What does it mean for something to have meaning? It’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer. We use the word constantly — a meaningful conversation, a meaningful relationship, a meaningful life — but rarely stop to consider what we actually mean by it. For Viktor Frankl, meaning was fundamentally an existential question. In Man’s SearchContinue reading “Gardens and Meaning”
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The Garden in a Circular Economy
Those who pay attention to these sorts of things will have noticed a not-so-quiet shift taking place in horticulture over recent years. Conversations that once centred almost entirely on aesthetics now include soil health, biodiversity, rewilding, and long-term resilience. “Sustainability” has become part of the design brief. I, however, find myself wondering whether we areContinue reading “The Garden in a Circular Economy”
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 