Ken says it better than I can:
"Everyone is being pulled and pushed by the demands of modern life. There are so many things calling us away from the garden, which is paradoxically the one place that offers a truly restorative, peaceful retreat. I think one answer for people my age, and for young busy families, is not to necessarily shrink the garden but instead to choose which tasks you like to do, and rely on more self-sufficient shrubs, perennials, and trees for other parts of the landscape."
"I learned as a child, and know today, that the most remarkable discoveries can be made everywhere and every day - just beyond the gate that leads to the garden."
-Ken Druse, Planthropology, 2008
