Following up from my post in November 2020, I happy to update you about the progress of the Homegrown Series.
After a long winter and a spate of snowstorm, I managed to successfully grow bulbs and seeds in the springtime. I couldn’t travel abroad easily this year due to the pandemic, so I decided to stay in London and observe my garden closely for this project.
“The point with the Homegrown Series is that sustainability starts at home.”
It was slow process that I sometimes regretted, as I realised trying to photograph the plants that I grow at home was time consuming and unpredictable. I couldn’t control the flowering time, the pest attacks and the colours I’d get. On top of that, I only had five months until the flowering season ended. I had to be opportunistic and work quickly.
I never took up floral arrangement lesson, so I composed everything on the go. I used upcycled sake bottles, coffee and condiment jars as containers, and recycled Amazon wrapping paper as backdrop.
I let go of perfection because the work is a reflection of my life during this coronavirus time. I’m trying to thrive and do my best despite of the daily anxieties. I also gave up on being miserable, because suffering got me nowhere.
The point with the Homegrown Series is that sustainability starts at home. Any type of change begins at home, with us first.
Gardening provides me a glimpse of farming and the struggles that the farmers have. Problems such as pests, costs, time and waste creation would increase with the size of the cultivation area.
I may not have the solution yet, but I’m starting to feel the shoes they walk in.
“I also gave up on being miserable, because suffering got me nowhere.”
Written on 31st August 2021, the end of the British meteorological summertime.
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