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This book is an exploration of the ordinary garden nature most gardeners spend their time at odds with - pests and weeds. By observing her reactions to such species, it came as a shock to Alison Ensor, nature lover and permaculture gardener, that she too was separating from nature when in conflict with it.
Taking an insightful look into why we believe this fallacy of separation, Ensor intertwines her personal story with the human journey from indigenous belonging to modern disconnection. In particular she looks at the ecological role of maligned species we separate ourselves from the most, highlighting the systems’ intelligence in even the most mundane, like slugs, snails, bindweed and brambles.
Describing how closely observing and inwardly sensing plants and wildlife led to her own emotional healing and awakening, she gives step-by-step guides for the reader to find this wisdom for themselves. Ensor believes we are continually being ‘gardened’ by nature, that the messages our bodies give us through emotional reactions and inner sensations are guiding us to the emergence of our true nature – awakened beings living in natural harmony with ourselves, each other and our home planet.
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Written in a flowing, easy style this book is both inspirational and challenging. By recounting some of her own experiences of gardening and nature the author tackles some of the deep-seated ideas that we tend to hold around our place in the living world and how we perceive things. Especially compelling is the notion that if we are able to suspend our dominant visual sense, silence our inner narrative and allow our other senses to come to the fore we can feel more holistically. We can become more attuned to our surroundings, our fellow beings and the pattern of things that is emerging. This can provide us with an opening to other possibilities, other ways of interpreting the world. We can make choices which are less focussed on our own self-interest and thus more holistic in nature. Taking simple examples from her garden the author is able to make such ideas more tangible for the reader. Learning to see the value of plants such as nettles rather than considering them to be weeds that should be eradicated. Learning to be less reactive and more creative in our responses to perceived challenges. If you are a gardener, a nature lover or just an occasional visitor to green spaces this book will inspire you to feel into the moment, to find a softer, kinder way of being in the world.
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