In the past, the owning of a garden was in the name of pragmatism – food grown in a garden could provide limited amounts of daily meals and therefore reduce the burdens put on breadwinners making money to feed their families. In recent decades, even centuries, the purposes of a garden have shifted to beautification of the environment, providing nature’s touch to a community of wood, bricks or concrete.
One most prominent examples of such an evolution would be the gardens of ancient Persian Palaces, built not to feed starving princes and their subjects, but because rich royalty often sought solace in an environment of green crafted by human hands. These gardens were there not to be eventually eaten; flowers, climbers and an array of unique plants adorned these gardens that were designed by the most creative of architects, constructed by the best of workmen, and probably kept by the most talented of slaves.
Still, it is not simply the rich and powerful who are able to own a beautiful garden. In the modern-day, many individuals have taken up this great past-time, with nothing more than a small meter square’s worth of land, some time and the most minimal of financial resources – all in the name of adding that tranquil setting to an otherwise hectic life. From cottage houses with a front and back yard, to high-rise buildings and condominiums, gardening as a hobby has changed and adapted extremely well; flourishing in all parts – suffering only by uninformed or impatient hands.
