So, I have been going through my studio, and filleting all of my endless scraps and savings, and discarding everything that doesn't spark (so far: 3/4 of a blue bin full). Somewhere, tucked between eviscerations of old ladybird books, significant pages from gardening catalogues and endless eccentric cards sent to me endless fe/mail artists, cartoonists, strip-mistresses and surreally skillful crafters, I found this gem (in ripped-out-from-a-magazine form) of gardening glory, a ten-minute flash-fiction of social salvation in the gardening department through activation of shopping and the emergency brain. Here's the best Youtube version:
Oh, the Japanese Sand Badgers, the Suffragettes, the smugness. There's a beautiful, delicately tinted picture by Robin Jaques (better known for his children's book illustration) accompanying the article, which is seems a shame not to include, as it so perfectly captures the world of the fantasy, perfect, spectacular garden.
Oh, the Japanese Sand Badgers, the Suffragettes, the smugness. There's a beautiful, delicately tinted picture by Robin Jaques (better known for his children's book illustration) accompanying the article, which is seems a shame not to include, as it so perfectly captures the world of the fantasy, perfect, spectacular garden.
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