Thoughts on Gardening

I recently purchased a discarded book through friends of the library. Its' title "THE GARDENS IN MY LIFE" by Mabel Barbee Lee. It was published in 1970 and I have enjoyed reading this memoir. In the preface she tells of how she came to writing these memoirs and part of what she decided to include. In her words she said, " I would write of the healing power that lies in tilling the soil and planting seeds, and bear witness to the way heartbreaking problems may be dissolved in the gentle spray of water on the parched land. I would tell of how the human spirit may be calmed in times of stress by the fragrance of garden flowers on a summer evening, or by noting new dahlia buds about to burst into bloom as one strolls along the path in the dewy morning."
I would recommend reading this book to anyone interested in the spiritual things in a garden. It is full of lovely pencil sketches from her life.