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Spring, summer, autumn, and winter
The seasons come and go, bringing changes both welcome and unexpected
Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really ‘talk’ to one another? What are the black birds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation?
From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, in Zen in the Garden Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation—and cultivation—of nature.
“[A] deceptively simple book.”
—Bonnie Nadzam, Lion's Roar
“A delightful book, open at any page and find yourself transported into the garden and surrounded by butterflies, blackbirds, roses, and buddleja. Aaaand, breathe.”
—Marc Hamer, author of How to Catch a Mole
Contents
Preface
My Garden
Chadō—The Way of Tea
I.
The Garden Through the Year
Slow Beginnings: Spring
Towards the High Point: Early Summer
Summer
Autumn
Start of Winter
Winter Solstice
II.
Aspects of Garden Life
Rose Chafers and Harlequin Ladybirds
Fireflies and Other Beetles
Conversations with Blackbirds
Mowing the Lawn
Roses and Palms
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Butterflies
Birds in the Garden
Earwigs
Pests and Weeds
Trees and Shrubs
III.
Harmony in the Zen Garden
Gray November—Inhaling and Exhaling
Garden Gnomes
Pruning Trees
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Literature
Index