questions for gardeners
Have i asked the best questions? Can you suggest others?
Questions used in my gardening interviews
A Place yourself & gardening in context
B Sum up what your garden means to you
C [If a couple] Are there differences in what each household member brings to the garden—in skills? Interests? Or conflicts?
D Have you a favourite garden [probably a famous one]
E Have you any photos or mementoes that might illustrate some of your ideas & feelings?
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I like question C. The notion that a garden emerges from (possibly ad-hoc) creative collaboration, rather than being the result of a single creator isn't one I'd properly considered before. Or that in some cases the collaboration will be harmonious, in others more confrontational. Quite fascinating. Could be that creating a garden is the closest many of us get to producing a piece of art. Certainly the largest piece. So I think this has real validity as an art exorcise. If I was answering these I'd want to know a little more about what is meant by "context" in question A. Possibly better not to know I suppose - let the respondent make of it what they will. I think this is really interesting. Looking forward to what it may produce.