ABSTRACT
Paradise is often equated with the Garden of Eden, a lost garden of innocence—an orchard of fruit-bearing trees. West Bradley is a 65-acre orchard in the Glastonbury area of the county of Somerset in south-west England. This chapter introduces it as a place before going on to weave some of theoretical preoccupations, particularly agency and dwelling. The orchard is divided into a number of areas - named The Bees, The Park, The Wilderness - dedicated to the various production streams and defined by hedges, ditches and tracks. One of the key cultural markings of the county of Somerset is that of a rural landscape with orchards'. For example, the website of Somerset County Council depicts a series of 'images of Somerset', designed to get across the 'spirit' and 'flavour' of the county, and to attract inward investment through it being seen as an attractive location to visit or even relocate to.
