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Catie Marron
Author of 'Becoming a Gardener, What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living'. She shares her journey of designing and planting a garden as a way to feel a sense of belonging in her new home.
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May 17, 2025
• 52min
683a English Country Gardens; On Becoming a Gardener; In Praise of Wasting Time
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Catie Marron, author of 'Becoming a Gardener,' shares her heartfelt journey of cultivating a garden that helped her find belonging in her new home. She highlights how gardening evokes emotional connections and personal fulfillment. Meanwhile, Alan Lightman, a theoretical physicist from MIT, discusses the vital role of unstructured time in fostering creativity and well-being, urging listeners to embrace moments of 'wasting time' as a counterbalance to our fast-paced lives. Together, they explore the therapeutic power of nature and silence.
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