Got To Go... - Chateau Life 🏰 EP 345 

Love the bird sounds. God's creation is amazing.

Borrowing that machine from Billy was a stroke of genius. It has really made a big difference. I know that you fixed it for him so it’s great he let you take home now that he won’t be using it for a while. Agree with others that the gate could definitely be repurposed for climbing roses or another trellising plant. Any luck with unplugging the drain? Hopefully you can rid yourself of those water rats.

Wow! Yard looks so tidy and green ! Step by step - you are getting it done. Personally I’d remove vines from the wall. Repurpose the gate to a different part of garden and use as a trellis for climbing roses 🌹

Your back garden is looking fantastic. I think the old gate being an original to the château, should be refinished, given a place of prominence with a bench in front of it where you can sit and enjoy the quiet magic of the place ❤

That gate would make a beautiful trellis. It’s all looking good, the fruits of your labor are evident. Envoy this clean up, Phil. Feels good, doesn’t it.👍🏻😊

Nice job! It's looking great, Phil! As many others have said, I like the idea of using the gate for climbing flowers.

"Do-able to maintain" is an excellent goal. Set yourself up for future you to enjoy the chateau, not be a slave to it. Oddly, I like the random gate to know where!

Your own piece of paradise Phil. I love the open space, the small forest, sound of the birds. It’s really beautiful. A lot of work, but you seem to do it with great joy. thank you Phil, for sharing this beautiful property with us,👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️

You did a brilliant job today, the garden looks great

Decluttering the yard/garden is making your property looks even more stunning.

Use the gate as decor for the large back patio.

Why not keep your lonely gate, so precious! You could just have a few plants go up partly over it. A pièce de resistance. A little art on the grounds. 👋😃

I've adopted your answer when people ask why I do this or that. "Because I want to." Period, end of story. Cheers to sunshine and new beginnings ☕

I agree Phil, it is satisfying to cut whatever you have to make it neat. Looks fantastic! I'm glad you have the pub as part of your social life..we all need that, especially living alone. I'm older, but I still look after my big garden, not even close to the size of yours, but it's big enough and I hold tea parties regularly for friends...keeps me alive...the simpler things, nothing wrong with that at all.

It's wonderful to see you doing so well and the Chateau grounds looking pruned and beautiful!

Work smarter, not harder!! I'm so glad you figured it out. Just don't forget to have fun too. You deserve it!

Your so right there’s no feeling like getting your garden back on track after winter. Springs springing and life is good. Your garden is absolutely gorgeous. X

Yes roses climbing over gate would look pretty. Use peacock house for wood shed (saw something nasty in the woodshed, Mrs Starkadder).

Beautiful yard. Spring is here. Enjoy the warm weather

The old gate would make a beautiful trellis for passionflower or clematis x

Jealous. Snow forecasted for Easter. Thanks for the shot of daffodils😊

Good clean-up is so satisfying. Great job! Happy Spring!

You are doing it Phil, one job at a time! The property is looking neat and trim and should be a lot easier to maintain. Hopefully the gate to nowhere can be relocated and displayed as an art piece or have a climber on it. 🙏❤️

A job well done Phil. I bet doing all that work was cathartic!

p.s. keep the gate and re-hang somewhere so that nothing can climb up it - e.g. at the start of a pathway, so that the style and craftsmanship can be really appreciated.

You are doing a great job of clearing up. It will make your life soooo much easier eventhough right now there is still lots to do.

Really good Phil 🎉 Can you use the gate elsewhere on the property.. it’s pretty cool ❤😊

I call that spring cleaning. Well done Phil. It’s such a great feeling to get tasks checked off the list.

Wow thats some mower. Lawn looks great. 🎉🎉🎉😊

Looks gorgeous.

Phil it's looking really good mowing always made me feel good ❤

A great start! Thank you for inspiring me . . . as a widow, all maintenance of my country property is now my responsibility. Your positive, get with it attitude both inspires and reminds me what projects need to be done.

Great move forward! Each removal and clean up will help you to put the past behind so you can concentrate on creating new hopes and dreams. Best of luck Phil.

Hi Phil 👋 beautiful yard ❤ thanks for sharing another wonderful video. Have a great day everyone!

You did very well, and the place looks wonderful! That big mower does an amazing job too! Hope you can dislodge the roots of that big tree safely and effectively! And then repair the banks? Its a huge job that you have put your heart into, and it shows! Thanks again for inviting us along!

You were able to get a lot done. The garden is looking really good. As Billy would say.... Crack On!

The place is looking good!! Stay positive it is working for you. Keep focusing on what you want, and things will happen. See you in the next video!

Happy spring Phil ! GREAT pods great music and what your pretty boy malamute talks about is the best. I really love your place, and the music.

The gate would look nice somewhere with a clamatis or honeysuckle vine on it.

The old gate door would b a nice trellis!🌹

That gate would look gorgeous somewhere with roses growing up it

Find a lovely climbing rose or vine to grow on the old gate!

Put the chopped wood in the peacock pen to keep it dry

Phil, you did an amazing job today. Lovely to hear the birds. Take care of yourself.

Looks great! It's a wonderful feeling when you've finished clearing an area. My backyard is tiny but I get that same feeling when the mowing is done.

Yes. Good enough for the day. Relax and enjoy the rest of the day.😊👍

Your yard looks so great! Just looking around through the trees and seeing the wide open spaces makes such a difference.

The gate is now a piece of sculpture and is very happy where it is !! Please keep.

Looks great after the first cut!!

The birds are loving your garden.

Your home is looking lovely. It is nice to see the pride you are showing in it.

I think you did an excellent job, Phil. Time to kick back and take a break😊.

Instead of removing the gate. Clean it up and make it a rose trellis. Knockout roses are great they climb and give hundreds of small tea rose shaped flowers

Wow, Phil it looks so much better. You’ve done so much to make maintaining the grounds easier for yourself and now it looks beautiful. Congratulations!

Phil, wonderful job today. It's looking great. Removing the gate and pen will be another needed project completed. Cheers

Save the gate!! Plant some flowers around it or find lovely older plaque or part of fountain and attach it to gate . It would add a lovely spot of interest.

I would plant a climbing rose on the old gate, a variety that doesn't need a lot of tending, as a feature for that part of the yard... maybe add a nice bench for reading, or sipping a beer in the shade!

Yes. Set it up for the future. Do not waste valuable time and energy. It looks great.

Great job Phil. To see you outdoors cleaning up your garden and renewing your spirit makes me smile. You’re happier and I see it. You maybe a one man band yet you are getting it done. Crack on!

Very nice result. Well worth the effort.

Plant a beautiful flowering vine like yellow jasmine on that old gate. Would add some lovely color there.

Outside in the sun shine clearing the cobwebs out and decluttering both the section and your head is always good… ❤❤❤❤❤

Awesome job Phill 👏🏻👍.One day at a time ! Stay strong & happy Spring 😊🌷

It's good to purge. A cleansing as such. It's a gorgeous gate. Please save it for a better purpose rather than get rid of it Even as a screen at the patio in some form. It's lovely.

Phil, CRACK ON. You are a one man crew!

What a beautiful chateau and landscape. Wow!

Phil it is great to see you being positive and getting so much work done. You sound very happy. Bravo ❤

You did well! I like the way you stacked the fences on top of the shed, to get it out of the way of mowing! Maybe that metal gate can be your focal point of the garden somewhere else, planting some climbing roses.

WOW Phil, the grounds are looking beautiful. Well done.

You have earned a "High 5" Phil. Great job of clearing the garden

I agree with you Phil. So pleased you got that done. It’s clearing out and it clearing your mind too. You called it. Beer o’clock was definitely needed to celebrate your achievements. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

I love gate , you could use it in a flower bed with some climbing plants ! You got a lot done ❤

Looks like another beautiful day there.😊👍❤️

Good morning from the beautiful SF Bay Area. Looking good! What a lot of work to do the upkeep on such a large property, but yeah, loads of satisfaction when it's done. Happy days!

That looks 1000x better, not sure if the vine on the wall behind it is also on the chopping block but that would be a huge transformation as well

looks wonderful. I too feel better when my lawn is trimmed and my yard is in shape. Makes tackling the other home projects manageable.

It's looking great! That gate is very unique in history and look. Could you leave it in place and grow some lovely climbing flowers on it? That soil all around it will have been nicely fertilized by poultry manure.

Loving the sunshine and bird song and the back garden transformation. Snow and cold here in Canada on the first day of Spring, lol.

Your making the yard look better and not cluttered.

I think it was a Great day for you Phil. Well deserving a pat on the back and a big smile!😄

No hurting your body! It’s looking good, work smart. Evict the animals that are somehow getting your drainage messed up.

I think it looks clean n tidy Phil , good job 🎉

That looks great Phil! This way you can mow regularly and it will look so nice! I love that old gate, it’s beautiful and part of the chateau’s history, perhaps when you move it instead of storing it find a perfect location to place it and grow a climbing rose on it. There are so many wonderful climbing roses.

You are right. Mowing makes such a difference. I like the monster you ran to clean up the area where you removed the chicken wire.

That piece of gate near the old pens could be a trellis for climbing roses.

The grounds are looking great. Good job!

Great job, Phil! The back garden is looking wonderful and, as you noted, it is more accessible for mowing in the future. Such a productive and satisfying day of work! Can certainly relate to the mixed feelings you have as you clear away some structures and enclosures that you worked hard to put up for specific enjoyable uses in the past. (We are currently dealing with similar decisions and chores as we tidy up our property. Some neat memories of large vegetable gardens and much loved animals come to mind while we take down gates, roll up fences and dismantle shelters and hutches fallen into disuse over time. Some bittersweet emotions for sure... but then a real sense of accomplishment, as well.) We are rejoicing with you as you tackle the work there with energy and enthusiasm realizing that the yard and lawn maintenance and upkeep will be much simplified by your ongoing efforts. Thank you, Phil, for sharing with us your vision for the chateau grounds and the steps you are taking to reach your goals. I, for one, am challenged and inspired by your ambitious springtime exploits)

Nice and tidy Phil looking good

All your hard work, I believe paid off as the pen cleaned up beautifully!!!😊😊

Very nice job, and you can see the light at the end of the tunnel...so to speak. It breathes life into spring cleaning, and motivates you to keep going. Take care Phil, it's nice you stop to appreciate what you have....Blessings 🙏💖🤗

Nothing like a good clear-up and clear-out to feel accomplished! Great job!

Be proud great jobs accomplished in one day good to admire your own work well done !

Garden looks lovely Phil 😊

That is a real improvement . So open and inviting now

Grounds are looking the best that I have seen them sometimes you have to be ruthless to get great results crack on!

Don’t ya just love Spring. Getting it all done is very satisfying.

Just give a word out to Billy and Ryan , than rent the equiment needed for all the wood work. Just trade a day of help to each other. Its safer and there are loads of jobs better done with an extra pair of hands. Ryan needs someone to help him with the beams. It would speed up his renovation too.

Phil, I’m sure there are many on here who would love to travel to your chateau. To help with what ever task you need done. Many of us can afford a ticket but not a hotel, we would love an opportunity to be helpful. 🙏❤️🥂

Looks great!

The back garden looks wonderful!your hard work pays off!