Jana Ambrožič-Dolinšek
University of Maribor, Slovenia
Garden as a metaphor
The garden as a metaphor for life – life lessons from gardening
The garden holds a special social and cultural significance that goes far beyond its mere function as a place of food production. With this learning scenario, we discover other, social and humanistic dimensions of gardens and gardening that are related to the organization of society and relationships within society. To this end, metaphors related to the garden and gardening are considered. Although gardening is a very practical activity, this learning scenario does not focus on classical gardening activities, but on the symbolic relationships between humans, nature and the earth.
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