Sunday’s the perfect day to take a
little hunk of time and reserve it to spend in the garden. Whether it’s
20 minutes or all day, time spent outdoors enjoying a garden is beneficial to
the mind and body.
Earlier this year, I discovered two Netflix
shows that kind of changed my life. The first one is English gardening master "Monty Don’s Big Dreams, Small Spaces".
Believe it or not, watching folks in London
or in smaller British towns transform their small gardens into fantastic spaces
got me soooo motivated to dig and totally enhance my own backyard.
Now that summer’s here, I can actually
go out to the garden and gather hydrangeas, old-fashioned roses, lavender,
herbs and even some vegetables from my garden.
Just like everyone on Monty’s show, I
had a “Big Dream” of what I wanted my garden to look like, and it’s literally come
to fruition! My vision was to have a relaxed English cottage garden or French potager
that incorporates pretty flowers intermixed with vegetables.
Now I’ve got my tomatoes and
flowering sage growing under my apricot tree. I’ve got beautiful eggplant
growing amongst the roses and hollyhock. My garden has truly been transformed and
it’s so rewarding!
So, in honor of “time spent in the garden”,
I’ve gathered a few pretty garden snapshots from pinterest and combined them
with some of my favorite inspirational garden quotes.
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful
watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire
trust.” –Gertrude Jekyll
“There is no real need for decorations when throwing a barbecue
party - let the summer garden, in all its vibrant and luscious splendour, speak
for itself.” –Pippa Middleton
“I have an organic garden and love being able to say, 'I'm going
to see what I can pick to throw in my salad.'” –Christie Brinkley
“It gives you a good feeling. Each year, you rediscover in a
garden the magic of life. A flower arrives, and it is a miracle. The leaves
fall in the autumn, and it looks fantastic. There is a tenderness about a
garden, and you can't help but be sensitive to that.” –Hubert de Givenchy
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”― Audrey Hepburn
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is
a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett,
The Secret Garden
“Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years.” –
Unknown
“If you have a garden in your library, everything will be
complete.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Life begins the day you start a garden.” – Chinese proverb
I have yet to photograph the favorite
parts of my garden but I’d love to share them with you soon. You may have caught
a little glimpse of it during my magazine photo shoot with Cottages and Bungalows.
Check it out here.
And if you’re wondering what the second
Netflix show that changed my life is, it’s “The Paleo Way” with Australian Pete
Evans. The amazing recipes are what got me hooked, and yes, I’ve been eating Paleo
since February 1. More on that later!
ciao! fabiana
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