Transformed! The Start of Something BIG in Our FRENCH CHATEAU Garden + Cottage Update 

One of the things I love about your channel is that we never know what you will be up to, it’s always a surprise! Great photography!

It finally hit me how you guys are funding the cottage restoration project...clearly, Lincoln is a model for the front cover of romance novels.

There are many beautiful chateaus, but yours is surrounded by the most beautiful property and, it seems, not near to any noisy highways. I love that you give so much time to your beautiful grounds and gardens. They truly are just as important to the beauty of your property as the chateau itself.

The dogs are just living the life, prancing around as you both work so hard. And the cats watch intently from a distance. The garden is going to be beautiful.

Thank you so much for normalizing anxiety and stating that you struggle with it on a regular basis. That is very comforting to me.

The family with a cat in every window will have a beautiful walled garden. So perfect. Thank you. ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊

That’s it, it’s official! You are now the ONLY château folks that I follow on youtube. I unsubscribed from all the rest. I just love your pacing, your content, your vibe. Nothing else compares. Your garden is looking fabulous. Love Enzo the foreman :) he did a good job supervising you both. Greetings from 🇨🇦

Amanda and Lincoln, your chateau and garden are glorious, especilly in spring. Lucky you, but it's also a joy for us to watch how you are developing the walled garden - and retaining your sense of humour during the process. Well done, and keep going please.

I love how the kitties keep a watchful eye on you all!❤

There’s just No giving up for Lincoln! He’s so clearly focused.. in the rain. 🌧️ 😂 So much going on you two! 👍

I really like the bracelet ! My son used to bring me various nature made finds, when he was little, we would stick them all in this cool & huge twig wreath. It was really unique and displayed all his finds. He's 33 now and still an outdoor guy. Created a hiking group that is growing and growing, they go every Sunday, all over our area. Sincerely in San Diego California

You are so fortunate to have a walled garden to keep the deer out. Petunias would be eaten immediately in my garden. The herd of mule deer ate my little lilac bush and my geraniums that I thought they did not like. Your garden is beautiful! How cool that you can use trees from your property to rebuild the floor of the cottage! Your blogs are always a treat!

The fig tree, the lavender, the alyssum are beautiful. Hard work , well done you two. I love how Enzo stays with you, such a sweet and loyal pup. Love your videos, the garden is looking great ! Can’t wait to see the beams!

Ah, so glad to see lavender! We planted a 'hedge' of 14 culinary plants, alternating a darker and lighter variety, and it gives such a huge harvest - more than we can ever shortbread or London Fog our way through in a year. There is nothing more relaxing, pleasant and anxiety-calming (yeah, me too) than spending a few hours pulling buds off and having that scent all around and on my hands. (While eating lavender shortbreads and sipping on a London Fog, of course.) Those plants and the fig tree may make that the most scrumptious bed in your garden.

You will LOVE the black lace elderberry. I grow it here in Virginia zone 7b and it is a ridiculously easy plant. You can prune it into any shape you want each season but save some of the cuttings because it roots almost as easily as willow. I just plunk a few in the ground and see what happens! The flowers appear pink at first but will grow and spread into large plate-shaped clusters of mostly white flowers. Really hardy and versatile. Loved this episode! Didn’t want it to end!

With the additional beds in the garden, the space is so much better defined. I just love it. That fig with the box wood? The petunias and allysm was so well planted and made great companions with each other. Can't wait for a couple of months to see it again! Please do a retake of the garden in a couple of months. It is always a real treat. Love the content you have, the humor, and the editing.

Such a great video Amanda! You and Lincoln are working so hard on that garden and it's really paying off. I love how Enzo stays with you and practically adores you while you're working!❤

If you really want to know how it looks, if it’s all symmetrical, use your drone. From what I can see on the video, it looks terrific.

Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your videos. I’m here for your sense of humour. Your videos show not only the renovations and antique shopping, but you take us long everywhere you go and that’s what I enjoy the most, seeing your life in France. The garden looks amazing. I’m a little bit jealous, I wish I could have a fig tree. I understand about the rain, I’ve been wanting to get out to my garden but it’s been raining for three days. Thank you for another great video.

Hello from Texas, I'm so blown away that plant prices are so affordable compared to here. That fig tree would be around $80.00 easily. And your lavender is around $25- $30. Great Job on everything! Of course it helps to have an agreeable husband.

The walled garden is beginning to show all the very hard work you have put into it. It’s beautiful and I love the layout of the beds. You have enough room to grow all you need plus supply your local village. Amazing.

You have really chosen such a lovely property to call home. I know it’s a lot of work, but you are creating such a paradise! Your garden is turning into a wee bit of Versailles! 😁🇨🇦

❤❤ the cats watching from the windows and the dogs helping in the garden.

Nothing better than being creative in your own walled garden. YOURS is looking absolutely beautiful & I cannot wait to see the planting results. ❤👏👏

Love your walled garden. Gardens are hard work but there's nothing like playing in the dirt.

Amanda and Lincoln, the chateau and gardens are beautiful. Love your sense of humor and all the quips. ❤

Hi Amanda and Lincoln! I just wanted to pop in and say hello. We have purchased a small castle south of Tours. I enjoy watching you thoroughly-I’ve laughed out loud many times-thanks for that! Want to get you connected with some of our Chateau friends-don’t be a stranger! Bonnie

I love how your garden is shaping up. I know that feeling of being overwhelmed by how much there is to do, take a deep breath and remember to concentrate on what you have achieved as you press forward ❤

At the garden center, never once did I hear Amanda say, no. Always saying, this is nice! 😂 I'm with you Amanda!

Hello from west central Indiana!! I have recently discovered your channel and am totally addicted. I'm pretty sure I watched every episode in less than 2 weeks so I'm all caught up. The work you have completed on the chateau is amazing especially since its basically just the two of you doing the work. My husband and I renovated a 3 bedroom cottage that was built around 1875 with very little outside help in the early 1990's so I know how hard you both are working. Your kitties are precious (especially Pickel) and the pups are so sweet, but the donkeys - I'm in love!! The walled garden is looking spectacular with the new beds and the centerpiece Fig tree. I can't wait to see how the cottage turns out!

The drone video at the end of the blog is great! The walled garden is really coming together! Great work! Cheers!

OMG you are both energizer bunnies 😂 The projects are never ending! I love how you’re designing the garden. Even though your working hard your living the good life in my opinion. Nature is beautiful ❤️❤️

I’m really enjoying your planting boxes in the walled garden. I’m envious you’ll have some much space to plant lots of things.

You always have such wonderful choices in music. I loved the visual effects where they're digging the lines and the sped-up video makes them look like they're sliding sideways. I've never seen that, a very fun effect. That's an amazing nursery, and what prices you showed were great. I like having the green fig trees because I've found that birds are less likely to eat them as they tend to wait for them to turn colour and then eat every one. Plus, green figs are delicious. You've done a LOT on your garden just recently, too!

So amazing that you have someone to mill all the wood for you. This is becoming so rare in the States.

You realize that your videos are our therapy right? I mean the cats, donkeys dogs, garden, beautiful chateau, views, on and on. ❤️❤️❤️

What a dream walled garden!

I can't imagine how much work it is to do all you do - and then share these videos with us. You are both amazing and inspiring! I just love the footage of your garden taking shape. Thank you for sharing.

Your walled garden project is massive and kudo's to you for getting someone in to devote that time to it, after all, by the size of the garden shops you visit, you need full days just to choose your next garden plants

🍃🌳 such a great design for your vegetable garden, with the fig tree in the middle!!🍃

The fig ‘fruit’ is actually the flower, that’s why the ‘fruit’ appears without seemingly a flower.

So happy you have found time to be in your garden 😊

Absolutely love the drone view of The garden.

That is going to be one gorgeous garden. Nicely done you guys! Enzo sure keeps a watchful eye on you two..what a good boy. Have a good week and cheers!

You and Lincoln have done a wonderful job on the beds. They look great.I know what hard work that is!

I have learned the hard way that if you have pets that shed lighter floors are the way to go dark floors are beautiful but show absolutely everything. Lighter floors would also add a brighter and more cheerful environment. You are doing so much. Take care of your backs at all cost and they will take care of you. You are both amazing. I admire you very much. ❤

Loving the.garden videos, yet all that rain, and still working hard. Spring is such a great time. I am looking forward to the cottage renovation. Thank you for sharing with us.

Really liking your vegetable beds. And they looked amazing with the two strokes of paint on them!!! Your fig tree was a good choice and will provide you with fruit for many years 🎉

Such a pleasure to see your plant beds being done correctly, saves so much work later in the year 👍👍👍

The garden is really looking great, will be very beautiful when in full bloom! ❤

The walled garden is gardeners dream !

So happy for you that you've made great progress in your walled garden. Love the fig tree.

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Beautiful! You are one of the few French channels I watch. Love ur American sarcasm. Aloha from Hawaii

I am really enjoying your channel. You both look so real gardening, dirty clothes and muddy boots. Have always had lots of helpers, dog and cats out in the garden too. So much work. Had no idea it rained so much in France. Hello from rainy west coast of Canada

Love the fig tree and the walled garden is looking beautiful. Your dogs are great supervisors while the cats in the window observe from afar 😻😽

Love how the walled garden is coming together🥰

Lincoln is like the Terminator. He never stops. 80 euros for the milling of the logs sounds like a good deal and a good reuse for them. Love the fig tree in the center of the garden. The whole thing is coming around nicely. Can’t wait to see the garden and the fig tree when they mature. Fig wasps. Learn something every day. Thank you for another very enjoyable vlog!

The drone footage of your garden looks beautiful. ❤Thank you

Oh, I get so excited when I see you have uploaded a new video. Your garden is looking beautiful ! Love the design…. ❤

Just having my morning coffee here in Ontario with a new video - what a treat to go along to the garden store! Love that you chose a fig - perhaps there is fig jam in your future? Your videos give me courage as I make plans to spend rest of my retirement in France! And thanks for the gorgeous photography of your big sky!

Hello from Michigan, USA. I enjoyed this video so much that I am watching it a second time. The walled garden is a beautiful work in progress. Thank you for taking us along on your journey.

The garden is fantastic and the animals stacked up nicely for their photo op. 😅

The garden is going to be paradisiaque ! Great new additions this week …..luckily your canine assistants were on hand to keep an eye on your progress ❤

The garden is beautiful! If mine turns out 1/4 of what yours will look like I'll be happy! I love a good fig tree too! What a great nursery you found! Thanks for sharing all your adventures with us!❤

Good Morning from Ottawa Canada While l am sipping on my tea and watching to see what you two are up to .Love the wall garden .l find the both of you so relaxing to watch. 👍🏿👍🏿

Wonderful! All your hard work is paying off. The garden looks amazing. 🇫🇷

Hi Amanda & Lincoln, garden is looking great, it's good you guys got help expanding your garden beds. That's wonderful news about the beams for your cottage project. Love going to the Nursery as well as seeing the flooring that's available in France. Oh and I love Lincoln's way of starting the weekend...beer and plants, hope you guys enjoyed!👍It's nice to hear so many more people talking about help for mental health, we all need some support. Thank you so much for sharing, take really good care. Have a wonderful rest of the week. Lots of love Kathy x 💖🌸🌺🌷

The garden looks amazing! Great job guys. You both look like you’re in your happy place working in the garden ❤

The garden is gorgeous already! You've done such a wonderful job. Can't wait to see all the various plants growing as the season progresses🥰

So much work but oh so beautiful. I'm jealous of the low prices but incredible selection at that garden center. Where I am those same plants would cost 5-10 times as much. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us.

The garden not only is it going to be productive and self sufficient but it will look symmetrically beautiful especially with the drone footage … how lucky are you that there’s plenty of free fallen trees for the floor trusses for the cottage .. can you imagine the expense these days ..😮 You’ve certainly got your butts into gear this year … the projects are moving on nicely

I am so envious of you having such a fabulous garden centre close by, with excellent quality plants and shrubs.

Remember that a wonderful and productive as veggie gardens are they need an incredible amount of constant attention. Don’t set up too many beds if you cannot commit to them. Planing fruit trees also need time and attention - they are too are a lot of work. I am not dying to put you off doing a wonderful activity. As gorgeous and fruitful as a fig tree is: you will have to manage what to do with the fruit - unless you let the birds eat them which they will regardless of how hard you try to cover them. I love to garden too and they are an incredible amount of work which I like. Do a little everyday to keep on top of it as you have created a lot of beds. Don’t add anymore beds unless you can manage them. Just my sage advice. Fig trees also have a massive root system. Careful that you can plant vegetables close by. Good luck and I will be watching to see how you go. The cottage is coming along great. You are going to creating a gorgeous building. Enjoy the good weather coming your way. I will hibernate in the Melbourne winter and watch you getting on with it! Enjoy Vicki

Totally engaging, the best music too.

I’m glad your able to use the down trees for lumber. Beams, floor boards and so one. The cottage will be strong once the beams are in place. Nice work in your walled garden. Your critters seam very content and happy.

I have been gardening for 30 years and I never add wood to fill up space instead of soil as ants and wood bugs love this and can eat your plants. Your potoger looks beautiful. Well done.

The Walled Garden is coming along nicely! I really like your choices of Tree and Flowers for the center bed. Well done🌻👩🏼‍🌾

What a treat to see all the progress. And i loved being taken around the garden centre with you. Many thanks for sharing. Greetings from SW England by the sea.

I’m pea green with envy over your beautiful walled garden. After moving to a condo some years ago, I only have space for some large pots; I miss having a garden and lots of flowerbeds. I really enjoy your massive effort! ❤️❤️

Garden is really coming along…..always nice to get things planted and watch them GROW

Hi, the trip to the garden centre and the last aerial shots, what a treat!❤ We've had lots of rain too here in London, everything is burgeoning 🌳🌳🌳

Each video gives us more views of your beautiful property to enjoy. Love all your animals and their antics and both of you and your interactions! And you guys are amazing working machines!

I just love your video as usual. The shopping, the sound of the rain, the planting and your voice are so relaxing and the professional editing makes my day. I look forward to each post. Have a blessed week.❤

Love the way you work together with the dogs watching. Good job.

good decision! We have three large fig trees, they are easy to care for and there is nothing better than fresh figs

Maybe get the purple elders to thread between your existing white❤? That ancient fig looks amazing! I think it would look great if you line the one wall with apple, another with pear & then peach all Esplanade trees🎉! Maybe how you have the looong run bed put a matching bed on the other side, or behind, depends where you stand & fill that with lavender & tall cutting flowers❤? I noticed that Guava & Enzo are happy with the weather, no matter the weather😂! Snow? Roll! Sun? Run! Rain? Sit in it!😂❤😂❤😂❤

It’s looking beautiful! What a wonderful nursery. Fabulous looking plants there. ❤😊

The garden is looking great! Sometimes it's good when we have to wait for something. Then we have time to get other things done. I never knew that about fig trees. Interesting.

I remember ages ago when Lincoln drew the design on paper and thought it looked wonderful. Can’t wait to see it done.

The fig in Lincoln’s ear made me howl😂😂😂

The thing about the North American way of planting trees is based more on aesthetics, rather than the natural way trees grow. In their natural environment, fig trees don't grow in a raised, boxed bed. Often you see trees planted with a lot of soil going up a foot or more up the trunk - to make it look nice. This stresses the tree and it will sprout roots at the highest level of the soil rather than sprouting stronger roots at the natural soil level, which weakens the tree. You many already know this but a trees most important root system is just under the soil, where they radiate outwards to bring nutrients to the trunk. Usually there is one larger anchoring root that makes the tree stand tall and strong to withstand the elements. Often in NA, you see people covering the areas around the tree with decorative rocks (!) and thereby covering and smothering this delicate, life-giving root system. So, in short, a tree doesn't need a raised bed! Please don't view this as a criticism: I love your videos and don't have a garden anymore so love watching you two build yours! take care.

Stunning drone shots of your gorgeous countryside! Love seeing the walled garden come alive! As always, great video. ❤ Sending love from Vancouver Island, Canada. ❤

The fig (and everything else at the chateau) is beautiful! Suggestion, if you've never watch Bunny Guinness, you might consider her baseless pots for your tree. It will give you immediate added height to your trees and apparently the trees can live for years in the pots! I'll echo a previous comment. I love that we never know what you two will do next! LOVE your channel and cheering you on! ❤

The garden looks amazing even at the stage. As I look out the window at my house to a freak snow storm your gardens look much more inviting.

The garden is really taking shape.

The two of you work so hard and are not even thwarted by the relentless rain that seems never ending in France this year! The garden is looking amazing and I can't wait to the fruits of your labour in the summer. Bravo! And I hope Lincoln drank everyone of those beer or maybe you shared them. Whatever you so deserved them!!! Cheers

So much beauty! Love the new fig tree and flowers. Thanks for sharing it all ;)

I love what u 2 are doing but remember the older you get the harder it gets to keep things up!! I speak from experience 16 acres now in our 70’s. I wish u good luck!!

A beautiful spring pink cherry tree would have been nice.