Plant Handled

Inevitable as it is, I am always saddened when I come to the last page of the current issue of Gardens Illustrated , and yet, it is here, on the last official page where one finds Frank Ronan’s monthly column ‘The Writer’s Plot.’

In September’s issue, his column is entitled, ‘Let it all hang out,’ and one of his memorable quotes is as follows:

‘…But gardeners know that that the best place to be is among the plants, and that gardens always feel best when you are crouched in the middle of a border, handling and being handled by the plants that surround you.’

I decided that I wanted to see if I could find a few visual representations of this sentiment. Let me know what you think of the results that I stumbled across:

  I have always had a soft spot for this last shot, and pausing to remember the contortionist twists and turns that I put my torso through in order to capture this moment of beauty, I haven’t a doubt that this is the true definition of what it is to be ‘plant handled!’