Essays & Narratives
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By: Vincent, Alice
Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE INDEPENDENT, STYLIST, RHS, GARDENS ILLUSTRATED and more
Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried- Author: Vincent, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1838855467
- Language: English
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By: Orr, Stephen
The Gardener’s Mindset: A Gardening Book: Connecting with Nature Through Plants
$29.99HardcoverRead moreFrom Stephen Orr, the former editor-in-chief of Better Homes and Gardens, comes a collection of essays and photographs that examines the restorative power of gardening, while revealing his own challe… [more below]
- Author: Orr, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217033690
- Language: English
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Chasing Lewis’s Monkeyflower: The Amazing Afterlife of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s Wild Plants
$32.00HardcoverAdd to cartA look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the plant specimens the great explorers gathered on their way–and of their amazing afterlife.
Elizabeth Adelman’s Chasing the Missing Monkeyflower is the- Author: Adelman, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 0374615020
- Language: English
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The Gardens of Mien Ruys: Strong Design, Lush Planting, and the Origins of the Modernist Garden
$50.00HardcoverAdd to cartA celebration of 100 years of the Mien Ruys Gardens, where legendary designer Mien Ruys conducted her lifetime of experimentations and innovations that have deeply informed today’s naturalistic garden… [more below]
- Author: Den Hollander, Conny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1643265334
- Language: English
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By: Murray, Zachiah
Mindfulness in the Garden: Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt
$15.95PaperbackAdd to cartMindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to bring the reader/gardener’s awareness to the details of the present moment as they work… [more below]
- Author: Murray, Zachiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 093807752X
- Language: English
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By: Vater, Linda
A Year of Garden-Inspired Living: Season by Season
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartBring simplicity and grace into your life, garden, home, and community with this treasured collection of ideas and daily inspiration from garden lifestyle guru Linda Vater.
Whether it’s connecting wit- Author: Vater, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0760395152
- Language: English
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By: Mabey, Richard
The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness, and the Space in Between
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cartOne of Britain’s greatest nature writers blends horticulture with philosophy in this intimate memoir about gardening, rewilding, and a path forward amid climate change.
What is a garden? Is it an aren- Author: Mabey, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1681379902
- Language: English
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A Gardener at the End of the World: How to Grow Hope in a World on Fire – A Year of Seeds, Pandemics, and the Quiet Power of Growing Something True
$28.95HardcoverAdd to cartA gardener’s pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden.
In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her gr- Author: Kelley, Margot Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1567927343
- Language: English
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By: Laing, Olivia
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
$27.99HardcoverAdd to cartIn 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live i
- Author: Laing, Olivia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0393882004
- Language: English
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By: Kincaid, Jamaica
My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartKincaid gathers a sparkling selection of new and beloved poetry and prose about each author’s favorite flora.
The passion for gardening and the passion for words come together in this inspired anthol- Author: Kincaid, Jamaica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1250908221
- Language: English
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By: Kincaid, Jamaica
An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children
$27.00HardcoverAdd to cartA unique collaboration from two of America’s leading artists that explores the fascinating and hidden history of the plant world.
In this witty, deeply original book, the renowned novelist Jamaica Kin- Author: Kincaid, Jamaica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0374608253
- Language: English
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By: Williams, Molly
Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cartAn elegantly illustrated celebration of Jane Austen’s life and literature as told through the flowers, plants, and landscapes that inspired her.
Through explorations of the botanical inspirations and- Author: Williams, Molly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1524886378
- Language: English
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By: Berry, David A.
Orchid: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
$65.00HardcoverRead more– Only book available featuring the collection and expertise of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, a leading authority on orchids
– Showcases exquisite art photography of orchids
– Published in celebration
- Author: Berry, David A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1785514431
- Language: English
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Journeys to the Nearby: A Gardener Discovers the Gentle Art of Untravelling
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartInspired by adventures of world travellers but unwilling to rack up her fossil fuel consumption, Elspeth sets out with a deep curiosity to explore the world that exists in her own garden. Told over th… [more below]
- Author: Bradbury, Elspeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1553807243
- Language: English
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By: Laing, Olivia
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live i
- Author: Laing, Olivia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1324110384
- Language: English
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By: Jarman, Derek
Derek Jarman’s Garden: 30th Anniversary Edition
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartFrom artist and activist Derek Jaman, a visual and narrative exploration of his singular, paradisiacal garden, set in a most inhospitable place.
Derek Jarman, a passionate gardener from childhood, co- Author: Jarman, Derek
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1643265350
- Language: English
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By: Millman, Debbie
Love Letter to a Garden
$20.00HardcoverAdd to cartFrom an award-winning artist, designer, and the host of the podcast Design Matters, this book tells the visual story of falling in love with gardening–and the philosophies that work conjures.
Debbie- Author: Millman, Debbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1643264982
- Language: English
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By: Treneman, Ann
Horti Curious: A Gardener’s Miscellany of Fascinating Facts & Remarkable Plants
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cartA glorious celebration of plants, gardens, and gardeners from Times columnist Ann Treneman.
A glorious celebration of all things horticultural – a treasure trove for garden-lovers from the creators o- Author: Treneman, Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1784729639
- Language: English
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The Gardener’s Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things
$18.00PaperbackRead moreFirst published in 1929, The Gardener’s Bed-Book is a much beloved gardening classic by the renowned editor of House & Garden magazine in the 1920s and ’30s. Each of its 365 perfectly sized little ess… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Gardening
- Author: Wright, Richardson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 22 2003
- ISBN10: 0812968735
- Language: English
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By: Cerny, Julie
The Little Gardener: Helping Children Connect with the Natural World
$24.95HardcoverRead moreThe Little Gardener is an engaging illustrated guide for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and educators who want to help children explore the natural world through gardening. Part how-to, part teach… [more below]
- Author: Cerny, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1616898607
- Language: English

















