• Garden

    Simple gardening – Garden planning, crop rotation, and interplanting /4

    Garden planning  Plant arrangement, crop rotation, and interplanting are the cornerstones of effective garden planning. Understanding these basics is crucial for selecting the right plants for our garden. We can achieve optimal results based on the available space and our gardening goals by growing the right plants.   When planning what and where to grow, consider the following points:  Space Requirements…

  • Garden

    Simple gardening – Storage, gardening tools, greenhouse, and hotbed /3

    Space for storage  When considering space, it’s essential to factor in storage for tools. I recommend a dry, well-ventilated area close to where you’ll be working. The farther away, the more likely you’ll leave your tools outside, leading to quicker deterioration. Depending on what plants we want to grow and in what quantity, we must carefully consider whether we have…

  • Garden

    Simple gardening – Fences, paths, and borders in the garden /2

    Fences. I recommend fencing the entire property with a high and solid fence.  Plenty of wild animals are attracted to enter your garden. Depending on your location, the animals will vary, of course. In my location, there are families of boars who like to dig in the ground, especially when the crops are almost ready to be harvested. They will…

  • Garden

    Simple gardening – introduction

    The articles in the “Garden” category were initially created as a book. I wanted to have comprehensive information about everything I do in the garden and quick access to it whenever I need it.  The gardening books I know contain either a lot of unnecessary details or overly detailed content, so they haven’t been beneficial to me. In the end,…

  • Simplicity

    Why we should have a garden

    How many times have I written and rewritten this article…so now, hopefully, this version will be finally sufficient. I spend as much time as possible in nature every day. It helps clear the mind of unpleasant thoughts, and it gives energy. But I perceive a difference between being in the wild nature and one’s own garden. The mountain we live…

  • Simplicity

    Slow living in the Italian way

    When people talk about slow living, I imagine being in a Scandinavian hygge simple minimalist house in the middle of the woods, where I sip coffee while writing down my thoughts and emotions, lifting my head and looking out the window at the landscape where it is snowing and a bird flies by. Chopin’s nocturnes playing in the background.  Let’s…

  • Art

    My artistic journey

    I wanted to write a few lines about my artistic journey. How I drew constantly as a child, illustrated my short stories during the summer vacations, created 2 comic books during my illness when I was 10, painted with artists in studios, or how I went to art college studios without being accepted to study (that was the best thing…