The gardener doesn't make the garden; the garden makes the gardener. --------------------- The Garden is our introduction that leads us to the Vision of the whole of Nature. --------------------- The skin of the earth must be approached with great sensitivity. It is alive ... and is easily bruised or damaged. --------------------- The founding philosophy of the Garden was that the proper human role in the world's natural order is working with, rather than overpowering, nature. --------------------- Within the constructs of a garden there is room for a blending of aesthetic and productive environments that provide for contemplative moments, scientific discovery, inspiration, philosophic discussion, and space for people to live, learn and work. --------------------- Duty for the adoration of it. Alan Chadwick Fire In The Garden