Growing Places
15 June 2022

A couple of wildflowers, a couple of flowers, a fruit tree or two, some beds, a greenhouse and you’re good to go – things have kicked off, you’re starting to take care of business and you’re growing places. There’s something about having green spaces in abundance around that changes the psyche. In the urban jungles of the world mankind descends into a kind of anxiety-ridden, always on the go and restless being. But in the green spaces they find perspective, and wholesomeness, calmness, and peace.

Here’s to growing the places that allow you to grow.

Peter van der Walt is a fiction author, although you may find some non-fiction and the odd essay out there. Fans can find his newsletter, posts, updates and developments at petervanderwalt.com. Currently, he is hard at work on his next story. When not writing, he has far too many interests to reasonably keep up with. He lives with his partner in Devon, England.