RE: philosophical question

Steve, what a good question.

Perhaps most important to me is that creating my garden is akin to creating
myself.  It is an act of pulling things in from the outside and pushing
things out from the inside, of integration, of spirit, of intention.

I love plants - and delight in their variety and beauty.  There is a type of
magic in knowing their origins, the types of landscapes they would
ordinarily grow in, their uses for human and other forms of life.  While I
am not a collector in the sense that only one particular genus or group
interests me, I am greedy!  One of everything would suit me just fine.
(Personal joke:  when I grow up I want a botanical garden and a grand
piano.)

I also want the garden to be an extension of my house - an outside room,
comfortable, sheltered, private, relaxing.  I want color, scent, variety of
shape, pattern and shade, and birds and insects and even the small
four-footed such as squirrels,  raccoons and possums. Wouldn't mind deer,
but its not realistic in the middle of Portland.  I also want the garden to
provide me with a place for meditation and being close to nature, and to act
as a springboard for writing and art.
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