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On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Paperback – Nov. 23 2021

by Marieke Barnas (Contributor), René de Kam (Contributor), Patricia de Vries (Contributor),
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From Arcadia to Guerilla Gardening, Bomarzo to Little Sparta, Roberto Burle Marx to Fritz Haeg, the Anthropocene to Vibrant Matter: a brilliant and radical A–Z of garden history and garden politics

Organized as an inventive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration.
Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers from Capability Brown to Derek Jarman have each described, depicted and designed the garden in different ways. In medieval art the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, shielded from worldly problems. By the 18th century this conception had shifted: the garden had become a symbol of worldly power and politics. Today, the Anthropocene, the era in which humankind dominates nature with disastrous consequences, forces us to radically rethink the role we have given the garden historically. As a result, there is renewed interest in the garden among contemporary makers, thinkers and writers, driven not by romantic desire for retreat but rather a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the earth.
Through essays, illustrations and an extensive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening reflects on the garden as an abiding metaphor for society and culture.
Entries include: Anthropocene, Arcadia, Bouquet, Roberto Burle Marx, Compost, Dumbarton Oaks, Edible Estates, Ermenonville, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Herb Garden, Japanese Garden, Derek Jarman, Kew Gardens, Lawn, Park, Quaker Garden, Queer Ecology, Roots, Vita Sackville-West, Versailles, Vibrant Matter and Zen Garden.

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    Valiz
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    Nov. 23 2021
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    23.5 x 2.54 x 31.12 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    9493246000
  7. ISBN-13
    978-9493246003
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Takes readers from medieval depictions of the garden as a symbol of fertility and harmony, through 18th-century notions of erotics and worldly power, to the contemporary understanding of gardens as an antidote to technology and urban life--Baya Simons "Financial Times: How To Spend It"

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Valiz (Nov. 23 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9493246000
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9493246003
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.5 x 2.54 x 31.12 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

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2.0 out of 5 stars Book arrived damaged
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2022
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This book is amazing but it showed up damaged. It should have been shipped in a box and not a flimsy plastic bag.
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Linda Pfafflin
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite a collection of garden ideas and trivia
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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This was selected by the Secret Garden Book Club of Ashton Gardens — it’s quite the perfect coffee table book for obsessed gardeners!
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Linda Pfafflin
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite a collection of garden ideas and trivia
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
This was selected by the Secret Garden Book Club of Ashton Gardens — it’s quite the perfect coffee table book for obsessed gardeners!
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Sonia Azoia
5.0 out of 5 stars Lindissimo
Reviewed in Spain on March 1, 2024
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Perfeito e exactamente o que procurava para uma prenda!
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Klarmann5
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
Reviewed in Germany on January 17, 2023
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Beautiful. A book full of garden related historical inspirations
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2.0 out of 5 stars beschädigtes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on December 15, 2022
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das Buch ist schön und wunderbar aber ich sehe viel Beschädigung des Buchs…
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