From Windowsills to Rooftops
The Cultural History and Modern Uses of Domestic Plant Cultivation in Estonia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7477000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mare Kõiva (0000-0003-3769-3878, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 301-321 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2613-7852 • E-ISSN: 2613-7844 |
| Publisher | Estonian Literary Museum Scholarly Press (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.7592/ybbs8.2.14 |
| OpenAlex | W7128436725 |
| Language | EN |
This study examines the historical development, cultural meanings, and contemporary practices of indoor, balcony, and rooftop gardening in Estonia. Combining historical sources, folkloric data, horticultural literature, and qualitative interviews, the research highlights how urban plant cultivation reflects broader social, environmental, and aesthetic transformations across the 19th–21st centuries. The study demonstrates that urban gardening in Estonia is shaped by intertwined cultural, ecological, architectural, and personal factors
Cultural heritage · Cultural history · Cultural landscape · Cultural practice · Environmental history · Ethnobotany · Folklore · Urban culture · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · Landscape and Cultural Studies · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |