"Offers an excuse (if one is necessary) to linger yet again over the observations of a poet who, as Dickinson herself proclaimed, 'was always attached to Mud'...wandering through this book, we can smell the hyacinth that bloomed on the poet's windowsill in winter, hear the thrum of hummingbird wings, smell the cooking odors from the kitchen and imagine Dickinson pruning, staking, digging -- and listening and watching." --The New York Times Book Review "Emily Dickinson's garden might not get as much love in Dickinson as it did in real life, but that's all the more reason to read this book." --Bustle "Dickinson admirers will find much that is new and affirming here, while this will also delight all who love plants and readers who enjoy unusual approaches to biography." --Booklist "A must-have keepsake for Dickinson fans.