We live in the Hunter Valley of NSW and I am a horticulture student nearing the end of my degree, while putting ideas into practice in my job as a gardener in a large display garden nearby. Somebody once told me that the nicer a job is, the smaller the amount someone will pay you to do it... so considering the amount of joy I get from spending my day with the birds and flowers, you can imagine our garden will be constructed on a budget! Luckily for me, Matt is also horticulturally trained and will be able to give me a hand. He said recently that I would provide the brains and he would provide the labour, and I intend to hold him to it! Having recently changed careers to begin an apprenticeship as a chef, growing herbs and vegetables in the garden will help him to prepare wonderful food from the freshest ingredients, and I will faithfully be there to taste it all. Selfless, right? I am hoping to build vegetable beds along the driveway fence and in the backyard, leaving the front garden as an area to express my love for flowers, since this is the 'face' of the house and should be as handsome as possible.
Another priority for me is the use of Australian native plants, for their beauty, hardiness and attraction of a range of insects and birds that will help to keep pest numbers low and provide me with hours of entertainment.
So here we go, let the fun begin!
Oh...and the house is pink. So we will begin painting when funds allow!
