I genuinely forgot about that quote, but the irony of it is very interesting. A garden is a small curation of usually visually appealing plants that wouldn’t survive without external conscious input, and are usually not able to contribute much beyond artisnal sustinance for 1-4 people. Meanwhile the jungle is a place with extreme amounts of biodiversity and exoticism, and many garden plants can originate from said jungles. They are also exploited for their wood and other resources. Idk, someone better at analogies can probably expand on this.
I genuinely forgot about that quote, but the irony of it is very interesting. A garden is a small curation of usually visually appealing plants that wouldn’t survive without external conscious input, and are usually not able to contribute much beyond artisnal sustinance for 1-4 people. Meanwhile the jungle is a place with extreme amounts of biodiversity and exoticism, and many garden plants can originate from said jungles. They are also exploited for their wood and other resources. Idk, someone better at analogies can probably expand on this.
Jungles are complete, holistic ecosystems of abundance, which provide food and sustenance for every living being that contributes to it?