Around The Garden

By Tom Castronovo Gardener News

When you go to the store to buy your favorite fruits and vegetables, or take a trip to your local garden center for potted plants and bedding materials or ornamentals, most people generally rely, at least at first, on their sensory indicators.

What is going on – the sights, the smells, the textures – are mostly sort of surface information being processed, not only by your brain, but also through the help of your five senses.

Will this particular produce item taste good, or is this flower going to make a great impression in an arrangement? Maybe the scent of a certain herb will put me in a meditational frame of mind. Or maybe we want to take advantage of the properties of tea tree oil or lavender to create an improved overall well-being in our homes.

Certainly, this is important and is the foundation of our desire to acquire these gifts that nature allows us to indulge in for our benefit, both nutritionally and esthetically.

I think however, it is so much more meaningful if, each time we imbibe the essence of each connection, we dive into more information about all that we touch, taste, and smell.

If you dig in a bit, there is so