Lingering Garden
Happy Lunar New Year! In the spirit of the holiday, join me on this visit to one of the oldest scholar gardens in Suzhou, China – Master of Nets Garden. A wonderful example of what can be done in a relatively small space.
Nobody does garden doors quite like these Chinese scholars. They use them to frame compositions of plants, mark the separation between sections, and guide us through the landscape. Their shape, width, and construction have been refined over millennia based on....
"Occupying an area of 5.8 acres (about 23,300 square meters), the Lingering Garden is located outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Originally a classical private garden, it is one of the four most famous gardens in China. Possessing typical Qing style, it is well-known for the exquisite beauty of its magnificent halls, and the various sizes, shapes, and colors of the buildings." Source: Travel Guide
“April is the cruelest month, T.S. Eliot wrote;... I think he meant (among other things) that springtime makes people crazy. We expect too much, the world burgeons with promises it can't keep, ... and we're doomed to get our hearts broken yet again. I agree, and would further add: Who cares?" Barbara Kingsolver. Read more...