When I first saw this space I was struck by how bare, sterile, and controlled it looked. I wanted to bring life to it, but wow what a daunting project. But I’d been watching Big Dreams, Small Spaces and I understood I had to break it down into small achievable goals, year by year. The trick is to somehow maintain the vision, and the motivation to get through all the digging, watering, planting, weeding, planning, iterating and sweating to get there.

The mindfulness of gardening comes from that constant realignment with the big picture. As Monty says, there is always a future in the garden.