Great building! The pigeon-hole room is like a giant bookcase with a revolving ladder. I'd do just that with it - have small books (fairy tales maybe), mini lamps and the occasional miniature room representing favourite books. It wouldn't be the architectural showcase that was proposed but you can still pack a ton of whimsy into those nooks.
I can see hundreds of electric votives or tea lights in all those nooks. Perhaps interspersed with individual blossoms of the brides favorite flowers. Truly magical! Whatever you do will be wonderful.
The “cherry tree” is a crabapple. They are beautiful in bloom! You can eat the apples, but they are disgusting and they’re mainly used for jams instead of synthetic pectin
Several of us here, who know French gardens, have suggested that you do not plant trees in that parterre garden. It's not meant for trees, and if you put trees in it, it won't be right. I'm having a panic attack now that you are looking at trees to put there. You have a large enough property, that if you want an orchard or trees planted, they can go in another location. There is a reason that there are no trees there now, after 200 years. It's because the trees were kept out. If you look at the drawings you found, you won't see trees in that garden, except potted ones. Please talk to a garden person from Versailles or one of the other chateaux nearby, and they can fill you in on what goes there. Or, I'd be happy to send you one of my garden books, if that would help. That rounded area with the wall you just cleared is called a demilune, and it's intrinsic to the garden design. It's so beautifully laid out, and could be the showpiece of the place, if handled properly. A parterre garden is dramatically good for photo shoots and movies, and would be an asset to your property, so please don't plant trees in it. You have a treasure there.
The terrace is so lovely! It’s amazing! Such strong beautiful symmetry in your garden. It took so much work to create that in the time it was built. Uncovering it was literally discovering treasure.
Maybe little candles in all the pigeon holes, for a magical, romantic wedding suite? The garden is such a fabulous project - what great work, uncovering the wall.
Another wonderful episode. The symmetry of your chateau and gardens is astounding. The area you discovered matches the oval shape of your front entrance, surrounded by big, round evergreens. You just discovered the same in this part of the garden. Maybe you can clear more trees and brush to define the shape of the evergreens. Try to use the cut down trees for firewood. The Pethericks ( Chateau de Basmaignée) said that firewood runs at 450 Euro per cubic meter. They make their fire wood from trees that needed to be cleared out of their forrest. Can’t wait for next weeks episode. Have a happy and productive week.
So cool to uncover the walled terrace! Can't wait to see the Marie Antoinette film, unfortunately I'm in the states! Keep up the vision of the gardens, Chateau and Pigionery , as I know you two will bring new life and beauty to those areas.❤
Love the feel of this video, its the perfect mix of epic cinematography, never ending projects, and the silly lovely caring energy you bring. Im so excited for the journey! The way Sebastian talks about taking care of the building but giving it something special is just so endearing, I hope someday there will be funds to create that vision and artistry. I don't know why I connected to that building even in your first video, it just opens the mind to dreams and possibilities Ian hearing you explore the comments ideas is great, it can be a running gag for ever lol Seeing how Daphne touches the plants like a pet, just makes me feel we are in safe hands :)
When you get to cleaning out the pigeon area, if you don’t already know, glove, glasses, and mask up as pigeon poop is highly dangerous to your health.
@@Youdidsept11 It's like bat guano--which is very dangerous to breathe. Mouse droppings harbor Hanta Virus which is very dangerous. There's no point in taking chances with your health. It has nothing to do with being "trashy."
It's amazing how much you guys are accomplishing weekly. Going to be incredible to look back a year from now and see how much you've done. Loving each episode ☺️
Watched Marie Antoinette on the weekend and realised very quickly where they filmed a few of the scenes. Loved seeing the chateau in the show. Really enjoy watching your videos. Love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
My heart!! You two are causing me to swoon with those video skills. Watching the time lapse was seriously epic. Daphne’s spirit is so pure and lovable🥰
Garden tip, use a weed burner. I live in CO and have used one for years to control weeds in large areas. It’s basically a propane tank, a flame thrower attachment, on a small hand truck cart so you can easily drag it around the property and not hand carry a propane tank! It works great, just can’t do it on a windy day. I really enjoy your channel, you both do great work.
Such a great find! Step by step, you're uncovering, discovering, and restoring! The weed-eating flame thrower is actually a strategy I've seen on other Chateau sites, such as Chateau de La Lande.
Do you ever get upset at each other? You seem so easy going together! :) Well, nice discovery, more work on your plate but I can think of your chateau in a couple of small years and it will be awesome! Keep going on! i love watching you work in harmony and smiling! 🌷🌺🌸
This was so beautiful, the reveal of the wall and the trees was breathtaking! And I would like to say, since the pigeon tower has that cool ladder, it would make a perfect little ode to beauty and the beast if it had a section turned into a library wall 💕
That terrace is a great discovery. It shows how much maintenance such a property needs. Do you remember the terrace when you visited your grandfather in the past?
As a child, I was never allowed to play back there. There has always been a small piece of the terrace by the gate, but it was assumed to be only about 10 ft long (because that’s where the brush got thick). It was very surprising to discover it and even more surprising of how beautiful the space is turning out to be 😊
Thank you for sharing such beautiful history and landscape with all of us...Your love for each other is evident and always brings a smile to my face. I am glad you have each other to help through the discoveries and renovations.
Revealing the elements of the formal gardens is really interesting. Your time lapse is excellent for showing the before and after. I wish you the best of situations with your roofs. And the pigeon tower transformation will be an interesting challenge. (Can you run strings of small lights between all the pigeonholes rather than pierce the roof?) I agree with Tracy that groundcovers like creeping thyme and chamomile might be very useful additions to your plans.
Ian is right! So cool! I love the idea of using the sticks and twigs from the clearing for wattle fencing for garden beds. Not so much for the formal garden, but if you set up a kitchen garden near the cottage you are living in, they would be totally appropriate. Excited about all the progress! ❤️😊
Small fig trees, the ones I bought in the USA are only about a foot tall and I got figs off them the first year, seven I think😂 so jealous of how easy figs grow over there! So enjoy watching you both and your beautiful chateau! Keep up the great work!
I think it would be amazing to have a pigeoneer up and running as they once were. Of course I get why no one wants to do that, but it could be fun and they make good fertilizer and I hear they are tasty LOL 😅 Wouldn't it be amazing to have a bank account as big as ones dreams for the chateau! It's nice to see a young couple have desires to bring back the grandeur of this beautiful estate.
We appreciate the use of the pigeonnier and have not decided on what the future of the structure will be, but we like to explore our options. If the tower is turned back into its original purpose, then we would still have to invest a bit of money to bring it up to par. We will probably make a decision in the next year or so to prevent further degradation. Thank you for watching 😊
I don’t know what the French word would be, but I could imagine a Folly being right there. Usually those types of buildings would overlook the gardens. As an aside, thank you for taking us on your incredible journey of restoring such a beautiful family treasure!
My idea for the dovecote is to make it into an escape room! You could put keys that are all the same into each of the brood boxes, except that there would be one that would be slightly different, and that would be the one that would unlock the next clue in the room.
You two are an amazing team and work so well together. I can't get over all that you have accomplished in such a short time. Well done! It's amazing all of the wonderful trees that you are finding too.
I'm so glad I found your YT channel! The videos are so well done and you both are so inspiring. I know it's a tremendous amount of hard work. I'm loving being allowed on your journey and discoveries!
Your garden terrace and stone wall are amazing discoveries I can not wait to see the path ways and the trees planted just wonderful what you are doing with the Chateau.
I alwalys wait your videos like christmas! 😅 And I 100% get Daphne's passion about this projekts. It's so hart warming, and inspareting. For the wedding suit, I really support the library theme idea.
Just a tip for growing strong tall trees- bury a 2 to 3 foot PVC pipe next to the trees and only pour water in the pipe. That causes the roots to dig deep for the water and creates healthy strong trees. Worked well on my cypresses. I am so excited to see the show filmed at your chateau! You both are such hard workers but it is truly paying off. Until next time! ❤
I just love the wonderful discoveries on the grounds and can't wait to see the development of the gardens and new terrace area. Everything is so beautiful and you are both doing such a magnificent job! Best wishes always 🥰🤩🤗
Oh my God the wall is huge the area it surrounds is big, I can't wait to see it finished and what you end up doing with the terrace. The cypress trees are going to be nice they are a beautiful tree. Well done that was back breaking work. Love from N.Y.
Those small apples are in England called Crab Apples, edible but not a desert fruit. Use to add flavour to other fruit dishes. Interesting watching your discoveries.
This half-arch at the end of the garden, which you just revealed by cutting the trees along the wall - would be a really nice picknick spot. Just imagine the vista from there. Maybe flank the arch with tall grasses and wild flowers, so that a small lawn in the middle is protected by them, giving you a bit of a safari feeling, while the view towards the Chateau and the French garden is still open…
That semi circled terrace looks like it was built with the garden plots. Would love to have seen it when it was first landscaped. It was probably a bit like a mini Versaille with buxus hedging grown in patterns. I know it probably comes at great cost but would it not be worth having a landscape architect draw up some plans for the garden? You guys are so lovely together. The film production is delightful. You seem unflappable.
Also, take a look at the Pethericks chateau video site. He bought a small cherry picker that he utilizes alot. Plus he found a bell for his convent fairly cheap.
This whole series is freaking exciting! Im so happy this was in my recommendations. have been watching each video religiously for the last 2 days whilst wfh!! So, so goooooooood!!!
I now have my entire family watching this channel and we love it, will tune into the series production you recommended cant have enough period pieces to watch.
Hi im Sophia from the Philippines I love your videos and your place -chateau is just so amazing and unique. And the two of you together obviously love each other very much because you have a wonderful chemistry together. Keep up d good work.
Very great work on those trees guys. Ian is such a hard worker. It's wonderful to see such a loving happy couple. You two are sweet as you are pretty. You're my favorite couple on earth. T y for sharing. That place will be a lifetime of projects for you. I'm sure you're going to do it well.
