Name: What gardening taught me about life
Uploaded: 2018-05-31T14:52:37Z
Duration: 6 min 31 s
Description: Gardens are mirrors of our lives, says environmental artist tobacco brown, and we must cultivate them with care to harvest their full beauty. Drawing on her experience bringing natural public art installations to cities around the world, brown reveals what gardening can teach us about creating lives of compassion, connection and grace.

tobacco brown: What gardening taught me about life

What gardening taught me about life

Gardens are mirrors of our lives, says environmental artist tobacco brown, and we must cultivate them with care to harvest their full beauty. Drawing on her experience bringing natural public art installations to cities around the world, brown reveals what gardening can teach us about creating lives of compassion, connection and grace.

Planting a garden is a living metaphor for building a meaningful, connected life. From childhood memories of embroidered roses under a linoleum floor to global art installations, gardens have been a source of joy, healing, and creativity. Trees in a forest share nutrients to help each other thrive, demonstrating the quiet power of mutual support. Just as a butterfly struggles to emerge from its cocoon, growth requires challenge, care, and the willingness to nurture both ourselves and others.