Against popular belief, the blackberry can be trimmed up into a manageable hedge. They will produce more fruit this way, instead of putting their energy into bramble growth. The bramble tendrils don't produce fruit. They're looking for new ground to make another plant , so they can be trimmed back quite easily. Good luck😁👍🦘
I have raspberries but I imagine it is the same for blackberries. In spring I trim out about all the old dead wood and about 75% of the green canes. I always have to steal myself to do it - feel like a murderess! - but the crop is much better.
I love these videos. I know putting your life on the internet can be scary, and I just want you to know that I appreciate seeing it. Thank you for your time and effort.
I never really noticed before, it might have been pointed out in a prior video, that the grass area in the front yard looks to be in the shape of a lopsided heart. 💖 Great video, really enjoyed watching! Good job Philipp with the camera & great job Ella on fixing the door plate! Thank you for sharing, take care of yourselves, stay safe! Much love Kathy x
Okay, I caught myself laughing out loud at the way Phillip said, “I know this is a mistake.” I love watching you and your family! Thank you for sharing.
Most suspenseful camera repair in the history of, well, camera repair. The music was the perfect accompaniment. Seriously Philipp, Bravo! Also…gotta give a shout out to Anna’s “helping hand” in the kitchen.
Are you sure that is a pine tree? It is a conifer but looks much more like a spruce. You do not have to cut the whole thing down. You could “ skirt” it and cut off the branches On the bottom several feet. It will still live but clean it up. 🌲
Taking on repairing the camera…wow Philip..it seemed like a mindfield of sensitive equipment..not an easy task..your daughter has taken on the qualities of mending..very confident with holding a screwdriver and doing just as you did with the camera and got it done..yeah..❤..happy days..🌞
Well, that had me chuckling for a while! Anna, I loved the crumble - who says they have to be textbook anyway? I'm pretty sure that the original crumbles were made of leftover fruit and probably stale bread crumbs mixed with a bit of butter, and sugar and spice! Philipp, you never cease to amaze me. I just hope the camera doesn't decide to implode while you're filming because of its missing screws!! Lily and Ella are such cuties, I love seeing them around the chateau and being little girls! Big hugs xx
Anna, he's a loon, but wildly entertaining. He also has skills. With his skills and talents added to your own, you're lucky to have found and love each other.
I believe your "pine" tree to be a Norway spruce. (Picea abies). I actually have several on my property as they were very popular here in the 19th century. Just a note from your friendly neighborhood botanist in Morgantown, WV.
I agree, definitely a Picea rather than a Pinus. It’s a usual mistake to make. It’s common to use the word pine as a generic term for conifers if one isn’t in the know I find. Conifers are difficult to identify, one uses number of needles emerging together, length of needles, spread of needles around the stem, plus cone shape and position. There are good books on the subject. Love all your vlogs Anna and Philippe.
Yup, that's a spruce. I took botany in college, too. Nearly everyone in Calgary, AB seems totally incapable of differentiating between a spruce and a pine. I've somewhat given up correcting them, unless it's a client who has both species in their yards and I need to know which of their trees they are talking about. Note to other Calgarians: probably 90% of the coniferous trees in Calgary are SPRUCE. Pines generally don't do that well here, so they're far less common. We also have Siberian larch - a rare example of deciduous conifer.
Anna and Philip, are you planning on doing the utility room at the same time you renovate the kitchen? You could put in floor to ceiling linen cupboards and enclose the washer and dryer with the same style cabinets as in the kitchen, tying all the rooms together.
Every week I say, "now, THIS is their best video ever" then, the new video comes out and you have outdone yourselves again. Thank you bring for smiles and refreshment to so many people. The best channel on you tube, by far.
Phillip have you ever thought of doing a week/weekend for filmmaking with guests? Guests could book and pay to stay and learn a little about film making from a pro. And I mean you are amazing and with Anna’s style & artistic sense she could review and rate the progress, even the girls could be judges
Yes I would certainly be interested in learning film making. I love Philippe’s style of work, plus have wanted to learn more about film making. Editing too.
Cooking in the kitchen or the family eating cake in the kitchen, with lighting that reminds me of a Vermeer, looks beautiful. Perhaps the kitchen should be decorated like a Vermeer painting. Or, perhaps everyone could start wearing pearl earrings.
Philipp! I am completely impressed!! You are not only able to handle "big things" with delicacy and verve, but your dexterity and tender touch as you handle such fragile skills that most of us would back away from, are beyond astonishing. I think you even made Anna blush. This is my favourite channel. It has everything; a showcase for skills and determination of human abilities, gardening with plans and after nature derails those plans, wonderful parents, entertaining and intelligent sweethearts for daughters, French language lessons, cookery delights and improvisation, comedy, and of course, Nathan and Benoit. All this and renovating an old and previously crumbling chateau.Thank you both.
As usual, a delightful video! Congratulations on repairing the camera, a true tour de force! The crumble looked great, and I would have loved to share it with you! What a pleasure to share some of your activities! Please keep these delightful videos coming!
Anna, I must say you are so blessed. Philip is not only charming in the kitchen but he knows his ingredients!! And he can fix a camera!!!! Love watching you two....um, four!
If you want to save the oak tree you need to do it in the early autumn, September time is perfect, end of the growing season but it gives the root system time to settle before hopefully any frost or snow comes. You need to make sure you give the rootball plenty of depth and width. A tree like an oak will have roots as deep as the tree is high and as wide too. If the tree is six feet tall so will the roots be, as long as the tap root which is the biggest thickest root is more or less intact then you can trim back the rest of the roots by a third and it shouldn’t harm the tree. Dig a nice big hole it can be wider than the rootball but try and keep it to the same depth the tree originally was. Fill in the hole, firm down and use a wooden stake to support the tree until it establishes itself. Water it really well, if it doesn’t rain then water it well each day for at least two weeks. Hopefully it should survive and come spring you should have lovely bright green shoots appear.
Did the oak transplant succeed? I’ve always been told they are difficult to move after the first year seedling because of the need to keep the deep taproot intact.
Only Philip could take a camera apart, mend, and put back together again, and have me watch the whole (boring) exercise. All the time I was willing it to work, so Anna would be happy and so very proud of him! Hurrah! He did it! His lovely face when Anna praised him, so cute! What a great team! Such a wonderful couple!
Anna dear. one day I would love to and will come over to your B&B and enjoy that delicious apple pie! And Philip dear fellow, you're a DIY HERO! Repairing a complex delicate piece of electronics yourself! Châpeau to the both of you!!!
Well Done Philip. RU-vid instruction videos can really be impowering; plus they can help you save a ton of money. So yeah, excellent work on repairing that complex camera.
So funny. Phillip, I so admire your patience and determination. Well done and very impressive. The crumble looks delicious! The grounds are so beautiful. I love the aerial shots and music. Beautiful family-thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week.
On of the more important parts of filming is the management of light and you do it masterfully. The sequence in the kitchen was lovely. I watch the opening sequence just to see the image of one of your daughters clinging to Phillips back while he is “working” lol, it’s so precious. Hope you all have a great week.
Hoorah, Phillip! I am impressed and would have surely been spouting a few words that the children and polite company should not hear! Anna’s crumble looked good too…a little extra granola never hurt anyone! YUM! 🙂👍
My first comment ever, and it's because of your daughter Ella, such an adorable laugh at her deliberate sabotage. Actually you all seem to be beautiful foils for each other. Very natural, very loving and I assume very good at editing. Like my Aunt says, keep going, I wish you guys to keep going.
From your last week's vlog I wondered if you have decided things. I saw an add for a kitchen and there was a section of a wall that had a hammered copper wall section. I'm not an orange color fan (sorry Phillip) but I think some copper could be a good compromise. Hammered copper can be striking.
Phillip you do make me laugh as usual. Well done for fixing your camera bravo... less the 5 screws 😂 I make my crumble with oats but... I do ad the other ingredients which is crumble based. Well done any way Anna. Awh Nathan does not like anything about his college 🤔Loved watching as normal xx
Wow! That was an epic feat of re engineering there Philipp! Impressive. Loved the crumbola recipe Anna... Winging it works very well a lot of the time! Love that Ella is already getting a franglais accent 😍
Bloody hell Anna, I am really impressed with Philipp and his open heart surgery on your camera. I would not have even attempted this, SO I think Philipp deserves EITHER or BOTH something Stainless Steel or something orange in the new kitchen !!! Also, NO more "healthy Apple crumble" ... that is just so un-British ... it is actually a national crime !!!
You guys are awesome! I was totally influenced by both of you to try things I'm not positive I'm capable of and to not take myself too seriously. You had me laughing out loud. You influencers you...😅 You brighten my day. Thanks 🌻
You are truely Unique Phillip. Well done 👍 You make me Smile 😊 all the time when watching you, with your quirky comments🤴Anna is such a wonderful, loving Mum and caring woman, also a loving wife to you. 💁♀️ You should be proud of her. “Anna made you a beautiful dessert 🧁 hehe.. Cheers from OZ. Luv Sharon C. Xxx
Phillip, you are such a brat! You know exactly how to pull at our heartstrings, but will it work.....stay tuned! I love your comment about the oranges in a bowl Anna. You two are such a treat to watch and your girls are so cute and obviously very smart and practical.
Fun vlog today, I like your bantering back and forth with each other, there is a distinct look of love between you two. You are raising a Chateau renovator with Ella fixing the door plate!! That berry and apple crumble looked really goood!!!
Impressive work Philipp! My husband did the same kind of thing (tutorial, 2-3 times screw/unscrew, etc.) with a Playstation once, it was nerve-racking! I´ve noticed Anna is such a proper lady, she´s quick to blush at any whiff of innuendo, it´s very cute and English of her! She must have had a bit of a hard time in dirty-minded Paris!! 💖
TIP: when following UT tutorials print screen captures of critical stages and place the related parts on it. You can then reference the vid and parts involved. You wont have as many spares at the end.
Unbelievable patience Philip! Your daughters are adorable and very capable to follow in their parents DIY steps. Anna, your crumble looked delicious ! Thanks🙏🏻❤️
"so, you're basically selling me a müsli, telling me it's a crumble". "yeah, but". And the part where you're fishing for praise for fixing the camera, Phillip - priceless. I'm dying here. 😂😂😂😂💕
Ella is a perfect princess. She can fix the house,edit film and look spectacular the whole time!! Perfect music to fix a camera.Philip is a genius at taking things apart! Anna's blackberry dessert looks wonderful!! Lovely to see Nathan.Sorry to hear about the showers! Turning on the camera was very suspenseful!!!! Philip's genius is once again revealed.Love from Vermont
Easy-to-pick blackberries, raspberries, etc. In a sunny area, mark off a row for the length of berry plants you want to plant. To keep the plants from escaping, I recommend a solid barrier around this row, about 2’ (3/4 meter) wide and at least 10” (25cm) deep - the deeper the better. Not wood, overlap gaps, and keep in mind that you may wish to pull it out every 5-8 years to cut back on escapees. Or, dig down around the row every year to catch escapee roots trying to add plants elsewhere. 😉 Put up posts about every 2 yards/meters, as tall as you can reach (but not taller). They don’t need to support tons of weight, but you may want to hold one as you reach up. 😉 Plant/transplant berry bushes in a row between the posts, at least 1 foot (1/3 meter) apart. Use twine to weave back and forth between the plants, pulling it tight when you get to the next post, and wrapping a few times tightly around each post (cross the twine over itself to lock it in place). Do this at a few heights… a bit more than the plants seem to need (they’ll be heavier with fruit). You can always add more later if you need it. Now you can reach both sides easily, they don’t lean so far that you can’t reach, and all parts of the bush get sun, so bear fruit. They’ll lean over at the top, making a kind of arbor, or you can cut off the ends, or weave them back down - that’s up to you. The plants grow in a two-year cycle. The first year they send up a “cane” (stem) with no side branches, and don’t bear fruit. The second year, the canes sends out side branches, which bear fruit. Then the cane dies back as the fruit is done (from the top end to the base). As the season progresses, cut off sections that bore fruit this year, to decrease the thorns you must reach through. Weave the new canes between the twine so they’re ready for next year. When the cane is completely done bearing fruit, cut it off a few centimeters from the ground. I had a row about 3-4 yards/meters long… in a few years, I was harvesting over a gallon a day at peak season! (I decreased my row significantly - That was way too much! 🤣 But maybe just right for your family + business.)
What would you do for blackberries if you cleared these out????? Find a place where a bramble hedge would be an asset - to stop thieves breaking in or something and pop a row of ripe blackberries in the ground. You won't have to wait long for more to pick. Bees love the flowers so hives near the hedge would be a great fit.
And----for the million dollar question--what will happen when the camera senses the missing 5 screws--will it be during the middle of Philip's next DIY project, when Nathan is being interrogated, when Anna is standing on top of a ladder recording her beautiful handiwork----and the insides of the camera fall out????? These questions will continue to intrigue me and keep me GLUED to RU-vid every Sunday--awaiting the TRUTH behind Philip's DIY camera repair....most entertaining channel--way ahead of Netflix!!!
Ahhh please don’t cut down the big evergreen! It’s beautiful & I’m sure you could tidy up the brambles below as others mentioned. Love your channel though & your wee helpers 😊 Your patience on the camera repair was outstanding!