Landscapes: Reading - "Green Dreams: Gardens" by Robert Harbison

When  I think of a garden as an image of art it came to my mind the garden design from Edward Scissorshands, I think of outdoor sculpture made with bushes. You cannot compare a drawing or painting of a garden  with the feeling and reactions of been physically inside of a garden. Also, gardens can be consider nature because of the living species but modified by man hands. I admire gardeners because in order to plant and soil successfully it requires certain level of skill. Gardeners need a type of touch(buena mano) to make plants/trees/flowers grow happily in their new environment; they also need to know about climate, soil qualities and the specific ways of rooting so the plant survive. Garden design can be reproduce in other places but you have to consider certain things such as weather, altitude, atmospheric conditions to decide if a plant survive on the new location; for example a Miami palm tree will not survive in a dry/ cold place or in the best case the palm tree may have to adapt  to live. 

Edward Scissorhands Garden

I agree with the idea of gardens been perceive as a close place that set you apart because every time I visit a garden I forget of the outdoor world, focusing only on the nature that surrounds me. It is interesting how gardens had inspire other types of art such as books, movies, performances, etc. I also agree with the perception of natural things seen as sacred and not be able to compared it with man made projects. Sometimes I lost myself with the gardens description from the reading as well with some references of locations. I found interesting how they consider architecture to be able of constructing a garden successfully. Other aspect that called my attention was the analogy of the word path(sentiero) or sendero and the explanation of how it connects in nature. Something appealing from this reading was the relationship of vegetation as a symbolism tool in the creation of the space and in the way humans use it as a method to be able to speak up. 

The secret garden (book cover)

The secret garden (film cover)