THOUGHTS
'A garden is a space to feel deeply immersed and rooted'
'Gardens are emotional spaces and each garden should have many layers to unwrap and discover at different times of the tear'
'A garden is an ever evolving element, the response to this is an ever evolving process looking forward into the future'
'A well designed garden will have interest throughout all the seasons. Clever planting will thrive and fulfill it’s purpose without needing constant plant replacements and tending,- the principle of right plant right space'
'Make landscapes that are self supporting and appropriate to their location'
Jinny Blom
‘A garden is not like a picture hanging on the wall; it is never static and it will constantly evolve and change over time’.
Beth Chatto
'A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.'
Gertrude Jekyll
'So much of our lives is over-attended to that perhaps gardens are the last refuge of undisturbed peace'
Jinny Blom
'Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace'
May Sarton
'I found gardens that were there just for their beauty. It seems that beauty is profoundly necessary to well bieng - find a patch of the earth to call your own and set to work. It will transform your life from the insidious and for the better'
Jinny Blom
'If you wish to make anything grow, you must understand it, and understand it in a very real sense. “Green fingers” are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are the extensions of a verdant heart'
Russell Page
'Hand drawing planting plans helps me understand the layering and seasonal movement. I think the complexity of a planting plan is often misunderstood'
Jinny Blom
'There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.’
Gertrude Jekyl
'Good soil is a reward beyond words'
Jinny Blom
'A good planting combination is a happy party of not too many guests who allow each other time and space to express themselves.'
Jinny Blom