Bare Lawn to Sustainable Garden Eden: How he Did it

[@georgeknox1822]

Is it just me or are these the most feel good videos on you tube …

[@LetsGrowSouth]

Totally agree

[@silverriverarts]

Absolutely! Whenever life has me a bit down, I watch a couple of Ben's videos, and I can't help but smile. (Today I'm smiling over the challenges of growing at 600 feet...I'm growing at 5064 feet, and almost 49 degrees north latitude!)

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

These type and secret Santa videos on East Idaho News ❤

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

​@silverriverarts And if he happens to say, "Blueberries" even better! I don't know why the way he says it makes me smile bigger! ❤

[@SearchIndex]

❤

[@SoulsJourney]

Massively impressive. Thanks to Wade for showing what can be achieved even in a smaller space. I'm in awe. Thanks Ben!

[@MojeAvanture]

🎄♥🎄

[@WizardOfAtlantis]

So wonderful to see people keeping heirloom/local varieties of food alive.

[@jennywilliams9594]

What an inspirational and bountiful garden!

[@GrowVeg]

Isn't it!

[@ginaiosef]

What an interesting, pleasant, and informative tour of this beautiful garden with a practical and knowledgeable host! Thank you both!

[@pascalxus]

step over apple trees. Wow, i've never seen that. i love how he reused the shower glass as a cold frame!

[@Pam._G]

This garden is truly amazing!

[@nancyyoungs933]

How inspiring!!!! Loved the garden rooms!!!! I will probably watch this again!!! Thank you!!!!!

[@cassieoz1702]

The zones are classic Permaculture

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@sarahdyer1967]

I was lucky enough to visit Wade earlier this year as he's joust down the road from us. It was truly inspirational - particularly the re-purposing and also the amazing number of apple varieties. Nice one Ben for showing a small garden that produces so much food!

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you got to meet him - he's a very inspiring chap!

[@joanablanquer8496]

"Duck tractoring", love the concept, love the name !

[@snowstrobe]

As Mollison would say, you don't have a too-many-slugs problem, you have a lack-of-ducks problem.

[@oliverlondon5246]

Well done Wade!

[@simplifygardening]

A Great setup and shows just how much you can do in a small space. Great video Ben

[@GrowVeg]

It was a truly inspirational garden Tony - a real honour to visit it. Hope you're all very well! :-)

[@chiefredbird7315]

Wade seems to have mastered it all❤ . I came away from this video with some great ideas to ad to my bucket list in my garden. Good stuff Ben. 👍

[@lilacjay]

Loved watching this episode, yes Wade, I absolutely agree, I am sometimes blown away with what produce our garden gives us. Its really small and yet it just keeps on giving. thanks

[@shirleyp589]

Must be constantly busy but extremely fulfilled with this garden . Constant learning and adding so much value both to the family and the environment.

[@stevenjohns7017]

Great little garden, just shows what you can actually do.

[@trishbishop3923]

Amazing! Love the view from above and would like to see it again in the fall/winter when everything isn’t green to get a view of the containers and beds and their layout. 🙂. I like the woven saplings on top of the raised beds…wondering where I can snag some around my place! Such a creative garden. Step over apple trees! What? So wish I’d known about this 20 years ago! Thank you for another great video!

[@MojeAvanture]

🎄♥🎄

[@GrowVeg]

The step-overs are a great way of growing apples - so compact!

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

What a productive and peaceful space. Thank you!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you for sharing this, its just like my garden where I grew up, I also had an orchard, but my mother "Tidyed it up", which was rather sad, she just turned it into a lawn, the reverse of whats being done here!! Gardens like this are really magical, and Im hoping to keep on with working on my own little garden. To make it much more like this one!! Again,~thank you Ben and Wade for showing us round!!

[@GrowVeg]

It really is such a magical garden Wade has, and very much alive with wildlife, which is just fantastic.

[@rumi885]

He’s where I want to be at and it’s looking amazing!! Watching this definitely lifted my spirits during these cold dark winter months and motivated me to go on! Thanks!

[@BonnieKennedy-pj7tn]

Can hardly wait for my video. Clay slope into flourishing garden. 30 yrs and counting😂 i love all you teach! Thank you, truly

[@amybrown9213]

I also have a clay slope! I'm in year 1...

[@BonnieKennedy-pj7tn]

@amybrown9213 when they tell you soil first, believe it. I slammed stuff into the clay, lol, too ignorant to know better. Good luck, have fun. I love my hill with a view and still working that clay!

[@Power_Prawnstar]

I in my great wisdom added sand to hard pan clay 16 years ago, because of course sand fixes clay right?😂 Im in year 10 of soil improvement and still getting there.

[@grammy279]

Shows a great way to plant all different things intertwined. What an amazing garden. Wade, such an inspiration to all-Thankyou!!!

[@kellieL89]

Omg muggleton... best name for a wonderful garden wizard ever. Love ❤️ thank you

[@jackiek4159]

His garden is absolutely stunning! 😍🙌💚🍎

[@excalibur9768]

Amazing!! Most of us have a back garden, pains me to see them neglected and not used or turned into anti-wildlife stone/concrete jungles.

[@tatianka30006]

Wow! that space was amazing!! thank you for showing us Wade's garden. I'd love to see more garden tours of different gardens!

[@gillharris-g6w]

What a beautiful, productive garden! Just what I am hoping to achieve on my much smaller plot. Thank you, Ben, for a most inspiring visit.

[@Wildnativeedimentals]

I love everything about this garden, productive, zero waste, eco friendly with a generous gardener that shares. Thank you so very much to both🙏🏼♥️🌺🌴

[@sweetpeasbackyardgarden1236]

That bug hotel and the step over apples were stellar. Totally loved this.

[@HonestHomebody]

I recommend using raw sheep wool pelts for your garden. We can get it cheap in bags as it is considered a byproduct by farms, and it adds nutrients as well as keeps slugs and snails away!

[@lorenzo6777]

What are you using it for?

[@lafuria2723]

​@@lorenzo6777it's great mulch, and as mentioned, a pretty good slug and snail deterrent

[@JoanneWhite-yk2so]

😊 Fantastic use of space and brilliant ideas x

[@JenniferLavenderPhotography]

Absolutely enchanting!

[@irishcottagerenovation9900]

Fabulous garden, very much enjoyed this walk round so interesting and inspiring in a small space. Thanks to both of you.

[@nataliecarrad8936]

Wow, this is so inspiring. Thank you for making this video Ben and Wade.

[@ironmaiden3751]

I basically stumbled across the concept of 'permaculture' 4 years ago when I'd bought a deserted farm and began my research on becoming self sufficient. I've learned so much but its videos like this that continue the lesson and give me more ideas, amazing.

[@cassieoz1702]

Have you read the original books?

[@noob19087]

Videos like this are a great save in the middle of snowy November 😊

[@ladyjess3957]

😃❤️wonderful video ben!! beautiful amazing garden. thank you for showing it to us.

[@hc3021]

What a great garden, thank you for sharing!

[@gardentours]

Beautiful garden. So inspiring. Thank you very much for sharing 👍

[@toneyjohnson8910]

Beautiful garden it has given me lots of ideas. thanks for sharing.

[@FT__Home__Plants__etc___-go9rv]

This one is really inspirational. I love how he has the different areas, and the greenhouses, and everything is filled up very well, making great use of the space

[@lindasands1433]

VERY inspiring! I also aspire to using everything in the garden & recycling - composting, mulching, etc

[@smithyrayner]

So much to aspire to!

[@dustyflats3832]

I have to say Wade has packed a lot in a small space and everything was thriving. We have a low river valley and frost creates difficulties here. Would love it if the fruit trees start producing and I try to get late season varieties. I could only hope our apple trees would take off-they struggle and I’m clueless on any spraying regimen. I do a horticultural oil/copoer spray in early spring. I should have bought all apple cedar rust resistant as it’s proving to be a problem. Love the animals, but I’m surprised they don’t eat everything up. Our new crank composter I’m liking very much as we use a tub under it and catch the leachate as he does similar in pails. Hoping it will be enough to eliminate costly fertilizer. Very smart gardener and he’s really made a small space look ginormous. Thx Ben!

[@GrowVeg]

I think the animals are usually kept clear of the veggies. 😀

[@kmurray67]

I wish I was as keen a gardener as your guest. Something to aspire to. Thank you for sharing your garden. Amazing.

[@alexandraathay]

Ben, I have been following you and your videos for some time now. So pleased to see you so close to 1m subscribers. Come on folks, these videos take a lot of effort and time to produce so let's get Ben to his 1m milestone 💚

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for your kind words. 1m isn't far off now! :-)

[@paulmelton8669]

Inspirational stuff! It is truly amazing what this man has achieved on that modest plot of land.

[@phyllismcdaniel-cook946]

I feel your videos are the best out there. And I really look forward to the variety you provide from others as well

[@deanhawthorn5783]

just a wonderful place to be...

[@amybrown9213]

My favorite thing about videos like this is they show the potential of a common garden size, instead of making you feel like tou need acres ❤

[@Wendy-i1i]

This episode is so inspirational😊 .I am creating a New garden ,It has inspired me to get rid of all the lawn mowing an arduous task now coming up to summer .I’ve always grown organic but never followed permaculture principles , It works on a suburban scale .cheers from Lake area in Australia 🇦🇺

[@primateriawiberg2998]

OMG, Ben, this is fantastic!!🎉Thanks for sharing this 💞 and for all the inspiration //Susanne

[@cazanu4209]

I think this is the most incredible garden on the tube

[@lyndaturner6686]

It looks amazing , I’ve been growing in my raised beds for the past ten years but because my garden looks out over fields and there are huge trees that are now blocking my late afternoon sun I’m beginning to struggle , I’m 76 now and wondering if it’s really worth the efforts. I usually find inspiration in your videos so please can you inspire me with some tips to keep growing in less sun. Wades garden is fabulous I couldn’t help feeling a little envious. ❤️

[@GrowVeg]

There are many veggies that will grow in shade Lynda: salads, leafy greens, carrots, potatoes and more. 😀

[@lyndaturner6686]

@ Thanks Ben, yes of course my potatoes did well last year , and of course my lettuce may have grow if it hadn’t been for the blooming slugs. I’ll try again next season ❤️

[@laurieanne9712]

Soooo interesting! Thank you! Lots of ideas!

[@ade-1772]

Wade you have done fantastic work and thanks for the tips and I am in Staffordshire so we’re not that far apart and I am just starting my garden now two yrs in and still going and working and planing yours is fantastic

[@GrowVeg]

Hope your garden continues to evolve beautifully. 😀

[@ade-1772]

@ I am working on it but snow has stopped me now for this yr and will start as soon as I can for next yr

[@ragnamb]

Thank you for no music in bakground😊

[@helenhawkins4054]

Magic , what a brilliant garden.👩🏻‍🌾👍🤗

[@Wilmo66]

Another inspirational garden tour Ben - well done!

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

A-ha! The two curved glass shower doors I've had leaning idly for years: next Winter's seed starters?! Fantastic! Thanks👍☮️😁

[@GrowVeg]

It's a fab idea isn't it! :-)

[@cindynicholson372]

Very inspiring. Thank you.

[@mariondunn6580]

Amazing what can be done in a small space. Love it. Was lacking a bit of mojo in the damp conditions but after watching this I'm reinvigorated. Many thanks

[@christineh8714]

A real inspiration. I'm going to watch again. So much to learn as we create our Welsh garden also from scratch.

[@kathleenwilliamson174]

Love this! It's such a great garden space. Using what you have, making or finding what you don't makes it such fun. And less room for weeds: ) . See, you can have room for all the things.

[@AtheistEve]

Thank you for showing us round your garden, Mr Muggleton. I’m about to do something similar with our garden. Old garden; new gardener. It’s daunting. Particularly as our garden is currently very attractive, with flower borders, lawn, rockeries and established (non productive) shrubs etc… I want to turn it into a veg plot. I also don’t want to lose the “grand view” along the entire length of the burgage plot. I’ll have to work on my plans all winter 😊

[@46FreddieMercury91]

Excellent video Ben. I don't think Gardeners World could have made one any better 👌🏻

[@Nicki749]

I'm nicking that shower cubical idea - genius! Thanks for getting us that look around Ben, Wade's an inspiring man.

[@GrowVeg]

He really is isn't he! :-)

[@SkintLivingUK]

Im so jealous. Wade your garden is glorious!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MANNY100123]

I love these "garden tour" videos! I always seem to get some ideas for my own garden! :D Thank you!

[@ChuckFarlieSeesAll]

What a beautiful garden….I can spend all day out there

[@billkendall2881]

What a great and inspirational garden.

[@jabolbot9371]

Thank YOU! I find it so helpful to see a condensed garden like this. I’d love to know more about it.

[@GrowVeg]

It is such an incredibly inspirational garden. :-)

[@morgonerlenstar]

Great garden ❤

[@JanieOlmsted]

Thanks for sharing this lovely, fun, and inspirational garden with us!! Incorporating the animals,learning what to do with comfrey and sheep manure, it is all very encouraging!! Please share the book that was mentioned. Thank you ! 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Of course. Here's Wade's book: shop.permaculture.co.uk/products/the-orchard-book

[@everyrose2]

Glorious garden!❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@User5260jo]

I have a small backyard with vegetables and fruit trees. Thanks for the inspiration! I need to put more wood chips on the ground.👌🎉

[@valoriegriego5212]

Howdy, Ben! 👋 What a beautiful, inspiring, wow of a garden.😃 How cool to see an apple stepover hedge...something I dream of having!😁 I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing!❤

[@myriammadigan9966]

Just wonderful, so inspiring. I'd love to taste some of those apples😋

[@Edmant]

Some great ideas from the Shropshire lad. Thanks for the upload Ben.

[@FHRider-o1m]

Great inspiration, lots of things to try. Love the mini mowers and pest pickers 😂👍

[@feemcdonald4423]

Speaks to my heart, I have done the same here in Australia

[@sunitashastry5270]

Great ideas on permaculture and good gardening practice. Kudos

[@JanetKnapp-q1d]

What an amazing video! So inspirational, thank you very much.

[@8Arachne8]

Brilliant. Very inspiring.

[@AnnchenLoughor-Clarke-vv4rr]

Amazing! He has done an amazing job .

[@theun4giv3n]

Amazing garden. I wish I had started 20 years ago.

[@reinm7553]

So inspiring!!! I got a bunch of ideas from this video for my garden. I thought it was pretty full already, but looking at the 'step-over' apple trees, the repurposed shower, etc, I realised there is so much more I can add still :D Might consider apricots even :)

[@teresagibson2974]

Lovely interesting garden.

[@Orchid-Care]

How beautiful are the fences made with branches, they remind me so much of the Hobbit Shire 💚 This place has been transformed into a paradise, kudos 💕

[@jonettemurray-n.z.artist1359]

What a wonderful garden!

[@Im-just-Stardust]

Looks absolutely fantastic I loved the tour and I very much connected wth the owner.

[@whataboyt]

Excellent stuff.

[@michaelcrawford2094]

What a super video... Now to buy the book!

[@17Mccants]

Love those guinea pigs!!!💕💕💕

[@sbish1984]

This video makes me so happy!

[@ade-1772]

Wow nice tips Ben sheep’s pop and comfry leaves and press thanks I have leant so much off your videos

[@Cynthia-sg3yc]

I really appreciate thos video. Well dont. It truly inspire me.

[@chamblen4]

what that guy has done is awesome!

[@youwhogirl7702]

Oh how motivating with all the creative uses of reuse and his watering system, just wow. I need to collect water here in the PNW so will find some barrels. Love the hedge type apple tree growth and thinking of learning how to graft . Wonder if you can graft a peach? Does it have to be peach stalk to graft to?

[@vivb.7161]

Better do the rain water collection behind a fence bc its illegal in your area! Authoritarian rule in all it's glory!

[@youwhogirl7702]

@ I have heard this, I have had a catch barrel before off a gutter that makes a mess where I walk. It broke so I intend to replace it with one I can put a faucet on.. it is sort of hidden by a tree and bush.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@youwhogirl7702the water rights vary in many western states. Just have to look it up. I’m sure it’s not a huge issue unless every household did it, but that’s just my thought.

[@lafuria2723]

Peaches are best grafted onto a peach rootstock to avoid incompatibility issues. Apricots and plums are more forgiving and can be grafted onto peach, plum or apricot rootstock.

[@GrowVeg]

I believe you can graft a peach. :-)

[@familygardener2019]

What an awesome garden 🙌