In our household, my partner is the avid gardener and she will happily spend literally the entire day working the soil and performing other gardening related activities. For my part, maintenance of an already established garden and reaping the benefits of produce grown ourselves are the attractions.
Over three years ago, we moved to a home on a 15 acre bush block with very little in the way of established gardens. Today, mostly due to my partner’s vision, enthusiasm and effort, we have a flourishing multi-faceted garden.
I say multi-faceted because we have different zones – areas which attract bird life due to the trees and shrubs there, quiet concealed areas where you can sit and contemplate life, a mini-orchard and a vegetable patch, amongst others.
It is the fruit and vegetables which appeal to me the most – there is nothing like freshly picked produce, grown without chemicals and for a fraction of the price of the supermarket items. The taste of these foodstuffs is amazing – far better than the mass-produced, bland offerings on sale at our shops.
There is a book which we have found most helpful in developing our garden, and which you may wish to have a look at if organic gardening is of interest to you. Just click here or on the book cover below. Happy gardening!
