NOT A PLANTITA
Hi everyone! After having worked for more than forty years in both government and corporate sectors, I decided to retire early in the middle of the pandemic to minimize exposure to the Covid19 virus and to spend more time with the family. Before this and during the lockdown period, gardening - which has been my passion and stress reliever activity ever since - took up most of my un-worked hours and eventually of my new-found freedom. For this reason, I do not consider myself as a “ Plantita ” - a pandemic-born plant grower or enthusiast. I nevertheless became part of that huge population that got carried away with the “ Plantdemic ” surge. I aim to share with you some home-grown gardening tips and ideas, related recycling projects that contribute to greening the environment and waste reduction which I saw from my travels both local and international, art and photography works that support these, as well as relevant life lessons I picked up in my journey as a chi...