Bloomnliving

Bloom n Living is a slow documentary about restoring and living on a rural property in Italy — told through light, sound and physical work, without narration.

We are Ross and Helen, reviving a 1967 farmhouse and one hectare of long-neglected land in Umbria. After decades of silence, olive groves, gardens and terraces became wild thickets.

Our work follows the slow process of rebuilding a working landscape — clearing dense overgrowth, restoring stone structures on steep slopes, planting a kitchen garden, caring for flowers and maintaining the land season by season.

What to expect:
• Land & garden restoration
• Olive groves, flower gardens & future vegetable garden
• Quiet long-form films (40–60 min) without commentary
• Seasonal rural life in the Italian countryside
• Our Maremma sheepdog Hardy

By restoring the land, we restore ourselves.