I opened a flower shop on the rooftop, and I water for two hours every day

The location is Mao County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, right next to Wenchuan. No severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer (this year's cold wave is an exception, haha). All four seasons have bright sunshine, green mountains and clear waters, blue skies and white clouds, snow-capped mountains, colorful forests, and the gentle Min River flowing on...

In summer, with a little shade, the flowers that are afraid of the sun get through the season with no pressure. I am from Chengdu. Because I was craving the great environment here, I finally got the chance to come here to work more than two years ago, so I am employed, haha, and I work hard

So I started from zero, collecting nearly three hundred kinds of pelargonium, sixty or seventy kinds of roses, and also many gazanias, blue-eyed daisies, marguerites, petunias, calibrachoas, pansies, clematis, chrysanthemums, fuchsias, lobelias, baby's breath, oxalis, succulents... Every flowerpot and every pot of flowers is exquisite

For watering, I use a watering can with clean water in the pot, push a small flatbed cart to water with water-soluble fertilizer, and when the heavens give rain, I can spray with a water gun, or push two buckets of water mixed with water-soluble fertilizer on a small flatbed cart and water slowly, or rely on the heavens to bestow a little rain and dew... As long as you like it and love it, hard work is a kind of happiness, everyone understands

So many, and arranged so neatly. Imagine if they all bloomed at once, it would truly be stunning!

Unique craftsmanship, a paradise on earth

After the cold wave, only very few flowers survived on the rooftop. My favorite is this riverside apartment rooftop. Apart from work, almost all my time and energy goes into this!

Spray tap water with a watering can for half an hour, push a small flatbed cart to water with water-soluble fertilizer for two hours, and when the heavens give rain depends on their mood

Although they are all cheap things, to save money, they were all raised by hand from small seedlings or even seeds and cuttings. The hardship involved goes without saying...

Surrounded by mountains, growing flowers really takes too much time. This is the rooftop garden, so impressive!

With this scale, if I were hiring someone to water, I would not even sign up. Raising so many, just looking at them makes me feel so tired. But effort always pays off. Especially after my uncle and aunt came to my place to escape the summer heat half a month ago, it was like having one extra super competent gardener. So, under the supervision and design of the old gardener, the shade awning went up and the windowsill flower racks were installed. I no longer have to work alone under the sun and wind from dawn to dusk every day

A beautiful life begins with gardening, and a happy life sets sail from freedom. Apart from the eight hours of work, all the rest of my time and energy is devoted here. At the foot of the green mountains, what a pleasant life, so luxurious