- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Pomegrante; 1st Edition edition (Jan 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0764903608
- ISBN-13: 978-0764903601
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 22.1 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 839 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #588,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
This is a book about the spiritual and emotional rewards of gardening. Murray, a garden designer, painter, and author of Monet's Passion: Ideas, Inspiration and Insights from the Painter's Gardens (Pomegranate, 1989), divides the book into four sections (for each season) and covers a different aspect in each section. The first, Winter, examines the gardener's relationship with nature and profiles seven paintings throughout history that illustrate this theme. Spring then presents glossary-type entries that define individual elements of the garden. The Summer section is the largest part of the book, and here Murray visits 12 gardens (public and private) that successfully show how the garden can bring serenity into our lives. She uses the final section, Fall, to discuss how the garden can be used for personal ceremonies. Here she talks about the role the garden played in her own wedding ceremony. Beautifully illustrated with exceptional photographs, Murray's unique book includes a bibliography, a reading list, and a list of gardens to visit. Recommended for all gardening and spiritual collections.?Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A work of art and soul. It invites us to reflect upon the seasons of our own lives. (Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D Author of Crossing to Avalon and Close to the Bone )
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A great gardening book!,
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This review is from: Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul (Hardcover)
I happened upon this book at a swap meet and purchased it on a whim. It was beautiful and I thought it would make a great "coffee table" book, if anything. I opened it and couldn't put it down! There are 4 "chapters", one for each season. I especially liked the section of the book describing Murray's favorite gardens. I can't tell you how many extra hours a week I've spent in my own garden because of this book. It worked, Elizabeth! Thank you.
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Inspiring,
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This review is from: Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul (Hardcover)
I especially liked the "coverage" and photos of the inner-city urban gardens projects in Philadelphia. Ethiopian angels! This book looks at "sacred gardens", old and new, around the world. Also looks at labyrinths and the work of Findhorn and Perelandra, among other things. A beautiful book.
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A great gardening book!,
By Lori - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul (Hardcover)
I happened upon this book at a swap meet and purchased it on a whim. It was beautiful and I thought it would make a great "coffee table" book, if anything. I opened it and couldn't put it down! There are 4 "chapters", one for each season. I especially liked the section of the book describing Murray's favorite gardens. I can't tell you how many extra hours a week I've spent in my own garden because of this book. It worked, Elizabeth! Thank you.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Inspiring,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul (Hardcover)
I especially liked the "coverage" and photos of the inner-city urban gardens projects in Philadelphia. Ethiopian angels! This book looks at "sacred gardens", old and new, around the world. Also looks at labyrinths and the work of Findhorn and Perelandra, among other things. A beautiful book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Lovely, on beyond the coffee table!,
By Ruth Temple - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul (Hardcover)
When this book arrived to our all-green-thumbs and "plays with dirt" T-shirt household, I thought it would make a lovely coffee table book: more about ideas, and getting to see what other folks are doing, and not so much a how-to book.Well, it is all of those things, and a reminder that the inspirational look at this gorgeous thing these folks did sorts of books really are just that: inspiration to get out in one's own garden and start digging, and making the green space thrive. Gardens are not just for market veggies, or even just for table flowers; they restore the soul and feed all of one's senses, and that's echoed beautifully in this book, through the four seasons. As good a gift for someone who doesn't have room or ability to garden, as for those who are able to peruse its pages and then go plan the current year's new corner, or item, in their own gardens. Thank you, Elizabeth Murray, for this wonderful book, and for showing us more of some gardens we'd love to see in person some day! |
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