Synthesis of the Senses

For many Europeans the ideal garden is the romantic dream of that safe haven where man and nature, both unspoilt and benign, live in harmony, far away from the ugly and mundane of everyday life. There are red rose bushes and mallow; white rhododendrons and hydrangea nestle in the semi-shade underneath the apple tree; in the grass next to the small pond with the reeds large daisies have been allowed to spread merrily, and over there, only a few steps away from the terrace, parsley and rosemary are ready and waiting to be picked for dinner. The birds are singing in the trees and the air is filled with gentle humming and buzzing of tiny animals which seem to have been making this peaceful place their home for centuries. You want to lie in the grass and dream in the sunshine...