"Everything partaking of the nature of a
sham, also, that is wanting in real excellence, will be discarded by persons desiring to obtain credit for correct taste. Artificial ruins, mere fronts to buildings, figures to represent animals, bridges that have no meaning, or for which there is no necessity, or any other merely artificial representations of natural or other objects, where the aim and intention is to induce the belief that they are
really natural, will commonly be despised when the trick is discovered."
A gardener from almost 150 years ago makes a pertinent comment about modern culture. What if we really believed we should discard anything associated with pretense? What if we aimed to construct our lives as this man constructed his gardens, with excellence in mind? What if we really rejected artifice?
The thought of excellence in garden design means I'm doing more than just planting veggies- I'm creating the sanctum mentioned before, and adding a valuable, productive outdoor room to the home.
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