Home Updates | Balcony garden, outdoor space, flowers & veggies

[@mickmacks]

The BenGTV era has arrived Edit: Yes that's happening

[@aurelie3168]

Can we see it on streaming ? ☀️

[@benjiplant]

I forgot to specify in the video, but it’s for their KZbin channel! Still really cool, but we’re not yet at the BenGTV era haha.

[@cathylewis2181]

Hello from Hawaii! Just found you recently and love your content very much and your house is so cool. I'll be 70 in June and have been loving landscaping, and just nature generally, my whole adult life. Here's one tiny piece of advice that maybe others have given you so excuse me if I'm being repetitious, but make sure to put a saucer under any plants that you put on the deck. If any moisture starts getting through the drain holes onto the decking it will rot the wood very quickly. Also, the same goes with those cedar boxes that you just planted out with flowers. If there's nothing to keep the water from draining onto the deck you've got a real problem there. Otherwise everything looks just beautiful!!🎉❤

[@aiai-j7i]

You are so kind and considerate. I think what I like most is that you are gentle with yourself and that is inspiring. I was in a bit of a funk today and perked up watching your video. Thank you dear. You will make it far.

[@Caaarooo_0]

i get you. His videos always helps with a stressful day !

[@mikeynguyen5945]

Petition for Benji to add random footages to round up to a 30min video

[@rozelynjenkins1811]

We have been asking for months. He hates us😂😂😂😂

[@caydilemma3309]

Just add 8 minutes of Theo footage

[@femiaiko]

He says no unnecessary clip for us😭😭🤭

[@GaeModfrey]

I'm a horticulturalist, and a loonggg time viewer of the channel (since your uni days) and you're doing such a great job! I have a quick tip for you, if you'd like your wooden planters to last longer you can nail pond liner or something waterproof on the inside before putting the soil in so it doesn't get wet. Just make sure to put holes in the bottom for drainage. Probably too late to do this now, but no biggie! When you refresh your planters in Autumn/Winter you can pop it in then 😊

[@dianalest553]

I really like your voice, it's just so soft. Here's a flower for you 🌻 Have a nice week! 😊

[@teoranoa9853]

congratulations on the tour! im a silent watcher and have been for years but its so amazing to see you get the attention you deserve

[@lizkhalifaahyeah]

Also, that plant on the stand is so beautiful. It truly looks like art

[@inasuta4881]

Hey Benji. Many fans love your voice. Me too. As a tv producer myself, your calm talking technique makes editing a dream. Consistent calm tone and volume and very relaxing and pleasant to listen to 😉👍

[@heather6787]

For your outdoor gardening, a wonderful source of information is Papa Plant. I love the tours you have done on your fathers garden. It would be nice to see a video of the two of you working together on yours. Love all of your videos!❤

[@nani-tl9zo]

The bamboo in the planters is actually genius. It reminds me of hügelkultur so I'm sure as the wood decays, those beds will become super fertile. For other planter beds, you could add compost and leaves above the bamboo to really embrace that technique lol

[@gigis.garden]

yes that is what i was trying to remember but then composting material takes nitrogen from the soil so i wondered if there was a period while it broke down that wouldn't be so good?

[@nani-tl9zo]

@@gigis.garden oh i didn't know it would deplete the nitrogen. they could try adding a nitrogen-fixing plant to the bed then if that becomes a problem. there are plenty of different kinds and many of them are edible

[@xochitlahuia]

@@nani-tl9zoyea like 🫛 beans 🫘

[@Eli-vj2wc]

By the way the nasturtium is going to take over everything really quickly…. So be careful..!

[@artistlovepeace]

It's people like you who make life wonderful. Thank you for sharing so many beautiful and educational films. You expand the mind.

[@janelte]

Love your work, Benji. One small tip: the Billy Buttons are an Australian native and so do not need a lot of water. They are not fussy but maybe won't do so well with the flowering plants that have higher water needs. Australian natives need a fertiliser low in phosphoros so aged compost/manure or something organic rather than chemical fertilisers. They're perenial so I hope you enjoy them for a long time.

[@beniarosid7186]

Very cute and humble person... I love to watch this kind of planting or gardening...

[@cathylewis2181]

PS, it's never a good idea to leave a plant with its roots exposed. Roots do not like air they like to be hidden so try to plant things pretty quickly once you uproot them. Typically, I will dig the new hole first before I even dig up a plant just to avoid the roots being exposed to the air. And PPS, Benji is the cutest!!

[@lorraineyanez4301]

Theo did look precious looking out the door.❤

[@janeh2875]

I was just scrolling at utube and I saw your video about vacation to vietnam, I'm not subscribe yet when I watched it , But upon hearing your voice . My stressful mind surprisingly relaxed and I just felt like calm and sleepy. I always have insomnia and thanks so sleeping is really hard for me. Now I'm subscribed and will watch all of your videos specially when my mind can't seem to turn off.

[@iolaani]

Not only are your videos calming, they’re so beautifully edited and shot. Like when u were filling up your garden bed with the tree branches blurred in front of you, it was just ✨✨. And then the audio, music, Theo in the background, it’s all so genuine and wholesome. I love learning new things through your videos and learning new things with you! Congrats on hgtv!

[@Tradewindsvintagehi]

After a busy day, it was so nice to visit with you and Theo today.

[@tanyawales5445]

When the snapdragons finish blooming you can try snipping off the faded blossoms. Short snapdragons will bloom again when you do this. After snapdragons bloom the second time then you can let it go to seed. The snapdragons you will get next year will be pastels. The same thing holds for pansies that are brilliant colors. The pansy seeds that germinate will be pastels. Sweet alyssum is a crucifer. If you look at the flowers you can see that each individual flower makes a tiny cross. X marks the spot. When the sweet alyssum starts going to seed shear the spent flowers off. The sweet alyssum will then bloom again. If left alone sweet alyssum will reseed itself. The flowers on other crucifers such as radishes and mustard when they are going to seed (bolting) have that characteristic X shape. Strawberries are native to North America and it is a member of the rose family. The flowers are either white or light pink with five petals. Alliums (onions, chives, shallots, leeks, ramps) are poisonous to dogs and cats. Grapes, raisins, chocolate are poisonous to dogs. Flowering maple (Abutilon) is a member of the mallow family.

[@Shannynoon]

Did you just copy paste this😭😭

[@tanyawales5445]

@@Shannynoon I hate to disappoint you but every word I wrote came from personal experience or knowledge I learned from articles and books. I am really tired of the cynicism and cattiness that is a product of a combination of three years of COVID-19 and eight years of Donald Trump dividing the country. A better use of your time would be to live each day to the fullest and to appreciate your fellow man. We all have special gifts and value to bring to the world if we so chose.

[@calvind2054]

Theo likes tummy rubs. Like most dogs and even cats. Cute.

[@soak785]

Congrats on the HGTV spot! So happy for you, you deserve it! 🙌 Love watching little Theo, thanks for sharing him with us!❤

[@Plantsmusicstyff]

You know it’s been a good day when Benji has uploaded a new video!🌱

[@jojojose5590]

6:10 2 weeks since the q&a with chris popping up on my youtube home page and i have finally finished binging all your videos, can confrim new viewers enjoy all benjiplant content :)

[@Eli-vj2wc]

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU’D POST TODAY !!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!!!

[@robertdavis3499]

CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSS BENJI YOU TOTALLY DESERVE THIS HGTV TOUR CANNOT WAIT TO WATCH IT

[@Ma0xMa0]

Hi Benji (and Chris and Theo!). I'm also one of those who discovered your channel from the Q&A vid (it somehow randomly appeared in my recommended home feed). Life has been really really overwhelming for me these couple of years but watching you explaining the plants and looking after the house and garden, and be so chill about them helps me to take many deep breaths and learn slowly to find my own ways to be chill with how I spend my days and life, be it at work or during the weekends. It always amaze me how you could recall most of the plants' genus and species name on the spot. You must love them a lot . I did biodiversity at uni, and could only mostly recall the latin name of my thesis subject, and also maybe the easily recognizable animals like panthera tigris or elephas maximus 😅. I thought it was just a random burnt house, which happened to be next to your place. Didn't know both of you were originally planned to move there 😮. Yup, it is water spinach! Maybe stir fry it with salted fish, garlic, and bits of shrimp paste. You might wanna try the "Kangkung Belacan" (Water spinach with Shrimp paste) recipe Oh, this is my 1st time seeing a rosemary flower🤩

[@angelrocs]

I'm going into my 4th season of outdoor gardening, primarily growing food in the Bay Area, CA. Since you're interested in growing food in a relatively small space, I'd strongly suggest planning. Look up your county's month-by-month growing guide for a planting schedule. Draw a birds-eye view of your space. Make a list of edibles that you actually eat and flowers you want to grow. See if any of them make good companion plants. Once you figure that out, you can fill in your drawing to help guide what goes where. Best of luck to you.

[@auhbooh7339]

The water spinach is also called “kang kung” and it’s absolutely amazing.

[@twittwit1227]

i’m from sri lanka and that’s what they call it there as well

[@96llm]

Yes, or Cantonese name is ong choy! Love it stir fried with some garlic and fish sauce or belacan.

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

woah! the balcony looks freaking phenomenal. it's completely transformed; the boxes (raised beds) are such a natural fit, I love it so much

[@beniarosid7186]

Benji, i thing you have to make content more often, like twice aweek maybe.... And i wanna ask, is christ' channel innactive? ... Its been about 5 months ❤❤❤ maybe he needs to make daily routine content if he runs out the idea . Sorry for my bad english, i am from indonesia and ki dont speak english everyday ❤

[@GianniJaquilmo-uf1hi]

I think the water spinach is what we call KANGKONG in the philippines... i might be wrong, though... but it grows rapidly hahahaha

[@sujammaz]

ooooh i love the balcony/rooftop cottage garden plans 😍 such a perfect addition to the native yard project and ornate indoor collection! it's like a triptych of the most intriguing plant concepts i can think of, and all in their most adequate environments 🌿🌷🌺 i don't have much experience with outdoor gardening but i love watching everything with carol klein in it 😇 such a typically british dame with that enthusiastically hands on charm! i distinctly remember being impressed by her planting a container much like yours with the simple idea of NOT doing the classical 'small ones in front, tall ones in back' tiered layout and playing with depth and texture instead and it turned out so spectacularly gorgeous over time 🎉 i guess that kind of thing is for pretty advanced gardeners, but i mean you have all that houseplant arrangement talent/experience so i can definitely see you getting something like that spot on easy first try gg 🤗 also couldn't help but happy-squeal at your saying 'love you' to chris 😁💞✨

[@CaitiSM]

HGTV!! Wow, that's incredible, congratulations and well deserved 😊

[@justindrake00]

HGTV!!! Congrats🎉

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Thank you for a very relaxing video

[@sallyb3]

Wow awesome, let us know when you segment will air🎉 Congratulations Benji🎉🎉🎉 Maybe you will get your own series 🫰 Btw, yes, I discovered you and Chris on your Q&A segment.

[@NgọcĐẹpThái]

Hi, I come from Vietnam. I really interested in plants. I heard that you will go back to Vietnam soon, I would like to recommend Đà Lạt to you because I think you can enjoy this place where has numerous fresh and eye catching flowers as well as vast green plants, I traveled here now, it's very peaceful and beautiful destination. Hope you going to Đà Lạt in Vietnam ❤

[@lexexists3335]

Theo engaging shamelessly in very typical Chi behaviors 😂

[@rosierose1167]

🌿🌳🌷🌿🌳🌷 Happy Sunday Benji, Great presentation & loved all the plants. I've been complaining that I never have Onions when I need some, so I'm going to planting some, as I watched U... Have s wonderful week🌳🌿

[@evamussari7629]

congrats on the video with HGTV!! this was a really cool vid

[@ot7stan207]

wow HGTV! youve made it benji

[@christophercerrato7569]

Another great video! And I love the music around 19:50. Does anyone know where it’s from?

[@taliesinmemmott9158]

Ello from the coast of the UK lovely, you have beutiful natural energy.☀️As you mentioned getting advice for outdoor gardening, the best way to fill your raised beds is with many different layers of a variety of organic matter. The bamboo you did in the bottom is fine and I've no doubt your flowers will bloom, but before adding the soil bag, consider maybe adding smaller sticks/woodchip, organic own made compost, leaf mulch, spent soil that's got no nutrients left,(rejuvenates it due to the mixture), potash from firepits, used animal straw, manure, small rocks/smashed terracotta then finally the bag soil. The more different layers you add then the more activity happens underground to break it all down, makes that truely scrummy soil. Plus all the different grades of wood in the bed mean that the mycelium have a greater and quicker chance at taking root, which connects all your flowers/crops together. Hope I didn't come across as nitpicking, found you the other day and just want to spread the love as you do.❤

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

Something that I think every new gardener should do is learn to start from seed yourself. A single plant start can cost you five dollars but a packet with hundreds of seeds inside often costs less than two. If you get reusable seed trays to start in, then every new plant you grow only ends up costing a few cents!

[@kr9805]

YAY FOR BENJI GARDENING CONTENT!! I grew cosmos my first year of raised bed gardening and I'm also doing nasturtium this year :) One helpful tip for great flower growth is to regularly fertilize (I really like foxfarm liquid fertilizer!). If you want to try some vegetables, I HIGHLY recommend cherry tomatoes and peas for your first year -- the abundance that you can grow gives you a lot of confidence!!!

[@cathylewis2181]

I like your hair long but do what you gotta do!

[@noradimagiba9451]

Been waiting for this, always waiting for you to show up and lighten the day...❤

[@Jacket-b9t]

how much does your dog weigh? i have a chihuahua too

[@pixidanberty5530]

Outdoor gardening is really not that hard, honestly much easier than houseplants as they tend to have a strong will to live with or without our help

[@sujammaz]

that's what i heard and experienced for a few years as a kid too. they get so much more light and nutrients and interaction with critters and each other and... just fresh air i guess 😊

[@Sage-qo1hj]

Omg I’m early

[@aiai-j7i]

According to the time stamp: first! 😊

[@zoeyalexiou3800]

So beautiful like always❣️

[@lizkhalifaahyeah]

Theo is so adorable 😭

[@WarunaSamaraweera]

Show Us Your Boyfriend❤❤

[@sallyb3]

Hey Benji, I just got your "plant swap" T shirt🎉 Wow, it is a very impressive quality and colorful silk screen. John B ❤ ❤

[@janetshepherd9062]

Theo looking thru that door is so darling! Love your home!

[@lorrainemaccarelli4655]

Wow Benji! Thats so exciting! Congratulations

[@haowarde]

HGTV benjiplant era!!!!

[@BanyoeLandscape]

Wow,amazing your home... Amazing place...i like it❤😊 Thank for share

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow Lovely Planting Thank you for good sharing 😊 LIKE it My friend, have a good relationship 😊

[@kailo6435]

where do u find a lot of your more unique plants? i can only ever find tropical/well-known plants at any nurseries that i go to, but ive been trying to grow more variety recently haha

[@benjiplant]

I find a lot on FB marketplace, old local nurseries, and Etsy

[@kailo6435]

@@benjiplant ahh i see, thank u!!

[@gigis.garden]

what a lovely video ❤❤.. When I have to fill large planters especially if the plants I am going to use have shallow roots I have used the polystyrene packing you get around electronic goods to fill the space a bit. I think if you use organic material like the bamboo, it will take nitrogen from the soil around it to use to decompose which might make it harder for the plants to get goodness? but then that is what a Hugel mound is in permaculture. Hope that makes sense.... ps I love moss too, I have a rotting wooden table I put bits of moss the birds dig up onto and it takes root and grows 🌿🌿

[@cloud__99]

That’s such a cool idea to put moss on old furniture I need to try that!

[@xinhuielizabeth]

hello from Singapore, I’m new here! your videos are very calming and helpful.

[@kleoamo]

theo is so silly sitting on ur legs like that!! 😄

[@paksmags6743]

good morning from PH 🇵🇭

[@Crystalspets]

I love how your garden and flower 🌸🌹 are coming along you and chris have such a beautiful 🏡🏡

[@rhodes1948]

I find myself really relaxing watching you at work …you’re such a interesting young man

[@williamm8240]

Do you have a budget for your plants, trees and flowers? When will HGTV broadcast your home? Do you get compensation for HGTV taking you time?

[@teenywhatever]

These videos bring me so much peace and get me excited for gardening ❤ thank you for sharing your plant journey with us!

[@lucystevenson4951]

Yayyyy benjiplant upload!!

[@rhondawho3749]

Sorry for being nosy. Who was that walking by? I thought it might be Chris, but he called you while driving. My overactive mom brain is screaming, "Stranger Danger! " I only became this way when my kids chose to go to college in LA and live there afterward. 😅 Anyway, I am enjoying your show!❤

[@angela86753]

Don't pull out your Snapdragons. They will reseed themselves and comeback year after year 🧡🌿

[@b4804514]

Benji Get to know these IGTV folks. They can help your career now or in the future. You are a true find

[@karinaromay8388]

Hello, I am one of your new followers! Indeed, I started by watching your video with the Q&A , and I am following in love with your content. I starting to watch your old videos! Congratulations 🎉 all. The best for you, Chris, and Theo 😊😊

[@plantguy285]

Hey Benji! I don't know if anyone has told you yet, but do you remember the weird inner-variagated ficus? Well if I'm right, it would be the call the ficus altissima!

[@DairyofDewi]

Your videos always put me in a great mood, thank you Benji!

[@no_longer_]

the water spinach, or water morning glory? Also called Rau Muong in Viet Nam, Benji!

[@lavenderaddict]

So nice to see you doing gardening! I'm a beginner too :D I've been wanting to plant nasturtium by seed but thought they needed warmer weather (wait till may). How cold is the coldest they get at night on your balcony rn? Yours seem to be fine. Did you pre-grow them inside?

[@hungsblomsterhus9451]

I think its Morning Glory (rau Muống). Love your video

[@VioletGreen-v5s]

I would love to see you become more independant and feel confident in any hand work, such as cleaning / painting woodwork etc even, you can do it, I believe in you! Maybe this is the year to accuire some handy skills? ;) love the video, and can't wait to see the flower bed when it became more full :) kisses for theo!

[@marilyn3605]

What?? Hgtv is coming.??? Wow Benji good for you!,, ❤

[@ruchasonare]

Loved everything about this video! Congratulations about the interview on tv and I am so glad to watch you, it gives me peace and joy. Lots of love to Theo

[@JaneSaranya]

I love listening to your voice, it’s very calming. I have a toddler now and am very intentional with what goes on the TV and your ambience is what I want to bring to the energy of our home 💚

[@tcraigy]

Thank you for the video. I'm glad the HGTV shoot went well

[@Masuta-9999]

There’s a book that taught me a lot about gardening when I was starting out called The Gardening Bible. I highly recommend reading it, it answered a lot of questions I had when I was starting out

[@justinlee1090]

Watching your video brings me so much comfort. ❤

[@florencioviray]

Sorry this is off-topic... I love your hair! How do you maintain it and what products do you use?

[@kevinorr6880]

I have noticed you cutting your moss in past videos. I have not been able to find curved scissors. Do you have a link?

[@tienish3re]

Love your video. So wholesome and calming ❤

[@yr6846]

犬ちゃんも手伝おうとしてますね、かわいい🐕

[@susibug88]

Theo!!!😊😊💕💕💕👍🏻🇨🇦

[@AkeoGreen2059]

Nice to see someone who is passionate about their work 😊

[@CDBthe3rd]

Benji - love love love your videos… very entertaining, love you & Chris but if I could just offer one tiny piece of advice it would be to ask if you could not talk quite so fast… it’s hard to catch everything you’re saying because your voice is so soft & gentle. Again no criticism just a request because I so want to catch everything that you say. Thanks for understanding! Love and good wishes to you!

[@mm-lr8wd]

have you tried turning the playback speed down to 75%?

[@demtix4381]

Something about your videos gives me such cool and calming vibes ❤

[@not_so_eternal]

Gud morning from India ❤

[@vflorez]

Best way to end my Sunday :)

[@BlueBannette]

I'm surprised I don't see you guys put little sweaters and such on Theo lol (or if you do I've totally not noticed lol)

[@mimimimimimi..3]

I feel guilty watching those videos while my plants are dead dry 🫢

[@jbielinski12]

With the green onions I keep them in the fridge until i use them. Then I cut (and use) the onion about a half inch up from the root. Then plant the rooted piece. then another green onion will grow. Or I get the onions home, cut off all the rooted sections and plant.