Chateau Garden Makeover 2 - The Master Plan - How to renovate a Chateau (without killing your Partne

[@JQMurrell]

And Phillip is right! You can't say project would have ever been completed without all the weeding! I'm so glad you had that amazing tool to use, Anna! You did so well! Fabulous garden it's turning out to be!!!

[@aimswanson1]

Come for the chateau renovation; stay for the comedy. You guys crack me up.

[@forestcat5182]

This man is so unbelievably funny! This child-on-a-pallet-thing was the best ever! No Hollywood movie could ever be better!

[@64ttsfd]

Your children are so adorable! Just like their parents! Love your chateau posts !

[@ThatsJustPeachy1871]

He’s hysterical! This family is beyond precious❤️

[@josephkellen4184]

i dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

[@elliotdiego4282]

@Joseph Kellen Instablaster ;)

[@ciaobella8963]

It's the type of thing Charlie Chaplin would have done haha.

[@nadiastokes2521]

Just showed my nine year old son the intro. He was expecting a monster truck to come out but had a good belly laugh when he saw what you were actually driving. Told me he was going to tell his friends at school tomorrow

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

How sweet, thank you! :)

[@livethelawofone27]

The music at the beginning was epic! It fit the scene so perfectly - so hilarious!

[@Kiwichick138]

Hilarious, love it. Every Sunday I get my takeaway cuppucino and croissant, settle down and have moments of pure bliss and watch your vids as well as Chateau Diaries. Blissful. Thank you

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Glad you enjoy :)

[@julianamicklos4153]

I LOVE EVERYTHING about this DYI series! The photography, the videography and cinematography, the amazing music! Perfectly woven together! And the crème de le crème, this couple and their family are simply BRILLIANT! So entertaining, educational and just FUN! HOLLYWOOD Quality! But Better! Thank you!

[@SeaMistLights]

The opening had me in stitches!! Sounds of an amazing power car, but the reality was hilarious! Also, “Anna I need a child, the small one.” Pure genius! Love these!! 👏🏻😂👍🏻

[@lorrainechircop4411]

A child, a pallet, smooth out some soil. Love it. The gardens are coming along. Well done... ❤🇦🇺

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

Your sense of humor is great. It wouldn’t be as fun to watch without your commentary (and Anna’s). I also love to see the girls getting involved. As a former early childhood educator for many years, I was very happy to see you both protect those precious little eyes, ears and hands with goggles, earmuffs and gloves! Great job. They will have many fond memories of this chateau, and vlogs for them to laugh at later! :)

[@mariak9727]

🥰Anna, I was pleased to hear you didn‘t think the coin was “that” old! Since I was born in 1957😜

[@ellenbirmingham1404]

Love Phillip's humor! But I also think Anna is so smart, and has her own dry humor a long with much wit!

[@chasethecat3839]

Oh very much so but no one gives her credit. TY

[@johanna2059]

I love this family and their fabulous home. The couple take great pleasure in the gardening and it is back breaking work but so worth the effort. The dad is sooo funny, I was expecting a ferrari to come roaring out of the garage 😅 and 'I need a child, a small one", brilliant 👏 I'm hooked 😀

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you very much!

[@kevinfatkin5085]

Wonderful opening...as usual. “I’ve got my hoe.” “Language Anna!” Philip, you are wicked! Love your humour! You are wonderful entertainers!

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

Thanks! I could not remember how to spell hoe!

[@irene4770]

🤣😅😂

[@neilchisholm797]

The start was hysterical. The eyebrow move, the reving and then the mini tractor was so so funny! Then the request for a small child to weigh down the rake. Funniest vid yet. Love what you are doing with your chateau and grounds. I so look forward to your vids. So joyous and amusing

[@jiannelegere8320]

Absolutely Enjoying Phillip in every single episode, lovely family.😘🙏👍👍❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@ntakovacj3644]

He chops down a small tree. "For you guys out there, garden professionals, that might not have been much of a tree. but for somebody like me, with a degree in Philosophy -- it was some sort of achievement." I laughed out loud. Thanks!

[@billwintercamp526]

When I'm feeling a bit down, I watch Phillip, it's a guarantee that there will be a bunch of laughs. Sorry Phillip, it is what it is................

[@kaylaread8048]

Danke! Thanks for the Moment at the beginning. 😂 I think, you deserve it. Anna, you won the lottery with this man. What a sense of humor. We Germans like this.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Glad you enjoyed it, Kayla! :)

[@kristadixon3272]

I'm only 1 minute in and already hit the like button!! My husband is the same way with his "tractor"!!!

[@sarahmiller1815]

I laughed out loud with Philipp and the licking of eyebrows. Too funny. I knew he was going to not be driving a zoom car. Love your sense of humour.

[@J.Cameron.Stuart.Adams.]

I've watched the start three times and can't stop laughing. Although I keep expecting Philipp to trip before reaching the carriage house where his Ferrari tuned mower resides well guarded..

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

😂

[@dianegriffith3006]

I too crackup with these funny entros......You never know if you should take Phillip seriously or not :)

[@rolo4945]

Lol, my son races BMW and came running to see what I was watching ! We had such a laugh

[@Burbankelly]

We did and said the same thing!

[@jillfoster6369]

Am I the only person who hold their breath when Philipp has a chain saw in his hand😂. Hilarious coming out of the garage - I had an idea the vehicle would be small. This is brilliant watching and so enjoyable. Thank you both. 👏👏

[@linw7320]

Phillip could be the new James Bond! Loved the intro.

[@nadinetasmania]

Phillip is such a ham - wonderful! From someone with a degree in English literature, I think we are both doing fine. Landscaping is a major task - weeding is a nightmare. Hours of toil with a mantra - "this will look great once we plant." I hear you on wisteria! It is such a romantic plant that turns into a stalker. Along with potato vine, jasmine - now it is hops for me. Add ivy along the way. I just keep some of these plants in my life ( for fragrance and torture) whilst acknowledging - they are trying to end my gardening life. OR my actual life. As I have said before, we step into your journey down the track and you have already done so much - amazing! One bit of advice with gardens - when I had 100 acres, first property here in TAS - I could not step outside without seeing work. I lost sight of the beauty and why I moved here in the first place. 20 years on - different space, I still have work but I can step back and celebrate the achievement and beauty. Enjoy lovlies, as I enjoy all you do xx

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

That's very precious advise, thank you very much, Nadine!

[@chrissih4046]

Love Tassie ❤

[@lurveit]

I love how you guys took the time explaining all of the previous events with the landscaper, where you're at, and what you're doing today. It's so simple but for us just joining you guys on the journey - it help makes everything make sense. 😁🌿 Loving the garden videos and here for the many, many more to come during your warmer seasons. x

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Einfach_nina_be]

„I need a child...the small one“ cracked me up 😆

[@rafaeltorres4728]

"we need to toughen them up" was a great reason why he put the child there kkkkkkk. OMG!! Philip always surprises me, ALWAYS. rsrsrsrs

[@susanrussell8195]

@@rafaeltorres4728 That would be something I would say and then hope someone wouldn’t call child protective services. lol. Four of my five children made it safely to adulthood. My youngest only has two years left at risk.

[@rafaeltorres4728]

@@susanrussell8195 He / she will make it hahah. Philip is really funny

[@susanrussell8195]

@@rafaeltorres4728 I’m just glad to see a parent involving their children. That statement was hilarious.

[@SSK-gz4rv]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@JQMurrell]

Phillip, you did an outstanding job on the tree cutting and all the ground breaking for nearly 300 plants!!! Stunning idea for the Mexican orange blossom! Have they bloomed yet? I bet the fragrance is wonderful!! You'll gave to update US on how all is growing! Delightful! Thank you for your hard work and sharing your time here with us! ❤😊

[@sarahclarke5500]

Phillip, for future reference, there is a procedure called ‘heeling in’. You take your newly purchased plants, dig a trench and lay them in the trench and fill it back in. This will keep the plants moist and viable for a couple of weeks or so. When you are ready to set them out, they will be easy to lift and plant into their permanent location. As an example, when I moved to my new house in the late fall of the year I was able to heel in my favorite plants in my friend’s vegetable garden for the winter. I was able to prepare their final locations and plant them in the spring. I did not loose even one plant! In the meantime, all the best to you and Anna and the girls. We enjoy your videos soooo much!!! Sarah and Michael

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you for the tips! Cheers

[@kcsunshine4008]

To Philip and Anna.... Kudos to you both for taking on such a mammoth task. I know what it feels like to labour for hours ( days!) and nobody can see where you’ve been or what you’ve done!!! Keep at it and eventually the pieces of the jigsaw will make the picture complete. Love your videos.

[@cf858]

I saw y'all using that weed root pulling tool an it was just what I needed!!! thank you. I ordered it an it's awesome saves my back. So thank your wife 😁 my mom an my myself love watching y'all. Y'all have given us so much inspiration.

[@katyp6702]

Philip is hilarious, I get such joy watching these videos.

[@randyrice1429]

Philip cracks me up. Quite a steady sense of humor. Love it!

[@maryg.249]

Ah Philip! You are getting such a reputation! Love it. Great video. The place is looking lovely. Mary

[@LS-xh9nz]

The start...oooooooohh! The rider mower....LLLLOOOLLLLLL! As usual, you two make my day. Many thanks! Your skilled labor (small child) was delightful and Anna’s ready smile is wonderful! You all work so hard to make the Chateau a paradise, I’m certain your hard work will be a success.

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

The little one helping by sitting on the pallet! Bless her cotton socks. Sowing the seeds of love in your soon to be fabulous garden, xxxx

[@nataliastyle]

When you borrowed the small child on the pallet 🤣 this video was a delight. Can't wait to see the orange 🍊 blossoms, I can smell them from Canada!

[@michelebourke4340]

the "ferrari"? sound effect for the ride-on emerging from the shed...brilliant. the banter 'tween you 2...your acting n spontaneous gift of "deprecating macho", philipp, is absolute delight. i'm a massive fan of stephanie's lalande channel...n it seems to me the common theme of success, after your glorious chateaux, is your abilities to entertain whilst doing wonderful stuff . much appreciation from this new zealand organic gardener...

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Very glad you enjoy our videos. Warm Greetings to new Zealand!

[@liontribeofjudah5616]

Phillip and Anna..you both are so funny..talented, and inspiring. Your passion for life, family, and château restoration..warms my heart. The plantings look wonderful.. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey. Keep Jesus first in your life.. God Bless you both.. Best wishes from Florida, USA.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you so much!

[@darlenechandler2403]

Love your jovial sense of humour while attacking your renovations. Anna loved that tool to take out the weeds. Can’t wait to see all of the new garden renovations when complete. Lovely to see the children helping out and our course Phillip’s humour and hard work. Don’t know about him cutting string with his teeth though. Can’t wait until next week. Just love your videos and this wonderful Chateau.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thanks so much!

[@darlenechandler2403]

You are such a beautiful couple and and family and just love what you have and are doing to your Chateau. Love the way you have decorated. Adorable children too. Love all your videos. Phillip and you are doing wonderful uplifting videos.

[@jessdg1509]

You guys are absolutely killing it (which is a good thing). Such a fun and funny family! Informative, educational, and entertaining all wrapped up in a high quality video. Thank you for sharing with us. I’ll try to watch as many advertisements as I can without going mad 💕

[@lynnash4294]

I rarely comment but ........ the start of this video had me in stitches!!!!!!! Well done!

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you very much :)

[@chateaudelalacelle]

It is so wonderful that you have all the original plans and documents, unfortunately when we got ours last year we did not even get a key with it 😂😂 Very well done to you 👍❤️❤️

[@MrsBrown-yq4qt]

Oh my gosh! Many years ago we did the front lawn of our first house with a pallet just as you did. Then we set the pallet aside in the yard and our 2 girls (who were your daughters ages then but are your age now) used it for many, many adventures. I tell every new parent "The best toy we ever gave our daughters was a pallet and permission to dig a hole beside it." That pallet was often a ship, it took them down rivers as a raft and across seas as a ship. It was a magnet for many of their childhood/neighborhood friends....I think the funniest thing was when it was the slave drivers seat as a couple of kids got in the muddy hole and made bricks by stomping in the mud in the hole with grass clippings from the lawn while the oldest among them sat on the throne (the pallet) and yelled at the two in the hole to keep going... (that was the year they watched the 10 Commandments with Charleston Heston). I did lose some flatware and other treasures in that hole so beware and buy them a child size shovel for the hole.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Brilliant! :)

[@melodygarry9016]

You two must bust up laughing a lot while filming your funny antics! I loved the beginning, and the child on a pallet. I hope you have as much fun making these as I do watching. Thank you for the vlogs!

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

We do!! ;) Thank you!

[@laurelsmitter9072]

Opening scene....Pure Gold. . .

[@florentinalily]

you can do a no-dig method if you have a large area? cover the ground with cardboard then a load of compost/horse muck then topsoil and just cut through to plant your trees/shrubs/bulbs; it's a quick way of building up the soil and suppresses the weeds while its at it. the cardboard decomposes and adds to the structure. You just add compost/leaf mould/manure and you will find your plants will thrive.

[@mlady204103]

A gardening knife might come in handy, Phillip. I've heard lots of good reviews about the Japanese Hori Hori knife. It's useful for planting, weeding, digging and cutting. You can buy it with a sheath and a sharpening stone. Lots to choose from on Amazon. The Mexican Orange Blossoms look wonderful! I looked them up online and found that they like moderate moisture so liberally water weekly and more often in extreme heat. They will reach 6 to 8 ft. tall and slightly wider. They are evergreen shrubs that keeps their leaves for winter interest. The fragrant orange blossom-like flowers and glossy, soft green leaves emit a pleasant citrus odor when crushed. Good to know! 😊 Fun video with your sweet little daughter. She might ask for more pallet rides now!

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you for the tip!

[@piamn3949]

I'm dying at the Intro!!!! Found your channel yesterday and am binging your Videos now! Love your dedication and how beautiful of a Home you're building! Wish you the best of luck and nerves of steel!

[@somewherenicefarmstay6146]

Phillip you have to start working on Anna for a tractor! My husband started hopefully suggesting (I won't say nagging) about 5 years ago. About two years ago we had a choice a) a new car or b) a new tractor for our 50 acres. Still driving a bomb and we have a tractor. It makes many of the jobs that used to take so long and killed our backs, so much easier. He even takes the bins down to the road in the tractor bucket. You can show Anna this - you need a tractor.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Great idea!

[@donaldtucker4914]

Is anyone else gobsmacked by Philipp's language skills?! Great episode. Keep going!

[@cat_pb]

yes!!

[@tally1604]

I am flabbergasted, indeed. Can't be gobsmacked though, since I ain't british 😅

[@donaldtucker4914]

@@tally1604 Ha Ha! What nationality do you have to be to be flabbergasted? You can be an honorary Brit if you'd like to be gobsmacked.. you know, just to see the difference.

[@tally1604]

@Stella Marie Poetry and Green Arts first off, he is quadrilingual: German, Italian, French, and English. That I know of. It is quite possible he speaks more. If speaking 4 languages is not a reason for you to be impressed, perhaps you can upload a video where you speak all the languages you know fluently in conversation. 😁

[@donaldtucker4914]

@Stella Marie Poetry and Green Arts I know, but his use of idiom and expression in English is very good. I don't know about his French but is sounded good to me. Overall I think it's very impressive; lots of people don't speak one language very well!

[@aly3002]

I am crying, that is the best intro I've seen yet! :D

[@James-wb2sc]

Thanks for another great vlog. The garden is gradually taking shape. It's all about the preparation and a lot of luck.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Very true!

[@hatshepsut8329]

What a groovy opening scene! Tom Cruise has got nothin’ on Phillip! Speaking of Phillip, I am very impressed with his ingenuity in this video. The use of his canine tooth as a pocket knife will most likely go viral and dentist all over the world will be thanking him! Congratulations Anna on finding treasure while weeding with your fantastic proper gardening tool! 🌸

[@MP-xf6gq]

I am STILL dying here. Philip doing his eye brows right at the very, very beginning of this video. OMG........you two are too much. Love the interaction you both have with each other. lol

[@barbarablanchfield225]

Philipp, you just proved that you can make me laugh before you even speak one word! Good luck with your beautiful garden.

[@monique804]

Love the idea of the green hedges close to chateau ...... Anna loves green , it will enhance the green she has incorporated inside ... FYI ...I’m a fan of green too ... 💚💚💚💚. Ella has a future in horticulture.

[@mmeduplechin1577]

What a great video of actual landscaping work & creativity: child on a pallet! Oh, if you do read this, I'm glad you're removing the sycamores. They are water-hungry trees and will destroy walls, borders and drain the surrounding area. Well-done.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you! And Yes, they are not the best trees to have in high numbers.

[@_mariadiaries]

Please continue more upload of your beautiful series chateau your channel is my fav. It is funny 😂 all the time and pretty ☺️☺️ love in the philippines ❤️❤️❤️

[@joanns5250]

I can always count on having a big smile on my face after one of your videos!

[@franpie2264]

OMG, I have spent most of the afternoon watching some of your videos and I have enjoyed them all. Phillip you are so funny. You are both so amazing at doing all the work in and around the Chateau. I need a fella like handy Phillip at my house please. I don't have a chateau although it would be lovely. I need to get up and go for a walk now, my bottom is aching from sitting too long. 😃 I will watch some more videos when I come back. Thank you for doing them😊

[@lindathompson6698]

I like the theatrics! Philip is so sweet along with the whole family!

[@chateaufamily2798]

Love the pallet-trick. I have used it to flatten my Potager garden too. I didn’t have a 3 year old (only have 6 and 8 years old 🤣) so I just put another pallet onto the other for more weight and that worked perfect 👌

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Great idea!

[@chateaufamily2798]

@@HowToRenovateAChateau thaks - hope you can use it. It looks like you have big exciting plans for the hole garden

[@bevbond6152]

Thank you both for your entertaining and inspiring videos. Phillipp you are mad, bad and dangerous...! I am a professional gardener, and it fills me with joy to know that you have consulted a professional landscape designer. It's so important. Please go back to her and ask if you are unsure as you go along, it is so important to get it right, and Philip, always measure twice and cut/plant once. You just need a small file to sharpen tools, but come on you could even use a knife sharpener from the kitchen. Blunt tools are dangerous and hard work... , great job with the planting.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you so much and yes, we are planning to consult with her on a regular basis :)

[@beverleyhinrichsen3269]

The intro just “cracked” me up! I really love your sense of humor!

[@veroniquepeltier3631]

Your sense of humour made my day! 😃

[@helenstella2666]

Yay! It’s Anna & Philipp time 🥰🥰🌷

[@staceyhogg7664]

You are just so funny Phillip I really enjoy seeing your videos pop up. Well Done Anna on the coin I think you should get a metal detector imagine the treasures you could find.

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

When your roses bloom, be sure and can some of the petals (rose jelly!) and even preserve entire blossoms with stems in mineral oil (my mother used to do this with us as children in autumn, with branches of leaves which were turning brilliant colors). We’ve also enjiyed pressing the flowers in old books, only to discover them years later. I love Stephanie’s (from Chateau Lalande) little trick of pulling perfume samples from magazines and using them as book markers. You could jot down the date and trace around the girls’ handprints on the backs of the little perfume inserts, so you know years later where and when you’d found the flowers, recording the size of their hands in the process! :) Sorry I give unsolicited advice so often, Philipp and Anna! I just want to be a part of your journey, as being a viewer of these precious moments and milestones endears us all to you. We (and I am sure I speak for others, here) feel a sense of closeness to you and almost feel like best friends or family. With love from Wisconsin, USA. P.S., watching your girls grow up freshly unearths many fond memories of my own daughter, now almost 24. They grow up so fast. Cherish every moment. PPS, I would love to come and design your girls’s rooms and play area! I have 20 years of experience with classroom setups and just really enjoy the early childhood years. Such wonderment and excitement children have of the world. It is contagious when around them! Looking forward to finishing this playlist of yours so I can follow current videos when they come out. :)

[@ginahamlyn2569]

Those Orange Blossoms are going to be spectacular. The soil is going to be thanking you for a long time yet for that wood chip mulch. Well done.

[@isobelchapman9548]

It’s such a joy to be able to watch you, you both make me smile and sometimes I’m smiling so much I have ‘jaw ache’. Take care of that lovely wee family of yours, God Bless and a Happy and Holy Easter to you all xx

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

😊 thank you very much, Happy Easter to you too! :)

[@caropapa]

LOL that was a great beginning, and the eyebrow lick priceless, what a fun personality Phillipe has

[@kellyheidel4337]

I watch your videos with the dopiest grin on my face! Thank you for all of the hard work you put in to them!

[@johanna2059]

😁😅😂🤣 That's the first scene from the first video that you guys uploaded on KZbin! 😅 I remember watching it and I laughed so hard my sides hurt. That's what got me hooked on your videos from the get go. Keep em coming and thank you 😎

[@111SecondHandRose]

I ALWAYS enjoy your videos, Phillips sense of humour is brilliant. You may well need to sharpen your secateurs... they're meant to cut vegetation not plastic wrappings. 🤣 I think you're making a splendid job of your renovations both inside and out. Keep up the good work. Best wishes to your lovely family.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thanks for that

[@jessicabey275]

That pallet trick is awesome! And yes you need a metal detector! The beginning was hilarious 😅

[@GraceKelly946]

I learned about an inexpensive and green way to suppress weeds that actually improves your soil - it's the lasagna method. You add cardboard (remove plastic tape), water thoroughly, add compost over top, water thoroughly. Then apply the wood mulch. It's ideal to do this in the fall as winter rain/ snow helps to break down cardboard. Using homemade compost is ideal as you can apply the chunky stuff. You can also put the cardboard down directly over grass, but do make sure most weeds are removed. Over time, if weeds appear - remove weeds and add more layers of cardboard and compost. If you haven't already, I would find a corner of your land to begin a compost pile. Cheap, easy and green.

[@jaxstorey6734]

I was already chuckling in anticipation before you drove out on the mower... Such a brilliant and funny beginning, Philipp! :D The garden is looking so good! Great job, you guys! Love Jacqueline from New Zealand xox

[@chasethecat3839]

The girls are darling. Anna and Phillipe are witty, intelligent and feed off each other wonderfully for entertainment purposes. May u find many more coins.

[@ehpeachylove]

Hilariously funny, I love watching your videos they brighten my day. Everything is looking so lovely. Keep up the good work. 😘❤️💐🌱🪴🌷✨... vote for the metal detector.😃

[@csillahansen7715]

I’m happy you decided to take the cherry laurel hedge away! Its an invasive plant and should not be planted some where else. After a while you have them everywhere... Best regards from switzerland🌱

[@susandewolfe4876]

Happy Birthday Jack!!! What a hilarious and sweet vide.

[@StellaElan]

I love your videos! As the former owners of an apartment in Provence, we miss France and you help us get our weekly dose. Merci!

[@katarzynazofia]

Omg! The opening... definitely can't unsee that one 😂

[@gnarbeljo8980]

Good for you consulting a landscaping professional! She’s spot on! I didn’t realize the ”sea of white gravel” was your design, the muted pink underneath is so pretty and harmonizes with the old house. Love orange blossom, smells heavenly! Have a look at the façade of the house from a distance, and on a small screen, your zoomed out shots. It looks like the entrance has been masoned shut. It’s the color. The façade advances more than the door which receeds and looks flat. Definition to the entrance of the house is important to look alive and welcoming, so I’d give it some thought, and consider a color that’s neither too light or too dark so dimensions don’t flatten from afar. As I know you are into monochrome looks I’d suggest using slightly different shades for door and surrounding trim, a common architectural trick in interiors as well. Slight differences in shade can make a tremedous difference to bring out dimension and architechtural details in all wood work, crowning, moulding, etc etc. Different shades for the different angles/planes is often used in historic interiors to accentuate the craftsmanship of period carpentry, ie a not nessecarily very noticable difference in color, sonetimes just a difference in saturation that looks more like the play of light and shadow of dimension than anything else. Just a suggestion. I think the hedges around the house will make it alot more grounded and solid. All gravel creates a rendered look, reminds me of a CAD sketch, so foliage will be a huge improvement to the overall impression I’m sure! I love your technique of ”flattening”! ❤️🙌

[@bee_ordinary3014]

🤣🤣🤣 The first 50 seconds of this video got me rolling. Bravo to Philip. I’ve been watching many episodes and never been so entertained. You guys are wonderful. I appreciate every bit of it.

[@elizabethackerman681]

#humorbyphillip is all that. Not just the child pallet, but the James Bond-gets-on-his-tractor, tres drole. Running joke: "gotta do everything twice". Keep up the humor expression! great.

[@MLPH09]

I quite agree a very funny man not bad for a philosopher there was a little bit concerned when I saw him storing things down with that chainsaw all the very best you’re very funny

[@louisehowell3817]

Looooovvveee you guys sooooo much! Especially the V8 Turbo lawnmower! 🤣🤣🤣

[@laurie4275]

I would LOVE to watch an episode of metal detecting around your home. There could be some seriously cool finds!

[@rebeccanicoll2550]

Great episode! Such a treat to watch all of you. Loved the beginning Phillip! Love from Texas, USA

[@rikkibiermann465]

Phillip Bond .007! I just love your sense of humour! Thank you! Rikki Biermann South Africa 🇿🇦

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you, Rikki!

[@EmilyBoltz]

This came up on my feed a day late - very strange. I love the opening- the humor along with Chateau life is pure gold. I didn’t realize how beautiful the area is around your home and other properties. This is a beautiful drive up to your Chateau!

[@yolandagofigure]

Oh my goodness you need to frame that the original. 🌹❤️🇨🇦. Can't wait to see it, and yes if I'm ever in France I'll stop by. 🌹❤️🇨🇦

[@evanjohnson5401]

I have the same weed pulling tool, and every neighbor that passes me using it has to stop and ask about it. I used it so much I broke it after 3 months, but it has a lifetime guarantee so they just sent me a new one! Great episode!

[@pv6450]

So smart of you to hire a professional landscaper. They will help get the scale of the planting area and plants correct. Always a challenge with a large property. I don’t think you put any fabric down before the much so WELL DONE!!!! The fabric is not beneficial to your plants. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thank you and no, not a fan of fabrics either

[@dougr.2245]

@@HowToRenovateAChateau Natural burlap around a root ball can be left in place after the top is opened once in the planting hole. To prevent drying out & damage on larger root balls, it's often better to plant them burlap & all. The natural burlap will disintegrate in the ground. Obviously this does not count for man made fibers that must be removed.

[@johnpowell602]

As usual he does not disappoint with his humor so funny the opening

[@michelecarroll8168]

There is a black garden fabric you can put around plants to stop any weeds from growing. Or you can use cardboard boxes flattened. Then put the mulch on top

[@christinedozier6071]

My father used the pallet method. Behind a truck with a kid or two. Great memories

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Very cool!

[@corrineblank368]

I love you three! Ella is taking after her papa with witty charm, and her Mama sense of what’s right! Bravo on the beautiful new garden!! Can’t wait for the next post

[@tory5325]

I love your vlog, your chateau, your family, your humor! Thank you for sharing your journey. When moving mulch, use a pitch fork or manure fork, so much easier than a shovel.

[@lydiaschicklin5978]

I laughed my head out when I Saw him driving out of the garage on his mower ! 🤣🤣 So funny! I enjoyed every minute of the vlog! Thank you for sharing with all of us your world ! Please take care and stay safe ! Bisous d'Alsace 😘 thèse flowers are easy to maintain 😁😘! 🌹🌹🌹💐💐