Ruined palace of peace, Kabul, Afghanistan.
You can read the article she wrote for The Garden magazine here, or see her talk about the project at the Garden Museum in London on the 15th October 2014 (link here)
Another meaningful garden created in a conflict zone is this one:
A garden of tiny, jewel-like flowers sprouting from the waste products of destruction. Started by Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahma's mother, after he was killed by a teargas grenade. For the last 8 years, local villagers have protested every Friday about the Israeli settlements taking over their land. The planters are empty teargas grenade cases, thrown at demonstrators by Israeli soldiers.
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These gardens are shows of resilience and creativity under the harshest of conditions.
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