Mindful Gardening

📖 The Scoop

Be inspired by this collection of beautiful words and images about the magic of tending an outdoor space.

When you devote time and energy to growing plants and flowers, it is richly rewarding; in doing so, you care for nature and the planet, as well as create a beautiful space. This book celebrates the joy of doing just that, with a carefully curated selection of quotes and inspirational photography, as well as advice and simple suggestions on nurturing your own outdoor space, no matter how big or small. Quotes include:

“To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”—Alfred Austin

“When I go into the garden with a spade and dig a bed, I feel such an exhilaration and health that I discover that I have been defrauding myself all this time in letting others do for me what I should have done with my own hands.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Life begins the day you start a garden.”—Chinese proverb

Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit / Mindfulness & Meditation (fancy, right?)