Re: GeneBush - "Gardening by Design & by Accident"
Hello Hal,
I am afraid my lectures are like my garden. There are no printed plans or
guidelines... just some slides and my big mouth. While I could give the same title
of presentation to two groups, the actual lectures would be somewhat different.
You would all see the same slides and that would be about it. Same as gardens...
no two are the same and no two gardeners have the same needs. I would not give the
same talk to the Hosta chapter meetings that I give to a lady's garden club,
although I do use the same slides. I never truly know what I am going to say until
I open my mouth. Afraid I am a bellybutton gardener and lecturer.
Having said that... I do not mean to imply that no thought or planing
whatsoever goes into the garden. I am very careful with some of the basic
gardening principles such as space and balance. Those two are basics to my comfort
level in the garden. Color comes after foliage with me... I most enjoy a harmony
rather than contrast for punch. My preference is for peace and a feeling of quiet
and cool. Obviously I have read a book or two and attended a few symposiums. I
listen and try to learn. Then it all gets filtered through who I am and what I
need.
There is nothing "wrong" with hiring a landscaper if that is your preference.
Not everyone is a "dirt under the fingernails" individual or wants to spend that
kind of time ... but they do want the garden and the connection. There is room in
the bigger garden for us all.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Hal Lanktree <hlanktree@home.com>
Subject: Re: GeneBush - "Gardening by Design & by Accident"
> Gene, I don't know what hardware and software you have, and I hesitate to
> ask for anything foolish.... But if your setup makes the effort reasonable,
> I would love to see what you can post from this seminar! You always have a
> lot to offer, and your benign neglect theory of gardening sounds
> interesting.
>
> Personally, I have no problem with designing a garden, and have taken
> several classes and gone to several seminars about it. Its great for
> figuring out what you do and do not want from a particular garden space, and
> what your criteria are. But then it necessarily takes on a life of its own,
> and I like that too. Mind, I am not saying I think all gardens must be
> designed first, and I have some that are Willie Nilly like everyone else,
> but a design can add to the success and appearance wherever. But I agree
> with the negative comments posted about this piece. There is a lot of
> common sense buried in it, and then taken to a silly extreme.
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