Lets Grow Shopping House Tour

A insight into how we have renovated our home and particularly the garden to reduce our wider impact on the environment. Recycling, upcycling, water harvesting and composting galore!

[@petergilfillan8340]

Brilliant. Love this & well done on every single thing you've achieved. Inspiring.

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thanks Peter, glad you like it!

[@rodandakiko2187]

Well done mate. Great effort. Looks wonderful.

[@MartinaSchoppe]

WOW! What an awesome garden! This should be so inspiring for the neighbors (and everybody watching your fantastic videos) to start food foresting, too!

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you for watching! I hope it can persuade a few locals to create a forest, we could feed the whole street one day!

[@samallen1975]

Absolutely amazing, Mike. I am in awe of what you've managed to achieve.

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you so much 😀

[@amelapaul2784]

Amazing!

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you!

[@Hhaahland4]

Love it!

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you!

[@BronMaxabella]

Love your work, Mike. Really aspirational!

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you - I hope it can inspire a few more to rediscover what our grandparents knew.

[@janetmiles797]

Hello from the United States! Just FaceTimed with my brother last night, who lives in your area, and he sent me the link to your site. What a wonderful job you have done. I have subscribed and will be anxiously awaiting your next video.

[@michaelhughes9593]

Thank you! Hopefully get another video going in the spring when the magic happens.

[@elberthardy961]

I also live in the city on a 80'x150' lot and am gardening in elevated food-grade totes. My soil is composed of organic matter, worm castings and native Florida sand. I have about 20 fruit trees including Moringa, Guava, Key Lime, Orange, Mango, Surinam cherry, Acerola cherry, Soursop, Mulberry, Peach, Raspberry, Loquat, Fig, Strawberry tree, etc. I grow 3 colors of Sweet Potato, Longevity Spinach, Parsnips, Purslane, Sweet Peppers, Cranberry Hibiscus, Onions, Aloe, Turmeric, Ginger, Blueberry, Spanish Oregano, Greek Oregano, Asparagus, and many flowers. Once in place, these gardens require almost no work and pests are few. I just plopped down a patio stone and stacked cement block on them to knee high, then added 2- 4x4's and placed the totes on them, filled them with soil and planted. They take care of themselves, grow well, vigorous and strong. God does much of the watering. I seldom weed. Life is good!