A Chat With Kyrra-Leigh

About Kyrra-Leigh

BIO: Kyrra is a backyard flower and veggie grower from regional south-west Victoria. She shares her journey on TikTok, helping others create cut flower gardens at home with simple, honest tips while studying horticulture and learning as she goes.

Kyrras location: South West Victoria

To learn more about Kyrra:

TikTok: @kyrraleigh22

More about this episode:

In this episode of How I Grow, Nat chats with Kyrra-Leigh, a high-intensity disability worker from Southwest Victoria, who has turned her one-acre property into a prolific cut flower and vegetable haven. Kyrra shares how her obsession with plants was ignited, from growing up on her family hobby farm and bonding with her mother over a veggie patch to learning how to propagate carnations by her great-grandmother’s side. Whether she is planting her dahlias or collecting her favourite bush beans, she always lets Mother Nature take the lead. Kyrra’s story is an inspiring look at a "no-fuss," realistic approach to growing.

Beyond the garden beds, Kyrra speaks from the heart about how digging in the dirt serves as her essential "grounding" ritual after long, demanding overnight shifts. She describes the therapeutic magic of hearing the bees and feeling the soil between her hands, a process that centres her when her professional life is dedicated to giving everything to others. Currently studying a Certificate III in Horticulture, she balances technical plant ID and propagation skills with a refreshingly realistic perspective. She proudly shares her "stuff ups" and DIY fixes, it’s a candid reminder that whether you have a massive paddock or just a few pots on a balcony, gardening is about the joy of giving it a go and the peace found amongst the garden beds.

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