An exhibition at the Vitra Museum in Weil am Rhein (Germany) traces the history, present and future of the garden. It explores the model or models that for centuries have determined the concept of the ideal garden and its relevance. But the exhibition goes much further by asking: what can gardens contribute to a future worth living in? We interviewed the curator, Viviane Stappmanns, who answers and warns: “In a time of climate crisis and social injustice the garden becomes a political place”.
In Fleurs, the latest book by gardener and writer Marco Martella (published by Elba), one of the characters dwells on a quote by the poet Novalis that says: “Paradise is scattered over the whole earth and that is why it has become
