The garden as soundscape
Many gardeners enjoy horticulture as an escape from the hustling-bustling side of life, finding peaceful satisfaction in digging, weeding and harvesting. At one time, gardening really was a quiet pursuit, [...]
Sandra Julian, Guest Ranter
Large effects in small spaces
World population is approaching eight billion and humanity is congregating in cities. As cities get bigger, gardens get smaller. Green-space has also contracted in suburbia, where most of us do [...]
Halloween in the garden
The word “hallow” derives from the Old English halig, meaning holy. All Hallows Eve, the evening before the holiness of All Saints Day (November 1st) is the night when the [...]
The plastic garden
On the label of an old painting, I came across a word we rarely see: “stooks,” meaning erect bindings of wheat or other sheaves dotting a field, ready for transport [...]