Why make something beautiful? - by Simon Sarris

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To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution. — Dr. Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750 It has been six years since our house was complete-enough to move in, though we are still incrementally finishing. Last year was the first summer I really turned my attention to gardening. Improving an existing garden allows one to build upon coherence, to work within a plan, and to work slowly. Starting a garden from nothing — cutting every bed, making stone walls and level sections, selecting every plant — is a little more intimidating. If you don’t want to wait a decade, big commitments are necessary. Despite the benefits to starting early, for the first years I gave the gardens little attention beyond some sporadic experiments. I had more than enough outdoor work to do just taming the nearby land back into fields and putting together a small orchard. But I am now ready for bigger co

Everyday Aesthetics Why make something beautiful? on starting a rose garden Simon Sarris Feb 28, 2025 184 9 35 Share cutting new beds and building new stone walls to tame a hill, a misty May morning, 2024 To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution. — Dr. Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750 It has been six years since our house was complete-enough to move in, though we are still incrementally finishing. Last year was the first summer I really turned my attention to gardening. Imp

Why make something beautiful? - by Simon Sarris

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