Laying a Brick Path - Best Option for Vegetable Gardens
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- How to lay a brick path between your vegetable beds. This will make for a neater organic vegetable garden. Using recycled brick is the best idea for your garden path. Support the Channel: www.etsy.com/shop/siloeoliveira or / suburbanhomestead
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Having a beautiful organic kitchen garden starts with good planning. Laying out path that prevent your shoes from getting muddy and give you easy access to your vegetables is essential.
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Created by: Siloé Oliveira - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
As artist myself, This is one of the most unique gardening channels out there. You should have your own Mr. Rogers type like show for gardening. You have the talent and the persona.
Thank you very much for valuing the work I have been doing. It means a lot
He does!
I am an artist too and agree!
Talented man. Please do more gardening topless. Hahahaaha
Rather nice thumbnail thank you. :)
Thanks! :-)
I was thinking the same thing. Didn't see that coming. Got a bit of man meat lol
Best thumbnail so far...
As a former bricklayer, I have to applaud you in laying a recycled brick path! It looks great to me, and I think you'll appreciate how the path ages with the technique you've used :) I particularly liked the parts of Baltimore you chose to reveal in this video, it says a lot about how you view the city. Very cool
Wow! that is a great compliment. I was just trying not to fail miserably with the bricks. :-) By the way, thank you very much for your purchase and for the support!
Of course! Stop motion has always been a big draw for me, ever since I was a kid, and I really didn't want to miss getting my hands on a copy of "Seed of Choice". It's so rare to find stop animation films / shorts, and even more rare to find something with a subject I truly care about haha Your content never fails to deliver!
... but I won't lie, I was cringing when I saw you laying out the bricks all straight and uniform. However, there was relief when you started turning them around to create an organic type of pattern, making it something with interest and character :D 12:48 is a particularly beautiful shot.
I’m mesmerized by your videos and have fallen into a TH-cam hole. I love how you’re explaining everything like a poetic novel of some sorts...
The seed of choice,stop motion animation was amazing Siloe, oh yes and also your brick path looked rustic and elegant, Geez you are so talented, and you don't seem to stop amazing us viewers with it ☺
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Suzanne Fernandes if I could have just a ounce of his energy, artistic eye, I'd be in heaven. My little urban garden is still my piece of paradise though. 😁. Suburban homestead inspired me to do more!
I'm honored to serve as inspiration
You are so talented! You use beautiful words and educate us at the same time when narrating, and I love the way you edit and use animation in your videos. So creative! Thank you!
Thanks. I have to thank my AP English teacher Cheryl Davis for teaching me so much about writing
Excellent videos. You really should be producing your own TV show. I am amazed a the skills you display in your photography as well as how you tie it all together. Well done :-)
Thanks for the positive feedback!
You deserve that & more. As to the stability of the bricks, I had used pavers for this purpose but found that after some time, the sand below started shifthing and the pavers moved considerable and became unstable. I have now built a frame using 2x4"'s - just a thought.
Stop motion animation! That's a lot of work man!
It sure was. You have no idea, my friend.
Your soil looks so great.
aw, I make felt puppets, too. love your little movie.
You’re a funny guy. You have this TH-cam channel doing gardening but you are like a soul still longing to be back in a mother time. You are a writer because you are a story teller. This 2nd hand place takes on a new life through your words. But I love how you take 2 bricks out of your trunk at a time. And how you are not really dressed for the occasion, but dressed in clothes that look like you are just going somewhere, somewhere else but not getting ready to do a brick walkway. I love the red brick added to different structures. I grew up where they made the red brick and our streets were paved in it replacing the cobblestone. I have now watched a couple of your videos and I love how you do transform them into a country cottage garden. Your front yard was beautiful and your flowers just loved it there. For some reason I see you in London many years ago and perhaps living outside the city in a country style cottage. Sort of like the neighbor to the Great Gatsby.
Your video on gardening is such a pleasure to watch, thank you!
So quirky but it all sort of flows and I’m mesmerized. The floofy music is a nice touch.
Thank you!
I so appreciate this style of a brick path, I can relate to your comment on the tutorial videos. When I cleared my yard, I dug up a lot of historic bricks (possibly 1800-on) that used to form a wall of a house. I've been using them everywhere I can, but they're never even. The yard just wouldn't feel right if it was too "perfect."
Siloe turns every forgotten piece of land into a real paradise,fantastic.!!!he has golden hands
what a deeply poetic man! you should really think of writing -- you and your partner are so good at everything you do that we can see from here. metta and respect from India!
Something crazy while I was landscaping in our yard, I actually found a brick walkway under the grass from ages ago, and I restored it! I incorporated it into my garden, and it is the main alley of my layout. I even added more bricks in spots and made garden beds with them.
That’s quite the find.
Love this post! I live in Baltimore county and I enjoyed your description of it! My daughter and her husband LOVE that second hand store btw!
Thanks. Baltimore is like no other city
I live in a cottage in a small town in the eastern part of Oregon. After searching for videos on how to make my life easier by working my garden, I found you. I had a long hectic life in the city. I now just want what you’re doing. Thanks for teaching these things to those younger.
I like your down to earth attitude.Simplicity is the best.
Thank you! simplicity is golden
I love the way every aspect of this video is infused with your artistry, from the words to the patinaed brick path. Very pleasant. Kudos!
Thank you. I appreciate it.
I notice u have very black healthy looking soil right under that grass! how lucky u are. :D
Chris Hansen Yeah. Totally jealous. I’m in Georgia where we have red clay all over.
Most of my soil is naturally black clay/silt because I'm in a river valley and the house is old. I used to live in a newer home before and it probably was infilled with soil when built and it had red clay subsoil. Even though my soil is already ok in comparison, it has become incredible with the addition of organic matter. Our area was known to make red bricks so red clay is not too far. I just have to dig deep enough.
is that u singing?
Pea vines always can make any earth look heavenly 🌱And nutritional. Good choices on the the path and trellis🙌🏽
I don't generally comment on videos, but I really wanted to thank you for this. I recently moved into 'town' and have been struggling to convey how I want to transform my yard. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I want to spend the time - I want to do it the hard way - I want to enjoy the process - I want the long-game end result to also be productive, useful, and very beautiful. Thank you, again.
I’m happy to hear the videos have inspired you in your new garden journey.
No one is going to say it ?
Ok I will , siloe I love everything you do and I watch every video but I
also enjoyed the shirtless episode .
😋
Thanks for watching Jose. 85 degrees in early spring is the equivalent of 105 in summer, I had to.
I have to admit, I had to watch the second part two times, I wasn't concentrating fully on the path/garden/narration the first time... 🙄👌
The thumbnail is was brought me here. I think he knows what he's doing! 😉
So he's a talented artist, and an intelligent educated gardener. Welp Siloe you are my new inspiration!!
I just love and enjoy your channel so much! Thank you!!!!
Thank you Celeste. I'm happy to hear that.
I appreciate all your videos so much. Thank you for all the work you put into them. We find that everytime we put some kind of architectural change into our garden, we are always happy, whether it is building a path of woodchips, making a trellis of some sort or creating a sitting area with shade. These things make the garden more relaxing and beautiful. Like you said, "a special place to nourish the body and the soul" :)
3:20 you have many deaf nettles there. Pretty healthy and multi purpose herb!
Everything looks so elegant. I also enjoy the meditative quality of your narration. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks for showing us some of Baltimore I would have so much fun in that salvage place. Great video thanks.
I'm glad to show you a place that is not the typical tourist trap.
Annie: Lewis ~ Me too, I could spend a whole day there!
Gee these videos are great, such a talented storyteller with so much substance, heart & soul.
I love your approach! I usually find these how-tos so intimidating but your made this accessible.
Wow! Stop motion! Amazing. Tremendously time consuming. It looks fantastic. And so does the garden. :)
Thank you! They do take time, but both things are what I enjoy to do.
Your seed of choice show was so neat. What a great way to inform the next generation.👍🏼👩🏻🌾😊
I'm so glad I found your channel! Thanks for sharing yourself with the world!
Stumbled upon this video randomly and I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with your content! Your production value is through the roof and the watch is just so pleasant. Thank you
Thank you! I appreciate it.
I liked hearing your preference for the haphazard look, lol. It's so nice to have places that recycle building material. Your brick path looks great. It will be interesting to see how it stands up to frost heave over time. That support structure for the peas looks great. Enjoy your peas and good luck keeping that woodchuck at bay! ; )
Thanks. I think we have too much standardization in modern life, so I try to bring a bit of chance here and there. Let's see how the bricks behave.
Wow! I love seeing your number of subscribers going up and up! Your poetic phraseology is charmingly engaging. Thank you for another wonderful video.
Thank you for the good thoughts. I'm really happy there has been a more positive response to the channel lately
Another beautiful episode of Suburban Homestead. Xoxox Makes the Monday morning cup of tea more lovely! Thank you Siloe. As a happy coincidence, I'm off outside now to make progress with our own path and fence!
Thank you! Good luck on the path and fence
Gardens can be both practical and elegant. Excellent video!
That is for sure. All of the rest of nature is like that.
I'm a pottery fan so I gotta say I even loved ur pea collecting bowl!
Yes it is a beautiful bowl. Perfectly made. I found it in a flea market, so that was even better.
I love that you took us along with you through the streets of Baltimore. I would love to see more of that....
I'll try to incorporate local hidden spots when it makes sense
Thank you that would be great!
Catching up on your posts......... Started down the path of a 'food forrest' /home garden replacing much of the lawn (around 6 months ago) and am very inspired by your journey and learnings..... thanks for sharing...... Key message from this post of yours is ... challenges are an opportunity to learn and improve. Thank you!
Great video Siloe! Thanks for showing the Second Chance. I never knew about that one. I did the same thing in my front garden ( East side of the house ) and I, too, wanted my path to look as if it had been there since the house was built in 1930. However, I got my bricks for free on Craigslist. I am basically a dumpster diver and my favorite price is FREE...so I constantly watch for things that I can recycle and get for free for my garden. Love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.
I cannot contest that free is best. I even looked on craigslist but couldn't find any local listing when I was looking.
I was just saying to my Hubby that I would love to go and see your garden, I love your video's thank you so much for sharing your beautiful yard with us. Thank you and Bless You.
I'm happy to serve as inspiration.
Hi Siloé, first of all - THANK YOU for making these awesome videos!! I stumbled across your channel just recently and subscribed right after watching a first video of yours - you really put out very high quality made clips (shooting, editing, commenting..awesome thumbnails, too). Your unique way of commenting your clips with your very calm and relaxing voice is like telling a story and instantly drew me in:-) ..and since English is not my native tongue I am glued to the screen picking up new (or forgotten in my head) words and phrases thru your eloquent way of talking while being mesmerized by your beautiful cinematography! (wow, I even impressed myself with the length of that sentence;-) I am at awe with your talents! I've been watching a lot of your videos now within the last few days and am looking forward to watching the rest every now and then as little pieces of candy at the end of a not-so-sweet-day maybe:D Thank you for sharing all of this with viewers like me! And I'm glad you decided to continue making videos! Cheers from Germany! Stef:)
Btw, I have a balcony myself where I at least grow some food of my own treasuring every little strawberry and chili I harvest:-) ..and every year I wonder if we have enough space to sit there as well in between all of those plants - we usually end up squeezing between the tomatoes and the raspberries;-)
P.S. another really great channel with high quality cinematography you might enjoy is #Talasbuan (a swedish off-grid channel..in English)
th-cam.com/channels/xl_etcRcrFMYul-5N0u1Mg.html
I highly recommend that - soul food for your eyes! :-)
Thank you very much for your kind words. It means a lot to hear this from you. I'm happy to brighten your gloomy days. Happy gardening.
A real poetic brick path! Beautifully aged and so authentic. Your parable was lovely - did you do all the voices? This was a thoroughly enjoyable production. Thank you Siloe. Always with respect from South Africa.
Thanks my friend. I did 3 voices but had help with the other characters.
amazing ! you really do quality work
Thanks!
I just love all of your videos. You and your family are so sweet, your editing and cinematography are beautiful, and your heart and morals are solidly in the right place. Love love love. Thank you for sharing your garden!
U are my twin soul🔥 What a blessing to have a channel like yours to be inspired by.
Awesome! :-)
It's crazy to watch this video now and see how your garden looked five years ago and how much it has progressed through the years
This is one of my favorite videos.
Your back ground music is delightful! Your talent’s are deeply inspiring.Although, I am late discovering your channel I have so much content to catch up on.
I am in years 4 of my own Wild scape Adventure. You have brought exciting and educational inspiration ! I Thank you 🥀
If you paint the fence black - and change the finials it will make a huge difference. Or just painting it black.
I love the wooden trellis tower pea shield. The stop animation is glorious!
Yes it would, but I hate spray paint :-)
Beautifully done, Siloe! It's great to see you back and your channel doing so well.
Thanks Patrick, it's great to have you here. I'm glad that the recent videos have been doing a bit better than previously.
Who would have thought there'd be so much competition in the TH-cam gardening world? lol Your videos truly stand out above the crowd.
Your videos are incredible!!!
Thanks!
Great field trip to the Second Chance store! ;) I love things of the past, the craftsmanship and materials were so much better quality then, made to last. I loved your commercial for the trailer of your Seed of Choice DVD! I really appreciate you artistic creativity Siloé, I suppose because I'm not. I notice and can appreciate every little detail to the movement of the eyebrows on your felt puppets. Thank you, I appreciate all the hard work that goes into all of your videos.
Thank you very much for noticing the details and effort that went in it. Animating real things is something I really enjoy. I wish I could do more of it.
wow, the reclaimed brick really look great!!!!
Thank you. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. If I had unlimited money I would be making this with all my paths.
Everything about this video (and your stop motion piece) was exquisite.
Thank you for the kind words.
That warehouse is amazing! You can't find much of that around Austin Texas, & when u do it's crazy pricey. I love that you can just clear grass with a shovel. Most of us here can get down to maybe an inch until we hit various levels of limestone.
Because there are so many old homes being demolished in baltimore I think there is more raw material. I am lucky to have the soil I do.
I'm getting ready to do the exact same thing in my garden! Thanks so much for posting this video .... really helpful.
Yes! Love from a fellow Baltimore resident!
Awesome
Sir! I am sooooo glad Im here. I thought I was connected to your channel, but realized I wasnt after a friend brought your channel to my attention. SO GLAD SHE DID!
I love, love your videos, I learn so much and get excited because this how I love to garden, just like nature intended, and the method is what I like in gardens, on the wild side!!! Yes!
Wow! That's a lot of work you've done. It looks great now. I didn't find turning my lawn into beds as much work only because I couldn't afford to import a lot of compost as it was a new garden (just moved house), and having heavy clay, I couldn't manage digging in organic matter. Instead I went for the no-dig option and cut the path turf into squares which I upturned onto the spaces that would become the beds, instantly creating raised beds. I then covered the beds in paper and straw to protect them until I could afford compost to mulch. Three seasons later, I am happy that I didn't spend any more energy than I needed to. I love your garden and what you do. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are very, very wise!
Your channel is such a delight. So different and unique and enjoyable. Glad to have stumbled upon you!
Thank you so much!
Your talents are amazing. Thanks for putting out another beautiful and informative video.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words
I saw your post on Patreon. Suffice to say I have watched nearly all of your informative gardening videos of the last 4 or 5 years. There are months if not years of content to chew through for any new viewer, and your master class series is a great intro into your world and vision. I would see no problem with you taking a more relaxed approach to your videos (you have earned it!), however you'd be correct in assuming the YT algorithm does not favor "multimedia channels" (ie, gaming and cooking and crafts, gardening and fashion and homemaking) as apposed to single topic channels. That doesn't mean there aren't ways around it, as there are no rules against having separate channels for each medium, and connecting those channels through your main one. I frequent TH-cam, and it is my go-to platform for good informative content from good well meaning folks (even if it's few and far between). I would have no qualms against making a Patreon to watch your videos, but that may not be the same with so many who have grown to call this platform their 'home', and posting here (perhaps shorts?) may be a inevitable evil if your wish is that your message has a bigger reach. Regardless of your choice, it would be so lovely to see more from you. 🌱❤
Thanks for the insightful reply. Through years of trial and error I’ve noticed that the best approach in TH-cam is to stick with highly engaging videos that cause viewers to want more. Longer videos also pay much more. In other words it is much better for me to do 1 mass appeal good video that gets 1 million views than 100 ok videos that get 10k views. The Patreon videos would be a way of rewarding those followers who are interested enough in me to want to see less produced stuff. And they are the audience most likely to enjoy it since they go so far as to contribute financially to the work. As for shorts they can have mass appeal but they tend not to convert to long form viewers and within my niche they are never going to be viral unless I do it in a way that just isn’t myself. If I eventually do a second channel on TH-cam to release the Patreon stuff it is still a question, but I think 2nd channels have a tendency of diluting the surprise element that benefits the primary channel.
I love the whimsical feel of your garden. I love your big home. What is the size of your lot? I've incorporated many of these ideas in my yard. But trying to cover the ground successfully with plants is a challenge in Texas. I have wonderful fertile soil with lots of organic matter. The problem is the heat too much rain or not enough rain. It is definitely a labor of love.
You are a true talent. You've put in time with your videos and it's so helpful for gardeners. I've also just ordered your DVD. Thank you for offering this work of art!
Thank you very much for you order and support of the channel.
Awesome video. Love the story of the reclaimed bricks 😊
God bless you and keep up the great work!!
Thanks friend. I feel like it is nice to stich in more narrative into the videos
Excellent. Thank you for another beautifully-created video.
New to this channel. I love your aesthetic and varied and constant crafts. It reads idyllic and restful. I put your tower on my to do list for my peas. I know mine will look more shabby than chic but the function is the same. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you and welcome to the channel
Man your videos are so good in every way. Very impressive. I cant believe your not over 100k subscribers. Keep up the great work!
Thank you. maybe one day.
Dayum Siloe, your thumbnail is making it hot in here! :)
Sorry :-)
Oh, no need to apologize young man. :)
Wondering what you do for a day job, because this is PBS documentary level stuff here. Love 💕
Thanks. I'm flattered. I work with design/ video/ illustration/ motion graphics
loved to hear you sing in portugués 🙏❤️☮️🙏☮️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it.
Your video editing and story telling are really amazing, and at the same time giving so much rich information. Loved it!
Também adorei a escolha musical ao final do vídeo. :)
Do you know the name of the song by any chance? :)
I like the finished look of the bricks. Some had moss on them and they looked great! You are an awesome video maker, by the way. :)
Thanks Dennis. They did come with moss already, that is true. Unfortunately because my garden is sunny, the moss didn't survive for long.
Great video, love the weathered bricks, looks earthy
They blend right in.
Greeting from India, i m practicing polyculture too... got so many great ideas and information from you
Your videos are such a treat and this one didn’t disappoint! Fantastic video, Siloe! You always outdo yourself in these videos! Thank you so much for sharing these! ♥️ Romi
Thank you for the kind words!
Como sempre mais um excelente vídeo. Adorei o que você fez com aqueles tijolos! Isso me deu uma boa idéia do meu próximo passo aqui no meu pequeno jardim. Obrigada por mais esse vídeo.
Muita paz e luz pra você.
Muito obrigado! Pavimentar com tijolos funciona muito bem em espaços pequenos.
Beautiful and inspiring
Excellent! I have also come to the conclusion that brick or concrete squares is the best path option for my raised bed garden. This after 28 years of struggling with the crabgrass in the pathways invading my garden beds.
I always remove the grass out of the bed, only to have it back the next year. I’ve tried wood chips, gravel, crushed cement, and other media. Everything grows the grass.
I had an epiphany one day when I left a 12” x 5’ board Laying in one of my paths All the grass beneath it was dead and I decided then and there I needed a hard surface to combat this grass. Well done on the video, I really enjoyed them
I'm happy to hear you concur with this conclusion. (with 28 years of experience). It may be more expensive but it is worth it. And if you can find a free source for these materials it would be worth the trouble of getting it.
I love love love this video. 🌹🌹🌹
Brilliant episode! Don´t know why, but I liked that we could go on the trip outside of your property to "Second Chance" with you, maybe its because it gives a sense of space. "The Seed of Choice" looks nice, a lot of work too, well done!! Your channel has reached 30K subscribers, 10 days ago it was 27K (I think). Kudos!!!! Keep it up! Thank you for making such beautiful videos!
Thank you. I'm trying to do more engaging episodes. And yes there has been a great response in the last 2 months
Great job!!!
Thank you. Love your artistic side in creating videos. Keep it up.
Thanks
I love how artistic your videos are! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Super beautiful ❤️👍
Very nice job.
Beautiful, as always---makes me proud to be a patron 😀
Thanks Helen for your continued support of the channel!
Thank you for another great video!
You are welcome
Beautiful, I love your clip!
Thanks!
Love your show
Your words! Just wonderful!!
Thanks!
Beautiful as always Siloe! ty
You are welcome!
You are so talented and ambitious in your endeavors that you share with us, I will always support your content. I absolutely loved the stop motion animation, it was gorgeous and it must've taken so long to complete.
Thank you! Yes it did take a a long, long time to complete. I do like animating this way, but I don't know if I would do it again :-)