Grace from the Garden: Changing the World One Garden at a Time

by Debra Landwehr Engle

Book Overview

"Gardening is the most basic of languages, the labor from which we're all born and nourished. . . ." In these pages, we travel the country with Debra Landwehr Engle as she visits 20 gardens and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579546854
• ISBN13: 9781579546854
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book for a gardener or nature-lover, inspiring!

Great book, loved it. I like the way it was organized and the stories were inspiring and sometimes very touching. Definitely a great gift for any gardener, from novice to expert.

A wonderful book!

This is a wonderful book to keep by your bedside or to share with friends and family. It's more than a book about gardening, although gardeners everywhere will love it. This book celebrates the human spirit. It shows us the power of a dream, the ability of one person partnering with others to transform her corner of the world. These stories remind us that we all have the power to bring peace and harmony into our world. Debra Engle writes in the best tradition of personal essayists. We travel with her as she crosses the country. She transports us to these gardens, evoking their sights, scents and sounds. We sit with her as she talks to an elderly gardener in Huntsville, Alabama, or stride with her through an amazing urban farm in downtown Milwaukee. We feel the individual energy and spirit of these remarkable gardeners who are truly changing the world one garden at a time. And we see those changes through the lens of Engle's understanding of the world as a place where miracles happen every day if we let them. I loved this book and highly recommend it. If you'd like to be reminded of all the good there is in the world, or if you just love a good essay, this book will satisfy.