A Year in a Garden: Stories, Seasonal Plants and Simple Tasks

A Year in a Garden

Stories, Seasonal Plants and Simple Tasks

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“A garden is never finished. It simply deepens over time.”

I have never really believed that gardens are things we finish. Plants outgrow their spaces. Some quietly disappear while others settle so completely into a garden that it becomes impossible to imagine the space without them.

A Year in a Garden is not a book of instructions. It's a companion for the twelve months of a gardening year — the stories, the plants that earn their place, and the small, unhurried tasks that matter at each turn of the season. Written for gardeners who'd rather understand a garden than manage it.

Inside:

— Twelve chapters, one for each month, from January's stillness to December's winter light

— 36 seasonal plants, and the stories behind why each one earns its place

— A gentle, realistic task list for your own garden, month by month

— 122 pages, designed to be read slowly and returned to

JANUARY: Stillness and Structure · FEBRUARY: Bare Roots and Beginnings · MARCH: Timing · APRIL: Sowing and Watching · MAY: Taking Hold · JUNE: Abundance Begins · JULY: High Summer · AUGUST: Holding Steady · SEPTEMBER: Return · OCTOBER: Planting for the Future · NOVEMBER: Letting Go · DECEMBER: Winter Light

Written by Louise Hampden, a plantswoman and writer with over 30 years of horticultural experience, including many years as a producer on a major UK gardening programme. She now teaches through workshops, an online course, and her writing at The Mindful Garden.

Not sure yet? Download the free January chapter and see if it feels like your kind of book.