What Makes a Garden?
Gardens are cultural artifacts shaped by human intention and environmental factors, serving as both practical spaces for daily life and reflections of deeper meaning. They exist in a dynamic equilibrium, embodying the tension between nature and nurture. Ultimately, gardens reveal humanity’s relationship with the world, merging use and interpretation.
Letter to H – 10 December 2025
Dearest H, We’re getting well into winter now. Just a few short months ago we were desperate for rain; now I find myself longing for a couple of days without any. Don’t get me wrong, rain is brilliant, magical even, and our recently planted garden will be the better for it, but I have jobs…
Letter to H – 13 July 2025
Dearest H, We’re in the midst of what I think is the third (!) heatwave of the year so far. It’s sweltering, and we’re doing everything we can to keep our little house cool—windows closed and curtains drawn in the heat of the day, bedsheets hung over curtainless panes, then everything flung open again in…
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