Where would you go on a shopping spree?
I’m not much of a shopper. I buy what I need, but I rarely find myself dreaming of more, which means I can be slow to replace things even when they are clearly wearing out. Shirts can get frayed before I finally do something about them, and I usually need a prompt before I act.
But I do love growing things. During COVID, I grew banksias from seed on my windowsill, then re-potted them and eventually planted them out or gave them away as gifts. Years later, many of those seedlings are now growing beautifully in our grounds.
So if I were to go on a shopping spree, it would not be for clothes, gadgets, or luxury items. It would be through a nursery, pushing a trolley full of possibility: native grasses, herbs, flowering shrubs, and small trees for the future.
I would not really be buying things at all. I would be buying growth, beauty, shade, fruit, habitat, and the quiet hope that comes from planting something now that will flourish long after the moment of purchase has passed.
The Afterword 
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