I remember back in the Philippines when my mom had a garden of orchids, Dancing Ladies, Bougainvilleas, Calachuchis, and Hibiscus flowers. We also had Bitter Squash, two Señorita Banana trees and a Papaya tree.
I've been living here in the US for 13 years. That's the same amount that I lived in the Philippines before moving here. One of the things that I miss is my mom's garden of orchids, flowers, vegetables and fruits. It's not what you'd call a dream garden. But my mom made the most out of the empty lots around our house in the back corner of the Jariol Residence. I've been living in this house right now for about 12 years. We have 3 non-fruit-bearing young trees (non-edible at least) and flowers bought from the gardening section of Home Depot/Lowe's. I asked my mom years ago and recently if we can plan vegetables and fruits. She said we need permission from the home owner's association to do that. It has to be within a certain number of feet from the house walls. The best way to plan vegetables or fruits are as potted plants. Not gonna cut it for me.
I get sentimental from time to time whenever I view pictures of my childhood using the the garden as the backdrop. Most of these pictures are taken on my first day of school of the new school year.
So this family bought a house in Mesa, Arizona back in October 2009 with a large, empty, run-down pool. Rather than spend money to fix the pool or cover up with landfill, they decided to turn it into a garden pool. They anticipated the garden pool to be self-sufficient by 2012, but it achieved self-sufficiency by mid-2010. From the website, the garden pool combines the following:
Source: http://gardenpool.org/
I'm done.
I've been living here in the US for 13 years. That's the same amount that I lived in the Philippines before moving here. One of the things that I miss is my mom's garden of orchids, flowers, vegetables and fruits. It's not what you'd call a dream garden. But my mom made the most out of the empty lots around our house in the back corner of the Jariol Residence. I've been living in this house right now for about 12 years. We have 3 non-fruit-bearing young trees (non-edible at least) and flowers bought from the gardening section of Home Depot/Lowe's. I asked my mom years ago and recently if we can plan vegetables and fruits. She said we need permission from the home owner's association to do that. It has to be within a certain number of feet from the house walls. The best way to plan vegetables or fruits are as potted plants. Not gonna cut it for me.
I get sentimental from time to time whenever I view pictures of my childhood using the the garden as the backdrop. Most of these pictures are taken on my first day of school of the new school year.
1st Grade (Age 7). I played one of the beasts (a random animal from a scene in Alice in Wonderland).
1st Day of school throughout the years.
It was sunny. So I look mad.
I think the one of the first things I'm doing when I get my own home is to start a garden. My life's been technology-driven for the past 10 years (ironic that I'm commenting about it using technology). I definitely wouldn't mind exercising my green thumb once again. I've stayed out in the sun when I was younger doing this at school and it was refreshing. I can see myself working on this all day long.
So this family bought a house in Mesa, Arizona back in October 2009 with a large, empty, run-down pool. Rather than spend money to fix the pool or cover up with landfill, they decided to turn it into a garden pool. They anticipated the garden pool to be self-sufficient by 2012, but it achieved self-sufficiency by mid-2010. From the website, the garden pool combines the following:
- solar power - harnessing and storing the sun's energy
- water conservation – using less water and recycling waste water
- poultry farming – raising chickens
- aquaculture – raising tilapia fish
- hydroponic gardening – growing fruits, veggies, & herbs without soil
- organic horticulture – using natural methods to control garden pests
- aquaponics – the symbiotic cultivation of produce and fish in a recirculating hydroponic environment.
- biofiltration – natural water filtration method using biochemistry and duckweed.
Source: http://gardenpool.org/
I'm done.
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