Creating A Little Garden

Who doesn’t love a little garden…

Have you read the book “My Secret Garden”? It’s all about the joy of discovery.

A garden can be a feast for the eyes; perfume; a garnish, that missing ingredient – OR, a discovery; something in ourselves that finds sowing a seed, and watching it grow, meditational.

You don’t need a plot of land, or a flowerbed - you can create your own little secret garden by recycling those items you might usually discard – from an old jam jar, wooden palette, tins; to those used up candle ceramic vessels.

Plant a herb, a flower, or a spicy chilli, and watch the ‘good things grow’.

A balcony can be formal with urns and topiary; or pots of mini orange citrus and lavender… to bring the scent indoors…

A little garden brings a smile onto your face…

A few garden homes that you might not have thought of:

Egg or coconut shell

Biscuit tin or tea caddy

A tin watering can

And who doesn’t love a terrarium?

How to care for your garden:

Set up a compost tin for your vegetable scraps; or for those more ‘adventurous’, a worm farm.

Buy good potting soil and water twice a week. Avoid wetting the leaves, as this can cause them to rot.

For those who don’t have a balcony, some little green numbers can live on a sunny windowsill – some plants don’t even need the sun, for example African violets and money plants.

If you don’t have a green thumb, cacti and air plants thrive on neglect…

At the end of the day, you might just want to plant mint…