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Beyond gardening

Not long ago, I got a chance to review a number of previously completed projects as well as DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects. I learnt many lessons, which I hope to share with you in the coming weeks. But let me begin by addressing one of the most striking gaps I found in many of the gardens I reviewed; lack of space.

Many of our gardens don’t have defined spaces. Even some of the best-planted and lush gardens are characteristically boundless. We seem to get stuck at gardening, which is the cultivation of plants for ornamental or culinary purposes.

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