"Cultivating words for creativity and well-being
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JULIA MCGUINNESS, Writer
Workshop facilitator and Poet
Writing the Walled Garden
What would your ideal walled garden look like? Do you prefer order and symmetry or a splash of wildness and adventure? Fragrant flowers or fulsome fruit? Your garden is a unique expression of what you choose to make it.
Writing the Walled Garden is about personal writing for purpose and pleasure. Both writing and gardening can:
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bring joy, satisfaction, consolation
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offer space to try something new
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absorb our attention and energy
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challenge us with choices
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involve a variety of task, approach and season
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enable us to create something beautiful
Writing for Growth
Walled gardens have a long history. Originally situated immediately outside the large house, they grew vital food for the household in a place protected from outside intrusion.
Writing can be purposeful in nurturing our well-being. I run workshops and groups to help you grow in the different ways of doing this. You can find out more about the events I am running here.
Writing for Creativity
As the size of great estates increased, walled gardens were re-located further away from the house. Both kitchen gardens, and pleasure gardens, became more ambitious as creative projects.
Writing can similarly be done for the pleasure - and challenge - of creativity. I particularly enjoy growing poetry. I run workshops and groups to explore poetry both as creative readers and creative writers. You can find out more about the events I am running here.