The book 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 have described, depicted, and conceived the garden in different ways. In medieval art, the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, sheltered from the problems of the world. In the 18th century, this image shifted: the garden became a symbol of world power and politics. The Anthropocene forces us to radically rethink the role we have assigned to nature in recent decades. Through essays and an extensive anthology, this book offers a reflection on the garden as a metaphor for society.
