For W's series One Fun Thing,' Simone_Rocha_ shares what she's been growing and the essential tools you'll need to start your own plant journey.
. Consider it a grab bag of ideas for how to shake up your own quarantine routine.
Has there ever been a better time to experiment with growing your own vegetables and herbs? London-based designerhas kept a kitchen garden ever since she moved from her home city of Dublin, starting with sacks of potatoes on a balcony she shared with friends. Now, she's trying out new seeds from local nurseries that she'll incorporate into recipes by Alice Waters and Laila Gohar, in between remote meetings with her design team and quality time with her partner and daughter.
In the evenings I’ve started embroidering names onto vintage aprons and tea towels, and found linen pieces for family and friends."Back garden blue bells picked for the living room." Photo courtesy of Simone Rocha.It started when I lived in a flat with friends, after I moved to from Dublin. On our balcony, I made a little flower bed out of old pallets and planted herbs and started growing potatoes in bags filled with soil.Peas, radishes, leeks, spring onions, chili, and cucumbers. I have the most faith in the radishes...Don't put yourself under too much pressure, it's something just for you in the privacy of your own home."Deliveries from my brother Max - Bone Marrow and New Leaves." Photo courtesy of Simone Rocha.
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