Gardens of Culture

It would seem that most of us find some joy in a garden. Not only do gardens show us what beauty can look like, but they also reveal something of our culture. When I look at the features of a garden: architecture, design, layout, elements of shape and form, and plant selection, I see the fingerprint of either my culture or that of another culture. It would seem that wherever people live, that a garden may result due to mans interaction with nature and his intent to create beauty - and perhaps hope.

A garden really lives only insofar as it is an expression of faith,
the embodiment of a hope and a song of praise.

                    - Russell Page, The Education of a Gardener, 1962