How does your garden grow?
While we don't always have control over our lives-in the existential sense , at least- we can control what grows in our gardens.We can determine what colors and fragrances we want, the ideal balance of shade and sun,the routes that patways will take trough the land skape.We can even create a certain mood.In short , those patches of land that encircle a home are our chance to be a mother to Mother Nature.
Planning your plantings is all about a human being exerting some level of control over of his or her own surroundings.
As its guiding principles,the encyclopedic book poses four fundamental questions for every gardener:What do you want to do in your garden?How do you want to feel in it?What do you want the garden to look like?How much maintenance are you prepare to take on?
Once these are answered -and answered honestly-you can start to think of your garden as an outdoor room , one that deserves all the attention a room inside the house gets.The "decorations" may be change every season,but your design will endure.
