Alison Wessely
The meaning of a garden can be understood today as an ecology of interwoven thoughts, spaces, activities and symbols. Gardening gives us a sense of control over a small patch of earth in spite of everything. With this control comes a commitment and responsibility for caretaking of the earth. We observe and participate in natural processes through gardening, rhythms of nature, growth and maturation help us feel connected to the larger ecology of the world around us. The garden is also an immersive experience, somewhere to withdraw and meditate, reflect and escape from the turmoils of life. It can offer us the peaceful seclusion that we all yearn for from time to time. The powerful setting of a garden can revive the spirit and bestow a therapeutic effect on us. It nurtures and heals in so many calming and beneficial ways.
