Conscious Gardening - New Connexions

There are hundreds, if not thousands of books on the shelves devoted to the subject of gardening. So what makes this one different? In Conscious Gardening, Michael J. Roads, explains what it truly means to be a conscious gardener and he shows the reader how he has learned to transform his garden from a battlefield to a beautiful meeting place with nature. Surprisingly, this is not a book about weeds and bugs but a book about love and the relationship between man and nature.

The book combines Road’s techniques for biodynamic and organic gardening with spiritual knowledge. Roads, who is an expert gardener, covers all the natural, physical aspects of organic gardening such as mulching, the living soil, composting, natural fertilizers, lawns, organic sprays, growing vegetables, fruits and berries according to climate and hens for eggs. He also explores the metaphysical aspects of gardening including the spirit of the land, nature spirits, garden energy, unseen connections and attuning with Nature.

But Roads goes further, revealing his own inner most thoughts, attitudes, ideas on cause and effect, wholeness and more. What Roads has written is a practical organic gardening guide as well as a very complete and very different holistic gardening book. While hugely informative, it is also a fun read and perfect for the gardener who wishes for a deeper insight into the spirit of the garden.

This passionate and applicable resource shows that by switching to a “being-with” outlook from a “doing-to” attitude, growers will develop gorgeous flowers, herbs, and vegetables as well as a deep affection for nature.

— New Connexions