If you were given a house of 90 square meters, what would it look like?

If you were given a house of 90 square meters now, what would you make it look like?

Chen Shuang and her husband Yang Dazhi like to play with flowers and plants, and they began to build their own private garden three years ago. Although the area of the home is only 90 square meters, there is no balcony or a large balcony, but they have raised more than 100 pots and 50 varieties of flowers and fruits, large and small, inside and outside the house.

Every weekend, the couple will rush to the flower market to find their favorite flowers and plants. At first, Chen Shuang was a layman, often raising several pots of flowers and watering several pots of plants. Her patient husband advised her to look for experience online. From then on, she will spend several hours every day learning about her flower friends' experiences in various flower lovers' exchange forums, post bars and QQ groups. Slowly learning and constantly trying, she is familiar with the attributes and preferences of her own flowers and plants.

In the blooming season of spring, sunflowers, roses, roses and hyacinths are blooming with vitality. Especially in April and May, the flowers on the balcony scrambled for space up and down, and Chen Shuang watered and pruned with nowhere to go.

In order to afforest the balcony, Chen Shuang and his wife also placed many aromatic plants, such as rosemary, lemongrass, thyme, peppermint and so on. Chen Shuang told us that these aromatic plants are relatively sunny and can also grow well in summer. We only need to pay attention to the direction of often changing the basin, so that all plants can be evenly lit and easy to take care of. "these aromatic plants can be used not only for viewing but also for cooking or baking," she said. While enjoying the flowers and plants, there is also a delicacy of food. Wonderful! "

On the balcony, in addition to flowers and plants, there is also a delicate fish pond with more than a dozen fish. Although the fish pond is small, there are many rockery, pavilions, waterfalls and fountains, and there are also green plants such as copper grass and mint on the edge of the fish pond. Chen Shuang's husband proudly said that he also made the fish pond himself, and he picked up the remote control and demonstrated it to us: press the button, the waterfall flowed slowly down the hill, and the fish pond suddenly showed its vitality.

There are some indoor plants not only on the balcony and windowsill, but also in the TV cabinet, bedside table and kitchen. Their living room window is their own European arch flower rack, covered with morning glory and green apple, looking out of the living room, do not have a petty bourgeoisie atmosphere.

The couple also pay great attention to water saving and environmental protection. There is less water for the two of us, so watering the flowers is the big one. In summer, it takes 50 jin of water to water the flowers every day. " Chen Shuang told reporters. In order to save water, Chen Shuang's husband also installed a water storage tank on his balcony, and the remaining water after washing things was discharged to the storage tank through pipes, thus saving a lot of water. Moreover, the small flower baskets and hanging flowerpots hanging on the balcony were designed and made by Chen Shuang and her husband, and many of them were transformed from waste items such as milk tea bottles and old porcelain cups.

In addition, Chen Shuang's family has always had the habit of sorting domestic waste, throwing non-degradable plastic bags and other garbage downstairs and putting them into plastic buckets sealed on the balcony to ferment as chemical fertilizer. As a result, domestic waste can be reduced by at least half. "many flower lovers in the community often come to my house to get organic fertilizer, saying that it is both environmentally friendly and effective." Chen Shuang said with a smile.

In fact, home gardening does not lie in "drastic measures", but in that you accumulate bit by bit, and you will have a harvest if you pay.