On the Necessity of GardeningOn the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Through many different essays and an extensive abecedarium, this book reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society, through concepts such as botanomania and capitalocene, from guerrilla gardening to queer ecology and zen garden. For centuries, the garden has been regarded as a mirror of society, a microcosm, in which the broader relationships between