Welcome to our Blog for all plant enthusiasts whether professional, private gardeners or simply back yard nursery's.

A few months ago my husband Japie and I decided to start our own nursery. We both have a love for gardening and nature, so it was a passion we shared which enabled us to spend our very limited free time doing something together in a manner that mattered to both of us. In time we are planning to retire and live from the proceeds of our well loved nursery and spend our retirement years working side by side.

We searched the internet for ideas and particularly a "how to start a new nursery" article and found some useful information; however nothing that was really practical as a step by step manual. 

Therefore as we record our experiences, successes and failures on this blog we are hoping that this blog will in time become a practical "How to Manual"for others who are planning to start a nursery from scratch with no huge cash flow or expertise. 

In addition we are hopeful that other gardening enthusiasts will comment and share ideas, enabling all of us to obtain tips and success in our gardening endeavors.

A good place to start: Be Faithful in the Little Things.

When we initially moved from the talking about it phase to the "actually" doing something about it phase it became quite a daunting task. We knew how to plant and water and take care of our existing plants, but how do you plan on a larger scale for a nursery? What plants are important? Where do you start and house your plants? All of a sudden our well discussed idea seemed overwhelming.

While pondering this thought one day God planted a thought in my mind "Be Faithful in the Little Things".... Just plant whatever seeds you have in whichever bags or containers you have and start something. We started doing just that. All our friends and relatives knew to brings seeds and cuttings from plants when visiting.

We didn't have a lot of money to buy seeds, but we did have friends and family with plants in their gardens. It was easy to visit with our little gardening kit and obtain a few cuttings and seeds.

Our Gardening Kit contained:

• A pair of clippers (for cutting the cuttings neatly).
• A roll of Cotton Wool (in order to keep the cuttings moist).
• Growth Hormone Powder.
• Several assorted sized containers to house any seeds and bulbs obtained.

In this manner we obtained an assortment of plants and seeds and were constantly busy planting and watering and adding to our little nursery. My husband constructed an outdoor nursery by fencing an area in our garden and covering it with shade netting. Two (2) tables were taken into the nursery and that was the beginning of  our very own Kokamoya ( Place of Rest) Nursery.

Have you started a nursery? How did you start? What did you do differently? Share your ideas so that others may benefit from our experiences. We would love to hear from you.