A Garden's Purpose: Cultivating Our Connection to the Natural World, De-Rosen^*

A Garden's PurposeCultivating Our Connection to the Natural World\nAuthor(s): Felix de Rosen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Chronicle Books, United States\nImprint: Chronicle Books\nISBN-13: 9781797222448, 978-1797222448\nSynopsis\nEssays and stories to inspire us to nurture diverse, meaningful relationships with gardens and landscapes.\n\nThe garden is a powerful, generous way of looking at the world. As beautiful spaces, gardens fill us with hope and wonder. As gathering places, they nurture friendships and communities. Thoughtfully crafted, they make us pause and appreciate our surroundings. Full of edible plants, they nourish us. Full of diversity human and non-human they connect us with the polychromatic world in which we live. They make us feel at home in our own bodies, in our cities, and on our planet.\n\nThrough stories and essays, The Calming Garden invites readers on a journey to understand gardens as places where we build mutually beneficial relationships with the living.