God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it’s the purest of human pleasure” ~ Francis Bacon~
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ature having the most trusted source and foundation of creativity can boast of its refreshing feel, self-healing abilities and ideas inducing properties. Its vested interest of a life changing game plan gives credence to the popular cliché ‘ideas are all around us’. Nature deals with more details than specific, its self-crafted intricacies in the most sublime of water sources, relentless discoveries in its medicinal search, endless expeditions on flora and fauna and consequent universal acclamation like flowers, gives life the needed colour. You can call it the foundation of human ingenuity. From the tinniest hand crafted effigies to the conspicuous plans and drones are all from the muse of nature. Stories of greenery, shrubs and botanical ecosystem has been retold and relished endlessly. Gardening is just a drop in the ocean of nature’s many and colossal tapestries of beauty and regurgitation of God’s wonders. Few people give the time of day to what they see around them. The hustle and bustle of rubbing pennies together and making a living puts a damper on the initiative of taking a minute to just breathe, regardless of how close they are to that dose of beauty, amazingly, they remain oblivious to it. What sets a home apart isn’t necessarily always the design of the building, monstrous size of the edifice or its aesthetic appeal. They do count a great deal. Some homes are ecstatically a sight for sore eyes. Others do not necessarily have the most impressive of buildings, but their well-structured and colourful greens can certainly take the shine off the most structurally beautiful home. “Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are” certainly does give skin to what a home portrays. For some, just a hedge or shrubs around the house to give them the needed privacy and demarcation of property from their neighbours’ works fine, others plant a few flowers and give nature the task to grow it. Spending thousands of Cedis or dollars by a thrifty
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HAVING A GREEN THUMB ISNT ABOUT BEING EXPERT IN THE FIELD…….. homeowner in purchasing of plants and hiring an expert ‘eye’ to evaluate and plan the site for gardening and another pair of hands to prune and take care of it may seem a bit fetish to the regular Joe. You do not really need to be an expert in the field of gardening, its liberating the very act of learning something new and challenging yourself. Backyard gardening as a hobby has evolved over the years with a new craze and craves for its ‘strict’ beautification purposes. Without words, it gives smiles, serenity, and a semblance of peace, and evokes creativity. There is no hard and fast rule to gardening although it requires some bit of knowledge, patience with a level of attention to get the desired results. For most homeowners having to see your garden grow from a bare patch of land to something magnificent and green is give them a sense of accomplishment. Walking through the city, there has been some transformation; beautiful landscapes are littered and dotted on allotted plot which provides a deviation from the monotonous sight of concrete slabs, plastic garbage, honking and toxic fumes from the environment. We all have green thumbs and the only we can realise and harness it is by digging and bringing forth its natural beauty.
