Natives and Nazis : an imaginary conspiracy in ecological design : commentary on J. Groening and G. Wolschke-Bulmahn's Some notes on the mania for native plants in Germany

Author

Sorvig, Kim

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Landscape journal. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 13, 58-61

ISSN

0277-2426

Abstract (en)

G. Groening and J. Wolschke-Bulmahn's Landscape journal article (1992, 11, no 2, fall) which attempted to connect native-plant enthusiasts with Nazism, is analyzed. The attempt to link ecologists with fascism is shown to be based on fallacious assumptions centering on a prejudice against ecological design, which these authors clearly believe to be anti-democratic. The rational reasons for supporting the use of native plants are delineated, and issue is taken with Groening and Wolschke-Bulmahn for portraying this design methodology as an irrational cult. The author's confusion of landscape aesthetics with landscape ecology is discussed. Finally, their likening of exotic-plant management to Hitler's Final Solution is placed in the context of recent trends towards anti-environmental belief and rhetoric.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Gardens -- Germany
• Gardens
• Germany
• 1900-2000
• Plants
• Nationalism
• National Socialism (Germany: 1933-1945)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Jardins -- Allemagne
• Jardin
• Allemagne
• 1900-2000
• Plante
• Nationalisme
• National-socialisme (Allemagne: 1933-1945)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00347629

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