Whether growing plants and caring for them full time is your thing or not, whether anybody’s obsession is your thing or not, just watching someone talk about their true calling in life is such a beautiful experience. Their passion for it, the peace they’ve achieved realizing it and the way it lights up their being is so attractive.
id even say its her upbringing that have added that charm to it. theres a certain aura to ppl that have grown up on farms that city folks will never have. a sense of stability, a calm spirit, with a smile that was never afraid to be shown again and again. that's summer.
As a child, my favorite 'trip' was to visit the university greenhouse.The moment I entered, the smell was wonderfully overwhelming as growing things have a marvelous odor (like rain and cut grass) and wrap you in that world. I think her home is a dream world that very few people are able to live in. Bravo to someone that had choices, and went with what made a real home for herself.
I like how raw the video is. It really makes you feel you are walking around the house with her. It didn't try to cut or added too much music to fill in the story, which makes it relaxing to watch.
I have been watching Plant One On Me for many years. An inspiration! I am growing more plants inside and loving having them. During the Stay-In-Place order I brought my office plants home to create an oasis that I have worked in. This has made a huge difference to my psyche during the isolation. Tremendously grateful to Summer for her work.
@@ellam2490 I’m with you on this one, I found the video very interesting but not calming. Personally, I need a visual that has fewer things in it. But, it made her happy, as well as other viewers.
My husband and daughter began planting, Milk Weed plants in our backyard and now it’s a Monarch Paradise. It wasn’t automatic though, my daughter would manually kill bugs that wanted to either eat the newly eggs or eat the leaves, this Spring we’re struggling with flies that are parasites to the caterpillars. But we’re still working at keeping the whole process going. Thank you for your gentle touch, you have what nature needs and for your hard work. Bravo for your beautiful and gentle strength to keep your dreams going.
@@SunshineCountryChickens Not true...migratory butterflies such as Monarchs and Painted Ladies...need to lays eggs (successive generations) all along the migratory path.
I've been following her on TH-cam for years and she's really taught me how to become better to the planet through plant care. I try to upcycle as many fast-moving consumer goods packaging products to reuse for propagating or composting. Everything truly is connected, people and the biosphere, and once your eyes have been opened, there's no going back.
When I first saw the apt. in the video I thought “well, a little nuts” but after watching the whole thing I’m thinking “focused, obsessive, but not nuts.” She’s so smart, really interesting to hear, the lengthy just video flew by. I had so many questions at the end about practicalities like watering without damaging walls/floors/furnishings, how the landlord felt about the bugs and of course the time it took to take care of them all. My own esthetic is 180 degrees different from her’s, but I enjoyed spending time with this intelligent young woman. Also, I now feel a wee bit better about my own collections...
Wow! I've seen a feature on her before but it didn't do it justice in showing how many plants she really had! It's like living in a forest. She seems at peace in her home.
She has the healthiest addiction I’ve ever seen. What a lovely and sweet woman. Gonna subscribe to her channel now. Thank you for this sweet and inspiring video ❤️
Needless to say, I love all her plants, but that lime green paint color in her kitchen is one of the best features, that old sink is fabulous and those plants are amazing. I love the way she sits on that cute chair and looks out the window while drinking her tea, looking at those amazing little birds doing what they do. I hope she never ever moves out of her apt. It's such a wonderland of plant beauty along with all the colors of her things she's got in there.
wow...amazing soul of nature...bugs, plants, birds and chicken...her beauty beyond skin...her passion turns into her lifestyle...so organic...she is a natural from her dna...thank you!! (really wonder how you find all amazing video subjects...you contact them or vs...!!!) i am a city girl, afraid of bugs and dust and got no green thumb...but will follow her channel to learn and open up all possibilities that nature can offer...thanks you again !!!
It's amazing to find someone that lives so close to me be so earthy. I live in the projects in Bushwick and to find greenery is tough. I usually walk to McCarren Park just to ground myself. It brought tears to my eyes to find out someone like you lives in an area I visit often and into fashion too...omg. Thank you for sharing, you have given me hope that I can come across people like you right where I live. 😊
I have a plant addiction and I often gift plants to others so they are not too critical. Its hard to decorate with plants because wherever you put them there must be light. Her videos are very informative and relaxing.
This is VERY impressive, I must say! I wish I had a situation where I could do this kind of thing. I tried growing plants on my patio , but ran into so much opposition from the management and the yuppies in the complex that I finally gave up. The yuppies were all control freaks, formerly from gated communities and homeowners' associations, and couldn't live without trying to control others. The patio growers in my building were originally six, then four, then two, then one, then none. It's sad, because the place is such a yuppie wasteland. All the shrubbery and most of the trees have been cut out. There isn't a blade of grass that would DARE be out of place. Control freaks are such pathetic creatures--no matter what they're trying to control others about.
The audio engineering when splicing the other videos into this piece was incredible. There was no difference in the level or quality of the audio. Ms. Oakes is extremely knowledgeable about plants and her apartment gardens are spectacular, but her life seems to be very solitary. It's not for me but more power to her. I hopes she gets a new chicken to have as a pet.
A really interesting woman. Really big space for New York. Some really beautiful plants but she lost me at those creepy crawlers. Very interesting getting to meet her so thank you for this video.
i wonder how much a space like this wound cost today. obviously she's lived in Brooklyn for 15 years. Which means she probably aquired the flat before the major gentrification of these neighbourhoods in New York took place.
Thank you for this beautiful snapshot of Summer Rayne, her lifestyle, and her intentions. I had seen a video about her apartment before that didn't really go into the sustainable lifestyle that she encourages or the fact that she's really a scientist! So this was lovely to watch and learn more.
Awesome, it is really a pleasure seeing the plant life in a concrete jungle tucked away and being cared for between ,on and off the walls that wall us from the nature outside. It is this intentional space creation and utilisation to grow plants in a creative and freestyle way that I admire. The additional information about the plants are a huge help too.
I LOVE what she's done in her apartment. It's because of her that I've started turning my living space into a total green living space. This woman is amazing.
To begin I live in the country so growing and having my garden is a must I love every aspect of it..you have a wonderful outlook on the essence of it all..stay connected to your true self..your garden apartment is absolutely beautiful and tranquil...I love every inch...p.s. i am a tea drinker well..HAVE A BRIGHT DAY.....
that light coming into the kitchen from the window on the left and the shadows on and from those plants named something like heavenly enlightened dreamspace to those who see..
I absolutely love this apartment, her style, and all of her gorgeous plants. I will be following her on TH-cam and Instagram. Thank you Kirsten, this was so beautifully done!
Oh Wow! I love your home! I know that you have the freshest air in the entire city. I love the country, in a city especially New York City I would be terrified. Love Love and so inspirational! Love your chicken.
What a kind person! She gives me hope for the future. I cried a bit about her loss when Kippy died. I,too, had chickens when I was growing up and I don’t think people realize how wonderful they are. All the luck for your future endeavors, dear girl!
Just another beautiful treasure in Brooklyn that makes it impossible to call any other place home. What a glorious video! The love that she has for her plants and critters is not something that everyone will understand. I do. Being a cat lady is often misunderstood, but the world needs more caretakers of sentient beings now more than ever before! Brava... 🌺💚💗
I'm inspired by the upcycling! I love you've done with the place! It reminds me of an apartment I visited in NorthHampton MA a few years ago. The occupant had been homeless & had gotten a small section 8 apartment which he filled with upcycled junk he'd turned into sort of sculptures with plants growing all over them. He spent a lot of time collecting food from various restaurants & distributing them to people.
🌳♻️🍃🎋👠🦗💦🏙BEPL with a hen and 10 green thumbs. Beautiful, eccentric plant lady with a hen and 10 green thumbs. 😍 Her Home is a GREENhouse! Loved the plant with metallic leaves! 🕷🦋🐞🐜☀️🐛🌿🌵🌱🍀🌴🌳🍃🎋🍁🌎🌆🌾🎍🐲💦🕊🦗🦟
I have watched this and come back to it for ideas no less than 20x! I'll stumble on an old whatever and know she has used something similar for a useful way to display her beautiful plants. Repurposing=Replenishing 💚🌱
I love Summer and follow her channel. She has alot of great content. I didn't know about her history, so that was interesting. Thank you! She has great values. Love how she reminds us of how evil it is to destroy the planet.
i love how she made this space her own oasis this video made me feel so happy inside nature just naturally calms people just by looking and observing it i really feel like nature is a gift, especially during times when i haven't been around it that much or I've become too busy to take a moment to pause and truly see the world and its natural beauty
This video soooooo much makes me miss an apartment I had in Vancouver, BC. I was on my way to this kind of setup with plants as well as aquariums in the living room. The living room was a corner of the 2 storey building, my apartment was on the South East corner so I had sun most of the day coming in the windows which were south and east facing. I found Cherry Tree branches that had been trimmed off of a tree and suspended them off of the ceiling in a way that they looked like they had grown and had vining plants creeping across them and were very effectively were my living room curtains. I was able to see out but no one could see in, they could just see my 'strange green curtains', as one person commented once. I had a rebuilt, for indoor use, a wooden plant box under the east facing window with tropical ground plants and small trees growing in it, and the south window/wall had a number of glazed clay pots with plants of all kinds growing in them. there were 6 aquariums, the smallest being 60 Gallons and the biggest 280 Gallons with tropical fish of many species. I had a virtual rain forest in my living room and dining room which were connected. My own little sanctuary! I plan to do the same thing again in the future when I have my own home and won't have to move again. Hopefully on a homestead of our own, and then gardening will be a key part of homelife. Thanks Kirsten for bringing back such great memories, Peace, Happiness, Love and Laughter, Keep Safe All, -Matt
Oh my goodness! Her spirit and aura just GLOW! I absolutely love that she got into modeling to spread awareness about sustainability! I love a smart gorgeous woman!!!! Yessssss 🙌🙌🙌
Wow, you have taken indoor plants to the max. I have never seen so many plants in an apartment. Caring for these must take some time. Bet the air in there is like a hyperbaric chamber, very healing. Except for the chicken.
@@lorainemohar5791 True! I’ve lost track of how many Interior Design and Architecture channels I’m now following. 😬 I’d like to blame it on the pandemic, but I don’t think I can use that excuse for ALL of it!
Love your visions Summer ! You have created such a beautiful space with greenery life and calmness in a busy city. Loved that you even give Kipee a loving home to live and took care of her and gave her the life in your apartment that few would. Even in her short life , she really had the best environment. She’s a lucky girl to have crossed path with such a loving mommy!
This sort of connection with nature made me emotional. I don’t think I’ll ever reach or want to reach her collection’s size, but I definitely want more plants in my life. Thanks for the video!
Hi Kirsten... this is just your 2nd video that I watched but I am impressed at how you choose your subjects. Your channel is one of a kind! I just so love this❤️. The architect living off grid is unbelievable for all his accomplishments. This lady is so nurturing😊 Thank you for sharing🙏
Me: a humble gay man already deeply in love with Summer.....also me: not knowing Summer had a degree in entomology, and now I gotta figure out how imma break it to myself that I have to marry her one day 😂
I love your plants story. Last year during Covid I begun to grow carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and áloe in my tiny kitchen, I ended-up having so much flies in there and all over my apartment. The rewardingly parts was that I enjoyed the fruits of my tiny labor. However, I took the rest of all those plants to the front of the exterior temporary garden. Last week, I obtain your book and I’m slowly learning to talk plants jargon. It’s making me feel so good emotionally because I was raised in a house with a very large backyard with multiple plants and animal until I was ten year olds. But, I’ve been living in NYC practically all my life and watching your channel has inspired me to be plants parent for the rest of my life and to continue to be proactive. By the way, your apartment is like a beautiful jungle where I would feel very, very confortable. ( please note that it’s not envíe but admiration that I have for you.) I’m unable to live in a house but I live in my NYC apartment which is my home. Your space is calming! God bless you and thank you Ms. Oakes.🙏
There is an attractiveness to her space. I was wondering if the same type of planting style could be done with edible plants. She answered that when she said that food plants brought her so many unexpected insect pests. I can see how that space could be a very restful place though. Thanks for posting this.
Yeah, I am wondering the same thing. When I saw the title of this video "Homestead Brooklyn", I thought that's what it was about so it's a misleading title. Although very earthy, her apartment full of non-edible plants is not at all the same as a homestead !
I can’t keep any plants alive, and I live in a small space, but it would be a dream to live in a space like this. I don’t have a green thumb, but I love plants. I’m really inspired and I’m going to follow Summer’s channel. Thank you, all your videos are so amazing and they always bring a new perspective.
You just have to be knowledgeable about the different types of plants you may acquire. There is no such thing as a “green thumb”. It doesn’t really come naturally. I started with herbs and now i have almost 100 plants indoors. Lol Snake plants and ZZ plants are easy ones that don’t require much light or water.
This is so amazing! Omg. I love everything in this video. Your plants, chicken, hemeck, your life, your career choices, your snippets of your youtube channel. Thanks for making my day so green.
Wow mad respect in your hobby. Your apartment is a beautiful Urban Jungle. Also your knowledge of the needs of your plants and how to help them thrive is simply amazing. Seriously you are so in touch with all these plants it really shows your dedication to nature and to living among and at one with nature. Truly a unique and amazing individual. Thank you for sharing your passion with us, because you are indeed a very passionate person when it comes to this subject matter.
Whether growing plants and caring for them full time is your thing or not, whether anybody’s obsession is your thing or not, just watching someone talk about their true calling in life is such a beautiful experience. Their passion for it, the peace they’ve achieved realizing it and the way it lights up their being is so attractive.
One of the best comments
I have ever read it is really
Great to see someone find
Something in life that bring true
Joy
True words!
So well said!
id even say its her upbringing that have added that charm to it. theres a certain aura to ppl that have grown up on farms that city folks will never have. a sense of stability, a calm spirit, with a smile that was never afraid to be shown again and again. that's summer.
Exactly..💕
She is a different and special human being. Reminding us so much about various aspects of ourselves. Glad she exist and amongst us.
Tons of unsexy and old folks grow amazing plants
@@windflowerrainstorm6497 she has also written books and makes ecology her lifestyle. i don't think he was referring to her sexiness.
Cassandra Vogan but if it was an old fat man would he have commented that tho
Yes
@@jimjim9505 Actually, I think he would have said the same thing, even if the subject were, as you say, old and fat. Enough with the assumptions.
I love to see someone's personality in their homes and not a copy of a magazine or somebody else's house
Youre so right
„Hey neighbor, I go on vacation. Could you take care of my plants for a week?“
„Sure....hey wait a minute....aaargh...!“
made me laugh out loud! just what I was thinking!
Lolol!!
lol
Hahaha
🤣🤣🤣
She's the most fascinating person, I could listen and learn from her all day. A wonderful human being - so refreshing.
Me 9 minutes in: Dang, this thing is 30 minutes?? I thought we were just checking out her apartment.
Also Me: keeps watching... lol
Summer Rain Oaks??/ The plant addict????
Wholistic Vegan lol I can't believe she has such a GIANT apt in NY 😳
Who clicks on a video without clearly seeing how long it is..?
@@ClandestineMerkaba clearly I did...
@@ClandestineMerkaba me
As a child, my favorite 'trip' was to visit the university greenhouse.The moment I entered, the smell was wonderfully overwhelming as growing things have a marvelous odor (like rain and cut grass) and wrap you in that world. I think her home is a dream world that very few people are able to live in. Bravo to someone that had choices, and went with what made a real home for herself.
I like how raw the video is. It really makes you feel you are walking around the house with her. It didn't try to cut or added too much music to fill in the story, which makes it relaxing to watch.
Spends $30 on furniture and $3000 on pots. I dig it.
Thats passion right there
Love the distant pun
💯 Haaa! Fine point!
more people like her and the world would be a better place
Totally agree.
too many people like her and we would be living in caves
💙☘️🌴🌵🌿🍃🌾🦋
And green too. Don't forget to mention, air will be more fresh and breathable
There are a lot of people like her in this world - they are called hoarders.
i didn't realize poison ivy is such a warm and charming person in real life.
Kat lol!
Nice but deadly...
Summer is the best. My apartment is full of plants partly thanks to her.
she could just work in a plant shop/garden and save all this money, time and work to create one at home
Same, lol.
I’ve been watching Summer for years “Plant one on me” channel she always has such excellent, informative content.
Thanks just subscribed x
Same! Two of my favorite worlds collide here!!
Thx!🤗
Love her vibrant green tea kettle too!
I’m surprised she doesn’t use filtered water?! Honestly I’d never even drink the water in NY
I have been watching Plant One On Me for many years. An inspiration! I am growing more plants inside and loving having them. During the Stay-In-Place order I brought my office plants home to create an oasis that I have worked in. This has made a huge difference to my psyche during the isolation. Tremendously grateful to Summer for her work.
Summer Rayne is the Goddess of nature. Bless her soul everyday for being such a beautiful inspiration to the rest of us.
Does anyone feel calmer and more relaxed after watching this video?🙂🌱🌿🍁
31:40 mins didn't feel so long....
Nope! It's too cluttered for my taste!
@@ellam2490 I’m with you on this one, I found the video very interesting but not calming. Personally, I need a visual that has fewer things in it. But, it made her happy, as well as other viewers.
My husband and daughter began planting, Milk Weed plants in our backyard and now it’s a Monarch Paradise. It wasn’t automatic though, my daughter would manually kill bugs that wanted to either eat the newly eggs or eat the leaves, this Spring we’re struggling with flies that are parasites to the caterpillars. But we’re still working at keeping the whole process going. Thank you for your gentle touch, you have what nature needs and for your hard work. Bravo for your beautiful and gentle strength to keep your dreams going.
I hope you're in a migratory destination or you're doing more harm than good
Grow Native save the world. Glad to hear you are working on your tiny part.
My son did the same
@@SunshineCountryChickens Not true...migratory butterflies such as Monarchs and Painted Ladies...need to lays eggs (successive generations) all along the migratory path.
I've been following her on TH-cam for years and she's really taught me how to become better to the planet through plant care. I try to upcycle as many fast-moving consumer goods packaging products to reuse for propagating or composting. Everything truly is connected, people and the biosphere, and once your eyes have been opened, there's no going back.
When I first saw the apt. in the video I thought “well, a little nuts” but after watching the whole thing I’m thinking “focused, obsessive, but not nuts.” She’s so smart, really interesting to hear, the lengthy just video flew by. I had so many questions at the end about practicalities like watering without damaging walls/floors/furnishings, how the landlord felt about the bugs and of course the time it took to take care of them all. My own esthetic is 180 degrees different from her’s, but I enjoyed spending time with this intelligent young woman. Also, I now feel a wee bit better about my own collections...
Wow! I've seen a feature on her before but it didn't do it justice in showing how many plants she really had! It's like living in a forest. She seems at peace in her home.
I highly recommend her TH-cam channel! She is superb!
She has the healthiest addiction I’ve ever seen. What a lovely and sweet woman. Gonna subscribe to her channel now. Thank you for this sweet and inspiring video ❤️
Needless to say, I love all her plants, but that lime green paint color in her kitchen is one of the best features, that old sink is fabulous and those plants are amazing. I love the way she sits on that cute chair and looks out the window while drinking her tea, looking at those amazing little birds doing what they do. I hope she never ever moves out of her apt. It's such a wonderland of plant beauty along with all the colors of her things she's got in there.
She’s meticulous about selecting and caring for her plants. She has an extensive knowledge and passion. Thank Goddess for that!
As an apartment dweller who discovered my plant mama soul during this pandemic, Summer is so inspiring! Thank you for this beautiful film...
she literally is MISS EARTH.
Oh yeah
Maybe Poison Ivy in disguise ... for whatever reason, I always felt sympathy for Poison Ivy, even if she's supposed to be evil.
wow...amazing soul of nature...bugs, plants, birds and chicken...her beauty beyond skin...her passion turns into her lifestyle...so organic...she is a natural from her dna...thank you!! (really wonder how you find all amazing video subjects...you contact them or vs...!!!) i am a city girl, afraid of bugs and dust and got no green thumb...but will follow her channel to learn and open up all possibilities that nature can offer...thanks you again !!!
It's amazing to find someone that lives so close to me be so earthy. I live in the projects in Bushwick and to find greenery is tough. I usually walk to McCarren Park just to ground myself. It brought tears to my eyes to find out someone like you lives in an area I visit often and into fashion too...omg. Thank you for sharing, you have given me hope that I can come across people like you right where I live. 😊
I have a plant addiction and I often gift plants to others so they are not too critical. Its hard to decorate with plants because wherever you put them there must be light. Her videos are very informative and relaxing.
I adore this woman! Her videos was one of my sparks to start my own houseplant journey 💚🌿
I am in awe, and, an indigo dyer. Love that dress. Smart, ethical and green.
I saw a similar dress at Primark the other day for the fraction of the price.
Cylais thanks! I would enjoy finding the floral white dress and then dye the blue pattern on it
@@hnttakata713 I also love this dress. Do you guys know the designer? Lovely!
RESPECT FOR THIS WOMAN! SHE HAS SUCH LOVE FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS. LOVE THE CHICKEN!
You should move to Brazil and replant the amazon forest.
This is VERY impressive, I must say! I wish I had a situation where I could do this kind of thing. I tried growing plants on my patio , but ran into so much opposition from the management and the yuppies in the complex that I finally gave up. The yuppies were all control freaks, formerly from gated communities and homeowners' associations, and couldn't live without trying to control others. The patio growers in my building were originally six, then four, then two, then one, then none. It's sad, because the place is such a yuppie wasteland. All the shrubbery and most of the trees have been cut out. There isn't a blade of grass that would DARE be out of place. Control freaks are such pathetic creatures--no matter what they're trying to control others about.
Isn't that even more reason to rebell? 🙈I'd probably let my plants grow wild on purpose 😂
Can you grow plants inside your apartment? Hopefully there's no rules against that.
"I've seen a lot of chicken poop in my life, and it doesn't phase me that much"
ATTA GIRL !!!
chickens and parrots are good for you along with lots of plants.
@@ralphchristianson actually, it can work - I have a bird nest in a corner of a window in my room. Free guano source!
*faze*
I could almost feel her passion for nature...Summer has such a beautiful soul
What a lovely, remarkable woman! She brings the country into the city..
The audio engineering when splicing the other videos into this piece was incredible. There was no difference in the level or quality of the audio. Ms. Oakes is extremely knowledgeable about plants and her apartment gardens are spectacular, but her life seems to be very solitary. It's not for me but more power to her. I hopes she gets a new chicken to have as a pet.
A really interesting woman. Really big space for New York. Some really beautiful plants but she lost me at those creepy crawlers. Very interesting getting to meet her so thank you for this video.
i wonder how much a space like this wound cost today. obviously she's lived in Brooklyn for 15 years. Which means she probably aquired the flat before the major gentrification of these neighbourhoods in New York took place.
Ngl I find the amount of plants in this apartment to be cluttered and overwhelming, but I respect her knowledge and ability to nurture her plants!
Yep, she is essentially a hoarder.
@Loraine Mohar yes you are right. but the results are the same.
@Hineni John3:16 vg
Same
The neediness of living things that depend on me is exhausting, I am impressed with her, but I have 1 cat and 10 plants and aahhhhh
Thank you for this beautiful snapshot of Summer Rayne, her lifestyle, and her intentions. I had seen a video about her apartment before that didn't really go into the sustainable lifestyle that she encourages or the fact that she's really a scientist! So this was lovely to watch and learn more.
Awesome, it is really a pleasure seeing the plant life in a concrete jungle tucked away and being cared for between ,on and off the walls that wall us from the nature outside. It is this intentional space creation and utilisation to grow plants in a creative and freestyle way that I admire. The additional information about the plants are a huge help too.
EMBRACES TRUE ORGANIC LIFE … I’M HERE FOR IT ALL !!! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
My favorite TH-camrs just collided and I couldn't be happier!!! Love you all!
Thank you for finding such interesting people and sharing them with us. Hope you and your family are well.
Yes!!! Im so glad for this home tour. Love Summer Rayne & this channel so much.
started watching Summer Rayne during lockdown and have learned so much. its amazing how she created a beautiful down to earth cozy home in NYC.
She is a real plant parent, she loves all her children😊
Love u summer, God bless
I really like seeing other people enjoying having plants and caring for them as much as I do :) makes me feel less lonely
Kristen and Summer together, my two favorite youtubers! I love that!
I LOVE what she's done in her apartment. It's because of her that I've started turning my living space into a total green living space. This woman is amazing.
outstanding level of knowledge and really smart woman, great video
You are SUCH an inspiration!!! God bless you ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
To begin I live in the country so growing and having my garden is a must I love every aspect of it..you have a wonderful outlook on the essence of it all..stay connected to your true self..your garden apartment is absolutely beautiful and tranquil...I love every inch...p.s. i am a tea drinker well..HAVE A BRIGHT DAY.....
that light coming into the kitchen from the window on the left and the shadows on and from those plants named something like heavenly enlightened dreamspace to those who see..
This is like the awesome crossover, we've all been waiting for!
I LOVE Summer and her plant videos!! I could watch her all day, her voice is soothing and her place is GORGEOUS!!💖🥰
I follow you both and I totally thought I was watching a Summer Rayne's video at first. I was so confused hahah
Thank you for being so open. I believe you have a beautiful soul.
Kirsten, thanks for bringing us such unexpected and engaging content. This was a nice surprise!
I love her channel and she is my favorite resource for growing indoor plants. This was such a great documentary! Thank you!
3:28 that ejecting pillow is truly a must-have
I noticed that too! Haha
Me too.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on TH-cam. Your like an indoor garden superhero. Thanks for sharing your space.
I absolutely love this apartment, her style, and all of her gorgeous plants. I will be following her on TH-cam and Instagram. Thank you Kirsten, this was so beautifully done!
Oh what a nice portrait of her! She is honestly an inspiration!
Oh Wow! I love your home! I know that you have the freshest air in the entire city. I love the country, in a city especially New York City I would be terrified. Love Love and so inspirational! Love your chicken.
What a kind person! She gives me hope for the future. I cried a bit about her loss when Kippy died. I,too, had chickens when I was growing up and I don’t think people realize how wonderful they are. All the luck for your future endeavors, dear girl!
Just another beautiful treasure in Brooklyn that makes it impossible to call any other place home. What a glorious video! The love that she has for her plants and critters is not something that everyone will understand. I do. Being a cat lady is often misunderstood, but the world needs more caretakers of sentient beings now more than ever before! Brava... 🌺💚💗
She is in her bliss! Many blessings to you 🙏🏼❤️👏☝️
I'm inspired by the upcycling! I love you've done with the place! It reminds me of an apartment I visited in NorthHampton MA a few years ago. The occupant had been homeless & had gotten a small section 8 apartment which he filled with upcycled junk he'd turned into sort of sculptures with plants growing all over them. He spent a lot of time collecting food from various restaurants & distributing them to people.
I laughed when she said this is one of my favorites. Really? Looks like a whole apartment of favorites.
🌳♻️🍃🎋👠🦗💦🏙BEPL with a hen and 10 green thumbs. Beautiful, eccentric plant lady with a hen and 10 green thumbs. 😍 Her Home is a GREENhouse! Loved the plant with metallic leaves! 🕷🦋🐞🐜☀️🐛🌿🌵🌱🍀🌴🌳🍃🎋🍁🌎🌆🌾🎍🐲💦🕊🦗🦟
How it's possible to keep all your plants so clean of dust ? Amazing ! 👌
Maybe with her hose set up? Just guessing.🙂
Raz Stefan I live rurally and my house is crazy dusty inside, but I bet living in a big city is less dusty.
I have watched this and come back to it for ideas no less than 20x! I'll stumble on an old whatever and know she has used something similar for a useful way to display her beautiful plants. Repurposing=Replenishing 💚🌱
Thank you for sharing this fascinating person. Very interesting.
Plants and animals are much more tolerable and nicer than some humans.... I don't blame her.
What a beautiful life you created for yourself. I'm sure you're an inspiration to many. Stay the course 💗🌷
The fact that this appartement cost 4k+ per month is insane
Peanuts compared to HK.
And my 75sqm 1920s apartment in Poznan, Poland costs $590 per month. :)
@@ash3rr 😮 I havent seen that price in the U.S. since 2005. Studio is $750+ and that's for a ghetto trash area you really don't want to be in.
When did she mention the price!? That's insane
That's a pretty good size apartment (looks like she has two bedrooms) and the rent is nothing out of the ordinary in NYC.
Two of my favorite youtubers in one place at the same time. Wow! Made my Sunday morning! Thanks Kirsten and Summer!!
I love Summer and follow her channel. She has alot of great content. I didn't know about her history, so that was interesting. Thank you! She has great values. Love how she reminds us of how evil it is to destroy the planet.
Plants are the best art to add to your home. Just think how clean her air is. Just beauty everywhere. Excellent find!
Love the inspiration :) Thank you 🙏 ☺️
i love how she made this space her own oasis this video made me feel so happy inside nature just naturally calms people just by looking and observing it i really feel like nature is a gift, especially during times when i haven't been around it that much or I've become too busy to take a moment to pause and truly see the world and its natural beauty
You have the most interesting apartment I have ever seen. Beatifull video.I love nature too. The hen is very cute.
This video soooooo much makes me miss an apartment I had in Vancouver, BC. I was on my way to this kind of setup with plants as well as aquariums in the living room. The living room was a corner of the 2 storey building, my apartment was on the South East corner so I had sun most of the day coming in the windows which were south and east facing. I found Cherry Tree branches that had been trimmed off of a tree and suspended them off of the ceiling in a way that they looked like they had grown and had vining plants creeping across them and were very effectively were my living room curtains. I was able to see out but no one could see in, they could just see my 'strange green curtains', as one person commented once. I had a rebuilt, for indoor use, a wooden plant box under the east facing window with tropical ground plants and small trees growing in it, and the south window/wall had a number of glazed clay pots with plants of all kinds growing in them. there were 6 aquariums, the smallest being 60 Gallons and the biggest 280 Gallons with tropical fish of many species. I had a virtual rain forest in my living room and dining room which were connected. My own little sanctuary! I plan to do the same thing again in the future when I have my own home and won't have to move again. Hopefully on a homestead of our own, and then gardening will be a key part of homelife.
Thanks Kirsten for bringing back such great memories,
Peace, Happiness, Love and Laughter,
Keep Safe All,
-Matt
Aw both of you inspire me so much on taking care of my living. Im so happy that my two favorites finally meet! 🤩💜
Me too! I couldn’t believe my eyes when seeing the notification at first! 💕
Oh my goodness! Her spirit and aura just GLOW! I absolutely love that she got into modeling to spread awareness about sustainability! I love a smart gorgeous woman!!!! Yessssss 🙌🙌🙌
Wow, you have taken indoor plants to the max. I have never seen so many plants in an apartment. Caring for these must take some time. Bet the air in there is like a hyperbaric chamber, very healing. Except for the chicken.
The chicken seems relaxed.
what a beautiful clip. Summer is beautiful inside and out. Her home is so peaceful and awesome. I love Kippee.
Some sort of madness, but a very nice one!
We're all a bit mad here :)
@@lorainemohar5791 True! I’ve lost track of how many Interior Design and Architecture channels I’m now following. 😬 I’d like to blame it on the pandemic, but I don’t think I can use that excuse for ALL of it!
Love your visions Summer ! You have created such a beautiful space with greenery life and calmness in a busy city. Loved that you even give Kipee a loving home to live and took care of her and gave her the life in your apartment that few would. Even in her short life , she really had the best environment. She’s a lucky girl to have crossed path with such a loving mommy!
What a wonderful person - looks like name determined destiny
This sort of connection with nature made me emotional. I don’t think I’ll ever reach or want to reach her collection’s size, but I definitely want more plants in my life. Thanks for the video!
Very informative, as always...
Hi Kirsten... this is just your 2nd video that I watched but I am impressed at how you choose your subjects. Your channel is one of a kind! I just so love this❤️. The architect living off grid is unbelievable for all his accomplishments. This lady is so nurturing😊 Thank you for sharing🙏
Me: a humble gay man already deeply in love with Summer.....also me: not knowing Summer had a degree in entomology, and now I gotta figure out how imma break it to myself that I have to marry her one day 😂
Check out those clavicles, might work out
River Kressler u really do!😂😂😂😂😂
I cannot blame you. She’s just so lovable. 😊
Ur too cute! I think she has a wonderful spirit and a great aura
@River Kressler What a sweet post in the nasty swamp of the Internet. 👏
I love your plants story. Last year during Covid I begun to grow carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and áloe in my tiny kitchen, I ended-up having so much flies in there and all over my apartment. The rewardingly parts was that I enjoyed the fruits of my tiny labor. However, I took the rest of all those plants to the front of the exterior temporary garden. Last week, I obtain your book and I’m slowly learning to talk plants jargon. It’s making me feel so good emotionally because I was raised in a house with a very large backyard with multiple plants and animal until I was ten year olds. But, I’ve been living in NYC practically all my life and watching your channel has inspired me to be plants parent for the rest of my life and to continue to be proactive. By the way, your apartment is like a beautiful jungle where I would feel very, very confortable. ( please note that it’s not envíe but admiration that I have for you.) I’m unable to live in a house but I live in my NYC apartment which is my home. Your space is calming! God bless you and thank you Ms. Oakes.🙏
There is an attractiveness to her space. I was wondering if the same type of planting style could be done with edible plants. She answered that when she said that food plants brought her so many unexpected insect pests. I can see how that space could be a very restful place though. Thanks for posting this.
Yeah, I am wondering the same thing. When I saw the title of this video "Homestead Brooklyn", I thought that's what it was about so it's a misleading title. Although very earthy, her apartment full of non-edible plants is not at all the same as a homestead !
I can’t keep any plants alive, and I live in a small space, but it would be a dream to live in a space like this. I don’t have a green thumb, but I love plants. I’m really inspired and I’m going to follow Summer’s channel. Thank you, all your videos are so amazing and they always bring a new perspective.
You just have to be knowledgeable about the different types of plants you may acquire. There is no such thing as a “green thumb”. It doesn’t really come naturally. I started with herbs and now i have almost 100 plants indoors. Lol Snake plants and ZZ plants are easy ones that don’t require much light or water.
Your just amazing and I so hope you know it...such a beautiful caring heart! ❤️🥰
This is so amazing! Omg. I love everything in this video. Your plants, chicken, hemeck, your life, your career choices, your snippets of your youtube channel. Thanks for making my day so green.
Reminds me of movie Green Card. Enjoyed this. I put all plants out in summer. Probably need a few indoor permanent residents!🤔
Wow mad respect in your hobby. Your apartment is a beautiful Urban Jungle. Also your knowledge of the needs of your plants and how to help them thrive is simply amazing. Seriously you are so in touch with all these plants it really shows your dedication to nature and to living among and at one with nature. Truly a unique and amazing individual. Thank you for sharing your passion with us, because you are indeed a very passionate person when it comes to this subject matter.