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Thank you, Niall. For some reason, many gardeners stop filming in the winter which makes no sense to me. I'm often busier in the winter moving things around and trimming things back than I am in the summer. I'm extremely grateful to you for the year-round coverage of your gardens. Take care, DA
It's a blessing and a curse combined! I have all the space I could want to experiment and to enjoy being in it. At the same time, I constantly look out and see more stuff that needs to be done! Oh, and there's the messy areas because I just never get around to them! 😂😂😂
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Such a transformation taking out all those conifers and that view of the fields is just lovely. So worth all the hard work. I vote for the edible hedge!
I have really enjoyed your videos over the last year. This is my second time watching this one as I am longing for spring. I wash the trunks of my silver birch tree and it looks beautiful, especially at night with moonlight on it. I saw Alan Titchmarsh washing his and it's a great idea.
Thanks for showing us your garden. I really enjoyed the tour. I have recently planted a tiny Hazel contorta bought in a pot from the garden centre, like the tree you showed right at the end of the video. It was lovely to see one in your garden in a larger form.
Thank you for the tour Niall. It is good to see the layout of your (huge) space as well as the amazing amount of work you have managed to achieve over the winter.
Now I'm definitely longing for spring even more! My mood is swinging between hibernation and let's have spring already these days, especially with the weather being either frosty of very rainy. Well, we'll just have to give in to those feeling I guess. Lots of garden jobs to keep me busy over the winter, so spring will come around soon enough ;-) I love what you've done, opening up those views and letting more air and light into the garden. It looks so different and more truly garden like already. The garden sure is loving your attention and care, showing its colors and beauty even more! Debbie P.S. Yes, definitely binge-watching your videos 😀
Hi, I stumbled on to your channel as well and I'm glad I did. Very Beautiful Place, the layout is awesome. Maybe a tour of your house someday and what you have going on around it. Videos are Beautiful and it really shows what hard work can accomplish. Looking forward to seeing more 🍀😁👍
This was wonderful! You’ve certainly been busy over Winter. The garden is looking amazing at it was lovely seeing the structure of those amazing trees before they’re clothed in leaves.
Many thanks! Yeah it's been non-stop and I'm fairly exhausted now! 😂 I want to get a load of the big structural work done while the garden is quiet and then hopefully I can just enjoy the spring and summer months!
@@niallgardens we’re not surprised! There will be plenty to enjoy in the coming months, that’s for sure. We’re very much enjoying following your journey. Thanks for taking us along on the ride. 😉
@@geoffanddebshipton6797 You're more than welcome! I love being able to stay in contact with regular subscribers like yourselves - the connection is brilliant! ❤️
This is my first time tuning in to your channel. This was an excellent tour. You've worked so hard and it looks brilliant. I love the pace of your video and your explanations. You're very articulate and it makes the tour really easy to watch. I love the 'Wedding Cake' tree. Thank you for sharing.
absolutely love your gardens. I live in Rochester, NY, USA, and purchased my home about 5 years ago. I've been slowly trying to develop my green thumb. Your place looks like a slice of heaven. So peaceful! Please keep posting!
@@niallgardens thank you! you've given me a lot of inspiration! Thankfully, everything I planted last year survived! Now onto planning new projects! =)
Never mind the Echiums! I planted a Cornus controversa 'variegata' earlier this year for a customer too. I share your love for them. Your garden looks incredible, Niall!
Love it!! Right now it is snowing copiously where we are here in Canada. It is lovely, though. Under a cozy blanket watching with glee your garden tour. Amazing g!! You really are a presenter 🌷👍👏👏👏🎩. Good for the Lundrn Pune trees. Great view you got now. Can’t wait to see more of your updates. Co granulation!!
Wow, you have been very busy. That massive boundary hedge coming down is really going to reward you and the rest of the garden as the light finds new places to be. Well done.
Cheers Andrew! Yeah my poor husband is driven crazy with me commenting on every time I see light across the garden, or how much brighter it is, or how much it'll help, etc...!!! 😂😂😂
Thank you for the Tour of your lovely garden Niall. You certainly have been busy, saved yourself a load of money too. I had a huge Leyland Cyprus in my garden, cost several hundred pounds to have a tree surgeon in. Certainly does let in much more light with it gone.
What a beautiful garden and a charming man, a great combination. I just found you and look forward to going back and catching up on your journey. You're inspiring me to get back into the garden. The new three story townhouses on my southern easement has depressed me so much I've stayed inside, now I'm looking for shade plants to replace sun lovers. Thanks for the inspiration. Good wishes from Houston Texas
Cheers for such an awesome message! Really glad to have you here. Definitely get yourself back out into the garden. Sorry to hear about the new townhouses shading out your garden, though I have confidence that you could create something really special and bespoke with shade-loving plants. Let me know how you get on!
Interesting tour. Some things I really liked, some not, but it’s nice to see someone as passionate as you are. I like that your garden is divided in different “rooms”. It doesn’t give it all away at first glance.
Great content! Amazing editing. I was wondering if you could make a video regarding the type of plant life that can survive in an Irish garden. My sister will be moving to Galway soon and she wants to replicate her Meditarranean garden in her next posting. The US has plant growing zones, which I know isn't a thing in Europe so I was wondering if you could give a quick overview of what should do well in a future video. Kind regards💚🇮🇪
Thanks so much Emerald, I love hearing when people enjoy the video! I can certainly bear that idea in mind - I've got an idea in the pipeline that might just fit with that!
Niall its beautiful,you have done so much work,the pond looks fantastic,great work in the birch area. Loved the blue tit coming out of the birdhouse at the start. Thanks for a great video, and a great tour of your gardens.
Thanks Lorraine! It's so nice being able to share with you how I'm getting on - especially since you've been a long-time subscriber so you can really appreciate the changes and how the garden is evolving!
@@niallgardens i sure can,big time you have got hard at the place I'm sure previous owners would be so delighted with the new life you have given the place. Well done Niall.
First time 👀 watching from California. I visit Ireland every year( hoping to this year too) . Unsure where your garden is but hearing you speak sure makes me miss my friends in Derry! Love the garden.
Thanks so much! Hopefully things will improve soon and you'll be able to get back across for another trip! I love California btw... only been once, but really enjoyed it! Just stunning!
Naill. You’ve been very lucky to inherit so many lovely trees. As you know we both have a conifer issue. But you for sure have more to deal with than me ! Great to open up the view of farm land. Love the ponds you have and different styles. Reducing the height of hedge next to the polytunnel allows so much more light into the new veg garden but whats left hide sufficient amount, so the p/tunnel doesn’t seem so overbearing. From your photo you posted in the week. Im jumping to conclusions that it maybe for the new raised beds ! So looking forward to those going in and being planted up. You work so hard, not only rewarding yourself but us also. You’re becoming or maybe already have become my new favourite gardening channel. Knowledge, presentation, ease of viewing and mostly total enjoyment. The only down side is (just being totally greedy here) only one video a week. But perhaps thats why it makes your uploads extra special.
Thanks so much, always love your comments! You're absolutely right, the raised beds are coming... very shortly (I'm working away in the background! 😃 I'd love to make more videos, but alas, I'm not sure my boss in my day-job would be happy! 😂😂 That is such a kind thing to say - I'm loving making the content so that people like yourself can share in what I'm doing. It motivates me to keep going with it because I know that people are watching, are interested, and care about the garden... kinda like we all get to share a little bit of it.
That new intro is something else Niall - fantastic stuff honestly. The story you told about the Cornus is beautiful, and I don't just mean what it meant to you, but the actual story of it over the year, really amazing. I agree with you on the beauty of the Betula Pendula (another cool name!) in winter - I love the way their tips become almost a sea of red when there's lots of them (and I say that as someone who spent about two years of my life cutting down birch trees on Heathlands!). Really cool to see how everything is related to each other and joined up - I hadn't realised how everything was laid out. There's so many other things I could write about but I don't want to write you an essay 😂 - suffice to say this video bought me a lot of joy, I had a massive smile on my face the whole time. Absolutely love to see this.
Hey JB! Thanks for such an awesome comment! I'm really fortunate to have inherited so many mature trees without having the 10-20 years wait for them to really come into their own. Sounds like we're both tree fans!
Such a lovely garden! Today I had my first butterfly AND my first bumblebee on my balcony this year (I live in Sweden, in case someone think it seems late) and I was so happy to see them come visit my flowers for a little meal ^_^
@@niallgardens Thank you for replying! Yes, looking for spring signs is what I live for each spring!! :D And yes, climates are so different, if I watch gardening tips on TH-cam or like BBC's Gardener's World, I always have to add like a month to when they say it's okay to start sowing or planting things, haha.
Lovely tour Niall I have a huge smoke bush (tree) and it’s gorgeous when in full colour. Around the pond at the back you can also plant some Lucifer or crocosmia they are super easy to look after and self spreading. So nice your mom comes over to help out. Did you shred a lot of those tree branches? Holy the opening up behind the poly tunnel is a fantastic view. You should be very proud of yourself it is a work in progress yes but what a work ✌️🇨🇦🐝 safe 🧑🌾🥕💐🌶👍
Thanks so much Ali! Yeah I really love the smoke bush - it's just one of those plants that seems to have everything. That's hilarious that you mention crocosmia because I forgot to mention it! There are already was some, which I dug up, divided into about 16 pots and a lot of it will be going back there! Great minds think alike!! Yeah a lot of the branches were shredded, and there's still a good bit to go. Thanks for the kind words - it's really nice being able to share with you how I'm getting on.
Oooh my god Niall you have been busy, I love the wedding cake tree but unfortunately I don’t have the space, the garden looks great already, can’t wait to see it in the summer, brilliant job on cutting down the trees ,your right it makes a huge difference.
Thanks so much Ann! I'm trying to think if there'd be something that would stay much smaller, but that would give you the same feel as a wedding cake tree... I'll keep thinking!
Oh no ! Those poor echiums. Same thing happened to me a few years ago so when someone gave me a few echiums back in august last year , they went into pots and into the tunnel, in fact when it got really cold they came inside the house, just in case. So now they are still alive and soon to be planted out . Hope your two with the green shoots survive. Tour was great , the Leylandii removal triumph, you seem really pleased with your efforts and so you should ... can't wait to see how thing progress this year. (BTW I'm Keith, Annie is my wife , username is confusing I know..😆)
Hahaha! Hi Keith! Yeah it's made such a positive difference cutting down the leylandii trees, though I've got A LOT more still to go! They're all around the perimeter of the garden! Great that you've had success with your Echiums. I'm not going to be put off, and will try again, but will be doing exactly the same as yourself. I really want to get some of those whopping flowers!
Looks lovely Niall - such a nice space in the secret garden. I couldn't quite see the full small pond but it might be worth putting in a little ramp incase any small animals fall in so they can climb out (you might already have this and it was out of shot). Keep up the fab videos!
Hi Thomas, thanks for the lovely comment! Yeah I've actually got a series of different sized pots, etc... around the inside edge of the pond, plus it's stepped rather than a straight drop-off so it gives the creatures that extra little bit of help!
Beautiful garden. Surprised how much you can get done in winter. What zone are you? I am in zone 5 central Indiana USA and basically hibernate till spring
Thanks Lyn! Yeah, so some of it has been chipped up and used as path materials around the polytunnel, the logs are stacked in between the trunk stumps at the min as a temporary boundary, though they'll get cleared away. The rest, well.... it's in a HUGE mountain still to be processed! 😂😂😂
I'm actually not too sure what the overall colour scheme will be. I think it'll vary from spot to spot, but the one colour I'm not a huge fan of is yellow!
could you write the name of the horizontal branch tree in your front garden? i want to look it up and i tried to look but don't think i have the spelling correct - it sounded like welling tree but i don't think i have it right? thank you!
i wonder how true is it that the warm air of the Gulf Stream from the mexican gulf goes up to hatteras crosses the atlantic and passes thru the other side of your country ireland bringing warm to your land even in the winter, and on to norway disappearing completely north of murmansk in russia?
So! Because this is where we live, we actually had to study this in geography class when I was in school! You're 100% correct, the Gulf Stream makes the irish climate a temperate maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. We're really very lucky with our climate, except that it makes it difficult to get a suntan in the summer! 😂
Yeah they're so fast-growing. Great at the start, but they need constant, and quite strong, pruning and clipping otherwise they become monsters! Believe it or not, in the UK there are now laws concerning leylandii and high hedges because it's become that much of an issue!
Most of them have been left as a mulch, but the area where I was sitting actually has a little patio so I'd like to clean it up so it's a nicer surface to sit and stand on.
Hi Jeffrey! Yeah it was a daunting prospect to say the least - between the change it was going to make, and sheer workload of it. But I'm glad I went for it... I've got loads more to do in the Autumn!
I am interested in more videos of your beautiful space. It's so nice to see an established garden which I hope you won't take out too much. Hand movements seem a bit distracting....fyi😊
I've got lots planned for the rest of the year so hopefully you enjoy it. Afraid the hand movements are gonna be here to stay because that's just my personality!
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If you’ve enjoyed watching this video, or you like the channel it’d be amazing if you’d share it on your social media and let other people know. Let’s keep building this community of ours! Thanks everyone! ☺️
Happy Spring everyone! Hope you enjoy the tour of the garden. Leave your questions down below and I’ll answer them! 😃
Thank you, Niall. For some reason, many gardeners stop filming in the winter which makes no sense to me. I'm often busier in the winter moving things around and trimming things back than I am in the summer. I'm extremely grateful to you for the year-round coverage of your gardens. Take care, DA
Your videos are beautifully shot, great editing and production too. Keep it up, this channel is gonna grow.
That's really kind! I'm hoping the channel will grow - I love making the episodes and the community of subscribers is brilliant
I am so envious of the amount of garden you have 😁😁😁
It's a blessing and a curse combined! I have all the space I could want to experiment and to enjoy being in it. At the same time, I constantly look out and see more stuff that needs to be done! Oh, and there's the messy areas because I just never get around to them! 😂😂😂
Me too hahaha
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I respect that you showed your "failure!" All gardeners have plants that don't like their setting and die. Beautiful gardens!
Yeah I like being able to show lots of the garden, plus a little bit of 'me' 😃
Such a transformation taking out all those conifers and that view of the fields is just lovely. So worth all the hard work. I vote for the edible hedge!
Thanks Emily!
I have really enjoyed your videos over the last year. This is my second time watching this one as I am longing for spring. I wash the trunks of my silver birch tree and it looks beautiful, especially at night with moonlight on it. I saw Alan Titchmarsh washing his and it's a great idea.
Thanks for showing us your garden. I really enjoyed the tour. I have recently planted a tiny Hazel contorta bought in a pot from the garden centre, like the tree you showed right at the end of the video. It was lovely to see one in your garden in a larger form.
Wonderful! What a gorgeous hazel to have chosen!
Thank you for the tour Niall. It is good to see the layout of your (huge) space as well as the amazing amount of work you have managed to achieve over the winter.
Many thanks! Really chuffed that you enjoyed it!
Very nice video and huge garden.thanks for sharing. Here to give my full support
So nice of you, thanks so much! Delighted to have you on board!
Now I'm definitely longing for spring even more! My mood is swinging between hibernation and let's have spring already these days, especially with the weather being either frosty of very rainy. Well, we'll just have to give in to those feeling I guess. Lots of garden jobs to keep me busy over the winter, so spring will come around soon enough ;-)
I love what you've done, opening up those views and letting more air and light into the garden. It looks so different and more truly garden like already. The garden sure is loving your attention and care, showing its colors and beauty even more! Debbie
P.S. Yes, definitely binge-watching your videos 😀
Hi,
I stumbled on to your channel as well and I'm glad I did. Very Beautiful
Place, the layout is awesome. Maybe a tour of your house someday and what you have going on around it.
Videos are Beautiful and it really shows what hard work can accomplish. Looking forward to seeing more 🍀😁👍
Quels changements , il y avait du boulot , bravo !
Merci beaucoup Roger!
Looks beautiful Niall 🌸🦋🌸
This was wonderful! You’ve certainly been busy over Winter. The garden is looking amazing at it was lovely seeing the structure of those amazing trees before they’re clothed in leaves.
Many thanks! Yeah it's been non-stop and I'm fairly exhausted now! 😂 I want to get a load of the big structural work done while the garden is quiet and then hopefully I can just enjoy the spring and summer months!
@@niallgardens we’re not surprised! There will be plenty to enjoy in the coming months, that’s for sure. We’re very much enjoying following your journey. Thanks for taking us along on the ride. 😉
@@geoffanddebshipton6797 You're more than welcome! I love being able to stay in contact with regular subscribers like yourselves - the connection is brilliant! ❤️
This is my first time tuning in to your channel. This was an excellent tour. You've worked so hard and it looks brilliant. I love the pace of your video and your explanations. You're very articulate and it makes the tour really easy to watch. I love the 'Wedding Cake' tree. Thank you for sharing.
Welcome aboard! That's such a lovely message and I'm super chuffed that you enjoyed the video!
I like your garden, it is going to be interesting to follow your work.
Thank you very much!
absolutely love your gardens. I live in Rochester, NY, USA, and purchased my home about 5 years ago. I've been slowly trying to develop my green thumb. Your place looks like a slice of heaven. So peaceful! Please keep posting!
Thanks so much, and good luck with your own garden!
@@niallgardens thank you! you've given me a lot of inspiration! Thankfully, everything I planted last year survived! Now onto planning new projects! =)
Never mind the Echiums! I planted a Cornus controversa 'variegata' earlier this year for a customer too. I share your love for them. Your garden looks incredible, Niall!
Thanks very much! It's fully in leaf now and looks awesome!
Great video tour. Wow!! Hard work paying off your lovely Estate. Congratulations!!
Thanks so much! Delighted that you enjoyed it! 😃
Love it!! Right now it is snowing copiously where we are here in Canada. It is lovely, though. Under a cozy blanket watching with glee your garden tour. Amazing g!! You really are a presenter 🌷👍👏👏👏🎩. Good for the Lundrn Pune trees. Great view you got now. Can’t wait to see more of your updates. Co granulation!!
That is such a nice message, thank you! That's very kind. Hope you continue to enjoy what I'm creating (in the garden and on video!)
I enjoyed the tour of your garden.
Thanks very much Michael, really glad you liked it!
Thank you for the beautiful tour of your garden. Gosh it must have been so hard getting those trees down - great achievement.
Yes it was! I won't lie, I was very very tired after that!
I agree get rid of the cypress, It is so much nicer to see through. Also what are the small stick and rope around the beds for?
love what you do? looks like it
Wow, you have been very busy. That massive boundary hedge coming down is really going to reward you and the rest of the garden as the light finds new places to be. Well done.
Cheers Andrew! Yeah my poor husband is driven crazy with me commenting on every time I see light across the garden, or how much brighter it is, or how much it'll help, etc...!!! 😂😂😂
Thank you for the Tour of your lovely garden Niall. You certainly have been busy, saved yourself a load of money too. I had a huge Leyland Cyprus in my garden, cost several hundred pounds to have a tree surgeon in. Certainly does let in much more light with it gone.
Yeah I was thinking it'd save a lot of cash - though I can certainly see why the pros charge top dollar... I was EXHAUSTED after it! 😂
What a beautiful garden and a charming man, a great combination. I just found you and look forward to going back and catching up on your journey. You're inspiring me to get back into the garden. The new three story townhouses on my southern easement has depressed me so much I've stayed inside, now I'm looking for shade plants to replace sun lovers. Thanks for the inspiration. Good wishes from Houston Texas
Cheers for such an awesome message! Really glad to have you here. Definitely get yourself back out into the garden. Sorry to hear about the new townhouses shading out your garden, though I have confidence that you could create something really special and bespoke with shade-loving plants. Let me know how you get on!
Interesting tour. Some things I really liked, some not, but it’s nice to see someone as passionate as you are.
I like that your garden is divided in different “rooms”. It doesn’t give it all away at first glance.
Thanks for watching! Yeah I love how the garden has loads of little secret pockets. Hopefully you continue to enjoy what I create!
Thank you for the tour, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one just to see the difference.
More to come! Really glad that you enjoyed it! 😃
OMG you have a dream garden
Thanks very much!
Great video! You've given me some ideas.
I'm so glad!
Great content! Amazing editing. I was wondering if you could make a video regarding the type of plant life that can survive in an Irish garden. My sister will be moving to Galway soon and she wants to replicate her Meditarranean garden in her next posting. The US has plant growing zones, which I know isn't a thing in Europe so I was wondering if you could give a quick overview of what should do well in a future video. Kind regards💚🇮🇪
Thanks so much Emerald, I love hearing when people enjoy the video! I can certainly bear that idea in mind - I've got an idea in the pipeline that might just fit with that!
Niall its beautiful,you have done so much work,the pond looks fantastic,great work in the birch area. Loved the blue tit coming out of the birdhouse at the start. Thanks for a great video, and a great tour of your gardens.
Thanks Lorraine! It's so nice being able to share with you how I'm getting on - especially since you've been a long-time subscriber so you can really appreciate the changes and how the garden is evolving!
@@niallgardens i sure can,big time you have got hard at the place I'm sure previous owners would be so delighted with the new life you have given the place. Well done Niall.
First time 👀 watching from California. I visit Ireland every year( hoping to this year too) . Unsure where your garden is but hearing you speak sure makes me miss my friends in Derry! Love the garden.
Thanks so much! Hopefully things will improve soon and you'll be able to get back across for another trip! I love California btw... only been once, but really enjoyed it! Just stunning!
Naill. You’ve been very lucky to inherit so many lovely trees. As you know we both have a conifer issue. But you for sure have more to deal with than me ! Great to open up the view of farm land. Love the ponds you have and different styles.
Reducing the height of hedge next to the polytunnel allows so much more light into the new veg garden but whats left hide sufficient amount, so the p/tunnel doesn’t seem so overbearing. From your photo you posted in the week. Im jumping to conclusions that it maybe for the new raised beds !
So looking forward to those going in and being planted up.
You work so hard, not only rewarding yourself but us also. You’re becoming or maybe already have become my new favourite gardening channel. Knowledge, presentation, ease of viewing and mostly total enjoyment. The only down side is (just being totally greedy here) only one video a week. But perhaps thats why it makes your uploads extra special.
Thanks so much, always love your comments! You're absolutely right, the raised beds are coming... very shortly (I'm working away in the background! 😃 I'd love to make more videos, but alas, I'm not sure my boss in my day-job would be happy! 😂😂
That is such a kind thing to say - I'm loving making the content so that people like yourself can share in what I'm doing. It motivates me to keep going with it because I know that people are watching, are interested, and care about the garden... kinda like we all get to share a little bit of it.
Beautiful garden! Looking forward to seeing you accomplish everything you’ve envisioned.
Thanks so much!
First time viewer and new subscriber. Love your garden, especially and orchard with the daffodils and the pond. I will enjoy watching your progress.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for the lovely message!
Wonderful Video…Garry visiting your channel from Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada and The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead.
Hello! Thanks so much for the lovely message - glad you enjoyed it!
That new intro is something else Niall - fantastic stuff honestly. The story you told about the Cornus is beautiful, and I don't just mean what it meant to you, but the actual story of it over the year, really amazing. I agree with you on the beauty of the Betula Pendula (another cool name!) in winter - I love the way their tips become almost a sea of red when there's lots of them (and I say that as someone who spent about two years of my life cutting down birch trees on Heathlands!).
Really cool to see how everything is related to each other and joined up - I hadn't realised how everything was laid out. There's so many other things I could write about but I don't want to write you an essay 😂 - suffice to say this video bought me a lot of joy, I had a massive smile on my face the whole time. Absolutely love to see this.
Hey JB! Thanks for such an awesome comment! I'm really fortunate to have inherited so many mature trees without having the 10-20 years wait for them to really come into their own. Sounds like we're both tree fans!
Such a lovely garden! Today I had my first butterfly AND my first bumblebee on my balcony this year (I live in Sweden, in case someone think it seems late) and I was so happy to see them come visit my flowers for a little meal ^_^
I'm in Wyoming and not even had that yet. We're not looking at Spring until late May.
Oh wow! You can't beat seeing the first signs of Spring can you?!
Amazing how different climates can be!
@@niallgardens Thank you for replying! Yes, looking for spring signs is what I live for each spring!! :D
And yes, climates are so different, if I watch gardening tips on TH-cam or like BBC's Gardener's World, I always have to add like a month to when they say it's okay to start sowing or planting things, haha.
Lovely tour Niall I have a huge smoke bush (tree) and it’s gorgeous when in full colour. Around the pond at the back you can also plant some Lucifer or crocosmia they are super easy to look after and self spreading. So nice your mom comes over to help out. Did you shred a lot of those tree branches? Holy the opening up behind the poly tunnel is a fantastic view. You should be very proud of yourself it is a work in progress yes but what a work ✌️🇨🇦🐝 safe 🧑🌾🥕💐🌶👍
Thanks so much Ali! Yeah I really love the smoke bush - it's just one of those plants that seems to have everything. That's hilarious that you mention crocosmia because I forgot to mention it! There are already was some, which I dug up, divided into about 16 pots and a lot of it will be going back there! Great minds think alike!!
Yeah a lot of the branches were shredded, and there's still a good bit to go.
Thanks for the kind words - it's really nice being able to share with you how I'm getting on.
Oooh my god Niall you have been busy, I love the wedding cake tree but unfortunately I don’t have the space, the garden looks great already, can’t wait to see it in the summer, brilliant job on cutting down the trees ,your right it makes a huge difference.
Thanks so much Ann! I'm trying to think if there'd be something that would stay much smaller, but that would give you the same feel as a wedding cake tree... I'll keep thinking!
Truly Wonderful....
Thanks so much!
Oh no ! Those poor echiums. Same thing happened to me a few years ago so when someone gave me a few echiums back in august last year , they went into pots and into the tunnel, in fact when it got really cold they came inside the house, just in case. So now they are still alive and soon to be planted out . Hope your two with the green shoots survive. Tour was great , the Leylandii removal triumph, you seem really pleased with your efforts and so you should ... can't wait to see how thing progress this year. (BTW I'm Keith, Annie is my wife , username is confusing I know..😆)
Hahaha! Hi Keith!
Yeah it's made such a positive difference cutting down the leylandii trees, though I've got A LOT more still to go! They're all around the perimeter of the garden!
Great that you've had success with your Echiums. I'm not going to be put off, and will try again, but will be doing exactly the same as yourself. I really want to get some of those whopping flowers!
Looks lovely Niall - such a nice space in the secret garden. I couldn't quite see the full small pond but it might be worth putting in a little ramp incase any small animals fall in so they can climb out (you might already have this and it was out of shot). Keep up the fab videos!
Hi Thomas, thanks for the lovely comment! Yeah I've actually got a series of different sized pots, etc... around the inside edge of the pond, plus it's stepped rather than a straight drop-off so it gives the creatures that extra little bit of help!
I think those are rooks in the trees and that is a small rookery. Enjoyed the journey round your garden.
Ah I think you might be right! 😃
Hi Niall. Supporting you from Canada!
Awesome thank you!
Your videos are so well produced and such a gem. Keep up the good work!
Glad you like them! Thanks for the really nice message!
So beautiful, that was a good idea to let more light in. I'm doing the opposite here in california. I need more shade so im planting more trees.
Ha! In Ireland we'll take every shaft of sunlight we can get!
Mate, really enjoy your channel. Don’t always get the chance to comment, but, I love watching your videos.
Hey! How're you? Thanks - love that you're watching them!
Amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful garden. Surprised how much you can get done in winter. What zone are you? I am in zone 5 central Indiana USA and basically hibernate till spring
Ah yeah, Ireland is much more temperate with mild winters and cool summers - I'm approx 8b so it never really gets hugely cold!
With that bit of inspiration, time to get stuck in!
Ah thanks! Hope your garden's getting on well too!
Awesome! I love the quality. Subscribed :)
Awesome, thank you!
Very nice 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for the look around your whole garden. You certainly were busy over winter. Did you have a use for the timber from the trees cut down?
Thanks Lyn! Yeah, so some of it has been chipped up and used as path materials around the polytunnel, the logs are stacked in between the trunk stumps at the min as a temporary boundary, though they'll get cleared away. The rest, well.... it's in a HUGE mountain still to be processed! 😂😂😂
Beautiful garden rooms. What’s your color scheme besides green? You’ve done a lot of work. That was nice how your mom helped with that rock area.
I'm actually not too sure what the overall colour scheme will be. I think it'll vary from spot to spot, but the one colour I'm not a huge fan of is yellow!
@@niallgardens oh really. Well you have a beautiful garden none the less.
Hello from Serbia...beautiful garden and you are so cute :)
Hello 😊 Thank you for a lovely comment!
could you write the name of the horizontal branch tree in your front garden? i want to look it up and i tried to look but don't think i have the spelling correct - it sounded like welling tree but i don't think i have it right? thank you!
No problem! It's a 'Wedding Cake Tree' and the latin name is Cornus contraversa variegata ☺️
Fantastic! I vote for a mixed wildlife friendly hedge with edibles such as black/red and white currants. Maybe 3 shrubs deep. 👍🙂❤️
Sounds great! I do love the idea of an edible hedge!
i wonder how true is it that the warm air of the Gulf Stream from the mexican gulf goes up to hatteras crosses the atlantic and passes thru the other side of your country ireland bringing warm to your land even in the winter, and on to norway disappearing completely north of murmansk in russia?
So! Because this is where we live, we actually had to study this in geography class when I was in school! You're 100% correct, the Gulf Stream makes the irish climate a temperate maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. We're really very lucky with our climate, except that it makes it difficult to get a suntan in the summer! 😂
awhhh my heart
In my area of the US developers and home owners plant a lot of leyland cypress because they grow quickly. Then they quickly get overwhelming.
Yeah they're so fast-growing. Great at the start, but they need constant, and quite strong, pruning and clipping otherwise they become monsters! Believe it or not, in the UK there are now laws concerning leylandii and high hedges because it's become that much of an issue!
Love the new intro!! 👌😎
Why thank you!
I'm surprised you need/want to clean up all those leaves in the secret garden. Can't you leave them as a leaf mulch?
Most of them have been left as a mulch, but the area where I was sitting actually has a little patio so I'd like to clean it up so it's a nicer surface to sit and stand on.
Nice to see the whole yard in a tour, lovely space, wow all of those trees! Rent a chipper and you'll have mulch for life hahaha.
Thanks so much! Yeah exactly - I've got an electric chipper but I think I need to rent something a bit higher-powered!
Niall
Are you the same Niall as in Busterseed.
Afraid not, different Niall!
I can understand why you did it but it must have taken courage to take down down that section of cypress. It will be worth it.
Hi Jeffrey! Yeah it was a daunting prospect to say the least - between the change it was going to make, and sheer workload of it. But I'm glad I went for it... I've got loads more to do in the Autumn!
I am interested in more videos of your beautiful space. It's so nice to see an established garden which I hope you won't take out too much. Hand movements seem a bit distracting....fyi😊
I've got lots planned for the rest of the year so hopefully you enjoy it. Afraid the hand movements are gonna be here to stay because that's just my personality!
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Thanks!