Good Day Everyone,
I’ve really been enjoying being back home in England this
past week. I arrived in time to enjoy a few days of the glorious weather
England has been having recently. I absolutely love love love the English
countryside. The bright colours of nature with the green hills and fields
against the bright blue sky are great for lifting one’s spirit. From the
vibrancy in the colour of flowers and summer berries to the sunshine yellow of
the rapeseed fields, beautiful hedgerows, and not to mention fields of sheep,
cows, and hens – it really is idyllic. Whilst Singapore is incredibly green and
beautiful in its own right – it has more of a ‘man-made’ beauty about it. You
just don’t get the stunning views of nature or see fields of animals or crops.
Although, it has turned a bit chilly these last couple of
days, I managed to spend a few leisurely afternoons out in the sun. One
particular afternoon, my hubby and I took his mum to Lakeside Plant and Garden
Centre in Shropshire (website). It is a lovely family run garden centre that, as well as
having the usual plants, garden furniture and ornaments, also has a dedicated
farm area where various animals, that would otherwise be homeless, are now
homed. We saw a pigmy goat, pigs, guinea
pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks and even wallabies.
The garden centre has an allotment area where the family
grow fresh fruit and vegetables including tomatoes, peas, runner beans,
potatoes, strawberries and lots more. Walking around the allotment really
tugged at mine and my hubby’s heartstrings as one of the things we miss most about
living in England is growing our own fruit, vegetables and herbs. During our
last couple of years in England we had our own house with a small garden where
we grew our own tomatoes, peas, potatoes, strawberries, carrots and a huge
variety of herbs including basil, coriander, mint (our favourite herb), sage,
rosemary and thyme (I’m sure there’s some that I’ve missed but you get the idea
;o)).
In Singapore my hubby has tried so many times to grow our
own tomatoes, even experimenting with different methods but to no avail. Even
our herbs don’t tend to do very well on our balcony :o( So this garden centre
visit was a lovely treat for us. We even walked away with a few vegetable seeds
for my mum to grow as she has a large garden.
Do you grow your own herbs, fruits or vegetables? What, in
particular, do you grow? Or do you have your own allotment? That would be
amazing!
Love Sheen xxx
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