Grace from the Garden: Changing the World One Garden at a Time by Debra Landwehr Engle – Rodale 2003 – $19.95

This book is still my favorite project of all time, and it seems to be more relevant now than ever. With people profiles, ideas for sustainability, and great resources for people and the planet, it features 20 creative gardeners from across the country who use gardening as a tool for healing, education, and building community. One of my favorite stories is about Will Allen, founder of Growing Power, who has gone on to win a MacArthur Foundation Genius Award. I knew him when! P.S. Oprah liked the book, too. It got a great review in O Magazine when it was released.

Tending Your Inner Garden: A Notebook of Personal Transformation and Renewal by Debra Landwehr Engle and Diane Glass – 2004 – $25.00

A perennial favorite, this workbook introduces you to the Tending Your Inner Garden® program, with journaling prompts for every week of the year. I know a lot of people like journaling about as much as doing the laundry or flossing their teeth, but trust me…if you have a prompt to get you started, it’s much more doable. Staring at a blank sheet of paper is daunting, but writing a few words and then letting your right brain take over? That can be exhilarating—and help you learn a few things about yourself that you never knew before.