I like to think that I have green fingers, with everything I planted growing into nice plants. Well, almost.
My other half thinks so and so did my mother. With little time I have at home, I spend in the garden with my green kids.
I love to see blooming flowers and anything green. I love my garden and I take great care by pruning the grass myself.
Recently, I found a nursery in the neighbourhood and the owner, a sweet lady whom I call Kak Sari introduced me to many plants.
The rose plants I bought from her have been blooming non stop and the jermin plant has kept the mosquitoes at bay, both in the front and backyard.
I also have three pots of oregano plants which I got from my niece's mother in-law which keeps cats from pooing in the garden.
Just pluck a few leaves and spread them in the garden, so they say. So far, it has worked well.
Yam plants are planted under the staircase leading to the rooftop and the leaves have grown into giant sizes.
Recently, I threw slices of tomatoes into a pot and they have grown since then. Soon, I am going to have my tomatoes plucked from the kitchen window.
I also have a mango tree in the backyard which bears hundreds of fruits three times a year.
The last harvest however turned out bad. Hundreds of mangoes go to waste with some "donated" to the family of squirrels and the birds.
But the tree has become a respite from the heat. I sometimes sleep underneath the tree on a hammock, courtesy of my brother in-law from Terengganu.
I believe that whatever you give to earth is repaid in kind. You take good care of them and they will definitely make you happy.
Wanna get dirty? Go get a cangkul and start digging. Or play with the earth in pots with your kids.
Pleasing to the eyes, at least mine
My other half thinks so and so did my mother. With little time I have at home, I spend in the garden with my green kids.
I love to see blooming flowers and anything green. I love my garden and I take great care by pruning the grass myself.
Recently, I found a nursery in the neighbourhood and the owner, a sweet lady whom I call Kak Sari introduced me to many plants.
The rose plants I bought from her have been blooming non stop and the jermin plant has kept the mosquitoes at bay, both in the front and backyard.
I also have three pots of oregano plants which I got from my niece's mother in-law which keeps cats from pooing in the garden.
Just pluck a few leaves and spread them in the garden, so they say. So far, it has worked well.
Yam plants are planted under the staircase leading to the rooftop and the leaves have grown into giant sizes.
Recently, I threw slices of tomatoes into a pot and they have grown since then. Soon, I am going to have my tomatoes plucked from the kitchen window.
I also have a mango tree in the backyard which bears hundreds of fruits three times a year.
The last harvest however turned out bad. Hundreds of mangoes go to waste with some "donated" to the family of squirrels and the birds.
But the tree has become a respite from the heat. I sometimes sleep underneath the tree on a hammock, courtesy of my brother in-law from Terengganu.
I believe that whatever you give to earth is repaid in kind. You take good care of them and they will definitely make you happy.
Wanna get dirty? Go get a cangkul and start digging. Or play with the earth in pots with your kids.
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