Monday 14 May 2012

Living lightly on the earth - sustainable garden design

sustainable garden design does not require a wild, unkempt garden but does require a new way of looking at things

"They say that genius lets grass and weeds and moss and rust grow on the fabric of ordinary existence while it concentrates, in blind and sublime exclusion, on the single burnished jewel it is the process of creating". H. E Bates in Love for Lydia.


Way back in 1956 when Love for Lydia was published it was unfashionable to think about anything but prolific conspicuous consumption. Living lightly on the earth requires a different take, a more holistic view of life. Now we have the Occupy movement quietly demanding that we review our lifestyles and make changes. 


At home we have an opportunity to make changes, easily and meaningfully. We can choose to replace impermeable pavings with permeable, can choose to plant a garden to attract wildlife and boost local bio diversity, can choose to use locally sourced materials. The Occupy movement has raised awareness, on a global scale, of how we need to concentrate on the important things, the single, burnished jewel, and abandon systems, practices and products that are not working for us, or our planet.

2 comments:

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GSB said...

Thanks. We are learning on a daily basis how we can individually and collectively make a difference.