culture
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Attention is the Beginning of Devotion
CultureA musing on what it means to pay attention to nature.
Breathing Fire
CultureAn essay by Georgina Reid exploring questions of relationship and imagination in the wake of the Australian bushfires.
War Gardens: the Search for Calm amid Chaos
GardensA journey through the war gardens of Afghanistan, Gaza, Israel, the West Bank & Ukraine with war photographer, Lalage Snow.
Gardener with a Capital G: How Words Shape Values
CultureAn essay by Jennifer Jewell on valuing, and encouraging, gardeners.
On Being a Settler Gardener
CultureAn honest and personal interrogation of what it means to be a settler gardener in Australia by Annie Farrell.
Seeing the Jungle for the Trees
CultureIs it time we changed the way we depict jungles, from places of fear to reverence?
Tulipomania: A Tale of Obsession, Greed and Flowers
Botanica, CultureThat time when tulips were more expensive than houses.
A Home Among the Gum Trees: the Pull of the Treechange
CultureFreya Latona muses on our innate desire to find home amongst nature.
The Hunt for Purple November: Grafton’s Jacaranda Festival
CultureA nostalgic and personal celebration of Australia's longest running floral festival.
Anxiety and the Garden
CultureA gardening tool kit to help prune anxiety.
Street Libraries: Books on the Footpath
CultureGrow community, grow literacy, grow hope. Grow a book garden on your street.
Women and Henna: an Intricate Cultural Dance
CultureA fascinating story connecting the history of henna use with women, Pythagoras's dislike of fava beans, and much more.
When Families Become Trees
Botanica, CultureWhat if we thought about community in terms of trees?
Sir Joseph Banks: Botanical Rock Star or Bastard?
Botanica, CultureWas Sir Joseph Banks a botanical rock star or a 'cantankerous old bastard'? You decide.
Komorebi: Dripping Sunlight
Culture, GardensThe word komorebi translates as 'dripping sunlight' in Japanese. An essay on this very romantic word by David Whitworth.
The Poetry of Plant Life
CultureFrom Epicurus’ garden school, to the grandeur of Versailles, to the crop of community gardens popping up…
Are Our Minds Broken?
CultureA meandering essay on the human/nature relationship.
The Battle for Supremacy: Plants vs. People
CultureA brilliant essay by artist and thinker Karina Jean Sharpe on the power struggle between people and plants.