Carina Sjöholm
Senior lecturer, associate professor
Ambiguous vitality: Gardening between desired heritage and despised invasiveness
Author
Summary, in English
This paper is based on ongoing research on the intersection between gardens, markets and heritage in Sweden. Through interviews with gardeners and professionals, field observations and document studies we have found that boundaries between desired and despised are constantly transgressed; some garden plants are in fact regarded simultaneously as heritage and as invasive. We want to highlight how gardening and garden plants balance between heritageness and invasiveness. In the context of gardening it is obvious that everything is changing, and shifting ideals are continuously affecting the boundaries between garden and surrounding environment. This points to the need for knowledge about how to manage and co-exist with such plants. Considering the potentials and risks of gardening for a sustainable future, plant vitality is indeed an example of the difficulties implied in cultivating and at the same time protecting ‘nature’.
Department/s
- Department of Service Studies
Publishing year
2021-06-22
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper: abstract
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- Other Humanities
Conference name
SIEF2021 15th congress
Conference date
2021-06-19 - 2021-09-24
Conference place
Helsinki, Finland
Status
Published