Beautiful! Putting tree cuttings in the ground will also attract diverse wildlife once the trees grow. We need to share our planet with wildlife. After all, without them we can't survive.
We have two micro-meadows in the garden and, apart from some inherited roses the borders are all pollinator-friendly. This year it has come into its own, with an extraordinary number of bees of different types in evidence. Wonderful.
An incredible range of insects and they all look happy. The last time I visited Great Dixter is over ten years ago, and the film made me so nostalgic. The state of the planet is much more precarious than ever -- I just want to do my bit not to harm our planet any further.
Thank you so much for this video! I was looking for one taken by someone who will appreciate the amazing diversity that can be found in a 'wild garden', if people don't stick to loans and random non-native plants... What an amazing example this is!! Absolutely fantastic, so soothing to watch, I am ever so grateful to you for taking the time to record this
Seeing places like this gets me so excited to go out into my own garden, though it is quite small, I'll be asking the landlord if I can extend it! Cheers from Canada!
It was such a pleasure to "stumble" across this lovely glimpse of Great Dixter. I really appreciated the "insect friendly" view of the wild meadow garden. Really so very beautiful seeing the combination of flowers, grasses, shrubs and other plants and the insects and birds finding such a home! Thank you for posting this. My wife has recently enjoyed reading one of your lovely books too.
Lovely to see, and hear. So lucky I grew up in a village that still had open areas of meadows to play and walk in. Even in a suburb of Detroit! Sad that most children don't have that experience anymore. Even in the small city lot where I rent my home, letting a few small areas 'rewild' with milkweed, queen Ann's lace and the like has shown a big difference in bees and butterflies. So much so that the old burn barrel I planted a tomato plant in is home to some type of bee colony in a hole near the base! The only time I got stung is when I poured smelly liquid fertilizer I made from comfrey on tomato plant. I forgot that they were there! Won't do that again, LOL. Last year it was wasps under the front porch. Again only stung when I picked basil and didn't realize a wasp was on it when I grabbed it. Agree it would be lovely to see more stately homes adopting this type of landscape. TFS
GD is great. Those big compost piles grow pumpkins etc on the top. Imagine the heat they generate. My pals front lawn is now the front paddock or meadow. Only about 4x5m :) just mow a strip around edge to define it. The frogs love the long grass. I should make a small pond some day.
Oh I’d very much love to visit Great Dixter. If only I lived closer 🥲 The gardens and meadows are utterly stunning. Thank you for the tour Prof Dave. I truly enjoyed it.
Yes , I did enjoy the video.....and its put a few ideas into my head . If you had held the captions up on the screen for a second or two longer , I wouldn't have minded at all.......good for the sloooooow readers . Thank you .
Did you take home any ideas for your garden? Went to Wildside to-day, Gardener Keith Wiley’s garden near Tavistock, Devon. A completely different garden accommodating plants that are allowed to self seed, hybridise and friendly to wildlife. All you could see and hear were insects. A little short on butterflies but it has not been a good year here in Devon. Thank you for the tour.
That was lovely - thank you. And you answered a question to which I was looking for an answer by identifying the rather odd-looking but beautiful Turkish sage, a plant only recently on my radar, following a recent walk in Hurstpierpoint. I'm trying to convert my suburban Brighton garden into a productive food forest along permaculture lines, and we're about to line our natural swimming (plunge) pond, which was my husband's hand-dug lockdown project. This will hopefully, when finished and planted, attract even more wildlife to our plot. Planning a Great Dixter trip once I've recovered from Covid!
There is Campanula too .. one of my fav perennials .. I hope they make use of the compost as I don't see any grazers completing the fertilizing/ rambunctious species/"tilling" cycle....
Brilliant place. Visited last year in June. All the orchids were out so similar time? A couple of the meadows had lots on one of the Oenanthe Species. Probably Corky Fruited Water Dropwort. Couldn't see any on this nice film though.
Beautiful, bountiful inspiring garden! ( especially when the humans were quiet!) Btw Dave I’ve got some rat- tailed maggots in my hoverfly lagoon ( made after watching your video ) & am thrilled!!
The most wonderful wildlife scene was of black bears alongside a road to Alaska, they were gobbling Dandelions as fast as they could, the verge was thick with them.
@@davegoulson6831 may I ask a question? we can record bird song and generate a spectogram which allows us to identify the bird. Does that work with bees and the sounds they produce as well? (apart from the practical side of recording 1 or more bees).
I'd like to add, like other people said about the bird song. I'm in London, and I can't hear any black birds singing and it's April! There used to be loads in the recent past.
Love the sound of the birds in the background.
The birdsong there is so admirable and gorgeous.
I totally agree with you about the stately homes, with their boring lawns! Hay Meadows are the way! The true path to enlightenment!❤😊
Beautiful! Putting tree cuttings in the ground will also attract diverse wildlife once the trees grow. We need to share our planet with wildlife. After all, without them we can't survive.
What an incredibly peaceful place 🥰
That meadow is fabulous because it is "edged" by that magnificent hedge, IMO.
So beautiful!!All that life is awesome!!
Very beautiful and inspiring video 😊
beautiful wildflower meadows are such a big flex compared to boring traditional lawns
We visited Gt Dixter 4 years ago and came home inspired. Now we have meadow instead of lawns and so many bees. Lyn in Dorset
We are on the right way with our garden. But unfortunately it is very small. Greetings from Germany.
Visiting your channel from Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada and The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead….GRAND Tour!….just love the wild flowers!
We have two micro-meadows in the garden and, apart from some inherited roses the borders are all pollinator-friendly. This year it has come into its own, with an extraordinary number of bees of different types in evidence. Wonderful.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful garden♥️
My favourite garden ever!
An incredible range of insects and they all look happy. The last time I visited Great Dixter is over ten years ago, and the film made me so nostalgic. The state of the planet is much more precarious than ever -- I just want to do my bit not to harm our planet any further.
stunningly beautiful
Inspiring! I'm on the way. Hello from very Northern Germany.
Thank you so much for this video! I was looking for one taken by someone who will appreciate the amazing diversity that can be found in a 'wild garden', if people don't stick to loans and random non-native plants... What an amazing example this is!! Absolutely fantastic, so soothing to watch, I am ever so grateful to you for taking the time to record this
Seeing places like this gets me so excited to go out into my own garden, though it is quite small, I'll be asking the landlord if I can extend it! Cheers from Canada!
Its glorious
Loved that. It's inspired me to try and grow more bee and butterfly loving plants in my little cottage garden. Magical x
Visited Great Dixter in September 2017. Beautiful garden. Thanks for the tour.
It was such a pleasure to "stumble" across this lovely glimpse of Great Dixter. I really appreciated the "insect friendly" view of the wild meadow garden. Really so very beautiful seeing the combination of flowers, grasses, shrubs and other plants and the insects and birds finding such a home! Thank you for posting this. My wife has recently enjoyed reading one of your lovely books too.
That was glorious, thank you. 😊
Lovely to see, and hear. So lucky I grew up in a village that still had open areas of meadows to play and walk in. Even in a suburb of Detroit! Sad that most children don't have that experience anymore. Even in the small city lot where I rent my home, letting a few small areas 'rewild' with milkweed, queen Ann's lace and the like has shown a big difference in bees and butterflies. So much so that the old burn barrel I planted a tomato plant in is home to some type of bee colony in a hole near the base! The only time I got stung is when I poured smelly liquid fertilizer I made from comfrey on tomato plant. I forgot that they were there! Won't do that again, LOL. Last year it was wasps under the front porch. Again only stung when I picked basil and didn't realize a wasp was on it when I grabbed it. Agree it would be lovely to see more stately homes adopting this type of landscape. TFS
Good idea to put the commentary in writing so we could spend time enjoying the meadow and sounds!
GD is great. Those big compost piles grow pumpkins etc on the top. Imagine the heat they generate. My pals front lawn is now the front paddock or meadow. Only about 4x5m :) just mow a strip around edge to define it. The frogs love the long grass. I should make a small pond some day.
Thank you so much friend nice sharing
Really beautiful and inspiring garden ❤️
Oh I’d very much love to visit Great Dixter. If only I lived closer 🥲 The gardens and meadows are utterly stunning. Thank you for the tour Prof Dave. I truly enjoyed it.
Beautiful
Yes , I did enjoy the video.....and its put a few ideas into my head . If you had held the captions up on the screen for a second or two longer , I wouldn't have minded at all.......good for the sloooooow readers . Thank you .
Really inspiring, thanks for sharing 🍀🐝🦗🕷️🐞🦟🍀🌻🌼🌺🍀
Love it!
Did you take home any ideas for your garden? Went to Wildside to-day, Gardener Keith Wiley’s garden near Tavistock, Devon. A completely different garden accommodating plants that are allowed to self seed, hybridise and friendly to wildlife. All you could see and hear were insects. A little short on butterflies but it has not been a good year here in Devon. Thank you for the tour.
Mainly that I must try harder with my overgrown lawn - not anywhere near enough flowers yet!
That was lovely - thank you. And you answered a question to which I was looking for an answer by identifying the rather odd-looking but beautiful Turkish sage, a plant only recently on my radar, following a recent walk in Hurstpierpoint. I'm trying to convert my suburban Brighton garden into a productive food forest along permaculture lines, and we're about to line our natural swimming (plunge) pond, which was my husband's hand-dug lockdown project. This will hopefully, when finished and planted, attract even more wildlife to our plot. Planning a Great Dixter trip once I've recovered from Covid!
There is Campanula too .. one of my fav perennials .. I hope they make use of the compost as I don't see any grazers completing the fertilizing/ rambunctious species/"tilling" cycle....
Thank you for this video.
Your books look amazing 😍
Dreamlike 🐝
This is so inspiring thank you 😊
Loved it.🤗
Brilliant place. Visited last year in June. All the orchids were out so similar time? A couple of the meadows had lots on one of the Oenanthe Species. Probably Corky Fruited Water Dropwort. Couldn't see any on this nice film though.
Inspiring stuff ❤️ so much yellow rattle
And common spotteds 😍
Beautiful, bountiful inspiring garden! ( especially when the humans were quiet!)
Btw Dave I’ve got some rat- tailed maggots in my hoverfly lagoon ( made after watching your video )
& am thrilled!!
Wonderful! Hurray :)
The most wonderful wildlife scene was of black bears alongside a road to Alaska,
they were gobbling Dandelions as fast as they could, the verge was thick with them.
What a beautiful place
This garden is beautiful, Can you tell us how long it has taken and are the seeds regularly replenished?
Thank you for this beautiful video.
Dave, are you sure that’s an angelica? It looks more like some fennel to me, but I’m not an expert.
Thanks again!
Hmmm, you may have a point! Next time I am there I will look more closely!
LOVELY
I love this idea. Wanna be friends
what I hear on my end of this dinky wire is a loud Song thrush.
Agreed, the shotgun mike didn't pick up the noisy starlings as they were behind it.
@@davegoulson6831 may I ask a question? we can record bird song and generate a spectogram which allows us to identify the bird. Does that work with bees and the sounds they produce as well? (apart from the practical side of recording 1 or more bees).
One for the algorithm.
I'd like to add, like other people said about the bird song. I'm in London, and I can't hear any black birds singing and it's April! There used to be loads in the recent past.
Sad to hear 😔
💚🌱
Great Dixter use Peat in their compost mix!
Boo, I didn't see that on their website
That’s a blackbird,not a starling 😂
The mic didn't pick them up well, but there were a lot of starlings.