Steve French's Philosophical 'Q'
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- Subject: Steve French's Philosophical 'Q'
- From: h*
- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 20:02:27 +0200
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Every time Sean O'Hare ends his comments for this
e-mail discussion group, he ends with the exact philosophical gardening spirit
that I feel we all should have. He writes:
HORTULUS APTUS
A Garden Suited to it's Purpose
This is what I have printed on a rough hunk of white
marble from the quarries of Cararra (Micheangelo's 'Pietà was made from this
marble).
It sits on a ledge near the steps leading from the garden
to our terrace for everyone to see - and I have no apologies for whatever the
visitor finds. This makes is a perfect description of anyone's garden,
ours included.
Having just spent 8 hours with our gardener, tired and
content, I had one last look at our small garden (which really suits our
purpose) and felt completely satisfied. It is JUST RIGHT for
us.
We have about 20 different rosemarys - planted in an
unorthodox way with our roses...this works notwithstanding all the
'rules'....Two pots of lemons are now bearing large beautiful fruit which is
beginning to turn yellow. These lemons, and others citrus fruits, were
grown from seed: talk about pure satisfaction... Our bromilide has
withstood neglect (it has been in the same pot for 35 years, is never fertilized
and only watered when we remember) and gives us fantastic-fantastic bouquets
each spring...our curry tree has round shiny black seeds and smells so odd every
time we brush it. We use no poisons. We are amazed and upset at the
magnificent weeds we find after each absence (we travel a lot)...
Our cheerful garden is our HORTULUS APTUS
- and I hope each of you feel the same about yours.
Helene Pizzi
from Rome, Italy
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