Sunday 1 August 2010

My little Tropical Oasis



Having a personal project is always a nice escape and definitely good for the soul. I've tried to create an escape on my tiny balcony, filling it with lots of plants a pond, trees, bamboo trellis built by my own hands, and a balcony composting operation! What have I learnt from this experience?


Impermanence of life: The garden changes almost daily, nothing is permanent a plant that thrives today may not do so well a month later. Flower comes and goes. The garden is just like

our lives, always full of surprises always changing never constant.

Listen to nature: Don’t try and fight it, go with the flow of nature. Some plants will do nicely in your environment whilst others won’t. Face it and accept it, don’t try and change it, because it just ain’t worth it.

Enjoy!!



Spearmint lemon balm and something from a marigold family and my proud lotus


A somewhat sweeping view of the balcony



Little clusters within the garden creates perception of depth


Compost bin




On the road to self sustainability




Finding beauty in the little things...




Having a BBQ =)

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