Open gardens, as the name implies, are places - physical or virtual - that provide soil, sunshine and water for growing and nurturing things. They support and encourage multifloral practices; they provide sunlight or shade depending on the needs of the plant. Even weeds can flourish there. They have no walls around them; you can wander right in. In fact, you might not even notice that you’re standing in one, so vague and invisible are the perimeters surrounding them. Open gardens have a vast ...