On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation

Publisher: Valiz

Format: Softcover

Measurements: 9.25 x 1 x 12.25 inches

Condition: New

Structured as an original abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening shares the idea of a garden serving as an abundant source of inspiration.

Over time, creatives (artists, writers, and poets) have described, understood and illustrated the garden in various ways. A garden may represent a corner of paradise filled with harmony and thriving life, protected from a disastrous outside world.

Today, there is a modernized interest in the garden among contemporary creatives that represents a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the earth.Through essays, vivid visuals and an extensive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening symbolizes the garden as a consistent metaphor for society and culture.