Not that we’re not interested in such things

sondern das Einzigartige

literary or scientific concerns

und gleichzeitig die Augen für gärtnerisches Potenzial im öffentlichen Raum öffnet

“ (Michel Foucault) Dieser klassische Text der Moderne liegt hier in der Prosaübersetzung Hanns Grössels vor

The Cabaret of Plants - Botany and the Imagination Botany Not that we’re not interestedIn The Cabaret of Plants, Mabey explores the plant species which have challenged our imaginations, awoken our wonder, and upturned our ideas about history, science, beauty and belief. Picked from every walk of life, they encompass crops, weeds, medicines, religious gathering places and a water lily named after a queen. Beginning with pagan cults and creation myths, the cultural significance of plants has burst upwards, sprouting into forms as diverse