My main takeaway from Chelsea this year was that I liked almost all of the gardens and I wish I didn’t. Sure, some I liked more than others, but no single garden genuinely shocked me, confused me, challenged me, or made me recoil slightly and mutter to myself, “what on Earth were they thinking there?”Continue reading “I liked all the gardens at Chelsea and that’s a problem”
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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.
Dale Walker 