From backyard to plate: UAE family turn small terrace into thriving kitchen garden

From backyard to plate: UAE family turn small terrace into thriving kitchen garden

Some might see limitations with a tiny terrace, but one family in the UAE only pictured ample possibilities, turning it into a blooming garden.

Dr Shaju Jamaluddin, who lives with his wife and two children in Abu Dhabi, has transformed his villa and its terrace into a 150-square-metre ecosystem where fruits and vegetables are grown, honeybees and birds are among the habitat, and wooden installations demonstrate the traditional techniques of watering farms.

“Using repurposed wood, I made a water wheel, a windmill, a gazebo, a bridge and a bamboo water feature. I