Michael Couture You and me both Michael. Actually I do have an average house with an amazing back yard but not to this scale. I hate housework with a CAPITOL P.4 PASSION! I'll do anything to not get stuck inside the house.
Michael Couture couldn't agree more, I say all the time I'd rather live in a trailer on acres of scrub brush than a McMansion with neighbors 5 feet away.
Amazing backyard oasis!!- I finally realized in my 50's that buying stuff and having nice cars and those payments was just not worth it. I spend most of my time at home and over 50% of that time outdoors where I can enjoy my backyard. I would rather invest that money into where I spend my time. I'm slowly over time (4 years in) building a botanical garden of various features and plants. I'm up to 62 different plants , trees, and shrubs with 7 distinct sitting areas on a 1.2 acre plot in North Texas. This is a place where we can have family get togethers for holidays, kids birthdays and build lifelong memories. It has taken a lot of hard work, time and yes money. The upkeep is significant but I wouldn't change that effort for the reward I get when my family comes over to enjoy it. I only have a small water feature but hope to add a larger one over the years along with a putting green we can chip to from multiple spots for a friendly game to enjoy.
Sounds beautiful! You are living the dream. I have 1 more year to go (may it pass quickly) before I move out of the city into a home with a huge yard and start my fruit orchard and veggie garden.
I'd like to see that. I'm about to buy a .75 acre wooded property to put a house on and I want to do the same thing. It's got lots of trees and even a little mini forest but I want to make it feel like I'm 20 miles deep in untouched wilderness lol I just don't know how much I can do with a small plot but yours isn't too much bigger than mine
depends on the size. the trick is don't clean filter when needed with city water. use the same pond water. for algae use UV Sterilizer light , or build in uv light in filter etc.
I am fortunate enough to live in an area where houses are cheap to buy, taxes are low, I'm 1 hour away from Manhattan and I live on a mountain with natural streams and Brooks, waterfalls and Wildlife abundant
I think I know exactly where you live because there is a nice trail as well. SB, PA but I wont say the city because last thing we need are more unruly people moving in.
Don't. The type of development that allows this guy to do this destroys nature. The fact that they called this densely populated is a joke. While the yard is beautiful, it's all artificial. He's selling the illusion of nature. He's bringing in non-native fish that could be hazardous if somehow they were to get into the actual waterways, brought in non-native plants that don't do much if anything for native insect species some of which are very capable of becoming invasive (bamboo is cool looking and can be useful, but it's extremely invasive if not kept in check, pumping recycled water through a pump system that wastes energy, and taking up way more land than anyone needs to do it. you're doing more for nature by being a city dweller in actual density than this guy does.
What I love the most about this video is that the dog didn't even bark. Having an eco-friendly environment is perfect, but a friendly dog, its amazing. I love your dog.
When he started stomping on the stone, summoning the fish and to see them come racing down the stream to his location had me completely floored!!!!!! My mouth was literally hanging open, absolutely amazing vision!!! This guy gives AQUASCAPE PONDS of Chicago, IL a run for their money!!!
Prince Leigh my grandma has a small pond and when she taps the can of fish food on the rocks near the pond all the kois gather around waiting for the food. It's pretty cool how they learn.
the ultimate yard for nature and animal lovers IS the nature. I bought a property that's 120 acres and built a small house on it. I have a creek, a pond, and and lots of wild life.
Evan Wheeler I've finally found a sensible comment on this thread. This guy destroys nature (wholesale rock stealing) and then charges people exorbitant sums of money to replicate it.
Damn 10ft water with that kinda flow, electricity bill for the pump alone would run in the hundreds a month. Talk about nature loving when they are pumping out carbon by the seconds 24/7. By the way how much did you pay for that 120acres.
💯 re: ripping apart rock ledges - I would like to see a video of that area - wonder how beautiful and natural that looks 🤔. And...he kept mentioning bamboo gardens..fertilizing the bamboo...I certainly hope that stuff is contained because it is aggressive and taking over natural habitats on Long Island. Plus why not let the native wildlife take full advantage of this. Selecting which animals get to enjoy it...and stocking the pond with non-native species. And the bit about “securing the turtles in place”....🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
@@theoccasionalvideo always have to take it offensively, obviously people who are not rich aren't stupid and lazy. But the majority of truly hard working, smart, not afraid to take a risk, are the people who come out on top.
I see myself reaching out once I purchase property. This reminds me of nature made spaces from my childhood in Jamaica. This space is simply beautiful.
"You wake up in paradise everyday" is my dream. I'm working on it. I don't have time to do it all at one time but every year I pick an area in my garden to turn it into the paradise one day.
I'm down in south FLA, and doing the same thing on a smaller scale. My pond is about 2,000 gallons, and a small stream about 30 feet with twists and bends and a collection pool. You don't need to collect the sentiment, if you add plants to filter. I also collect rain water in a 1000 gallon container, so I can change or add water as needed. So, my pond only costs me fish food and electricity. Once you do something like this... if you build it, they will come... is an understatement! All sorts of animals have moved in or stop by the yard, turtles, snakes and birds stop by all the time. Keep that in mind! some times, you'll get animals you may not want.
Jeremiah I would love to see pics of your pond. Creating your personal space to incorporate nature in it says a lot about you. Good of course I think. Animal lovers are much more positive people in general but a person who builds ponds and maintains and welcomes nature into his world is the kind of people I prefer to know and hang out with. Any way it be kewl if you would share pics of your creations! I have four ponds. I have 17 turtles a tortoise, lots of lizards, a orange gecko, about 300 frogs ten preying mantis, ladybugs, lots of dragon flies, 22 koi, 30-40 gold fish, 1000 grey mosquito eating fish, tadpoles, hummingbirds, 6 bunnies, 4 dogs, crickets, skunks, raccoons, the occasional coyotes. I love my paradise. I would think I died and went to heaven if I woke up in this garden showcased on video.
@x How old are you? This was done by a landscaping company. A project this size can be upwards of $300k, done by a team of people, over several months. I'd like you see you move those boulders with your "own damn hands". Go ahead. I'm waiting.
john boss at the start of the video the host goes on about how he's dedicated to protecting the environment etc. Next minute he's endorsing this guy's environmentally destructive practices.
I agree. It's also amazing to see the ease and confidence that comes with generational knowledge and awareness. This Man literally has decades and decades of anecdotal and experimental know how from Himself, his Father and Grandfather. What a blessing. God Bless 🇺🇸
If someone wants this feel while not disturbing local wildlife and habitats, you can do a Permaculture Food Forest. They're the least disruptive to the land and local wildlife, while being able to support an actual ecosystem and feed yourself at the same time. You don't need a ton of land to get started either.
When we eat what we grow we get a food quality which is 10 times that which can be gotten in a grocery store.... Or even at a farmer's market....!!! Don't forget to have chickens...!!!!!!
Many times I see attractive landscapes to the eye, but they are dead in terms of wildlife. You have to plant native plants to attract birds and butterflies. Without birds and butterflies and natives plants you end up having a plastic looking scenery. It more rewarding to the soul to try to replace what was taken away by developers and re plant all the native plants and trees that birds and butterflies have Co evolved with. So many native butterflies are extinct because people just want to plant European, Tropical or Oriental plants. Plant and replace native plants.
I totally agree and I think this is such a good point. Something I will be thinking about when I garden at my place. I think this far beats an empty grass yard common in the suburbs tho!
EXACTLY! l'm in The Florida Native Plant Society. We have a saying in the native plant community; if nothings eating your plants, they're not part of the ecosystem. lnsects have very specific nutritional needs, especially butterflies. Think milkweed for monarchs. 96% of bird species feed their young insects. No insects, no birds. lf you want your landscape to come alive, PLANT NATIVE!!!
Do not put turtle in the koi pond. Their wastes got very bad baterias that would kill all the koi. Only the mud fishes like cat fish could survive with turtle. Turtle only fit in swamp, not clean water and they eat baby fishes too. If you let your kids play with turtle, they would get liver disease dues to those bacterias. Your pond is in perfect banlance. Do not destroy it.
@Yashash Dave What you're describing, are more about priorities. Because any number of people can work hard, but don't all start with the same advantages or opportunities. It doesn't make you more wealthy, for example, if you live in a part of the world with a depressed economy. But you're still working hard. So priorities place necessities first, and luxury last. Not how hard you work. Having said that though, isn't building an artificial water feature, a luxury?
@Yashash Dave There is some crossover between luxury and need, for sure, but they're literally at opposite ends of the spectrum. Where one is the basics of survival, and the other exceeds it, exorbitantly. For example, some of the benefits you've mentioned in building this water feature, are true. However, a mountain or two had to be displaced, first. Therefore, it's a luxury to move the side of a mountain to recreate nature. Having access to water though, and using it to grow food, is a need. A priority would ask, is it a necessity to move the mountain, first? Or how little can I disturb nature, in order to create access to the things I need - like growing food and delivering water to it? Setting a priority, considers the fulcrum between luxury and need. If they're similar bedfellows, I would argue that is personal desire, masquerading as a priority. As everything goes towards consolidating personal desire. My caution is only to beware the crossover, so we don't displace aspects of nature that don't have to be. By the way, enjoying mulling through your thoughts. I don't think they're all wrong. I just have slight variations in my own perspective.
Lol, I LOVE THIS! This is my yard on a larger scale. Mine is a postage stamp yard in the middle of South Tampa. I’ve been doing this my whole life. It’s my passion. I’m still working my magic in my yard...much more to do. Thank you so much for making this video. I am a new fan. I love animals, and I make my yard for all of them. My husband and I love all living things. They know we do it for them. 😉👍❤️
Beautiful garden and setup. I can dream of it. Guess little steps, which l did with a smaller fishpond and goldfish in the garden which l love and enjoy.
Im obsessed with this yard, I want this one day. What an amazing fantasy place to have in your own back yard, I can imagine my daughter finding endless things to find and explore, just amazing.
that is an amazing backyard, definitely my dream backyard but i cannot imagine the cost to hire this dude for the build + the cost of hydro/maintenance
Wow, just wow. I’d never go on vacation if I had a garden like this. It would be a dream come true to have a fraction of what they have there. I’ll never be able to afford it though. Just beautiful
That's incredible talent and dedication...it's commendable! I appreciate humans with that kind of dedicated to nature, specially, when it's around their living space... living with nature
Emil Kreye, Sons and Mama are geniuses with authentic and sincere spirits! Their garden is a haven! I know that they never want to leave home! Absolutely beautiful and serene!
This is a spectacular water feature! I love everything about it. It looks completely natural, just like they said it looks like the house was built on the water. Awesome job! You live in paradise!
Im very jealous. Ive tried to do similar things to my back yard with ponds and gardens but unfortunatelyi live in Georgia and with the snakes and gators it has become a nightmare.
This guy is a genius imagine creating a theme park that the government or a large company funded of just beautiful nature like this I could spend all day in it ❤
@@MrJhchrist Wildlife habitat doesn't occur in backyards the way it does in nature. It's too fragmented for many species that require larger territories to use. Creating fake nature in someone's backyard by destroying real nature is always a net loss of habitat.
@@D_A_D_ I hear what you are saying about suburban backyards never being "real" nature. I disagree that moving materials like rocks is inherently a significant problem, certainly not in context of all the other resources that must be moved and consumed for the cities and suburbs to exist at all. Do you love nature? Me too. Do you live in a way that doesn't extract natural resources from outside your yard? I don't. Do you live in a house built only out of resources that were found in your yard? I don't. Humans exploit natural resources. Check. But short of any evidence to the contrary, I'll continue to assume that moving rocks from one place in the state to another for landscaping is pretty low harm in the grand scheme of things.
The house I bought 6 years ago came with a large berm previously designed to shorten the backyard. I started w a wasteland of sad ground-cover and weeds, on an inconvenient mound. It has now evolved by carving out steps and paths and working w the elevations to create fun follies; all w randomly collected and scavenged materials that determined the design. What I first though was a landscape burden became my pride and joy.
@6:55 This landscape transported me so much to think they're in a rainforest that when I first saw the dog cross the bridge in the background my initial thought was "oh crap, a panther!" lol
It has been a dream of mine for years to own a home complete with an otter pond with fish turtles frogs and all dont know if its legal to own otters but im hoping for the pond to be like this amazing
You Guys are awesome. I am Landscape designer from Germany and totally impressed by this masterpiece! When i someday will come to america i want to meet people like you guys!
that's a great start!! 40 gallon breeders are perfect size. As for you who struggle with algae, it's a simple fix! Join reddit and follow r/aquariums and follow aquarium co-op on YT. You'll find many more resources as you begin to learn. Aquariums are a science hobby! Not just for anyone.
Incredible! I'd rather have an average house and this backyard than a mansion with a lawn.
Michael Couture You and me both Michael. Actually I do have an average house with an amazing back yard but not to this scale. I hate housework with a CAPITOL P.4 PASSION! I'll do anything to not get stuck inside the house.
Don't know what I would do with a mansion, but I could really enjoy hanging out in that backyard.
Michael Couture couldn't agree more, I say all the time I'd rather live in a trailer on acres of scrub brush than a McMansion with neighbors 5 feet away.
What if one morning we all woke up to this beauty
Imagine how much more peaceful we would all be
Michael Couture ill have a mansion with this backyard
Amazing backyard oasis!!- I finally realized in my 50's that buying stuff and having nice cars and those payments was just not worth it. I spend most of my time at home and over 50% of that time outdoors where I can enjoy my backyard. I would rather invest that money into where I spend my time. I'm slowly over time (4 years in) building a botanical garden of various features and plants. I'm up to 62 different plants , trees, and shrubs with 7 distinct sitting areas on a 1.2 acre plot in North Texas. This is a place where we can have family get togethers for holidays, kids birthdays and build lifelong memories. It has taken a lot of hard work, time and yes money. The upkeep is significant but I wouldn't change that effort for the reward I get when my family comes over to enjoy it. I only have a small water feature but hope to add a larger one over the years along with a putting green we can chip to from multiple spots for a friendly game to enjoy.
Brother great going. You're right. Family is everything and everything starts with a Great Family. "WE GROW WE GIVE WE CELEBRATE"
Wise
Sounds beautiful! You are living the dream. I have 1 more year to go (may it pass quickly) before I move out of the city into a home with a huge yard and start my fruit orchard and veggie garden.
That’s awesome and i concur 100%.
I'd like to see that. I'm about to buy a .75 acre wooded property to put a house on and I want to do the same thing. It's got lots of trees and even a little mini forest but I want to make it feel like I'm 20 miles deep in untouched wilderness lol I just don't know how much I can do with a small plot but yours isn't too much bigger than mine
I can't even keep my pond water clear. This guy has New Zealand in his back yard. Looks amazing!!
Spend about $10,000 on a five year filter, I bet you could drink the water, lol
depends on the size. the trick is don't clean filter when needed with city water. use the same pond water.
for algae use UV Sterilizer light , or build in uv light in filter etc.
the bigger the pond is the easier it is sometimes. it becomes self sufficient, like a fishtank. a small fishtank is a lot more work than a big one
What if you have springtails and/or shrimps
Don't overfeed fish causes havoc with water cleanliness
That man actually summoned an army of koi. That man has earned my full respect.
This guy should be the new dos xx beer. Commercial this guy is the most interesting man he once summoned a army or koi just because
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@@harveygarcia5292 see
I am fortunate enough to live in an area where houses are cheap to buy, taxes are low, I'm 1 hour away from Manhattan and I live on a mountain with natural streams and Brooks, waterfalls and Wildlife abundant
My god that sounds amazing man! Where it is?
@@Colouras if he's smart he won't tell us lmao
@@ThePopopotatoes You're right, keep it somewhat preserved 😁
@@Colouras just shut up kid
I think I know exactly where you live because there is a nice trail as well. SB, PA but I wont say the city because last thing we need are more unruly people moving in.
My dream property surrounded by water with fish and waterfalls
But who asked?
Fangy The Gangy who asked you to ask who asked?
Hund Sam same here just I wonder how much the water bill comes to
TheAnimalMan who asked him to ask who asked?
white_rosex who asked you to asked who asked him ?
as a apartment dweller in the middle of a city, i envy this.
one day, my friend, one day.
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you can add plants, live vegetation to your apt and a small fish tank until you realize your dreams
Don't. The type of development that allows this guy to do this destroys nature. The fact that they called this densely populated is a joke.
While the yard is beautiful, it's all artificial. He's selling the illusion of nature. He's bringing in non-native fish that could be hazardous if somehow they were to get into the actual waterways, brought in non-native plants that don't do much if anything for native insect species some of which are very capable of becoming invasive (bamboo is cool looking and can be useful, but it's extremely invasive if not kept in check, pumping recycled water through a pump system that wastes energy, and taking up way more land than anyone needs to do it. you're doing more for nature by being a city dweller in actual density than this guy does.
My husband is a Army Vet with PTSD and this has got to be the ultimate therapy for him. Beautiful, just beautiful
What I love the most about this video is that the dog didn't even bark. Having an eco-friendly environment is perfect, but a friendly dog, its amazing. I love your dog.
👍🤠
This is literally my dream yard. I'd be out there enjoying it every single day that I could. Absolutely amazing!
When he started stomping on the stone, summoning the fish and to see them come racing down the stream to his location had me completely floored!!!!!! My mouth was literally hanging open, absolutely amazing vision!!! This guy gives AQUASCAPE PONDS of Chicago, IL a run for their money!!!
Prince Leigh my grandma has a small pond and when she taps the can of fish food on the rocks near the pond all the kois gather around waiting for the food. It's pretty cool how they learn.
Lol
I've had a large koi pond and the koi knew to come to you to be fed . They will actually eat from your hand .
Dude this is literally my dream yard for years I’ve been saying I’d love to have an ecosystem in my backyard
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Build a food forest!! You can incorporate different native wildlife areas while being able to feed yourself healthy, free foods.
Easier than you think, just takes time. You can start with a few trees…….:)
the ultimate yard for nature and animal lovers IS the nature. I bought a property that's 120 acres and built a small house on it. I have a creek, a pond, and and lots of wild life.
Evan Wheeler I've finally found a sensible comment on this thread. This guy destroys nature (wholesale rock stealing) and then charges people exorbitant sums of money to replicate it.
The Legend I agree, this guy gets paid 1000’s of dollars to destroy rock ledges and to steal from nature. If anything he did more damage than good.
The Legend
That’s brilliant, 120 acres! Wow! That’s fantastic!
Damn 10ft water with that kinda flow, electricity bill for the pump alone would run in the hundreds a month. Talk about nature loving when they are pumping out carbon by the seconds 24/7.
By the way how much did you pay for that 120acres.
💯 re: ripping apart rock ledges - I would like to see a video of that area - wonder how beautiful and natural that looks 🤔. And...he kept mentioning bamboo gardens..fertilizing the bamboo...I certainly hope that stuff is contained because it is aggressive and taking over natural habitats on Long Island. Plus why not let the native wildlife take full advantage of this. Selecting which animals get to enjoy it...and stocking the pond with non-native species. And the bit about “securing the turtles in place”....🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
When you're rich, smar, hard working and artist at same time then this will be the result...incredible.
Hard working + smart + bold = eventually rich.... = you can bring your dreams to reality.
@@cavemancyproductions So anyone who is not rich is not smart or hardworking?
@@theoccasionalvideo always have to take it offensively, obviously people who are not rich aren't stupid and lazy. But the majority of truly hard working, smart, not afraid to take a risk, are the people who come out on top.
@@itsabravenewworld109 risk is inherently stupid.
@@juliuscaesar8071 Not really, you won’t get anywhere without taking a risk. Life is unpredictable.
I see myself reaching out once I purchase property. This reminds me of nature made spaces from my childhood in Jamaica. This space is simply beautiful.
Ah.. Jamaica! A land blessed by Mother Nature! 👏🏻👏🏻
"I don't do drugs but I feel like nature it's like a blanket" INDEED!!! mother nature is so nurturing ❤😍
And drugs are just part of mother nature. : P Well, some of them.
At my grandpas ranch, workers were digging for dirt and they hit an aquifer so now we have a natural swimming hole that we swim in
Reed O'Neill I love that! Those make the best swimming holes. The workers should dig another hole and create a turtle pond
dig for dirt and get a swimming pool.
get them to dig for gold and you might find a mansion?
Let me guess Texas.
Mike Ramos lmaooo
Videos??? Let's see this natural swimming hole!
This is now my dream, to have this level of nature in my life.
Me2 😍🥰🗽🗽👍🏼
Words can’t even begin to describe how absolutely incredible this is- I can’t imagine the amount of time and skill to accomplish this yard
It's okay to have periods of ambient sound without dialogue just to enjoy the scenery.
lol😐
Exactly, I just wanted to see the property, not the people.
Yep. Too much talking… give me the tour with minimal explanation please!
Or even let the landscape genius do the talking!
i didn't like how they kept cutting the lady off & not let her get a word in edgewise.
That's my dream yard.
I'm from Trinidad and I love how barely anything looks man made. It's a nature lovers paradise and a very all round healthy environment.
"You wake up in paradise everyday" is my dream. I'm working on it. I don't have time to do it all at one time but every year I pick an area in my garden to turn it into the paradise one day.
AWESOME...THIS GARDEN WOULD KEEP MY CAT & KITTEN BUSY ALL DAY LONG!
Won't they eat the fishes
Those doggies are living the best life. ❤️
I'm down in south FLA, and doing the same thing on a smaller scale. My pond is about 2,000 gallons, and a small stream about 30 feet with twists and bends and a collection pool. You don't need to collect the sentiment, if you add plants to filter. I also collect rain water in a 1000 gallon container, so I can change or add water as needed. So, my pond only costs me fish food and electricity. Once you do something like this... if you build it, they will come... is an understatement! All sorts of animals have moved in or stop by the yard, turtles, snakes and birds stop by all the time. Keep that in mind! some times, you'll get animals you may not want.
Jeremiah I would love to see pics of your pond. Creating your personal space to incorporate nature in it says a lot about you. Good of course I think. Animal lovers are much more positive people in general but a person who builds ponds and maintains and welcomes nature into his world is the kind of people I prefer to know and hang out with. Any way it be kewl if you would share pics of your creations! I have four ponds. I have 17 turtles a tortoise, lots of lizards, a orange gecko, about 300 frogs ten preying mantis, ladybugs, lots of dragon flies, 22 koi, 30-40 gold fish, 1000 grey mosquito eating fish, tadpoles, hummingbirds, 6 bunnies, 4 dogs, crickets, skunks, raccoons, the occasional coyotes. I love my paradise. I would think I died and went to heaven if I woke up in this garden showcased on video.
Jeremiah, how much electricity does this take, do you know?
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What part of s FL are you in
That's a yard I need
Swiggty hope you got $300,000 for a backyard
Damn, this is the coolest and craziest backyard pond I’ve seen.
👍 (u might wanna get out more)
So much for a “nature lover” he says he changed the functions of the existing natural functions. Niceee
I feel like ive had dreams about a house like this but never imagined it to be real
I would love to be surrounded by this
Same. Too bad I'm not rich :(
@x How old are you? This was done by a landscaping company. A project this size can be upwards of $300k, done by a team of people, over several months. I'd like you see you move those boulders with your "own damn hands". Go ahead. I'm waiting.
The 13 dislikes are people who are jealous. Shit I'm jealous too but damn this got me motivated to do this too
Typical Cat dislikes from people who give a fuck about the removal of ENTIRE ROCK LEDGES from the natural environment
upsidedahead yeah when he said that I was like whaaat?
If this business got big that would be pretty detrimental.
john boss at the start of the video the host goes on about how he's dedicated to protecting the environment etc. Next minute he's endorsing this guy's environmentally destructive practices.
+upsidedahead It's so true.
Typical Cat maybe they disliked it because they wanted them to just sit and watch the water.
This is gorgeous. I'm sure it doesn't come cheap.
so beautiful id sit there for days with a pound of fire ass weed and listen to the water and watch the kois
angel morales me too
You smoke bunk
angel morales 👍
A fucking men
That would be productive
So true! Nature is one big hug. BEAUTIFUL
Did this to my yards, since 1978...welcome aboard.
Man this just changed my dream house concept... !!!
The excitement and energy this guy exudes is entoxicfying. I am such a fan.
I really appreciate his attention to detail you can tell he takes pride in what he does👍
I agree. It's also amazing to see the ease and confidence that comes with generational knowledge and awareness. This Man literally has decades and decades of anecdotal and experimental know how from Himself, his Father and Grandfather. What a blessing.
God Bless
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Curious at to how anyone could dislike this video 🤔. They were so conscious of their environment to the best of their abilities.
I would be in heaven, to wake up to the sounds of water,
This is what I'm talking about. God given talent.
Just fell in love with this backyard he did a great job on that backyard
If someone wants this feel while not disturbing local wildlife and habitats, you can do a Permaculture Food Forest. They're the least disruptive to the land and local wildlife, while being able to support an actual ecosystem and feed yourself at the same time. You don't need a ton of land to get started either.
OR A TON OF MONEY..
ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO PRACTICE AND PRACTICALLY GROW EVERYTHING YOU EAT YOU EAT...
When we eat what we grow we get a food quality which is 10 times that which can be gotten in a grocery store.... Or even at a farmer's market....!!!
Don't forget to have chickens...!!!!!!
Takes far more than imagination & hard work. The thing that is needed most to do something like this is $$$$$$$$$
That's all ya need
To have a waterfall right outside your window is CrAzY 👏🏽
Many times I see attractive landscapes to the eye, but they are dead in terms of wildlife. You have to plant native plants to attract birds and butterflies. Without birds and butterflies and natives plants you end up having a plastic looking scenery. It more rewarding to the soul to try to replace what was taken away by developers and re plant all the native plants and trees that birds and butterflies have Co evolved with. So many native butterflies are extinct because people just want to plant European, Tropical or Oriental plants. Plant and replace native plants.
I totally agree and I think this is such a good point. Something I will be thinking about when I garden at my place. I think this far beats an empty grass yard common in the suburbs tho!
Native plants will also attract native pest
EXACTLY! l'm in The Florida Native Plant Society. We have a saying in the native plant community; if nothings eating your plants, they're not part of the ecosystem. lnsects have very specific nutritional needs, especially butterflies. Think milkweed for monarchs. 96% of bird species feed their young insects. No insects, no birds. lf you want your landscape to come alive, PLANT NATIVE!!!
Do not put turtle in the koi pond. Their wastes got very bad baterias that would kill all the koi. Only the mud fishes like cat fish could survive with turtle. Turtle only fit in swamp, not clean water and they eat baby fishes too. If you let your kids play with turtle, they would get liver disease dues to those bacterias.
Your pond is in perfect banlance. Do not destroy it.
@@get6149 your argument is so flawed: non-native plants can also attract native "pests."
6:58 - the wolf crossing over the bridge looked awesome. Amazing garden
The dog crossing over was so cool! Every time it was just walking around made the garden look even more natural.
That’s BEAUTIFUL! Some of those fish are HUGE! 😍😍
They need much deeper water.
I can not 'like' this video enough times. This is paradise.
This yard is HEALTHY and not sick
"You, too, could have an amazing backyard even in the middle of the suburbs.." (If you're wealthy.)
Nah mate just build a tiny home and spend the rest of the money and lot on this 😂
Nolan Marsh $200,000 house...$500,000 pond 😂
@Yashash Dave Not always as easy as working harder my guy.
@Yashash Dave What you're describing, are more about priorities. Because any number of people can work hard, but don't all start with the same advantages or opportunities. It doesn't make you more wealthy, for example, if you live in a part of the world with a depressed economy. But you're still working hard. So priorities place necessities first, and luxury last. Not how hard you work. Having said that though, isn't building an artificial water feature, a luxury?
@Yashash Dave There is some crossover between luxury and need, for sure, but they're literally at opposite ends of the spectrum. Where one is the basics of survival, and the other exceeds it, exorbitantly.
For example, some of the benefits you've mentioned in building this water feature, are true. However, a mountain or two had to be displaced, first. Therefore, it's a luxury to move the side of a mountain to recreate nature. Having access to water though, and using it to grow food, is a need.
A priority would ask, is it a necessity to move the mountain, first? Or how little can I disturb nature, in order to create access to the things I need - like growing food and delivering water to it? Setting a priority, considers the fulcrum between luxury and need. If they're similar bedfellows, I would argue that is personal desire, masquerading as a priority. As everything goes towards consolidating personal desire.
My caution is only to beware the crossover, so we don't displace aspects of nature that don't have to be. By the way, enjoying mulling through your thoughts. I don't think they're all wrong. I just have slight variations in my own perspective.
This is the video that led me to Kamp Kenan and KK is now by far my favorite TH-cam channel!
That's awesome. Thanks!
Kamp Kenan yup! You’re awesome! Very entertaining and I especially like your herping videos!
Lol i read KKK
i like hoe the dog is running on the bridge into the house and coming back out
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Lol, I LOVE THIS! This is my yard on a larger scale. Mine is a postage stamp yard in the middle of South Tampa. I’ve been doing this my whole life. It’s my passion. I’m still working my magic in my yard...much more to do. Thank you so much for making this video. I am a new fan. I love animals, and I make my yard for all of them. My husband and I love all living things. They know we do it for them. 😉👍❤️
Dear host thank you for sharing this 🙌🏼🙌🏼
That is a backdoor paradise, very nice indeed. So calming to listen to flowing water. I would never be in the house. 🏴👏👏👏👏🏴
Stunning landscape! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Well, thanks for sharing. Now I know who is making my koi pond.
Beautiful garden and setup. I can dream of it. Guess little steps, which l did with a smaller fishpond and goldfish in the garden which l love and enjoy.
Im obsessed with this yard, I want this one day. What an amazing fantasy place to have in your own back yard, I can imagine my daughter finding endless things to find and explore, just amazing.
I never see a back yard like this in my life , yes like you said it’s sick , I really really love it!
that is an amazing backyard, definitely my dream backyard but i cannot imagine the cost to hire this dude for the build + the cost of hydro/maintenance
Wow, just wow. I’d never go on vacation if I had a garden like this. It would be a dream come true to have a fraction of what they have there. I’ll never be able to afford it though. Just beautiful
That's incredible talent and dedication...it's commendable!
I appreciate humans with that kind of dedicated to nature, specially, when it's around their living space... living with nature
The bridge is crazy cool and how water comes up to house. BEST POND BUILD EVER
Hats off to this guy hardship work and love for nature.
I´m truly amazed. So unbelievable beautiful. I would give anything to have that kind of environment in my yard. Breathtaking.
After watching this again it is exceptional what he has done...on another level!!
Has to be THE most amazing backyard I've seen yet! so elaborate so perfect
I don't mind getting dirty too just to have a paradise garden like that. So beautiful 😍.
If I could live in a place like this with my loved once that is all I need to be happy!
This is so beautiful. You are both so blessed to have such a sanctuary right out your door. Thank you for sharing.
I been watching the pond guy for a while now and these people are just as good! I'd love to start this business over here in the UK!!!
This is the most amazing house I’ve seen in my life. Never mind what’s inside the house. It’s what’s outside that matters. Wonderful job 👏🏻👏🏻🐶✌🏼
Emil Kreye, Sons and Mama are geniuses with authentic and sincere spirits! Their garden is a haven! I know that they never want to leave home! Absolutely beautiful and serene!
This is a spectacular water feature! I love everything about it. It looks completely natural, just like they said it looks like the house was built on the water. Awesome job! You live in paradise!
Im very jealous. Ive tried to do similar things to my back yard with ponds and gardens but unfortunatelyi live in Georgia and with the snakes and gators it has become a nightmare.
I also live in ga ... Snakes n gators makes me want this even more
Man this is the best of the best backyard rain Forrest I’ve seen. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I’m in love with this landscape.
Beautiful place and beautiful work. Things you can do with money!
This guy is a genius imagine creating a theme park that the government or a large company funded of just beautiful nature like this I could spend all day in it ❤
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Wow, this is the most amazing pond and property I’ve ever seen. What you do is simply incredible.
That’s incredible 😳 wow beautiful sanctuary right in their front yard 😇😎❤️
Agreed!
Real nature lover. Let's see the area in the woods where his "ledge" once was and the resulting habitat lost from extracting all of that rock.
Nature is meant to be enjoyed. There is nothing wrong with modification to increase enjoyment
@@carsonianthegreat4672 He literally stated that his business model was to rip out an existing mountainside and transplant it to suburban houses.
Ya don't think there are more rocks under the ones he moved? Think of the wonderful ecosystem he replenishes for the catastrophiles.
@@MrJhchrist Wildlife habitat doesn't occur in backyards the way it does in nature. It's too fragmented for many species that require larger territories to use. Creating fake nature in someone's backyard by destroying real nature is always a net loss of habitat.
@@D_A_D_ I hear what you are saying about suburban backyards never being "real" nature. I disagree that moving materials like rocks is inherently a significant problem, certainly not in context of all the other resources that must be moved and consumed for the cities and suburbs to exist at all. Do you love nature? Me too. Do you live in a way that doesn't extract natural resources from outside your yard? I don't. Do you live in a house built only out of resources that were found in your yard? I don't. Humans exploit natural resources. Check. But short of any evidence to the contrary, I'll continue to assume that moving rocks from one place in the state to another for landscaping is pretty low harm in the grand scheme of things.
Hats off to that guy. That is the craziest/most beautiful pond/yard I've seen keeping that 100% natural look.
The house I bought 6 years ago came with a large berm previously designed to shorten the backyard. I started w a wasteland of sad ground-cover and weeds, on an inconvenient mound. It has now evolved by carving out steps and paths and working w the elevations to create fun follies; all w randomly collected and scavenged materials that determined the design. What I first though was a landscape burden became my pride and joy.
This is what dreams are made of!!! I loooooove it!!! ❤❤❤
Absolutely Beautiful! I'd love to have a space like that.
This is simply beautiful! What an amazing way to live. This would definitely take the stress away ❣️🙂👍
@6:55 This landscape transported me so much to think they're in a rainforest that when I first saw the dog cross the bridge in the background my initial thought was "oh crap, a panther!" lol
The ultimate yard for nature lovers is one restored to its original state!!!!
Genius!! I’ve worked with ponds but this is a huge different level. Incredible what you have done
and here i am in my 13m sqr appartment trying to make a jungle :p
It has been a dream of mine for years to own a home complete with an otter pond with fish turtles frogs and all dont know if its legal to own otters but im hoping for the pond to be like this amazing
I don’t know if its legal to own otters. LOL
#Renewthesnyderverse
absolutely amazing...looks like heaven on earth
You Guys are awesome. I am Landscape designer from Germany and totally impressed by this masterpiece! When i someday will come to america i want to meet people like you guys!
The second time I saw this on two different channels. I was amazed both times and fell in love. Will someone do a winter vid?
Lovely job. The koi need some depth to dive down by the looks of it.
“Ask not what your planet can do for you but what you can do for your planet.”
As long as they have some shade koi are usually fine with just a couple of feet of depth.
So I got a 40 gallon fish tank....
Your own piece of paradise. ❤️
Yeah, I had a 20 gallon once and couldn't even take care of that. lol
Struggling with algae in my 20 gallon🤣
that's a great start!! 40 gallon breeders are perfect size. As for you who struggle with algae, it's a simple fix! Join reddit and follow r/aquariums and follow aquarium co-op on YT. You'll find many more resources as you begin to learn. Aquariums are a science hobby! Not just for anyone.
Icks done me in bru, but they cool to have if u a genius at !
Wow this is so zen. I want to do yoga in this backyard lol.
Instead of boring grass and plants it turns into aqua paradise... So cool,man. I wish I could do that too.. Who else wanted?😊