Life's Tapestry

Once upon a time, I started to believe in myself.
Life's Tapestry is, indeed, woven by interconnections.

My design, wishes to highlight the threads we create in our lives. How different paths we may chose, lead us in different directions, but ultimately, how the human spirit still yearns for the same requirements, no matter where or how one lives in this world.
Water and love, help provide nature, with joy and sustenance. They are necessary components to us as well.
When we compare the human spirit to that of Mother nature, we can see the intricate and tender thread of life, running in similar parallels.

The essence of how nature adapts to change, of how biodiversity sits within our need to get this all-important next chapter of existence right. Mother nature, so fragile and precarious, requiring utmost care and respect. We can gain much from her wisdom, holding the tapestry thread that could bind us all and make us stronger.
In nature, we are reminded of the fine balancing act of growing in correct conditions, the silent but apparent link between trees, the need to protect and guide our young seedlings.

By paying attention, she shows us how we should treat one another, recognising our need for connections, for dependency on one another, to grow in wider dimensions, as humans if we sow a seed of kindness.
Therefore, my design although relatively simple, wishes to remind visitors that simple can be effective.
That the huge variety of Mosses and lichen can have a place in our gardens, to increase insect and wildlife.
By thinking outside the box, I have created a simple garden design, suitable for small areas (or one that could be enlarged for larger locations and educational purposes)

I concentrate on 4 elements in the design.

MOSS, with its many varieties can trap carbon absorption efficiently. It can provide an ecosystem for insects and pollinators, a source of water for bees, with so many varieties it will be the star of the show, the basis of the tapestry!

WATER, the sustainer of all life, will be shown in a shallow long design edged with logs to facilitate drinking areas for smaller creatures

FERNS, to offer shade and protection, texture and interest

And finally

MICRO-FOREST, as in the style of Miyawaki. Where planting trees close together encourage faster growth than traditional planting.
Here I aim to show a representation of what can be achieved through the Miyawaki style of planting of trees in a small area encouraging upward and swift growth, creating forests in 20/30 years rather than in hundreds of years. It has be shown to be successful in Kent in urban areas, in developments and an ongoing education of moving into a different realm of learning what works in our ever changing landscapes and conditions.