you is like Mr. Fred Rogers and I loved him. #3. I'm terrible at gardening. I lose interest in it around the end of July, however I love your gardening info and the demonstrations where I can see how plants transformed over time and with that transformation the hard work you did paid off in the long run, specifically in this cottage garden. Love it all.
So happy to hear that. I completely understand the loss of interest after July, especially with the invasion of mosquitoes. :-) October is when things get enjoyable again for me. Thank you so much for your feedback.
Starting from the end, I personally don't find anything that needs to be changed in your format. I've watched countless gardening/agri/horti videos, and honestly....not everyone who has access to a cam and internet should be posting. YOUR content has value all in education, videography and and narration. That being said, the cottage garden is what I am striving to accomplish in my front area since words cannot begin to describe my disgust with wasted time, energy and petrol for mowing. Mom! I hope she knows what a treat your presentations are and we're as proud of you as she is.
We do love the well-researched videos, but these more informal tours are delightful, and would encourage you to explore more. Plus they shouldn't take so much production time, (though we all appreciate your artistic skills in your longer form documentaries). As always, love the passage of time and progression of the garden throughout the year.
Thank you so much Summer! It certainly was a bit of a break to edit this one. Nothing like the last ones. I still see intrinsic value in the docu ones, that's why I keep on keeping on despite the odds. Happy to know you see value in them as well. Can't wait to see your place transform into the botanical paradise it's destined to be.
Because of this beautiful video, I’m currently watching crazy history of lettuce. I enjoy almost every video you’ve ever made. I greatly enjoy history so getting the scoop on where food comes from or how it started is fascinating. We now have such a disconnect with food these days, we need our brains tickled leaving us wanting more.
Thank you for letting me know. This reassures me that I need to give the documentary format a bit more time, as I've seen legitimate interest for this approach. I'll try a few more and hopefully people are as interested as you were and look forward to future installments. I may try to keep the story at 30 minutes max, because I don't know if the 56 minute length of the cucumber one resonated as much.
I honestly can't think of anything to change about your videos. Each one is a work of art, engaging, informing, full of surprises. There are always helpful tips to remember; just enough. I wouldn't want you to become just another how-to-garden guy. I enjoy and benefit from those types of channels, but yours is such a unique gift to the community. I would love it even if I weren't interested in gardening. Your presentations rival and excel over commercial efforts that no doubt took a whole team many months to produce. I can see the generosity of love and dedication you pour into each one. I'm glad you are what you are and always excited to see that you've put forth another wonderful work of art for me to wonder at. Oh yes... and did you paint that floral mural you're standing in front of as you speak? It's absolutely lovely. 🥰
Thanks Cindy! That warmed my heart! Yes I did paint the painting in the background several years ago. I felt it was appropriate to use as backdrop for this cottage garden video. I'm happy to hear you understand my odd way of building a "gardening video." I whole heartedly agree with you that there are several great UA-cam friends who do a phenomenal job with practical and to the point videos. I feel that if I did it that way it would fall flat. It just is not my personality. I'll have to figure out ways to continue these unique pieces and still attract a bit more traffic to make the effort worth while. Upload frequency is still important for the algorithm. Thank you for providing personal feedback that goes beyond numbers and graphs.
This video makes me long for spring. And also my own land to plant flowers on. How dreary this time of year is, but hearing the birds chirping in the background brought me some joy.
Hello Siloe! I'm so glad to see you posted again. It was nice to see your first garden, it's beautiful. To answer your questions - I absolutely loved your in depth documentary style productions. You Tube is full of gardening videos but your new approach is quite unique and different, I haven't seen anyone else talk about vegetables in that way. I honestly believe you deserve millions of views. I'm a gardener too and while I enjoyed your old videos and your own experience with growing things, I found the new ones to be the next level and the most interesting. I enjoy the history background, the folk and cultural aspects. Your production style, which I find to be top quality, is just a cherry on top. I don't mind that those videos are long, I happily absorb the information and appreciate all the research you put into it. What I would like to see in the future is more of your fantastic productions with some shorter videos like the one you posted today because I'm still curious about what you're up to in your garden 🙂
Glad to see you here once more Lidia. It is always nice to recognize those who are watching. Makes youtube less cold. I 100% agree with you in terms of the channel's differential. There is plenty of capable people with better communication skills when it comes to make practical to the point contact, and while it may be what the majority looks for, I hope to create a channel that is cherished for its uniqueness. I will see how I can modulate the style so it is still feasible to do and post more often. Thanks for stopping by!
@@suburbanhomestead I keep coming back to your channel because it is different and unique. If you could still produce the longer detailed videos every couple of months or so and then add some shorter ones in between, maybe once a month to keep the algorithm happy, then I would be really happy too haha! But I'm sure I'll be happy to watch anything you come up with ☺️
I watched beets today and was quite fascinated with the history - especially the connection to abolition of slavery - animation was beautiful, loved the tangents, learned from the planting tips. I’m very likely to view the others soon.
I like how your podcasts are ever-changing, and I appreciate the historical, in-depth ride you are taking us on right now. When the process is no longer fun for you, it will be time to move in a new direction. The stories you present, such as the man who took salads on the road, stay lodged in my memory. More so than the scientific information, and that surprises me. I like the familiar aspects that pop up in your videos such as the outdoor plant cages, germination station and food preparation details. It helps to keep the plot moving. I am not very technical, and much of your care and work with graphics and puppetry probably goes over my head, but catches my attention and is unique. I do miss your songs, and your previous garden. It was wonderful to take a trip back there today!
Glad you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I had a suspicion that old time subscribers wanted to see how this place had changed. Thank you for describing to me the things that capture your imagination in the videos. I will try not to lose that core in the coming videos even as I try to adjust some things so I can produce them more often. Thank you for watching Maureen!
Hello Sir, I just learnt of your channel and lo & behold, I'm fascinated to see your talent, to put it in a simple fashion. You are creating magic with your hardwork & intelligence. Today, not only did you earn a subscriber, but you also did inspire. Love from India! 💕
I cannot overstate how much I LOVE being able to see the garden in each season, all in one video! I especially appreciate that you took the time to show the garden from different angles taking your time, rather than speeding through. Lovely!
It would be wonderful to see you collecting the flowers and creating beautiful ARRANGEMENTS for your home, instead of letting the garden wither . That would be interesting to watch.
Alright this may be a long comment so bear with me lol you asked for my opinion and I'm happy to oblige! To give you a reference, UA-cam let me know you exsited back when you made the "Crazy New Tomato Growing in my Garden..." video which was three years ago and I've been watching ever since. What made me stay was how unique you were from the rest of the gardeners that I've subcribed to and watched on this platform, and if I could describe you to a stranger I would tell them it was like time traveling back in time and watching someone tend to their plot from another era. It's just the way you speak and carry yourself, your sense of fashion, the way you upkeep you're home and your choice of recipes from the food growing out of your garden that give me thoes vibes and I'm all here for it.. I've convinced myself that I've found a gem and I feel blessed! I watched you in the beginning (not only because of what I already mentioned above) because you gave me inspiration to keep going in my own garden. I was about to give up because I was facing too many mold problem and bug issues and the hard work that I've created to just all be destroyed made me sad.. But seeing you go through it too didn't make me feel alone, and the way you addressed the issues with such a calm manner gave me hope and I told myself well if he could do it then so can I! All the content you produce.. The mini documentaries, the history and tips on certain vegetables, the recipes, you're music and just updates on your garden are gold because you're in them. YOU and your brilliant mind is what makes this so patiable, informative and entertaining and I'm sure the rest of your subscribers are thinking it too. So keep the videos coming whatever it is, I'm willing to be patient and wait until the next time you upload because I know they will be worth it.
Thank you so much for the thorough reply. This is precisely what I asked for. You may not quite know how much more helpful it is to hear from real people like you rather than graphs and watch time averages. You show me the aspects that are not measurable, but felt about the content that makes it worth producing. While I would love to maximize the exposure on these videos to make all the effort more sustainable for me, I think you know that as long as there are people like you who truly cherish this odd way of doing things, I'll keep making them out of passion, whenever possible. Thank you for the kind words.
I don't know anyone that explains the history of plants and culture. I love history!!! Having a mix of all your passions for plants makes it interesting.
What I resonate most with: regular day to day gardening in a zone 7b. Seed saving, seed and bulb shopping, in process videos of things the way they are in real time. I learn so much watching your videos!
Thank you for letting me know your honest opinion. Real time videos are not quite what I like to do, but I hope you still enjoy the formatted videos with practical things I’ve sprinkled here and there that I’ve found most useful.
Every new video from you MUST be watched! It was so nice to see the original gardens again…and to see the progression over the season. It has certainly grown into a beautiful haven for your mother to enjoy! As for feedback, I will watch whatever you put out to us because of your creativity, knowledge, and artistic design qualities. Your editing, animation, narration, music, and graphics are all superb. I very much enjoy the longer style videos that include history and culture along with your personal garden, recipes, and tips for gardeners. However, the shorties are no less appealing. In a nutshell, your ever-changing format and imaginative creativity will always be my draw to your extraordinary work. You are extremely appreciated on so many levels! Please continue to grow as Siloe!…and THANK YOU.
I could listen to you talk or read until I fell asleep. That's not saying you're dull. You are relaxing and zen. I will watch them all. Numerous times.
Don't listen to us, most people want everything and nothing. Do what you enjoy! And quite frankly I like the variety of topics you cover and the versatility of your shows is why I enjoy your show so much.
I love your artistic nature and gentle approach to the science of gardening. YOU are a Godsend to new gardeners , like myself. You bring me great joy and peace when I view your videos. By far, the very BEST of the BEST in gardening on UA-cam 🥰
I don't know how you do it, but your veggie docs are superlative in all their complexity. I really really enjoyed the Brazilian background video you made quite a long while ago. I've watched that several times. And your 'retro' style animations are so fascinating. I have no idea how you make them but it's totally good stuff. Just do your thing, man. I watch it all because I always learn something and get inspired to learn more. Your work is always a wonderment.
Glad you like them! The narrative videos are what interest me the most, so I certainly will continue with the concept even if I adjust timing slightly. I see there is a true interest for that kind of content.
The documentary style gives your channel a unique twist that you don't find elsewhere. I honestly wouldn't change any of them, I like the animations, you growing it, your talking. I really enjoy learning the connection to history of what I'm growing. I also try to do a mix of cottage gardening, vegetable gardening, cooking and preserving. So I love the mix of videos. I think alot of us do these things to be connected to history as well as nature when homesteading. Great listening to and watching your videos!
Thanks Carly for sharing your thoughts. I certainly don't want to lose what makes these videos unique. I feel a lot of the core subscribers share your view. Thanks for letting me know.
I love both your older videos and the newer documentary style videos. Learning about veggies from your in-depth videos has been a joy and absolutely fascinating. But, I also love the shorter videos showing how you develop your garden. Your love of gardening is contagious and the joy gardening gives you is apparently in everything you make, whether it be because of the hard work you put into a long video or the love you put into making a recipe with your harvest. As for practicality ... well, there are a million gardening how-to channels all focused on quick and practical information. While I appreciate it when you give direction about how to best grow certain seeds, I also want to see the magic, joy and wildness. It's like a cottage garden - there's a foundation of practicality, but the results are a breath taking wilderness. All that said, if I had to choose (i.e., you were only willing to do one or the other), the longer documentary style videos are stunning and captivating. Is it possible to mix things up a bit? Either do a mix of the documentary style videos and garden updates? Or, even do a mix in terms of how in-depth you are (i.e., shorter educational videos)? Either way, I'll keep watching. I don't have a garden (apartment dweller without a balcony) and it brings me so much joy when I can live vicariously through you. You make gardening seem both magical and attainable, which gives me hope for when I'm finally able to have a balcony or outdoor space.
Thanks Anne. I'm glad that you can garden vicariously through the videos. Part of my goal has to provide a place of escape to those yearning for nature. Yes, I might do a mixed approach, perhaps shorter documentaries and a few videos on garden design wouldn't hurt, as I'm working to build my larger garden into something closer to this old garden. Thank you so much for sharing your thought and giving me great insight and practical tips!
I also appreciate you asking what we thought about it Being interactive is why most people are watching UA-cam instead of TV We want to see what we want to see and we have so many options As a creator you need to choose what your passionate about so it doesn't come off boring like reading from a book But working with your viewers in some way like your doing is great It gets more people to comment too And you know what ways to go Great video much love xoxox
Thanks. Ultimately videos are to be received by someone. If it doesn't engage the viewer it failed in its core purpose. I'm always happy to hear feedback.
I love ALL of your videos. I understand the algorithm thing, but please don't be a servant to it. DO what YOU love! Gather garden geeks while ye may! One of the things I love about you is that you're different from everyone else. You have so much to offer. I love the documentary style AND the short videos. I am an ornamental horticulturalist and flower farmer. I learn facts and see plants I've never seen before I started following you! You be you!
Thanks Sharon. I really wish I could disregard the algorithm, and to an extent I can, because this is not my main job, but more and more, if you don't do what the algorithm wants (especially frequency of upload and addictive uploads) it just stops showing the video even to people like you who loves the videos. My hope is that people truly enjoy the videos enough to return every so often to check new uploads. But that is like swimming against a current.
I appreciated the professional level of editing and animation to present information that is then mixed all together in a story form becoming the vehicle to inject passion for a particular garden plant. The odd and weird things are what i found interesting. I think what sets you apart is your in depth videos.
The animation from your previous videos is unbelievably impressive in how creative and professional it is. I remember thinking I couldn't imagine all the time and thought that must have gone into it. My favorite videos will always be the garden tour videos like this one. I would keep checking back for new ones. Great job!
Thanks Daniel. People have suggested me to do garden tours in the past, but I finally got around to it, and so far I see that it is a hit. I may do them here and there in the future when there is a reason to show how things change. And thank you for appreciating the time and effort put into the longer format videos!
I concur with the comments made so far. Your videos are soothing, interesting and so very enjoyable. I appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to produce them. Although I appreciate “how to” videos in their own right, you are certainly creating some special stories that are distinctly different and help bring out my own creativity. Many thanks.
I loved your lessons on cottage garden design, the animation, the horticultural science, your growing tips, the myths and fables around plants, the history and social impact of plants, your style of clothing and your interiors and love of antiques, the care taken in filming the garden, your music, all aspects of your videos are marvelous. Most vloggers do not plan as much as you do and seem to be ad libbing and those types of videos get very tired, the sort of thing with hasty rapid fire up beat speech, garden tours and the gardener tasting the fruits on camera ..but then again it is obvious that you work a lot harder at making your videos and it has to pay so that you go on doing what you do so well. I hope one day you'll be the most successful garden vlogger in the world.
You’re videos are absolutely perfect for me in every way. But since you asked, I especially love the garden/art videos. But that is because I am also a Artist gardener. I just love all you do. I appreciate the tips, plant selections, tours, builds, art and the shorts. You did a video recently where playing cards followed you down the stairs and you adorned a hat. That whole scene made me clap with excitement. I really enjoy the whimsy, beauty and fairytale like feel your videos have. Your videos have become my go-to every morning to start my day off right. Thank you so much! 😊
I have got my first succeed stratification in my effort for planting native trees in my garden! Stratification which I learned from you, Siloe, when show it to us how do it in your lavender case. Thank you for that episode again.
Hi Siloe, I think you're in depth approach to the latest videos are fantastic! I love the history, the animation and pretty much everything about the videos. The only problem with the last one was it's length. It's not that I don't like long videos but sometimes it's hard finding the time to watch them! I really don't want to you to change anything you do because your videos are sublime! Please keep up the good work, hopefully more people will discover your wonderful videos, I thought it was really nice of Summer Rain Oaks to share her admiration for your videos and giving you a shout out.
Siloe, the quality of your videos is impressive. I never would've thought that it would enjoy the history of plants so much. I think your encourag to watch those videos is what helped get me to watch them, then I was hooked. So much appreciation for your work. Thank you.
Thank you!! I love your videos! Here’s what I like: cottage gardens, plant identification, history, mythology, music, color, mysteries, your appearance, and for your videos to last 30 mins max each. Please keep up your beautiful work! All the best, John
Thanks so much for your sincere request for feedback. I just love the personality, heart and creativity of your new work. I'm a home gardener who loves to cook, and any information that helps in this journey is much appreciated, the history and culture insights greatly enrich your work. Thank you, thank you.
What a wonderful feeling it must be to see your old garden flourishing. It's unique to be able to move on knowing what you've done is still evolving. I've been watching your video's for a while but never commented. Your work is unique and please do continue on the path you are taking with it, were are all learning so much.
I enjoyed this very much. I was reminded of my life in Kansas City, MO. where I had issues in the past with my cottage gardening...not from pests, but from neighbors who didn't understand. I still had wide expanses of closely mowed grass. Most people said they simply did not understand , as all they had EVER known ...was turf. I was contacted by the city, -- yet all of their city regulations were being followed, such as 11 feet of roadside mowed clearance, (which actually IS their responsibility to keep mowed, lol ). Most of the neighbors were curiously enchanted with my bounteous garden. I gave tricorn squash as gifts for the "grouches"... These were enourmous, by the way bc I had used a bodkin to thread kite string through their stems which dangled into jars of water. This made these fruits huge. Folks told me they didn't know how to tackle the processing, so I traded cooked and frozen squash. We geared down for moving, and people enquired for details, and for seed, etc. Overall, I think we all gained from it. Blessings !..
So glad to see how the old homestead is doing! I enjoy the documentaries a lot, and watch them more than once and counting ... But I missed seeing how your new homestead is doing. I, for one, could never keep up with a daily/weekly youtube channel, but even a summary of the season later in the year can be both enjoyable and helpful. I tend to miss stuff during the summer, being so busy in my own garden ... but, during the winter, as I get into the nitty gritty planning for next season, it is helpful to be able to watch how others fared the previous season. YOU, in particular, have been the inspiration for many of my gardening practices today ... From planting flowers IN the garden with the vegetables to using twine to fill out trellises -- your challenges with wildlife (and solutions), and so much more! Your artistic point of view is always appreciated -- and I often wonder at all the hours you must put in. Thank you very much for all you do!
I like the animation of the new approach and the history of how a certain vegetable came to be. And, I like your design style in the garden so much and the way you add structures made out natural things! I do not see what you see and the possibilities in things like you do. Once I see what you’ve created I’m in awe and it opens me up. I truly enjoy all you do! From color palette to planning out a space to the creative structures to add whimsy!
Love to see creators making videos their own way! Whenever a new video from you pops up I still see it, even if they're not coming out very quickly. I also, go back a watch older videos, like this one, to revisit certain design ideas. Your work is very inspiring and I hope to continue seeing your videos ☺️
Wow! Your comment: “If each flower is a note, it forms …”. That was a very epiphanal statement👍🏻🤗 You definitely have a very unique & wonderful presentation style!! What a lovely home & garden!!
Siloé, this new approach you've taken with your videos is so brilliant! Your creativity is above and beyond. You are a true artist and I would describe you as a Renaissance man. I can't pick a favorite part of the videos. I'm someone who really values history and context. I wouldn't want you to omit any of it. I love the way you've combined the history with your personal, practical experience. The folklore is kind of creepy in some ways, but still very interesting! The cultural and global impacts are also hugely important. I discovered your channel last year and really enjoyed it, but must admit that I haven't been keeping up with you this season as I got sucked into an over-focus on current events. But too much of that has proven unhealthy for my heart and mind and I will now be catching up with your videos. Such a respite! Thank you!
Hi Siloe. I was remembering the first time I was watching your videos and I remember you doing from garden to table and that was very much your kind of stile. My opinion. 🙏
This is exactly the kind of garden I'm trying to cultivate at the new home I bought in 2021. It's frozen solid winter here right now, and lush gardening videos like this help me dream and get through the snow months sanely. My favourite part of the videos, other than just seeing colour and greenery, is your advice on garden design specifically with flowering perennials/self-seeding annuals. Also I'd like to say that I appreciate your calm, gentle personality and narration.
I have followed you forever, even before I had this account. I know I'm late to the party, I don't always get notified, so occasionally I miss things. I love how you make gardening both a story and an artful expression. I think you put a lot of work into everything you do, including your videos. I'm glad you're not over practical. You have a different style than most, that's what makes your channel so interesting. I enjoy the documentaries. I personally love the garden design type videos the most. I have limited computer access, so can't always watch a long video, but sometimes I enjoy it. It's "TV" for me. I wish I could financial support your work, you definitely deserve it. Perhaps one day.
Your narration has such a writerly quality. Love the poetic spirit that helped your garden grow. Please keep producing longer documentaries, but maybe brief seasonal peeks at your garden would help fill the time between. Quality of your content is astounding!
I love your story telling, research information, artist’s perspective, nature appreciation and enthusiasm. I wonder how one person has the talent to do all this great work. I would love to see your creative process down to the computer software that you use for animation and story boarding, favorite artistic inspirations, your painting lessons learned over time, best (and failed) plant combinations, woodworking plans for your painted planting structures, seasonal maintenance for the gardens…I so appreciate the intricate details and the sublime beauty of your creations. I am so glad I found your channel, Siloe! Do you have a blog about your process? So impressed, Jeanne Marie Groene, Louisville, KY
Dude I think you've nailed a really unique formula for really informative and engaging videos. Keep making videos the way you want you have good instincts.
I love your videos so much! I am appreciating them more and more over the years as you have developed your unique style. I love your use of language - you are an artist and a poet. You are generous with your time and gifts. I could re-listen to these videos on an infinite loop!
I love your documentary style. The story telling and visuals. I learn so much. I also like the focused videos where you show how do grow a single veg or flower. Or how they affect each other.
I found your pro's and con's to be the most honest helpful information I've ever been given. Small tips are big to me. You've saved me years of trial and error. Science always matters.(❤️Your gardens are the best).
Remember to give a thumbs up 👍🏼 to Siloe, the more thumbs up the better for this artist. UA-cam will recognize we are enjoying the videos and it helps the algorithm get the videos out to a broader audience!
i was watching a couple of garden videos looking for inspiration as i haven't had a respectable garden in more years than i care to admit, having had some pretty successful ones over the years. my mother was an urban gardener but more with houseplants as she only had a few window sills and the space under them, so i developed a love of plants and nature thru her. anyhow i was working on some small collages and the videos were just running and here i am. i have to say i am blown away by the content and the style tho i have only watched 2 of them so far. i can only imagine that i will enjoy the rest of them as well, i intend to watch i've subscribed and will get notifications. i don't have any feedback on some of the questions you asked at the end of this video, the ones i've watched i wouldn't change anything. truly enjoyed listening, there is a lot of info tucked in with your narration . looking forward to the other videos. thanks for making them!
Welcome! I'm glad you stumbled upon the channel. You will notice that the latest videos have been more interesting than the ones from years past. I'm trying to post only videos that are worth people's time from now on, even if it takes much longer to upload new things. Hope you like the new ones to come!
I love your poetic and visual journey you take us on. You are suck a talented teacher that makes me excited about about gardening. You are a magician with a vision into the past.
I just discovered you and your channel a couple of months ago. So far, I love everything you've done. I especially like information on germinating seeds, designing and planting which plants where and why. I also like the history. Really, just be you. I have always purchased plants but, now I have some seeds, a tray and a grow lamp. I look forward to this new adventure. Thank you for all the work you do to share your passion.
spectacular! It is such a joy to see the cottage garden in bloom through the season. I wouldn't change anything about your content.I do enjoy the folkloric aspect of your work, as well as the scientific information. I can't critique these videos. They are all so brilliantly full of art and information. I was particularly taken with the view of the garden from the attic. It did look like an abstract painting, and also reminded me of The Unicorn Tapestries. Your gardens really are masterful, as are your videos. I am grateful for your content. I know I rarely see them right when they come out, but that is only because i like to give myself a solid block of time to fully absorb them without distraction
Oh my goodness....I had NO idea just how much I have MISSED you and your amazing videos, Siloé! I'm planning to spend lots of time catching up on videos from the last 2+ years! 😊
I love the history of the plants! I love the quirky nature of your gardens as they develop. Thank you for the specific tips on seed sprouting, and practical growing tips; soil type, pests especially and harvest.
I love how your poetic nature finds expression in so many ways! Thanks for sharing them with us. I agree with other commenters - I like both the long stories with historical backgrounds, and the shorter videos as well. Your creativity shows through in all of them, and I'm happy to watch anything you make!
I enjoy the variety that you have on your channel. I listen and make art. I learn a lot from all of them. In one of your videos you said something about not making the planting into a funeral home design. I’ve always gardened and never had the expression for this. The pickle video and the crowd nearly breaking through the floor was funny. You have also planted the same succulent ground cover that I have and you gave me good ideas about using it between my walkway because it’s walkable. All in all I think your variety draws in a wide variety of viewers.
I love all videos I watched so far. I love gardening, documentaries and art so I felt like I finally found content that speaks specifically to me. To be honest with you I never thought about the orgins of a specific vegetable but I am so glad you decided to add this to your videos. What a creative way to educate your audience. I vote on you continuing to make videos this way. You are very talented and interesting person. Your style is unique and refreshing. I wish you were my neighbor or friend too bad you don't live in California. I have forwarded to at least five of my friends your video about the history of lettuce it was the second video I watched and I was blown away. This might not be important but when I was watching the lettuce video with my five(5) year old son, he ask why you pick such sad music. I didn't had that feeling the first time I watched the video but after he said it I couldn't stop feeling like sad. I know silly but wanted to share this as an observation. Sharing a recipe was so unexpected but it was fun and a great to learn a new way to eat those delicious veggies. I know I am going to try the recipes you share. Thank you again and sorry for the long message. Sincerely, Anamayra
I also loved the history of the vegetable and how different cultures used it. I also loved the beauty of each shot even the background was enjoyable. I didn't know you painted! So cool! You are a life long scholar! I hope we all will be!
This is my first time watching a video from you. I'm subscribing and I watched the whole thing! I don't have a garden, but this was so cool and artistic!!! I've learned so much. :) Thank you.
The documentaries are actually what brought me to your channel, so I don't have the perspective to compare to your older videos. The history is probably my favorite part of them, but one of things I love is how you weave the different subjects (history, science, culture, gardening/care, food/recipes). It helps with attention burn-out which i sometimes get when watching long information-packed videos when they stay on one complex facet for too long. Also, regardless of which aspect you focus on, your sense of humor shines through in both your scripts and your editing and its delightful!
I agree with the others who commented. You are a true artist in so many unique ways. It's not all about pleasing others and giving them what they want, it's more about showing and sharing the world, your world, through your artistic eyes, which makes your videos so uniquely special, and quite interestingly different than any other gardening channel. You have a lot to offer, and it's best to just be yourself. You may not always know what a difference you make, although I have no doubt that you and your ways will affect people and cause them to think, grow and change, slowly and surely.
I literally came here to say the same!!! I love what you’re doing and how you’re being yourself. Your romantic vision and view of the world is beautiful and captivating. I found myself smiling and gently breathing while watching and learning/listening to you describing things
Truthfully; It's not really your specific content so much as it is the way you present it. It is your obvious passion, coupled with your genuine desire to give that passion to others that has kept me patiently watching and waiting for another offering from you to arrive.
I suppose it might sound corny but you are the reason I watch your videos with such delight. It is not everyone who can lay their soul out in front of an audience the way you do with such obvious pleasure. Your openness deserves recognition.
Thanks for doing what you do.
Incidentally; the garden looks incredible!
Thanks man! I must say that on the other side of the screen here it can be hard for us to understand the friends we make. I would hope people enjoy the videos because they enjoy my company, and hearing that you think this is the case makes all the difference. It makes it worthwhile! Also, glad you liked the "wild" garden!
@@suburbanhomestead
Just keep doing it your way; it works!
I loved all three of your documentaries. I love the history and the quirky details as well as the music and graphics, the whole thing. That being said, I have also at different times binged several of your shorter video's and loved those. I've learned tons and enjoyed watching you learn and grow as a gardener. You have a wonderful personal style. You need to do whatever inspires YOU, the rest will come because you are VERY talented.
Thank you Karen for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad to hear the older short videos are still worth binging. I will take this in consideration for future plans.
Perfectly said..
This is said exactly how i would have. You are amazing creator!! From your quirky details or how you say things, to your clothes style.
Love it all!!! Wish we were real life friends
"If each flower that blooms is a note,
each day the garden sings in a crescendo,
forming ever more complex harmonies,
and at times,
cacophonies of excess."
Muito obrigado Siloé :)
Your videos are a delight,
and your words are wonderful and joyous.
Thank you. I’m glad to hear this did not go unnoticed.
From a child at age 10, I have been growing in the garden .Now I am 50 years old and still loving my plants
I just love everything you're creating. You are an amazing artist, gardener, musicien and story teller. But I have to say I learned a lot about techniques in gardening from your videos, very interesting. Thank you Siloe.
Thanks Sabina for sharing your reaction. I'm glad you have learned practical things also with the videos!
@@suburbanhomestead Your are welcome Siloe, yes and I'm a gardener myself since over 25 years and since 5 years I use permaculture. I think the contenance of your videos is just fabulous. You should have millions of membres on your youtube channel. Greetings from France, Sabina
Ditto! You have a pleasant calming voice. Keep up the good work! Love the cottage garden 💐💜☮️
I’m new to your channel and I realize this request for feedback is a few months old. I did have an idea: I’m very interested in the way you talk about the design elements of a beautiful, interesting, intriguing garden. I would love to see you walk through other gardens and point out the design elements that work well and why they work -layout, materials, plant choices, sound, etc. The way you tie in art and history and a sense of place into gardens makes a lot of sense to me. My goal would be to try to take that learning to my own backyard garden design. I really enjoy seeing your own gardens and I especially appreciate the perspective of how they mature over time. In addition to that I’d also love to hear your thoughts on other either public or private parks and gardens. Maybe, “here is a spot that I love and let me tell you why it works and what I see happening here.”
Thanks for the feedback Meredith. I did think about doing videos similar to what you are describing. I may try to do one later on and see if there is broad interest from the community.
I also think this would be a great idea. I would love to learn about how you view a garden and see if I can use your observations to practice that for myself in my space. I don’t know if you have watched Arvin Olano but I love how he analyses interior decoration in a way that helps me to understand its components.
@@suburbanhomestead I'm totally interested, great idea Meredith! Please release next album soon... Taproot is so good... 💖
Perfectly said Meredith that's exactly how I feel. So ditto 😁
Beautiful! I always love your eye and your artistic point of view
Awesome, Bro! Glad to see you stopping by my friend! You are getting quite the production with fruit trees. I'll have to get more pointers.
I find the documentaries fascinating personally. I like that you go between history and your own plants instead of just one or the other. They're beautifully researched and shot. As much as I love gardening and your personal gardening experience, I do feel like having specific subject videos show exactly what parts you feel are most interesting or important. It gives a lot of insight into your personal interests and philosophies which is always interesting for me. I enjoy seeing what people feel are the most impactful things in their view. I find your videos restful and beautifully shot. No matter what you go with I think it will be a success.
Thanks for the thoughtful response, Holly. You are probably my core target audience that understands the unconventional approach I'm going for. I concur that the mix of personal and public, macro and micro is what gives these videos a differential. Showing my personality through them, which is naturally pensive may be what brings people like you to cherish the content. I don't know how compatible it is to bigger audiences, but I'm trying. Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your reaction.
Yes agree
I enjoy your videos for the beauty in the animations and in general. There is a calmness that isn't in a hurry to stuff as much stuff as possible but rather invites tangents to the story.
UA-cam is full of videos with tips. I prefere your magical storytelling much more. The amount of love and care you put into your videos oozes out through the screen and is probably the best thing about them.
Thank you. This is what I suspect the core viewers of the channel prefer as well. I wish I could make those complex videos a bit more often (at least once a month) but I may have to do them a bit shorter, and still hold on to the relaxing pace. I'm always worried about the tangent, that are not 100% essential to the story, but they provide color. I'll see if I can find a happy middle that works, even if I have to cut back a bit on the animations :-(
I love these long documentaries, so calming and filled with so much knowledge. Also love hearing the birds in the background.
Yes, longer documentaries! But also the shorts. I like seeinf how you have changed from using plastics, but at the same time not wasting them but using til they naturally expire. And I like seeing the practical steps of soaking, planting, up-potting, and hardening off, while you tell some history or legend from another time, place and/or culture. Then the planting out takes on more meaning than just my efforts. And I feel a part of the stream of human history.
Aside from my feedback on the video format, I just wanted to say that the cottage garden is absolutely beautiful, and it really is a testament to the hard work and thoughtful garden design that you've put into it.
Thank you so much. It is always an unexpected surprise even for me who planted these things.
Totally agree!
I really like the documentary style videos but I do miss your shorter videos. A mix of both would be great!
Thank you, I think I will try to do a few shorter videos still with documentary narrative
@@suburbanhomestead All your hardcore fans love both your short practical videos and the long documentary-style. As for me I prefer the short format, just because I try to limit the time I spend on youtube. But I think you don't really need to sacrifice the depth of your documentary videos nor compress all that information in a few minutes. Maybe you could just split them in shorter parts, this would also make you able to post more frequently...
I love your videos. How do I contact you? I'm interested in doing a gardening podcast too. I'd like mentorship
Personally, I have a newfound interest in history and your productions are nothing short of FASCINATING!! Your creativity in the production room is so impressive, too! Far superior to most content on big networks as well. Your personality and interests shining through makes everything riveting for me.
I can add chicory to pastry! I just realised as an edible garnish either onto scones or a decoration to open sandwich! Thank you for the idea! What a Summery idea! 😊
The cucumber one was amazing
#1 Your personality and enthusiasm is why I watch. Your corny sense of humor too. #2.Something about you is like Mr. Fred Rogers and I loved him. #3. I'm terrible at gardening. I lose interest in it around the end of July, however I love your gardening info and the demonstrations where I can see how plants transformed over time and with that transformation the hard work you did paid off in the long run, specifically in this cottage garden. Love it all.
So happy to hear that. I completely understand the loss of interest after July, especially with the invasion of mosquitoes. :-) October is when things get enjoyable again for me. Thank you so much for your feedback.
Starting from the end, I personally don't find anything that needs to be changed in your format. I've watched countless gardening/agri/horti videos, and honestly....not everyone who has access to a cam and internet should be posting. YOUR content has value all in education, videography and and narration.
That being said, the cottage garden is what I am striving to accomplish in my front area since words cannot begin to describe my disgust with wasted time, energy and petrol for mowing.
Mom! I hope she knows what a treat your presentations are and we're as proud of you as she is.
I never realised this was your mother’s house. How special 💙
same here
We do love the well-researched videos, but these more informal tours are delightful, and would encourage you to explore more. Plus they shouldn't take so much production time, (though we all appreciate your artistic skills in your longer form documentaries). As always, love the passage of time and progression of the garden throughout the year.
Thank you so much Summer! It certainly was a bit of a break to edit this one. Nothing like the last ones. I still see intrinsic value in the docu ones, that's why I keep on keeping on despite the odds. Happy to know you see value in them as well. Can't wait to see your place transform into the botanical paradise it's destined to be.
Watching your video gives me the urge to get some bulbs for spring planting.
Because of this beautiful video, I’m currently watching crazy history of lettuce. I enjoy almost every video you’ve ever made. I greatly enjoy history so getting the scoop on where food comes from or how it started is fascinating. We now have such a disconnect with food these days, we need our brains tickled leaving us wanting more.
Thank you for letting me know. This reassures me that I need to give the documentary format a bit more time, as I've seen legitimate interest for this approach. I'll try a few more and hopefully people are as interested as you were and look forward to future installments. I may try to keep the story at 30 minutes max, because I don't know if the 56 minute length of the cucumber one resonated as much.
I honestly can't think of anything to change about your videos. Each one is a work of art, engaging, informing, full of surprises. There are always helpful tips to remember; just enough. I wouldn't want you to become just another how-to-garden guy. I enjoy and benefit from those types of channels, but yours is such a unique gift to the community. I would love it even if I weren't interested in gardening.
Your presentations rival and excel over commercial efforts that no doubt took a whole team many months to produce. I can see the generosity of love and dedication you pour into each one. I'm glad you are what you are and always excited to see that you've put forth another wonderful work of art for me to wonder at.
Oh yes... and did you paint that floral mural you're standing in front of as you speak? It's absolutely lovely. 🥰
Thanks Cindy! That warmed my heart! Yes I did paint the painting in the background several years ago. I felt it was appropriate to use as backdrop for this cottage garden video. I'm happy to hear you understand my odd way of building a "gardening video." I whole heartedly agree with you that there are several great UA-cam friends who do a phenomenal job with practical and to the point videos. I feel that if I did it that way it would fall flat. It just is not my personality. I'll have to figure out ways to continue these unique pieces and still attract a bit more traffic to make the effort worth while. Upload frequency is still important for the algorithm. Thank you for providing personal feedback that goes beyond numbers and graphs.
One of the few garden channels with a narration equal to the loveliness of the plants
This video makes me long for spring. And also my own land to plant flowers on. How dreary this time of year is, but hearing the birds chirping in the background brought me some joy.
Hello Siloe! I'm so glad to see you posted again. It was nice to see your first garden, it's beautiful.
To answer your questions - I absolutely loved your in depth documentary style productions. You Tube is full of gardening videos but your new approach is quite unique and different, I haven't seen anyone else talk about vegetables in that way. I honestly believe you deserve millions of views.
I'm a gardener too and while I enjoyed your old videos and your own experience with growing things, I found the new ones to be the next level and the most interesting. I enjoy the history background, the folk and cultural aspects. Your production style, which I find to be top quality, is just a cherry on top. I don't mind that those videos are long, I happily absorb the information and appreciate all the research you put into it.
What I would like to see in the future is more of your fantastic productions with some shorter videos like the one you posted today because I'm still curious about what you're up to in your garden 🙂
Glad to see you here once more Lidia. It is always nice to recognize those who are watching. Makes youtube less cold. I 100% agree with you in terms of the channel's differential. There is plenty of capable people with better communication skills when it comes to make practical to the point contact, and while it may be what the majority looks for, I hope to create a channel that is cherished for its uniqueness. I will see how I can modulate the style so it is still feasible to do and post more often. Thanks for stopping by!
@@suburbanhomestead I keep coming back to your channel because it is different and unique. If you could still produce the longer detailed videos every couple of months or so and then add some shorter ones in between, maybe once a month to keep the algorithm happy, then I would be really happy too haha! But I'm sure I'll be happy to watch anything you come up with ☺️
I watched beets today and was quite fascinated with the history - especially the connection to abolition of slavery - animation was beautiful, loved the tangents, learned from the planting tips. I’m very likely to view the others soon.
I like how your podcasts are ever-changing, and I appreciate the historical, in-depth ride you are taking us on right now. When the process is no longer fun for you, it will be time to move in a new direction. The stories you present, such as the man who took salads on the road, stay lodged in my memory. More so than the scientific information, and that surprises me. I like the familiar aspects that pop up in your videos such as the outdoor plant cages, germination station and food preparation details. It helps to keep the plot moving. I am not very technical, and much of your care and work with graphics and puppetry probably goes over my head, but catches my attention and is unique. I do miss your songs, and your previous garden. It was wonderful to take a trip back there today!
Glad you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I had a suspicion that old time subscribers wanted to see how this place had changed. Thank you for describing to me the things that capture your imagination in the videos. I will try not to lose that core in the coming videos even as I try to adjust some things so I can produce them more often. Thank you for watching Maureen!
Hello Sir, I just learnt of your channel and lo & behold, I'm fascinated to see your talent, to put it in a simple fashion. You are creating magic with your hardwork & intelligence. Today, not only did you earn a subscriber, but you also did inspire.
Love from India! 💕
I cannot overstate how much I LOVE being able to see the garden in each season, all in one video! I especially appreciate that you took the time to show the garden from different angles taking your time, rather than speeding through. Lovely!
It would be wonderful to see you collecting the flowers and creating beautiful ARRANGEMENTS for your home, instead of letting the garden wither . That would be interesting to watch.
So wonderful that you can gift your mother with such a garden!🌱🥀🍃🌻
Alright this may be a long comment so bear with me lol you asked for my opinion and I'm happy to oblige! To give you a reference, UA-cam let me know you exsited back when you made the "Crazy New Tomato Growing in my Garden..." video which was three years ago and I've been watching ever since. What made me stay was how unique you were from the rest of the gardeners that I've subcribed to and watched on this platform, and if I could describe you to a stranger I would tell them it was like time traveling back in time and watching someone tend to their plot from another era. It's just the way you speak and carry yourself, your sense of fashion, the way you upkeep you're home and your choice of recipes from the food growing out of your garden that give me thoes vibes and I'm all here for it.. I've convinced myself that I've found a gem and I feel blessed! I watched you in the beginning (not only because of what I already mentioned above) because you gave me inspiration to keep going in my own garden. I was about to give up because I was facing too many mold problem and bug issues and the hard work that I've created to just all be destroyed made me sad.. But seeing you go through it too didn't make me feel alone, and the way you addressed the issues with such a calm manner gave me hope and I told myself well if he could do it then so can I! All the content you produce.. The mini documentaries, the history and tips on certain vegetables, the recipes, you're music and just updates on your garden are gold because you're in them. YOU and your brilliant mind is what makes this so patiable, informative and entertaining and I'm sure the rest of your subscribers are thinking it too. So keep the videos coming whatever it is, I'm willing to be patient and wait until the next time you upload because I know they will be worth it.
Completely agree with your comment.
Thank you so much for the thorough reply. This is precisely what I asked for. You may not quite know how much more helpful it is to hear from real people like you rather than graphs and watch time averages. You show me the aspects that are not measurable, but felt about the content that makes it worth producing. While I would love to maximize the exposure on these videos to make all the effort more sustainable for me, I think you know that as long as there are people like you who truly cherish this odd way of doing things, I'll keep making them out of passion, whenever possible. Thank you for the kind words.
I don't know anyone that explains the history of plants and culture. I love history!!! Having a mix of all your passions for plants makes it interesting.
What I resonate most with: regular day to day gardening in a zone 7b. Seed saving, seed and bulb shopping, in process videos of things the way they are in real time. I learn so much watching your videos!
Thank you for letting me know your honest opinion. Real time videos are not quite what I like to do, but I hope you still enjoy the formatted videos with practical things I’ve sprinkled here and there that I’ve found most useful.
Every new video from you MUST be watched! It was so nice to see the original gardens again…and to see the progression over the season. It has certainly grown into a beautiful haven for your mother to enjoy!
As for feedback, I will watch whatever you put out to us because of your creativity, knowledge, and artistic design qualities. Your editing, animation, narration, music, and graphics are all superb. I very much enjoy the longer style videos that include history and culture along with your personal garden, recipes, and tips for gardeners. However, the shorties are no less appealing. In a nutshell, your ever-changing format and imaginative creativity will always be my draw to your extraordinary work. You are extremely appreciated on so many levels! Please continue to grow as Siloe!…and THANK YOU.
Yay, glad to see you again.
I could listen to you talk or read until I fell asleep. That's not saying you're dull. You are relaxing and zen. I will watch them all. Numerous times.
That is a great thing actually. Thank you for the feedback!
Don't listen to us, most people want everything and nothing. Do what you enjoy! And quite frankly I like the variety of topics you cover and the versatility of your shows is why I enjoy your show so much.
I love your artistic nature and gentle approach to the science of gardening. YOU are a Godsend to new gardeners , like myself. You bring me great joy and peace when I view your videos. By far, the very BEST of the BEST in gardening on UA-cam 🥰
The garden is gorgeous Siloe! I like both short ones and the long documentaries. I will watch everything you create cause I like your style. Cheers!
Thanks for your continued support, Alda!
I don't know how you do it, but your veggie docs are superlative in all their complexity. I really really enjoyed the Brazilian background video you made quite a long while ago. I've watched that several times. And your 'retro' style animations are so fascinating. I have no idea how you make them but it's totally good stuff.
Just do your thing, man. I watch it all because I always learn something and get inspired to learn more. Your work is always a wonderment.
Glad you like them! The narrative videos are what interest me the most, so I certainly will continue with the concept even if I adjust timing slightly. I see there is a true interest for that kind of content.
I adore the poetry woven through the blooms. It's helping me understand the way a whimsical secret garden vibe really draws me in.
The documentary style gives your channel a unique twist that you don't find elsewhere. I honestly wouldn't change any of them, I like the animations, you growing it, your talking. I really enjoy learning the connection to history of what I'm growing. I also try to do a mix of cottage gardening, vegetable gardening, cooking and preserving. So I love the mix of videos. I think alot of us do these things to be connected to history as well as nature when homesteading. Great listening to and watching your videos!
Thanks Carly for sharing your thoughts. I certainly don't want to lose what makes these videos unique. I feel a lot of the core subscribers share your view. Thanks for letting me know.
I'm new to this channel. However loved the narration with beautiful garden. It's relaxing and soothing, kinda therapy. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I hope you like the other videos, including the latest 3 documentaries
I love both your older videos and the newer documentary style videos. Learning about veggies from your in-depth videos has been a joy and absolutely fascinating. But, I also love the shorter videos showing how you develop your garden. Your love of gardening is contagious and the joy gardening gives you is apparently in everything you make, whether it be because of the hard work you put into a long video or the love you put into making a recipe with your harvest. As for practicality ... well, there are a million gardening how-to channels all focused on quick and practical information. While I appreciate it when you give direction about how to best grow certain seeds, I also want to see the magic, joy and wildness. It's like a cottage garden - there's a foundation of practicality, but the results are a breath taking wilderness.
All that said, if I had to choose (i.e., you were only willing to do one or the other), the longer documentary style videos are stunning and captivating. Is it possible to mix things up a bit? Either do a mix of the documentary style videos and garden updates? Or, even do a mix in terms of how in-depth you are (i.e., shorter educational videos)?
Either way, I'll keep watching. I don't have a garden (apartment dweller without a balcony) and it brings me so much joy when I can live vicariously through you. You make gardening seem both magical and attainable, which gives me hope for when I'm finally able to have a balcony or outdoor space.
Thanks Anne. I'm glad that you can garden vicariously through the videos. Part of my goal has to provide a place of escape to those yearning for nature. Yes, I might do a mixed approach, perhaps shorter documentaries and a few videos on garden design wouldn't hurt, as I'm working to build my larger garden into something closer to this old garden. Thank you so much for sharing your thought and giving me great insight and practical tips!
This has given me so much inspiration and has made me feel comfortable in the time it takes to create the garden.
Thanks. Time is everything.
I also appreciate you asking what we thought about it
Being interactive is why most people are watching UA-cam instead of TV
We want to see what we want to see and we have so many options
As a creator you need to choose what your passionate about so it doesn't come off boring like reading from a book
But working with your viewers in some way like your doing is great
It gets more people to comment too
And you know what ways to go
Great video much love xoxox
Thanks. Ultimately videos are to be received by someone. If it doesn't engage the viewer it failed in its core purpose. I'm always happy to hear feedback.
I love ALL of your videos. I understand the algorithm thing, but please don't be a servant to it. DO what YOU love! Gather garden geeks while ye may! One of the things I love about you is that you're different from everyone else. You have so much to offer. I love the documentary style AND the short videos. I am an ornamental horticulturalist and flower farmer. I learn facts and see plants I've never seen before I started following you! You be you!
Thanks Sharon. I really wish I could disregard the algorithm, and to an extent I can, because this is not my main job, but more and more, if you don't do what the algorithm wants (especially frequency of upload and addictive uploads) it just stops showing the video even to people like you who loves the videos. My hope is that people truly enjoy the videos enough to return every so often to check new uploads. But that is like swimming against a current.
I appreciated the professional level of editing and animation to present information that is then mixed all together in a story form becoming the vehicle to inject passion for a particular garden plant. The odd and weird things are what i found interesting. I think what sets you apart is your in depth videos.
Good to know that. I will still try to put in the odd and weird here and there. Thank you!
The animation from your previous videos is unbelievably impressive in how creative and professional it is. I remember thinking I couldn't imagine all the time and thought that must have gone into it. My favorite videos will always be the garden tour videos like this one. I would keep checking back for new ones. Great job!
Thanks Daniel. People have suggested me to do garden tours in the past, but I finally got around to it, and so far I see that it is a hit. I may do them here and there in the future when there is a reason to show how things change. And thank you for appreciating the time and effort put into the longer format videos!
I concur with the comments made so far. Your videos are soothing, interesting and so very enjoyable. I appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to produce them. Although I appreciate “how to” videos in their own right, you are certainly creating some special stories that are distinctly different and help bring out my own creativity. Many thanks.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback!
I loved your lessons on cottage garden design, the animation, the horticultural science, your growing tips, the myths and fables around plants, the history and social impact of plants, your style of clothing and your interiors and love of antiques, the care taken in filming the garden, your music, all aspects of your videos are marvelous. Most vloggers do not plan as much as you do and seem to be ad libbing and those types of videos get very tired, the sort of thing with hasty rapid fire up beat speech, garden tours and the gardener tasting the fruits on camera ..but then again it is obvious that you work a lot harder at making your videos and it has to pay so that you go on doing what you do so well. I hope one day you'll be the most successful garden vlogger in the world.
You’re videos are absolutely perfect for me in every way. But since you asked, I especially love the garden/art videos. But that is because I am also a Artist gardener. I just love all you do. I appreciate the tips, plant selections, tours, builds, art and the shorts. You did a video recently where playing cards followed you down the stairs and you adorned a hat. That whole scene made me clap with excitement. I really enjoy the whimsy, beauty and fairytale like feel your videos have. Your videos have become my go-to every morning to start my day off right. Thank you so much! 😊
I really enjoy the documentary style videos. The combination of history, art, and gardening offers a unique perspective.
Keep being you. Your uniqueness is why we found you. Tailor your shows to your mood du jour, we will enjoy the journey with you.
Your story telling is amazing. I like how you mix the history with folk lore with gardening tips.
I LOVE your longer form documentaries. My 8 and 6 year olds also love them--they especially love the parts that include fairytales!
I have got my first succeed stratification in my effort for planting native trees in my garden! Stratification which I learned from you, Siloe, when show it to us how do it in your lavender case. Thank you for that episode again.
I'm really happy to hear that. The method is quite useful for growing some plants.
Hi Siloe, I think you're in depth approach to the latest videos are fantastic! I love the history, the animation and pretty much everything about the videos. The only problem with the last one was it's length. It's not that I don't like long videos but sometimes it's hard finding the time to watch them! I really don't want to you to change anything you do because your videos are sublime! Please keep up the good work, hopefully more people will discover your wonderful videos, I thought it was really nice of Summer Rain Oaks to share her admiration for your videos and giving you a shout out.
Siloe, the quality of your videos is impressive. I never would've thought that it would enjoy the history of plants so much. I think your encourag to watch those videos is what helped get me to watch them, then I was hooked. So much appreciation for your work. Thank you.
Thank you!! I love your videos! Here’s what I like: cottage gardens, plant identification, history, mythology, music, color, mysteries, your appearance, and for your videos to last 30 mins max each. Please keep up your beautiful work! All the best, John
Thanks so much for your sincere request for feedback. I just love the personality, heart and creativity of your new work. I'm a home gardener who loves to cook, and any information that helps in this journey is much appreciated, the history and culture insights greatly enrich your work. Thank you, thank you.
What a wonderful feeling it must be to see your old garden flourishing. It's unique to be able to move on knowing what you've done is still evolving. I've been watching your video's for a while but never commented. Your work is unique and please do continue on the path you are taking with it, were are all learning so much.
I enjoyed this very much. I was reminded of my life in Kansas City, MO. where I had issues in the past with my cottage gardening...not from pests, but from neighbors who didn't understand. I still had wide expanses of closely mowed grass. Most people said they simply did not understand , as all they had EVER known ...was turf. I was contacted by the city, -- yet all of their city regulations were being followed, such as 11 feet of roadside mowed clearance, (which actually IS their responsibility to keep mowed, lol ). Most of the neighbors were curiously enchanted with my bounteous garden. I gave tricorn squash as gifts for the "grouches"... These were enourmous, by the way bc I had used a bodkin to thread kite string through their stems which dangled into jars of water. This made these fruits huge. Folks told me they didn't know how to tackle the processing, so I traded cooked and frozen squash. We geared down for moving, and people enquired for details, and for seed, etc. Overall, I think we all gained from it. Blessings !..
I’ve been having a hard time lately and seeing your garden makes me smile! I’m feeling hopeful for spring!
So glad to see how the old homestead is doing! I enjoy the documentaries a lot, and watch them more than once and counting ... But I missed seeing how your new homestead is doing. I, for one, could never keep up with a daily/weekly youtube channel, but even a summary of the season later in the year can be both enjoyable and helpful. I tend to miss stuff during the summer, being so busy in my own garden ... but, during the winter, as I get into the nitty gritty planning for next season, it is helpful to be able to watch how others fared the previous season. YOU, in particular, have been the inspiration for many of my gardening practices today ... From planting flowers IN the garden with the vegetables to using twine to fill out trellises -- your challenges with wildlife (and solutions), and so much more! Your artistic point of view is always appreciated -- and I often wonder at all the hours you must put in. Thank you very much for all you do!
I like the animation of the new approach and the history of how a certain vegetable came to be. And, I like your design style in the garden so much and the way you add structures made out natural things! I do not see what you see and the possibilities in things like you do. Once I see what you’ve created I’m in awe and it opens me up. I truly enjoy all you do! From color palette to planning out a space to the creative structures to add whimsy!
Love to see creators making videos their own way!
Whenever a new video from you pops up I still see it, even if they're not coming out very quickly. I also, go back a watch older videos, like this one, to revisit certain design ideas.
Your work is very inspiring and I hope to continue seeing your videos ☺️
I’ve always enjoyed all your videos and your expression of creativity, however it shows up!
Wow! Your comment: “If each flower is a note, it forms …”. That was a very epiphanal statement👍🏻🤗
You definitely have a very unique & wonderful presentation style!! What a lovely home & garden!!
Thanx for your videos. In my view, they are quite balanced and well produced. Do not change anything: just be yourself 😊
I appreciate that!
Siloé, this new approach you've taken with your videos is so brilliant! Your creativity is above and beyond. You are a true artist and I would describe you as a Renaissance man. I can't pick a favorite part of the videos. I'm someone who really values history and context. I wouldn't want you to omit any of it. I love the way you've combined the history with your personal, practical experience. The folklore is kind of creepy in some ways, but still very interesting! The cultural and global impacts are also hugely important. I discovered your channel last year and really enjoyed it, but must admit that I haven't been keeping up with you this season as I got sucked into an over-focus on current events. But too much of that has proven unhealthy for my heart and mind and I will now be catching up with your videos. Such a respite! Thank you!
Hi Siloe.
I was remembering the first time I was watching your videos and I remember you doing from garden to table and that was very much your kind of stile. My opinion. 🙏
This is exactly the kind of garden I'm trying to cultivate at the new home I bought in 2021. It's frozen solid winter here right now, and lush gardening videos like this help me dream and get through the snow months sanely. My favourite part of the videos, other than just seeing colour and greenery, is your advice on garden design specifically with flowering perennials/self-seeding annuals. Also I'd like to say that I appreciate your calm, gentle personality and narration.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
I have followed you forever, even before I had this account. I know I'm late to the party, I don't always get notified, so occasionally I miss things.
I love how you make gardening both a story and an artful expression. I think you put a lot of work into everything you do, including your videos.
I'm glad you're not over practical. You have a different style than most, that's what makes your channel so interesting.
I enjoy the documentaries. I personally love the garden design type videos the most. I have limited computer access, so can't always watch a long video, but sometimes I enjoy it. It's "TV" for me.
I wish I could financial support your work, you definitely deserve it. Perhaps one day.
Your narration has such a writerly quality. Love the poetic spirit that helped your garden grow. Please keep producing longer documentaries, but maybe brief seasonal peeks at your garden would help fill the time between. Quality of your content is astounding!
I love your story telling, research information, artist’s perspective, nature appreciation and enthusiasm. I wonder how one person has the talent to do all this great work. I would love to see your creative process down to the computer software that you use for animation and story boarding, favorite artistic inspirations, your painting lessons learned over time, best (and failed) plant combinations, woodworking plans for your painted planting structures, seasonal maintenance for the gardens…I so appreciate the intricate details and the sublime beauty of your creations. I am so glad I found your channel, Siloe! Do you have a blog about your process? So impressed, Jeanne Marie Groene, Louisville, KY
multi talented indeed
Dude I think you've nailed a really unique formula for really informative and engaging videos. Keep making videos the way you want you have good instincts.
I love your videos so much! I am appreciating them more and more over the years as you have developed your unique style. I love your use of language - you are an artist and a poet. You are generous with your time and gifts. I could re-listen to these videos on an infinite loop!
I love your documentary style. The story telling and visuals. I learn so much. I also like the focused videos where you show how do grow a single veg or flower. Or how they affect each other.
Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it!
I found your pro's and con's to be the most honest helpful information I've ever been given. Small tips are big to me. You've saved me years of trial and error. Science always matters.(❤️Your gardens are the best).
Remember to give a thumbs up 👍🏼 to Siloe, the more thumbs up the better for this artist. UA-cam will recognize we are enjoying the videos and it helps the algorithm get the videos out to a broader audience!
Yes. Thank you so much it really helps for youtube to share the content. Commenting also helps a lot!
I love to share them on my facebook page too, it's a gift I give to my friends, to watch his videos.
i was watching a couple of garden videos looking for inspiration as i haven't had a respectable garden in more years than i care to admit, having had some pretty successful ones over the years. my mother was an urban gardener but more with houseplants as she only had a few window sills and the space under them, so i developed a love of plants and nature thru her. anyhow i was working on some small collages and the videos were just running and here i am. i have to say i am blown away by the content and the style tho i have only watched 2 of them so far. i can only imagine that i will enjoy the rest of them as well, i intend to watch i've subscribed and will get notifications. i don't have any feedback on some of the questions you asked at the end of this video, the ones i've watched i wouldn't change anything. truly enjoyed listening, there is a lot of info tucked in with your narration . looking forward to the other videos. thanks for making them!
Welcome! I'm glad you stumbled upon the channel. You will notice that the latest videos have been more interesting than the ones from years past. I'm trying to post only videos that are worth people's time from now on, even if it takes much longer to upload new things. Hope you like the new ones to come!
I love your poetic and visual journey you take us on. You are suck a talented teacher that makes me excited about about gardening. You are a magician with a vision into the past.
I just discovered you and your channel a couple of months ago. So far, I love everything you've done. I especially like information on germinating seeds, designing and planting which plants where and why. I also like the history. Really, just be you. I have always purchased plants but, now I have some seeds, a tray and a grow lamp. I look forward to this new adventure. Thank you for all the work you do to share your passion.
I just love watching this. I never get tire. Sighhhh it's beautiful. Brings tears to my eyes because of the beauty and nostalgic memories. Thank you.
spectacular! It is such a joy to see the cottage garden in bloom through the season. I wouldn't change anything about your content.I do enjoy the folkloric aspect of your work, as well as the scientific information. I can't critique these videos. They are all so brilliantly full of art and information. I was particularly taken with the view of the garden from the attic. It did look like an abstract painting, and also reminded me of The Unicorn Tapestries. Your gardens really are masterful, as are your videos. I am grateful for your content. I know I rarely see them right when they come out, but that is only because i like to give myself a solid block of time to fully absorb them without distraction
Oh my goodness....I had NO idea just how much I have MISSED you and your amazing videos, Siloé! I'm planning to spend lots of time catching up on videos from the last 2+ years! 😊
I know I'm a few months late but I loved all sections of the videos. My favourite part was the history and the art style on the graphics.
I love the history of the plants! I love the quirky nature of your gardens as they develop. Thank you for the specific tips on seed sprouting, and practical growing tips; soil type, pests especially and harvest.
I love how your poetic nature finds expression in so many ways! Thanks for sharing them with us. I agree with other commenters - I like both the long stories with historical backgrounds, and the shorter videos as well. Your creativity shows through in all of them, and I'm happy to watch anything you make!
I love the sounds of cicadas ☺️ it’s the quintessential sound of summer for me 🎶
I enjoy the variety that you have on your channel. I listen and make art. I learn a lot from all of them. In one of your videos you said something about not making the planting into a funeral home design. I’ve always gardened and never had the expression for this. The pickle video and the crowd nearly breaking through the floor was funny. You have also planted the same succulent ground cover that I have and you gave me good ideas about using it between my walkway because it’s walkable. All in all I think your variety draws in a wide variety of viewers.
I love all videos I watched so far. I love gardening, documentaries and art so I felt like I finally found content that speaks specifically to me.
To be honest with you I never thought about the orgins of a specific vegetable but I am so glad you decided to add this to your videos. What a creative way to educate your audience. I vote on you continuing to make videos this way. You are very talented and interesting person. Your style is unique and refreshing. I wish you were my neighbor or friend too bad you don't live in California.
I have forwarded to at least five of my friends your video about the history of lettuce it was the second video I watched and I was blown away. This might not be important but when I was watching the lettuce video with my five(5) year old son, he ask why you pick such sad music. I didn't had that feeling the first time I watched the video but after he said it I couldn't stop feeling like sad. I know silly but wanted to share this as an observation.
Sharing a recipe was so unexpected but it was fun and a great to learn a new way to eat those delicious veggies. I know I am going to try the recipes you share.
Thank you again and sorry for the long message.
Sincerely, Anamayra
Reclaimed builds and history sounds perfect with tips sprinkled thrown in
I love your 1900 gentleman style and mannerisms. Your homes are simple and hearken to an earlier age beautifully.
Thanks. I'm just having a bit of fun.
I also loved the history of the vegetable and how different cultures used it. I also loved the beauty of each shot even the background was enjoyable. I didn't know you painted! So cool! You are a life long scholar!
I hope we all will be!
This is my first time watching a video from you. I'm subscribing and I watched the whole thing! I don't have a garden, but this was so cool and artistic!!! I've learned so much. :) Thank you.
The documentaries are actually what brought me to your channel, so I don't have the perspective to compare to your older videos. The history is probably my favorite part of them, but one of things I love is how you weave the different subjects (history, science, culture, gardening/care, food/recipes). It helps with attention burn-out which i sometimes get when watching long information-packed videos when they stay on one complex facet for too long. Also, regardless of which aspect you focus on, your sense of humor shines through in both your scripts and your editing and its delightful!