DOWNTOOLS
GARDEN FOR THE SENSES: HOW YOUR GARDEN CAN SOOTHE YOUR MIND AND AWAKEN YOUR SOUL
by Kendra Wilson
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, £12.99 ISBN 978-0241531389
A much-needed celebration of the senses, this guide encourages us all to tune in, find joy and better connect to our gardens.
Reviewer Charlie Harpur is a plantsman and designer.
More than ever in the past two years, perhaps, gardens have drawn our increasingly lockdown-wearied and climate-concerned population out of doors in search of rejuvenation and a better connection with the natural world. But how can they give us what we need?
Whether we are new gardeners getting to grips with our outdoor space for the first time, or seasoned horticulturists looking to reassess how we experience gardens and gardening, writer Kendra Wilson (also the author of the highly enjoyable book My Garden is a Car Park: and other Design Dilemmas) encourages us to pay more attention and tune into our senses.
She believes that by being more mindful of what we touch, taste, smell, see and hear,
