Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
photo essay: Secrets of the Maasai Mara (Will Burrard-Lucas Photography ) “For many months last year, my camera trap quietly monitored a remote river crossing in a forested corner of the Maasai Mara.” Elephants, leopards, hippos, African buffalo, giraffes, bushbucks, a greater kudu, and many rhino appear.
essay: Controlled burn – Let’s see what grows in its place (Kelton Wright/Shangilogs) Sometimes instead of an overhaul, a reset, or a program of improvement what’s needed is a controlled burn, the ground allowed to lie fallow.
essay with photos: Taming the Wild: Gardening Techniques to Get the Most out of Your Native Perennials (Chelsea Ruiz/Izel Native Plants) Lots of really helpful tips for keeping your perennial garden manageable, including descriptions of how to do the Chelsea Chop (and the staggered version), deadheading, and cutting back hard after blooming, along with a list of plants these work best with and notes about timing. (Izel ships native plants to the eastern U.S. and is based in the mid-Atlantic.)
6-min video: How Small Adventures Change the Way Things Feel (Rika’s Quiet Life) Rika takes a walk in the “Switzerland” of the area where she lives in Germany
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