Whenever I am lost or want to be at peace, I take to my garden in the city. After my love of Interior Design there is my food gardening. There is nothing quite like watching your food grow. The love between you and it. My latest blog is about the healing of the spirit. This week one of my closest friends died, she was only 58 years of age. I had known her for 20 years and she was so much fun. I have decided my tribute will be to build some raised beds of herbs and grow them each year in her honor.

Everyone in this world can have the benefit and enjoyment of their own food garden, it does not matter where you live. Even if you have an apartment, you can grow in pots on the balcony. This can also work for people living in rented accommodation or with limited yard space. You can grow in pots or like I did, build some raised beds. I will share with you some pictures of my garden.

So what is a raised bed? Simply it is a wooden box made from untreated wood that you plant in. Why untreated wood? I hear you ask. Well when you water your plants you don’t want the chemicals used from treating the wood seeping into your plants. Your raised bed can be any size you choose, it can be square or rectangular. Normally they are raised about 2” to 4” off the ground, mine are about 4”, a little easier on my back. My sister made a great suggestion for those of you on a limited budget or short of space. Get hold of some old drawers and line them with an organic black gardening plastic, instant raised bed on a budget.

Well that’s all from me this week, I’m off to my garden to plant for my friend Darleen. Safe travels my friend.

PS. Last week we talked about decorating my bedroom, and I left you with some pictures. The project is not yet complete, I am waiting for some materials to come in, so stay tuned and I will reveal the outcome very soon.