Grow!

My focus has been diverted lately, from posting thoughts and info on this platform to putting information and interviews in print form.

I have a long held fascination with the medium of ‘zines’. In my youth they were an underground way of sharing music and alternative news.

I had thought they had died out but was pleasantly surprised to learn they are still around.

It didn’t take me long to decide to make my own.

Ta da! Here is my zine, ‘Grow!’.

As you can see, the focus is gardening and art in the SouthWest area of the state I live in, Victoria.

I chose the focus on the southwest to limit my information input.

The idea is to provide information and inspiration to people interested in gardens and the arts (personally I think gardens are art) to inspire their own personal growth by showing what’s happening and what’s possible.

The printed version will only be available locally at the moment, so I thought I would share the interviews I do with gardeners and artists here in this format.

In the first edition I introduced a clever and inspiring woman starting up a Therapeutic Horticulture business. I will be writing that article up first, then I will write up an interview with another clever and inspiring woman who is creating art in the form of beautifully upholstered furniture and other items.

I’m looking forward to enhancing my zine experience and sharing these amazing stories more widely.

Keep an eye out, my interview with Kim from Innerbloom Gardening Therapy is available soon.

Til next time!