Letters to garden makers

Dear reader, There is currently a debate taking place over on thinkingardens.co.uk  regarding the 'New' Perennial Planting 'Elite' and whether us mere mortals with small 'domestic' gardens have been influenced by them or indeed have tried to replicate them. Mixed perennials - calamagrostis bought at Noel's garden I have to take issue with Noel Kingsbury and his attitude to conceptual art in his blogpost - there is far more to the work of Tracey Emin than her bed. There is a need it seems for us humans to create some kind of hierarchy - we find it so so difficult to accommodate the vast range of tastes displayed by our fellow humans. I have to admit that I struggle to find beauty in some gardens, but I try. In much the same way I try to understand and appreciate the art of both amateur and professional artists. But inevitably there will always be elitism because whole industries depend upon our insecurities and need to fit in.