What if the plants
were your teachers?
The Listen In Garden is more than a garden. It is a mirror, a collaborator, a sanctuary.
Here, we slow down in a world that scrolls too fast. We root ourselves in soil and story. We find reflections in leaves and lessons in the seasons.
This space is for mental health, community, creativity, and care. It is for storytellers, seekers, neighbors, and dreamers. It is for anyone who longs to feel grounded and alive.
What began as a simple act of planting seeds in Brooklyn has become a practice of listening, tending, and blooming together. The garden reminds us that beauty can be grown anywhere, that stillness is a teacher, and that the smallest plot of land can hold endless lessons.
Features & Elements
A curated living garden (vegetables, herbs, flowers)
Community rituals: offerings, affirmations, and reflection prompts
DJ, sound artists, or poets performing live sets within the garden
Artist-facilitated tending of plants and community intentions
Seeds and plants gifted to visitors to extend the cycle
Optional journaling, photography, and group dialogue
Gallery
Every plant holds a lesson. Every season has a rhythm.
The garden teaches in whispers and in songs.
A sprout reminds us that beginnings can be small and still powerful.
A harvest teaches us the joy of abundance and the responsibility of sharing.
Winter roots whisper patience. Summer blooms shout beauty.
In times of distraction, division, and noise, The Listen In Garden offers a counterpoint: a practice of listening, together. To the plants. To ourselves. To one another.
This is why it matters — because listening changes everything. It heals. It grounds. It grows.
Ways to Enter the Garden
The garden is open in many ways, for many people:
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Community Gatherings — Dinners, storytelling circles, and seasonal rituals where food, music, and conversation flow among the plants.
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Creative Workshops — Movement, writing, and site-specific art inspired by the land. A space where artists and neighbors create side by side.
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Quiet Hours — Time to sit, breathe, and listen among the plants. A sanctuary for reflection and renewal.
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Digital Seeds — Words, practices, and reflections shared online, carrying the garden’s lessons far beyond Brooklyn.
A Garden Grows In Brooklyn
What began as a deck garden in Bed-Stuy has become a living practice of presence, beauty, and care.
Created by Jason Fletcher Christian Laws — global producer, choreographer, and gardener — The Listen In Garden is both deeply personal and widely communal. It is shaped by Jason’s 16+ years of producing experiences across 70+ cities worldwide, now distilled into a local sanctuary that blends spectacle with stillness.
The garden is proof that even in the middle of the city, we can root, rise, and reimagine how we live together. It is also a vision for the future: a global network of gardens, residencies, and partnerships with cultural institutions and wellness brands.
Here, plants are collaborators. Guests are co-creators. The garden itself is the teacher.
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