Tag: nature
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The End of the “Perfect” Garden? Gardening Trends Go Wild
“It looks like my idea of hell,” I remember saying. The lawn was a perfect expanse. The brick pathway was straight as an arrow, flanked by evenly spaced shrubs, geometrically pruned. A few bedding plants in precise, rectangular beds put on a brave show of color that somehow failed to relieve the monotony. At the…
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Portfolio Example (Opinion Essay): Conservation Isn’t Cute
Conservation is far more than a feel-good concept. It is a necessity. Human civilization depends entirely on natural systems we barely understand and routinely damage. Yet the urgency of protecting those systems is often obscured by the way we talk about conservation itself. Environmental messaging frequently frames conservation as sentimental, noble, or aesthetically pleasing. While…
Andrea Durrheim 