A trip round my Mum’s Cumbria garden which she carved with her own fair hands out of a field

My mum is 81 years old and still gardens every day in this just less than an acre garden which she carved herself by hand out of a limestone rocky fellside field in Cumbria. Helped by her friend Carol only once a week Mum keeps herself extremely fit while exercising her quilting artist’s plantwoman’s eye here on a daily basis. There’s always so much to do, with checking for hedgehogs and moving wild orchids onto the sphagnum moss roof of the potting shed just two of the many chores she loves because look what they make! She paid me to weed by the yard when I was a child - strong influence!
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[@antoniahole4386]

She is a darling your mum

[@theflowerfarmer]

she is! x

[@Jane-3229]

A truly beautiful garden 💚💚💚 your mum and you should be on tv. You are both amazing 💚

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Love this video with your amazing Mum, thank you Georgie 👍😉🇮🇪☘️Eire

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@kathrynhobbs8874]

Whilst I love the whole garden full of innovation and ideas to copy…..I really really love the waney fences

[@theflowerfarmer]

they are lovely aren't they x

[@susandion4405]

Your mother is a sheer delight!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Isn’t she?

[@danibryant9318]

You two make a great team, Your mom ought to comedy, she is exceptionaly funny

[@theflowerfarmer]

ha ha - yes a new career for her x

[@bryonyhellis]

That was an utter delight, thank you!

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're very welcome x

[@arnicepernice8656]

Inspirational and amusing lady gardener. I hope I can be as fit and funny in my 80s

[@theflowerfarmer]

I have a new clip from her to post today - hope you enjoy that one too x

[@arnicepernice8656]

@@theflowerfarmer Excellent. I am also a gardener, and avid Constance spry fan…. And purchased two of your books. They were the inspiration for me to help my neighbour grow and arrange her daughters wedding flowers four years ago! It was a triumph.

[@emilyknight6963]

These videos with your Mother are wonderful. Her garden is magnificent. Please put a microphone on her. I don't want to miss a word she says! Thanks for sharing your Mother and her garden.

[@theflowerfarmer]

I'm getting better with microphones - not v tech savvy here but getting better x

[@sibbi1959]

Thank you, Georgie - that felt such a priviledge to donder round your mum's garden. I loved the garden and I loved the banter between you and your mum. The whole thing was joyful.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it x

[@sallysham2676]

I miss my mum, her garden & our time together in it. This was the closest I am going to get! Thank you xo

[@lindafischer877]

Your mum is a delight❤

[@theflowerfarmer]

she is x

[@carolbulmer8253]

That was a delightful walk through your Mum’s garden… thank you, Georgie😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

You’re welcome 😊x

[@marykuhn7510]

I loved meeting your mum. A beautiful tour.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@karenseger5455]

I love your channel! Yout Mum is perfect! You are such a pair.

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@vickydye8173]

your mum is so lovely

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is x

[@debraflowers5905]

I thoroughly enjoyed you and your mother touring her garden. Both of your personalities are the best! It is nice meandering and seeing plants tucked here and there and her patchwork hedge. And the hedgehog house!!!

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@MSCuteGarden1]

Thanks for sharing your mom beautiful treasure.

[@theflowerfarmer]

My pleasure x

[@miamia9179]

I’m a new mom i tried to fill up my garden with many flowers it's never get beautiful like your mom garden

[@theflowerfarmer]

keep trying - slowly slowly you'll get better at it and the garden will fill with flowers - it's hard work with little children but you can do it x

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

'Can you spell that without a sherry?` 🤣🤣 What a beautiful garden! I love the potting shed with a view. 😍 It's a good job Viper's bugloss is good for pollinators because it has evil stingers - I had to put my gardening gloves in the washing machine 3 times to get rid of the ruddy things! 😜 Your mum's hilarious, I love her. 😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

😂😂😂

[@CasaLaMesa]

OH Gosh! This might be my favorite collection of things in a day from a life all placed in one video! How inspiring, you and your sweet mum are! Yes you two ARE! I love these videos.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Ah Thankyou x

[@janhenson293]

Who needs a book to read when we can watch your wonderful videos, there's just 1 problem once you've watched 1 it's like eating a box of chocolates (only better) you can't stop!! Love your Mum and her beautiful garden.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Mum's garden is very special x

[@darbyfamily6218]

Absolutely magical!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@celiafraser1555]

You two need your own series 🌞

[@theflowerfarmer]

if only we didn't live over two hundred miles from each other x

[@sallypapa6216]

Thank you for sharing Googie’s beautiful garden with us I really enjoyed the tour

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@hollyadkins4729]

I REALLY loved this one❣️

[@theflowerfarmer]

Isn't she clever?

[@hollyadkins4729]

Yes! A wealth of Knowledge.

[@leonienolan511]

Such a wonderful video , love you and your mum's personality so much , found you channel yesterday and now I am totally hooked, ,

[@theflowerfarmer]

Hurrah and welcome x

[@jennychase7584]

Lovely to see your Mam. This lady is where you get your humour and enthusiasm from, I giggled a lot through this video. Thank you both for the walk around a smashing garden x

[@theflowerfarmer]

Glad you enjoyed - she is quite the garden powerhouse x

[@hannahdecoster7489]

aah so cute 🥺 this is how i see myself in the future as an old lady. i’m sure she’s never bored taking care of a magnificent garden like that every day, it’s beautiful

[@theflowerfarmer]

I don’t think she’s ever been bored in her life xxx

[@roseinthegardenusa]

Your mum’s property is so spacious, I can’t believe how many garden spaces she’s created and maintains. It’s absolutely beautiful in every way. I love following along with you and your mum through the garden as she explains details and your chitchat through it all. So interesting and truly wonderful. I so enjoy all the views throughout that you’re so good to point out and share. It’s really such a magical property.🌸

[@theflowerfarmer]

It really is! x

[@colette8694]

Oh your mother is such a charming Character. I love her sense of humor, both of you make me laugh 💕.

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@charlotterose5571]

Love ❤️ 💕 💗

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden]

So glad I found your channel! I'm enjoying every single video you post, as I go back through your library to catch up. I love your sense of humor and your "no nonsense unless it's fun nonsense" approach to your channel. And I absolutely ADORED this video, you and your mum together a real hoot! Thanks so much for putting yourself out there for us to learn from, but mostly, to just enjoy!

[@theflowerfarmer]

So glad you’re enjoying x

[@sheelaghomalley3292]

I can see where you get your humour and enthusiasm 😉 Lovely Lovely Lovely 😍

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@creativedaisycrafts5318]

The little pink plant looks like Francoa songifolia or bridal wreath. Your mum’s garden is wonderful, loved the tour 🥰

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@rdm98607]

Usa here. Mum is fantastic, fabulous garden, both of u are wonderfully creative

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@bettygray2365]

Your mother has the most amazing garden thank you for showing it to us

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thanks for visiting x

[@RuubinSelena]

I could spend the whole day just walking around that lovely garden, what a dream!

[@theflowerfarmer]

it is a beautiful spot x

[@aliceheidecker1853]

This is just delightful! What an amazing person! Your mother is so interesting and entertaining with her intelligence and humor! I just love her!

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is an inspiration that’s true x

[@suepattison9797]

Lovely .she is inspirational. My mam was a keen gardener ..but at 84 dementia has got her and that knowledge has gone ....she is like a wilting flower no comfrey will bring her back ...So im a gardener too ..i dont like formal garden,love a rambeling hedge ,very thing fighting to survive and not a weed in sight .thank u for shareing

[@theflowerfarmer]

My pleasure - and I'm glad you inherited the gardening gene from your mum x

[@rachelandy2207]

What an amazing woman. Your mum is a star and knowledgeable 💜💜

[@mitzi605]

Very fun

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@aileenstewart3083]

What a wonderful woman and a wonderful garden! I enjoyed this tour of the garden with you and your mum so much. My own mum and grandmother were my gardening inspirations too. Mum passed away earlier this year at the age of 83. Even after 11 heart attacks, 3 strokes and numerous other health problems, she continued working in her own small garden with absolutely no help. Her garden was her pride and joy and very much her “Happy Place”. It was only a badly broken ankle, that refused to heal, that finally prevented her from gardening or even getting out into her garden during the last 7 months of her life. Miss her so much! Savour every moment you have with your amazing mum in this fabulous “Happy Place”.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou - there is nothing like a gardening Mum xxx

[@helenemontpetit4494]

I love it! I live in Canada, but if i was Closer i would buy you some good coffee!

[@theflowerfarmer]

ah thank you x

[@leeprazeres7304]

I love your mom’s sense of humor 😂 you need to film her more often kind regards Lee South Africa

[@theflowerfarmer]

I need to SEE her more often too!

[@deborahjohnston267]

Entertaining as always - what a double act! What an achievement at 81 years young - fabulous garden.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@KathrynBladesLearning]

Lovely…your mother is delightful. Please do this often.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Glad you enjoyed x

[@alisonburgess345]

great tour of the garden - those stone walls are to die for! Well done everyone..

[@theflowerfarmer]

Tis a beautiful place and the stone is lovely x

[@serometate1031]

Such a lovely garden…love your mom she is upbeat hilarious and so inspiring ❤️

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is very much so - thank you x

[@jeanrae2171]

Wonderful.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@christinesennett6025]

Thank you for giving us a tour of your mother's garden. It was a delight to watch. Your mother is amazing for her age, and a great advertisement for gardening as a means to stay fit and healthy, and young at heart. May she long continue with her creative journey.

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is - glad you enjoyed it x

[@samirajerkovic2105]

Love this!!!!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@kobedeister5234]

Amazing looking garden ✨

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thanks for visiting x

[@brankenflowery8416]

Wow. Fabulous!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@brookehoffman7939]

I absolutely loved the tour of your mothers garden. I’m new to your channel, but am having so much fun. You are both absolutely lovely people! I am a quilter/gardener.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Hello! My mum is a great quilter x

[@luizap.5344]

Such a lovely mum !

[@yvonnewebster1774]

What a fantastic garden - thank you for the tour. Your Mum is amazing and has such an array of plants. It must be a lot of hard work but it obviously keeps your Mum fit and looking so young

[@theflowerfarmer]

It really is! Thankyou for watching x

[@pallascecile7034]

Quel Merveilleux Jardin !!!.... une vraie source d'inspiration... Bravo à la jardinière... et à tous ses amis qui viennent aider... A Bientôt,

[@theflowerfarmer]

Merci x

[@amandadoyle2676]

your mum is a legend iso hope and wish am still gardening and running my florist business at that age what a inspirational hero she is now i know where you get your inspiration from you both areamazing loved her garden its stunning so are you both

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is amazing x

[@veronicablancoperez9665]

Such a beautifull one. Thanks to you and to your mum .

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thank you so much!

[@bernadette1510]

Where did Googie came from? I am sure this question has been asked before but I haven’t found the answer. I love how spunky she is, great sense of humor! The garden is amazing!

[@theflowerfarmer]

she's my Mum x

[@theflowerfarmer]

or maybe you mean the name? it was her nickname when she was a little girl and now she's a granny she's Googie instead of Granny x

[@bernadette1510]

Love it! She she is so full of life and happiness!

[@helenyoung8012]

Thank you for the walk round your Mother’s garden. It was inspirational as was she!!

[@theflowerfarmer]

She’s quite something - I love the patchwork hedge and the bayou blue gate x

[@helenyoung8012]

@@theflowerfarmer . So did I, along with the chestnut pale gate to Mr McGregors vegetable patch and the sedum/orchid top to the shed. The whole place was just delightful. Hope I continue to get as much enjoyment from my garden as she does 😊

[@eveburdettequinn9562]

Just Love this.

[@theflowerfarmer]

my Mum is quite a lady x

[@vilmataduyo8347]

You’re mum is such an amazing woman.

[@theflowerfarmer]

She is!

[@tammywinter9268]

Your mother’s garden is fabulous

[@theflowerfarmer]

Isn’t it x she v clever lady x

[@tammywinter9268]

@@theflowerfarmer she’s amazing, she inspires me! So do you. New to your channel. I’m 62 gardening in zone 5 in the US.

[@jeanbonus902]

Love your mother's garden,watching from palawan,philippines.stay safe😃

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@classvideosbydrstarrs6433]

oh that was absolutely delightful. Thank-you so much for sharing. Such as amazing garden and inspirational gardener.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou - am up visiting her now and we are making another clip x

[@myvintageswag6893]

I love your mom!

[@melindawycoff5627]

We all should copy your mother!

[@theflowerfarmer]

We should x

[@kimfox5186]

What an amazing garden and lovely gardeners 😍. Thanks for sharing it with us and I was wondering why we haven't seen your mum and her garden on Gardeners World. Have a great weekend 😀

[@theflowerfarmer]

Lol - she’d be a gardener’s world superstar!

[@patriciawalshconcannon7887]

Awww this video was just so enjoyable! Thanks to your Mum for her tour of a happy garden x

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou for watching x

[@kathypope3010]

That was so so much fun!! Thank you

[@theflowerfarmer]

My pleasure x

[@suziecarter1403]

That was brilliant, so glad you got the sound fixed. Thank you.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou for pointing it out - I am technically v basic! X

[@jacintabyline]

Wonderful tour. Your mum is inspirational! I can't believe she keeps such a large garden looking so amazing! I grumble about my aches and pains tending my 3/4 acre garden here in NZ - and I'm almost 20 years younger lol.

[@theflowerfarmer]

She puts us all to shame I’m afraid xxx

[@joannfraser22]

Breathtaking. 🤍

[@theflowerfarmer]

An example to us all x

[@petercresswell5402]

I'm a little behind, obviously, as this video is 12 months old. Really enjoy your mother's garden it's delightful. I was curious where abouts it was in the county, and then you mention "popping" to Tom and Abby's so I suspect you're not too far from there. That gives me a reasonable idea, as I'm in Cumbria too it's nice to see a mature garden which can go e meca clue as to what will do well in my own, especially as I'm very much a novice. However, if you are close to Tom and Abby you're in southern climes compared to us stop the M6 lol

[@theflowerfarmer]

she's in the Lune Valley x

[@petercresswell5402]

Ahhh possibly not too far from us then up on our hill.

[@heatherpedersen7865]

The garden is spectacular, your mother wonderful! Just purchased your new book. Thank You!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Hurray - thank you xxxx

[@tiny7895]

brilliant! thank you - love your mums wavy fencing please may i ask where her wavy fencing is from?

[@theflowerfarmer]

She’s had it a while - I think she saw it at an rhs show years ago x

[@tiny7895]

@@theflowerfarmer ah thank you

[@CottageGardensonForest]

Your mother’s greenhouse is gorgeous! Her garden is fabulous! What was the large stand of flowers you first spoke about outside the greenhouse? I’m growing comfrey for the fertilizer also. Her compost bins are huge and amazing. Everything is so green and beautiful. I would have never guessed her age. Gardening has definitely kept her young and fit. What is the pink that’s not meadowsweet? Loved your visit. Thanks

[@theflowerfarmer]

The first plant you ask about is a campanula though which I’m not sure and the pink froth not meadowsweet is Filipendula bravenusta x

[@chrisdooney5374]

Hi Your moms garden is beautiful.. do you have a garden tour of your garden, I'm a new subscriber

[@theflowerfarmer]

Yes I do - scroll through and occasionally I post a tour of the garden at different times of the year - I just posted one this weekend in fact xxx

[@chrisdooney5374]

@@theflowerfarmer Thank you is it available to watch?

[@danie1hi116]

Not the cat story 😂😭

[@gardenroom65]

You need to put your eccentric English mother on regularly. The Americans will love her! 🥒🌿💛

[@theflowerfarmer]

thanks for the tip x

[@Tracymw99]

Oh my she makes me laugh

[@theflowerfarmer]

me too x

[@shannonholmberg8835]

What was the flower that as the tall stalk, pink, and your mum said she would remember later?

[@theflowerfarmer]

Filipendula rubravenusta xxx

[@jeanrae2171]

'Loddon Anna'

[@allisong6]

But seriously how do u spell that tra??? I know I just need it, where is irrelevant I just need it 🤣