Creating a Secret Garden

An Idea we had in Winter, from idea to reality is just a lot of work.
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We are two young adults, Despina 22 and Deivids 23 renovating an old farm house from 1817 in Latvia.
Everything in and out of our house has been done by ourselves with no hired help.
DIY is going to apply to nearly everything in our house. Our budget is tight and that has made us appreciate every “ugly” part of this house and turn it into something new and beautiful.
We give new life to things that others would throw away!
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5 Goats & 6 Goat Babies
3 Sheep & 3 Sheep Babies
4 chickens
1 Rooster
and 3 Geese
Oh yeah and our cat Ivi
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[@user-ho3dk4pg8y]

Deivid, you may be planting things a bit deep at times. Rule of thumb is to plant pretty much at the same depth as what the plant comes in. Roots need to be in the soil, but stems and branches may rot under ground.

[@Due152]

Correct!

[@sharonbeckmon9837]

I would like to suggest something please. When you plant any thing in the ground or transplant trees bushes-my mom always taught us to pour water in the hole and let it sit for a minute before we plant- so that the plant roots would actually grow downward to find water. I hope that it will work for you also Love that you share your adventures with us.

[@DoBeDiff]

Thank you for the advice! We will keep it in mind❣️😊

[@jacquelinewells7575]

Hi Sharon, I never knew that. Thank you so much for sharing that info. That great to know.

[@minime7375]

Yep I always do that when I plant anything, my granny taught me that

[@Chereese0808]

Washing the roots will also prevent plant diseases from spreading.

[@JamesCouch777]

We do that because our soil is so rocky.

[@secretlocketsparks8092]

You guys are setting up a beautiful life for yourselves. I absolutely love your farm.

[@sandyfry9306]

I love how the chickens talk to David

[@izzy1949]

A secret garden how wonderful...I'm looking forward to watching this..love that fencing you are making....

[@yukokaystevenson4438]

Oh my! The fence is fabulous. Perfect fit for the farm. Next year it will be beautiful 🥰 Great job 👏

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing?

[@Hollybank5]

The secret garden sounds wonderful!!!! I can hardly wait to see how it develops over time !! Good ideas ❤️❤️

[@dianawarner3182]

You two have so much vision! It’s wonderful- your sweet farm is an oasis of hope in this weary world. Cheering you on from an island in the Pacific Northwest. ☺️

[@haplessdilettante]

Despina is so creative in the way she produces men and music.

[@jayneward6649]

Oh wow, I'm super excited about your secret garden 😍 your fence is looking brilliant too, great design 😍💖💙💖💙

[@judysavannah1578]

I love the idea of a secret garden. That was (and still is) one of my favorite books.

[@stknmggs1788]

The stork is the background is a treat!

[@joyalexander5842]

Yet another lovely idea for your farm!! A secret garden for the feathered children! You two are brilliant!

[@richardjones5255]

You are right to plan to build over time. Your ideas are extensive and well-thought-out, with the almost hidden entrance to create interest and mystery. The idea of a green and productive plants climbing over the fences can enhance the whole scheme. Because of the huge scale of the task, it will take time to mature. There will be many chances to be inventive as you build level, plant and adapt your ideas, so I can foresee many interesting new videos to come.

[@debragreen6122]

You have wonderful ideas and make them happen!!!

[@jacquelinewells7575]

The secret garden sounds beautiful. I can’t wait to watch over the years to see thing’s grow. It sounds like it’s going to be a beautiful place. I really like how y’all are doing the fence.

[@sarahgracenadeau]

A secret garden has literally been a dream of mine since I read the book and watched the movie years and years ago. Y'all are the best!

[@ryankeys8425]

Great job guys, I'm sure it's going to look beautiful, only thing I will say is be careful not to fill in the stream it's probably helping drain water from the rest of the land into the lake, especially with the trouble you had with flooding last winter

[@DoBeDiff]

The ditch has been closed for many years and lake has overflow on the other side. We digged some ditches to release the extra water into the lake not from the lake. We need to solve the drainage problem before Atumn.

[@ryankeys8425]

@@DoBeDiff that's good to hear, I'm from very wet and rainy Ireland so we are used to flooded fields, French drains are the only way to go!

[@pollyjazz]

If you have any willow growing on your land or you can source it from somewhere near you you could also build some" living fences" for your secret garden. It's not hard but takes a little bit of care to get started. The results are very beautiful. 💕

[@ml1049]

Love the fence. It's like an old time cottage garden. It will be charming.

[@jaybee608]

Wow! And we throw our tree limbs away or burn them. This is really a great idea, really creative!

[@JEMCochran49]

Ten years from now.....you two should have your own Eden

[@bonniel.1215]

Love the different projects you both do. I hope you make time to enjoy life....❤

[@sharolfowler2859]

What a wonderful fence you made. I love it

[@wandadelacruz2486]

I truly enjoy your videos. I can wait to see the garden, I bet it’s going to be beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend

[@FarmFreshIB]

You might look for a big drain pipe to go into the water way. Then you could cover the pipe with soil and still allow the water to be able to move through the ditch.

[@gailjohnston6102]

You always work so hard. Glad you were able to enjoy the mud bog races before this. The ground there looks so rich. I envy you both.

[@daphtahquette9242]

Morning glories will grow fast and you can add grapes or berries also

[@phillipdickinson8557]

Great job it is going to be beautiful 😍 and thank you for sharing and your time.

[@risa199613]

Love the ideas! Slowly the farm becoming a paradise

[@luckyhomestead]

Fences like that are made from willow branches not from random sticks. They are very flexible and easy to work...

[@DoBeDiff]

We are using only Willow, maybe some other ones slip through but all our ditch is willows they are very streight and flexible. Some where a lot larger so they didn't bend so well.

[@gabrielebehr563]

Love the fence. 👍

[@Chereese0808]

Can you soak dry sticks in the pond to make them more flexible? This secret garden will be amazing!! You 2 have to coolest ideas. A dream that will grow forever. 🌼 ❤🌸 You made me nervous with your 🚜 tractor. 🙀 You need a backhoe.?

[@barbarabonzanni7119]

Wonderful project 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Seastorm-nh8cv]

Love that you are making this garden! Have you heard about burning the wood SHOU SUGI BAN before setting into the ground? It's a Japanese way to preserve wood.

[@anniehawkins6321]

I love the fence. It is really neat and adds decorations to the yard. Y’all are awesome. Your videos are always interesting and fun to watch. Keep making them, I love them. I will order some T-shirts soon .

[@deannacalef3513]

It must be so satisfying to make your dreams come true like that. Exciting.

[@sharonromer6606]

Looking forward to seeing more.

[@brendaprovence1750]

I just love the layout of your home it’s just beautiful and it’s perfect for a secret garden it’s flowers everywhere just make beautiful oh maybe a pretty bird bath with a solar fountain a

[@helenblatherwick8994]

Hi guys, love the natural fencing. Wild or cultivated black berries will grow up and cover any metal fencing. After the Berry harvest trim back to a manageable shape.Secret garden,wild and pretty. The birds will love it. Have logs by the waters edge to encourage frogs,who eat slugs and are a food source for the stork too. Later stock the pond with roach etc. With a reed bed at the far side, water irises, the ideas are endless. Stay safe.

[@coralsancetta7242]

Love the natural fence

[@jackiehutton1023]

You are so good to the animal god bless y

[@glomontero6011]

I see that you have a lot of space behind your house that needs to have the grass cut/eaten. They make an electric net fence they come in different sizes. For goats 🐐 I see them use 4 feet high by 50-100 feet long. Because it is a portable flexible fence u can shape it anyway u want. It would help u in many ways to have this electric enclosure so You don’t have to do the work. extra benefit u can feed the goats for free. Probably 2 goats 🐐🐐at a time.

[@klazyy641]

The Secret Garden fits so well with your personalities and with the property. I think that secretly in almost everyone's inner soul, a secret garden is a place of peace and tranquility that they are looking for.. I am an old geezer so what do I know?? Just seems right, somehow.

[@yoginchen]

The fence looks beautiful! Do you know, that you can build a fence from Willow, that will grow? Also the arch. So you don't need to plant anything extra to grow around the arch or from one side of the fence. I am looking forward to your secret garden! 👌🏼😍

[@louisescottc6023]

Sounds nice- secret garden☺

[@Timhey0912]

Great idea! Can't wait to watch the progress! thanks for sharing!!

[@roseforbes9670]

What an amazing idea!!!

[@sharonsmith9478]

Loved it by you guys love you all

[@mary333j]

Love the wooden fence 💗 the secret garden 💕

[@hottown]

You have such ingenious ideas! Great job!

[@marilynwade9448]

Creative

[@ireneblazas4772]

Everything I watch your videos I found something I incorporate in my backyard. !!!!❤️🧓🇱🇹🇺🇸

[@secretlocketsparks8092]

Yeah 🎉

[@debbieherrera1605]

I am not a person that can visualize something that’s not actually there usually but I can see your garden in my mind already. It will be beautiful.

[@dianearmoogan3326]

I can't wait to see how the secret garden progresses.

[@Irishcloth]

Scary music during the tractor scene, jeeze Louise!

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Great job guys, I hope Mt. DEW sponsors you..💛👍👍

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

I adore the idea of the secret garden! Your place is really shaping up because of all your hard work. How are the stork babies doing?

[@komorifarm9308]

your lilacs are looking good

[@eugeniuszuzdrowski6300]

Hello 😁😁😁

[@amberjade528]

You guys are amazing 🤩

[@guicelycastilla4459]

Muy hermoso el lugar

[@dorib9575]

I sure hope you two know where all the pipes and wires are in the ground before you dig and pound! 🤪😯😬

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Wow that going to be exciting seeing the secret garden grow!👍❤️😎

[@patadeoca3479]

💚💚💚

[@punjabseth260]

🌼

[@ricksmith8211]

❤️

[@Oregontrailblazin]

I would of put a drain ditch./ drain field in ... But we will see !! A pipe

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing?

[@sandyfry9306]

You guys work so hard!

[@katiekent683]

Hi guys, just wondering why you do not have a movable fence that you can move the goats where you want them to mow your yard. Wouldn't that be faster, and fertilize your yard at the same time? Just wondering.

[@minime7375]

If I can suggest something for your secret garden, glory flowers, they grow superfast, they stay beautiful till late september at least and their vines are easy to clean. I had them last year on a small garden arch, growing them again this year all along the fence, they’re so pretty.

[@cepearle7072]

Morning glories are beautiful, but are toxic to dogs. Not sure about cats and or poultry. Please be sure to look up toxicity of any plants for your babies sakes. Your garden is going to be gorgeous and uniquely to both of you. Second note: look into using prayer flags or pennants or some sort to hang to help deter animals coming or going to and from the gardens.

[@minime7375]

@@cepearle7072 I didn’t know that. I have 2 dogs and 15 cats, none seem to have an issue with those plants? They don’t eat them though, sometimes one of the dogs “fertilizes” them🙂

[@vickismallwood2082]

Hi I was wondering do you have bamboo like we have here in Oklahoma? It grows fast in spring and summer and you can cut the cane poles for the stick and will also make a great addition by the lake. Just an idea.

[@DoBeDiff]

Not sure if it does grow but I would love it. We will research and see if it could grow! ❤😊

[@markschattefor6997]

Please check out what "hedge laying" is.

[@brendarussell1265]

If that “bridge” doesn’t work , build a bridge out of wood

[@Due152]

You have a nasty little weed in you garden, and a hell of it. In German Giersch. Tolerate it, it’s nearly not to eradicate. And your garden will be wonderful, with or without it. I saw a red ladybug in your video! A real European ! The nature around you there is something beautiful!

[@brendarussell1265]

This may be your pond overflow

[@coby6417]

🌟👍🍀💐

[@mickeandersson6777]

Så söta katter ni har. Kram kram Micke

[@linnea9017]

Garden answer and Mony Don Gardners world is what you should be watching . Dont miss even one program. You find Garden answers in here. It is the biggest garden channel on you tube. During the year you will learn so much. Monty don is leading gardners world. A Uk programm from BBC with have been on air for 55 years aprox. You will learn a lot about sowing, prickling, soil, weeds, fertilizing. Everything you two need so much to learn. You will find a lot of inspiration for your kitchen garden and your secret garden. Monty don is not a channel in here. It is uploded after broadcast here. But just search his name or gardners world. Garden anbswer pops up imidiately. I love the fence. We did something very similar just a few weeks ago. Well actually the same time as you. Funny. :D Wines for the fences and portals Clematis, wisteria and honesuckle. Everyone is stuuuuuunning. Bt read up on how big they get. Once you fix your house a wisteria around the entrance would be extremely pretty. :)

[@coryboyd7958]

Not a secret anymore!

[@bethhardin8795]

Have you named your pretty black and white visitor?