As host of the Garden Journal Challenge this month, I feel like I've been on an Open Garden world tour! Everything is at different points in its growth cycle when you have a world of gardens to see. I've joined people for garden preparation, seed planting, transplanting, harvesting and plant buying.

How gorgeous are all these garden selfies!


Let's start in the Philippines with our first entry from Hive account@afterglow, who has been weeding and re-revealing his little Eggplant gems. I wonder how long it will be before we see the first fruits from them.



Then a visit to Hive account@luckylaica who has everything going on from seed sowing, to transplanting and harvesting. There is even some recycling happening to extend the growing area off the ground.



All our Filipino gardeners seem determined to make me jealous with their luscious gardens. This time we join Hive account@discoveringarni as she barters, transplants, re-pots and even harvests some huge beans!



Then it's over to Indonesia to watch Hive account@umirais transplant crops into the garden. There is so much ginger and those bananas are looking good too!



Next we head to Vietnam to see Hive account@tuocchu's passionfruit vines. In true food forest fashion these are being grown among pepper trees, bringing in a second crop to the same area of soil, with plans to plant beans in there soon as well.



Also in Asia Hive account@uhighboy has been transplanting pandan from a cutting into a pot, in order to get it established ready for going in the garden.



Shooting over to Nigeria we get to see Hive account@rheda's bumper harvest of cucumbers happening, with lots of melons developing too. Here we have more than just a garden, it's a thriving small scale farm.



Over in Turkey the cherry blossoms are out, so Hive account@uzercanan is taking us on a tour of her friend's orchard.



Staying in Turkey a bit longer, we take a tour with Hive account@baycan around a tangerine orchard in Antalya, the land of citrus fruits.



Let's move on to Serbia where Hive account@nikolina is waiting for seeds to sprout and enjoying the stone fruit blossoms on the trees.



Then we're off to another new destination to join Hive account@fotostef in Crete, see the Botanic Gardens and share why this would be his fantasy farm. There is certainly lots of inspiration to be found here.

It's not that I am dreaming of a farm exactly like this park but the biodiversity, the unorthodox mixture of plants coming from different continents and climates as well as the overall feeling, are pretty close to my fantasy!

While we're here, we may as well join Hive account@fotostef's partner Hive account@traisto to catch up on what their own farm is doing. It's looking pretty close to fantasy level for me already! Just look at all these seedlings ready to go into the soil:

In Italy we get a video tour of a hillside garden with a view with our next tour guide, Hive account@clareartista. This incredible garden puts me in mind of The Secret Garden, especially as we hear how much trimming and clearing has been happening to get it where it is.


In Germany, Hive account@exator is preparing for the warmer weather with seedlings, seeds musings and shows us lots of chilli plants, which led into a wonderful discussion on heat and flavour.



Journeying on to Venezuela, Hive account@multifacetas is battling water shortages and heat, in order to keep her plants alive. She brings us indoors where they are sheltering in pots until the weather allows for them to be transferred outside.



While we're here, let's visit Hive account@fanyokami who shares her passion for cacti and succulents with us. First we get to visit an exhibition and then see her own collection.



Not too far away Hive account@coquicoin has been growing tomatoes and they've been getting some tasty harvests.



Next is a combination mystery destination as Hive account@proto26 takes us from the gardens in his temperate fatherland back home to his own garden. From curcubits to cacti and even striking air plants, it's an enjoyable tour to take.



Elsewherein the world, Hive account@owasco shares her frustrations at the periwinkle taking over her garden. Is this a pest plant where you live or a desirable ornamental? Anyway, it's a good job she's been clearing and preparing, because the expected delivery of bare root blueberries arrived early and needed to go into the ground immediately!



We finish up in Australia with Hive account@blingit's big garden project coming together and she includes some bonus garden selfies just for us!

After that exciting but tiring tour, let's get to the winners!

Vegetable garden prize Hive account@luckylaica Hive account@rheda

Passion garden prize Hive account@clareartista Hive account@blingit Hive account@fanyokami

I couldn't decide on this one, so I'll be adding another 5 Hive of my own to the pot in order to include them all.

And the random generator picked Hive account@multifacetas for the selfie Prize

Congratulations, 5 Hive each is heading your way!

Last, but by no means least, the winner of Hive account@riverflows' comment challenge post from last week is Hive account@ligayagardener!

---

I forgot to include Hive account@cesarj21 as beneficiary for the selfie use in the challenge post, so I'm including him here. Thank you for being such a great cover model for us! I'm also including a beneficiary for Hive account@owasco for the ongoing delegation to Hive account@gardenhive, thank you.

Are you on HIVE yet? Earn for writing! Referral link for FREE account here

Join The Hive Garden Community!