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Gardening in
and of itself is an art form. And the art of fine gardening is just
that, an art. Fine gardening may mean many things to many people, but
to me fine gardening means more than just a garden. It encompasses all
that’s good and graceful in gardening and combines them to make
one garden that is the vision of all your dreams.
My enjoyment of fine gardening comes not only from the finished garden
but from the endless hours that I spend dreaming about, designing and
planning the actual garden, from the moment I first have the germ of an
idea, to the moment I place the last sapling, and plant the last
flower. All I can be should show through when first a person steps into
this land of fine gardening, a place of peace and calm where a person
can meditate on the finer things in life.
Therefore, the ideal garden in my mind tends to have a water feature,
ideally one that will make continuous calming flowing sounds, with a
small waterfall-come-pond, placed on lovely slabs of flat rock with
lillies floating in the water and a hint of moss growing on it. A nice
series of water plants or lotus to give off a contrasting color, and
perhaps a fish or two. A few ferns and leafy rain-forest type
plants placed around the pond, and I’m finished with this stage
of my fine gardening.
Ideally I aim to have a big tree to standing in a corner of the garden,
with a luscious velvety dark brown trunk that I can just about span
with my arms, overflowing with striking green leaves spilling onto the
ground in heedless abandon. Since I might not always get what I want, I
sometimes settle instead for a few saplings that will one day fulfil my
wish.
Since green is my target for the moment, I’d also see about
laying a luscious green lawn that you can sink your bare feet into when
taking a turn about your garden.
I love the idea of a Zen garden, but prefer colors and lots of plants,
so I would incorporate this feature into my fine gardening efforts by
placing a path, naturally made out of rough hewn stone, zigzagging in a
leisurely course through the garden.
And to finish it all off I’d have a little alcove, unseen from
afar, that afforded the curious visitor a wide-angled view of the whole
garden, with a sun shade, and a low-lying bench with a few plump
cushions strewn carelessly about, and all of it surrounded by a
profusion of welcoming flowers.
In the distance I would set about placing a few boulders, pleasing in
stature and color to the eye, surrounded perhaps by a few flowers.
And amidst all this fine splendor I would walk amongst my heartfelt
efforts of fine gardening and sigh in satisfaction and peace. For what
more is there to highly effective gardening, than the art of fine
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