Tag: gardening

What Can a Small Herb Do? Huacatay and the Quiet Redesign of a Chilean Hospital

April 22, 2026

In today’s blog, Pedro Pablo Achondo Moya introduces his article just published in Plant Perspectives (21 April 2026, online first) ‘The Power of a Small Herb: The Case of Huacatay in the Community Garden of the Limache Hospital’, encouraging us to look more closely at, think more carefully about, the seemingly insignificant ‘small plants’ that … More What Can a Small Herb Do? Huacatay and the Quiet Redesign of a Chilean Hospital

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, an exhibition at the British Library, London

July 28, 2025

In this blog, Isis Brook, deputy editor of Plant Perspectives, reviews the exhibition ‘Unearthed: The Power of Gardening’, at the British Library until 10 August 2025. More information on the exhibition can be found here. If you have the opportunity to visit the exhibition do take it.  There is surprisingly little on the British Library website … More Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, an exhibition at the British Library, London

Gardens and Empires: A Two-Day Conference at the British Library to Unearth the Power Behind Gardens

July 15, 2025

In this blog post, Plant Perspectives associate editor Diego Molina reviews the British Library Conference Gardens and Empires, held on 27–28 June 2025. Plant Perspectives‘ Deputy Editor Isis Brook’s report on the linked exhibition will follow soon… On the 27th and 28th of June, the conference Gardens and Empires took place at the British Library in London. … More Gardens and Empires: A Two-Day Conference at the British Library to Unearth the Power Behind Gardens