In this ground-breaking new book, Jan Cameron brings together in a direct, accessible way the ever-more-popular topics of gardening and mental health. It distils a lifetime's experience working with gardens and those in mental distress. Further, the author shows how the cycles of the growing year act as both powerful metaphor and actual healing mechanism for states of mental ill health. Jan is a passionate advocate for the principles of organic growing and how those too apply to human health. Many case studies are offered, in real but composite and anonymised cases. One in four of us will experience mental health problems - and the beneficial values of working outside in nature are ever more recognised. This, then, is a timely and essential book.