{"product_id":"the-gardeners-mindset-a-gardening-book-connecting-with-nature-through-plants-9798217033690","title":"The Gardener's Mindset: A Gardening Book: Connecting with Nature Through Plants","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Stephen Orr, the former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens, \u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of essays and photographs that examines the restorative power of gardening, while revealing his own challenges in the garden and offering advice on growing plants and vegetables at home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe road to great gardening is littered with dead plants.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Orr has written about gardening for most of his decades-long career, and now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener's Mindset\u003c\/i\u003e, he helps readers to understand not just \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e to garden but how to \u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e about it. Inspired by the great tradition of twentieth-century garden essay collections by writers such as Vita Sackville-West, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Henry Mitchell, Orr brings his musings and practical advice to gardeners everywhere, no matter their skill level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside gorgeous photographs and easy projects that range from cultivating a color scheme to building a wildlife habitat, Orr delves into his personal gardening journey, pulling from the various gardens he and his husband created over the past decades. He remembers his first garden on a New York City rooftop, where he followed beginner's instinct to rearrange endlessly pots of old roses, herbs, perennials, and even trees. Later in Des Moines, the challenge of growing anything interesting in his shade-filled backyard led Orr to discover the beautiful patterns and colors of leafy lungworts and epimediums. And he shares how his current garden in Cape Cod is a work in progress and serves as his trial-and-error lab, where he is learning how to cultivate plants that can stay resilient in the face of dry sandy soil, dramatic coastal storms, and climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese pages capture the emotional sense of well-being that gardeners experience when digging in the dirt: connecting with nature while entering a state of creative flow. Orr's distinct sense of wit and wisdom on every page lends the impression of having him by your side while on a personal garden tour. Whether kept on the nightstand as inspiration for the growing season or given as a gift, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener's Mindset\u003c\/i\u003e will delight anyone interested in the analog pleasures of being outdoors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Orr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarkson Potter Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.39w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217033690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New American Herbal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStephen Orr\u003c\/b\u003e is also the editor of several books on cooking and landscape design. The former editor-in-chief at \u003ci\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, Orr was previously garden editor at \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living, House \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDomino\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a regularly featured gardening expert on \u003ci\u003eThe Early Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e and lectures extensively around the country. He lives with his husband in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and writes a garden column for his local newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eProvincetown Independent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Stephen Orr \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231325171869,"sku":"9798217033690","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_71fef868-4899-4e39-b605-bc26ee1a9891.jpg?v=1778577782","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-gardeners-mindset-a-gardening-book-connecting-with-nature-through-plants-9798217033690","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}