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A small competition everyone – be a star and write me a piece about the best garden you’ve visited this year.
Remember – this is thinkingardens. I don’t want any ‘lovelies’ or long winded description and tour of a garden. I want to hear about what touched you, what the spark of excitement was about it, what stayed with you after you left. How brilliantly the maker has responded to context, limitations, challenges and inspiration. Any size garden. And I want to hear also about the downsides – no garden is perfect and I won’t believe you if you try to tell me it is.
I don’t want to hear more than necessary about plants.
And I’d like to learn something from your piece. To see a new perspective, an aspect of garden making I’d never imagined. A way of looking or seeing that opens my eyes.
Let’s be clear – this is not going to tell us which are the best gardens in the world. That is not the point nor is it possible.
Between 800 and 1000 words, on a Word document with pictures inserted, so I can see where they go, but big files of them sent additionally by WeTransfer. Send via email. Deadline 1st November 2018
I will publish the three best pieces.
Anne Wareham, editor
Anne Wareham
I have a query, in July we did a sensory garden for a school in Australia. Not your usual plant only style. Would that be of intetest?
If someone were able to offer such a review as I’ve described, that would be fine.
Love this idea!
I am currently building a list of sights and sounds of my garden for each season. Looking to get a better view of what happens in the garden over the year. It might be fun for a writing garden challenge as well – gardens at different seasons -What holds your attention in gardens in the winter ,etc. Here in Minnesota, USA that means really working on plants with structure and berries due to the depth of snow!
Looking forward to reading what people come up with!
I like the idea of gardens at different seasons. I can see an annual competition coming on!
I walked throught this garden and found myself singing the “Williy Wonka song” i.
I ended up making a movie of photos to show to our local garden club. That lead me to making more. Not legal to sell because of the music. ( Wish I could figure that part out~but in the meantime I am still thinking this garden sounds like ….when we have garden tours ) /Users/joann/Desktop/ F. the Fantastically Fabulous Fantasy Garden 7:20:15.m4v
Like to write it up (sadly without soundtrack!) for the competition?
Ah! a challange..! First a beer under my sunny pavilion then wait for the old memory to kick in, a gulp of inspiration then… well nothing at the moment but I am sure I can rise to a challenge such as this.
Now where did I put that glass of beer?
Bill
Nothing like a swift half to inspire!
I absolutely love your question.
I once asked a friend in another state what he had for dinner. He replied “chicken & spaghetti.” I asked him for more details, and he did not come up with much. I suppose some would be happy However, I really was looking for a story, like a gourmet description to make me smell it, taste it and crave it.
I will see what I can do!
Great!
ummm….stumped….I don’t get out much and with my work as a garden designer I usually see the worst….I will have a think…
Counting on you….. Xx