Roof-Top Garden: How to Grow Food in a Tiny Space

[@Keithlynd_]

his shed is like a small fantasyland in the midst of reality, a perfect place to slow down and appreciate life

[@GrowVeg]

Beautiful isn't it!

[@gruzincklebell3404]

Ben it is so nice of you to feature different gardeners and gardens in your channel, so many interesting and creative ideas out there. This garden was very interesting. Thank you.

[@EmpressG]

What a great video! I love his personality, his creativity, and his sense of style. Those red socks! 🤣 His garden is just lovely.

[@Sunnylane02174]

I loved this video! He really shows just what you can do with a small space! So impressive!

[@phyllismcdaniel-cook946]

Thank you for showing us yet another perspective to gardening!❤

[@hypnodream]

Wonderful visit. Thanks for that!

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wilmo66]

Loving these garden tours Ben - keep them coming please!

[@GrowVeg]

Will do! 😀

[@theresaburg5881]

What a great idea and a lovely garden...and shed.

[@GrowVeg]

It really is!

[@dianepuskas6362]

I loved this video! Such creativity, thank you for sharing.

[@erikacarter]

This was just absolutely genius idea of this carpenter. ❤it!

[@karenwright2444]

I love Joel Bird, thanks for featuring him.

[@cherylhowker1792]

Love this guy, reminds me of my grandfather… bless him.

[@tatianka30006]

Wow!! that's incredible!! and what a lovely person too

[@trapped7534]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!! So wish I would’ve thought about this early on. This gentleman is very wise,like you Ben!!!! Pollinator highways… what a great concept. God Bless you both and your families 🙏 and your gardens!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you - Happy Gardening!

[@shirleyn4677]

I think every creative person (that includes ME) should have a personal shed to do with what you want. I’m green with envy!😅

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely, second that! 😀

[@86Corvus]

You could add a wind screen tarp it could provide a bit of shade too

[@GrowVeg]

That would be a smart move. 😀

[@garrl007]

I love how Ben asked for one jostaberry and then just ate the whole bush! 😂 great video as always Ben! Thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - yes indeed, they were rather moreish!

[@whitemusk7691]

Thank you so much for showing us this dream shed. For the past few years, I've been thinking about this type of exotic garden with little staircase. It's so beautiful 😍 🤩 👌.

[@GrowVeg]

Isn't it! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnmccarthy115]

I remember Joel's place from George Clarke's amazing spaces or shed of the year program. The man has skills, fab wee plot 👍

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely! :-)

[@adairsulhoff5405]

How lovely!

[@valeriezendiver263]

Super cool space, thanks for showing us!

[@GrowVeg]

I enjoyed it too!

[@sarahhenderson9977]

This guy is amazing! He was on Gardners World a couple years ago and really intrigued me

[@gingerkissed]

I love how gardeners everywhere have their own unique nemesis. Ben has his pigeons, Joel has his snails, and for me it’s the squirrels.

[@FaceEatingOwl]

Voles for me. My whole garden is an undermined maze. If you dib a hole most places you'll just stab straight into a tunnel 🤷‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️

[@valdisandersons129]

It’s blackbirds and magpies with a hefty dose of giant slugs in my garden. Though I think the blackbirds are keeping the snails and slugs in check and the magpies are chasing any and all other birds away.

[@echognomecal6742]

The groundhogs & bunnies have joined forces by me. *sigh Idk what's going after the tomatoes...chipmunks, squirrels, birds...maybe all of them. This year's been a battle! Good luck everyone!

[@FaceEatingOwl]

@@echognomecal6742 Hi, I'm not sure on the veracity, but I've been told that if you get holes pecked in your tomatoes, it's birds looking for water. If you make sure there is a place for them to drink, apparently they aren't as interested in the tommies. 🤷‍♂️ Worth a try.

[@toniedalton5448]

Mine is deer.

[@gretagreta8554]

Piękny ogród 😊 pozdrawiam serdecznie

[@litsci1877]

lovely episode! Thank you Joel for allowing us in!

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

It is a work of art as much as a garden. We'll done. Love it!

[@dawngrey259]

What a lovely garden. So creative in his process of selecting plants for it.

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely!

[@twelvesmylimit]

Oh, this is WONDERFUL!

[@DebyAdairUnicornKisses]

I love new thought in gardens. And particularly in tiny spaces which is all many people have these days. Just lovely concepts, a gardener after my own heart.

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you Mr Ben : )

[@daraghquill2891]

That was cool. Really liked the think idea of gardening on the roof shed.

[@GrowVeg]

Great isn't it! :-)

[@cherylhowker1792]

Love this guy, reminds me of my grandfather… bless him. We have woodpigins that come down for feed at feeders… but they don’t attackthe crops that I’ve seen. We are by the sea, maybe about 1/2 mile

[@MiwaKaursKitchen]

Amazing 😍 More videos like this please! Thanks Ben!!!

[@the_skillful_sister]

I love this! Now it has my mind wandering away thinking I can do this on top of my shed! 😂

[@ironmaiden3751]

Amazing.

[@GrowVeg]

Isn't it!

[@louise2209]

Also on chalk and facing its challenges, also have an abundance of snails & slugs. It’s the pidgeons that eat the cherries (on an ornamental, so not so bothered), the snails and slugs eat everything else.

[@edelachtbare100]

Wonderful content as always!

[@gardentours]

That's such a great idea 🦊 I'm considering to do something like that as well. Thank you very much for sharing 🌝👍

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Vey cool garden! Thanks Wayne!😊

[@cpoco]

Such a charming man and a very fitting name for a bird watcher.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes indeed. :-)

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸Nice concept of gardening. 🌷🌷Nice video👍🏽

[@davidcollier185]

Awesome. Nothing else to say. Been watching so many of your videos and loved this one. (from Aus)

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you enjoyed this one - Joel is quite a character and very inspirational.

[@MANNY100123]

How intriguing! I wouldn't have thought to do such a thing! Very cool! :D

[@thenextpoetician6328]

Galvanized steel is the all-purpose slug and snail deterrent. VOE. That's a very cool setup. :)

[@gardentours]

One day my neighbor on the allotment found a snail 🐌 with a number on it 🐌🤔 😅 and he was showing it to his wife and then another neighbor was calling and saying:"that's mine". 😂 So he got 5 snails 🐌 🐌🐌🐌🐌 and put numbers on it and number 5 🐌 made it to my neighbors garden 300 m away from the other ones garden 🐌🤣

[@GrowVeg]

That’s fantastic! 🤣

[@julespaints]

What a fabulous garden. I only have a small garden and slugs and snails can totally decimate the small amount of crops you can grow. I generally use raised beds and pots, but those pests still manage to get in

[@GrowVeg]

They have a habit of finding their way just about anywhere!

[@Linda-q2t]

@@GrowVeg raccoons come to my garden and they look for snails to eat

[@Mooshilol]

Thats super cool!

[@Katesharpandvoice]

I kept on thinking about garlic and butter for the snails...as revenge since I don't really like to eat them. They're too cute.

[@FloralSmith-u7k]

Wow!

[@LightBeing369]

What a delightful creation

[@RawLondonGardener]

Top stuff!

[@marianneeckertjensen4723]

Wonderful roof garden (with snails)! I got two really helpful natural remedies for the slugs and snails: 1. I have a hedgehog around due to a little waterbowl for birds etc, and a little wooden hegehog house. The crunch the snails and slugs. 2. I place some juniper branches around the kale which is not a favorit among those crawling ones. And have a look with a torch in the evening 🤩

[@GrowVeg]

How wonderful to have hedgehogs about. That’s just fantastic! :-)

[@ruthisaac2390]

Great idea. Thank you for sharing

[@HelenRullesteg]

That was my thought, how lucky you are to have bullfinches in the garden :-))

[@GrowVeg]

They are stunning visitors. :-)

[@justine2488]

Lovely

[@sirsamuelpaulo]

Wonderful video

[@carmeldickenson9645]

If your ever in ireland your very welcome to visit my garden 😅

[@jessegee179]

What a wonderful creation and pleasure to see, thanks for sharing it 😍 I particularly enjoyed the approach to wildlife and biodiversity. I feel more like a guest in my garden, they know it better than I d 😂 I’ve had some success growing lettuce in hanging baskets, I might try peas and beans in them too, perhaps with longer chains 🤔

[@GrowVeg]

Always great to prioritise the local wildlife and do our bit! 😀🌱

[@TUKByV1]

Very nice.

[@jackieo8693]

How much fun would it be to visit that garden?

[@GrowVeg]

It was an incredible experience I have to say. 😀

[@carolpursley2901]

Would love a proper Full English. Last time I was visiting family in Walsall had one every morning. Bet I gained a stone. Family said that the food is all I come for😅.

[@toniedalton5448]

Good stuff !! A.ask g what determjnation and imagination can accomplish.

[@GrowVeg]

Great isn't it!

[@Ramthian-q8v]

❤

[@peterjames3238]

The reason you don’t see more of this is because (not everyone is a carpenter) permitted development doesn’t allow for a balcony/second floor etc, which means you have to apply for planning permission. That means you need to comply with relevant regulations etc and it’s way too expensive for the space you get from it

[@robertgreatsinger9179]

How harsh or heavy does your snow get ?

[@hevchip741]

In England we have very little snow, just a few inches for a few days in the winter in Northern areas. South gets a sprinkling so.e years, not like it use to be when I was a kid.

[@Dirt-Fermer]

In high snow areas I assume you would need a sharper angle or raised bed chimney like structure with deep root space

[@KileyKristenAleah]

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