Hello,
It has been a while since I have shown you my garden. Here is a 2 month updated.
You can see the broccoli is growing quite well. Yesterday when I was watering the garden there were two hummingbirds that landed on the broccoli leaves multiple times. It was so fun.
The bok choy has been the best producing plant in this fall garden. We had bok choy salads every day last week.
The spinach and Swiss Chard are growing a bit slower. Still they are great supplements to the bok choy for the salads.
Yesterday, my friend's nephew (12 years old) came over and helped me harvest the leafy greens. It was so great showing him how to harvest leafy greens and him being so curious about how the vegetables grow.
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I planted a bunch of flowers and there are some growing now.
Marigold, with broccoli behind it
Nasturtium
In the back of the garden the peas and carrots are coming up.
Peas
Carrot
Here is a view of the whole garden. I imagined and planted enough seeds for the whole garden to be full. That didn't happen so we are working what what we have!
I have been reading In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore.
In almost every culture, the garden is a sanctuary, a place to rest and ruminate, Niwa, the Japanese word for garden, means "an enclosure purified for the worship of gods." The act of gardening itself- planting, pruning, weeding, watering, waiting for things to grow- can help us slow don. Gardening does not lend itself to acceleration. In a hurry up world, where every thing is scheduled for maximum efficiency, surrounding to the rhythms of nature can be therapeutic.
I love this quote! My garden is my place of quiet, slowness, rhythm, contemplation. It is a place I look forward to going to and being in everyday.
Beautiful pictures Sara!
You should be very proud of your plants!
Slow living is what I am trying to achieve in my everyday life. Still working on that though :)
Thank you! Yes, I can see that in you. I love the idea of slow living and being present for my life instead of watching it fly by.
The bok choi looks so good! I still haven't planted my seeds yet as I need to get some soil, which is a pain as I forgot to do that before lockdown 😖
I can't wait to see it in spring when things start to bloom.
Yes, I heard the England was going on lock down. How is your garden doing? Arizona is unique in that they have fall growing season and spring. So this is the garden. spring will be a whole different planting.
Can't wait to see your flowers bloom soon. Seems all trees are adapted well in your garden 🙂
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