Reading to Uplift
A Gardener's Spirits

The Spirit of Gardening

Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo

New Additions

Breath from Elsewhere: Musings on Gardens. By Mirabel Osler. Arcade Publishing, 1999.
224 pages. ISBN: 1559704543.

Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening.
By Fran Sorin. Warner Books, 2004. 224 pages. ISBN: 0446531669.

Gardening by Heart: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Garden. By Joyce McGreevy. Sierra Club Books,
2000. 224 pages. ISBN: 1578050510. With warmth, wit, and wisdom author Joyce McGreevy looks to gardens and gardening as a source of creativity, spirituality, and inspiration. Her essays include "Gardening Without a Clue," which asserts that one's sense of wonder coupled with nature's own revelations are the greatest gardening teachers; "Grief is a Seed," in which she recalls her remarkable mother, a woman who cultivated life's rich flowering even as she faced her own death; "It's All Rented," which begins as a humorous account of a gardening experience in Ireland and becomes a gentle call for stewardship, rather than ownership, of the Earth; and "Eating, Sleeping, and Living in the garden," which invites readers to rediscover the traditional rituals of leisure.

In and Out of the Garden. By Sara Midda. Workman Publishing Co., Reissue edition, 1989. 128 pages.
ISBN: 0894801937.

Nature Writing on the Net

The Once and Future Gardener. Garden Writing from the Golden Age of Magazines, 1900-1940. Edited and
with an introduction by Virginia Tuttle Clayton. Jaffrey, New Hampshire, David R. Godine, 2000. Bibliography,
index, 312 pages. ISBN: 1567921027.

A Path in the Garden. By Christopher Herod. Watercolor illustrations by Ruth Yarrow. Katsura Press,
2000. 100 pages.

Plants of Love : Aphrodisiacs in Myth, History, and the Present.   By Christian Ratsch.   Ten Speed
Press, 1997.
208 pages.   ISBN: 0898159288.

The Sacred Garden: Soil for Growing the Soul. By Patricia R. Barrett. Morehouse Publishing Company, 2000.
144 pages. ISBN: 0819218316.

Sleeping with a Sunflower: A Treasury of Old-Time Gardening Lore. By Louise Riotte. Edited by Deborah
Burns. Storey Books, 1995. 224 pages. ISBN: 0882665022.

Spiritual Gardening. By Peg Streep. Photographs by John Glover. Time Life, 2000. 192 pages.
ISBN: 0737000600.

The Spirituality of Gardening. By Donna Sinclair. Kelowna, BC, Canada, Northstone Publishing, Wood Lake Book, 2005. Bibliography, 159 pages. ISBN: 1896836747. MGC. Themes treated include: connections, balance, memory, healing, hope, spiritual practice, and resistance. This book includes substantial portions, with my permission, of my History of Gardening Timeline.

Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit; The Healing Gifts of Gardening. By Connie Goldman and
Richard Mahler. Hazelden Information Education, 2000. 240 pages. ISBN: 1568383622. Reflections
and interviews.

The original Greek meaning of the word anthology is
a collection or gathering of flowers in bloom.
- Jane Garmey

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Bibliography

Above the Fog. Short poems by Michael P. Garofalo. 120K.

The Aesthetics of Environment. By Arnold Berleant. Temple University Press, 1992. 218 pages
ISBN: 0877229937

American Garden Writing: Gleanings from Garden Lives Then and Now. Edited by Bonnie Marranca.
New York, Penguin Books, 1988. Index, 334 pages. ISBN: . A nice paperback anthology of short selections
about gardens, plants, gardening, county life, and landscaping. Very useful editorial comments about the
authors of the selections.

The Annotated Walden. By Henry David Thoreau. Full Title: The Annotated Walden. Walden; or, Life in
the Woods. Together with "Civil Disobedience," A Detailed Chronology and Various Pieces about its Author.
The Writing and Publishing of the Book. Edited with an introduction, notes, bibliography by Philip Van Doren
Stern. Illustrated with maps, portraits, photographs, manuscript pages, drawings, and decorations. New York,
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., Publisher, Distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc., c 1970. First Edition. Second Printing.

The Art of Contentment. Edited by Edgar Andrew Collard. Toronto, Ontario, Doubleday Canada Ltd.,
c 1974. 221 pages, index. ISBN: 0-385-06342-3.

Breath from Elsewhere: Musings on Gardens. By Mirabel Osler. Arcade Publishing, 1999.
224 pages. ISBN: 1559704543.

Bringing a Garden to Life. By Carol Williams. Illustrations by Newton H. Stubbing. New York, Bantam
Books, 1998. Readings and resources, index, 273 pages. ISBN: 0553375083. Originally published in
hardcover under the title: Not One Word has Been Omitted. Thoughtful suggestions on basic gardening
tasks delivered in a graceful style.

A Celebration of Gardens. Edited by Roy Strong. Decorated by Julia Trevelyan Oman. London, HarperCollins,
1991. 376 pages. ISBN: 0-00-215891-4. A wonderful selection of modern and classic writing on gardens, plants
and gardeners. This is the best collection of garden quotes, thoughtfully arranged, that I have ever seen. Many long
quotes are included, with citations. An oversized hardback format with attractive printing and illustrations.

Chop Wood Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life. Edited by Rick Fields,
Peggy Taylor, Rex Weyler, and Rick Ingrasci. Editors of New Age Journal. Los Angeles, California, Jeremy P.
Tarcher, Inc., 1984. 287 pages, numerous reading lists. ISBN: 0-874-77209-5. The themes discussed in this
book are also very much a part of the gardening lifestyle.

Collected Poems, 1957-1982. By Wendell Berry. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, North Point Press, 1984,
Tenth printing in 1998. 268 pages. ISBN: 0-86547-197-5.

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong

Colour in the Flower Garden. By Gertrude Jekyll. 1908. Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was a very influential
English garden designer, gardener, painter, expert on garden color, and the author of 10 books and hundreds of
magazine articles. Collaborated with Edwin Lutyens on many garden designs. Often at her garden in Munstead
Wood in England. The Gardener's Essential Gertrude Jekyll was complied in 1993.

The Complete Language of Flowers: A Treasury of Verse and Prose. By Sheila Pickles. Trafalgar Square
Press, 1998. Illustrated Edition. ISBN: 1862051542.

The Country Garden. By Josephine Nuese. New York, Scribner, 1970. 256 pages.

Creating Eden: The Garden as a Healing Space. By Marilyn Barnett. Harper San Francisco, 1992. 148 pages.

Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul. By Elizabeth Murray. San Francisco, Pomegranate, 1997.
159p. Lavish photography and insightful ideas for creating that special garden in which to relax and reflect.

Culture and Horticulture: A Philosophy of Gardening. By Wolf D. Storl. Bio-Dynamic Farming & Garden
Association, 1979. ISBN: 0938250019.

Cuttings Short poems and haiku by Michael P. Garofalo. 1500K.

The Decadent Gardener. By Medlar Lucan and Durian Gray. Edited by Alex Martin and Jerome Fletcher with
engravings and drawings by Francois Houtin. Dedalus, Ltd., 1996. 252 pages. The dark, evil, intoxicated,
gothic, fanciful, bizarre, and twisted side of gardens and gardening lore.From the author of The Decadent
Cookbook.

Deep in the Green: An Exploration of County Pleasures. By Anne Raver. New York, Vintage Books, c 1995.
280 pages. ISBN: 0-679-76798-3. Short essays on a variety of themes.

Deep Ecology: Living as If Nature Mattered. By Bill Devall and George Sessions. Salt Lake City, Utah,
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Peregrine Smith Books, c 1985. 267 pages. Bibliography, notes, numerous appendices.
ISBN: 0-87905-247-3. An outstanding overview of the principles and persons leading the ecology and
conservation movements. Many quotes and references to important documents, seminal thinkers, and events.

Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening.
By Fran Sorin. Warner Books, 2004. 224 pages. ISBN: 0446531669.

Dirt: The Lowdown on Growing a Garden with Style. By Dianne Benson. New York, Dell Trade
Paperback, 1994. Index, glossary, vendor list, 374 pages.

The Dream of the Earth. By Thomas Berry. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1988, 1990. 247p.
Index and bibliography. Sierra Club Nature and Natural Philosophy Library.   Deep meditations on a new
human relationship with the Earth based on the contemporary sciences, individuality and diversity,
profound spirituality, Earth education, ecophilosophy, and interdependency.

Earth Prayers. Edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon. San Francisco, Harper Collins, c 1991.
First Edition. Full Title: Earth Prayers from around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for
Honoring the Earth. 451 pages, index of first lines, a calendar of earth prayers, and acknowledgments.
ISBN: 0-06-250746-X.

Earth Wisdom. By Dolores La Chapelle. Silverton, Colorado, Way of the Mountain Center, 1978.

Earthly Pleasures: Tales from a Biologist's Garden. By Roger Swain. New York, Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1981. Illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi. Index, notes, 198 pages. ISBN: 0-684-16657-7.

The Education of a Gardener. By Russell Page, 1906 - 1985. 1962.

The English Flower Garden.     By William Robinson (1838-1935).   This books was first published in
1883 by John Murray.    It went through 15 editions.   Considered to be the most popular garden book
ever published.

The Essential Earthman. By Henry Mitchell, 1923 - 1993.. The Expanded Edition of a Gardening
Classic. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, c 1981, 1993. 244 pages, index. ISBN: 0-395-68632-6.

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages. By Leo Buscaglia. Thorofare,
New Jersey, Slack, Inc., 1982. ISBN: 0-8050-1064-5.

Farm Romance. Quarterly journal. Agrarian arts and letters. Celebrating without apology the
sentiment, nostalgia and romance of a good hard life worth living. Farm Romance, Dept. D
301, P. O. Box 1627, Sisters, OR 97759.

Field Days: An Anthology of Poetry about Fields.    Edited by Angela King and Susan Clifford
for Common Ground.    Foreword by Adam Nicolson. Published in association with Common Ground.
Green Books, Devon, England, 1998.   ISBN: 1870098730.

Gardening Magazines on the Internet

Fitness the Dynamic Gardening Way: A Health and Wellness Lifestyle.    By Jeffrey Restuccio. Balance
of Nature Publications, 1992.    ISBN: 1880886103.    Expands and integrates the nutritional, physical and
psychological benefits of gardening. Techniques from the martial arts, aerobics and weight training are
incorporated into gardening motions. Dynamic Gardening is not a quick and easy fix but a life-long
approach to fitness.

A Full Life in a Small Place: And Other Essays from a Desert Garden. By Janice Emily Bowers.
Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1993. ISBN: 0816513570. A professional botanist and naturalist
becomes enlivened by her experiences in organic gardening in Arizona, and shares her enthusiasm
and insights.

The Findhorn Garden. By the Findhorn Community. New York, Harper and Row, 1975.

Garden Dreams. Illustrated and edited by Ferris Cook. New York, Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1991.
103 pages. Beautifully bound and printed collection of some of the finer short garden essays by such
writers as: Louise B. Wilder, Allen Lacy, Josephine Neuse, Vita Sackville-West, Samuel Parsons,
Marion Cran, Russell Page, Henry Mitchell an Ernest Wilson.

The Garden Bench. By Mirabel Osler. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1991.

The Gardener's Book of Poems and Poesies. Compiled by Cary O. Yager. Chicago, Contemporary
Books, 1996. 195p. Index of poets and titles of poems.

A Gardener's Bouquet of Quotations. Compiled and edited by Maria Polushkin Robbins. New York,
Penguin Books, 1993. 270 pages. ISBN: 0525936696. Quotations are arranged under 35 chapter
headings, such as: Pleasures and Satisfactions, The Sensual Garden, Gardeners Defined, Tools, Therapy
in the Garden, Changing Seasons, Time and Cycles, each of the Seasons, Time, etc.. Mrs. Robbins says
that she is at heart "an armchair gardener." This book is a sure winner for a gift to a friend that enjoys
gardening. A very wide selection of authors is represented. Excellent arrangement. Attractive black
and white illustrations. A small book that easy to hold, and a pleasure to savor.

The Gardener's Eye and Other Essays.   By Allen Lacy, 1936- N.Y., Henry Holt and Co., An Owl
Book, c 1992. 282 pages, index. ISBN: 0-8050-3952-X.    Mr. Lacy is one of the top garden writers in
America. He has written a column for the New York Times since 1985, and has been a columnist for
The Wall Street Journal and Horticulture.   Along with being the author of ten books, and the editor of
four, he is also a Professor of Philosophy at Stockton State College in New Jersey. This book reflects
his love of gardens, excellent literary style, careful and beautiful descriptions, wide and deep understanding
of gardening, and clear insights into the aesthetics of gardens and the human side of gardening.

Gardener's Fitness: Weeding Out the Aches and Pains. Barbara Pearlman. Taylor Publishing, 1999.
How to prevent injuries while gardening and how to heal injuries.

The Gardener's Perpetual Almanack: A Book of Days. By Martin Hoyles. With 233 illustrations,
54 in color. New York, Thames and Hudson Ltd., c 1997. No page numbers provided, arranged by days
of the year. A very attractive collection of gardening lore, wit and wisdom, historical notes, literary
selections, and fine illustrations. ISBN: 0500017638. A wonderful gift for a friend.

Garden Proverbs. Edited by Terry Berger. Running Press, 1994. 127 pages. ISBN: 1561383589.

Garden Retreats: Creating an Outdoor Sanctuary. By Barbara Blossom Ashmun. Photography by
Allan Mandell. Chronicle Books, 2000. 160 pages. ISBN: 0811825000.

The Gardener's World. Edited by Joseph Wood Krutch. New York, Putnam, 1959. 476 pages.

The Gardener's Year. By Karel Capek. Illustrated by Josef Capek. University of Wisconsin Press,
1984. 160 pages. Originally published in 1929. ISBN: 0299100243.

Gardening by Heart: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Garden. By Joyce McGreevy. Sierra
Club Books, 2000. 224 pages. ISBN: 1578050510. With warmth, wit, and wisdom author Joyce McGreevy
looks to gardens and gardening as a source of creativity, spirituality, and inspiration. Her essays include
"Gardening Without a Clue," which asserts that one's sense of wonder coupled with nature's own revelations
are the greatest gardening teachers; "Grief is a Seed," in which she recalls her remarkable mother, a woman
who cultivated life's rich flowering even as she faced her own death; "It's All Rented," which begins as a
humorous account of a gardening experience in Ireland and becomes a gentle call for stewardship, rather
than ownership, of the Earth; and "Eating, Sleeping, and Living in the garden," which invites readers to
rediscover the traditional rituals of leisure.

Gardening in Eden: The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden.   By Arthur T. Vanderbilt II.   Simon
and Schuster, 2003.   208 pages. ISBN: 0743241800.   "Arthur T. Vanderbilt II has gardened for more than
twenty years around his home in northern New Jersey, and in this ordinary setting finds the extraordinary.
In Gardening in Eden, he guides readers through the gardening year and into a world that is full of unexpected
enchantment. This is a book for every gardener, no matter how limited his resources. Vanderbilt carefully
demonstrates how to make the most out of a small space and produces a dramatic and beautiful garden
that reflects the owner's taste and personal enthusiasm. Gardening in Eden is that rare find that is both
a sublime read for a quiet winter's night and a handy tool with which to plan for the year ahead. Vanderbilt's
extensive gardening experience, coupled with the sense of wonder and humor that waft off each page make
his latest offering a true delight-poetic and practical by turns."

Gardening Through the Ages: An Illustrated History of Plants and Their Influence on Garden
Styles - From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. By Penelope Hobhouse. New York, Barnes and
Noble, Pavilion Books, c 1997. ISBN: 0-7607-0733-2. 336 pages, index, bibliography, and hundreds
of color illustrations and photographs.

Gardening with the Goddess: Creating Gardens of Spirit and Magick. By Patricia Telesco.

Gardening With Soul is both the collection of the articles written by Teresa Watkins as
well as her personal philosophy regarding gardening and landscaping

Gardens of the Spirit: Create Your Own Sacred Spaces. By Roni Jay. Sterling Publications, 1999.
144 pages. ISBN: 0806978015. Design concepts of Zen, Taoist, and Islamic gardens.

Gardens: Quotations on the Perennial Pleasures of Soil, Seed, and Sun. Compiled by Holly Hughes.
Illustrated (color) by Mary Woodin. 156 pages, list of authors quoted with birth/death dates of authors. Lovely
watercolor illustrations by Mary Woodin. ISBN: 1-56138-457-7. Quotations arranged by 20 chapter headings
such as: Working the Soil, The Senses Alive, Why We Garden, The Flower Bed, Garden Design, An Enchanted
Spot, The Challenge of the Garden, etc..

A Gentle Plea for Chaos: The Enchantment of Gardening. By Mirabel Osler. New York, Simon and
Schuster, 1989.

Gertrude Jekyll on Gardening. Edited by Penelope Hobhouse. Boston, David R. Godine, 1984. 336 pages.

Green Man: The Archetype of Our Oneness with the Earth. By William Anderson. Photography by
Clive Hicks. London, Harper Collins, c 1990. 176 pages, bibliography, notes. "Beautifully illustrated in
colour as well as black and white, and connected with a BBC Omnibus documentary, Green Man is the
record of a quest for the archetype through folklore, religion, art and architecture, from prehistory to
the present."

Green Prints: "The Weeder's Digest."    A magazine published quarterly by editor Pat Stone. Pat does the editing,
his wife Becky the circulation, and their kids help with the mailings. This publication was started in 1991. Subscriptions
are $17.97 for four issues in U.S.A.. To subscribe, write to: Green Prints, "The Weeder's Digest", P.O. Box 1355,
Fairview, NC 28730, USA.   Their 5th Anniversary issue was published in the Spring of 1995.   ISSN: 1064-0118.
80 to 100 pages per issue. Most back issues are still available for purchase.  Each issue contains short essays,
drawings, artwork, photographs, cartoons, poems, quotes, and a few ads. Black and white artwork. A wonderful
collection of serious, humorous, gentle, thoughtful, and uplifting essays, poems, short stories, and observations.
Each issue is a treasured collector's item in our Green Way Research Library. These issues are sure to provide
hours of reading pleasure and many reflective moments. A wonderful gift for a friend, public library, or garden club.
The illustrations and artwork in this publication are outstanding!!

Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden. By Eleanor Perenyi. New York, Vintage Books, Random House, 1983.
289 pages, index, catalogs. ISBN: 0-394-71714-7.

Green Wizard

Growing Myself: A Spiritual Journey Through Gardening. By Judith Handlesman. New York, Dutton, 1996.

Growing Pains: Time and Change in the Garden. By Patricia Thorpe. Illustrated by Judy Clifford. New York,
Harcourt Brace and Company, 1994. Index, 206 pages. ISBN: 0151766525.

A Harvest of Reflections: Wisdom For the Soul Through the Seasons. By Justin Matott. New York, Ballantine
Books, 1998. 144 pages, hardcover. ISBN: 0345420918. "The ripening pumpkin reminds us to let go of summer -
and to embrace the richness of autumn. In the barren winter landscape, the constant beauty of the red twig dogwood
provides a greeting to visitors all year long. And the fragile white flourish of angel's trumpet salutes the soaring of the
spirit. ... From autumn to winter to spring, Justin embraces the changing of the seasons as he muses on childhood
joys and adult regrets, and gives thanks for the abundance of his life, for friends and family, especially the gently
lingering presence of his deceased mother."

Henry Mitchell on Gardening. By Henry Mitchell. Illustrated by Susan Davis. Chapters Publishing Ltd, 1998.
243 pages. ISBN: 0395878217. Mitchell's wonderful essays live on and on.

Months - Quotations, Poems, Links, Lore, and Gardening Chores

The Herbal: Or, A General History of Plants. By John Gerard. New York, Dover Publications, 1975.
1678 pages. Reproduction of the second editon of 1633.

Herbs and the Earth. By Henry Beston. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1935. 144 pages.

A History of Garden Art. By Marie Luise Gothein. Edited by Walter P. Wright. Translated from the German
[Geschichte der Garten-kunst] by Mrs. Archer-Hind. With over six hundred illustrations. London, J. M. Dent
and Sons, 1928. In two volumes: volume 1 is 459 pages. A wonderful work - rich in detail and insight, well
written, and thoroughly researched.

The History of Gardening: A Timeline. By Michael P. Garofalo. 1998 - 2001. 300K+.
Reference Resources.

The Holy Earth. By Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1858-1954. New York State College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Ithaca, New York, 1980. Originally published in 1915. Preface by David M. Bates, Director ,
L.H. Bailey Hortorium. 112 pages. ISBN: 0-9605314-6-7.

How to Want What You Have: Discovering the Magic and Grandeur of Ordinary Existence.
By Timothy Miller. New York, Avon Books, 1995. 265 pages, reading list. A masterful explanation of how
compassion, attention and gratitude can help us live richer lives, face challenge and adversity, and
become better persons.

The Illustrated Book of Women Garden Writers. By Deborah Kellaway. Bulfinch Press, 1997.
224 pages. ISBN: 0821224735.

In and Out of the Garden. By Sara Midda. Workman Publishing Co., Reissue edition, 1989.
128 pages. ISBN: 0894801937. Outstanding artwork designs.

Inheriting Paradise. By Vigen Guroian. Grand Rapids, Michigan, William B. Eerdman Publishing
Co., 1999.

In the Garden: Blooming Stories. Edited by John and Kirsten Miller. Drawings by Brookshaw,
Besler, and Dr. Thornton. Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 1994. 132 pages. ISBN: 0-8117-0906-x.
A collection of short essays by Calvino, Colette, Thomas Jefferson, Helen Keller, Vincent Van Gogh,
Sylvia Plath, Carver and Homer.

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In the Garden: Thoughts on Changing Seasons. By Marjorie Harris. Tronto, Canada, Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd., 1995. No page numbers. Seeds of Inspiration from the Garden. One page essays
arranged by the four seasons.

Invitation to the Garden: A Celebration in Literature and Photography. Edited by Ferris Cook.
Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1995 (Reprint Edition.) ISBN: 155670397X.

The Inviting Garden: Gardening for the Senses, Mind and Spirit. By Allen Lacy. Photography by
Cynthia Woodyard. New York, Henry Holt, 1998. 224 pages. .

The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning. By Julie Moir Messervy. Photographs
by Sam Abell. Boston, Little Brown and Co., 1995. 256 pages. ISBN: 0-316-56792-2.

My Vegetable Love: A Journal of a Growing Season. By Carl Klaus. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996.
344 pages. ISBN: 0395785871.

The Land of Little Rain. By Mary Austin. 1903. E-text Version.

Landscape and Memory. By Simon Schama. New York, Vintage Books, 1995. 652 pages, extensive
notes, index, and bibliography. Color and b&w illustrations. ISBN: 0-679-40255-1.

Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty. An anthology of ancient and modern voices raised in praise
of simplicity. Selected and edited by Goldian Vandenbroeck. Introduction by E.F. Schumacher. Rochester,
Vermont, Inner Traditions International, c1978, 1991. 316 pages, index, sources. ISBN: 0892814314.
An outstanding collection of quotes, epigrams, and wisdom regarding living a simpler life, ethical poverty,
plain living, moderation, the ascetic aesthetic, temperance, high minded ordinariness.

Like a Garden: A Biblical Spirituality of Growth. By Sara Covin Juengst. Westminster John Knox
Press, 1996. 102 pages. ISBN: 0664256341. "Explores the use of garden as metaphor in the Bible.
The discipline of the Christian life, what it means to bear fruit, and the harvest waiting for us in the new
heaven and earth."

Quotes for Gardeners

Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Poetry, Maxims, Quips, Cliches, Adages, Wisdom
A Collection Growing to Over 2,700 Quotes, Arranged by 1305 Topics
Many of the Documents Include Recommended Readings and Internet Links.
Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

Living in the Landscape: Toward an Aesthetics of the Environment. By Arnold Berleant. University Press
of Kansas, 1998. 200 pages. ISBN: 0700608117.

The Love of Roses: From Myth to Modern Culture. By Graham Rose and Peter King. Introduction by
D.J. Squire. London, Quiller Press, 1990. 224 pages, index. Illustrations, photographs, paintings.
ISBN: 1-870948-41-6.

The Lover of Gardens. Compiled by Gail Harvey. Design by Liz Trovato. New York, Gramercy Books,
Outlet Book Company Inc., 1993. No page numbering. ISBN: 0-517-10022-3.

McMahon's American Gardener. Bernard McMahon. New York, Funk and Wagnalls, 1976. Reprinted
from the 11th edition of 1857. 637 pages.

The Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action.   Edited by Mark Francis and Randolph T. Hester, Jr..
The MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1990. Third printing 1993.   283 pages, index, bibliography, list
of contributors, scores of black and white photographs, drawings, charts. ISBN: 0-262-56061-5.    Chapter
headings: Faith, Power, Ordering, Cultural Expression, Personal Expression, and Healing. A number of
gardeners from the West Coast of the U.S. are studied.

Men and Gardens. By Nan Fairbrother. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. 271 pages. Her delightfully
irreverent style in such essays as "Why Men Have Gardened" is sure to please.

Months - Quotes, poems, links, lore, and gardening chores. Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo. 1MB+

Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden. By Emily Whaley and William P. Baldwin. Algonquin Books,
1997. 224 pages. ISBN: 1565121155. A lively octogenarian reminisces about her life, friendships and
gardening in the South.

My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love. Edited with an introduction by
Jamaica Kincaid. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux,1998. 329 pages, short biographies of the authors.
ISBN: 0374281939.

My Garden Visits. By Justin Matott. Illustrated by Victoria Kwasinski. New York, Ballantine Books,
1997. 107 pages. ISBN: 0345412516.

The Mystery and Magic of Trees and Flowers. By Lesley Gordon. London, Grange Books, 1993.

Nature Writing on the Net

A Natural History of the Senses. By Diane Ackerman. New York, Vintage Books, 1990. Index, 331
pages. A highly informative and beautifully written tour of our sensual awareness of the world and ourselves.

The New Oxford Book of Food Plants: A Guide to the Fruit, Vegetables, Herbs and Spices of the World.
By J. G. Vaughan and C. A. Geissler. Illustrated by B. E. Nicholson. With additional illustrations by Elisabeth
Dowle and Elizabeth Rice. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1997. Index, tables, recommended reading, 239
pages. ISBN: 0198548257. Revised and improved over the 1st edition of 1969. Every type of plant used as
a food is covered. Informative articles on each food item. "The purpose of the book was to describe the
origin, distribution, structure, cultivation, utilization, and nutritive value of the world's common food plants, as
well as some lesser known species."

Odd Lots: Seasonal Notes of a City Gardener. By Thomas C. Cooper. New York, Owl Books, 1996.

The Once and Future Gardener. Garden Writing from the Golden Age of Magazines, 1900-1940. Edited
and with an introduction by Virginia Tuttle Clayton. Jaffrey, New Hampshire, David R. Godine, 2000.
Bibliography, index, 312 pages. ISBN: 1567921027.

One Man's Garden. By Henry Mitchell, - 1993. New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994, Reprint. ISBN:
0395709377. Selections from his weekly "Earthman" columns in the Washington Post.

One Straw Revolution. By Masanobu Fukuoka.

Onward and Upward in the Garden. By Katherine S. White. New York, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.
361 pages.

The Oxford Book of Garden Verse. Edited by John Dixon Hunt. Oxford, Oxford University Press,
1994. Notes, 341 pages. ISBN: 0192823388.

Our Gardens Ourselves: Reflections on an Ancient Art. By Jennifer Bennett. Illustrations by
Marta Scythes. Ontario, Canada, Camden House Publishing, 1994. 176 pages, bibliography, index.
ISBN: 0-921820-91-7. Short essays on gardens, light, air, warmth, earth, stone, water, paths, walls,
sex, and plants. Numerous quotations included.

A Painter's Garden: Cultivating the Creative Life. Reflections and paintings by Christine Walker.
Warner Books, 1997. 152 pages. ISBN: 0446912085. "A Painter's Garden encompasses 6 years of
learning to garden, 10 years of painting and drawing, and 25 years of exploring creative process through
keeping a journal/sketchbook. It distills what I've learned about living a creative life in balance with the
demands of work and family."

A Path in the Garden. By Christopher Herod. Watercolor illustrations by Ruth Yarrow. Katsura
Press, 2000. 100 pages.

Penguin Book of Garden Writing. Edited by David Wheeler. Penguin, 1986. 382 pages.

Person/Planet: The Creative Disintegration of Industrial Society. By Theodore Roszak. New
York, Anchor/Doubleday, 1978. A critique of some of our societal and personal problems, and ideas
for for wholesome living at home, school, work, and on gardens and farms.

Plant Dreaming Deep. By May Sarton. New York, W.W. Norton, 1968. 189 pages.

Plants of Love : Aphrodisiacs in Myth, History, and the Present. By Christian Ratsch.
Ten Speed Press, 1997. 208 pages. ISBN: 0898159288.

Poetry for the Earth. Edited by Sara Dunn with Alan Scholefield. Full Title: Poetry for the Earth: a
Collection of Poems from around the World that Celebrates Nature. 247 pages, index of first lines, index
of titles, and brief biographies of all the poets represented in the collection. New York, Fawcett
Columbine, Ballantine, 1991. ISBN: 0-449-90559-3.

The Quotable Gardener. Edited by Charles Elliott. Lyons, 1999. 288 pages. ISBN: 155821884X.

The Ravenous Muse: A Table of Dark and Comic Contents, A Bacchanal of Books. Edited by
Karen Elizabeth Gordon. New York, Pantheon Books, 1996. 248 pages, with short biographies of the
represented authors. ISBN: 067941861X. Musings on food, eating, and people. Slavic/Balkan/Russian
authors are well represented.

Reading in the French Garden: Story and History.    By Denise Le Dantec and Jean-Pierre Le Dantec.
Translated by Jessica Levine. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.   Index, bibliographical notes,
272 pages.   Fictive and narrative styles retell some historical incidents in French gardens and provide
insights into the lives of French gardeners and garden lovers.

The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life. By Thomas Moore. New York, Harper Collins, 1996. 396p.

Reflections from a Garden. By Susan Hill and Rory Stuart. London, Pavilion Books Limited, 1995.
191 pages. Illustrations by Ian Stephens. ISBN: 1-85793-395-8.

Rodale Institute Bookstore Catalog

The Romance of the Rose: An Anthology of Verse and Prose. Edited by Lorenz Books.
Anness Publishing, Ltd., 1997. 64 pages. ISBN: 1859673333.

Rose Garden Memories. Brownlow Publishing Co.. Quotes about roses.

The Romantic Garden. By Graham Rose. Illustrations by Paul Cox. New York, Penguin Books, 1988.
ISBN 0-14046-828-58. 166 pages, index, plant charts, garden diagrams. Emphasis upon the garden as
sanctuary, retreat, seclusion, sensory delight, and aesthetic drama.

Rooted in the Spirit: Exploring Inspirational Gardens.   By Maureen Gilmer. Photography by Jerry Pavia.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Company, 1997. 194p, index, bibliography, resource list.   A well organized, information
packed and beautiful book that will give many years of pleasure.    Especially good coverage of gardens
reflecting Christian influences, monastic settings, the worship of the Virgin Mary, Christian-European plant
lore, and meditation garden designs.

The Sacred Garden: Soil for Growing the Soul. By Patricia R. Barrett. Morehouse Publishing Company,
2000. 144 pages. ISBN: 0819218316.

A Sacred Place to Dwell. By Henryk Skolimowski. Massachusetts, Element Inc., 1993.

Sacred Places. By James A. Swan. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bear and Company, Inc., 1990.

Sacred Trees. By Nathaniel Altman. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1994. 244 pages, index,
bibliography, list of organizations, illustrations, drawings, black and white photos. ISBN: 0-87156-470-X.
Chapter Headings include: Sacred: Animism and Beyond, Cosmic Trees, Home of the Gods, Ancestral Trees,
Trees of Fertility, Trees as Providers, Trees that Heal, Trees of Wisdom, Trees for Transformation, and
Sacred Trees: The Future.

The Sanctuary Garden: Creating a Place of Refuge in Your Yard or Garden. By Christopher Forrest
McDowell and Tricia Clark-McDowell. Line illustrations by Tricia Clark-McDowell. Watercolors by Hanna
Yoshimura. New York, Simon and Schuster, A Fireside Book, 1998. ISBN: 0684846373. 188 pages,
suggested readings. A beautiful, inspirational, and delightful book!

    The McDowell's lead efforts to create The Cortesia Sanctuary Project. Their Cortesia Sanctuary is in
Eugene, Oregon, and their spiritual branches are worldwide. Their inspirational message includes a
seven point plan for Sanctuary Garden Design:
..
        1. Creating a special entrance that enfolds and invites the visitor into the sanctuary.
        2. Effectively using water for its psychological, spiritual and physical effects.
        3. Creatively using color and lighting to elicit emotion, comfort, or awe in the visitor.
        4. Designing sitting areas that enfold the visitor into the sanctuary experience.
        5. Highlighting natural features as anchor points.
        6. Integrating art that enhances the overall mood.
        7. Providing habitat and features to attract a diversity of wildlife.

Sanctuary: Gardening for the Soul. By Dency Kane, Erin Fournier, and Lauri Brunton. Photography by
Dency Kane. Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing, 1999. 144 pages. ISBN: 1567997910.

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There. By Aldo Leopold. Illustrated by Charles W.
Schwartz. with an introduction by Robert Finch. Oxford University Press, 1987 Special Edition, 1949.
228 pages. ISBN: 0195053052.

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education. By Michael Pollan. New York, a Laurel Trade Paperback,
Dell Publishing, 1991. 304 pages. Chapter headings include: Nature Abhors a Garden, Why Mow,
Compost and It's Moral Imperatives, Weeds Are Us, The Idea of a Garden, The Harvest, Green Thumb, etc..

The Secret Garden.   By Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor. New York, Harper & Row,
A Harper Trophy Book, c 1991, 1938. 311 pages.   Loss, readjustment, mystery, friendship, and recovery
through the experiences of a orphaned young girl living on a large estate in England.    On-line text version.

The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations
Between Plants and Man. By Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. New York, Harper & Row, 1973.

Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles and Aesthetic Values. By David A
Slawson. Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1987. Index, bibliography, notes, appendices, 220 pages. Includes a
good translation of the fifteenth century manuscript by Zoen - Illustrations for Designing Mountain, Water, and
Hillside Field Landscapes.   Provides an excellent description of the process whereby which a person is
traditionally trained in the art of designing, understanding and executing landscape gardens in the Japanese style.
Provides insightful explanations of the art from the perspective of scenic effects, sensory effects, and the
cultural context of this style of gardening. Those interested in Japanese rock gardens will find much
interesting discussion of the many "named" rocks and their aesthetic effects.

Seed Folks. By Paul Fleischman. Illustrated by Judy Pederson. New York, Harper Collins Juvenile Books,
1997. 80 pages. ISBN: 0060274719. Thirteen folks tell about their experiences with a community garden
in Cleveland. A young girl plants some lima beans and a garden of friends is soon is bloom. A heartwarming
tale of cooperation and brotherhood in a working class neighborhood.

Seeds of Change: The Living Treasure. By Kenny Ausubel. "The Passionate Story of the Growing Movement
to Restore Biodiversity and Revolutionize the Way We Think About Food." San Francisco, Harper Collins, 1994.
First Edition. ISBN: 0-06-250008-2. Illustrations, color photographs, list of seed suppliers, 232 pages. An
overview of efforts around the world to preserve seeds, diversity food crops, and develop new types of plants.

Simple Pleasures of the Garden: Stories, Recipes & Crafts from the Abundant Earth. By Susannah
Seton. Conari Press, 1998.

Simplicity: Quotes for Gardeners and Selected Readings

Sisters of the Earth. Edited by Lorraine Anderson. New York, Vintage Books, 1991. Prose and
poetry collection.

Sleeping with a Sunflower: A Treasury of Old-Time Gardening Lore. By Louise Riotte. Edited by
Deborah Burns. Storey Books, 1995. 224 pages. ISBN: 0882665022.

Soul Gardening: Cultivating the Good Life. By Terry Hershey. Augsburg Fortress Publishing, 2000.
180 pages. ISBN: 0806640375. Terry Hershey has served as a Protestant minister and is now a
landscape designer and writer on Vashon Island in Washington State's Puget Sound. He speaks
throughout the U.S. on both gardening and spirituality.

Nature Writing on the Net

Spirit of Gardening. Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo. Quotes, poems, quips, lore, history, links ... 6MB+

Spiritual Gardening. By Judith Handelsman. Autiotape. Sounds True, 1998. ISBN: 1564556107.

Spiritual Gardening. By Peg Streep. Photographs by John Glover. Time Life, 2000. 192 pages.
ISBN: 0737000600.

Spiritual Gardening At It's Best: A Quest for the Navoti Spirit. By Don Elwood and Jane Webster.
Foundation for the Betterment of Mankind, 1993. First Edition. 185 pages. ISBN: 0963841017.

The Spirituality of Gardening. By Donna Sinclair. Kelowna, BC, Canada, Northstone Publishing, Wood Lake Book, 2005. Bibliography, 159 pages. ISBN: 1896836747. MGC. Themes treated include: connections, balance, memory, healing, hope, spiritual practice, and resistance. This book includes substantial portions, with my permission, of my History of Gardening Timeline.

Spirituality: Quotes for Gardeners and Selected Readings

Sleeping With a Sunflower: A Treasury of Old-Time Gardening Lore. Edited by Louise Riotte
and Deborah Burns. Storey Books, 1995. 224 pages. ISBN: 0882665022.

Stalking the Wild Amaranth: Gardening in the Age of Extinction. By Janet Marinelli. New York,
Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1998. 256 pages. ISBN: 0805044159.

Stonyground: The Making of a Canadian Garden. By Douglas Chambers. Vintage, Canada, 2000.

Teaching My Daughter to Mulch: Gardening Meditations. By Donna E. Schaper. Ash Grove Press,
1996. 98 pages. ISBN: 1886172196.

Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit; The Healing Gifts of Gardening. By Connie Goldman and Richard
Mahler. Hazelden Information Education, 2000. 240 pages. ISBN: 1568383622. Reflections and interviews.

Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings. By John Seed, Joanna Macy,
Pat Fleming and Arne Naess. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Society Publishers,
1988. 122 pages. ISBN: 086571133X.

This Incomperable Lande: A Book of American Nature Writing. Edited and with a history by Thomas J. Lyon.
New York, Penguin Books, 1989. Notes, bibliography, index, 495 pages. ISBN: 0140144412.

Time Began in a Garden. Narrative by Emilie Barnes with Anne Christian Buchanan. Paintings by Glynda Turley.
Eugene, Oregon, Harvest House Publishers, 1995. 80pages. ISBN: 1-56507-368-1.

Tongues in Trees: Studies in Literature and Ecology. By Kim Taplin. Devon, England, Green Books, 1989.
222 p. An excellent commentary on the role of trees in life, literature, and the artist's inspirations. A fine collection
of quotes and insightful comments on the writings on the following authors: John Keats, John Clare, William
Barnes, John Ruskin, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Richard Jefferies, Thomas Hardy, Edward Thomas, E. M.
Forester, John Fowles, Ivor Gurney, David Jones, Andrew Young, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Frances Horovitz.

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Tools of the Earth: The Practice and Pleasures of Gardening.   By Jeff Taylor. Photographs by Rich Iwasaki.
Chronicle Books, 1998. 176 pages.   ISBN: 0811819094.    Humorous and telling observations about the tools
in our backyards: wheelbarrows, hoes, spades, auger, hammock, etc..

Trees, A Celebration. By Jill Fairchild, Editor. New York, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1989. Poetry and
short essays about trees.

Trees for Healing: Harmonizing with Nature for Personal Growth and Planetary Balance. By Pamela
Louise Chase and Jonathan Pawlik. North Hollywood, California, Newcastle Publishing Co., Inc., 1991. 257p.
Notes, bibliography, list of organizations. The lore and magical aspects of trees.

Trees: Quotes for Gardeners and Selected Readings

Trees: Lore, Myths, Legends, Magick, Esoterica

Quotes for Gardeners

Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Poetry, Maxims, Quips, Cliches, Adages, Wisdom
A Collection Growing to Over 2,700 Quotes, Arranged by 130 Topics
Many of the Documents Include Recommended Readings and Internet Links.
Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

12 Lessons on Life I Learned from My Garden: Spiritual Guidance from the Vegetable Path. Vivian Elisabeth
Glyck. Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Daybreak Books, Rodale Press, Inc., 1997. 120 pages. ISBN: 0875964265.
Insightful commentary and quotes. The 12 Lessons: 1. Preparation is Everything. 2. Balance is the Key. 3.
Patience is a Virtue. 4. Cultivate Diversity. 5. Sometimes Less is More. 6. Transplants take Time. 7. Don't Stay
in One Place to Long. 8. Eliminate Parasites. 9. Support the Things You Love. 10. Respect the Life Cycle
Reflected in the Harvest. 11. Appreciate the Growth of Winter. 12. Learn to Appreciate Silence.

Vita Sackville-West's Garden Book. Edited by Philippa Nicolson. New York, Atheneum, 1969. 250 pages.

The Way: An Ecological World-view. By Edward Goldsmith, 1928- . Boston, Shambhala, c 1993. Originally
published by Rider, 1992. 442 pages, extensive bibliography (412-442). ISBN: 0-87773-882-3. Mr. Goldsmith
is the editor of "The Ecologist."

What Gardens Mean. By Stephanie Ross. University of Chicago Press, 1998. 288 pages. ISBN: 0226728226.

Why We Garden: Cultivating a Sense of Place.   By Jim Nollman. New York, A John Macrae Book, Henry
Holt and Company, 1997. 312 pages, index, notes. ISBN: 0-8050-2719-X.   Themes are organized around the
12 seasons. The author gardens in the northwestern United States.   A very thoughtful, informative, and insightful
exploration of how gardens act upon the gardener.

The Wine Quotation Book: A Literary Celebration. Edited by Jennifer Taylor. Books Britain, 1989.
ISBN: 0709038437.

The Writer in the Garden. Edited by Jane Garmey. North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapen Hill, Workman
Publishing, 1999. 250 pages, short biographies of the authors. ISBN: 1565121813. Short selections or prose
and poetry from over 50 garden writers, mostly from the the 20th century.

Yoga: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Resources, Notes

The original Greek meaning of the word anthology is
a collection or gathering of flowers in bloom.
- Jane Garmey

Zen Gardening. By Sunniva Harte. Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1999. 160 pages. ISBN: 1556709293.

Zen Gardening: A Down-to-Earth Philosophy. By Veronica Ray. Berkley Publishing Group, 1996.
83 pages. ISBN: 0425152995.

Zen Poetry Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo. 500K+

Nature Writing on the Net

Garden Digest Links 110K+ Extensive collection of Net links related to garden writing, articles, essays, journals,
quotes and poetry.

The Nature Web: Nature Writing and the Philosophy of Nature. Very good information on Henry David Thoreau
and a fine collection of links.

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