The book contains 24 short stories which are about gardening and the author's life and career as a teacher. The stories are entertaining and inspirational. Many of them are true or are based on real life incidents. In each story, the reader will encounter an emotional uplift as he reads about how plants are part of the human experience. Many of the stories have been previously published in various magazines and books, notably A SECOND CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE WOMAN'S SOUL.