Most gardens need more time than we have.
These days time is a valuable and limited resource for us all.
A few weeks ago I was given a Tamarillo tree. It was a young and fragile seedling.
It’s not a fruit I was familiar with but had an internal motivation to see what I could do with it.
After much thought about the perfect location, I finally turned the soil and put it in the ground.
With the murmuring winds of August blowing in the background I wondered how well my fragile tree would fare.
It was positioned suitably in full sun, a few meters from the orange tree but only time would tell if I was to succeed.
As I stood back to look at the tender and new little tree, I couldn’t help but look across at the orange tree which was noticeably larger and firmly established after four years.
I hoped the view of the orange tree was a preview of what the Tamarillo would become.
Gardens take time whether we are growing vegetables, fruit trees or plant.
The overnight successes of BHG gardens are false and misleading.
You simply can’t wake up one morning and expect the results of a beautiful functioning orchid or vegetable patch immediately.
The truth that lies in a well-established garden is time.
When we honour this principle the rewards are astonishing. I will nurture this little seedling until the pearls of spring rain arrive.
- Tracy Brussow
