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ASMR Gardening ?.... We are thinking about specialising in this... thoughts anyone?

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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I could not relate to the video at all because I have no experience of ASMR and did not know what it means. I am thus grateful to you, and Fire, for broadening my horizons. 

    As I am not the target audience I think it would be awkward for me to suggest other videos you might produce but I suppose, on the strength of sowing carrots, you’re looking for activities of some duration so ...
      - filling and turning a compost bin
      - trimming a hedge and bagging the cuttings
      - pricking out seedlings
      - washing the greenhouse and garden benches
      - filming the bird feeder
      - jet washing the terrace
      - weeding a bed
      - picking a bunch of flowers and arranging them in a vase
      - mowing the lawn and trimming the edges
      - making a hanging basket.
    Rutland, England
  • pansyface said:
    If I appear cynical and defensive (don’t recall using that word, but never mind), it’s because of the lessons life has taught me.

    Enough, I’m off to wash the cat’s bed, which has a smear of something brown on it. And it will provide me with a distinct shiver of disgust as I do it, music or no music.

    Bye.
    Don't forget to use fabric conditioner.. or don't use it... or is that a different thread.. I can't keep up.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    I love the opening sequences of Countryfile, so if I was laid up in bed I'd like to see wide views, babbling brooks, the wind rustling the tree tops, summer breezes across flowers and grass, waves lapping at a shore, birdsong, flowers in a meadow...
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    It’s absolutely nothing to do with being scared of clicking on a link/opening a video or scared or tech or anything or anybody new. Caution in the digital age of click-bait, redirected links to dodgy sites and unwanted advertising is no bad thing. We do get a fair number of scammers on this site, people posting for the first time with a revolutionary idea or asking for ‘advice’ that rapidly turns into a hard sell for a company or product, so a certain amount of cynicism is justified.

    So please don’t take offence, or indeed assume just because people didn’t watch it they are unfamiliar with concept or have not watched this sort of thing before  - it’s not a new idea after all, even if the acronym is unfamiliar. 

    I do take your point that you were asking for filming ideas though and I can see how relaxing footage and audio of nature would be therapeutic for some, particularly if, like your wife, you are ill and cannot access it directly. If I was into this sort of thing, I wouldn’t want to see human activity in a garden though - wilder footage of landscapes, trees, birdsong, etc., would perhaps have a broader appeal. Mini vignettes of nature on your doorstep/in a garden, maybe. But it takes all sorts, after all, some people seem to tune into GW just to watch Monty’s dogs, others throw the cat at the screen during the dog clips 😉 

    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Having just pricked out four dozen coleus seedlings ... that's possibly a mindful repetitive process that could work on film. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I has to google ASMR. Sounds most uncomfortable to me, but each to their own, I guess. Good luck with the channel.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Lavinford, I’ve just looked back at this thread title, and your first post. At no point did you explain what ASMR stood for, and that would have been so helpful.
    Perhaps giving a clearer title, for instance, “ Gardening videos to help with relaxation, what do forum members think? “ might have got a wider response. I didn’t click on the video because I had no idea what it might be about. Just my viewpoint.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Having just pricked out four dozen coleus seedlings ... that's possibly a mindful repetitive process that could work on film. 
    I don’t think I could get anything out of watching you prick out 4 dozen seedlings.
    each to his own I suppose.😀😀
    Sometime ago I made a couple of videos of my garden borders, no music just birdsong, someone who is going through a bad time at the moment asked if it was still there because she enjoyed watching it and found it relaxing. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    I haven't watched the video at all so I won't comment on the content.
    However, like one or two others, I had no idea what ASMR Gardening meant and it may have been best to explain the acronym to allow people to understand what you were trying to achieve.
    It having been explained by another poster, I can quite see your reasoning - basically to help your wife enjoy the garden mentally as opposed to physically. If others find your video relaxing and helpful, you are obviously doing something right but almost everyone you ask will come up with a differing opinion on what visuals or sounds they find relaxing.
    Most will find "natural" sounds pleasant - if you are lucky enough with your garden and locality, bird song, a rushing stream, wind whistling through the trees, etc. will enhance your enjoyment of your garden.  A repetition of these sounds if you are bed/house bound for any reason may be exactly what you want.  Others may find that the chatter of neighbours or passers by, the sound of lawns being mown or hedges clipped does the biz for them. Even total silence can be therapeutic tho that is less likely these days ;)
    I'm unsure whether a repetitive process such as pricking out plants would particularly make the viewer feel relaxed but if it appeals to some, why not? It could be considered  boring enough to allow your mind to wander on to other things.
    One thing for sure is that you will not please everyone.  If the majority of viewers to your video say they like it, then carry on but try and adjust the content to take note of what they say they like or dislike :)
        
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Who remembers the potters wheel that was shown as a filler between programmes years ago?

    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
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