Emma Bakerinside/outside: what is “nature?”One of the main reasons I wanted a new word to describe my landscaping concepts is the ambiguous nature of our word choices when talking…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma BakerPiet Oudolf and ‘naturalistic’ gardens: some criticismPiet Oudolf is a famous gardener and landscaper who is a founder and figurehead of the New Perennials Movement. This movement emphasizes…Aug 18, 20181Aug 18, 20181
Emma Bakerlandscape imperialism to landscape reconciliation“Nothing was so characteristic of power politics in the imperialist era than this shift from localized, limited and therefore predictable…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakeraesthetics and the capitalocene: book review of “The Shock of the Anthropocene” by Bonneuil and…It’s important to analyze how modern landscaping arrived at this point. In their book ‘The Shock of the Anthropocene,” Christophe Bonneuil…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakerwhat is a weed?Most people are familiar with the concept of a weed. Like pornography, perhaps you will just know it when you see it. But is there a real…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakermore is more: a garden philosophyIn eardian philosophy, the ideals of purity, control, borders, and compartmentalization are all unethical fantasies. The world is and…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakeruncivil gardeningThere has been a lot of discourse on civility lately, especially political civility. But what does civility actually accomplish for us…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakerresponse to some criticisms of the native gardening movementMany gardeners view the native plant movement with skepticism. This is perfectly natural for any paradigm shift, especially one that…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma Bakerreview: “Bringing Nature Home” by Doug TallamyI recently finished Doug Tallamy’s excellent book, Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants, and was surprised…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Emma BakerTwisted Path GardenI derived the name for this garden blog from the name of the street the garden is situated on — Shiawassee. Shiawassee street is named…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018