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Cultivating Place

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The Connection Between Gardening and Nature

This chapter explores the speaker's personal connection to gardening, from their formative experiences with their grandmother to their current relationship with gardens and plants. They discuss the semantic challenges of labeling a forest as a tended place and delve into the ancient cultures' relationship with the living world. The chapter also explores the concept of zooming out and viewing the world as our garden, as well as the relationship between cultivating and controlling in the natural world.

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