I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 38 Courtyard Renovation Plan

The package I received today contains flower seedlings that I bought online.

The medicinal herbs haven't arrived yet; the delivery is slow and will take a couple of days.

Having been away from home for a long time, the area around the house was overgrown with weeds. After Chen Jingle cleared them, the house looked a bit bare and didn't look very nice.

His house was built in 08 and renovated in 10. It's been quite a few years, and the design and decoration are somewhat outdated.

Fortunately, as long as it's cleaned and kept tidy, the living experience is still acceptable.

Although it can't compare to a newly built country villa, it's cozy and enough for one person.

Also, due to nostalgia, he didn't want to damage the original decor.

So I decided to plant some things to decorate the yard and make it look nicer.

Chen Jingle's initial idea was to create a small garden.

I hope that the various colors of flowers can lift my spirits and cultivate my mind.

He doesn't particularly like grasses, including low shrubs, compared to flowers.

Rural areas are prone to breeding mosquitoes and other venomous creatures, such as spicy snacks.

In addition, the yard has a hardened cement floor, which is not suitable for removing and planting turf. In the Lingnan region, planting turf not only has poor drainage, but also will likely lead to it becoming overgrown with weeds over time.

Because when the wind blows, weed seeds from other places will fly over, and there's no way to stop them.

It's too much trouble unless you put a lot of effort into managing and maintaining it.

There's no shortage of greenery; with so many fruit trees in the nearby orchard, there's no need to consider planting them in the yard.

Let's keep it simple: plant some flowers and make a small garden.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will be living in his hometown for a considerable period of time in the future, so naturally the more comfortable the environment, the better; he can do whatever he likes.

……

Without considering large-scale renovation and reconstruction, Chen Jingle prefers to make simple modifications to the original structure.

To address this, he asked a semi-professional friend to help him refer to several design schemes.

After much deliberation, a relatively simple design was chosen. No structural changes were made to the original house and courtyard; only some flowers were planted in different locations to achieve a decorative effect.

For example, you can place two pots of spherical bougainvillea, each about the height of a person, on either side of the main entrance. It would be best to use pink and white bougainvillea, which would be both beautiful and eye-catching.

If the flowerpot is heavy enough, there's no need to worry about it being stolen.

Plant two more climbing roses in the ground, such as Rouge Rose or Apple Blossom Rose.

(Rouge)

Once they climb to a certain height, they can intertwine and form a natural flower arch above the stainless steel gate.

When it blooms, there will be thousands upon thousands of flowers, layer upon layer, with only blossoms visible and no leaves in sight, enough to amaze the world.

Although the Jiangbei region experiences high temperatures year-round, with temperatures rarely below 10 degrees Celsius, let alone 0 degrees Celsius, roses often cannot undergo vernalization and rarely bloom.

But that applies to ordinary people.

Chen Jingle has plenty of ways to make it bloom profusely for all 12 months of the year.

I also plan to plant some pink Ponza Jewels and Florentina variegated flowers to create a flower wall.

(Pink Dragon)
What kind of garden is a yard without a flower wall?

Inside the courtyard, potted plants are the main decorations.

You might consider planting some purple lantana. Not only do they produce a lot of beautiful flowers, but they also have an exceptionally long blooming period, even for beginners, with up to 300 days of flowering time.

(Cherry Blossom)
But if we're talking about the most worry-free plant, it has to be bougainvillea.

The Lingnan region is truly a blessed land for bougainvillea cultivation, especially for ground planting. Just dig a hole, bury it, and it will grow to the height of a two-story building on its own without needing to water or fertilize.

(Bougainvillea)

It's impossible for it to die no matter how you care for it; the more sun it gets, the more it blooms, and the flowering period is also long.

Not only are there many flowers, but the flowering period is also long, blooming all year round.

I happened to have an old ceramic water jar that I hadn't used for years, so I decided to repurpose it as a flowerpot for my bougainvillea. I placed it in a sunny southeast corner of the wall, letting it climb up the wall to create a climbing effect.

Chen Jingle used to like double-petaled red cherry blossoms, but now she prefers Zhanghong cherry blossoms.

Red is pretty, but it's a bit monotonous.

The pink and white Zhanghong cherry blossoms have a more romantic feel, and when they bloom, they have fewer leaves, making it seem like there are more flowers.

(Zhang Hongying) Finally, plant a ring of double-petaled sunflowers along the outer wall of the house. This will not only help to waterproof and stabilize the soil, but also make the house look beautiful.

(Double-petaled sunflower)

Sunflowers are also very suitable for planting in the tropical and subtropical regions of Lingnan. However, double-flowered varieties can only be grown from roots, and anyone selling seeds online is a scammer.

If you have time, you can also cultivate it into an old stump and shape it into a bonsai.

Since quitting his job, Chen Jingle has been thinking about how to make himself happy every day.

Creating a small garden was something he had envisioned long ago. Now that he possessed the ability to cultivate spiritual plants, he could naturally plant whatever he liked.

If it weren't for the fear of attracting too much attention and causing panic, Chen Jingle could have made these flowers grow into finished products and bloom overnight.

It's just to speed up their growth rate.

It's not much faster; it's just like using a few days as if it were a year.

There's not much space left to plant fruit trees; I'll probably just consider planting a grape vine and a few blueberry bushes, which I've thought about before.

The grapevines were planted outside the wall, with the vines draped over the wall and extending into the yard, so that all the grapes that grew were in the yard.

The harvest is plentiful and looks pleasing to the eye.

Blueberries can be planted on the second-floor balcony to make the most of the space.

……

He only buys medium-sized seedlings without pots, so the delivery doesn't take up much space.

Once he gets his hands on them, he can simply water them with diluted moonlight dew or spring breeze dew. As a plant master, he has plenty of ways to transform these flowers into the way he wants in a short time.

To help these flowers grow faster and take shape sooner, he used a 1:10 ratio of spring rain and dew, and prepared four buckets of it.

They've really gone all out!

Isn't that too extravagant and wasteful?

Chen Jingle believes that the most important thing in life is to be happy!
Anything that makes you happy is worthwhile, and it's a medium- to long-term investment, so you won't need to consume so much Moon Dew in the future.

Besides, the experience of a plant cultivator is constantly increasing.

In addition, flower pots of various sizes are available at the town's general store, and they are not expensive.

I carried two large flowerpots back, dug some mud from the pond to fill them, and planted two bougainvillea plants that I wanted to grow into spherical shapes.

Pour diluted spring rain and dew on it, watering it thoroughly.

On the first day they arrive home, at least make sure they have a good meal.

The same goes for the discarded ceramic water vat; place it in the southeast corner of the wall, plant the same Zhanghong cherry trees there, and water it thoroughly in the same way.

Next came the ground-planted roses, with one Rouge Rose on each side of the main entrance, and the remaining pink Prunus cerasifera and Florentina roses planted on opposite sides of the wall.

Finally, plant the sunflowers.

Water the plants with diluted spring rain and dew all over them. In the early stages, let them sprout new branches. Once they have many branches and cover the area, they will bloom.

After finishing all this, Chen Jingle was very satisfied with his masterpiece, which he had worked so hard on for half a day.

The experience of the plant cultivator has also increased significantly. Although there is still a long way to go before leveling up, it is at least faster than the other professions.

When Chen Wenjie first saw it, he was quite surprised: "Brother Le, what are you doing in this yard?"

"Planting flowers, huh? Just planted them. The yard felt too plain, so I planted some flowers to decorate it," Chen Jingle said casually.

"Oh."

Chen Wenjie didn't pay much attention.

However, when he came back on the third day, he almost doubted his eyes, wondering if his memory was wrong.

"How come I remember planting it just a few days ago? How come it's growing so fast?"

I couldn't help but say, "Brother, your flower is growing really fast! It's only been two days and it's already climbed so tall. What variety is it?"

Chen Jingle calmly replied, "Climbing roses, this variety is like that, they grow faster when planted in the ground. Plus, it hasn't been raining these past few days, the delayed spring rains have finally come down, so naturally they grow much better than in other seasons."

Chen Wenjie suddenly realized, and nodded as if he understood but not quite.

But something just felt off.

It grew from the base of the wall to the top in just two or three days. It seems absurd no matter how you look at it!
Forget it, he's not interested in any of that. The most important thing right now is to make money selling fried noodles!

Chen Jingle, on the other hand, had high hopes for the flowers he had planted.

(End of this chapter)