Wow, what a gem. So glad this garden had you to protect it's integrity. Some beautiful piano music too X:)
@d.k.s.40578 ай бұрын
Wanted to say I enjoyed watching you carefully break up soil clods and cover the new plants as you put them into the ground- my father always said you could tell a man who respects and loves the earth by how he reverences the growing process and helps the plants to take root and thrive-- he handled planting like this himself-- nice to see a man of the earth-- thank you and I am having a warm, happy memory as I write this-- bye
@taswegian17909 ай бұрын
Love the work . Great work done by you and the missus mate . Two tips for you from a cranky old bugger who has spent a lot of time on the tools . Buy long handles , length gets leverage and saves the back . Only buy wooden handles , you can hear them groan when they reach maximum load . Metal and fibreglass just leave you on your butt wondering what happened when they give , you get no warning . Loved it when the fork broke , you looked like you just lost a friend 😂
@Hana_1459 ай бұрын
It made me laugh so much xD
@jontims59344 ай бұрын
9:39 If you missed it , like I did 😂😢
@mariewolton7027Ай бұрын
You missed 'find an old fashioned blacksmith...😊❤
@janetkile169024 күн бұрын
Have never figured out why short handled ones are made or bought!!
@PatienceMarie8820 күн бұрын
Both of my grandfathers were "cranky old buggers" who loved to garden as well! Cranky old gardeners are some of the best kinds of humans ❤.
@stargazerbird8 ай бұрын
Wow! Massive effort there. We took on an acre and a half of neglected garden fifteen years ago. Hard work but I’d do it all again. It’s so satisfying and of course brilliant exercise. That lawn is epic.
@constancewhite69069 ай бұрын
I’m into gardening and the title of. 3 year time lapse caught my attention. I enjoyed it
@p-san8 ай бұрын
This video made me just realize the english accent is really relaxing for me. It's like a university student leaving the house for the first time, and phoning in some time later to catch up and hearing the comfort of your parents voice.
@vickiefowler14299 ай бұрын
This just showed up in my recommendations! What a transformation! Really beautiful!!!
@ellieboa9 ай бұрын
Same yesterday!
@sandrac35179 ай бұрын
Me too!
@jiucki9 ай бұрын
What an enjoyable video. I loved the music, the background sound and the result garden. Great job!
@yukey25879 ай бұрын
Pretty good for amateurs! My Brit friends moved to Canada, and were horrified to see huge signs everywhere saying "SOD" in massive letters with big arrows. We had to let them know that sod was the word for pre-grown rolls of lawn that you could lay like carpet, rather than seeding. Their relief was palpable.
@bravo29668 ай бұрын
Strange, cos it's called sod here in England too. Though it does also double as a minor insult, "don't be such a silly sod" about the equivalent of calling someone a silly sausage or a cheeky monkey.
@lilashelton5359 ай бұрын
How refreshing to see people love working in their yards. A beautiful result.
@debrapage-v8w9 ай бұрын
What a delight to watch .. just glorious results.
@margiehelberg45949 ай бұрын
Come hail, rain, snow, nothing was stopping you, working like two Energiser bunnies!! I thoroughly enjoyed the restoration of the house too and mightily impressed. So wonderful to be young and full of love and dreams. I wish you every happiness there!! ❤ Much love from South Africa
@tony3599 ай бұрын
What a marvellous garden!
@terrytopliss95069 ай бұрын
Well done Andy and Mrs Mac.👍👍
@AndyMac9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@malcolmlane-ley204429 күн бұрын
I'm impressed in so many ways, well done for your vision and tenacity.
@vikirising28825 ай бұрын
I’m always keen to watch anything garden themed/related.
@janerector38209 ай бұрын
I've done this in my younger years . Enjoyed it all house included. I felt the soreness in your muscles after a long day, and the satisfaction when it was each portion was completed. Enjoy
@carolinegreenwell90869 ай бұрын
It was a bit of a shock to see the original garden because I've become so used to seeing it as it is recently. I've followed your house renovation from the beginning and came here from there. I hope you and your wife are proud of all you've achieved. Retrospective videos like this put it all into perspective.
@AndyMac9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I need to do a similar one for the main renovation on the GH channel and it's taking forever! 😂
@sylvanramble17572 ай бұрын
Wow! That was a lot of work but very worth it. You two have created a beautiful backyard oasis. I hope you now have some time to sit back and enjoy it.
@doober197712 күн бұрын
I’ve got a couple hundred acres in Montana and over the past ten years or so we’ve done a lot of work putting in road, thinning timber, and building our dream cabin overlooking a small trout pond. But it’s tough country-not much moisture and prone to extreme temperatures (-30°F to 110°F). You learn to work with the native trees, plants, and grasses so the dream of an English garden is just that, a distant dream. But seeing how you and your wife have taken your small (comparatively) plot of land and created such a wonderful space is inspiring. It’s a work of art, filled with heart, and sure to grow more beautiful with each passing season. We strive to be good stewards of our land and I hope to leave it in better shape than I found it. It’s a pleasure to watch someone pursue the same goal.
@alexandrasmith43936 күн бұрын
May I ask how High up are you? My daughter showed me a video of somewhere like Nepal, with bitter white winters, and dry summers. They found that, by plating a large metal pole in the ground, the ice which formed around it in winter, melted slowly in summer providing fresh water for the little valley during the heat. I've often wondered if that would work in other parts of the world not quite so high up.
@doober19775 күн бұрын
@ My property is around 4000’. I’m no meteorologist but what you describe would require very specific weather conditions with below freezing winter temperatures sustained for months on end. Montana is known for HUGE temperature swings - back in 1972, the little town of Loma saw the temperature go from -54°F to 49°F in less than 24 hours. 🙂
@MADCATZ699 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome job, you rescued an overgrown garden and made it a totally functional place to live and have fun in, great work
@marky31319 ай бұрын
Impressive root removal. Many would have skipped that part. Well done
@bellab19737 ай бұрын
We omitted to completely remove roots after having trees and stumps removed and now have several large dips in our lawn where the huge roots are decaying.
@doloresfuertes66779 ай бұрын
I came here from your house renovation video. I am very impressed with your new garden. It is sooo beautiful! With a small river on the back - no surprise you fall in love with the garden even in its old condition.
@r.waynefournier42839 ай бұрын
And the choice of music for your videos is very nice! Relaxing and soothing, making it a pleasure to watch you work so hard! Good medicine for an old guy like me. Thanks so much.
@littleredsubmarine8 ай бұрын
“Extremely amateur gardening project”. Amateur? You literally did everything yourselves! This is not amateur. The patience, love and care. You must be both so satisfied with the end result. It’s beautiful. I appreciate this is likely in addition to a full time job and the English weather.
@lizxu3225 ай бұрын
Amateur doesn't mean lacking love or care. It just means you're not a qualified professional. The word amateur is french meaning '"one that has a marked fondness, liking, or taste". Usually amateurs do things out of love and not money like professionals. I am an amateur fish breeder for example, and I take pride in the amateur part. More amateurs need to be proud of themselves for doing things out of love. 'Amateur' is not a bad word at all.
@gunthermartinhampel262827 күн бұрын
😂😂fishing for compliments! Honestly, your videos are world class!
@traceysallotmentNcooking9 ай бұрын
Wow such a hard worker and what a transformation 👏
@philippaking17329 ай бұрын
This just showed up in my feed - can't resist a makeover. Will now go check out your handyman channel. Thank you.
@jagerfly98679 ай бұрын
Amazing job. You maximized you space, beautiful.
@YoureNowOnTV9 ай бұрын
I’m here as a result of KZbin recommending this video. I’ve not seen any of your other videos before. So perhaps the KZbin algorithm thought I might like it. Glad I watched it. Inspiring work. Thanks for sharing. 😊👍
@FrankWoodPhotographyАй бұрын
Just appeared in my algorithm! Nice work mate. It’s so satisfying turning round a property. Mine needed a hell of a lot of work which has been tiring but rewarding!
@Jockinoz9 ай бұрын
That is what you call a job well done.👏👏👏👏
@barbbinsfeld34479 ай бұрын
Watched the house renovation first, then your garden...back yard. It was wonderful. Barb B, MN, USA
@galacticgrape19399 ай бұрын
Your house renovation showed up on my feed,and I couldn't resist your amazing work here in the garden.From the compost pile to the new grass,to the raised beds,the shed and the lovely new plants...lovely!!
@salomeswart85539 ай бұрын
Well Done! I love the lawn lot of space..the little stream...so peaceful and beautiful..your veggie garden and greenhouse...so sustainable own veggies and herbs..the winter snow so so awesome...you did great!
@jaimeochoa72564 ай бұрын
A wonderful and total makeover! A labor of love....Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your effort and dedication...❤
8 күн бұрын
Am alwas in awe of folks like you guys .. so clever, so innovative, clearly an awful lot of very hard work and the finish so impressive. Congratulations, it looks brilliant.
@michaelhaynes62449 ай бұрын
I love gardening but unfortunately due to health issues I no longer can. I enjoyed watching your video, I was surfing and saw your video and decided to check it out and I'm glad I did. I'll be following you.Thank you ✌️❤️🙏
@TreavorUnion8 ай бұрын
The algorithm recommended your video. I watch a lot of reno, self-build videos like Trent and Allie, Tyler and Todd, and How to Renovate a Chateau. What you did is awesome and definitely something similar to what I would like to do one day.
@russellmorgan56119 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Undertook a similar project myself some 25 yrs. ago. Couldn't face it now but took great pride in it then and share that sense of achievement and fulfilment with you.
@sherriesthilaire9 ай бұрын
What a wonderful transformation! Congratulations on a vision well executed and a job well done! It's beautiful.
@shod618 ай бұрын
You showed up on my recommended videos and i just can’t pass up a good timelapse video. I will now be a subscriber because this was a fantastic transformation. Beautiful job and I can’t wait to see more.
@marycallard51419 ай бұрын
Andy, so much hard work but what an excellent result !! Well done you are a trouper!
@rockyrowlands36529 ай бұрын
Can relate to this as I am in the process of a major garden renovation. Wet and muddy ground, need several wheelbarrows and family hands on deck, seeing transformation coming along slowly, and at times thinking will I ever get through this. But each day’s worth of work and graft keeps you going in the right direction. Then you start to see your vision come alive.
@rudolphvanthoff13919 ай бұрын
Came up in my recommended videos! Outstanding job there! I have a yard as overgrown but lots of damn thistles. I’m not a gardener… I mow lawns, but that’s about it! LOL
@rachelchanel79415 ай бұрын
This is my first video of yours. It showed up in my recommendations. You all put a lot of work into the place and it turned out beautifully.
@pinkshoes266 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Perfect music! Thoroughly enjoyed!! Thank you 🙏
@TheCommonGardenTater19 ай бұрын
One of the best all time House and Garden renovations on YT to date. So impressed. The gazillions of hours of joy you'll get from the wisely invested hard work is worth every ounce of energy discipline and love into your work of "Natures" ART. Be blessed in your future bountiful Harvests.
@kathywinkler980218 күн бұрын
Lovely yard!! ... I hope you enjoyed the project as much as I enjoyed watching!!
@deeanngunnells68678 ай бұрын
Love the video! I love gardening and I can’t believe you did so much by hand.
@sonniecampbell17889 ай бұрын
Beautiful stunning garden! Andy, you are one hard working man!
@kategwynne46589 ай бұрын
Man alive. This is beautiful now.
@MK-yo4jn9 ай бұрын
🤩 amazing to see all the progress in one video. Well done The Macs
@AndyMac9 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😍
@mags95369 ай бұрын
Looking forward to following your journey. 😊👍
@janesmith90249 ай бұрын
Wonderful.l work. The greenhouse reminded me of my mother, a very keen gardener (as my father) in Newcastle - as well as the garden at home not far from this, she also had an allotment. In 1969 her last baby died at 21 days, my sister. My father bought her a new replacement greenhouse for the rotten one that came with their house - nothing of course replaces a baby, but it gave her so much pleasure and stood until she died in 2004 (when it was replaced by decking). It is good to see Newcastle gardening continuing.....Nothing like being in touch with the soil to keep people happy and healthy.
@felipemartinezmorales86124 ай бұрын
Que hermoso Jardín, es un lugar que te lleva a un RELAX increíble, los felicito, esos 3 años valieron la pena.
@ann36549 ай бұрын
A lot of incredibly hard work but what a result. Well done!
@sp-19739 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing!!!. Such a wonderful space!. Well done to you and your wife. ❤❤❤❤
@linc86339 ай бұрын
Lovely job. Great space for a family.
@marnaudgarden3 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed watching your video. 3 years is a lot of time and you did a great job. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
@Supersticiouss9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this journey. Astonishing and inspirational content.
@suzannehughes869727 күн бұрын
This video was extremely satisfying to watch, but the hard work that went into it is incredibly, beautiful garden.
@marymilner7304Ай бұрын
Love to watch a renovation of anything. Brilliant job. Brings back memories of my husband and I doing similar. Wish I could still do those kind of things and he was here doing it with me. Yes look after each other and enjoy every minute. Well done
@MrHuismeester9 ай бұрын
What you did to the House you did the same with your Garden ! So beautiful and what a transformation ! Now you can enjoy this amazing Garden in the summer and the view from the House to this Garden is like a picture ! But what we in Holland always saying: Leave the Gardening to the Brits, they are the best !!! Love this video and thanks for sharing !!
@jojomart9 ай бұрын
Wow, what a job! Well done! Sitting here with my jaw dropped LOL
@MarcusT869 ай бұрын
Lovely transformation. And beautiful music choices.
@AndyMac9 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@trish61508 ай бұрын
What an amazing effort. Beautiful transformation. Really enjoyed watching it grow as it were.
@mjw1404mw9 ай бұрын
This popped up in my recommendations. Glad it did. Such a transformation. Subscribed now 😊
@gaylereid82649 ай бұрын
Saturday night. Watched your home reno vid this afternoon. This was what I wanted to watch next. Lucky me it popped up while scrolling!!! Excellent !!!
@boysrus619 ай бұрын
This also just showed up in my recommendations. Your yard looks so much bigger with all the brush gone. It looks like it is such a lovely place to relax! Great job to the two of you.
@petesmit339 ай бұрын
absolute hats off to you both for your hard work on both the house and the garden you must be very proud/satisfied of the results from your hard work
@bonniemerchant-jj4xs9 ай бұрын
Just showed up in my feed. I enjoyed it
@njltondeur23 күн бұрын
Just popped up on my feed , but glad it did. Really enjoyed the video. I built my house and garden about 10 or so years ago so I get the hard work and you deserve a pat on the back, looks great!
@prubroughton18642 ай бұрын
Another tip from ancient gardener. Unless roots get in way leave them be they create drainage channels and worm highways as they rot 😊
@MargaretPDaniels2 ай бұрын
Got it! A 1920s garden makeover over three years with a timelapse would be quite a project.
@alexandrasmith43936 күн бұрын
Lovely to see your garden take shape. Good and long so you can enjoy grass and veg plots. We moved into a small place here in Scotland, not really big enough to swing a cat, but there was nothing except a lawn with 90% moss and no nutrition. I brought in a couple of Black Rock chickens in to decimate most of it and put lime in. Gradually put in compost and rock dust. Manage to pack it with small apple trees with fruit bushes. I now keep quail for eggs and their poop is highly nutritious too, like the chickens. Mum helped me move a small rockery twenty years ago, to make a small raised bed in which I planted a fig tree, which is doing well but still too cool this summer for fruit to ripen well.
@patcampton71639 ай бұрын
Not wasteland. I suspect it was a wildlife haven. My garden was also like this 40 years ago. The brambles and bindweed never stop fighting back. Good luck.
@benbrown14877 ай бұрын
Amazing transformation! I’ll look forward to seeing more as things progress. 👍🏻
@marlainarizona21006 ай бұрын
Amazing transformation, beautiful and wonderful!
@ricknorville23249 ай бұрын
Well done mate I enjoyed watching this garden make over ❤❤❤
@alanatolstad4824Ай бұрын
Wow, how well did you know your neighbors before, during, & after this ambitious project?! Well done, I admire the tenacity of you both!
@johnrumbles30689 ай бұрын
Hey Andy, I came here from your Gosforth handyman channel, and enjoy them both equally. Seeing the transformation that you and Mrs Mac have achieved, is stunning and inspiring, I imagine many people would have seen that garden, and walked away. All credit to you both, for having the vision, to see through the brambles and bindweed, to create a such a beautiful place to live.
@AndyMac9 ай бұрын
We like a challenge but I must admit I was a bit daunted when we first started! Time flies! 😁
@julie2237835 ай бұрын
It's beautiful. Overtime.. phased ..is the only way ..lt's so expensive to get things done . A Garden that size is colossal 😅 . It's beautiful now 😊❤ Enjoy . A luxury garden by the looks .
@Joannabcdefghij6 ай бұрын
Aww, can’t say I’m not disappointed that the enchanted garden vibe was completely lost to overly manicured. Such a lot of work and must be satisfying but kind of looks like every other suburban garden now
@darked892 күн бұрын
I guess ppl are often enchanted by the postcard ready patch of green grass and the geometric raised beds. Maybe I have missed something, but I don't like the idea of ripping out almost all plants/bushes and trees just to deposit them on some landfill, then bring bags of soil from the outside. I am more into mulch/compost/burry in a branch program.
@lauralj22729 ай бұрын
Great work, first looked at the extension video, which linked me to this garden reno. Love your work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@bestofluckusa8 ай бұрын
I just watched the house renovation AND this garden renovation, and you've done a fantastic job on both! The lady of the house usually just makes the odd cup of tea while the man nearly kills himself doing all the REAL work, and at the end the lady says, 'WE did it all'...yer, right! However, the lady here really got stuck in and also seemed to enjoy herself, so much respect to her too. You also have the river at the bottom of your wonderful garden, which is a huge bonus in my view, so long as it doesn't flood, but I'm sure you've thought of that, as you have great all round skills and knowledge. You also seem like a really nice down to earth guy. I wish you both much happiness in your new VERY SPECIAL home.
@lilypudd9 ай бұрын
Have been watching your Handyman channel since you bought this house. Glad to be here.
@suzangroves9598 ай бұрын
I started to watch vlogs about people laying patios and jet washing things in gardens and you popped up, enjoyable I will look back at others x
@Fonthandler9 ай бұрын
Great job! The council in my neighbourhood would have plotted 10/20 flats in that 50m backyard. Love what you did with the property.
@ninareeves29958 ай бұрын
Love the Timelapse extension build and now the garden. Hope you won’t regret the laurels….they spread like mad, don’t provide flower/fruit colour/interest or good food and nesting areas for birds and are problematic to prune/clip as you end up cutting their large leaves which then discolour…..add to all that they are poisonous to children/animals! My next door had them all down the side but after a couple of years he took them out and planted yew (also poisonous!) which, although unremitting green, does have the advantage of being a dense hedge suitable for nesting for small birds which the magpies can’t get into! There are loads of other possibilities for hedging which give colour/interest and you can layer some of them (take a stem, plonk it in the ground and it will root) so you don’t need to break the bank by buying hundreds of plants! Keep up the good work….lovely to see a 1920s house brought up to date by an excellent craftsman😅
@dianneborrelli10565 ай бұрын
Random good blessing to see all this that youve created.
@LIza-liz69 ай бұрын
lenyűgöző, néztem volna még
@thomasmclaren81619 ай бұрын
Saw the house renovation first and was amazed at the after shots, its absolutely stunning and that you did it all yourself is incredible, cudos
@lowesonia85519 ай бұрын
Loved House extention Renovated Equally impressed by work in the long garden, you have created the perfect living space.
@randyrice14295 ай бұрын
Beautiful! I just started a much smaller garden renovation after losing all my plants in an ice storm 2 years ago. Lost all my trees and shrubs, not the grass at least. But I'm a 75-yr-old woman and have to work very slowly and rest a lot. Glad my garden is small - about 15 ft. x 50 ft. (about 4.5 meters to 15 meters). Enjoyed your video.
@anya409 ай бұрын
A lot of money and even more back breaking work there! But, it was worth it. Stunning!
@debbralehrman59572 ай бұрын
Bit by bit it gets done. Lovely👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂
@barbarabauling7513Ай бұрын
You just popped up this morning. Well done with the makeover. Garden Rescue at its best! :)
@elaineborthwick9894 ай бұрын
Recommended by KZbin -- well worth the watch.
@serenity34159 ай бұрын
Right from the house renovation to this vlog. I'm hooked!