Stunning TINY Permaculture Backyard Kitchen Garden (With 30 Fruit Trees!)

Hidden away in a rural village is Wade's incredible permaculture backyard that is full of abundance. From a vegetable garden to a mini food forest, compost setup, water capture, chickens, ducks, greenhouses and many other things neatly packed together to produce an impressive amount of food from a small space. In this video, you will learn what the best apple rootstock is for small spaces, which potato variety works particularly well for Wade, his no dig approach to growing food, what permaculture is, and lots more! I hope you get inspired as much as I did when I visited. Get a copy of Wade's orchard book here: shop.permaculture.co.uk/the-o...
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[@HuwRichards]

The new season of the inspiring garden series is here! This is now an annual occurrence on this channel as a way to provide ideas, information, and inspiration to use gardeners for next spring. I hope you enjoy! And here is Wade's book: shop.permaculture.co.uk/the-orchard-book-plan.html Edit: Looks like some spambot has appeared in the comments section. Hoping to keep on top of it.

[@growingwithnatureofficial]

Awesome video! I love seeing other small permaculture properties in the UK, it is so rare these days.

[@chinesevirus-ix3yr]

​@@growingwithnatureofficial KZbin advertising radicalized me

[@lisagilling8263]

I was standing next to a woman in a Costa que once when she was saying to her friend that her little boy wanted an apple tree but she didnt have the room for it. I told her that you can dwarf apple trees it's good to get one the is self pollinating. I showed her everything she needed a big tub to stand the tree in and explained about keep apply new new nutrients every year by mulching it. I saw a few months ago and she thanked me she said it had gave her a great crop and she had never had such a good apple before. Xxx

[@eduardoreyes3020]

WHEN HE SAYS "AND PEOPLE SAYS ITS NOT WORTH GROWING POTATOES BECAUSE THEYRE CHEAP, BUT I LOVE UNEARTHING YOUR OWN POTATOES".... He has understood the meaning of life....😉🙃😎🤠

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

Growing food is not about saving money. It's about food security, knowledge, experience, and beauty, all in exercise. The same people who don't want us to grow potatoes go to the gym for their only exercise, and many, many of them don't even know what truly fresh food tastes like.

[@hadassahhaman7550]

Yes!

[@SteveL2012]

It’s also about texture and FLAVOR. I have never had a commercial potato that even approximates the beautiful texture and taste of one grown in the garden! I garden and go to the gym too! They are not mutually exclusive. 😀

[@fullTimeVeganinOhio]

No it's not necessarily about saving money but it does help on the grocery bill during the growing season (especially in this economy). It is good exercise and therapeutic also.

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

@@SteveL2012 obviously. I do also. 💪

[@userunknown7675]

@@fullTimeVeganinOhio wait untill next year. Most produce is bought on contract. These contracts often are signed the year prior. The real hit to our wallets is more likely to happen next year.

[@patcloss1700]

I agree completely about the joy of eating a tomato in the garden that's been warmed from the sun!

[@ohio_gardener]

A beautiful and productive garden! I fully agree with his philosophy that gardening isn't work if you enjoy it. I truly enjoy every minute in the garden.

[@HuwRichards]

Well said! And I also relate to Wade's philosophy too, especially when he said he could just be sitting on the sofa watching TV haha!

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

I have take myself.out my garden to do anything else including paid work lol

[@ProHomeCooks]

this was a super inspiring Saturday morning watch! love seeing the different ways people apply permaculture right in their backyard. Got some good ideas from this one, excited for me episodes in this series.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Mike! Hopefully you will be all ready for spring by the end of the series :)

[@hadassahhaman7550]

O.M.G.! LOVED this video! I agree with everything he spoke about. This morning I was sleep baking and made English cinnamon cranberry scones to enjoy with coffee and settled in for this wonderful surprise. 😊 When I began gardening I too said Oh, I'll only grow what I eat... in all of my glorious ignorance! I now understand the importance of biodiversity. And, no it's not work...I'll step outside to do two things in the garden, spend two hours out and it feels like five minutes. It's joyous, therapeutic and relaxing. Thank you for sharing. It's vast and lovely! ❤️

[@janetbransdon3742]

I do the same... I start off having a coffee and enjoying looking around my garden, next thing I am pulling weeds out, potting up, cutting back a bush etc... oh my is that the time? Lol ... cheers. 🌼🪴🐞

[@katrin462]

What a lush garden! As someone who is living in a city I wouldn't call it small or tiny though. No buildings or neighbour's trees casting shadows, and enough space for a greenhouse and several trees, not to mention 6 waterbutts?!

[@randylahey7343]

True, but he said it was 80ft by 40, that is only 3200 square feet, it’s amazing what he has done with such a small area

[@cindyhollings2079]

Totally agree with you, it is a lifestyle, not work in a negative sense, but inspired activity that is self sustaining and self perpetuating ❤

[@weibullguy]

I wish more people could have the opportunity to taste heirloom apples, that's all I grow. There's a certain satisfaction when you see someone's eyes light up the first time they taste one straight from the tree and you tell them it's the same variety Thomas Jefferson and George Washington grew in their orchards. Unfortunately, so many of orchards in the States were chopped down during Prohibition, but, 90 years later, they heirloom varieties are starting to make a comeback.

[@SoulsJourney]

He's so right, it's not work when you enjoy it so much. I've been busy raking leaves and adding them to my compost pile this month, and I know if it weren't for these opportunities to be outdoors I'd be inside all day not getting any exercise. I am so grateful to have a yard to get me outside to enjoy the sun and fresh air.

[@glassbackdiy3949]

What a lovely little film, nice work Huw, with a tip of the hat to the editor too.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much I will pass that on! :)

[@honoregale856]

What an inspirational video! He has made me restless to get out in the garden and start ‘doing’ and we have several long dark months before that can happen! Thank you for sharing.

[@1huzlives]

You are inspiration Wade. Have watched this video more than 10 times. Thank you. Absolute my fav garden. Love from Miri Borneo Malaysia

[@hannahwalsh4113]

Beautiful! It should be known that the Irish reliance on potatoes was a result of colonisation by the Brits. The Irish knew monoculture was risky but its occupier, the Brits, exported a lot of other Irish foods and products for its own gain (classic characteristic of colonisation) leading to a lack of food and resources for the Irish people. A blight came and the Irish, with very little else to eat, experienced a famine. There's much more to the story than Irish lack of knowledge on crops.

[@magspies]

💯

[@tednawrat9312]

Absolutely inspirational! Wade Muggleton, as with his garden, crammed do much into that short film. Beautifully shot too. Thank you both.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Ted!

[@GreenSideUp]

A very nice garden, thanks for featuring it on your channel Huw...Steve...🙂🙂

[@HuwRichards]

Any time Steve!:)

[@AndrewPkr]

Wade talks common sense and shows what our wonderful country can grow with ease. Thanks for posting a video that leaves you inspired.

[@johns7713]

This is a great example of how most people can do permaculture, even on a small plot. I love the strategies and how he came about with what he's got.

[@JulieAnnScott]

If that wasn't precious I don't know what is! I just Loved 💕 & appreciate it! No truer words spoken from a sincere heartfelt gardener! I feel the same and sure do wish others felt like we gardeners do! Thank you both Huw for bringing this peaceful happy video to us! Julie Ann ♥

[@s.bemmchen3913]

Thank you for this great Video.❤️

[@HuwRichards]

You're very welcome

[@jamesrichey]

That was a really nice video. Gardening isn't work when it feels like play. When I was a kid I played in the dirt and had so much fun!

[@marianreddy9848]

Absolutely agree it's definitely not work. I love being in the garden, my favorite thing to be doing 😊

[@simplysimple7628]

Gardening is therapeutic. It truly is. Rarely watch any TV. Just youtube videos of gardening 😂👍🏼. The most rewarding thing is you get FOOD from your own yard. FRESH!! When my daughters tried a cucumber from our yard they couldn’t believe how different they tasted from the store bought ones. Especially tomatoes. My goodness, like night and day.

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

Since I took up gardening I no longer feel the need to practice meditation.

[@lifeoutnumbered]

I thought I was the only one. The only time I watch shows is hanging out in the evening with my hubby. It’s just so lovely to watch something go to from flower to being ripe. It’s giving me such respect for the passage of time and how much energy it takes to get the food we eat.

[@marshallwright2613]

What an inspirational masterpiece. Thank you very much.

[@HuwRichards]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rik80280]

Huw, I just love your winter garden profiles! I got so excited when I saw this one, and I had to make sure that I watched it on my computer and not my phone as was doing other things. The videography is just stunning, and I love the way you edit it to just let the gardeners talk. I can't wait to see more of them. Also I think every gardener has that experience of people saying "what a lot of work!" in that tone of voice. I mean, yes, it is, but I think we need that work for our bodies and our "souls."

[@fionaanderson5796]

It's good for our souls, our mental health, and our physical health (both exercise and nutrition). Because of health problems, I am hit and miss, but even just some parsley and rainbow chard for an omelette is better than nothing. I've just had to move house, into another rental, so not a lot of scope. The existing garden is lawn, concrete, and narrow beds along the fences, full of agapanthas and yukkas. Even so there are a few gaps where I can squeeze a few things in. Tomatoes should have been planted 3 weeks ago. I have some timber packing crates with forklift feet, so the plan is to fill them this weekend and place them under the laserlite verandah which acts as a sort of open-sided greenhouse. Tomatoes should do well there.

[@judytelles3518]

I agree, as I was watching I thought, Huw just lets the gardener talk. Ihave saved details to get the book

[@anavictoriavalori3785]

God do I love this man and his garden. His great attitude, the simplicity of his words and the sheer love for gardening. Bravo, you are indeed inspirational!

[@HelenRullesteg]

What a lovely video and a great garden, I was really impressed to see how much Wade grows, plus that he has chickens and ducks on such a small space. Goes to show, one doesn't need acres of land to grow a good amount of food.

[@HuwRichards]

Exactly that! Thanks so much for watching and commenting

[@grovermartin6874]

I love this guy. His philosophy, his honesty, his directness, his ease in his own being are such a balm to my spirit, and a great role model.

[@normancoutts]

That was great to see. Thanks to all concerned.

[@fatebroughtustotasmania6677]

Loved this Huw, great job. Inspiring for the regular sized blocks

[@willowgrove631]

What a delightful garden, cared for by such a lovely man! This has given me so much inspiration going forward - thank you so much Huw! Beautifully filmed, as always 😊👍

[@deannewilliams3321]

I love all the trees around the edges with the garden in the middle! Perfect!

[@harriettejensen479]

I loved this! His attitude toward gardening, his plot size, layout and and conditions are pretty much the same as mine. although we're thousands of miles apart. It encourages me that he's been so successful. I don't have chickens at the moment, but miss them and plan on getting more in the spring. I do need to work on my water capture and was inspired by his, as I really have no space where I can have a big water tank. I do envy his hand pump and sistern!

[@murraywyatt4799]

Happy thanksgiving

[@josie_posie808]

I second everything this gentleman spoke of. Beautiful videography as well 💖

[@mygardeningjourney3554]

What a wonderful and inspiring garden/gardener! Thanks for filming and sharing.

[@fungusv375]

This is 1 of the best simple shots, easy commentary, point made. The BBC used to be like this (hint, maybe BBC do some homework on real things and grassroots). A good eye, well written or spoken piece, does the job. Huw, i studied media and this is like the original life on earth, yes you have better cameras, but that's it, keep it simple. As a piece, i would recommend @KZbin to trail blaze this as this is Journalism (the good way), Documentary, and stand alone one of the greatest pieces of work i have seen in easy 20 years.💯💯💯❤❤❤

[@fiftyyearflood580]

Absolutely loved this. He's an inspiration!

[@nicholasbrunning]

What a humble dude

[@robertromatowski4681]

One of the best videos you have done, and I have watched. Excellent, sir!!!

[@TofferJ-UK]

I’ve added a Braeburn and Gala M26 semi dwarf trees this year and have a Morello Cherry Gisela semi dwarf en route right now. Moving into my third no dig year in 2023. So excited as I expand my once formal plot.

[@amybailey7331]

Yay so glad these are back. They are so well made and enjoyable to watch along with giving inspiration.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Amy!! The real challenge is finding enough new places to film next year now

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

I have his book and it is great. Blessings from north Idaho, TeresaSue.

[@matthewcain2880]

That’s a big ass backyard

[@marijeb278]

lovely garden! would love a new series of inspiring gardens in the future!

[@ourcozygarden]

Love watching this episode over breakfast. Very relaxing and inspiring. Thanks Huw and team. Cheers 🎉

[@petergodzi3074]

This is beautiful, everything feels at place,the more we grow our own food, the more we make it affordable for others.

[@pedrosgarden]

Lovely garden! Smaller spaces force creativity (and particularly creativity for productivity)! When you grow in an organic and sustainable way, that does becomes easier!

[@rowinggranny5216]

What a fantastic video. So great for those of us with small gardens.

[@johanneberube6682]

💖 thanks for leaving some for nature animals💖

[@hyaagustin6325]

I love this! That's right gardening is food of the soul! I love gardening !I can stay all day outside doing gardening even if its hot rather than watching tv 😂

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

What a gorgeous video! And what lovely messages of wisdom about gardening. So inspiring.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Lyndsey!

[@MsOtherchannel]

This was a fantastic video. I wish he had a channel and more books detailing his permaculture and sustainability principles and implementation.

[@ladydeerheart1]

"Always leave a bit for nature". I love that.

[@lynn8524]

This is my dream garden! I agree with this gentleman, gardening isn’t work.

[@martinaj.9266]

Great video. I really liked when he said, "grow a variety of vegetables". I'm a small place gardener for several years now. And I experienced that some crops don't do well every year. Peas never worked at my place. Zucchini didn't do well this year. I harvested 3 from one plant and then it was done. My water melons were a great success. I harvested more cucumbers from one plant than I could eat. Garlic wasn't so good. But when I grow lots of different veggies, I always have a harvest. Gardening is being flexible. Carrots in the ground never did well. I grow them in pots now and they' re amazing. There is a learning curve every year. It's always different. And of course nature has the final say.

[@VebjrnHaugstveit]

Super nice video! I love this series!

[@brendancull]

This was fantastic! I picked up Wade’s book at a local bookshop and was totally captivated. It’s sparked a but of obsession with orchards of all sizes and cider-making. It was great to hear him speak about the rest of his garden. Would love another interview with him in future.

[@sarahtrew9331]

I agree with everything Wade has said here. Had the being told to only grow or not to grow certain things when we got our first allotment just over a year and a half ago, particularly potatoes which have turned out to be our favourite thing to grow, especially with the variety you get home growing! The it’s such hard work thing is another thing we get from friends but it really doesn’t feel that way, I can spend hours there and not notice how much time has gone by yet when I’m doing my ‘day’ job it drags so much sometimes 😂 I wish I could grow things full time as it is the best feeling and the food we make from our own produce is incredible and the satisfaction from having grown from seed to plate is unbeatable imho. I wish I had the opportunity to grow more earlier in life and much more space now! ❤

[@andrewreaney]

He's wrong about the Irish potato famine being caused by monoculture. The peasants starved because their diet was almost exclusively potatoes but their overlords (the English "nobility") still had a variety of vegetables from their walled gardens.

[@sarahtrew9331]

@@andrewreaney I think the sentiment of his statement about monoculture is correct. Having absentee landlords, living in England, collecting rents from impoverished & powerless tenants who were paid minimal wages to raise livestock & crops to send to England predominately, while they were forced to live in horrendous conditions, only able to grow potatoes was an abhorrent use of power by the British in Ireland & is a factor in my family, on my dads mums side, in having to leave the country. Monoculture enforced or by design has disastrous consequences, so I think his point broadly stands.

[@patrickfain9613]

Great camera work and editing! Beautifully shot. Thanks for putting this together

[@HuwRichards]

You're most welcome Patrick :)

[@carolinaamundberg2073]

Such a beautiful video! And yes I agree, gardening isn't work, it's relaxation! From the overwhelm of the day and turning of the constant availability. I only learned where some vegetables come from (peanuts grow an a bush but still underground?!) As a grown up and I love that my son get to learn about it all at a young age instead. So beautiful with different varieties of things and seasons of food. Just keep growing!

[@lisaharrison2197]

What a lovely video, so inspiring. And I completely agree, it's definitely NOT work! It is JOY.

[@HuwRichards]

It really is!

[@candicecullengrowcooknourish]

Beautiful! I loved catching a glimpse of the Sarracenia in the green house.

[@amandar7719]

Gorgeous garden. Beautifully filmed, Huw.

[@peaceenjoyer]

hes so calm. all gardeners are calm

[@gardenboots7464]

TRULY, FOOD for my weary soul. Huw, I've watched your channel since you started, as a teenager demonstrating how you do leaf mould bins. Your content and spirit are REAL substance and SOOO VALUABLE. Hearty thank you!! LOVED your gardening course as well! 💓🌱🦋

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Would love to see an overhead 'snapshot' of these spaces I have a small backyard (townhouse) that I'd like to pack in everything including a food forest LOL and so I'd love to be able to see what others are doing layout-wise

[@HuwRichards]

I could get that done with one of the photos! Great idea

[@kimfindlay3500]

This garden fits a lot into a smallish space. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYnSmaJtp6iUbsk. Also look at Kat Lavers' The Plummery. Both highly productive spaces

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

@@kimfindlay3500 significantly larger than my space tho. I'm looking for tiny spaces.

[@sowgrowandcook]

That was a joy to watch. I love Wade’s garden - and his attitude towards growing. I totally agree about ‘hard work’ not feeling hard if you enjoy it. That’s always been my sentiment. Thanks for sharing.

[@nextchancenow7153]

Grow what you like! I also say grow what you want to try, fresh is the best test.

[@otakarkuby3926]

Great garden, I do wonder about keeping the soil alive and mineralised. Irish famine wasnt about a voluntary mono culture, all the other crops were shipped out under armed gaurd to feed empire.

[@Ogham]

Exactly.

[@cedrinabuitrago6722]

So beautiful and inspirational. Thank you for sharing.

[@ebradley2306]

Like to see people gardening in smaller areas. Most of us just don't have room for a lot of beds. I also have to share my backyard with running room for 3 dogs. 😊

[@gardenweedsgrower]

9:21 gardening is the best kind of medicine. Chemical free

[@savannalove7739]

“Always leave a little bit for nature.” 💛

[@wendypanozzo9133]

What an inspiring garden!

[@HuwRichards]

Definitely!

[@RekimNZ]

As a Kiwi (New Zealander...) "Always leaver a bit for nature" As I do... and lovely words.

[@storbert1328]

What a beautiful and inspiring space. I'd love it if you could talk about sunlight and shade, and how you (and perhaps Wade) manage it in your gardens -- you both grow so densely, and some of your plants reach such heights -- how do you make sure you position things properly so that everything gets the light it wants?

[@brettwarburton1428]

Beautifully done.

[@mrpeteg]

Very inspiring, beautiful garden 🪴

[@thewildacre2240]

What a wonderful story! People also say to me of my garden, 'what a lot of work' but like Wade my garden is my happy place and it never feels like work but like relaxation and casting off the troubles of the world. I feel sorry for the people who see it as 'work'.

[@HuwRichards]

That is so true! I think it's peoples jealousy showing ;)

[@ColettesGarden]

Beautiful! Inspiring on a cold snowy morning.

[@HuwRichards]

That is the whole idea of this series so I am glad you've found it inspiring! :D

[@theco-operativegardener1809]

Thanks again for another shot of inspiration in the season of rest

[@HuwRichards]

My pleasure!

[@meloniestewart2940]

Food for the belly, food for the soul. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@frenchiepowell]

Amazing feature Hugh!

[@simongrimwood5942]

What a beautiful video of a lovely garden! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@yoshanifernando5348]

Your garden is an inspiration. May you enjoy it for many seasons .

[@terrinegron]

So cool to see another one's no dig garden. Thank you!

[@stevesteve350]

Beautiful garden, beautiful man. I wish more people would take up his philosophy!

[@shelleyhenry5766]

What could be more important than growing your own healthy food? Much of what we buy is sub par and even contaminated with fillers or other unwanted ingredients. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@jkdruid]

Such a beautiful inspiring person.thank you.

[@katrinawilson9545]

Thank you Huw and Wade, what an amazing garden and both you two are living garden legends. Thank you for sharing your life work with us. So much too learn and definitely I can pack some more productive food spaces into my small garden

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I just love sunflowers 🌻

[@Suburbangeek]

Inspirational, gorgeously shot and edited. Well done!

[@chrispotter3478]

that was a fantastic watch 👍

[@yusraazhar8476]

Hi Huw Richards Thank you for sharing such a lovely & inspiring permaculture video. Iam a total beginner to gardening itself when I say total it’s like a baby just coming out a mothers womb … my mother was a gardener but she did hee hobby quietly I sometimes watched her in my teens but was a ignorant Tom boyish girl couldn’t get what she was doing. Dad being a supportsman but unable to pursue his passion workinb in a bank on co op level and I would think men just working in offices providing luxury life was something Today as grown older wandering , contemplating, meditating here I come to the basics the most important place my spirit calls upon to live sustainable, and spend time in permaculture & gardening. But … yes there is a but A baby just coming out a mothers womb if you can imagine, is my state I sometimes go in my small garden & watch the climate weather , sun feels very good but come back clueless as I have no knowledge of principles or practical work. No compost making knowledge or hands on No soil, water nothing , crop knowledge Only thing I know is weeding I read books & then decided to take on a course on holticulture but I even don’t know if that’s gonna work for permaculture. Then growing veg in pots or flowers like daffodils is the only thing I felt courageous to do & do successfully I know you would say trial & error is all what it is. But to cut the long story short can you recommend , guide from where to start for a total beginner who has zero knowledge of gardening?? Or permaculture. There is a whole large world for this out there and it does get overwhelming seeing to start permaculture at my garden with zero experience & if looking out feel overwhelmed as there is lots of all sort of info out there. isn’t a green thumb, but is all open to transform her life as this helps my mental emotional health & well being. Thank you in advance Huw Hehehe definitely this whole story isn’t as amazing , wonderful & inspiring like your vlogs which share gems … and inspire others to grow as humans. But may be you find something funny to reply.😁 ✨🌿🌸☯️🌿

[@OddSocksandSpontaneity]

What a beautifully presented and well articulated way to share the joy of nature, especially in a smaller space. A very inspiring story, thank you!

[@sheraleethomas]

I loved this! So encouraging for a small backyard gardener such as myself.

[@ruthsgardeningdesciple8306]

The best yet. For a very seasoned gardener, this was a delight and inspiration to watch.

[@pipsampson5273]

Truly inspirational