The front door of my house is facing west. As the sunlight is fearful in the afternoon, it gets a lot of deterioration due to the strong sun ray. Ever since the completion of my house's renovation, I decided to make sure that the front door of my house is not been badly affected again.
Many ideas came and went but eventually, I settled to establish a mini garden in front of my house. When the idea was settled in my mind, I announced it to my family members, there is no strong objection but had also left all the works to me.
I started with the money plant and today it had grown into a beauty as below:
Simple daily maintenance and care of about 15 minutes like watering the plants, spraying the leaves with water to make them looks lively and clearing dried leaves are necessary routine to keep the plants at tip top condition. The good feeling during these times especially among the green and seeing them growing day by day can only be experienced.
Monthly feeding of fertilizers, plants trimming, transferring plants to bigger pots can sometimes consume up to an hour or two. During my shopping trips, the flora departments or flower shops are additional stops that had been included. In these places, I can learn more ways of planting from the florists or other plants lovers. I also regularly served the internet for more planting tips.
Socially, gardening had allowed me to broaden my green circle of friends who likes plants. We talk about these green plants, procedures of care and handling, how to procreate them, exchange pots of plants among us and enjoy our fruits of labour together.
After I had started this mini garden, my visit to the Singapore Botanical Garden takes a new perspective and dimension. I looked out for and started to enjoy nice views of plants and flowers in the nature. The nature of these different plants and flowers are so amazing and pleasing to look at.
For me, the appreciation of the beauty of gardening had started with just trying to shield my front door from damage to admiring nature and their beauties. Precisely, as my front door is facing west, the plants gets a lot of strong sunlight and grew rapidly. As these plants grew, they created a shade for my front door.
It is just so amazing to be able to live to appreciate the green natural environment right at your door step resulted from time spent on manual hands work, determination, commitment and perseverance. I am also extremely happy and glad to be able to see the plants growing day by day from my patience care and touch. The process of witnessing their daily growth had been fulfilling and had lightened up my whole life. I am always looking forward to see them every morning before I set off to work.
Some of the plants that I am admiring daily:
Many ideas came and went but eventually, I settled to establish a mini garden in front of my house. When the idea was settled in my mind, I announced it to my family members, there is no strong objection but had also left all the works to me.
I started with the money plant and today it had grown into a beauty as below:
Simple daily maintenance and care of about 15 minutes like watering the plants, spraying the leaves with water to make them looks lively and clearing dried leaves are necessary routine to keep the plants at tip top condition. The good feeling during these times especially among the green and seeing them growing day by day can only be experienced.
Monthly feeding of fertilizers, plants trimming, transferring plants to bigger pots can sometimes consume up to an hour or two. During my shopping trips, the flora departments or flower shops are additional stops that had been included. In these places, I can learn more ways of planting from the florists or other plants lovers. I also regularly served the internet for more planting tips.
Socially, gardening had allowed me to broaden my green circle of friends who likes plants. We talk about these green plants, procedures of care and handling, how to procreate them, exchange pots of plants among us and enjoy our fruits of labour together.
After I had started this mini garden, my visit to the Singapore Botanical Garden takes a new perspective and dimension. I looked out for and started to enjoy nice views of plants and flowers in the nature. The nature of these different plants and flowers are so amazing and pleasing to look at.
For me, the appreciation of the beauty of gardening had started with just trying to shield my front door from damage to admiring nature and their beauties. Precisely, as my front door is facing west, the plants gets a lot of strong sunlight and grew rapidly. As these plants grew, they created a shade for my front door.
It is just so amazing to be able to live to appreciate the green natural environment right at your door step resulted from time spent on manual hands work, determination, commitment and perseverance. I am also extremely happy and glad to be able to see the plants growing day by day from my patience care and touch. The process of witnessing their daily growth had been fulfilling and had lightened up my whole life. I am always looking forward to see them every morning before I set off to work.
Some of the plants that I am admiring daily:
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