‘What might a plant practice look like and what do plants have to say to us?’
From 1999-2024, Dark Mountain’s Mark Watson taught and demonstrated the art of holding a dialogue with (mostly) wild plants. Part-manual, part-memoir, this small book is a distillation of his hands-on practice, ‘hanging out’ with twelve flowers and a tree over a year: from a conversation with burdock in a community garden, to lying alongside sea kale on the Suffolk shore, to foraging for mallow leaf fritters and flower teas.
With instructions, recipes, and original illustrations by Anne-Marie Culhane. Edited by Charlotte Du Cann.
Come and celebrate with us on the book’s publication day on Day of the Dead 1st November at 7pm GMT. Readings, makings, artwork, music and film, and a chance to raise a glass to a much-missed friend of plants, places and people. Dress flowery.
Tickets are free but you will need to book them through Eventbrite.
A Zoom link will be sent two days before the event.
Hope to see you there!
Mark Watson (1962–2024), was at the heart of the Dark Mountain Project for 12 years. Mark was our subscriptions and distribution manager, the main proofreader for our books, and an inspiring teacher. He showed others how to connect with the dreaming of plants through embodied practice, communication and developing mutual relationships, via walks, talks, plant teas and fritters.
IMAGE: Mark Watson by David Thorne for Transition Tooting’s Foodival, 2013; sunflower seeds cover illustration by Anne-Marie Culhane.
A fitting tribute to a wonderful son and very much missed by all those who had the pleasure of his company.
Richard.