Pennod 5 Gardd Pont y Twr

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-I'm Sioned Edwards.

-Six months ago,

-I moved to Plas Pont Y Twr...

-..with husband Iwan

-and daughters Nanw and Malan.

-It's my grandparents' old farm, at

-the foot of Moel Famau near Ruthin.

-The house is run-down.

-Our home for the next year

-is a rather cramped caravan.

-It's quite a challenge

-with two young children.

-We must go in five minutes.

-This year's main project is

-to turn the field by the caravan...

-..into a vegetable,

-fruit and flower garden...

-..with a play area, of course.

-Hooray!

-My dream is to grow my own flowers

-for my work as a floral designer.

-With luck, next year

-they'll come from my garden.

-Iwan is passionate

-about green and organic methods.

-I could go to the toilet

-in the compost heap...

-..but Sioned vetoed that.

-After months

-of discussing and arguing...

-..we've finally agreed on a plan.

-This is a story

-about sweat, frustration...

-Hang on!

-..arguing and celebrating,

-as we try to realize the dream.

-Let me sit. This is going

-to take time, I can tell.

-Not to mention headstrong chickens,

-greedy pigs and a cheeky cat.

-It's a big challenge

-and we may not succeed.

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-It's the end of August.

-After months of hard work...

-..Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd's Flower

-Show is a breath of fresh air.

-As newcomers, it's the first time

-we've been to the festival.

-We're all competing.

-Malan's category is a bouquet

-of weeds. She has plenty of choice!

-That's pretty.

-Are you going to cut this?

-This is nice.

-Cut it a little lower down.

-I've done a self-portrait.

-It doesn't really look like me.

-I'm going to enter it.

-I used acrylics for this one...

-..which I also painted.

-I'm entering this, too.

-I'm also entering

-this painting of a horse.

-That's it. Well done.

-The yellow ones are pretty.

-Pick one of these. Lower down.

-That's it. Oops! Well done.

-Excellent.

-Let's look for grass now.

-Let's look for grass now.

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-Yes.

-Dad is entering

-a picture of a woodland garden.

-I like the picture.

-We'll see how he gets on.

-Malan, that's lovely.

-Isn't that nice?

-My category

-is three flowers of any kind...

-..apart from dahlia or sweet peas.

-I've never entered before.

-The flowers have to be perfect.

-Cross fingers that there

-are perfect flowers in the prairie!

-This is a rudbeckia. I don't think

-anything has started to eat it.

-I'll take one of these, too.

-It's a white leucanthemum.

-They look pretty together.

-These are my three flowers.

-Malan is in the car.

-We have quarter of an hour to set

-these out before they are judged.

-Time to go, Nanw!

-It's a great opportunity

-for the community to get together...

-..to compare produce

-and display their artistic skills.

-Shows can be fiercely competitive.

-I doubt we'll win a prize,

-but it's the competing that counts.

-Good morning. Are you OK?

-Weeds from the garden.

-Weeds from the garden.

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-I'm looking forward to that.

-Thirty three.

-We set out our entries...

-..and left the hall for two hours

-for the judges to do their work.

-I'm quite nervous!

-Shall we write on them?

-You came first for your horse

-and second for your flowers!

-Well done.

-You came second.

-I was lucky to come second.

-Nothing!

-Dad is the only one

-who didn't win anything.

-Bad luck, Iwan.

-Better luck next year.

-Let's go home to celebrate, girls.

-I hope I have better luck

-with the potatoes.

-Potatoes!

-Wow! It's huge!

-There are plenty here. Come to see.

-Four months ago, we began

-to grow potatoes organically.

-Rather than ploughing, we used bone

-meal, cardboard, manure and straw.

-The experiment is a success.

-Can you get the basket?

-The no-ploughing method worked.

-It was quite simple.

-We let it do its own thing.

-Growing potatoes without a spade.

-Yes.

-It looks like a duck.

-It has eyes.

-We won't pick them all today to

-ensure a regular crop of potatoes.

-You planted these later.

-I planted them the same time.

-These are the first earlies...

-..then these,

-and finally the main crop.

-We'll pick these two new potatoes.

-We'll leave those in the soil.

-I'll chop the heads off.

-The potatoes can stay in the earth

-for the skins to harden.

-We can store them over the winter.

-That's the difference between

-new and old potatoes.

-I see. I had no idea. I learn

-something every day with you, Iwan.

-There's no need to be sarcastic.

-How suddenly did

-the cardboard that we put on them...

-..break down and rot?

-There's nothing left.

-Nothing at all.

-A never-ending supply of potatoes!

-There are loads here.

-Is there enough for supper, Nanw?

-Is there enough for supper, Nanw?

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-Too much.

-There's enough for a month!

-You're right. You can carry it.

-I'm so happy to see

-the fruits of our labour.

-Growing and eating

-our own food is very satisfying.

-We need a big saucepan

-to boil these!

-While Iwan peels the potatoes...

-..I went to collect the hens

-from my brother Aled's farm.

-Are you OK?

-We've struck a deal.

-In exchange for the hens...

-..Aled and his sons,

-Llion and Osian, get a kitten.

-Let's swap.

-Can I take the hens home?

-Where are they?

-Where are they?

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-Let's show them to Auntie Sion.

-Here they are.

-Oh, wow!

-You have a lot of hens.

-Iwan and I have never kept hens.

-We need as many tips as possible.

-What do I have to do?

-What do I have to do?

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-Feed them...

-..with layers pellets or mixed corn.

-Perhaps

-I should take some from here.

-We'll buy more from the Wynnstay

-Stores once I know what to get.

-How often do you feed them?

-I feed them every evening...

-..and change their water every day.

-We intend

-to use Mam and Dad's old shed...

-..and make a small run

-outside of it.

-How many hens would that house?

-It's ideal for four.

-It would be too cramped

-if you had more hens.

-How will we get these out of here?

-How will we get these out of here?

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-Do you need a box?

-Put it down there.

-Stay outside. Shut us in.

-Come on, girls.

-Aled is giving us two Rhode Island

-Reds, which are dark brown...

-..and two Light Sussex.

-That was it.

-Hold them so they can't fly away.

-Put your hand underneath.

-Between their legs,

-so they face backwards.

-Backwards?

-Nanw will be over the moon.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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-You can borrow those.

-Thanks.

-Look after the cat.

-Look after the cat.

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-We'll play with it now.

-Coming up, the hens

-are unexpectedly troublesome.

-I choose world famous roses...

-..from the national collection

-as a garden centrepiece.

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-There you are.

-Where are you going to put that?

-There?

-Will they be happy hens?

-I'm sure they'll love it here.

-It's like a hotel for them.

-Sioned and the hens

-will be home shortly.

-Malan, Nanw and I are making

-the shed as homely as possible.

-Are you OK? Are we ready?

-Did you get them?

-Did you get them?

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-Yes.

-How many?

-How many?

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-Four.

-Wow!

-Are you alright, Mals?

-Are you alright, Mals?

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-They won't peck me.

-Thank goodness.

-Shall I open the gate?

-Shall I open the gate?

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-Thanks.

-Aled showed me how to hold them.

-Do you want to pet her?

-Welcome to your new home.

-There you are. Isn't she pretty?

-Let's put her inside.

-Can you close the other door?

-That's it.

-That wasn't supposed to happen!

-She's making a run for it.

-Another one!

-She doesn't like it.

-Where are you going?

-This isn't a good start.

-Three down.

-Whey! They're in.

-They're all in.

-Hello! I've brought you some food.

-Here's some food.

-Choosing flowers for the garden

-is one of my favourite things.

-Roses are always popular

-in wedding arrangements.

-I'm keen to grow them in the garden.

-We want to build an arch in front

-of the trampoline to grow roses.

-There is only one place

-to buy roses.

-The David Austin Centre

-in Shropshire.

-There are so many

-I'm not sure where to start.

-But luckily I've done my homework

-and I have a map.

-The Queen of Sweden

-is definitely coming home with me.

-David Austin roses are world famous

-for their colours and scent.

-They've won 17 gold medals

-in the Chelsea Flower Show.

-I can't wait to grow them.

-I want to take two large ones home.

-They'll look nice in the border

-and provide height.

-They're fabulous.

-I think I have enough. I'll

-need help to take them to the van.

-While I was choosing roses,

-Iwan tackled the arch.

-The look I hope to achieve...

-..is for the roses

-to grow all round the arch.

-Usually, people choose a couple of

-roses that complement one another.

-Because I want

-to use these for my work...

-..and get all

-sorts of different colours...

-..I'll put the yellow and orange

-ones on one side...

-..and the pink and white

-the other side.

-Hopefully

-they'll spread to the beds...

-..yellow and red this side,

-the pink, blue and light purple...

-..in the other direction.

-It should look nice. I've never done

-this before. Let's give it a go.

-As usual, I soak the roots in water.

-It's a good idea to water the roses

-two hours before planting them.

-This helps to plant the roses

-as naturally as possible.

-The roots have absorbed

-as much water as they can.

-The rose is less stressed.

-What is this one?

-What is this one?

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-Constance Spry.

-She started the concept...

-..of flower arranging.

-Really?

-She died fairly recently, I think.

-She's coming into our garden.

-Is that alright?

-A little deeper.

-Fungicidal powder will help

-the roses absorb more water.

-Four scoops is enough.

-It says here...

-..that the roots have to touch

-the powder for it to react.

-I'm planting the first rose.

-There is a specific way

-to plant roses in large borders.

-In you go.

-They say to plant the roses...

-..30 centimetres apart.

-This creates the impression

-that it's one bush.

-They recommend planting them

-in threes.

-We couldn't afford three.

-It could be a birthday, Christmas

-or anniversary present for me.

-Is that OK?

-Is that OK?

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-It'll grow like that.

-Look, Iwan.

-Look, Iwan.

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-Wow.

-This is Mary. She smells nice, too!

-They are quite expensive,

-between 15 to 18 each.

-But they're worth every penny.

-It'll add height to the border.

-It's lovely.

-It's brought a smile to your face.

-I feel like Jane Eyre.

-But I don't look the part!

-I feel like

-the servant in the garden.

-Shall I prepare the soil?

-Shall I prepare the soil?

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-We have to do that now.

-Autumn is coming and the hard work

-is beginning to pay off.

-We're using half-rotted wood...

-..to create an affect

-in the prairie...

-..that we planted over there...

-..similar to grasslands

-in the American Midwest...

-..that's been ravaged by fire.

-The trees have been burned down.

-All that remains is the odd stump,

-standing in the prairie.

-It should look nice next year...

-..when the grass and flowers appear.

-It's quite artistic.

-This is the affect we want.

-They will naturally erode over time.

-Eventually,

-they'll look even more interesting.

-Nice, isn't it?

-Next time,

-we're up to our ears in fruit.

-Bulbs are planted, ready for Spring.

-How will the garden look

-exactly a year after we started?

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