Words From the Garden: A Collection of Beautiful Poetry, Prose and Quotations

by Isobel Carlson

'The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden.'   Thomas Moore This beautiful collection of poetry and prose through the seasons rhapsodises on the spectacle of colour and everything green and flourishing in the garden. The perfect book for a moment’s reflection, whether you are cooped up on a rainy day in your potting shed or admiring the fruits of your labour on a sunny evening from the pergola.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Graham Sillars]

A beautiful collection of poems, quote and passages from literature. I truly adored this! My only wish is that I’d read it during lockdown. I spent so much time in the garden and it would have been an added level of enjoyment to have read this out in the sunshine... 😍

[yuma]

"there is so much littleness in art, when compared with nature"
favourites:
from magdalen walks - oscar wilde
robin - john clare
the months - sara coleridge
what is pink? - christina rossetti
the kitten at play - william wordsworth
my neighbor's roses - abraham l gruber

[Helen Pomfrey]

If you like nature and you like poetry this is lovely.