Plants Abloom

Ever walk into a room and think, these are my people 🌱 🪴

I am absolutely over the moon that my passion and goal for this little business of Plants Abloom is coming to fruition! So wholesome & can’t wait to keep adding to the patch there at Renata’s Family Day Care 🌱👩🏻‍🌾💚

An abundance of green goodness picked fresh from the garden. Lots of discussions took place as we sat around our basket of goodness. We talked about healthy choices for our growing bodies, and how easily they can be grown in the garden.

It was now time to have the children decide what other good foods they'd like to try grow in our garden next. Johnny's input being "tomatoes" which both Hudson and Mia agreed with. Renata thinks Strawberries might be a good idea. Mariyah suggested Strawberries and lettuce, when Hudson bluts out "cheese!!"

"Do we grow cheese in the garden?" questions Renata. Cheese doesn't grow in the garden, it's made from milk which comes from the cows bo***es which is called an udder. The udder can store lots of milk and the teats need to be squeezed for the milk to come out.

Mariyah then suggests to grow a baby. Do babies grow in the garden Mariyah? Babies grow in mummies tummy says Hudson rather prompltly. He should know, he checks daily if Mummy Sally's baby is growing haha. This morning even giving Mummy Sally's baby bump a cuddle, whih is very sweet.

Mia didn't offer any new suggestions but said she wanted to grow strawberries. Somehow blueberries entered the conversation, we will need to do some research to find out when and how they grow. Johnny's keen on growing apples, which lead to a discussion on some fruits growing on trees and not in the ground or on little plants like ours.

I wonder if we could grow a miniature apple tree successfully in a pot? How cool would that be. Great brainstorming session you guys.

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Hard to believe.
Only 3 weeks between photos 🍃🍃
Plants Abloom

WOW! What a turn out kids! Well done 💚 our little patch is going off 🌱

Our edible garden is going great guns!!
Plants Abloom you’ve done a fabulous job 🍃🍃

Moments like this is why I started this venture!

Full bellies and smiles from home grown herbs

So proud of you kids! Keep up the excellent work Renata’s Family Day Care 🌱

The children made pizzas for lunch using the rocket from our garden!!

I set this daycare centres veggie garden up a couple of weeks ago and sounds like it’s starting to take off 🌱 💪 👶

Newly planted salad as well as rocket, is starting to really thicken up. Should we dig them out in order to seperate them a little, and then replant allowing more room to grow? Plants Abloom this one’s for you 🍃

What an fantastic sunny day to kick off the new veggie bed at Renata’s Family Day Care with the kids 🌸

Hearing the “woowww” and the smile on their faces when planting up their own flowers solidifies the importance of getting out there in the garden with the kids

Looking forward to seeing this patch thrive! See you all again soon for more gardening

What to plant next 👩🏻‍🌾 🌱

Gardening in the winter, even if its just for Sugar Snap peas, is totally worth it! 🫛

Such a great rewarding crop.

HINT - the more you pick, the more that are encouraged to grow

Hang in there team. I will be along shortly to get your veggies beds up and running 👩🏻‍🌾 Renata’s Family Day Care

Our friends from Rhonda's Family Day Care came to visit today. They gifted us with a 'Sugarsnap Pea' plant - from their garden to ours. Thank you Rhonda & children. This will go perfectly in our new veggie patch. We look forward to watching it grow xx

Plants Abloom we have a new addition to our vegetable garden. We will do our best to keep it alive until you get here.

So proud of this little Plants Abloom green thumb! 👩🏻‍🌾

She has requested her parents build her a shop

It’s made from unwanted (heat treated only) pallets from a local electronics store and hand decorated with paint pens

She’s been busy this school holidays restocking and adding home grown seasonal veggies from her garden

She’s also put pet cat trios together - esp great for indoor cats

Small plant gifts are constantly being added

Well done Emmy 👩‍🌾 Keep up the great ideas & keep growing 🌱

New seedlings are in little man is taking charge of the watering 💦

Starting to cool down now so the onion, broccoli and leeks are in so far

Lots of earth worms came out to higher ground after all the rain 🌧️

Kids had a ball scooping them all up (before the chickens spotted them) and made worm farms for them 🪱 🏠

Happy International Carrot Day 🥕 🌈

Did you know that carrots were originally purple, yellow and white. Orange was created by crossing these colours to create a sweeter orange variety.

Today is the day to celebrate this versatile vegetable.

Eat raw, cooked, pickled, in a cake, savoury as a side or fried in honey, this fundamental veggie is easy to prepare directly in the soil, keep up the water and it will reward you.

Now is the time, especially here on the East coast NSW, to sow seeds directly into fine soil in your veggies patch. Ensuring there are not too many large sods (large soil particles to aim on straight carrots.

Make sure to thin your seedlings out and leave the stronger to flourish

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How exciting 👧🌱

So sneakyyyyyyy 🐛

propagation day w some prostrate rosemary 🪴 & Amelia of course

End of the mato season around the corner and there’s still some hanging on but need to make space for the crops…

Try hanging them upside down to ripen up 🍅

Another great session on this sunny warm Saturday harvesting carrots & radishes for the Easter bunny, propagating & playing with different soil medias

🌿 Hey plant lovers! Our Community Nursery Open Day is just around the corner!🌿

Here's the dirt on what to expect:
🌱 Explore local plant species
🌿 Expert advice from staff and volunteers
🛍️ Purchase plants or redeem your native seedlings voucher (bring a bag/box we're 'cashless')
🌳 Learn about 30 years of Bushcare success in restoring Sutherland Shire reserves

Who else are you bringing to make it a bloomin' good time? For more event info, visit: sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Nursery16Mar

I win this one cockys 🦜 🕊️🦅

Feeling and looking at different soils and finding out the best for our wormies 🪱

Kids gardening classes available at the gardens in Miranda with Amy from Plants Abloom 🌱👩🏻‍🌾💚

Touch base today to book a spot [email protected]

Little throw together from the garden as a last minute thank you to a friend for helping me get back on my feet 💆‍♀️
It’s zucchini season so fritters all around

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Another great session down at the gardens 🌱

So glad to see this sign up noting that bread is bad for their tummies 🦆 & the water ways 🐟 & providing alternative ideas such as 🍇 🌽 🫛 🥬
Thank you Sutherland Shire Council

Wormy farm replenished with food & bedding 🪱 🫶🏼

and we are back!!

After a little hiatus, we have found ourselves back in action!!

Looking forward to hearing from you all to lock in your spot for your little one and getting back in to the garden!

Any questions, make sure to reach out

Take care out there planters 🌱

Do what you can. Stand up for what is right. Reduce, reuse, recycle and repurpose where you can. Take the time to stop. Support the good. Be considerate. Encourage self sustainability and self sufficient. Shop local. Think about the foot prints left behind. Reduce your impact. Take care out there everyone 🌱 ✌🏾 🌏 ♻️

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Mid week wash 🧼 🧤 🪴

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