Garden of growth, garden of green blood,garden where dappled light and water mix in the trees,
crow garden, beetle garden, garden of dreams,
garden on the oasis of a life-drenched planet,
garden where desire finds form,
garden of floral architecture and speckled fawns,
garden where wonder is incised on a pebble millions of years old,
garden visibly and invisibly teeming,
garden of beds and seed parlours,
garden of dew and overdue,
garden where we plight our troth and ply our trade,
garden that tilts the mind into the sacred,
fleeting garden, memorial garden,
garden that's abuzz and atwitter,
garden where toxins and tonics both thrive,
pool garden, cloud garden,
garden that's an urn for the soul,
garden of roll calls and lists where life tests various recipes,
garden where rain falls like manna,
garden whose perennial borders are infinite,
garden whose customs and taboos make mischief in the mind,
garden of snow, mind garden,
garden of quartz crystal and siren light.
Diane Ackerman (from Cultivating Delight)
3 comments:
I love this piece ... Ackerman is one of my favorite garden writers. And your foxgloves are beautiful. They are also one of my favorite plants. A number of years ago as we drove along the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, they were blooming throughout the clearcuts which brought me to tears. Despite the devistation, the foxglove seemed to be singing, "have hope, have hope." This spring I planted some in my shady bog area. I wanted to hear that song again, especially in this crazy world.
I love this piece ... Ackerman is one of my favorite garden writers. And your foxgloves are beautiful. They are also one of my favorite plants. A number of years ago as we drove along the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, they were blooming throughout the clearcuts which brought me to tears. Despite the devistation, the foxglove seemed to be singing, "have hope, have hope." This spring I planted some in my shady bog area. I wanted to hear that song again, especially in this crazy world.
Foxgloves are blooming here also. They seem to like the conditions here and start from seed more successfully than I ever hoped or dreamed!
I am reading Cultivating Delight just now and enjoying it - delightful post - Thanks
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