Sacred Gardens Secret Spaces What do we mean by Sacred Gardens? People need gardens.  Especially in an urban setting we crave contact with nature.  We can work, sit, eat and play in our gardens. Here we find a peace rarely available to us in modern life.  We are not unique in this.  Legend tells us that human life on earth began in a garden.  All the great religions have created gardens as sanctuary. Sacred Gardens are an attempt to create harmony between God, humanity and nature.

Secret Gardens a Place to Rejuvenate A garden, even a small one can stimulate and heal.  A beautiful example of this is found in the book and film A Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Who can forget the image of the walled garden with the secret gate which once discovered opens a world of magic and healing to children and adults alike? Many gardeners seek to recreate this feeling by creating walled off spaces using hedges shrubbery and even garden gates. Gates Going Nowhere A gate doesn’t just have to be an entrance from the street to the yard.  A gate can also be used to divide a garden or create a “secret” space to be discovered. In this case its purpose is more symbolic than functional.  Here whimsical elements can create a feeling of magic and mystery.  The gate itself does not necessarily wall off the area.  Rather it creates an illusion of a gateway into a sacred land.  Its sole purpose is to create the feeling of stepping into another reality. Gates as Passageways Victoria Wood Studio also builds secret garden gates.  We call these gates passageways as their primary function is to lead you into the "secret" or inner sanctum of your garden.  Their design is less architectural and more playful.  Along with the use of plants and shrubs these gates create a natural wall to give even the smallest garden a feeling of seclusion and sanctuary.  They form a passageway to another world.