Jennifer is a gardener, author and podcast host. By examining the intersection between gardens and human culture, her work helps to expand how we think about gardens, positioning gardeners as essential knowledge-holders and change-makers of our time.

Listen to hear more about:

Jennifer’s first garden.
The lessons a garden can teach us.
Expanding the definition of gardening and reflecting on what gardening means to us.
Our biological and cultural ties to flowers.
The cultivated spaces that make Jennifer feel at home.
The feeling of loving a garden.
Jennifer’s book What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds.
Gardens as places of hope during uncertain times.
Jennifer’s garden journaling practice.

To learn more about Jennifer, you can explore the Cultivating Place website or find her on Instagram @cultivating_place.

Jennifer has written three books that you can order from your local, independent bookstore:

The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants.
Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast.
What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds.

Jennifer will be a guest speaker at this 2025 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. You can buy your ticket to the conference here.

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