VIETNAMESE WOMEN LIVING IN THE US BUILD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AS A DREAM

VIETNAMESE WOMEN LIVING IN THE US BUILD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AS A DREAM 

Trang (38 years old) with her husband and two sons have settled in California, USA for 2 decades, her life has many memorable memories and stories. and the days of finished product harvesting with lots of happiness.

 

The large garden of Ms. Trang's family is arranged in a very reasonable area.

Ms. Trang introduced, her house has a garden of about 650m². She and her husband bought them since they were married in 2006, but at that time it was only an old and small house. Because she likes the weather and convenient traffic position, she and her husband do not want to move elsewhere. In 2018, she and her husband demolished the old house and rebuilt the new house on the purchased land. When she had the idea of ​​designing a new house, Mrs. Trang often sat next to her husband's drawing board and imagined what the living space would be like and what kind of house did she want to have? ... Her husband based on those dreamy wishes. and designing the house. Trang's husband is a construction engineer and has his own construction company, so from drawing design to construction, he is in charge. Trang only gives reference ideas, learns from the internet and shares with her husband.

Trang grows a lot of spice vegetables.

Ms. Trang said it took her 6 months to build a house, but to have a green garden, it took her family 2 years to take care and wait for the plants to bloom. Each tree in the garden was planted by her husband by her own hands, a few of them were planted by her grandfather when her grandparents came to play from Vietnam.

Ms. Trang shared: “My husband always supports my passion as well as my desire to have a garden with many trees and flowers. He bought wood to box design to grow vegetables, make flower pots and engrave his name for me. My garden is mainly made by him, I'm very happy.

The fruits are numerous

With a fairly large garden area, Ms. Trang divided into each growing area, specifically: Fruit trees were planted along the side of the fence. In the garden, Ms. Trang planted many fruit trees such as crunchy persimmon tree, jujube tree, Fuji apple tree, avocado tree, plum tree, pear, peach (3 kinds of peaches), pomegranate, guava, orange, tangerine, knows that her family grows ripe fruit trees at a distance to ensure that there are fruits to eat in every season. Oranges and lemons are harvested all year round.

Her front yard area is where she grows a lot of roses, mainly roses of David Austin. She especially loves the jade orchid tree in the middle of the front yard. When you open the window of the living room, just a breeze is the space inside is fragrant with jade orchid. Besides flowers such as camellia, safflower, gardenia, peony are also choices for the family garden.

Space filled with pink.

Previously, Ms. Trang mainly planted some spice vegetables such as mint, basil, and Chinese aroma ... However, since the outbreak of COVID-19 had to stay at home, she and her husband decided to the lawn into a vegetable garden. The couple bought wood and made it themselves to make it more fun. The garden is grown by her and her husband, mainly Vietnamese vegetables such as gourd, squash, bitter melon, okra, tomato, spinach, jute, water spinach, chrysanthemum.

She said that the trees and seeds she often bought from local garden houses. There are many kinds of Vietnamese vegetable seeds that she bought online through groups that love gardening and gardening. There are some types of plants and vegetables that need a lot of care, thanks to the warm climate, so Trang and her husband just need to plant them down, make an automatic watering system and then schedule a time, occasionally fertilize plants. Chicken manure is fine.

Ms. Trang added: “Besides growing vegetables, she also raised 36 chickens for eggs. Every afternoon the couple will go to the garden to get eggs, harvest vegetables, bathe and play with the dog Buddy. Buddy is his great guard in keeping the squirrels and birds from destroying the garden ”.

Her garden is planning to grow vegetables and fruits. She also raised a flock of chickens.

Every time she harvests, Trang gets a large amount of vegetables, fruits, and fruits. If only her family uses it, she cannot eat it all, so she often donates vegetables to her neighbors and also receives vegetables from their garden that her garden does not have.

Now that she has a dream garden, Trang does not forget to save memorable moments to share on social media and receive a lot of compliments. It was those praises that made her happy, paying more attention to care for the tidy and beautiful house and garden.

Send a message to the women who also want the same space as me, Trang said, whether there is a large garden or just a small flower pot. "As long as I pay attention and take care of me, every day will come happiness"

 

She often planted fruit trees intercropped so that she can enjoy all year round.