"This much is clear: people calling themselves artists and who are called
artists by others -- are making gardens and calling it art, or are making art in
which the making of gardens is part of what they are calling art. And for a very
long time, people who may not call themselves anything, have been making gardens
that other people call art. Further, it would be greatly surprising if all this
were not to continue. And given this time of profound meddling with nature and
the dreadful results we are experiencing, the garden might be, in all its forms,
the place best suited for calling us back to our senses -- a role of gardens
long established and held dear, whether consciously or not."
In this lovely, introspective piece, Richard Whittaker dives straight into the
heart of a powerful, and curious question: What do gardens mean?
