Zvjezdani Vrt
Two Gardens, One Meaning
Zvjezdani Vrt exists twice: in the physical world and in the digital. In Mijakovići, on the land around the residency, plants grow in soil. Online, at zvjezdanestaze.ba/garden, each plant has its record, its code, its message.
The two gardens mirror each other. What is planted in one appears in the other. A name imprinted on a wooden plaque finds its echo in a database. A message written to someone you love, to the world, to yourself, exists in both places at once.
The Cycle
Your contribution keeps the residency running: maintenance, production, artist support. Part of all funds returns to the village through samodoprinos, an old principle of collective contribution. The village assembly decides how it is used.
You choose a plant, we plant it in your name. Your name stays in the garden, on a wooden plaque and in the digital archive. The plaque lasts ten years or more. If a plant does not survive, we replant it.
Whoever wants to come is welcome. Visit your plant. Join a planting. Stay for a while. The garden is always open.
How It Works
When enough plants accumulate, we organize a planting, anytime between March and October. After planting, you receive a photograph and the exact coordinates of your plant in the physical garden.
Zvjezdunika lavender, dedicated to Ana, first of its kind, 15 €, planted 2026.
What You Can Plant
In Bosnia, houseleek sits by every doorstep and balcony. It is believed to protect the home. The name means "house-guardian." This is a monthly membership. After three months, you receive a surprise package from the garden.
Lavender, mint, yarrow, lemon balm, sage. Plants that heal, smell, attract bees. One-time contribution.
Currant, raspberry, gooseberry, rosehip. Plants that bear fruit, that give back year after year. One-time contribution.
Cherry, plum, walnut, pear. Plants that outlive us. A tree planted today will still stand when we are gone. One-time contribution.
The Plaques
In the garden, each group of plants carries its own wooden plaque. Names are imprinted in our notation, which combines Latin, Cyrillic, and Glagolitic scripts.
Plant, name, date of dedication.
An Invitation
The garden is an experiment. We do not know if it will work. We do not know how many people will want to be part of it.
Choose a plant. Give it a name. Leave a message.