Review: Gardening is a passion-Anja Maubach. The author Anja Maubach and Ferdinand Graf von Luckner have for the present, richly illustrated garden book "GARDEN IS PASSION wins the German Book Prize will receive 2011 in Garden of the picture book category. But first my congratulations.
mE Readers should first let the really successful pictures of the photographer Ferdinand Graf von Luckner act on them because the images have earned it, that one gives them attention. Worth it have to be assessed and the well-written articles from within a woman Maubach review them adequately. In many images the way we see the studied landscape architect, the 4th in the Generation of one of Germany's oldest garden perennials leads, while gardening. These images demonstrate that this requires no theorist, but a sympathetic, practical assessed woman who is very earthy.
The book is divided into:
- principles from the beginning, practical and useful
- plant knowledge for every gardener
- Design - The Basics
- The Art of flowerbeds
- Life in the Garden - Day after day
- garden design - the high school
- Gardening with all your senses
- passion for gardening - no personally
Maubach added at the edge of the parts of the text again and again items which says a lot about their thinking. Before I began to read their texts, I considered myself not only the garden pictures, but watched the energetic horticultural designer at digging, hoeing, plant, critical testing of Erdqualität, in sowing, etc. and also read it selects items to get an idea to get their attitude. Here can be found on page 19 a sentence by itself, which says, "The garden will think about what we do." Right. I would add, the garden makes our feelings visible, shows whether it is varied and colorful or rather sad and depressed.
Maubach philosophize about it first, in what way you take an empty garden, or an existing one in possession and give him a personal note can. Digging for "Maubach one of the oldest ways to carry on reclaimed land, (see: p.29) In this activity you can see how it is ordered to the ground, whether it stony, humic, compacted, loose, with many earthworms. is provided and has a good crumb structure, (see: p.29). The author maintains that the digging was for the gardener about what was for the painter the bottoming with a new screen, (see: p.29). This comparison has fallen to me as it is almost poetic. Oh, and another thing ...: below the respective texts, there are always valuable advice that begin with the words "begin with".
In their reflections on compost, I stumbled over two sets of me at first somewhat confusing: "I am holy compost is why he is also from time to time by a scented incense.." (Quoted p. 31) These rates I had to old rituals reconsider as mother goddesses were worshiped.
that sowing the green thumb at school, my mother and said that one should take when seeding the lunar calendar to hand, she always says. Seeding is actually a sacred act, if you do not do the practical to the spiritual background forget. Anja Maubach, as it would express my best friend, loving, spiritual way "and that spirituality permeates the entire book, with which it is, intentionally or unintentionally against all women, who were concerned in the past with white magic respectful bows.
For Maubach, the earth and the plants are animated. HOW TO concluded even sentences such as "Watch your plants you will to see whether they feel comfortable and develop optimally. If you have the feeling they are hungry, do not hesitate then to fertilize. With sensitivity (..). . (Quote p. 37).
water is also sacred Maubach. She watered her garden, because the plants are otherwise comfortable. I am amazed. When propagating it presupposes that one sensed in advance the secrets of plants and guessed, when can the plants grow best. Here, according to Maubach asked the green thumb (see: P. 41). Says my mother ever. :-))
The author expresses that cutting is a lavender field, a good exercise on the way to a good teacher and reported what they cut in the garden, and what does the cutting, (see: p.45) . While reading, I always look at photos showing Anja Maubach in her brown garden apron. Here I particularly like how they reverently sprinkled seeds into the ground. (See p.49).
One learns little later, that plants with stories to tell about their origin and appearance and what is it with the genus name to be added, (see p. 51-53) "aizoon" way, stands for evergreen and "cordata" for heart-shaped.
to the basic organs of the plants, talk about their roots, white Maubach Kluge's report to philosophize also about the variety of colors, shapes and textures of leaves, and finally she knows about the "flower miracle" and also pays homage to they expressed their thoughts of mother nature that brings so much beauty. Your love is the perennials. Her great-grandfather has addressed in his company that he founded in 1888, already with perennials. It defines perennials as follows: "Perennials, the underground overwintering buds form from which they sprout in the spring again. "(see: p. 65)
Maubach speaks out on grass, it refers to as antennas between earth and heaven, describes her look at the" bulb-Theater .. "and enthusiastically reported by the passion of plants collected before they philosophize about the entrance of the garden The garden philosophical bays make the book so appealing, the author points out, however architecturally to know to make living spaces outdoors, (see: 81 - 83).
She writes about borders and subtitled "set boundaries and enclosures." So it shows that they are an important psychological assumption below, but you also know that the height of the border is critical. Openings provide insights in the garden, but also prospects. What the individual gardener would depend, presumably from his mental pattern.
It is impossible within the framework of the review to discuss all ideas Anja Maubach. Its considerations with regard to the kitchen garden and the herbaceous border art, here it refers to the English garden artist Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) to create, I found very enlightening.
The favorite chapter in the book to me is one in which Maubach be involved in creative combinations. Her credo is "bold colors!. Not just for Maubach, colors are stimulating for me and I dedicate myself to enjoy the study of color. The author has is joy in the interpretation of color, form and nature of artists like Klee, Itten, Monet and Turner, and these interpretations in order to garden design ideas. She deals with the colors yellow, blue, pink, white, green, and their vegetable display and writes at one point, the Novalis would please certain: "An indescribable bright blue dream remains that of Meconopsis betonicifolia", the Himalayan poppy. Again and again I lose myself to the temptation to "Meconopsis" make right - but the Himalayas, with its fern gullies is far away, "(quote: S 121).
Maubach also writes about Monet and his garden, can the reader know which plants the painter would probably order today and also called for a variety of plants so-called Malkastenbeet. Then think the landscape architect including on lunch break, evening magic of spring, summer mood, autumn fires and winter rest after. On the edge of their relevant considerations, I found a sentence of Elizabeth von Arnim from 1898, which is so nice that I like give back, "Oh, I could rejoice with joy and dance that spring is here! This revival of beauty in my garden and bright confidence in my heart. "(Zitat. p. 143).
Harmony and Golden Section" is a subject. Here the author cites Meyers and lists the general rules of proportion, (see .. p. 155) She then looks at the idea, that arranged pattern of the garden, shows how to model terrain and created a rock garden greenhouse exotic, creative pot gardens and temporary Gardening Ideas do not remain left out, as well. not the message that you should feel a garden. One can, if one has no garden gloves and walking barefoot or just a little on the grass lays. I love it this way, the garden feel, to ground me.
The scents and sounds of the garden should absorb it and you should be open to special places in the garden, you should understand as holy places and kiss Mother Earth in deep intimacy and connection, (see: S. 195).
The declarations of love Anja Maubach in terms of "Euphorbia", "Allium balls and silver candles," one should carefully read and delve into the language of flowers. A wide sage band is actually a symbol of grace. Maubach has planted it and year after year is blessed with beautiful flowers. grace you have to obviously work out.
A great book that is far more than just a guide and got right to a prize.
Images: © Ferdinand Graf von Luckner / BLV
