The Flower Power Association

Living plant Installation
Soil Painting
Sound

Soil is the result of eons of planetary evolution — billions of years of the elements weathering rock and more than 425 million years of interactions with complex life. A single inch of fertile topsoil requires centuries to develop. Running my fingers through the soil, I understood, more clearly than ever before, that it was not simply a layer sitting atop the planet, but an extension of Earth itself — that soil, like all life, is not so much an inhabitant of the planet as an expression of a living world. - Ferris Jabr

Spraying chemical pesticides in a garden can be dangerous due to the potential for harm to humans, pets, beneficial insects, and the environment, including pesticide drift and long-term environmental contamination. Some of these chemicals rub off on children or pets, but most are washed with rainwater into our streams, lakes and rivers or are absorbed into our groundwater. These are the sources of our drinking water, and tests show these chemicals are indeed contaminating our water supply. This is a climate fiction story set in my garden, starring plants, a bunny and my dog.