Natural Emergence: Gardening an awakening: Unearthing our true nature as nature

By Alison Ensor

by by Susie Tombs 5th June 2026

If you are a gardener, do you ever find the garden becoming a battlefield? From a distance, a gardener is an epitome of serenity, but the actual experience can be that of a constant tussle with pests, weed and weather. Planting, sowing and nurturing are outweighed by uprooting, pruning, burning and shredding. How does this sit with our peace testimony?