When you walk around this neighbourhood, I don't see a lot of vegetable gardens, and I guessed they were either well hidden, or people didn't really grow much because of wildlife - possums, big birds and kangaroos can be hard to deal with.
But the other day, attending a local market on a Friday night with Mum and Jamie, we found the community gardens at the heart of town. I had no idea it existed, and no idea how big it was! This is clearly where all the food growers are hiding! It's a nice thing to do I guess when it's overwhelming to do at home yourself, and it means you can also leave it unattended if you go away.
There must have been at least fifty beds, mainly corrugated iron, of all shapes and sizes. Being January, lots of things were either in full flower or starting to properly fruit, including strawberries in vertical pallets, which I'd quite like to try at home!
There was also a lot of beautiful flowers as well, like this lovely blue sea holly and the lovely cheerful shasta daisies.
Along the fence line were netted grapes, and I think turmeric or maybe ginger, which I will definitely plant next year!
There was also a communal kitchen shed and a pizza oven, which made me want to join up for the hell of it, just to chat to other gardeners and make pizza!
I also was jealous of the cucamelons, as I've never been able to grow them, but I might try again next summer.
Of course if you're a real gardener you'd be interested in the compost, which was a straw bale set up.
There was also rhubarb, fennel, zucchinis of all sorts, passionfruit vines, and fruit trees. The fruit trees were in a large cage with some bees. I do regret leaving the bees at my old place but I was so stressed and anxious at the time it didn't occur to me I could take them. Hopefully some make it to my place.
I was kicking myself for not taking horseradish with me too from the old place, but to be fair, I hardy used it. I will be a little limited with what I can grow, and I can't grow everything. It's nice to get inspiration though and to think about what I really, really want!
Of course I have to be kind to myself and realise that I've only just started a brand new garden. These things will come in time, and if they don't, perhaps I can join the community garden.
With Love,
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