Creating Our Dream Cottage Garden

[@Maddie.taylor]

What do you guys want us to renovate next? Some of our options: Duck Pond 🦆, Kitchen Renovation 👩🏻‍🍳, Garden Entrance 🌸, or the Porch🪵! (Other suggestions highly welcomed :) We'd love to hear from you!

[@cineflora17]

Kitchen!

[@tomwall8403]

Kitchen

[@ladyblu5000]

Kitchen please 🥰

[@rdrd5907]

Kitchen=Küche

[@rdrd5907]

Can you post the tea recipe you made with for the water pitchers, please.

[@cadence9055]

You gave up vanlife for THIS?? No wonder! Right thing, right time, right location, right companion. It’s beautiful to see both of you thriving! Thanks for taking us along. ❤

[@Maddie.taylor]

Awww thank you for this absolutely lovely comment! Definitely so, so happy to be here and experiencing this life path 🥹

[@jessicawinstone8331]

I vote kitchen renovation as the kitchen is the heart of the home. Unbelievable progress with garden transformation...you make a great team and it's nice having Ellie on the videos. You both compliment each other well.

[@itsmeelli]

Thank you :)🫶🏼

[@tomwall8403]

You're discovering the joys of being settled in. Putting down "roots", so to speak. 🤣 The ducks are SO cute!!!

[@bee-anca236]

Absolutely amazing job on the garden!!!! I want to do mine!

[@wephotogal]

Looks like everyone is thriving and loving life. So happy for you!!

[@davidlipski863]

You have both made a huge difference in a month, all your hard work shows and you will enjoy the summer and watch your garden come to life. The ducks are a good addition to your family now a few chickens and your be well away, it's good to see you both thriving in your new home.

[@Wildworld-s1n]

I want a cottage garden like this, this looks like a dream 😍

[@daviniusb6798]

Wow Maddie your German is 👌 you've got a real good teacher on your side

[@itsmeelli]

She is a natural !

[@Maddie.taylor]

That is tooo sweet thank you! Yes she’s the best!

[@daviniusb6798]

@@Maddie.taylor No problem :) German is hard, but you have a fair chance if you can speak with charming woman day in, day out. Are you planning on teaching Eliza his commands in german?

[@itsmeelli]

I’m already teaching Eliza commands in the German and she is doing pretty good !

[@daviniusb6798]

​@@itsmeelli How can I not know that you have your own channel?! Gonna binge watch your content lol So Eliza will be bilingual, how awsome!

[@anneliesjoss]

Our chicken, Hazel, used to sit on my shovel whenever I would dig in our garden. She was always hunting for grubs 😁 Eliza, you’re such a sweetheart 🥰 You’re cottage garden looks beautiful 🧡🌸🌼🌻🌺🪷

[@Maddie.taylor]

Hazel sounds amazing 🥹🐓

[@anneliesjoss]

@@Maddie.taylor she was amazing. I still miss her.

[@Maddie.taylor]

❤️

[@raaagdoll]

The before & after comparison is always so satisfying to me. Once the plants grow bigger your garden will look even more stunning - especially with the roses..!! 🌿💐🌹🥀✨👏🏻

[@Maddie.taylor]

Sammme I watched the before/after shots for this one like five times while editing because they made me so happy 😂 thank you so much!

[@jameswiles970]

Love the ducks always good for smiles nice job lots of work how will it fair in the winter❤

[@LSChestersMom]

Love the duckies ! Everything is always working out ! Love Eliza :) - look at her sweet smile! Wow- chill bumps it's so beautiful.

[@BiffiCamping-Denmark]

Great progress with your project. Eure Garten wird so schön aussehen. We look forward to see a lot more!

[@beverlymelton5701]

Seems this little farm was lying- in -wait for you to come. Beautiful work! Love the ducks❤

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

Meant to be. My idea of Eden ❤

[@cathywood2946]

Beautiful❤ the ducks are so cute😊

[@elizabethponto8523]

I just love your videos. I’ve been following you for quite a while, when you were living in your van and traveling. I’ve always loved your videos and these now with living in Germany, they feed my soul. They’re loving, kind, inspirational, you seem so happy, and settled. I’m very happy for you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

The perfect sentiment. Agree completely

[@DarrenRosenow]

Excellent job on the gate for the garden!

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thenursico8812]

Omg it's amazing ❤ i just love your mini garden 😍

[@GK49245]

So happy to see you two being happy. Great job on the garden restoraiton. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

[@efortunywhitton]

It looks so BEAUTIFUL!!! Well-done!!! 😊❤🌷💪

[@pk4243]

I love the garden !! and those ducks are adorable. One of my favorite things are small ponds and fountains. Thank you for sharing I am so enjoying these videos can't wait for hte next one .

[@teresamartin9773]

Oh my goodness it is absolutely beautiful there. I miss Germany!

[@l.h.9194]

The garden looks so beautiful and I love the shots of all the ducks and eliza. Your videos are always full of so much life, maybe it’s the way it’s edited so well :) I look forward to the next project!

[@jennifercesario9238]

WOW! You guys have done so much work! The garden is so beautiful ❤️ You girls rock!!! What an amazing job 💪👏😊

[@itsmeelli]

Thank you ✨🦆

[@storiesfromhinterland]

You girls are making so much progress in your garden. So far looks so pretty🥰 🦆🦆🦆

[@jaynewarriner7214]

Wow, you guys you did it! Your garden is simply charming! And when harvest comes in, you’ll be back to busy !!! Love what the ducks have brought to your world❤️

[@Valerygallery]

I just love watching your new life. You look so happy! I had a smile on my face the entire video!The duckies are so cute! I'm glad that Eliza likes her new brothers and sisters. The ducks will love their pond. You and Ellie have a beautiful home. You're both so creative and talented. You're making your Garden beautiful. I love your show and your fur and feather babies! ❤

[@itsmeelli]

Thank you 🫶🏼

[@nickymatharu]

What an amazing garden transformation! It is stunning and will being you so much joy as the days, months and years go by! Well done!👏

[@lenneke5166]

I would do the garden and porch/backdeck first. Then you can continue to enjoy your outside garden life to the max already during the upcoming indoor renovation events 😊

[@amybell5832]

I love your ducks, there so helpful, lol! You both look really happy!

[@brenthiteoutdoors]

Making progress...garden looks good!

[@levt7651]

Great job! Wow! The ducks....omg...the ducks! So freaking cute ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ajress]

I never get enough Eliza, never!! Looks beautiful Maddie and Ellie.

[@dorarebelo673]

Oh, my goodness! You have accomplished so much already! 🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@Bill-TK]

I LOVE TO SEE your videos and smiles Maddie. It makes me feel like that simplicity is blissing.

[@Maddie.taylor]

It really, really has been :')

[@shannonm2689]

Looking good the work you both are doing

[@Evergreen...920]

The garden looks so beautiful and cozy! Well done ladies 👏🏼

[@paigebrennan8084]

Great work the garden looks beautiful. You should renovate the back deck area next as it is part of the garden. Sitting out there for Summer looking over your beautiful garden how lovely that would be.

[@juicie25bt]

Wow, u girls r moving like the speed of light. It think it makes it so much more fun & productive when ur working in a team. I can't wait to see what u do with the inside. Look forward to more videos. 🌾🦆🐕🌷🪱

[@amandamccoy1165]

Wow, how beautiful. A lot of hard work. You did a wonderful job.

[@katarinakeca]

Wow! So much incredible work you guys are doing. loving this transformation.

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thanks so much!🫶🏼

[@jrmoxford]

Your garden looks fantastic! What a lot of work! Congrats!

[@YvonneRaphaelWriter]

What a lovely oasis! Such a perfect place to recharge from remodeling! Congratulations on your hard work!

[@just__celia]

The garden looks amazing! Congratulations! I love seeing the ducks😍

[@marcl5048]

Amazing transformation on the garden! Can’t wait to see how the house comes together!

[@heavenlyvilla8681]

Good job ladies. Looks wonderful after all your hard work and so satisfying when all those plants grow.

[@veeemit9719]

Your ducks are sooooooooo sweet! I look forward to them every week. I had no idea they could be so affectionate with humans, very cool.

[@feliciamester]

Y'all just show with a lot of hard work and love anything can be done. It's beautiful girls.

[@Maddie.taylor]

🥹🩵

[@belenaypi]

I need 3 hour videos!!!!!

[@Maddie.taylor]

This is so cute ty 🥹

[@veeemit9719]

Seeing you in Germany brings back such fond memories of when I lived there.😊

[@janefox3188]

I am so enjoying this new adventure. I love your ducks. Look forward to the next one.

[@meandmysunshine1]

Looks wonderful Maddie! You are in your element - the garden. Eileen ❤😊

[@tammycruz8189]

U 2 R Doing A Amazing Job ❤. God Bless Ya'll and Mucho Love Always ❤️ 😍 💖 p.s. the ducks r absolutely adorable 😍 ❤️ 💕

[@ianlove3]

Wonderful love watching you both take care and stay safe.

[@kaitlinmeadows6273]

Fabulous progress on your dreams! Love the “therapy” duckies! The garden is so lovely! Continued blessings

[@jennifercesario9238]

Liza seems so much more comfortable and happy,now that she has a stationary home! Not that she didn't seem happy before,but she just seems so much more spunky now! I love that you guys are so motivated getting in there are making this place a real home for the two of you! You guys make a great team!!! The house is already stunning,and I am so excited to see what you guys do with the inside If it's anything like what you have already done outside, I know it's going to be amazing 😍 And of course,the ducks are sooo adorable!!!

[@itsmeelli]

Aww thank you, we appreciate it 🫶🏼🦆

[@jtdo1622]

Congrats! The garden looks great!! You guys have done a fabulous job! Here's to a healthy and fruitful growth!!!!!

[@brendalyn73]

Love the new garden! Great work!

[@lo8337]

What a lovely garden! You two ROCK plus Eliza and the duckies :)

[@Maddie.taylor]

🩵🦆👩🏻‍🌾🐕 👩🏻‍🌾🦆🩵 thank you!!!

[@reesebender6756]

You have made amazing progress. The soil that is there looks very rich and almost black in color. That is a beautiful garden that will give you years of pleasure and work! Didn't notice any tomato plants? Do you have room for corn there? You both seem to be very happy.😀

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you! Tomatoes are on the deck in their own pot! 🍅☺️

[@roryheath]

To the Bat Cave!😄 Maddie as far as your German coming along slowly, I get it. For me the hardest part is hearing the new language and trying to translate it. I'm sure you already practice with Ellie, but I would suggest not being shy about speaking to the locals. You will hopefully find some that are patient with you and want to help. You may also find those that don't want to be bothered with someone that doesn't speak and understand them. Be patient with them. Remember that we get frustrated with people can't speak or understand english. Garden is looking real good, can't wait to see how you get the pond hooked up to the lake👍

[@slewandowski1981]

Your garden is amazing. When the plants and flowers fill in and bloom the garden will be stunning and an oasis for all of you!!! I vote for a kitchen renovation next. For a few reasons…y’all have great momentum right now, and during the warm weather you may cook less and it may be good timing. Whatever y’all tackle next I’m sure it will be great!

[@TheSwedishCef]

the garden turned out so nice, it will be fun to see when the pond is ready, looking forward to how nice the house will be when you get started with it maybe time to renovate the kitchen now after the garden

[@Alpha_Sigma01]

The garden is beautiful. Well done! ❤🎉🎉

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you! 😊

[@Banagal]

Your garden looks so good. This was a job well done. Thanks for adding a few German words in this video.

[@Chasingwildflowers]

Blackberries are the worst! We used a backhoe to dig them completely out and they still came back with a vengeance. I love everything you are doing, your garden already looks amazing and so fun watching it come together. ❤

[@Maddie.taylor]

Oh Noooo! yeah I’m pretty sure we’ll be dealing with them for the rest of our lives. 😅 people asked if we kept any for the garden, to which I say an emphatic “yes, but not voluntarily!”

[@itsmeelli]

We’ve been already finding some blackberry bushes fighting their way back 🫠

[@Chasingwildflowers]

@@Maddie.taylor 😅

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

Great progress! Everything looks fabulous!

[@YSBRYD-CATH]

Great job ladies! Greatly enjoyed watching your garden develop! I vote for the duck pond to be the next big project. The runners need a place to swim! Keep up the great work!

[@MARKCANEER]

Y'all gals are really making some solid progress👍 there's enough to keep ya busy through the summer. Gardens are a lot of work but are So worth it. It's Good to see you guys doing so well.stay Healthy and Happy. Be Safe!!🙏👍😎🐕‍🦺

[@itsmeelli]

There are definitely A LOT of projects on our list !😅

[@MARKCANEER]

@@itsmeelli in another month or so the garden will have exploded with green leaves and will keep you occupied all summer with keeping the weeds out. 🙏👍

[@XMissCupCakejeee]

Another great week of work Maddie! Ducks are super super cute

[@Maddie.taylor]

This is so so nice 🥹🩵

[@sarahb3606]

The garden looks so great, can't wait to see what you harvest!

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you!! It’s so exciting. 🥹🌶️🥕🥬🥦🥒

[@phosawelonewolf2886]

Beautiful Garden ❤

[@hambonelouis]

Staying tuned! Love seeing your progress.

[@veronicashipley9123]

Hello again 😊. Wow! Don't forget to line the hole were the pond is going. Old blankets or sand, it will protect it the actual pond liner. And mint best in pots, or it will literally take over your beds, like bind weed. And just a thought 🤔 Try and open your compost bags at the top so that you can reuse them for waste 🤔. Sending love, light & blessings 🌱🐝🐞🌾 xx

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you this is so helpful!!

[@lindseyobrien4828]

It's beautiful 😍

[@mikecapps1603]

You gals are "rocking it" so keep on, keeping on!

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you! Will do!

[@brendamclaughlin7133]

Wow ladies, beautiful transformation. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

[@janeholt8678]

I love your garden!! It’s a perfect place for those little ducks. While it’s nice outside you should take advantage of good weather and work on outside projects, like the porch. You’ll really enjoy it on those nice evenings. The kitchen renovation should be next, you’ll be ready to have it done by winter, probably. What a great property you found!! I love watching your videos.

[@gabrielsholisticcare]

Just close to Bitberg, Germany 🇩🇪 you both are, I spent the first four and a half years there!

[@beverlyhendricks9456]

Your garden looks great. Now the real work begins. Keeping it up.

[@jeffreyskinner6281]

Amazing transformation! WOW, it's crazy what a little imagination and a lot of hard work can accomplish. Well done girls!

[@erinl1265]

Beautiful job!

[@megaira86]

Wow what an amazing job...and I'm very proud of your German learning!

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

I miss UK summers of light until near 10❤

[@PatrickPoet]

this makes me so so so so so happy--I rooted for them--and to my amazement they are companions and happy and ducks--totally did _not_ see that coming--I'm feeling all teary right now, because the world has love--duck love, dog love, worm love, all kinds of love:)

[@paengsolo2047]

What a progressive outcome more exciting than van life.

[@Maddie.taylor]

I’m so glad you think so! I’m loving it here 🥹

[@lynnesullivan-l7r]

Did you plant the mint in its pot - if straight in 😢the ground it will spread extensively Looking good

[@alieneiasillo7148]

I love how you love your animals and your garden is beautiful

[@DamoQuinn]

Your ducks are so cute. Is your dog getting used to them yet? Also you and Ellie are so cute together. So glad that you have that special person!

[@Maddie.taylor]

She definitely still isn’t so sure but she tolerates them! 🦆🐕

[@laurenbowerhof633]

I just LOVE your beautiful garden💖💐🌼🎉!

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you!!

[@Mark-nr4mg]

You lady's are Amazing

[@DN-rt7tl]

You should separate out each of the invidual basil saplings and plant them separately.They grow and thrive that way and you get multiple plants

[@Maddie.taylor]

This is so good to know, basil has always been so tricky for me in my window herb gardens!

[@ela2488]

I love it ❤❤❤

[@doodleacademy]

This was incredibly inspiring...thank you for sharing 💛 🦆🦆🦆

[@dorothypaul4642]

What an amazing video! I just got back from a trip to France where I took a break from all social media. Your amazing garden transformation was waiting for me and I absolutely loved seeing all you've done. Bravo, ladies.

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you so much 🫶🏼

[@chic90skid]

wow sooo cool thankyou for sharing great work!!!

[@Maddie.taylor]

Thank you for watching!! 🫶🏼

[@itsmeelli]

I am sooooo happy about how it turned out ! 😍✨ I can’t wait to harvest our own vegetables 🥦

[@Maddie.taylor]

Feld Salat for days! 😍

[@cmartini2562]

I want to see castles and the beauty of Germany! ❤

[@Maddie.taylor]

SAME!!! 😍

[@waynemeeks6889]

thanks for taking us with you