Garden Wonderland: Create Life-Changing Outdoor Spaces for Beauty, Harvest, Meaning, and Joy

Bennett is the founder of Black Sanctuary Gardens, coauthor of The Beautiful Edible Garden, and winner of the American Horticultural Society’s Landscape Design Award. Chai is the editor of three of the Floret books, including the award-winning Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden. They partner here to offer a significant guide to garden design. Their book stresses something many gardeners likely feel but will appreciate having articulated: that gardens are wonderlands, places where garden makers can experience awe and find a sense of fullness, identity, and belonging. The book asks readers to think deeply about their garden spaces and stresses inspiration, practicality, and design. Featuring garden examples owned by an inclusive range of people, chapters highlight different choices gardeners might make, such as edible, floral, healing, gathering, or cultural garden spaces, with tips and examples to help realize each.