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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]