A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, reserved for the cultivation, display and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. A garden is, first and foremost, a part of the environment, a synthetic but hopefully functional ecosystem. It provides valuable ecological services such as carbon sequestration, oxygen production, erosion control, habitat, food, etc. All functions related to human desires, such as art, teaching, collecting interesting plants, are secondary to the ecological performance of the garden.
You could argue that the rewards of gardening go beyond the act itself. Growing plants in an organized manner has directly affected human emotions for thousands of years, as crops and other areas of agriculture have played a fundamental role in human society for some 12,000 years. It was around this time that the last great ice age came to an end and the human journey with plant cultivation took off. From then until now, humans have actively grown their own plant-based foods through the use of orchards, farms, and other plots dedicated to crops.
In a sense, the social impact of gardens is omnipresent, since the garden is completely intertwined with the human experience. These gardens, after a successful season, improved the gardener's social welfare by feeding his family and giving them the opportunity to trade for other goods, often other food products. This promoted the gardener's social agency, as they found themselves in a position to make decisions about prices, products and business ethics. For these gardeners, their gardens played an integral role in establishing the individual, as well as those they provided to, within their community and society at large.
The gardens found in examples of aag, and the principal gardeners behind them, sought to evoke a specific emotion and thought of those who observed it; to leave viewers amazed by the cultural, historical, scientific and philosophical components of what they saw. In the U.S. UU. It should also be noted that these gardens, all gardens cultivated by U, S.
Peoples of European, African and Asian descent provide only a partial view of how humans have interacted with the soil and seeds of this land. The Native American story tells a much longer and equally important story about the history of gardening in this vast continent. Resources for the history of native garden culture can be found in the bibliography in this section. Today, gardens that are economically, environmentally and aesthetically pleasing can be found all over the country.
Early suburban development increases interest in gardens and horticulture; The Burpee company and other organizations, as well as publicity material for these initiatives. Community of Gardens Project, a digital archive documenting current gardens across the country. Lessons from Organic Mechanics Before designing a garden, sit down and identify the purpose (probably multiple purposes) of the space you are designing. Of course, tables for different purposes dot the patio along with a variety of mismatched and slightly uncomfortable chairs for me and an 8-foot picnic table.
This piece on the “purpose of the garden” has been focused especially for me by a gardener I met on social media, where I spend time interacting with gardeners around the world about the plants and the specific challenges they face in different places, and also simply sharing exchanges of ideas and thoughts. At the very least, a garden and its boundaries are a signal to the world that only the chosen family, invited visitors and the postman can enter the domain and approach the house, a pity that so many unloved little gardens never develop beyond this point. In quite a few of these cases, no family member entered the backyard for any purpose. My ideal patio would have groceries (mostly fruit trees) and a stone area that would be good for entertaining, but I think the main purpose would be a very nice place for my dog to relax and, of course, meet his potty needs.
I think I pick up design ideas as much as plants. That said, if a garden sells plants, I often have to talk to myself before leaving empty-handed to keep my planned plot consistent. Gardening with others in a community garden can give you a sense of purpose and a drive to achieve an ultimate goal. .
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