Every six months ago, I look at real estate with the desire to move to the coast. It's a half an hour drive to the surf and sometimes I think I'd love to be by the sea more than anything.
Actually, I think that all of the time. But it's far too expensive. These days a beach shack will set you back 1.2 million. We'd sell our five acres and half way decent house for that - and still have to renovate, and live on a quarter acre block. Every time I think it'd be worth it to live by the sea, I go look at real estate and...
The grape vine shelters the main vegetable patch from the afternoon sun
..change my mind. Because essentially, it's still the suburbs - with the sea down the road, unless you can afford a 2.5 to 3 million for a new ish build with a view of the ocean. So instead, I come home, and look around, and think - man, it's just not worth swapping. Besides, our garden is so well established and user friendly now that I just couldn't give it up after all this hard work, now, could I?
Artichoke flower - what a queen of the garden!
Two sorts of elder - an American (I think) and a native one to the right, which smells more elderflowery
The artichokes are flowering now. I didn't actually pick many - I just didn't get around to it and thought I'd let them be.
For the succulent lovers.
The elders are providing their shade - every time I go into the garden I end up with a bridal shower of white flowers in my hair. They are a nuisance though - I end up having to pick tons of little seedlings out of the ground every year.
Gah - I'm so in love with white sage! Not least because it's so dry tolerant!
I planted a couple of smaller varieties of tomato in the hugelkultur raised beds
The purple flowering broccoli has been amazing, though it's at the end of the season now - I'm still picking bunches for stir fries - so good!
The tomato plants are doing well in the raised beds. ONly three as I'm going away this year. I'm just about to net the raspberry as I should get tons if the birds don't get them first.
Everything is already drying up - it's been a dry Spring unfortunately, now that El Nino is here. So I find myself watering more than usual. A bit of a pain, but then, it does make me appreciate what I have, and stop me thinking moving to the coast is a good idea.
red cabbage starting to do it's thang
Is that a dill squash I see before me?
At least this way I don't have a mortgage and can spend more money on plants, right?
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Thanks!!! Seaside is busy and suburban compared to our quiet inland paradise!
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I know lol... No we are in hinterland, I just drive there in the van at least 5 days a week
We're grateful for living one row back from the ocean... well, an inlet off the ocean.
But we're grateful for what we have. there's no way on planet earth we could buy our place today, because it would be a million+ US. When you've been in a place for a while, it becomes harder to move... your surroundings work.
You've got it! And we create this beautiful home and the thought of doing it again is. But of a killer...
Exactly!
I couldn't imagine moving away and starting again, even 20 years ago. It's taken me so long to get to where I am in the gardens. But I know what a draw the sea has for you, my husband was the same...
I know you must love the seaside, but surrounded by this beauties, and also putting into consideration the exorbitant cost, I think you have a more than fair deal. Your garden is lovely, River.💜
Living the dream of having some amazing plants to get some food and spices. Well, my dream of that. It's a total busted thing moving out an getting a different place is so expensive. Owning land is such a premium feature that it seems like some of the younger people will never get any.
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STOPI love the sea, but I think that living there must be a continuous struggle with the radiant sun and I can't even imagine the arduous task of maintaining a garden.
Ha, well, it's hotter inland where we are with no sea breeze to cool us down. And yes, it's arduous that's for sure - but worth it.
Hi, I like the coast too, but nature is great when it blooms, have a nice day.👍👍👍
The place looks very beautiful, peaceful and Quite. Plants are also grow very healthy. Pretty flowers grows everywhere.
El Nino is a hot sunny situations and it should really watered our plants sometimes 3x a week. This is a little bit challenging specially when we fetch water a few Meters away just like what I did. 😊
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