Gardening - Part 1 : My budding garden

First of all HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!!

Today I would like to pen down few words about my very best friend - my beautiful garden. A GARDEN is Nature's temple that provides exercise for the BODY, meditation for the MIND and satisfaction for the SOUL... I must say, it's a three-in-one package.

Few years back, when we were in an apartment, my garden was limited to pots....

                   

When we moved to a rented house, it got extended to an empty place outside the compound wall....

             

And when it was time to build our own house, spent an enormous amount of time to find plenty of space for my friend...my DEAREST friend. Big dreams for my friend came to reality with the construction of our home in the outskirts of Bangalore.. far from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Creating the base for our garden was not an easy task, it needed a concrete cleanup, anti-termite treatment, red soil fill up and what not.... It took two months to settle down before I could put my hands to shape up the garden.

                     

It took a few trips to Lalbagh and Siddhapur to find out the best plants for Bangalore's weather and to kick start the beautiful journey.

                 

                 

 And I watched nature give birth to few seedlings at home...

        

                       

 Making the garden green is not an easy job...it requires finding the right spot for each plant, replanting if required to find suitable conditions, changing the mud, adding manure, preparing organic pesticide to keep the bugs away, watering, pruning etc...etc...But gardening is addictive and time just flies in its company.  And it's a good excuse to breathe fresh air and get some exercise :-).

Here's proudly presenting few pics of my garden ....

 

This is the journey of my vegetable garden over a period of 5 months....

On one side it's a vegetable garden and on the other side is a beauty behind thorns...

But it's worth the pain to see the beautiful smiles looking at me with joy...

 

Not just roses, the other flowers also take part in the beauty competition..

 

Gardening gives me an opportunity to interact with other living beings in nature...don't miss the video of the caterpillar munching on some greens and the cute kitten attacking my hand (or at least trying to) :-)

 

So much joy to be part of such a beautiful journey of life. For now, ending the post with a wonderful message...