Im loving these videos of yours interviewing very interesting people/gardeners, always look forward to your videos because we think the same way about gardening. Respect xxx Ps I have learned so much from you.
I so appreciate her attitude and dedication, and am encouraged by the knowledge that she has some level of control over so much acreage. This must surely make a positive impact. I recall (though perhaps I shouldn't admit doing it) sending some California Poppy seeds to my cousins in Berkshire. Their garden was too lush for those desert flowers to thrive. They shared them with their daughter who lived in W. Sussex, where they did wonderfully. She told me they came back every year for almost a decade. I was not aware of the current water scarcity in the area; it sounds so much like California, where we are coming out of a very long drought. In North America (including Canada), many areas have added wildlife crossings where the natural corridors are interrupted. They now number almost 1,000. Highways that cross the U.S. are a huge problem, so underpasses and bridges planted with native species have allowed everything from bears, elk, and wolves, to lizards and mice to cross safely. I'm very excited that the largest wildlife crossing (the overpass will span 10 lanes of Los Angeles freeway) is set to open in early 2026. In particular, this will allow mountain lions (also called puma or cougar) to cross from the San Gabriel Mountains to Santa Monica, allowing previously separated groups of animals to breed. They are at the top of the food chain; what is good for mountain lions is good for all wildlife. As always, thank you Bunny, for allowing us to meet so many wonderful people who love the land. :)
What a fascinating comment, I learnt a lot and had never realised that highways stopped movement like that, though I suppose it’s obvious really. Many thanks - will now search Wildlife Crossings’ on RU-vid! Thank you. ☺️
@@bunnyguinness You are most welcome. I'm glad to share this information about what I'm sure is a world-wide issue. The official name for the Los Angeles project is the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which provides "habitat linkage". Check out the story of P-22, the Hollywood mountain lion.
I always enjoy your videos, Bunny, but this video is my very favorite! ❤️ Thank you for exposing these amazing gardeners and their beautiful gardens to those of us who would not normally experience them.
So very interesting. I would love to see a garden/grounds that fall somewhere in the middle between what’s featured here and a typically very kept, pruned landscape. The pool area is just too wild and overgrown for me. I need baby steps, lol!
Wow very informative videos and eye opening to what we all need to do for the environment. I watch another channel which whilst I enjoy seeing the beauty, it does concern me. They water daily, use so much fertiliser (weekly) and the bags of soil/compost used just scares me when considering where is all that plastic going. Everything looks lovely but it does worry me.
Looking forward to the newest episode Bunny! I don't want to be adding to some of the not so constructive comments about audio other than to suggest that I like the DJI Mic kit (I would link it but I think my comment gets flagged) it can sync with your existing camera setup also and is the most popular one right now on the market. The podcast audio is nice fwiw!
With the DJI mic kit, can you split the sound channels when editing on Davinci? As I can’t with Rode, so when the mics loose signal like they did here, I can’t do anything with the sound, that doesn’t make it worse. Many thanks Unity
Splendid garden, but please explain what's going on with these slim, high, vertical Juniperus (or cyperius) with some bunches of dried sticks tied to the bush?
Well, I guess we can't go there for a croquet,.....seriosly, having a lawn to play sports upon doesn't mean one has to spread pesticides everywhere. One can just mow.
Honestly, the gardens shown do not look well. They look as though they’ve been abandoned and overgrown. We do need to rethink how we garden and some of the concepts are excellent, but can we please be truthful about this type of thing. There’s no point in pretending that this works when it simply looks like a mess. Its a case of the emperor’s new clothes- nobody seems to have the courage to call it out
I’m simply pointing out that these particular gardens, for all of the well intentioned effort, don’t look well. Obviously these things are subjective but that’s my view. There is room for rewilding in the right places and when done to scale. These gardens are in my opinion an example of overdoing it. I don’t want to offend anyone, but I do think that we need an honest discussion about these things. Give me more traditional formality, structure and style - and then by all means introduce areas where drought tolerant plants and pollinators can thrive.
