“the past turbulent decade, the idea of the garden as refuge from or solution to problems of modernity has become far more prevalent. If gardening was once primarily regarded as a leisure activity, to do with relaxation and beauty, it is now regularly presented as a useful antidote to many aspects of contemporary existence, from depression and anxiety, to the reality hunger induced by AI, to the climate crisis itself.” giftarticle.ft.com/gift…

surprised the gardening category on Substack isn’t even bigger