Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.
There are many kinds of gardens as there are gardeners, and they define themselves across sharp aesthetic and philosophical line; utility versus beauty; vegetables versus ornamentals; chemicals versus organics; formal and style versus naturalistic. Different countries breed different gardeners.
The golden rule of gardening is to pay attention to local conditions of weather and soil ? Portsea Mowing was born and bred amongst the dynamic seasonal conditions of Victoria, Australia.
Gardeners are key land managers. Our choices therefore lie not in whether but how we manage the land. We would all agree that we must do it in an ecologically responsible way.
You open your personal space to admit a few, a great many, or thousands of plants which exude charm, pleasure, beauty, oxygen, conversation, friendship, confidence, and other rewards should you succeed in meeting their basic needs. This is why we garden. It can be easy but challenging, and the rewards are priceless.
The role of the gardener is part scientist, part artist, part philosopher, part plowman. He modifies the climate around his home.
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