Jane Grows Garden Rooms
Bio
Jane lives in Australia. She's trying to create a comfortable home for the birds, the bees and the rest of her family. Contributions to Vocal indulge Jane's lifelong passion for writing, waxing lyrical about things that matter in her world.
Stories (10/0)
How to Interview and Get the Stories for the Page
One of those flashes of inspiration hit me one day as I was working on my Medium publication, Tea with Mother Nature. I wanted to help people find businesses that nurture nature connections, non-profits that work towards a healthy planet and people that give to nature in their daily lives.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 2 years ago in Journal
When the Journey Climaxes with a Visit to Lamington Native Nursery
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By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 2 years ago in Interview
A Season of Adventure
Dear Gemini, I am sure that you have always been the hero in your own story, like every other astrological sign, but this Gemini season is going to roll out in an adventure that will see you changed. For better or worse? That’s up to you.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 3 years ago in Humans
The Pioneer who Stole My Heart
When we started to remove the invasive weed species from our block and made efforts to improve the soil we noticed a number of plants popping up that I thought might be weeds. As I researched and identified them I frequently came across the term "pioneer species" in relation to the vigourous growers.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 3 years ago in Earth
"Build it and they will come"
This morning as I sat on my back patio looking around at the back garden drinking a coffee, a butterfly almost landed on my head. How delightful that sensation was once I had got over the initial shock response! I watched it fly away and cross the path of two other butterflies in the process. As I reflected on the growing number of insects I have been seeing in my garden lately I was reminded of a conversation that I had with my sister yesterday. Somehow the conversation got around to the praying mantis egg case that I had discovered before and after hatching. She commented on how lucky I am to have that happen in my very own garden and told me that her husband’s brother had just bought a praying mantis egg case because he couldn’t seem to attract them to his garden. She asked me what I was doing that I thought might be helping them thrive in my garden. The truth is that I am not really sure. I think that a garden is such a complex system with such an abundance of variables that it’s hard to isolate one or two things that make a difference, but here are the things I think are making a difference.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 3 years ago in Earth
It Starts with a Trickle
When you think about it, every revolution in human history started with a trickle, a small group of humans pushing for change. As the trickle moved downstream it gathered volume and momentum, followers, and the push for change intensified until it became a wave that the most obstinate could not stand against. It follows then, that if we want to create a revolution to reduce our carbon footprint, save our oceans and save our place on the Earth, every little drop of change adds to the trickle and keeps it moving towards that wave.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 3 years ago in Earth
