"Cottage Progress, Planting the Cutting Garden & A Trip Down Memory Lane 🏡 Chateau Chronicles Ep
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- This week is full of exciting updates! 🏡 We make great progress on the cottage renovation, and I have a crazy idea for a cutting garden, bringing some beautiful blooms to life. 🌸 To top it off, I take a trip down memory lane with a special high school reunion, reconnecting with old friends and sharing stories from the past. Join me for a week of hard work, nostalgia, and a little bit of fun!
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Old friends are the best! You’re very lucky to have them in your life.
What wonderful fun memories made with your long-time school friends ❤️
I really have to give it to Bruce and Thomas. They're real professionals in their respective field of work. I admire their hard work and how much attention they put on every project. Seems you got the best Frenchman for the job and imported the very best American for the job. Please let them know this. Never heard of stink bugs until now, lol.😂😂😂 You're very fortunate to have old friends from your school days fly out to see you. Not many of us are that lucky. Very nice video of your reunion enjoying beautiful France. 🇫🇷 ❤❤❤😊
How fun to have a high school reunion visit! A trip to remember for all.
I would forage on your property for leaf branches, foliage & woody branches to fill your vases, then buy 1dozen roses, add only one rose stem per vase, the rose should be cut so it is near the top edge of the vase… the foliage & branches should be taller. Adding greenery to a room always adds freshness🌱🌿🌹🌿🌱 - ( Save 💵💰& be stylish ) - no need to have a floral garden it’s labor intensive to plant, water, fertilize etc. ... I’m sure your plate is already full with many other tasks as a chatelaine
You might enjoy planning a Master Gardener retreat. Lots of gardeners walking your estate would have lots of helpful suggestions.
Walnut trees have something called juglone and some plants will die if planted near walnut trees. I check Google it has lists of what you can n can't plant near them. Good luck. Love your show!!!
Raised beds near the house. Practical and attractive!
Hi , my name is Mimi I just noticed your fountain is really green and thought I would suggest cleaning it then putting some copper in it to keep the algae from returning. You could even get a copper lily pad or swan or something.
Garden: Plant seedlings to be transferred to the garden bed. Prepare to trim trees to allow more sunlight, which will allow more warmth and create dryness. Depending how it unfolds, you may need to install a sprinkler system in the future. Dahlias are an excellent flower to plant too. You’ll have to wait until the fall and may want to experiment with a small dahlia bed given they require a bit more maintenance than other flowers. Plant bulbs! Lots! The daffodils and tulips will produce wonderful cut flowers. Also choose some flowering bushes for color and greenery. Calendula are an excellent choice. They frequently bloom even in winter and throughout the year, plus they’re very hardy. Finally, I recommend lots of Hydrangeas because they’ll flower in shade and filtered light throughout late spring thru early fall and the dried blooms on and off the bushes are gorgeous. You have so many choices!
Check with the gardening volunteer to get expert advice for flowers, etc. She really seemed to know her stuff.
My daughter and I made Indigo cold processed soap this weekend, how cool you saw how they dye fabric with it.
I am so happy to see how wonderful experiences and aventures you are having in your life. That reunion with your friends will be something unforgettable. Abby you have a wonderful life.
Nothing like the bond of childhood friends! I can tell you all had a blast. I don’t think you all changed that much! I could be wrong but it sure looks like it’s Abby in the red shirt and the other 4 friends are right there in the first row from left to right! This was so much fun to watch! ❤ see you next time!
Maybe Bruce can make mesh screens for the windows , to stop the bugs getting in
Hi from Tasmania Australia on the subject of flower garden if I were you with winter coming on I would be getting some big pots or planters and filling with spring bulbs or camellias can grow in big containers . Cut flowers are lovely in side but I don’t think in every bedroom is necessary after awhile they get messy . Check out some good gardening sites or books for other ideas . Love your vlogs by the way. 🙋♀️🇦🇺
Stink bugs are hard to take! Just one can send me into a frenzy! Good luck!
That was a lovely high school reunion. Seeing all of the work in the cottage is great to see. Wow, that calcification is wild.
Flowers need light so plant them in the sunlit area. Perhaps Tomas could build some steps-with a hand rail.
☀️What wonderful progress on the cottage!! And how much fun to have your 40th reunion!! ...Not sure I can wait until June!! ☀️😅💃🏻
How wonderful your high school friends came! LOVED the PG girls!
A flower garden is a fantastic idea !
The calcium build up makes sense since your water is draining through the cliff rock.
The cliff is basically dissolving away.
Walnut trees have juglone! Some plants are sensitive to juglone. I would speak to a gardener in the area knowledgeable about juglone from walnut trees. I love the joy you all share spending time together 💜Deej
You should grow your flower garden in a greenhouse on your lower garden field. That way you can control soil water etc. also go back to brocante and buy the two greyhound statuary for your garden at your chateau !
Thanks for sharing yes have to be careful of the walnut tree limited as to what you can plant so nice to see long term friends come to visit are they Canadian girls they seem to party like us Canadian gals ! Have a great week Abba!
Morning sun; afternoon shade is perfect. Full sun works for many annuals. Look for a Rodales book on Annuals and bulbs. They have lots of great information and pictures too. I also love their book on Perennials.
So fun to have high school reunion. Good luck with bugs.
Pull out the black walnuts while young- bad location and as others said likely will call off nearby plants. You can try to relocate to out of the way… wood can also make for brittle tree limbs.
Great mirror
Oh Abby! Your property is so gorgeous!! I love the pearl bracelet you always wear. Could you put a link for it in your description? If you made it an associates type link you would make $$ each time one of us buys one :).
I give my dogs diatomaceous earth powder in small amounts (about 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon) in their food every once in a while to kill any worms in their gut. So it kills stinkbugs, too?.......interesting. I see the obligatory French beret and Marinière are in order LOL.
It has several uses. It's used on and in animals, dogs, cats, cows, even chickens for mites and lice . It's also used in homes and barns. It comes in powder too.
peppermint spray for stinkbugs
Hello from Portugal !!😊
Hey Abby, could you just sprinkle a bunch of wildflower seeds that are native or good on your area? Thanks for sharing this journey with us.
I cant believe the buildup from that pipe!!! It wasnt that long ago...
For most flowering plants you need an area that gets about 6 hours of sun a day.
Abby I would do a raised garden bed, start small.
Calcium deposit: If you could control it, it would produce interesting sculptures.
Nothing lives near walnuts
Also that calcium is like at Lourdes you can put teddy bears in it and glasses and other trinkets to turn to stone !
Hey,,, Culligan man❣️ always a Project 😅
You need a Dyson Vac Portable we have one on each floor of the house. They are the BEST Expensive
Bummer!!! Looks like some bedroom screens could help??? And maybe vacuum them up instead of leaving them I. Hopes they die after you dust them??? Does the dust cause another cleanup for you??
I just heard that plain old WD-40 sprayed around windows and doors will stop insects in their tracks. I haven’t tried it yet but it sounds like it’s worth a try in a small area. I know it’s greasy so you’d need to take precautions on how liberally you apply it…just a thought…from PA, USA.
Which one were you in the high school reunion photo? Picture went so fast, I couldn’t figure out which one was you. Cool getting together with your friends. I bet you had a great time.
Maybe raised beds for different types of flowers? You know that KISS principle? Keep it simple silly. Your wonderful garden nurseries Wii give you good advice too .
Get your flower friend to help you out with a flower garden.
I was wondering Abby about your new fountain it looks like it is covered in moss. Sorry i couldnt find a nicer way of asking you what happened.
What about a wildflower garden that will resow it's self every year.
Hello from Pennsylvania. I would love a Q&A with Thomas (Toma). Do you think he would do one?
Abbey, how are you liking the antique marble sink in your new bathroom? Is it proving difficult to keep clean?
Stink bugs are there too .
How does Tomas know so much about everything?
Stink bugs. They came off the field next too you.. that was harvested.
It looks like an Alien
The calcium reminds me of the tartar build up on our teeth.
👋🏻🧑🦳🤶😀🤗🍁🍃🍂 😳Abby, isn’t that stuff for the stinkbugs poison, and you aren’t to breathe it? Wear a mask! Yikes! It can hurt your brain.
The garden is so beautiful! So, is that natural calcium in your drinking water? Incredible build up.
Fun! Fun friends. Good for you Abby. It look like lovely weather when you all were out and about.
Thank you for the update and fun Vlog.
Do you think there is a cave system under your chateau?
Abby,I hope you’re careful when using diatomaceous earth…you need to careful not to inhale it.
The calcium deposit was fascinating. But don't you think it's kind of unfair to ask Thomas to do it, considering his back is giving him trouble? Especially on camera. He's a young man, probably still thinks he's immortal, and doesn't want your viewers to think he's a wuss. I know you're his employer, but considering French culture, what do you think about asking Bruce to offer him a small lesson in keeping your back healthy for the long term? Wow, your stinkbug problem is way worse than mine. Does the diatomaceous earth make any difference? Any kind of vacuum will do the job. Mine are down to just one or two per day, and those I just herd onto a flat piece of paper and escort them outside. As for feedback on the cutting garden - plant flowers where ever you like but make it easy on yourself, and plant perennials...that like water. How nice to see your high school friends!
Good grief.😐
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