Luxuriant, abundant. The gardens remind me a lot of the so-called dump heap gardens in old Mexico that Edgar Anderson wrote about in Plants, Life and Man (horrible title inflicted by the publis... more »

Luxuriant, abundant. The gardens remind me a lot of the so-called dump heap gardens in old Mexico that Edgar Anderson wrote about in Plants, Life and Man (horrible title inflicted by the publisher on a wonderful book). In spite of the unpromising name, dump heap gardens turned out to be the opposite of dumps, crowded on purpose, almost self-maintaining, every plant useful (edible or herbal). After thirty years of ornamentals, might be time for a change. (less)