Monday 11 April 2011

As i said in my first post I am hoping to capture the diverse range of gardens that are around Brunswick.  By having guests on the blog, who are super kind enough to share their gardens with us, gives us a look into established gardens to ones that are just starting out. Gardens take a long time to get established and it's the starting out process that can be the most frustrating yet the most rewarding as things slowly start to grow and take shape.

Our first guest on Hipsters and Hibiscus is Kate, a lovely lady who lives a couple of streets away from me. Kate and her family purchased their house 6 months ago in the happy suburb of Brunswick, citing that the parks and Ceres are a much loved part of the area for them. When they moved in there was no garden (just concrete) and, like most people who have just purchased a house, states that starting to establish their garden is going to be a slow process. However, the space they have is amazing and Kate hopes to eventually have a full kitchen garden as the years progress. Kate's main pleasure in gardening comes from growing her own herbs and veggies and also loves to show her kids how to grow and care for them. 'We were given a raised garden bed for Christmas last year, all made from recycled material, which we have started to grow some veggies in" Kate describes of their much loved present. As well as the patch, pot plants from their old place have followed them to Brunswick, as well as their compost bin. With such a perfect and vast space for establishing a kitchen garden, it's going to be wonderfully exciting for them as they progress and start watching everything grow.


 

 


 

Oh man, I love it! It's always so exciting seeing people start a new garden. And the mounds of space Kate and her family have to eventually have a kitchen garden just makes me jealous (although the kids want to keep it as it is as they can ride their bikes around the backyard on the concrete)! Thanks a bunch Kate for letting me into your garden! Next post we look at the Smart Garden Watering website. See you then!
Posted by Katherine at 05:54

2 comments:

  1. People Plants Landscapes17 April 2011 at 23:40

    There's something wonderful about these old concrete gardens in northern suburbs, apart from just the challenge of growing anything in them. I have worked in a couple that look just like this one in Northcote and I loved them. I think it's because they're so unpretentious and so strangely relaxing. Anyway, your friends are doing a great job Katherine - have they considered any good old fashioned concrete smashing yet, sledgehammers are great fun!

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  2. Anonymous20 April 2011 at 15:58

    Looks great Katherine. Did you help them out with getting started? That concrete reminds me of all of my relatives houses growing up. Will be good to see what the yard looks like as it becomes a full kitchen garden. hopefully we will get to see the ongoing process if they let you keep coming back to take snaps.

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