Chateau's Gardens and Park: Tour + Restoration Plans & Design Explained - PART 1/2 

I know English is not your first language, so please understand how much I appreciate that you do these videos in English so that I can follow your wonderful project. I wish you the best of luck!

This is how you properly renovate a chateau. L’attention aux détails sont incroyables.🇺🇸

Hello, I have been waiting for your next video and here it is! Now you are discussing your gardens and park. I am a horticulturist. Remember I know you like ivy but the root system of ivy is very dense. You will be able to grow daffodils and narcissus, but tulips will not grow in the shade. And after a while the bulbs you plant in a forest will die back without replanting on an annual basis. As for your parterre garden the design is perfect. The shade trees will have to come down. It will need full sun, to thrive. I suggest the smaller ‘Korean Boxwood’ versus standard Buxus for the perimeter. I grew Annabelle hydrangea in my gardens and orchard in Newport, RI. They have enormous flowers. What is most special about them is that the white flowers turn a rich green color in the fall. I think you want leaves on your garden floor as well as the mulch will feed the trees. Do not let the ivy climb your trees. The ivy takes the energy away from the trees. You always present a fait a compli plan, so I hope you listen to one’s advice who has planted all of the small shrubs and perennials you are discussing. I love the plan, but do not expect tulips to grown in the shade. Also look into the native forest wild flowers that you can plant in your forest as well. There is wild ‘ladies slipper’, may apple, jack - in - the -pulpit’ a variety of plants that are beautiful in the spring and summer. Also trilium. On another note, have you planned for a underground watering system?

Oh how I wish you had more time to post videos more often - not only are they wonderfully beautiful but I learn something too.

I had my little forest in Argentina, with ivy covering the ground and climbing the trees, where owls, pigeons and sparrows nested and had endless conversations with each other... Also an English-style garden, with robust dahlias, daffodils, lavenders, acanthus, invincible jasmines, clivias and anemones, with butterflies and bees working tirelessly. And large orange and lemon trees that enveloped everything with their perfume in spring. There was also a fenced plot where vegetables and legumes grew protected under the shade of a mulberry tree, surrounded by a bed of aromatic herbs to keep them safe from the persevering ants... I know the care and love that accompanying nature requires in its growth and also the happiness that is seeing it in all its splendor. Success with this beautiful project and congratulations from Argentina.

More, more, more videos!!!!!!

🥰Bluebells are beautiful in early spring and multiply nicely in a forest.

You are putting so much love in your project. Thank you very much for sharing! Can´t wait until it is finished and when it is open for public!

the drone shots show how huge of an area the park is and how lovely it will be planted and finally maintained

Vu votre tenue 🩳je comprends mieux que cette vidéo ait été tournée en septembre 😂 Les conseils du jardinier qui a oeuvré chez Jacques Garcia sont précieux pour vous et je suis sûre que tout sera magnifique. J’espère que les buis choisis résisteront aux maladies . On a hâte de voir le résultat final car vos projets sont mûrement réfléchis et avec toujours un très bon goût.

Your thoughts for the garden are similar to what I did with my house and property in the United States before I moved to France. Pathways through the forest leading to a surprise (bench, statue, art installation) make the property fun. Best wishes for continued success with the project. 👏👏

I especially enjoy hearing your comments explaining why you are planting what you are planting in addition to the explanations of the continued restorations. I am sure all of your viewers appreciate the Olympic effort exerted in the entire restoration project.

Well done laying out the garden.

A wonderful park, very correct and painstaking restoration. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!

The parterre plan sounds beautiful, I hope there is enough sun in this space for the plants to thrive. Ivy is beautiful, but can be detrimental to trees. The river is beautiful and that church is amazing!

The exteriors and grounds are just as important as the quality of the interiors of the buildings. Window dressing matters. The landscaping plans looks wonderful and a grand homage to the original chateau.

Your plans and progress sound delightful and in context with the Chateau. Thank you for including us. Although you likely have already planted the Buxus and Taxus, it's important to remember that there are many species and cultivars of both.. some are quite large and vigorous requiring more pruning. Taxus has separate male and female plants. The berries on the female are highly toxic and their red colour would not add to the serene design and palette of the Parterre. A few bulbs and plants for your consideration: Galanthus nivalis/Snowdrops, white flowers very early bloom (bulb) Naturalizes well Hyacinthoides non-scripta/white bluebells. Bulb. Naturalizes well. Galium odoratum/ small white flower early Spring/noninvasive ground cover/edible Naturalizes well Ferns..many to choose from. Three Canadian choices, Polystichum munitum, Polystichum polyblepharum..both evergreen..mass plant in forest settings and river banks. Adiatum pedatum, semi deciduous, very delicate for close-up viewing. Matteucia struthiopteris/Ostrich fern, quite large, stunning. Dicksoniana antarctica/tree fern/tropical so not winter hardy/gorgeous. Grow in a large container and protect in winter. Something to consider adding as your gardens progress. Daphnes and Gardenias. Beautiful mostly evergreen scented shrubs. One reminder for the Parterre plantings, if I may...Peonies full sun, Hydrangea macrophylla shade.. Wishing you continued success. In a chaotic world, it is reassuring knowing there are people devoted to creating beauty and order.

That is like a fairy-land. Very beautiful.

this is going to be so magical. The door to enter the forest sounds so amazing. also the cyclamen de naples on the forest floor is so magical and beautiful!! and the westeria over the door is a genius idea.

I already see the magic of this beautiful garden ✨✨✨🍃

Love your vision for the gardens and it is good you are starting now so that when you have finished work on the chateau you will have an established garden.

How did this happen? I’m five days late to the party! Still enjoyed the video nonetheless and what a pleasure to have your explanation of plans for the gardens. Amazing that not only do you have a lake and a moat but what a surprise to have an attractive church at the end of the forest walk and even your own river. Any more good finds like that and you will surely be the envy of many other chateau owners! Well, except for the significant work that will be required to clean up the dead and damaged trees. As previously mentioned, bluebells and snowdrops would add the perfect touch to the natural beauty of the forest.

The listeria with a trunk that is "complicated and tortured" is the height of romanticism. ❤

Merci pour ce partage !! Vous me faites penser à Pascal Cribier, le prince des jardiniers, sensibilité de paysagiste, culture et talent .Un régal! Hâte de venir voir votre chateau et ses jardins ! A qui confierez vous la restauration du petit pont ? BRAVO !!🤩🤩🤩

It is beautiful now but it will be so much better after your plans come to fruition.⭐️

We call it a bird bath or water bowl or water basin. I love your videos! I cannot wait for your garden

Hey handsome prince, love your voice and accent and all of the restoration plans you have for that gorgeous place…

I find your videos and visions enchanting. Thank you so much for taking us along. 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊

I found this video quite enjoyable, and inspiring. The amount of thought and planning that went into it is most impressive and I look forward to its second part. As an avid gardener, I greatly appreciate all of the manual labor that is required to effectuate the detailed plans. The end results promise to be impressive, indeed.

Simply fabulous grounds. Once everything is restored, I'm sure it will be incredible.

It is too bad we don't get to see the restoration of the river it would be an interesting addition to the evolution of the park. Great video and I look forward to part 2. 🙂

There it goes “super cute” at 10:57 ….. my favourite phrase. ❤

Your plan is exquisite - it will be magical! All you need are some garden gnomes! Just kidding!

Sir I'm truly blessed to have found this channel, you've influenced and enriched my taste in culture and heritage overall and hope to learn so much more! Wonderful work done, truly!! Merci beaucoup - Prottay (Calcutta, India)

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Spanish bluebell and hellebores would work wonderfully well in that shaded wood.

Your gardening plans are sounding spectacular! I look forward to seeing videos of the progress👏🏻🤗

Love your program and all your elegant plans for the gardens! Please share more videos with us, really enjoy the process of your restoration! 👏👏🌳

great video Antoni. the way you explain how the garden and the forest are going to look sounds very beautiful hope I can see it soon.

Didn't realize that Cyclamens are native to Europe and grow wild in Mediterranean forests. Always thought that hey are native to tropical Africa.

I’ve been bingeing this channel and have now started speaking in Antoni’s accent (I’m from Scotland) subconsciously, desole Antoni 🙈

I realy love your videos. So much details and knowledge you have about things. It honors you how much passion you have for restoring the whole place. Can't wait for your next video !!

I know you have good garden team but you might check out Beth Chattos woodland garden book. See peony in the woods , kirengoshoma, yes cyclamen but also leucojum a lovely tall white bulb out now. Also allium nigrum which loves semi shade a tall flat white allium. Ruscus, Danea racemosa. So many without it being naff. And my friends book the medieval garden by Sylvia landsberg. A fantastic gate idea as an entrance check out Hoveton Halls spiders web gate. Love this chateau.

Absolutely wonderful! Such magical surroundings. I would love to come and see it one day 🥰

You can have a picnic In a enchanted forest without leaving your Maison . Merci d’avoir partagé les images d’un lieu Légendaire ✨ La brise est respirée même à travers l’écran.

Bravo, vraiment tres intéressant tout ce beau travail fait avec attention.

Todo al detalle. Increíble su contenido muchas gracias por compartirlo.

Such amazing imagination and foresight. I wish I had them.

Always a delight to learn what is happening with this chateau and grounds. So much thought goes into design and all factors that contribute to the completed project. Thanks very much for this lovely window into the garden plans!

Annabelle is a favorite 😍

Absolutely stunning😊! And the garden is gorgeous too 😉

When you thin out the Forrest to let in more light, a lot of the ground covers and wildflowers will start growing again, naturally. Chateau LaLande did that and their Forrest is healing. Their Forrest provides fire wood, lumber for construction and there is now a healthy balance of young, medium and mature trees to ensure to longevity of the Forrest. Check out the movie “The Gardener” It is a beautiful documentary of the gardens at Les Quatre Vents, full of surprises, amazing vistas and drama. It’s one men’s vision. The more we get to know you through your videos, the more you seem like a Renaissance Man, full of talents, knowledge, versatile interests and vision. It’s lovely to see you vision come through and the precision with which you plan, organize and execute.

Una proprietà meravigliosa! Saluti from Umbria, Italy.

Merci pour cette balade et cet intermède bucolique. Vous aurez un écrin de verdure à la hauteur de votre projet et du domaine. Parc et jardins réhabilités et entretenus souligneront la qualité de votre restauration et compléteront harmonieusement ce domaine qui sera magnifique à ne pas douter. Bravo pour les parterres très réussis et comme toujours parfaitement dans l'esprit du "Grand Siècle" ....hâte de les voir au printemps....

The park is a wonderful blank canvas to work with . The neighboring church is a great borrowed landscape feature .

I really enjoy your videos. Think others have already commented on not putting tulips in your woods. Bluebells & snowdrops would look more natural & would be happier. I know they’re not bulbs but foxgloves look magical. I have a woodland garden & the pink & white cyclamen are beautiful in September. Talking of beautiful, I hope the green shorts & boots combination were especially pour moi 😉😎😆

Hi Antoni, are you not afraid of all the Boxwood Diseases & Insect Pests, my family have lost so many Boxwood in the last five years to this new pest Japan. It is better to take an alternative to Boxwood as it is not only soul destroying but also so expensive to have 20 - 30 year old box balls and other ornaments just eaten by box pests and then needing to remove them again. The design looks very nice and also the idea for having all year round flowers and plants. Looking forward to seeing this project !

Thank you for sharing your process. Your description of the gardens and forest were wonderful. I can picture it. Can’t wait to see when it is finished! It will be beautiful!

What a beautiful place❤

Thanks for explaining all of the gardens to us all. It’s going to be beautiful! Can’t wait to see the gardens!

My favorite RU-vid crush I mean chateau 🎉

Cannot wait for the 2nd part 😮

Wish you would post more frequently👏👏👏

I’m sure you are already aware that you don’t want ivy growing up onto your trees. It will kill your trees. You will know doubt have gardeners to keep it cut back off your trees in the forest. Your English is incredible. Thank you for sharing your beautiful growns

A nice garden. Its going to be beautiful when you finish it. I like your ideas. Its a nice forest.

I just love your videos, especially the detail of how the garden will be landscaped. You probably know the Priory garden in the region of Berry. We just loved that garden and how the plants were selected because of there meaning. It is just wonderful to here your passion for restoration. There are too many video’s of people around the world buying Chateau’s and renovating them without researching the history.

The Annabelle Hydrangea and Cyclamen are both very beautiful. I can't wait to see your stunning garden when it is finished. Best wishes from New Zealand. 💗

Everything is so beautiful!

Es muy agradable ver tu entusiasmo y es muy bueno que disfrutes el proceso y te deseo que veas concluido tu proyecto que además te ha abierto la posibilidad de explorar al conocimiento de tantos aspectos que involucran el rehabilitar un lugar como éste, que cuentes con mucho, mucho tiempo para disfrutarlo y vivir cada espacio de tu propia inspiración con tus amigos y seres queridos; y desde luego de tu contribución a preservar el patrimonio cultural de tu país.

One day I will have my own castle too!

Wonderful tour - the gardens are lovely, and will be even more beautiful when they are completed. The river is absolutely charming - I am wondering whether it flooded (not sure if you had lots of rain in your region). Interesting that ivy could be beneficial! I have those cyclamen in my lawn, and they bloom both in spring and autumn - they are a real treasure. Snow drops are nice and bloom beginning in December until the early part of March.

Bonjour Antoni, your description of the garden sounds very lovely. I can't wait to get to part two. Thanks as always for sharing your vision with us. Love from N.Y.

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Your property is so beautiful! You have your own piece of paradise!

nice work ahead! Nice ideas; gate to the forest, creating paths... For the enclosed garden i saw nice ideas with combinations of Hydrangea and alliums, the aliums blossom earlier than the hydrangeas and creating a long blossoming effect. Alliums flowers also onger than the mentioned tulips. For the bottom of the forest you can include bulbs like bluebells, ad the edges of the forest you can also plant crocus. My personal alltime favourite in forests are ferns.

Obrigada por mais um vídeo maravilhoso!!! Sou encantada pelo seu projeto , ele é tão majestoso quanto a sua floresta !!! ❤

I'm so excited to see a new video ! The Chateau looks absolutely amazing !

I get so excited when I see a new video posted. For me this chateau and grounds in France is the most beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experience with us 😊❤ Deborah North Carolina USA 2:05

Ivy - it can destroy your trees. Vinca minor would be a safer choice

Still the world’s most charming man! But what’s to keep the ivy from growing up the trees? We have to contend with wild grapevines. Love jasmine and hydrangeas, we have lots. Also, our cows keep the forest floor clean. Happy Spring, good sir!

Your plans are smart and beautiful. Is Daan going to be involved with the plant choices? Looking forward to seeing your next video. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your chateau!

Living your videos and following the beautiful transformations of the gardens and inside. Amazing❤️🇨🇦

so beautiful!

I was wondering when we would be getting another installment from you. Always leave people wanting more is a good strategy and I suspect you're probably a busy man. I'm impressed with how in depth you've researched and planned your project. Personally, I like the Taxus flanking the forest entrance. It signals a transition into the fantasy woodland ahead. Perhaps a scene evoking A Midsummer Night's Dream. I'm a bit surprised that you wish to plant the entire forest floor with ivy. Will you be able to maintain healthy trees with the forest floor covered in an invasive and parasitic monoculture like Hedera? I admit that it sounds lovely if you can get it all to grow together harmoniously. I love naturalized bulbs in the woods. I remember driving one Spring day into a wooded area outside Nevers to see les jonquils. There were hundreds of people in the woods picking them. They were as thick as dandelions and twice as cheerful. Truly unforgettable! The patch of cyclamen was spectacular. They're one of my favorites. I applaud your ambition. It will be magnificent when finished.

Nice wristwatch mate. I wear a Pasha Chrono. Cartier, always Good taste.!

Thank you being a thoughtful gardener and using green space wisely.

Hola desde México He seguido la remodelación de su castillo por medio de los videos que ha subido, la forma en que arregló el portón de entrada junto con el equipo de herreros fue maravilloso, este jardín es el que mencionó al que se llegaba desde la terracita de la casita de entrada que quedó hermosa? Lo felicito, está quedando impresionante, felicidades!

Great job on the design of the gardens. I love the plan. Will you also add a vegetable and herb gardens to support the chateau? How do you select the plants, flowers, shrubs and type of grass for planting? You guys seem pretty knowledgeable. I really like the change with the seasons. Keep up the great work.

Your garden plans sound wonderful. I guess you are able to buy a grass that grows well in all that shaded area. Those cyclamen are gorgeous aren't they? I have seen them in other chateau grounds. Best wishes.

You have a lovely forest, Anthoni. The river and the bridge add a romantic feel. If I may suggest, if you want to organize treks around the forest, the pit stops could be a chance for people to know what trees and other flora are there and if there are background stories at each stop, that could be a very interesting walk. Or if you want you can put up some "active spots" like a tree house, a swing or even a climbing rope for those physically able to climb. All the best!

I say thank you as well for your videos in English. There is something so calming and reassuring in the enchanting restoration of your magical property. Your educated eye is so appreciated. Thank you for this bit of calm in my day.

To have a Life project like this must be amazing. Thank you for sharing! Well done

I am glad you kept your gardener foliage mastermind to help bring the entire land into a Disneyland Paris vibe. Yes I hate nettles.

It is awesome....and the beauty of it is that you are working to bring it to its original state.......more and more I see places being transform into very modern contemporary styles......nothing bad about it...but I still love to keep the history and originality of these beautifull houses..........and I'm still waiting to see that amazing front gate......will it be soon?

Someone else mentioned this, and I was thinking the same thing, is it sunny enough on the parterre to grow those plants? Because it'll be difficult to grow peonies, more flowers, grass, etc., where it's so shady. Maybe it's just a small part of the day it's so shady? Also, I love buxus, but now you have to constantly be on the alert for the caterpillar that can destroy them in just a few days. I love those cyclamen (I think it's Cyclamen hederifolium), and it's great to see such a beautiful stand of them. There are some other species that can be planted that will bloom at other times (particularly Cyclamen coum), and a few others, to where you can almost have flowers year round. They're such tidy plants that never really look bad. When they go dormant, they just disappear. That ivy can be problematic, I find, because not only do you need to keep it off the trees, but I've always found that it harbours snails and slugs (escargots et limaces) that eat all the plants you'd want to grow there, particularly bulbs.

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Great video thanks for sharing your plans for the garden can hardly wait till they are blooming will be beautiful at the little cottage. Great plans. ❤❤❤👏👏👏👏🙏🇨🇦😍

Nice video. As a suggestion/desire, I think it would be nice to have some pictures or videos of the plants you are talking about.

Waiting plans. Manifique ❤

What beautiful grounds you have. I can already imagine how beautiful and tranquil it will be. Please reconsider planting ivy in the forest. Ivy is a vine that will grow up the trunks of trees and eventually overrun and kill the tree. You can see it already growing up some of the trees in your forest. Ivy has an extremely strong, woody root system that goes deep and is difficult to get rid of once it has taken over. I strongly suggest choosing another type of ground cover for your forest.