FRESHLY GROWN GARDENER - 1 - All's Well That Starts Well

written and coloured by: Agata Wawryniuk
illustrated by: Robert Sienicki

In recent years, our knowledge about gardening has changed dramatically, and the world hasn’t noticed. We cultivated our plots out of love for nature, convinced that hydrangeas will feed bees, buddleias will help butterflies survive, and a bed of peonies will bring happiness to bumblebees. Yet, these plants often harm nature. What? How? When? It turns out that color, petal arrangement, location, and even knowing what really is a flower and what is just pretending be one may matter. Oh, and bees aren’t that helpful either.

I know! I was surprised too.

A garden is a world full of traps for our good intentions, and this comic is a record of how I fell into all of them. My journey from unhealthy soil and miserable vegetables to a bountiful harvest and giving nature a sanctuary was no bed of roses, because... I cut them all down. But I’ll tell you more about that later.

The first issue will tell the story how a broken lock and a deserted city accidentally led us to buying an allotment. You’ll learn how to successfully use a pump, what the previous owner managed to fit into a small garden hut, and... how much does one have to pay for a used bucket.

Format:148x210 mm
32 pages | colour