SPRING GARDEN TOUR | ITALIAN COASTAL VEGETABLE GARDEN | The Positano Diaries EP 97

Join me on a sunny day for a slow tour around our garden, starting from the gate and working our way around and up to the mandarin trees at the every back of the property.
Most of the vegetables we plant are bought as starters (newly sprouted babies) that we buy from the local florist in town. We use an organic fertiliser made from cow dung, in pellet form and we rotate our crops every year and always leave some areas fallow throughout the winter.
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Currently using Sony ZV1 and iphone 12 pro to film with. Carlos drone is a DJI Mavic Mini 2
All music from Epidemic Sound
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Thanks for watching the video Spring Garden Tour, Italian Coastal Vegetable Garden

[@mcharlie260]

"Currently in the greenhouse we are growing cats" 😂😂🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

[@Christina0218]

That was one of my favorite parts 😂

[@amish-landchateau]

😂😸

[@Timetravel1111]

Kats?

[@nicoleziegler6112]

As someone who travels to Italy almost yearly and is now stuck at home in Canada these videos remind me of the beauty and promise that awaits

[@nadinetasmania]

Me too!

[@janetcorey5102]

We are all stuck but hopefully it will get better soon

[@joellenmeek658]

The garden is thriving and full of promise. What a beautiful day and tour.

[@NickiPositano]

I was waiting for a nice day!

[@caroll6541]

So I’m watching your vid having my bodum ☕️ Must say it boggles my mind when I see a few ‘un’ likes but then thousands of 👍 positive ones... don’t understand what viewers don’t like abt your relaxing and educational vids! xoC🦋

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

@@caroll6541 trolls gotta troll, jealous people gotta thumbs down..

[@SamFournier]

Your videos help me visualize my dreams. I’m currently living in an apartment in France but I dream of having a home in the French countryside with a garden and a chicken coop. You’re seriously living a dream😍

[@sapphirecamui6447]

You can do it! this year is the year! WOOT WOOT Go Sam, GO!

[@SamFournier]

@@sapphirecamui6447 awww, I love the motivation! Thank you🥰

[@CallieMasters5000]

Doesn't half of France have the same dream? 😁

[@sapphirecamui6447]

@@SamFournier She helps me visualize my dreams as well.. We'll move to southern italy this year. after we solve some stuff here (=Romania), of course.

[@SamFournier]

@@CallieMasters5000 this is true ✨

[@whenlifegivesyoulemons83]

I need a Luca! Someone to do the digging and planting. My son's middle name is Luca but he shows no interest. Anyone else find that they don't want Nickis videos to end? So enjoyable, I love them. Thank you Nicki.

[@amyirving8204]

I’m so glad I have found you through lockdown, it has given me some calm. Love from England

[@lilaclilly198]

Bongorno. I absolutely love how you see the enormous potential and make use of all the resources in your gorgeous back garden. And I love how you take nothing for granted... I am so full of admiration for you Nicki,Carlos and his brother. It is obvious your garden is a labour of love. Magnifico👏😘🐝🐩🐓🪴🍋🍊🥦☕️

[@mags9599]

Luca could begin his own channel teaching us all a thing or two about gardening, I love your tea garden ...Carlo is so creative only he could come up with a cactus garden and rescue a tree is there any end to his skills and ideas x

[@amyclaire100]

Congratulations Luca cultivates such a tidy garden. He could offer master classes. What a joy it must be to cook from all that you've shown us. Though clearly the maintenance is continual. A labor of love.

[@lchristoffer]

My goodness you are so fortunate - a lovely self, a handsome and talented husband, happy child(ren), a beautiful home, animals, a beautiful garden ( btw, Oleander is poisonous for animals so be careful) etc, etc. Yes, I know you have a thousand stairs to anywhere but perhaps worth it. I love your environment. I also love your videos- makes me feel like I’m still traveling......😊😊😊

[@essieessie5399]

animals instinctively know oleander is poisonous.

[@NickiPositano]

Thank you so much! Oleander is pretty much everywhere here.

[@patteegee9506]

Yes, Oleander is poisonous and while the animals may stay away from the leaves, they may accidentally drink water that the Oleander leaves may have dropped into making a sort of tea. Be careful.

[@CallieMasters5000]

@@NickiPositano here in Texas, I live in the Oleander City, so we have oleanders everywhere. I've never heard of any people or pets getting poisoned by them, though, so it's not that common. Enjoy them!

[@jessieelliott3157]

Oleander is so beautiful and as kids we had the most gorgeous tree. Good to know that most animals know to stay away because I've always been very nervous about oleander since my familys oleander disaster of 1985 which left our 4 guinea pigs dead☹ guinea pigs will eat anything.

[@heyitsmebee]

These always make my day! Now my husband watches with me too, and we can't wait for Wednesdays and Sundays ♥️♥️♥️

[@heyitsmebee]

The sad thing is, I can't watch until he's available now - or I have to pretend I didn't watch it 😉

[@KatMatthews91]

Haha my husband is watching them with me now too! He Learns a lot of building tips/ideas from Carlo!

[@NickiPositano]

Love that!

[@marijas8751]

My husband doesn't watch it, but I tell him things from every episode I watch and now he knows everybody, humans and animals :)

[@CallieMasters5000]

The upstairs animals all want to hang out with the downstairs crew, except for the black cat.

[@JewelzPositano]

The black cat is up there supervising! LoL! 🥰

[@renakins5749]

The suPURRvisor

[@caroll6541]

A TEA garden! Prefect idea🫖

[@caroll6541]

A TEA garden🫖 perfect idea! ‘Brexit’ is like a bad word🙄

[@TheOdiousSoul]

Thank God that spring is almost here! I can't wait for my Garden Tours to show beautiful life!

[@Gardis72]

This seems like a massive property with gardens on multiple levels. It would be great for CArlo to do a drone shot of everything, it would be very impressive. I can't wrap my mind around all these different gardens. Spectacular!

[@jillpackard5305]

Great idea

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

The Powers that Be in Positano has forbidden drones above the town. They have to be very careful where they shoot, or not get caught anyway...lol.

[@clarehart5892]

Someone has a green thumb. Thank you for sharing your beautiful spring garden.

[@khill2635]

I absolutely love the antics from the animals 🤣

[@donnacampbell111]

I am a tea addict .. Growing your own tea garden .. How incredibly awesome is that .. And healthy as well .. Wish I could sit there and have a cup of tea with you once it is all said and done !!

[@minisahni884]

Gardening is the most therapeutic thing....when you see it blooming and thriving it brings so much of pleasure and joy.👍💕Always been so fascinated by your garden...thanks for a relaxing spring tour😊🌸🌸🌼🌻⚘🌿🌾🌴🍋🍋

[@WendyWilliamsLiving]

Love your animals and "not your" animals... so sweet and add to the cheerful ambiance! 😊

[@NickiPositano]

Thank you! 😊

[@aranisle]

You could try ordering tea and food from Ireland, no custom fees

[@NickiPositano]

Great idea!

[@javieraramirez4289]

ah! this is an awesome idea! I hadn't think about this

[@CallieMasters5000]

Brexit was such a bad idea on so many levels.

[@annemarie3636]

I ws thinking the same about ordering from the Netherlands. They have ALL the teas over there!

[@polyphiloprogenitive4614]

@@CallieMasters5000 a tragedy :(

[@an830]

I wish you could win an award for your cinematography 💯🏆🎇🎇🎆🎆

[@SHIRLEYZAPORZON]

Your videos are so pleasant and relaxing. Thank you so very much.

[@degunver7672]

I wish 💫 I had my own Luca! What a gem 💎 to have tending the gardens. Years of knowledge & experience. 3 cheers 🍻 for Luca. It’s all so beautiful. Carlos’s succulents mixed in with Nick’s English flowers. Pool, laundry, chickens, cats & dogs. Wonderful

[@ancaoltean1668]

You are living a beautiful life , that's my dream as well. Slow living, surrounded by nature, it fills my heart with joy

[@tinalee-mtslots1947]

Ahhhh how I would love to sit at your outside table, looking at the garden and out to the sea! ❤️ The sunshine, the garden and your little animal family (especially Holly with the kind and loving eyes).... Your videos always bring a little joy to my heart and with that said I think I will join your patreon to show my appreciation. Thank you so much for sharing, God bless you and all your family 🥰

[@NickiPositano]

Thank you so much! It's a bit cold to sit out there right now!

[@tinalee-mtslots1947]

@@NickiPositano better and warmer days are coming!

[@ema8909]

You already are, though the video. The mind doesnt know the difference. So enjoy!!

[@spookydude7449]

Nicki, I wish this old ex-soldier had green fingers for gardening, this garden tour was wonderful thank you for taking us with you. Much love from our family too your family xxx

[@NickiPositano]

Hi, I'm Carlo, thank you, it's always very nice to receive love, we send you love too!

[@rickl7778]

You are very fortunate Nicki👍🏻

[@louisegatti9262]

Every time you show your gardens I think back to when we had a 20 acre hobby farm with cows, chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and cats and a BIG garden. Sure do miss that way of life....it was good. Did a lot of canning and freezing. I wish I had known you back then. I love when you help with canning tomatoes and making jams. I could have learned a lot from you back then. Oh well, now I just get to watch. and enjoy.

[@jennyoshea1958]

Ha ha ha 'currently in the greenhouse; we are growing cats'. Wonderful imagery comes to mind 🐱🐱🐱

[@edwinnorris5807]

Luca's "my Chanel no 5 " manure comment 👌 I always chuckle when you get annoyed with minor disturbances when filming Nicki ," Shut up Kitty 😛😛" The tea garden is a great idea .Happy Spring & may your channel keep blossoming 🌻🌻🌻

[@wildflowerwind6941]

The garden is a lot of work. Luca must love it.

[@thebebopbopeep]

I love the tea garden idea! I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[@bbcarbo9251]

Me too...💘 ☕

[@NickiPositano]

Me too!!

[@viche1]

@@NickiPositano You are going to put your mint into pots I hope? Otherwise, it will become a mint garden!

[@xine91468]

This was a wonderful way to spend my work lunch break in chilly and gloomy Chicago.

[@sunrise1304]

Nicki you could add Lemon Verbena " Lemon Beebrush " in your herbe and Tea garden. It also has medicinal purposes. Cheers!

[@amandajoross9432]

lemon balm is a ground bush cover - lemon verbena is a small shrub - both will grow well there -and that daisy - with yellow flowers from the flower mix - is a calendula - keeps pests out of garden - and you can eat the petals in a salad

[@nadinetasmania]

Was thinking the same thing! Snap!

[@kimm3473]

What a beautiful garden to feed your family and soul! 🥰

[@maryminnick4922]

Your paradise is lovely!

[@joantionette734]

Enjoyed the spring garden tour my husband and I watched it while we were eating our dinner Love the Herb garden . Luca is a master gardener !

[@susanjacks8830]

Your garden looks lovely. Will be nice to see garden updates later showcasing all the beautiful fruits and vegetables. Self sufficiency is a wonderful thing.

[@b.manafi548]

It’s best having your own garden growing hard work but so rewarding xx👍😊

[@chantalturcotte6145]

Spring in Italy 💚

[@noreendixon1733]

So very impressive!! Hard but very rewarding work and you know what you are getting, no overload of dangerous chemicals in your food!

[@taylaferreira4651]

YAY! Love seeing a notification from Nicki ❤️ love from the US 🇺🇸

[@Missalosi]

Me too!!! Xoxo

[@jenniferbrumfield3871]

Same!

[@josiebird6332]

Yes, also from the US here, and I’m all so glad to have found your videos. Keep them coming!

[@judybelight8041]

heavenly to create your own tea from this plush garden! Beautiful tour!

[@donnamarsh3474]

Ooohhh...a tea garden! I look forward to watching that grow and the delicious teas you will make!

[@always.wondering.wandering]

Just remember that Oleander plants are very toxic to humans and animals. Do not let Holly or the chickens get a hold of any part of the plant. Also, if it should burn, the smoke coming off of it is also toxic. They are beautiful flowering shrubs but just be careful with them. Loved the tour of the whole garden and all the animals. Wonderful idea to plant a "tea garden", you do what you have to during these times. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us around. Happy Gardening!

[@susanbrown2909]

Yes very true..well said.

[@albertguasch5277]

I was about to post the same. Oleander is beautiful but poisonous to all mammals.

[@nadinetasmania]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing...when I live in Sydney it was a real problem. They get weedy and are toxic to animals.

[@va9502]

In my neck of the woods we have an Oleander Gardens with modest homes.Named after the plant.

[@mancengineer1656]

Thank you for your Garden tour. Luca is obviously a great grower. How about a video with an interview with him . I was very jealous of his fennel last year. Any tips Luca. Keep safe all.

[@ferdinandidio2486]

the hard work you and your hubby put up there was just inspiring. I wish could see place one day.

[@robsondog01hazel47]

Even grey days look beautiful there.x

[@pippagreen4907]

I WISH THERE'S A VIDEO EVERYDAY AS I AM EXPERIENCING ANXIETY YOUR VIDEOS CALMS ME FOR A MOMENT.THANK YOU!

[@KatMatthews91]

Same here!

[@Lucababy]

@pippagreen have you watched Carlo's videos? They are drone videos set to beautiful music . It will help with the anxiety. Stay strong and keep reaching out you do not have to be alone.

[@NickiPositano]

Glad I could help but making one every day would be too much for me!

[@TheBTG88]

You can always re-watch all the ones that are available!

[@corinnecoffrini8024]

Great tour. Fava beans are great left in their shells, tossed with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper then BBQ'd. Remove the string and eat it all, shell and beans. Add a steak and baked potato and you've got a great meal!

[@ginaqueen3314]

I wish Luca would come to my house and help me plant a garden! He looks like a master, beautiful garden. Love your videos, Nicki, thank you for sharing your life (and Holly) with us!! God bless!

[@hahna77]

My dream yard!

[@aprile271]

un giardino meraviglioso tra Carlo, suo fratello tutti insieme a godere la natura e fantastica tanto lavoro ma tutto fresco buonissimmo , grazie Nicki

[@loritapscott3805]

Wonderful to see what a verity of fruits and vegetables you have in a compact area, beautiful, a lot of work. Thank you for showing us

[@bluesky7288]

Loved your colorful wild flower garden. Years ago the promise on the seed package of merely throwing seeds on the ground creating a carpet of color...unfortunately NEVER turned out! Glad you got the ONE seed package that worked!

[@belindaholdsworth5344]

The lacy endive salad greens are lovely...my gorgeous, older Italian green grocer used to get them for me as I was the only Aussie around my way (it seems) who liked them :-) I do miss him since he has retired...I make a salad from cucumber, fennel, endive and avocado with olive oil, lemon and garlic. Sometimes i would throw in baby potatoes. Goes great with tuna :-D I really love your videos. Thank you so much for bringing sunshine to the day. Love to all!

[@JustAGalOnTheGo]

That looks like Frisée lettuce (curly endive). Nice. 👍 The whole garden is amazing. My grandparents were both amazing gardeners, I miss them both very much. Watching Luca in the garden reminds me of them. ❤️

[@elnavandermerwe5098]

Interesting to see one of our indigenous plants in your garden! The strelitizia is a South African native.

[@watcher223]

Lovely garden + delicious veggies and fruits = lots of hard work! Lucca puts in many hours!

[@catsnorth]

So many lovely fruit trees! Neat technique Luca uses to plant the potatoes.

[@incaray69]

Luca is very skilled. Everything looks so neat 😍

[@allongman]

Enjoying your videos so much you are so lucky to live in such beautiful surroundings 😊 PS anyone who loves animals like you do has to be nice and kind . Greeting from central England .

[@michellehazarian4730]

Hello to Nicky, Carlo and Luca. Luca really is the " Crop Whisperer!" His extraordinary talent, knowledge and loving care, produces bumper crops. I believe Luca would have an enviable following of health conscious organic food lovers, if he decided to create his own YT channel. Your garden is beautiful and your enthusiasm so heart felt. 💗

[@JewelzPositano]

Is Luca the brother of Carlos?

[@michellehazarian4730]

@@JewelzPositano yes he is Juli

[@CARADESIREE]

Luca is a master Gardner !!!😀😀😀

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

so much hard work from Luca !! ... I know everyone helps a bit but he is so dedicated doing the bulk of the work ... when do the all important tomatoes go in, I assume it's a bit too early for them yet

[@NickiPositano]

Luca works very hard!

[@sadiejosiemom]

He does seem to work very hard but I feel like it's not work for him because he seems to love it and also the pride of doing it so well!

[@vanessaarsenault9938]

Curious...who is Luca? Neighbour? Relative? Paid hand? Retired farmer?

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

@@vanessaarsenault9938 he is Carlo's uncle, his son lives in the house above Nicky and Carlo's

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

@@vanessaarsenault9938 He is Nicki's brother in law. Carlo's brother. His son lives above them, "not my cat and not my puppy" belongs to Luca's son.

[@gersonorellana3469]

So much effort is put into the garden and it definitely shows especially in the spring time how beautiful it is. 🌞 My favorite season is spring for this reason I love all the plants and flowers that are growing in your garden thank you so much for sharing your garden journey.

[@carolinecoffey2373]

How beautiful the flowers are looking makes you feel so much better thank you for sharing 💐💐💐

[@monisclair]

I caught up after binge watching all your videos and have to be patient to wait till your next video is posted! Love the tours of your garden and the dogs, cats and chickens. As others have commented you really are living the dream xxx

[@robertwilkins8357]

Hi Nicki thank you for the pretty spring garden extravaganza, so nice to hear you.

[@Tinrebel]

Please do a tea garden video, for this past Christmas I got my sis n law a book on growing teas, a container and some seeds, she’s from London, we are here in San Diego, I’d love to share the planting and harvesting you do with her. By the way I’m learning so much on vegetable gardening from you, Luca and Carlo, I just finished building a raised garden bed and need to learn so much! Thank you Nicki and family!

[@merryllthomas808]

Thx for Spring garden tour Nicky. It's looking great, can't wait see see garden in its full glory

[@adrianhibbs]

The garden is looking great Nicki, I really like the changes you have made. Spring is my favourite time of year...full of promise and hope for better times.x

[@durdanadancejoy]

My kind of heaven, bless u and bless it all for u! may u enjoy it all happily and keep entertaining us with all this beauty. Thanks n love.

[@maryannemann8557]

Oh my, just found your vlog randomly through Utube suggestion. How perfectly delightful ❤️ Well done you ! Perseverance pays it seems ... totally addicted to your romantic notion of life and love of Italy ❤️ All accolades to your hard work and your lovely family being onboard. I appreciate that life is not perfect and that reality prevails. However, I’m thankful for the invitation to be a part of your lovely life. Beautiful partnership with a gorgeous Italian man ❤️

[@marilynroberts6644]

Thoroughly enjoyed your garden. Quite amazing really.. And your lemons, WOW... It was an added bonus to hear about all the furry visitors. 🐾💜. I'm sure your tea garden will be a huge success. Green Blessings this Spring.🌱

[@marcom6947]

Thanks Nicki for a beautiful tour of your garden 😀 We can see it’s a garden full of love. Have a great day and hi to Carlo ☀️ Ciao 🇦🇺🐶

[@barbaranielsen2888]

Thank you for sharing your videos with me. I enjoy each one, so much!

[@LuvaResQ]

It’s a beautiful spring garden. Thank you for the informative tour.Excited for your tea garden.

[@roxanner8]

thank you Nikki. I love a good garden tour. not fancy. but VERY productive.

[@karencheney2347]

thanks for the lovely tour!

[@marilynburke7609]

The tea garden is a wonderful idea.😊❤️

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Lovely Nicki. So nice to see all your blossoms coming out. Your place is like ours for animals. We live on a farm in Scotland with lots of cats, 3 dogs, over 100 chickens, ducks and 3 peacocks who try and eat all my flowers and veg. Its a constant battle! However, we love them all ..at least when they're not pecking my flowers!! So nice to see the sunshine and spring arriving, its still a bit cold here. Looking forward to your next vlog. Take care.

[@stopwaitingandtravel]

Beautiful garden!

[@almathees3839]

Lovely tour of Spring Garden!🌺

[@ipick123]

Please don’t ever stop making videos! I watch you daily more then 5-6 times at least when cooking, doing chores, your videos are super relaxing and your videos transport me to Italy in my mind. I fell in love with Italy 🇮🇹

[@kristytriggs7271]

Love all the flowers , vegetables , trees and animals it’s all great 😊thanks for sharing

[@christeljonsson4845]

Dear Nicky Spring Garden?!? What??! I am looking out of my window and the first thing I see is a 5 meter high snowmountain, and on the fields the snow is 1,5 meters deep. And the Bothnia ocean is covered in thick ice. Thats why I love to follow you and your family. Wonderful contrasts. Thats the way it is to live in a country with four seasons. Soon I will be swimming in the ocean again. Greetings from the very north of Sweden by the Arctic circle Love Christel

[@UrbanHomesteadMomma]

Your family garden is fantastic!

[@melissamoore521]

You are going to LOVE that mulberry tree, It's like blackberries that pick themselves! Jams, cobblers, syrups for iced creams.... and mulberry dumplings!!!

[@firstladyshah8971]

Oh, It was delightful to see your huge & beautiful garden. You have many different flowers growing, to make a beautiful bouquet with it. I enjoyed your video very much. It seems to me Luka is the main gardener. You look pretty in your flowery fork.

[@Game-yl2lh]

It's a paradise.

[@gisellenorbury2369]

What a lovely garden.And the best the beautiful animals.

[@samanthamorar8167]

Just splendid yourlls garden! Luca got some skills there and green fingers! Im looking forward to seeing the tea garden come to life🥰

[@ghiablanca]

I really love your garden miss nicki 🥰 every season with new variety of veggies and colors 👍💖💖💖😊

[@dianeb3919]

Such a nice walk around your property Nicki...I could tour that all day long! Do you have about 1 or 2 acres? Your property runs on and on. I like the different levels...they add more interest plus I think it's easier to look after smaller sections (it's still a lot of work for sure). Anyways, all your pets are clearing loving their lives.....they sure are lucky🍀 The potato planting is a work of art...so slick! And your herb garden looks great!

[@NickiPositano]

Hi Diane, I'm Carlo, thanks, I think less than one acre.

[@DanielBMr-SundaySauce]

Looking at your garden reminds me of riding the Circumvesuviana Train from Napoli to Sorrento. You pass by very close through many beautiful gardens with all sorts of wonderful things growing. I love seeing all these things growing, and I such a Nut that I get excited seeing freshly turned over Black Volcanic Soil from Vesuvius.

[@jgrady9553]

Love a garden tour, and your gardens always look great- so productive! Like you we have onions and potatoes planted in first, followed by peas and greens. The succulent corner looks lush, and I always want to see what Luca has in the greenhouse. Have wanted a medlar tree for a long time, could we see you harvest, blet and eat the fruit sometime?

[@NickiPositano]

Yes!😘👋

[@tinahemminger1372]

A wonderful garden. Full of healthy food and pretty as well.

[@lisazochert3465]

Lovely garden. I'm quite jealous of the flowers and lettuces.

[@liz8343]

Beautiful!