Little Adventure-garden center

Trip to the garden center 

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Hello and good morning! Yesterday was a very good day! I was looking after my boyfriends home while they were working as they were getting their fireplace done; me and the Dad had a beautiful conversation which was very uplifting; and the little brother and I went for a walk to catch Pokemon's :).
After writing essays for marketing and blog posts they took me out to our local garden center, which was enchanting! I was stuck in the house all day and this really uplifted my mood.
As a thank you they bought me an array of flowers! Which was extremely kind and overwhelming! I will write a seperate blog post on those.
I thought that it would be great if I took you there to experience what I did, if you are interested in seeing what I saw, as well as what I thought; have a little read down below and enjoy :).

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My thoughts on the experience:

Profoundly, I was taken away with natural beauty that mother nature has provided us. The aroma of a vast amount of flower families was overpowering; but in a good way. When you walked to a different section you could grasp the cultures, atmospheres and memories. For example, when I waled past the rosemary I thought about Anne, and her telling me about how she uses the rosemary from her garden in her cooking. But the most important memory that sprung to mind was when I walked past the hydrangea flowers. It brought a tea to my eye, as these were the flowers that my Nan had outside her home. She was easily found as her flowers bloomed and added life to the street. I'm taken back in time to when she let me water them, I miss her so very much. 

On the other hand, the entire garden center looked magical, the array of colours put together was abstract art, it was absolutely beautiful. All the flowers are well looked after, nothing dead or decaying there. Even the reduced flowers were still intact; it's amazing how much work and effort they put into their plants. 

Did I buy anything?

Me personally no, but I would have! My boyfriends family initially went there for wood, as they wanted to update their fireplace even more. But when they saw the garden center section they were there in a heartbeat. I was picking up flowers in which I wanted to buy, but they took them off me. The dad then said, "what are your favourite ones Aim?" I replied with "hydrangea". Simply because not only are they beautiful, but it felt like my Nan was there with me in flower form.

Not only did they buy me those, but they bought me roses, daisies and more! I say more because I don't know the name of the other flowers;but I will find out for you in the next blog post, as I'l go into more detail on just the flowers :). 

Thank you for reading this blog post, I know this one was very short but I just wanted to take you on a trip to my local garden center. I love reading blog posts like this; so I thought that I would do the same :).

I will see you again later with a vegan recipe and a flower update! I love you guys very much, stay tuned and stay safe Little ones :) x x x 

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Little adventures-new addition to the flower family

Kalanchoe

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Good morning you lovely people! I was having a gardening session last night, and I added a new member to the flower family! I was so excited, I bought his flower yesterday and it's stunning. Subtle but perfect. Also my other flowers seem to be growing and bursting with more colour than ever! If you want to see my updates, and the Kalanchoe (new flower), have a little read down below :).

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About kalanchoe:

The Kalanchoe, pronounced as Kal-un-kee belongs to the 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. These beautiful flowers originates from the Americas, 56 from southern & eastern Africa and 60 species in Madagascar; but they can also be found in south-eastern Asia until China. In addition to this, these flowers averagely grow to 1 meter, the flowers I have has barely budding; it will get much bigger and I'm so excited to show you the outcome. In regards to what they are used for, they are cultivated as used for decoration around the house or garden. They are so dainty but beautiful to look at how could you not have these in your home? :) 

Why these flowers:

I was strolling around Waitrose, looking for some ingredients for another vegan recipe and I came across the flower section. I saw these beauties on the middle shelf and fell in love! The colour is gorgeous and breathtaking! It screams opulence and class. The warm beige and orange undertones really brings the flowers together; instead of standing out of the crowd and clashing with the other members of the flower family; it adds warmth ad togetherness. In addition to this, I adore ditsy flowers, the way they sit there in a group and crowd together is perfection; they aren't too in your face, it's a subtle suggestion of beauty. 

Steps on how I planted them:

1. Gathered stones around the garden and placed them at the bottom of the pot, this ensures that the plant won't fall over;
2. I then filled the pot halfway with compost; 
3. I took the Kalanchoe out of the tiny pot it was in, and then placed it to the side of the bigger pot I was planting it in;
4. I then filled the pot to the top with compost, while making sure that the base of the plant was completely covered. This is because you want to make sure that the Kalanchoe intakes all the nutriance from the compost;
5. watered the plant and placed it with the family.

Update on ALL the flowers:

Profoundly, after 3 days of having these wonderful delights they seem to be stronger, healthier and brighter. I  water them 2 times a day, morning and evening, they all get the same amount of water, and additional liquid if it rains during the day. The white flowers at the back were partially damaged when I bought them, I wanted to see if I could water them back to health; so far so good! They still look frail, but the white is brighter, and the some of the brown roots are turning green! I'm ever so happy with their recovery and growth rate! I will give you regular updates on how they are doing; I want to take you on this flower journey; I hope you are enjoying it so far :).

 What happens in the future?

In regards to the future, I will continue looking after this flower family, and I hope to be extending the family again some time soon. I also want to add some fruit and vegetable in the mix! Instead of making my vegetable patch this year; I will grow my fruit and vegetables in large pots :). 

If you have any suggestions on what you would like me to grow, or what you would like me to add to the flower family be give me some suggestions; I want this flower patch to be ours :).

Thank you for reading this post! I will see you again later on today with a beauty review! Also I'm heading into London tomorrow; so you will see what I did over there tomorrow evening or the following day as I will be writing about it! 

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My first time gardening

Gardening adventure 

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Good afternoon my lovely's! I'm here again, writing another blog post, lets hope you aren't bored of them! I thought that it would be interesting to show you what I was up to this morning and yesterday evening. It was my first time gardening and I wanted to share my experience with you. I'm no genius with gardening, I'm a noob, but I love flowers and nature! 

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My first experience:

First and foremost, this was the first time in my life that I had ever done gardening, I have no idea why it took me so long; but it's a new hobby that I love and wish to continue in the future. When I was a little girl I used to water my Nanny's flowers (aka potato fairy-my own personal joke). I would love seeing the flowers grow and turn into different colours. It was an enchanting experience, how I wish I could go back there; but she's unfortunately passed away. Gardening yesterday bought back nostalgia of when I used to see my Nan; she loved flowers, and she would be so proud of me if she could see me now. 

More-so, when I was gardening, I felt at peace, I was so content and happy. I could see my mum in the living-room smiling at me. She watched everything come to life with my bare hands. I think she she's her Mum in me, in which pleases her. 

I loved cutting the bag of compost open, and smelling the rich soil, it was breathtaking, it was like I was with my Nan. Also collecting the stones to go at the bottom of the pot was great, Chris (my boyfriend) Anne (boyfriends mum) and I went around my garden and searched for stones. The day was beautifully bright, and there was happiness in the air; I love their company; they make me ever so content. It was great teamwork in a nutshell; they are so incredibly important to me :).  

What motivated me to start now?

Since becoming vegan I have discovered various factors in life, one being to grow your own fruit and vegetables; but I had no idea how to. I put it to one side and thought, 'seems stressful and so much work'. But I saw the pure beauty, especially in Anne's garden. I saw what the potential was, her garden is stunning. She has gorgeous flowers everywhere you go, rich in colour and personality. Everywhere I stepped I could see her hard work. Eventually I saw her gardening, she taught me the basics and even took me shopping for flower supplies. Me and her have bonded greatly, and I love her; I really do. I saw all of her hard work, and wanted to emulate it. Anne grows the BEST strawberries! They are so sweet and juicy! She's also growing peas and broad beans! I can't wait to see what they turn out like :).

I remember seeing her yesterday, and she was telling me that she has seen a double rose bush, and that she wanted to clone the flower. I loved this idea! We both went down to where it was and cut off the dead stems. We have put them in water and we are simply waiting for it to grow roots; after that we can plant them and pray that it grows into a double rose. 

We are having a competition to see who's grows first! I hope I win! :') ... Something she did say which was very sweet and kind was, "if this works, I will give you the stem to the white rose in our garden". This was so overwhelming and kind, simply because they are my favourite flowers, and it was my Nan's favourite! If this works it'll be like my Nan is in the garden with me. 

What will happen in the future? 

In regards to the future I will 100% improve on what I have. I know that there's only a few flowers, but I will be growing vegetables in pots in a few weeks time. I will also expand to the flowers and go all out! I want my garden to become a forest! I want my mum and Anne to be proud of my hard work. I will keep you up to date with what I add to my garden, and give you a detailed review on what I've bought and what I'm going to do :). 

Thank you so much for reading this post! I want to see what you guys get up to! And if that's: painting, gardening, reading etc! Anything please let me know! I have so many hobbies to catch up on! And we can have a conversation on the interest traits we share!

I love you all so very much and I will see you tomorrow with a vegan recipe and a review, or I might even take you out on a trip to London! Tell me what yo want :)

Stay tuned Little ones, and stay safe! :) x x x 

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