Nice photoes! I only started this year in spring, when we finally bought a bigger apartment with our first balcony and I love it. I have always had a garden when living with my parents in Italy but, as you say, I took things for granted until you moved to Sweden 12 years ago for studying at university and I started to miss having a garden or a balcony. My balcony is much small (about 4sqm) but I managed to grow aromatic herbs, a small cherry tomato plant, small lemon tree, alpine berries and flowers... many flowers. Next summer I want to test more vegetables... I am still a beginner but I love it. Ciao, Orchidea www.viaggiesapori.blogspot.com
This is the chronicle of my urban agriculture experiment – the process of transforming the 6’ x 8’ balcony of my second-story apartment into a vegetable container garden. Now in Year 2.
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I grew up in rural Illinois living a typical farm-kid life — exploring, raising animals and helping my mom around the house and in the garden. When I went to college for landscape architecture, a venture fueled by my love of art and the outdoors, I found I missed certain parts of the country lifestyle.
While in school I first lived in a dorm and then in a basement apartment with my husband. My studies included plants and designing gardens, but my gardening was limited to a few houseplants.
Our post-college, grown-up-a-bit-more apartment gave us a little room to stretch and enjoy the sunshine. My garden started from an innate desire to create, be independent, and take a step toward sustainability.
Today, my garden helps feed my husband and I, gives me a sense of personal accomplishment and provides me with the kind of “green” therapy that I used to take for granted. I hope my garden will inspire others who wish to garden, but don’t think they can because they don’t have a yard or traditional garden space. In some ways it’s easier, in others it’s harder, and it’s all worth it.
i like those marigold flowers
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Nice photoes! I only started this year in spring, when we finally bought a bigger apartment with our first balcony and I love it. I have always had a garden when living with my parents in Italy but, as you say, I took things for granted until you moved to Sweden 12 years ago for studying at university and I started to miss having a garden or a balcony. My balcony is much small (about 4sqm) but I managed to grow aromatic herbs, a small cherry tomato plant, small lemon tree, alpine berries and flowers... many flowers. Next summer I want to test more vegetables... I am still a beginner but I love it.
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Nice pictures of vegetables and flowers.
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ReplyDeleteVery beautiful photos. Shame there are no more entries! Would love to see more.
ReplyDeleteSo many little peppers! Ours are starting to produce also.
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