Today I'll tell you a little bit more about my story for you.
A pilot project I did in 2009.
When I started doing participations on TV,
I began to realize that I had way to talk to the cameras.
And then I began to have a dream of having a program.
Then I got in touch with a friend of a friend.
That is Ligia Mostazo. Which is a super editor, video director.
Now even she is in New York. I contacted Ligia and she though it was super cool
the idea I had. And we did a project together.
It was the first A Menina do Dedo Verde (The Green Thumb Girl). Because we had 2 dreams.
I had a dream of having a program. It was a program GNT kind of program.
She had just moved to a house. I had a lot of space.
And I was dying to have a garden. Then we unite business with pleasure.
I did the garden design and implementation to her, and she made the project and the video for me,
And that was the pilot program that I'll leave
Ligia tell you a little more. Hi, my name is Ligia, I am journalist
and I'll tell you how I met Nô Figueiredo and my story with the A Menina do Dedo Verde
Nô and I were presented by a mutual friend
She wanted to do a project for a TV show
on landscaping. And I had just moved to a house with
2 large gardens to be done. So we've put together these goals and we did
the pilot of the A Menina do Dedo Verde from the garden renovation of my house.
There were 3 days of recording. 3 days very funny, very delicious.
We loved to spend all that time doing the garden reform.
And the result was wonderful! And so it was the born of A Menina do Dedo Verde (the Green Thumb Girl).
Hi, I'm here in Alto da Boa Vista. A neighborhood in the south area of São Paulo that is
an oasis within the city. The Alto da Boa Vista is in the Santo Amaro region.
This part of the city of São Paulo received
at the beginning of the last century a large number of German immigrants.
The style of some houses leaves clear its influence.
And it is in Alto da Boa Vista that the garden landscaper Nô Figueiredo now faces another challenge.
To transform the garden of that house there, look ... This one is the home of Ligia.
A green house, the face of the neighborhood. Let's go inside?
What a delicious home you have! A delight, right?
Very tasty, a great space here in front, right?
Delicious garden. How long have you lived here?
Look, will make 3 months. Very recent.
You have moved very recently! Who lives here with you?
My husband, I ... between one conversation and another, Nô and Ligia will start
to know each other better. It is importat, of course, to know the taste of the owner of the house.
To attend her wishes.
Well, meet as far as possible. Huh, guys?
I thought, may be, a Ficus here. I do not know, what do you think.
Look, I really like Ficus. It is really has a delicate leaflet.
But the Ficus is a large tree. The Ficus that Ligia wanted can
grow up to 15 meters high. And its roots are very strong.
They are called tabulars, they come out of the ground and can shake the structure of the house.
This is a tree to grow on large areas.
But still, there are many on the streets of Sao Paulo.
And just look at the damage they do in sidewalks!
So Ficus in garden house, no way! See why I needed a specialist?
Then, if you did not come here, I was about to plant a Ficus here.
Ah, I'm glad I arrived in time to avoid you put that Ficus, huh Ligia?
We put a tree, but a tree, that is of a proportional size to
your home. That you may not have problems with the roots.
And speaking of size of the house, it's time to take measurements.
Nô takes notes and photographs the garden in minimum details.
So, Nô? Look, it will give a bit of work, but it will
be very cool. Do not worry.
Oh, great! Is there another garden on the back?
Yes, there is. Let's see it?
Yes. And here it is the sunniest part.
Here all morning is sunny. Until 2, 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Oh what a nice sun. Look at that delicious pool.
Hmm, but the plants in this garden are not valued.
Roots tangled, yellow leaves. Loose branches.
Lack harmony. It looks like ...
Old aunty of the countryside. I have this definition.
Old Aunty of the countryside. Do you know when she gets a sapling.
Then she puts a sapling of something. Then she gain another sapling of something else.
So, let's work. More measurements and photos.
With all documented Nô can now work on Ligia's garden design.
Oh people, that a delicious home, right? A lot of garden.
I'm thrilled. I'm already full of ideas.
I think it will be beautiful. For the landscaper, this is the hottest time.
It's time of the creative process.
To search and view the plants that match the style of the house and the taste of the client.
The project of Ligia will be a Provence style garden.
I'm going to use lavender, little roses and fruits. Provence gardens are inspired by Provence.
A region in the southern of France. It's a magical place that has its own culture.
In this area, flourished poets, bards and minstrels.
This romantic atmosphere combined in a unique way with the dry climate.
Temperate in the winter and very hot in summer. The plants in this region are quite resilient.
And they fits very well to the polluted air of Sao Paulo.
And the best place in São Paulo to find these plants are there in the Chácara 3 Paineiras.
And there I go. Hi, Mr. Gabriel.
Good day! How are you?
Fine! I'm doing a garden, Mr Gabriel.
I'm doing the budget. The client wanted a garden with European style
Yes Yes.
She likes small leaflets, small flowers. This impatiens here is beautiful, right?
Ah, lavender! This is one is that rose which is a shrub, right?
Yes, that's it.
It is a shrub rose. I liked the Dietes.
It gives a yellow flower. It is good for sunny places, right?
Half shade also it will thrive, right? It has herbs as well.
I think I'll want to make some herb vases.
Fruit has Jabuticaba (Brazilian grape), right? But this will give a lot of fruits.
It will give a lot of fruits. It is already flowering.
So, look. Today we'll remove what needs to be taken away.
Prune things. So we'll start.
We will take this Azaleia here. Let's put it in a pot by the pool in the back area.
We will take this Agave too. Here on the grass, we'll take that bush.
What's up? Let's go, guys?
Are you excited? Let's go. There are a lot to be done.
Come on! That's it, come on!
Oh ... it is dry, very dryed, poor thing.
This one died. I am glad that Ligia is not here, right?
She was going to die seeing it. She was going to be desperate.
And she almost got it. Look at the reaction of Ligia when she came back home from work.
Nô! Where's my garden ?!
Easy, easy, easy. Stay calm!
Everything will be alright. Everything will be alright.
Wow, everything is naked. Everything is naked.
Now is naked, but tomorrow it will be beautiful, wonderful when you arrive.
Today is the day to put the new plants that will turn into charm Ligia's garden
Come on.
Hands on, there is a lot to be done today, right?
At the pool garden I decided to put potted plants.
And now I'll teach you guys how to plant in a pot.
First we use expanded clay. Which is to help drainage.
After placing the expanded clay that is also calls by cinasita (here in Brazil).
We put this piece of cloth that looks like a felt, the drainage blanket.
And then after we put the soil. The soil...
It's always good to work with a good soil.
This one is a prepared and fertilized soil. To conclude the vessel.
After we put the expanded clay, and the drainage blanket
We put a bit of soil. Put the plant.
And after complete with soil around the plant and makes the finish of the pot.
This finish can be in black dwarf grass. Can be with some flower lining.
It can be expanded with clay. Almost done.
Now, Nô. Time to change the work clothes to wait for the owner of the house.
Hi, Ligia!
I will open up to you and want to see what will you think of the garden.
Look, how beautiful! Bougainville.
Red bougainville! As I wished.
Can I take it off? No, it is important to wait a little bit, Ligia.
This first month is very important for the garden.
Nô, and this one is the impatiens? It is another type of impatiens, very cute!
Very cute, is not it?
Beautiful! It is more colorful, more vivid.
It is a little bit higher. Oh, I loved it!
And over there has this grass calling Liriope, or serpent beard.
It has this lighter shade, variegata. It gets better in the sun and the green one goes
in partial shade. And here is the Surinam cherry.
Oh, I loved it, it was gentle, charming. Oh, good, Ligia!
That's what I think. As I thought, you know?
Come here to see the pool garden. I opted to make potted plants on the sides.
To make it easier for you. So sophisticated!
Because then when you need a maintance at the pool, it is more practical.
Much more practical. This side has the herbs.
Ah, chives! It has Parsley, chives.
A small flower, right? Impatiens, Mint.
A little bit of lavender. What a delight, this house will become fragrant.
A lot, right? It has an orange that already has to a small fruit.
Great! Here small rose on the corner with Lavender.
I really enjoyed it, loved it! A Jabuticabeira (Brazilian grape).
Already loaded! After a while you will be able to eat the fruits.
There is eleven o'clock.
That tiny one is what? The one from the big pot?
It is eleven o'clock. This little flower is a grace.
It opens near eleven o'clock, noon and then it closes.
Oh, that is why it is called eleven o'clock Oh, mission acomplished!
The garden is finished, the Ligia loved. It was what she wanted.
Well, I wait for you next week for the other program.
Now I will take my dog ​​for a walk. What's up?
Enjoy this pilot program? Yeah.
Thanks to this pilot program I'm here today.
With over 10,000 subscribers on this YouTube channel.
Growing every day. And I just have to thank all of you who are
here watching me, sharing, enjoying, commenting.
Look, my enormous gratitude to all of you! I wish a Christmas full of peace, light,
love, happiness, health, faith, prosperity, abundance, and
a lot of money. Everything of the more wonderful there is!
Trust that next year will be much better than this.
Always keep the goal. Always keep the focus on the good things.
Because when we focus on the well and good. We strengthens the well and good.
And these things increase in our lives. So a wonderful Christmas to you.
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