Garden as a Process: Working with Nature
In our task-driven lives, it’s tempting to treat everything like a checklist. Paint the room. Clean the garage. Done. But gardens aren’t like painted walls. They’re not static, finished projects. Gardens live, breathe, grow, and change—sometimes in ways we don’t expect.
Instead of trying to control every aspect, what if we approached the garden as a process?
Lessons From The Garden
There are a lot of reasons people have for gardening. For most, it gives them a chance to be outside, add some beauty to their yard, improve the environment, or grow food that tastes good. Those are all reasons that I enjoy working in a garden…whether it is mine or yours. On the most basic level, we could lump all of those into one reason…it gives us pleasure. Over the years, I have found a few side benefits from gardening that have helped me be happier at a deeper level. Working in the garden is great for helping us to accept change, deal with imperfection, and build patience.