The Attentive Gardener: A Quest for Good Soil, a Few Worms, and Love in the Garden Paperback – April 4, 2026

The Attentive Gardener is a gardening guidebook in plain English, written for novice and expert alike. The author takes us on a thoughtful and engaging journey through the gardening year, from winter planning to spring planting, summer tending, and autumn harvest. Drawing on years of experience and training, the author guides readers through the essentials of soil care, seed selection, and plant cultivation, while introducing the wider life of the garden—pollinators, toads, and of course, the worms! Woven through it all is a deeper reflection on what it means to garden well. This is not simply a book of instruction, but an invitation to be an attentive gardener wether you have one pot on a patio or an acre in the countryside, and to recognize that the first and most necessary act in gardening is to bring love into the garden. Illustrated by popular artist Mark Hakomaki with some fifty hand-tinted block prints, this book charms from beginning to end. It’s a book you will read and re-read and then give a copy to every gardener you know! Read more