Omolabake Bode Matthew’s Vie Garden Hub validates the assertion that raising a child the way she should grow could be beneficial in adulthood. Mrs Bode Matthews runs a garden that increasingly draws nature lovers in Lagos to her location in Ogun State. Omolabake confesses that “I have always been a gardener at heart”.
Her grandmother sowed the seeds by regularly taking Omolabake, the child, to her garden. Life and growth happened. People often abandon practices during childhood.
However, seeds planted early in life become cactuses that bloom even in rugged terrain. “I didn’t start gardening as an adult until 2017”, she states, almost like a confession. Following a week of ill-health, she braced herself one day and rediscovered her love for gardening.
“I thought I had procrastinated about owning a garden until I got married and got busy. This is the time. I entered the back of my house, gathered some old pots, and started gardening”.
Omolabake stated. “I love fresh herbs and vegetables; it is a habit I got from my grandma, and I will go ahead and share a back story with you. At 8, I became the youngest unofficial member of the Decor Team in Glory Tabernacle- the church where I was raised.
The team was responsible for beautifying the church using horticulture and landscaping. Older members took me under their wings and nurtured me, often giving me plants and seedlings to take home. My maternal grandma of blessed memory was an avid gardener.
I was always a will.
