Plantsmans Diaries...An English Country Garden 8

A long gap I know. But its been rather hard getting this garden done for an old pensioner (violins please) anyway number 8 is here...probably not as well edited as I would like but they will be more frequent but shorter in the coming weeks.

[@simonwhite5535]

Astonishing what you’ve pulled-off in under a year fella!! Orange pyjamas bottoms in the pond though?!!…not sure if I’ll be able to unremember that Malcolm. Yes, the scene from Dr No, as well as From here to Eternity, La Dolce Vita, and not forgetting the Bo Derek moment back in the 80’s all spring to mind. You certainly put your own twist on it…🤪. Anyway, as always thanks for taking the time to do this!!

[@melitacunko2583]

Thank you for doing this , so we can enjoy your beautiful garden. And have a good laugh too 😀

[@guardiguard]

A magnificent place of poetry and preservation. Thank you.

[@marshmenne8657]

Great job! I especially liked the bath scene at the end. A drones eye view of Sunniside would be great. Thanks to Amanda for adding some culture!

[@CatherineKelly-wl7is]

what a lovely poem to end a great video thanks

[@Cpicky]

Amazing and beautiful.

[@1958pobs]

I’m so happy to see you back and looking so well, as is you garden 🧜‍♂️ and pond. So much work, it’s fantastic.

[@wendychandler8304]

Well worth the wait - what an incredible transformation. Now in the throes of garden improvements, the work done by my son, I can't grow the same plants, don't want a pond, but your imaginative planting gives me hope. I have clematis, some gorgeous verbenas, lavenders and more; lots of blue and purple in July. Thank you Malcolm.

[@robindavis4843]

Amazing transformation! I love all of it! Well done!

[@northants1]

Hi Malcolm, your a good bloke and my wife loves your weekly/ monthly updates… don’t stop…. Even if it’s a quick update…… and if you do get messages from people who say they are offended…. Then just tell them there’s an off button….., normal hardworking blokes are hard to find these days…. Well done, keep up the good work 👍

[@franconianable]

Enjoyed watching this very much. Never fails to cheer me up. Thanks all! Dan from Oregon.

[@user-xy3rh4pi3s]

Wow. If it looks this good now can you imagine what it's going to look like in a couple of years.

[@lenaolivetti9366]

Wow wow wow !! The whole garden looks great …. You have out done yourself!!!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@helenhawkins4054]

My your hours of hard work has really paid off. What a absolutely wonderful garden you’ve created.👏🏼🤗👍

[@flowerfairy1950]

I am gob-smacked! Not surprised but still gob-smacked. I know you have the 'know how' but what a wonderful world you have and are still creating. 🧡🌻

[@Suburbanoasis]

Such a labor of love and you will get such enjoyment having beers by it over the years to come! 🤩🌸☘️🌺

[@Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens]

Your back !!! Happy day🎉 !!! This literally made my week !!! ☀️ I absolutely love everything you have done 💙💙💙 Not only are you a wisdom filled plantsmen , you are a brilliant garden designer and carpenter !!! Thank you so much for this inspiration 🌹, many blessings!

[@crazyflowerlady1060]

So beautiful Malcolm. You've accomplished so very much in such a short time.

[@margarethughes3763]

I like the opening there OO7.,,😊

[@raymondcutler8795]

Thank you Malcom your garden looked very good best garden show look forward to the next one👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@stuartanderson7671]

All your planning and hard work have certainly paid off. My daughter bought a kneeling / seat for me last year. Wouldn’t be without it , because when I’m kneeling I need help getting up, as I found to my cost last year, beached whale I was. Keep up doing the video’s. 🇨🇦

[@annescott6137]

🙋hi from Scotland hi Malcolm oh my god what a garden all that planning and had work has paid off I don't know his you managed it all I love all the plants and the pool is just beautiful well done 👏👏👏 you deserve all the praise that is going cheers 🍷 till next time Anne from Scotland

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

Wow I’m so impressed with what you have accomplished this year ! The garden looks amazing, I’m so jealous of that beautiful pond .You deserve to sit back and have a beer or two !well done.

[@badbooks476]

Thankyou for sharing, the garden is a credit to you, in little under 12 months, planting looking beautiful, the orange Prim up against your back fence look brilliant. Incredible transformation of the pond, beautifully finished off with the stone work & water blade. You were very brave in the pond, you just need a sailing boat to finish it off.

[@dbatesdob]

Looking superb , love the way you cant see all the garden at once but you have to wander about exploring , the pond is a real oasis , somewhere nice to relax ... well done Malcolm

[@dennistaft7868]

You never stop putting a grin on my face Malcolm. The garden is so much more than I could imagine in less than a year. You should be so proud. Not sure about your choice of swim wear however.

[@eileentarrant9876]

Well what a treat ! Malcom I was well and truly impressed with the garden .😊I must say I thought last time it looked a bit like a wood yard but now it’s all covered it looks beautiful .what hard work that pond must have took but that waterfall looks brilliant . Here’s a laugh for you ,my garden beds are a bit high and full of plants ,I ware bifocals so if I look down it’s a bit out of focus anyway I was looking for something to hold onto to get down and fell .I thought this is going to hurt when my head hits the stones anyway it didn’t ,I just heard myself say Oooo err and thinking of you as you got out of the pond I have to get on my knees to get up but I couldn’t find a place to put my knees cos I didn’t want to squash any plants and my head was facing downhill I thought I was there for the night ,anyway I’m still here with one tiny bruise and one tiny scratch (I’m a tough old bird ) this gardening larks dangerous stuff 🤣🤣 Amanda that poem made me laugh and so true . Lovely to visit Egglestone again C U SOON

[@browpetj]

Great advice as usual! 😮

[@outdoors459]

Wow you have been really busy, it looks fantastic Malcolm. I love your ideas & vision. What a master there's so much to love about this channel 💦🧡💛💚

[@kristinastoltzfus6032]

The pond is fabulous!! What an accomplishment! I have built ponds for many friends and family but never one for myself. I am afraid it will be too much upkeep. Keep us informed on the progress. I can't wait for the next one.

[@dc0145a]

Everything looks so lush and beautiful. Over here in NH, we're in a drought - most of my plants are 'crispy' - the trees leaves are curling up. So sad. The one thing that is thriving is ground elder - ugh my nemesis. I have one of those Japanese hand sickles - my absolute favorite tool for weeding.

[@stampinghippo7157]

You, Malcolm, beeing the reincarnation of Anita Ekberg in the Ponte di Trevi, in this not so pondworthy (and leaky) orange "matter" made me laugh so hard, that I slowly slipped down the sofa, unable to take a much needed breath. Hubby had a hard time pulling me up (now he is laughing out loud).Your garden looks spectacular, it must have been a pyhsical challenge to get it all done by yourself. I asked hubby for a pond last year - now I changed my mind. Thanks for uploading, it´s always a pleasure to follow your gardenstory. Best wishes, Hanni (who will watch the end a second time in a minute).

[@bernadette1510]

Welcome back Malcolm! After watching your video I no longer wonder why it took so long to hear from you. You have done a tremendous amount work. The garden looks amazing!!! The pond is absolutely stunning!😊👏👏👏

[@bfrommars]

Lot's of things to love about this video today. Thanks for the tour and explanations. Amanda, I loved your poem this week. PLease keep it coming, it's not boring honest!

[@christopherhills1609]

Loved this. Had to laugh at the end when you were in the pool. Good to have you back Malcolm

[@marywhite4090]

That’s a pond!Well Malcom,when you do a job you really do a job.Well done.

[@simes354]

It is looking really good , I'm amazed how much you have achieved in such a short space of time. Every time you put out a video it brightens up my week!

[@stephensfamily3665]

Your garden is beautiful, I wish you many years to relax and potter and enjoy it, Malcolm. Nearly choked on my sandwich at the sight of you getting out of the pond/lake 😜

[@PamsMountainGarden]

I am absolutely astonished at what you have achieved this year! I planted a blueberry bush today and felt irrationally proud about it. Well, your garden is lovely. Larkin’s poem is one of my favorites and never have truer words be written. Those trousers!!!

[@lianagilbert61]

love it all!

[@silverfox2208]

Nice to see you back Malcolm. You`ve really cracked on with the garden, its looking fantastic. Well worth the wait.

[@lisawilliamson2903]

Great to see what you've achieved Malcolm and to have you back,you must be really proud knackered or not 🤣 Looking really good ,thankyou for sharing Best wishes from devon

[@lindab1458]

Someone sponsor the man some waders! 🙈😂 What a fantastic update though, you’ve done so much. I wouldn’t have thought you were a coloured lights kinda guy but I think they’re magical too and likely so much better when you’re there. Keep at it fella. Oh and thanks Amanda for adding the ‘something else’ 😉

[@mariapascualy2598]

Amazing to see what you've accomplished.The pond looks beautiful. Congrats!

[@cew9837]

Been away for a while... laughing out loud at certain bits.. sometimes I suspect I have too naughty a mind.. sometimes even the plants make me smirk? Is that nature? But blimey a deluge of work but lovely sitting out at night with a beer and all that perfume. Roma is great for canning or passata Malcom. Had a year's store..how's the lottie? Can't imagine you've done much on that this year. EH looking fab.. give us an update at some point on Clara and Thomarse. ..

[@davidrevitt7470]

The pond and garden is looking 👌, you have worked so hard looking forward to your wicked sense of humour, and learning to propergate some plants,as iam ✍️ this I heard Amanda say your poem,your parents f--k you up ,lol

[@mikesmith-yj3ih]

That were champion, that were i am saying this as a man that was in good health till 59 but now 67 and still potter about in the garden be it plant pots my water feature is a pump in a plant pot but would love yours. Hats off to you sir 🥂🍾you should have said you like beer i would have bought a tray over old peculiar's ale, strong stuff. We could have had a natter. Funny Thomas did not pop over to help the man that made him come good. I bet he was with a friend and that sweet little girl on day release from college playing Bill and Ben behind the potting shed. Mind you the place is looking grand since he took over ? give my best to all !! Happy days .

[@gigi3242]

wasn't sure if you were going through with renewing the pond; glad you did, it's beautiful. The whole garden is beautiful. Be well

[@tracyshock3940]

Great job Malcolm and with humour as usual. 😅 👏👏

[@laurelsayer7557]

Wow , what an incredible difference in such a short time! Just shows how worthwhile it is to get some good hard landscaping in first.

[@Goshtkub]

thank you Malcolm for doing the video and for the tips

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Sunny side is looking magnificent.

[@claude16110]

Thank you for your videos, fantastic, I am in France next to the Rochefoucauld

[@brianhalse4120]

Welcome back Malcolm, garden looking good👍

[@kevingallagher4673]

Garden is amazing , really coming on .. doing my own garden i took a few tips from you .. main one being enjoy the garden and work with it and let it grow rather that instant garden ..

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

Good to see you Malcolm,I was only wondering where you'd got to last night, The Garden is looking marvellous an enormous amount of work from you ,does me a power of good to see it Cheers stay well and try not to get too hot,

[@alanbstard4]

beautiful job Malcolm, well done

[@colinchurcher3312]

Relatively pleased!!!!!, that pond is bloody marvelous, great video, great to watch

[@becmckinlay5073]

Friend wants me to ask is Mike the brother of Isaac 😁. I had to go back to the credits to get the joke 🤣. Thanks for upload, it made up for the rainy Sunday stuck indoors. Green thumbs up for the truly hard yakka to create a truly beautiful garden. Re poem, as eldest of 6 and 6 of my own, I bleeping concur 😁

[@christopherhills1609]

Hey Malcolm…..more videos please

[@laurenb6451]

Waiting for #9…….

[@MDA-rs4uf]

The maple by the prunus is mono, which is now called pictum,,,,looks like 'aureum' although I've never heard of pictum 'aureum'??

[@MDA-rs4uf]

Frankly, it's rather amazing what you've done...the 5000 pounds would have been much higher had you been like me having to buy so much plant material. That would have broken the bank and extended your time frame dramatically...

[@laurelsayer7557]

Have you ever had to tackle rampant wood sorrel in borders. Does hoeing work on that or must they be dug out?

[@craigfrank5112]

Good to see you Malcolm!! What is the dark stem fern? Nice plant!

[@digsowgrow]

Dryopteris wallichiana i suspect (has the very dark stems)

[@DVDFHardTarget]

Hi Malcolm, may I ask the name of the white clematis at 39.09 ?

[@bencollyer2296]

Yes Malcolm

[@lenaolivetti9366]

Just saying that’s a f’ en pool not a pond 😂🤣😂🤣🇺🇸

[@browpetj]

Talking to farmers who use gylphosate, it binds tightly to the soil, rarely goes to water if it is not wet at the time. If it is applied during dry weather this chemical binds tightly within 24hrs and it is residual for about 6 months max if bacterial activity is low. It is broken down by bacteria. Can plant after a few days normally. Foliar spray is minimal impact. These farmers use it like a soil brench! It is everywhere in the UK anyway :0/

[@wendychandler8304]

Can't stand Larkin, typical 'Apollo' language quite unnecessary 'appealing to the masses'. It's using shock words for effect, (not as used by our dear friend in the potting shed and spoken so delicately by yourself!)) and now the use has become far too prevalent. But thank you.

[@markw1413]

Looks like a Granny's garden. Bits and Bobs and no co-ordination. You would have thought a person who's career is in Gardens and Plants wouldn't be so amateurish in design.

[@plantsmanscorner128]

I’m actually a great grandfather Mark….so that might explain it 😂😘

[@tracyshock3940]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but seriously, you need to go to spec savers mate!

[@johnpgray]

Take it your Sunflowers didn't work out, Mark.

[@crazyflowerlady1060]

@@johnpgray lol

[@dontalkt2meboutheros]

...It takes great effort and expertise to create a deliberate randomness.