中文简介：

这是一本关于园艺的综合指南，通过历史、科学、艺术和哲学探索了园艺的奥秘。无论你是在盆栽棚里寻找避难所，还是在庭院中寻找天堂，或者是享受手在土壤中的简单慰藉，这本指南可以帮助每个园丁找到美丽、和平和幸福。

和莫奈一起在吉维尼的花园漫步，创造你自己的美丽杰作，或者像乔治·奥威尔一样，在分配的工作中收获快乐。在螺旋状的葵花籽中发现令人舒缓的对称，或者，像威廉·莫里斯一样，为花园的自然游客提供丰富的野生花卉栖息地。

此外，本书还从园艺大师那里汲取灵感——从古希腊和法国哲学家伊壁鸠鲁和伏尔泰，玛杰里·菲什和格特鲁德·杰基尔，到蒙蒂·唐和现代游击园丁。这本图文并茂的指南旨在赞美园艺，同时呼吁人们行动起来，为自己的花园和环境做出贡献。

英文简介：

Explore the mystery of what makes us love gardening, via history, science, art, and philosophy.

Whether you seek sanctuary in your potting shed, find paradise amongst your patio plants, or enjoy the simply solace of your hands in the soil, there is beauty, peace, and happiness to be found for every gardener in this thoughtful and entertaining collection.

Both a hymn to gardening and a call to action, this down-to-earth guide is worth a hundred how-tos. Wander the gardens of Giverny with Monet to create your own beautiful masterpiece or, like George Orwell, reap the joy to be found in the work of an allotment. Discover the soothing symmetry in the spiral of sunflower seeds, or, like William Morris, provide a wild abundance of floral habitat for the natural visitors to your garden.

Drawing inspiration from gardening greats—from the ancient Greek and French philosophers Epicurus and Voltaire, via the wisdom of Margery Fish and Gertrude Jekyll, to Monty Don and modern-day guerrilla gardeners—this beautifully illustrated compilation is a thoughtful gift for any gardener.