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Gardening Ideas to spark up your own garden.

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Tips to make your gardening fun and doable

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Either you drink it like tea or cook it. These herbs can make you healthier

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Journal of my own tiny garden in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Progress on my garden today

Don't you just love coming home to this?



Above is my tomato plant. I just can't figure out why there is no fruit yet





My cucmber break itself when i was moving it to a new place. I was not sure wether to keep it or throw it away. But i am glad i kept it. It grew beautifully and strong. It even flowers now


This periwinkle really shines today, so i thought i should share it with you...

Waterfall Dinner Table

Listening to the little waterfall while having your lunch is heaven!



Saturday, June 29, 2013

Butt and flower :)

Going back to natural living?



Friday, June 28, 2013

Fairy Garden on a tree

Love this placement with a tree to back the dark side of it.



Thursday, June 27, 2013

Big Fairy Garden

Love the size of it!


Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Ride the garden?

Green car, literally.


Monday, June 24, 2013

Tire garden

I never knew used tire can be made so beautiful.


Sunday, June 23, 2013

Garden Swing Chair

I prefer the B one, beautiful and natural.


Saturday, June 22, 2013

Garden in a tub

Definitely love how big the space is for the plants.


Friday, June 21, 2013

Lovely Flowers

Love this selection







Thursday, June 20, 2013

Lovely Quote

Thus one can be printed and be put in front of a garden.


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Pool Palace Garden

Lovely pool palace garden.


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Purple Garden

Lovely place to be alone.


Monday, June 17, 2013

Colorful Garden with Water Feature

The sound of water and the sound of the birds. Heaven...


Sunday, June 16, 2013

Healing Weeds - Yarrow


Saturday, June 15, 2013

Healing Weeds - Usnea


Friday, June 14, 2013

Healing Weeds - Self Heal


Thursday, June 13, 2013

Healing Weeds - St John's Wort


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Healing Weeds - Mallows


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Healing Weeds - Groundsel


Monday, June 10, 2013

Healing Weeds - Dandelion

I always love them


Sunday, June 9, 2013

Healing Weeds - Chickweed


Saturday, June 8, 2013

Healing Weeds - Cleavers



Sources Natureskills.com

Holiday Gardening

Been in a holiday for a few days, expecting my plants will be ok when i get back. I guess i will know the survivor plants when i get back. Meanwhile I am waiting in a hotel room babysitting my youngest nephew while my brother is having breakfast.

I was thinking to write some of the things I learned from going green. Talking about organics and non organics stuff that has been a really debate for some people. For those of you who does not know about it, organic vegetables mean vegetables that are planted without pesticides. At firs, I was thinking, why on earth do farmers want to use highly poisonous stuff for their plants? 

It all started when my hobby in gardening just appeared in year 2013. I started by buying some plants and seeds. Of course, i prefer to buy plants, because you can see the result right away. You an see the flowers, the fruit, and the herbs, right that instant. And when buying seeds, you got to patiently wait for it to sprout. If it ever gonna sprout. 

The thing with plants is, along with the soil that came in the plastic pot, there are worms and other tiny insects that lives in it. And sometimes it can affect other plants too. I am really not a fond of worms. Literally i just put them in a fire when i found one. But really hated them. But as you can see, in every choice that we make there is always a risk or side effect.

Seeing so many worms, insects, aphids, etc somehow opened my mind about the whole thing. At first I only have about 3 plants. And everyday, I would look under the leaves, watch the soil and cut out ugly leaves. That was quite a lot of thing to do for me but I love it. Taking care of each plant. And then I just keep adding my collection. 

Until one day, I got overwhelmed. So many plants, so many leaves. I got this rule in my garden, no ugly leaves. So i keep cutting all the ugly leaves whenever I see one. And it turned out to be a a lot for me to handle. That was just a personal garden, and I was growing it for fun only. 

Now, what if someone want to make a production of it? Having a few acres of land and thousands of plants. My method would be a wreck. And then there are natural pesticides, which usually consist of garlic, chili etc.  But I am too busy to make it. Besides you have to apply it everyday. Sometimes twice a day. Which make the use of pesticides is really efficient. You just put them in the soil and your trouble just go away.

I didi not agree on that though, I just think of the efficiency. Now don't we should think of a natural pesticides who can do with the same efficiency?


Friday, June 7, 2013

Healing Weeds - Shepherds Purse

Sources natureskills.com

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Amazing Vertical Garden

I wonder if this can be applied here in Indonesia?



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

To plant a garden...

This is so true. And also mean that we had hope for our future.


Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Hanging Recycled Garden

Do you have lots of plastic bottles? You can use them as a replacement for pots.



Garden drawers

Love to see all those beautiful flowers bloom from the drawers.



Monday, June 3, 2013

Forget Me Not

Lovely Flowers and small too. love them

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Lovely Garden Cup

Use your old and unused ceramics for this project. So lovely and cost pennies.