House garden in the city

Planting a green tree, taking care of an orchid – for some people it is difficult and for others it is passion. But above all, a green patch provides the city with a little oxygen, reduces stress, is the way to make life more green, less gray…
A few years ago, I decided to build an iron ladder and cover the terrace, planting trees and vegetables. At first, climbing the ladder was still awkward because the handrails were not finished, but it was fine. Then slowly, “the ants are full of nests”, the styrofoam containers for growing vegetables are arranged close together. Spinach, water spinach, bitter melon, herbs are green after months of care by the owner.

Simple happiness In addition to green vegetables, I also grow fruit trees: green grapefruit, guava, apple and sapote. In some years, the sapote tree produces dozens of fruits, sparrows and crested birds come to eat when the fruit is ripe and sweet. The first time I was observed from above, I suddenly had an O in my mouth and an O, because I saw so many other gardens on the terrace, just like my house. And every day, my hobby is going up to the rooftop to use binoculars to look at the trees of the houses on the same street and on the opposite street. Then discovered and became acquainted with a neighbor. He raised nearly 40 bamboo chickens and planted a lot of lemongrass on… the roof of a nearby house. Garden corners on the terrace of townhouses. Photo: DINH THU HIEN – CAM NHUNG Notice that people are quite crowded on the terrace in the early morning and late afternoon. The orchids drop down, are sprayed with cool water. The gourd of a terrace with many fat fruits, surely the owner cannot eat it in time, perhaps it will be picked soon to give to friends and relatives. But the most interesting thing to mention is the dozen cherry tomato plants in the back (terrace) of the house. Green fruit, sweet fruit, red fruit like vermilion, toothpicks on the tree. The owner must have fertilized, watered and cherished so much that the tree was so wrong. Sometimes, binoculars let me see couples happily watering their plants in the early hours of the morning. And together they do some warm-up exercises on the terrace, next to the energetic vegetable garden, before the sun rises in the East. Family happiness is as simple as that. Husband and wife each day cultivate seeds and plant trees, just like how they build a home. If you don’t take care and keep it, how can you create the joy of life? So going through rainy and sunny days, trees need internal energy to sprout green and also need the care and love of the owner. Life balance place Many people think that the townhouses are cramped, where is the land for gardening? In my eyes, the terraces of townhouses are the perfect place to set up a garden. It can be the yoga floor every morning, relaxing by the surrounding plants, it can be the joy of picking clean fruits and eating organic greens. The gardens in that street are the cool green of the crowded and typical smoky city. Each beautiful garden on the terrace contains the owner’s love. Sometimes I think that’s also how the human mind responds most tenderly and lovingly, with all the unhappiness and anger around. Whenever the whole family goes on a long trip, the first thing I worry about is the life of the plants on the terrace being threatened. The guava trees are grown in styrofoam boxes but also bloom white flowers, must pay attention to watering so as not to wither because of lack of water but also not to stagnate too much water to damage the roots. When it comes to flowers, the homeowner will sometimes have to pollinate them because few bees and butterflies visit. But that green area is really the place to balance the existing life of people. Trees are like lovers who are always loyal and knowledgable. If enough love and care, the tree will be green and fresh. If left alone, the soil is dry, not fertile enough to feed the tree, of course the tree must wither. If only each townhouse had a green garden on the terrace, instead of lead gray corrugated iron roofs, the city would have a different beauty and soul, much more positive and gentle… Expanding urban green space There are no statistics on the area of ​​green space created on the area of ​​townhouses, but this area is certainly not small for urban areas with large urban residential areas like Ho Chi Minh City, especially when locals People tend to take care of their own health and prefer to live closer to nature. This can be considered as an expanded green area for urban green space, which is seriously imbalanced in the process of rapid urbanization but is inadequate in terms of planning.