SPRINGTIME JUST AHEAD IN THE GARDEN

 

I have started the process of hoeing those

naughty ground cover weeds out of the

 flower beds in the backyard.  I think

 I am now half way across the back. 

 Common weeds here are Veronica

 Speedwell, Chickweed and 

purple Dead Nettle.

I want to share a few YouTube

 Videos

I have come across.  

SUBURBAN HOMESTEAD is

an amazing channel.  This young

man is super talented with his garden,

home and an artist too!

Another channel features a young 

woman in East Yorkshire, England 

who grows cutting flowers and this

 is her channel:

BLOOM & GRAY FLOWERS

I thought this was a wonderful idea

she shared for those who have an

abundance of garden flowers you 

can sell them in your own Honesty

Box:  click here

You will see many other helpful

videos she shares.

INSPIRING GARDENS OF ENGLAND

In recent years,  I began to watch YouTube

videos about gardening and found so

many interesting ones. It has inspired

me again this winter as I enjoy watching

so many of these.

I thought I would share some today.  One of the many beautiful homes dating to the 17th century is Barnsley House in Gloucestershire,  England (now a luxury hotel) and in the 1950's Rosemary Verey and her family moved there.  After she raised her children, she began creating the gardens that became so famous. Rosemary

lived from 1918 to 2001

Click here to watch the video 

about Haddon Hall

(This home is now a luxury hotel)

The next one to share is

Haddon Hall in Bakewell, Derbyshire

which is a English Manor House from the

11th century with additions in the 13th and 17th century (English Tudor) and after fires

in the past,  parts are still there from the 15th

century.

The gardens were created in the

early 1900's

Click here to watch the video

called A Walk Through Time

 This home has been in the 

same family for over 900 years!

also click: this video shows the gardens well

As you go to these sites you quickly see

that other vidoes are numerous and

I hope you have time to watch some.

ENJOYABLE AND RELAXING VIDEOS

 I don't know if you know this already or
not but there are some amazing, relaxing
and fun videos on YouTube.  You

might check a few to see if you are

interested.  I especially enjoy them

in the winter when we are indoors

more:

Here is a series I enjoy.  You can subscribe

to any of these "channels" and see all 

their videos:

Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow

There are others, similar and

yet different.

Christmas in the Cotswolds

The Simple Brunette

Hand & Harvest

I enjoy different people

and styles. I often look

up Afternoon Tea videos

from London, etc.

Hannah Rickerts

in London

and this is historically interesting:

Queen Victoria's Christmas Feast

and a fun and quirky couple:

Kirsten and Joerg

And I am sure you can find dozens more! 

OUT IN THE GARDEN AND SOME VIDEOS

   I wanted to share two of the

videos I came across today that are

 absolutely

wonderful!

But first a bouquet

I put on my porch:

And a few photos from the

garden today:

I found some butterflies loving

the butterfly bush and the

monarda:

And one more collage:

Videos you might adore:

A video of Hidcote Manor Garden in the Cotswolds

and I so love Jeri Landers videos

who wants to make

some tea sandwiches? 

STARTING OUT WITH LIMITATIONS

 As I start typing this post, a flood

of memories comes over me of

places where my husband and I have

lived.  I remember them all.

I remember a tiny 2 bedroom furnished house we lived in back in 1968 in Mansfield, Ohio - $65.00 a month rent.  I don't have a photo or at least it's not conveniently located.  We will be married 53 years in 2021.

Our wedding was extremely modest since we did not have the blessing of my Mother and step Father.

Unfortunately

I wanted to marry a poor preacher or at least that was what she thought we would be.  I still remember holding up a cheap plastic orange juice pitcher at our wedding and being absolutely thrilled.

Lately, I have been sharing some videos 

done by creative people that I 

came across on YouTube.  

There are so many to watch.  Some are wealthy women living in Chateaus in France and others are young women showing us their mansions in America.  Some are young women positioning themselves as experts.

I think I know which ones I like best. 

It's the charming ones that burst with creativity, contentment and modesty.

As I am 

 In my search I found a young couple

 that certainly won't impress you with their affluence or CEO jobs. 

 They don't live in a Chateau in France 

but rather a tiny cottage in rural New York:

You can find them here:

A White Christmas in

A Tiny Cottage

and

A Slow Living Christmas Time

YOUTUBE VIDEOS CONTINUED

 I want to suggest 

 some more videos I have

come across:

#1Victoria and Albert - A Love Story 

# 2

This one is with Kirsten and is

called Tea with Jane Austen

And my last suggestion is

CHRISTMAS AT HIGHCLERE 2020

I hope you enjoyed these

videos and got some decorating

ideas you can enjoy.

And this is a late addition 

I couldn't resist - I would

love, love to visit the

Cotswold's:

Kirsten and Joerg in the Cotswolds 

LOVE TO SEE "YOUTUBE" VIDEOS

I love to look things up on YOUTUBE 

and learn new things.  Here are

some recent favorites: 

#1  Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow

Jeri does many videos you will love

and has a website as well as she sells

her creative designs.

This is a very fun young couple who

live in the UK:

#2  This is KIRSTEN AND JOERG

AT A VICTORIAN TEA in the UK

Hope you enjoyed these!

And I came back to add one more

#3 A Corgi Cottage Christmas

with Tasha Tudor