From the Garden

Conversations with Nature

Observations and essays on Nature, art, and meaning- fresh from the garden

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Painting with Nature

I’ve discovered that gardening is like painting- but not how I thought it would be…

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Two Principles of Good Design

Through planning my garden, I realized that two design principles shape my aesthetic sensibilities…

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Why We Should All Garden

Like many people, I found myself reassessing during lockdown…

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Thinking Like Nature

Why do we do straight lines in gardens? Why work against the land rather than with it?

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Gardening and Synesthesia

How gardening and Nature can improve your color sense.

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How to prepare the land before planting…

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