The Thinking: index of articles see also index of writers.
"It's great that people are finally talking about gardens as an artistic and philosophical pursuit as well or instead of a horticultural one.." Françoise Murat
The Relationship between Garden and Creator by Darryl Moore
The Mind or the Eye? by Stephen Anderton
Yes, gardens can be art, but you'd never know it from Chelsea Flower Show by Germaine Greer, responses by Anne Wareham, Leigh Hunt, Amanda Patton
How to look at the Taj Mahal by Ambra Edwards
Some reflections on garden design in Japan and China by Yue Zhuang
The Garden and the Brain by Jenny Woods
Considerations on visiting a Garden by Anne Wareham, responses from Mike Gerrard, Antony Woodward, Tim Richardson, Jenny Woods, Clive Nichols, Chris Young, Yue Zhuang, Rebecca Wells
Interview with Ian Hamilton Finlay by Ambra Edwards
Allusion in Gardens by Noel Kingsbury, Yue Zhuang and Anne Wareham response from Jim Golden
Feeling Gardens by Amanda Patton
1.Some Thoughts towards a Critical Language for Gardens
4. A Response to Peter Osborne by Bridget Rosewell
- a series of three pieces by Peter Osborne, artist and creator of Clearbeck, addressing some of the problematic aspects of reviewing/criticising gardens and a response by Bridget Rosewell.
On Beauty and Gardens. by Anne Wareham, responses from Andrew Wilson, Bridget Rosewell, Noel Kingsbury, Ian Kitson, Andrew Lawson, Anne Beswick and Sara Maitland
Gender and the Garden World by Anne Wareham, responses from Jo Eliot, Andrew Wilson, Amanda Patton and Jane Stevens
Girly Gardens, yes or no? by Bridget Rosewell, responses from Benedict Vanheems, Ann Pearce, Anne Beswick and Noel Kingsbury
Do we need a more flexible approach to Design? by Peter Thomas,
Revisiting the Garden of Cosmic Speculation by Tim Richardson,
Thinking about Gardens by Darryl Moore, - the relation between gardens and art.
Gardens as Pills - or not by Tim Richardson,
Chelsea 2007: reviewed by Stephen Anderton, Anne Wareham
Viewpoint Piece from the RHS journal 'The Garden' May 2007 'In the Name of Art' by Corrine Julius, with additional comment by Chris Young and Stephen Anderton - why gardens are not seen as art and why they should be.
Review of Veddw House Garden by Robin White, garden designer USA
Extract from 'The Photograph' by Penelope Lively - fictional garden judging.
Miscellany. by Steve Eddy, Brian Sewell and Anthony Quinn
Gardens as Chick Lit by Anne Wareham
Selection of articles by Tim Richardson on the Veddw website (this link will take you off this site)
'Vista' - introduction by Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury
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Hedge garden , Veddw, ©Charles Hawes
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