So one of the things I've noticed during the lockdown is that lots of people are getting into gardening!
Since we finished school i have been lucky enough to be working my way through a tree of peaches, two trees of apples, and today Iwas able to collect the first of my feijoas!
Below is a picture of some of the fruit, veges and herbs that I've got in the garden at the moment.
From the top left there is mint, lemons, bay, rosemary, cauliflower, parsley, apples, feijoa, capsicans, corn, chillies and rhubarb. Over the break ive been planning what else i could plant. Ive also been working on a website for my other job as a landscape designer. We are designing a page to help people who want to be able to grow their own food.
I thought that some of you might like to have a go at designing your own dream garden with lots of edible plants. The first step would be to make a list of all the things you want to be able to have in your garden. To get started try making a list of what you want using the following headings:
- What sort of structures do i want in my garden? (shed, glasshouse, compost bins)
- Fruit trees (apples, pears, peaches)
- Herbs (mint, basil)
- Citrus (lemon, grapefruit)
- Vegetables
- Berries
- Anything else?
Once you have a list of everything you want to include you could start thinking about how to design your dream garden and where everything will go. Do some research on vege gardens and see what ideas you can come up with.
Next time i do a blog post i will give you some ideas about how you can make a plan of your garden at home and you might be able to use that as the location for your design.
I'd love to see what you come up with!
