The Garden in Every Sense and Season by Tovah Martin, photographs by Kindra Clineff

Gardeners looking for inspiration in the form of color photos will not be disappointed here. Martin focuses on each of the five senses as she moves through the four seasons, picking out favorite plants and parts of the garden (including earth and creatures) for each combination. She tells this story from her own first-person perspective with a cordial, friendly tone, which really draws you through and makes you want to find out what she’ll focus on next. She even finds things to appreciated during an East Coast winter!

full disclosure: reviewed from a NetGalley digital copy

Martin encourages readers to stop and smell the roses, literally, while they are gardening. If, like me, you live in an area where spring and summer are all to short, you’re racing to get the garden prepared, planted, weeded, fed and finally harvested. Martin invites readers to stop and savor the seasons and the rituals of gardening in this gorgeous book. Divided into seasons, the author encourages celebrating the everyday wonders of nature that unfold around us, 365 days a year. Beautiful photos and inspiring words make this a must have for every gardener