Chateau DIY: Building a Cutting Garden Bed with Found Supplies! 🌸 🧑🏼‍🌾 Chateau Chronicles Ep

This week, I'm tackling a new project at the chateau-building a cutting garden bed using found supplies! 🌸 Join me as I transform a simple space into a beautiful garden for growing fresh flowers, all while making the most of the materials I already have. It's a true DIY Chateau project, with some unexpected challenges along the way. Plus, stay tuned for more updates on the ongoing projects around the property!

[@stephanieedwards358]

You could also use rocks from the property to outline the raised beds 😊👍

[@fernandefoulem4678]

I enjoy my sundays a little more with Château Chronicles, continue your great work. 🙂

[@KelliBronxGirl]

I think you did great. I love when people use what they have. Looks good !!!

[@bonniefrench9884]

Wow ! So many projects continue to evolve ! Great progress and perseverance ! Love the multitude of improvements !💗👍😊

[@bergen3054]

Strong woman at work!!! Thx for sharing all your adventures.

[@charmees6637]

Love a cutting garden. So far so good in the prepping

[@melissaeden1219]

That's a great makeshift raised bed!

[@debbierudolph9489]

A lot of flowers can come from shrubs. You can plant a row of rose bushes, Hydrangea, Hibiscus and Lavender as well as a variety of flowering shrubs that you can use in vases. Garden centre's can advise you if you chat to them 😀

[@loriherrala9220]

Hellebores are excellent cutting flowers for your property and will expand to make a carpet of color. They don’t like their feet wet but they love to be under the shade of trees. Early Spring flowers.

[@ToGriftOrNotToGrift]

Create 4 beds for zinnias, snapdragons, cosmos and dahlias. That will give you a nice basic assortment of cutting flowers. Then spread wildflower seeds that will flower at different times throughout whole property where you do not cut grass.

[@buffytargaryan7171]

I know nothing about planting or gardening. I would have just sprinkled a bunch of wild flower seeds on the grass and let that water flow water themselves. Hats off to you for trying something new! Excellent job ❤

[@LSTEdD1]

Sunday isn't Sunday without The Chateau video!! Agree with other poster that the blue behind you in the office looks beautiful! Your research and garden bed are impressive! Glad attorney now involved. Cottage is looking great too! Wondering if Haley could come to the June retreat? Have a great week!

[@laurielyon3481]

4:54 love 💕 Bakelite knife rests - such patina and imaginative shapes !

[@Ambers_Team]

Mulch! Abbey it’s so natural and will keep the weeds at bay and break down into dirt plus you have so much brush that could be cleared and turned into free mulch buy the smallest wood chipper and it will save you so much in labor and materials ❤ ps you’re not lazy at all!!! your doing so much and editing is hard too ❤

[@laurielyon3481]

1:53 the office looks so great behind you in this intro! Cutting garden idea sounds great & fun - an on going project!

[@shelliwest5610]

The lighting in your intro is beautiful! Good luck with your cutting garden, I have brown thumb and agree with doing it the lazy way. Looks great so far. So exciting to see all the progress on the cottage, I would love to rent it for a few months a year.❤

[@debpate9405]

Thats a great start for flower beds! Using up junk wood is excellent, composted cow or horse poo would be a great addition. I cant wait to see this grow. ❤

[@julietrask7497]

I lived near a race track. I went to collect horse manure for my roses. They thought I was nuts, but it was the best decision.

[@jdrew5367]

The silverware resting set is so sweet. Love the whimsy animals. You might wanna think about utilizing the trees and branches and bushes around the area for a a base in your vases. I’d seen a few other château that started utilizing this method because of the different diverse trees and branches and bushes. I’ll look to see if I can fine the ladies name or the channel. I believe there was two different ones that utilize the same lady that takes trimmings from trees and bushes and brings it into her house rather than spending large amounts money on flowers from the florist. The KZbin channel is how to renovate a château . The episode is château Floristy on a budget.

[@DigginWithDeej]

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[@DigginWithDeej]

Be sure to get the thornless raspberries to plant. Get Tomas to pick up some rebar cut to hold your raised bed frames in place

[@travelingtherapist740]

Excited to see garden come to life!!

[@maryhirsch2909]

awesome the Bakelite knife rests! The cutting graden will be so cool. Have fun.

[@nancyorlikow463]

Lasagna gardening technique! Had a neighbour who did one and had a lot of success with it.

[@pamplant3610]

If you don't want to be weeding constantly, then do raised beds. Once you get the size built, put down your cardboard then fill it with sticks, logs, newspaper, leaves, etc,. Then put your dirt on top of that. Once you get the bed ready, then you can plant your flowers. I am a huge fan on native wildflowers. I plant them every year. Some reseed themselves.

[@rickflood9813]

Yes, Abby, a drone might crash, but consider how much fun it would be until you did!

[@laurielyon3481]

22:48 you are so strong building up your lasagne garden! Garden 🪴 Great idea I think. Are you going to put bulbs in this winter? Like anemones and ranunculus for cutting?

[@JanePilkington]

Always a problem. It would be fun to look back and see what life was like in that time.

[@evemae6819]

Thank you Abbie! I am wondering what kind of palm plants those are near the cliff...so pretty!

[@ma-ac5507]

If you are thinking about have a fruit, herbs and vegetables" garden , you can make by putting like wood drawers with solid and this wayYou can plant different vegetables, herbs, etc. in each of them.

[@SSHHABBA]

You need to raise those beds ! You will just be weeding all the time a wood surround about 12 inches high at least !

[@nathanfaulkner6797]

I have used both the lasagna method and the black fabric. If your goal is to improve the soil, the lasagna method is the way to go. If you lazy and don’t want to pull weeds, The black fabric is the way to go. If you decide to use the black fabric do not cheap out, buy the best.

[@P.Galore]

The best way would be to create a raised boxed flower bed(s).

[@deannalatorre4772]

Hard work but it will be beautiful. It will be pretty from the road. Where’s Chloe?

[@Ambers_Team]

You should get someone to come look at the water to see like where it’s coming and going with the cliff fall I think it’s being washed away from the houses/ streets above ❤

[@ruthstallings6677]

The garden bed looks really good for throwing it together. What kind of flowers were you thinking of planting?😊

[@dottiebaker6623]

Having done both the no dig method and dealt with the black fabric method, I'd say you made the right choice for your cutting garden. The no dig is still work, but all you do is put stuff down. The black fabric is not at all flexible in terms of changing your mind about where you plant things. In the US you can get all the free cardboard you want from supermarkets. Just ask the manager or the people in the back!

[@thejolesgroup]

Plus the landscape fabric is bad for the environment.

[@vickiporter2945]

Has Bruce talked anymore about buying a house there?

[@earthmama5659]

Are you planting bulb flowers? Perennials? Seed?

[@nancygross2196]

Do you get winter there?

[@ildikoszeremi5922]

Some rocks around would help….all that falling down just found theirs new home

[@richardnault9493]

Where in the US does Bruce live?

[@micheledenise2305]

I think u and Bruce should get together because u both have such respect for each other its better than being alone! 😊 Also I would continue living in the Chateau u have ur private room! Alot of Chateaus take the very top floor and make a apartment for themselves...But u have a Azuit to rent out shoot I don't know How to spell it 😂😂

[@nancygross2196]

Why so much, I was going to pay you $500.00 to help me clean and organize my house. Guess that’s not enough

[@nancygross2196]

Sorry that was for my daughter