Wendy Whiteley was married to the famous Australian artist Brett Whiteley. Their relationship was marked by their shared artistic interests and the challenges posed by Brett's addiction struggles. After Brett's tragic overdose, Wendy devoted herself to preserving his legacy and creating a meaningful space through the Wendy Whiteley Secret Garden.💓
wow, i remembered i visited the house for school trip which is a gallery museum to Brett Whitely, iconic aussie artist we learnt in school way back in late 90s.
I really enjoy these walks and talks with you through Sydney. Please don't stop. I'm feeling like a tourist seeing these beautiful plants and hearing about the history. Thank you so much 🤩
I really love these walking tours! It’s nice to see the area you live in and the plants growing in that area. It’s cold where I am from in upstate New York, USA. It is so cool to see all my “house plants” growing in peoples yards!
I definitely like the random discussion as you do your walk. It's very genuine.....to get your numbers maybe throw in a pic of 😹 for the thumbnail. But please keep doing them !
Enjoyed it very much Yan.The walk is stunning. Right amount of walk with right amount of talk,I prefer that you talk and explain what you see otherwise we would miss those plants or flowers. My 35 year old son who lived at home still just got into indoor plants in 2020,his first plant was an Monstera Adonsonii, that same year he died unexpectedly,I got into growing indoor plants for therapy,the first thing my younger son and I had to do was keep his precious Adonsonii alive. We have propagated it several times so every family member had one for a memory of my beloved son,even got 2 growing for his nephew and niece that was born after his passing! Now my house and yard are covered in plants,as my grief journey continues! So I totally can resonate with Wendy. Plants are so healing for us no matter what story we have. Keep up the good work Jan,you will never know who you might help or influence! Natalie ❤️🪴🍃🌴
Hey Natalie, thank you so much for sharing your story & I am so sorry for your loss! Good to hear plants were able to help you through your grieving journey! All the best xx
I really enjoy watching your "walking through Sydney videos". I spent about half a year in Australia in 2018/2019 and Sydney was my most favourite city. Your videos bring back all those beautiful memories. And yes: I think you should keep talking and sharing your thoughts because that makes the videos authentic. Keep it up, Jan! Greetings from Germany!
I enjoy your walks thru Sydney’s planty areas. It’s interesting to see how our house plants grow when outside. And I especially loved the botanical garden - please go back there again.
I love that you take us on these outings in Australia. I also love your commentary. I have found myself screenshotting some plants when you take us on these outings and then identifying them online. The plants that are native there are extremely interesting. ❤
I really enjoy these types of vlogs, the amount of talking/plants is perfect! they are really chilled and relaxing to watch, look forward to the next one!
We enjoy seeing Sydney until some of us can make the trip to visit, you are giving us an up close view. I like your commentary. Thanks for your aroid mix videos because I had to repot my stromanthe and I’m like let me see your video on things I could use. As you touched the tree, I was thinking that would be a nice photo.
I loved this video! Seeing around Sydney, the bay, Wendy's Garden- just lovely! Thanks for taking us with you. BTW, I think the amount of commentary was just fine! I did get slightly motion sick from some of the sped up walks around the garden paths though, I've always been a terrible passenger ;)
I love your walks. Not only is your commentary interesting, i love seeing sydney like that. Makes me feel a bit sad though, as i was supposed to move there a few years back. (In uk) But the fact it is so warm even in winter! I dont think i could cope with the summer heat. Do you miss germany? Do you think you will stay living in Australia? Totally agree with you regarding no development there. Let us hope it stays that way! 🙏🌴🌳🪴🌿🌺 i also love that you bumped into the little doggie from the boat! 🐶
Jan, I love the format of this video, it's like taking a walk with you except I don't have to run to keep up! I hope you realize that there may be just as many people who watch your channel just because they like you, in addition to your plant content. I know that is true for me, watching this video was like a visit with a friend. There are those who will just watch the plant care content, but as you say, numbers aren't everything. I will probably never get to Sydney, so I love these walks through the city, it's stinking hot in Florida right now ( 90 to 100F) and I try not to leave my house if I can avoid it. I love the format just the way it is, I hope you don't change a thing!
hey jan. i left a comment before before i finished watching the video, and now i've finished watching! hello again - as someone not too far from you, i like the vlogs where you both talk and walk. i like seeing what's around you - it's exciting to see what's familiar to me, and it's interesting to see what i haven't seen before (maybe i want to go and explore there myself) - don't worry so much about the background noise. for me, i could really not hear much at all! i didn't hear the screaming kids until you got a lot closer (and still it's not very loud at all!)😉 - you called something "rabbit foot" but i think it's called kangaroo paw! it's really nice to see you here, after i was just here. my boyfriend didn't care about my plant rants! i was really excited you noticed the really mature syngoniums (like me!) there's an amazing place for cocktails, if you like cocktails, in kirribilli, that we went to after we visited wedny's garden - "the botanist". amazing cocktails! highly recommended. it's a favourite of ours. great video jan. go on more walking tour vlogs! ☺
It's not a palm, but a cycad. Lepidozamia sp. It is clear that you get exited amongst the plants because you swing the camera way to wild while walking through the garden.
19:15 - OMG! You coming to the realization that you can't explore a Park Chronologically..!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Very structured indeed!! 😂😂 Nature is best explored Organically, lots of letting something other than your brain guide you.. Let your soul (or heart) guide you.. Go where your feet take you.. Get drawn towards some invisible force, for your destination awaits you..!! ❤❤❤❤
Moin Jan, ich mag diese Videos mittlerweile sogar lieber als deine sonstigen plantcare- videos, weil sie einfach mehr Abwechslung bieten. Pflegetipps sind mehr oder weniger immer die selben, egal wo man nachliest oder welches Video man sieht. Ist auch schön einfach mal zu sehen, wie es so in anderen Teilen der Welt aussieht. Städtetrips durch Japan zB hab ich auch schon gern gesehen. Die Kommentare nebenher von dir sind auch gut, gänzlich ohne fänd ich es doch etwas langweilig. Die üblichen Videos haben vlt mehr views, weil öfter nach Pflegetips als Städtetrips gesucht wird und dann auch mehr Leute, die nicht abonniert haben, diese sehen.
I prefer your ad lib commentary to music overdub. I like Sydney, spent 12 months living in Surrey Hills as a young thing many years ago. Had a very nice climate for growing subtropicals. And it is pronounced white - ly, rhymes with rightly.
jan, i just returned from cairns. you have to go to cairns. there are plants we grow as houseplants here that they grow outside seemingly effortlessly, all over the place, and they're enormous. the botanic gardens there will also blow your mind. p.s. i just visited wendy's garden a few weeks ago for the first time 😅 love, rea / cucumber sushi
Hi Jan, thank you for another great video. I would prefer the chat and I know I am in the minority here but I don't feel the need for background music. I'm super sound sensitive and find it can be quite distracting. Any chance of taking Brad along in a cat back pack next time ;) (my cat would hate it, lol).
Love these walks with you thru Sydney. I feel I have my own personal tour guide. Don’t stop narrating along the way. I need you to keep identifying the plants. They look so different when they grow so huge. Thank you 😊.
Hi Jan. just my feedback as you asked….. please, keep making these type of videos, they inspire me soooo much. do not change anything about the way you make them, commentary and background music, it’s perfect 👍🏻 videos without your commentary would be absolutely boring even if you showed us the most beautiful plants/trees. I can’t wait to see another vlog/walk/tour. Thank you for your time 👍🏻😘😘😘
Hi, nice video, like the way you did😊 I sometimes would also like live in such climate to grow these beautiful plants outside. In Austria only frost hardy plants are possible to bring over the winter. However now some Mediterranean plants are at least possible to grow😊, thank you for the video 💚🪴💚🪴💚
I remember the last time I was in Tahiti, there were newly planted divisions planted on a new-ish road. There were bare spots here and there, where Tahitians had nicked some bougainvillea plants lol. None of my business, but I'll ask anyway, lol, have you immigrated to Oz or are you just working there for a few years? :)
I really enjoyed this vlog Yan! Perfect amount of talking and I loved hearing children playing in the background. Thank you for taking us along on another walk 💚
The commentary is great and the background noise really is minimal. Im enjoying the vlog style vids out and about... but you may need to invest in a sweat band and water bottle!
I’m sure some do :) but most of these plants are quite ‘common’ here, so suppose there is less incentive :) best to be enjoyed by everybody right there anyway :)
Jan...😍💓 WOW!.. SUCH A LOVELY TRIP!!..🥰.. I'd say, I LOVE the way how you take us along!..❤️💚.. The Trip becomes an Interesting and Exciting Moment to me.🤩.. I can ENJOY IT!.. eventhough I can only watch it on your Video.. ( You explained it well!..., You took every part!.. and You showed us the Beauty of your City, SYDNEY!.😍..) The Wendy's Secret Garden is a Relaxing Garden..❤️💚.. Because of the history of the Garden, I realize that It's True!.. The Plant Journey can make me HAPPY!..💐💓💚..and can support me to be a better Person!.. ( ❤️💚..The Process is flowing! and The Understanding about me myself is growing with the Growth of my Plants!.. I really ENJOY that Moment!..🥰..) Jan...👍 Thank you soo much for sharing this Beautiful Video!.. I really APPRECIATE You because You chose nice Directions!..😍.. ( Walking through Beautiful Places and Streets decorated with Pretty Flowers!.. The Magnolia Flowers are Soo Awesome!..( a lot of Flowers without leaves!.😍.. and The Native Flowers ( Protea and Kangaroo Paw ) are Soo Beautiful!.🥰.. also, Your Favourite Tree is Soo Majestic!..🤗.. I'm looking forward to watching your next Trip!..🤩.. SO STUNNING SYDNEY!!...👍💞💓💐🌈🌸❤️💚😍🤗🥰...
Thank you for the walk. I like is just as it is--with you talking and stopping here and there whenever something catches your attention. That's exactly what I do on my walks😀 Plus it is a very refreshing way of discovering Sydney: the neighborhoods, the vibe, rather than just the obvious tourist traps (the Sydney Opera, etc). This is exactly what I would do if I were to visit Sydney day (fingers crossed!)
We appreciate you and your videos. Do what YOU like, and we'll watch. I have such a small living space that my plants are in the smaller size. So I'll love to see other plant parent's collection and outside world (I'm in Canada, Qc, so we have different winter for sure lol). Thanks for the tour, it was interesting and beautiful.
Project time!! Bromeliads on a dead tree/drift wood etc!! Oooooo!!!! Soooo stunning there!!! I wanna visit so bad but it’d take me 2 days to get there! Can’t believe you were within walking distance to all that!! You are BLESSED brother!! All your natural flora is beautiful too! We have pine trees…. Lol I’m sure there’s lots that’s beautiful here in southern BC Canada that I just haven’t noticed yet, our wildflowers are pretty
Aww listen to all those birds! Reminds me of Hawaii, 20+ degrees in the winter sounds great to me, not -20 to -30 ! Stunning, you’re blessed Jan! I enjoy your commentary honestly, seeing where you live and all the natural or planted flora where you are, if you know what it is great, but if not that’s fine too, we can always do research too. I enjoy living vicariously through you. Our summers in full swing here, moving towards fall in the next month +. We’re in serious drought, though the fires haven’t been as bad near us this year (yet) we’re in trouble. Our rivers at an all time low. Water shortages. It’s scary. We had 60% less rain last month, yikes I’m in my glory when walking a tropical trail, fav thing to do in Hawaii, you can visit the waterfalls, but my fav is getting there and back! After my 2nd visit is when I started my planty journey, I wanted Hawaii in my home, so started collecting what I saw around me there, took pics, came home did research and found some I could grow! Of course Monstera was my first!
alocasia her in my country grow everywhere like weeds Just don't put a sap of alocasia on your skin.. ❤😊😊! Especially elephant ears alocasia .. 👌👌👌😊 happy to see you back take care 😘😊🎉
I really enjoy these walks with you, very relaxing as you do the hard work! Its my exercise for the day lol. I find your walks interesting especially with your own brand of commentary, please keep doing them. I'm in the Uk, so I smile sardonically when you say at the height of winter its a 25 degree day...our height of summer right now has been wet, windy and not so hot. 💫
Hahahah Brain dump. My favorite new expression. I enjoyed the mall pant tour. I often have to break up your longer videos to smaller watch times because it is hard for me to sit for an hour or more. I never really thought all that much about plants healing grief but..................... I actually got into house plants in 1970 after my first husband died. Never lost interest. With moving in my youthful years so many times even moving states from California to Idaho then flipping houses for 20 years I still had a lot of house plants, and YES I even moved yard plants. I was limited on the plant numbers. Then my second hubby died in 2016 and bam my house exploded with plants. I do not plan to move from this house. Want to go out as hubby did, feet first. I probably have too many plants dogs and cats. They all bring me joy and I hope I bring them joy. Life is good.
YES! Keep walking and talking! Love seeing the Sydney landscape, it's beautiful. I would love to have a tropical forest to take my walks in. And I am like you in that I have to touch all of the tree trunks and leaves. Thanks for taking us along!
Hi! I like your commentary! It would be boring to not experience the tours through your eyes. It would be nice for us "plant people" to go back and put the names of some of the main plants that you point out on the screen because I'm left really wondering. You're doing an awesome job!!!!! Thank you.
That was superb! You're so lucky to have a climate that's friendly to exotic plants. For five months of the year my tropicals and subtropicals (and I guess warm temperate too), my indoor temperatures are too low to support growth. Also, I for one am a fan of your walks and garden tours; it's fun to leave my plant chores at home and take a walk with you.
Naww a planty tour of my back yard. Next time drop in and I'll show you my Jan inspired moss poles thriving in a west facing floor to ceiling windows hi rise apartment. xx
What your numbers are reflecting on that aspect is your actual subscribers are watching the garden tours and the random drop ins (large#views) are your informative videos that have a topic of something that people were searching for. But I could be talking out my bum what do u know lol great video Jan I ❤ your commentary!
I enjoyed the last planty walk but I couldn't finish it in one sitting because I had to go do something. I like seeing it other places but with what my job pays I'll probably never get to see most of them. Plus the plants are what I would be paying attention to if I was visiting Australia. I live in a cool semiarid steppe in the northern US (think Mongolia kind of climate) so all the green is amazing
I really love the long form videos, it's nice and relaxing to set one going while I'm doing chores or at the pc doing other things and it's nice not to have to stop what I'm doing just to switch to another video sometimes
Hey Jan, how unfortunate that the statistics show low numbers on your vlogs :( Like many others in the comments section, I also love this type of video with your commentary. Your mic (or your editing) doesn't take in too much noise from the main roads so don't stress about it: all background noises and sounds give more of an immersive experience (I personally prefer them to music). Jan: "...or dog sitting"; Brad: "Excuse me, what?!"
Great video, loved the garden! Nice scenery too! Screaming children were not too noticeable, so don't worry. I like the commentary in these kind of videos please. Bush turkeys are cute. Love the Sydney Harbour and so glad you showed this fantastic place to us. Thanks for sharing this beautiful garden and happy growing 😊
Mich würden Videos mehr unterhalten, in denen z.B. updates kommen oder neue Erkenntnisse. Z.B. hattest du ja deine laniata an einen grow vertical „umgepflanzt“. In einem ganz anderen Video sagtest du kurz in einem Nebensatz, dass deine laniata den klassischen moss pole mehr enjoyed hat aufgrund der airation. Das zum Beispiel würde mich etwas mehr interessieren was du damit meinst, was sich an der Pflanze geändert hat und warum du denkst, dass sie den klassisvchen moss pole mehr mag. Das ist nur ein Beispiel das evtl. zu wenig content für ein Video ist aber ich denke du hast noch die ein oder andere Pflanze von der ein Update interessant wäre. Vom Stil her fand ich die „come water with me“ (oder ähnlich) sehr cool! Liebe Grüße ✌️
I adore these walks!!! I take walks like this on the weekends. It's so nice that you're taking us along and we get to hear your commentary. Thanks❤ Looking at the vegetation, it looks as if winter in Sydney is so mild that at its worst, it mimics the permannent weather in Bogotá, Colombia (46-66°F / 7-18°C). I'm only mentioning this bc. people often imagine South American tropical plants as only growing in warm climates. But the truth is we have the Andes mountains through Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia. They extend further, but right now I'm talking about tropical and subtropical vegetation. The more height, the cooler the climate. Medellin is 2,000 mts. above sea level for example. So, in theory, all your indoor plants should do well outdoors. The process of acclimatization of course will cause stress, but it looks to me like you really did your homework when doing your plant selection. Congrats!
I really, really like this type of video! the music in the background, you who talk to us while walking, and you make us discover Sydney! everything is perfect for me. and I will certainly never go to Sydney in my life, but thanks to you, I discover it. Thank you 1000x for all your videos, your explanations, your time 💚💚🙏🙏🇫🇷🌿🌿🤩🥰
Thank you for this walking tour. I’ve never been to Sydney and had never heard of Wendy’s Secret Garden. It’s beautiful! Keep these walking tours coming. Also, I am amazed how many plants you recognize by name 😊
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Wendy Whiteley was married to the famous Australian artist Brett Whiteley. Their relationship was marked by their shared artistic interests and the challenges posed by Brett's addiction struggles. After Brett's tragic overdose, Wendy devoted herself to preserving his legacy and creating a meaningful space through the Wendy Whiteley Secret Garden.💓
Thanks for the additional background :)
@@sydneyplantguy she also lost their only child, Arkie, to adrenal cancer at 37.
wow, i remembered i visited the house for school trip which is a gallery museum to Brett Whitely, iconic aussie artist we learnt in school way back in late 90s.
Thanks for the history...that 's tragic but I'm glad she was able to find purpose & comfort through plants.
@@traceynoble6080 How sad for that family but through this garden others may have hope...🙏🏼
These walkabouts are fun because of the commentary IMO. Keep up the walking and talking.
Thanks :)
I enjoy the “out and about”trips ❤.The background noise is never an issue, your voice and mic are top notch👍🏼👍🏼. I did miss Brad❤❤
Thanks :)
Thanks again Jan , love these walking talking days , don’t change a thing !
I really enjoy these walks and talks with you through Sydney. Please don't stop. I'm feeling like a tourist seeing these beautiful plants and hearing about the history. Thank you so much 🤩
Thank you:)
I lllloooovvveeee listening to you when you walk ❤ just don't stop please 😊
Thanks :)
I really love these walking tours! It’s nice to see the area you live in and the plants growing in that area. It’s cold where I am from in upstate New York, USA. It is so cool to see all my “house plants” growing in peoples yards!
Thank you :)
I definitely like the random discussion as you do your walk. It's very genuine.....to get your numbers maybe throw in a pic of 😹 for the thumbnail. But please keep doing them !
Hehe :) I’m not a big fan of clickbait :P thank you :)
Enjoyed it very much Yan.The walk is stunning. Right amount of walk with right amount of talk,I prefer that you talk and explain what you see otherwise we would miss those plants or flowers.
My 35 year old son who lived at home still just got into indoor plants in 2020,his first plant was an Monstera Adonsonii, that same year he died unexpectedly,I got into growing indoor plants for therapy,the first thing my younger son and I had to do was keep his precious Adonsonii alive. We have propagated it several times so every family member had one for a memory of my beloved son,even got 2 growing for his nephew and niece that was born after his passing! Now my house and yard are covered in plants,as my grief journey continues! So I totally can resonate with Wendy. Plants are so healing for us no matter what story we have. Keep up the good work Jan,you will never know who you might help or influence! Natalie ❤️🪴🍃🌴
Hey Natalie, thank you so much for sharing your story & I am so sorry for your loss! Good to hear plants were able to help you through your grieving journey! All the best xx
Thank you for sharing your grief story with us, it's very powerful.
I really enjoy these walks with you through Sydney! Thank you for taking us with you 🤩
Thanks :)
I really liked the tour and the your commentary too! More please 🥰
So beautiful! Thank you so much for the relaxing walk through the beautiful locations. Please do more.
I really enjoy watching your "walking through Sydney videos". I spent about half a year in Australia in 2018/2019 and Sydney was my most favourite city. Your videos bring back all those beautiful memories. And yes: I think you should keep talking and sharing your thoughts because that makes the videos authentic. Keep it up, Jan! Greetings from Germany!
Danke :)
I enjoy your walks thru Sydney’s planty areas. It’s interesting to see how our house plants grow when outside. And I especially loved the botanical garden - please go back there again.
Thanks :) yes i’ll go back every now & then to show how it changes over the seasons :)
I love that you take us on these outings in Australia. I also love your commentary. I have found myself screenshotting some plants when you take us on these outings and then identifying them online. The plants that are native there are extremely interesting.
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Thanks :)
I really enjoy these types of vlogs, the amount of talking/plants is perfect! they are really chilled and relaxing to watch, look forward to the next one!
Thank you :)
Love watching your content and i love that you take as on your walks around! Thank you 😊🌱🌸
We enjoy seeing Sydney until some of us can make the trip to visit, you are giving us an up close view. I like your commentary. Thanks for your aroid mix videos because I had to repot my stromanthe and I’m like let me see your video on things I could use. As you touched the tree, I was thinking that would be a nice photo.
I loved this video! Seeing around Sydney, the bay, Wendy's Garden- just lovely! Thanks for taking us with you. BTW, I think the amount of commentary was just fine! I did get slightly motion sick from some of the sped up walks around the garden paths though, I've always been a terrible passenger ;)
I love your walks. Not only is your commentary interesting, i love seeing sydney like that. Makes me feel a bit sad though, as i was supposed to move there a few years back. (In uk) But the fact it is so warm even in winter! I dont think i could cope with the summer heat. Do you miss germany? Do you think you will stay living in Australia?
Totally agree with you regarding no development there. Let us hope it stays that way! 🙏🌴🌳🪴🌿🌺 i also love that you bumped into the little doggie from the boat! 🐶
Jan, I love the format of this video, it's like taking a walk with you except I don't have to run to keep up! I hope you realize that there may be just as many people who watch your channel just because they like you, in addition to your plant content. I know that is true for me, watching this video was like a visit with a friend. There are those who will just watch the plant care content, but as you say, numbers aren't everything. I will probably never get to Sydney, so I love these walks through the city, it's stinking hot in Florida right now ( 90 to 100F) and I try not to leave my house if I can avoid it. I love the format just the way it is, I hope you don't change a thing!
Thank you so much :)
During heat waves some of my tree ferns die, I recycle them by climbing philodendrons or monsteras on them🙌
Great idea !
hey jan. i left a comment before before i finished watching the video, and now i've finished watching! hello again
- as someone not too far from you, i like the vlogs where you both talk and walk. i like seeing what's around you - it's exciting to see what's familiar to me, and it's interesting to see what i haven't seen before (maybe i want to go and explore there myself)
- don't worry so much about the background noise. for me, i could really not hear much at all! i didn't hear the screaming kids until you got a lot closer (and still it's not very loud at all!)😉
- you called something "rabbit foot" but i think it's called kangaroo paw!
it's really nice to see you here, after i was just here. my boyfriend didn't care about my plant rants! i was really excited you noticed the really mature syngoniums (like me!)
there's an amazing place for cocktails, if you like cocktails, in kirribilli, that we went to after we visited wedny's garden - "the botanist". amazing cocktails! highly recommended. it's a favourite of ours.
great video jan. go on more walking tour vlogs! ☺
Thank you !! And yes I definitely got that kangaroo paw one wrong :D yes! Been to the botanist before a few years ago!! Great vibes :)
Thank you for the tour. It was beautiful! Hi, from North Carolina,USA❤️
Thanks :)
It's not a palm, but a cycad. Lepidozamia sp. It is clear that you get exited amongst the plants because you swing the camera way to wild while walking through the garden.
I am so thankful you brightened my morning.I like your content, chatting, and vibe. I hope you have a wonderful day!
Thank you :) you too!! :)
Just keep doing what you're doing man. It's tough starting out! Whatever you show us is unique and what YOU like and that's why we're here!
True that! Thanks :)
19:15 - OMG! You coming to the realization that you can't explore a Park Chronologically..!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Very structured indeed!! 😂😂 Nature is best explored Organically, lots of letting something other than your brain guide you.. Let your soul (or heart) guide you.. Go where your feet take you.. Get drawn towards some invisible force, for your destination awaits you..!! ❤❤❤❤
Moin Jan,
ich mag diese Videos mittlerweile sogar lieber als deine sonstigen plantcare- videos, weil sie einfach mehr Abwechslung bieten. Pflegetipps sind mehr oder weniger immer die selben, egal wo man nachliest oder welches Video man sieht. Ist auch schön einfach mal zu sehen, wie es so in anderen Teilen der Welt aussieht. Städtetrips durch Japan zB hab ich auch schon gern gesehen. Die Kommentare nebenher von dir sind auch gut, gänzlich ohne fänd ich es doch etwas langweilig. Die üblichen Videos haben vlt mehr views, weil öfter nach Pflegetips als Städtetrips gesucht wird und dann auch mehr Leute, die nicht abonniert haben, diese sehen.
I love your tours! Please continue them…
I prefer your ad lib commentary to music overdub. I like Sydney, spent 12 months living in Surrey Hills as a young thing many years ago. Had a very nice climate for growing subtropicals. And it is pronounced white - ly, rhymes with rightly.
BTW, at 18:20 your "palm tree" is actually a cycad, most likely a local special of Macrozamia.
Thanks :)
jan,
i just returned from cairns. you have to go to cairns. there are plants we grow as houseplants here that they grow outside seemingly effortlessly, all over the place, and they're enormous.
the botanic gardens there will also blow your mind.
p.s. i just visited wendy's garden a few weeks ago for the first time 😅
love,
rea / cucumber sushi
Hey :) travelling around australia is definitely on the to do list once it warms up a bit :)
@@sydneyplantguy that's the thing - it's always warm in cairns!!! i miss it already. it's so much more... vegetative-ly lush and interesting up there.
Enjoying the current format re talk/walk. It's been 35 years since I was in that part of Sydney and it's nice to revisit this way
That’s awesome :) thank you!
Hi Jan, thank you for another great video. I would prefer the chat and I know I am in the minority here but I don't feel the need for background music. I'm super sound sensitive and find it can be quite distracting. Any chance of taking Brad along in a cat back pack next time ;) (my cat would hate it, lol).
Jesus , you are an special person
Love these walks with you thru Sydney. I feel I have my own personal tour guide. Don’t stop narrating along the way. I need you to keep identifying the plants. They look so different when they grow so huge. Thank you 😊.
I enjoyed this tour of our beautiful Sydney !
Is good that you talk in the tour,so others cam relate a little👍,the tree is amazing!
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Thank you :)
Really enjoy these chatty walks - they wouldn’t be the same without your commentary! 😊
Cheers :)
Wonderful video! Thank you for taking us on such a wonderful trip! We look forward to more content like this from you.
18:20 that is a cycad, female plant with the cone... similar to pine. the male plant has fluffier head...
i love the plant walk videos, i feel like you're sharing the beauty around you with the world
That’s the goal :) thank you!
I love the tours. I believe the palm tree you asked about was a cycad with a cone
I enjoy these videos. It feels like I’m hanging out and listening to a friend.
Yay :) that was exactly my goal :) thanks for watching !!
Are Calla and Arrum Lillies the same thing??
Hi Jan. just my feedback as you asked….. please, keep making these type of videos, they inspire me soooo much. do not change anything about the way you make them, commentary and background music, it’s perfect 👍🏻 videos without your commentary would be absolutely boring even if you showed us the most beautiful plants/trees. I can’t wait to see another vlog/walk/tour. Thank you for your time 👍🏻😘😘😘
Thank you :)
Hi, nice video, like the way you did😊 I sometimes would also like live in such climate to grow these beautiful plants outside. In Austria only frost hardy plants are possible to bring over the winter. However now some Mediterranean plants are at least possible to grow😊, thank you for the video 💚🪴💚🪴💚
Thank you :)
I remember the last time I was in Tahiti, there were newly planted divisions planted on a new-ish road. There were bare spots here and there, where Tahitians had nicked some bougainvillea plants lol.
None of my business, but I'll ask anyway, lol, have you immigrated to Oz or are you just working there for a few years? :)
I’m a permanent resident in Australia :) so here for good :)
Nice to see Sydney streets, but need commentary!
I really enjoyed this vlog Yan! Perfect amount of talking and I loved hearing children playing in the background. Thank you for taking us along on another walk 💚
Thank you :)
The commentary is great and the background noise really is minimal. Im enjoying the vlog style vids out and about... but you may need to invest in a sweat band and water bottle!
I don't think I have left my house without a water bottle in 11 years :D ... but I'm not sold on the sweat band idea haha :D
I wonder if people just steal some cuttings and baby plants from there
I’m sure some do :) but most of these plants are quite ‘common’ here, so suppose there is less incentive :) best to be enjoyed by everybody right there anyway :)
Was that a Boab at 17:32?
yep
@@phunk8607 I have some Boab seeds I got from Kununurra and some Kapok tree seeds. I must give them a go.
I grew up in Sydney but I still enjoy your walks and commentary. My house is full of moss poles thanks to you 😂
Hehe :) thanks !
Hi I like it when you talk it more Interesting. So keep up the good work.
Thanks :)
Jan...😍💓 WOW!.. SUCH A LOVELY TRIP!!..🥰.. I'd say, I LOVE the way how you take us along!..❤️💚.. The Trip becomes an Interesting and Exciting Moment to me.🤩.. I can ENJOY IT!.. eventhough I can only watch it on your Video.. ( You explained it well!..., You took every part!.. and You showed us the Beauty of your City, SYDNEY!.😍..) The Wendy's Secret Garden is a Relaxing Garden..❤️💚.. Because of the history of the Garden, I realize that It's True!.. The Plant Journey can make me HAPPY!..💐💓💚..and can support me to be a better Person!.. ( ❤️💚..The Process is flowing! and The Understanding about me myself is growing with the Growth of my Plants!.. I really ENJOY that Moment!..🥰..) Jan...👍 Thank you soo much for sharing this Beautiful Video!.. I really APPRECIATE You because You chose nice Directions!..😍.. ( Walking through Beautiful Places and Streets decorated with Pretty Flowers!.. The Magnolia Flowers are Soo Awesome!..( a lot of Flowers without leaves!.😍.. and The Native Flowers ( Protea and Kangaroo Paw ) are Soo Beautiful!.🥰.. also, Your Favourite Tree is Soo Majestic!..🤗.. I'm looking forward to watching your next Trip!..🤩.. SO STUNNING SYDNEY!!...👍💞💓💐🌈🌸❤️💚😍🤗🥰...
Thank you for the walk. I like is just as it is--with you talking and stopping here and there whenever something catches your attention. That's exactly what I do on my walks😀 Plus it is a very refreshing way of discovering Sydney: the neighborhoods, the vibe, rather than just the obvious tourist traps (the Sydney Opera, etc). This is exactly what I would do if I were to visit Sydney day (fingers crossed!)
We appreciate you and your videos. Do what YOU like, and we'll watch. I have such a small living space that my plants are in the smaller size. So I'll love to see other plant parent's collection and outside world (I'm in Canada, Qc, so we have different winter for sure lol). Thanks for the tour, it was interesting and beautiful.
Thanks :)
I love your commentary! It feels like I'm walking with you - that's my heavy breathing in the background, 'cuz I'm out of shape. 💚💚💚
Project time!! Bromeliads on a dead tree/drift wood etc!! Oooooo!!!! Soooo stunning there!!! I wanna visit so bad but it’d take me 2 days to get there! Can’t believe you were within walking distance to all that!! You are BLESSED brother!! All your natural flora is beautiful too! We have pine trees…. Lol I’m sure there’s lots that’s beautiful here in southern BC Canada that I just haven’t noticed yet, our wildflowers are pretty
Aww listen to all those birds! Reminds me of Hawaii, 20+ degrees in the winter sounds great to me, not -20 to -30 ! Stunning, you’re blessed Jan! I enjoy your commentary honestly, seeing where you live and all the natural or planted flora where you are, if you know what it is great, but if not that’s fine too, we can always do research too. I enjoy living vicariously through you.
Our summers in full swing here, moving towards fall in the next month +. We’re in serious drought, though the fires haven’t been as bad near us this year (yet) we’re in trouble. Our rivers at an all time low. Water shortages. It’s scary. We had 60% less rain last month, yikes
I’m in my glory when walking a tropical trail, fav thing to do in Hawaii, you can visit the waterfalls, but my fav is getting there and back! After my 2nd visit is when I started my planty journey, I wanted Hawaii in my home, so started collecting what I saw around me there, took pics, came home did research and found some I could grow! Of course Monstera was my first!
alocasia her in my country grow everywhere like weeds Just don't put a sap of alocasia on your skin.. ❤😊😊! Especially elephant ears alocasia .. 👌👌👌😊 happy to see you back take care 😘😊🎉
Thanks for the walkabout. Just loved it. Lived in Sydney 30 years and never did that walk. I’ve got to do it 👍🏻💚
I really enjoy these walks with you, very relaxing as you do the hard work! Its my exercise for the day lol. I find your walks interesting especially with your own brand of commentary, please keep doing them. I'm in the Uk, so I smile sardonically when you say at the height of winter its a 25 degree day...our height of summer right now has been wet, windy and not so hot. 💫
Thank you:)
Nice. Thank you again! Very beautiful park.
- talk & music both are fine; maybe keeping it at zen-ratio (50/50%).
Hahahah Brain dump. My favorite new expression. I enjoyed the mall pant tour. I often have to break up your longer videos to smaller watch times because it is hard for me to sit for an hour or more.
I never really thought all that much about plants healing grief but..................... I actually got into house plants in 1970 after my first husband died. Never lost interest. With moving in my youthful years so many times even moving states from California to Idaho then flipping houses for 20 years I still had a lot of house plants, and YES I even moved yard plants. I was limited on the plant numbers. Then my second hubby died in 2016 and bam my house exploded with plants. I do not plan to move from this house. Want to go out as hubby did, feet first. I probably have too many plants dogs and cats. They all bring me joy and I hope I bring them joy. Life is good.
YES! Keep walking and talking! Love seeing the Sydney landscape, it's beautiful. I would love to have a tropical forest to take my walks in. And I am like you in that I have to touch all of the tree trunks and leaves. Thanks for taking us along!
Hi! I like your commentary! It would be boring to not experience the tours through your eyes. It would be nice for us "plant people" to go back and put the names of some of the main plants that you point out on the screen because I'm left really wondering. You're doing an awesome job!!!!! Thank you.
Very beautiful. Keep talking while you show us more of Australia. Nice music pics also.
That was superb! You're so lucky to have a climate that's friendly to exotic plants. For five months of the year my tropicals and subtropicals (and I guess warm temperate too), my indoor temperatures are too low to support growth. Also, I for one am a fan of your walks and garden tours; it's fun to leave my plant chores at home and take a walk with you.
Naww a planty tour of my back yard. Next time drop in and I'll show you my Jan inspired moss poles thriving in a west facing floor to ceiling windows hi rise apartment. xx
What your numbers are reflecting on that aspect is your actual subscribers are watching the garden tours and the random drop ins (large#views) are your informative videos that have a topic of something that people were searching for. But I could be talking out my bum what do u know lol great video Jan I ❤ your commentary!
I enjoyed the last planty walk but I couldn't finish it in one sitting because I had to go do something. I like seeing it other places but with what my job pays I'll probably never get to see most of them. Plus the plants are what I would be paying attention to if I was visiting Australia. I live in a cool semiarid steppe in the northern US (think Mongolia kind of climate) so all the green is amazing
If the numbers "don't add up" it shows. If you live your life based on numbers you're missing out the most important parts.
I love these walks, its amazing seeing 'house plants' we grow here in the UK, out in nature, growing freely!
Definitely WITH the "brain dump", please ❤
Very much enjoyed this video. More please. 😊
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It’s like we are just taking a walk with you! I like you talking casually!
Keep the comments . It is good to hear you talking about the different things you are seeing in the walk 😀
I like the videos and the commentary during your Walks 😊
Gorgeous stroll through the gardens and Bay Area. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I really love the long form videos, it's nice and relaxing to set one going while I'm doing chores or at the pc doing other things and it's nice not to have to stop what I'm doing just to switch to another video sometimes
Hey Jan, how unfortunate that the statistics show low numbers on your vlogs :( Like many others in the comments section, I also love this type of video with your commentary. Your mic (or your editing) doesn't take in too much noise from the main roads so don't stress about it: all background noises and sounds give more of an immersive experience (I personally prefer them to music).
Jan: "...or dog sitting";
Brad: "Excuse me, what?!"
Thanks :)
I really enjoyed this walk about a nice little tour of the park and place I would have loved to visit
Great video, loved the garden! Nice scenery too! Screaming children were not too noticeable, so don't worry. I like the commentary in these kind of videos please. Bush turkeys are cute. Love the Sydney Harbour and so glad you showed this fantastic place to us. Thanks for sharing this beautiful garden and happy growing 😊
Thanks :)
Mir gefallen alle eure Touren.👍Bitte machen Sie mehr/weiter. Und machen Sie sich keine Sorgen mehr über Lärm, Licht usw.
Grüße aus Amsterdam.
You do you Jan, love your chatter!!
Thanks :)
I think it will be more comfortable for you to take video and do voice over and me too look for green beauties on my outings like u do.
I love those magnolias along your way. I have planted 2.
Mich würden Videos mehr unterhalten, in denen z.B. updates kommen oder neue Erkenntnisse. Z.B. hattest du ja deine laniata an einen grow vertical „umgepflanzt“. In einem ganz anderen Video sagtest du kurz in einem Nebensatz, dass deine laniata den klassischen moss pole mehr enjoyed hat aufgrund der airation. Das zum Beispiel würde mich etwas mehr interessieren was du damit meinst, was sich an der Pflanze geändert hat und warum du denkst, dass sie den klassisvchen moss pole mehr mag. Das ist nur ein Beispiel das evtl. zu wenig content für ein Video ist aber ich denke du hast noch die ein oder andere Pflanze von der ein Update interessant wäre. Vom Stil her fand ich die „come water with me“ (oder ähnlich) sehr cool! Liebe Grüße ✌️
Definitely talk. I enjoy your comments😊
Japanese Magnolias are in my top 3 trees. Sweet Olive is my #1
What a beautiful garden, l enjoyed the walk and talk format.
i enjoy that walk with you so beautiful thanks for taking me along?
i enjoy your walk and talk around the city. love to see you do more garden and nursery tours.
I absolutely love your tours. Please ignore the numbers.
The plant that you pointed out in 18:18 is a type of cycad and the "fruit" is a female cone!
I adore these walks!!! I take walks like this on the weekends. It's so nice that you're taking us along and we get to hear your commentary. Thanks❤
Looking at the vegetation, it looks as if winter in Sydney is so mild that at its worst, it mimics the permannent weather in Bogotá, Colombia (46-66°F / 7-18°C). I'm only mentioning this bc. people often imagine South American tropical plants as only growing in warm climates.
But the truth is we have the Andes mountains through Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia. They extend further, but right now I'm talking about tropical and subtropical vegetation. The more height, the cooler the climate. Medellin is 2,000 mts. above sea level for example. So, in theory, all your indoor plants should do well outdoors. The process of acclimatization of course will cause stress, but it looks to me like you really did your homework when doing your plant selection. Congrats!
Thank you :) yes, people always forget about altitude & how much cooler it is :) thanks for brining it up!!
I really, really like this type of video! the music in the background, you who talk to us while walking, and you make us discover Sydney! everything is perfect for me. and I will certainly never go to Sydney in my life, but thanks to you, I discover it. Thank you 1000x for all your videos, your explanations, your time 💚💚🙏🙏🇫🇷🌿🌿🤩🥰
Thank you :)
Love walking vicariously in Sydney. Nice plants in Wendy’s garden & on walkway. Keep doing these videos & chatting. Thanks for sharing Jan!
Thanks :)
Thank you for this walking tour. I’ve never been to Sydney and had never heard of Wendy’s Secret Garden. It’s beautiful! Keep these walking tours coming. Also, I am amazed how many plants you recognize by name 😊
Thanks :)