Grow, Garden, Grow

While I have been busy baking and cooking in the kitchen, Hubby has been having his own fun, fooling around outside - the garden. In Chinese, what he's doing is literally 捏花惹草 "nie hua re cao". Haha...

The budding gardener

We have a huge backyard behind the house. Since we moved in during winter, we've generally left the backyard alone, as it has been too cold to venture outside. Now that the days have turned warmer, with better sunshine and rain, we noticed the garden has gotten very messy, with shrubs and weeds all over the place. There's this big vegetation in the middle that's prospering. The landlord said it's edible but we don't dare to try. There were also some rubbish, not to mention a 'cosy corner' where a few cats would come and have a snooze during the warmer hours of the day.

Lilies a'blooming

Organic vegetables?

Hubby decided it's time we plant some flowers and grow our own herbs, maybe even vegetables, at the same time tidy up the garden a little for the kids to run around in. Since he bought his first pair of gardening gloves and watering can, there's no stopping him. The budding gardener has been enthusiastically digging, weeding and watering his little garden during his free time. He says it's 'therapeutic' and now he can understand why some people can spend the whole day in the garden.

We've started with lavender, daisy, oregano, strawberry and basil. I can see that even though it's only been a few days, the daisies already seem to have grown taller. KK has also been involved in the action, helping his dad water and weed the plants. The gum boots that we've bought for him earlier is now being put to good use.

KK helping to trim the grass

XX and KK have fun digging soil

Yesterday and today, Hubby went to Bunnings again and bought more seedlings. We also bought 22 cement tiles and woodchips to lay as a pavement on the ground. Too bad this is a rented place, otherwise, I'm really tempted to buy a gazebo and some outdoor dining set. Add on a BBQ set, we're ready to have some alfresco dining! We agreed that we are definitely gonna have this when we have our own place next time.

Our backyard

The 'golden' path

XX having a part of the action