This text addresses the concept of allotment gardens as a small-town space incorporated by the growing city and their simultaneously central and peripheral status that results from this process. To what extent does an allotment garden still constitute a separate space? Given its new users, Millennials and Generation Z, how much have the allotment garden rituals changed and become more global and metropolitan? The author analyses the corresponding practices, lifestyles and leisure activities and explains the reasons for the popularity of allotment gardens in the population born in the late 1990s, discussing the links between allotment gardens and the revolt against capitalism, the desire to live a greener life and the impact of social media on our lifestyles. A new model of leisure no longer associated with large-scale tours but with small trips and moderation is emerging in the 21st century. Online trends related to the aestheticisation of everyday life are explored, and the notion of ‘ordinary’ is considered with regards to the behaviour of the middle class. In her closing remarks, the author asks whether the value of allotment gardens is still dictated by economics, or is the recent rise in prices primarily enforced by their growing cultural significance.
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