Gardens have always been places of leisure, pleasure, and
production – they reflect identities, dreams, and visions. Deeply
rooted in their culture, gardens have immense symbolic potential.
The recent revival of horticulture has focused less on the garden
as a romantic refuge than as a place where we imagine the future
and develop solutions. Urban farms, vertical gardens, and other
innovative projects in art, architecture, and urban planning
demonstrate that the present return to the garden is no timid
retreat, but a pioneering quest for a world in which social and
ecological justice count for something. Garden Futures examines
what gardens and their design reveal about our relationship to
nature. In exploring the history of ideas behind the genesis of the
modern garden, the book takes a close look at the present, goes in
search of origins in the past, and builds bridges into the future.
Stunning photographs illustrate ground-breaking gardens by such
designers as Derek Jarman and Piet Oudolf while critical articles
by well-known authors question conventional garden ideals. Authors
and gardeners including Gilles Clement and Jamaica Kincaid present
the garden as a place of learning where abstract concepts like
ecology, climate change, and food insecurity are translated into
things you can smell, touch, and taste. Daisy Ginsberg, Salmon
Creek Farm, and EcoLogic Studio create experimental and speculative
projects generating new attitudes and approaches.
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