DIY raised bed makeover, beekeeping chats & February in the cottage garden 🌱
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Welcome back to the cottage garden! This month, we're getting ready for spring with a DIY raised bed makeover (get ready to make them look fancy and expensive!). I'll also be sharing my latest beekeeping insights from my class and discussing my secret weapon for tackling algae (it's a game-changer!). Plus, we'll begin the gentle process of tidying up as the first spring bulbs start peeking through!
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My friend kept bees and he would say, “A swarm in May is worth a bale of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; and a swarm in July ain’t worth a fly.” 😂 People would call him to come get swarms that had landed on their property. He would take a bee box in the evening, find the Queen and gently put her in the box and the rest of the bees would follow. Fascinating! Once he saw a swarm coming down a road and grabbed a spoon and washtub and began banging. He said that it breaks up their rhythm and they have to land. It was so interesting to watch him and learn…plus delicious honey! I hope you enjoy this new venture! 🐝
I follow a youtuber beekeeper who does just that.
When I was a little girl we had a swarm of bees in our back yard. Fortunately for the bees a member of our church was a bee keeper. He came and took them to his house.
Cheeky 👍👍👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰💯❤❤❤❤❤❤
That’s so fascinating!!! He’s the bee guy on speed dial 😂🐝
That is super interesting!!
I've watched many years and the transformation of this garden is amazing and a lot of hard work
Thank you ☺️❤️
Been so long since I have been able to sit and indulge in the UA-camrs I follow, and really enjoyed this. Always a breath of fresh air.
Welcome back Cliff x
Dearest Catherine,
I am a very new subscriber. I discovered your channel and have been binge-watching while recovering these last two months from covid.
You are beautiful, strong, creative, hardworking, independent, entertaining, intelligent, talented, thoughtful and grounded, and I love your chatty videos. Thank you for the breath of fresh air you bring and for the hours of company you have given me.
As a cat lover myself, I have fallen in love with your new kittens, and cried over your past loss. My own Irish heritage makes your vlogs particularly sentimental to me. I do a bit of diy, a bit of gardening, a wee bit of hand sewing, and I love to bargain hunt. Congratulations on your two books! Maybe someday you can come to Canada and we'll share a pot of tea :)
I have lots to say, but I will contain myself at the moment. Suffice it to say that you inspired me to get up from my sick bed and order some seeds yesterday, which magically arrived today, inspiring hopeful daydreams of springtime (zone 5a).
xo 💜
That is so so kind of you to say ❤️ that means a lot to me and I really appreciate it! Thanks for subscribing and your kind words xx
Much deserved and you are welcome :) @@DaintyDiaries
So nice watching you work listening to the lovely birds. Another great video, Catherine. ❤
☺️ thank you x
You've inspired me to turn my small fenced in area to a cut flower garden. I've already started cleaning up and planning
AW, well done xxx
That gives the raised beds such a nice finished look ❤
I could listen to you all day Catherine. X
These videos are so peaceful, like a cosy hug. 🥰 It's amazing how the toppers seemed to instantly change the look of the raised beds. Looks great!
Awe that gives me joy to know they feel like a hug 🤗
Catherine I was chilling watching and then BAM the swarm of bees aaaaggghhhh nearly had a stroke LOL
Oh nooo😂😂 they’ll sneak up on you 😂
Collect all those leaves and let them break down .Wonderful compost .
Oh wow, the planters look great. I still have a lot of cleanup in my garden and containers. You always motivate me to get out and tackle a task. And here it is midnight and I want to go outside. Lol
Great video. The beds look great with the toppers on. Thanks again for sharing this with us.💯💯💯🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
A lovely relaxing video, Catherine, which I enjoyed with a cup of tea 😉 Such an amazing difference the toppers make, real fancy now 😊
I was delighted to hear you on the Clare Byrne show the other day, well done. I've never gotten to see you on the telly so was so pleased 😀
❤ watching
Chickens eat a lot of the pests around the bee hive. I let them go all around the hives also put large bowls with marbles in them so the bees have water and it looks so pretty in the garden.
Love the raised bed toppers 😊
Hi Catherine everything is looking realy nice i know next week and each week coming your garden will be so much nicer give the kittys a hug for me have a nice week see you thursday❤.
It's been a long winter Catherine!. So great to see the spring flowers popping their little heads up this spring again and getting back out to the garden and listening to the glorious birdsong. Am in stillorgan and that was some snow on friday! Curtailed my gardening plans for the day.
Good luck with your bee course. I did one in the phoenix park and just love the incredibly fascinating life of the bees. Decided to postpone keeping hives till I'm older as it's hard to travel....they take a fair bit of care...unless you can share care with another beekeeper.
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The snow was MAD! Came out of nowhere didnt it 😂 I’m loving the bee course for sure! Can’t wait to share more
Ooh!!! Look at those plants, I'm looking forward to all those to blossoms....💗🪻🦋🐞🐝🌷spring is just around the corner 🤗🌻
Can't wait! x
The raised bed toppers are a nice finishing touch. I can envision many a peaceful morning, sitting on the edge with a nice cup of tea. 🦋
Hi nice to see your bulbs are up and the birds singing. Catch you Sunday keep smiling. Great to hear about the bees 😊😊
So nice to see the blooming begin once again. Here in the US, it is warming up but we have chilly days always when I want to go out it rains. Basically, we had no winter if you call two days of deep snow with it melting during the day. I am ready to tackle the front of the yard and then the back. Too early for grass cutting just yet. I bought an electric lawn mower and like it very much. Same brand but on a bigger scale for my yard size. The daffodils are pushing up and I see some blooms on the hydrangea. Thank you for the lovely video see you next week.
Ahhh... you really are sunshine on a rainy day! Love and hugs from Vancouver Island ❤
Aww thanks so much for stopping by ❤️🌸
I have a very similar model of that ryobi mower as well as weed trimmer and hedge trimmer and I LOVE them so much. I could never get the gas ones pull started bc they were so big and I didn't like waiting for my husband to start them, and now I'm so happy!
Swarm fun fact: I have gotten three swarms find my garden every year for the past four years about a month apart from each other. I have never kept bees but I do have a prolific garden
Hello from Norway! My garden is covered in about a meter of snow even after a week of rain, so spring will come in May, probably. 🙃 But that's why I love watching you and other garden videos, to have something that gives me ideas and inspiration for when the time finally comes for my own garden season ❤❤❤
When I saw you were growing artichokes I had a quick look on line for you. I saw a lady called Kelly emberg and she was telling you all about them. She was really good and not boring or droning on
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I've only just realised that Iwan from 'Sort your Life Out' is Mr Carrington. I can't believe I've watched him on some of your videos and also on the show with Stacey Solomon, but only tonight I thought they could be the same person. I'm so slow, lol.
Your garden is much further along than mine. I barely have daffodils popping through the soil. Looking forward to seeing your tulips in bloom!
Wow, there is so much blooming already, and the birds sound extremely busy. 😊
great video Catherine always something to do ready for the growing season i bet the garden will look amazing as it goes into bloom. xxx
Can’t wait for full bloom 😍😍
Catherine. Good luck with your beekeeping. That’s one hobby I would never do because I’m highly allergic to bees.
It’s a shame about your allergy ❤️🐝
Happy March 1! Weren’t you saying a while ago that Ireland hardly ever gets snow!?!? Must have been the Leap Day that threw things off. One day closer to Spring!
Yes, very rare to get snow on the East coast but common on higher ground and up North/West
Hi Catherine, your garden is waking up, looks real good. Like your new lawn mower. I found a bee house at Goodwill so read up on placing them to invite pollinator bees to my yard. And the top boards on your raised beds looks very nice. Take care
So exciting 😍🐝 the bees will be a great addition to your garden!
My method of managing a swarm of bees would be to run as fast as I could!!
That’s a good plan too 😂😂
I think the patina on the wood looks good.
I am loving your little garden ❤
Camilias are quite slow growing, but so lovely when they flower. Loved the idea of re-vamping the raised beds with the edging, they look great. We have had practically non stop rain here in Somerset so not gardening for me unfortunately. You have inspired me though to bet my bum in gear as soon as the sun comes out tho! Thank you for this weeks bloggy
Hope the rain has stopped for you and you got some garden inspo 😍❤️
I missed the garden videos 🎉
I have just found your channel as we have just secured our first home and I’m looking for garden inspo and wow your garden is beautiful and your channel makes me so happy! Thank you for the time and effort you put into it 🩷
Awww thanks for the kind comment, so glad you found me x
There seems no-limit to your talents and abilities.just love your raised beds the trim really elevates them .looking forward to seeing your tulips 🌷 bloom.Bulbs are starting to come to life this past week.can’t wait for the weather to warm up.💚
The raised bed toppers really finish them off. I wonder if a strip metal right angle on the corners would give the beds more support on the corners.x
I love your bee updates! If you're looking for a few naturalist books for the year, my top ones of 2023 were Endless Forms: the Secret World of Wasps (Seirian Sumner) and The Nature of Oaks by Douglas W. Tallamy. They truly changed my views on insects and perceived "pests."
Thanks so much for sharing that x
Ever thought of stepping stones for your path to the greenhouse
I sorted that issue by seeding grass that is designed for football pitches
Mother nature is so much more further along in your garden 😅 most bulbs are barely 5-10cm high here
Heard you on with Claire Byrne this morning, recognised your voice straight away ☺️ Hope you were able to get your delivery or let your visitor in 😅
There's a new David Attenborough "secret world of sound" and funnily enough just after I watched your video I watched episode 3 and there's a whole piece about bee swarms, exactly what you were talking about! Check it out if you have Sky 🐝
I love those toppers on your raised beds they look great! It’ll be so nice when you work in those beds you can sit on them.
Raised beds looking good my lawn is still like walking on a wet sponge so watching you doing a tidy up is giving my gardening fix 😀
Awww mine s also like a wet sponge, living to sow some grass seed x
I just came in from garden, what a nice surprise when I got on here. I'm in the states on the shore in Maryland, my daffs are about 2 weeks away from blooming, as I think my Camilla will be too. Your tulips are way ahead of mine.
Eeek you’re nearly there 😍🌸
Ooh the garden is looking good, already. Your getting me excited for Spring. Love the additions to your beds, they look so much bigger. 😊🇨🇦
Wow your plants are super happy
Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤have a wonderful week
Thanks, you too x
You have a cold snap coming and I got a bit of snow dumped on me lol. I'm hoping the little walk-in green house I got holds up to any frost that we may get. I just put seed in last weekend and have 3 more to do this weekend.
What a different look with the toppers on the beds 😍 your garden gets more beautiful every year, you go girl 🌺🌳🌺
Those toppers look great 👍You can sit there with a cup of tea ☕️ and watch the plants grow 🌷🌷🌷😉
Absolute zen!
Happy spring 🌷
Your garden is looking amazing
Love this video it’s soo lovely.Im going to buy your 2 books for a friend of mine who is retiring around may / June and she loves her garden .I think it’ll be a lovely present ??Its been a drab few weeks so looking forward to some happy sun shine .TAKE care xxCollette
I really appreciate the support, thank you xxx
The raised bed toppers are fabulous, what a difference x
Would stepping stones on the way to the greenhouse help? When did you say you built the raised beds? It can't have been that long ago! Loving the toppers though, what a difference they make 💚
Your garden is always beautiful my dear girl❤🐦🙏
Hi Catherine, lovely to see you in the garden. Your garden bed’s look great with the wood caps. Have a lovely weekend
This is so exciting. I’m in southwest Florida and the garden centers are bursting with ideas. I have cherry tomatoes
and herbs which do well here in the winter. Every week will n
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Aw, I caught that little glimpse of Blondie 🤍 🌱 🌼
What a difference that wood top makes to your raised beds x your garden looks fabulous and it only going to get more beautiful x
Thanks so much Rachel!! ❤️❤️
Hi Catherine
Those raised bed toppers are fantastic🤩👍
Another lovely video Catherine. You work so hard in your garden and it shows. Flower bed toppers really finish them off. Power to the bees. Catherine, I haven't heard you mention the hedgehog for ages unless I have missed it.
I also work in my garden every day, I cut shrubs and clean all pots and plant early bloomers in them. The garden looks so much better, I try to push the winter out. I really enjoy what you are doing. It motivates me, too. Look forward to the new season with you, dear Catherine.🙏
Thanks so much 😍❤️ new season is upon us!!
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Heads-up on the Ryobi replacement blade. Make sure it's the exact model OEM part. They are not interchangeable. We have a smaller model and love ours for the same reasons (light, cordless, one battery for all, and can get into smaller path).
It does my heart good to watch this video and see all the signs that Spring is coming. At this moment it is -7 C and snowing in Vermont, USA. The wind is blowing making it feel much colder. We have at least 12 inches of snow everywhere and deeper amounts where it has drifted. However...I know that under there somewhere the plants are waiting for their moment to emerge again and start blooming. Thank you for all you do and Blessings to you Catherine.
Wow you’ve so much snow! But they’re under there just waiting for their time to shine! Hopefully soon ☀️💐
The raised bed caps look very nice. It seems nice to set a mug and maybe even sit on it. I wonder if birds and other critters will like to sit there and enjoy the garden. My food garden is in the ground in the back field. I'm developing landscape beds around my property for the pretty bushes, shrubs, trees, and flowers, all those are in ground. I don't have raised beds but yours are lovely and perfect for your sweet little back yard. I love the greenhouse and that cute little tool shed too. Happy gardening! I'm so happy for you that you are enjoying and learning about bees. I've taken many courses over the years through our county extension office also visited local bee keepers. A friend of mine keeps bees, she used to go catch swarms when people called her but since her husband passed away I think she stopped catching swarms for other people and just takes care of her own hives. She sells some of the honey she gets from her hives as well as the vegetables from her garden.
Wow your friend sounds amazing! All of that work on her own but it must be so rewarding 🐝😍 your landscape beds sound great too!!❤️ happy gardening Maggie thanks for stopping by xx
The Cornish Black Bee is resilient to the disease that has been spreading.
Loved the video and now have changed my weekend plans to get out in the garden around the rugby obs!
Hooray! I'm between appointments and I so want to be in my garden!
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I like the way the raise bed came out very nice . I’m so happy to see you working on your garden again it will get prettier and prettier and bloom just like it always is during the summer ! I can’t wait to get mine starter we are still very cold here in New Jersey but just getting started and knowing spring is around the corner flowers will be blooming it’s such a joy I also have a lot of birds in my yard that’s where I go to relax ! Lovely video Catherine ! As always I enjoyed it ❤!
Wow! The raised bed toppers look great! I can’t believe how much green you already have in your garden!!!!! Everything is still brown where I live. I can’t wait to see how your garden develops this year.
Getting ahead of the gardening this year 😍😍 just keen to get all the spring vibes now!
You really do get an early spring there! What a treat to see your bulbs emerge. Regarding your new mower, I, coincidentally, ordered the same one a few days ago and it's being delivered tomorrow! It's nice to see how easy it is to push.
Looking forward to a full season of your gardening videos! 🌺 🌼☘️🌷🌻
Twinning!! Hope you love it too when it arrives 😍
If the hose split isn't long cut it off and reattach until you find another tube. It won't reach the bottom but at least it will work. I love the garden beds new bench topper. Really dresses up the garden. Nice new mower. We have battery mower also. The battery charges quick and you can easily mow on one charge. Nice tidy up. Yes you need to be a beekeeper assistant. Go catch a swarm and make your own hive. (well I would leave that to the experts) Happy Leap Day from Texas on a cold rainy day.
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Hi Catherine my garden is a mess the tulips and daffodils are coming up I need a good clean up the long summer nights can’t wait 😊
At least spring is on the horizon 😍 your daffodils and tulips sound lovely!!
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It’s starting to wake up! So exciting spring is my favorite season ❤
Love your garden
My husband is a huge fan of RYOBI tools as well. He has a lawn mower that is very quiet and does a good job.
This is fantastic, you are such an inspiration ☺☺☺
Thank you for the tips,You have a beautiful garden❤
Your garden looks so pretty with the little tidy!! Ready for spring!!!💐💐💐😍😍😍
Oh so nice to see this video. It's a cold very windy day here in my part of Connecticut US. Definitely itching to get out in the garden.
Thanks for the heads up re; patio cleaner. Found cheapest is Amazon at the minute, 3 for £25.58. Have a large area to do, so this was great for me.☺Goodness knows when I'll be able to get started outside, it's done nothing but rain for weeks, the garden is absolutely saturated...getting a bit stir crazy round about now!!😂 You've transformed your garden over the years, and it is so pretty and cottagey. Roll on the better weather hey?🥰
Let me know how you find it x
@@DaintyDiaries I definitely will☺
Everything looks so good and coming in nicely . You mentioned about becoming a member .. how do we do that ? Bec x
The birds sound so cheerful. 😊Can't wait to see everything in bloom. I love your new lawn mower. It's so so diminutively cute. 😍
I was unsure what Teasels are, so I looked them up. It seems they are regarded as a noxious, invasive weed, with spikes that can cut you! However, pollinators love them. 🐝🐝🐝
I wonder if they are what we call eryngium in the US?
Can’t wait for the flowers to bloom 😊thanks for sharing 😊
Me too!! So excited 🌸❤️
Make you some corner pieces that will keep the corners secure I'm from U S A love you garden😊
Wow, you're blooming already. I'll have to wait a bit longer.
Hope the time flies and the blooms come out for you too ❤️🌸💐
I have a Ryobi leaf blower it’s amazing one of the best investment in the garden I use it all the time. When my patrol mower dies I’m also gonna get a Ryobi electric one too 😊