Why We Garden

Download or read book Why We Garden written by Jim Nollman and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirit of gardening is a deepening connection with nature that transforms the gardener into an adventurer encountering lessons great and small. Author Jim Nollman sees the connection to the garden as the space in which a genuine healing relationship between person and place can be formed. Why We Garden is full of helpful tips from Nollman's decades of gardening experience, along with the Zen of gardening--the sense of place and purpose and what tending the land means to us. A beautifully written gem for the gardener seeking the simplicity and spirit of the land and a gift for all who are stewards of the earth.