From a question everything starts … “Why?”
One thing that defines me is that I strive as much as possible to act rationally and always ask my question “Why?”
Why do what I do? Why do I think what I’m thinking?
That’s how my passion for nature started, also from some questions. As early as my childhood, when I went on various trips to the tent, either in the mountains or simply in wooded areas, I began to see the plants with other eyes, realizing what complex and interesting bodies they really are.
Did you know that the trees communicate with each other and nourish their “children” through micorized networks at the level of the roots? Or are they “announcing” each other when there are pests in the area and must produce substances against them? Did you find that plants perceive vibration and, implicitly, the emotion that you transmit when you’re out of it?
I am fascinated by the way I “think” the plants. For example, how, in a forest, the trees are delimiting their crown so that they all have access to the light. Instinctively, they understand that it is important for everyone to thrive, because a tree is much better protected in the winter, by cold winds, and by summer, by high temperatures inside a forest than by stingher in the open field. This is something people have not yet fully aware of as regards the benefits of teamwork.
This intelligence, the source of which researchers can not find, has called me, some time ago, into the plant world.
So I attended the Faculty of Horticulture at the “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Iasi, where I studied Landscape Studies, and after 4 years of study I obtained the title of Horticultural Engineer.
In addition to agricultural purposes, however, depending on the species, plants can have countless uses, from air purification to reducing radiation levels in a room, from ground fixing and flood prevention to purely aesthetic use.
The landscaping of a garden is a service that can be considered a simple mood. But is that really the case?
First of all, to get an answer, we should start with “Why?”.
Why do we set up any space? Why invest in interior design? Why does it matter, so much for us, how do we dress?
Secondly, we should think about ourselves and how we live. In other words, to our well-being, both physical and emotional. In a world where the level of pollutants in the air is growing alarmingly, a well thought-out garden can even be a treatment. Let’s do a simple exercise of imagination: how do we feel when we enter a completely concreted space versus a green garden enriched with fragrant flowers and smell?
And so we came and answered.
The second “Why?” Refers to Acolada and my story here.
A reason, more than obviously, for which I chose Acolada, you can find it yourself by what you said above. A company that allows employees to present themselves, express their ideas and aspirations through an article, is a company that values people, which I admire.
Acolada is also not just a company registered with the Trade Registry, it is a team. It is the forest in which each of us feels protected by both the blizzard and the heat, so that we all grow vigorous trees, beautiful people and devoted to our mission – a service coach and specialists, designers, architects and last but not least, Landscapes with love of people and beautiful.
That is why a more appropriate question would be: “How can I not draw the plants? And Acolada? ”
text: Sebastian Nechifor, landscape designer