Château de la Grifferaie: S5, E18: "Go Buckeyes" 

Hello guys. My wife mentioned maybe you could try some chickens to eat the worms in the bushes. Not sure if it’s an option but it would be fun to see them roaming around the grounds.

Now put a plastic bag in your new paint cup and avoid cleanup. Great big AAHH for your container arriving with all of your things! You know, I think I have seen electronic devices that discourage birds. Some make an annoying noise on a cycle, but even though they make noise, they usually discourage birds from coming around after awhile.

Lord Jesus, I pray I had your protection over my brother and sister, as they build and restore The Chateau for your glory Lord for your purpose Lord. I pray Lord that you will provide everything that they need and your mighty name Jesus we pray amen. ❤️🙏

Journeyman landscape gardener here....about the worms... You need to identify them and figure out their life cycle and the ultimate time to spray. Hope that helps!!

My daughter is a Buckeye fan! Bingley's has the cutest, fluffiest tail!

Terrific job back blading the square. Enjoy your lemon Leslie. I’ve found God honors taking Sunday off. I started in undergrad and told Him He’d have to help me remember what I studied Saturday for Monday tests. I look forward to Sundays.

So wonderful to have your belongings for your comfort, but also convenience. I love unpacking. Though it is work, it is naking your house a home.

Congratulations on all your accomplishments this week and all during the previous years at the "Griff"! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

so lovely seeing Mr Bingley sitting on that trolley!! happy as Larry.... and it was funny for me to see you have the exact same 2 Denby mugs as i have, same colour as well! 😄

I am a Buckeye who lives in Ohio, “Go Buck’s!!! Love your channel.

Another week of progress. You could occasionally use a dragging screen pulled behind the mower to keep the weeds out of the square.

One of the Chateau owners has a rake system that he hauls behind his 4x4 to keep the weeds in his drive way at bay. He does it about every two weeks. He picked the rake up at a horse race course.

Let's call this the Blessings Video! Your beautiful things.... finishing rooms for new students... clearing the front courtyard (who knew what a difference that makes?)... the rose... the van... Mr. Bingley. God is so apparent in the details. He knows every one of your hairs, and He makes His love so clear!

Your new pink tool is for trimming wallpaper. However, I use mine just like you're planning. Works great and double duty.

The Chateau is looking just beautiful with all the fresh paint and landscaping of the driveway being graded. I can't wait to see all the Rhododendrons blooming. Kathy USA

Magnifique video this week! So many fabulous things happening. The full-time move to France must feel even more real now that your treasure chest container of things have arrived!! Your attitudes about the never ending painting are inspiring. Bingly so darling in the wagon. I was nervous right along with you Rob when you tracked the paint on the carpet…and then much relieved to see it coming out. Phew! The square is looking splendid. Leslie, that vase is gorgeous, especially with your dear Griff rose. I can feel the excitement for the students’ arrival building all the way across the pond in the US.

Just keep telling us your story, we enjoy it so much. From a Golden Buckeye!

You get the gravel in good level shape with a old fashioned rake and muscle.

So much happening this week, thanks for sharing!!

Rob, may I recommend that you use a plastic bag, perhaps a ziploc bag or those from the grocery store, without holes, to use as a liner for your paint cup. This way, you and save the paint in the cup by closing the top, to use for another day, plus, there is little to no clean up when you are done with one color.

Congrats to see the container arrived safely. Leslie will have fun putting everything in it's place. Nice that you have your family things. It will feel even more like home. Bet Mr. B is happy for some familiar smells from America. Curious how you deal with the conversion issue on the tools? I love that blue tile bathroom. I used a hospital grade ceiling curtain in a Victorian restoration so might offer some solutions to the shower curtain you need. Happy for you! What a difference the grading makes. Just a great week of projects and updates.

Fantastic video. Your hard work is paying off and the bedrooms are looking fabulous. So pleased your container has arrived and the square looks amazing ❤❤

What a beautiful picture! So excited to watch more Adventures!💜🌈💜

Great choice to bring your American ladder. I did bring an 8 footer but I left my 10 footer back in the States and I regret it every day. There is nothing more dangerous than a French ladder, I have no idea why this is. You’re doing a great job on the rooms and that’s quite an ambitious goal to get all of those done in time for the students, but keep going. It’s such a great feeling to receive your belongings from the United States. So many people say you should leave everything behind and we would have really regretted that because we enjoy it even more having some things that were important to us from where we used to live. Also, just as you said, it really is like Christmas opening up everything you sent over. As for the tractor every guy who owns a château needs one. It doesn’t need to be too big but just don’t go too small - sorry Leslie.

You both are so busy! Still!! I am glad that everything went so well getting your shipping container. Lots to unpack and a short time to settle everything into place. If you look around, there are devices that you could pull behind your lawn tractor to keep the weeds out of your gravel drive. We live in the country, so this is always a problem. We have a box grader for our big tractor that really worked great, but I have seen people use a small version of a drag rake on their lawn tractor. Great job on everything!

While they are only 'things' having your own items back and at hand is such a comfort. I too have an antique (probably mid-1800s) carving set from the parents of my English grandfather's mother. The handles are made from antlers. You are making such wonderful progress, and having the square area scraped is great, especially now that the worst of the rain is past. I'm sure having so many aspects of your Chateau life improved now will ease your minds during the exciting months to come. Rest is good, and necessary.

Mixing different metals in the same decore is fashionable ie some items silver some items yellow gold.

Huray you i bet it made your day getting the container and the driver helping there are still nice people out there 🎉🎉🎉😊❤😊❤

Great video! The cute banter between you two and humor in your voice-over is lovely and so down-to-earth I hang on every word. Please consider showing at least one shot of a beautifully completed room in each video. It helps us keep the mamouth undertaking in perspective. 🩷

Great progress this week! I thought the shipping container would be bigger and have more stuff in it, but it's still very cool that you got your most precious items all the way from Portland to the chateau.

Wow what a week your personal belongings arrived the square and grounds are look awesome a lemon from your own tree such a special week indeed.

WOw,, you guys got a lot done. It all looks wonderful, including the food. God bless.

What an exciting day for you two! Yay! I'm so happy for you. God Bless ❤

So exciting you get your belongings from America! It’s so official now you live in France!! Woo! hoo!💜🌈💜

Another great video, thank you from BC 😊

Your funny Rob. You & Leslie are the team!!! 🇨🇦

Bingley is the cutest!!!

Fun to hear your comments about our Ohio State University “Buckeyes” here in Columbus, Ohio!

I look forward to seeing you guys . Everything is looking so great ❤

YaY! Go fellow Ohioans!

This was fun! Everything is looking great, y’all!

Such an amazing couple! Thank you for sharing your journey!

Congratulations to everyone for all your hard work! Looks absolutely amazing 🙌

Hi Guys, greetings from south west Ontario.Thanks for the great video….

I use one of those to edge always! Great for between base boards & floor!💙

I was hoping you had gotten a tractor.

So very wonderful to see all of your "homely house" things finally arrive. Can't wait to see all of it put in place in your beautiful home. I'm sure it truly does feel like Christmas! And the monogram rug is amazing!!

Go Blue!

My goodness! How hard can two people work, well as hard as a Rob and a Lesley 😊 The decorating has radically changed the appearance of the Chateau, for the better. It must be so comforting to get your stuff from home. It will be nice to see the square with sand and gravel 😊

It is an edger - also a slat from a venetian blind is also good.

I gave dinner parties for an elderly gentleman. He had those same knives. He said they were made of deer antlers.

The grounds are looking great!

Busy week! Crack on! God Bless y’all. ❤️😊

What a beutyful chateau you have.

Your Square is amazing! So happy for you guys💖 With the hedge, I wonder if covering it with some sort of netting would help protect for it to have a chance to bloom fully? But then would still have the possibility of worms in the future. I wonder if treating the soil underneath the hedge with anti-worm, something, would prove effective?

Soak your bushes with some soapy water . Spry them very good. We have to do they on our pecan trees.

Get rid of hedge and plant something else. Those worms are evil. Burn the cut bushes too.

Fabulous!!! So fun!

Hope you and Leslie are well! The place is nearly ready for your studies abroad program! Thomas!

You’re working so hard guys ! Looking better and better!

They are cald Marron ! Nice video guys ❤🎉

I’m so excited to see all the work being done. So pleased for you both. Doesn’t it make you feel better when the grounds are looking so nice?

The chateau looks beautiful!

Incredible!

Buckeye’s in Ohio, chestnuts for everyone else, in French they’re called « marron » and not edible, some calls these horse chestnuts, the edible version are called « châtaigne » in France. Marron have large spikes on the outer shell while châtaigne are more fuzzy. It seems we also recall the châtaigne on the property.

I would like to see more video on the restaurant food and the inside and outside of the restaurants and the road trip there

Maybe start switching out the boxwoods for a variety of hedge that is not prone to the worms?

I loved everything about this episode except "Go Beavers!" 😊.

Box Tree Moth is what my insect ID app calls these green caterpillars. Your boxwoods may be beyond saving at this point since, without green leaves for photosynthesis, they can’t regenerate easily. A systemic insecticide might help rather than a contact one if it’s allowed in France. The plant absorbs the insecticide and the caterpillars eat it. It’s generally more effective at reaching all of the caterpillars than a contact spray is since you can’t alway reach them with the spray. Just some thoughts - I’m not an expert but worked in a garden centre for 3 years and learned a couple of things along the way. 🤗🇨🇦

Hedge issue-The spraying didn’t work because of the constant rain, probably.Did you tried Neem oil spray or Tea tree oil based spray? In USA we haveSpinoza and BT , and those have to be applied later in the day because sunlight degrades them. Good luck 👍

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Do you have an old blueprint of the original gardens?

I don’t know if this is helpful but if Lesley’s parents or grandparents are British born, then she would have right to a UK passport. If that is the case it might be worth looking into it as then if she is successful both your children may have the right too.

God knew what He was doing when he ordered a day of rest, right????

Mr Bigley was so adorable in the flower wagon. He's so fluffy and snuggly with his hair. Why do you get it cut so much?

Can you get folks from your church there to help you?

Why are you not painting the windows on the outside as you do the rooms? They sure need it!

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you are my favoirt chatia\and yours are to good luck with it all 😉🥸💗💯

7:07 The Chateau is gorgeous! The front steps HIDEOUS!😱 WHEN are u going to PRESSURE WASH (and make them beautiful!)😳🤔⁉️