The longing for the peace and beauty a garden can provide has taken many forms throughout the years
It’s summer in Eretz Yisrael. The flowers have burst into gaudy bloom in cozy clusters, blissfully unaware of the rules of social distancing we humans have had to endure these past few months. Indeed, gardens — whether cultivated for the pleasure of kings, or for more humble uses and people — have always been prized for their ability to take us away from our concerns and connect us with something eternal.
But recreating a bit of Eden has meant different things in different times and places. Join us for a stroll down the path as we take a look at gardens throughout the ages.
And the earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and G-d saw that it was good. —Bereishis 1:12
Adam Harishon was tasked with tending the garden on the very day he was created. And ever since, man has been caring for the land.
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